DC Solicits of Interest - April 2013

[espanolbot]

WONDER WOMAN #19


Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by TONY AKINS and DAN GREEN
Fold-out cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:25 MAD Variant cover by The Usual Gang of Idiots
“We Can Be Heroes” blank variant cover also available
On sale APRIL 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the Order Form for details.
• What is the one way Wonder Woman can stop Orion?

Punching? Hopefully not what I think used to happen to stop his rages beforehand, ie sleeping with his wife, as I don't think she exists yet.

BATMAN, INCORPORATED #10


Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and fold-out cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by JASON MASTERS
1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
On sale APRIL 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• When only one can survive, which will it be: the man or the bat?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

How delightfully obtuse.

BATMAN #19


Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
Backup story art by ALEX MALEEV
Fold-out cover by GREG CAPULLO
MAD Variant cover by The Usual Gang of Idiots
1:100 B&W Variant cover by ALEX MALEEV
On sale APRIL 10 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
• Who would cause Bruce Wayne to use a gun?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

The Joker blinding/killing Alfred?

BATGIRL #19


Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Fold-out cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
On sale APRIL 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Will a battle of sibling rivalry lead to a death in the family?

I don't think that it's sibling rivalry when one is a compulsive murderer and the other is trying to stop him...

BATWING #19


Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art and fold-out cover by FABRIZIO FIORENTINO
On sale APRIL 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Batwing quits—and what new member of the Batman family is ready to take his place?

Batwing: Black Bat? What are you doing here?
Cass: I don't know, something about DC only allowing one noncaucasian member of Batman Inc. to be published at once.

DEMON KNIGHTS #19


Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and fold-out cover by BERNARD CHANG
On sale APRIL 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• What undead menaces threaten the lives of the Demon Knights?

Timetravelling zombie Dick Whittington?

SOLO DELUXE EDITION HC


Written by DARWYN COOKE, JEPH LOEB, BRIAN AZZARELLO, RICHARD CORBEN, TIM SALE, JOHN ARCUDI, HOWARD CHAYKIN, MICHAEL ALLRED, NEIL GAIMAN, STEVEN T. SEAGLE, SERGIO ARAGONES, MARK EVANIER, BRENDAN McCARTHY and others
Art by TIM SALE, RICHARD CORBEN, PAUL POPE, HOWARD CHAYKIN, DARWYN COOKE, JORDI BERNET, MICHAEL ALLRED, TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, SCOTT HAMPTON, DAMION SCOTT, SERGIO ARAGONES and BRENDAN McCARTHY
Cover by TIM SALE
On sale JUNE 5 • 568 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US
• At last, the acclaimed 12-issue series SOLO is collected, featuring the work of some of comics’ greatest creators, including Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Pope and so many others. With stories starring Batman, Robin, Superman, The Spectre, The Teen Titans and more, as well as westerns, war stories, science fiction epics, humor and horror, this is a collection you won’t want to miss!
• Collects SOLO #1-12.

Wait, this has the Cass as Batwoman and Tim as Batman story? YES!

Comments

[silverhammerman]

I heard DC had a bunch of cancellations this month, via announcing final issues for April. Could anyone do a quick run down?
Solo had a story with Cass as Batwoman and Tim as Batman? Awesome, I've gotta read that.
I doubt 19 would have Bruce picking up a gun over the Joker doing something to Alfred, since the Death of the Family is set to wrap up with 17. Then there's supposed to be a two issue arc and then a Riddler story that's supposed to be equal in scope to Court of Owls, and is really making me consider dropping this book, or at least shifting over to reading it in trade, because I really felt Court of Owls dragged on and on and I don't want to read something that long in monthly again.
Liking the look of Orion up there, he looks appropriately monster-y.

[darkknightjrk]

The only cancellations I've seen were DC Universe Presents and I, Vampire.

Also, from what I heard, the Riddler story that Snyder's planning isn't a sequel to Court of Owls, but it will also involve the Red Hood Gang as we saw them in Batman #0.

And the monster look is Orion's real face. Being born from Apocalyps, his real face isn't as pretty as what you'd normally see from New Genesis. His Motherbox is what makes him his more handsome appearance.

[silverhammerman]

Twitter said Superman Family Adventures was being cancelled so that's what got me curious.
The upcoming Riddler story is supposed to be mostly it's own thing, only tying in to the O issue, but it's supposed to be similar in length I think, and I'm not sure I have the patience to go through another long, cliffhanger-filled storyline, so I'm on the fence about reading it.
I know about Orion's monster face, I was just worried that DC had decided that he was going to be permanently pretty from now on, which annoyed me. In retrospect it was a pretty unfounded fear given that part of Orion's thing has always been that the Motherbox makes him pretty.

[auggie18]

Twitter said Superman Family Adventures was being cancelled


Whaaaaat? No! Dang it!

[silverhammerman]

Yeah, just checked the solicits, issue 12, final issue. That sucks.

[darkknightjrk]

Well, it's going to be slightly shorter--nine issues to Court of Owl's eleven, but I see your point.

[darkknightjrk]

Batman #19: Snyder's said that this is going to be a small, self-contained two-parter, so no, I don't think it'll do with Joker. The main fall-out stuff will be in #18, most likely.

And with Batgirl #19--who's to say that the sibling rivalery is going to be between Barbara and James Jr.?

[silverhammerman]

I just notice, but boy oh boy is that ever a hefty batarang Barbara is getting ready to throw. It's the size of her forearm. And that sounds dirty.

[jcbaggee]

Oh man, is it already time for the once every decade "Holy crap guys Batman is totally holding a gun" story line where they hype what a big deal it is and it rattles him to the core, despite the character in between these stories usually shrugging and explaining to Robin that guns are dangerous and not something he would use but still something they have to be aware of before taking him to the Bat Shooting Range?

[leoboiko]

Is that… a gun that shoots guns?

[lieut_kettch]

That beats a gun that shoots swords any day.

[silicondream]

Must have borrowed it from the Mask.

[kurenai_tenka]

• Batwing quits—and what new member of the Batman family is ready to take his place?

Scuse me?

• Team StormWatch is lost in a dimension shift—so what team will rise and take their place?

Scuse me again?


Also going to assume from the Demon Knights cover that Shining Knight just got in some capacity smooshed. And I'm not surprised (it was sadly logical), but Al Jabar does indeed seem to the only one to have not made it through the time skip.

ETA:
STORMWATCH #19

Written by JIM STARLIN

...you wanna run that by me again? What now? I didn't even realise he still wrote in this kind of capacity anymore.

[thormonger]

I don't see the Shining Knight there, either.

[kurenai_tenka]

Yeah, but as I said I assume she's the one getting pasted offscreen (judging by Ex's reaction). I could be wrong though!

[thormonger]

Sorry, I'm not sure how I managed to miss that. I'll be curious to see how the team fares, as Demon Knights has been one of the happy surprises of the DCnU for me (and one I ended up picking up thanks to Scans_Daily).

[kurenai_tenka]

No worries! :) And yeah, Demon Knights was a random one for me (bought it based on Paul Cornell being awesome about it), and it's been one of my favourites. Really hope the new writer can keep it up.

[akodo_rokku]

But without Al Jabr, who will Do Science To Things?

(Presumably a student of his I know, since I guess Al Jabr's the first 'Engineer', but still.)

[kurenai_tenka]

Yeah, a student sounds like a likely plan, though I guess they may not be in a rush to replace him, judging by the covers/solicits. =/

[rebecky_mo]

LEAVE BATWING ALONE, DAMN IT!

I'm actually really enjoying this book, and I love David. Let him do his thing, and whoever is 'taking his place' can get their own damn book!

*seethes, wonders if she's going to be dropping ANOTHER DC52 book*

"What is the one way Wonder Woman can stop Orion?"

[bewareofgeek]

Clearly, Hostess Fruit Pies.

Re: "What is the one way Wonder Woman can stop Orion?"

[leikomgwtfbbq]

BUT OH NOES! HOSTESS IS OUT OF BUSINESS! WHATEVER SHALL WE DO NOW?

[akodo_rokku]

Completely unsurprised by the failure of Saucer Country. It was a terribly niche concept to begin with and the book was moving extremely ponderously.

[katya]

That solicit for Batman Inc makes me glad I dropped that from my pull list last week. It had some good moments, but overall I was just not impressed.

[insectposse]

"Who would cause Bruce Wayne to use a gun?" Darkseid.

[pyrrhocorax]

NO SIR YSTIN NOOOOOOOOOOO