TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: THE RAY #2
Written by: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Art by: Jamal Igle and Rich Perotta.
Cover by: Jamal Igle.
Description: Lucien Gates is doing his best to adapt to his new powers and heroic identity as The Ray – but between giant monsters attacking San Diego and meeting his girlfriend's strict parents, things are not going so well. Someone is definitely behind these attacks and perhaps even Lucien's gaining his abilities. He'd better hope he can solve that mystery before his life is completely ruined.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: BATGIRL #5
Written by: Gail Simone.
Art by: Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuente.
Cover by: Adam Hughes.
Description: Still reeling from the shocking return of a major figure with secrets from her past, Batgirl goes on the hunt for the terrifying killer Gretel, whose eerie and violent power over the men of Gotham City leaves no one safe -- not even guest star Bruce Wayne!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN AND ROBIN #5
Written by: Peter J. Tomasi.
Art by: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray.
Cover by: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray.
Description: There's a devil on Robin's shoulder -- and his name is Nobody! Batman and Robin's relationship gets pushed to the breaking point as Nobody insinuates himself into Damian's life and tries to make him see that Bruce's plan to battle crime is hopeless – and only by teaming up and tapping into Damian's killer instinct can they ever hope to rid Gotham City of its evil roots.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: BATWOMAN #5
Written by: J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman.
Art by: J.H. Williams III.
Covers by: J.H. Williams III.
Description: "Hydrology," the first arc, reaches its powerful conclusion! After the horrors Batwoman has faced, she has a final showdown with The Weeping Woman -- a specter with the power to dredge up Kate's deepest pain. Can she finally forgive herself so she can dispel this evil? And how will she respond when Chase and the DEO tighten their grip, forcing Kate to make an impossible decision?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: DEATHSTROKE #5
Written by: Kyle Higgins.
Art by: Joe Bennett and Art Thibert.
Covers by: Simon Bisley.
Description: Deathstroke's allies are dwindling and the net is tightening, so now's a bad time for the return of Legacy! Who is this relentless enemy, and who's been stalking the unbeatable mercenary?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: DEMON KNIGHTS #5
Written by: Paul Cornell.
Art by: Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert.
Cover by: Mike Choi.
Description: The pressure is mounting as the Horde prepares to breach the walls of Little Spring -- but inside the town, our heroes are at each other's throats! With their fragile alliance in tatters, and the enemy whispering in their ears, someone's going to break -- but for a reason you never saw coming!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #5
Written by: Jeff Lemire.
Art by: Alberto Ponticelli.
Cover by: J.G. Jones.
Description:
When Checkmate fails to bring the rogue metahuman O.M.A.C. under control, they call in S.H.A.D.E.'s best agent, Frankenstein! It's all-out monster mayhem as O.M.A.C. and Frank battle in the streets of Metropolis. But what is Brother Eye's real goal? It's up to Father Time and Ray Palmer to find out! Continued from this month's O.M.A.C. #5!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: GREEN LANTERN #5
Written by: Geoff Johns.
Art by: Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy.
Covers by: Doug Mahnke and Mike Choi.
Description: The conclusion to Sinestro and Hal Jordan's invasion of the planet Korugar! Can these two enemies cooperate long enough to liberate the world from the tyranny of the Sinestro Corps?
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: GRIFTER #5
Written by: Nathan Edmondson.
Art by: Scott Clark and Dave Beaty.
Cover by: Scott Clark and Dave Beaty.
Description: Cole and his new partner Sofia make plans to escape the northwest, but first they need a little cash – and that calls for a quick grift. Cole can't get far in his con-artistry, however, before discovering that the Daemonites are coming after him in full force – and they have powers he could not have anticipated.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: LEGION LOST #5
Written by: Fabian Nicieza.
Art by: Pete Woods.
Cover by: Pete Woods.
Description: Our team of time-stranded Legionnaires must do battle with Alastor, the hulking bio-terrorist who has unleashed his lethal future virus in the present-day DCU! But before they arrive on the scene, Dawnstar must try to survive the behemoth alone!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: MISTER TERRIFIC #5
Written by: Eric Wallace.
Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta and Wayne Faucher.
Cover by: J.G. Jones.
Description: It's a battle in outer space as Mister Terrific leads a rebellion against the diabolical Kryl! But with Michael and his allies hopelessly outnumbered, it might take a miracle to save them. Who is the mysterious entity enlisted to help them? One thing's for sure: This will either be Mister Terrific's finest hour...or his last stand.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #4
Written by: Aaron Lopresti, Kevin Maguire and Matt Kindt.
Art by: Scott Kolins, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan and Kevin Maguire.
Cover by: Amanda Conner.
Description: Garbage Man flings a Dino-man by the tail, while Tanga tears off a piece of Za -- the despot, that is, not the food! Plus: the origin of Robotman!
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: RESURRECTION MAN #5
Written by: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Art by: Fernando Blanco.
Cover by: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.
Description: Mitch Shelley is dead. Again. But this time, things are different. He's no longer in the realm of the living. While the Body Doubles try to find out what happened to him, the Resurrection Man must find a way to escape the realm he's trapped in before a host of celestial beings finds him…
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: THE SHADE #4
Written by: James Robinson.
Art by: Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone.
Covers by: Tony Harris and Darwyn Cooke.
Description: In the tradition of the "Times Past" issues of Starman comes a story of revenge, murder and betrayal set in the 1940s! The Shade is just beginning his long criminal career, but when an industrialist who is helping with the war effort is targeted for assassination, the Shade surprisingly seeks to help save the man! Who is this man, and who is the strange woman on this issue's cover? Find out more about the Shade's true origin!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: SUICIDE SQUAD #5
Written by: Adam Glass.
Art by: Federico Dallocchio.
Cover by: Dan Panosian.
Description: Super-Villain prison riot! After returning from a string of hellish missions, the surviving members of the Suicide Squad are forced to undertake one last task: stop an all-out riot inside Belle Reve Penitentiary, the roughest Super-Villain prison on the planet!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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FIRST LOOK: SUPERBOY #5
Written by: Scott Lobdell.
Art by: R.B. Silva and Rob Lean.
Cover by: Shane Davis and Jonathan Glapion.
Description: They created Superboy to be a weapon, not a hero. But on the eve of his conflict with the Teen Titans, Superboy will make the first truly moral choice of his short life -- though he might not be prepared to live with the consequences!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Jan. 11.
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