Tuesday, June 5, 2018

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman Annual #2




Written By: James Robinson
Art By: Marc Laming, Frazer Irving, J. Calafiore, Stephen Segovia, David Baron, Allan Passalaqua, Saida Temofonte
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

“Star Light”! An enormous, divine threat has the Star Sapphires in its sights—and only Wonder Woman can protect them! She’s wielded their ring before, but the Corps has changed since then...is even their combined power enough to stop a god?

PREVIEW: Green Lanterns #48




Written By: Aaron Gillepsie
Art By: Ronan Cliquet, Hi-Fi, Dave Sharpe
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018


“REBEL RUN” part one! The Guardians can no longer stand idly by as Jessica Cruz’s ring gains more sentience. They’ve seen anomalies within the rings turn into universal nightmares, and now it’s up to their greatest Lantern, Hal Jordan, to relieve Jess of her ring!

PREVIEW: Batman #48




Written By: Tom King
Art By: Mikel Janin, June Chung, Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

“THE BEST MAN” part one! Batman and Catwoman decide it might be better to elope rather than go through some big, stodgy wedding ceremony, but no sooner do they put their marriage on the fast track than The Joker appears! And when The Joker kidnaps the Caped Crusader, will he give his old foe a piece of his mind or bash in his brains?

PREVIEW: Justice League #1




Written By: Scott Snyder
Art By: Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, Tomeu Morey, Tom Napolitano 
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

“THE TOTALITY” part one! A brand-new era begins here! Comics legends Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung launch the Justice League into a cosmos-shaking mystery that will draw out their most terrible foes…in ways our heroes couldn’t possibly imagine! In this debut issue, Martian Manhunter struggles to protect the team from an incoming threat that will shatter the world as they know it, while a familiar face strikes out on a dark path…

PREVIEW: Nightwing #45


Written by: Ben Percy
Art by: Chris Mooneyham, Klaus Janson, Nick Filardi, and Carlos M. Mangual
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

Nightwing investigates a string of murders that at first seem disconnected…but when signs start to point to the digital underworld, the mean streets of Blüdhaven begin to transform. So how does a hero like Dick Grayson-used to using his fists to solve problems - stop a villain he can’t get his hands on? Especially when Blüdhaven isn’t the only thing compromised by a tech implant in this new “smart city” initiative…so is Nightwing’s mind.

PREVIEWS: Green Arrow #41


Written by: Mairghread Scott
Art by: Mathew Clark, Sean Parsons, Jason Wright and Deron Bennett
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

“LESS THAN” part one! At Superman’s request, Green Arrow escorts Parasite back to Stryker’s Island Prison, but Parasite feeds off the super-powers of the other inmates, breaks away from Arrow and causes a prison riot. On his own, with only the arrows in his quiver, Green Arrow will have to keep all the villains at bay and take out an overpowered Parasite!

PREVIEW: The Unexpected #1


Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Ryan Sook
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Cover Price: $2.99

In the aftermath of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, the DC Universe has been forever changed as new heroes are called out of the shadows. Amid this all is Janet Fals...Firebrand! Once a paramedic dedicated to saving lives, she must now start a fight once every 24 hours to feed the Conflict Engine that's replaced her heart. But Janet's heart isn't just a curse-it's a beacon, drawing out both the mysterious Neon the Unknown and the seductive, malevolent Bad Samaritan. One of them wants to cut out her heart, the other wants to save it-but neither of them knows the true danger hidden within that will kick off a superhero manhunt ranging from Thanagar to the deepest heart of the Dark Multiverse!

PREVIEW: The Curse of Brimstone #3


Writer: Justin Jordan
Artist: Philip Tan
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Cover Price: $2.99

It’s tragic enough that Brimstone’s town was set on fire by his own hands, but now…his father?! Turning Joe into Brimstone was just for fun—the Salesman now holds Joe’s father hostage as well! Brimstone must fight the Salesman’s ice creatures, the Hound, to save his father from her clutches. But without knowing exactly what his fiery powers wield, how can Brimstone be sure he won’t accidentally destroy another town…or himself?

PREVIEW: Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #6


Writer: Mark Russell, Brandee Stillwell
Artist: Mike Feehan, Sean Parsons, Gus Vasquez
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

His life and career are in ashes, but Snagglepuss still has one card to play. Don’t miss the unforgettable conclusion to EXIT STAGE LEFT! Plus, in the explosive finale to “Sasquatch Detective,” Tonya’s disguise is blown while investigating a crime ring inside a day spa!

PREVIEW: Deathstroke #32


Written by: Priest
Art by: Carlo Pagulayan, Roberto Viacara, Lary Hama, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox and Willie Shubert
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

“BATMAN VS. DEATHSTROKE” part three! When a retired superhero gets caught in the crossfire between the World’s Greatest Detective and the DCU’s most deadly assassin, could an entire legacy be wiped out? Lines are crossed when Deathstroke and Batman’s feud takes its darkest turn yet—and there’s no going back!

PREVIEW: Cyborg #23


Written by: Marv Wolfman
Art by: Tom Derenick, Wil Quintana, and Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

With a covert spy leading Cyborg and his Giant Robots away from their secure base, the formerly secret location of Chikushu Island is revealed and the Dojo is attacked and destroyed. The only hope Cyborg has to regenerate his downed Giant Robots will also rob him of his own powers...which is exactly what Mekkan-X intends.


PREVIEW: Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Nightwing vs. Hush #1


Written by: Tim Seeley
Art by: Travis Moore, Otto Schmidt, Tamra Bonvillain and Dave Sharpe
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

Dick Grayson has a lot of responsibility. Being the original partner to Batman, he’s the natural choice to be Bruce Wayne’s best man. So if anyone has to get to the wedding, it’s going to be him. Too bad Hush has other plans—and maybe Bruce Wayne does, too!

Weird Science Marvel Comics Podcast Ep 5: Marvel Unlimited Reading Club - Fantastic Four #1


It's the first Marvel Unlimited Reading Club Episode with Jim and Reggie going to the App and reading and discussing the Fantastic Four #1 from 1961.

PREVIEW: Harley Quinn #43


Hard Times for Harley

Writer: Christopher Sebela 
Artist: Mirka Andolfo 
Colors: Gabe Eltaeb 
Letters: Dave Sharpe 
Cover: John Timms 
Variant Cover: Frank Cho 
Assistant Editor: Andrea Shea 
Editor: Alex Antone 
Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 
Cover Price: $2.99 
On Sale Date: June 6, 2018

When Harley Quinn finds herself hammer-deep in a paranoid spiral, the last thing she needs is for someone to blow up her favorite bodega! Worse, the only clue she finds seems to indicate Harley herself was the actual target of the attack! What’s a girl to do when she’s pushed all her friends away just as someone decides to kill her?

This looks like it might be picking up from before that weird two-parter that was just dropped on us, so...good news! Have a look at some preview pages, right here! 

PREVIEW: The Man of Steel #2


Lois Lost

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis 
Artists: Doc Shaner, Steve Rude, Jay Fabok 
Colors: Alex Sinclair 
Letters: Josh Reed 
Cover: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Sinclair 
Associate Editor: Jessica Chen 
Editor: Michael Cotton 
Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 
Cover Price: $3.99 
On Sale Date: June 6, 2018

-->With an arsonist loose in Metropolis, Superman’s powers are almost useless in finding the culprit. And back at the Daily Planet, everyone wants to know what’s going on with Lois Lane. How can Clark hold on to the secret of what happened to Lois and Jon much longer?

I hope not, this is only a six issue miniseries! Have a gander at some preview pages, right here! 

PREVIEW: Shade the Changing Woman #4


Maker of My Own Madness

Written By: Cecil Castellucci
Illustrated By: Marley Zarcone
Additional Inks By: Ande Parks
Back-Up Art By: Jamie Coe
Colored By: Kelly Fitzpatrick
Lettered By: Saida Temofonte
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 6, 2018

After her homeworld was destroyed, Shade became a refugee on Meta, where her family was deemed unfit to raise her. Then two decades later, she was taken by Madness to Earth, where she was placed in another’s body and lived out the consequences of a life she never lived. In order to deal with these traumas, Shade buried her heart. Now new and old threats pursue her and her friends, but without a heart, can Shade even pretend to care about these outward horrors—let alone the ones she herself caused?

Hmm...a little Loma backstory, methinks? I didn't expect to see that! See what you think when you check out some preview pages, below!