DC Comics Previews: 10/23/24 New Releases
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1
(W) Kelly Thompson (A/CA) Hayden Sherman
EISNER WINNER KELLY THOMPSON AND BREAKOUT ARTIST HAYDEN SHERMAN REINVENT WONDER WOMAN FROM THE GROUND UP! Without the island paradise...without the sisterhood that shaped her...without a mission of peace...what's left is the Absolute Amazon!
ACTION COMICS #1072
(W) Mark Waid, Mariko Tamaki (A) Clayton Henry, Michael Shelfer, Skylar Patridge (CA) Clayton Henry
The secret history of one of Superman's oldest friends, Mon-El, is revealed...and his deadly connection to Xa-Du, the Phantom King, leaves Superman speechless! The Man of Steel's mission into the corrupt heart of the Zone continues in the most shocking installment yet of the Action Comics weekly as the grand villain behind its peril stands poised to strike! Plus, Supergirl finds herself in pursuit of an assassin seeking justice of their own!
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #18
(W) Christian Ward, Jeremy Adams, Various (A) Patric Reynolds, Laura Braga, Various (CA) Simone Di Meo
It runs through all of us--corrupting hope into fear, love into apprehension, and our strongest selves into our weakest. Its name is doubt, and when a mysterious new villain arrives with the ability to wield it as a weapon, Batman will face an inner journey unlike any he's ever experienced! Finally, Aquaman and Ms. Martian unite to face a threat with shocking ties to both of their pasts--and possibly their futures!
DC HORROR PRESENTS #1 (OF 4)
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Tyler Crook
Written by The Boulet Brothers, David Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick Bones crunching, worms munching, blood spattering...these are a few of our favorite things! From some of the most dark and cunning minds in horror comes DC Horror Presents... a new collection of gruesome tales set in the DCU. With stories penned by some of our favorite names in horror, this anthology will have die-hard horror fans quaking with fear!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1090
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Mikel Janin
Long ago, the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne changed Gotham forever. But there is something you never knew about the Dark Knight's tragic origin, which has been lying in wait to strike at Batman ever since that fateful night in Crime Alley. And now, all these years later, this ghost of Gotham's past begins to reveal itself. Superstars Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín team up to bring you a Batman tale that will rattle the very foundations of the Dark Knight. Things may never be the same again.
THE FLASH #14
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Vasco Georgiev (CA) Mike Deodato Jr
Wally, Linda, and the kids come together in the wake of the losses suffered to heal as a family and figure out their new abilities. While this family trip has a unique destination--Skartaris, in the center of the Earth--Wally's begun an evolution into a new form, and he's not ready to share that with the rest of the family!
FROM THE DC VAULT DEATH IN THE FAMILY ROBIN LIVES #4 (OF 4)
(W) JM DeMatteis (A/CA) Rick Leonardi
JASON TODD AND THE JOKER - WORKING TOGETHER?! Over 30 years ago, history was made when fans voted to kill the second Robin, Jason Todd. Now, DC continues the alternate story of what would have happened if he had lived... Will Batman be able to bring Robin back from the brink of madness...or lose the boy forever? And, in losing Jason, will he lose himself as well? The stakes have never been higher--as the Joker prepares to unleash an army of mad virus bats on the city. It all comes down to a bullet aimed at the Joker's head, with millions of lives--and Jason Todd's soul and sanity--hanging in the balance!
GREEN ARROW #17
(W) Joshua Williamson, Chris Condon (A) Amancay Nahuelpan, Montos (CA) Taurin Clarke
This oversized issue features the aftermath of Oliver Queen's role in Absolute Power, while also setting the stage for his next chapter! First, Oliver Queen did the unthinkable to protect his family, and now must deal with the ramifications of his actions. Will his family and friends forgive him? Then, get ready for the opening chapter of the Emerald Archer's next adventure, from writer Chris Condon (The Enfield Gang Massacre, That Texas Blood) and artist Montos (Black Adam, Green Lantern: War Journal)!
GREEN LANTERN DARK #1 (OF 7)
(W) Tate Brombal (A/CA) Werther Dell Edera
On a post-apocalyptic Earth overrun by monsters, the battle between good and evil ended long ago--and evil won. Now darkness prevails as humanity struggles to survive in the corrupted wasteland that remains. Only one hero is said to haunt what's left of our shadowed cities, the one who wields the mystical green flame that could return light to a dark world--The Green Lantern. But she's been missing for years, and on the isolated island of New England, Solomon Grundy's undead army only grows larger and more powerful every night... Celebrated horror artist of smash hit Something is Killing the Children Werther Dell'Edera teams with rising-star writer Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) to bring you a chilling tale of desperation, hope, and resurrection from the bitter remains of the fan-favorite Tangent Universe!
HARLEY QUINN #44
(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Mindy Lee (CA) Elizabeth Torque
NO MORE MS. NICE HARLEY - THE CLOWN QUEEN OF CRIME IS BACK! The big wigs here at DC want me to be a bit clearer in these snooze-licit texts so here goes nuttin'. Begin the prewritten statement! Ahem. When Harley Quinn discovers her favorite dangerous neighborhood in Gotham City, Throatcut Hill, has been gentrified beyond recognition, she breaks bad and sets out on a one clown-woman mission to make Gotham City safe for crime again! Wow! I couldn't have said it better myself, and luckily, I won't have to, thanks to the excellent work of my new creative team, Elliott Kalan (The Flop House, Mystery Science Theater 3000) and Mindy Lee (Bounty, Harley Quinn: Everybody Hates Side Quests).
JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER — DEAD IN AMERICA #10 (OF 11)
(W) Simon Spurrier (A/CA) Aaron Campbell
THE AMERICAN SUBCONSCIOUS CORRUPTED BY DREAMSAND! It's time for John Constantine to live or die in L.A....and at the rate his body has been decomposing, the smart money is on the latter. His only hope is to fulfill the mission with which Dream charged him--recover every grain of enormously powerful Dreamsand, seemingly seized by the triplicate entity that's eating the American subconscious alive--but when he learns just where the sand wound up, that mission will immediately become impossible!
NIGHTWING #119
(W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Dexter Soy
A BRAND-NEW NIGHTWING ARC STARTS HERE, WITH AN ALL-NEW CREATIVE TEAM! Bludhaven has erupted in violence as rival gangs vie to fill the power vacuum left by Nightwing's cleanup of corrupt officials. But is an outside force turning the gangs against each other, escalating the violence in Bludhaven toward even more sinister ends? To find out, Nightwing must do the unthinkable--no matter the cost. Don't miss the start of this groundbreaking new arc that will redefine what it means to be a hero.
POWER GIRL #14
(W) Leah Williams (A) Adriana Melo (CA) Yanick Paquette
ENTER EJECTA! The mysterious new hero has taken Metropolis by storm, but Power Girl and Omen don't believe the hype. How can this heroine stop crime before it starts? Find out as Power Girl fights to save her city from itself!
SUPERMAN #19
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Dan Mora
THE MANY DEATHS OF DOOMSDAY! Superman and Superwoman must deal with the return of the rampaging Doomsday and...wait...Superwoman?! After the events of Absolute Power, Lois Lane has new powers...but how long can they last?! And waiting in the shadows is one of Superman's greatest enemies...the Time Trapper. Jump on to a new exciting story arc that will shape the future of Superman!
ZATANNA: BRING DOWN THE HOUSE #5 (OF 5)
(W) Mariko Tamaki (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez
AND NOW FOR HER GRAND FINALE! Zatanna's been hunted by demons, terrorized by warring factions of magic, whisked halfway across the world by an ex--always running from the past rather than daring to face it down. But when it becomes clear that the ghost that haunts her lies in the kaleidoscope of childhood memories she's tried so hard to forget, will she be able to turn back the clock to not just save herself but the very fabric of magic?
