Thursday, April 18, 2002

DC FIRST LOOKs

FIRST LOOK: AMERICAN CENTURY #14

American Century #14 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, with art by Luke Ross and John Stokes and a painted cover by Glen Orbik.

Here's how DC describes the issue, which the first part of the three-part "An American in Paris" story arc:

"Still stinging from Lorelei's betrayal, Harry Kraft's traded the backwoods of North Carolina for the bistros of Paris. Drinking le wine, reading le book, and cutting le cheese, Harry's in ex-pat heaven until he meets up with an old army buddy named Buddy who needs a favor."

American Century #14 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN #602

Batman #602 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens and a cover by McDaniel.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"All of Gotham City is burning as Batman tries desperately to track down the mysterious new villain Nicodemus. But will the Dark Knight be able to find his quarry before Nicodemus practices his murderous pyrotechnics again?"

Batman #602 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE #2

Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Brian Azzarello, with art and cover by Lee Bermejo and Tim Bradstreet.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A whispered name on the lips of a dying man leads Bruce Wayne to investigate another dead man: Michael Cray, a.k.a. Deathblow. A decade ago Deathblow was tracking down a rogue covert ops killer. Now the firebug killer has resurfaced in Gotham, and is once again up to his lethal tricks. It's up to Batman to stop him, but to do so, he must pick up the trail of a case that's long since gone cold, and uncover the truth about a man whose entire live was shrouded in secrets."

Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire #2 will be 48 pages and will cost $5.95.

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FIRST LOOK: CATWOMAN #6

Catwoman #6 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Brad Rader and Cameron Stewart and a cover by Paul Pope.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A new arc begins as the spotlight shifts to Holly, her personal life, and a mission she takes on for Catwoman. There are some crooked cops running loose in Gotham, and Holly's going to try and get to the bottom of things. But she takes her investigation too far, and even Catwoman can't intervene in time."

Catwoman #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: FLASH #185

The Flash #185 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Geoff Johns, with art by Scott Kolins and Doug Hazlewood and a cover by Brian Bolland.

Here's how DC describes the issue, which is the second part of the five-part "Crossfire" story arc:

"The Rogues control Central City. The Thinker controls all of Keystone! And the Flash has been infected with a 'frenzy virus,' courtesy of Murmur - the deadly and psychotic Rogue introduced in The Flash: Iron Heights."

The Flash #185 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: JLA #65

JLA #65 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joe Kelly, with art by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen and a cover by Mahnke.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The team-up that all JLA fans have been praying for -- or dreading! It's Batman and Plastic Man working together to help a strange metahuman punk keep out of trouble before it's too late. But the Dark Knight Detective suspects there's more to Plastic Man's relationship with this young thug than meets the eye. And once Batman's on the case, it's tough to shake him loose. Plus, a mysterious force manifests itself off the coast of Florida, but the JLA is nowhere to be seen."

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FIRST LOOK: SUPERBOY #99

Superboy #99 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan DiDio, with art by Anthony Williams and Walden Wong and a cover by Humberto Ramos.

Here's how DC describes the issue, which is part four of the "World Without Young Justice" story:

"When Superman died in his battle with Doomsday, a clone was born. His name: Doomsboy! Who the heck is Doomsboy? Where's Kon-El? Why is everything so similar, yet so different? D-Boy better look closely, 'cuz the answer might just zip right by him. This story concludes in Young Justice #45."

Superboy #99 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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