DC Comics Preview: 10/2/24 New Releases
ABSOLUTE POWER #4 (OF 4)
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Dan Mora
BARE-KNUCKLE BRAWL FOR THE POWER OF THE DCU! As the last remaining resistance fighters fight tooth and nail on the bloody island of Gamorra, Batman and Superman find themselves at bitter odds! Amanda Waller has come too far to give up now--it's time to call in the reinforcements...from beyond the multiversal veil?! The fate of our heroes--and the future of the DC Universe--will forever be changed in this shocking grand finale to the Absolute Power saga as, from the ashes, justice is reborn...
BATMAN #153
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Jorge Jimenez
A BRAND-NEW EPIC BATMAN STORY ARC STARTS HERE! Batman is back with a vengeance and Bruce Wayne's new public initiatives have Gotham on the verge of finally becoming a great city! Does that bright future include the Riddler, who's seemingly gone legit? Or the new, unnerving hero, Commander Star? And can Gotham survive the shocking murder of one of its greatest citizens? The Dying City starts here with a case that only Batman can solve, but the answers may unravel his world and all of Gotham!
BIRDS OF PREY #14
(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Sami Basri (CA) Leonardo Romero
The Birds of Prey are back to business as they infiltrate The Ninth Day, a mysterious corporation the Birds believe has kidnapped people--including Amazons that have gone missing. When their spy on the inside, an undercover Cassandra Cain, breaks contact, it'll be up to Oracle, Black Canary, Big Barda, Megaera, and newcomers Grace Choi and Onyx to bust her out. Don't miss the start of this thrilling new arc, where the fate of the Amazons rests in the hands of a silent warrior!
DC ALL IN SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson (A) Daniel Sampere, Wes Craig (CA) Daniel Sampere
THE NEXT EPIC CHAPTER OF DC HISTORY BEGINS HERE...PRESENTED AS A STARLING, SYMMETRICAL FLIPBOOK! DON'T MISS IT! Following the events of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the heroes of the core DC Universe have fought against the deep divisions in the world around them to usher in a new era of unity. And it's just in time, too--because Darkseid has returned. Superman must gather every hero on Earth to hold the line against a very different version of the Lord of Apokolips, as they raise our cosmic defenses and prepare for war...and when the first blows land, the shock waves will ripple into every series in the DCU and shake the nature of their reality to its core! But little do they know...the greater threat is still to come. For there is another Earth: the Absolute Universe. Here, DC's biggest icons are coming of age with fewer advantages and facing greater opposition than ever before...while miraculously retaining the immutable heroism that has inspired fans for decades. But can they really protect the light that shines inside them when the world in which they live is hurtling toward a terrible destiny?
DC HORROR PRESENTS: CREATURE COMMANDOS #1 (OF 6)
(W) David Dastmalchian (A) Jesus Hervas (CA) Tirso
A VAMPIRE, A WEREWOLF, A GORGON, AND AN UNDEAD SOLDIER WALK INTO A GROCERY STORE...AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! This is the Creature Unit, a team of misfits assembled by a mad...ly talented scientist for a dangerous military mission. In this brand-new era of Creature Commandos penned by Count Crowley creator David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad and Late Night with the Devil), the claws are out, fangs are bared, and blood is spilled--lots of it!
DC’S I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST CRISIS #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dan Hipp
EIGHT CHILLING TALES SET ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE! Written by Dan DiDio, Rex Ogle, Dave Wielgosz, Rachel Pinnelas, Matthew Levine and Others Art by M.L. Sanapo, Adam Graphite, Sid Kotian, Will Robson, Jordi Tarragona and Others In the blackest night, when the darkness feels infinite, the very fabric of the universe begins to tear...as every major crisis in DCU history rises once again! These eight chilling tales, set during the events of crises past, serve to warn you, dear reader: when in crisis, watch your back. In the fractured world of Flashpoint, Professor Pyg is stalking Gotham City's nightclubs, sniffing out victims! During Blackest Night, Scarecrow lurks outside a movie theater, recruiting new test subjects to perfect his fear toxin! Even heroes like Nightwing aren't safe when his death might just have the power to reverse the damage of Infinite Crisis! All these, plus new stories from Crisis on Infinite Earths, Millennium, Zero Hour, The Final Night, and Final Crisis are collected in DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis, a deadly new horror anthology coming to haunt you this fall!
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #12 (OF 12)
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Mikel Janin
As the team picks up the pieces from their last battle, Stargirl looks to the future and what it means to be a member of the first super-team! Don't miss the final issue of this star-studded run!
MULTIVERSUS: COLLISION DETECTION #2 (OF 5)
(W) Bryan Q. Miller (A) Jon Sommariva (CA) Dan Mora
THE INVASION BEGINS! Relocated from their home dimensions by a mysterious, sinister force, champions from across the multiverse have appeared on the Justice League's Earth. Now, it's up to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to figure out which champions are friends and which are foes--before chaos erupts across the entire globe!
MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN #5 (OF 6)
(W) Josie Campbell (A) Pablo M. Collar (CA) Li Cree
THE SECRETS OF AMAZO REVEALED! Amazo is free--but not for long if Bloodshot and Deathstroke get their way! Superman, the Kents, and Amazo are caught in the crosshairs of both men as they try to fend off an all-out invasion of Cadmus...all while learning dark secrets about Krypton's past and Amazo's true purpose.
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #3 (OF 12)
(W) James Tynion IV (A/CA) Alvaro Martinez Bueno
THE SECOND SEASON OF TYNION AND BUENO'S APOCOLYPTIC EPIC CONTINUES! Max expects just one thing from the exceptional people she gathered in the House by the Sea: that they follow the rules. There aren't many. They're very reasonable. This should not be a challenge. But Oliver didn't follow the rules. And now Max knows...
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE #2 (OF 4)
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Alex Lins, Jacob Edgar (CA) Alex Lins
The Justice League won't listen to him, his wife and kid want nothing to do with him...but Plastic Man doesn't need a single one of them to pull off his grand plan to cheat death. And it all starts with, uh...kidnapping the Metal Men. It's for a good cause! He swears!
POISON IVY #26
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Jessica Fong
As she contends with a brand-new life and restored powers, Poison Ivy resumes her wrathful and just war for the balance of the natural world. Her latest mission: to restore life to the wetlands that Gotham City's industrial waste has destroyed. But her goals are upended when she unintentionally resurrects an ancient place from Gotham's past and with it...something hungry. Meanwhile, cleansing fires burn across America, seeking to rid the country of human influence. And somehow, Poison Ivy is to blame. Join the GLAAD Media Award-winning team of G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara for the third year of their beautiful, bleak, and blistering series. You won't want to miss out.
SHAZAM #16
(W) Josie Campbell (A) Emanuela Lupacchino (CA) Gleb Melnikov
SHAZAM FAMILY ROAD TRIP! Or at least an escape from Philly, as the kids hit the road to investigate some twisted monster attacks. Freddy's new powers should come in handy, except something's off with him. Will the cost for his new abilities be more than he can pay?
