*New Ongoing Series, Starts September 2011*
A new era of DC Comics begins as the longest-running monthly comic of all time releases its first issue #1 since 1938.
This September, New York Times bestselling writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) joins with sensational artist Rags Morales to bring you tales of The Man of Tomorrow unlike any you’ve ever read before in ACTION COMICS #1. This momentous first issue will set in motion the history of the DC Universe as Superman defends a world that doesn’t trust their first Super Hero.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
Even when Gotham City was just a one-horse town, crime was rampant – and things only get worse when bounty hunter Jonah Hex comes to town. Can Amadeus Arkham, a pioneer in criminal psychology, enlist Hex’s special brand of justice to help the Gotham Police Department track down a vicious serial killer? Featuring back-up stories starring DC’s other western heroes, ALL-STAR WESTERN #1 will be written by the fan-favorite Jonah Hex team of Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and illustrated by Moritat.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
Buddy Baker has gone from “super” man to family man – but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? Find out in ANIMAL MAN #1, the start of a dramatic new series by acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and artists Travel Foreman and Dan Green.
*New Annual Coming May 2012*
• A stand alone tale detailing the history of the epic struggle between THE RED, THE GREEN and THE ROT!
• As seen in ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING, these forces will play a major role in the future of the DC Universe!
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch! Geoff Johns, one of comics’ greatest storytellers, reunites with GREEN LANTERN and BRIGHTEST DAY collaborator Ivan Reis to bring you a thrilling new take on the fan-favorite hero of the sea in AQUAMAN #1.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! Batgirl’s going to have to face the city’s most horrifying new villains as well as dark secrets from her past in BATGIRL #1, the stunning debut issue from fan-favorite writer Gail Simone and artists Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! In the first BATMAN #1 since 1930, New York Times bestselling writer Scott Snyder teams up with superstar artist Greg Capullo in his DC Comics debut! In the series, Bruce Wayne once again becomes the only character taking on the Batman name.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! Batman and Robin by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, features Bruce Wayne as Batman and his son Damian as Robin, protecting Gotham City as father and son.
*New Annual Coming May 2012*
• MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52!
• What is Mr. Freeze’s relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally – or do they want him dead?
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
*New Ongoing Series Starting February*
*New Ongoing Series Starting May 2012*
• BATMAN, INCORPORATED makes its NEW 52 debut with an all-new first issue!
• The series hits the ground running as BATMAN and ROBIN face off against the assassin GOATBOY!
• LEVIATHAN’S sinister mission revealed!
*Ongoing Coming April 2012*
Spinning directly out of the hit video game BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, this new series explores the world behind the game in stories focusing on both heroes and villains and how their roles in ARKHAM CITY. A prequel to the game created with the developer, Rocksteady, this first issue features content previously available only as a digital released and explores the Catwoman/Two-Face rivalry and how it leads them into the clutches of Hugo Strange.
4 Issue Limited Series | January 2011
*New 7 Issue Limited Series, Coming October*
BATMAN: ODYSSEY is back in a new volume from legendary writer/artist Neal Adams!
It’s finally happened: Batman must kill or be killed. The threat is real and can’t be stopped by man or hero. To combat it, Batman must bring time itself to a standstill so that he can embark on an odyssey of self-discovery to a place unknown to mankind, where he can find himself. But is this a place where only failure awaits?
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! By writer/artist David Finch . A twisted adventure that pulls Bruce Wayne deep into the halls of the famed Arkham Asylum, a jail for Gotham City's most dangerous and criminally deranged.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
This September, join with us in this historic moment when the first black character to wear the Batman mantle will be the first to star in his own ongoing series. BATWING will be written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Ben Oliver.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
The highly-anticipated new series from the multiple award-winning creative team of J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman and Amy Reeder begins in BATWOMAN #1.
** 6 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
More info to come!
** 4 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
More info to come!
** One-Shot released in 2012 **
By various creators. More info to come!
** 6 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
More info to come!
** 4 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
More info to come!
** 6 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
More info to come!
** 4 Issues Miniseries starts in 2012 **
RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
More info to come!
** 4 Issue Miniseries starts in 2012 **
SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
More info to come!
*One Shot Coming March 2012*
Written by Fringe star Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), “Peter and the Machine” is a collection of the first story arc from the BEYOND THE FRINGE digital comic, available now for the first time in print! In his comics writing debut, Jackson explores key events that take place between seasons three and four of the show. The stakes are high as Jackson’s character, Peter, undertakes a desperate, time-traveling adventure that Walter believes might save the world.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! The Birds of Prey are Gotham City’s covert ops team, taking down the villains other heroes can’t touch. Mystery novelist ands comics writer Duane Swierczynski teams up with Jesus Saiz for BIRDS OF PREY #1, the first issue of the hard-hitting new series.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
Blackhawk is an elite group of mercenaries made up of brave men from around the world equipped with the latest in cutting-edge hardware and vehicles. Their mission: Kill the bad guys before they kill us. A set of contemporary tales that battle the world’s gravest threats, BLACKHAWKS #1 will be written by Mike Costa and illustrated by Ken Lashley.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
It’s not easy being Jaime Reyes. He has to deal with high school, family and all the drama that comes with being a teenager. Also, he’s linked to a powerful scarab created by an alien race who seek to subjugate planets – or annihilate them. It’s up to one teen hero to turn this instrument of destruction into a force for good in BLUE BEETLE #1, written by Tony Bedard (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and illustrated by Ig Guara (FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR) and Ruy Jose.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011
*Part of the New DCU launch!
Captain Atom has all the power in the world, but no hope of saving himself. Charged by nuclear energy, possessing vast molecular powers, he has the potential to be a god among men – a hero without limits. But the question is this: Will he lose himself in the process? JT Krul and artist Freddie Williams II take the character in a bold new direction in CAPTAIN ATOM #1.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
Meet Catwoman. She’s addicted to the night. Addicted to shiny objects. Addicted to Batman. Most of all, Catwoman is addicted to danger. She can’t help herself, and the truth is – she doesn’t want to. She’s good at being bad, and very bad at being good. Find out more about what makes Catwoman tick in CATWOMAN #1, written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Guillem March.
• All-ages tales from SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #16, 19, 22 and 23.
• The Man of Steel faces Mr. Mxyzptlk, Brainiac and Livewire, and plays bodyguard to the president of the United States.
*One Shot Coming May*
• The official magazine of Cartoon Network’s DC NATION!
• Featuring three awesome comics stories!
• Plus: Behind the scenes sneak-peeks at your favorite DC NATION cartoons!
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
The anthology series gets a new look in DC Universe Presents, a new series that will focus on multi-issue story arcs each featuring a different superhero from the DC Universe’s rich cast of characters, told by some of comics’ most exciting writers and artitsts. DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #1 kicks off the first arc of the series: a Deadman story by Paul Jenkins and Bernard Chang. The cover to issue #1 is by Ryan Sook.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
A metahuman mercenary who made a living taking out the toughest targets, Deathstroke will reclaim his fearsome legacy by any means necessary in DEATHSTROKE #1, a new series from rising star Kyle Higgins (Batman: Gates of Gotham) and artists Joe Bennett and Art Thibert.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch!
Set in the Middle Ages, the Demon leads an unlikely team to defend civilization and preserve the last vestiges of Camelot against the tide of history. Critically-acclaimed writer Paul Cornell and artists Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert combine sorcery, swords and superheroes in DEMON KNIGHTS #1.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! DC Comics’ flagship title is relaunched for the first time ever in DETECTIVE COMICS #1 by acclaimed writer/artist Tony Daniel. Marking the first time Batman will appear in a debut issue of Detective Comics, the series will find Bruce Wayne on the trail of a dangerous serial killer known only as the Gotham Ripper.
*Coming In August*
• The grudge match you’ve been waiting for: BATMAN vs. THE BLACK MASK!
*New Ongoing Series Starting May 2012*
*New Ongoing Series Starting May 2012*
• Who are the heroes of EARTH 2 – and what befell them?
• Starring ALAN SCOTT, JAY GARRICK and many others!
• You may think you know Earth 2…but this is DC Comics – The New 52, where anything can happen!
• Don’t miss the extra-sized debut issue!
The DC Universe is undergoing a major re-launch, and will be resetting all of their titles. This is a great opportunity to jump on board and secure some awesome first issues featuring all of your favourite DC Characters, plus some new ones!
This pack includes gets you all 52 new #1 issues shipping September 2011.
It's Frankenstein as you've never seen him before, in a dark new series from acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and artist Alberto Ponticelli (UNKNOWN SOLDIER)! Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive! But can he protect the world from threats even more horrifying than himself? And since he's vilified for who and what he is, will he even want to take on this mission?
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011 *Part of the New DCU launch! Welcome to a major new vision of the Nuclear Man as writers Ethan Van Sciver and Gail Simone team up with artist Yildiray Cinar to deliver THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #1. Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond are two high school students, worlds apart – and now they’re drawn into a conspiracy of super science that bonds them forever in a way they can’t explain or control.
*New Ongoing Series Starting May 2012*
• Featuring the first chapter of “WAR THAT TIME FORGOT” written by J.T. KRUL and with art by ARIEL OLIVETTI….and dinosaurs!
• Plus: The first chapter of “UNKNOWN SOLDIER” by JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and artist DAN PANOSIAN focuses on all-out war in Afghanistan!
The best selling video game is now a comic! What happened after the Lightmass Bombing and how did the Locust react to this devastating weapon? Find out in this new series by Gears of War 2 game-writer Joshua Ortega (Death Dealer) and artist Liam Sharp
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011 *Part of the New DCU launch! Oliver Queen is an orphan who grew up to fight crime as the Green Arrow, a billionaire playboy who uses his fortune to become a superhero – able to fight the most powerful super-villains in the universe with nothing but a bow and arrow. JT Krul will write GREEN ARROW #1 with art by superstar artist Dan Jurgens.
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011*
Part of the New DCU launch! This fall, Johns reunites with artists Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy, as the series begins anew with GREEN LANTERN #1 with cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado. Together they will continue to thrill readers and expand the Green Lantern mythos. Change is coming. But set aside your fear. It’ll be worth the wait.
*Coming In August*
*New Ongoing series, starts September 2011* Part of the New DCU launch! When deadly conflicts emerge across the universe, it’s up to Guy Gardner, John Stewart and an elite Green Lantern strike force to keep the peace. GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1 will be written by Peter J. Tomasi with art by Fernando Pasarin and Scott Hanna. The cover to #1 is by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy.
*New Ongoing Series Starting November 2011*
The all-ages adventure begins in this issue that sets the stage for the upcoming monthly series! Green is the color of will power, and one of the most powerful lights in the universe. The Guardians have harnessed this power to create an intergalactic police force wielding green power rings. What happens when Hal Jordan and Kilowog find one of these rings abandoned in space? Has one of their comrades fallen, or is something even more sinister happening?
