New creative teams, big finales, huge fights and a big secret of the Dark Knight’s past pack the Batman family of books coming in December courtesy DC Comics. Here are the highlights starting with the “what might have been” adventures of Damian Wayne:
Son of Batman #3 Damian Wayne vs. Professor Pyg, Jakanapes and the Joker? Andy Kubert writes a new tale of Damian from the future he co-created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666.
A sign of things to come in 2015’s Man of Steel sequel?
Lex Luthor vs. Batman on the cover of Forever Evil #4 is the big highlight of DC’s December comics preview. The Crime Syndicate wiped out the Justice League, invaded Earth, rallied the criminals but in Chapter Four watch for shifting alliances, murder and a showdown between the Superman villain and the Dark Knight.
New books, new teams, new story arcs. Marvel will recharge the line with the All-New Marvel Now starting with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in December with a new #1 .NOW Entry for all readers. Marvel starts the wave of news with a fan-favorite team, a classic concept reborn and a new twist on a Marvel family.
Avengers #24.NOW is the kickoff of Rogue Planet #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic (Thor: God of Thunder) as the Avengers reassemble as a “rogue planet hurtles toward Earth.”
Avengers #24.Now hits in December, one year after Hickman relaunched the flagship title. Rogue Planet follows the massive Infinity event currently rocking the entire Marvel Universe. From the Ribic cover it looks like Hickman’s new recruits survive the showdown with Thanos and the Builders. No word on if more heroes will join the already massive team roster. Continue reading All-New Marvel Now Avengers, Invaders, Inhuman
The Eternal Warrior #1 – the first issue of a brand new ongoing series arrives Wednesday. Gilad Anni-Padda returned in the pages of X-O Manowar and the Valiant comeback continues in the new book by superstar creative team Greg Pak(Batman/Superman, Planet Hulk ) and Valiant Exclusive artist Trevor Hairsine.
Here’s what you need to know about the fan-favorite hero courtesy Valiant:
“Across ten millennia and a thousand battlefields, Gilad Anni-Padda has traversed the darkest, most mysterious corners of Continue reading ETERNAL WARRIOR Preview
DC Comics revealed new creative teams for their super teen books:
Legendary Marv Wolfman (Teen Titans) becomes the Superboy writer starting with issue artist Andres Guinaldo. Wolfman’s first issue co-written by Frank Hannah finds Superboy “lost in time with the Teen Titans as he comes to some startling revelations about both his origins and his future. Can he and the team rescue Kid Flash and find the way back to their own era?” Continue reading BATWOMAN, SUPERBOY, SUPERGIRL New Creative Teams
The all-female X-Men book becomes part of the big 50th Anniversary crossover epic. X-Men #5 and #6 are key chapters in X-Men: Battle of the Atom.
Writer Brian Wood tells Marvel.com Rachel Grey will have an important interaction with the young Jean Grey and (while not spoiling last week’s chapter two) one of the Future X-Men:
An outer space hard case blasts his way into his Villains Month stand-alone!
This is not the Main Man Lobo fans were expecting!
When DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras revealed these sketches for Lobo’s new look for his The New 52 fans were scratching their heads, confused and some were not giving thumbs up to he leaner, more “pretty boy” vision of Lobo (see below.)
“The Lobo you’ve seen so far in the New 52 is not who you think he is. In this one-shot, you’ll be introduced to the real Lobo. A ruthless killer, Lobo is on a quest to kill the man who has taken his name. Continue reading Is This LOBO
