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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008DC COMICS FIRST LOOKSFIRST LOOK: BATMAN #680Batman #680 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Grant Morrison, with art by Tony Daniel and Sandu Florea and a cover by Alex Ross.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"'Batman R.I.P.' part 5. This issue features two events so monumental that one comic can barely contain them! First, Batman faces off against The Club of Villains. Then, The Joker makes his stand, challenging the Dark Knight to the ultimate battle of wits. Will Batman survive either of these threats -- or could this be the end of Gotham City's greatest hero?"
Batman #680 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #25Justice League of America #25 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art and cover by Ed Benes.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"Vixen and Animal Man journey into the sacred Tantu Totem to solve the mystery of their altered powers. But Anansi, the African spider god responsible for these changes, has only begun reshaping the powers and histories of the Justice League, as eight-year-old Bruce Wayne shoots the burglar who killed his parents, Wonder Woman retires from the JLA after the tragic death of her husband, Superman, and The Green Lantern Corps quarantines Earth after one of their number destroys an American city. With the team's history changing before Vixen's eyes, is the JLA we now know gone forever?"
Justice League of America #25 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: NIGHTWING #149Nightwing #149 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Peter J. Tomasi, with art by Don Kramer and Jay Leisten and a cover by Rags Morales.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"A 'Batman R.I.P.' tie-in! With Batman missing in action, Nightwing faces off against The Dark Knight's most dangerous enemies -- Killer Croc, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and The Joker -- to save the life of a woman marked for death."
Nightwing #149 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: SUPERGIRL #34Supergirl #34 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Sterling Gates, with art by Jamal Igle and Keith Champagne and a cover by Josh Middleton.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"Beginning the new direction for Supergirl, which will tie the book and character firmly into the Superman franchise!"
Supergirl #34 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: TRINITY #18Trinity #18 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, with art by Mark Bagley/Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel/Andy Owens, Mike Norton/Karl Kesel and Tom Derenick/Wayne Faucher and a cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman no more! The heroic Trinity have met their fates at the hands of their villainous counterparts in the Troika. Now the Earth trembles helplessly in the hands of the villainous group while Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman's accomplishments are being forgotten!"
Trinity #18 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: VIXEN: RETURN OF THE LION #1Vixen: Return of the Lion #1 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by G. Willow Wilson, with art by Cafu and a cover by Josh Middleton.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"On a mission against the mega-mobsters of Intergang, the Justice League makes a stunning discovery revealing the truth behind the death of Vixen's mother. Long ago, poachers were fingered in her murder, but stunning proof arrives exposing the identity of her real killer! And the man responsible is still alive, making a vicious play for power in the homeland Vixen left years ago.
"This 5-issue miniseries plunges the League's animal-powered warrior into a deeply spiritual, but instantly deadly, quest for vengeance -- and draws the League itself into the newest chapter of Intergang's ever-expanding race for domination."
Vixen: Return of the Lion #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
FIRST LOOK: THE AUTHORITY #3The Authority #3 will arrive in stores on Oct. 1 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Christos Gage, with art by Simon Coleby, Mike McKone and Lanning and a cover by Simon Coleby.
Here's how DC describes the issue:
"The Midnighter confronts the Eidolon and his Army of the Mad... but can even he overcome an entire army alone? And the Engineer makes a startling discovery in the bowels of the Carrier that could turn the team's fortunes around in this desolate new world! Plus, the second chapter of the Marc 'Backlash' Slayton backup story continues by Christos Gage and Mike McKone."
The Authority #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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