DC Solicitions For January 2010

[Tron Bonne]

Seen a couple of previews popping up so thought I'd go ahead and post this thread up

General: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091019-dc-january-2010-solicitations.html

Superman: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091016-superman-january-solicits.html

Blackest Night: http://comics.ign.com/articles/103/1035721p1.html

 

[Kenda Man]

For the Blackest Night January solicitations...

Spoiler

The Hal Paralax looks awesome. I just don't understand why they have the Spectre looking like Crispis Allen in Blackest Night. I know they sperated the body of the host and the Spectre. When they did that in "Day of Vengenance", he had no goattee.

My biggest question is where is Jim Corrigan? We haven't seen him rise yet and I know he has no powers because he's not attached to the Spectre.

 

[Drz]

I really hope Batman & Robin isn't delayed another month due to Blackest Night.

 

[Tron Bonne]

For the Blackest Night January solicitations...

Spoiler

The Hal Paralax looks awesome. I just don't understand why they have the Spectre looking like Crispis Allen in Blackest Night. I know they sperated the body of the host and the Spectre. When they did that in "Day of Vengenance", he had no goattee.

My biggest question is where is Jim Corrigan? We haven't seen him rise yet and I know he has no powers because he's not attached to the Spectre.

Spoiler

Pretty sure he passed on and is at peace and that has been some speculation as to why someone may not be eligible for rising

 

[Kenda Man]

Spoiler

Pretty sure he passed on and is at peace and that has been some speculation as to why someone may not be eligible for rising

True and you have a point. It would be cool if they made a reference or at least showed Jim Corrigan's grave. I just prefer the Jim Corrigan Spectre because he really dished out justice. I loved Michael Fleisher and Jim Aparo's Spectre, that for me is the definitive take of the character. I have yet to read Ostrander's Spectre, which I heard good things.

I'm also amazed they had Hal on the front cover

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of GL 50 as Parallax. I'm excited to see him try and take on the Spectre. I feel like the Spectre may be able to beat Hal, but with Parallax's ability? I guess it can be anybody's fight.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Well, full solicitations are up and running: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23366

Things of note; New Vertigo 8-issue miniseries from Grant Morrison that I did not know about in Joe The Barbarian, sounds like it might be interesting.

I, Zombie still not solicited, disappointing as I was hoping to see that soon.

B&R #7 is, in fact, there and it looks like the return of Wayne is coming up by this summer if not sooner.

Heeder is taking another break from Xanadu for a 2-issue arc. Disappointing, but hopefully it'll be only those two issues she'll miss. I guess her taking a break to keep on schedule is a decent trade-off, but her art is just some accursed sugary sweet.

Speaking of art looks like Williams is off Detective Comics and replaced with Jock for however long (it doesn't specific just this issue or the arc as a whole). I hope it's not too long

I may check out some of those revived one-shots of dead series. The Question and Starman is the only one I'm looking at as a must buy, but there are a few others I'm not so sure about, but may check out.

Rest of the stuff I usually pick up and are planning to pick up is all looking nice and fine

 

[Drz]

Ya for Batman and Robin. =) Tho i have two questions:
1) So no Blackest Night 7 in January?
2) What happened to Wildstorm's God of War comic? >_>

 

[Tron Bonne]

1. Nope, January is a skip month and instead of BN #7 they are doing all those series one-shot revivals. Why they couldn't do both, dunno.

2. No idea there was even suppose to be one. Have they solicited any issues, yet? If they have it's probably just been delayed or something

 

[Drz]

They had solicited like 2 issues i believe, but now when i even check dccomics.com section i can't see anything! @_@ #1 was suppose to come in November.... >_>

 

[Tron Bonne]

Oh, well I don't know. It may have been outright canceled or they may have decided to just skip single issues all together and go straight to trade when GOWIII is released

 

[yenaled]

JOE THE BARBARIAN #1
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Sean Murphy
Cover by Sean Murphy
Having an overactive imagination can get a kid through a lot, but it doesn’t change the facts: Joe’s still the kid in school that can’t fit in. He’s the victim of bullies. His dad died overseas in the Iraq war. And then there’s the Type 1 diabetes he has to live with.
So is it insulin-deprived delirium or something much, much bigger that transports Joe to a land inhabited by all his toys – from ninja commandos to action robots to magical knights to star fleet captains? Is Joe really the savior of this wild fantasyland that’s been held under siege by dark magic and evil forces? With the help of a samurai rodent, is he ready to take back besieged castles and win the freedom of an oppressed people? Or is he just an over imaginative boy who could die if he doesn’t take his meds?
White-hot writer Grant Morrison follows up his phenomenal BATMAN AND ROBIN with an epic adventure that’s Home Alone by way of Lord of the Rings accompanied with to-die-for art by future superstar Sean Murphy (YEAR ONE: BATMAN/SCARECROW, HELLBLAZER).
On sale January 20 • 1 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $1.00 US • MATURE READERS

Ooooohhhhh

 

[CantThinkOfAName]

Speaking of art looks like Williams is off Detective Comics and replaced with Jock for however long (it doesn't specific just this issue or the arc as a whole). I hope it's not too long

While it is sad news and I hope its just a fill-in thing, Jock is a prety great artist in his own respect. His stuff on Losers was great, and the couple of Batman and Detective covers he did were pretty cool.

 

[Cosmic]

Joe the Barbarian sounds very interesting. I'll definitely be picking that up, along with Blackest Night: The Flash #2 and The Atom & Hawkman.