DC August Solicitations

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Previews for DC August books:

DC Universe

Blackest Night

Batman

Superman

Yes! Finally! Doom Patrol with Metal Men back-up! :applaud

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12 Months later: Damn it! Cancelled :csad:
 
Black Lantern Terra: Awesome

Black Lantern Flying Graysons: WTFH!
 
Man I'm really looking forward to Doom Patrol/Metal Men.
 
Hmm, a new Bruce Wayne as a mysterious villain in Dini's Batman books? I was already going to get Streets of Gotham, but I may also end up checking out Gotham Sirens to see where that goes.

Superman/Batman looks good. I think Grodd somehow became one of my favorite villains without my even realizing it. Plus, Rafael Albuquerque's art. It's not Blue Beetle, but it'll do.

Hmm, I wonder how Ra's fits into Red Robin's story. Should be interesting.

Wow, I wasn't interested in the Doom Patrol/Metal Men comic until I saw the creative team. I'll read just about anything Giffen wants to write. Plus, J. M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire on the Metal Men segments with Giffen? Awesome.

Is Len Wein just subbing on JLA or did McDuffie finally decide he'd taken enough abuse?

JSA should be fun. I've always thought the team flourishes with major magic threats, as opposed to the JLA being best when they're up against cosmic-level sci fi threats. The return of Dr. Fate (even if it is a boring version that I didn't like in his earlier mini-series) should be good too.

Looks like Katma Tui is indeed a Black Lantern, as people were guessing. All the dead GLs will be, according to the solicit. That should be fun.

If E2 Superman is in Smallville, there'd better be some Superboy action, since Conner's supposed to be hanging out there in Adventure Comics.

Dick having to fight his parents as BLs is pretty f***ed up, but should be interesting. The solicit seems to indicate that Boston will be a good guy, though, not a BL, as the cover indicates. Strange.

Couldn't care less about Terra.

Nothing else in the previews we've got so far interests me.
 
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Superman/Batman is possibly the best book DC publishes.
 
It's exactly what I want from Superman and Batman at a time when none of their other comics are giving me that. :up:
 
I remember when people laughed when I said Superman/Batman was awesome. I was right *****es, I was always right? They called me Mr Glass!
 
I read it for a while starting with the baby Superman and Batman arc. I dropped it because I kind of got bored with it. Now I'm missing Superman and Batman a bit and Grodd is awesome, so I figure August's a good time to pick it back up.
 
I remember when people laughed when I said Superman/Batman was awesome. I was right *****es, I was always right? They called me Mr Glass!
Yeah but at the same time, the quality of the book has never been the same. some stories have been good. Some bad. So I disagree when you say that it is the best book DC has to offer. I loved the book too, and I was certainly not part of those who were laughing at you, but there are some stories I found crappy. The Verheiden/Van Sciver arc was bad IMO, and the superbabies was not very good even if I am not denying the entertainement people could find in it: and the Super-bat arc was nonsense once again. Like in every book with batman, it always end like a batbook. and the very last arc with superman disappeared in a microverse has been .... more than meh.
Even the arcs of Jeph Loeb were not that good at the end. Maybe you loved it all, maybe you loved every single arc enough to buy it, but certainly not me. But I thinbk there is a validity of the argument for people who were complaining about how bad the book is. I did not see many people who hated it completely, every single arc.
And the fact that you have every single issue, well .. maybe you want it to be so good, but I disagree. I do not think the book is THAT great. Especially some arcs.
 
Wow, I wasn't interested in the Doom Patrol/Metal Men comic until I saw the creative team. I'll read just about anything Giffen wants to write. Plus, J. M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire on the Metal Men segments with Giffen? Awesome.

Since all of the original cast is present Rita, Larry, and Cliff... I'm picking it up! I'm surprised the Chief isn't on the front cover, but he is probably hanging out inside. From what I read about the interview with Giffen, he's not going to back track or start over again. He will focus on them as if they have been around for a while and probably incorporate flashback scenes, nothing crazy, but we will see.

Looks like Katma Tui is indeed a Black Lantern, as people were guessing. All the dead GLs will be, according to the solicit. That should be fun.

Cool, especially seeing Jack T. Chance coming back and gunning for Kyle Rayner. I can see Kyle being guilt ridden for killing him while being possessed by a giant yellow cockroach, Parallax.

If E2 Superman is in Smallville, there'd better be some Superboy action, since Conner's supposed to be hanging out there in Adventure Comics.

I'm interested in seeing what Kal-L is up to. The design of the BLs is growing on me. It's still weird to see short sleeve uniforms.

Dick having to fight his parents as BLs is pretty f***ed up, but should be interesting. The solicit seems to indicate that Boston will be a good guy, though, not a BL, as the cover indicates. Strange.

That really is messed up. I can see Boston being good because he doesn't really have a body and is "alive" from supernatural forces. I don't know if to be a BL, you need to have a physical body with a ring on it, but then again, how did Ronnie Raymond come back after exploding?
 
Full Solicits:

My purchases/thoughts:

Detective Comics #856 - based on the villain's name, I'm guessing Kate will be teaming up with the Mad Hatter. Can't wait to see what Rucka does with this series.

Gotham City Sirens #3 - apart from Rucka, not really sure whether I want much to do with the Bat-titles in the near future, but the story sounds intriguing, and it has lots of hot chicks.

Secret Six #12 - I like that Simone takes it upon herself to use her other books to increase the Wondy mythos' presence in the DCU.

Wonder Woman #35 - woo, "final resolution"! Nice cover (Lopresti had some bad ones during ROTO, but the two most recent ones have been really good).

Northlanders #20 - more of Sven's story, eh? Be interested to see where that goes.

Trade-waiting on Fables, Jack of Fables, and House of Mystery.

Oh, and lest you ever forget that DC's trade program sucks, the trade paperback for Wonder Woman: The Circle will come out a good two years after the actual story ended.
 
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Is Len Wein just subbing on JLA or did McDuffie finally decide he'd taken enough abuse?

He's done with JLA after the current arc is up, according to him (i talked to him saturday at MCCC)
 
Well, goodbye Young Liars. Enjoyed by so few, yet enjoyed nonetheless. It was a good run.
 
Why must you hate the power of love?

I still don't know whether I want to read that JSA vs. Kobra mini-series. Everything about the creative team and premise sounds rock-solid, but everything about the plot sounds kind of boring and run-of-the-mill.

Nice cover on REBELS. I'm really enjoying that series, even though Starro's usually really boring to me. I mean, Starro's still fairly boring so far, but Dox and his group make up for it.

Oh, f***ing hell, Artemis is a villain again? And the Secret Six find themselves divided again? I love the humor of the series, but this is starting to sound pretty redundant.

I hope Gage uses Tao well in Wildcats. He's an awesome but easily f***ed up villain.

North 40 sounds cool. I'll give that a try.

Hmm, a Fables novel. That should be interesting.

Aww, a Bufkin-centric Fables story! I can't wait. :D

I love DMZ, but I can't help losing interest a bit when the story's not about Matty. I'm sure Wood will make it worthwhile, though.

Richard Corben's art is always a pleasure to see. Looking forward to his story in House of Mystery.

Greek Street sounds like a cool concept. Milligan's hit-or-miss for me, but I hear his Vertigo work is better than his mainstream work, so I'll give it a try.

Hmm, more Sven in Northlanders. I didn't think Wood would start revisiting characters, but I'm all for it. All of the stories in Northlanders so far have been superb, so going back to any of them would be great.

Madame Xanadu looks like it'll continue to be good in spite of Hadley's departure. I love stories with immortal characters, since you get cool opportunities like this to tell a present-day story and a flashback story both centered on the same person.
 
Yeah, North 40 does sound pretty cool. It'll be my first DC non-superhero book :up:
 
It's exactly what I want from Superman and Batman at a time when none of their other comics are giving me that. :up:

they can keep them there. I prefer Mon-El and Dick anyway. I'll be sad when Superman returns to Earth
 
Barbara Gordon fans who want to see her return as Batgirl are irate with the Batgirl #1 solicit.
 

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