Monday, July 19, 2010

Sensational Comics for October, 2010

Wonder Woman
WONDER WOMAN #604
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art and cover by DON KRAMER & MICHAEL BABINSKI
1:10 Variant cover by ALEX GARNER
This is it! The mysterious leader of the paramilitary organization finally confronts Wonder Woman as she continues learning what happened to the Amazons and why reality is askew! J. Michael Straczynski’s epic tale keeps rolling on!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Lookit dem big 'ol jugs! For some reason, Power Girl's breasts look like a rectangle on her book's cover this month, so I guess Ho'der Wumman is gunning for her title. Plus, her villain is either planning a ranged milking, or he's framing them in awe... or sumpin'...

DC COMICS PRESENTS: YOUNG JUSTICE #1
Written by TODD DEZAGO
Art and cover by MIKE MCKONE & HUMBERTO RAMOS
Because you demanded it! Collecting the out-of-print JLA: WORLD WITHOUT GROWN-UPS 2-issue miniseries, this is the story that started it all for Young Justice. Featuring Robin, Impulse, Superboy and the JLA and art by Mike McKone (TEEN TITANS) and Humberto Ramos (IMPULSE, Wolverine)
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US
Wonder Woman is in this thing, and well drawn by Mike McKone, but I cannot remember her role in the story.

BRIGHTEST DAY #11-12
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO
#11 cover by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS
#12 cover by DAVID FINCH
1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS
Don’t miss the hottest event in comics as the biweekly BRIGHTEST DAY continues with the return of the Black Lanterns! Has time run out for our resurrected heroes? Plus, you must not miss the stunning origin of the new Aqualad, the battle between Aquaman and Black Manta, and the bizarre journey of Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond as they delve into the inner workings of the Firestorm matrix and uncover its secret!
Retailers please note: These issues ship with two covers each. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
Issue #11 on sale OCTOBER 6
Issue #12 on sale OCTOBER 20
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
We didn't get a lot of Black Lantern Wonder Woman last time, so maybe she'll do more than dream about fighting Mera here.

DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2010 #1
Written by JOE HARRIS, BRYAN Q. MILLER and others
Art by TBD
Cover by GENE HA
The annual event you’ve been dying to read is here! The DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL returns with a bang, featuring all-star talent and all of your favorite characters! What happens when the DC Universe’s premier heroes are thrown together with some of the spookiest heroes and villains? Scares are sure to ensue!
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US
I guess this cover proves that Blunder Woman and her offspring still coexist in the same continuity. Good luck figuring out how.

JLA/THE 99 #1
Written by STUART MOORE & FABIAN NICIEZA
Art by TOM DERENICK & DREW GERACI
Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
A threat from beyond the stars brings the World’s Greatest Heroes together with the World’s Newest Heroes to stop a globe-spanning invasion of Earth in this 6-issue miniseries! DC Comics’ JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA joins forces with Teshkeel Comics’ THE 99 to create an unstoppable army of super-powered beings the likes of which the world – and comic shops – have never seen before!
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC $3.99 US
I know nothing about these 99 characters except the far-wrong-right got all uptight about their being Muslim, or something. The book's got name talent, and Tom Derenick's great with these types of characters, so my only source of offense is that it appears set in current JMSWW continuity.

Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark)
TEEN TITANS #88
Written by J.T. KRUL
Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT & DOUG HAZLEWOOD
1:10 Variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
It’s here! A new day dawns for the Teen Titans, brought to you by the dynamic duo of J.T. Krul (GREEN ARROW, BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS) and Nicola Scott (WONDER WOMAN, SECRET SIX)! Packed with action, steeped in emotion and featuring your favorite heroes, TEEN TITANS is ready to explode off the racks!
Starting right here, the team finds itself pushed in new directions and brought to new heights while also rediscovering its roots. With the rise of a mysterious new threat called the Feral Boys, Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Raven, Beast Boy and the newly returned Ravager will have the chance to rebuild their camaraderie in the face of all that might endanger it. But if they discover the truth behind the Feral Boys, will they be able to stand together to face it? Find out here as the new era of the Teen Titans begins in this perfect jumping-on-point issue!
Retailers please note: This issue ships with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Nicola Scott really looks nice here-- like Joe Linsner nice. Did she do her own colors?

Wonder Girl (Donna Troy)
UNTOLD TALES OF BLACKEST NIGHT #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI, J.T. KRUL and ETHAN VAN SCIVER
Art by IVAN REIS, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, JAY FABOK and others
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM & BATT
1:10 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
The Book of the Black is pried open once more to reveal the untold horrors that occurred during BLACKEST NIGHT as guided by Sinestro Corps member Lyssa Drak. Be witness as swarms of Black Rings scavenge for souls within the tatters of Ragman! Cringe as Scarecrow bathes in the fear he constructs as a newly minted Sinestro Corpsman! Scream as Donna Troy transforms into a Black Lantern! Squirm as Animal Man literally feels his world – and himself – die! It’s the emotional spectrum at its darkest in one special standalone issue!
ONE-SHOT • On sale OCTOBER 13 • 56 pg, FC $4.99 US
Cash grab! Several of these were text only "deleted scenes" from the Blackest Night Director's Cut, which means they weren't good enough for that bloated mess.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #50
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by MARK BAGLEY with POW RODRIX & ROB HUNTER & NORM RAPMUND
Gatefold cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:75 “DC 75th Anniversary” Variant cover by JIM LEE
1:10 Variant cover by MARK BAGLEY
Jade is plagued by the remanants of the Black Lantern, and Dr. Impossible and his group’s machinations unleash the Crime Syndicate upon the JLA’s Earth as BRIGHTEST DAY continues shining! What are their true plans? And can the World’s Greatest Heroes handle these evil incarnations – or is the entire Multiverse doomed?
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US
That's a whole lot of I don't care for me to take in.

Giganta
SECRET SIX #26
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by J. CALAFIORE
Cover by DANIEL LUVISI
It’s Scandal’s Secret Six vs. Bane’s Secret Six in the savage secret world of Skartaris! Who is manipulating the two teams, and who has vowed to track them both down?
On sale OCTOBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
So, yeah. Cool. Whatever.

The Huntress
BRUCE WAYNE – THE ROAD HOME: ORACLE #1
Written by MARC ANDREYKO
Art by AGUSTIN PADILLA
Cover by SHANE DAVIS
Barbara Gordon and Bruce Wayne have long been allies and friends, acting as Gotham City’s primary defenders. Their reunion is sure to have lasting effects on Barbara’s role as Oracle and the other Birds of Prey.
ONE-SHOT • On sale OCTOBER 27 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US
Batman's dead for about fifteen minutes, and this effects heroines at the outermost reaches of his influence so much, their book needs to be suspended for a special? The only impact I can see is that maybe Dick will have more free time to flirt with them.

3 comments:

Luke said...

One cannot argue with dem big ol' jugs.

Luke said...

Also, where did anyone get uptight about The 99? I haven't seen anything much about them. I've seen a lot more outrage from "my people" regarding the statements in the last few days about Cap not being a flag-waver in his movie.

Diabolu Frank said...

I'd have to try to hunt reference down, and I don't wanna. It mostly amounted to grousing about the JLA associating with Islamic super-heroes on message boards and the odd partisan op/ed stuff. I don't think enough people know who the 99 are to pull together a decent controversy. Hell, I only know of them, and they've got a free giveaway comic on their site.