Estos son algunos títulos que me llamaron la atención en el catálogo de comics (´Previews´) que publica el distribuidor de comics en EUA, Diamond, para que las tiendas de comics pre-ordenen los libros de cada mes.
Comenzamos con la aventura de Harley Quinn uniéndose a las Furies de Apokolips. Y es mi excusa para compartir arte de Frank Cho!
HARLEY QUINN #45
written by SAM HUMPHRIES
art by JOHN TIMMS
cover by GUILLEM MARCH
variant cover by FRANK CHO
While on a tropical vacation, Harley Quinn is kidnapped by two Female Furies from Apokolips-and they’re making her an offer she can’t refuse: join the Furies, get super powers and do anything she wants! It’s a sweet deal, and all Harley has to do in return is hunt down rogue Fury Petite Tina. The bad news: Petite Tina is anything but petite! Hope that hammer got an upgrade, Harley.
Tenemos un nuevo Superman número 1! Recuerden, el anterior era el #1 de una miniserie. Perfecto marketing. Y además este mes sale el Action Comics 1001. Ambos escritos por Brian Michael Bendis. Tienen que sacar provecho al contrato de exclusividad después de todo.
SUPERMAN #1
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
variant cover by DAVID MACK
A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their run on the all-new SUPERMAN! The fallout from the Man of Steel miniseries has Clark Kent looking at the world through new eyes…with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet back out of the Phantom Zone!
ACTION COMICS #1,001
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON
variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
variant cover by DAVID MACK
Acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis’ new chapter for the Man of Steel and the world of tomorrow begins here! The devastating repercussions from the Man of Steel miniseries still reverberate as Metropolis enters a new age! The Daily Planet teeters on the brink of disaster! A new criminal element has made its way onto the streets of Superman’s hometown! The longest- running superhero comic of all time explodes off the page with art by fan favorite Patrick Gleason.
DC está relanzando el concepto de Justice League Dark. Debo aceptar que el traje de Zatanna es más práctico ahora. La adición de Wonder Woman resulta sorpresiva. Tal vez están sembrando semillas para una versión cinematográfica (Desde hace un par de años hay rumores de una versión ´live action´ Gal Gador sería un buen gancho). O es más probable que es mi culpa por no leer No Justice aún.
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1
written by JAMES TYNION IV
art and cover by ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO and RAUL FERNANDEZ
variant cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
From the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE! Earth’s magic once belonged to them. Now they want the magic back. But who exactly are they? It’s up to the new Justice League Dark to find out and stop this nightmarish new threat at all costs! After the events of NO JUSTICE, team leader Wonder Woman guides the misfit magic mix of Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Man-Bat and Detective Chimp against enemies too fantastic even for the Justice League. Plus, what awful things are coming through the Tree of Wonder? Dark days ahead…
Y tenemos otro equipo que se origina en No Justice, donde la sorpresa es ver a Azrael! Y en aventuras espaciales! Pero no niego que el diseño del personaje a mejorado mucho. Y es prometedor que el artista sea Stjepan Sejic. Lástima que tantos detalles en la armadura de Cyborg sólo me recuerda a la Witchblade…
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art and cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
Spinning out of JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE! When a cosmic menace threatens worlds beyond our own in the Ghost Sector, it falls to a new Justice League team to answer the call to battle! Cyborg, Starfire, Green Lantern Jessica Cruz and an out-of-his-element Azrael head to deep space inside a commandeered Brainiac Skull Ship. But as these wildcard teammates try to stop Despero from slave-trading Coluan refugees, they discover something that nothing in the universe could have prepared them for: Darkseid…who says he’s there to help?!
Llegó el verano y DC encontró un pretexto para dibujar personajes en traje de baño. Espero no regresemos a las andadas de los 90s.
DC BEACH BLANKET BAD GUYS SPECIAL #1
written by Paul Dini, Lee Bermejo, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Tim Seeley, Shea Fontana and more!
art by Carlos D’Anda, Gabriel Hardman, David Williams, Otto Schmidt and more
cover by AMANDA CONNER
It’s summertime in the DCU and the bad guys are taking over! Beat the heat with 10 all-new stories by top comics talent starring DC’s most spectacular super-villains! In this issue, find out what Mr. Freeze does on the hottest day of the Gotham City summer! Learn what made Grodd such a bad gorilla! Then, while in a small beach town, Deathstroke gets hired for murder by the last person he’d expect! And The Joker and Bizarro team up for a truly weird summer bromance!
Le llegó el turno de He-man de viajar al universe de Injustice. Muy buenos los diseños de los héroes de Eternia. Y hasta aquí nos encontramos con Harley Quinn.
INJUSTICE VS. HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1
written by TIM SEELEY
art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
variant cover by TIM SEELEY
Believing He-man and the Masters of the Universe defeated, a robotic impostor has seized control of Eternia-but not for long! After freeing his kingdom from this strongman’s rule, Prince Adam learns not everyone is pleased to see the pretender deposed-but Adam knows the value of freedom. So when heroes from another dimension ask his aid in deposing a super-hero turned dictator, he agrees. Teaming up with Batman against the Superman of the Injustice Universe, He-man and his new allies face dangerous and familiar enemies in a battle where no world is safe!
Esta portada y la descripción del final de la Guerra de Flash me hacen sospechar que le agregarán el poder de transmutación a los speedsters. No quiero ser pesimista, así que esperemos ver qué harán con esto.
THE FLASH #50
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by HOWARD PORTER
cover by HOWARD PORTER
variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
The lightning-fueled finale of “Flash War”! Zoom adapts two new Speed Force powers into his arsenal against both Barry Allen and Wally West. What are these strange new powers? What can they do? And how will this haunt the Scarlet Speedster long after “Flash War” is over? It’s the power of two Flashes pitted against the seemingly unstoppable Hunter Zolomon!
