DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: JLA #101

JLA #101 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, July 14 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Chuck Austen, with art and cover by Ron Garney.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The powerful 6-part saga 'The Pain of the Gods,' begins here. Superman faces one of his greatest tragedies when he's unable to prevent the death of a fellow super-hero. But how can a man with god-like abilities face the guilt of such a terrible failure? Especially when the event will have repercussions that could come back to haunt the JLA!"

JLA #101 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: ACTION COMICS #815

Action Comics #815 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, July 14 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Chuck Austen, with art by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos and a cover by Arthur Adams.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"It's Superman's last stand at S.T.A.R. Labs, guest-starring Wonder Woman and Superboy! Injured from his knock-down fight with Gog, Superman is cornered by every villain who wants to make a name for himself by getting a piece of the Man of Steel. Will Wonder Woman and Superboy be enough muscle to help Superman?"

Action Comics #815 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: BLOODHOUND #1

Bloodhound #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, July 14 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Dan Jolley, with art by Leonard Kirk and Robin Riggs and a cover by Dave Johnson.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A new breed of crimefighter makes his explosive debut! Former policeman Travis Clevenger ‹ aka Bloodhound ‹ is in the third year of a 20-year prison sentence for brutally killing his partner. But his gift for profiling super-criminals leads the F.B.I. to offer him a chance at freedom if he'll help them track down a super-powered serial killer. All that stands in their way is a prison riot aimed at keeping him from leaving prison alive."

Bloodhound #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: DC COMICS PRESENTS: MYSTERY IN SPACE #1

DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, July 14 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Grant Morrison and Elliot S. Maggin, with art by Jerry Ordway and J.H. Williams III and a cover by Alex Ross.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The Julius Schwartz Tribute continues. Grant Morrison and Jerry Ordway and longtime DC scribe Elliot S. Maggin and J.H. Williams III each share their takes on spaceman Adam Strange having to decide the fate of two worlds."

DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: BOOKS OF MAGICK: LIFE DURING WARTIME #1

Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1 will arrive in stores on Wednesday, July 14 from DC Comics. The issue is co-plotted by Neil Gaiman and Si Spencer and written by Spencer, with art by Dean Ormston and a painted cover by Frank Quitely.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Neil Gaiman's original character Timothy Hunter is back in a new series co-plotted by Gaiman and British television writer Si Spencer. Ten minutes into the future, set in alternative universes where battles on Earth and Faerie overlap, this new take on 19-year-old Tim is loaded with dark, dystopian undercurrents and deep psychological horror."

Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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