DC Comics June 2021 Solicitations
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Infinite Frontier #1
written by Joshua Williamson
art by Xermanico
cover by Mitch Gerads
card stock variant cover by Bryan Hitch
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 (OF 6) | FC | DC
DC ON SALE 6/22/2021
When our heroes saved the Muliverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises was undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but now is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!
Crush & Lobo #1
written by Mariko Tamaki
art by Amancay Nahuelpan
cover by Kris Anka
Pride card stock variant cover by YOSHI YOSHITANI $4.99 US
1:25 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
$4.99 US
Team variant cover by Dan Hipp $4.99 US
In case anyone was wondering, Crush is doing just fine, actually. Sure, she recently walked away from her classmates at the Roy Harper Titans Academy and effectively quit being a Teen Titan in a blaze of glory. And okay, her relationship with her too-good-to-be-true girlfriend Katie is kind of on the rocks, if you want to get all technical about it. Oh, and she recently found out Lobo’s in space jail, but that’s cool, because he’s the worst. OKAY, maybe Crush has some STUFF, but that doesn’t mean she’s gonna DO anything about it, like actually go to space and confront her dad and all her problems, because everything is FINE.
...Right?
Batman: Reptilian #1
written by Garth Ennis
art by Liam Sharp
cover by Liam Sharp
card stock variant cover by Cully Hamner
1:25 variant cover by Bill SIENKIEWICZ
ON SALE 6/22/2021
AGES 17+
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US| FC | DC
What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize Gotham? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening than a mere man stalks the shadows—and it’s after Gotham’s villains. How savage must a monster be to haunt the dreams of monsters? Pick up this dark and bone-chilling tale by comics legends Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp to find out!
Event Leviathan: Checkmate #1
written by Brian Michael Bendis
art by Alex Maleev
cover by Alex Maleev
card stock variant cover by Matt Taylor
ON SALE 6/22/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
The dark forces of Leviathan have torn through the DC Universe, and now no one can be trusted. No one…not even the person writing to you about this book! That’s why you find out in Justice League #63 that Green Arrow has been secretly funding a group called CHECKMATE because not even the Justice League itself can be trusted. The mysterious MR. KING has helped Green Arrow assemble the greatest team of super—spies the world has ever seen! LOIS LANE, THE QUESTION, ROBIN, STEVE TREVOR, MANHUNTER, BONES, and TALIA Ah GHUL! will have to outsmart the smartest people in the world before they destroy everything! PLUS! A new mystery character is tip toeing though the shadows! They call him…the DAEMON ROSE! And he is hunting Lois Lane right under Superman’s nose! It’s an all–new spine-chilling thriller from the eisner award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev!
Wonder Woman: Black & Gold #1
written by John Arcudi, Amy Reeder, Becky Cloonan, a.j. Mendez, and Nadia Shammas
art by Ryan Sook, Amy Reeder, Becky Cloonan, Ming Doyle, and Morgan Beem
cover by Jen Bartel
card stock variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON and YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by RAMONA FRADON AND SANDRA HOPE
ON SALE 6/22/2021 | $5.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 (OF 6) | FC
Prestige | DC card stock variant cover | $5.99 US| FC | DC
Just in time for Wonder Woman’s 80th anniversary, DC Comics proudly presents a new anthology series starring the Amazon Princess embellished in the the color of her famous lasso. You won’t want to miss this thrilling series celebrating the woman who inspires us all…and that’s the truth! Kicking things off, John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) and Ryan Sook (Legion of Super-Heroes) reunite to show us the grace immortality grants a hero. Becky Cloonan (Wonder Woman) weaves a spine-tingling tale of Diana’s most precious weapon against the darkness. Then Amy Reeder (Amethyst) takes us back to the Golden Age for a fun romp co-starring Etta Candy. AJ Mendez and Ming Doyle (Constantine: The Hellblazer) travel to Themyscira for a tense family reunion. And finally, Nadia Shammas and Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches) show us a story of Diana’s past failures coming back to haunt her.
Action Comics #1032
written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson,
Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan
art by Daniel Sampere and Michael
Avon Oeming
cover by Mikel Jańin
variant cover by Julian Totino Tedesco
ON SALE 6/22/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
“Warworld Rising,” part three! As the Superman family fights to keep the mysterious refugees alive, they find shocking answers about their lost colony. Meanwhile, Atlantis faces destruction by a host of supernaturally powerful sea kaiju, apparently created by the newfound “Warworld fragment”! As other world governments come to understand the devastating power Atlantis now possesses, tensions rise, and the threat of global war looms closer. As this goes on, back in Metropolis, the time-flung version of Midnighter digs deeper into Trojan’s dirty scheme.
Crime Syndicate #4
written by Andy Schmidt
art by Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, AND Bryan Hitch
cover by Howard Porter
card stock variant cover by Khary Randolph
ON SALE 6/1/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
The world has been saved by the…Crime Syndicate?! With the Starro invaders vanquished, what’s next for Earth-3’s most notorious saviors? Can loose cannons Emerald Knight, Quick, and Atomica keep their cool? Will Ultraman accept Superwoman and Owlman’s tantalizing offer? And what is Alexander Luthor plotting as all these metahuman menaces run amok?
Here’s the REAL question of the month: Which heroes will join the LEGION OF JUSTICE?
In this issue’s backup story, witness the origin of the Emerald Knight, illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!
Justice League #62
written by Brian Michael Bendis AND Ram V
art by David Marquez, Xermanico
cover by David Marquez
card stock variant cover by Howard Porter
ON SALE 6/1/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
The Justice League! The biggest heroes! The biggest threats! With their powers out of control and trapped on a world they do not understand, the League must band together like never before. Queen Hippolyta is forced to confront her new destiny. All this and a last page so shocking that it will have fans of Naomi screaming!
Meanwhile, in our bonus story, the Justice League Dark are trapped in the Library of Babel, where they are learning the hard way that the pen is mightier than their swords. Elsewhere, Merlin sets his sights on a lost city that hides the key to his violent delights. Could this mean a violent end for all?
Justice League #63
written by Brian Michael Bendis AND Ram V
art by David Marquez AND Xermanico
cover by David Marquez
card stock variant cover by Dan Panosian
ON SALE 6/15/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
The Trial of Naomi commences! After the shocking events of the last few issues of Justice League, the team is forced to confront its larger issues as a group and the responsibilities the League has to the world where they live versus the Multiverse at large. Guest stars galore as Justice League members from the past come to give guidance for the future. Naomi’s fate is revealed. Black Adam joining the Justice League becomes public, and the fallout is surprising. And what cosmic secret is Hawkgirl carrying with her?
Meanwhile, the Justice League Dark must rely on the wit of John Constantine to make their way back to the real world, which is slowly losing its grip with Merlin ready to remake it in his image. Little do they know, a knight from the sorcerer’s past is the key to stopping him once and for all. Will she survive long enough to help our heroes?
The Flash #771
written by Jeremy Adams
art by Brandon Peterson, Fernando Pasarin, Bryan Hitch and Scott Kollins, Kevin Maguire
cover by Brandon Peterson
card stock variant cover by Brett Booth
ON SALE 6/15/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US| FC | DC
The Legion of Doom, Teen Titans Academy, Max Mercury’s Wild West origins, and more! Wally West’s leaps from speedster to speedster throughout time draws to a close as he begins to realize why he’s been sent on his quest by the Speed Force and what might be behind it. But with one last stop before he’s allowed to go home, will this journey break Wally forever or return him to glory?
Infinite Frontier #1
written by Joshua Williamson
art by Xermanico
cover by Mitch Gerads
card stock variant cover by Bryan Hitch
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 (OF 6) | FC | DC
DC ON SALE 6/22/2021
When our heroes saved the Muliverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises was undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but now is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!
Crush & Lobo #1
written by Mariko Tamaki
art by Amancay Nahuelpan
cover by Kris Anka
Pride card stock variant cover by YOSHI YOSHITANI $4.99 US
1:25 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
$4.99 US
Team variant cover by Dan Hipp $4.99 US
In case anyone was wondering, Crush is doing just fine, actually. Sure, she recently walked away from her classmates at the Roy Harper Titans Academy and effectively quit being a Teen Titan in a blaze of glory. And okay, her relationship with her too-good-to-be-true girlfriend Katie is kind of on the rocks, if you want to get all technical about it. Oh, and she recently found out Lobo’s in space jail, but that’s cool, because he’s the worst. OKAY, maybe Crush has some STUFF, but that doesn’t mean she’s gonna DO anything about it, like actually go to space and confront her dad and all her problems, because everything is FINE.
...Right?
Batman: Reptilian #1
written by Garth Ennis
art by Liam Sharp
cover by Liam Sharp
card stock variant cover by Cully Hamner
1:25 variant cover by Bill SIENKIEWICZ
ON SALE 6/22/2021
AGES 17+
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US| FC | DC
What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize Gotham? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening than a mere man stalks the shadows—and it’s after Gotham’s villains. How savage must a monster be to haunt the dreams of monsters? Pick up this dark and bone-chilling tale by comics legends Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp to find out!
Event Leviathan: Checkmate #1
written by Brian Michael Bendis
art by Alex Maleev
cover by Alex Maleev
card stock variant cover by Matt Taylor
ON SALE 6/22/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
The dark forces of Leviathan have torn through the DC Universe, and now no one can be trusted. No one…not even the person writing to you about this book! That’s why you find out in Justice League #63 that Green Arrow has been secretly funding a group called CHECKMATE because not even the Justice League itself can be trusted. The mysterious MR. KING has helped Green Arrow assemble the greatest team of super—spies the world has ever seen! LOIS LANE, THE QUESTION, ROBIN, STEVE TREVOR, MANHUNTER, BONES, and TALIA Ah GHUL! will have to outsmart the smartest people in the world before they destroy everything! PLUS! A new mystery character is tip toeing though the shadows! They call him…the DAEMON ROSE! And he is hunting Lois Lane right under Superman’s nose! It’s an all–new spine-chilling thriller from the eisner award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev!
Wonder Woman: Black & Gold #1
written by John Arcudi, Amy Reeder, Becky Cloonan, a.j. Mendez, and Nadia Shammas
art by Ryan Sook, Amy Reeder, Becky Cloonan, Ming Doyle, and Morgan Beem
cover by Jen Bartel
card stock variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON and YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by RAMONA FRADON AND SANDRA HOPE
ON SALE 6/22/2021 | $5.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 (OF 6) | FC
Prestige | DC card stock variant cover | $5.99 US| FC | DC
Just in time for Wonder Woman’s 80th anniversary, DC Comics proudly presents a new anthology series starring the Amazon Princess embellished in the the color of her famous lasso. You won’t want to miss this thrilling series celebrating the woman who inspires us all…and that’s the truth! Kicking things off, John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) and Ryan Sook (Legion of Super-Heroes) reunite to show us the grace immortality grants a hero. Becky Cloonan (Wonder Woman) weaves a spine-tingling tale of Diana’s most precious weapon against the darkness. Then Amy Reeder (Amethyst) takes us back to the Golden Age for a fun romp co-starring Etta Candy. AJ Mendez and Ming Doyle (Constantine: The Hellblazer) travel to Themyscira for a tense family reunion. And finally, Nadia Shammas and Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches) show us a story of Diana’s past failures coming back to haunt her.
Action Comics #1032
written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson,
Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan
art by Daniel Sampere and Michael
Avon Oeming
cover by Mikel Jańin
variant cover by Julian Totino Tedesco
ON SALE 6/22/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
“Warworld Rising,” part three! As the Superman family fights to keep the mysterious refugees alive, they find shocking answers about their lost colony. Meanwhile, Atlantis faces destruction by a host of supernaturally powerful sea kaiju, apparently created by the newfound “Warworld fragment”! As other world governments come to understand the devastating power Atlantis now possesses, tensions rise, and the threat of global war looms closer. As this goes on, back in Metropolis, the time-flung version of Midnighter digs deeper into Trojan’s dirty scheme.
Crime Syndicate #4
written by Andy Schmidt
art by Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, AND Bryan Hitch
cover by Howard Porter
card stock variant cover by Khary Randolph
ON SALE 6/1/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
The world has been saved by the…Crime Syndicate?! With the Starro invaders vanquished, what’s next for Earth-3’s most notorious saviors? Can loose cannons Emerald Knight, Quick, and Atomica keep their cool? Will Ultraman accept Superwoman and Owlman’s tantalizing offer? And what is Alexander Luthor plotting as all these metahuman menaces run amok?
Here’s the REAL question of the month: Which heroes will join the LEGION OF JUSTICE?
In this issue’s backup story, witness the origin of the Emerald Knight, illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!
Justice League #62
written by Brian Michael Bendis AND Ram V
art by David Marquez, Xermanico
cover by David Marquez
card stock variant cover by Howard Porter
ON SALE 6/1/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
The Justice League! The biggest heroes! The biggest threats! With their powers out of control and trapped on a world they do not understand, the League must band together like never before. Queen Hippolyta is forced to confront her new destiny. All this and a last page so shocking that it will have fans of Naomi screaming!
Meanwhile, in our bonus story, the Justice League Dark are trapped in the Library of Babel, where they are learning the hard way that the pen is mightier than their swords. Elsewhere, Merlin sets his sights on a lost city that hides the key to his violent delights. Could this mean a violent end for all?
Justice League #63
written by Brian Michael Bendis AND Ram V
art by David Marquez AND Xermanico
cover by David Marquez
card stock variant cover by Dan Panosian
ON SALE 6/15/2021
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $5.99 US | FC | DC
The Trial of Naomi commences! After the shocking events of the last few issues of Justice League, the team is forced to confront its larger issues as a group and the responsibilities the League has to the world where they live versus the Multiverse at large. Guest stars galore as Justice League members from the past come to give guidance for the future. Naomi’s fate is revealed. Black Adam joining the Justice League becomes public, and the fallout is surprising. And what cosmic secret is Hawkgirl carrying with her?
Meanwhile, the Justice League Dark must rely on the wit of John Constantine to make their way back to the real world, which is slowly losing its grip with Merlin ready to remake it in his image. Little do they know, a knight from the sorcerer’s past is the key to stopping him once and for all. Will she survive long enough to help our heroes?
The Flash #771
written by Jeremy Adams
art by Brandon Peterson, Fernando Pasarin, Bryan Hitch and Scott Kollins, Kevin Maguire
cover by Brandon Peterson
card stock variant cover by Brett Booth
ON SALE 6/15/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US| FC | DC
The Legion of Doom, Teen Titans Academy, Max Mercury’s Wild West origins, and more! Wally West’s leaps from speedster to speedster throughout time draws to a close as he begins to realize why he’s been sent on his quest by the Speed Force and what might be behind it. But with one last stop before he’s allowed to go home, will this journey break Wally forever or return him to glory?
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Date: 2021-03-19 05:33 pm (UTC)I might also be buying Infinite Frontier as well I think it seems like a much more enjoyable event than the last one DC did. It's always nice to see the heroes kick Darkseid's rock lord-looking fascist ass
Not thrilled that we're going from Diana adventuring in Valhalla to Diana adventuring in Olympus
I like Diana's rogues gallery and I want to see them getting some love. Circe, Silver Swan, Dr Cyber, Giganta etc....and it seems like that won't happen while she's on this road trip through mythology
Also oh please goddess no
There are few things more likely to make me go "Please anything other than that" from a DC solicit article besides "Garth Ennis writing a Batman story"
The only thing I can think of worse than letting Garth Ennis write Batman is letting Geoff Johns anywhere near Wonder Woman
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Date: 2021-03-20 09:41 pm (UTC)IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE
Barry: THIS GUY ONCE PRETENDED TO BE IN A WHEELCHAIR
FOR LIKE
A YEAR
JUST TO GET CLOSE TO ME
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Date: 2021-03-19 06:19 pm (UTC)I don't know if Tamaki had that on mind while coming up with this, but if you gotta update Lobo, him as a parody of the modern Sad Dad anti-heroes like Joel, Kratos, Rick Grimes ect. is a perfect way to go about it.
Damn it, if Garth Ennis was gonna sell out like that, why couldn't it be for Superman? Come on man, it doesn't even have to star the guy, Bibbo Bibbowski is right there! He's basically Hagen from Hitman if he was a Superman fan! Boom!
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Date: 2021-03-19 06:23 pm (UTC)Crush: are you drunk right now
Lobo: Yes but that's just because I'm always drunk right now I'm still sincere about this father/daughter weekend
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Date: 2021-03-19 11:44 pm (UTC)With how DC has acted over the last... ooooh, seventeen years, I honestly wouldn't rule it out.
Making the worst possible choice deliberately out of contrary spite seems totally plausible for them.
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Date: 2021-03-20 08:25 am (UTC)Wally: I am....new tie wearing...
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