DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: SMALLVILLE #7

Smallville #7 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, March 17 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Clint Carpenter, with art by Tom Derenick, Adam DeKraker, Tom Grummett and Kevin Conrad and a cover by John Van Fleet.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A special issue kicking off a 3-month-long cross-media event. The story begins here, continues online, and concludes in May's Smallville #8. In the lead story, Chloe reopens her secret files after gaining information from a fugitive member of Lionel Luthor's Deletion Force...and her investigation leads to new secrets concerning Kryptonite! In the backup, Jonathan and Martha deal with the hazards of raising a super-powered teen. Plus, a report from Christopher James Beppo sheds new light on the enigmatic founder of Smallville."

Smallville #7 will be 48 pages and will cost $3.95.

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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #51

Batman: Gotham Knights #51 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, March 17 from DC Comics. The issue is written by A.J. Lieberman, with art by Al Barrionuevo and Francis Portela and a cover by Lee Bermejo.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Guest-starring a trio of Batman's greatest foes: Hush, The Riddler and The Joker! A desperate Riddler contacts the only man who might save him from Hush's wrath: The Joker. Meanwhile, Batman is called away on a mission where not everything is as it seems."

Batman: Gotham Knights #51 will be 40 pages and will cost $2.75.

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FIRST LOOK: ROBIN #124

Robin #124 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, March 17 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Bill Willingham, with art by Francisco Rodriguez de la Fuente and Aaron Sowd and a cover by Jason Pearson.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"As Robin continues to juggle his girlfriend Spoiler, a mess of schoolwork and an intensive training regimen, his greatest fear threatens to come to fruition. And in a faraway land, Robin's most hated enemy summons a deadly assassin."

Robin #124 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: TEEN TITANS #9

Teen Titans #9 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, March 17 from DC Comics. The issue is written by by Geoff Johns, with art and cover by Mike McKone and Marlo Alquiza.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Part 1 of the 5-part 'Raven Rising!; Another weekend begins for the Teen Titans, and the first thing on the agenda: teach Bart Allen to drive. But what looks like a fun, relaxing adventure turns into dark nightmare for the Titans as Raven returns, and with her the new, mysterious Brother Blood."

Teen Titans #9 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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