SUPERGIRL, DOOM PATROL & More New DC REBIRTH Books in SEPTEMBER

Supergirl #1 courtesy DC Comics
Supergirl #1 courtesy DC Comics

The birth of the DC Young Animals line, more DC Comics Rebirth number ones and the first big crossover of DC Rebirth in the Batman family of books.

Here are big highlights of what’s coming from DC this September:

Doom Patrol #1 by Gerard Way and Nick Derington hailed as “a blenderized reimagining of the ultimate series of the strange, Doom Patrol combines elements from the classic runs, new directions and things that could not be.”

“Our entry point is Casey Brinke, a young EMT on the graveyard shift to abstract enlightenment, with a past so odd that she’s not entirely sure what is real and what is not. Along with her partner, Sam Reynolds, the pair blaze a path though the city with its denizens, finding the only  that exists at 3am is the chaos of the brain. When the pair answer a hit-and-run call, they find themselves face to face with a familiar figure: Cliff Steele, aka Robotman. Continue reading SUPERGIRL, DOOM PATROL & More New DC REBIRTH Books in SEPTEMBER

New Creative Teams for SUICIDE SQUAD, AQUAMAN, TEEN TITANS

New Suicide Squad #15 courtesy DC Comics
New Suicide Squad #15 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics announced new creative team for NEW SUICIDE SQUAD, AQUAMAN, and TEEN TITANS starting with February 2016 issues.

DC veterans taking on these iconic titles.

Here’s the updated lineup of writers and artists:

NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #17 will be written by Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN ETERNAL) and illustrated by Juan Ferreyra (GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT, BATMAN ETERNAL).

“Indentured super villain Harley Quinn has made covert contact with someone outside the walls of Belle Reve prison—and this mysterious savior has discovered the secrets of Amanda Waller and Task Force X.” Continue reading New Creative Teams for SUICIDE SQUAD, AQUAMAN, TEEN TITANS

STARFIRE & GRAYSON Together Again?

Starfire #8 courtesy DC Comics
Starfire #8 courtesy DC Comics

A Titan-ic romance in 2016?

Sorry Jason Todd and Roy Harper, for Starfire fans it was always about Dick Grayson…unless they’re in the Barbara Gordon/Grayson camp.

Before The New 52, Dick Grayson was Robin then Nightwing and he fell in love with an alien warrior princess from Tamaran.

The legendary Marv Wolfman era Titans team lives on in Titans Hunt #1 which arrives this week. This is a new spinoff after the successs of Convergence.

In The New 52, The Teen Titans are different but Dick and Kori had a brief relationship before she joined Red Hood and the Outlaws. Dick no longer had a code-name, faked his death and is an undercover spy. Kori is living in the Florida Keys on her own in a new ongoing. The star-crossed former lovers reunite but will it last? Continue reading STARFIRE & GRAYSON Together Again?

CRISIS HEROES Return In CONVERGENCE

Convergence #3 courtesy DC Comics
Convergence #3 courtesy DC Comics

Past, present and future keep colliding as CONVERGENCE Week 3 sees the return of heroes from the CRISIS OF INFINITE EARTHS era.

Brainac has been keeping heroes of lost DC comics era in domed cities. Telos broke open the domes and forced all into a fight for their lives that’s rocking the mulitiverse.

The New Teen Titans, The Outsiders, Justice League Detroit and more blasts from the pasts fight it out in this week’s tie-in books.

Here are the official descriptions of the books coming this week: Continue reading CRISIS HEROES Return In CONVERGENCE

Before FLASHPOINT Heroes In CONVERGENCE Week One

Convergence: Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics
Convergence: Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Convergence takes over the DC Universe this week.

The cosmic clash begins in Convergence#1 but heroes from the pre-Flashpoint DCU takes center stage in multiple tie-in books.

Remember when Stephanie Brown was Batgirl, Superman was married to Lois Lane, Dick and Barbara were Nightwing and Oracle?

DC Comics books are on hiatus as this two month event with heroes from past, present and future fight in a massive multiversal crossover: Continue reading Before FLASHPOINT Heroes In CONVERGENCE Week One

DC COMICS CONVERGENCE May Previews

Convergence Batgirl #2 courtesy DC Comics
Convergence Batgirl #2 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics unveiled May previews featuring the final tie-in chapters of the Multiverse shattering Convergence event.

In the end there will be only one DC reality but until then cheer for your favorite heroes and villains from the past and see who survives.

Week 1 Starring Heroes from the PRE-FLASHPOINT DCU.

CONVERGENCE: BATGIRL #2
Written by ALISA KWITNEY
Art by RICK LEONARDI and MARK PENNINGTON
What will be the final fate of Stephanie Brown as she battles both Flashpoint Grodd and Catman? Or is the real fight closer to home, against Red Robin? Continue reading DC COMICS CONVERGENCE May Previews

NEW TITANS And OUTSIDERS In CONVERGENCE

Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 courtesy DC Comics
Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 courtesy DC Comics

The New Teen Titans, The Outsiders, Justice League Detroit?!

Classic teams from the past burst into the future with CONVERGENCE – the big event that takes over DC Comics for two months starting in April.

More heroes from the CRISIS OF INFINITE EARTHS star in these tie-in issues.

Here’s the official description of CONVERGENCE  week three:

CONVERGENCE: ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #1
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by ROBERTO VIACAVA and ANDY OWENS
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
Superman and Supergirl attempt to free their city via the Phantom Zone but learn that if they succeed, a terrible fate awaits Supergirl in Crisis on Infinite Earths! Continue reading NEW TITANS And OUTSIDERS In CONVERGENCE

NEW TEEN TITANS Return In CONVERGENCE

New Teen Titans courtesy DC comics
New Teen Titans courtesy DC comics

Look who’s back in 2015.

The New Teen Titans are back in DC‘s big event with the legendary writer from their epic run.

Convergence week three takes fans back to the days before Crisis of Infinite Earths.

NEW TEEN TITANS – the classic roster of Nightwing, Donna Troy as Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and the future traitor Jericho.

Writer Marv Wolfman is joined by artists Nicola Scott  (Earth 2) and Marc Deering Continue reading NEW TEEN TITANS Return In CONVERGENCE