DC Comics June 2009 solicitations
DC has announced its publication plans for June 2009. Here's what looks noteworthy to me:
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Frank Quitely
Variant cover by JG Jones
Sketch variant cover by Frank Quitely
"Batman Reborn" begins here! With the reunited team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, WE3, New X-Men), this first issue kicks off a 3-part story arc that can't be missed! The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child who’s been abducted by the mysterious Domino Killer. But will everything go smoothly? And who exactly are the new Batman and Robin? The newest era of The Dark Knight begins here!
On sale June 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #1
Written by Paul Dini and Marc Andreyko
Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs and Georges Jeanty & Karl Story
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
Variant cover by JG Jones
An all-new Batman series by the DETECTIVE COMICS creative team of Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen! As a new Batman rises on the streets of Gotham City, the heroes, villains and citizens take notice. How will the police feel about this new Batman, and can he control the crime in Gotham the way the old Batman did?
This new series also features a regular ongoing co-feature starring Manhunter written by Marc Andreyko and illustrated by Georges Jeanty (Buffy Season 8)! Kate Spencer lost a friend during the chaos of BATTLE FOR THE COWL, and now she wants payback. As usual, she’ll use any means necessary to get it!
On sale June 17 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1
Written by Paul Dini
Art and cover by Guillem March
Variant cover by JG Jones
This all-new series features the bad girls of Gotham City! Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other people's rules regardless of which side of the law they're on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that's all their own, and they'll use any means necessary to pursue it. But can they get along and work as a team? And who will get hurt along the way? DETECTIVE COMICS and STREETS OF GOTHAM writer Paul Dini kicks off this brand-new ongoing series with amazing artwork by Guillem March (JOKER’S ASYLUM: POISON IVY, GOTHAM GAZETTE).
On sale June 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA BY GEORGE PEREZ VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gerry Conway
Art by George Pérez with Frank McLaughlin and John Beatty
Cover by George Pérez
The first half of artist George Pérez’s 1980s run on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA is collected in this new hardcover featuring issues #184-186, 192-194 plus Pérez’s very rare JLA postcard set! Don’t miss the team’s battles with Darkseid and The Secret Society of Super-Villains, as envisioned by the artist of FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 26 • 176 pg, FC, $39.99 US
THE SANDMAN BY JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY
Written by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
Art and cover by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
At last, the classic 1940s Super Hero series by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is collected from the pages of WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #6-7, ADVENTURE COMICS #72-97, #100-102 (1942-1946) and SANDMAN #1, the comic that reunited Simon & Kirby in 1974!
In the capable hands of Simon and Kirby, the Sandman left behind his trademark green suit, fedora and gas mask to become a brightly costumed adventurer on the trail of crime in the big city with the help of his sidekick, Sandy the Golden Boy. With a strong element of the fantastic in the form of haunted dreams and foes claiming to be figures of myth, these stories were perfect examples of the fast-paced, slam-bang adventures that made Simon & Kirby the most celebrated comics talents of the 1940s.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 12 • 304 pg, FC, $39.99 US
THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 7 TP
Written by Jerry Siegel
Art by Leo Nowak and John Sikela
Cover by Fred Ray
In this new set of stories from the 1940s, The Man of Tomorrow investigates sabotage at a factory, battles giant mutant beasts created by Lex Luthor, encounters the mysterious Archer and discovers a lost underground civilization bent on conquering the surface world. Featuring tales from ACTION COMICS #41-43, SUPERMAN #12-13 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #4!
Advance-solicited; on sale July 22 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BAT LASH TP
Written by Nick Cardy, Sergio Aragones, Dennis O’Neil, Len Wein and Cary Bates
Art by Nick Cardy, Mike Sekowsky, George Moliterni and Dan Spiegle
Cover by Nick Cardy
DC’s legendary Western series is collected at last in one volume featuring SHOWCASE #76, BAT LASH #1-7 and stories from DC SPECIAL SERIES #16 and JONAH HEX #49, 51 and 52.
Advance-solicited; on sale July 8 • 240 pg, B&W, $9.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 4 TP
Written by Gardner Fox, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, Mike Friedrich, John Broome and E. Nelson Bridwell
Art by Irv Novick, Frank Springer, Bob Brown, and others
Cover by Irv Novick
Batman tales from the 1960s including battles with The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and a league of strange assassins, as first seen in the pages of BATMAN #202-215 and DETECTIVE COMICS #376-390.
Advance-solicited; on sale July 22 • 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Frank Quitely
Variant cover by JG Jones
Sketch variant cover by Frank Quitely
"Batman Reborn" begins here! With the reunited team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, WE3, New X-Men), this first issue kicks off a 3-part story arc that can't be missed! The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child who’s been abducted by the mysterious Domino Killer. But will everything go smoothly? And who exactly are the new Batman and Robin? The newest era of The Dark Knight begins here!
On sale June 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #1
Written by Paul Dini and Marc Andreyko
Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs and Georges Jeanty & Karl Story
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
Variant cover by JG Jones
An all-new Batman series by the DETECTIVE COMICS creative team of Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen! As a new Batman rises on the streets of Gotham City, the heroes, villains and citizens take notice. How will the police feel about this new Batman, and can he control the crime in Gotham the way the old Batman did?
This new series also features a regular ongoing co-feature starring Manhunter written by Marc Andreyko and illustrated by Georges Jeanty (Buffy Season 8)! Kate Spencer lost a friend during the chaos of BATTLE FOR THE COWL, and now she wants payback. As usual, she’ll use any means necessary to get it!
On sale June 17 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1
Written by Paul Dini
Art and cover by Guillem March
Variant cover by JG Jones
This all-new series features the bad girls of Gotham City! Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other people's rules regardless of which side of the law they're on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that's all their own, and they'll use any means necessary to pursue it. But can they get along and work as a team? And who will get hurt along the way? DETECTIVE COMICS and STREETS OF GOTHAM writer Paul Dini kicks off this brand-new ongoing series with amazing artwork by Guillem March (JOKER’S ASYLUM: POISON IVY, GOTHAM GAZETTE).
On sale June 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA BY GEORGE PEREZ VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gerry Conway
Art by George Pérez with Frank McLaughlin and John Beatty
Cover by George Pérez
The first half of artist George Pérez’s 1980s run on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA is collected in this new hardcover featuring issues #184-186, 192-194 plus Pérez’s very rare JLA postcard set! Don’t miss the team’s battles with Darkseid and The Secret Society of Super-Villains, as envisioned by the artist of FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 26 • 176 pg, FC, $39.99 US
THE SANDMAN BY JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY
Written by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
Art and cover by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
At last, the classic 1940s Super Hero series by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is collected from the pages of WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #6-7, ADVENTURE COMICS #72-97, #100-102 (1942-1946) and SANDMAN #1, the comic that reunited Simon & Kirby in 1974!
In the capable hands of Simon and Kirby, the Sandman left behind his trademark green suit, fedora and gas mask to become a brightly costumed adventurer on the trail of crime in the big city with the help of his sidekick, Sandy the Golden Boy. With a strong element of the fantastic in the form of haunted dreams and foes claiming to be figures of myth, these stories were perfect examples of the fast-paced, slam-bang adventures that made Simon & Kirby the most celebrated comics talents of the 1940s.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 12 • 304 pg, FC, $39.99 US
THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 7 TP
Written by Jerry Siegel
Art by Leo Nowak and John Sikela
Cover by Fred Ray
In this new set of stories from the 1940s, The Man of Tomorrow investigates sabotage at a factory, battles giant mutant beasts created by Lex Luthor, encounters the mysterious Archer and discovers a lost underground civilization bent on conquering the surface world. Featuring tales from ACTION COMICS #41-43, SUPERMAN #12-13 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #4!
Advance-solicited; on sale July 22 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BAT LASH TP
Written by Nick Cardy, Sergio Aragones, Dennis O’Neil, Len Wein and Cary Bates
Art by Nick Cardy, Mike Sekowsky, George Moliterni and Dan Spiegle
Cover by Nick Cardy
DC’s legendary Western series is collected at last in one volume featuring SHOWCASE #76, BAT LASH #1-7 and stories from DC SPECIAL SERIES #16 and JONAH HEX #49, 51 and 52.
Advance-solicited; on sale July 8 • 240 pg, B&W, $9.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 4 TP
Written by Gardner Fox, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, Mike Friedrich, John Broome and E. Nelson Bridwell
Art by Irv Novick, Frank Springer, Bob Brown, and others
Cover by Irv Novick
Batman tales from the 1960s including battles with The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and a league of strange assassins, as first seen in the pages of BATMAN #202-215 and DETECTIVE COMICS #376-390.
Advance-solicited; on sale July 22 • 520 pg, B&W, $16.99 US
Pop links: Muhammad Ali tackles tooth decay! Comics: Bill Everett and Jack Cole!
Neil Young Archives set for June release
After talking about it for years, Neil Young is finally ready to release the first installment of his Archives collections of rarities and outtakes.
The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 box set has been given a release date of June 2.
The set will be available in ten-disc Blu-ray, ten-disc DVD and eight-disc CD editions, which cover Young's early solo work alongside performances with Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
The DVD and Blu-ray editions include a 236-page hardbound book and foldout poster, as well as Young's first film Journey Through The Past.
Warner Archive offers custom DVDs of neglected classics--including Doc Savage!
Warner Bros. is offering movie fans the chance to order previously unavailable films from its archives at $19.95 a pop. Offerings include "Doc Savage: Man of Bronze," "Captain Sinbad," and more. Check out the full offerings here.
Phantom TV show, Riverworld adaptation in the works
The Sci Fi Channel is developing a TV series based on Lee Falk's comic strip hero, the Phantom, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Phantom" has been adapted a few times without much success, but Halmi said the previous stumbles are a good reason to try again.
"That there hasn't been a successful 'Phantom' leaves the door wide open for us, since nobody has made it their own yet," Halmi said.
Sci Fi appreciates that the crusader doesn't have superpowers and is more in the grounded vein of Iron Man and Batman. "It's not a guy in purple tights," Stern said.
The network also is developing an adaptation of Philip Jose Farmer's "Riverworld."
"Phantom" has been adapted a few times without much success, but Halmi said the previous stumbles are a good reason to try again.
"That there hasn't been a successful 'Phantom' leaves the door wide open for us, since nobody has made it their own yet," Halmi said.
Sci Fi appreciates that the crusader doesn't have superpowers and is more in the grounded vein of Iron Man and Batman. "It's not a guy in purple tights," Stern said.
The network also is developing an adaptation of Philip Jose Farmer's "Riverworld."
Deal alert: Complete Man of U.N.C.L.E. DVD set $83
Amazon is offering the Complete Man from U.N.C.L.E. DVD set for $82.99 instead of $199.92 today only.
Pop links: Ogden Whitney! Frazetta! Bob Powell! Mary Hopkin! DC's new Wednesday Comics!
Golden Age Comic Book Stories shares some tales from 1952's Manhunt #13, featuring work by Ogden Whitney, Frank Frazetta and others.
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Pappy presents "Broadway Cop" by Bob Powell. Nice stuff!
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Former Apple Records star Mary Hopkin has been putting out Web-only CDs of her previously unreleased music. Check out details here.
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This sounds like an interesting new comics-publishing experiment from DC:
At a time when many newspapers are cutting back on their comics sections, DC Comics is looking to remind readers of the fun and excitement a full Sunday-sized comics section can offer.
Except they’re going to do it on Wednesdays.
The publisher today officially announced Wednesday Comics, a new 12-part weekly series launching this summer that will be presented in a 14” x 20” broadsheet format and will have to be unfolded and opened to be read. The "Wednesday" part of the title refers to the fact new comic books go on sale at comic book stores nationwide every Wednesday.
Characters coming up in the pages of Wednesday Comics include: Hawkman (already linked to creator Kyle Baker), Batman, Adam Strange, Metamorpho (linked to Neil Gaiman and Mike Allred), Catwoman, Demon, Deadman, Kamandi, Superman, Sgt. Rock, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Teen Titans, Supergirl, Flash and the Metal Men . Each story will have its own full-page installment each week for the 12 issues. The stories may be standalone stories with each installment, or a 12-part serial – the choice was left up to the creators.
...other creators joining Baker, Gaiman and Allred on Wednesday Comics: Brian Azzarello, Paul Pope, Walt Simonson, Dave Bullock, Dave Gibbons, Ryan Sook, John Arcudi, Lee Bermejo, Joe Kubert, Ben Caldwell, Kurt Busiek, Eddie Berganza, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Karl Kerschel. More will be announced at a later date, along with an official pairing of creators and characters.
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Pappy presents "Broadway Cop" by Bob Powell. Nice stuff!
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Former Apple Records star Mary Hopkin has been putting out Web-only CDs of her previously unreleased music. Check out details here.
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This sounds like an interesting new comics-publishing experiment from DC:
At a time when many newspapers are cutting back on their comics sections, DC Comics is looking to remind readers of the fun and excitement a full Sunday-sized comics section can offer.
Except they’re going to do it on Wednesdays.
The publisher today officially announced Wednesday Comics, a new 12-part weekly series launching this summer that will be presented in a 14” x 20” broadsheet format and will have to be unfolded and opened to be read. The "Wednesday" part of the title refers to the fact new comic books go on sale at comic book stores nationwide every Wednesday.
Characters coming up in the pages of Wednesday Comics include: Hawkman (already linked to creator Kyle Baker), Batman, Adam Strange, Metamorpho (linked to Neil Gaiman and Mike Allred), Catwoman, Demon, Deadman, Kamandi, Superman, Sgt. Rock, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Teen Titans, Supergirl, Flash and the Metal Men . Each story will have its own full-page installment each week for the 12 issues. The stories may be standalone stories with each installment, or a 12-part serial – the choice was left up to the creators.
...other creators joining Baker, Gaiman and Allred on Wednesday Comics: Brian Azzarello, Paul Pope, Walt Simonson, Dave Bullock, Dave Gibbons, Ryan Sook, John Arcudi, Lee Bermejo, Joe Kubert, Ben Caldwell, Kurt Busiek, Eddie Berganza, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Karl Kerschel. More will be announced at a later date, along with an official pairing of creators and characters.
Pop links: Pete Seeger at 90! Beatles download site? Mighty Sampson! Exotica sharity! Roberta the Girl Wonder! Mary Marvel!
Folk music icon Pete Seeger will observe his 9oth birthday this year with a variety of special events and concerts.
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The Beatles may create their own site for the downloading of their music, says son-of-George Dhani Harrison.
"We're losing money every day," Harrison told Blender.
"So what do you do? You have to have your own delivery system, or you have to do a good deal with Steve Jobs. But he says that a download is worth 99 cents, and we disagree."
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Fortress of Fortitude presents Otto Binder and Frank Thorne's Mighty Sampson.
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Today in sharity:
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Booksteve introduces us to Roberta, the Girl Wonder.
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A day late for St. Patty's Day, alas, but here's "Mary Marvel and the Mystery of the Leprechauns."
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The Beatles may create their own site for the downloading of their music, says son-of-George Dhani Harrison.
"We're losing money every day," Harrison told Blender.
"So what do you do? You have to have your own delivery system, or you have to do a good deal with Steve Jobs. But he says that a download is worth 99 cents, and we disagree."
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Fortress of Fortitude presents Otto Binder and Frank Thorne's Mighty Sampson.
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Today in sharity:
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Booksteve introduces us to Roberta, the Girl Wonder.
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A day late for St. Patty's Day, alas, but here's "Mary Marvel and the Mystery of the Leprechauns."
Watch Lost tonight!
"Lost" fans, visit the Lost Season 5 blog for a preview and spoilers of tonight's show. Then go back there tomorrow for a full run-down of what happened!
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