DC Comics Solicitations March 2019

[lordultimus]

source: cbr.com




DETECTIVE COMICS #1000
written by PETER J. TOMASI, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, TOM KING, PAUL DINI, WARREN ELLIS, GEOFF JOHNS, DENNIS O’NEIL, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, KEVIN SMITH, SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV and others
art by DOUG MAHNKE, NEAL ADAMS, GREG CAPULLO, TONY S. DANIEL, STEVE EPTING, KELLEY JONES, JIM LEE, ALEX MALEEV, DUSTIN NGUYEN, JOELLE JONES, ALVARO MARTINEZ and others
wraparound cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
blank variant cover available
After 80 years, it’s here—the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC! This 96-page issue is stacked with an unbelievable lineup of talent that will take you on a journey through Batman’s past, present and future...plus a sensational epilogue that features the first-ever DC Universe appearance of the deadly Arkham Knight! But who is under the mask? And why do they want Batman dead? The incredible future of Batman adventures begins here!
PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 03.27.19
$9.99 US | 96 PAGES
FC | RATED T
This issue will ship with 11 covers.


DIAL H FOR HERO #1
written by SAM HUMPHRIES
art and cover by JOE QUINONES
variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
Miguel, a teen daredevil, becomes the newest wielder of the Hero Dial—a rotary phone-like device that grants the user superpowers for one hour when they dial H-E-R-O. Will he rise as a new hero in the DC Universe or crumble under the weight of responsibility the dial thrusts upon him? This blistering new six-issue miniseries joins the Wonder Comics lineup with stories by award-winning fan favorite Sam Humphries (HARLEY QUINN) and art by Joe Quinones (Howard the Duck).
ON SALE 03.27.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T


HEROES IN CRISIS #7
written by TOM KING
art and cover by CLAY MANN
variant cover by RYAN SOOK
The Trinity may have uncovered the true killer responsible for the deaths at Sanctuary, but the artificial intelligence that ran the institution is the one thing standing between them and the culprit. Now Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman must face off with their own creation—and face the consequences for what they created. Also, as the truth is uncovered, Booster and Harley go from being enemies to allies.
ON SALE 03.27.19
$3.99 US | 7 of 9 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


ACTION COMICS #1009
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by STEVE EPTING
variant cover by JEFF DEKAL
As clandestine organizations—both good and evil—continue to fall, the official countdown to one of the biggest stories in DC history begins here! Clark Kent and Lois Lane go undercover to find out who is behind the destruction of the Kobra cult, the DEO and some of the greatest organizations in the DC Universe. As the threat of Leviathan looms over everything, the Man of Steel must trust Amanda Waller with his biggest secret: his identity as Clark Kent! All bets are off and all rules will be broken as Leviathan has come to change the DC Universe forever.
ON SALE 03.27.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T


DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10
written by GEOFF JOHNS
art and cover by GARY FRANK
variant cover by GARY FRANK
This stunning issue of the critically acclaimed hit maxiseries reveals the secrets behind Dr. Manhattan and his connection to the DC Universe.
ON SALE 03.27.19
$4.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


GREEN ARROW #50
written by COLLIN KELLY and JACKSON LANZING
art by JAVIER FERNANDEZ
cover by KEVIN NOWLAN
variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Spinning out of the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE and HEROES IN CRISIS! When a black ops organization discovers Green Arrow’s long-held secret—a mysterious weapon in the form of a box, given to him by the Justice League—they’ll deploy their top undercover agent: Black Canary! On opposite sides of this festering secret, Green Arrow and Black Canary will clash as only two lovers can—by aiming straight for the heart! A mystery six months in the making, the box that can destroy the Justice League will be opened…and the Emerald Archer’s world will be forever changed. This extra-sized anniversary issue of Green Arrow’s life isn’t just ending…it’s burning to the ground!
ON SALE 03.06.19
$4.99 US | 48 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


THE GREEN LANTERN #5
written by GRANT MORRISON
art and cover by LIAM SHARP
variant cover by JOE ST. PIERRE
“Blackstar at Zenith!” Hal Jordan has abandoned the Green Lantern Corps to join the Blackstars! But to do so, he’ll need to convince their leader, Countess Belzebeth, and pass an initiation test. Which means he must survive a series of trials on the vampire planet Vorr, whose entire population wants to feast upon him! It’s cosmic goth at its bloodiest…with a cliffhanger that’s even bloodier!
ON SALE 03.06.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


JUSTICE LEAGUE #19
written by SCOTT SNYDER and JORGE JIMENEZ
art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
variant cover by ROB LIEFELD
“The Sixth Dimension” part one! At last, the Justice League has the map to the Sixth Dimension in hand—and with it, they have the key to saving the Multiverse from utter destruction! But things aren’t as simple as they seem, because they still need to get to the doorway—and to do that, they’ll have to go through the only being in all of existence who can get them there: Mr. Mxyzptlk!
ON SALE 03.06.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES


JUSTICE LEAGUE #20
written by SCOTT SNYDER
art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
“The Sixth Dimension” part two! The Leaguers come face to face with their future selves in the Sixth Dimension and explore the path that lies before them. Meanwhile, Superman is trapped on a world with no light and hundreds of dead Supermen! Can the Man of Steel escape before his powers completely disappear? To do that, he’ll need to learn who captured him!
ON SALE 03.20.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES


NAOMI #3
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and DAVID F. WALKER
art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
A brand-new character in the DC Universe comes into focus as Naomi confronts the one person in her small town she is convinced knows the secret of her mysterious adoption and her obsession with Superman. The truth is going to change both her and the DC Universe forever. The secret of Naomi opens the door to an enormous reveal you will not want to miss. This exciting new mystery from the powerhouse creative team of writers Brian Michael Bendis (Jessica Jones, Spider-Man) and David F. Walker (Shaft, Cyborg) and new, amazing art talent Jamal Campbell.
ON SALE 03.20.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


NIGHTWING #58
written by SCOTT LOBDELL
art and cover by CHRIS MOONEYHAM
variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
The Joker’s Daughter is back! Or is she? While she wasn’t shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson’s. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Blüdhaven—learning as they go—allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime!
ON SALE 03.20.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T


RED HOOD: OUTLAW #32
written by SCOTT LOBDELL
art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
cover by CULLY HAMNER
variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
“Prince of Gotham” part one! After months on the road, Jason Todd has returned to Gotham City! But where the Red Hood once operated as an underground criminal mastermind, Jason Todd is a businessman. Unfortunately for the Penguin, his first order of business is a hostile takeover of the Iceberg Lounge and Casino! A bold new era for Jason Todd begins, and Batman is going to be so pissed off when he finds out about it.
ON SALE 03.13.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


SHAZAM! #4
written by GEOFF JOHNS
art and cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
“Shazam and the Seven Magiclands”continues as Billy Batson and the other foster kids are lost in the dangerous Wildlands! A realm where animals walk like humans…and where humans live in zoos! When Freddie and Darla are captured and paraded around like oddities, it’s up to Billy and the others to rescue them from the greedy Crocodile Men! Plus, the shocking ending to issue #1 could up end Billy’s new family…or make it stronger than ever.
ON SALE 03.20.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T


SUPERMAN #9
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO and BRANDON PETERSON
cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
The secrets of the house of El are revealed as the Unity Saga continues! Traveling through space, young Jon Kent has faced everything the universe could throw at him, but after an accident sends him and his grandfather Jor-El across dimensions, the new Superboy comes face to face with a terrifyingly evil version of his own father: Ultraman and his horrible version of the Justice League, the Crime Syndicate! Find out what happened to Superman’s father and how Jon made it back home from this strange and crime-ridden alternate world.
ON SALE 03.13.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T


THE WILD STORM #21
written by WARREN ELLIS
art and cover by JON DAVIS-HUNT
The experimental subjects code-named Apollo and Midnighter have broken cover. Combat-optimized superhumans are now loose on the Earth.
ON SALE 03.20.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+


YOUNG JUSTICE #3
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art by PATRICK GLEASON and VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
cover by PATRICK GLEASON
variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Young Justice is back, baby! Bendis and Gleason reunite all your favorites in one place! Robin (Tim Drake—the best Robin) and Amethyst (best Princess of Gemworld!) team with Wonder Girl, Jinny Hex and the new Teen Lantern (not even close to the best Green Lantern) to take back the mysterious Gemworld from the evil forces of dark Opal. Meanwhile, the reunited Impulse and Superboy have a lot of explaining to do. Also in this issue, find out where Connor Kent has been all this time. This is a big issue for Superboy fans!
ON SALE 03.06.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+

Comments

[cainofdreaming]

Why do they feel the need to constantly change Midnighter's mask? It never sticks.

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

I think it's a good design. Far better than 'chin spike', something even the 90s would say is too much.

[cainofdreaming]

Far better than 'chin spike', something even the 90s would say is too much.

Sure, but that's like saying something is preferable to the heat death of the universe.

[broblawsky]

I like this as long as he can remove the faceplate. It's not quite the Midnighter if you can't see him grin as he cripples people.

[deh_tommy]

I'll be honest, I wasn't really gone on the idea of "Ric" Grayson, but seeing how that's actually about multiple Nightwings rather than just one got me interested (plus, the return of Duela Dent! Yay (hopefully)!). Then I heard about Scott Lobdell being a serial harasser, so while I'm intrigued by the concept and characters, I don't really want to support him.

[thanekos]

I don't know what I'm more curious about, Ultraman/Jor-El interplay or Ultraman/Jon interplay.

[locuatico]

"This stunning issue of the critically acclaimed hit maxiseries reveals the secrets behind Dr. Manhattan and his connection to the DC Universe."
Sweet merciful crap...

[matrix_dragon]

#10 in MARCH. It's never going to end!

[lucean]

This isn't meant as snarky, but is it critically acclaimed? The most of the response I've seen has been more neutral.

[deh_tommy]

That's been critically acclaimed from critical outlets, at least.

[locuatico]

"Critically acclaimed" is a buzzword, like how events will claim "it will change the world forever!" or movie trailers will say "from visionary director". It lacks any actual meaning.

[sisterofbloomerjunior]

Ah, like "hand crafted" .

[walkingthroughforest]

Yes. It definitely is. The world exists outside of SD’s cynicism.

[scorntx]

-"the first ever appearance of the Arkham Knight"-
"Unless you count that five second appearance during Batman: Eternal when Hush was cosplaying as him.
... or, y'know, the character's actual identity."

(Better late than never, I guess...?)


And Crocodile Men?
Shazam being showing dangerous levels of potential charm...

[joetuss]

Loving those Jorge Jimenez covers.

[deathcrist2000]

So Grant Morrison's trying to out goth Kieron Gillen? Ok.

[katefan]

I thought this issue of Nightwing was co-written by somebody, a certain someone who now blames his sexual predatory behavior on Gene Simmons, James Bond and The Fonz.

[john_wyatt]

Corrrect. A leaked solicitation showed him co-writing with Lobdell, but DC removed him from the final solicitations. Previews has already been printed and will show his name.

[katefan]

Thank you. For a moment there I thought I had hallucinated seeing the weasel's name associated with the Nightwing book.

[kore]

Also here https://www.newsarama.com/43212-new-nightwing-co-writer-pulled-before-dc-announces-him.html

[thatnickguy]

Nothing else matters to me except that Zero Hour omnibus!

[remial]

just as an FYI, that cover for Heroes in Crisis has been pulled, as the author felt it implied the assault on Ivy was sexual in nature, as opposed to homicidal, and DC has accommodated that request

[lordultimus]

And originally it looked worse from what we see here.

[kore]

Yeah, it's really not that much of an improvement.

[kore]

But where the Red Hood once operated as an underground criminal mastermind, Jason Todd is a businessman. Unfortunately for the Penguin, his first order of business is a hostile takeover of the Iceberg Lounge and Casino!

Arrrgh. I continue to hate Jason's new look. Midnighter and Apollo don't look right either.

[junipepper]

Agreed, on both counts.