The Third Army continues through December! Guy Gardner meets Simon Baz. The Guardians of the Universe reveal more of their sinister plans. Kyle Rayner gets greedy! All coming soon from the lantern titles. Plus the Green Lantern: The Animated Series comic and trade paperback releases including a crossover with Blue Beetle! Check it out below!
DC Comics December 2012 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.
The December 2012 solicitations will be up by 5pmET today, but until then you can just enjoy Ivan Reis’ depiction of Alan Scott’s Green Lantern costume on the cover of Earth 2 #7.
No Justice League involved as Geoff Johns, Gary Frank and Ethan Van Sciver focus on retelling of the origin of Captain Marvel. Oops, that’s SHAZAM now. Sorry Lantern fans. Or League fans. Cover below, preview at Entertainment Weekly!
The critically acclaimed Green Lantern: The Animated Series uses stunning, stylized CG animation to take viewers on a journey of cosmic proportions as Hal Jordan and his band of heroes fight to save the universe. After thwarting the Red Lantern invasion into Guardian space, Hal, Kilowog, Razer and Aya must unravel the mystery of the Manhunters while battling the powerful Anti-Monitor. Part Two of season 1 begins September 29th!
Check out a couple of new preview videos for the first episode of season 2 as well as five images from the episode below!
The critically acclaimed Green Lantern: The Animated Series uses stunning, stylized CG animation to take viewers on a journey of cosmic proportions as Hal Jordan and his band of heroes fight to save the universe. After thwarting the Red Lantern invasion into Guardian space, Hal, Kilowog, Razer and Aya must unravel the mystery of the Manhunters while battling the powerful Anti-Monitor. Young Justice: Invasion continues as the team (Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis), now led by Nightwing, and its new members (Robin, Blue Beetle, Beast Boy, Lagoon Boy, Wonder Girl, Bumblebee, Batgirl) go deeper and more covert than ever before. As team rivalry and personal conflicts arise, the team must band together to fight the real threat that faces Earth.
Rounding out the hour will be brand-new DC animated shorts such as JL Animals, a hilarious take on Justice League where animal versions of classic DC heroes show off their wild sides while facing trouble on the farm and Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld, which follows the adventures of nerdy and introverted Amy Winston as she does battle with the evil Dark Opal as Amethyst, the powerful princess and protector of Gem World. Favorites like New Teen Titans, S.B.F.F. and DC’s World’s Funnest from Aardman Studios will also make their return. DC Nation will continue to showcase event programming, interstitials, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at theatrical motion pictures and an insider look into the world of all things DC Entertainment.
Courtesy of MTV, we now have our first look at Green Lantern: New Guardians #0! Written by Tony Bedard and drawn by new artist Aaron Kuder.
This December, DC Comics will publish JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES – THE WHISTLING SKULL. From acclaimed writer B. Clay Moore (SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL, OUR FIGHTING FORCES) and artist Tony Harris (EX MACHINA, STARMAN), this new six-part miniseries is set in 1940s Europe. With the Nazi war machine on the move, crimes are still committed even in the smallest hamlets. From the world of the JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES, witness the birth of a new hero for the ages!
“Tony and I have been working on THE WHISTLING SKULL for a while, now, and it’s been an absolute labor of love,” Moore told THE SOURCE. “I think he’s doing the absolute best work of his career here, and there’s no one better to accentuate that than Dave McCaig on color. For readers looking for a new spin on the DC Universe, combined with brand new headlining characters, I think the book will be a treat, and it’s just the first chapter in a much larger story. This initial offering introduces readers to the legacy of the Whistling Skull in a wartime, pulp-infused setting, and should provide something fresh for readers to sink their teeth into.”
“This is a long haul, sweet baby that’s finally coming together,” continued Harris. “Clay and I have been developing THE WHISTLING SKULL for a few years now. Taking every precaution and the utmost care with every word and every line of ink to make sure we bring you something new, fresh and exciting. I could go on and on dropping catch phrases and bore you to death with ‘personal’ ‘important’ ‘kickass’ ‘bloobidy-blah-blab-blab.’ Not gonna happen here.
“What I will say is that a host of friends, contemporaries and scores of fans have shepherded this project carefully and steadily towards the waiting hands of countless devotees of mine and Clay’s creative efforts. It’s something I will NEVER forget as we approach the release of JSA: LIBERTY FILES – THE WHISTLING SKULL. And DC Comics’ willingness to marry and ‘seat’ SKULL firmly in the JSA: LIBERTY FILES universe that I was a part of creating in years past, in effect resurrecting that franchise and allowing us to breathe NEW life into it, is a testament to DC Comics’ dedication to producing exciting, new properties that have the potential to go on for many years to come. I feel like I did when James Robinson and I were preparing to release STARMAN into the world. I can barely sit still.”
Below, take an exclusive first look at JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES – THE WHISTLING SKULL by checking out Harris’ cover for issue #1.
JUSTICE LEAGUE fans have more big news to get excited about! Earlier this morning, USA TODAY broke the news that issue #15 of the series will begin a crossover event with AQUAMAN called “Throne of Atlantis.”
“There’s still questions of what Atlantis is like and what they do and what they’re capable of and why they exist and who sank Atlantis,” writer Geoff Johns teased to USA TODAY. “There’s all this mythology behind Atlantis that were not really sure of and no one really has any answers, and we’re about to get the answers.”
Hal Jordan may be off the team (and a bit busy in Green Lantern) but that doesn’t stop the Justice League from making headlines. Following Jim Lee and a short stint by Tony Daniel, Aquaman art team Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and presumably their frequent colorist Rod Reis will be drawing Justice League written by superstar creator Geoff Johns. Though they don’t feature Green Lantern(Hal or Simon Baz), check out the covers toJustice League #15 and #16.