DVD new releases May 22, 2007
Scrubs - The Complete Fifth Season
Roots (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)
Letters from Iwo Jima (Two-Disc Special Edition)
The O.C. - The Complete Fourth Season
The Third Man - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Edition)
The Magnificent Seven - The Complete Second Season
The World Is Not Enough (Widescreen Edition)
The Peter Sellers Giftset (The Pink Panther / What's New, Pussycat? / The Party / Casino Royale [1967])
More upcoming DVD releases
New CD releases May 22, 2007
Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 by The Moody Blues
The Enchantment by Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
Warmth of the Sun by the Beach Boys
Mr. Eliminator by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
Summer Surf by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
King of the Surf Guitar by Dick Dale
Checkered Flag by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
More upcoming CD releases
The Enchantment by Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
Warmth of the Sun by the Beach Boys
Mr. Eliminator by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
Summer Surf by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
King of the Surf Guitar by Dick Dale
Checkered Flag by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
More upcoming CD releases
DVD: Heroes Season 1
The first season of NBC's hit series is out Aug. 28 on seven disks. It's available for pre-order now from Amazon.
Extras include:
* Unaired Pilot: The Tim Kring Cut with Audio Commentary – A full 73 uninterrupted minutes of the original, unaired, extended pilot episode, as Heroes' creator Tim Kring first envisioned it, with a character never seen.
* The Making of Heroes – From concept to pop culture phenomenon, a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest new series on television
* Special Effects – The secrets behind the eye-popping visuals that give the Heroes their amazing powers.
* The Stunts – A back stage look at the show's hair-raising stunts.
* Mind Reader – Matt Parkman's mind reading abilities reveal your inner Hero with a series of simple tests.
* Profile of Artist Tim Sale - A look at the Eisner Award-winning comic book artist (Spiderman, Batman, Daredevil) behind much of the Manga-influenced artwork used in the show.
* The Score - Go behind the scenes with Wendy Melvin and Lisa Coleman (of Prince's The Revolution) as they create their ASCAP Award-winning musical score.
* 50 Deleted and Extended Scenes.
Extras include:
* Unaired Pilot: The Tim Kring Cut with Audio Commentary – A full 73 uninterrupted minutes of the original, unaired, extended pilot episode, as Heroes' creator Tim Kring first envisioned it, with a character never seen.
* The Making of Heroes – From concept to pop culture phenomenon, a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest new series on television
* Special Effects – The secrets behind the eye-popping visuals that give the Heroes their amazing powers.
* The Stunts – A back stage look at the show's hair-raising stunts.
* Mind Reader – Matt Parkman's mind reading abilities reveal your inner Hero with a series of simple tests.
* Profile of Artist Tim Sale - A look at the Eisner Award-winning comic book artist (Spiderman, Batman, Daredevil) behind much of the Manga-influenced artwork used in the show.
* The Score - Go behind the scenes with Wendy Melvin and Lisa Coleman (of Prince's The Revolution) as they create their ASCAP Award-winning musical score.
* 50 Deleted and Extended Scenes.
Pop Culture Roundup May 21, 2007
Fox and The Franklin Mint have teamed to create a limited Silver Surfer U.S. quarter as a promotion for the new Fantastic Four film.
Best Fantastic Four Sites
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Moonstone Books will present a series of "lost" Doc Savage novels based on Lester Dent radio scripts.
Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent collects for the first time these radio scripts for the character's legions of fans. The book will be available in a trade paperback version and a special, limited and signed hardcover edition with a full-color dust jacket. The special edition is limited to 300 numbered copies and features a pulp-era Doc Savage cover by Douglas Klauba. It will be signed by both the artist and the interior illustrator, Tom Roberts. It will also include special Doc color plates by Dave Dorman, Joe Prado, and Ruben Procopio. The trade paperback will retail for $18.95, and limited edition will carry at $49.99 cover price.
Best Doc Savage Sites
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Wonder Woman says it's fun to be healthy.
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Have any original Pogo art?
CALLING ALL POGO FANS & COLLECTORS
We are requesting the help of Pogo collectors who may have original art or high quality reproductions of Walt Kelly’s Pogo strip.
We are currently assembling Walt Kelly’s POGO: The Complete Daily & Sunday Strips. We are looking for the best possible black-and-white reproduction of both Sundays and dailies — especially the Sundays. If you have original art or proofs that you would be willing to let us scan, we would be grateful if you’d contact us. You may e-mail me directly at groth@fantagraphics.com (Please put POGO in the header). Thank you.
Gary Groth
Fantagraphics Books
Best Fantastic Four Sites
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Moonstone Books will present a series of "lost" Doc Savage novels based on Lester Dent radio scripts.
Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent collects for the first time these radio scripts for the character's legions of fans. The book will be available in a trade paperback version and a special, limited and signed hardcover edition with a full-color dust jacket. The special edition is limited to 300 numbered copies and features a pulp-era Doc Savage cover by Douglas Klauba. It will be signed by both the artist and the interior illustrator, Tom Roberts. It will also include special Doc color plates by Dave Dorman, Joe Prado, and Ruben Procopio. The trade paperback will retail for $18.95, and limited edition will carry at $49.99 cover price.
Best Doc Savage Sites
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Wonder Woman says it's fun to be healthy.
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Have any original Pogo art?
CALLING ALL POGO FANS & COLLECTORS
We are requesting the help of Pogo collectors who may have original art or high quality reproductions of Walt Kelly’s Pogo strip.
We are currently assembling Walt Kelly’s POGO: The Complete Daily & Sunday Strips. We are looking for the best possible black-and-white reproduction of both Sundays and dailies — especially the Sundays. If you have original art or proofs that you would be willing to let us scan, we would be grateful if you’d contact us. You may e-mail me directly at groth@fantagraphics.com (Please put POGO in the header). Thank you.
Gary Groth
Fantagraphics Books
DC Comics August 2007 solicitations
Click linked titles to order from Amazon.
Highlights:
THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC-BOOK HEROES VOL. 3: SUPERMAN
Written by Michael L. Fleisher, art by various.
Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Man of Steel can be found in this in-depth volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1978, this comprehensive volume includes every fact you could want to know about Superman!
528 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
THE JSA ALL STARS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Bill Finger and others, art by Bernard Baily, Irwin Hasen, Stan Aschmeier and others.
This brand-new series collects all of the Golden Age solo stories of Johnny Thunder, Hour-Man, Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, Mr. Terrific, Wildcat and Red Tornado from Flash Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics and Sensation Comics (January 1940-May 1942)!
256 pages, $57.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
THE SPIRIT VOL. 1 HC
Written by Darwyn Cooke, art by Cooke and J. Bone, cover by Cooke.
Darwyn Cooke -- the creator of DC: The New Frontier -- turns his attention to the classic Will Eisner creation The Spirit in this amazing hardcover collecting the first six issues of the new series from DC Comics plus the Batman/The Spirit special! In these thrilling tales. Cooke maintains the "spirit" of Eisner's creation but brings his own original sensibilities to the character. The Spirit, a.k.a. Denny Colt, Commissioner Dolan, and his Daughter Ellen are reintroduced in this go-for-broke, shoot-the-lights-out collection of crime stories filled with action, adventure, humor and sexy girls!
192 pages, $24.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
SHAZAM: MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by Jeff Smith, art and cover by Smith.
Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word ³Shazam!² after being granted the magical powers of the gods by an ancient wizard. In this hardcover collecting the acclaimed 4-issue mini-series, Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!
240 pages, $29.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 HC
Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Shawn McManus, Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Bryan Talbot, John Watkiss, Matt Wagner, Stan Woch, Colleen Doran, Duncan Eagleson, John Bolton, Malcolm Jones III, George Pratt, Dick Giordano, P. Craig Russell and Vince Locke, cover by Dave McKean.
The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, The Absolute Sandman Vol. 2 collects issues 21-39 of The Sandman and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on The Sandman #34 by the issue's original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus material, including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose and one illustrated), a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot The Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams, and the complete script and pencils by Gaiman and Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of "Season of Mists" from The Sandman #23.
616 pages, $99, in stores on Oct. 31.
And the rest:
COUNTDOWN TITLES
COUNTDOWN 39-35
Story by Paul Dini, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, covers 39-36 by Shane Davis and Matt Banning, cover 35 by J.G. Jones.
39 script by Sean McKeever; art by J. Calafiore.
38 script by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; art by Jesus Saiz.
37 script by Adam Beechen; art by David Lopez.
36 script by Tony Bedard; art by J. Calafiore.
35 script by Sean McKeever; art by Manuel Garcia.
The action ratchets up across five issues in August guest-starring Zatanna, the Teen Titans, the JLA, Poison Ivy, the Penguin, the Atom and more! Karate Kid ventures to Oracle for answers. Jimmy Olsen attempts to join not one but two exclusive clubs. Mary Marvel falls deeper into temptation. And Donna Troy and Jason Todd journey into the Nanoverse!
Plus, starting in Countdown 38, a series of backup stories recounting the origins of DC's greatest villians, written by Scott Beatty.
32 pages, in stores on August 1, August 8, August 15 and August 22, $2.99.
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #1
Written by Adam Beechen and Justin Gray, art by Eddy Barrows, Fabrizio Fiorentino and Julio Ferreira, cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert.
Flying out of the pages of 52, it's Adam Strange, Starfire and Animal Man in an explosive new series! Now that they've returned to their respective homes, where do they go from here? Find out what the future holds for these heroes in the DCU!
And in the 8-page backup, from the pages of Countdown, it's a tale of Forerunner! Find out more about this awesome new character and her relationship with the Monitors.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 29.
ACTION COMICS #853-854
Written by Kurt Busiek, art and cover by Brad Walker and John Livesay
The Countdown tie-in trilogy continues with the Kryptonite Man on the loose, Mr. Action on the prowl and Superman on the ropes! Plus, a certain long-lost superdog returns...but what does fate hold for Jimmy Olsen?
And in Action Comics #854, it's a desperate battle for Superman, a turning point for Jimmy Olsen, and a deadly radioactive threat for Metropolis! Will Mr. Action live or die? And what will the future hold for Krypto? Plus: giant monkey!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1 and August 15.
THE ALL-NEW ATOM #14
Written by Gail Simone, art by Mike Norton and Trevor Scott, cover by Ladronn.
Part 3 of "The Hunt for Ray Palmer,² tying into Countdown! Ryan Choi, Donna Troy, Jason Todd and Bob the Monitor continue to search the Nanoverse for Ray Palmer -- and the travelers find themselves in what some might call...Heaven.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
CATWOMAN #70
Written by Will Pfeifer, art by David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez, cover by Adam Hughes.
An Amazons Attack tie-in! Catwoman's on the run and undercover. Batman chose her to infiltrate a new player in the Amazons' war on the U.S., but with her life in shambles, can she be trusted?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
AMAZONS ATTACK #5-6
Written by Will Pfeifer, art and covers by Pete Woods.
The war comes to a shocking finale as Amazons Attack ships twice in August! Alliances fall to the wayside as fractures emerge in all sides of the conflict. Catwoman goes undercover to discover why a second threat has appeared on the field of battle; the rest of the heroes face a shocking new force aligning with the Amazons; and as the fatalities pile up on the Amazon side, Hippolyta's grasp on the throne may be slipping.
And in issue #6, it's all-out carnage and mayhem as all factions in the war fight the final battle! Wonder Woman takes on Hippolyta in a duel that can have only one outcome; the true reasons behind the war are discovered; and the gods make their presence known in a terrible way! Change is afoot in the DCU, and some big changes are about to happen here!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15 and August 29.
SUPERGIRL #20
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Renato Guedes and Jose Wilson Magalhaes, cover by Bernad Chang.
An Amazons Attack tie-in! Amid the carnage of war, Supergirl learns a terrible lesson that will follow her the rest of her days. She took matters into her own hands in Amazons Attack #4, only to have her plan blow up in her face. Now shaken to her very core, Supergirl must battle through guilt and Amazons alike!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
WONDER WOMAN #12
Written by J. Torres, art by Paco Diaz, cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.
An Amazon Attacks tie-in. As the Amazon war reaches a climax, Wonder Woman begins a desperate search for a missing comrade whose fate is inextricably tied to the future of Special Agent Diana Prince!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 19.
ALL-NEW BOOSTER GOLD #1
Written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz, art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.
Exploding from the pages of 52 and exploring the timeline of the DC Universe comes a new monthly book featuring the greatest super-hero history will never know: Booster Gold!
Following the universe altering conclusion of 52, Booster Gold wants what's due to him ‹ a spot on the Justice League of America! But the time stream's in trouble, and Booster Gold is in the center of it! Now he must make a choice: reclaim his former glory or do the right thing, forgoing the credit. All-New Booster Gold will take you through time and space, to the greatest moments of the DCU that have happened and will happen.
"52 Pick-Up" begins in this extra-sized issue #1! Someone is exploiting the ravaged time stream, hoping to eliminate the world's greatest heroes -- and only Booster Gold can stop them. But, really -- Booster Gold? Why him? What does Rip Hunter truly want? And what shocking figure is behind it all?
And coming up in the months ahead in DC's time spanning monthly: the world's greatest Green Lantern -- Sinestro, Jonah Hex, Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon, Flash and Kid Flash, and plenty more of DC's super stars from throughout its past and future!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE #1
Written by Peter J. Tomasi, art by Doug Mahnke, Norm Rapmund and Christian Alamy, cover by Mahnke, variant cover by Alex Ross.
Spinning out of the weekly series 52 comes an epic 8-issue mini-series that follows Black Adam, the new über-villain of the DCU!
With the power of the gods stripped from him, Teth-Adam is on a quest to find not only the magical word that will restore him as Black Adam, but also the one thing that always kept his heart from turning completely black with rage.
Black Adam is a man responsible for the deaths of thousands of Bialyan citizens and wide spread destruction across the globe. He is a man on the run from Earth's heroes, who want to see him brought to justice. Some want him tried before a world court, while others want retribution; to exact a pound of flesh for the lives he has snuffed out. And some simply want him dead as quickly and as quietly as possible.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN
Written by Keith Giffen, art by Pat Olliffe and Drew Geraci, cover by Olliffe.
"They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth."
-- Revelations Chapter 6
A special one-shot. From the ashes of devastated Bialya they rise again in the Four Horsemen -- War, Pestilence, Famine, Death -- living embodiments of the Dread Ages of Apokolips. Freed from thrall to the mad geniuses who first summoned them, the Horsemen look to their own dark ambition, to remake the Earth in their image -- and only the combined might of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman can stop them!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 1: NIGHTWING/BOOMERANG
Written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, art and cover by Freddie Williams II.
Five of a Kind -- five issues, five top creative teams, one team-up per week, as Batman takes control of the Outsiders by using these adventures to pick his new lineup!
In Week 1: Nightwing/Boomerang, Batman's first vote is cast! The two Outsiders with just one thing in common -- a troubled relationship to the Dark Knight -- must reconcile their differences to go up against Chemo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 2: KATANA/SHAZAM
Written by Mike W. Barr, art by Kevin Sharpe and Robin Riggs, cover by Cliff Chiang.
Batman's Week 2 vote! The souls of long-dead criminals roam the earth, forcing Tatsu Yamashiro to risk her own life by entering the realm to which she condemned them with her Soulsword! She'll need the help of the DCU's most powerful magical guardian -- but can the power of Shazam prevail while confined to the Rock of Eternity?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 3: THUNDER/MARTIAN MANHUNTER
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Koi Turnbull and Art Thibert.
Batman's Week 3 vote, tying into Countdown! Black Lightning's daughter and the Last Martian investigate a mystery at the center of the earth -- but the mystery only deepens when they find a New God on the run!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 4: METAMORPHO/AQUAMAN
Written by G. Willow Wilson, art and cover by Joshua Middleton.
Batman's Week 4 vote! International war is brewing over an ocean under the Sahara, and when Metamorpho and Aquaman intervene, they find it's also the home turf of another elemental who's got the Orb of Ra. If the deadliest foe is your heart's desire, they may have no chance!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 5: GRACE/WONDER WOMAN
Written by Marc Andreyko, art by Cliff Richards and Art Thibert, cover by Christian Alamy.
Batman's Week 5 vote, tying into Amazons Attack1 The shocking aftermath of the Amazons' assault on Washington, D.C. forces an unlikely alliance between two-fisted Grace Choi and the Amazonian princess as they team up to find a time bomb like no other hidden in America's heartland!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
BATMAN TITLES
BATMAN ANNUAL #26: HEAD OF THE DEMON
Written by Judd Winick and Greg Rucka, art and cover by Matthew Clark and Art Thibert.
The definitive origin of Ra's al Ghul, Batman's greatest foe, is finally revealed. A deadly rivalry between two immortals spanning more than 400 years of history causes a chain reaction that not even Batman could have predicted! Learn how the secret past of this legendary villain has a reverberating effect on the future of the Dark Knight.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 1.
BATMAN/LOBO: DEADLY SERIOUS #1
Written by Sam Kieth, art and cover by Kieth.
Get ready for an action-packed 2-part tale teaming up the Dark Knight with the interstellar madman. Batman, transported to an alien vessel by a mysterious figure, is asked to help cure a plague that has infected its inhabitants. Lobo, who has also been shanghaied, finds himself in the same boat. Now, Batman and Lobo, two incredibly unlikely companions, must somehow find a way to work together -- and find out the real reason for their abductions -- before they kill each other!
48 pages, $5.99, in stores on August 22.
DETECTIVE COMICS #835
Written by John Rozum, art by Tom Mandrake, cover by Simone Bianchi.
Part 1 of a 2-part story written by John Rozum. Dr. Jonathan Crane has discovered that being confined in Arkham simply means a captive audience for his experiments in fear. Now, more powerful than ever, he easily escapes from the Asylum and spreads his reign of terror throughout Gotham as the Scarecrow. With the entire city spooked and the Scarecrow committing seemingly random crimes, can Batman stop him before the game turns even more deadly?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8
Written by Michael Green, art and cover by Denys Cowan and John Floyd.
Part 2 of a 6-part Joker tale. Batman crosses paths once again with the punk who will become his deadliest foe -- The Joker -- in a Gotham City that seems to be increasingly more deadly and psychotic.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
NIGHTWING #135
Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Jamal Igle and Keith Champagne, cover by Ryan Sook.
It's a brutal interrogation as Vigilante is determined to learn the truth about Metal Eddie and is willing to kill Dick Grayson to get it. Also, the origin of the new Vigilante. Who is he? Where did he come from? What is he after?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
ROBIN #165
Written by Adam Beechen, art by Freddie Williams II, cover by Patrick Gleason and Wayne Faucher.
To draw Robin into a confrontation, Dodge's hastily assembled group decides to raise the stakes by taking an entire hospital ward hostage!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BATMAN: GOTHIC -- NEW EDITION TP
Written by Grant Morrison, with art and cover by Klaus Janson.
Collecting Legends of the Dark Knight #6-10 and featuring a redesigned cover. The Dark Knight Detective must defeat a seemingly immortal killer while dealing with a horror from his own youth.
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 1 -- NEW EDITION TP
Written by Neil Gaiman, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O'Neil and others, art by Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, Joe Kubert and others, cover by Lee.
A new edition of the Eisner Award-winning collection at our standard trim size! Don't miss these stellar Batman stories presented in stark black-and-white by a star-studded lineup of comics industry creators!
232 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
SUPERMAN TITLES
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #9
Written by Grant Morrison, art by Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant, cover by Quitely.
Perils loom as Superman faces the strangest of adversaries.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
ACTION COMICS #855
Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, art and cover by Eric Powell.
"Escape from Bizarro World," a 3-part story. Last seen in Action Comics #845, Bizarro returns to kidnap one of the most important people in Superman's life. But what does the twisted, ersatz Man of Steel want? The only way to find out is to travel to the enemy's home: Bizarro World!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
SUPERMAN #666
Written by Kurt Busiek, art and cover by Walter Simonson.
Superman goes to Hell -- literally -- during the most nightmarish adventure of his heroic career, and a dread portent of that which may be coming! Who, or what, is "The Beast from Krypton"? Featuring the Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, the Demon and a host of other DC superstars from Wonder Woman to Animal Man.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 8.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #39
Written by Alan Burnett, art and cover by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs.
Part 3 of "Torment." Superman's gone crazy, Batman's using Boom Tubes, and the Parademons are up to no good. Darkseid must be up to something!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #7
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art and cover by Koi Turnbull and Sandra Hope.
An early adventure of Superman. The fate of Metropolis is at stake when Superman gets mixed up with Lori Lemaris!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
DCU TITLES
52: THE COVERS HC
Art and cover by J.G. Jones.
J.G. Jones delivered on what seemed to be an impossible task -- 52 consecutive, weekly covers for 52, DC Comics' biggest project of 2006 -- and he delivered in incredible fashion!
Now, readers can enjoy every one of these stunning covers in one volume, complete with commentary by the artist, thumbnail sketches, background information and more. Also included are the covers Jones created for the novel and four 52 collections.
128 pages, $19.99, in stores on Oct. 31.
52 VOL. 3 TP
Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, art by various, cover by J.G. Jones.
The third in a 4-volume collection featuring the year-long story that changed the DCU! 52 Volume 3, with a new cover by J.G. Jones, contains the lead stories from 52 Weeks 14-26, plus commentary on each issue by creators and editors, conceptual drawings, sketch material, thumbnails and more!
52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder WomanŠbut not a year without heroes.
304 pages $19.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #55
Written by Tad Williams, art by Shawn McManus, cover by Kevin Maguire.
Dire warnings about Dyss surround the never-still waters of Atlantis! Arthur reconnects with Vulko as the mystery about the trident that continues to deepen!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BIRDS OF PREY #109
Written by Gail Simone, art by Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood, cover by Stephane Roux.
When word reaches Oracle that Black Canary is considering a marriage proposal from Green Arrow, Barbara decides she must play devil's advocate to ensure Dinah doesn't make the biggest mistake of her life. Plus...a New God dies!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
BLUE BEETLE #18
Written by John Rogers, art by Rafael Albuquerque, cover by Cully Hamner.
Beetle runs with the Titans! In a crossover with Teen Titans #50, it's boys and girls against The Main Man -- Lobo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #6
Written by Mark Waid, art by George Perez and Bob Wiacek, cover by Perez.
Half the DCU guest-stars in the red-hot team-up book by Mark Waid and George Pérez! Green Lantern and Batman are horrified to discover the secret to the theft of the Book of Destiny, but before it can reach its rightful owner, the Book winds up in the hands of the only heroes in the DCU who aren't in its pages! How it that possible?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CHECKMATE #17
Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Chris Samnee, cover by Kalman Andrasofsky.
If Checkmate's powerful enough to have a takedown plan for every hero and villain on Earth, why isn't its Alpine headquarters under assault 24-7? Well, it is -- which is why it needs a Master Jailer to keep it running, in this thrilling stand-alone story co-written by Eric Trautmann (Perfect Dark).
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CHECKMATE VOL. 2: PAWN BREAKS TP
Written by Greg Rucka, Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir, art by Jesus Saiz, Steve Scott and others, cover by Lee Bermejo.
Collecting Checkmate #8-12! Action and intrigue abound as Checkmate clashes with a rival agency on American soil and The Black Queen deputizes the big guns in an all-out bid to keep Pawn 502's mission alive! And Fire, the Black King's Knight, tries to break free from Amanda Waller's blackmail in a move that will shake the agency from top to bottom!
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 14.
THE FLASH: FASTEST MAN ALIVE #15
Written by Marc Guggenheim, art by Tony S. Daniel and Art Thibert, cover by Doug Braithwaite, variant cover by Daniel Acuna.
Continuing the storyline so explosive DC can't give anything away -- and it's destined to be one of the most talked-about tales of 2007!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: FOR BETTER OR WORSE TP
Written by Dennis O'Neil, Alan Moore, Brad Meltzer and others, art by Dick Giordano, Klaus Janson, Mike Grell and others, cover by Alex Ross.
Collecting stories from Justice League of America #75, Action Comics #428, #434, The Joker #4, Green Lantern/Green Arrow #94-95, Detective Comics #549-550, Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters #1, Green Arrow (Vol.1) #75, #101, Green Arrow( Vol.2) #4-5, #12, #21 and Birds of Prey #88!
200 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #1 & 2
Written by Andy Diggle, art and cover by Jock.
Delve deeper into the origin of the Emerald Archer with Andy Diggle and Jock! Oliver Queen learns the sinister secret of the island he's been trapped on... just in time to come face to face with the mastermind behind his plight. And at long last Oliver Queen takes some responsibility for his fate.
32 pages, $2.99 in stores on August 8 and August 22.
BLACK CANARY #1-2
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Paulo Sequiera and Amilton Santos.
Concluding the 4-issue mini-series with a bang! The League of Assassins makes their move to kidnap Black Canary's young charge, Sin... only to have Green Arrow thwart their plan in a way that devastates Dinah -- and may affect her response to Oliver's proposal.
32 pages, $2.99 in stores on August 8 and August 22.
DR. THIRTEEN: ARCHITECTURE & MORTALITY TP
Written by Brian Azzarello, art and cover by Cliff Chiang.
The adventures of Dr. Terrence Thirteen, a parapsychologist who disproves reports of supernatural activity. In this story collected from Tales of the Unexpected. #1-8, Dr. Thirteen rounds up a group of the world's magical beings to prevent strange forces from tearing asunder the very fabric of the past, present, and future!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GREEN LANTERN #22
Written by Geoff Johns, art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert.
Fear spreads across the universe as ³Sinestro Corps² continues! Stranded on Qward, Hal Jordan faces an army of Sinestro's greatest soldiers...and his secret weapon! Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe discover a "traitor" in their midst as an ages-old secret leaks out. Plus, an even greater evil waits on the horizon, one that will plague the DCU long after this war is over. . .
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15
Written by Dave Gibbons, art and cover by Patrick Gleason and Prentis Rollins.
The Battle of Mogo! Wounded and alone, the biggest Green Lantern of them all must face a planet-sized opponent as the Sinestro Corps attacks.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
ION: THE DYING FLAME VOL. 2 TP
Written by Ron Marz , art by Greg Tocchini, Fernando Pasarin and others, cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Collecting issues #7-12 of the maxi-series starring Kyle Rayner! Ion finds himself back on Earth and transported into "the Bleed," a portal between dimensions where he discovers alternate versions of Green Lantern, The Atom and The Flash from the Tangent Universe. If that wasn't enough to throw him for a loop, he gets his first glimpse at the darker, grittier heroes of the WildStorm Universe!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
JONAH HEX #22
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art and cover by Phil Noto.
Jonah Hex meets one of America's greatest inventors...with explosive results!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
JLA CLASSIFIED #41
Written by Peter Milligan, art by Carlos D'Anda, cover by Sami Basri.
The explosive conclusion of the 5-part ³Kid Amazo.² The Justice League intervene trying to salvage the good side of Kid Amazo's programming, but it seems they waited too long to act ‹ and Amazo may have succeeded in creating a better, more deadly version of himself.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
JSA CLASSIFIED #29
Written by Arvid Nelson, art and cover by Alex Sanchez.
"Mr. Horrific," Part 1 of 3. Mr. Terrific is embroiled in a web of murder and deception when he uncovers a horrific secret about a member of the United States Senate. Framed, hunted and on the run, he must untangle a Cold War conspiracy involving Norse mythology, a remote Arctic island, and a Third Reich that never died. Not even Mr. Terrific can predict where he is headed!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #8
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Dale Eaglesham, cover by Alex Ross, variant cover by Eaglesham and Ruy Jose.
The spotlight turns to Liberty Belle as the All-American powerhouse races to stop the Justice Society's trouble young recruit, Damage, from making the worst mistake of his life. Plus, Starman helps Power Girl make a startling discovery concerning the 52.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
JUSTICE VOL. 3 HC
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, art by Doug Braithwaite and Ross, cover by Ross.
The final hardcover volume of the lushly illustrated maxi-series by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite collects issues #9-12! The Super-Villains' plot to exploit the innocent thickens as the heroes discover that it may even affect their comrades, colleagues and co-combatants! Guest-starring Black Adam, the Marvel Family, Doom Patrol, the Metal Men, the Titans, Supergirl and more!
160 pages, $19.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12
Written by Brad Meltzer, art by Ed Benes, Sandra Hope and Eric Wight, standard covers by Alex Ross, variant cover by Michael Turner.
Brad Meltzer's run on the JLA concludes with a shocking cliffhanger! "Monitor Duty" is an amazing day in the lives of the world's greatest heroes.
40 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 15.
METAL MEN #1
Written by Duncan Rouleau, art and cover by Rouleau.
Bursting from the pages of 52 and Superman/Batman into their own new 8-issue miniseries by Duncan Rouleau -- it's Gold! Platina! Mercury! Iron! Lead! Tin! And now Copper!
Doc Magnus's creations are ready to take on all-new threats and some old, reimagined ones: Chemo, Doctor Yes, B.O.L.T.S., The Balloonatic and his Orphan Army, as well as the Robot Renegades led by an old Manhunter Robot!
But the greatest threat lies in Le Cabinet Noir and its bid to control the natural order using dangerous lieutenants like the Nameless, an armored being that feeds off the blood of the innocent and controls the Gogoloth, giant stone Golems made of Granite, Bizmuth, Onyx and Lime.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
SHADOWPACT #16
Written by Bill Willingham, art and cover by Tom Derenick and Wayne Faucher.
Zatanna and the Justice League join forces with Shadowpact to keep Doctor Gotham from controlling a city! Why is one villain's magical might so strong that it requires help from half the DCU? Because half of Shadowpact is trapped...prisoners of new foes!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
THE SPIRIT #9
Written by Darwyn Cooke, art by Cooke and J. Bone, cover by Cooke.
The bizarre story of The Spirit's most fearsome new foe, El Morte! The gangs in Central City are being ritualistically destroyed, and now the killer is targeting The Spirit. All the clues point to Alvarro Mortez, the criminal who died with Denny Colt on that fateful night The Spirit came to be. Is he dead or alive?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VOL. 1 TP
Written by Mike W. Barr and Marv Wolfman, art by Jim Aparo, George Pérez, Bill Willingham and others, cover by Aparo.
In this hard-hitting, value-packed volume, witness Batman's formation of the original Outsiders! Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Katana, Halo and Geo-Force star in these stories from Batman & The Outsiders #1-19, Brave & Bold #200 and New Teen Titans #16!
552 pages, black and white, $16.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: CAPTAIN CARROT VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher, art and cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
Experience the adventures of Captain Carrot and his Zoo-Crew battle Frogzilla, the Armordillo, the alien Bunny from Beyond and many more in this volume collecting New Teen Titans #16 and Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew #1-20!
528 pages, black and white, $16.99, in stores on August 22.
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #33
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Dennis Calero.
The United Planets blames Cosmic Boy for war crimes! Star Boy and Sun Boy must clear his name. But they'll have to outsmart a certain matter-eating prosecutor and overcome a shocking development on planet Winath that threatens Lightning Lad's family.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE DOMINATOR WAR TP
Written by Mark Waid, art by Barry Kitson and Kalman Andrasofszky, cover by Kitson.
Collecting Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #26-30! TThe Dominators' plan to destroy Earth reaches fruition as the Robot Rebellion sweeps the planet!
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
SWORD OF THE ATOM TP
Written by Jan Strnad, art by Gil Kane, Pat Broderick and Dennis Janke, cover by Kane.
Collected for the first time in a single graphic novel! Sword of the Atom #1-4 and Sword of the Atom Special #1-3 take readers on a fantastic journey into the heart of a Central American jungle, where a race of 6-inch-tall aliens treats The Atom as their protector against titanic beasts and primeval sorcery!
232 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
TRIALS OF SHAZAM #9
Written by Judd Winick, art and cover by Howard Porter.
It's the new Shazam versus a god as Freedy Freeman's trials have him going toe-to-toe with Apollo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
TEEN TITANS #50
Written by Sean McKeever, Geoff Johns, Todd Dezago and Marv Wolfman, art by Randy Green, Mike McKone, George Pérez, Todd Nauck, Sandra Hope, Richard Friend and Andy Lanning, cover by Alé Garza and Scott Williams, variant cover by Mike McKone.
A special issue that ushers in the new Teen Titans creative team of Sean McKeaver and Randy Green, reunites Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for their first new Titans adventure in years, and also features a story by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone -- the creators who launched this title! It all begins when the Titans bury another friend -- and ends with a deadly, familiar threat as well as an addition to the team.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
TEEN TITANS: TITANS EAST TP
Written by Geoff Johns and Adam Beechen, art by Peter Snejbjerg, Tony Daniel, Chris Batista and others, cover by Daniel.
In this latest volume of the hit series, collecting issues #42-47, master assassin Deathstroke has formed his own team of Teen Titans in order to take on the original Teen Titans, destroy them and take their place. What new team of Titans will rise out of the ashes in this epic battle?
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
WILDSTORM TITLES
EX MACHINA: MASQUERADE SPECIAL
Written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by John Paul Leon, cover by Tony Harris.
An extra-sized extravaganza that makes a perfect jumping-on point for new readers looking to sample this acclaimed political thriller! Halloween comes early to Manhattan in this all-new story from Mayor Mitchell Hundred's super-heroic past. For the first time ever, learn what role New York City's real-world "anti-mask law" played in the birth of the Great Machine.
40 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 29.
GEN13 #11
Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by Carlo Barberi and Drew Geraci
The kids are enjoying the splendor of small time life and a taste of what a "normal" life with super-powers could be like. But will recent events catch up with them in a big way?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #6
Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford, cover by Benjamin.
To save the world one of them must die...again. The fight moves to another planet as Midnighter and Grifter battle against a planet-devouring race of non-sentient beings. The fate of the universe rests on the shoulders of two violent and unpredictable sociopaths.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
THE HIGHWAYMEN #3
Written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, art by Lee Garbett, cover by Brian Stelfreeze.
Tires screeching and guns blazing, the Highwaymen roar into the resurrected city of Neo Orleans to find the doctor behind the mysterious Baker's Dozen -- and to learn the explosive origins of young Grace Anderson. Who is she? Where did she come from? And what exactly did they do to her in that secret government weaponeering project?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
MIDNIGHTER #10
Written by Keith Giffen, art and cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story.
The Midnighter is the most self-assured member of The Authority; he's been called the world's best killing machine, and he knows what his job is and how to do it. He's never had any doubt about his chosen vocationŠuntil now.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
NINJA SCROLL #12
Written by J. Torres, art and cover by Michael Chang Ting Yu.
Jubei wanders into a remote town, but instead of the usual suspicious or hostile reception, people seem to want him there. He soon discovers the reason: they need him to get rid of the "Ghostly Geisha," a mysterious and deadly being who haunts the town by night.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
THE PROGRAMME #2
Written by Peter Milligan, art and cover by C.P. Smith.
As the Soviet superhuman Spirit of Lenin gathers the other "Russian Dolls" for war, the U.S. government scrambles to activate their own out-of-date superhuman program. But what they find is not encouraging. The American ³hero² is an over-the-hill former musician with a fractured memory who's clearly not ready for the coming conflict. Can the CIA get their champion in fighting shape before the storm hits?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
STORMWATCH: PHD #10
Written by Christos N. Gage, art by Andy Smith, cover by Mark McKone.
A killer has begun targeting ³retired² Super Heroes, a number of whom are on the StormWatch pension plan. The investigation into these crimes points toward the incredibly powerful Slaughterhouse Smith ‹ is PHD ready to take on such a heavy hitter?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
WETWORKS #12
Written by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Joel Gomez and Trevor Scott, cover by Whilce Portacio.
The vampire known as Red comes clean to Dane about her former life as an assassin, as well as her reason for joining the Wetworks team.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #9
Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by Neil Googe.
As the national spotlight is increasingly being shined on the small burg of Tranquility, the cracks begin to show. Neighborly conflicts are expanding into warfare, and some older heroes are finding it difficult to adjust. And a mysterious assailant robs Dr. Tomorrow of a secret formula that could be Tranquility's own Pandora's Box!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #4
Written by Peter Johnson, art by Matthew Dow Smith, cover by Dustin Nguyen.
The next step in finding his wife's killer sees John Winchester and the Hunter making a journey to visit a priest in South Dakota. But is John ready for what the priest has to show him? Could he at last be reunited with Mary?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: PAMELA'S TALE #2
Written by Marc Andreyko, art by Shawn Moll, cover by Dustin Nguyen.
Pamela's bloody tale of horror continues on the drive toward Camp Crystal Lake. But as the story of her son Jason progresses, Pamela's young passenger begins to suspect that not all is right in the Vorhees family...does she have anything to fear from the kindly older woman?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
FRIDAY THE 13TH TP
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art by Adam Archer and Peter Guzman, cover by Ryan Sook.
Get ready for a new look at the legend of Crystal Lake, as Jason returns in this volume collecting the first six issues of the hot new series! A beautiful young woman is found on the road to Crystal Lake, covered in blood and babbling incoherently about a monster who slaughtered her friends. Although her tale is eerily similar to a past legend of the lake, it proves to be unlike anything the locals have ever seen before.
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, art by Wes Craig, cover by Lee Bermejo
Collecting six issues of the series! This never-before-told tale explores the mystery of Travis County and the horrific Hewitt family responsible for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The F.B.I. team sent to investigate the horrors discovers where Leatherface and his sinister family fled in the months following the murders!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 15.
VERTIGO TITLES
AMERICAN VIRGIN #18
Written by Steven T. Seagle, art by Becky Cloonan and Jim Rugg, cover by Celia Calle.
"Around the World," part 4 of 5. Adam Chamberlain is having enough trouble trying to figure out what to do or not do with the opposite sex. So how does the third sex fit into the picture? In India, Vanessa makes a play to make time with the golden boy. Will temptation of the flesh win out?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
ARMY@LOVE #6
Written by Rick Veitch, art and cover by Veitch and Gary Erskine.
Loman rushes in where Flabbergast fears to tread. Showing up on Switzer's doorstep in Afbaghistan, he's intent on locating Healey's clinging wife, Allie, before Stelaphane makes her disappearance permanent.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #10
Written by Mike Carey, art by Eric Nguyen, cover by J.H. Williams III.
Beginning a new storyline with guest art by Eric Nguyen! Having arrived in Tokyo, Kai falls in with the enjokosai -- middle- to high-school-age girls who go on dates for money. No sex is required, and in Japan, it's completely legal. But a supernatural slasher is voicing disapproval in the bloodiest ways imaginable...
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
DEADMAN #13
Written by Bruce Jones, art and cover by John Watkiss.
Series finale! Sarah finally gets some answers when she faces the men behind the twisted plot to steal her baby, and Brandon must make a grave decision that could ultimately bring him peace in the afterlife. Final issue.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
DMZ #22
Written by Brian Wood, art by Riccardo Burchielli, cover by Wood.
Concluding the 5-part "Friendly Fire." With the verdict on the Day 204 massacre hitting the headlines, the eyes of the world are once again on the DMZ. And just as tensions reach a boiling point, the military give the people of Manhattan a gift -- the soldier 'responsible" for it all.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
DMZ VOL. 3: PUBLIC WORKS TP
Written by Brian Wood, art by Riccardo Burchielli, cover by Wood.
In Volume 3, collecting issues #13-17, Matty severs his ties to The Liberty News and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city.
128 pages, $12.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
THE EXTERMINATORS #20
Written by Simon Oliver, art by Darick Robertson and John Lucas, cover by Philip Bond.
Faced with overwhelming odds, the Bug-Bee crew locks and loads for its apocalyptic showdown with the invading Mayan Hisser army, while in the Ocran boardroom, the newly power-mad Laura is putting together a secret army of her own.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
FABLES #64
Written by Bill Willingham, art by Aaron Alexovich, cover by James Jean.
In this one-issue interlude from the sprawling Flycatcher saga, we turn our attention back to The Farm. Snow White and Bigby's cubs are turning five years old, so it's time for a celebration! But none of them are expecting the amazing present they get this year. Plus, the timelines between Fables and Jack of Fables converge in strange, unexpected ways.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
FAKER #2
Written by Mike Carey, art and cover by Jock.
The 6-issue mini-series intensifies. Freshman year of college is the ultimate time for reinvention -- except when you can't physically justify why you even exist. This is the case for Nick Philo. And the only thing that reassures him that he's not going crazy is that his best friends -- including the ruthless manipulator Jessie Kidby -- seem to know him. Or do they?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
HELLBLAZER #235
Written by Andy Diggle, art by Leonardo Manco, cover by Lee Bermejo.
"Joyride," Part 2 of 4. John Constantine's investigations into a spate of senseless attacks on a South London housing estate bring him to the attention of the estate's mysterious benefactor. But how do these events relate to the sleepy country village of Lychgate...and what terrible secret does the village hide?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
HELLBLAZER: THE GiFT TP
Written by Mike Carey, by Leonardo Manco and Frazer Irving, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
Collecting Hellblazer #207-215! One of Constantine's blunders proves disastrous for a loved one, forcing him to ally himself with the last person he would choose. The path Constantine finds himself on leads directly to Hell, where he must confront the dread demon Nergal, Constantine's longtime adversary.
224 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 15.
JACK OF FABLES #14
Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, art by Tony Akins and Andrew Pepoy.
"The Bad Prince," Part 3. So now Jack's the center of all stories, huh? And if the story in question happens to involve a famous sword stuck in a famous stone, it probably shouldn't surprise us that Jack gets to play the stone. But wait! How can we have the Sword in the Stone story over here in Jack, when that simple-minded janitor fellow has the same sword over in that other Fables book?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
LOVELESS #19
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Werther Dell'Edera, cover by Jock.
An intense crime drama that mixes organized crime with current Native American culture. This special low-priced volume collects the first five issues.
As Wes and Ruth's plan for Blackwater draws closer to its tragic conclusion, Ruth is forced to confront the ugly secret that is her past. Atticus has some confronting to do as well -- with the ornery Captain Lord, the U.S. Army, and his own blighted past.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: SLEEP OF REASON TP
Written by John Ney Reiber, art by Eric Nguyen, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
The Vertigo classic is back -- with a vengeance. Wartime photojournalist Kieran Marshall must take on the mantle of Wesley Dodds' alter ego, The Sandman, to save his own life. But will donning the mask cost him his soul?
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
SCALPED #8
Written by Jason Aaron, art by R.M. Guéra, cover by Jock.
"Casino Boogie," Part 3 of 6. The man known only as Diesel may be a force to be reckoned with -- which Dash Bad Horse finds out firsthand in this issue -- but things weren't always easy for this wannabe Indian brave.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
TESTAMENT #19
Written by Douglas Rushkoff, art and cover by Liam Sharp.
Part 1 of "Exodus." With Jake now leader of the temple, the resistance is ready to escape from the bondage of Fallow and his Globos, which after Dinah's magical hack have acquired a new level of power. But the modern-day Moses will not be who Jake expects. Testament will now ship on a bimonthly schedule.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
THE UN-MEN #1
Written by John Whalen, art by Mike Hawthorne, cover by Tomer Hanuka.
Whalen and Hawthorne bring chilling new life to The Un-Men #1 -- the former Swamp Thing adversaries created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson -- with a series that explores what it means to be a freak in a society filled with gawkers.
They say the freaks come out at night. But in Aberrance, U.S.A., freaks are big business. On the board of directors sit the freakiest freaks of all -- birthed in the profane laboratories of Anton Arcane -- The Un-Men.
In this new, ongoing series -- masterfully mixing gritty noir, grindhouse horror and gallows humor -- an albino agent known as Kilcrop is dispatched by the government to solve the murder of a sideshow attraction called "The Gill-Boy." To uncover the truth, Kilcrop must infiltrate Aberrance, where society's most misshapen outcasts find their own kind of freedom. But with the original Un-Men in charge, Kilcrop must confront a corruption far deeper than the mysterious death of a man who breathes through his neck. And he must deal with his growing love for a one-armed, angel-winged beauty named Niko -- an attraction that could prove fatal. The truth he discovers may be the secret hidden within his own outsider's soul.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
JOHNNY DC TITLES
THE BATMAN STRIKES: DUTY CALLS TP
Written Bill Matheny and J. Torres, art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty, cover by Jeff Matsuda.
A new full size collection featuring The Batman Strikes #11-14 and #16-18! The all-ages stories in The Batman Strikes: Duty Calls feature the Dark Knight defending Gotham City against a who's who of his famous foes, including The Joker, the Penguin, Bane, Catwoman, Clayface, The Riddler and more!
144 pages, $12.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #36
Written by Josh Elder, art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty, cover by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill.
Gearhead's turning Gotham City into a gigantic demolition derby! Batman's going to need all the help he can get, even if that means letting Batgirl get behind the wheel of the Batmobile!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 8.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #36
Written by Simon Spurrier, art by Min S. Ku and Jeff Albrecht, cover by Zach Howard.
The Question is on the trail again, and this time he's investigating the entire Justice League!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 1.
THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #5
Written by J. Torres, art by Alexander Serra, cover by Steve Uy.
Whoever said "lightning never strikes twice" never met Lightning Lad! What starts as a friendly challenge turns into the storm of the century under Emerald Empress's watchful Eye, pitting Superman against Lightning Lad for the fate of the Legion!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 15.
TEEN TITANS GO! #46
Written by J. Torres, art by Mike Norton and Lary Stucker, cover by Todd Nauck.
Introducing...Wildfire! It's a family reunion when Starfire's long lost brother is found and visits Earth. But will he turn out to be a friend to the Titans like Starfire, or more of a foe like Blackfire?
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 29.
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #16
Written by by Robbie Busch, Sholly Fisch and Tom Warburton, art by by Matt Peters, Ethen Beavers, Dan Davis, Mike DeCarlo and the Iguana, cover by Travis Kotzebue and DeCarlo.
Hang on, Ben! It's high adventure on the open road! Plus, Samurai Jack and the Kids Next Door!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 8.
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #36
Written by Scott Cunningham and Amy Rogers, art by Christopher Cook and Phil Moy, cover by Robert Pope and Mike DeCarlo.
After Bloo meets a cool biker dude, he wants to copy him by getting a tattoo of Mac to show the world who his best friend is! Too bad Mac doesn't want to return the favor.
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 29.
LOONEY TUNES #153
Written by Earl Kress, art by Omar Aranda and Alberto Saichann, cover by Scott Jeralds.
Special issue! The Evil Scientist has kidnapped the Looney Tunes and is going to show them their ancestors. Find out why when you play the Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal video game!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 1.
SCOOBY-DOO #123
Written by Robbie Busch, Scott Cunningham, Sholly Fisch and Darryl Kravitz, art by Scott Jeralds, Scott Neely and Robert Pope, cover by Pope and Scott McRae.
It's August and there might be nothing scarier than going back to ghoul! But with the Scoobs at the head of the class, you can bet monsters and mayhem are about to get schooled!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 22.
MAD #481
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
The Usual Gang of Idiots deliver the late-summer laughs, with a bevy of spoofs and parodies!
48 pages, black and white, $3.99, in stores on August 1.
MAD CLASSICS #17
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots.
A jam-packed new issue of MAD Classics, featuring the Best of the Web, MAD Marginals, Reader's Choice picks and much more!
64 pages, black and white, $4.99, in stores on August 8.
CMX TITLES
KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL. 1
Written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno.
A new series debuts from renowned fantasy manga artist Kyoko Shitou! After a king and his eldest son die, the kingdom of Laudere is left without a ruler. Asta, the last surviving member of the royal family, stands in line for the throne. But before he can claim it, he must fulfill a quest: find the legendary "Key to the Kingdom." Both ancient beasts and a variety of contenders -- including a princess, a dimwitted military captain, and a villainous aristocrat -- imperil his journey. Someone will find the Key, but will it be Asta?
160 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GO GO HEAVEN!! VOL. 3
Written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada.
After Shirayuki lets her feelings for Prince slip out, he tries to trick her into marrying him! He even presents her with a ring, one possessing mysterious powers that he's not about to reveal to her. If the ring is destroyed, a darker side of Shirayuki will emerge, and she'll be doomed to be the dark angel of Hell for the next 5,000 years!
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
EMMA VOL. 5
Written and illustrated by Kaoru Mori .
Following her trip to London, Emma returns to work at Haworth, where the servants notice a change in her behavior. Could it have something to do with the correspondence she and William have begun? In the city, his renewed connection to Emma has also emboldened William. But societal forces are lining up against them again, and a reckoning may be on its way.
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 10
Written and illustrated by Yasuko Aoike.
"Seven Days in September" concludes, as Eroica faces a climactic showdown against Saleem -- the vengeful oil magnate -- on the grounds of an Egyptian ruin. Meanwhile, the Major battles the KGB with the fate of the coveted Lubyanka report in the balance. In a second story, Eroica finds himself in the middle of a surprise party for his adversary, Iron Klaus!
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
MOON CHILD VOL. 8
Written and illustrated by by Reiko Shimizu.
The Little Mermaid's daughter, Jimmy, is worried about joining her guardian, Art, on his ballet tour of Russia. She's met the tour's sponsor -- who tried to kill her! Even worse, she still can't control her body; if she unexpectedly morphs into her mermaid form and loses the ability to speak to humans, will Art freak out?
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL. 9
Written and illustraed by Kaimu Tachibana.
If the evil Garai stands before the Sacred Tree of Being when it expires, he will control the fate of the Earth. Only Wakyo and Sukuya -- the disciples of Garai's rebellious son Bishu -- have the ability to stop him, but the demon lord has taken control of their minds. Can they break free in time to save the world?
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
SWAN VOL. 11
Written and illustrated by Kyoko Ariyoshi.
Following her dynamic rendering of ³The Black Swan,² Masumi and her partner Aoi win second place in the pas de deux division of the World Ballet Competition. Moving on to the next stage, she must now partner with her high school classmate, Leonhardt Von Christ. Although he is a charismatic and powerful dancer, the rebellious Leonhardt blows off rehearsal, putting their performance at risk.
200 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 8
Written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari.
Still trapped in the past, Takeru and friends find and confront Jin, head of the Hokuouin household -- the group that has been persuading Takeru only they know his real destiny. Will Takeru finally learn the truth? Then get a glimpse into the not too distant future, where Takeru is working as . . . a fashion model?!
208 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
MINX TITLES
CONFESSIONS OF A BLABBERMOUTH
Written by Mike Carey and Louise Carey, art and cover by Aaron Alexovich.
When Tasha's mom brings home an annoying hack novelist boyfriend, Jed, and his deadpan daughter, her dysfunctional family is headed for a complete mental meltdown. But Tasha has her blog, Blabbermouth, as the ultimate weapon -- and she's not afraid to use it. Especially when she starts to suspect that the obnoxious Jed has a guilty secret that goes far beyond his bad prose.
Mike Carey teams with co-writer Louise Carey, his 15-year-old daughter, who has written the Diary of a London Schoolgirl for the website of the London Metropolitan Archive and the novel-in-progress Bethany's Words.
Aaron Alexovich contributed character designs to Nickelodeon's Invader Zim and Avatar: The Last Airbender. His first published work was the critically lauded witch tale Serenity Rose for Slave Labor Graphics. Next up he is writing and drawing the MINX book, Kimmie66.
176 pages, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
Highlights:
THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC-BOOK HEROES VOL. 3: SUPERMAN
Written by Michael L. Fleisher, art by various.
Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Man of Steel can be found in this in-depth volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1978, this comprehensive volume includes every fact you could want to know about Superman!
528 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
THE JSA ALL STARS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Bill Finger and others, art by Bernard Baily, Irwin Hasen, Stan Aschmeier and others.
This brand-new series collects all of the Golden Age solo stories of Johnny Thunder, Hour-Man, Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, Mr. Terrific, Wildcat and Red Tornado from Flash Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics and Sensation Comics (January 1940-May 1942)!
256 pages, $57.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
THE SPIRIT VOL. 1 HC
Written by Darwyn Cooke, art by Cooke and J. Bone, cover by Cooke.
Darwyn Cooke -- the creator of DC: The New Frontier -- turns his attention to the classic Will Eisner creation The Spirit in this amazing hardcover collecting the first six issues of the new series from DC Comics plus the Batman/The Spirit special! In these thrilling tales. Cooke maintains the "spirit" of Eisner's creation but brings his own original sensibilities to the character. The Spirit, a.k.a. Denny Colt, Commissioner Dolan, and his Daughter Ellen are reintroduced in this go-for-broke, shoot-the-lights-out collection of crime stories filled with action, adventure, humor and sexy girls!
192 pages, $24.99, in stores on Oct. 24.
SHAZAM: MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by Jeff Smith, art and cover by Smith.
Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word ³Shazam!² after being granted the magical powers of the gods by an ancient wizard. In this hardcover collecting the acclaimed 4-issue mini-series, Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!
240 pages, $29.99, in stores on Oct. 17.
THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 HC
Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Shawn McManus, Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Bryan Talbot, John Watkiss, Matt Wagner, Stan Woch, Colleen Doran, Duncan Eagleson, John Bolton, Malcolm Jones III, George Pratt, Dick Giordano, P. Craig Russell and Vince Locke, cover by Dave McKean.
The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, The Absolute Sandman Vol. 2 collects issues 21-39 of The Sandman and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on The Sandman #34 by the issue's original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus material, including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose and one illustrated), a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot The Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams, and the complete script and pencils by Gaiman and Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of "Season of Mists" from The Sandman #23.
616 pages, $99, in stores on Oct. 31.
And the rest:
COUNTDOWN TITLES
COUNTDOWN 39-35
Story by Paul Dini, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, covers 39-36 by Shane Davis and Matt Banning, cover 35 by J.G. Jones.
39 script by Sean McKeever; art by J. Calafiore.
38 script by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; art by Jesus Saiz.
37 script by Adam Beechen; art by David Lopez.
36 script by Tony Bedard; art by J. Calafiore.
35 script by Sean McKeever; art by Manuel Garcia.
The action ratchets up across five issues in August guest-starring Zatanna, the Teen Titans, the JLA, Poison Ivy, the Penguin, the Atom and more! Karate Kid ventures to Oracle for answers. Jimmy Olsen attempts to join not one but two exclusive clubs. Mary Marvel falls deeper into temptation. And Donna Troy and Jason Todd journey into the Nanoverse!
Plus, starting in Countdown 38, a series of backup stories recounting the origins of DC's greatest villians, written by Scott Beatty.
32 pages, in stores on August 1, August 8, August 15 and August 22, $2.99.
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #1
Written by Adam Beechen and Justin Gray, art by Eddy Barrows, Fabrizio Fiorentino and Julio Ferreira, cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert.
Flying out of the pages of 52, it's Adam Strange, Starfire and Animal Man in an explosive new series! Now that they've returned to their respective homes, where do they go from here? Find out what the future holds for these heroes in the DCU!
And in the 8-page backup, from the pages of Countdown, it's a tale of Forerunner! Find out more about this awesome new character and her relationship with the Monitors.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 29.
ACTION COMICS #853-854
Written by Kurt Busiek, art and cover by Brad Walker and John Livesay
The Countdown tie-in trilogy continues with the Kryptonite Man on the loose, Mr. Action on the prowl and Superman on the ropes! Plus, a certain long-lost superdog returns...but what does fate hold for Jimmy Olsen?
And in Action Comics #854, it's a desperate battle for Superman, a turning point for Jimmy Olsen, and a deadly radioactive threat for Metropolis! Will Mr. Action live or die? And what will the future hold for Krypto? Plus: giant monkey!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1 and August 15.
THE ALL-NEW ATOM #14
Written by Gail Simone, art by Mike Norton and Trevor Scott, cover by Ladronn.
Part 3 of "The Hunt for Ray Palmer,² tying into Countdown! Ryan Choi, Donna Troy, Jason Todd and Bob the Monitor continue to search the Nanoverse for Ray Palmer -- and the travelers find themselves in what some might call...Heaven.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
CATWOMAN #70
Written by Will Pfeifer, art by David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez, cover by Adam Hughes.
An Amazons Attack tie-in! Catwoman's on the run and undercover. Batman chose her to infiltrate a new player in the Amazons' war on the U.S., but with her life in shambles, can she be trusted?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
AMAZONS ATTACK #5-6
Written by Will Pfeifer, art and covers by Pete Woods.
The war comes to a shocking finale as Amazons Attack ships twice in August! Alliances fall to the wayside as fractures emerge in all sides of the conflict. Catwoman goes undercover to discover why a second threat has appeared on the field of battle; the rest of the heroes face a shocking new force aligning with the Amazons; and as the fatalities pile up on the Amazon side, Hippolyta's grasp on the throne may be slipping.
And in issue #6, it's all-out carnage and mayhem as all factions in the war fight the final battle! Wonder Woman takes on Hippolyta in a duel that can have only one outcome; the true reasons behind the war are discovered; and the gods make their presence known in a terrible way! Change is afoot in the DCU, and some big changes are about to happen here!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15 and August 29.
SUPERGIRL #20
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Renato Guedes and Jose Wilson Magalhaes, cover by Bernad Chang.
An Amazons Attack tie-in! Amid the carnage of war, Supergirl learns a terrible lesson that will follow her the rest of her days. She took matters into her own hands in Amazons Attack #4, only to have her plan blow up in her face. Now shaken to her very core, Supergirl must battle through guilt and Amazons alike!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
WONDER WOMAN #12
Written by J. Torres, art by Paco Diaz, cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.
An Amazon Attacks tie-in. As the Amazon war reaches a climax, Wonder Woman begins a desperate search for a missing comrade whose fate is inextricably tied to the future of Special Agent Diana Prince!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 19.
ALL-NEW BOOSTER GOLD #1
Written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz, art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.
Exploding from the pages of 52 and exploring the timeline of the DC Universe comes a new monthly book featuring the greatest super-hero history will never know: Booster Gold!
Following the universe altering conclusion of 52, Booster Gold wants what's due to him ‹ a spot on the Justice League of America! But the time stream's in trouble, and Booster Gold is in the center of it! Now he must make a choice: reclaim his former glory or do the right thing, forgoing the credit. All-New Booster Gold will take you through time and space, to the greatest moments of the DCU that have happened and will happen.
"52 Pick-Up" begins in this extra-sized issue #1! Someone is exploiting the ravaged time stream, hoping to eliminate the world's greatest heroes -- and only Booster Gold can stop them. But, really -- Booster Gold? Why him? What does Rip Hunter truly want? And what shocking figure is behind it all?
And coming up in the months ahead in DC's time spanning monthly: the world's greatest Green Lantern -- Sinestro, Jonah Hex, Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon, Flash and Kid Flash, and plenty more of DC's super stars from throughout its past and future!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE #1
Written by Peter J. Tomasi, art by Doug Mahnke, Norm Rapmund and Christian Alamy, cover by Mahnke, variant cover by Alex Ross.
Spinning out of the weekly series 52 comes an epic 8-issue mini-series that follows Black Adam, the new über-villain of the DCU!
With the power of the gods stripped from him, Teth-Adam is on a quest to find not only the magical word that will restore him as Black Adam, but also the one thing that always kept his heart from turning completely black with rage.
Black Adam is a man responsible for the deaths of thousands of Bialyan citizens and wide spread destruction across the globe. He is a man on the run from Earth's heroes, who want to see him brought to justice. Some want him tried before a world court, while others want retribution; to exact a pound of flesh for the lives he has snuffed out. And some simply want him dead as quickly and as quietly as possible.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
52 AFTERMATH: THE FOUR HORSEMEN
Written by Keith Giffen, art by Pat Olliffe and Drew Geraci, cover by Olliffe.
"They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth."
-- Revelations Chapter 6
A special one-shot. From the ashes of devastated Bialya they rise again in the Four Horsemen -- War, Pestilence, Famine, Death -- living embodiments of the Dread Ages of Apokolips. Freed from thrall to the mad geniuses who first summoned them, the Horsemen look to their own dark ambition, to remake the Earth in their image -- and only the combined might of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman can stop them!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 1: NIGHTWING/BOOMERANG
Written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, art and cover by Freddie Williams II.
Five of a Kind -- five issues, five top creative teams, one team-up per week, as Batman takes control of the Outsiders by using these adventures to pick his new lineup!
In Week 1: Nightwing/Boomerang, Batman's first vote is cast! The two Outsiders with just one thing in common -- a troubled relationship to the Dark Knight -- must reconcile their differences to go up against Chemo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 2: KATANA/SHAZAM
Written by Mike W. Barr, art by Kevin Sharpe and Robin Riggs, cover by Cliff Chiang.
Batman's Week 2 vote! The souls of long-dead criminals roam the earth, forcing Tatsu Yamashiro to risk her own life by entering the realm to which she condemned them with her Soulsword! She'll need the help of the DCU's most powerful magical guardian -- but can the power of Shazam prevail while confined to the Rock of Eternity?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 3: THUNDER/MARTIAN MANHUNTER
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Koi Turnbull and Art Thibert.
Batman's Week 3 vote, tying into Countdown! Black Lightning's daughter and the Last Martian investigate a mystery at the center of the earth -- but the mystery only deepens when they find a New God on the run!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 4: METAMORPHO/AQUAMAN
Written by G. Willow Wilson, art and cover by Joshua Middleton.
Batman's Week 4 vote! International war is brewing over an ocean under the Sahara, and when Metamorpho and Aquaman intervene, they find it's also the home turf of another elemental who's got the Orb of Ra. If the deadliest foe is your heart's desire, they may have no chance!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
OUTSIDERS: FIVE OF A KIND -- WEEK 5: GRACE/WONDER WOMAN
Written by Marc Andreyko, art by Cliff Richards and Art Thibert, cover by Christian Alamy.
Batman's Week 5 vote, tying into Amazons Attack1 The shocking aftermath of the Amazons' assault on Washington, D.C. forces an unlikely alliance between two-fisted Grace Choi and the Amazonian princess as they team up to find a time bomb like no other hidden in America's heartland!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
BATMAN TITLES
BATMAN ANNUAL #26: HEAD OF THE DEMON
Written by Judd Winick and Greg Rucka, art and cover by Matthew Clark and Art Thibert.
The definitive origin of Ra's al Ghul, Batman's greatest foe, is finally revealed. A deadly rivalry between two immortals spanning more than 400 years of history causes a chain reaction that not even Batman could have predicted! Learn how the secret past of this legendary villain has a reverberating effect on the future of the Dark Knight.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 1.
BATMAN/LOBO: DEADLY SERIOUS #1
Written by Sam Kieth, art and cover by Kieth.
Get ready for an action-packed 2-part tale teaming up the Dark Knight with the interstellar madman. Batman, transported to an alien vessel by a mysterious figure, is asked to help cure a plague that has infected its inhabitants. Lobo, who has also been shanghaied, finds himself in the same boat. Now, Batman and Lobo, two incredibly unlikely companions, must somehow find a way to work together -- and find out the real reason for their abductions -- before they kill each other!
48 pages, $5.99, in stores on August 22.
DETECTIVE COMICS #835
Written by John Rozum, art by Tom Mandrake, cover by Simone Bianchi.
Part 1 of a 2-part story written by John Rozum. Dr. Jonathan Crane has discovered that being confined in Arkham simply means a captive audience for his experiments in fear. Now, more powerful than ever, he easily escapes from the Asylum and spreads his reign of terror throughout Gotham as the Scarecrow. With the entire city spooked and the Scarecrow committing seemingly random crimes, can Batman stop him before the game turns even more deadly?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8
Written by Michael Green, art and cover by Denys Cowan and John Floyd.
Part 2 of a 6-part Joker tale. Batman crosses paths once again with the punk who will become his deadliest foe -- The Joker -- in a Gotham City that seems to be increasingly more deadly and psychotic.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
NIGHTWING #135
Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Jamal Igle and Keith Champagne, cover by Ryan Sook.
It's a brutal interrogation as Vigilante is determined to learn the truth about Metal Eddie and is willing to kill Dick Grayson to get it. Also, the origin of the new Vigilante. Who is he? Where did he come from? What is he after?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
ROBIN #165
Written by Adam Beechen, art by Freddie Williams II, cover by Patrick Gleason and Wayne Faucher.
To draw Robin into a confrontation, Dodge's hastily assembled group decides to raise the stakes by taking an entire hospital ward hostage!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BATMAN: GOTHIC -- NEW EDITION TP
Written by Grant Morrison, with art and cover by Klaus Janson.
Collecting Legends of the Dark Knight #6-10 and featuring a redesigned cover. The Dark Knight Detective must defeat a seemingly immortal killer while dealing with a horror from his own youth.
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 1 -- NEW EDITION TP
Written by Neil Gaiman, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O'Neil and others, art by Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, Joe Kubert and others, cover by Lee.
A new edition of the Eisner Award-winning collection at our standard trim size! Don't miss these stellar Batman stories presented in stark black-and-white by a star-studded lineup of comics industry creators!
232 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
SUPERMAN TITLES
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #9
Written by Grant Morrison, art by Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant, cover by Quitely.
Perils loom as Superman faces the strangest of adversaries.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
ACTION COMICS #855
Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, art and cover by Eric Powell.
"Escape from Bizarro World," a 3-part story. Last seen in Action Comics #845, Bizarro returns to kidnap one of the most important people in Superman's life. But what does the twisted, ersatz Man of Steel want? The only way to find out is to travel to the enemy's home: Bizarro World!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
SUPERMAN #666
Written by Kurt Busiek, art and cover by Walter Simonson.
Superman goes to Hell -- literally -- during the most nightmarish adventure of his heroic career, and a dread portent of that which may be coming! Who, or what, is "The Beast from Krypton"? Featuring the Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, the Demon and a host of other DC superstars from Wonder Woman to Animal Man.
48 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 8.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #39
Written by Alan Burnett, art and cover by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs.
Part 3 of "Torment." Superman's gone crazy, Batman's using Boom Tubes, and the Parademons are up to no good. Darkseid must be up to something!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #7
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art and cover by Koi Turnbull and Sandra Hope.
An early adventure of Superman. The fate of Metropolis is at stake when Superman gets mixed up with Lori Lemaris!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
DCU TITLES
52: THE COVERS HC
Art and cover by J.G. Jones.
J.G. Jones delivered on what seemed to be an impossible task -- 52 consecutive, weekly covers for 52, DC Comics' biggest project of 2006 -- and he delivered in incredible fashion!
Now, readers can enjoy every one of these stunning covers in one volume, complete with commentary by the artist, thumbnail sketches, background information and more. Also included are the covers Jones created for the novel and four 52 collections.
128 pages, $19.99, in stores on Oct. 31.
52 VOL. 3 TP
Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, art by various, cover by J.G. Jones.
The third in a 4-volume collection featuring the year-long story that changed the DCU! 52 Volume 3, with a new cover by J.G. Jones, contains the lead stories from 52 Weeks 14-26, plus commentary on each issue by creators and editors, conceptual drawings, sketch material, thumbnails and more!
52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder WomanŠbut not a year without heroes.
304 pages $19.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #55
Written by Tad Williams, art by Shawn McManus, cover by Kevin Maguire.
Dire warnings about Dyss surround the never-still waters of Atlantis! Arthur reconnects with Vulko as the mystery about the trident that continues to deepen!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
BIRDS OF PREY #109
Written by Gail Simone, art by Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood, cover by Stephane Roux.
When word reaches Oracle that Black Canary is considering a marriage proposal from Green Arrow, Barbara decides she must play devil's advocate to ensure Dinah doesn't make the biggest mistake of her life. Plus...a New God dies!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
BLUE BEETLE #18
Written by John Rogers, art by Rafael Albuquerque, cover by Cully Hamner.
Beetle runs with the Titans! In a crossover with Teen Titans #50, it's boys and girls against The Main Man -- Lobo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #6
Written by Mark Waid, art by George Perez and Bob Wiacek, cover by Perez.
Half the DCU guest-stars in the red-hot team-up book by Mark Waid and George Pérez! Green Lantern and Batman are horrified to discover the secret to the theft of the Book of Destiny, but before it can reach its rightful owner, the Book winds up in the hands of the only heroes in the DCU who aren't in its pages! How it that possible?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CHECKMATE #17
Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Chris Samnee, cover by Kalman Andrasofsky.
If Checkmate's powerful enough to have a takedown plan for every hero and villain on Earth, why isn't its Alpine headquarters under assault 24-7? Well, it is -- which is why it needs a Master Jailer to keep it running, in this thrilling stand-alone story co-written by Eric Trautmann (Perfect Dark).
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CHECKMATE VOL. 2: PAWN BREAKS TP
Written by Greg Rucka, Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir, art by Jesus Saiz, Steve Scott and others, cover by Lee Bermejo.
Collecting Checkmate #8-12! Action and intrigue abound as Checkmate clashes with a rival agency on American soil and The Black Queen deputizes the big guns in an all-out bid to keep Pawn 502's mission alive! And Fire, the Black King's Knight, tries to break free from Amanda Waller's blackmail in a move that will shake the agency from top to bottom!
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 14.
THE FLASH: FASTEST MAN ALIVE #15
Written by Marc Guggenheim, art by Tony S. Daniel and Art Thibert, cover by Doug Braithwaite, variant cover by Daniel Acuna.
Continuing the storyline so explosive DC can't give anything away -- and it's destined to be one of the most talked-about tales of 2007!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: FOR BETTER OR WORSE TP
Written by Dennis O'Neil, Alan Moore, Brad Meltzer and others, art by Dick Giordano, Klaus Janson, Mike Grell and others, cover by Alex Ross.
Collecting stories from Justice League of America #75, Action Comics #428, #434, The Joker #4, Green Lantern/Green Arrow #94-95, Detective Comics #549-550, Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters #1, Green Arrow (Vol.1) #75, #101, Green Arrow( Vol.2) #4-5, #12, #21 and Birds of Prey #88!
200 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #1 & 2
Written by Andy Diggle, art and cover by Jock.
Delve deeper into the origin of the Emerald Archer with Andy Diggle and Jock! Oliver Queen learns the sinister secret of the island he's been trapped on... just in time to come face to face with the mastermind behind his plight. And at long last Oliver Queen takes some responsibility for his fate.
32 pages, $2.99 in stores on August 8 and August 22.
BLACK CANARY #1-2
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Paulo Sequiera and Amilton Santos.
Concluding the 4-issue mini-series with a bang! The League of Assassins makes their move to kidnap Black Canary's young charge, Sin... only to have Green Arrow thwart their plan in a way that devastates Dinah -- and may affect her response to Oliver's proposal.
32 pages, $2.99 in stores on August 8 and August 22.
DR. THIRTEEN: ARCHITECTURE & MORTALITY TP
Written by Brian Azzarello, art and cover by Cliff Chiang.
The adventures of Dr. Terrence Thirteen, a parapsychologist who disproves reports of supernatural activity. In this story collected from Tales of the Unexpected. #1-8, Dr. Thirteen rounds up a group of the world's magical beings to prevent strange forces from tearing asunder the very fabric of the past, present, and future!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GREEN LANTERN #22
Written by Geoff Johns, art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert.
Fear spreads across the universe as ³Sinestro Corps² continues! Stranded on Qward, Hal Jordan faces an army of Sinestro's greatest soldiers...and his secret weapon! Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe discover a "traitor" in their midst as an ages-old secret leaks out. Plus, an even greater evil waits on the horizon, one that will plague the DCU long after this war is over. . .
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15
Written by Dave Gibbons, art and cover by Patrick Gleason and Prentis Rollins.
The Battle of Mogo! Wounded and alone, the biggest Green Lantern of them all must face a planet-sized opponent as the Sinestro Corps attacks.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
ION: THE DYING FLAME VOL. 2 TP
Written by Ron Marz , art by Greg Tocchini, Fernando Pasarin and others, cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Collecting issues #7-12 of the maxi-series starring Kyle Rayner! Ion finds himself back on Earth and transported into "the Bleed," a portal between dimensions where he discovers alternate versions of Green Lantern, The Atom and The Flash from the Tangent Universe. If that wasn't enough to throw him for a loop, he gets his first glimpse at the darker, grittier heroes of the WildStorm Universe!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
JONAH HEX #22
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art and cover by Phil Noto.
Jonah Hex meets one of America's greatest inventors...with explosive results!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
JLA CLASSIFIED #41
Written by Peter Milligan, art by Carlos D'Anda, cover by Sami Basri.
The explosive conclusion of the 5-part ³Kid Amazo.² The Justice League intervene trying to salvage the good side of Kid Amazo's programming, but it seems they waited too long to act ‹ and Amazo may have succeeded in creating a better, more deadly version of himself.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
JSA CLASSIFIED #29
Written by Arvid Nelson, art and cover by Alex Sanchez.
"Mr. Horrific," Part 1 of 3. Mr. Terrific is embroiled in a web of murder and deception when he uncovers a horrific secret about a member of the United States Senate. Framed, hunted and on the run, he must untangle a Cold War conspiracy involving Norse mythology, a remote Arctic island, and a Third Reich that never died. Not even Mr. Terrific can predict where he is headed!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #8
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Dale Eaglesham, cover by Alex Ross, variant cover by Eaglesham and Ruy Jose.
The spotlight turns to Liberty Belle as the All-American powerhouse races to stop the Justice Society's trouble young recruit, Damage, from making the worst mistake of his life. Plus, Starman helps Power Girl make a startling discovery concerning the 52.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
JUSTICE VOL. 3 HC
Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, art by Doug Braithwaite and Ross, cover by Ross.
The final hardcover volume of the lushly illustrated maxi-series by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite collects issues #9-12! The Super-Villains' plot to exploit the innocent thickens as the heroes discover that it may even affect their comrades, colleagues and co-combatants! Guest-starring Black Adam, the Marvel Family, Doom Patrol, the Metal Men, the Titans, Supergirl and more!
160 pages, $19.99, in stores on Oct. 10.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12
Written by Brad Meltzer, art by Ed Benes, Sandra Hope and Eric Wight, standard covers by Alex Ross, variant cover by Michael Turner.
Brad Meltzer's run on the JLA concludes with a shocking cliffhanger! "Monitor Duty" is an amazing day in the lives of the world's greatest heroes.
40 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 15.
METAL MEN #1
Written by Duncan Rouleau, art and cover by Rouleau.
Bursting from the pages of 52 and Superman/Batman into their own new 8-issue miniseries by Duncan Rouleau -- it's Gold! Platina! Mercury! Iron! Lead! Tin! And now Copper!
Doc Magnus's creations are ready to take on all-new threats and some old, reimagined ones: Chemo, Doctor Yes, B.O.L.T.S., The Balloonatic and his Orphan Army, as well as the Robot Renegades led by an old Manhunter Robot!
But the greatest threat lies in Le Cabinet Noir and its bid to control the natural order using dangerous lieutenants like the Nameless, an armored being that feeds off the blood of the innocent and controls the Gogoloth, giant stone Golems made of Granite, Bizmuth, Onyx and Lime.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
SHADOWPACT #16
Written by Bill Willingham, art and cover by Tom Derenick and Wayne Faucher.
Zatanna and the Justice League join forces with Shadowpact to keep Doctor Gotham from controlling a city! Why is one villain's magical might so strong that it requires help from half the DCU? Because half of Shadowpact is trapped...prisoners of new foes!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
THE SPIRIT #9
Written by Darwyn Cooke, art by Cooke and J. Bone, cover by Cooke.
The bizarre story of The Spirit's most fearsome new foe, El Morte! The gangs in Central City are being ritualistically destroyed, and now the killer is targeting The Spirit. All the clues point to Alvarro Mortez, the criminal who died with Denny Colt on that fateful night The Spirit came to be. Is he dead or alive?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VOL. 1 TP
Written by Mike W. Barr and Marv Wolfman, art by Jim Aparo, George Pérez, Bill Willingham and others, cover by Aparo.
In this hard-hitting, value-packed volume, witness Batman's formation of the original Outsiders! Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Katana, Halo and Geo-Force star in these stories from Batman & The Outsiders #1-19, Brave & Bold #200 and New Teen Titans #16!
552 pages, black and white, $16.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: CAPTAIN CARROT VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher, art and cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
Experience the adventures of Captain Carrot and his Zoo-Crew battle Frogzilla, the Armordillo, the alien Bunny from Beyond and many more in this volume collecting New Teen Titans #16 and Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew #1-20!
528 pages, black and white, $16.99, in stores on August 22.
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #33
Written by Tony Bedard, art and cover by Dennis Calero.
The United Planets blames Cosmic Boy for war crimes! Star Boy and Sun Boy must clear his name. But they'll have to outsmart a certain matter-eating prosecutor and overcome a shocking development on planet Winath that threatens Lightning Lad's family.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE DOMINATOR WAR TP
Written by Mark Waid, art by Barry Kitson and Kalman Andrasofszky, cover by Kitson.
Collecting Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #26-30! TThe Dominators' plan to destroy Earth reaches fruition as the Robot Rebellion sweeps the planet!
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
SWORD OF THE ATOM TP
Written by Jan Strnad, art by Gil Kane, Pat Broderick and Dennis Janke, cover by Kane.
Collected for the first time in a single graphic novel! Sword of the Atom #1-4 and Sword of the Atom Special #1-3 take readers on a fantastic journey into the heart of a Central American jungle, where a race of 6-inch-tall aliens treats The Atom as their protector against titanic beasts and primeval sorcery!
232 pages, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
TRIALS OF SHAZAM #9
Written by Judd Winick, art and cover by Howard Porter.
It's the new Shazam versus a god as Freedy Freeman's trials have him going toe-to-toe with Apollo!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
TEEN TITANS #50
Written by Sean McKeever, Geoff Johns, Todd Dezago and Marv Wolfman, art by Randy Green, Mike McKone, George Pérez, Todd Nauck, Sandra Hope, Richard Friend and Andy Lanning, cover by Alé Garza and Scott Williams, variant cover by Mike McKone.
A special issue that ushers in the new Teen Titans creative team of Sean McKeaver and Randy Green, reunites Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for their first new Titans adventure in years, and also features a story by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone -- the creators who launched this title! It all begins when the Titans bury another friend -- and ends with a deadly, familiar threat as well as an addition to the team.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
TEEN TITANS: TITANS EAST TP
Written by Geoff Johns and Adam Beechen, art by Peter Snejbjerg, Tony Daniel, Chris Batista and others, cover by Daniel.
In this latest volume of the hit series, collecting issues #42-47, master assassin Deathstroke has formed his own team of Teen Titans in order to take on the original Teen Titans, destroy them and take their place. What new team of Titans will rise out of the ashes in this epic battle?
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
WILDSTORM TITLES
EX MACHINA: MASQUERADE SPECIAL
Written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by John Paul Leon, cover by Tony Harris.
An extra-sized extravaganza that makes a perfect jumping-on point for new readers looking to sample this acclaimed political thriller! Halloween comes early to Manhattan in this all-new story from Mayor Mitchell Hundred's super-heroic past. For the first time ever, learn what role New York City's real-world "anti-mask law" played in the birth of the Great Machine.
40 pages, $3.50, in stores on August 29.
GEN13 #11
Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by Carlo Barberi and Drew Geraci
The kids are enjoying the splendor of small time life and a taste of what a "normal" life with super-powers could be like. But will recent events catch up with them in a big way?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #6
Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford, cover by Benjamin.
To save the world one of them must die...again. The fight moves to another planet as Midnighter and Grifter battle against a planet-devouring race of non-sentient beings. The fate of the universe rests on the shoulders of two violent and unpredictable sociopaths.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
THE HIGHWAYMEN #3
Written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, art by Lee Garbett, cover by Brian Stelfreeze.
Tires screeching and guns blazing, the Highwaymen roar into the resurrected city of Neo Orleans to find the doctor behind the mysterious Baker's Dozen -- and to learn the explosive origins of young Grace Anderson. Who is she? Where did she come from? And what exactly did they do to her in that secret government weaponeering project?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
MIDNIGHTER #10
Written by Keith Giffen, art and cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story.
The Midnighter is the most self-assured member of The Authority; he's been called the world's best killing machine, and he knows what his job is and how to do it. He's never had any doubt about his chosen vocationŠuntil now.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
NINJA SCROLL #12
Written by J. Torres, art and cover by Michael Chang Ting Yu.
Jubei wanders into a remote town, but instead of the usual suspicious or hostile reception, people seem to want him there. He soon discovers the reason: they need him to get rid of the "Ghostly Geisha," a mysterious and deadly being who haunts the town by night.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
THE PROGRAMME #2
Written by Peter Milligan, art and cover by C.P. Smith.
As the Soviet superhuman Spirit of Lenin gathers the other "Russian Dolls" for war, the U.S. government scrambles to activate their own out-of-date superhuman program. But what they find is not encouraging. The American ³hero² is an over-the-hill former musician with a fractured memory who's clearly not ready for the coming conflict. Can the CIA get their champion in fighting shape before the storm hits?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
STORMWATCH: PHD #10
Written by Christos N. Gage, art by Andy Smith, cover by Mark McKone.
A killer has begun targeting ³retired² Super Heroes, a number of whom are on the StormWatch pension plan. The investigation into these crimes points toward the incredibly powerful Slaughterhouse Smith ‹ is PHD ready to take on such a heavy hitter?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
WETWORKS #12
Written by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Joel Gomez and Trevor Scott, cover by Whilce Portacio.
The vampire known as Red comes clean to Dane about her former life as an assassin, as well as her reason for joining the Wetworks team.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #9
Written by Gail Simone, art and cover by Neil Googe.
As the national spotlight is increasingly being shined on the small burg of Tranquility, the cracks begin to show. Neighborly conflicts are expanding into warfare, and some older heroes are finding it difficult to adjust. And a mysterious assailant robs Dr. Tomorrow of a secret formula that could be Tranquility's own Pandora's Box!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #4
Written by Peter Johnson, art by Matthew Dow Smith, cover by Dustin Nguyen.
The next step in finding his wife's killer sees John Winchester and the Hunter making a journey to visit a priest in South Dakota. But is John ready for what the priest has to show him? Could he at last be reunited with Mary?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: PAMELA'S TALE #2
Written by Marc Andreyko, art by Shawn Moll, cover by Dustin Nguyen.
Pamela's bloody tale of horror continues on the drive toward Camp Crystal Lake. But as the story of her son Jason progresses, Pamela's young passenger begins to suspect that not all is right in the Vorhees family...does she have anything to fear from the kindly older woman?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
FRIDAY THE 13TH TP
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, art by Adam Archer and Peter Guzman, cover by Ryan Sook.
Get ready for a new look at the legend of Crystal Lake, as Jason returns in this volume collecting the first six issues of the hot new series! A beautiful young woman is found on the road to Crystal Lake, covered in blood and babbling incoherently about a monster who slaughtered her friends. Although her tale is eerily similar to a past legend of the lake, it proves to be unlike anything the locals have ever seen before.
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, art by Wes Craig, cover by Lee Bermejo
Collecting six issues of the series! This never-before-told tale explores the mystery of Travis County and the horrific Hewitt family responsible for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The F.B.I. team sent to investigate the horrors discovers where Leatherface and his sinister family fled in the months following the murders!
144 pages, $14.99, in stores on August 15.
VERTIGO TITLES
AMERICAN VIRGIN #18
Written by Steven T. Seagle, art by Becky Cloonan and Jim Rugg, cover by Celia Calle.
"Around the World," part 4 of 5. Adam Chamberlain is having enough trouble trying to figure out what to do or not do with the opposite sex. So how does the third sex fit into the picture? In India, Vanessa makes a play to make time with the golden boy. Will temptation of the flesh win out?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
ARMY@LOVE #6
Written by Rick Veitch, art and cover by Veitch and Gary Erskine.
Loman rushes in where Flabbergast fears to tread. Showing up on Switzer's doorstep in Afbaghistan, he's intent on locating Healey's clinging wife, Allie, before Stelaphane makes her disappearance permanent.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #10
Written by Mike Carey, art by Eric Nguyen, cover by J.H. Williams III.
Beginning a new storyline with guest art by Eric Nguyen! Having arrived in Tokyo, Kai falls in with the enjokosai -- middle- to high-school-age girls who go on dates for money. No sex is required, and in Japan, it's completely legal. But a supernatural slasher is voicing disapproval in the bloodiest ways imaginable...
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 22.
DEADMAN #13
Written by Bruce Jones, art and cover by John Watkiss.
Series finale! Sarah finally gets some answers when she faces the men behind the twisted plot to steal her baby, and Brandon must make a grave decision that could ultimately bring him peace in the afterlife. Final issue.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
DMZ #22
Written by Brian Wood, art by Riccardo Burchielli, cover by Wood.
Concluding the 5-part "Friendly Fire." With the verdict on the Day 204 massacre hitting the headlines, the eyes of the world are once again on the DMZ. And just as tensions reach a boiling point, the military give the people of Manhattan a gift -- the soldier 'responsible" for it all.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
DMZ VOL. 3: PUBLIC WORKS TP
Written by Brian Wood, art by Riccardo Burchielli, cover by Wood.
In Volume 3, collecting issues #13-17, Matty severs his ties to The Liberty News and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city.
128 pages, $12.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
THE EXTERMINATORS #20
Written by Simon Oliver, art by Darick Robertson and John Lucas, cover by Philip Bond.
Faced with overwhelming odds, the Bug-Bee crew locks and loads for its apocalyptic showdown with the invading Mayan Hisser army, while in the Ocran boardroom, the newly power-mad Laura is putting together a secret army of her own.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
FABLES #64
Written by Bill Willingham, art by Aaron Alexovich, cover by James Jean.
In this one-issue interlude from the sprawling Flycatcher saga, we turn our attention back to The Farm. Snow White and Bigby's cubs are turning five years old, so it's time for a celebration! But none of them are expecting the amazing present they get this year. Plus, the timelines between Fables and Jack of Fables converge in strange, unexpected ways.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
FAKER #2
Written by Mike Carey, art and cover by Jock.
The 6-issue mini-series intensifies. Freshman year of college is the ultimate time for reinvention -- except when you can't physically justify why you even exist. This is the case for Nick Philo. And the only thing that reassures him that he's not going crazy is that his best friends -- including the ruthless manipulator Jessie Kidby -- seem to know him. Or do they?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
HELLBLAZER #235
Written by Andy Diggle, art by Leonardo Manco, cover by Lee Bermejo.
"Joyride," Part 2 of 4. John Constantine's investigations into a spate of senseless attacks on a South London housing estate bring him to the attention of the estate's mysterious benefactor. But how do these events relate to the sleepy country village of Lychgate...and what terrible secret does the village hide?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
HELLBLAZER: THE GiFT TP
Written by Mike Carey, by Leonardo Manco and Frazer Irving, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
Collecting Hellblazer #207-215! One of Constantine's blunders proves disastrous for a loved one, forcing him to ally himself with the last person he would choose. The path Constantine finds himself on leads directly to Hell, where he must confront the dread demon Nergal, Constantine's longtime adversary.
224 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 15.
JACK OF FABLES #14
Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, art by Tony Akins and Andrew Pepoy.
"The Bad Prince," Part 3. So now Jack's the center of all stories, huh? And if the story in question happens to involve a famous sword stuck in a famous stone, it probably shouldn't surprise us that Jack gets to play the stone. But wait! How can we have the Sword in the Stone story over here in Jack, when that simple-minded janitor fellow has the same sword over in that other Fables book?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 29.
LOVELESS #19
Written by Jason Aaron, art by Werther Dell'Edera, cover by Jock.
An intense crime drama that mixes organized crime with current Native American culture. This special low-priced volume collects the first five issues.
As Wes and Ruth's plan for Blackwater draws closer to its tragic conclusion, Ruth is forced to confront the ugly secret that is her past. Atticus has some confronting to do as well -- with the ornery Captain Lord, the U.S. Army, and his own blighted past.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: SLEEP OF REASON TP
Written by John Ney Reiber, art by Eric Nguyen, cover by Tim Bradstreet.
The Vertigo classic is back -- with a vengeance. Wartime photojournalist Kieran Marshall must take on the mantle of Wesley Dodds' alter ego, The Sandman, to save his own life. But will donning the mask cost him his soul?
128 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
SCALPED #8
Written by Jason Aaron, art by R.M. Guéra, cover by Jock.
"Casino Boogie," Part 3 of 6. The man known only as Diesel may be a force to be reckoned with -- which Dash Bad Horse finds out firsthand in this issue -- but things weren't always easy for this wannabe Indian brave.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 1.
TESTAMENT #19
Written by Douglas Rushkoff, art and cover by Liam Sharp.
Part 1 of "Exodus." With Jake now leader of the temple, the resistance is ready to escape from the bondage of Fallow and his Globos, which after Dinah's magical hack have acquired a new level of power. But the modern-day Moses will not be who Jake expects. Testament will now ship on a bimonthly schedule.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 15.
THE UN-MEN #1
Written by John Whalen, art by Mike Hawthorne, cover by Tomer Hanuka.
Whalen and Hawthorne bring chilling new life to The Un-Men #1 -- the former Swamp Thing adversaries created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson -- with a series that explores what it means to be a freak in a society filled with gawkers.
They say the freaks come out at night. But in Aberrance, U.S.A., freaks are big business. On the board of directors sit the freakiest freaks of all -- birthed in the profane laboratories of Anton Arcane -- The Un-Men.
In this new, ongoing series -- masterfully mixing gritty noir, grindhouse horror and gallows humor -- an albino agent known as Kilcrop is dispatched by the government to solve the murder of a sideshow attraction called "The Gill-Boy." To uncover the truth, Kilcrop must infiltrate Aberrance, where society's most misshapen outcasts find their own kind of freedom. But with the original Un-Men in charge, Kilcrop must confront a corruption far deeper than the mysterious death of a man who breathes through his neck. And he must deal with his growing love for a one-armed, angel-winged beauty named Niko -- an attraction that could prove fatal. The truth he discovers may be the secret hidden within his own outsider's soul.
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 8.
JOHNNY DC TITLES
THE BATMAN STRIKES: DUTY CALLS TP
Written Bill Matheny and J. Torres, art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty, cover by Jeff Matsuda.
A new full size collection featuring The Batman Strikes #11-14 and #16-18! The all-ages stories in The Batman Strikes: Duty Calls feature the Dark Knight defending Gotham City against a who's who of his famous foes, including The Joker, the Penguin, Bane, Catwoman, Clayface, The Riddler and more!
144 pages, $12.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #36
Written by Josh Elder, art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty, cover by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill.
Gearhead's turning Gotham City into a gigantic demolition derby! Batman's going to need all the help he can get, even if that means letting Batgirl get behind the wheel of the Batmobile!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 8.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #36
Written by Simon Spurrier, art by Min S. Ku and Jeff Albrecht, cover by Zach Howard.
The Question is on the trail again, and this time he's investigating the entire Justice League!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 1.
THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #5
Written by J. Torres, art by Alexander Serra, cover by Steve Uy.
Whoever said "lightning never strikes twice" never met Lightning Lad! What starts as a friendly challenge turns into the storm of the century under Emerald Empress's watchful Eye, pitting Superman against Lightning Lad for the fate of the Legion!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 15.
TEEN TITANS GO! #46
Written by J. Torres, art by Mike Norton and Lary Stucker, cover by Todd Nauck.
Introducing...Wildfire! It's a family reunion when Starfire's long lost brother is found and visits Earth. But will he turn out to be a friend to the Titans like Starfire, or more of a foe like Blackfire?
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 29.
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #16
Written by by Robbie Busch, Sholly Fisch and Tom Warburton, art by by Matt Peters, Ethen Beavers, Dan Davis, Mike DeCarlo and the Iguana, cover by Travis Kotzebue and DeCarlo.
Hang on, Ben! It's high adventure on the open road! Plus, Samurai Jack and the Kids Next Door!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 8.
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #36
Written by Scott Cunningham and Amy Rogers, art by Christopher Cook and Phil Moy, cover by Robert Pope and Mike DeCarlo.
After Bloo meets a cool biker dude, he wants to copy him by getting a tattoo of Mac to show the world who his best friend is! Too bad Mac doesn't want to return the favor.
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 29.
LOONEY TUNES #153
Written by Earl Kress, art by Omar Aranda and Alberto Saichann, cover by Scott Jeralds.
Special issue! The Evil Scientist has kidnapped the Looney Tunes and is going to show them their ancestors. Find out why when you play the Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal video game!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 1.
SCOOBY-DOO #123
Written by Robbie Busch, Scott Cunningham, Sholly Fisch and Darryl Kravitz, art by Scott Jeralds, Scott Neely and Robert Pope, cover by Pope and Scott McRae.
It's August and there might be nothing scarier than going back to ghoul! But with the Scoobs at the head of the class, you can bet monsters and mayhem are about to get schooled!
32 pages, $2.25, in stores on August 22.
MAD #481
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
The Usual Gang of Idiots deliver the late-summer laughs, with a bevy of spoofs and parodies!
48 pages, black and white, $3.99, in stores on August 1.
MAD CLASSICS #17
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots.
A jam-packed new issue of MAD Classics, featuring the Best of the Web, MAD Marginals, Reader's Choice picks and much more!
64 pages, black and white, $4.99, in stores on August 8.
CMX TITLES
KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL. 1
Written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno.
A new series debuts from renowned fantasy manga artist Kyoko Shitou! After a king and his eldest son die, the kingdom of Laudere is left without a ruler. Asta, the last surviving member of the royal family, stands in line for the throne. But before he can claim it, he must fulfill a quest: find the legendary "Key to the Kingdom." Both ancient beasts and a variety of contenders -- including a princess, a dimwitted military captain, and a villainous aristocrat -- imperil his journey. Someone will find the Key, but will it be Asta?
160 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
GO GO HEAVEN!! VOL. 3
Written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada.
After Shirayuki lets her feelings for Prince slip out, he tries to trick her into marrying him! He even presents her with a ring, one possessing mysterious powers that he's not about to reveal to her. If the ring is destroyed, a darker side of Shirayuki will emerge, and she'll be doomed to be the dark angel of Hell for the next 5,000 years!
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
EMMA VOL. 5
Written and illustrated by Kaoru Mori .
Following her trip to London, Emma returns to work at Haworth, where the servants notice a change in her behavior. Could it have something to do with the correspondence she and William have begun? In the city, his renewed connection to Emma has also emboldened William. But societal forces are lining up against them again, and a reckoning may be on its way.
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 10
Written and illustrated by Yasuko Aoike.
"Seven Days in September" concludes, as Eroica faces a climactic showdown against Saleem -- the vengeful oil magnate -- on the grounds of an Egyptian ruin. Meanwhile, the Major battles the KGB with the fate of the coveted Lubyanka report in the balance. In a second story, Eroica finds himself in the middle of a surprise party for his adversary, Iron Klaus!
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
MOON CHILD VOL. 8
Written and illustrated by by Reiko Shimizu.
The Little Mermaid's daughter, Jimmy, is worried about joining her guardian, Art, on his ballet tour of Russia. She's met the tour's sponsor -- who tried to kill her! Even worse, she still can't control her body; if she unexpectedly morphs into her mermaid form and loses the ability to speak to humans, will Art freak out?
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 19.
PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL. 9
Written and illustraed by Kaimu Tachibana.
If the evil Garai stands before the Sacred Tree of Being when it expires, he will control the fate of the Earth. Only Wakyo and Sukuya -- the disciples of Garai's rebellious son Bishu -- have the ability to stop him, but the demon lord has taken control of their minds. Can they break free in time to save the world?
192 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 5.
SWAN VOL. 11
Written and illustrated by Kyoko Ariyoshi.
Following her dynamic rendering of ³The Black Swan,² Masumi and her partner Aoi win second place in the pas de deux division of the World Ballet Competition. Moving on to the next stage, she must now partner with her high school classmate, Leonhardt Von Christ. Although he is a charismatic and powerful dancer, the rebellious Leonhardt blows off rehearsal, putting their performance at risk.
200 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 8
Written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari.
Still trapped in the past, Takeru and friends find and confront Jin, head of the Hokuouin household -- the group that has been persuading Takeru only they know his real destiny. Will Takeru finally learn the truth? Then get a glimpse into the not too distant future, where Takeru is working as . . . a fashion model?!
208 pages, black and white, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 26.
MINX TITLES
CONFESSIONS OF A BLABBERMOUTH
Written by Mike Carey and Louise Carey, art and cover by Aaron Alexovich.
When Tasha's mom brings home an annoying hack novelist boyfriend, Jed, and his deadpan daughter, her dysfunctional family is headed for a complete mental meltdown. But Tasha has her blog, Blabbermouth, as the ultimate weapon -- and she's not afraid to use it. Especially when she starts to suspect that the obnoxious Jed has a guilty secret that goes far beyond his bad prose.
Mike Carey teams with co-writer Louise Carey, his 15-year-old daughter, who has written the Diary of a London Schoolgirl for the website of the London Metropolitan Archive and the novel-in-progress Bethany's Words.
Aaron Alexovich contributed character designs to Nickelodeon's Invader Zim and Avatar: The Last Airbender. His first published work was the critically lauded witch tale Serenity Rose for Slave Labor Graphics. Next up he is writing and drawing the MINX book, Kimmie66.
176 pages, $9.99, in stores on Sept. 12.
Pop Culture Roundup May 18, 2007
That "Veronica Mars in the FBI" show? Still could happen.
"Veronica Mars is over, but we're talking about something else. I don't know if it's going to be anything. I'm being honest with you. It could come back in some form, but I don't know what form that would be."
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Speaking of "Veronica," the show's star, Kristen Bell, is set to be the voice over narrator of a new CW show "Gossip Girl."
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The Marvel Universe was created 50 years ago, says Blake Bell.
Best Marvel Comics Sites.
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Samuel L. Jackson may be a villain in the Frank Miller-directed "Spirit" movie.
Jackson would play the Spirit's antagonist, the Octopus. He is a psychotic killer who filets anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. His plan is to wipe out the fictitious Central City before The Spirit can stop him.
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Paul McCartney discusses how Elvis Presley inspired the Beatles to make Sgt. Pepper.
"We had this idea that we'd make a record, and the record itself would go on tour for us," Tittle-tattle quoted him as saying.
"That came from a story we'd heard about Elvis' Cadillac going on tour. We though that was an amazing idea: He doesn't go on tour, he just sends his Cadillac out. Fantastic!" he added.
Best Beatles Sites.
Best Elvis Sites.
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There will be new heroes on "Heroes" next season.
Tim Kring, creator and executive producer of Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming season finale will introduce new characters that will become central to the story in the second season.
Best Heroes Sites.
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See a teaser trailer for "Persepolis," the animated film based on Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel.
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Among the extras on the DVD set collecting the 1984's complete "Super Friends: Legendary Super Powers" series is a look at the populer "Super Powers" action figures spawned by the show.
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Via On My Mind: A petition to put the Monkees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Heck yeah, if the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac and, for God's sake, Steely Dan, can be in it the Monkees should've been inducted long ago.
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Three more vintage "Doctor Who" adventures are set for DVD release in the UK this fall (U.S. release to follow, I presume).
First up, on 3 September, is The Time Warrior. Starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, the story also marks the first appearances of the Sontarans and the timeless Sarah Jane Smith.
Following that on 23 September is the long-awaited Region 2 release of The Key To Time. The epic Fourth Doctor six-story box set has been available in America for several years, but only now will it come with the full extras it deserves.
And Planet Gallifrey reports the Tom Baker-era adventure "Planet of Evil" is set for release later in the year.
Best Doctor Who Sites.
"Veronica Mars is over, but we're talking about something else. I don't know if it's going to be anything. I'm being honest with you. It could come back in some form, but I don't know what form that would be."
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Speaking of "Veronica," the show's star, Kristen Bell, is set to be the voice over narrator of a new CW show "Gossip Girl."
--------------------------
The Marvel Universe was created 50 years ago, says Blake Bell.
Best Marvel Comics Sites.
---------------------------
Samuel L. Jackson may be a villain in the Frank Miller-directed "Spirit" movie.
Jackson would play the Spirit's antagonist, the Octopus. He is a psychotic killer who filets anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. His plan is to wipe out the fictitious Central City before The Spirit can stop him.
----------------------------
Paul McCartney discusses how Elvis Presley inspired the Beatles to make Sgt. Pepper.
"We had this idea that we'd make a record, and the record itself would go on tour for us," Tittle-tattle quoted him as saying.
"That came from a story we'd heard about Elvis' Cadillac going on tour. We though that was an amazing idea: He doesn't go on tour, he just sends his Cadillac out. Fantastic!" he added.
Best Beatles Sites.
Best Elvis Sites.
------------------------------
There will be new heroes on "Heroes" next season.
Tim Kring, creator and executive producer of Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming season finale will introduce new characters that will become central to the story in the second season.
Best Heroes Sites.
-------------------------------
See a teaser trailer for "Persepolis," the animated film based on Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel.
-------------------------------
Among the extras on the DVD set collecting the 1984's complete "Super Friends: Legendary Super Powers" series is a look at the populer "Super Powers" action figures spawned by the show.
--------------------------------
Via On My Mind: A petition to put the Monkees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Heck yeah, if the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac and, for God's sake, Steely Dan, can be in it the Monkees should've been inducted long ago.
---------------------------------
Three more vintage "Doctor Who" adventures are set for DVD release in the UK this fall (U.S. release to follow, I presume).
First up, on 3 September, is The Time Warrior. Starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, the story also marks the first appearances of the Sontarans and the timeless Sarah Jane Smith.
Following that on 23 September is the long-awaited Region 2 release of The Key To Time. The epic Fourth Doctor six-story box set has been available in America for several years, but only now will it come with the full extras it deserves.
And Planet Gallifrey reports the Tom Baker-era adventure "Planet of Evil" is set for release later in the year.
Best Doctor Who Sites.
Pop Culture Roundup May 17, 2007
Rock'n'roll pioneer Bo Diddley has suffered a stroke.
Tests showed that the stroke affected the left side of the "Who Do You Love" singer's brain and has impaired his speech and speech recognition, rep Susan Clary said. She had no other information regarding his condition, which is listed as "guarded," or how long his stay in the hospital is likely to be.
The 78-year-old Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, was said to be acting disoriented during a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earlier in the day.
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Bat Blog presents image of some cool Batcopter toys.
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"Veronica Mars" is not on the CW's fall schedule.
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Nestor Carbonell, who plays Richard Alpert on "Lost," will appear as Gotham City's mayor in the next Batman film.
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Newsarama excerpts a portion of "Brushstrokes with Greatness," a new book about the great comic book inker Joe Sinnott.
Tests showed that the stroke affected the left side of the "Who Do You Love" singer's brain and has impaired his speech and speech recognition, rep Susan Clary said. She had no other information regarding his condition, which is listed as "guarded," or how long his stay in the hospital is likely to be.
The 78-year-old Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, was said to be acting disoriented during a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earlier in the day.
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Bat Blog presents image of some cool Batcopter toys.
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"Veronica Mars" is not on the CW's fall schedule.
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Nestor Carbonell, who plays Richard Alpert on "Lost," will appear as Gotham City's mayor in the next Batman film.
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Newsarama excerpts a portion of "Brushstrokes with Greatness," a new book about the great comic book inker Joe Sinnott.
Lost clues: "Greatest Hits" ep. 21, season 3
Synopsis:
Aware of the Others' plan to attack the beach camp, the crash survivors plan a counter-attack: They rig dynamite from the Black Rock ship to their tents, which will explode when the Others arrive.
At the same time, Sayid says he's trying to use Naomi's satellite phone to contact the rest of her crew. However, he can't get a signal.
Juliet reveals the Others' have been jamming all radio signals from the island. They're doing this with a counter signal broadcasted by a Dharma station called the Looking Glass, which is underwater off the coast of the island.
Desmond has a vision of Charlie flipping a switch, which somehow leads to the rescue of the crash survivors. The bad thing is, Desmond also sees Charlie drowning after he flips this switch.
Putting two and two together, Charlie figures he's destined to swim down to the Looking Glass and turn off the jamming signal, even if he dies in the process.
As Sayid, Jin and Bernard (man, haven't seen him in a while) stay behind to set off the explosives trap, Jack leads the other survivors away from the camp to, hopefully, await rescue.
Charlie and Desmond, meanwhile, paddle an outrigger canoe out to the site of the Looking Glass.
Desmond volunteers to go in Charlie's stead and is about to dive out of the canoe when Charlie knocks him unconscious with a paddle. He's determined to sacrifice himself. He dives down and gets inside the station but, it turns out, it's inhabited--two women with guns rush out toward him and he's captured.
Clues, observations, speculation:
* In season 1, Charlie tells Jack he can't swim. But apparently he can.
* Did Juliet know the Looking Glass was occupied when Charlie volunteered to swim down there? If so, she knew he was swimming into a trap. Can we really trust her? Or Jack, for that matter?
* Who are the women in the Looking Glass? Are they Others or remnants of the Dharma Initiative? They're dressed more like Others and it makes sense they would be since it sounded as if it was Ben's idea to run a jamming signal. Dharma folks would likely want the ability to communicate with the outside. Are they trapped down there because Locke blew up the Dharma sub?
* Or could the women be members of Naomi's rescue team?
* Any reason both are women?
* This woman looks like a bit like Cassidy, the mother of Sawyer's baby--the lady he conned.
* If the Others are in control of the Looking Glass, this means they must have staged a separate attack against Dharma to secure control of it, since the gas they released on the island wouldn't have harmed anyone underwater. Or, perhaps, the Looking Glass crew members were on the island at the time of the gas attack and were killed then.
* In the flashback, the woman Charlie saves from mugging is Sayid's girlfriend, Nadia. Is there a deeper story to the mugging--was it a simple purse-snatching or was the man trying to get something important from Nadia? Or was the whole thing set up to test Charlie?
* Will Charlie survive?
* What about Locke? Alive or dead? Will we see him again soon? I'm guessing he'll show up, in some form, right around cliffhanger time in next week's season ender.
* Richard Alpert starts to ask Ben if Locke saw Jacob, but it is cut off by Ben. People in the Others' camp are curious as to what happened to Locke. Will Ben maintain control over them?
* In Charlie's childhood flashback you can hear someone say "Desmond come here..." right before young Charlie jumps into the swimming pool.
* Did Alex kill Ben's bunny? The white rabbit is certainly an Alice in Wonderland, "Through the Looking Glass" reference.
Aware of the Others' plan to attack the beach camp, the crash survivors plan a counter-attack: They rig dynamite from the Black Rock ship to their tents, which will explode when the Others arrive.
At the same time, Sayid says he's trying to use Naomi's satellite phone to contact the rest of her crew. However, he can't get a signal.
Juliet reveals the Others' have been jamming all radio signals from the island. They're doing this with a counter signal broadcasted by a Dharma station called the Looking Glass, which is underwater off the coast of the island.
Desmond has a vision of Charlie flipping a switch, which somehow leads to the rescue of the crash survivors. The bad thing is, Desmond also sees Charlie drowning after he flips this switch.
Putting two and two together, Charlie figures he's destined to swim down to the Looking Glass and turn off the jamming signal, even if he dies in the process.
As Sayid, Jin and Bernard (man, haven't seen him in a while) stay behind to set off the explosives trap, Jack leads the other survivors away from the camp to, hopefully, await rescue.
Charlie and Desmond, meanwhile, paddle an outrigger canoe out to the site of the Looking Glass.
Desmond volunteers to go in Charlie's stead and is about to dive out of the canoe when Charlie knocks him unconscious with a paddle. He's determined to sacrifice himself. He dives down and gets inside the station but, it turns out, it's inhabited--two women with guns rush out toward him and he's captured.
Clues, observations, speculation:
* In season 1, Charlie tells Jack he can't swim. But apparently he can.
* Did Juliet know the Looking Glass was occupied when Charlie volunteered to swim down there? If so, she knew he was swimming into a trap. Can we really trust her? Or Jack, for that matter?
* Who are the women in the Looking Glass? Are they Others or remnants of the Dharma Initiative? They're dressed more like Others and it makes sense they would be since it sounded as if it was Ben's idea to run a jamming signal. Dharma folks would likely want the ability to communicate with the outside. Are they trapped down there because Locke blew up the Dharma sub?
* Or could the women be members of Naomi's rescue team?
* Any reason both are women?
* This woman looks like a bit like Cassidy, the mother of Sawyer's baby--the lady he conned.
* If the Others are in control of the Looking Glass, this means they must have staged a separate attack against Dharma to secure control of it, since the gas they released on the island wouldn't have harmed anyone underwater. Or, perhaps, the Looking Glass crew members were on the island at the time of the gas attack and were killed then.
* In the flashback, the woman Charlie saves from mugging is Sayid's girlfriend, Nadia. Is there a deeper story to the mugging--was it a simple purse-snatching or was the man trying to get something important from Nadia? Or was the whole thing set up to test Charlie?
* Will Charlie survive?
* What about Locke? Alive or dead? Will we see him again soon? I'm guessing he'll show up, in some form, right around cliffhanger time in next week's season ender.
* Richard Alpert starts to ask Ben if Locke saw Jacob, but it is cut off by Ben. People in the Others' camp are curious as to what happened to Locke. Will Ben maintain control over them?
* In Charlie's childhood flashback you can hear someone say "Desmond come here..." right before young Charlie jumps into the swimming pool.
* Did Alex kill Ben's bunny? The white rabbit is certainly an Alice in Wonderland, "Through the Looking Glass" reference.
New and upcoming action figures May 17, 2007
DC Wonder Woman series 1 action figures, see below
Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures
Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:
DC Direct Action Figures
Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod
Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel
Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman
Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker
52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova
DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman
DC 13-inch Figures
Green Lantern
Lex Luthor
Martian Manhunter
Catwoman
Nightwing
Classic Batman
Batgirl gray costume
Batgirl black costume
Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman
Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern
First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman
Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor
JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack
DC Direct Wonder Woman Series 1 Action Figures
--Wonder Woman
--Agent Diana Prince
--Circe
--Donna Troy as Wonder Woman
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer
Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss
McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko
Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer
Marvel Legends Action Figures
Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm
Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger
Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 12-inch Action Figures
--The Punisher
--Doctor Doom
--The Human Torch
--The Silver Surfer
Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody
Marvel Select Figures
Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto
Marvel Sideshow Toys Figures
--Venom
--Black costume Spider-Man
--Spider-Man
--White Queen
--White Queen Exclusive
NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white
NECA Grindhouse action figures
--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry
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