DC Comics rings in the New Year with new books starring new heroes, Raven goes solo, more Dark Nights Metal shockwaves and…Snagglepuss!
Here are our top picks for new books from DC in January 2018 starting with two DC New Age of Heroes banner coming out of Dark Nights Metal:
SIDEWAYS #1 From high school senior to new superhero. Derek James fell into the dark dimension and can cause rifts to leap through dimensions and rip space-time. Writers Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan and artist Kenneth Rocafort bring he new hero coming out of Dark Nights Metal.
THE TERRIFICS #1 Mister Terrific, Plastic Man, Metamorpho, Phantom Girl bound together after the events of Dark Nights Metal. The first mission: find Tom Strong? Jeff Lemire and Ivan Reis bring us fan-favorites in a new team on a quest to get home.
SWAMP THING WINTER SPECIAL #! Tom King and Jason Fabok pay tribute to Swamp Thing creator Len Wein and Berni Wrightson plus Wein’s final story starring his monster.
DARK KNIGHTS RISING: THE WILD HUNT #1 Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Joshua Williamson team up for this Dark Nights: Metal one-shot. The unlikely team of Flash, Cyborg, Raven and Detective Chimp on a quest with the Batmen of the Dark Multiverse on their trail.
BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #1 Duke Thomas out of the Bat’s Shadow to become The Signal. The We Are Robin breakout in his own limited series by writers Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick and artist Cully Hamner
RAVEN: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #1 The Titan goes solo in a family fight for a soul and new strange menace. Marv Wolfman and Pop Mhan. In this all-new miniseries, Raven faces a new, otherworldly menace that is all too grounded in reality. Plus, Raven’s personal life is in an uproar as her mother and aunt struggle for the soul of a Titan! It’s up to Baron Winters of the Night Force to intercede on her behalf as she embarks on the adventure called “The Girls With the Anime Eyes”!
EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES #1 The Hanna-Barbera character in his own book. He’s a Southern gay writer but a target in the 1950’s as forces want to silence any voice they deem subversive. Mark Russell and Mike Feehan.
DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 The origin of Clayface and his first fight with Batman.
THE FLASH #39 The 700th issue of The Flash marks part one of The Perfect Storm. Gorilla Grodd attacks.
THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 FLASH WAR prelude! Classic Wally West agonizes over Iris and gets pulled into a crisis by Magenta. Hailed as a major turning point for The Flash family, how will the War affect Barry and the biggest mysteries of the DC Rebirth?
By Editor