DC Comics Solicitations - On Sale July 2011
Written by MATTEO CASALI
Art by KRISTIAN DONALDSON
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
99 DAYS is the story of Antoine Boshoso Davis, who is living the dream as a rookie homicide detective for the LAPD. But 12 years ago he was living a nightmare. As a young Hutu in Rwanda, Antoine was forced to become a child soldier with the rebel Hutu militia. Like so many others he was caught up in the slaughter of a country gone insane – murdering scores of men, women and children with a machete. Antoine fled Rwanda for LA, where he grew into a quiet, sensitive man with a deep need for justice – so he joined the LAPD. But when a serial killer starts stalking the African-American residents of LA – murdering them with a machete – Antoine discovers that his past has come back to haunt him.
Retailers: This item is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
RESOLICIT - On sale AUGUST 17 - 176 pg, B&W, $19.99 US, 5.5” x 8” - MATURE READERS
Written by JOHN WAGNER
Art by VINCE LOCKE
A new edition of the hard-hitting graphic novel that inspired the Academy Award-nominated 2005 motion picture.
In this suspenseful crime story, Tom McKenna is a family man who becomes an instant media celebrity when he thwarts a robbery at his own diner – a robbery attempted by wanted murderers. McKenna’s newfound fame draws the attention of a group of merciless mobsters who have been looking to settle a score with him for over 20 years. Now, as the killers descend upon his small town in Middle America, the Brooklyn native must face the actions of his youth and relive his past history of violence as he attempts to salvage the life he has built and keep his family out of harm’s way.
On sale AUGUST 3 - 296 pg, B&W, $14.99 US, 5.5” x 8” - MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Things go from bad to worse for Henry and his unit when they discover the terrible secrets inside the mysterious facility known only as “Unit 732.” Will Pearl get there in time for a daring rescue?
On sale JULY 27 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
Vampire hunters Cash McCogan and Felicia Book get shot down over the mountains of Romania and find themselves trapped between Nazi patrols – and vampires.
On sale JULY 13 - 2 of 5, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art by SHAWN MCMANUS
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
In the miniseries finale, Cinderella finally locates the elusive and deadly Dorothy Gale in the place that she least suspected. The two enemies have their final showdown in the midst of Oz’s uncrossable Deadly Desert, but there’s no guarantee that either one of them will survive.
On sale JULY 20 - 6 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by MAT JOHNSON
Art by SIMON GANE
Cover by NESSIM HIGSON
From Mat Johnson, writer of the acclaimed INCOGNEGRO, comes a graphic novel thriller set in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Two small-time ex-cons with big dreams get the idea that this would be the perfect time to rob a bank. Catch is, the bank is in New Orleans, and they’re on parole in Houston. Now, as every sane person tries to get out of The Big Easy, Emmit and Dabny will do whatever it takes to get in. As they journey through a tide of human suffering, Dabny wants to help, and Emmit sees only the money. But a rogue commander of the ruthless security force “Dark Rain” has his sights set on taking down the same bank. If Emmit and Dabny don’t outrace him, their last hope for a second chance could be washed away in the floodwaters – along with their lives.
On sale AUGUST 10 - 160 pg, Two color, 6.875” x 9”, $19.99 - MATURE READERS
Written by BRIAN WOOD - Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by J.P. Leon
Is the America about to emerge from its second civil war going to be the same America that went into it? Will it be even remotely similar? The 5-part story “The Five Nations of New York,” the final arc in the DMZ saga, will tell you.
On sale JULY 20 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Guest art by TERRY MOORE
Cover by JOAO RUAS
We all know the curse: She’ll sleep until she’s kissed by a handsome prince who loves her with true love. We have the sleeping girl. We have the handsome princes — lots of them. But where’s the true love? Without that, we fear she may spend a long time napping among the thorns. Oh, and memo to all you handsome princes lining up: When you hack your way into the city to kiss the girl, make sure you don’t try to kiss the Snow Queen instead.
This one-shot tale features art by Eisner Award winner Terry Moore (Echo, Strangers in Paradise).
On sale JULY 27 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by ANDERSEN GABRYCH
Art by BRAD RADER
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Frank Grissel is a hard-knuckled private eye – and a deeply closeted homosexual – set in the very real world of 1953 San Francisco. Aided by his long-suffering secretary (and sometime live-in lover) Loretta, Grissel’s search for a runaway girl winds up with his becoming a suspect in a string of gruesome murders. The case takes twists and turns through the Golden Gate’s greasy underbelly: the beguiling arms of a Chinese shipping heiress (and smuggler); an unexpected reunion with the daughter he abandoned long ago; the loss of Loretta to the sadistic clutches of the high-powered “Colonel”; and finally to the horrifying, gender-bending truth.
On sale AUGUST 17 - 176 pg, 5.5” x 8”, B&W, $12.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by PETER MILLIGAN - Art by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI
and STEFANO LANDINI - Cover by SIMON BISLEY
John Constantine has faced many demons in his career, but none have affected him like this one: his niece, Gemma, who hates her uncle with demonic fury. Now she will have her revenge. He’s already lost a thumb – now he might lose something even more precious…
On sale JULY 20 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by MATTHEW STURGES - Art by LUCA ROSSI, PETER SNEJBJERG and JOSE MARZAN, JR. - Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
What’s Fig been doing all this time? And how did Lotus Blossom pull off her reality-bending stunt? Fig’s world and Lotus Blossom’s world begin to collide as the Magical Physicians try to force a reconciliation. All these mysteries begin to be answered in part four of “Desolation,” illustrated by Peter Snejbjerg (STARMAN)!
On sale JULY 6 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
The quiet town of Eugene has suddenly gotten very loud. Gwen and her friends have their hands full when a whole mess of zombies roams the streets, but these aren’t nice and cuddly zombies like Gwen. And when the Dead Presidents get to town, things get really complicated. Meanwhile, just what has Galatea been making from all of those dead bodies she’s been stitching together down in her secret lab?
On sale JULY 6 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US -Â MATURE READERS
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
Collecting the acclaimed 8-issue miniseries!
Joe is an imaginative eleven-year-old boy. He can’t fit in at school. He’s the victim of bullies. His dad died overseas in the Iraq war. He also suffers from Type 1 diabetes. One fateful day, his condition causes him to believe he has entered a vivid fantasy world in which he is the lost savior — a fantastic land based on the layout and contents of his home. His desperate attempts to make it out of his bedroom transform into an incredible, epic adventure through a bizarre landscape of submarine pirate dwarves, evil Hell Hounds, Lightning Lords and besieged castles. But is his quest really just an insulin deprived delirium — from which he can die if he doesn’t take his meds — or something much bigger?
On sale SEPTEMBER 7 - 224 pg, 7.0625” x 10.875”, FC, $29.99 US - MATURE READERS
Written by MATT WAGNER - Art by AMY REEDER, MARLEY ZARCONE and MARIAN CHURCHLAND - Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
This final volume collecting issues #24-29 is set in 1960s New York City and features the five senses, illustrated by five sensational female artists.
On sale AUGUST 10 - 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US - MATURE READERS
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