BRIGHTEST DAY #15-16You know how folks are digging the book moving away from a half dozen parallel storylines to spotlight issues? J'Onn got his already. These are not for him.
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO
Covers by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS
1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS
The hottest series in comics blazes on as the legacy of the new Aqualad is forged and the extent of his powers is revealed! Plus, Aquagirl joins the battle, and Firestorm seeks out the Justice League’s help!
Retailers please note: These issues ship with two covers each. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
Issue #15 on sale DECEMBER 1
Issue #16 on sale DECEMBER 15
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MADAME XANADU VOL. 3: BROKEN HOUSE OF CARDS TPThere's supposed to be plenty of detective John Jones in this story arc, so perhaps I'll pick it up.
Written by MATT WAGNER
Art by AMY REEDER, Joëlle JONES and RICHARD FRIEND
Cover by AMY REEDER
In this volume collecting issues #16-21, a ’50s Manhattan socialite’s life takes a grotesque turn, and only Madame Xanadu can help. Then, take a look at Xanadu’s early days in ancient England as her rivalry with her evil sister begins.
On sale JANUARY 5 • 200 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 5 TPThat second annual with the Joker was swell fun, and if #3 is a complete reprint, there's a classic Martian Manhunter story in there.
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by BILL WILLINGHAM, BART SEARS, MIKE MCKONE and others
Cover by BART SEARS
In this new volume collecting JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #2-3 and JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #1-6, the team is reborn as Justice League International, featuring The Flash, Power Girl, Metamorpho, Animal Man and The Elongated Man.
On sale JANUARY 19 • 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Miss Martian
TINY TITANS/LITTLE ARCHIE #3
Written by ART BALTAZAR & FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
The crossover event of the millennium takes a turn for the magical as Sabrina the Witch and Raven take center stage, causing everything in the world of the Tiny Titans and Little Archie to get mixed up more than ever! And Veronica finally brings the other little kid with an “R” on his shirt home to meet her father. Can Robin’s utility belt help him in this kind of situation? And who is responsible for that mess in the Batcave? Archie can’t blame the penguins this time!
Join us for the Earth-shaking conclusion to this climactic event! Aw yeah, epic!
On sale DECEMBER 8 • 3 of 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
TINY TITANS #35
Written by ART BALTAZAR & FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
Tiny Titans from Multiple Earths! It’s a crisis! Or is it? When the Tiny Titans discover a “mirror” universe, they have to figure out if the new Mirror Titans are friends or foes. Or do they just want a bowl of Aqua-Oh’s? Don’t let their opposite colors confuse you! Aw yeah, multiples!
On sale DECEMBER 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
The Vile Menagerie\
Darkseid
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13Just a flashback, and there's the Jimmy Olsen issue to contend with.
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art by MARCO RUDY and ED BENES
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
While present-day Lex Luthor is busy fighting an array of the DCU’s most vile foes over in ACTION COMICS, this annual takes a look back at two formative encounters Luthor had before he became the bald mad genius we know and love (to hate) today! Marco Rudy illustrates a story of young Lex and Darkseid, while Ed Benes tackles a tale starring Luthor and Batman foe Ra’s al Ghul!
On sale DECEMBER 1 • 56 pg, FC $4.99 US
Lobo
R.E.B.E.L.S #23Lobo and John Stewart? Now there's an intriguing proposition!
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by CLAUDE ST. AUBIN & SCOTT HANNA
Cover by FRANCIS PORTELA
In “To Be a R.E.B.E.L.,” part 3, Adam Strange plays peacemaker between Vril Dox’s band of rebellious space cops and the entire Green Lantern Corps – and negotiations aren’t going well at all. Let’s hope Lobo can stay on his best behavior . . .yeah, right!
Guest-starring Green Lantern John Stewart!
On sale DECEMBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Vandal Savage
ACTION COMICS #896
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Co-feature written by NICK SPENCER
Art by PETE WOODS
Co-feature art by RB SILVA
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Part 1 of a 2-part crossover with the Secret Six! Lex Luthor doesn’t want to get his hands dirty fighting Vandal Savage (that Black Ring energy ain’t gonna find itself!), so he hires Savage’s daughter Scandal and her Secret Six team to take the immortal villain down for him! Continued in SECRET SIX #29!
And in the hit new JIMMY OLSEN co-feature, Jimmy signs up for a “Win a Date” auction, but much to his surprise, so does his ex, Chloe Sullivan! While Jimmy ends up on a date with CrazyPants McGee, Jimmy’s archrival snags Chloe! D’oh! And wait, are those wedding bells we hear? Better hope they don’t toll for thee, Olsen!
On sale DECEMBER 29 • 40 pg, FC $3.99 US
On sale 24 • 40 pg, FC $3.99 US
There's a lot of V.S. going around, but this isn't continued until next month....
Martian Sightings looks pretty slim for December. But I'm liking the new Aqualad + others. There's an Aquagirl?
ReplyDeleteI wish DC would pick up the pace with releasing JLI trades. It seems like forever since the last one.
I used to fatten these up with non-DC material from the back of Previews, but I started setting that stuff aside for its own (unmaterialized) posts. I need to catch up as soon as I can.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Lorena was introduced along with "Sub Diego" during Will Pfeiffer's run, and stuck around until One Year Later. She had a romance with an exceptionally well drawn Koryak before he was killed off to give Kurt Busiek a clean slate for his boring ass & derivative Sword of Atlantis. She disappeared for a while, but recently turned up as a member of the Teen Titans, which thankfully hasn't been a death sentence. She was a good sidekick, and as a Californian, brings an entirely different perspective than an Atlantean. Also, I dig her costume-- the blue and black number that marries elements of the mid-80s camouflage suit and the main hookhand gear, while not actually lifting either design. Very functional, but still fantastic, with a twitch of sci-fi.
One of my Kubert School instructors (Tex Blaisdell) did background inks on the Mike McKone story in the JLE Annual, and one time he let me ink a couple of lines in while he went to the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteIt was the first time I ever did anything that ended up printed in a comic book.
Cool!
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