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The September solicits for DC Comics came out and, yet again, there is a conspicuous dearth of Supergirl. We will be 4 months in to the DCYou direction although it remains DCNotMe for Supergirl fans. Here is a link to the Newsarama coverage:http://ift.tt/A5Ussk
Yes, I keep hearing rumors that there will be a big splash/reintroduction to Supergirl at the time of the show's premiere. But they are simply rumors until they become more concrete.
Now the lack of Supergirl doesn't mean there isn't interesting stuff out there. In particular, there is a solicit for a Sterling Gates story involving Cisco and Caitlyn Frost in Flash Season Zero. Gates has had major history with the comic version of both those characters.
And JLU #13(cover seen above) continues to sound interesting despite Supergirl being the only hero apparently not on the team. This issue includes Robotman from by beloved Doom Patrol.
Onto the Super-solicits ...
ACTION COMICS #44
Written by GREG PAK and AARON KUDER
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as Superman makes some brutal choices and discovers the source of the Shadow Warriors.
The Truth gets to its finale this month in all its titles. But the solicits simply don't make it sound like it is linear. This is something that has felt true in the first two released chapters. So I think that whole idea that the individual books are looking at one aspect of the story is going to hold true. But the solicits are going to be brief.
The cover is striking. The art by Aaron Kuder is great. But this is a flying Superman in his standard suit. Does this mean his powers have returned?
I am glad that writer Greg Pak is bringing back the Shadow Warriors, a big part of his earlier arcs. I like the mythos being built here.
Written by GREG PAK and AARON KUDER
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as Superman makes some brutal choices and discovers the source of the Shadow Warriors.
The Truth gets to its finale this month in all its titles. But the solicits simply don't make it sound like it is linear. This is something that has felt true in the first two released chapters. So I think that whole idea that the individual books are looking at one aspect of the story is going to hold true. But the solicits are going to be brief.
The cover is striking. The art by Aaron Kuder is great. But this is a flying Superman in his standard suit. Does this mean his powers have returned?
I am glad that writer Greg Pak is bringing back the Shadow Warriors, a big part of his earlier arcs. I like the mythos being built here.
SUPERMAN #44
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and KLAUS JANSON
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as the Daily Planet and its staff may be the first casualties of Clark’s identity being revealed!
Hard to know what to think here since I haven't read anything from Yang yet.
We have heard in this month's issue that the Planet staff have had death threats. So maybe that goes even further here.
This cover shows us Superman in the jeans/t-shirts. So maybe the Kuder cover, which links to this one, is more showing a timeline.
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and KLAUS JANSON
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as the Daily Planet and its staff may be the first casualties of Clark’s identity being revealed!
Hard to know what to think here since I haven't read anything from Yang yet.
We have heard in this month's issue that the Planet staff have had death threats. So maybe that goes even further here.
This cover shows us Superman in the jeans/t-shirts. So maybe the Kuder cover, which links to this one, is more showing a timeline.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #24
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as Superman discovers the true fate of Batman and makes a fateful decision.
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
The epic “Truth” arc reaches its finale as Superman discovers the true fate of Batman and makes a fateful decision.
Do Batman fans know the true fate of Batman already?
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #21
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
The epic “Truth” arc hits close to the heart as dark secrets come to light, forcing Superman and Wonder Woman to question whether their relationship can work in this new world of identities revealed and questionable actions.
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
The epic “Truth” arc hits close to the heart as dark secrets come to light, forcing Superman and Wonder Woman to question whether their relationship can work in this new world of identities revealed and questionable actions.
So what am I to do here? We now have Wonder Woman in her 'end of days' Forever Evil outfit. I keep thinking of dropping this book. I decided to hang on for The Truth, a chance for Tomasi to bring up his game and for me to stay in touch with this big arc.
But dark secrets and questionable actions? Yeesh.
But dark secrets and questionable actions? Yeesh.
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #2
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by BILQUIS EVELY and STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover by ANT LUCIA
Wonder Woman defies her mother’s orders and attempts to break Captain Steve Trevor out of his prison cell on Themyscira. But to accomplish this, she’s going to summon a little help from the deep in the form of Mera, Princess of Atlanta. Meanwhile, in Russia, two new heroes are about to be created to serve the Soviet Union: Supergirl and Stargirl!
At last we have a mention of Supergirl!
It is in the Bombshells book, an out of continuity book based on a merchandise line.
So, of course, she is going to be evil, a dupe of the Soviet Union.
I hope Kara gets treated better here than she did in Ame Comi.
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by BILQUIS EVELY and STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover by ANT LUCIA
Wonder Woman defies her mother’s orders and attempts to break Captain Steve Trevor out of his prison cell on Themyscira. But to accomplish this, she’s going to summon a little help from the deep in the form of Mera, Princess of Atlanta. Meanwhile, in Russia, two new heroes are about to be created to serve the Soviet Union: Supergirl and Stargirl!
At last we have a mention of Supergirl!
It is in the Bombshells book, an out of continuity book based on a merchandise line.
So, of course, she is going to be evil, a dupe of the Soviet Union.
I hope Kara gets treated better here than she did in Ame Comi.
JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #4
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Teri’s had a rough time since she joined the League. She’s died, been reborn as the new Flash, and battled against the Five, demon armies, and a world full of Starros! She’s even dated Superman! Along the way, she’s always had help, but now she’ll have to face one of the original Flash’s greatest enemies: the Mirror Master!
Remember when we had a cover of JL3K1 that had Supergirl on it. And we were trying to decide 'is it the Silver Age Kara??' and 'Who is she?' Well, since that cover, we haven't seen her on the cover or had her mentioned in the solicits.
Is she, whoever she is, still in this book?
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Teri’s had a rough time since she joined the League. She’s died, been reborn as the new Flash, and battled against the Five, demon armies, and a world full of Starros! She’s even dated Superman! Along the way, she’s always had help, but now she’ll have to face one of the original Flash’s greatest enemies: the Mirror Master!
Remember when we had a cover of JL3K1 that had Supergirl on it. And we were trying to decide 'is it the Silver Age Kara??' and 'Who is she?' Well, since that cover, we haven't seen her on the cover or had her mentioned in the solicits.
Is she, whoever she is, still in this book?
GRAYSON ANNUAL #2
Written by TOM KING and TIM SEELEY
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ and RAUL FERNANDEZ
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
When Dick comes home to find that the Batman he knew is gone, he seeks out his mentor, Superman. But both friends have changed since they last met. Can they find common ground and team up to stop Blockbuster’s plans for Spyral?
This is, I believe, the 5th time Batman has died or gone away during my comic reading lifetime. It is pretty worn out. That said, I do like seeing the response of characters to the loss of Bruce. And I like that Dick might actually talk to Superman about Batman's disappearance.
It also will introduce me to Grayson, a book I haven't sampled.
And that's it...
Let's see if October's solicits have Supergirl!
Written by TOM KING and TIM SEELEY
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ and RAUL FERNANDEZ
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
When Dick comes home to find that the Batman he knew is gone, he seeks out his mentor, Superman. But both friends have changed since they last met. Can they find common ground and team up to stop Blockbuster’s plans for Spyral?
This is, I believe, the 5th time Batman has died or gone away during my comic reading lifetime. It is pretty worn out. That said, I do like seeing the response of characters to the loss of Bruce. And I like that Dick might actually talk to Superman about Batman's disappearance.
It also will introduce me to Grayson, a book I haven't sampled.
And that's it...
Let's see if October's solicits have Supergirl!
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