|  ADAM
STRANGE #8 (of 8)
Written by Andy Diggle
Art and cover by Pascal Ferry
Adam Strange's
star-spanning adventure comes to its deadly conclusion! But the
end of Adam's struggle is only the beginning of the greatest threat
the universe has ever seen. Get ready for the opening salvos of
the Rann/Thanagar War, which continues in a major miniseries later
in 2005!
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 AQUAMAN
#29
Written by John Arcudi
Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Christian Alamy
A rush of applications
for GeneTech’s water-breather gene therapy leads to chaos! Aquaman
goes to the JLA to gain leverage against GeneTech, but finds the
group in the middle of its own problems as the Themyscira crisis
heats up! And Malrey is badly hurt in battle with Conger!
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 BLOODHOUND
#10
Written by Dan Jolley
Art by Leonard Kirk & Robin Riggs
Cover by Dave Johnson
It’s the end
of the line for Travis Clevenger as DC’s brutal new hero finds himself
outmatched by the martial-arts master Zeiss. While a small town
bursts into flames around him, can the ’Hound triumph one last time?
No punches are pulled in this blood-soaked final issue!
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 BIRDS
OF PREY #81
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson
Cover by Adriana Melo & Will Conrad
A new era begins
with the debut of art team Joe Bennett (HAWKMAN, Captain America
& The Falcon) & Jack Jadson and cover artist Adriana
Melo (ROSE & THORN)! Huntress has gone AWOL, and you’ll be shocked
at where she turns up! Who’s taking her place next to Canary on
a dangerous mission to Singapore? None other than Wildcat, as “The
Battle Within” begins!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 BLOOD
OF THE DEMON #2
Written by John Byrne & Will Pfeifer
Art by Byrne & Nekros
Cover by Byrne
The action-packed
new series heats up as Etrigan is no longer under Jason Blood’s
control! Now he’s on a rampage, using his supernatural powers to
wreak vengeance on everything from mystical forces to mere muggers…and
the sheer diabolical force with which he goes after them will shock
you!
On sale April
6 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 THE
BRAVE AND THE BOLD TEAM-UP ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Bob Haney and Robert Kanigher
Art by Joe Kubert, Alex Toth, Ramona Fradon and others
Cover by George Roussos
A classic new
Archive Edition collecting THE BRAVE & THE BOLD #50-56 and 59
(Nov 1963-May 1965), featuring the unforgettable pairings of Green
Arrow & The Martian Manhunter, The Flash & The Atom, and
more! Plus, an introduction by Michael Uslan.
On sale April
6 :: 224 pages :: $49.99 US
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 THE
BRAVE AND THE BOLD ANNUAL #1 (1969)
Written by Bob Haney, Jack Kirby and Dave Kaler
Art by Carmine Infantino, Steve Ditko, Kirby, and others
Cover by Dick Giordano
Reoffered to
coincide with THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD TEAM-UP ARCHIVES VOL. 1, a
"lost" 80-Page giant presenting classic team-ups of Martian
Manhunter & Green Arrow, Batman & the Flash, Captain Atom
& Nightshade, and more!
On sale April
6 :: 80 pages :: $5.95 US :: RELIST
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DC:
THE NEW FRONTIER VOL. 2 TP
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art and cover by Cooke
Darwyn Cooke's
epic chronicle of DC's Silver Age concludes in this volume collecting
issues #4-6 of the miniseries! It’s a mystery in space as Superman,
the Suicide Squad, and the Challengers of the Unknown encounter
a frightening extraterrestrial lifeform! This volume also features
sketchbook material by Cooke!
On sale April
6 :: 208 pages :: $19.99 US
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 DC:
THE NEW FRONTIER VOL. 1 TP
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art and cover by Cooke
Reoffered to
coincide with DC: THE NEW FRONTIER VOL. 2, a volume containing the
first three issues of the classic miniseries that takes readers
on a journey from the end of the Golden Age to the genesis of a
bold new heroic era in the late 1950s!
On sale April
6 :: 208 pages :: $19.95 US :: RELIST
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 DAY
OF VENGEANCE #1 (of 6)
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Justiniano & Walden Wong
Cover by Walter Simonson
Spinning out
of the events of March’s DC COUNTDOWN, a reality-bending 6-issue
miniseries from writer Bill Willingham (ROBIN, FABLES) and artists
Justiniano & Walden Wong (THE HUMAN RACE)! Ragman finds himself
at the magical core of the DCU, where he finds himself aligned with
an unlikely ally: The Enchantress! Together, they must face down
a foe who has sworn to wipe out all magic…The Spectre! For a signed
edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US :: Edited by Joey Cavalieri
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 BREACH
#4
Written by Bob Harras
Art by Marcos Martin & Alvaro Lopez
Cover by Martin
Guest-starring
the JLA! Breach’s battle in South Africa against the agents of Kobra
has attracted Superman, Batman and Martian Manhunter to investigate.
But friction and mistrust between the heroes and Breach leads to
blows — and allows a tragedy to occur.
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 DOOM
PATROL #11
Written by John Byrne
Art by Byrne & Doug Hazlewood
Cover by Byrne
Guest-starring
Metamorpho! More about Nudge and Grunt’s bizarre life together before
the Doom Patrol is revealed! Plus, witness the origin of the Chief,
as Niles Caulder’s past comes back to haunt him — literally!
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 THE
FLASH #221
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Howard Porter & Livesay
In Part 2 of
the 6-part “Rogue War,” The Flash continues his efforts to prevent
Captain Cold and his Rogues from tearing apart Chicago! But a wrench
is thrown into the works, and the true war is about to explode!
Meanwhile, Linda is visited by an old but unwelcome friend…
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.25 US
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 FIRESTORM
#12
Written by Dan Jolley
Art and cover by Jamal Igle & Rob Stull
Cover by Matt Haley
With the original
Firestorm alive in the mindscape, Jason is in the battle of his
life against the augmented Multiplex and Typhoon! It all comes to
a head as the mysterious villain who’s pulled them all together
is revealed!
On sale April
6 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 GREEN
LANTERN SECRET FILES 2005
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Darwyn Cooke, Ethan Van Sciver, Dave Gibbons, Patrick Gleason,
Prentis Rollins, and others
Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino
Darwyn Cooke
(DC: THE NEW FRONTIER) teams with REBIRTH writer Geoff Johns for
the lead story of an extra-sized Special setting the stage for the
debut of May’s GREEN LANTERN ongoing series! In the lead story,
Hal Jordan relives some of the most meaningful flights in his life,
joined by an unexpected partner. Rounding out the issue are the
prelude to GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH (by Johns, Van Sciver and Rollins)
previously found only in the pages of Wizard; plus profiles
of Hal Jordan, his enemies, allies, and more! For a signed edition,
see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.
On sale April
20 :: 48 pages :: $4.99 US
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 DEADSHOT
#5 (of 5)
Written by Christos N. Gage
Art by Steven Cummings & Jimmy Palmiotti
Cover by Mike Zeck & Jerry Ordway
It’s a showdown
against half the villains of the DCU as the 5-part miniseries reaches
an explosive conclusion! The bad news? They want Deadshot dead!
The good news? The fight is on his turf!
On sale April
6 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 GREEN
ARROW: CITY WALLS TP
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Phil Hester, Manuel Garcia, Ande Parks and Steve Bird
Cover by Marcus Martin & Alvaro Lopez
A thrilling
new trade paperback collecting GREEN ARROW #32 and #34-39! Green
Arrow must marshal the most unlikely army of all to save Star City
— and the world — from a demonic threat. But the consequences may
be worse than the problem!
On sale April
27 :: 160 pages :: $12.99 US
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 GREEN
ARROW: STRAIGHT SHOOTER TP
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Phil Hester & Ande Parks
Cover by Matt Wagner
Reoffered to
coincide with GREEN ARROW: CITY WALLS, a trade collecting GREEN
ARROW #26-31! When Green Arrow discovers corporate corruption in
Star City, he goes after those responsible. The last thing he expects
is a fight with a 3-ton ogre!
On sale April
27 :: 144 pages :: $12.95 US :: RELIST
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GREEN
ARROW #49
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Tom Fowler & Rodney Ramos
Cover by James Jean
Arsenal has
been kidnapped by the assassin Drakon! The only way Green Arrow
can save Arsenal is to find the people paying for the killer’s work.
And even Ollie will be surprised to find out the true identity of
the man behind the curtain!
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 HAWKMAN
#39
Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti
Art by Joe Bennett & Ruy Jose
Cover by Ryan Sook
Hawkman is
missing, and Hawkgirl is on the hunt for those responsible! Things
go from bad to worse when the master hypnotist Thought Terror arrives
with revenge on his mind! Plus, a final page that must be seen to
be believed!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 THE
HUMAN RACE #2 (of 7)
Written by Ben Raab
Art by Justiniano & Walden Wong
Cover by Justiniano
The unique
miniseries continues as young Ulysses has joined the conspiracy
of wildly powered individuals whose sworn duty is to protect the
human race from outside mutations! But he may have been recruited
for more reasons than he realizes…
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 IDENTITY
CRISIS #1-7 Final printings
Written by Brad Meltzer
Art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair
Covers by Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald
The best-selling
IDENTITY CRISIS returns for a final run of single issues before
this autumn’s much-anticipated collected edition! These new printings
feature the original cover art with black borders.
IDENTITY CRISIS
#1: Beginning the final series of printings of this sought-after
miniseries! A murder mystery takes flight in this stunning issue!
Final Printing :: On sale April 6 :: 48 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#2: In the aftermath of devastating loss, the JLA revisits a deep,
dark secret of their collective past.
Final Printing :: On sale April 6 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#3: It’s a knock-down, drag-out battle between Deathstroke and the
JLA as murders continue to rock the DCU!
Final Printing :: On sale April 13 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#4: Lois Lane finds herself the target of a threat! Who can possibly
know this much about the super-heroes’ loved ones?
Final Printing :: On sale April 13 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#5: Another hero suffers a personal loss as the stakes are raised!
Final Printing :: On sale April 20 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#6: From the start, he’s been on the case, sifting through clues.
He’s the World’s Greatest Detective — now it’s time for Batman to
prove it.
Final Printing :: On sale April 20 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US
IDENTITY CRISIS
#7: It’s the shocking conclusion to the most talked-about comic
book event of the year!
Final Printing :: On sale April 27 :: 40 pages :: $3.99 US |
 JLA
#113
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Ron Garney & Dan Green Cover by Garney
Part 7 of the
8-part “Syndicate Rules!” A divided JLA must face the full power
of the most dangerous weapon ever devised by the Weaponers of Qward,
with the CSA waiting to destroy the survivors. But a sudden threat
to the Crime Syndicate's own world may change the game completely...
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.25 US
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 JLA
CLASSIFIED #6
Written by Keith Giffen & J.M. DeMatteis
Art and cover by Kevin Maguire & Josef Rubinstein
Part 3 of the
6-part “I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League!” Booster Gold
has accidentally banished half of the “Super Buddies” to Hell for
all eternity, and now it’s time for them to learn their fate — from
none other than The Demon!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 JSA
#72
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Don Kramer & Keith Champagne
Cover by Alex Ross
Alex Ross contributes
a stunning cover for the conclusion of the the 5-part “JSA/JSA!”
The teams come together to stop Degaton’s horrible plans. But what
“secret weapon” must they face, and how will the JSA of tomorrow
help save the JSA of yesterday?
On sale April
13 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 JUSTICE
LEAGUE ELITE #10 (of 12)
Written by Joe Kelly
Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen
In the wake
of their battle with Aftermath, the Elite must regroup! One team
member is a double agent. One is dead. One has been locked up for
murder. And another has lost her mind. Now Manchester Black has
brought Eve to London…to wipe it off the face of the Earth!
On sale April
6 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 LEGION
OF SUPER-HEROES #5
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Barry Kitson & Art Thibert
Cover by Kitson
The red-hot
new series by Mark Waid, Barry Kitson & Art Thibert continues!
On the edge of the universe, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl come
across a deadly super-powered team that may be the harbinger of
a threat that will being the entire United Planets down.
On sale April
27 :: 40 pages :: $2.99 US
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 MANHUNTER
#9
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Javier Pina & Jimmy Palmiotti
Cover by Jesus Saiz
Red-hot artist
Manuel Garcia (Mystique) steps in for a 6-issue story arc
as Manhunter goes up against the mind-bending powers of Phobia —
and someone begins stalking Manhunters from the past!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 OUTSIDERS
#23
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Shawn Moll & Kevin Conrad
Cover by Doug Mahnke
Guest artists
Shawn Moll and Kevin Conrad come aboard for “Lockdown” — a story
only acclaimed writer Judd Winick could tell! The Outsiders are
trapped in their own headquarters as they try to uncover the traitor
in their midst. What happens when seven trapped super-heroes stop
being polite and start getting real?
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 THE
OMAC PROJECT #1 (of 6)
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Jesus Saiz
Cover by Jose Ladrónn
Spinning from
the events of DC COUNTDOWN and IDENTITY CRISIS, a crackerjack thriller
by Greg Rucka (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN) comes to life
in the brooding, gorgeous art of Jesus Saiz (MANHUNTER) in a 6-issue
miniseries featuring covers by Jose Ladrónn that can't be
missed!
Every hero
and villain in the DCU is under the gaze of an unbelievably powerful
spy satellite. It's a technological marvel that answers to only
one person — and he's got plans for it that are completely unknown
to the superspy organization he controls: Checkmate!
In a world
where men can fly and melt metal with their eyes, there's now an
army created specifically as an answer to them: a One Man Army Corps.
Batman and an old ally are about to learn the chilling truth behind
the OMAC Project — but will they work with or against each other?
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US :: Edited by Joan Hilty
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 RICHARD
DRAGON #12
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
In the pulse-pounding
series finale, Richard Dragon is forced to battle his deadliest
enemy — and the love of his life! With the lords and minions of
Hell looking on, DC’s greatest martial artists partake in the ultimate
battle: Richard Dragon versus Lady Shiva — to the death! Final issue.
On sale April
27 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 THE
QUESTION #6 (of 6)
Written by Rick Veitch
Art and cover by Tommy Lee Edwards
The finale
of the critically acclaimed miniseries! Vic Sage uncovers the gruesome
murder at the Science Spire construction site, only to be ambushed
by Minos and his heavily armed cohorts! But what of the plans for
the Science Spire and its connection to Superman?
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 SOLO
#4
Written by Howard Chaykin
Art by Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
goes it alone in SOLO #4! Taking a page from William Gaines' E.C.
Comics, Chaykin delivers six spine-tingling and thought-provoking
tales guaranteed to entice and entertain! Chaykin revisits the old
West in "Tall in the Saddle;" heads to the future in the
science-fiction epic “Upgrades;” plays a World War II jazz tune
in “The Last Time I Saw Paris;” shows the terror of urban violence
with “Bad Blood;” and infiltrates the spy genre with “Breaking and
Entering.” Chaykin even guest-stars in his own story, the autobiographical
yarn simply titled “Horrors.” Turn the pages if you dare — it's
time for Howard Chaykin to go SOLO!
On sale April
27 :: 48 pages :: $4.99 US
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 SEVEN
SOLDIERS: KLARION THE WITCH BOY #1 (of 4)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Frazer Irving
Grant Morrison
is joined by artist Frazer Irving (Necronauts, THE AUTHORITY)
for another amazing bimonthly 4-part miniseries in the SEVEN SOLDIERS
saga!
Deep in the bowels of a subterranean city, young dissenter Klarion
and his cat familiar Teekl have been hand-picked as potential recruits
to the Submissionary Order, a group made up of brutal lawgivers
who maintain order with the help of their familiars. But Klarion's
nature is to rebel against the powers-that-be, which isn’t a good
idea in such a tightly controlled society — one in which people
who don't conform are swiftly judged and burned at the stake!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US :: Edited by Peter Tomasi
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 SEVEN
SOLDIERS: ZATANNA #1 (of 4)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Ryan Sook & Mick Gray
Cover by Sook
The mind-bending
SEVEN SOLDIERS saga continues with another intriguing bimonthly
4-issue miniseries by puppet-master Grant Morrison and artists Ryan
Sook (ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL) & Mick Gray (PROMETHEA) that
introduces Zatanna! The sorceress attempts to boost her profile
by taking part in a reality TV show that sees her undergoing a rigorous
detox on a lush island near Themyscira! Here, Zatanna tries to get
her head together and figure out what to do with her life. She's
come to an emotional impasse as her magical powers are waning, resulting
in an obsession with finding her father's lost magical journals
hoping they contain the secrets she needs of his black art.
On sale April
6 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US :: Edited by Peter Tomasi
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 SPACE
GHOST #6 (of 6)
Written by Joe Kelly
Art by Ariel Olivetti
Cover by Alex Ross
The miniseries
that has everyone talking concludes with a bang! Space Ghost’s most
desperate enemy forms a pact with the creature who’s sworn to destroy
the entire human race! Can Space Ghost protect the galaxy without
being destroyed by his need for revenge?
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.99 US
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 TEEN
TITANS #23
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza
The 3-part
IDENTITY CRISIS follow-up tale “Lights Out” concludes as a legion
of Teen Titans engage in a final battle with Doctor Light! But Cyborg’s
contingency plan may fall apart before it’s even put together, and
the new Speedy learns firsthand what it means to be a Titan when
she discovers Doctor Light’s secret!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.50 US
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 WONDER
WOMAN #215
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair
Cover by J.G. Jones
The IDENTITY
CRISIS art team of Rags Morales & Michael Bair joins writer
Greg Rucka for Part 1 of a 3-part story that takes Wonder Woman
from the streets of New York to the Land of the Dead! In “Tartarus,”
the goddess Athena sends Wonder Woman on a journey to retrieve something
believed lost to the Olympian Gods forever. Joined by Wonder Girl
and Ferdinand the minotaur, Wonder Woman must face unimagined peril
to complete her mission. But should she succeed, what will Diana
ask in return from the all-seeing Goddess of Wisdom? Plus, a hint
of the fate of Donna Troy is revealed as an exciting new chapter
in the saga of the Amazing Amazon begins!
On sale April
20 :: 32 pages :: $2.25 US
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