DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: BATMAN #614

Batman #614 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Jeph Loeb, with art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Batman takes on the villain you've been waiting for: The Joker! One is the Dark Knight…the other is The Clown Prince of Crime. Batman's oldest foe finally has gone too far, and Batman makes a vow: 'Tonight, The Joker dies by my hand!' For all the crimes The Joker has commited, Batman seeks retribution. Will the Dark Knight finally do what needs to be done?"

Batman #614 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: JLA #80

JLA #80 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joe Kelly, with art by Duncan Rouleau and Aaron Sowd and a cover by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"'The White Rage,' Part 1 of 3. The JLA is caught in the middle of a tense standoff between a metahuman commune and the federal government. Will the Leaguers bring peace or set off a bloody conflict? Plus, Batman and Wonder Woman try to find some quiet time together, and Martian Manhunter embarks on a quest of self-discovery that may burn him in the end."

JLA #80 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: THE LEGION #19

The Legion #19 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Chris Batista and Mark Farmer and a cover by Tony Harris and Tom Feister.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Introducing a new art team and kicking off 'Dream Crime,' a new 5-part storyline. Saturn Girl visits Titan, hoping to repair the damage to her mental powers, and Dreamer hopes the Titanet telepathic system will turn her powers of prediction into a large-scale early-warning network for the United Planets. But Saturn Girl learns the damage to her mind might be more extensive than she believed, and Dreamer's first experiments with the Titanet show her terrible visions of an ancient darkness rising once more. "

The Legion #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.

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FIRST LOOK: CATWOMAN #18

Catwoman #18 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, with art and cover by Javier Pulido.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The 3-part 'No Easy Way Down' continues. Catwoman's still keeping the people in Gotham's forgotten neighborhoods safe, but without anything in her personal life as Selina Kyle to keep her going, she becomes more dangerous to herself and the people around her. It'll take everything she has to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and her apathy could have dire consequences."

Catwoman #18 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: SUPERMAN: RED SON #1

Superman: Red Son #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Mark Millar, with art by Dave Johnson and Andrew Robinson and a cover by Johnson.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"An Elseworlds event. When Krypton explodes, the infant Kal-El is rocketed to Earth, where he lands on a Ukrainian farm during the 1950s! How will the Cold War effect the Man of Steel? Find out in this long-awaited 3-part Prestige Format miniseries. "

Superman: Red Son #1 will be 48 pages and will cost $4.95.

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FIRST LOOK: GREEN LANTERN #163

Green Lantern #163 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Judd Winick and Ben Raab, with art and cover by Charlie Adlard.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"'Black Circle: Urban Knights,' Part 4 of 6. All-out action ensues as Green Lantern and Green Arrow learn how to take a beating…and the education continues as they're taught that it's better to give than to receive. Now, readers finally get to catch a glimpse at the inner workings of the Black Circle."

Green Lantern #163 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: HELLBLAZER #183

Hellblazer #183 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Lee Bermejo and a painted cover by Tim Bradstreet.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"'Black Flowers.' Part 2 of 2. Now that the door to the land of the dead has been kicked open, a horde of old souls is clawing its way back into flesh - pursued by something much more dangerous. Unfortunately, the cure that John comes up with may be worse than the disease."

Hellblazer #183 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.75.

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