Next month’s Action Comics #19 was to be a new beginning for the Man of Steel with a new creative team. Writer Andy Diggle revealed via Twitter he was leaving the Superman book.
“Sadly I’ve decided to walk away from Action Comics for professional reasons. It was the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make, especially with Superman’s 75th Anniversary and Man of Steel on the horizon. But it was the right decision. Onwards.”
Later today DC Comics Executive Director of Publicity Alex Segura revealed his Twitter:
There’s a passing of the torch behind the scenes at Ultimates but look what’s coming up in the pages of the Avengers of the Ultimate Universe: the INFINITY GAUNTLET!
Logan got deep fried in Wolverine #1 by Paul Cornell and Alan Davis. It appears when this alien weapon of tremendous power gets into the hands of a regular Joe it turns a daddy dearest into a possessed daddy deadliest. Now a little kid is running around New York City with that super weapon. What will Logan have to do stop the reign of terror? We’ll have to keep reading to learn the origin of this weapon but Cornell delivered an ominous tease about the future of Logan’s solo book and this weapon.
When asked by a fan on Comic Book Resources if that weapon will have significance beyond this initial story arc writer Cornell responded:
Justice League is looking to expand their roster after the events of Throne of Atlantis. Cyborg recruits up and coming heroes via the Grid but who will answer the call?
Look who’s popped up in this week’s issue courtesy The Source.
Jeph Loeb launched a brand new NOVA series with a new hero soon be under the helmet. Sam Alexander is a small town teen who just learned his father’s delusions of space adventures were no illusion. This week in Nova #2 Sam gets recruited by a talking racoon and a green warrior woman!
Loeb likens Sam to another famous teen hero with great power and responsibility:
“If we’re lucky, we’re taking on the type of stuff Peter Parker did in the earliest Spider-Man stories trying to be a super hero and a normal kid.”
“That story of Sam Alexander being 16 years old and already having given up is something I think people can relate to. But in the Marvel Universe, when we’re at our worst, that’s when the hero comes forward.”
Outer space adventurers like Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy are reborn franchises and the future of Marvel.
“The relationship between Nova and the Guardians of the Galaxy is very important to where we’re going. Brian Bendis and I have talked about it since the beginning. It’s on the first page of the first issue. It’s really cool to see Ed drawing the Guardians.”
Batwoman #18 Kate Kane has a new partner and new role in the war on crime. Batman guest stars as a new arc kicks off. Did Maggie saw yes to Kate’s marriage proposal? What’s her reaction to the big reveal?
Captain Marvel #11 Carol faces a new version of one her deadliest foes! Ms. Marvel took on the alien operative known as Deathbird. The Shi’ar warrior was the twisted sister of Empress Lilandra and the mad D’Ken and became a foe of the X-Men. (Imagine Game of Thrones but with birdlike aliens and you get the Shi’ar! ) Who is the new high-flying villain stalking Carol?
Constantine #1 The star of Justice League Dark hellblazes into his own solo series by Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes and Renato Guedes. John Constantine is the amoral hero lurking in the darkest shadows of the DC Universe. What he learns in the premiere issue threatens The New 52 universe!
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #3 All eleven Time Lords are featured in this epic story celebrating the Doctor’s anniversary! Break out your magician’s cape and make way for Jon Pertwee! Could the Master be the mastermind of this episode’s cross-time caper?
Indestructible Hulk #5 Green Goliath versus Big Bad Blue! Hulk versus Attuma! Can Bruce Banner’s S.H.I.E.L.D. team stop Attuma’s frightening plot against the surface world? I love how Mark Waid writes Banner.
The new Justice League of America are hailed as America’s Most Dangerous! Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor have created a super team with a hidden agenda. The roster includes the new Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Katana, Stargirl, Vibe and Catwoman? I won’t spoil the secret behind why this form has been formed.
