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Taking Flight!
HAWKMAN
In Ancient Egypt, he was known as Prince Khufu. Today he is called Carter
Hall. Archaeologist. Winged Warrior. Hawkman. He's lived thousands of
lives — his soul reincarnated again and again, destined forever to be
reunited with his true love. That is, until now...
Comics fans have been demanding his return, and now the Winged Warrior of
the DC Universe soars once again in HAWKMAN, an ongoing series
cowritten by James Robinson (STARMAN, THE GOLDEN AGE) & Geoff Johns (JSA,
THE FLASH), with art by Rags Morales (JSA, HOURMAN) & Michael Bair (JSA)
and painted covers by Andrew Robinson (STARMAN).
Prince Khufu's "soul mate" has been reincarnated into the body of Kendra
Saunders — also known as the JSA's Hawkgirl. But with no memories of her
past lives, Kendra has made it quite clear she wants nothing to do with
Hawkman. But in HAWKMAN #1, Hawkgirl learns that the deaths of her parents
years ago were actually murders, and she is forced to enlist Hawkman's
help in unlocking the mystery and finding their killer.
The
Hawks' adventures lead them to a new city in the DC Universe, the
enigmatic Southern epicenter of St. Roch. It's a mysterious metropolis
plagued with hot and humid weather, concealed corruption, brutal
competition and an unknown curse; a cultural haven as well as a political
hotbed. Follow Hawkman as he unravels the mysteries within St. Roch,
travels to exotic lands, battles creatures and villains of ancient and new
myth, and struggles to reignite the love of his destined soul mate,
Hawkgirl.
This
project is supported with a 4-color poster, a 7-page preview in Wizard:
The Comic Magazine #124, house and trade ads, and a web promotion at
www.dccomics.com.
HAWKMAN is an ongoing series edited by Peter Tomasi. The 32-page issue #1
arrives in comic-book stores March 6 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S.
BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE
Batman. Deathblow.
One
of these men is the world's greatest detective with unlimited resources
for his vigilante quest for justice. The other is a soldier, a black-ops
killer who does whatever it takes for the greater good. One holds life
sacred above all else, while the other wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet
in your brain if his mission called for it. So what happens when the two
meet? We'll never know...because Michael Cray, code-named Deathblow, is
dead.
WildStorm Productions proudly presents one of the most unusual crossovers
ever with BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE — a 3-issue Prestige
Format miniseries written by Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, HELLBLAZER),
with stunning, evocative art by Lee Bermejo (SUPERMAN/GEN13) &
Tim Bradstreet (HELLBLAZER covers). The Dark Knight faces the daunting
task of finishing a job that someone else started but — for reasons that
remain a mystery — refused to finish. That someone was Michael Cray. And
as Batman picks up the pieces of this unfinished job, he digs up the past
of a man who was involved in political actions in which diplomacy was not
an option. The Dark Knight gradually learns the two had more in common
than he would like to admit.
AFTER
THE FIRE is a mystery that spans a decade — a tale of secret agents,
double agents and a charismatic madman with a fiery, lethal touch. It's
also the story of two very different kinds of heroes, and the explosive
results of the two crossing paths...even if one of them is dead!
This
project is supported with house and trade ads.
BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE is a 3-issue Prestige Format WildStorm
Productions miniseries edited by John Layman. The 48-page issue #1 arrives
in comic-book stores March 20 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S.
BATMAN/HUNTRESS: CRY FOR BLOOD
TRADE PAPERBACK
After
banging heads with the Dark Knight for years over the proper behavior for
a vigilante, Huntress finally earned his grudging respect through her
heroic efforts at the end of Gotham's "No Man's Land." But what drove her
to a life of vengeance and violence in the first place? How did the
Huntress come to be?
That story is finally told in BATMAN/HUNTRESS: CRY FOR BLOOD — a
144-page trade paperback collecting the 6-issue miniseries by Eisner
Award-winners writer Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS, Whiteout) and
artists Rick Burchett (BATMAN: THE 10-CENT ADVENTURE) & Terry Beatty
(BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES), with a new cover by Burchett. In the
aftermath of "No Man's Land," the Huntress becomes the prime suspect for
the murder of a mafia capo, who is killed with a crossbow —
Huntress's signature weapon. When a journalist is killed in the same
manner, Huntress finds herself on the run — not only from the police, but
also from all the members of Batman's vigilante force. Determined to find
out who's framing her, Huntress is saved from capture by a mysterious
stranger, a man called…the Question.
In
hiding, Huntress recounts the sad tale of a little girl named Helena
Bertinelli, the daughter of one of Gotham City's most powerful mafia
figures; a girl whose entire family was killed in front of her eyes; a
girl whose long and lonely journey towards adulthood is fueled by an
unquenchable rage and an unbreakable will. But where will the journey
ultimately take her, and what will she do when she finds the answers she
is looking for? How will the Huntress answer the cry for vengeance — the
cry for blood?
This
project is supported with house ads.
BATMAN/HUNTRESS: CRY FOR BLOOD is a 144-page trade paperback arriving in
comic-book stores March 6 with a cover price of $12.95 U.S.
BATMAN: NINE
LIVES
HARDCOVER
Who
killed nightclub owner and chanteuse Selina Kyle?
That mystery is at the core of BATMAN: NINE LIVES, a 128-page
Elseworlds hardcover that evokes the mood of a 1940s noir film.
Written by Dean Motter (TERMINAL CITY, Mr. X), with art by Michael
Lark (LEGEND OF THE HAWKMAN, TERMINAL CITY) and a painted cover by Lark
and Christopher Moeller (JLA: A LEAGUE OF ONE), this gripping tale is told
in a sideways "landscape" format to better showcase the graphic, cinematic
style of the art.
When
the vigilante known as the "Bat-Man" investigates the reports of a giant
alligator in the labyrinthine Gotham reservoir, he discovers a dead body.
But he is shocked to learn it is the body of Selina Kyle, the
ex-girlfriend of the Bat-Man's alter ego, Bruce Wayne. The Bat-Man is on
the case to uncover what led to her death, but so is Detective Richard
Grayson, who must solve the mystery before someone else dies. But with so
many suspects, where does Grayson begin?
NINE
LIVES sinks its hooks into you with its atmospheric setting and startling
mystery, while dazzling you with beautiful visuals that faithfully recall
another era.
This
project is supported with house and trade ads.
BATMAN: NINE LIVES is a 128-page Elseworlds hardcover edited by
Joey Cavalieri, arriving in comic-book stores March 27 with a cover price
of $24.95 U.S. [New Release Date:
April 3]
GREEN ARROW:
QUIVER
HARDCOVER
The
first storyline of one of the most talked-about comic-book launches of
2001 is collected in May!
White-hot creator Kevin Smith, the writer/director behind such popular
independent films as Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, as well as the writer of top-selling
comics like Daredevil and Jay & Silent Bob, brings back
comicdom's classic hothead character Oliver Queen in GREEN ARROW:
QUIVER! This 232-page hardcover, reprinting GREEN ARROW #1-10,
features art by master penciller Phil Hester (DETECTIVE COMICS, The
Coffin) and inker extraordinaire Ande Parks (CATWOMAN), with a new
cover painting by Matt Wagner (Mage, BATMAN/GRENDEL).
Oliver Queen's mysterious reappearance in the DC Universe will have fans
constantly guessing about how Queen survived seeming death aboard an
exploding airplane. What really happened on that fateful day? In
QUIVER, readers get a chance to uncover the truth for themselves, as they
follow Green Arrow along his quest for the media-dubbed "Star City
Slayer."
QUIVER features several guest-stars who have questions that demand
answers, including Queen's ex-teammates in the JLA, his ex-lover Black
Canary, his ex-partner Arsenal, and the son he hardly knew, Connor Hawke —
who adopted the mantle of Green Arrow after Queen's "death." A certain
Dark Knight from Gotham City has some questions of his own, but he won't
like the answers…
Displaying Smith's masterly characterization, brilliantly engaging
dialogue and eye for action, QUIVER follows Oliver Queen through man's
most uncharted realms — life, death, and back to life.
This
project is supported with house ads.
GREEN
ARROW: QUIVER is a 232-page hardcover, arriving in comic-book stores March
13 with a cover price of $24.95 U.S. Note: A trade paperback edition will
not be offered with an in-store date earlier than September 2002.
The World's Strangest Heroes!
DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES Volume One
HARDCOVER
In
1963, a group of misfit super-heroes entered the comics scene. They were
feared by normal people, possessed unusual powers and abilities, and were
led by a genius confined to a wheelchair.
No, we're not talking about Marvel's X-Men, but rather a
super-group that debuted three months prior to them in the pages of DC
Comics' MY GREATEST ADVENTURE. DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES Volume 1 is a
224-page hardcover collecting the ten earliest truly bizarre adventures of
the appropriately named team consisting of Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl,
and the Chief!
Written by Arnold Drake (who provides an introduction to this volume) &
Bob Haney, with art by Bruno Premiani, Volume 1 reprints the Doom Patrol
stories from MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #80-85 and DOOM PATROL #86-89 and
features the Doom Patrol's very first appearance and origin (in their
original green costumes); the secret origin of the Chief; the introduction
of one of their greatest adversaries, General Immortus; the introduction
of the Brotherhood of Evil (the Brain, Monsieur Mallah, Madam Rouge); the
prehistoric monster menace of Dr. Janus; the Green-Headed League; the
revolt of Negative Man; the Atomic Furies from beneath the Earth; and the
mutant Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man!
This
project is supported with house ads.
DOOM
PATROL ARCHIVES is a 224-page hardcover arriving in comic-book stores
March 20 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S. [New Release Date:
March 6]
This Man...That Monster!
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH GARY FRANK CREATING
SHAZAM!
Their
names are legendary: Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. The Flash. Green
Lantern. Robin. Now a new hero joins the roster of DC characters
reinvented by Stan Lee in the JUST IMAGINE...one-shots, one who stands
head and shoulders (literally) above the rest. But who is the man-monster
known as...Shazam?
The answers unfold in JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH GARY FRANK CREATING
SHAZAM!, a Prestige Format one-shot that introduces a new kind of
champion to the JUST IMAGINE... universe — a man who is transformed by
ancient sorcery into a lumbering behemoth by the utterance of a single
word: Shazam. With gorgeous art by the team of Gary Frank (SUPERGIRL,
Midnight Nation) & Sandra Hope (OUT THERE), JUST IMAGINE...SHAZAM!
introduces brilliant Interpol agent Robert Rogers, a nebbish hopelessly
smitten with his beautiful partner, Carla Noral.
On a
terrorist-hunting mission in India, Rogers and Noral fail to save a local
fakir from assassins. With his dying words, the fakir bestows upon Rogers
the gift of the power of "Shazam" — the ability to transform himself into
an 8-foot brute with unbelievable power. But will this power be enough to
save the day? Or will the dimwitted monster be tricked into fighting the
very people Rogers would give his life to protect?
In
addition to two covers — one by the team of Frank & Hope, the other by the
award-winning Adam Hughes (WONDER WOMAN) — this issue features an "On the
Street" backup story, with dialogue by Lee (plot by Michael Uslan) and art
by Kano (ACTION COMICS), that introduces some different kinds of heroes to
India...inspired by the emergence of SHAZAM!
This
project is supported with house ads.
JUST
IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH GARY FRANK CREATING SHAZAM! is a 48-page one-shot in
the Prestige Format edited by Mike Carlin. It arrives in comic-book stores
March 13 with a cover price of $5.95 U.S. [New Release Date:
March 27]
THE SPECTRE
#15
Hal
Jordan once soared the cosmos as a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
Assigned to Space Sector 2814, he roamed the galaxy on nearly a daily
basis, partaking in some of the greatest adventures of his life! Now, in
his current incarnation as the Spirit of Vengeance — the Spectre — Hal is
about to return to the stars…but is he prepared for what he'll find?
THE SPECTRE #15 begins the 3-part "Mystery in Space" storyline
debuting new regular penciller Norm Breyfogle (ANARKY) and new cover
artist Dave Johnson (100 BULLETS, DETECTIVE COMICS), who join writer J.M.
DeMatteis and guest-inker Dennis Janke. The Spectre learns that somewhere
in space, Spirits of Vengeance are destroying entire worlds. Convinced he
can prevent his other-selves from unleashing their wrath on the universe,
Hal must set out on an intergalactic adventure to hold back the tide of
destruction, confront past ghosts, and return to outer space — where he
experienced his greatest triumphs and his greatest failures. And even if
he has the strength to face his own corruption, does he have the will to
take on one of the greatest foes of his past…Sinestro?
THE
SPECTRE #15 is a 32-page issue edited by Dan Raspler, arriving in
comic-book stores March 6 with a cover price of $2.50 U.S.
THE FLASH #184:
"Crossfire"
THE FLASH has quickly become a critical and fan-favorite success, thanks
to the efforts of the book's latest creative team of writer Geoff Johns,
artists Scott Kolins & Doug Hazlewood, and cover artist Brian Bolland. Now
all the various subplots that have been brewing since the beginning of
their run come to a head in THE FLASH #184, beginning the 4-part
"Crossfire" storyline that will stretch Wally West — the Flash —
beyond his limits.
The
new and deadlier Rogues Gallery, formed in THE FLASH: IRON HEIGHTS
one-shot, spins its plan into motion as the villains decimate the Central
City police force, luring the Flash into their grasp. Meanwhile, Keystone
City is overrun by the Thinker as he takes control of its communications
system and "plugs in" every citizen of the Flash's hometown — turning the
town into a giant computer memory bank.
With
the full force of the new Rogues, and the newer, more powerful Thinker,
it's more than the Flash can handle at one time. Even though he's the
fastest man alive, Wally can't be everywhere at once — and that means
something's bound to break…
This
issue is supported with house and trade ads and a web promotion at
www.dccomics.com.
THE
FLASH #184 is a 32-page issue edited by Joey Cavalieri, arriving in
comic-book stores March 27 with a cover price of $2.25 U.S.
THE FLASH:
BLOOD WILL RUN
TRADE PAPERBACK
Readers who have yet to discover the magic of the current creative team on
THE FLASH can get in on the ground floor with THE FLASH: BLOOD WILL RUN
— a 192-page trade paperback collecting the first Flash stories by Johns,
Kolins & Hazlewood.
Reprinting THE FLASH #170-176, as well as the lead story from THE FLASH
SECRET FILES #3, BLOOD WILL RUN collects the 4-part storyline of the same
name that introduced Cicada — the creepy, charismatic leader of a deadly
cult. The cult has been murdering all the people of Keystone that the
Scarlet Speedster has ever rescued, and the Flash must face Cicada head-on
before any more blood is shed in his name. But Wally's world will be
turned upside down when he learns someone special from his past is under
Cicada's influence!
BLOOD
WILL RUN also features members of Flash's Rogues Gallery — both old and
new — making Wally's life as much of a living hell as possible, leading up
to the events of "Crossfire." Find out why THE FLASH has become one of the
hottest titles on the racks!
This
project is supported with house ads.
THE
FLASH: BLOOD WILL RUN is a 192-page trade paperback, arriving in
comic-book stores March 13 with a cover price of $17.95 U.S.
ROBIN #100
Many significant changes occur in Tim Drake's life — not the least of
which is a new writer for his adventures — in the extra-sized ROBIN
#100! After one hundred issues, writer Chuck Dixon bids a fond
farewell to the character he helped create…and he's taking a whole lot of
what you know about Tim Drake with him!
In
the opening chapter by Dixon and artists Pete Woods & Andrew Pepoy, a
crisis at home forces a dramatic change in the course of Tim's life.
Friends are left behind, subplots are resolved, and doors are forever
closed. Then all-new writer Jon Lewis — recipient of a Xeric Grant and
writer of True Swamp and Ghost Ship — delivers the second
exciting chapter in this issue, also illustrated by Woods & Pepoy! From
this moment on, nothing is the same for Tim, as he returns to Gotham City
and encounters Spoiler (sporting a new look), an old villain whose history
is inextricably tied to Jason Todd (the previous Robin), and the last
person he'd want to see now: Batman. With all that has gone down since
"Bruce Wayne: Murderer?," Tim's not even sure he'll be Robin after
this issue!
This
issue is supported with house ads.
ROBIN
#100 is a 48-page issue edited by Matt Idelson, arriving in comic-book
stores March 20 with a cover price of $3.50 U.S.
MAD ABOUT
SUPER-HEROES
TRADE PAPERBACK
More
powerful than Harry Potter! Faster reading than War and Peace!
Look!
Up on your shelf! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's…Alfred E. Neuman?!?
That's right, the world's greatest super-heroes are presented — whether
they like it or not — in MAD ABOUT SUPER-HEROES, a laugh-out-loud 176-page
black-and-white trade paperback (including 32 pages in full color). This 8
1/4" x 10 1/2" volume features an introduction by the one and only Adam
West (TV's classic Batman), and a painted cover by fan-favorite artist
Alex Ross (his first-ever cover for MAD Magazine)!
MAD
ABOUT SUPER-HEROES collects MAD Magazine's best movie, TV, and comic-book
spoofs and parodies of your favorite super-heroes, including Superman,
Batman, Wonder Woman, Plastic Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and
more! We promise no super-hero is spared here by the "Usual Gang of
Super-Idiots."
MAD
ABOUT SUPER-HEROES is a 176-page black-and-white 8 1/4" x 10 1/2" trade
paperback (including 32 pages in full color), arriving in comic-book
stores March 13 with a cover price of $9.95 U.S.
The
Smallest Heroes With the Biggest Powers!
POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES I
DC Direct blazes a trail into new excitement with its
newest line: POCKET SUPER HEROES! These colorful, pocket-sized DC Universe
heroes and villains stand approximately 3"-3.25" tall, feature authentic
costuming details and limited articulation (neck, shoulders, hips), and
are drawn from DC's spectacular roster of characters past and present!
The first wave of DC COMICS POCKET SUPER HEROES hits in July, with four
2-figure sets, beginning with POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES I: AQUAMAN &
BLACK MANTA, starring the King of the Seven Seas and one of his
deadliest foes. The child of a surface man and a woman from Atlantis,
Arthur Curry grew to possess the power to live underwater and communicate
with all sea life.
 An
undersea scavenger and criminal, Black Manta has vowed to destroy Aquaman
and create his own underwater criminal kingdom. POCKET SUPER HEROES
SERIES I: GOLDEN AGE DR. MID-NITE & GOLDEN AGE ATOM teams up two of
the greatest heroes of the Golden Age! Physician Dr. Charles McNider was
blinded by a criminal's bomb but found he could now see in total darkness
and dedicated his life to fighting crime as Dr. Mid-Nite. College student
Al Pratt was a 98-pound weakling until he went on an intensive training
program that turned him into the "Mighty Mite," The Atom.
POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES I: HAL JORDAN GREEN LANTERN & SINESTRO
features one of the greatest Green Lanterns and his archfoe! Hal Jordan
was a test pilot who was chosen by a dying alien to become the next Green
Lantern of Space Sector 2814. Sinestro was a member of the elite Green
Lantern Corps until he became a renegade brandishing a yellow Power Ring.
 POCKET
SUPER HEROES SERIES I: GOLDEN AGE STARMAN & THE SHADE features another
classic Golden Age JSAer and a generations-spanning villain! Astronomer
Ted Knight created the powerful Cosmic Rod, a device enabling him to
channel and control the very power of the stars themselves as Starman! The
Shade, an immortal whose origins are shrouded in secrecy, turned his
attention to crime and soon proved himself Starman's most brilliant and
deadly foe.
All four sets are packaged with two figures together in
4-color blister packs, which include backdrop art and story card with a
plastic stand. Future sets scheduled for 2002 release include the Flash &
Captain Cold, Silver Age Wonder Woman & Cheetah, Red Tornado & Firestorm,
Dr. Fate & the Spectre, Lightning Lad & Mon-El, Solomon Grundy & Green
Lantern Alan Scott, and Saturn Girl & Cosmic Boy. The Martian Manhunter
comes in a Deluxe Set with the Silver Age Justice League of America
meeting table and eight chairs.
The POCKET SUPER HEROES: AQUAMAN & BLACK MANTA, POCKET
SUPER HEROES: GOLDEN AGE DR. MID-NITE & GOLDEN AGE ATOM, POCKET SUPER
HEROES: HAL JORDAN GREEN LANTERN & SINESTRO, and POCKET SUPER HEROES:
GOLDEN AGE STARMAN & THE SHADE sets are all advance-solicited for arrival
in comic-book stores July 24 with a price of $9.95 U.S. for each 2-figure
set. [New Release Date: July 31]
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