The DC Comics Solicitation for April 2009 are up at
Comic Book Resources and
Newsarama. Here's my look:
THE WARLORD #1Written by Mike Grell
Art by Joe Prado & Walden Wong
Cover by Mike Grell
On sale April 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 USYou have no idea how excited I am about this series. I can't even put into words. The only thing that could make this better is if Mike Grell were drawing it. But I guess we can't have everything. I just hope I don't get let down!! :)
Warlord!
Warlord! Warlord! WOO!!
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #5
Written by Mike Kunkel
Art and cover by Mike Kunkel
On sale April 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US
I absolutely
LOVE this series.
LOVE it!! I'd be happier if it weren't published on a quarterly schedule, but I'll take what I can get if it keeps being as awesome as it has been!!
SUPER FRIENDS #14Written by Sholly Fisch
Art by Scott Shaw! & Terry Beatty
Cover by J. Bone
On sale April 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 USI've not been a huge fan of this incarnation of the
SUPER FRIENDS. It's just so watered down. It reminds me of that
SUPERMAN/BATMAN issue, where the cartoon versions of the JLA turn up, and Superman's origin is that his parents sent him to Earth so he wouldn't get wet (since it rained on Krypton all the time). That sums up this take on the
SUPER FRIENDS. Weak.
But this looks like a fun issue!! Funny Animals and Scott Shaw! How can you go wrong!!? Plus, Wonder Woman has a Kanga for her super pet!! This might rock!!
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #26
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Dale Eaglesham & Nathan Massengill
Covers by Alex Ross
On sale April 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Kinda sad that Geoff Johns is leaving the
JSA. But it might be alright. I'm actually complaining here more than not...
In order to get the complete cover (which would have rocked as a gatefold), you have to buy
3 copies of the same book!! WTF? Good thing there's not a recession going on...
And where is Hippolyta? They have Jack Knight, Superman-22 and robot-Hourman. Where's the JSA's Wonder Woman!!!?? Alex Ross sucks.
I'm kinda glad that DC Comics, like comics in general, is getting away from the objectifying of women.
Oh.
Wait.
ORACLE #2 | SUPERGIRL #40Cover by Guillem March | Cover by Joshua MiddletonDon't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to both these books, but come on! At least the artwork is good. It would be worse if they'd been done by sloppy amateurs, like most covers of this type are.
But,
come on!
THE FLASH: REBIRTH #1Written by Geoff Johns
Art and covers by Ethan Van Sciver
On sale April 1 • 1 of 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 USAlthough I'm not the biggest Ethan Van Sciver fan (I'm more of an Ivan Reis guy), I'm still looking forward to this. If anyone can justify bring Barry back, it's Geoff Johns.
I'm am a little hesitant about it starting off with the death of a speedster, though. Who's it going to be? Jay Garrick, Liberty Belle, Wally West, Zoom? Will they bring Max Mercury back just to whack him? Or will it be some obscure character no one will care about?
Hmmm...
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL 2009 #1Written by Sean McKeever
Art by Fernando Dagnino & Raul Fernandez
Cover by Andrew Robinson (altho it's signed "Eddy Barrows")
On sale April 1 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 USI like this cover, despite Cassie's lack of fashion sense. But the
TEEN TITANS has been pretty much sucky lately, I'm not sure I'm excited about this crossover with
VIGILANTE.
I'm more curious about the guy in the hoody:
Who is he? Why does he have a Wonder Woman emblem on his arm on the
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL and what may be an oxen head or devil's head on the cover of
TITANS #12?
TITANS #12 | VIGILANTE #5 | TEEN TITANS #70Covers by Andrew RobinsonLook! There's Donna! Hi Donna! :-)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPER FRIENDS VOL. 1 TPWritten by E. Nelson Bridwell and Dennis O’Neil
Art by Ric Estrada, Vince Colletta, Ramona Fradon, Bob Smith and Kurt Schaffenberger
Cover by Alex Toth
Advance-solicited; on sale May 27 • 448 pg, B&W, $9.99 USNow this is my
SUPER FRIENDS! This will rock. I wish it was going to be in color. But 448 pages for $10!? I'm so there!!
The cover credit
should read "by Alex Toth and Curt Swan," since DC had Swan re-draw Superman's head to conform to their idea of what Superman's face
should look like...
Whatever. Not like Alex Toth wasn't a master, or anything...
WONDER WOMAN #31Written by Gail Simone
Art by Aaron Lopresti & Matt Ryan
Cover by Aaron Lopresti
On sale April 29 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 USI was kinda hoping that the male Wonder Woman would have a more Wonder Woman-esque outfit. But I'm definitely not complaining about his lack of coverage.
Does that make me a hypocrite after complaining about the ORACLE and SUPERGIRL covers? :-P
WONDER WOMAN 1:6 SCALE Deluxe Collector FigureAdvance-solicited; on sale September 16, 2009 * Collector figure * $99.99 USEver since DC Direct started the 1:6 figures, I've been waiting for a Wonder Woman. Waiting and dreading, truth be told. And I don't think I was wrong to dread this. I don't care for it. I really don't like the plastic molded hair. The face is so generic, doesn't say Wonder Woman to me at all. The costume is so ill fitting, she looks dumpy in it.
DC should leave Wonder Woman dolls to Mattel. At least they look good. Can I really justify spending $100 on
this, when I can get a Wonder Woman Barbie that looks 100 times better for about
half that? I love Wonder Woman so much, but...
damn.
WONDER WOMAN MINI NEON SIGN15" wide x 5" high and has a base measuring approximately 5.5” in diameter.
Advance-solicited; on sale September 16, 2009 * Neon Sign * $89.99 USI'm pretty sure I won't be spending $90 on this. It's kinda cool. But that's a lot of money to spend on something that I really have no where to display. Plus it's a lot of money that could go to other comics that'll I'd probably get more enjoyment out of.
Of course, if someone were to give it to me as a gift, I'd cherish it!! ;-)
LOL!
Out.
