CYBORG, DARKSEID WAR, SUPERMAN TRUTH & More in DC JULY Books

Cyborg #1 courtesy DC Comics
Cyborg #1 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics share a first look at new books arriving this July including a new number one issue and the second chapter for 24 brand new titles coming out of the Convergence event.

CYBORG #1
Written by DAVID WALKER, Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
JULY 22
The machine that gives Cyborg his powers is evolving! The only problem is that machine is his body and he has no idea what’s causing these changes!

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2
Written and drawn by BRYAN HITCH
JULY 1
The JLA learns more about the armada of religious zealots that has arrived on Earth – and their stunning ties to Krypton!

JUSTICE LEAGUE #42
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, Art and cover by JASON FABOK
JULY 15
The epic “Darkseid War” event storyline continues with the critically acclaimed team of Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok! As Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor maneuver toward inevitable war, Wonder Woman leads the Justice League against a force that holds the answers on how to stop it – but the price might be Batman’s soul! Meanwhile, Mister Miracle faces off against a mysterious hero who has been fighting in the shadows for decades!

Justice League #42 courtesy DC Comics
Justice League #42 courtesy DC Comics

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #11
Written by JEFF PARKER, Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN
JULY 8
The Convergence is over! Now, Alanna Strange, Stargirl and Equinox must assemble brand-new and wildly untraditional teams of heroes and villains to work together and stop another cosmic catastrophe before it happens. In this issue: Mera, Poison Ivy, Swamp Thing and Etrigan!

AQUAMAN #42
Written by CULLEN BUNN, Art and cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
JULY 22
Mera joins the hunt for Aquaman as he continues to be an enemy of the Kingdom of Atlantis!

BLACK CANARY #2
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by ANNIE WU
JULY 15
In the wake of their first major fight, Dinah’s realized that her new bandmates are completely unprepared to keep themselves alive in a scrap…so it’s time for a training montage! (Cue the squealing guitars!) Plus: Who is Bo Maeve, and why does she hate Black Canary so much?

Black Canary #2 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #2 courtesy DC Comics

CONSTANTINE: THE HELLBLAZER #2
Written by MING DOYLE and JAMES TYNION IV, Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
JULY 8
Somebody is killing the only friends John has: the ghosts that haunt him! How can you kill what’s already dead? John is going to find out and make this adversary pay!

DEATHSTROKE #8
Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JIM BONNY
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL
JULY 22
“Godkiller” continues! Get ready for divine brutality when Slade’s contract on the Gods sends him smashing into combat against the one and only Wonder Woman!

Deathstroke #8 courtesy DC Comics
Deathstroke #8 courtesy DC Comics

DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #1
Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JIM BONNY, Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
JULY 29
The “Godkiller” bloodbath continues as Slade uses his new weapon to cleave through the world of the supernatural! And which side of this conflict will Superman and Wonder Woman fall on?

DR. FATE #2
Written by PAUL LEVITZ, Art and cover by SONNY LIEW
JULY 15
The new Dr. Fate is already having trouble controlling the power of Nabu – and time is of the essence because he’s about to be tested by an ancient evil!

EARTH 2: SOCIETY #2
Written by DANIEL H. WILSON, Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
JULY 8
After the shocking assassination of one of Earth-2’s most prominent leaders, humanity’s survivors struggle to believe their world can last. Can even Superman help build a society better than their previous world?

THE FLASH #42
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN, Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
JULY 22
Things go from bad to crazy bad when Barry is forced to deal with both Professor Zoom and his father’s unexpected escape from prison!

THE FLASH ANNUAL #4
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN, Art by BONG DAVO and NORM RAPMUND, Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
JULY 29
Meet the new hunting party gathered by Professor Zoom – and see how The Flash’s nemesis recruited each of these deadly players to plague the life of Barry Allen.

GREEN ARROW #42
Written by BEN PERCY, Art and cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
JULY 1
Green Arrow strikes out against the forces that have been threatening to rip Seattle apart!

WONDER WOMAN #42
Written by MEREDITH FINCH, Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and JONATHAN GLAPION
JULY 15
To replace Ares as the God of War, Wonder Woman must better understand him – and that means a journey to Ares’ home! You can just imagine what that entails! Plus, learn who is behind the attacks on Paradise Island!

JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #2
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS, Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER
JULY 22
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Supergirl? Aww, for crying out loud, we were promised that someone would rein these guys in. Supergirl? Really? Trust us…it’s actually pretty cool.

LOBO #8
Written by CULLEN BUNN, Art and cover by CLIFF RICHARDS
JULY 1
Lobo battles fiendish robotic surgeons in the horrific “flesh factory”!

LOBO ANNUAL #1
Written by CULLEN BUNN. Art by ROBSON ROCHA
JULY 29
Lobo’s faced murderers, thieves and tyrants as he slaughtered his way across the universe, but now he meets the one group that might shut down his work for good: the Sinestro Corps!

MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2
Written by ROB WILLIAMS, Art and cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
JULY 15
It’s the Man of Steel versus the Martian Manhunter as Superman demands to know what J’onn J’onnz knew about the Martians’ terrible plans for Earth.

MIDNIGHTER #2
Written by STEVE ORLANDO, Art and cover by ACO
JULY 1
Marina Lucas woke up this morning as a suburban martial-arts instructor…but when God Garden tech unexpectedly falls into her lap, she’ll end the day as the deadliest woman on the planet! That’s bad news for her – and worse for the Midnighter!

NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #10
Written by SEAN RYAN, Art by PHILIPPE BRIONES
JULY 8
What do you get when you take on an unstable breakaway faction from the League of Assassins? Dead Squad members, that’s what!

TEEN TITANS #10
Written by WILL PFEIFER, Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, Cover by BENGAL
JULY 22
The hunt is over and the battle begins as Wonder Girl and Power Girl’s new team catches up with the Titans to bring Superboy to justice.

OMEGA MEN #2
Written by TOM KING, Art by BARNABY BAGENDA and JOSE MARZAN, JR.
JULY 1
What do you do after the entire galaxy watches you murder the White Lantern Kyle Rayner? Run.

PREZ #2
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by BEN CALDWELL
JULY 15
With the election in chaos and a Congress mired in corruption, Twitter sensation @corndoggirl becomes the first teenaged President of the United States!

RED HOOD/ARSENAL #2
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, Art by DENIS MEDRI
JULY 8
How can Red Hood and Arsenal possibly survive an attack of killer mimes? Yeah, you read that right: mimes!

SECTION EIGHT #2
Written by GARTH ENNIS,Art by JOHN McCREA, Cover by AMANDA CONNER
JULY 8
It’s Green Lantern’s turn in the barrel as Sixpack’s quest for the eighth Section Eighter continues. But what does GL himself think about all this? Why is Sixpack hearing voices? And can Bueno Excellente really have found love? Find out in part two of the miniseries the creative team themselves are calling an unprecedented masterpiece.

STARFIRE #2
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI, Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, Cover by AMANDA CONNER
JULY 8
Florida is so nice this time of year…the warm weather…the beach…and Starfire beating the crud out of the bad guys! You should really try to get down there and see for yourself.

SECRET SIX #4
Written by GAIL SIMONE, Art by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
JULY 15
How did six deadly assassins end up in suburbia? Still being hunted, Big Shot decides that Gotham City is too hot for them. So he decides they need to lie low in the land of picket fences and freshly cut lawns. What could go wrong?

SUPERMAN #42
Written by GENE LUEN YANG, Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and KLAUS JANSON
JULY 22
The Superman epic you never expected – “TRUTH” continues! Has Lois Lane betrayed Superman with the truth?

Superman #40 courtesy DC Comics
Superman #40 courtesy DC Comics

ACTION COMICS #42
Written by GREG PAK, Art and cover by AARON KUDER
JULY 1
The Superman epic you never expected – “TRUTH” continues! Who will stand by Clark Kent?

BIZARRO #2
Written by HEATH CORSON, Art and cover by GUSTAVO DUARTE
JULY 1
It am a good day to die! Bizarro and Jimmy am all that stand in the way of world destruction!

DOOMED #2
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, Art and cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ
JULY 15
The secret origin of our Doomed hero is revealed! Plus: Tons of stuff gets smashed!

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #19
Written by PETER J. TOMASI. Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
JULY 15
The Superman epic you never expected – “TRUTH” continues! Is there truth in madness? Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad guest-star!

GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT ANNUAL #1
Written by RAY FAWKES, Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE, Cover by JUAN FERRYRA
JULY 29 Get set for a tale of love and vengeance in this centuries-old mystery for the Midnight Shift – and the Gentlemen Ghost!

GOTHAM ACADEMY #8
Written by BECKY CLOONAN and BRENDEN FLETCHER, Art by HELEN MINGJUECHEN, Cover by KARL KERSCHL
JULY 8
Classes are suspended for a funeral. So, is it really true that grieving students get all A’s?

GRAYSON #10
Written by TOM KING and TIM SEELEY, Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
JULY 22
For the first time since FOREVER EVIL, Dick Grayson comes face-to-face with Lex Luthor!

HARLEY QUINN #18
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI, Art by CHAD HARDIN, Cover by AMANDA CONNER
JULY 8
The Gang of Harleys rocks on with a super fun appearance by Captain Strong! Yes, that is a real character, we promise!

Harley Quinn #18 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #18 courtesy DC Comics

HARLEY QUINN AND POWER GIRL #2
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI, Art by STEPHANE ROUX, Cover by AMANDA CONNER, JULY 15
Vartox is a totally creepy and super macho space dictator – though he is terrible fond of Power Girl. Harley and Power Girl are not terribly fond of him. Violence and shenanigans begin in 3…2…1…

ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN #2
Written by PATRICK GLEASON, Art by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
JULY 15
The power and legacy of the al Ghuls reaches far and wide, but wait until you meet their greatest rivals! Enter the Dragon’s Head!

WE ARE…ROBIN #2
Written by LEE BERMEJO, Art by ROB HAYNES and KHARY RANDOLPH
Cover by LEE BERMEJO, July 22

In Gotham City, hundreds of Robins have taken to the streets. But who will be their new leader? And who is the mystery man working behind the scenes?

GREEN LANTERN #42
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by BILLY TAN and MARK IRWIN
July 1
Renegade Green Lantern Hal Jordan’s investigation into the disappearance of the Green Lantern Corps will have to wait – he has bigger problems on his hands. Inexplicably, entire worlds are being turned to stone. But before Hal can discover the cause, he’ll have to face a criminal gang that’s pursuing him across the universe!

Green Lantern #42 courtesy DC Comics
Green Lantern #42 courtesy DC Comics

GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY #2
Written by CULLEN BUNN, Art and cover by JESUS SAIZ, JULY 15
John Stewart and a small group of Green Lanterns find themselves lost and far from home! Now, they’re going to have to team up with one of their greatest enemies to find a way back where they belong.

SINESTRO #13
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSEY
JULY 22
Allegiances shift and rings are traded as Sinestro’s army begins to expand in the absence of the Green Lantern Corps.

By Editor