DC Comics In May 2012: DC Universe
13 février 2012[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In May 2012, Part 1: DC Universe – Justice League, Justice League International, Earth Two, World’s Finest, Batman Earth One, Aquaman, Batgirl, Action Comics, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, Green Arrow, Superman, Flash…
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EARTH TWO #1
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• First issue of an ongoing series from writer JAMES ROBINSON and artist NICOLA SCOTT!
• Who are the heroes of EARTH 2 – and what befell them?
• Starring ALAN SCOTT, JAY GARRICK and many others!
• You may think you know Earth 2…but this is DC Comics – The New 52, where anything can happen!
• Don’t miss the extra-sized debut issue!
WORLDS’ FINEST #1
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by GEORGE PEREZ, SCOTT KOBLISH and KEVIN MAGUIRE
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
1:25 Variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• New ongoing series featuring POWER GIRL and HUNTRESS of Earth 2!
• PAUL LEVITZ teams with amazing artists GEORGE PEREZ and KEVIN MAGUIRE.
• Discover why these two heroes are stranded on our Earth – and what it means for the heroes of the DC Universe.
BATMAN, INCORPORATED #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
1:25 Variant cover by FRANK QUITELY
1:200 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• BATMAN, INCORPORATED makes its NEW 52 debut with an all-new first issue!
• The series hits the ground running as BATMAN and ROBIN face off against the assassin GOATBOY!
• LEVIATHAN’S sinister mission revealed!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
DIAL H #1
Written by CHINA MIEVILLE
Art by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• A brand new series by bestselling and Hugo award winning novelist CHINA MIEVILLE!
• What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero?
• And what if you found out that the world is threatened by this very device that’s become your uncontrollable obsession?
• These are just the first questions asked in this thrilling and inventive storyline that introduces the strangest super heroes and super villains in the DCU while exploring the boundaries of reality!
G.I. COMBAT #1
Written by J.T. KRUL, JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI and DAN PANOSIAN
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
1:25 Variant cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• First issue of an ongoing series!
• Featuring the first chapter of “WAR THAT TIME FORGOT” written by J.T. KRUL and with art by ARIEL OLIVETTI….and dinosaurs!
• Plus: The first chapter of “UNKNOWN SOLDIER” by JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and artist DAN PANOSIAN focuses on all-out war in Afghanistan!
THE RAVAGERS #1
Written by HOWARD MACKIE
Art and cover by IAN CHURCHILL
1:25 Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• First issue of a new series spinning directly out of “THE CULLING!”
• FAIRCHILD, brother and sister THUNDER and LIGHTNING, the monstrous RIDGE, BEAST BOY and TERRA are being pursued by ROSE WILSON and WARBLADE, who want them dead at any cost!
• No one’s survival is certain each month in THE RAVAGERS!
JUSTICE LEAGUE #9
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Backup story art by GARY FRANK
1:25 Variant cover by CARLOS D’ANDA
1:200 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale MAY 16 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• “THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY” begins here! Part one of a story introducing an all-new major nemesis for the Justice League by GEOFF JOHNS and JIM LEE!
• In part three of the SHAZAM! backup story, Billy Batson attempts to get used to his new life, new school and new family as Sivana unleashes an ancient evil imprisoned long ago.
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN
Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• It’s the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL against O.M.A.C in a fight to the finish!
• Special crossover with this month’s FIRESTORM #9!
WONDER WOMAN #9
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO and CLIFF CHIANG
Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• WONDER WOMAN continues to battle through HADES in hopes of rescuing the only friend she has left.
• What is APOLLO trying to convince ARES of? Whatever it is, you can bet it’s bad news for Wonder Woman!
AQUAMAN #9
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• AQUAMAN and YA’WARA star in part three of the epic “THE OTHER LEAGUE!”
• More secrets are revealed about the team AQUAMAN belonged to before the Justice League!
• Plus: MERA learns a startling truth about ARTHUR’S past from Shin.
THE FLASH #9
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL
1:200 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• Continuing the debut of GORILLA GRODD in DC Comics – The New 52!
• THE FLASH travels to GORILLA CITY for the first time! • Who are the “RUNNERS” – and what do they mean for THE FLASH and the SPEED FORCE?
CAPTAIN ATOM #9
Written by J.T. KRUL
Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Cover by MIKE CHOI
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• CAPTAIN ATOM gets a visit from – CAPTAIN ATOM? Quantum leaping and a mysterious energy force spell certain doom for our hero!
• No good deed goes unpunished! What have CAPTAIN ATOM’S actions unleashed in the future?
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #9
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• As this new tale begins, the country’s best FBI profiler, Kass Sage, must seek help on a desperate case from her father…imprisoned serial killer VANDAL SAVAGE!
• Chapter one of a three-part story by JAMES ROBINSON and BERNARD CHANG.
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #9
Written by JOE HARRIS and ETHAN VAN SCIVER
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and NORM RAPMUND
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Don’t miss this crossover with JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9!
• RONNIE seeks information – but is the price he must pay too high?
GREEN ARROW #9
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “TRIPLE THREAT: DEADZONE” part three!
• The final chapter in the first story by ANN NOCENTI, featuring the final showdown between OLIVER QUEEN, LEER and the SKYLARKS!
THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9
Written by ROB LIEFELD and MARK POULTON
Art by JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Welcome the new creative team of ROB LIEFELD, MARK POULTON, JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT!
• Introducing the evil XERXES!
• It’s HAWKMAN the savage warrior – as you’ve never seen him before!
ACTION COMICS #9
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by GENE HA
Backup story art by CULLY HAMNER
Variant cover by RAGS MORALES
1:200 B&W Variant cover by GENE HA
On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• Featuring characters from parallel Earths, including PRESIDENT SUPERMAN!
• Introducing new villain SUPERDOOM!
• Guest artist GENE HA joins GRANT MORRISON for this tale of not one, not two, but THREE Earths!
• And in the backup story, President Superman must stop a nuclear attack – but he can’t leave the White House!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
SUPERMAN #9
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS
Art by DAN JURGENS and JESUS MERINO
Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS
On sale MAY23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• SUPERMAN faces new supervillainess MASOCHIST!
• How can Superman fight an opponent he can’t touch?
• LOIS LANE faces a turning point in her career as a journalist.
SUPERBOY #9
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEAN
Cover by IAN CHURCHILL
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THE CULLING” continues here from this month’s TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 and leading into LEGION LOST #9!
• SUPERBOY vs. ROSE WILSON – round two!
• The shocking debut of the all-new WARBLADE!
SUPERGIRL #9
Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON
Art and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• SUPERGIRL aids the new SILVER BANSHEE against her father, the deadly BLACK BANSHEE!
• Supergirl finds out about her weakness to magic – the hard way!
BATMAN #9
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Backup story art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
1:25 Variant cover by DALE KEOWN
1:200 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale MAY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• Batman must stop the TALONS that have breeched the Batcave in order to save an innocent life…and Gotham City!
• In the backup story, learn more about the PENNYWORTH family and the secrets they’ve kept from the Wayne family!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
BATMAN ANNUAL #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JAY FABOK
On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
• MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52!
• What is Mr. Freeze’s relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally – or do they want him dead?
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
DETECTIVE COMICS #9
Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, JOEL GOMEZ and SANDU FLOREA
Backup story art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 Variant cover by JASON FABOK
1:200 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL
On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details.
• BATMAN has been poisoned at the hands of the deadly MR. TOXIC!
• Featuring a TWO-FACE backup story written by TONY S. DANIEL with art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #9
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• Guest-writer JUDD WINICK joins artist DAVID FINCH for the return of RED ROBIN!
• Red Robin is back in Gotham City just in time to face off against TALON and THE COURT OF OWLS!
BATWING #9
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by MARCOS TO and RYAN WINN
Cover by MARCOS TO
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• BATWING arrives in Gotham City just in time to fight the chaos the Court of Owls has unleashed! Outgunned and on unfamiliar turf, can Batwing survive?
BATMAN AND ROBIN #9
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• NIGHT OF THE OWLS continues here!
• ROBIN faces TALON alone with the skies of Gotham City at stake!
BATWOMAN #9
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and
W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art by AMY REEDER and ROB HUNTER
Cover by BEN OLIVER
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BEN OLIVER
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• The next chapter in “TO DROWN THE WORLD!”
• An unconventional spy thriller of six interweaving lives with only one thing in common: BATWOMAN!
BATGIRL #9
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• BATGIRL faces off against the Court of Owls to protect the life of her father, Commissioner Gordon!
BIRDS OF PREY #9
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN and JEFF HUET
Cover by JESUS SAIZ
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• BLACK CANARY, BATGIRL, KATANA and POISON IVY risk their lives in Gotham City to battle THE TALON and The Court of Owls!
• A secret is revealed about Black Canary’s husband…Kurt Lance?!
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• The Court of Owls is attacking, and the last person in the world you’d expect to answer Batman’s call to arms is the RED HOOD!
• Also featuring MR. FREEZE!
NIGHTWING #9
Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art by EDDY BARROWS, RUY JOSE and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• NIGHTWING faces another villain claiming to be THE TALON at City Hall as the Court of Owls’ plans go into action – but will he be able to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?
CATWOMAN #9
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• CATWOMAN and SPARK are forced to defend THE PENGUIN against the Court of Owls!
GREEN LANTERN #9
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
Variant cover by GARY FRANK
1:200 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• “THE SECRET OF THE INDIGO TRIBE” part three!
• HAL JORDAN and SINESTRO learn the horrific truth behind the members of the Indigo Tribe and their connection to ABIN SUR
• Also, the GUARDIANS begin their plan to replace the Green Lantern Corps – at any cost!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• ODYM, homeworld of the BLUE LANTERNS, is under attack by the alien conquerors known as THE REACH!
• The combined power of the different Lantern Corps might not be enough to defeat The Reach!
• To make matters worse, they may have been betrayed by one of their own!
• Continued from BLUE BEETLE #9.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and SCOTT HANNA
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “ALPHA WAR” part one!
• JOHN STEWART is put on trial for the murder of a fellow GREEN LANTERN by the ALPHA LANTERNS!
RED LANTERNS #9
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER
Cover by ED BENES
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• No RED LANTERN is safe!
• ATROCITUS discovers a conspiracy behind the awakening of the terror that is ABYSMUS, which threatens to kill every member of his corps!
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MIKEL JANIN
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• New series writer JEFF LEMIRE introduces a new team roster and a new mission!
• Featuring JOHN CONSTANTINE, ZATANNA, DEADMAN, BLACK ORCHID and more!
• Constantine and the team must steal a map to the source of all magic out of the clutches of FELIX FAUST!
• The first of a four-part story that will have lasting implications for the entire DC Universe.
SWAMP THING #9
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by YANICK PAQUETTE and MARCO RUDY
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• SWAMP THING battles his way through the BONE KINGDOM to take on SETHE and his servants!
• This issue lays the groundwork for the debut of a classic Swamp Thing villain and the beginning of the next phase for this series.
ANIMAL MAN #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “EXTINCTION IS FOREVER” part one of three!
• Separated from Buddy, the rest of the Baker family is in terrible danger!
• Guest-starring JOHN CONSTANTINE!
ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TIMOTHY GREEN and JOSEPH SILVER
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+
• A stand alone tale detailing the history of the epic struggle between THE RED, THE GREEN and THE ROT!
• As seen in ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING, these forces will play a major role in the future of the DC Universe!
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WALDEN WONG
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• S.H.A.D.E. sends FRANKENSTEIN to find the mysteriously missing ANIMAL MAN.
• Frankenstein battles THE ROTLINGS!
I, VAMPIRE #9
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “RISE OF THE VAMPIRES” aftermath!
• The new leader of the vampires is ANDREW BENNETT?!
• The vampire pilgrimage to their new homeland begins here. Many new characters and stories will be introduced along the way.
RESURRECTION MAN #9
Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• Continued from this month’s SUICIDE SQUAD #9!
• AMANDA WALLER and the SUICIDE SQUAD want MITCH SHELLEY’S seemingly indestructible body in the worst way possible – and that’s how they’ll probably wind up getting it!
DEMON KNIGHTS #9
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover by MIKE CHOI
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THE MURDER OF MERLIN” begins!
• Who has the power to murder Merlin – and what else are they capable of?
STORMWATCH #9
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art and cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
1:25 B&W Variant cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• New writer PETER MILLIGAN comes aboard!
• APOLLO and MIDNIGHT battle RED LANTERN SKALLOX!
• V-MAN’S connection to STORMWATCH is revealed – and it’s a doozy!
DEATHSTROKE #9
Written by ROB LIEFELD
Art and cover by ROB LIEFELD
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “LOBO HUNT” part one!
• For anybody else, hunting Lobo would be suicide. For DEATHSTROKE, it’s just business.
GRIFTER #9
Written by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERI
Art by SCOTT CLARK
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Welcoming the new creative team of ROB LIEFELD, FRANK TIERI and SCOTT CLARK
• Grifter’s troubles worsen as he races to stop the impending DAEMONITE invasion.
• Featuring the first appearances of DEATHBLOW and CHESHIRE in The New 52!
SUICIDE SQUAD #9
Written by ADAM GLASS
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• Part one of a crossover with RESURRECTION MAN!
• DEADSHOT, the marksman with a death wish, battles the unkillable RESURRECTION MAN… it’s gonna get violent!
• Continued in this month’s RESURRECTION MAN #9!
VOODOO #9
Written by JOSH WILLIAMSON
Art by SAMI BASRI
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• A new direction for VOODOO starts now!
• Pris is forced to confront exactly what she has become after being experimented on by the DAEMONITES.
• Compelled to search for other victims like her, she’s offered a deal by the BLACK RAZORS…but wherever way she turns, it’s guaranteed more blood will be on her hands.
ALL-STAR WESTERN #9
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by MORITAT, PATRICK SCHERBERGER and DAN GREEN
Cover by LADRONN
On sale MAY 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
• A tie-in to “NIGHT OF THE OWLS!”
• Concluding JONAH HEX’S battle with THE AUGUST 7!
• Discover what the Court of Owls was up to in GOTHAM CITY circa 1880!
• NIGHTHAWK and CINNAMON hunt down killers and fall in love in this issue’s backup story.
TEEN TITANS #9
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THE CULLING” finale!
• THE TEEN TITANS and THE LEGION LOST duke it out with N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and the madman known as Harvest to stop the slaughter of
innocent children.
• This issue leads directly into this month’s RAVAGERS #1!
• Continued from TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 SUPERBOY #9 and LEGION LOST #9!
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL and TOM DeFALCO
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale MAY 2 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
• “THE CULLING” begins here!
• It’s the TEEN TITANS vs. THE LEGION LOST one mile beneath the Antarctic in the chamber of horrors known as the Crucible!
• Continued in this month’s SUPERBOY #9, LEGION LOST #9 and TEEN TITANS #9!
BLUE BEETLE #9
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• BLUE BEETLE squares off against GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER and THE NEW GUARDIANS!
• If Beetle and the Lanterns don’t kill each other, the bounty hunter packing Oan technology will be happy to do it for them. Wait…OAN technology?!
• Continued this month in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9!
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #9
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Kicking off an all-new storyline!
• BRAINIAC 5 and DREAM GIRL have been abducted by the DOMINATORS…so why is the Legion refusing to rescue them?
• One of the greatest LEGIONNAIRES quits!
LEGION LOST #9
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art and cover by PETE WOODS
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THE CULLING” continues from this month’s SUPERBOY #9!
• Even the combined powers of LEGION LOST and the TEEN TITANS won’t be enough to stop DARK HARVEST and his minions from committing mass murder!
• Continues in this month’s TEEN TITANS #9.
BATMAN: EARTH ONE HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by GARY FRANK and JON SIBAL
Cover by GARY FRANK
On sale JULY 4 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
• From GEOFF JOHNS and GARY FRANK, the acclaimed team behind SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN and the SHAZAM! stories in JUSTICE LEAGUE!
• In the tradition of SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, this spectacular original graphic novel gives new insight into BRUCE WAYNE’S transformation into BATMAN and his first year as THE DARK KNIGHT.
• In this all new take on the Batman mythos, Bruce Wayne is on the hunt for his parents’ killer. His target? The Mayor of Gotham City!
• Plus, who is Alfred Pennyworth – and why is he so determined to put an end to the Batman?
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by GARY FRANK
On sale MAY 2 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The SMALLVILLE story continues in this new ongoing series!
• Based on the hit CW show!
• Find out what happened after CLARK KENT puts on the costume.
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #4
Written by J.T. KRUL, ADAM BEECHEN, DEREK FRIDOLFS and DUSTIN NGUYEN
Art by HOWARD PORTER, LIVESAY, NORM BREYFOGLE, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• Batman Beyond!
• Justice League Beyond!
• Superman Beyond!
• Need we say more?
BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #2
Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS
Based on a teleplay by MARLY HALPERN-GRASER
Story by MARLY HALPERN-GRASER, PAUL CROKER and SEFTON HALL
Art by BRIAN CHING and LIVESAY
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
On sale MAY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Follows the storyline of the smash hit videogame BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY!
• Collects three chapters of the popular digital first series!
• BATMAN is under siege by HUGO STRANGE’S private police force!
NIGHT FORCE #3
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by TOM MANDRAKE
Cover by LEONARDO MANCO
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
• A centuries-spanning conspiracy is revealed.
• Dark forces are secretly creating a super race.
• Original NIGHT FORCE member DONOVAN CAINE returns!
THE SHADE #8
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by JILL THOMPSON
Cover by TONY HARRIS
1:10 Variant cover by JILL THOMPSON
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, 8 of 12, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more details.
• A “TIMES PAST” issue!
• The Shade encounters a family member in trouble and an evil cult as he uncovers more about his family than he’d hoped.
• Guest art by JILL THOMPSON!
BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL. 1: BORN TO KILL HC
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
On sale JULY 4 • 192 pg, FC, $24.99 US
• The hit DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series is collected for the first time!
• BATMAN and DAMIAN – the new Robin – are driven apart by the insidious NOBODY!
• Collects the new BATMAN AND ROBIN #1-8!
BATGIRL VOL. 1: THE DARKEST REFLECTION HC
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale JULY 11 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
• The hit DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series that brought BARBARA GORDON back as Batgirl is collected for the first time!
• Collects the new BATGIRL #1-6!
RED LANTERNS VOL. 1: BLOOD AND RAGE TP
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by ED BENES, ROB HUNTER and DIEGO BERNARD
Cover by ED BENES
On sale JUNE 6 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• The hit DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series starring the characters from GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS is collected for the first time!
• Red Lantern leader ATROCITUS needs a lieutenant – but does he dare assign that role to the deadly, beautiful BLEEZ?
• Collects the new RED LANTERNS #1-7!
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. VOL. 1: WAR OF THE MONSTERS TP
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by J.G. JONES
On sale JUNE 20 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• Collecting the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series!
• It’s all-out war as Frankenstein and his new field team, THE CREATURE COMMANDOS, uncover an age-old conspiracy at the heart of Bone Lake!
• Collects the new FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #1-7!
STATIC SHOCK VOL. 1: SUPERCHARGED TP
Written by SCOTT McDANIEL, JOHN ROZUM and MARC BERNARDIN
Art by SCOTT McDANIEL, ANDY OWENS and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by SCOTT McDANIEL
On sale JUNE 20 • 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
• Collecting the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series!
• When high school student VIRGIL HAWKINS relocates to New York City, he’ll have to battle a whole new kind of evil in the form of the Slate Gang, Piranha and more!
• Collects the new STATIC SHOCK #1-8 – the entire NEW 52 series!
LEGION OF SUPERHEROES VOL. 1: HOSTILE WORLD TP
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
On sale JUNE 27 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• Collecting the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series!
• After the worst disaster in Legion history, the LEGION ACADEMY must help the team rebuild – while a threat of almost unstoppable power is
rising at the edge of DOMINATOR space!
• Collects the new LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1-7!
MISTER TERRIFIC VOL. 1: MIND GAMES TP
Written by ERIC WALLACE
Art by GIANLUCA GUGLIOTTA, WAYNE FAUCHER, SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATY
Cover by J.G. JONES
On sale JUNE 13 • 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
• Collecting the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series!
• Introducing the electrifying new villain BRAINSTORM, who is determined to bring Los Angeles to its knees – beginning with MICHAEL HOLT!
• Collects the new MISTER TERRIFIC #1-8 – the entire NEW 52 series!
BATMAN: ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 1 TP
Written by VARIOUS
Art by NEAL ADAMS, DICK GIORDANO and others
Cover by NEAL ADAMS
On sale JUNE 27 • 240 pg, FC, $24.99 US
• Early Batman tales by legendary artist NEAL ADAMS!
• Includes stories written by Bob Haney, Cary Bates and more.
• Collects stories from WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #175 and 176 and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #79-85.
BIRDS OF PREY: END RUN TP
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ED BENES, ALVIN LEE, ADRIANA MELO and others
Cover by ED BENES
On sale JUNE 13 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• The BIRDS OF PREY are forced to save one of GOTHAM CITY’S worst criminals to save his life from an unspeakable horror!
• Collects BIRDS OF PREY #1-6.
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS: STRANGE FRUIT TP
Written by TONY BEDARD and PETER CALLOWAY
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and LEE GARBETT
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale JUNE 27 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• Secrets from the “RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE” affect the Sirens, setting them against each other!
• Collects GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #14-19!
INFINITY INC.: THE GENERATIONS SAGA VOL. 2 HC
Written by ROY THOMAS and DANN THOMAS
Art by JERRY ORDWAY, TODD McFARLANE and others
Cover by JERRY ORDWAY
On sale JULY 18 • 384 pg, FC, $39.99 US
• The mysterious Stream of Ruthlessness forces INFINITY INC. to battle the JSA – while the Ultra-Humanite waits to destroy the winning team!
• Collecting INFINITY INC. #5-18 and INFINITY INC. ANNUAL #1.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS: REVOLT OF THE ALPHA LANTERNS TP
Written by STERLING GATES and TONY BEDARD
Art by ARDIAN SYAF, NELSON DeCASTRO and others
Cover by ARDIAN SYAF
On sale JUNE 6 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US
• In the wake of BLACKEST NIGHT and the dawn of BRIGHTEST DAY, the Alpha Lanterns seek to force JOHN STEWART, KYLE RAYNER and GANTHET to join their ranks!
• Collected from GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21-22 and 48-52!
FIRST WAVE TP
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by RAGS MORALES and PHIL NOTO
Cover by J.G. JONES
On sale JUNE 20 • 256 pg, FC, $24.99 US
• DOC SAVAGE, THE SPIRIT and BATMAN battle an evil cabal bent on world domination!
• Collects FIRST WAVE #1-6 and BATMAN/DOC SAVAGE #1!
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY VOL. 2 TP
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by PASCAL FERRY, YANICK PAQUETTE, DOUG MAHNKE, FRAZER IRVING, RYAN SOOK, J.H. WILLIAMS III and others
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale JUNE 13 • 400 pg, FC, $29.99 US
• As these heroes learn their place in the DC Universe, they must battle the alien threat of THE SHEEDA!
• Collects MISTER MIRACLE #1-4, BULLETEER #1-4, ZATANNA #4, KLARION #4, FRANKENSTEIN #1-4 and SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY #1!
JUSTICE TP
Written by JIM KRUEGER and ALEX ROSS
Art by ALEX ROSS and DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On sale JUNE 13 • 384 pg, FC, $29.99 US
• The Legion of Doom — led by LEX LUTHOR and BRAINIAC — band together to save the world after a shared vision of the Earth’s demise.
• Collecting the best-selling 12-issue series!
SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE TP
Written by DENNIS O’NEIL
Art by CURT SWAN and MURPHY ANDERSON
Cover by NEAL ADAMS
On sale JUNE 27 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US
• The legendary tale that reinvented Superman for the 1970s is reprinted in trade paperback!
• Collects SUPERMAN #233-238 and 240-242!
WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 HC
Written by WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON, ROBERT KANIGHER and JOYCE MURCHISON
Art and cover by HARRY G. PETER
ADVANCE SOLICIT • On sale OCTOBER 24 • 224 pg, FC, $59.99 US
• Stories from 1946 pit WONDER WOMAN against Dr. Psycho, King Pluto and German spy Paula von Gunther!
• Collects WONDER WOMAN #16-18 and stories from SENSATION COMICS #50-57!
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SHOWCASE VOL. 1 TP
Written by VARIOUS • Art by VARIOUS
Cover by GIL KANE and BERNARD SACHS
On sale JUNE 20 • 544 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
• DC’s legendary try-out title is reprinted from the start for the first time!
• Includes the debuts of the Silver Age FLASH, THE CHALLENGERS OF
THE UNKNOWN and ADAM STRANGE!
• Collects SHOWCASE #1-21!
NIGHT FORCE TP
Written by MARV WOLFMAN • Art by GENE COLAN and BOB SMITH
Cover by GENE COLAN and DICK GIORDANO
On sale JUNE 6 • 360 pg, FC, $29.99 US
• BARON WINTERS assembles the granddaughter of DRACULA’S greatest foe, a timelost warrior and a parapsychologist to battle an occult evil!
• Collects NIGHT FORCE #1-14, the 1982 series from the creative team behind Tomb of Dracula.
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #1
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Superman’s closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before, from the Eisner Award-winning team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS)!
• Don’t miss the action-packed, history-making, supe radventure awesomeness!!
• Classic Superman elements reinterpreted for all ages with the humor that only the creative team of TINY TITANS can bring!
GREEN LANTERN ANIMATED #2
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Hal Jordan and Kilowog patrol the limits of the galaxy in their “borrowed” Green Lantern ship!
• Has Hal learned the lessons Kilowog’s been teaching him? We’ll find out as they run into an old foe: the Invisible Destroyer!
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #21
Written by SCOTT GROSS
Art and cover by SCOTT GROSS
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Scooby-Doo and the rest of the gang have another exciting mystery to solve!
• Can the gang get to the bottom of the haunted stadium in time for kickoff?
TINY TITANS: GROWING UP TINY TP
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale JUNE 13 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US
• A new volume of the Eisner Award-winning series, including lots o’ Crocs, a super-speedster race, young Bizarros in love and the Crossing Patrol Boys of Doom!
• Collects TINY TITANS #39-44!
YOUNG JUSTICE #16
Written by KEVIN HOPPS and GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Robin, Kid Flash and Artemis fight crime with their adult counterparts!
• Guest starring Batman, The Flash and Green Arrow!
• First part of a new storyline.