One of my favorite things every month is when the big publishers announce their next batch of comics. Last Monday DC Comics came out with the listing of books coming in September. Here's some of the stuff I plan on getting.
BRIGHTEST DAY #9-10
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO
Covers by DAVID FINCH
The resurrected have discovered their purpose for being back, but where will the knowledge lead them? Who is the new Aqualad? And what strange event is taking place around the White Power Battery in New Mexico?
GREEN LANTERN #58
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE & CHRISTIAN ALAMY
BRIGHTEST DAY continues as Adara, the Hope Entity, finds a host in a young girl who may be destined to be a great savior. Can this young student hope to contain such a powerful force – and what will drive Hal Jordan on a spiritual journey unlike any he’s ever taken?
Plus, the Spectre sets his sights on the Rage Entity!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #9-10
Written by JUDD WINICK
Breakdowns by KEITH GIFFEN
Issue #9 art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
Issue #10 art by JOE BENNETT
Covers by CLIFF CHIANG
DC’s biweekly JUSTICE LEAGUE event continues! Fire has been keeping a dangerous secret from the team, and her past literally comes back to haunt her when she’s forced to confront the darkest of demons!
Meanwhile, still hot on the trail of Max Lord, the former members of the Justice League International pick themselves up after their disastrous battle at Checkmate headquarters. But can they locate Max while The Dark Knight himself is hot on their trail?
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #49
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by POW RODRIX
Cover by MARK BAGLEY & ROB HUNTER
The BRIGHTEST DAY shines a spotlight on Jade as she adjusts to the repercussions of the JLA/JSA crossover. She and Donna Troy head to the San Francisco Bay area to make themselves a new home but are confronted with old and new threats – including the New Teen Titans!
BIRDS OF PREY #5
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ALVIN LEE
Cover by ALINA URUSOV
Join writer Gail Simone and guest artist Alvin Lee as two Birds track down a missing team member in Thailand...where someone is hunting them to make sure they never return! Plus, the shocking events of BRIGHTEST DAY continue to rock Hawk and Dove, the newest recruits to Oracle’s organization!
NEW TEEN TITANS: GAMES HC
Written by MARV WOLFMAN & GEORGE P...REZ
Art by GEORGE P...REZ, MIKE PERKINS and AL VEY
Wraparound cover by GEORGE P...REZ
Twenty years in the making, TEEN TITANS: GAMES is a can’t-miss for fans new and old. Harking back to the era when NEW TEEN TITANS was the best-selling monthly comic series comes this lost tale from legendary creators Marv Wolfman (CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) and George Perez (FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS) starring their fan-favorite characters just in time for the NEW TEEN TITANS’ 30th anniversary!
Set in the 1980s during the height of the New Teen Titans popularity, this stand–alone hardcover features a mysterious villain playing a deadly game with New York City as the game board–and the Teen Titans as the pieces! Like something out of a time capsule, this never-before-seen epic is the New Teen Titans story from their original creators that has never been told...until now!
ACTION COMICS #893
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Co-feature written by NICK SPENCER
Art by PETE WOODS
Co-feature art by R.B. SILVA
Cover by DAVID FINCH & RICHARD FRIEND
Lex Luthor is a pro at breaking man's laws, but when he leads a raid on one of Gorilla Grodd's bases and breaks The Law of the Jungle - "Don't Mess with Grodd" - can he make it out alive? Or will he become Grodd's latest meal?
Plus, this issue kicks off an exciting new co-feature starring Jimmy Olsen by up-and-comers Nick Spencer (Existence 3.0, Morning Glories) and R.B. Silva (SECRET SIX)! Get ready for an entirely different look at Metropolis - courtesy of Superman's pal!
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1
Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY
Art by TRAVIS MOORE & TREVOR SCOTT
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
A new call to arms begins as Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters return in an all-new action packed ongoing series helmed by the writing team of Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Travis Moore and Trevor Scott!
A national mystery unfolds when the government learns of the existence of a Confederate super weapon intended to insure the South won the Civil War. Who built it and why wasn’t it used? Find out when Uncle Sam leads the team on a quest through the hidden history of the United States! With new challenges and old threats returning to plague them, the stakes are higher than ever. Can even these stalwart heroes stand by their duty when their country calls?
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #5
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR & WAYNE FAUCHER
The final fate of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad's twin children is revealed here! Tensions between the team and Earth-Man come to a boil, and an all-new Green Lantern is revealed. Will it be Earth-Man - or someone else entirely?
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #5
Written by LEN WEIN
Art by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH and WALTER SIMONSON with SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH
Red Skies hang over the entire DC Universe as each and every hero on Earth gathers for what will be the first in a series of universe-spanning Crises!
Meanwhile, Walter Simonson helps us shift the focus from Earth to the heroes of outer space - and beyond!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
ZATANNA #5
Written by PAUL DINI
Art by CHAD HARDIN & WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
Zatanna and her cousin Zachary might have their differences – okay, they drive each other crazy – but if they don’t stick together, they’ll be taken to the cleaners by one of Hell’s most powerful demons! He’s betting it all on a chance to claim Zatanna’s soul, and in Vegas, the house always wins!
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS: SONGS OF THE SIRENS HC
Written by PAUL DINI, GUILLEM MARCH and MARC ANDREYKO
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Collecting issues #8-14 of the hit series! Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other people’s rules, regardless of which side of the law they’re on. As their dangerous alliance with The Riddler continues, the Sirens will do anything to learn which mysterious villain is targeting them all for death.
JONAH HEX: COUNTING CORPSES TP
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by DARWYN COOKE, DICK GIORDANO, JORDI BERNET, PAUL GULACY and BILLY TUCCI
Cover by DARWYN COOKE
The latest HEX collection, featuring stories from issues #43 and 50-54, includes a look at Hex’s tragic relationship with the scarred gunfighter Tallulah Black, a startling tale of theft and revenge, and more.
JSA ALL-STARS: CONSTELLATIONS TP
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS III
The All-Stars survive their first major battle against an army of super-foes in this first JSA ALL-STARS volume collecting issues #1-6, but in the aftermath, one team member is missing. The mysterious Strike Force has taken that member captive – and there’s someone else who wants the missing hero even more.
POWER GIRL: ALIENS AND APES TP
Written by JUSTIN GRAY & JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
In this new PG title, Power Girl must contend with Satanna and her animal menagerie, who have returned to avenge her fallen lover, Ultra-Humanite. If that weren’t enough, the alien Vartox has called upon Power Girl to help repopulate his planet! Collecting POWER GIRL #7-12!
SECRET SIX: DANSE MACABRE TP
Written by GAIL SIMONE and JOHN OSTRANDER
Art by JIM CALAFIORE, PETER NGUYEN
and DOUG HAZLEWOOD
Cover by DANIEL LUVISI
Amanda Waller and her Suicide Squad have captured Deadshot to force him back in their ranks in this volume collecting SECRET SIX #15-18 and SUICIDE SQUAD #67. But his teammates in the Secret Six don’t see that happening any time soon. Features a BLACKEST NIGHT tie-in!
WONDER WOMAN: CONTAGION TP
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by AARON LOPRESTI, NICOLA SCOTT, MATT RYAN and DOUG HAZLEWOOD
Cover by NICOLA SCOTT
Five mysterious young men with a dark and terrible secret have arrived on Paradise Island with one mission: to kill Wonder Woman! Plus, Wonder Woman battles Power Girl and more in these stories from issues #40-44!
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