"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's #0 Issues in September; 4 New Series

Well this is it, folks, DC has announced what they are going to be doing in September today: "#0" issues. Every series will get a #0 issue.

Promotional Image for Animal Man #0

Promotional Image for Aquaman #0

Promotional Image for Batman #0

Promotional Image for Batman, INC. #0

Promotional Image for Dial H #0

Promotional Image for The Flash #0

By the looks of things, each character will be diving head-on into the past and we'll get to see events from their past that are leading to new stories in each series. But not only is each series getting their own #0 issue, four new series have been announced:

Talon: Co-Writers: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV. Artist: Guillem March.

Meet Calvin Rose, the only Talon to ever escape the grasp of the Court of Owls. This former assassin of the Court is trying to live a normal life ... but that’s impossible when he’s being hunted by his former masters!

Alright well here are my thoughts on that... Talon looks like it could have potential, but I see it as being a lot like how The Ravagers is right now: A story that comes from a crossover. And honestly, the Court of Owls is on the edge of being over-used already. I mean they dominated the first whole year of the Batman and Nightwing stories and now they basically get their own series? I think that's pushing it a little bit. But you never know...anything from Scott Snyder is worth a shot!


Sword of Sorcery: Writer: Christy Marx. Artist: Aaron Lopresti. 
Featuring the return of Amethyst, Amy Winston leads a strange life on the road with her mother and resents it. She’s about to learn it’s all been necessary when she discovers she’s the lost princess of Gemworld—and she’s being hunted by her murderous aunt. With a back-up story written by Tony Bedard with art by Jesus Saiz, set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the monstrous warrior Beowulf is charged with finding and defeating the evil Grendel.

So here we have a series that is much like how Dial H and Batman INC. are to me: I just don't really care enough to buy it. It has potential, but it's just not my style of comic. 

The Phantom Stranger: Writer: Dan DiDio. Artist: Brent Anderson. 

Spinning out of his recent appearances in JUSTICE LEAGUE and DC’s Free Comic Book Day story, learn more about the true origin of The Phantom Stranger and his connection to the mysterious Pandora. 

This doesn't look so...wait. That says Dan Didio is the writer? Never mind. Don't expect to see anything about that series ever again on this blog.

Team Seven: Writer: Justin Jordan. Artist: Jesus Merino. 

Set in the early days of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, threads of the entire DC Universe collide. As Superman emerges, so does the world’s counter measures against him and his kind. Team 7 is comprised of Dinah Lance, Amanda Waller, Steve Trevor, John Lynch, Alex Fairchild, Cole Cash and Slade Wilson — and their story will change everything you know about DC COMICS-THE NEW 52. 

I'm extremely interested in this series. All of these characters have ties to one of the little sections of the DC Universe. Dinah from the Bat-Family, Waller from the Edge or Dark or wherever Suicide Squad is, Trevor from the League's section, I don't know who John Lynch is, Fairchild (related to Caitlin Fairchild from Ravagers?) from the Young Justice portion, Cole Cash from the Edge or Dark group, and Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke is cool as hell. I might just get this series' first issue to see how they will interact with each other and how they all went on such separate paths. This is the one I'm actually interested in. The Talon is up there, but Team Seven is the center of my attention in the "Third Wave" of titles.

Okay so I have to ask: Why is DC putting out more than 52 titles in September? That's weird. I thought they were sticking with 52 titles? Who knows anymore. Maybe the other 3 titles will get cut after September. (Please cut Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, & Voodoo!!!) Speculation? Comment below!