DC Comics Preview: 9/25/24 New Releases
ABSOLUTE POWER: ORIGINS #3 (OF 3)
(W) John Ridley (A) Alitha Martinez (CA) Edwin Galmon
Amanda Waller's journey has brought her to hell and back - from the blood-soaked streets of Chicago to the over-the-top exploits of her very own TASK FORCE X (aka the SUICIDE SQUAD). Now, with the clock ticking on ultimate victory over the metahumans of planet earth, the origin of DC's most methodical menace draws to a close. But what secrets lie within the terrifying alien mind of the Brainiac Queen - and will THE WALL survive the very seeds she herself has sown? All this and Rustam's revenge in the finale of ABSOLUTE POWER: ORIGINS.
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #7 (OF 7)
(W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Pete Woods
CAN THE POWERLESS HEROES WITHSTAND GLOBAL GUARDIAN?! The Trinity of Evil achieve total domination over Earth's super-powered protectors? But what of the heroes NOT of this Earth? Just as Kal-El of Krypton before him, J’onn J’onZz of Mars has felt the devastating effects of Waller's TASK FORCE VII fighters as they continue their mission of siphoning metahuman power across the globe...but hope glimmers even in the face of the ghastly GLOBAL GUARDIAN, and a new generation of fighters from every corner of the world have joined forces to rise up! It's the finale of TASK FORCE VII as we near the grand finale of the epic ABSOLUTE POWER event!
ACTION COMICS #1069
(W) Gail Simone, Rainbow Rowell (A) Eddy Barrows, Danny Miki, Cian Tormey (CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
IT'S INTERGALACTIC WAR AS THE SUPERMAN SUPERSTARS ERA CONTINUES! THE CHALLENGES CONTINUE as Superman finds himself an UNWILLING GLADIATOR in a war of a thousand worlds! Either he completes the challenges, or we lose the cities of Paris, Chicago, and KANDOR! Join us on a wild tale of adventure and inter-galactic WAR! Plus, is there a way for Lois and Clark to keep working together without compromising their values--and their relationship?
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Miguel Mendonca
Written by Michael Conrad, Torunn Gronbekk and Alex Segura Art by Miguel Mendonca, Christopher Mitten, Fernando Pasarin and Andy MacDonald Leap year only comes once every four years, and for most, an extra day on the calendar is a mild novelty. But for Calendar Man, it's a critical error in that which he holds most dear--and now, Batman and the GCPD respond to a deadly hostage situation, but can they work together to stop Calendar Man before it's too late? Then, Lois Lane dives deeper into a massive conspiracy--but will it swallow her up in the process? And lastly, the Question--with the help of a surprise guest star--unmasks the mysterious villain Zero!
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN — THE LAST HALLOWEEN #1 (OF 10)
(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Eduardo Risso (CA) Tim Sale
In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now, Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act: Batman: The Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part mystery continuing the story from 2021's The Long Halloween Special. In each issue, Loeb will be joined by one of the top artists in comics, in a beautiful and lovingly crafted tribute to Sale's art and legacy. In issue one, Gotham City learns to fear Halloween once more as a terrible event threatens to destroy Jim Gordon's life and puts Batman and Robin's teamwork to the test more than ever before. In a city of liars, masked vigilantes, and criminals...can anyone be trusted?
DETECTIVE COMICS #1089
(W) Ram V, Dan Watters (A) Guillem March (CA) Evan Cagle
WITNESS THE FINAL CURTAIN OF RAM V’S GOTHIC OPERA! It began with a melody, strange and haunting, drawing Batman deeper and deeper into a demonic odyssey. From the sewers under Gotham to a hallucinatory desert, from the brink of death to a strange rebirth, from the iron grip of order to the deadly blades of chaos, it has all led to this moment. And now, the curtains close on Ram V's epic Gothic Opera!
THE FLASH #13
(W) Simon Spurrier (A/CA) Ramon Perez
BARRY ALLEN RACES FOR HIS LIFE! Barry Allen has been to the ends of the Multiverse and back. Now, he runs into a danger unlike any he's ever encountered, as the fate of not only the Speed Force, but all heroes, hangs in the balance. Barry's Life Story flashes before his eyes as he begins his most important race ever.
GREEN ARROW #16
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Amancay Nahuelpan, Sean Izaakse (CA) Phil Hester
ABSOLUTE POWER TIE-IN Team Arrow is up against a wall. And it's not Amanda Waller. It's her agent of destruction BRIGHT. Who is Bright and why does he hate Green Arrow and his family? Ollie must decide if he should save his family, even if it means they become locked up in Waller's super prison!
HARLEY QUINN #43
(W) Tini Howard, Alexis Quasarano (A) Sweeney Boo, Riccardo Federici (CA) Sweeney Boo
CAN HARLEY ICE OUT MR. FREEZE? OR WILL GOTHAM BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD? Brrr! My buns are freezin' off! With the threat of Gotham City being buried under five hundred metric tons of ice, your ol' pal Harley Quinn (me!) has no choice but to face down against both the icecube lickingest bad dood to ever live, Mr. Freeze, and the devious Bat-family-hating Officer Pulaski! Can't a Clown Queen of Crime catch a break?! Alls I want to do is set things right before the citizens of Gotham are turned into icy-cles. Plus, I got one last dream to share with ya before these jabronis start pumping my brain with coffee 24/7 and it's A JUICY ONE! That's right, back by popular demand, MORE BEEFCAKE BARBARIAN QUEEN HARLEY by Alexis Quasarano and this time she's joined by da Fellspyre Chronicles' own Riccardo Federici!
LOBO: CANCELLATION SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Kyle Starks (A/CA) Kyle Hotz
GET READY FOR THE SLEEZIEST, SCUMMIEST SPECIAL TO GRACE THE DCU, YA BASTICH! FEETAL'S GIZZ! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into outer space, the freakazoids at DC Comics ambush you with the scummiest comic book this side of Uranus! Get ready for the most skull-crunching, crotch-punting, and excrement asteroid-filled comic of the year!!! You're going to be praying to gawd that we pulp this sleezefest before yer kids read it!
OUTSIDERS #11 (OF 12)
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) Robert Carey (CA) Roger Cruz
REALITY ITSELF HANGS IN THE BALANCE! In the penultimate issue, our heroes enter the eye of the storm! The pages of reality have become torn and frayed, but will they burn away? Luke, Kate, and Drummer must face the past, present, and future as an unexpected force threatens to erase them all!
POWER GIRL #13
(W) Leah Williams (A) Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira (CA) Yanick Paquette
OMEN'S TELEPETHY GONE AWRY! Can Power Girl trust her suitor Axel? Only one person can tell her that answer for sure--her best friend Omen. But when Omen's telepathy is threatened by a chance encounter with a new hero, Paige must focus on saving her from herself--along with the rest of Metropolis!
TITANS #15
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Lucas Meyer
THE DARK WINGED QUEEN IS RISING AND THE DCU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! A major death will shake the DCU. There is no stopping it. Dark destiny is coming, and countless worlds shake with fear. The Dark Winged Queen is rising. Stronger than the Titans. Stronger than Trigon and all his demonic children. Can the Titans save the world and their friend? Or will they be forced to choose?
ZATANNA: BRING DOWN THE HOUSE #4 (OF 5)
(W) Mariko Tamaki (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez
CAN ZATANNA TRUST HER OLD FLAME, JOHN CONSTANTINE? After dealing with demons and casters and bunnies--oh my!--all Zatanna really wants is a ticket out of her own life. And in the midst of a brewing war across seemingly every faction of magic, the sudden reappearance of her old flame John Constantine might just provide the disappearing act Zatanna so desperately craves...
