MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
Written by: Peter J. Tomasi.
Art by: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray.
Cover by: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray.
Description: Battling evil with his son, Damian, at his side, Batman now realizes that the hardest part of the job may be trying to work together! As Batman and Robin try to adjust to their new partnership, a figure emerges from Bruce Wayne's past: His name is NoBody, and he's not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light on his own shadowy war against evil...
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
FIRST LOOK: BATWOMAN #1
Written by: J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman.
Art by: J.H. Williams III.
Cover by: J.H. Williams III.
Description: In "Hydrology," part 1 of 5, Batwoman faces deadly new challenges in her war against Gotham City's underworld – and new trials in her life as Kate Kane.
Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what vile purpose? Will Kate train her cousin, Bette Kane (a.k.a. Flamebird), as her new sidekick? How will she handle unsettling revelations about her father, Colonel Jacob Kane? And why is a certain government agency suddenly taking an interest in her?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: DEATHSTROKE #1
Written by: Kyle Higgins.
Art by: Joe Bennett and Art Thibert.
Cover by: Simon Bisley.
Description: Slade Wilson is the best mercenary in the DCU, and he's been doing this a long time. Some might say too long. But they'll learn: Never turn your back on Deathstroke the Terminator. He won't quit, no matter how high the stakes.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: DEMON KNIGHTS #1
Written by: Paul Cornell.
Art by: Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert.
Cover by: Tony S. Daniel.
Description:
Set in the Dark Ages of the DC Universe, a barbarian horde is massing to crush civilization. It's fallen to Madame Xanadu and Jason Blood, the man with a monster inside him, to stand in their way – though the demon Etrigan has no interest in protecting anyone or anything other than himself! It'll take more than their own power to stop an army fueled by bloodlust and dark sorcery, and some very surprising heroes – and villains – will have no choice but to join the fray!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
FIRST LOOK: FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #1
Written by: Jeff Lemire.
Art by: Alberto Ponticello.
Cover by: J.G. Jones.
Description: Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive! But can he protect the world from threats even more horrifying than himself? And since he's vilified for who and what he is, will he even want to take on this mission?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: GREEN LANTERN #1
Written by: Geoff Johns.
Art by: Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy.
Covers by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Greg Capullo.
Description: Introducing an unexpected new Lantern.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: GRIFTER #1
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Written by: Nathan Edmondson.
Art by: CAFU.
Cover by: CAFU.
Description: Cole Cash is a charming grifter few can resist. And yet he's about to be branded a serial killer when he begins hunting and exterminating inhuman creatures hidden in human form – creatures only he can see! Can the biggest sweet talker of all time talk his way out of this one when even his brother thinks he's gone over the edge?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: LEGION LOST #1
Written by: Fabian Nicieza.
Art by: Pete Woods.
Cover by: Pete Woods.
Description: Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from annihilation. But when the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world that, for them, is the ultimate struggle to survive!
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: MISTER TERRIFIC #1
Written by: Eric Wallace.
Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta.
Cover by: Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Description: The world's third-smartest man -- and one of its most eligible bachelors -- uses his brains and fists against science gone mad! Michael Holt is the head of a successful high-tech corporation and an institute that recruits and encourages the finest minds of the next generation to excel. As Mister Terrific he inhabits a world of amazement few others know exists, let alone can comprehend.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
FIRST LOOK: RED LANTERNS #1
Written by: Peter Milligan.
Art by: Ed Benes and Rob Hunter.
Cover by: Ed Benes and Rob Hunter.
Description: Atrocitus and his Red Lantern Corps return in their own series, battling against injustice in the most bloody ways imaginable!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
FIRST LOOK: RESURRECTION MAN #1
Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: Fernando Dagnino.
Cover by: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.
Description: It's the return of Mitch Shelly – and he's still dead. Resurrection Man can't stay dead for long, though – and with each rebirth comes new and unexpected powers. But his many returns have not gone unnoticed, and forces are gathering to learn what's so special about him – and to see which of them will finally stop Resurrection Man dead.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
FIRST LOOK: SUICIDE SQUAD #1
Written by: Adam Glass.
Art by: Marco Rudy.
Cover by: Ryan Benjamin.
Description: They're a team of death-row super villains recruited by the government to take on missions so dangerous -- they're sheer suicide! Harley Quinn! Deadshot! King Shark! Defeated and imprisoned, they're being interrogated about their mission -- and about who's pulling the strings behind this illegal operation. Who will be the first to crack under the pressure?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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FIRST LOOK: SUPERBOY #1
Written by: Scott Lobdell.
Art by: RB Silva and Rob Lean.
Cover by: Eric Canete.
Description: They thought he was just an experiment – and a failed one at that! Grown from a combination of Kryptonian and human DNA, the Clone was no more than a set of data to the scientists of Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E. But when the scope of his stunning powers was revealed, he became a deadly weapon! Now the question is: Can a clone develop a conscience?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Sept. 14.
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