Monday, January 20, 2020

PREVIEW: Superman #19




Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Danny Miki, Julio Ferreira, Oclair Albert, Alex Sinclair, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

One day later! What happens the day after Superman reveals his secret identity to the world? And what repercussions will his decision have across the entire DC Universe? Plus, Superman: president of Earth?

PREVIEW: Shazam! #10




Written By: Geoff Johns
Art By: Dale Eaglesham, Scott Kolins, Michael Atiyeh, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

The magical superhero adventure continues as the seventh member of the Shazam Family is finally chosen—and it will change Billy Batson and his brothers and sisters forever! But can this new family come together to stop the deadly all-new Monster Society? Plus, Mary’s pet rabbit, Hoppy, makes a startling discovery…

PREVIEW: Red Hood: Outlaw #42




Written By: Scott Lobdell
Art By: Paolo Pantalena, Arif Prianto, Troy Peteri
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020


No one was harmed in the making of this issue! Red Hood is thrilled Artemis and Bizarro are back...but so much has changed for the Outlaws. For the moment they're mentors to the next generation of super-villains, and if you don't think the kids are going to challenge their new teacher, Bizarro...then you don't know Generation Outlaw! Plus, Jason and Artemis finally follow up on that kiss (you know the one!)...but their feelings surprise them both! In the meantime, an unspeakable darkness reveals itself...did the Outlaws finally come together just in time to watch helplessly as the world ends around them?

PREVIEW: Batman #87


Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Guillem March
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

The Riddler has been lying low since his humiliating defeat as part of Bane's army- but as costumed assassins start to make their way into Gotham City, Edward Nygma may have the answers he's been looking for. Or at least, the answer to why Deathstroke is trying to kill him! Is it possible that Batman's tussle with Slade Wilson was all just a ruse to get the killer closer to his true target?


PREVIEW: Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2


Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Steve Epting
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

Apex predator Lex Luthor is on the hunt for the Batman Who Laughs. To catch his prey, he must follow a trail of broken heroes... leading him to Jim Gordon, one of the victims of the Batman Who Laughs' deadly virus that turned the heroic police commissioner into the worst version of himself. The trail leads Lex to a lonely cell in the Hall of Justice - but it's not the good guys who come to stop him. It's more of the Batman Who Laughs' dangerous operatives! And if they couldn't resist the influence of the Dark Multiverse, then how can Lex?

PREVIEW: Far Sector #3


Writer: N.K. Jemisin
Artist: Jamal Campbell
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

Protecting the City Enduring's population of 20 billion aliens gets even harder when rookie Green Lantern Jo Mulein is thrust into the middle of a massive protest that's about to get out of hand. What do the protesters want? The right to feel.


PREVIEW: Batman/Superman #6


Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: David Marquez
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

The Secret Six may have met their match when they faced the combined might of Superman and Batman, but don't count these infected heroes out yet. With the Batman Who Laughs freed from his prison at last, the clock is ticking for the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel to track down the escaped Deathbringer, Sky Tyrant, King Shazam, Scarab, and the most tragic to Superman...his cousin Kara


PREVIEW: Wonder Twins #11


Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Stephen Byrne
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

Colonel 86-the malfunctioning supercomputer that still thinks it's 1986-has taken over the world! As its obsolete memory creates one disaster after another, the Wonder Twins must team up with Filo and Polly Math to stop it!


PREVIEW: Batman: Curse of the White Knight #6


Writer: Sean Murphy
Artist: Sean Murphy
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

Gotham City's crushing curse is uncovered! Everything Batman thought he knew about the Wayne family secret is turned upside down as Azrael and The Joker usher anarchy into Arkham-and after a final word with Jack, Harley faces an impossible choice!


PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #750


Writer: Vita Ayala, Marguerite Bennett, Kami Garcia, Dean Hale, Jeff Loveness, Steve Orlando, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Mariko Tamaki, Various others
Artist: Elena Casagrande, Colleen Doran, Jesus Merino, Gabriel Picolo, others
Cover Price: $9.99
Release Date: January 22, 2020

An all-star 96-page celebration of the Amazon Princess by longtime favorites and acclaimed new voices! In the lead story, Wonder Woman's epic "Year of the Villain" battle comes to a close, leading the way to new challenges ahead. Additionally, this oversized gem tells tales from Diana's past, present and future by some of the greatest storytellers in the business- including Colleen Doran, Mariko Tamaki, the Teen Titans: Raven team of writer Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo, and legendary Wonder Woman creators returning to the character, including Gail Simone and Greg Rucka!


PREVIEW: Batgirl #43



Writer: Cecil CastellucciArtist: Cian TormeyCover Price: $3.99Release Date: January 22, 2020

After the disastrous dust-up with Oracle, Batgirl needs to regroup. But when a power villain's imagination takes the city by storm, she must go once more unto the breach of super-heroism. THE MAKER has come to Gotham to claim a prize from his past and Batgirl must stop him before she loses herself in the grip of his twisted tales come to life


Sunday, January 19, 2020

PREVIEW: Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1


Written by: James Tynion IV and Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Chris Burnham (Damian), Marcio Takara (Jason), Dioegenes Neves (Tim), Sumit Kumar (Dick) and David LeFuente (Barbara)
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: Feb 12, 2020

Alfred Pennyworth served the Wayne family for decades—even through the tragic loss of Bruce Wayne's parents. His death at the hands of Bane is the only event that could possibly compare to that fateful night in Crime Alley, and it leaves Bruce at a similar crossroads. If Alfred was the glue that held the Bat-Family together, how will Batman deal with that all falling apart? And if the Caped Crusader is to be truly alone, he might either hang that cape up once and for all...or double down and carry on with this vengeful quest forever.

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #2


Written by Daniel Warren Johnson
Interior, Cover and Variant Cover artwork by Daniel Warren Johnson
Colors by Matt Spicer
Lettering by Rus Wooton
Cover Price: $6.99
Release Date: January 20, 2020

Determined to give the remnants of humanity refuge on the shores of Themyscira, in the sophomore issue of DC’s dynamic new Black Label release, Wonder Woman's hopes are dashed when she finds the island paradise a shadow of its former self, with her Amazon sisters long gone and something unimaginable in their place.


PREVIEW: The Flash #88


Written by Joshua Williamson
Art and cover by Howard Porter
Color by Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: February 12, 2020

As a hero, the Flash helps as many people as he possibly can...but Paradox shows what happens when ordinary people pay the price for super-powered battles royale. What started as a happy life of family and science turned into a nightmare when the Turtle's attack on Central City rained down from the future—and now the story of the civilians caught in the crossfire will change the Flash's life forever!

Preview: The Green Lantern: Season Two #1


Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Liam Sharp
Colors by Steve Oliff
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: February 12, 2020

The team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Liam Sharp continues their bold new take on the Emerald Warrior in a wild 30-page second season opener—The Green Lantern: Season Two #1!

In the wake of the Blackstar incursion, Hal Jordan and his fellow Lanterns must pick up the pieces from that cataclysmic conclusion. Among them is Jordan's next critical mission: search for the next generation of cosmic immortals. Is the universe ready for...the Young Guardians?

PREVIEW: Superman: Villains #1


Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Jody Houser, etc.
Art by Steve Lieber, Mike Perkins, Bryan Hitch, Eduardo Pansica, etc.
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: February 26, 2020

The Man of Steel's greatest villains reacts to the biggest news to ever rock the DC Universe! Mongul, Toyman, The Joker, and more of the world's greatest villains must come to grips with how the world changes now that the truth has been revealed by Superman.  But how will Lex Luthor handle the reveal of Superman’s secret identity? 

The team behind Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber and Nathan Fairbairn, give us a hint in this sneak peek into Superman: Villains #1.

Fraction, Lieber, Fairbairn, and some of comics' most unique and creative voices unite to tell a story that changes all the rules!