DC Comics January 2013 Solicitations

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DC Comics January 2013 Solicitations





Green Lantern related solicitations are here. Superman related solicitations are here. Batman related solicitations are here. DCU Dark solicitations are here. DC “Edge” solicitations are here. “YOUNG JUSTICE” Solicitations are here. “BEYOND” DCU Solicitations are here. “Before Watchmen” Solicitations are here. Trades, Vertigo & Figures are here.






JUSTICE LEAGUE #16

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Backup story art by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by LANGDON FOSS
1:100 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
“We Can Be Heroes” Blank variant cover available

On sale JANUARY 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
• “THRONE OF ATLANTIS” continues!
• Aquaman can barely hold on against Ocean Master even with the League by his side!
• The United States loses faith in the Justice League and enters the battle against Atlantis, setting in motion the creation of the Justice League of America!
• More on the Superman/Wonder Woman alliance!
• Plus: In the backup story, the origin of SHAZAM! continues!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

AQUAMAN #16

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
1:25 B&W Variant cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THRONE OF ATLANTIS” continues!
• Continuing from this month’s JUSTICE LEAGUE #16!
•Torn between Ocean Master and the League in this penultimate chapter of “Throne of Atlantis, Aquaman is pushed toward an impossible choice!
• The monstrous Trench are back — and they’re hungry!

WONDER WOMAN #16

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Wonder Woman and her half brother Milan must grapple with the dangerous New God known as Orion!
• What strange alliance has the terrifying First Born made?

THE FLASH #16

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The Flash takes Grodd into the Speed Force in a last-ditch effort to defeat the mad gorilla! And...he loses?!
• Plus: The Rogues, the introduction of a major villain and a look at the one and only date between Barry Allen and Iris West in The New 52!

GREEN ARROW #16

Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II and ROB HUNTER
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Green Arrow must liberate Seattle’s waterfront from the grip of Harrow, a thug who’s running guns into the city!
• Things may seem dire for Green Arrow as he loses his grip on his town and his company — but if he’s going down, he’s going down fighting!

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #16

Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by DAN JURGENS and RAY McCARTHY

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Firestorm is Public Enemy #1!
• Ronnie and Jason weren’t exactly getting along before their super-powered alias became a fugitive, so this won’t help matters at all!
• And to make things much worse, Firestorm has been targeted by N.O.W.H.E.R.E.!

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #16

Written by MARC ANDREYKO
Art by ROBSON ROCHA and OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• It’s the finale of the Black Lightning/Blue Devil team-up — and someone’s going to pay a terrible price!
• Is Blue Devil a man in a suit — or a true demon?
• Black Lightning faces off against the hellfire-enhanced gangsters of Tobias Whale!

THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #16

Written by FRANK TIERI
Art and cover by JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “HAWKMAN: WANTED” crashed to its conclusion!
• Carter Hall can’t escape his past!
• Two worlds collide — with Hawkman caught in the middle!

EARTH 2 #8

Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR
Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and ART THIBERT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and ART THIBERT

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The alien war criminal Steppenwolf returns! It’s been five years since he lead the forces of Apokolips against Earth — learn what he’s been up to since then!
• Plus: What is the dark secret behind the last Amazon of Earth 2?

WORLDS’ FINEST #8

Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by KEVIN MAGUIRE, GEORGE PEREZ and SANDRA HOPE
Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Power Girl and Huntress have been searching for a connection to their world, Earth 2, for years, but now they’ve kicked a hornet’s nest of trouble — and the hunters become the hunted!

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YOUNG JUSTICE Family January 2013 Solicitations


BLUE BEETLE #16

Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
• This final-issue epic leads into the new DCU series THRESHOLD!
• Blue Beetle is betrayed!
• What is “The Hunted”?
• The secrets of Sky Witness’s origin are revealed!

TEEN TITANS #16

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in!
• Our heroes learn a lesson they’ll never forget as Arsenal takes control in Red Robin’s absence!
• Mirroring the events of RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #16, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must rely on each other to survive The Joker’s attack!
• Plus: It’s the return of Raven!

THE RAVAGERS #8

Written by MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
Art by IG GUARA and NORM RAPMUND
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON and TOM NGUYEN

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Welcome new series writer Michael Alan Nelson (Fall of Cthulhu, 28 Days Later)!
• Rose Wilson and Warblade are hunting a rogue Ravager when it accidentally infects an entire community!
• What happens here will affect their future with the Colony forever!

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #16

Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Political tension builds as the next Legion Election is on the horizon!
• The Legion is about to have a new leader…and the Fatal Five is about to return!
• Validus escapes from his inescapable prison!

LEGION LOST #16

Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and MARK IRWIN
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
• Superboy and The Ravagers guest-star!
• In order to save billions of lives, the Lost Legionnaires must decide if they are willing to sacrifice millions when they detonate a bomb that will destroy the alien machine from Daggor!
• Plus, more on the origin of Harvest!

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Legion Lost and Blue Beetle cancelled, pretty much as expected.

I wonder when DC will get the hint and bring Ted Kord back? Of course with our luck, a Nu Ted Kord would be a Mongolian, crossdressing double amputee with ties to the yakuza who receives a powerful scarab from a dying alien, that commands the power of one of 7 emotions in 7 colors.

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BEYOND DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 Group Solicits




DC COMICS ARROW #3

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM and ANDREW KREISBERG
Art by MIKE GRELL, SERGIO SANDOVAL and JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by PHIL HESTER

On sale JANUARY 30 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital first adventures, based on the CW TV show!
• In this action-packed issue, The Arrow continues his crusade against the underworld of Starling City!
• But Oliver’s resolve is tested as his secret identity puts him at odds with those closest to him...

AME-COMI GIRLS #4: FEATURING POWER GIRL

Written by JUSTN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by MIKE BOWDEN
Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

On sale JANUARY 16 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories.
• Part 4 of the first Ame-Comi story line!
• An all-female Manhunter force is out to destroy Power Girl!
• Plus: A long-lost relative arrives in Kansas.

HUMAN BOMB #2

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art and cover by JERRY ORDWAY

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 4, $2.99 US • RATED T
• John discovers the secrets of his metahuman gene.
• Who are the Men in Black?

JSA: LIBERTY FILES – THE WHISTLING SKULL #2

Written by B. CLAY MOORE
Art and cover by TONY HARRIS

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The previous Whistling Skull vanished in Japan, but where is his body?
• Back in Nazi-occupied Europe, the mystery of the missing villagers deepens.
• And Nigel and William encounter an eerie sideshow at Der Karneval.

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #12

Written by ADAM BEECHEN, J.T. KRUL, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art by HOWARD PORTER, LIVESAY, NORM BREYFOGLE and BEN CALDWELL
Cover by HOWARD PORTER and LIVESAY

On sale JANUARY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories.
• The penultimate chapter of the “10,000 Clowns” Batman Beyond epic is here!
• Don’t miss the Beyond debuts of not one but TWO legendary DC characters! (Here’s a hint: one of them is Lobo—because he’d want you to know, anyway.)
• Plus: A look at Barda’s origin from guest artist Ben Caldwell!

BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #10

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art by BRUNO REDONDO and DAVID LOPEZ
Cover by DAVE WILKINS

On sale JANUARY 16 • 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories based on the hit video game Batman: Arkham City.
• The Penguin recruits Deadshot to end his rivalry with The Joker!
• The origin of Deadshot is revealed!

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #4

Written by T.J. FIXMAN, ANDREW DABB and JONATHAN LARSEN
Art by CHRISTOPHER MITTEN, GIORGIO PONTRELLI and TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by JHEREMY RAAPACK

On sale JANUARY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories.
• There’s a new crime fighter in town, and he’s captured The Joker!
• When a new Batman movie begins filming in Gotham City, it brings out the crazies—literally!
• Plus: Two-Face unveils his most diabolical plan yet!

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #9

Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER • Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS

On sale JANUARY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories.
• An old friend returns to the series with a new look. What terrible secret is he carrying?
• The secret of “Earth Two” Chloe is revealed.

JOE KUBERT PRESENTS #4

Written and illustrated by JOE KUBERT, SAM GLANZMAN and BRIAN BUNIAK
Cover by JOE KUBERT

On sale JANUARY 30 • 48 pg, no interior ads, FC, 4 of 6, $4.99 US • RATED T
• The Redeemer heads out West for a post-Civil War adventures and encounters Firehair!
• Sam Glanzman’s experiences aboard the U.S.S. Stevens take off on a mystical tangent, and Angel and the Ape return in a brawl!

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #29

Written by SCOTT GROSS
Art and cover by SCOTT GROSS

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• When actors start to disappear from a movie shoot, Mystery Inc. joins the cast to crack the case from the inside!
• Can the gang solve this mystery before the producers pull the plug?

SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #9

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• The mysterious Brainiac arrives! Is he an alien, a robot, or both?!
• Will he shrink Metropolis with his shrinking ray?
• How did he find the Fortress of Solitude anyway?
• Find out in this epic issue!

YOUNG JUSTICE #24

Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES

On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Deadshot attempts assassination!
• Batgirl fights alone against Match!
• Kylstar decimates Superboy and the Justice League!
• Nightwing’s team fails against Brainiac!

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #1

Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by JHEREMY RAAPACK

On sale JANUARY 30 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• Based on DC’s latest highly anticipated video game from the makers of Mortal Kombat!
• The first time in print for these digital-first stories.
• This prequel explains the events leading up to the start of this epic game!

INSURGENT #1

Written by F.J. DeSANTO and TODD FARMER
Art and cover by FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6 • $2.99 US • RATED T+
• In the near future, the American government, using a powerful new form of nanotech, builds a secret military force composed of unknowing ordinary citizens…what would happen if a mysterious terrorist group started ACTIVATING these sleeping super soldiers for something far more sinister?
• Former government-sanctioned bounty hunter John Ravane is the one man who could possibly stop the second American Civil War…but that’s ONLY if he can be convinced—or coerced—into returning to active duty!
• Cutting-edge science fiction and hi-tech military action collide in this explosive new original miniseries!

HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #6

Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Art by PHILIP TAN and RUY JOSE
Wraparound cover by DAVE WILKINS

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $2.99 US
• The epic battle between He-Man and Skeletor comes to an explosive conclusion!
• As the dust settles, who will be left holding the Power of Grayskull?

LOT 13 #4

Written by STEVE NILES
Art and cover by GLENN FABRY

On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 5, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
• As the mystery deepens, family members turn to each other for support.
• Will even strong family ties be enough to save them?
• Then things take a turn for the (even more) gruesome!

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: THE ORIGIN OF HE-MAN #1

Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art and cover by BEN OLIVER

One-shot • On sale JANUARY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
• Learn how Prince Adam first harnessed the Power of Grayskull!
• Witness the first battle between He-Man and Skeletor!

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I see The Ravagers has a new author, does anyone know anything about Michael Alan Nelson? Is his track record good enough that I should perhaps ponder picking up that book for a second or two before I inevitably pass over it?

Love that Green Arrow cover, if Sienkiewicz was on interiors I'd be reading that book so hard...of course if Sienkiewicz was on interiors we'd probably have a better writer too.

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Are you itching to read that or something? I would think everyone who is interested in that book is already reading it and a writer change won't help much.

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Would I welcome another well written book to my pull list? Of course not.

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Didn't realize this but Insurgent by F.J. DeSanto, Todd Farmer, and Federico Dallocchio will be a creator owned book published directly under the DC Comics brand. Cool beans.