"Batman Group" November 2012 Solicits

TALON #2
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:25 Variant cover by KEN LASHLEY
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• What is THE TOMB OF THE UNWORTHY?
• How might the surviving members of The Court of Owls use it to destroy Calvin Rose once and for all?
• Introducing an assassin even more dangerous than Talon!

 

BATMAN, INCORPORATED #5
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING
1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
RESOLICIT • On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
• War in the skies of Gotham City!
• Bat-robots versus Talia’s Man-Bat armies!
• Leviathan and The Heretic increase the hostilities to a whole new level!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

BATMAN #14
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Backup story art by JOCK
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
Variant cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
• “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” continues!
• The Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous?
• And where is Alfred?
• Plus: In the backup feature, The Penguin is running out of options as he’s confronted by The Joker!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

 

DETECTIVE COMICS #14
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
Backup story art by JOCK
1:25 B&W Variant cover by JASON FABOK
On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
• When Bruce Wayne’s life is saved by The Penguin, what surprises are in store for The Dark Knight?
• And in the backup story, an intimate look at Gotham City’s most dangerous foes provides a hint of the maelstrom to come.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #14
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH
1:25 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Kidnapped and tortured by the Scarecrow, The Dark Knight is finally free and looking for serious payback!
• Is this the end of Scarecrow’s reign of terror? Not by a long shot….

BATMAN AND ROBIN #14
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Damian sets out to take down the Z Club!
• Batfans won’t want to miss this lead-in to the “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” event!

BATGIRL #14
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by ED BENES
On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in as Barbara tries to save her family from a fate much worse than death!
• Has Batgirl come this far just to fall victim once again to The Joker?

BATWOMAN #14
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
1:25 B&W variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• The Batwoman/Wonder Woman team-up epic continues!
• Batwoman may be out of her league as she chases down Medusa!

CATWOMAN #14
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARROGONA
Cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in!
• Catwoman is caught in The Joker’s trap as he toys with her mind.
• But The Joker should beware because Catwoman always comes to play!

BATWING #14
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by MARCUS TO and RYAN WINN
Cover by MARCUS TO
On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Batwing will need all the help he can get to take down a death cult led by Father Lost!

BIRDS OF PREY #14
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by ROMANO MOLENAAR and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by ROMANO MOLENAAR
On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The Birds of Prey are hot on the trail of a mysterious cult with ties to Katana!
• But their hunt is about to be intercepted by the powerful force of CONDOR!
• And what is the connection between the Birds and the Teen Titans?

NIGHTWING #14
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and MARK IRWIN
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The epic martial arts throwdown of the year: Nightwing vs. Lady Shiva!
• Nightwing may be outmatched this time, but he’s not going down without a fight!
• This issue leads directly into the “DEATH OF THE FAMILY’ event!

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #14
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Just as the team gets back to Earth, they are interrupted by SUPERMAN.
• There’s a Black Market alien technology being fenced and the Man of Steel has traced a connection to the Red Hood!
• An old friend of Jason is coming for him leading up to next month’s “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in issue!

DC HAS to Release Earth-2 or Worlds' Finest Cover Today!

Over the past few days, DC has begun releasing the covers of their "Second Wave" titles.
Tuesday kicked off with BATMAN INCORPORATED, Wednesday starred G.I. COMBAT, and then Thursday featured THE RAVAGERS. Of course, DIAL H's cover was shown when the wave was announced. This leaves only two series without covers... EARTH-2 and WORLDS' FINEST!

So I'm guessing that today, DC will be releasing the covers of AT LEAST one of the two titles today. Recently, George Perez posted an image on his facebook "like" page with some head-sketches of Huntress and Power Girl. He had just finished the pencils (and I think the inking, too?) for the cover, but he wasn't allowed to show it. I'm guessing that by now, the cover should be finished. But considering I've seen one of Perez's character sketches, I am much more interested for the EARTH-2 cover.

But just for poops and laughs (ha. get it? like shits and giggles? ...fine. I'll just finish the post. :P haha) I'll give you the links to the over covers released this week. I would just have put them in this post, but my blogger is still acting weird and not letting me add any.


BATMAN INCORPORATED

G.I. COMBAT

THE RAVAGERS

^All of those up there are links, just so you know. I know it doesn't have a separate color, but just trust me on this one.

DC Comics-The New 52 Second Wave

In April, several "New 52" series will be cancelled. Those titles are:
1. BLACKHAWKS
2. O.M.A.C. (Yay! Didio isn't writing an ongoing comic any more!)
3. HAWK AND DOVE
4. MEN OF WAR
5. MISTER TERRIFIC
6. STATIC SHOCK


These series are replaced by six "new" ongoing series, keeping the number at an equal 52. Most of these new series are actually pretty cool.
1. BATMAN INCORPORATED-Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham "The acclaimed ongoing writer of ACTION COMICS, Grant Morrison, presents a fresh take on BATMAN INCORPORATED, in which the Batman brand is franchised globally in preparation for a major international threat."

2. EARTH-2-James Robinson and Nicola Scott "The greatest heroes on a parallel Earth, the Justice Society combats threats that will set them on a collision course with other worlds."

3. WORLDS' FINEST-Paul Levitz w/ rotating story arcs for art by George Perez and Kevin Maguire "Stranded on our world from a parallel reality, Huntress and Power Girl struggle to find their way back to Earth 2. Perez and Maguire will be the artists on alternating story arcs."

4. THE RAVAGERS-Howard Mackie & Ian Churchill "Spinning off from TEEN TITANS and SUPERBOY, this series finds four superpowered teens on the run and fighting against the organization that wants to turn them into supervillains."

5. DIAL H (FOR HERO)-China Mieville & Mateus Santoluoco "The first ongoing series from acclaimed novelist China Miéville, this is a bold new take on a cult classic concept about the psychological effects on an everyman who accidentally gains powers to become a hero."

6. G.I. COMBAT-J.T. Krul & Ariel Olivetti "Featuring the return of a classic DC Comics series, THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT, along with rotating back-up stories and creative teams - including THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, with writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Dan Panosian; and THE HAUNTED TANK, with writer John Arcudi and artist Scott Kolins."

So here are my thoughts on each series:

BATMAN INCORPORATED:
I feel like this could be better than the series was before the relaunch. I know that most of my blogger buddies don't like Grant Morrison, but I've been okay with his work on Action Comics, and I like some of his other work with Batman so, depending on the ratings of the first issue or two, I might pick it up.

EARTH-2:
I've been wanting this series for MONTHS now. This series has so much potential, it's scary. I just hope that Robinson doesn't run it into the ground like he did with the Justice League during his run. But Nicola Scott has amazing skills, James Robinson has HAD a good story or two in the past, and maybe this is our chance to see Wally West, Ray Palmer (as the Atom), Donna Troy, and the other characters we've all been hoping to see! But this series should be good...as long as Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, and Ted Grant are there. I can't wait!

WORLDS FINEST:
Power Girl. Paul Levitz. George Perez. That is all you have to say, and I am on board.

THE RAVAGERS:
I feel like this series is going to star characters who, in the old Universe, were teenage heroes that were on Teen Titans at one time or another. Since its supposed to be six...I could see it being something like Static, Miss Martian, Ravager, (who leads the team), uhhhh maybe Beast Boy could fit in here? But yeah, I'm almost certain it'll be those first three at least. I'm 100% certain that Ravager will star and probably lead the team. I'm sure Red Robin and the rest of the TT will be in the series at one point or another.

DIAL H:
Not interested...at ALL.

G.I. COMBAT:
Ugh. A war story, to replace two war stories. YAY! ...not.

Well there you have it. My thoughts on the Second Wave of the New 52. 2 (or potentially 4) of the 6 new series look good. I'll take that. I'm pretty excited for May (when these new series come out)! See you later, readers.