Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Martian Sightings for March, 2013



Martian Manhunter
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Backup story written by GEOFF JOHNS and MATT KINDT
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH
Backup story art by SCOTT CLARK
Variant cover by SCOTT CLARK
1:100 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale MARCH 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• The new Justice League of America team continues to form, but the question remains: What do these heroes want in return for their membership?
• Secret motives are everywhere, and the outcome will have a huge impact on this team and the rest of The New 52!
• Plus, the alien MANHUNTER’s back-up series begins revealing more about J’onn’s plans for this team...and the other Justice League.

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
Think the variant cover by Scott Clark will spotlight the new back-up feature? I love how they refer to it as the "alien MANHUNTER" strip. Maybe DC will finally let J'Onn J'Onzz be THE Manhunter, and spin all the others off into their own identities (save perhaps Paul Kirk on Earth 2?)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA’S VIBE #2
Written by ANDREW KREISBERG and GEOFF JOHNS
Art by PETE WOODS and SEAN PARSONS
Cover by DAVID FINCH
1:25 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale MARCH 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• Vibe makes a massive discovery when he learns of the secret of his power!
• Plus: Vibe’s first public outing with the Justice League of America team sends him into conflict with one of his teammates.
Don't tell me it wouldn't have been hilarious to have mixed FINAL ISSUE in there somewhere. Anyway, I've only read one Andrew Kreisberg comic so far, and am about to read a second, so I hope I don't regret preordering this. That cover is pretty nifty for Vibe, and Pete Woods' recent fill-in on Aquaman was solid. Beyond wanting to sell better than Paco Ramone numbers on this comic, do you think its unwieldy title has something to do with Vibe Magazine and trademark infringement?

ABSOLUTE BLACKEST NIGHT HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, PETER J. TOMASI and others
Art by IVAN REIS and others
Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
RESOLICIT • On sale JUNE 26 • 576 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5”, $125.00 US
I'm tired of hearing about this event, three years gone.

DC UNIVERSE: SECRET ORIGINS TP
Written by various
Art by various
Montage cover
On sale APRIL 3 • 328 pg, FC, $24.99 US

• Collecting the legendary SECRET ORIGINS annuals from the 1960s, this is an amazing look back at how DC’S heroes gained their powers and abilities.
• Featuring the work of Jack Kirby, Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan and more!
• Collects SECRET ORIGINS #1, MORE SECRET ORIGINS #1, EVEN MORE SECRET ORIGINS #1 and WEIRD SECRET ORIGINS #1.
I have one of the individual issue. It was nice enough.

Miss Martian
TINY TITANS: AW YEAH TITANS TP
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale APRIL 10 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US

• It’s the final TINY TITANS collection, and Batgirl and her pals take over the Batcave! Plus: Coach Lobo’s Secret Soccer team plays the Birds of Prey, our heroes get lost in Metropolis, and the Tiny Titans take a big step toward becoming grown-up heroes!
• Collecting TINY TITANS #45-50.
Time for a new Miss Martian vehicle, as all I see presently on the horizon is the last Young Justice trade collection.

Stormwatch
STORMWATCH #18
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by WILL CONRAD
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
On sale MARCH 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The team battles one of their own for their very survival!
• The relationship of Midnighter and Apollo hits a rough patch when the Amazon-like Zealot joins the team!
Martian Manhunter was ultimately replaced by a fake Wonder Woman to join the fake World's Finest? No wonder this book has bled an average of a thousand readers a month every month since #7.

3 comments:

will_in_chicago said...

It might be good to make J'Onn the only Manhunter in the DCnU to avoid confusion.

As for Miss Martian, I think that we should see her meet up with J'Onn, perhaps in his own back up feature.

Stormwatch has been a disappointment and I have to wonder where it is going. I think that there was a lot of potential, but I still feel like I got a fast food burger when I hoped for filet mignon.

LissBirds said...

Hold the phone...Martian Manhunter backup feature? This is the closest we can get to a solo series.

Do I need to start buying comics again?

Diabolu Frank said...

Johns likes his legacies, so M'gann certainly could show up.