Detective Comics #979 Review

Eye Spy

Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Philippe Briones, John Kalisz, and Sal Cipriano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: April 25, 2018

“Batmen Eternal” part four! Ulysses Armstrong knows everything there is to know about Tim Drake’s future—including every inevitable step he’ll take on the road to becoming a dark version of himself! Unfortunately, Ulysses is perfectly happy to take everything from him...and use it to give birth to an unstoppable menace!

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Ep 172: DC Comics, Action Comics #1000, Batman, Booster and the Phantom Reviewer

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PREVIEW: The Silencer #4

Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Viktor Bogdanovic
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Cover Price: $2.99

“PAYBACK TIME” part one! The Silencer has been targeted by every hit man, meta-mobster and weapons-depot dropout that the Leviathan organization has to offer—now it’s time for Honor Guest to take the fight back to them! Too bad Deathstroke has other plans. Silencer squares off against Slade Wilson as we kick off a brand-new epic! And this duo’s devastating past run-in will leave you speechless!

PREVIEW: Imaginary Fiends #6

Writer: Tim Seeley
Artist: Stephen Molnar
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

As Special Agent Crockett deals with the Fraidy Cat and her followers, Melba must confront the monster inside her, or her imaginary friend, Polly Peachpit, will die.

PREVIEW: Motherlands #4

Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Rachael Stott
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

Hopeless! Schism! Mutual loathing! These are just some of the words to describe the state of Tab and Selena’s relationship when the mother-daughter duo’s forced to go their separate ways, lest their bitter memories of the past compel them to straight-up murder each other. But murder’s not off the table completely when Selena’s set upon by the Braintrust, a multiversal mafia to whom Selena’s in deep debt. If only she could remember why? The plot thickens as MOTHERLANDS drives toward its unbelievable climax.

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #45

Written By: James Robinson

Art By: Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, Marco Santucci, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Saida Temofonte

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: April 25, 2018

“AMAZONS ATTACKED” finale! It’s all-out war for Themyscira! Jason’s been handed a gift from the gods that could turn the tide...but how will he use it? And is this gift actually what he believes it to be?

PREVIEW: Titans Annual #2

Written By: Dan Abnett

Art By: Tom Grummett, Tom Derenick, Cam Smith, Mick Gray, Trevor Scott, Adriano Lucas, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 25, 2018

“Titans Apart” finale! Arsenal and Donna discover the truth about the Bliss conspiracy…only they’re too late! With the Justice League off the board and the Titans divided, who will stand against the evil Brain as he attempts to create his new world order—and kill everyone on Earth in the process?

PREVIEW: Batman Beyond #19

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Michael Spicer, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 25, 2018

“The Long Payback” finale! When Batman was at the mercy of Payback, Melanie Walker—a former member the Royal Flush Gang—swooped in to save his life. Now, with Melanie on the receiving end of Payback’s wrath, Terry will have to return the favor. But can a bruised and battered Batman save the day, or will he need the help of his mysterious new partner?

PREVIEW: Batman and The Signal #3

Written By: Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick

Art By: Cully Hamner, Laura Martin, Deron Bennett

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 25, 2018

As the sun sets, chaos erupts and the Bat-Family jumps into action to help the Signal (a.k.a. Duke Thomas) against the mysterious Gnomon and his minions. While his allies keep the battle going on the streets, Duke must go above and beyond to track down the malicious man who has single-handedly caused the dangerous boom in meta-activity in the Narrows. Little does he know, Gnomon holds the key to his past and the future of heroes in Gotham City!

PREVIEW: Trinity #22

Written by: James Robinson
Art by: Patch Zircher, Gabe Eltaeb, and Josh Reed
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: April 25, 2018

“MAN DOWN” finale! The Trinity and Warlord have discovered Deimos’ plan to use the Skartaran Time Weapon to reduce his enemies to dust—but time itself is not on our heroes’ side! It’s up to Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman to save Steve Trevor, defeat Deimos and seal the breach with Skartaris before the entire world is consumed by magic powerful enough to melt millennia!

FINAL ISSUE

PREVIEW: Flash #45

Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Christian Duce, Luis Guerrero, and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: April 25, 2018

“PERFECT STORM” part six! Grodd rains lightning down on Central City to burn it to the ground. The Flash is as fast as a bolt of lightning, but is he as fast as a thousand?

PREVIEW: The Terrifics #3

The War Wheel of Warworld, Starring in the Rural Juror

Storytellers: Joe Bennett & Jeff Lemire 

Inks: Sandra Hope, Jaime Mendoza & Art Thibert 

Colors: Marcelo Maiolo 

Letters: Tom Napolitano 

Cover: Ivan Reis with Marcelo Maiolo 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: April 25, 2018

-->“MEET THE TERRIFICS” part three! When will this superhero team bound by dark multiversal magic ever get any privacy? It certainly won’t be today, because while Mr. Terrific feverishly works to free himself from Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl—but mostly Plastic Man—the team must also contend with the towering, rolling death-inferno that is the War Wheel.

Well if you're going to start pulling out the more ludicrous parts of DC's Silver Age war titles, you might as well just write yourself a check from my account. Have a look at the preview pages, right here!

PREVIEW: Doom Patrol #11

The Eleventh Hour

Writer: Gerard Way 

Penciller & Cover: Nick Derington 

Inker & Variant Cover Artist: Tom Fowler

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain 

Letterer: Todd Klein 

Special Thanks: Jeremy Lambert 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: April 25, 2018

-->Doom Patrol fights Dada and someone becomes a mama. How did life and death become so intertwined? It’s Robotman versus a classic foe as Casey and Terry take us into a whole new territory we’ve never seen before. But could this newness also just be a whole lot of nothing?

Uhh...don't put too much stock in this solicit, folks. This is the very-late last issue of Doom Patrol, truncated from ending on #12. So expect some shifts in the planned story. And look at some preview pages, right here!

PREVIEW: The Demon: Hell is Earth #6

Hell is for Children, and Earth

Writer: Andrew Constant 

Penciller: Brad Walker 

Inker: Andrew Hennessy 

Colorist: Chris Sotomayor 

Letterer: Tom Napolitano 

Cover: Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Chris Sotomayor 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: April 25, 2018

-->Humanity is on the ropes! Belial’s plan has almost taken full effect, with the Hell dome rapidly expanding and consuming all of the Earth! With Etrigan, Jason Blood and the rest of the team down, one will have to make the ultimate sacrifice to give humanity a chance to destroy Belial! Is Earth doomed—along with the entire universe—or is there still a chance to save humanity? All is answered in the cataclysmic conclusion to THE DEMON: HELL IS EARTH!

This is it, folks! Will the world be suffused with Hellish fires, or is it gonna turn out even worse? Have a gander at some preview pages and see what you think! 

PREVIEW: Batgirl #22

Hungry Again an Hour Later

Writer: Hope Larson 

Pencils: Minkyu Jung 

Inks: Jose Marzan Jr. 

Colors: Mat Lopes 

Letters: Deron Bennett 

Main Cover: Dan Mora 

Variant Cover: Joshua Middleton 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: April 25, 2018

-->“STRANGE LOOP” part one! After a routine mission to save the day, Batgirl realizes she’s been spending a little too much time in costume. Her life as Barbara Gordon is in a rut, and it’s time to focus on changing things for the better. Can the sudden reemergence of her former love interest, Kai, be a sign of good things to come? Or is he bringing all kinds of trouble with him? Things are not what they seem in Burnside, and it’s up to Batgirl to figure out why!

It's a new arc, dealing with some of the stuff from the first arc in Batgirl Rebirth! Much of which I'd hoped to forget. But maybe it's time for a revisit, and you can decide based on some preview pages available at the link! 

PREVIEW: The Hellblazer #21

See You Next 'Untress

Writer: Tim Seeley 

Penciller: Davide Fabbri 

Inker: Christian Dalla Vecchia 

Colorist: Carrie Strachan 

Letterer: Sal Cipriano 

Cover Artist: Tim Seeley with Chris Sotomayor 

Variant Cover Artist: Sean Phillips 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: April 25, 2018

-->“THE GOOD OLD DAYS” part three! London is lovely, and John’s having a fabulous time. And if you believe that, you’ll believe that the Huntress is on his side and the demons aren’t coming after his ex-girlfriend. Some people will believe anything.

Well, you don't need to be a jerk about it, solicitation copy. I thought we had an arrangement, some kind of trust between us. I see now I was wrong. You can see some preview pages by clicking the link below!