Tag: Solicitations

DC Comics have released their solicitations for June 2011 (CBR). The Flashpoint crossover is in full swing there is a lot on the roster, but its still fairly quiet on the actual Justice League front. The JLA cover shows Cyborg and the Red Tornado so maybe they’re back after their side quest in “The Dark Things”.

Ongoing Series

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #58

• Credits: Writer: James Robinson; Penciller: Daniel Sampere, Miguel Sepulveda; Inker: Wayne Faucher, Miguel Sepulveda; Colourist, Cover Colourist: Andrew Dalhouse; Letterer: Rob Leigh; Cover Penciller: Brett Booth; Cover Inker: Norm Rapmund; Variant Cover Artist: Aaron Lopresti; Variant Cover Colourist: Hi-Fi; Editor: Rex Ogle, Eddie Berganza
• Solicitation copy: After last issue’s devastating battle with the Spectre, Eclipso now has the power to split the moon in two, an omen that the end of days has begun. With life on Earth at stake, Batman much hatch a desperate plan involving Shade, Starman and the Atom. At the same time, another member of the team steps forward, not knowing how vital she is to mankind’s survival. Prepare for “Eclipso vs. Donna Troy” – with an ending that will shock you!
• Published: 22 June 2011
• Length: 32 pages
• Cost: $2.99

Young Justice (vol. 2) #5

• Credits: Writer: Art Baltazar, Franco; Artist: Christoper Jones; Colourist: Zac Atkinson; Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual; Cover Artist: Mike Norton; Cover Colourist: Alex Sinclair; Assistant Editor: Michael McCalister; Editor: Jim Chadwick
• Solicitation copy: Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy and Miss Martian are ready for their first mission as a team. To get to know each other better, they decide to trade stories around the campfire, revealing how they all started as crimefighters. Will this bring them together or underscore their differences?
• Published: 22 June 2011
• Length: 32 pages
• Cost: $2.99

Reprints

DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America – Black Baptism

• Credits: Writer: Rubin Diaz and Sean Smith; Artist: Jesus Saiz; Cover Artist: Tim Bradstreet
• Solicitation copy: When the World’s Greatest Heroes learn that a family of mobster demons called the Diablos have declared a gang war on the Sentinels of Magic (Dr. Fate, Zatanna, Deadman, and others), the JLA split up to protect the mages of the DC Universe. Collecting the four-issue miniseries from 2001.
• Published: 15 June 2011
• Length: 96 pages
• Cost: $7.99

The latest DC solicitations are up on the web (Newsarama, CBR). May will be a surprisingly light month for Justice League solicitations. The Flashpoint crossover is heating up, DC are slashing the low handing fruit (REBELS and JLA All-Stars are gone), and there are numerous Green Lantern movie tie-ins. Justice League: Generation Lost finished the previous month and there aren’t any other JLA mini-series that have been announced yet – maybe we’ll get something post Flashpoint. Justice League of America (vol.2 ) #57 continues the JLA’s fight against Eclipso while Young Justice showcases two villains we saw in "Infiltrator" (the Hook and the Black Spider – Cheshire’s two allies).

Ongoing Series

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #57

• Credits: Writer: James Robinson; Penciller, Cover Penciller: Brett Booth; Inker, Cover Inker: Norm Rapmund; Colourist, Cover Colourist, Variant Cover Colourist: Andrew Dalhouse; Letterer: Rob Leigh; Variant Cover Artist: Ed Benes; Associate Editor: Rex Ogle; Editor: Eddie Berganza
• Solicitation copy: Eclipso’s master plan is revealed at last! But how can even he achieve such an outrageous goal? And how does it hinge on his control of the moon and the Emerald City of the Starheart? The JLA must fight Eclipso’s ever-growing Shadow Army while looking for answers in a race against time to prevent The End of Days while he targets the next pawn in his plan of ultimate control: The Spectre. Plus, Obsidian is back…but whose side is he on?
• Published: 18 May 2011
• Length: 32 pages
• Cost: $2.99

Young Justice (vol. 2) #4

• Credits: Writer: Art Baltazar and Franco; Artist: Mike Norton; Colourist: Zac Atkinson; Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual; Cover Artist: Mike Norton; Cover Colourist: Alex Sinclair; Editor: Jim Chadwick and Michael McCalister
• Solicitation copy: A woman is targeted by a covert group of assassins! It’s Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad to the rescue, but can they save her from the combined menace of Hook and Black Spider? Only if they can escape from the deadly duo themselves! The junior heroes must prove they can work as a team and take on the menace of the League of Shadows at the same time!
• Published: 18 May 2011
• Length: 32 pages
• Cost: $2.99

2011 looks like it’s going to be an interesting year for collected editions. DC have updated their list of trade collections for the first four months of 2011.

January sees the release of the fifth JLI collection which includes JLI Annuals #2 and #3 plus the first six issues of Justice League Europe. I wasn’t expecting the JLE to show up, but its a very welcome inclusion (my old copies are nearly falling apart). February includes a Rise and Fall hardcover (I really must get around to reviewing that some day) and the fifth JLA Showcase which takes us past JLA #100. The trade collection of “The Dark Things”, the JLA/JSA crossover that started last week, lands in March. April has the trades of the Booster Gold issues by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and the first twelve issues of Justice League: Generation Lost – for all those people who want something solid to go with their digital editions.

The details are:

January

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 5 TPWriters: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteisArtists: Bill Willingham, Joe Rubinstein, Bart Sears, Pablo Marcos, Mike McKone, Tim Gula and othersCollects: JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #2-3 and JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #1-6$19.99 US, 240 pages

February

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE RISE AND FALL HCWriter: J.T. KrulArtists: Diogenes Neves, Mike Mayhew, Fabrizio Fiorentino and othersCollects: JUSTICE LEAGUE: RISE AND FALL SPECIAL, GREEN ARROW #31-32 and THE RISE OF ARSENAL #1-4$24.99 US, 224 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 5 TPWriters: Robert Kanigher, Mike Friedrich, Dennis O’Neil, Gardner Fox and Len WeinArtists: Dick Dillin, Joe Giella and Mike SekowskyCollects: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #84-106$19.99 US, 528 pages

March

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: DARK THINGS HCWriter: James RobinsonArtists: Mark Bagley, Rob Hunter and Jesus MerinoCollects: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #44-48 and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #41-43$24.99 US, 192 pages

April

BOOSTER GOLD: PAST IMPERFECT TPWriter: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteisArtist: Chris BatistaCollects: BOOSTER GOLD #32-38$17.99 US, 168 pages

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST VOL. 1 HCWriters: Keith Giffen and Judd WinickArtists: Fernando Dagnino, Aaron Lopresti and Joe BennettCollects: JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #1-12$39.99 US, 320 pages

DC Comics have published the Brightest Day Solicitations, including those for JLA title, for August 2010. Justice League: Generation Lost continues with the JLI heroes having to break into a Checkmate that is once again under Maxwell Lord’s control. Meanwhile, the JLA/JSA crossover comes to a conclusion are the teams receive help from the Shade. Each of the Brightest Day issues is getting a 1:10 variant cover, described as a “White Lantern variant”, with art by Ryan Sook, Fernando Pasarin & Joel Gomez.

Justice Society of America #42 Written by James Robinson; Art by Mark Bagley & Norm Rapmund; Cover by Mark Bagley & Jesus Merino, 1:10 White Lantern Variant cover by  Ryan Sook, Fernando Pasarin & Joel GomezIn part 4 of the JLA/JSA crossover, everything’s going dark for the two greatest Super Hero teams in all of comics as the Starheart makes its final bid to obliterate the good in Green Lantern’s life – and all of reality – forcing both teams to seek help in the Shade!On sale AUGUST 18, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Justice League OF America #48 Written by James Robinson; Art by Mark Bagley, Rob Hunter * Norm Rapmund; Cover by Mark Bagley & Jesus Merino;, 1:10 White Lantern variant covers by Ryan Sook, Fernando Pasarin & Joel GomezThe BRIGHTEST DAY continues with a shocking connection to the White Light in part five of the JLA/JSA crossover! It’s the grand finale of this team-up, and it’s chock-full of revelations as the greatest threat to the Earth may not be Alan Scott or the chaotic energy of the Starheart, but one of the other members! Plus, don’t miss the second feature starring Cyborg, whose goal of restoring Red Tornado’s body becomes a battle to save the android’s sanity as the madness of the Starheart engulfs them.On sale AUGUST 25, 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Justice League: Generation Lost #7-8 Written by Judd Winick, Breakdowns by Keith Giffen; Art by Joe Bennett (#7), Aaron Lopresti (#8); Covers by Tony Harris & J.D. Mettler, 1:10 White Lantern variant covers by Ryan Sook, Fernando Pasarin & Joel GomezDC’s biweekly Justice League event continues! Justice League International has re-formed and tracked Maxwell Lord to Checkmate headquarters. Their plan is simple: break into Checkmate – one of the most heavily guarded facilities on the planet – and capture Max so he can pay for his crimes. But Max has more than one trick up his sleeve as he turns the entire world against the JLI and shows Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, Ice, Blue Beetle and Rocket Red what it truly means to be lost…Issue #7 on sale AUGUST 11, Issue #8 on sale AUGUST 25; 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US