CBR: DC Comics Solicitations for May, 2012

[CBR News]

DC Comics has released their full solicitations text and images for product being released in May, 2012, including the latest from "Action Comics," "Green Lantern," Earth Two," "World's Finest" and more.


Full article here.

[Personamanx]

I'll be getting:

ANIMAL MAN #9
ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #1
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1

[Cavemold]

Well this will be big month for me getting
Batman
Nightwing
Batwing
Deathstroke
I vampire
Red hood Outlaws
Catwoman
Maybe Aquaman.

[Hulk_Is]

AQUAMAN #9
THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9
SUPERMAN #9 - maybe

[Cavemold]

Well this will be big month for me getting
Batman
Nightwing
Batwing
Deathstroke
I vampire
Red hood Outlaws
Catwoman
TDK
Batman beyond unlimited
Earth 2

[turtlefood]

Can someone explain to me how the court of owls crossover is structured? Every book remotely related to batman has " night of owls continues" but continues from WHERE? are all these issues separate? I don't want to buy all those books.

[Cavemold]

Can someone explain to me how the court of owls crossover is structured? Every book remotely related to batman has " night of owls continues" but continues from WHERE? are all these issues separate? I don't want to buy all those books.

Each book has it story line. You don't need buy tdk to understand batgirl storyline

[Anthony_Matthews]

Can someone explain to me how the court of owls crossover is structured? Every book remotely related to batman has " night of owls continues" but continues from WHERE? are all these issues separate? I don't want to buy all those books.

Each Issue is a standalone story that takes place during the one night 'Owls' runs for.

[Desaad]

Can someone explain to me how the court of owls crossover is structured? Every book remotely related to batman has " night of owls continues" but continues from WHERE? are all these issues separate? I don't want to buy all those books.

It's not continued anywhere, it's more like the Court of Owls thing impacts the other books.

All you need to do is buy the books you want to buy. The main story is obviously in the Batman proper book, so if you're buying that, enjoy it.

But, organically from the story, various villains attack members of the Bat-family, sometimes in their own books.

Every book can be read separately, and on its own. If you're not buying Batman proper, they've said, each issue will explain the basic set up in one way or another of why a "Talon" villain is attacking Batgirl, Nightwing, Jason, etc.

So there is no reading order. One book doesn't spoil the other(s), or it shouldn't.

[Paladin King]

Batman Incorporated #1
Dial H #1
Justice League #9
Wonder Woman #9
The Flash #9
Aquaman #9
Action Comics #9
Batman #9
Batman Annual #1
Batwoman #9
Green Lantern #9
Justice League Dark #9
Swamp Thing #9
Animal Man #9
Animal Man Annual #1
Frankenstein #9
Demon Knights #9
American Vampire #27
Saucer Country #3
Scalped #59
Sweet Tooth #33


Batman: Earth One HC
Deadenders TP

[Ari Gold]

I love that the trades all have different # of issues at different prices. Some are 6 issues, some are 7, some are 8. I think this at least shows an outward level of commitment to moving away from the decompression that comes with "writing for the trade".

[ZeoVGM]

That Smallville Season 11 cover is pretty bad. Why wouldn't they use the artwork in the article currently on CBR?

[Yttrium]

Can someone explain to me how the court of owls crossover is structured? Every book remotely related to batman has " night of owls continues" but continues from WHERE? are all these issues separate? I don't want to buy all those books.

It's not structured. The other comics are just joining in on the Court of Owls fun. You won't have to read any given book to figure out what's going on in another. This was made to be something of an optional crossover event, in which writers could come up with their own Court of Owls stories for their comics if they wanted.

[Let's Kill Hitler]

May is going to bleed me dry...

Batman Inc, Dial H, Earth 2, Animal Man annual, Batman annual, plus I have to see what JLD is like under Lemire, all on top of all the titles I usually buy...your the bane of my life DC

[Jody Garland]

Bit dissapointed that Shade looks like he's gone from JLD, but his replacesments are pretty cool.

Frankenstein crossing over with Animal Man? All right, this is going to be sweet. And it looks like someone who was curious about Franky's connection to the Red and the Black was right.