DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: PLANETARY #18

Planetary #18 will arrive in stores next week from DC Comics. The issue is written by Warren Ellis, with art and cover by John Cassaday.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Get ready for 'The Gun Club.' The game's afoot. Elijah Snow is building his own conspiracy to bring down the Four, and he's targeting William Leather first. But what does his plan, which entangles Anna Hark and John Stone, have to do with the first moonshot...in 1851?"

Planetary #18 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES #3

Astro City: Local Heroes #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, Dec. 24 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek, with art Brent Anderson and painted cover by Alex Ross

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Local Heroes comes to a shattering, unsettling conclusion with a look at the nature of heroism, of reality itself, and at what went wrong in Astro City in the 1970s. The Blue Knight is on the loose, the bodies are piling up, and a young lawyer is caught up in the case of a lifetime -- a case that could end his life."

Astro City: Local Heroes #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: HELLBLAZER #191

Hellblazer #191 will arrive in stores next week from DC Comics. The issue is written by Mike Carey, with art by Marcelo Frusin and a painted cover by Tim Bradstreet.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Part 3 of the 5-part 'Staring at the Wall.' The Beast is burning its mark into the world, and John Constantine's fragile coalition has fallen apart in death and recrimination. It looks as though John's fortunes have finally reached rock bottom. But when he faces the Beast in its lair, things get unimaginably worse."

Hellblazer #191 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: CAPER #3

Caper #3 will arrive in stores on next week from DC Comics. The issue is written by Judd Winick, with art and cover by Farel Dalrymple.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The adventures of Jewish Mafia hitmen Izzy and Jacob Weiss continue in 1906! Unfortunately, Jacob's love affair could get them both killed, because he's with the same girl that's being pursued by his own mob boss. Part 3 of this 12-part look at the underbelly of the crime world, brought to you by Judd Winick and rising star Farel Dalrymple."

Caper #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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