Select a Category:
|
DC Feature Articles | Batman | Superman
| DC Universe | Beyond
the Universe/Mad Magazine |
| WildStorm/ABC/Homage | Vertigo
| DC Direct | Complete
Weekly Releases List |
Catfight
in Gotham!
BIRDS OF PREY: CATWOMAN/BATGIRL — CATWOMAN/ORACLE
 One
woman fought crime valiantly as Batgirl before finding a new role as the
all-seeing Oracle. The other stalked the dark streets of Gotham as Catwoman,
earning a living by stealing from the rich.
Now
they must forge an uneasy alliance in a 2-part Prestige Format miniseries
titled BIRDS OF PREY: CATWOMAN/BATGIRL and BIRDS
OF PREY: CATWOMAN/ORACLE. Written by John Francis Moore (CATWOMAN,
BATMAN FAMILY), these two special issues explore the relationship between
the diametrically opposed vigilantes in the past and present.
The
first part, BIRDS OF PREY: CATWOMAN/BATGIRL, featuring art and cover by
Darick Robertson (TRANSMETROPOLITAN) and Jimmy Palmiotti (21 DOWN) with
a cover by Robertson, takes place in the past, when Barbara Gordon filled
the role of Batgirl. Part 2 — BIRDS OF PREY: CATWOMAN/ORACLE — features
art by Dave Ross (BIRDS OF PREY, Daredevil) and Palmiotti and
covers an encounter in the present, with Gordon now acting as Oracle.
When
a string of prostitute murders baffles the Gotham police, the two women
come together in an effort to stop the heinous crimes. But their investigation
brings them face to face with a greater evil than either of them could
ever imagine or hope to defeat alone. Can these women successfully overcome
their opposing natures to defeat a common enemy, or will their differences
lead them to destruction?
This
project is supported with trade and house ads.
BIRDS
OF PREY: CATWOMAN/BATGIRL and BIRDS OF PREY: CATWOMAN/ORACLE form a 2-part
Prestige Format miniseries edited by Matt Idelson. The 48-page BIRDS OF
PREY: CATWOMAN/BATGIRL arrives in comic-book shops February 5 with a cover
price of $5.95 U.S.
A
comics institution reaches a landmark issue!
ACTION COMICS #800
The
modern super-hero was born in the pages of ACTION COMICS #1, the book
that introduced the world to Superman. Now, more than six decades later,
ACTION COMICS celebrates its milestone 800th issue with a look
back at the life of Superman, the icon who has been the template for virtually
every comic-book hero to follow!
 Written
by Joe Kelly (SUPERMAN; JLA) with art by Pascual Ferry (SUPERMAN, Uncanny
X-Men), Duncan Rouleau (ACTION COMICS), Cam Smith (SUPERMAN, GEN13),
and Marlo Alquiza (SUPERMAN, The Tenth), plus Tim Sale, Mort
Drucker, Lee Bermejo, Kilian Plunkett, Dave Bullock, and Gaijin Studios,
ACTION COMICS #800 builds on the momentum begun in January’s
SUPERMAN: THE 10-CENT ADVENTURE. ACTION COMICS #800 also features a painted
cover by Drew Struzan, the artist behind the striking posters for the
Star Wars and Harry Potter movies!
How
has the Man of Steel affected the lives of those around him? Whether inspiring
acts of unimaginable heroism or unspeakable evil, Superman’s life since
his crash-landing on Earth has had far-reaching consequences the entire
DC Universe. This special issue re-examines Superman’s life and the impact
he’s made both as a real and fictional character. A series of reality-based
vignettes by guest artists delves into Superman’s influence on the lives
of everyday people throughout his comics history and beyond!
This
project is supported with house and trade ads.
ACTION
COMICS is an ongoing series edited by Eddie Berganza. Issue #800 is 64
pages and arrives in comic-book shops February 5 with a cover price of
$3.95 U.S.
JSA:
THE UNHOLY THREE
 Return
to the war-torn world first presented in 1999’s acclaimed Elseworlds
miniseries JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES in JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE
— a 2-issue Prestige Format miniseries that reunites the original creative
team of writer Dan Jolley (JLA: GODS AND MONSTERS) and artists Tony Harris
(STARMAN) & Ray Snyder (THE AUTHORITY) under painted covers by Harris!
Picking
up eight years after the events of last year’s JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES,
JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE finds the Bat, the Clock and the Owl back in action
— this time hot on the trail of a pair of KGB operatives code-named Parasite
and Steelwolf. It seems the spies have been killing American covert agents
in Berlin while tracking down the mysterious “trigger,” a device that
could bring an end to all life on Earth! Can the “Unholy Three” stop them
in time?
JSA:
THE LIBERTY FILES thrilled fans by integrating familiar JSA characters
into a world teeming with Nazi troops, Egyptian thugs and undead assassins.
Expect more gut-wrenching action and intriguing spy games in the pages
of JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE!
This
project is supported with house and trade ads and a minisite at www.dccomics.com.
JSA:
THE UNHOLY THREE is a 2-issue Prestige Format Elseworlds miniseries edited
by Peter Tomasi. The 64-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book shops February
19 with a cover price of $6.95 U.S.
Dare
to dial!
H-E-R-O
What
would you do if you had powers beyond comprehension? If you could
soar high above the earth with the birds? If you could move objects just
by thinking about it? Would you help others? Make some cash? Or just have
some fun?
What
if you found a device that gave you such powers?
 H-E-R-O
— a new ongoing DCU series that poses these questions to everyday people
working everyday jobs and living everyday lives — is written by Will Pfeifer
(FINALS, BIZARRO COMICS) with art by Kano (ACTION COMICS) and painted
covers by John Van Fleet (BATMAN: THE CHALICE). In H-E-R-O, each person’s
attitude toward newfound power varies, and those solutions won’t always
be right ones.
Jerry
Feldon is one of those people. He's a young man living in a town where
prosperity and industry have dried up, stuck in a lousy job without a
future. A brush with Superman makes him even more depressed —
Jerry could never be like him. And Jerry's depression is driving
him toward one fateful decision, one he can never change. That is, until
he finds a device that changes him. It gives him power. It gives
him hope. But is that enough?
Updating
the popular and classic DC concept DIAL “H” FOR HERO, this new series
isn’t just about Jerry Feldon. Rather, it’s a series of story arcs exploring
many different ordinary people who, thanks to the H-E-R-O device, become
extraordinary.
This
project is supported with a preview insert in selected November in-store
books, trade and house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com.
H-E-R-O
is an ongoing series edited by Mike McAvennie and Peter Tomasi. The 32-page
issue #1 arrives in comic-book shops February 12 with a cover price of
$2.50 U.S.
A
new era for the Amazon Princess!
WONDER WOMAN #189
 Now
that writer/penciller Phil Jimenez has ended his acclaimed run on WONDER
WOMAN, readers are wondering what triumphs and tragedies lie ahead for
the Amazon Princess. February’s WONDER WOMAN #189 brings
the first glimpse of the answer, as the all-star team of writer Walter
Simonson (ORION, Thor), interior artists Jerry Ordway (PLANETARY/JLA:
TERRA OBSCURA) & P. Craig Russell (THE SANDMAN, The Ring of the
Nibelung) join longtime WONDER WOMAN cover artist Adam Hughes for
an extraordinary 6-part story: "The Game of the Gods."
It's
been weeks since anyone has seen Wonder Woman, and a world begins to fear
it has lost its greatest heroine. Of course, Diana is not dead…although
she is being buried in the Cryptocombs — a strange, otherworldly
space that serves as the Cemetery of the Gods. Bereft of her memories,
shorn of her powers and lacking her traditional costume, lasso and bracelets,
Wonder Woman must rely on her Amazonian training as she fights her way
out of the grave, battling a sea of foes and struggling to protect a strange
statue of a baby girl, sculpted from clay.
What
caused this strange split between Diana's mortal and immortal selves?
How will Wonder Woman make her way back to the land of the living and
regain her memories? Who are the new heroines striving to aid Diana in
her quest? And what staggering sacrifice must be made to save creation
from the menace known only as "The Shattered God?" The most
shocking Wonder Woman story in recent memory begins in February!
This
project is supported with house ads.
WONDER
WOMAN is an ongoing series edited by Ivan Cohen. The 32-page issue #189
arrives in comic-book shops February 26 with a cover price of $2.25 U.S.
NIGHTWING:
THE HUNT FOR ORACLE
TRADE PAPERBACK
Blockbuster,
Blüdhaven’s deadliest crime boss, is on a rampage. A mysterious hacker
has made Blockbuster’s life difficult for far too long. It’s time for
Nightwing — with the help of the Birds of Prey — to hunt this person down
and terminate this hacker’s actions once and for all, at whatever cost.
And that hacker is Oracle!
 The
chase is on in NIGHTWING: THE HUNT FOR ORACLE — a 192-page
trade paperback collecting NIGHTWING #41-46 and BIRDS OF PREY #20-21,
written by Chuck Dixon (BATGIRL: YEAR ONE), with art by Greg Land (Sojourn,
NIGHTWING), Patrick Zircher (NIGHTWING, Thunderbolts), Butch
Guice (BIRDS OF PREY, Ruse), and Drew Geraci (NIGHTWING).
While
Nightwing desperately tries to rein in the unstable vigilante Nite-Wing,
his daytime counterpart Dick Grayson graduates to a street cop. Meanwhile,
Blockbuster’s thirst for vengeance against Oracle has him sending some
of the deadliest assassins after the hacker. When the crime boss captures
Nightwing, will our hero be tortured into revealing Oracle’s location?
This
project is supported with house ads.
NIGHTWING:
THE HUNT FOR ORACLE is a 192-page trade paperback, arriving in comic-book
stores February 19 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S.
COSMIC
ODYSSEY — NEW EDITION
TRADE PAPERBACK
He
is one of the most powerful and feared beings in the universe…but now
Darkseid the schemer faces a menace beyond even his great abilities.
Now the towering New God must find aid from beyond the boundaries of his
realm — forced to seek it in the camp of his enemies. What Darkseid needs…is
heroes.
 COSMIC
ODYSSEY — NEW EDITION is a 200-page trade paperback collecting
for the first time in eight years the universe-spanning 1988 epic that
rocked the DC Universe. Written by the acclaimed Jim Starlin (BATMAN,
Captain Marvel) and featuring art by Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
& Carlos Garzon (Star Wars) with a cover by Mignola, COSMIC
ODYSSEY finds Superman, Batman, Green Lantern John Stewart, Martian Manhunter,
Starfire, the Demon, plus Orion, Lightray and Forager of the New Gods
working together with one of the deadliest beings known to man. This eclectic
group of heroes must race against time to stop a cosmic entity hell-bent
on destroying the galaxy. Do they have what it takes? Or will one hero’s
brashness spell cataclysmic destruction for an entire world?
COSMIC
ODYSSEY is a thrilling, non-stop adventure filled with unrelenting action,
intense drama and, ultimately, terrible tragedy — with repercussions that
had major lasting impact on the DC universe!
This
project is supported with house ads.
COSMIC
ODYSSEY — NEW EDITION is a 200-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book
stores February 5 with a cover price of $19.95 U.S.
BATMAN:
BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume Two
TRADE PAPERBACK
 It’s
the conclusion to 2002's most talked-about event! Batman's “family” has
concluded that its mentor did not kill Vesper Fairchild — he
was framed! Now the Dark Knight himself must find out who did it — and
why — in BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume Two.
FUGITIVE
Volume Two is written by Greg Rucka, Devin Grayson and Ed Brubaker, with
art by Steve Leiber, Scott McDaniel (who provides a new cover), Sergio
Cariello, Roger Robinson, and others. It collects the stories from DETECTIVE
COMICS #768-772, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #31 and BATMAN #605.
Batman,
on the trail of poisoned heroin on the Gotham streets, begins to unravel
the final pieces of the mystery. But before confronting the figure behind
the scheme, he first must stop the poison from killing more people and
learn why the clandestine government group called Checkmate has come to
his city. Ultimately, Batman stands face to face with Vesper’s real
killer, and the stunning revelation sends shockwaves through the Dark
Knight’s world for some time to come.
This
project is supported with house ads.
BATMAN:
BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume Two is a 144-page trade paperback arriving
in comic-book stores February 5, with a cover price of $12.95 U.S.
GREEN
LANTERN: THE POWER OF ION
TRADE PAPERBACK
When
Green Lantern Hal Jordan amassed an enormous amount of power in order
to fix a terrible tragedy, he became the destructive being known as Parallax
— and ultimately lost everything. Now the current Green Lantern, Kyle
Rayner, is noticing a power expansion. Can anyone handle such unlimited
power without losing his humanity?
 GREEN
LANTERN: THE POWER OF ION is a 224-page trade paperback collecting
GREEN LANTERN #142-150. Written by Judd Winick, with art by Dale Eaglesham,
Eric Battle, Brandon Badeaux, Jamal Igle, Pat Quinn, and others, with
a new cover by Ariel Olivetti, this volume finds Kyle battling his evil
opposite, Oblivion. When the hero expends all the energy from his Power
Ring to stop his foe, he sheds his GL identity and transforms into something
new and more powerful — an identity he calls Ion.
Now,
as a near-omnipotent being, Ion’s actions save countless lives on Earth
and throughout the galaxy. But his friends fear for him — after all, great
power can hurt just as easily as it can help. Undoubtedly one of the greatest
personal challenges Green Lantern ever endures, THE POWER OF ION has forever
changed Kyle Rayner’s perception of heroism!
This
project is supported with house ads.
GREEN
LANTERN: THE POWER OF ION is a 224-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book
stores February 26 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S.
HAWKMAN:
ENDLESS FLIGHT
TRADE PAPERBACK
In
Ancient Egypt, he was known as Prince Khufu. Today he is called Carter
Hall. Archaeologist. Winged Warrior. Hawkman.
He's
lived thousands of lives — his soul reincarnated again and again, destined
forever to be reunited with his true love. That is, until now...
 HAWKMAN:
ENDLESS FLIGHT is a 176-page trade paperback collecting the first
six issues of the hit HAWKMAN ongoing series, plus the lead story and
select profile entries from HAWKMAN Secret Files #1. Written by Geoff
Johns & James Robinson, with art by Rags Morales, Michael Bair, Patrick
Gleason and Christian Alamy, as well as a painted cover by Andrew Robinson,
ENDLESS FLIGHT follows the new adventures of one of the DCU’s premier
super-heroes, Hawkman — spinning out of his return in the pages of JSA.
Prince
Khufu's "soul mate" has been reincarnated into the body of Kendra
Saunders — also known as Hawkgirl. But with no memories of her past lives,
Kendra has made it quite clear she wants nothing to do with Hawkman. Now
the two heroes must figure out a way to work together as they unravel
the mysteries within the enigmatic southern epicenter called St. Roch,
travel to exotic lands, and battle creatures and villains of ancient and
new myth!
This
project is supported with house ads.
HAWKMAN:
ENDLESS FLIGHT is a 176-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book stores
February 12 with a cover price of $12.95 U.S.
Lois
Lane…missing! Superman…dying?!?
SUPERMAN: CRITICAL CONDITION
TRADE PAPERBACK
Lois
Lane wasn’t herself...literally. "Lois" turned out to be the
villain Parasite, who assumed Lois’s form to get close to Superman. But
in doing so, the Parasite contracted and died from Kryptonite poisoning.
Worse, he took the secret of the real Lois’ location to his grave!
 The
search for Lois taxes the Man of Steel to his very limit in SUPERMAN:
CRITICAL CONDITION — a 192-page trade paperback collecting THE
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #579 & 580, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #101
& 102, ACTION COMICS #766 & 767, SUPERMAN #158 and the lead story
from SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS SECRET FILES #1.
Written
by Jeph Loeb, J.M. DeMatteis, Joe Kelly, and Mark Schultz, with art by
Carlo Barberi, Pascual Ferry, Kano, Doug Mahnke, Mike McKone, Cary Nord,
Pablo Raimondi, and Duncan Rouleau, this collection features a new cover
by Rouleau & Marlo Alquiza.
Unfortunately,
while searching for Lois, Superman is weakened by a mysterious ailment
and scours Metropolis until he collapses. It then falls to Batman to conclude
the search while Steel, Superboy, Supergirl, and The Atom team up and
miniaturize to actually enter the Man of Steel’s dying body. There, the
heroes must find the cause of Superman’s illness and cure him…if there’s
still time!
This
project is supported with house ads.
SUPERMAN:
CRITICAL CONDITION is a 192-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book
stores February 12 with a cover price of $14.95 U.S.
A
major metropolitan miniseries!
SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS
There’s
something brewing beneath the futuristic surface of Metropolis…something
responsible for bizarre events and dramatic changes in the city’s inhabitants.
And Superman’s pal, Jimmy Olsen, is determined to find out what that something
is!
 SUPERMAN:
METROPOLIS is a 12-issue maxiseries launching in February by
the acclaimed team behind The Call of Duty: The Wagon: writer
Chuck Austen (Uncanny X-Men, U.S. War Machine) and illustrator
Danijel Zezelj (Captain America: Dead Man Running). The series
revolves around Daily Planet photojournalist Jimmy Olsen, on the job in
the technologically advanced world of Metropolis, where the Tech introduced
in stories collected in SUPERMAN: ENDGAME! is once again is gaining sentience…with
strange results! Jimmy encounters old folks made young again, villains
merged together, and the dead who can’t find peace.
But
who – or what — is behind these seemingly Tech-instigated events? What
does it have to do with Superman? And how will Jimmy deal with a rival
who threatens to overtake his status as the top photographer in Metropolis?
This
project is supported with a preview insert in selected November in-store
books, a full-color poster, trade and house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com.
SUPERMAN:
METROPOLIS is a 12-issue maxiseries edited by Eddie Berganza. The 32-page
issue #1 arrives in comic-book shops February 19 with a cover price of
$2.95 U.S.
BATMAN:
CHILD OF DREAMS
When
a crime spree takes the Dark Knight from the familiar turf of Gotham City
across the globe to Tokyo, he finds himself locked in mortal combat with
his greatest enemies…but are they really what they appear to be?
 BATMAN:
CHILD OF DREAMS presents famed manga creator and new Uncanny
X-Men artist Kia Asamiya’s (Silent Moebius, Steam Detectives)
uncompromising take on the World’s Greatest Detective, first serialized
in Japan and now collected in English in one mammoth 352-page hardcover
volume! Originally presented over a year-long span in the pages of Kodansha’s
Magazine Z, CHILD OF DREAMS has been painstakingly adapted by
acclaimed mystery novelist Max Allan Collins (ROAD TO PERDITION, BATMAN).
The
question at the heart of BATMAN: CHILD OF DREAMS is whether Batman is
truly at war with the familiar members of his Rogue’s Gallery — The Joker,
The Riddler, Two-Face, The Penguin, and Catwoman — or if they’re just
bizarre simulations brought on by Fanatic, a new drug that’s hit the mean
streets of Gotham City. Batman soon learns that Fanatic turns would-be
super-villains into facsimiles of the genuine article…with just one hitch:
After a few hours, they melt down into mummified corpses! Now it’s up
to Batman to put a decisive stop to the chaos caused by Fanatic, even
if the battle takes him to another continent!
BATMAN:
CHILD OF DREAMS is far more than just another Batman story; it represents
an iconic figure transcending the international borders of comic-book
style and finding a interpretation from a distinctly different cultural
perspective!
This
project is supported with trade and house ads, and a minisite at www.dccomics.com.
BATMAN:
CHILD OF DREAMS is a 352-page hardcover edited by Andrew Helfer that arrives
in comic-book shops February 26 with a cover price of $24.95 U.S.
JLA:
RIDDLE OF THE BEAST
In
a universe of darkness, a world without a name struggles to heal itself
after generations of war. And against murderous odds, a solitary boy must
lay claim to his heritage, and topple walls of ignorance and fear in order
to save his home.
 In
the tradition of The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time
and The Chronicles of Amber comes JLA: RIDDLE OF THE
BEAST — a 104-page Elseworlds softcover that has everything
lovers of high fantasy look for. Written by Alan Grant and featuring characters
and creatures designed by Michael Wm. Kaluta, the most distinctive aspect
of this graphic novel is the variety of artistic visions employed. To
best dramatize the multitude of settings and characters, each chapter
of RIDDLE OF THE BEAST is rendered by one of comics’ top painters, including
Carl Critchlow, Simon Davis, Glenn Fabry, Jon Foster, Rafael Garres, Doug
Alexander Gregory, Alex Horley, Hermann Mejia, Jim Murray, Andrew Robinson,
Liam McCormick-Sharp, Gregg Staples, Saverio Tenuta, John Watson, and
Martin T. Williams. Taking full advantage of each artist's stylistic strengths,
the cities and wilderness of the Nameless World are realized to their
fullest.
In
a peaceful corner of a land plagued by hideous creatures and fractured
by war, a young hero named Robin is sent on a lonely quest to unify the
feuding lords of the sundered realms against the menace of the risen Beast.
But as mighty as the armies of the Beast have become, it is ignorance
and arrogance that are Robin's keenest enemies.
Sword
fights, sprawling battles, demonic uprisings, and creatures that beggar
description all fill this high-fantasy Elseworlds epic — complete
with colorful, fully rendered maps, a compelling world-history in true
swords-and-sorcery tradition, and a gorgeous cover painting by Justin
Sweet!
JLA:
RIDDLE OF THE BEAST is a 104-page Elseworlds softcover graphic
novel that arrives in comic-book shops February 5 with a cover price of
$14.95 U.S.
Note:
Feature Articles for WildStorm/ABC/Homage and Vertigo comics may be found
on their respective pages.
Select
a Category:
|
DC Feature Articles | Batman | Superman
| DC Universe | Beyond
the Universe/Mad Magazine |
| WildStorm/ABC/Homage | Vertigo
| DC Direct | Complete
Weekly Releases List |
|
