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DC Feature Articles - March 2002 |
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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.
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 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?
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. Who killed nightclub owner and chanteuse Selina Kyle?
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] The first storyline of one of the most talked-about comic-book launches of 2001 is collected in May!
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! 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.
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! 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?
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] 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 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 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
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.
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 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?!?
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
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