DC Comics December 2019 Solicitations

[lordultimus]

source: newsarama.com




YEAR OF THE VILLAIN: HELL ARISEN #1
written by JAMES TYNION IV
art and cover by STEVE EPTING
variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
blank variant cover
DC’s “Year of the Villain” begins its sinister conclusion! Lex Luthor has brought Perpetua back from her cosmic grave and restored her power! Now the Multiverse lives in fear that she might wipe out all existence. The only thing that could stop her are the forces of the Dark Multiverse— which means it’s Luthor’s mission to defeat the Batman Who Laughs! But if Batman and Superman couldn’t stop him, what chance does Luthor stand? Spinning out of the end of the “Justice/ Doom War” in Justice League #38 and the conclusion of the epic “Infected” arc from Batman/Superman #5, DC’s two top villains face off in a battle royal—and the fate of all reality hangs in the balance!
ON SALE 12.18.19
$4.99 US |1 OF 4|32 PAGES
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This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
not final cover



HARLEY QUINN: VILLAIN OF THE YEAR #1
written by MARK RUSSELL
art by MIKE NORTON
cover by AMANDA CONNER
blank variant cover
Harley Quinn hosts “Villainy’s Biggest Night” as the DCU’s most dastardly gather at the Hall of Doom to do what they do best—congratulate themselves! But one villain has a secret plan, fueled by years of being overlooked by his peers, and the burning desire to receive the praise he so rightly deserves... Don’t miss out on a one-of-a-kind comic book experience, with the winners decided by you, the fans! Who will be crowned DC’s Villain of the Year? Go to dcvillainoftheyear.com for more information!
ONE-SHOT
ON SALE 12.11.19
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THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE GOLDEN CHILD #1
written by FRANK MILLER
art and cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA
1:10 variant cover by PAUL POPE
1:25 variant cover by JOELLE JONES
1:100 variant cover by FRANK MILLER
1:500 variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
Frank Miller returns to the Dark Knight Universe!
It’s been three years since the events of Dark Knight III: The Master Race. Lara has spent the time learning to be more human, and Carrie Kelley has been growing into her new role as Batwoman. But a terrifying evil has returned to Gotham City, and Lara and Carrie must team up to stop this growing threat—and they have a secret weapon. Young Jonathan Kent, “the golden child,” has a power inside of him unlike anything the world has ever seen, and it’s about to be unleashed...
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child is Frank Miller’s triumphant return to the world of the Dark Knight and joining him is the superstar artist Rafael Grampá, the mastermind behind the groundbreaking Mesmo Delivery. Following work in advertising and film, this incredible collaboration marks Grampá’s first comics work in six years, bringing his extraordinary detail and storytelling to the Dark Knight saga, resulting in a Dark Knight story like nothing you’ve ever seen before.
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$5.99 US | 48 PAGES
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SUICIDE SQUAD #1
written by TOM TAYLOR
art by BRUNO REDONDO
cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
blank variant cover
Task Force X—nicknamed the Suicide Squad—unites some of the DCU’s unlikeliest villains for its bloodiest series yet! The Squad’s new mission is to neutralize a new group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries—and not everyone on either side will make it out alive! But when the U.S. government’s most deniable team of do-badders realizes that the surviving Revolutionaries will be joining the Squad, all hell breaks loose! Who can Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when their new teammates are the very people their crew was assigned to kill? The Suicide Squad doesn’t just need to worry about surviving their next mission... now they have to survive each other! The acclaimed Injustice creative team of writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo reunite for the wildest incarnation of the Squad ever seen!
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$4.99 US | 40 PAGES
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THE INFECTED: DEATHBRINGER #1
written by ZOE QUINN
art by BEN OLIVER
cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
Donna Troy is a hero. She fought alongside friends, led the Titans into battle, and buried more friends in the line of duty than she cares to remember. She’s strong, she’s brave, she’s one of the fiercest warriors on the planet...and she’s the Batman Who Laughs’ next target for infection! Spinning out of the events of The Batman Who Laughs and Batman/Superman comes the story of a hero who is done with bringing peace to a world that cannot be trusted with it. A woman who’s past has been her greatest adversary, and whose newly awakened dark side is ready to burn it all down and forge a new destiny. No more peace. Only...Deathbringer!
ONE-SHOT
ON SALE 12.04.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
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THE INFECTED: THE COMMISSIONER #1
written by PAUL JENKINS
art by JACK HERBERT
cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
Commissioner Gordon has dedicated his life to the safety of the citizens of Gotham City. Sure, he doesn’t wear a cape, but this hero has chosen a thankless job, because it’s the right thing to do. But what happens when Jim Gordon’s sense of duty and honor is stripped away? What happens when Gotham City’s greatest public pillar of justice finally says “enough”? Spinning out of the events of The Batman Who Laughs and Batman/Superman comes the story of a man who has finally given in to his worst impulses—and he might just take the entire city into the darkness with him...
ONE-SHOT
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NEW YEAR’S EVIL #1
written by KURT BUSIEK, GABRIEL HARDMAN, CORRINA BECHKO, VITA AYALA, DAN WATTERS, and others
art by DALE EAGLESHAM, GABRIEL HARDMAN, SUMIT KUMAR, ELENA CASAGRANDE, and others
cover by JIM CHEUNG
Why hello there, readers! It’s your Uncle Joker letting you know that this year’s DC winter holiday special is not for the good guys. It’s all about the folks on Santa’s naughty list! Folks like me, Sinestro, Toyman, Harley Quinn, and even an appearance from that timely rascal the Calendar Man. Come sledding with your favorite villains in 10 fantastic tales created by comics’ finest talents. They’re not as funny as me, mind you, but it’s important that we be charitable this time of year.
ONE-SHOT
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$9.99 US | 80 PAGES
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TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE: THE JUDAS CONTRACT #1
written by KYLE HIGGINS and MAT GROOM
art by TOM RANEY
cover by LEE WEEKS
The Dark Multiverse reimagines one of the most renowned stories in comic book history, “The Judas Contract”! In this shocking tale, Terra’s betrayal starts not with the Teen Titans, but with Deathstroke himself! Now, free from her mentor’s influence and supercharged by the same serum that turned Slade Wilson into the world’s deadliest man, Tara Markov will forge a new destiny, written in the Teen Titans’ blood.
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$5.99 US | 48 PAGES
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WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH #1
written by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
art and cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
variant cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
The celebrated creator of Murder Falcon and Extremity and artist of The Ghost Fleet, Daniel Warren Johnson brings bold sci-fi chops to his DC debut with a harrowing vision of Wonder Woman unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Princess Diana of Themyscira left paradise to save Man’s World from itself. When Wonder Woman awakens from a centuries-long sleep to discover the Earth reduced to a nuclear wasteland, she knows she failed. Trapped alone in a grim future, Diana must protect the last human city from titanic monsters while uncovering its secret of this dead Earth—and how she may be responsible for it.
PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 12.18.19
$6.99 US |1 OF 4|48 PAGES
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BATMAN #85
written by TOM KING
art by MIKEL JANIN
cover by TONY S. DANIEL
card stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
The stunning conclusion to “City of Bane” is here! How will Flashpoint Batman be vanquished from our dimension? What will become of Gotham Girl now that she’s betrayed all she knows? How will the Bat team cope without Alfred? Will Catwoman stick around? Who will rebuild Gotham City? Is Batman ever going to be Batman again? The event of the summer now closes out the year, setting the stage for a whole new path for the Dark Knight Detective. You don’t dare miss the extra-sized concluding chapter to Tom King’s epic run on Batman—and it all leads to the new Batman and Catwoman series!
ON SALE 12.18.19
$4.99 US | 48 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US
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BATMAN/ SUPERMAN #5
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art and cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
card stock variant cover by JIM CHEUNG
The Batman Who Laughs has unleashed his Secret Six! Now these infected heroes threaten to spread their dark infection across our world, and the only thing that might stop them is the combined might of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. If they fail, the planet will become the seed that grows a new Dark Multiverse—heroes will fall, villains will rise, and a new era dawns for the DCU in this explosive first arc finale that leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!
ON SALE 12.18.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
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CATWOMAN #18
written by JOELLE JONES
art and cover by JOELLE JONES
variant cover by KRIS ANKA
Catwoman has made her choice: she will use the map Lex Luthor gave her to prevent Raina Creel from finding the Lazarus Pit and rebuilding herself. But has Selina fully weighed the cost? To go this route, she will effectively be taking over all crime in Villa Hermosa, a secret she will have to keep hidden from the Batman. That is, if she survives Raina’s deadly counter attack. The Creels have already been experimenting with life after death, and the assassins they send to stop ? Selina will come armed with more than nine lives!
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DOOMSDAY CLOCK #12
written by GEOFF JOHNS
art and covers by GARY FRANK
This is it! The final showdown between Dr. Manhattan and Superman shakes up the DC Universe to its very core! But can even the Man of Steel walk out from the shadow of Manhattan?
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$4.99 US |12 OF 12|32 PAGES
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FLASH FORWARD #4
written by SCOTT LOBDELL
art by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
variant cover by INHYUK LEE
On Wally West’s journey into the depths of the Multiverse, he’s run across vampires and hellhounds and his own ghosts from the past...but nothing has prepared him for this next stop on his journey. In this issue, the mysterious world that is causing the Dark Multiverse to bleed into our own will be revealed, and you will not believe what connection it has to the Fastest Man Alive...
ON SALE 12.18.19
$3.99 US |4 OF 6|32 PAGES
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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by RYAN SOOK
card stock variant cover by JIM CHEUNG
It’s been one thousand years since anyone has seen the oceans of the Earth, but with Aquaman’s original trident recently discovered, a chase to control Earth’s future tears across the galaxy. All this and the reunion you’d never thought you’d see! Another DC sci-fi epic into the far-flung future like you’ve never seen before!
ON SALE 12.04.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
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NIGHTWING #67
written by DAN JURGENS
art by RONAN CLIQUET
cover by BRUNO REDONDO
variant cover by WARREN LOUW
Accepting his destiny as the Gray Son, Ric Grayson joins his great-grandfather as the newest Talon! He’s cleaning up Bludhaven and restoring order to a city that has been in complete and utter disarray for the past year. But at what cost? When he faces off against a new enemy whose metal tests his mettle, everyone’s values will be tested.
ON SALE 12.18.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
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SHAZAM! #9
written by GEOFF JOHNS
art by DALE EAGLESHAM
cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
After their terrifying adventure through the Darklands, Billy and the rest of the Shazam family find themselves going over the rainbow and through the looking glass into the upside-down, topsy-turvy world of the Wozenderlands! It’s a magical, multicolored metropolis where it’s always time for a cup of tea, a game of croquet, or even a stroll down the Blue Brick Road—but it’s also ruled by the mysterious Wizard of Wozenderland, desperate for the power of the six champions!
RESOLICIT
ON SALE 12.04.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
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Comments

[thanekos]

Four issues of Daniel Warren Johnson jamming on an established character?

Yes, please.

(Same colorist as Extremity/Murder Falcon, as well? More yes.)

[thezmage]

Re: Shazam: what?

[lizard_of_aus]

You know what, I'll take it. It's a ray of sunshine that's literally at the bottom of a pile of grimdark, grimdark, grimdark, so I don't care if it guest stars Pauly Shore himself, I'll take it over the rest.

[thezmage]

Oh, I wasn’t complaining, I’m just super-confused.

[ozaline]

As an Oz fan not sure if I'll be delighted or annoyed.

[leahandillyana]

God fucking damn it, no more Frank Miller!

[owlbrigade1]

Preach it! Maybe I am just too old to be in his target market, which has always seemed to be edgy 15 yr olds who are arguing with their parents about painting their bedroom wall black.

[cyberghostface]

He’s a great writer.

[bruinsfan]

He was a great writer 35+ years ago.

[cyberghostface]

He’s still a good writer. If he wants to play around with his DKR universe more power to him.

[strejdaking]

He still has his moments, but his most recent work is Superman: Year One and it's for the most part, it's a hilarious turd.

[leahandillyana]

At some point between DKR and DKSA he became what amounts to Tara Gilesbie with a better grasp of grammar.

[junipepper]

Amen to no more Frank Miller.

[bradygirl_12]

Amen to no more Frank Miller.

Preach it!

[deh_tommy]

Eh, I think his recent crop of work have actually been decent.

[broblawsky]

DK3 is actually pretty good. I think Frank Miller's diagnosis of brain-eater might have actually just been alcoholism, and he's apparently sober now.

[rainspirit]

I'm wary of Miller, but that is a good Batwoman costume. And I like Carrie, the character? Which he created? Maybe it won't be bad?!

[caivu]

Also announced in this: a big ol' brick of a Batwoman omnibus, scheduled for next June. The entire Rucka 'Tec run, all of the Williams/Blackman run, and the first Annual to end it off. Almost 900 pages. *chef's kiss*

[trooper924]

Geez, DC is really going all in on the Batman Who Laughs.

I give it inside two years before everybody forgets he ever existed.

[owlbrigade1]

If they didn't keep reminding me, I'd have already forgot.

[mindsweeper]

But, but ...he's one of "DC’s two top villains!"

I do like how the first solicit spoils one of the later ones.

[icon_uk]

He's going to end up in the same plot hole as the Jokers Daughter perhaps.

[trooper924]

Hopefully, he can take the whole Dark Multiverse with him.

[agent8]

Re: HARLEY QUINN: VILLAIN OF THE YEAR #1. Not sure which is better, Black Manta in a tux and top hat or Cheetah in stiletto heels

[lordultimus]

I am kind of perplexed by DC trying to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to Harley being a hero or villain.

[repto]

Eh, when you've got a Deadpool-style hit on your hands, you ride that baby til it falls completely apart, no matter how little sense individual stories may make.

[junipepper]

I hate everything about this Ric Grayson crap.

[deh_tommy]

I could live without “Ric” as a character, but I think his current run is okay (even if I was disappointed with Duela Dent’s issues).

[lordultimus]

I'll give it this: this is one story that I can't see working if he was still Dick.

[bradygirl_12]

I hate everything about this Ric Grayson crap.

I'm ignoring the whole thing until DC comes to its senses (if that's possible).

[icon_uk]

Ric has been around for a solid year now, which is a lot longer than I would have predicted this would last, and a lot, lot, longer than I cared

[silverhammerman]

Golden Child is such a mixed blessing. On the one hand, Rafael Grampa, hell yes. On the other hand, Frank Miller making yet another unnecessary return to TDKR is a hard no from me. I'll concede that The Last Crusade one-shot tying into The Master Race was actually the best thing MIller's written in about two decades, so maybe there's some hope here, but I'm generally not a fan of Miller's latter day crank stuff.

Daniel Warren Johnson on a Black Label Wonder Woman book is interesting I suppose. Not exactly my dream book to see him on, but it could be cool. DWJ seems to favor an apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic milieu so this is certainly well within his wheelhouse, but I'd kind of like to see him change it up a bit. Maybe that's just sour grapes due to my lack of affection for Wonder Woman though.

Without getting too into my feelings on the matter, for fear of unloading a nearly never ending supply of venomous bile, I see that Doomsday Clock is finally ending after numerous delays. Great. Just great.

[bradygirl_12]

The Catwoman cover is cool. Her old costume!

Blood! Gore! Dead Earth! Evil!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

[remial]

anyone else think the Hell Arisen cover would make a bitchin death metal album cover?

[matrix_dragon]

I REALLY don't get this Dark Multiverse stuff, and I'm usually a sucker for alternate universe stories.

[kd_the_movie]

LOL the apathy DC has for its heroes has never been more apparent.

[viridian5]

All this grimdark villain stuff is really boring me.

[jlbarnett]

Year of the Villain is happening just cause someone wanted to draw Luthor as Palpatine

[werehawk]

Anyone have any idea what is in the Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant (the 24 new pages anyway) that was solicited last month (along with a War Giant, Batman Giant etc., all of which got one line of solicit and no cover art or list of writers/artists)?