So DC continues its downwards spiral by releasing a bunch of one-shots related to the awfully bad concept Battle for the Cowl and nothing on Adventure Comics. Not even a single information on what the 8-page extra on ADV #0 is about. Meaning: They didn't have a clue on what they would do. The plan is to do whatever Johns decides to do. Oh, and he is killing another Flash on Flash Rebirth. How novel!
[ January 20, 2009, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Where are you getting this information?
Posted by Ricardo on :
SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #2 Written by James Robinson & Greg Rucka Art by Pete Woods Cover by Gary Frank Variant cover by Pete Woods Superman thought that joining his people on New Krypton would allow him to ease some of the tension between Earth and his people, but lately nothing’s been easy for the Man of Steel! Alura still shows no signs of becoming the kind of leader Superman wants her to be. The people of New Krypton still don’t understand the responsibilities that come with their new abilities. And as for Zod? Superman doesn’t even know where to start with Zod. All The Man of Steel knows is that he can’t be trusted. And Zod is about to prove Superman right. Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Gary Frank), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Pete Woods). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale April 8 • 2 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Ties into Mon-El's appearances...maybe Tellus too?
ACTION COMICS #876 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Eddy Barrows & Ruy Jose Cover by Andrew Robinson Enter: Ursa! On sale April 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Ties into Mon-El's appearances...maybe Tellus too?
SUPERMAN #687 Written by James Robinson Art by Renato Guedes & Wilson Magalháes Cover by Andrew Robinson Mon-El has agreed to be Metropolis’s new champion – unfortunately Metropolis wants nothing to do with him! In the wake of the events in the “New Krypton” saga, Mon-El faces fierce anti-Kryptonian sentiments from a city that assumes he’s Kryptonian. Oh, and there’s also the not-so-small problem of Rampage. Meanwhile, the Guardian and his Science Police must deal with the Prankster’s new wave of murderous fun. And Black Lightning and Steel face the repercussions of a world without Superman. On sale April 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Mon-El...nuff said!
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Rebecca Buchman Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari Prelude to BLACKEST NIGHT! “Emerald Eclipse” continues as a Red Lantern escapes out of its sciencell and ignites a riot on Oa, forcing Guy, Kyle, Kilowog and Voz to try and prevent the ultimate jailbreak. Meanwhile, Sodam Yat and Arisia arrive on Daxam to stop Mongul and the Sinestro Corps. But how can they hope to stop an entire Corps? Plus: Sinestro arrives on Korugan in search of his daughter!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Patrick Gleason & Rebecca Buchman), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Rodolfo Migliari). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale April 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Daxam in the 21st century and retread of the Darkness Saga with Mongul and the Corps!
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #26 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Dale Eaglesham & Nathan Massengill Covers by Alex Ross Featuring three painted covers by Alex Ross depicting the entire Justice Society of America! In a very special day-in-the-life story of the JSA titled “Black Adam Ruined My Birthday,” the team celebrates the birthday of one of their own – Stargirl! Don’t miss this momentous issue. Retailers please note: This issue will ship with three covers by Alex Ross that can be ordered separately. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale April 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Starman...nuff said!
R.E.B.E.L.S. #3 Written by Tony Bedard Art and cover by Andy Clarke Vril Dox – the universe’s most benevolent jerk – recruits more team members to help him reclaim his intergalactic L.E.G.I.O.N. police force. But you’ll be as shocked as he is when he learns who stole it in the first place. Believe us when we say this secret will rattle the entire DCU cosmos! Guest-starring the Omega Men. On sale April 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2 Written by Jim Starlin Art by Manuel Garcia & Al Milgrom and Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter Cover by Jim Starlin and Rob Hunter Adam Strange discovers that someone – or something – is stealing stars. But no one believes him! Has Adam gone crazy? Meanwhile, Comet remains in hiding until the arrival of a very unexpected visitor while Bizarro tries putting an end to a senseless war. On sale April 1 • 2 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Comet and perhaps other L.E.G.I.O.N. related stuff!
BOOSTER GOLD: 52 PICK-UP TP Written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz Art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund Booster Gold is back in this softcover volume collecting BOOSTER GOLD #1-6 as the Super Hero from tomorrow must repair the timeline of the DC Universe to earn membership in the Justice League of America! Advance-solicited; on sale May 20 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
FINAL CRISIS HC Written by Grant Morrison Art by J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, Marco Rudy, Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy Cover by J.G. Jones The year’s most mind-blowing event is collected in this spectacular new hardcover featuring FINAL CRISIS #1-7! What happens when evil wins? That’s the devastating question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every other super being in the DC Universe must face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of followers actually win the war between light and dark. Written by superstar creator Grant Morrison (JLA, BATMAN) with stellar art from J.G. Jones (52 covers), Carlos Pacheco (SUPERMAN) and Doug Mahnke (BLACK ADAM), this event defined the DCU and the New Gods for the 21st century and beyond! Advance-solicited; on sale June 10 • 240 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Brainiac 5/Starman cameo(s)!
THE HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE NEW PRINTING TP Written by Marv Wolfman Art by George Pérez and Karl Kesel Cover by Alex Ross Don’t miss this new printing of the definitive history of the DC Universe. Featuring virtually every character in the DC Universe, this tale takes us from the dawn of creation to the end of recorded history and lays the foundation for adventures to come. Advance-solicited; on sale May 13 • 104 pg, FC , $12.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPER FRIENDS VOL. 1 TP Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Dennis O’Neil Art by Ric Estrada, Vince Colletta, Ramona Fradon, Bob Smith and Kurt Schaffenberger Cover by Alex Toth The superstars of the 1970s animated adventures star in this new, bargain-priced volume collecting SUPER FRIENDS #1-24! Advance-solicited; on sale May 27 • 448 pg, B&W, $9.99 US
STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC Written by James Robinson Art by Tony Harris, Gene Ha, Dusty Abell, Phil Jimenez, J.H. Williams III and others Cover by Tony Harris In this third volume Opal City is terrorized by Dr. Pip, an eccentric bomber. Plus, Starman teams up with Batman to save the life of Solomon Grundy. Collecting STARMAN #30-38, STARMAN ANNUAL #2, STARMAN SECRET FILES #1 and THE SHADE #1-4. Advance-solicited; on sale June 17 • 432 pg, FC, $49.99 US
Valor appearances!
SUPER FRIENDS #14 Written by Sholly Fisch
Art by Scott Shaw! & Terry Beatty Cover by J. Bone When the alien Kanjar Ro invades Earth, he freezes all humans so that they won’t mess with him – including the Super Friends! What he doesn’t know is that he’s about to face resistance from their super best friends – the Super Pets! On sale April 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US
Super-Pets...nuff said!
[ January 22, 2009, 05:44 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
Posted by superboymddjr on :
am surprised to see Josef Rubenstein for the art on Green Arrow/Black Canary book. Has he ever done the work recently that I might have missed? The last time I saw his artwork was wayyy back in 1980s such as SLSH #230 to #240...or #250? is that the same guy?
Posted by superboymddjr on :
and I missed the Super Friends #14 - two birds with one stone - Scottie Shaw! and Super Pets...Nice! I will buy that one for sure.
Posted by Superboy on :
quote:Originally posted by superboymddjr: am surprised to see Josef Rubenstein for the art on Green Arrow/Black Canary book. Has he ever done the work recently that I might have missed? The last time I saw his artwork was wayyy back in 1980s such as SLSH #230 to #240...or #250? is that the same guy?
Same guy...I think that was among his first comics work.
He's been all over DC(early 90's) and Marvel(most of the 80's) since then. He's a great inker but has never seemed to really get the credit he deserves. Done a ton of work at both companies on just about every major title. He was fantastic on the Legion for a guy who was basically beginning his career.
I think he inked the Legion Science Police mini-series also...
But yeah, same guy.
Posted by Superboy on :
R.E.B.E.L.S. looks good...so does the Mon-El storyline.
Posted by Candle on :
Love Mon-El. I wonder how they're going to work in Daxam this time, IF they address it. It's in some current storyline, I think.
Whatever happened to getting wiser as you get older? I just get more confused.
The way you guys remember artists and writers just boggles my mind! Impressive!
Posted by stephbarton on :
Wow, and here I thought there were no Legion solits for April.
So who else is picking up Superman for the Mon-El appearances? I'm thinking about it...
Posted by Wonder Lad on :
The Super-Pets of the Superfriends? Bwahahaha I LOVE it! I may just have to pick that up for the fun of it.
Posted by Daxamite on :
It will be interesting to see how they write Mon-el as Superman's replacement. At this point, Mon-el has obviously seen many things from the phantom zone, but has little to no actual crime fighting experience. Will he be portrayed as a "rookie" hero, learning on the job? As basically a scientist and explorer, I see him as actually smarter than Superman, which isn't saying much at times.
Is this the first time he's been out of the "zone" for any extended period since he's been in there?
Posted by veryvery on :
sometimes they want to keep things a surprise for certain conventions like... i dunno, NYCC?
i think they know what they want to do but they're having scheduling and delay problems to get the timing right. since uh... there have been delay problems with a thing that will impact the presented legion called....legion of three worlds.
just because they're not telling us doesn't mean there's nothing there. i don't know how to explain that comics have to be planned out WELL in advance because it takes TIME to make them. think about when we heard the announcement for LO3W versus when that occurred.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
I am looking forward to see what'll we have in May solicitation! Will it be ready today or tomorrow?
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
My source dried up. So we have to wait for the other sites to see the covers, etc.