Welcome to this week’s DC Comics previews column. Here you’ll find 4 to 5 page previews from some of this week’s comic book releases. All titles below are scheduled to hit stores on 5/16/12.
Description: The next chapter in “TO DROWN THE WORLD!”• An unconventional spy thriller of six interweaving lives with only one thing in common: BATWOMAN!
Story By: J.H. Williams, III & W. Haden Blackman
Art By: Trevor McCarthy
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
BLACK CANARY, BATGIRL, KATANA and POISON IVY risk their lives in Gotham City to battle THE TALON and The Court of Owls! A secret is revealed about Black Canary’s husband…Kurt Lance?!
Story By: Duane Swierczynski
Art By: Travel Foreman
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: BLUE BEETLE squares off against GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER and THE NEW GUARDIANS!
If Beetle and the Lanterns don’t kill each other, the bounty hunter packing Oan technology will be happy to do it for them. Wait…OAN technology?!• Continued this month in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9!
Story By: Duane Swierczynski
Art By: Travel Foreman
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: As this new tale begins, the country’s best FBI profiler, Kass Sage, must seek help on a desperate case from her father…imprisoned serial killer VANDAL SAVAGE!
Chapter one of a three-part story by JAMES ROBINSON and BERNARD CHANG.
Story By: James Robinson
Art By: Bernard Chang
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: “ALPHA WAR” part one!
JOHN STEWART is put on trial for the murder of a fellow GREEN LANTERN by the ALPHA LANTERNS!
Story By: Peter J. Tomasi
Art By: Fernando Pasarin
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: “THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY” begins here! Part one of a story introducing an all-new major nemesis for the Justice League by GEOFF JOHNS and JIM LEE!
In part three of the SHAZAM! backup story, Billy Batson attempts to get used to his new life, new school and new family as Sivana unleashes an ancient evil imprisoned long ago.
Story By: Geoff Johns
Art By: Gary Frank & Jim Lee
Cover Price: $3.99
Description: Kicking off an all-new storyline!
BRAINIAC 5 and DREAM GIRL have been abducted by the DOMINATORS…so why is the Legion refusing to rescue them?
One of the greatest LEGIONNAIRES quits!
Story By: Paul Levitz
Art By: Francis Portela
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
NIGHTWING faces another villain claiming to be THE TALON at City Hall as the Court of Owls’ plans go into action – but will he be able to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?
Story By: Kyle Higgins
Art By: Eddy Barrows
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: “NIGHT OF THE OWLS” continues here!
The Court of Owls is attacking, and the last person in the world you’d expect to answer Batman’s call to arms is the RED HOOD!
Also featuring MR. FREEZE!
Story By: Scott Lobdell
Art By: Kenneth Rocafort
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: For years John Constantine has been tormented by his evil, Hell-dwelling twin. But now, seeing what a mess his niece Gemma is still in because of this doppelganger, he decides to take action. Sweet(ish) revenge, a diabolical church, an old lover, a human sacrifice and a nifty poison dart gun feature in this epilogue to “Another Season in Hell.”
Story By: Paul Cornell
Art By: Ryan Kelly
Cover Price: $2.99
Description: A “TIMES PAST” issue!
The Shade encounters a family member in trouble and an evil cult as he uncovers more about his family than he’d hoped.
Guest art by JILL THOMPSON!
Story By: James Robinson
Art By: Jill Thompson
Cover Price: $2.99
It should be noted that several titles scheduled for release this week either did not have a preview put online or their preview was released exclusively to another website. Those titles are: Captain Atom #9, Green Lantern: The Animated Series #2, Hellblazer #291, Scalped #58 and Wonder Woman #9.
SOURCE: Comic Book Resources, Comics Continuum & DC Comics
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