DC Comics Solicitations For June 2007

[Nightwing 52]

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/June07/solicitations.html

 

[Kebab gud]

Mary marvel is looking fina as always in black ...

Countdown #47-44

Story by Paul Dini
47 written by Sean McKeever; art by Al Barrionuevo
46 written by Jimmy Palmiotti& Justin Gray; art by Jesus Saiz
45 written by Tony Bedard; art by Jim Calafiore
44 written by Adam Beechen; art by Carlos Magno
Breakdowns by Keith Giffen
Covers by Ed Benes
This year-long weekly series featuring a cast of hundreds kicks into high gear in its second month, under the watchful eye of head writer Paul Dini! See Mary Marvel undergo a surprising transformation! Learn why Donna Troy and Jason Todd are integral players in a cosmic chess game! And see Jimmy Olsen as you’ve never seen him before!

The COUNTDOWN is on…so begins the end!
COUNTDOWN 47 on sale June 6
COUNTDOWN 46 on sale June 13
COUNTDOWN 45 on sale June 20
COUNTDOWN 44 on sale June 27
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US


DETECTIVE COMICS #833

Written by Paul Dini
Art by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher
Cover by Simone Bianchi
Zatanna guest-stars in Part 1 of a 2-part tale of magic, murder and madness by Paul Dini! When her former assistant is killed in a dangerous trick gone wrong, the Maid of Magic turns to Batman to uncover the real circumstances behind the young woman’s death, leading them to a confrontation with the mysterious illusionist Ivar Loxias — and an ultimately terrifying revelation.
On sale June 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN #667

Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by J.H. Williams III
The Batmen of All Nations reunite for a weekend of fine food and nostalgia, but an unexpected visitor has other plans for the gathering. Batman, Robin, and the rest of the Club of Heroes find themselves trapped and at the mercy of a dangerous madman on the Island of Mister Mayhew!
On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #37

Written by Alan Burnett
Art and cover by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolf
Variant cover by Claudio Castellini
Get ready for an epic tale written by Alan Burnett (Batman Beyond, The Superman/Batman Adventures animated series) with art by Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN) & Derek Fridolf! This haunting 6-part story arc will challenge Batman’s and Superman’s very souls, and could only be titled “Torment.”
Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolf; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Claudio Castellini, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details.
On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ALL STAR SUPERMAN #8

Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Frank Quitely & Jamie Grant
Cover by Quitely
The Daily Planet regulars hole up as the terrifying Bizarro plague spreads across Metropolis! Superman’s trapped in the reverse madness of a dying Bizarro World! It’s ALL STAR thrills from every angle, delivered by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant!
On sale June 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99

GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1

Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Ethan Van Sciver and Dave Gibbons
Cover by Van Sciver
The stellar creative team of the sell-out GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH miniseries — Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver — reunites for an extra-sized Special, igniting an intergalactic war that will explode in the pages of GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS!
Hal Jordan has struggled to regain his reputation. Kyle Rayner has suffered great personal loss and reluctantly gained great power. Guy Gardner's trust in the Guardians is wavering. John Stewart's unbreakable loyalty soon will be tested. Together, these four men are the Green Lanterns of Earth…but why are so many Earthmen recruited into the Corps? What is their ultimate rolel in the future of the universe? And how will the secret of the rings’ power threaten the Guardians and affect Hal Jordan's future?
Sinestro was called the “greatest” of the Green Lanterns; now the renegade has vowed to bring terror to the universe he once protected. The worst murderers, thieves and deviants in the universe have gathered into Sinestro's Corps for one purpose: to instill great fear. Armed with the truth behind Parallax, Sinestro's intergalactic insurgents strike hard and fast at the very heart of the Green Lantern Corps. The Sinestro Corps is about to change everything you know about the Green Lanterns. Fear them. Everyone else will.
Plus, a 6-page backup story by Johns and Dave Gibbons (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, WATCHMEN) — “The Origin of Sinestro”!
On sale June 27 • 64 pg, FC, $4.99 US Edited by Peter Tomas

GREEN ARROW #75

Written by Judd Winick
Art and cover by Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
The moment we thought we’d never see is here: Green Arrow finally asks the Black Canary for her hand in marriage in this special extra-sized final issue! After the tumultuous, on-and-off relationship they’ve shared throughout the years, what answer will Dinah give Ollie?
On sale June 13 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US • Final Issue

 

[Eros]

****, the boys canceled.

 

[Binker]

I've never heard of The Batmen for All Nations. I always thought Batman's team was, and always, the Outsiders.

Question: Morrison bringing back silver age ideas in Batman like he's doing in All Star Superman, would you consider his run in Batman to be the real All Star Batman?

 

[Eros]

I've never heard of The Batmen for All Nations. I always thought Batman's team was, and always, the Outsiders.

Question: Morrison bringing back silver age ideas in Batman like he's doing in All Star Superman, would you consider his run in Batman to be the real All Star Batman?

His run is majorly weird and subpar, but it does not suck as bad as 50 and 60s batman stories.

 

[Kebab gud]

TEEN TITANS #48

Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Al Barrionuevo & Bit
Cover by Tony S. Daniel
An AMAZONS ATTACK tie-in issue guest-starring Supergirl! How far will Cassie and Kara go in the impending battle — and how will their choices affect their relationship with the Titans?
On sale June 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

 

[Kebab gud]

I've never heard of The Batmen for All Nations. I always thought Batman's team was, and always, the Outsiders.

Its WAY! old.. both Batman and Green Arrow had "world wide" counterparts

 

[TheCorpulent1]

****, the boys canceled.

It's coming back from Dynamite in June, I think.

I'm so torn on Countdown. I want to read it because it's important to continuity and Dini's writing a lot of issues, but I know I'm gonna be annoyed by it because Jason Todd has a big role and Adam "I can't write for ****" Beechen is writing some issues. McKeever, Bedard, and most of the artists are good, though. What to do, what to do?

 

[Darthphere]

Beechen is a great writer, ok not great, good, ok not good, decent.

 

[Mee]

BATMAN #667
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by J.H. Williams III
The Batmen of All Nations reunite for a weekend of fine food and nostalgia, but an unexpected visitor has other plans for the gathering. Batman, Robin, and the rest of the Club of Heroes find themselves trapped and at the mercy of a dangerous madman on the Island of Mister Mayhew!

What?

...Why? I mean, besides that Morrison is insane.

 

[Darthphere]

Batman is such a crappy book at this point.

 

[Mee]

Yeah, it has been for a while. I thought Morrison would save it.

I did like that last Joker issue though, even with the weird format.

 

[CConn]

Yeah, it has been for a while. I thought Morrison would save it.

Winick's run was very good.

 

[Mee]

Says you.

I thought it was just decent. Didn't really care for Mahnke's art, didn't care for bringing Jason back/ The Red Hood.

 

[CConn]

Says you.

I thought it was just decent. Didn't really care for Mahnke's art, didn't care for bringing Jason back/ The Red Hood.

Yeah, neither did I. But that's the point. I felt Winick took an utterly horrible idea, and from that shaped an rather engrossing story, with a Red Hood, a Jason Todd, who was actually made for pretty damn cool villain. He was threatening, and he had a psychology and a method that was something new to Batman's world and villains.

Put that together with a pretty strong interpretation of Batman, and an often hilarious (in a good way) character in Black Mask, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Yeah, the annual sucked, but everything else I found quite strong.

 

[BrianWilly]

Oh Christ, lions.

 

[jaydawg]

Yeah, neither did I. But that's the point. I felt Winick took an utterly horrible idea, and from that shaped an rather engrossing story, with a Red Hood, a Jason Todd, who was actually made for pretty damn cool villain. He was threatening, and he had a psychology and a method that was something new to Batman's world and villains.

Put that together with a pretty strong interpretation of Batman, and an often hilarious (in a good way) character in Black Mask, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Yeah, the annual sucked, but everything else I found quite strong.

Thats pretty much my feelings on his run too. Who would have thought Winnick could write a better Batman than Morrison?

 

[Coldqueen]

I abhor Green Arrow and if Black Canary says yes to his "proposal" I shall projectile vomit for many an hour.

 

[BrianWilly]

Funny, I find the Red Hood unspeakably lame. All he f'ing does is psychoanalyze the cck out of everything. "I'M SO INSIGHTFUL! I'M GOING TO FCKING GIVE YOU MY INSIGHT! BLAH BLAH HEROES GUNS BLAH KILL INSIGHT I'M SO RIGHT YOU'RE SO STUPID whydidn'tanyonecallintosaveme?" Everyone whines about Superboy-Prime being the epitome of emo, but I'd say he has a pretty strong contender.

 

[sinewave]

i'm actually interested in seeing how that batman of all nations story shakes out.

 

[Coldqueen]

I'm more interested in the fact that without costumes, we wouldn't be able to tell Wonder Girl from Supergirl. What, the artists can't render two blondes that don't share the same facial features? They look like frickin' twins.

 

[BrianWilly]

Cassie's hair is, uh...more fluffy?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, neither did I. But that's the point. I felt Winick took an utterly horrible idea, and from that shaped an rather engrossing story, with a Red Hood, a Jason Todd, who was actually made for pretty damn cool villain. He was threatening, and he had a psychology and a method that was something new to Batman's world and villains.

Put that together with a pretty strong interpretation of Batman, and an often hilarious (in a good way) character in Black Mask, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Yeah, the annual sucked, but everything else I found quite strong.

I thought Brubaker took an utterly horrible idea (coincidentally, the very same idea Winick had) and made a brilliant story out of it. Winick took a horrible idea and wrote an average story with an uncompelling character that drifted into crap territory right around that god-awful annual. Not only that, but now that Todd is back, it's become excruciatingly clear that nobody knows what to do with him.

But to each his own.

 

[Tropico]

Oh Christ, lions.

With WW tiaras.

Looks like an irradiated Peter North is off panel on that cover.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm wondering how they could possibly justify ****ting up Mary Marvel...