DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: BATMAN #612

Batman #612 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Jeph Loeb, art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Guest-starring Superman! The best-selling comic continues with the fight you've waited for, discussed and argued about: Batman vs. Superman, toe-to-toe! How do you stop the Man of Steel? Who can outwit the World's Greatest Detective? What could bring these uneasy allies to the brink of war? Who will be left standing in a battle that could bring down the city of Metropolis?"

Batman #612 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: JLA #78

JLA #78 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joe Kelly; art and cover by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"With the new line-up in place, the Justice League intercepts a malevolent alien signal that threatens a nearby planetary system. Now the JLA must make the gut-wrenching decision: to maintain neutrality in a galactic conflict or to interfere in foreign politics by conducting a preemptive strike of its own. Either way, the consequences just might be cosmos-shattering."

JLA #78 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: JLA/THE SPECTRE: SOUL WAR #2

JLA/The Spectre: Soul War #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art and cover by Darryl Banks and Paul Neary.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The shocking conclusion of the 2-issue Prestige Format mini-series. The JLA, powerless to combat the terrifying extra-dimensional entity known as the Trans, reluctantly agrees to accept help from the Spectre. But unfortunately for the JLA, in order to preserve life on Earth as we know it, The Spectre must kill the Justice League."

JLA/The Spectre: Soul War #2 will be 48 pages and will cost $5.95.

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FIRST LOOK: SUPERMAN #190

Superman #190 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Steven T. Seagle, with art and cover by Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"First regular issue featuring the new creative team. One of Metropolis' robots goes rogue, mistakenly thinking it's a real police officer. Superman must confront this would-be "man" of steel before it takes the law into its own hands."

Superman #190 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: WONDER WOMAN #189

Wonder Woman #189 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Walter Simonson, with art by Jerry Ordway and P. Craig Russell and a cover by Adam Hughes.

Here's how DC describes the book:

"Walter Simonson, Jerry Ordway and P. Craig Russell join cover artist Adam Hughes for a 6-part adventure! Wonder Woman has vanished without a trace. Bereft of her memories, deprived of her gods-given abilities, and without her familiar costume, lasso and bracelets, Diana must fight off a horde of monstrous foes and find her way back to Earth from the Cryptocombs - the Cemetery of the Gods - all the while protecting a mysterious clay statue of a baby girl."

Wonder Woman #189 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: GREEN ARROW #21

Green Arrow #21 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Brad Meltzer, with art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks and a painted cover by Matt Wagner.

Here's how DC describes the book:

"'The Archer's Quest,' Part 6 of 6. Best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer saved the biggest surprise of 'The Archer's Quest' for last. This is what it's all been leading up to. Why has Green Arrow been on this quest? It's not for the reasons readers think."

Green Arrow #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: GLOBAL FREQUENCY #5

Global Frequency #5 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Warren Ellis, with art by Jon J Muth and a cover by Brian Wood.

Here's how DC describes the book:

"In the snow-swept wilds of Norway, a diverse team of specialists on the Global Frequency has assembled a command post. An entire town has lost its mind, and Miranda Zero intends on helping them find it. There's something strange in the air - something unfamiliar and unexplainable, something...magical."

Global Frequency #5 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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Justice League BATMAN Wall Plaque From the hit Cartoon Network animated series comes this fully-sculpted Justice League Batman wall plaque. The Dark Knight is shown as he appears in the Justice League animated series in this hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain wall plaque sculpted by John G. Mathews. This phenomenal piece measures approximately 4.5 inches tall by 8 inches wide by 2.5 inches deep and will liven up any room.