DC Comics Solicitations for Product Shipping July, 2006

[Jonah Weiland]

DC Comics has released their solicitation text and cover images for comics and product shipping in July of 2006.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7112

[Chachi]

Batman #655 and Tec #821. Love the Tec cover!

[Lex]

Lots of cool stuff.

The Good:

All-Star Superman #5 - Needless to say this issue will be awesome.

Batman and Detective Comics - I'm very excited about both of these books. I thought it was pretty funny that the first issues of both runs will feature him as Bruce Wayne. I like it.

Superman and Action Comics - I'm more excited about the Busiek/Pacheco team on Superman, but the 3-part Action story sounds fun.

the All-New Atom - I really enjoy the Simone/Byrne team. This book should be good.

Birds of Prey - Black Alice! Yay!

Firestorm - I really like this book, but I hope some of the current storylines wrap up soon.

Jonah Hex - Should be great art and a wonderful story.

JLA/JSA Classified - I knew Englehart's follow-up story would be in JSAC soon, but I didn't realize it would be this soon. Sounds good.

Manhunter #24 - Continuing the interesting Dr. Psycho story.

Plus other good stuff like Secret Six, Supergirl and the Legion, and Shadowpact.

Jack of Fables should be fun.

Fables - The Mouse Police are back!

The Bad:

All-Star Batman and Robin - Anyone else think this book (especially the covers) is getting worse and worse?

Robin - Maybe I'm biased because of my dislike of Identity Crisis, but I'm disappointed that Beechen is telling this story. I looked to his run on Robin as fun, not as a reminder of the most unfun story in DC's history.

OMAC - The destruction of all the stupid-looking robot thingies (aka OMACs) made me happy. Too bad that didn't last.

Green Lantern #14 - Hasn't the "Hal Jordan as renegade" plot been mined dry? *sigh*

Where the heck is Darwyn Cooke's Spirit book?

[Meta 05]

This sucks, in the sense that DC bringing out quality stuff like this makes me really think twice about me buying mostly Marvel system.I don't know OYL seems to have changed the flavor of DC into something thats rather enjoyable.That could just be me thou.I definatly like whats coming down the pipe for

JLA
BIRDS
ROBIN
NIGHTWING
OUTSIDERS
TITANS

I loved all these titles.I think OYL is just getting off the ground an alot of this stuff looks alot more interesting then Marvel

[Cayman]

Dick Grayson is hot as a lady!

Cay

[Otto Print]

All Star Batman and Robin is crazy, over the top, out of control and like all Millers work, passionate. I find these things more attractive than absolute consistancy and continuity.

Swamp Thing wasn't perfect but I'm glad I kept up. Dysart has a twisted imagination.

JH Williams II is the best but Desolation Jones and Promethea were bi-monthly so I'm not expection a long run from him.

The Supergirl reboot has obviously gone off the rails. I am supremely confident :rolleyes: that the same will not happen to Flash, WW etal.

Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters looks the most fun of the Brave New World titles. The thinking behind OMAC is the kind of thinking that was behind Basic Instinct 2. Nobody is interested. I can see Byrne's art on the Atom series in my mind's eye and it is poor.

[Murrocko]

Nightwing worries me ... a lot.


Didio said poor Dick in an interview, after IC was done they said a hero will have powers, there will be only one Nightwing ....... Cheyenne?

[Cayman]

Nightwing worries me ... a lot.


Didio said poor Dick in an interview, after IC was done they said a hero will have powers, there will be only one Nightwing ....... Cheyenne?

Nighwing gets the power to become...a were-woman?

Cay

[fuaak]

52 #11 - That sounds like it could only be Batwoman.

They say a mysterious woman in a familiar uniform, rather than a familiar woman in a mysterious uniform. That sounds like Really Not Cass, which in turn means I'm about to throw it out of the window, drive over it, reverse and drive over it again. No, I'm absolutely not going to give any other character a 'chance' - not in this role.

Elsewhere in the solicits: no Cass in sight. Looks more and more like they just sent her where Linda Danvers went, never to be seen again (disclaimer: less than one appearance per month is effectively "never").


This whole thing has really poisoned my ability to enjoy DC comics; they all seem guilty by association. I notice I've even started to hate the Grant Morrison ones, and that takes some doing. Not that I'd buy them anyway - my little boycott holds - but nowadays I don't even want to read them. I don't want anything that's got anything to do with the company that makes ruining my fun its business.

[moon knight]

looks pretty good i really exicted for shadowpact. i am very curious to see what happens in nightwing.

[Young Avenger]

I'm be skipping DC for most of July. The thing interesting on there is Green Lantern and Robin. Nightwing has me worried. I don't want to her that red haired chick has Nightwing.

[Suzanne]

#87 is JSA's FINAL issue? That can't be :eek: But otherwise, I'm looking forward to JLofA and 52 along with the usuals (Birds of Prey & Hawkgirl).

[dancj]

A light month for me:

Green Arrow: Heading into the Light (maybe)
Authority/Lobo: Holiday in Hell (maybe - if I find it very cheap)
Exterminators: Bug Brothers
Hellblazer: Stations of the Cross (maybe)

[OverMaster]

Hey, that Catwoman cover is ripping off 'Lone Wolf and Cub'. Cool.

[Captain Jim]

I believe "homage" would be the correct term.

[Beta Ray Bill]

Just Aquaman: SOA #44 so far. The Next could be fun...

[Gozwald73]

Really? I think the SOA series is the most boring thing I've ever read. Bring back Orin - this new black-eyed freak is so lame!

... And I'm usually not that judgemental about books, heck I even loved Primal Force (which has received a lot of flack from posters).

Can't wait for JL of A though - reminds me of the days when comcs were black and white on the inside