DC Comics Previews for 5/16


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.

Batwoman #9

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

Birds of Prey #9

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

 

Blue Beetle #9

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

DC Universe Presents #9

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

Green Lantern Corps #9

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

Justice League #9

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

Legion of Super Heroes #9

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

Nightwing #9

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

Red Hood and the Outlaws #9

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

Saucer Country #3

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

The Shade #8

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 #9Green Lantern: The Animated Series #2Hellblazer #291Scalped #58 and Wonder Woman #9.

SOURCE: Comic Book Resources, Comics Continuum & DC Comics