MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
DC COMICS FOR JUNE
BATMAN TITLES
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY #3
Written by Paul Dini, art and cover by Carlos D'Anda.
Get ready for the upcoming blockbuster videogame with this exciting lead-in miniseries written by the game's writer, Paul Dini. The focus this issue shifts to The Clown Prince of Crime and his crazed paramour, as The Joker and Harley Quinn set up their new love nest in the old Gotham Metal Works. What role are they looking to play in the new Arkham City -- and is Batman even in a position to do anything about it?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM #2
Written by Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins, art and cover by Trevor McCarthy, variant cover by Dustin Nguyen.
Murder, mayhem and the building of an empire! Issue #2 throttles up the action as Batman tries to find the source of the attacks before the killer can strike again. But with the reveal of the fourth family of Gotham City and an old case from the early days of the city, is Batman playing right into the villain's hands?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
BATMAN INCORPORATED #8
Written by Grant Morrison, art by Scott Clark, cover by Chris Burnham, variant cover by Scott Clark.
When Waynetech's launch of Interworld is plagued by a series of "virtual murders," Batman teams up with Oracle to hunt down the culprit in a simulated environment that's slowly collapsing into post-apocalyptic zombie-haunted chaos. A computer-generated Batman adventure that brings Dark Knight justice to a wild new frontier, to face a new and virulent menace. In a world of numbers, does everything have a price?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #5
Written by David Finch, art by Finch and Scott Williams, cover by Finch, variant cover by Andy Clarke.
David Finch's brilliant take on Batman continues to explore the darker corners of Gotham City in the penultimate chapter of "Golden Dawn." As The Dark Knight suffers one of his worst defeats, Jason Blood makes an unexpected move. With a surprise funeral and guest appearances by Etrigan, the Demon and Ragman, this series continues to heat up!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
BATMAN #711
Written by Tony Daniel, art by Steve Scott and Ryan Winn, cover by Daniel.
Batman acts on his suspicions of a newly elected political figure in Gotham City and finds himself in deep water. With piranhas. Meanwhile, Two-Face fights his way back from the brink of death to find an unlikely ally who will show him that there are two sides to every story.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
DETECTIVE COMICS #878
Written by Scott Snyder, art and cover by Jock.
Off the coast of Gotham City, with no help for miles, the vicious smuggler and pirate Tiger Shark holds Batman captive on his ship. Can Batman escape in time, or will he become food for Tiger Shark's deadly pets? Plus: The saga of James Jr. continues. Is he a victim of circumstance or vicious killer? You decide. The shocking conclusion to "Hungry City."
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
BATMAN BEYOND #6
Written by Adam Beechen, art by Ryan Benjamin and John Stanisci, cover by Dustin Nguyen.
"Industrial Revolution" continues as the crisis at Wayne-Powers escalates to frightening -- and potentially deadly -- proportions! And when the villain decides to reveal himself, the lives of everyone in Gotham City -- hangs in the balance! Yes, that includes Batman himself!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
BATMAN AND ROBIN #24
Written by Judd Winick, art and cover by Guillem March.
The Red Hood is out! But the bigger mystery is who broke him out of prison -- and why? His liberators seem to have plans for him. Plans that Jason wants no part of. It's a street brawl, and unlikely allies come together! Batman, Robin and The Red Hood must fight alongside one another in a knockdown, drag-out battle, taking on the people who sprung Jason Todd.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
RED ROBIN #24
Written by Fabian Nicieza, art and cover by Marcus To and Ray McCarthy.
To survive the Assassination Tournament, Red Robin must survive an attack from Scarab's Covenant of Ka, make it to Russia in time to rescue a critically injured oligarch, track the mercenary Promise and come to an unexpected confrontation with the mysterious sister of
Ra's al Ghul!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
BIRDS OF PREY #13
Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by Jesus Saiz.
Things get ugly as The Birds of Prey are trapped in a cunning puzzle box of a skyscraper, pursued by a nightmarish killer who holds all the cards, leaving only the Huntress, the reluctant aide of Renee Montoya, and The Question to free them! And what effect does the death of Oracle have on the team as they race to escape from hell?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
BATGIRL #22
Written by Bryan Q. Miller, art by Pere Perez, cover by Nguyen.
When Stephanie Brown arrives in London for a top-secret Batman Incorporated assignment, jet lag, lost luggage and those terribly difficult accents are the least of Batgirl's problems -- the actual Greenwich Mean has been stolen, and as all of London literally grinds to a halt, it's up to Batgirl and Squire to save the United Kingdom! Tally-ho!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #24
Written by Peter Calloway, art by Andres Guinaldo and Lorenzo Ruggiero, cover by Guillem March.
The breakout at Arkham continues here! When Batman shows up to stop the escaping villains, battle lines will be drawn. Will Selina stick by The Sirens? Or will she take on Harley and Ivy? The ending will shock you! Guest starring Batman, The Joker and Clayface.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
SUPERMAN TITLES
ACTION COMICS #902
Written by Paul Cornell, art and cover by Kenneth Rocafort, variant cover by Jon Bogdanove.
"Reign of Doomsday" marches on! A deadly new foe has risen following the events of ACTION COMICS #900 -- and he represents Superman's worst fears personified. Even with Steel, Superboy, Supergirl and the Eradicator by his side, Superman is still in for the fight of his life -- and considering his life, you know that's gotta be some fight!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
SUPERMAN #712
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Roberson, art by Eddy Barrows and J.P. Mayer, cover by John Cassaday, variant cover by George Perez.
Meet Los Angeles' newest super hero in the latest Chapter of "Grounded": Sharif! But Sharif discovers that in today's current cultural climate, some people don't want his help -- they just want him gone. Can Superman aid Sharif and quell a prejudiced public, or are there some problems too big even for the Man of Steel to solve?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
SUPERBOY #8
Written by Jeff Lemire, art by Pier Gallo, cover by Karl Kerschl.
The mystery of the Hollow Men has been on Superboy's mind ever since the first issue. The Phantom Stranger knows the secrets behind this Smallville legend, and Superboy is determined to get The Stranger to share that knowledge -- but such information comes at a price, one Superboy may not be able to pay. Everything so far has been building up to this story, which kicks off here!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
SUPERGIRL #65
Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Chriscross and Marc Deering, cover by Mahmud Asrar.
Co-ed of Steel? Supergirl goes undercover on a college campus to help Lois Lane uncover the truth behind a string of recent student disappearances! What they uncover, though, leads Supergirl directly into a confrontation with one of the DCU's deadliest villains!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #85
Written by Cullen Bunn, art by Travel Foreman, cover by Miguel Sepulveda.
Witness Dick Grayson's first adventure with Superman as Batman in this thrilling story that pits The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel against the monstrous villain Sabbac, a Kryptonian serial killer and an army of demon children!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
DC UNIVERSE TITLES
ADVENTURE COMICS #527
Written by Paul Levitz, art by Geraldo Borges and Marlo Alquiza, cover by Eduardo Pansica and Eber Ferreira.
A "Legion Academy" single-issue story starring the enthusiastic (and sometimes ditzy) Legionnaire-in-training, Comet Queen! We learn her origin tale and the tragedies she has endured on her path to graduation.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
BOOSTER GOLD #45
Written by Dan Jurges, art and cover by Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.
Booster knows that the Flashpoint world isn't his own. But how does he get back? How does he make things right?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #9-10
Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Mike S. Miller, Sergio Sandoval, Howard Porter and Livesay, covers by Ivan Reis and Ed Benes.
Coping with his failure to save Metropolis and the loss of Lois and the Daily Planet, Superman makes a tactical mistake that could cost the JLA dearly. Plus, a new hero has emerged to save the day on Earth -- and his name is Lex Luthor!
In issue #10, Lex Luthor has saved the day and done what Superman couldn't by rescuing the Daily Planet and foiling Brainiac's plans. Now, Superman must answer to the JLA for his dereliction of duty, and it won't be pretty!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1 and June 15.
FLASHPOINT #2
Written by Geoff Johns, art and cover by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope, variant cover by Ivan Reis and George Perez.
The world-changing miniseries continues! Where are the World's Greatest Super Heroes? Barry Allen is on a mission to find out or die trying -- and that may be what's happening as he tries to make lightning strike twice! Meanwhile, around the submerged Paris, the pirate Deathstroke confronts Emperor Aquaman!
40 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 8.
FLASHPOINT: BATMAN -- KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1
Written by Brian Azzarello, art by Eduardo Risso, cover by Dave Johnson.
FLASH FACT! He spends his days running Wayne Casinos!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN #1
Written by Peter Milligan, art by George Perez and Scott Koblish, cover by Perez.
FLASH FACT! One among them will betray them all!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR -- THE GREEN LANTERN #1
Written by Adam Schlagman, art and cover by Felipe Massafera.
FLASH FACT! He survived the crash!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #1
Written by Rex Ogle and others, art by Paulo Siquiera, cover by Shane Davis.
FLASH FACT! Everything you know changed in a flash -- but how?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cinfuentes.
FLASH FACT! He will drown the world -- then rule it!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
FLASHPOINT: DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti, art and cover by Joe Bennett and John Dell.
FLASH FACT! He will stop at nothing to find his lost treasure!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN #1
Written by Jeff Lemire, art by Ibraim Roberson, cover by Doug Mahnke.
FLASH FACT! They can't survive unless they find their maker!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
FLASHPOINT: CITIZEN COLD #1
Written, art and cover by Scott Kolins.
FLASH FACT! He loves someone he should not!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 8.
FLASHPOINT: WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, art by Scott Clark and David Beaty, cover by Ed Benes.
FLASH FACT! If she can't have the world -- no one will!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1
Written by J.T. Krul, art FLASH FACT! For their last performance -- an escape act!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
FLASHPOINT: LEGION OF DOOM STARRING HEATWAVE #1
Written by Adam Glass, art by Rodney Buchemi and Jose Marzan Jr., cover by Miguel Sepulveda.
FLASH FACT! They have to kill the president!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, art by Eddy Nunez, cover by Nunez and Sandra Hope.
FLASH FACT! She is ready to reveal the Amazons' secret!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
FLASHPOINT: THE OUTSIDER #1
Written by James Robinson, art by Javi Fernandez, cover by Kevin Nowlan.
FLASH FACT! He won't join the war! (It could dirty his new suit.)
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST STARRING BART ALLEN #1
Written by Sterling Gates, art by Oilver Nome, cover by Francis Manapul.
FLASH FACT! Where is he? Or should we say when?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
FLASHPOINT: PROJECT SUPERMAN #1
Plot by Scott Snyder, script by Lowell Francis, art and cover by Gene Ha.
FLASH FACT! They experimented on him in a lab for years!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
FLASHPOINT: HAL JORDAN #1
Written by Adam Schlagman, art by Ben Oliver, cover by Rags Morales.
FLASH FACT! He never got the ring!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR #1
Written by Sean Ryan, art by Ig Guara, cover by Francis Manapul.
FLASH FACT! Africa belongs to him!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
FLASHPOINT: REVERSE FLASH #1
Written by Scott Kolins, art by Joel Gomez, cover by Ardian Syaf and Vincente Cifuentes.
FLASH FACT! He's more powerful than ever…
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
FLASHPOINT: GREEN ARROW INDUSTRIES #1
Written by Pornsak Pichetshote, art by Mark Castiello, cover by Viktor Kalvachev.
FLASH FACT! He makes money from war!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
FLASHPOINT: THE CANTERBURY CRICKET #1
Written by Mike Carlin, art and cover by Rags Morales.
FLASH FACT! His power is his curse!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH #1
Written by Jonathan Vankin, art by Marco Castiello, cover by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes.
Following the events of Brightest Day, the new protector of Earth has been chosen. But one reluctant hero making his return to the DCU is trying to convince Batman, Superman and the others heroes of the DC Universe that this may not be a good thing, because he can see that things are not right and mankind's brightest days are indeed over.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
GREEN ARROW #13
Written by J.T. Krul, art by Diogenes Neves and Vicente Cifuentes, cover by Joshua Middleton.
In BRIGHTEST DAY, Green Arrow faced his darkest demons and emerged on the other side every bit the hero of Star City. But will those he hurt and abandoned be as forgiving toward him? And what will The Queen now do to combat Green Arrow's positive image? Maybe she needs a hero of her own!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
GREEN LANTERN #67
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy, cover by Mahnke, variant cover by Scott Clark and David Beaty.
The blockbuster "War of the Green Lanterns" comes to a universe-shattering conclusion! How will Krona's rampage ultimately affect the Green Lantern Corps? All we can say is it will change EVERYTHING!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 15.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #61
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Tyler Kirkham and Matt "Batt" Banning, variant cover by Scott Clark and David Beaty.
In the aftermath to "War of the Green Lanterns," John Stewart and Kyle Rayner's world is left completely shattered. And they start to pick up the pieces starting right here and now. It won't be pretty.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 22.
GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS #11
Written by Peter J. Tomasi, art by Fernando Pasarin and Cam Smith, cover by Felipe Massafera, variant cover by Clayton Crain.
The "War of the Green Lanterns" is over! But for Guy Gardner and Kilowog, their post-"War" story has only just begun!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 29.
JONAH HEX #68
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art and cover by Rafa Garres.
When a man in a small town turns up dead, all evidence points to Jonah Hex as the shooter! On trial for his life in the backroom of a saloon, Hex must play detective if he's to prove his innocence. Artist Rafa Garres returns to illustrate this stand-alone potboiler!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 1.
JSA 80-PAGE GIANT 2011 #1
Written by Ivan Brandon, Matthew Cody, Matt Kindt, B. Clay Moore, Steve Niles and others
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO, NIC KLEIN and others
Cover by VICTOR IBAÑEZ
The JSA's many members each take a turn in the spotlight in seven stories from some of the brightest talent in the industry! Judomaster, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Tomcat mix it up with the Yakuza in Japan! Citizen Steel turns to Jay Garrick when he finds the only pain that can penetrate his unbreakable skin! And the Spectre returns to haunt the Society! Plus stories of Alan Scott, Hawkman, Sandman, and more!
80 pages, $5.99, in stores on June 1.
