It appearsMarvel Comicshas lost exclusive accession toTini Howard , one of its most high - profile up - and - coming creators . Howard , writer ofExcaliburandX - Corp , has been announced as one of the author for the upcomingBatman : Urban Legends#10 for DC Comics . Though Howard will go forward her piece of work at Marvel , the move itself could suggest a serious sea change for Marvel in term of its natural endowment .

Tini Howard sign an sole mountain with Marvel Comics in March of 2019 .   First discovered in 2014 in Top Cow ’s Talent Hunt competition , Howard stay to maintain a major mien in independent comic book publishing outdoors of Marvel and DC Comics . She is currently writing aVampire : The Masqueradeseries , based on the definitive White Wolf RPG . Interestingly , she ’s also collaborating with formerX - Menwriter Jonathan Hickman on his recently - foretell Substack Pro series3 Worlds 3 Moons , for which Howard issue the wizardly system .

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Upcoming solicitation for themuch - anticipatedBatman : Urban Legends#10have connected Howard to a story with fine art by Christian Duce . Previously , Howard had published a back - up objet d’art for DC inShade the Changing Girl#3 in 2016 . Howard has bespeak she has no present intentions of stepping away from her authorship responsibility on the X - Books .   The end of Howard ’s exclusivity joins a growing trend of high - profile creators seeking chance away from Marvel - or outside the giving Two comic Bible publishers in all . In addition to the aforementioned Jonathan Hickman , Chip Zdarsky , Skottie Young , Nick Spencer and several others have recently announce new laughable book task with Substack Pro . Howard ’s donation to Hickman’s3 Worlds , 3 Moonsprovides yet another indication that Marvel may be front an increase difficultness in maintain a horse barn of undivided , long - term endowment . DC Comics seems to be facing like issues , withBatmanwriter James Tynion IV turn down a three - year rehabilitation to alsojoin the Godhead get-up-and-go at Substack .

Of naturally , all of this upheaval could play to Howard ’s favor , especially if the writer ’s crook onBatman : Urban Legends#10 is well - received by fans . In finicky , the move could permit Howard shore up workplace for DC Comics while exert her titles at Marvelandstill maintaining a bearing in independent cartoon strip . If both Marvel and DC are experiencing difficulty in restrain their top - tier talent , rising headliner like Howard will be more valuable than ever in make full the gaps . Howard ’s seeming free-lance condition and indie pearl fides only adds to the solicitation .

fourth dimension will say if Howard maintains her view with the X - Good Book , or ultimately get together the growing number of creators on Substack Pro . For now , Batman : Urban Legends#10 is Howard ’s only know upcoming DC project . While it ’s certainly possible this could be brief detour for theExcaliburandX - Corpwriter , it ’s also very potential Tini Howard could keep among a farm number of writers looking to gauge if the grass is genuinely greener on the other side of the fence .

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