Heh. You guys thought GA/BC couldn't get any worse.

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

I'll prove you wrong!

Written by Andrew Kreisberg
Art by Mike Norton, Josef Rubinstein and Bill Sienkiewicz
Cover by Ladrönn
    The main feature this month focuses on the DC Universe’s bizarre answer to Thelma & Louise as Black Canary and her rival Cupid end up on the lam from both Big Game and the Star City Police! Meanwhile, this issue’s co-feature sees Green Arrow doing his best to bring down Big Game himself before the baddie can find either woman in GA’s life!
On sale September 16 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

That's Dinah. Riding a motorcycle. With the woman who tried to kill HOW many people next to her, with a man strapped and bleeding on her car.

Also, because it's gorgeous.



POWER GIRL #5
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art and cover by Amanda Conner
Variant cover by Guillem March
    “Space Girls Gone Wild!” part 2 of 3! As the trio of sexy alien marauders continue their rampage across Earth, Power Girl tries to figure out how to stop ’em! But with aliens this gorgeous, readers won’t ever want them to leave!
    Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Amanda Conner), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Guillem March). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale September 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Conner and Mounts are fantastic, aren't they?


SECRET SIX #13
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood
Cover by Daniel Lu Visi
    War breaks out on the new Devil's Island and the Six are split in half. Now they’re on opposite sides and ready to die (or kill) for their cause! But what in the world are they fighting over that's strong enough – and brutal enough – to take down Wonder Woman?
On sale September 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US


His Scandal leaves me cold, but it's pretty awesome, isn't it? The solicit would have me worried if it were anyone other then Simone. Don't jobber Diana, Simone!

DO WANT!



WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 3: HIPPOLYTA BUST
DESIGNED BY AMANDA CONNER
SCULPTED BY BARSOM

The wildly popular WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE bust series finds the fun and fresh style of Amanda Conner as the designer for Series 3!

Kicking off 2010 is Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. After her daughter Diana’s death, Hippolyta briefly became Wonder Woman. Brandishing a broadsword, she joined the JSA, becoming a defender of the mortal world.

This hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 6” high x 5” wide x 3” deep and is packaged in a 4-color box.



WONDER WOMAN #36
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Aaron Lopresti & Matt Ryan
Cover by Aaron Lopresti
    “The Rise of the Olympian” has changed Wonder Woman's life completely, and it's not over yet as repercussions are still being felt all over the world! In this issue, Diana finds herself fighting for her life against the man destined by the gods to take her place – Achilles, the Warkiller!
On sale September 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

The guy's "OH SHI-" face gets me every time.




AIR #13
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art and cover by M.K. Perker
    Deep in the Pakistani frontier, Blythe is drawn into a holy war with a bizarre twist. If she wants to learn Zayn's final secret, she will have to survive the conflict – even as her own enemies close in around her.
On sale September 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS

Has anyone else here been reading Air? I picked up the first trade, and it was absolutely wonderful.

Comments

[colonel_green.insanejournal.com]

The way that Wonder Woman cover is framed, I thought at first that Diana was going at Achilles carrying a machine gun.

Now that I think about it, I demand the cover be changed to show that.

[foxhack.insanejournal.com]

That Secret Six cover...

...

I could swear the artists used the same reference pictures Greg Land uses...

[taggerung301.insanejournal.com]

do you really think so? hell, I really like the secret six cover

I mean, it vaguely looks like Land's work, except better and not nearly as porny - at least, that's my opinion

[gargoylekitty.insanejournal.com]

I'd say they're celebrity referenced at least because that Wonder Woman looks insanely familiar but I can never seem to remember people so I have no clue who she's reminding me of.

[southerncracker.insanejournal.com]

I think Scandal is based off Carla Gugino:
http://www.carla-gugino.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/carla-gugino-picture-11.jpg

[jcbaggee.insanejournal.com]

My first thought was that Bane's looking a little Spawn-ish.

[jarodrussell.insanejournal.com]

That's Dinah. Riding a motorcycle. With the woman who tried to kill HOW many people next to her, with a man strapped and bleeding on her car.

Which is so much better than abandoning her daughter? Which is so much better than retiring from being a hero to raise said daughter? There is no GOOD Canary anymore.

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

Hey, I never said the foundation of GA/BC was good either. I'm just pointing out that it's getting worse and worse.

I'd say retiring to become a mother isn't necessarily a bad thing. Dinah doesn't want to make orphans.

[thokstar.insanejournal.com]

Much as I appreciate the "creator" tag for Kreisberg, it's probably more useful to use the normal creator tag instead.

[thebigapricot.insanejournal.com]

I think it actually might be better for Dinah if she went over the cliff at this point. Awful, simply awful. I mean there is bad and then there is awful. This is awful. ugh, I need a drink.

[endis_ni.insanejournal.com]

I have a theory the title's being written as a series of dares.

"Have Dinah suck in this new way!"
"Oh no, come on, that's way out of character!"
"Double dare you! Triple dare you!"
"...oh, okay, if it's a triple dare."

Random Thoughts on Solicits...

[bluejaybirdie.insanejournal.com]

Hmmm, guess we know what NolanVerse Catman would look like then. Also, I like Bane's mask. It actually kinda does look like a luchador mask for once.

They're aren't even trying to make the PG solicits not sound like cheesecake anymore, are they? (Though the cover is pretty)

Does that mean Achilles as in the one from The Illiad? Because that could actually be pretty freaking cool. He couls get resurrected, discover it's 2000 years later, and be all PTSD about all his friends and family being looooong gone. If Gail does that, it could be really neat. Plus, it could be something that he could be upset about to cause conflict, and Diana's lasso's really handy for clearing that kind of thing up. It could be a cool little bit of character play, there.

Re: Random Thoughts on Solicits...

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

I think PeeGee's looks really fun. Cheesecakey, absolutely, but adorable and fun as hell!

It's actually a new guy. Zeus made his own group of Olympians (NOT MANAZONS. Jesus, it's like calling Grant Morrison's work "Batman RIPped one"), and Achilles is his champion. Your idea would be cool! Moar Greek enemies for Diana!

[mullon.insanejournal.com]

Who the Hell is Cupid, and why should I care?

[thokstar.insanejournal.com]

Imagine the Joker (in the sense of being crazy obsessed), but female and a Green Arrow villain. But, you know, without the 60 years of backstory or charm.

[clyde.insanejournal.com]

Ooo. Lu Visi's Secret Six designs are gorgeous, but his Wonder Woman design.. Her breasts! It looks like the right one is falling out, and something about the right just looks strange.

On the Wonder Woman note, is the Genocide arc over yet?

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

It ends with #33, which comes out the 24th.

[04nbod.insanejournal.com]

I really like the Secret Six cover. As for Power girl 'As the trio of sexy alien marauders continue their rampage across Earth, Power Girl tries to figure out how to stop ’em! But with aliens this gorgeous, readers won’t ever want them to leave!' What is this Marvel Divas, Marvel Model's inc? shape up, you have a female readership! Also if that green girl is coluan I will be pissed. I'm tired enough that Brainiac 5's eyes are continually micoloured purple in Legion of 3 worlds when they are green I don't want to see it here.

[jarodrussell.insanejournal.com]

I was kind of hoping she was Coluan, actually. Coluan party girl weapon's builder (I threw that in) with a thing for statuesque blonds...how can you go wrong?

[neuhallidae.insanejournal.com]

I continue to love Conner's Peej expressions.

[seriousfic.insanejournal.com]

Wrong redhead, Dinah.

[octopussoir.insanejournal.com]

Motto. Time for an intervention.

[bunniegrrl.insanejournal.com]

I do love Gail, but...

Achilles? AGAIN? Almost right after Rise of the Olympian?

Putting several issues' spotlight on some WW villains other people invented would be much appreciated at this point.

[janegray.insanejournal.com]

...But he is so pretty!

Come on, virtually all of WW's enemies are a)women, b)ugly dudes, or c)guys who could arguably be sexy but who are wayyy too overdressed (ie Ares). I for one would like to thank Gail for creating and using Achilles ^^

[ninjapeps.insanejournal.com]

that Scandal looks like she's only 10.

[octopussoir.insanejournal.com]

More Bane/Scandal father-daughter goodness with an added Wondy twist? Sign me up! Sadly, my local comic book store seems to be lacking in their Secret Six department. Anyone know why? Have any other branches not received like... the last five issues?

[darklorelei.insanejournal.com]

I find it so disturbing that I really love Bane now. I mean, how do you woobify Bane? Well done, Gail!

[halloweenjack.insanejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you put Peej after that, that... thatotherthingthatI'vealmostforgotten. Kind of a mental palate cleanser, what Boing Boing would call a "unicorn chaser".

[foxhack.insanejournal.com]

'Ey Scotty, I just realized, the tags were messed up. You have to have a space after the colon (so the tag should be "creator: blah blah blah."

I've fixed 'em for ya, so no sweat. :)

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

Damn it, I read the tutorial and everything!

[retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com]

Bleh - Scandal should never have Susan Richards' 60s hairstyle. Bleh - Looks like Stephen Baldwin under Catman's cowl. Bleh - Diana's really cute with a little overbite there, looking like Cobie Smulders, about to get tangled up in knots - Diana's not cute! Diana should run over Bane like a speed bump and then make really quick work of the others.

Diana vs. Achilles, round 2 - eagerly anticipating. Gold Eagle vs. Gold Lion. What's with the pansy zigzag sword, it's not even glowing/reflecting like the spear or her bracers. Both of them are a tad over-ripped (for Diana, it's her deformed elbow). I hope we don't have to wait too long for Tresser to get resolution one way or the other.

[batcookies.insanejournal.com]

She got the sword from Beowulf.

[thormonger.insanejournal.com]

I love the PG cover. As far as it being cheesecake, come on, she has a window in the chest of her costume. Besides, it's not like most superhero costumes would leave all that much to the imagination in real life, male or female.

[kenn_el.insanejournal.com]

"Has anyone else here been reading Air? I picked up the first trade, and it was absolutely wonderful."
Not me. Too many years as a flight attendant to want to read about it. BUT I do a doubletake everytime I see her, as I think it's Lucy Lane, and then I remember what's being done with her character, and am sad.

[ian_karkull.insanejournal.com]

That Secret six cover is at least seventeen kinds of awful.
Highly overrendered but yet completely bland, trying to look energetic and yet utterly lifeless. Every character has a distinct pose and looks and still none of them make sense and everyone looks wrong somehow.
It's like screenshots from a really awful video game.
I'm sorry to be such a drag but I truly hate this kind of "art".