DC Comics April 2013 solicitations

Items of note from DC Comics' April releases. Click the links to order pre-order discounted items from Amazon.


SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and others, cover by Darwyn Cooke.
The early adventures of Superman are collected in one massive hardcover as he battles social injustice and political corruption, fighting for the common man. Includes the first appearances of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.
Collecting stories from Action Comics #1-31, New York World's Fair #1, New York World's Fair 1940, and Superman #1-7.
794 pages.


THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA CHRONICLES VOL. 1 TP
Written by Gardner Fox, art by Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs and others, cover by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson.
Presenting the adventures of the JLA in chronological order! Learn how the team first gathered to battle the intergalactic conqueror Starro!
Collects The Brave and the Bold #28-30 and Justice League of America #1-3.
168 pages.

THE CAPTAIN COMET ARCHIVES HC
Written by John Broome, Gerry Conway and others, art by Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and others, cover by Carmine Infantino.
Captain Comet faces alien invasions and weird monsters from distant worlds in these stories from DC's classic science fiction series Strange Adventures, as well as his 1970s adventures!
Collects Strange Adventures #9-44, 46 and 49, and Secret Society of Super-Villains #2-6.
400 pages.

IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB HC
Written by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer, cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia.
After arriving at DC Comics at the start of the 1970s, one of Jack Kirby's first projects was the black and white magazine In The Days of The Mob, which featured stories of organized crime in the 1930s. Now, this hard-to-find magazine is reprinted for the first time!
Collects The Days of The Mob #1 and stories from Amazing World of DC Comics #1 and 10.
108 pages.

SOLO DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by Darwyn Cooke, Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Richard Corben, Tim Sale, John Arcudi, Howard Chaykin, Michael Allred, Neil Gaiman, Steven T. Seagle, Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Brendan McCarthy and other, art by Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, Jordi Bernet, Michael Allred, Teddy Kristiansen, Scott Hampton, Damion Scott, Sergio Aragones and Brendan McCarthy, cover by Tim Sale.
At last, the acclaimed 12-issue series Solo is collected, featuring the work of some of comics' greatest creators, including Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Pope and so many others. With stories starring Batman, Robin, Superman, The Spectre, The Teen Titans and more, as well as westerns, war stories, science fiction epics, humor and horror, this is a collection you won't want to miss!
Collects Solo #1-12.
568 pages.




DVD and Blu-ray new releases Jan. 15, 2013: Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special; Merlin season 4; Perry Mason season 8 part 2; Man Who Knew Too Much Criterion Edition; Jackson Five animated series, more!

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Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season


Perry Mason: The Eighth Season, Vol. 2


The Man Who Knew Too Much (Criterion Collection)


Jackson Five: The Completed Animated Series


Ronnie Lane Band: Live At Rockpalast


King: A Filmed Record... From Montgomery to Memphis (2-Disc Set)


Doctor Who: 2011 Christmas Special


Vintage photo: Peter Sellers


Worthy Kickstarter project: Fund a documentary film about Mad Magazine

Why the heck hasn't somebody done this already?!!

Via Mark Evanier: Here's a pitch for full-length documentary about Mad Magazine and how it ruined changed America!

The filmmakers have already complete interviews with numerous famed Madmen, including Sergio Aragones, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffe and more familiar names from your juvenile delinquent years. They know want to interview Mad fans.

Here's a preview:





Vintage Sunday Superman comic strips from the St. Louis Dispatch











Five former Doctor Who actors uniting for 50th anniversary audio drama

Now if we could get an on-screen multi-Doctor show, too!

Info:
“Doctor Who: The Light at the End” will be released in November and will star Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann. That’s Doctors 4 through 8 for those who came to the adventure series only after his revival in 2005 with Doctor No. 9 (Christopher Eccleston).
But the Doctors aren’t the only classic characters making a return. Their companions are also joining them: Louise Jameson as Leela, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Nicola Bryant as Peri, Sophie Aldred as Ace and India Fisher as Charley Pollard.

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