TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: ACTION COMICS #5
Written by: Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch.
Art by: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and Chriscross.
Covers by: Andy Kubert, Joe Prado and Rags Morales.
Description: As the assault from an alien threat takes a turn for the worse for Metropolis, keys facts about Superman's past are brought to light for the first time! And how can certain elements from The Man of Steel's future help to prevent the theft of the millennium?
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: ANIMAL MAN #5
Written by: Jeff Lemire.
Art by: Travel Foreman and Jeff Huet.
Cover by: Travel Foreman.
Description: With Ellen and Cliff's lives hanging in the balance, Buddy finally faces off against The Hunters Three! But the fight doesn't go as planned, causing the Baker family to go on the run. What dark new threat is chasing them – and why? Find out as the first arc of DC's surprise breakout hit comes to a startling conclusion!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: BATWING #5
Written by: Judd Winick.
Art by: Ben Oliver.
Cover by: Ken Lashley.
Description: The mystery of the Kingdom, Africa's first and last Super Hero team, continues. When their former headquarters is opened to the public, its American benefactor, Bruce Wayne, is on hand. Will the villainous Massacre, who's been murdering the lost heroes, stop by for the grand opening? If he does, it will be up to Batman and Batwing to stop him. It's a battle of the bats!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: DETECTIVE COMICS #5
Written by: Tony S. Daniel.
Art by: Tony S. Daniel and Sandu Florea.
Covers by: Tony S. Daniel.
Description: There's been a seriers of assassinations in the criminal underworld -- and The Penguin is among Batman's first suspects! But when seemingly ordinary women become part of the killings, Batman discovers a common denominator that leads him on the trail of a vicious killer who is spiraling down a path of destruction. Bruce Wayne's girlfriend, investigative reporter Charlotte Rivers, ends up on the killer's hit list. And with her missing, can Batman uncover the layers of lies and deception within the underworld in time to save her?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: GREEN ARROW #5
Written by: Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens..
Art by: Dan Jurgens and Ray McCarthy.
Cover by: Jason Fabok and Ryan Winn.
Description: His touch melts flesh and burns through steel, and now the nightmare creature known as Midas wants Green Arrow dead! What secret from Green Arrow's past fuels Midas's rage, and how does it all tie in to the enigmatic woman known only as Blood Rose? Secrets are revealed as Ollie Queen's past comes back -- to kill him!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: HAWK AND DOVE #5
Written by: Sterling Gates.
Art by: Rob Liefeld.
Cover by: Rob Liefeld.
Description:
It's a race to rescue Deadman from the clutches of Condor and Swan! Hawk and Dove go on the hunt for Dove's ghostly lover, and it's a race against the clock to find him before Deadman lives up to his name for good! Traverse time and space as the hunt begins and secrets are uncovered in this action-packed issue!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: THE HUNTRESS #4
Written by: Paul Levitz.
Art by: Marcus To and John Dell.
Cover by: Guillem March.
Description: The Huntress' one-woman war on the Italian mob takes a dark turn when she discovers just how high up the corruption goes. Is our heroine willing to take things to the next level and actually kill an opponent?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #5
Written by: Dan Jurgens.
Art by: Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan.
Cover by: David Finch and Richard Friend.
Description: The JLI has one last chance to stop the alien powerhouse known as Peraxxus before he and his SignalMen bring about the end of the world. Will the team be able to work together, or will they bear the responsibility for Earth's destruction?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: MEN OF WAR #5
Written by: Ivan Brandon and Matt Kindt.
Art by: Tom Derenick, Patrick Scherberger and Dan Green.
Cover by: Viktor Kalvachev.
Description: Even beaten and captured, Joe Rock's resolve is enough to attract the attention of an ageless military general. But will it be enough to help him escape a battalion of battle-hardened ghouls and save his men? Plus: She fights with skilled perfection, he with ferocious energy. Which will be the last blade standing – or are both of these knife-wielding spies doomed?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: O.M.A.C. #5
Written by: Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen.
Art by: Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Cover by: Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish.
Description: Max Lord and Sarge Steel decide that in order to capture O.M.A.C., sacrifices will have to be made. They go back to the location of O.M.A.C.'s first appearance and target the workers on Kevin Kho's floor, including Kevin and all his friends. Meanwhile, since O.M.A.C. is still on the loose, S.H.A.D.E. decides to send in their top agent, Frankenstein, to succeed where Checkmate has failed. This epic storyline continues in this month's Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE #4
Written by: Gregg Hurwitz.
Art by: Szymon Kudranski.
Cover by: Szymon Kudranski.
Description: In the penultimate issue of Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski's thrilling and disturbing miniseries, the cracks are beginning to show in The Penguin's life. As he desperately grabs for more power, he puts himself in Batman's sights! And when Batman gets involved, can an underdog like The Penguin hope to triumph?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: RED LANTERNS #5
Written by: Peter Milligan.
Art by: Ed Benes and Rob Hunter
Cover by: Ed Benes.
Description: Is Krona alive? Because if he truly lives again, the Red Lantern leader Atrocitus can kill the mad Guardian of the Universe himself this time, finally getting the revenge he's craved an eternity for! And what does Bleez know about this seeming resurrection? She's not telling, which only stokes Atrocitus's fury!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: STATIC SHOCK #5
Written by: Scott McDaniel.
Art by: Scott McDaniel and Andy Owen.
Cover by: Khary Randelph.
Description: Sending Static to a watery grave has earned Joey Piranha and his freakish Bang Baby Army the coveted security role in the secretive Crime Alliance. Shocking connections begin to be revealed between the mysterious Hawkins family tragedy and this brutal criminal enterprise. And how might the unpredictable agenda of the Pale Man and the true price of Dr. Nemo's Q-Juice send this criminal storm spinning wildly out of control?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: STORMWATCH #5
Written by: Paul Cornell.
Art by: Miguel Sepulveda.
Cover by: Miguel Sepulveda.
Description: It's the unstoppable murder machine vs. the Eminence of Blades when the Midnighter takes on Prince of Lies, Harry Tanner! As Adam One stands trial before the shadow cabinet, Stormwatch loses two members, and the mystery horn from Superman #1 reappears to deliver a final page that will change Stormwatch forever!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 4.
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FIRST LOOK: SWAMP THING #5
Written by: Scott Snyder.
Art by: Yanick Paquette.
Covers by: Yanick Paquette.
Description: Alec and Abby bring the fight to Sethe's chosen servant in the blood-slicked slaughterhouses of west Texas! But while the battle is joined in America, the war may already be lost in the jungles of Brazil, as danger approaches for the Parliament of Trees...
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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