Preview of DC's Batman May Solicits Up

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BATMAN #9

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Backup story art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
1:25 Variant cover by DALE KEOWN
1:200 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale MAY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
• Batman must stop the TALONS that have breeched the Batcave in order to save an innocent life...and Gotham City!
• In the backup story, learn more about the PENNYWORTH family and the secrets they’ve kept from the Wayne family!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

More information on the Pennyworths should be interesting. Nice cover as well.

BATMAN ANNUAL #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JAY FABOK
On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
• 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!

Looking forward to Snyder's version of Mr Freeze, from the sounds of things it may be more in line with the BTAS version than the regular comic's one, who is less of an anti-villain and more a crazy person who uses his wife as an excuse.

ALL-STAR WESTERN #9

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by MORITAT, PATRICK SCHERBERGER and DAN GREEN
Cover by LADRONN
On sale MAY 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
• A tie-in to “NIGHT OF THE OWLS!”
• Concluding JONAH HEX’S battle with THE AUGUST 7!
• Discover what the Court of Owls was up to in GOTHAM CITY circa 1880!
• NIGHTHAWK and CINNAMON hunt down killers and fall in love in this issue’s backup story.

Another cool cover.

No Batman Inc though, but that's probably because it's not related to Night of Owls in some manner.

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Comments

[thefiretonight]

That and maybe the second wave will all be announced together since they are #1's.

[aeka]

I think the month of May will be the month that'll break my wallet in comics. XP

[brooms]

What is Mr. Freeze’s relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally – or do they want him dead?

OWLS!! <3



i want this just so i can make a thousand icons of owlr drawn comics style.

OWLS!! <3

[darkknightjrk]

The Bat-line in May sure does look like a real hoot! :D

[kaleidoscope]

Thanks to the first image, I now see Batman as a cylon. Either that or the car from Knight Rider (was it Kat? Or Kit?)

[sherkahn]

*cough*

Dark Knight Rider... (B.A.T)

[star_of_airdrie]

it was Kit...

[long_silence]

Owlgirl on All Star Western reminds me of Cass.

[tsunamiwombat]

May, OR - the month we realized our fans liked this Court of Owls thing so MOAR OWLS IN ALL THE THINGS

[sinisterlink]

Yo dawg, I heard you like Court of Owls so we put some owls in your Court of Owls so you can look at owls while you read Court of Owls.

[sherkahn]

1st image. The Owls look like they just sh!t themselves.
wow... can't wait to read it.

[sherkahn]

The solicit with the Pennyworth's... is Alfred's family behind the Owls?

The attendants of the rich and famous of Gotham?

[mrstatham]

It'd be an interesting twist, because who better to know about people like the Waynes, Kanes, Cobblepots and Elliots, amongst others, than the people working for them?

At the same time, I think Snyder has already stated that the backup feature will deal more with Alfred's father, so.. I doubt they're going for the 'Alfred's dad is a villain' routine.

[sherkahn]

I meant Alfred himself.

It's been done before.

[mrstatham]

I doubt we're going there, either. Snyder is toying with elements of the background, but he's expressed no desire to drastically change the nature of the Wayne's death and other particular elements. To remove Alfred from play by making him a villain is something that would be a little too controversial, probably - Especially given today's audience in comics.

[sherkahn]

You know this is the DCnU. All of the old rules can go out the window.

[mrstatham]

Except, again, Snyder has shown a liking for the basics. He might be refashioning the history of Gotham a touch, but he's shown no desire to fiddle with stuff. Besides, the last time DC even toyed with the notion of Alfred as a bad guy, the result was disastrous amongst fans, so that, along with Snyder's desire to generally use a classic setup, means I don't think we'll see a 'Alfred is a villain' plot. Because, again, it's Alfred. Snyder's already pulled something of a shocker with this story, and to go with 'the Butler did it!' is a bit predictable.

[sinisterlink]

*crosses fingers*

Please please please don't let them screw up Freeze.

[lieut_kettch]

So are Nighthawk and Cinnamon supposed to be Khufu and Chay-ara in the DCnU as well?

[hoey]

This Talon seems to be a pretty busy man.
Going up against all of the Bat Family minus Batwoman, Red Hood, and Batgirl in her own book.

[mrstatham]

There's more than one. Hence the multiple Talon reflected in Batman's visor, and the cover for a previous issue, which shows multiple male Talon and one female one taking on Bruce.