Brian Cruz
09-18-2001, 07:18 PM
<b><u>December 5</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/doompatrol03.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-doompatrol03.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="149"></a>DOOM PATROL #3</b>
Written by John Arcudi; art and cover by Tan Eng Huat
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The Doom Patrol is out of work…and it's only their third issue! But even being unemployed doesn't stop them from getting into trouble - or participating in the most peculiar fight scene in recent memory - with the villain known as GOMZ!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/greenlantern145.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-greenlantern145.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>GREEN LANTERN #145</b>
Written by Judd Winick; art by Dale Eaglesham and Rodney Ramos; cover by Eaglesham
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! It's the end of an era for Kyle Rayner, and the beginning of something far more dangerous than he's ever had to deal with. The Guardians of the Universe created the Green Lanterns to maintain order and peace, while their polar opposites, the Qwardians, believed only in bringing about disorder and chaos. Now their champions - Kyle and Nero - battle for control of the greatest source of power either of them has ever had access to. To the victor go the spoils, but the prize may prove too grand for either man to handle.
32 pages, $2.25
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/spectre12.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-spectre12.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>THE SPECTRE #12</b>
Written by J.M. DeMatteis; art and cover by Ryan Sook
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! "The Spectre of Christmas." The Phantom Stranger! Santa! Charles Dickens! Guest stars don't get any bigger than this. Our own friendly ghost joins in the ultimate team-up, as Hal Jordan takes on an evil Scrooge hell-bent on the destruction of Christmas, and ultimately, the hopes and dreams of all humanity. The Spectre must face demonic gargoyles and a blood-thirsty Victorian mob in order to save the world from an encroaching storm of darkness and despair.
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/youngjustice40.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-youngjustice40.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>YOUNG JUSTICE #40</b>
Written by Peter David; art and cover by Todd Nauck and Lary Stucker
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, with a look at Christmas Past with the team! Back when Arrowette was still a member, Wonder Girl wore a silly wig, and Impulse still ran, there was a time when Saint Nick was in trouble, and only Young Justice could save him!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 12</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/deadman01.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-deadman01.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="141"></a>DEADMAN #1</b>
Written by Steve Vance; art and cover by Josep Maria Beroy
In stores December 12. Boston Brand stars in his own ongoing series! Deadman investigates the mysterious death in Cairo of a legless band leader - and the discovery that his body itself, being returned to the States for its final rest, holds a secret that threatens to unleash a new kind of horror on the Earth!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/impulse81.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-impulse81.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="150"></a>IMPULSE #81</b>
Written by Todd Dezago; art by Carlo Barberi and Juan Vlasco; cover by Barberi and Wayne Faucher
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! Impulse meets the irrepressible and slightly cracked super-hero Captain Saturn…who thinks that Impulse is his long-lost sidekick!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/stanlee-jla.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-stanlee-jla.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JERRY ORDWAY CREATING THE JLA</b>
Written by Stan Lee; art and front cover by Jerry Ordway; back cover by Adam Hughes
In stores December 12. The DC heroes re-imagined by Stan Lee join forces in an incredible adventure, illustrated by Jerry Ordway (THE POWER OF SHAZAM!). What threat could lead wildly different heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash to join together as a team? And which heroes will survive the battle with the mysterious Dominic Darrk?
48 pages, Prestige Format, $5.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/jla/jla02.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/thumb/jla/jla02sm.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="150"></a>JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #2</b>
Written by Paul Storrie; art by Craig Rousseau and Wayne Faucher; cover by John Delaney
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The comic based on the brand new Cartoon Network show continues as the Justice League must find a way to defeat a strange magical cult that is targeting the treasures of museums around the world. To succeed, the League needs the Martian Manhunter, but is he too torn by his feelings of alienation from his new teammates to help?
32 pages, $1.99
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/spiritarchives6.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-spiritarchives6.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="126"></a>THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 6 HC</b>
Written by Will Eisner, Manly Wade Wellman and William Woolfolk; art by Eisner, Lou Fine, Jack Cole, and various; cover by Eisner
In stores December 12. DC Comics continues its comprehensive, Eisner Award-winning collection of Will Eisner's most famous creation, the Spirit, reprinting the newspaper Spirit sections from January 3 to July 27, 1943. With America embroiled in World War II, the Spirit began to take on Axis foes as well as the usual cast of colorful thugs, crooks and killers. Plus, an introduction by Eisner describing his work for the Army and his role in the development of comics as an educational tool.
224 pages, Hardcover, $49.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/suicidesquad04.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-suicidesquad04.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>SUICIDE SQUAD #4</b>
Written by Keith Giffen; art by Paco Medina, Russ Heath and Joe Sanchez; cover by Medina and Sanchez
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! In "Need to Know," classic Sgt. Rock artist Russ Heath illustrates a flashback sequence, returning to the character he helped make unforgettable, in this special tale that begins to answer the question of what Rock has been up to since 1945. When his government sends him up against his old enemy the Iron Major, Rock must get help from a most unlikely source: the Suicide Squad!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 19</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/haven1.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-haven1.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>HAVEN: THE BROKEN CITY #1</b>
Written by Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus and Matthew P. Schuster; art and cover by Ariel Olivetti
In stores December 19. The JLA guest-stars as the alien-born inhabitants of Haven struggle against the villains in their midst! In the aftermath of JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL (solicited in last month's issue of Previews), Haven's champions - beings with a diverse range of bizarre abilities - reveal the story of their city's strange exodus from its
homeworld. But how will President Luthor welcome America's best-traveled immigrants?
32 pages, (1 of 9), $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jla-gatekeeper3.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jla-gatekeeper3.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>JLA: GATEKEEPER #3</b>
Written and illustrated by Tim Truman; painted cover by Truman
In stores December 19. The story escalates in the dramatic conclusion to GATEKEEPER, as the JLA scours the underworld for five mystical artifacts in hope of preventing the demonic invasion of Earth. And they still must find a way back home.
48 pages, (3 of 3), Prestige Format, $4.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jsa31.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jsa31.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>JSA #31</b>
Written by Geoff Johns; art by Peter Snejbjerg; cover by Rags Morales
In stores December 19. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! In "Making Waves," a familiar face is found drowned in the middle of New York City, and the JSA discovers Batman lurking at the scene. The Justice Society want to get to the bottom of this mystery, but the World's Greatest Detective has plans that don't include the
JSA. This story will mean the end of the membership for a veteran JSAer, as a former member returns!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/orion21.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-orion21.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="153"></a>ORION #21</b>
Written by Walter Simonson; art by Simonson and Bob Wiacek; cover by Simonson
In stores December 19. Featuring a DC FULL COVERAGE! cover! Orion is held captive while his energy is being slowly leeched away by Arnicus Wolfram. Arnicus is one of the world's richest men - older than most mortals from living on borrowed life energy. In Orion, he's found a fountain of youth and plans to siphon from it forever!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 26</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/flash181.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-flash181.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>THE FLASH #181</b>
Written by Geoff Johns; art by Scott Kolins and Doug Hazlewood; cover by Brian Bolland
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The core of Iron Heights' power grid is energized by a former prisoner named Fallout. But Fallout has broken free of Keystone's horrifying penitentiary and wants to wreak havoc on the Flash's home city!
32 pages, $2.25
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/greenarrow11.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-greenarrow11.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="right" width="100" height="151"></a>GREEN ARROW #11</b>
Written by Kevin Smith; art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks; painted cover by Matt Wagner
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, as a new story arc begins for Green Arrow! With issue #10's conclusion of the "Quiver" storyline, Oliver Queen's got a whole new world to rediscover, and he's more then ready to get started. The best-selling team of Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and Ande Parks sets the stage for Ollie's redefined presence in the DC Universe!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jla61.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jla61.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>JLA #61</b>
Written by Joe Kelly and Kurt Busiek; art by Doug Mahnke, Tom Grummett Tom Nguyen, and Wade Von Grawbadger; cover by Mahnke and Nguyen
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, featuring a brand new creative team! Plus an extra 16-page preview of THE POWER COMPANY at no extra cost! The exciting team of Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen jump on board, as an emergency arises and the members of the JLA ready themselves for action, prepared to put their lives on the line for humanity. But how do they juggle their personal time with the demands of duty? Plus, Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett & Wade Von Grawbadger debut DC's super-team THE POWER COMPANY!
48 pages, $2.25
<b>JLA: INCARNATIONS #7</b>
Written by John Ostrander; art and cover by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins
In stores December 26. The current (and some would say greatest) incarnation of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes is the focus of our climactic issue! The newest League faces the JLA's oldest threat: the shape-changing Appelaxians, the very first foes the JLA ever faced! At the same time, the Earth is being overwhelmed with natural disasters as Gaea, the spirit of the earth, sick of being poisoned by humanity, declares war. Earthquakes, floods, tidal waves all threaten to scour humanity from the Earth. It's epic action as only the modern day JLA can bring you! Note: this item is resolicited. All previous orders have been cancelled.
48 pages, (7 of 7), $3.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/legion03.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-legion03.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>THE LEGION #3</b>
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; art and cover by Olivier Coipel and Lanning
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! After being rescued by former colleagues from an ambush ordered by President McCauley, the Legionnaires are brought to the one place they'll not only be safe, but also can rebuild the future's greatest super-team. This place could very well be the most incredible Legion headquarters ever! And be sure to be sitting when you get to the shocking last page!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/secretfilesdcu.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-secretfilesdcu.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="140"></a>SECRET FILES GUIDE TO THE DCU 2001-2002</b>
Written by Will Pfeifer, Kelley Puckett, Chuck Kim, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and various; art by Anthony Williams, Damion Scott, Darryl Banks, Mike
McKone, Ariel Olivetti, Tan Eng Huat, Tom Grummett, Paco Medina, Cliff Chiang, and various; cover by Olivetti
In stores December 26. A look back at the year's biggest DC Universe events, plus a preview of the shocks planned for the year to come! War with other planets, the "Jokerizing" of the populace, the arrival of an alien city in California...it's been a busy year for the DCU. Now witness the tumultuous events through the eyes of those who experienced it (written by Will Pfeifer with art by Anthony Williams & John Stanisci). Also featured: how "Our Worlds At War" sparks the year's biggest film (written by Chuck Kim with art by Darryl Banks); Lady Shiva's plans for her upcoming rematch with Batgirl (written by Kelley Puckett with art by Damion Scott); a look back at the year 3001 courtesy of the Legion of Super-Heroes (written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning with art by Mike McKone); and profiles of some of DC's newest characters and teams, including Orpheus, the Doom Patrol, the Power Company, the Suicide Squad, and more!
48 pages, $4.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/titans36.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-titans36.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="149"></a>THE TITANS #36</b>
Written by Jay Faerber; art by Peter Grau and Bud LaRosa; cover by Kia Asamiya
In stores December 26. Featuring a DC FULL COVERAGE! cover! The Wildebeests are on the loose, and it's up to the D.E.O. kids - aided by Beast Boy and Flamebird - to stop them! But who are the Wildebeests working for, and is what they're doing necessarily <i>bad</i>? Also, the murderer of Liberty Belle's fiancé is discovered, and the implications for Libby's and Jesse Quick's relationship run deep.
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/wonderwoman177.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-wonderwoman177.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" width="100" height="151"></a>WONDER WOMAN #177</b>
Written by Phil Jimenez; art by Jimenez and Andy Lanning; cover by Adam Hughes
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! While the Amazons build a new Paradise Island after the effects of "Our Worlds at War," Wonder Woman pays her last respects to her mother. But will Diana finally let her rest in peace?
32 pages, $2.25
<b><u>April 24, 2002</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/sgtrockarchives1.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-sgtrockarchives1.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="right" width="100" height="142"></a>THE SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC</b>
Written by Bob Kaninger and Bill Haney; art by Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandinetti, Russ Heath, Mort Drucker, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito; cover by Kubert
Advance-solicited; in stores April 24, 2002. Sgt. Rock, top kick of Easy Co. and the toughest G.I. to fight his way through World War II, is the star of his first-ever Archive Edition, featuring a new cover and introduction by Joe Kubert! Volume 1 is advance-solicited to coincide with the arrival of the FIGHTING FORCES: SGT. ROCK ACTION FIGURE, and reprints the first twenty stories featuring Frank Rock in G.I. COMBAT #68 and OUR ARMY AT WAR #81-96!
228 pages, Hardcover, $49.95
<b><u>Relist</u></b>
<b>RONIN TP - relist</b>
Written and illustrated by Frank Miller; cover by Miller
In stores December 5. Before THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Frank Miller delivered a masterful tale of a dishonored, masterless 13th-century samurai - a ronin - reborn into the corrupt and computerized New York City of the 21st century…with one last chance for redemption. "…beautiful, ambitious and complex." -- <i> Rolling Stone</i>
302 pages, Trade Paperback, $19.95
<b>JLA: A LEAGUE OF ONE HC - relist</b>
Written and painted by Christopher Moeller; painted cover by Moeller
In stores December 5. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST hardcover (solicited in last month's Previews), is another stunning fully-painted adventure of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes! An ancient dragon unleashes its fury upon the modern world, and the JLA attempts to stop it - but Wonder Woman discovers that the League surely will perish unless she fights alone.
112 pages, Hardcover, $24.95
<b>BIZARRO COMICS HC - relist</b>
Written by Chris Duffy, Kyle Baker, Ariel Bordeaux, Ivan Brunetti, Eddie Campbell, Mark Crilley, Jef Czekaj, Evan Dorkin, Bob Fingerman, Ellen Forney, Sam Henderson, Dylan Horrocks, Chip Kidd, James Kochalka, Andy Merrill, Paul Pope, Andi Watson, and various; art by Stephen DeStefano, Jessica Abel, Baker, Greg Benton, Bordeaux, Dave Cooper, Crilley, Dorkin, Hunt Emerson, Fingerman, Forney, Dean Haspiel, Horrocks, John Kerschbaum, Jason Little, Tony Millionaire, Pat McKeown, Brian Ralph, Jay Stephens, Craig Thompson, Watson, Bill Wray, and various; cover by Matt Groening
In stores December 12. Reoffered again, this one-of-a-kind hardcover boasts a host of comics' most innovative writers and artists contributing their unique takes on the characters populating the DC Universe - including the Eisner Award-winning short story "Letitia Lerner - Superman's Babysitter" by Kyle Baker and Liz Glass.
240 pages, Hardcover, $29.95
<b>THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28 (MILLENNIUM EDITION) - relist</b>
Written by Gardner Fox; art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs; cover by Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson
In stores December 12. Reoffered to coincide with the release of JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE AND JERRY ORDWAY CREATING THE JLA, this special Millennium Edition features the first appearance of the classic JLA. Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter team up to battle Starro the Conqueror!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/doompatrol03.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-doompatrol03.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="149"></a>DOOM PATROL #3</b>
Written by John Arcudi; art and cover by Tan Eng Huat
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The Doom Patrol is out of work…and it's only their third issue! But even being unemployed doesn't stop them from getting into trouble - or participating in the most peculiar fight scene in recent memory - with the villain known as GOMZ!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/greenlantern145.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-greenlantern145.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>GREEN LANTERN #145</b>
Written by Judd Winick; art by Dale Eaglesham and Rodney Ramos; cover by Eaglesham
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! It's the end of an era for Kyle Rayner, and the beginning of something far more dangerous than he's ever had to deal with. The Guardians of the Universe created the Green Lanterns to maintain order and peace, while their polar opposites, the Qwardians, believed only in bringing about disorder and chaos. Now their champions - Kyle and Nero - battle for control of the greatest source of power either of them has ever had access to. To the victor go the spoils, but the prize may prove too grand for either man to handle.
32 pages, $2.25
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/spectre12.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-spectre12.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>THE SPECTRE #12</b>
Written by J.M. DeMatteis; art and cover by Ryan Sook
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! "The Spectre of Christmas." The Phantom Stranger! Santa! Charles Dickens! Guest stars don't get any bigger than this. Our own friendly ghost joins in the ultimate team-up, as Hal Jordan takes on an evil Scrooge hell-bent on the destruction of Christmas, and ultimately, the hopes and dreams of all humanity. The Spectre must face demonic gargoyles and a blood-thirsty Victorian mob in order to save the world from an encroaching storm of darkness and despair.
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/youngjustice40.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-youngjustice40.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>YOUNG JUSTICE #40</b>
Written by Peter David; art and cover by Todd Nauck and Lary Stucker
In stores December 5. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, with a look at Christmas Past with the team! Back when Arrowette was still a member, Wonder Girl wore a silly wig, and Impulse still ran, there was a time when Saint Nick was in trouble, and only Young Justice could save him!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 12</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/deadman01.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-deadman01.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="141"></a>DEADMAN #1</b>
Written by Steve Vance; art and cover by Josep Maria Beroy
In stores December 12. Boston Brand stars in his own ongoing series! Deadman investigates the mysterious death in Cairo of a legless band leader - and the discovery that his body itself, being returned to the States for its final rest, holds a secret that threatens to unleash a new kind of horror on the Earth!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/impulse81.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-impulse81.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="150"></a>IMPULSE #81</b>
Written by Todd Dezago; art by Carlo Barberi and Juan Vlasco; cover by Barberi and Wayne Faucher
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! Impulse meets the irrepressible and slightly cracked super-hero Captain Saturn…who thinks that Impulse is his long-lost sidekick!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/stanlee-jla.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-stanlee-jla.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JERRY ORDWAY CREATING THE JLA</b>
Written by Stan Lee; art and front cover by Jerry Ordway; back cover by Adam Hughes
In stores December 12. The DC heroes re-imagined by Stan Lee join forces in an incredible adventure, illustrated by Jerry Ordway (THE POWER OF SHAZAM!). What threat could lead wildly different heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash to join together as a team? And which heroes will survive the battle with the mysterious Dominic Darrk?
48 pages, Prestige Format, $5.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/jla/jla02.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/thumb/jla/jla02sm.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="150"></a>JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #2</b>
Written by Paul Storrie; art by Craig Rousseau and Wayne Faucher; cover by John Delaney
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The comic based on the brand new Cartoon Network show continues as the Justice League must find a way to defeat a strange magical cult that is targeting the treasures of museums around the world. To succeed, the League needs the Martian Manhunter, but is he too torn by his feelings of alienation from his new teammates to help?
32 pages, $1.99
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/spiritarchives6.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-spiritarchives6.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="126"></a>THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 6 HC</b>
Written by Will Eisner, Manly Wade Wellman and William Woolfolk; art by Eisner, Lou Fine, Jack Cole, and various; cover by Eisner
In stores December 12. DC Comics continues its comprehensive, Eisner Award-winning collection of Will Eisner's most famous creation, the Spirit, reprinting the newspaper Spirit sections from January 3 to July 27, 1943. With America embroiled in World War II, the Spirit began to take on Axis foes as well as the usual cast of colorful thugs, crooks and killers. Plus, an introduction by Eisner describing his work for the Army and his role in the development of comics as an educational tool.
224 pages, Hardcover, $49.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/suicidesquad04.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-suicidesquad04.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>SUICIDE SQUAD #4</b>
Written by Keith Giffen; art by Paco Medina, Russ Heath and Joe Sanchez; cover by Medina and Sanchez
In stores December 12. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! In "Need to Know," classic Sgt. Rock artist Russ Heath illustrates a flashback sequence, returning to the character he helped make unforgettable, in this special tale that begins to answer the question of what Rock has been up to since 1945. When his government sends him up against his old enemy the Iron Major, Rock must get help from a most unlikely source: the Suicide Squad!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 19</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/haven1.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-haven1.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>HAVEN: THE BROKEN CITY #1</b>
Written by Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus and Matthew P. Schuster; art and cover by Ariel Olivetti
In stores December 19. The JLA guest-stars as the alien-born inhabitants of Haven struggle against the villains in their midst! In the aftermath of JLA/HAVEN: ARRIVAL (solicited in last month's issue of Previews), Haven's champions - beings with a diverse range of bizarre abilities - reveal the story of their city's strange exodus from its
homeworld. But how will President Luthor welcome America's best-traveled immigrants?
32 pages, (1 of 9), $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jla-gatekeeper3.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jla-gatekeeper3.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="151"></a>JLA: GATEKEEPER #3</b>
Written and illustrated by Tim Truman; painted cover by Truman
In stores December 19. The story escalates in the dramatic conclusion to GATEKEEPER, as the JLA scours the underworld for five mystical artifacts in hope of preventing the demonic invasion of Earth. And they still must find a way back home.
48 pages, (3 of 3), Prestige Format, $4.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jsa31.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jsa31.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>JSA #31</b>
Written by Geoff Johns; art by Peter Snejbjerg; cover by Rags Morales
In stores December 19. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! In "Making Waves," a familiar face is found drowned in the middle of New York City, and the JSA discovers Batman lurking at the scene. The Justice Society want to get to the bottom of this mystery, but the World's Greatest Detective has plans that don't include the
JSA. This story will mean the end of the membership for a veteran JSAer, as a former member returns!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/orion21.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-orion21.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="153"></a>ORION #21</b>
Written by Walter Simonson; art by Simonson and Bob Wiacek; cover by Simonson
In stores December 19. Featuring a DC FULL COVERAGE! cover! Orion is held captive while his energy is being slowly leeched away by Arnicus Wolfram. Arnicus is one of the world's richest men - older than most mortals from living on borrowed life energy. In Orion, he's found a fountain of youth and plans to siphon from it forever!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><u>December 26</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/flash181.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-flash181.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>THE FLASH #181</b>
Written by Geoff Johns; art by Scott Kolins and Doug Hazlewood; cover by Brian Bolland
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! The core of Iron Heights' power grid is energized by a former prisoner named Fallout. But Fallout has broken free of Keystone's horrifying penitentiary and wants to wreak havoc on the Flash's home city!
32 pages, $2.25
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/greenarrow11.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-greenarrow11.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="right" width="100" height="151"></a>GREEN ARROW #11</b>
Written by Kevin Smith; art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks; painted cover by Matt Wagner
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, as a new story arc begins for Green Arrow! With issue #10's conclusion of the "Quiver" storyline, Oliver Queen's got a whole new world to rediscover, and he's more then ready to get started. The best-selling team of Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and Ande Parks sets the stage for Ollie's redefined presence in the DC Universe!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/jla61.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-jla61.jpg" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>JLA #61</b>
Written by Joe Kelly and Kurt Busiek; art by Doug Mahnke, Tom Grummett Tom Nguyen, and Wade Von Grawbadger; cover by Mahnke and Nguyen
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue, featuring a brand new creative team! Plus an extra 16-page preview of THE POWER COMPANY at no extra cost! The exciting team of Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen jump on board, as an emergency arises and the members of the JLA ready themselves for action, prepared to put their lives on the line for humanity. But how do they juggle their personal time with the demands of duty? Plus, Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett & Wade Von Grawbadger debut DC's super-team THE POWER COMPANY!
48 pages, $2.25
<b>JLA: INCARNATIONS #7</b>
Written by John Ostrander; art and cover by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins
In stores December 26. The current (and some would say greatest) incarnation of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes is the focus of our climactic issue! The newest League faces the JLA's oldest threat: the shape-changing Appelaxians, the very first foes the JLA ever faced! At the same time, the Earth is being overwhelmed with natural disasters as Gaea, the spirit of the earth, sick of being poisoned by humanity, declares war. Earthquakes, floods, tidal waves all threaten to scour humanity from the Earth. It's epic action as only the modern day JLA can bring you! Note: this item is resolicited. All previous orders have been cancelled.
48 pages, (7 of 7), $3.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/legion03.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-legion03.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="152"></a>THE LEGION #3</b>
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; art and cover by Olivier Coipel and Lanning
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! After being rescued by former colleagues from an ambush ordered by President McCauley, the Legionnaires are brought to the one place they'll not only be safe, but also can rebuild the future's greatest super-team. This place could very well be the most incredible Legion headquarters ever! And be sure to be sitting when you get to the shocking last page!
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/secretfilesdcu.gif"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-secretfilesdcu.gif" alt="Cover" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="140"></a>SECRET FILES GUIDE TO THE DCU 2001-2002</b>
Written by Will Pfeifer, Kelley Puckett, Chuck Kim, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and various; art by Anthony Williams, Damion Scott, Darryl Banks, Mike
McKone, Ariel Olivetti, Tan Eng Huat, Tom Grummett, Paco Medina, Cliff Chiang, and various; cover by Olivetti
In stores December 26. A look back at the year's biggest DC Universe events, plus a preview of the shocks planned for the year to come! War with other planets, the "Jokerizing" of the populace, the arrival of an alien city in California...it's been a busy year for the DCU. Now witness the tumultuous events through the eyes of those who experienced it (written by Will Pfeifer with art by Anthony Williams & John Stanisci). Also featured: how "Our Worlds At War" sparks the year's biggest film (written by Chuck Kim with art by Darryl Banks); Lady Shiva's plans for her upcoming rematch with Batgirl (written by Kelley Puckett with art by Damion Scott); a look back at the year 3001 courtesy of the Legion of Super-Heroes (written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning with art by Mike McKone); and profiles of some of DC's newest characters and teams, including Orpheus, the Doom Patrol, the Power Company, the Suicide Squad, and more!
48 pages, $4.95
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/titans36.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-titans36.jpg" alt="Cover" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="149"></a>THE TITANS #36</b>
Written by Jay Faerber; art by Peter Grau and Bud LaRosa; cover by Kia Asamiya
In stores December 26. Featuring a DC FULL COVERAGE! cover! The Wildebeests are on the loose, and it's up to the D.E.O. kids - aided by Beast Boy and Flamebird - to stop them! But who are the Wildebeests working for, and is what they're doing necessarily <i>bad</i>? Also, the murderer of Liberty Belle's fiancé is discovered, and the implications for Libby's and Jesse Quick's relationship run deep.
32 pages, $2.50
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/wonderwoman177.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-wonderwoman177.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" width="100" height="151"></a>WONDER WOMAN #177</b>
Written by Phil Jimenez; art by Jimenez and Andy Lanning; cover by Adam Hughes
In stores December 26. A DC FULL COVERAGE! entry-point issue! While the Amazons build a new Paradise Island after the effects of "Our Worlds at War," Wonder Woman pays her last respects to her mother. But will Diana finally let her rest in peace?
32 pages, $2.25
<b><u>April 24, 2002</u></b>
<b><a href="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/sgtrockarchives1.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/2001-12/dcuniverse/t-sgtrockarchives1.jpg" alt="Cover" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="right" width="100" height="142"></a>THE SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC</b>
Written by Bob Kaninger and Bill Haney; art by Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandinetti, Russ Heath, Mort Drucker, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito; cover by Kubert
Advance-solicited; in stores April 24, 2002. Sgt. Rock, top kick of Easy Co. and the toughest G.I. to fight his way through World War II, is the star of his first-ever Archive Edition, featuring a new cover and introduction by Joe Kubert! Volume 1 is advance-solicited to coincide with the arrival of the FIGHTING FORCES: SGT. ROCK ACTION FIGURE, and reprints the first twenty stories featuring Frank Rock in G.I. COMBAT #68 and OUR ARMY AT WAR #81-96!
228 pages, Hardcover, $49.95
<b><u>Relist</u></b>
<b>RONIN TP - relist</b>
Written and illustrated by Frank Miller; cover by Miller
In stores December 5. Before THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Frank Miller delivered a masterful tale of a dishonored, masterless 13th-century samurai - a ronin - reborn into the corrupt and computerized New York City of the 21st century…with one last chance for redemption. "…beautiful, ambitious and complex." -- <i> Rolling Stone</i>
302 pages, Trade Paperback, $19.95
<b>JLA: A LEAGUE OF ONE HC - relist</b>
Written and painted by Christopher Moeller; painted cover by Moeller
In stores December 5. Reoffered to coincide with the release of the JLA: RIDDLE OF THE BEAST hardcover (solicited in last month's Previews), is another stunning fully-painted adventure of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes! An ancient dragon unleashes its fury upon the modern world, and the JLA attempts to stop it - but Wonder Woman discovers that the League surely will perish unless she fights alone.
112 pages, Hardcover, $24.95
<b>BIZARRO COMICS HC - relist</b>
Written by Chris Duffy, Kyle Baker, Ariel Bordeaux, Ivan Brunetti, Eddie Campbell, Mark Crilley, Jef Czekaj, Evan Dorkin, Bob Fingerman, Ellen Forney, Sam Henderson, Dylan Horrocks, Chip Kidd, James Kochalka, Andy Merrill, Paul Pope, Andi Watson, and various; art by Stephen DeStefano, Jessica Abel, Baker, Greg Benton, Bordeaux, Dave Cooper, Crilley, Dorkin, Hunt Emerson, Fingerman, Forney, Dean Haspiel, Horrocks, John Kerschbaum, Jason Little, Tony Millionaire, Pat McKeown, Brian Ralph, Jay Stephens, Craig Thompson, Watson, Bill Wray, and various; cover by Matt Groening
In stores December 12. Reoffered again, this one-of-a-kind hardcover boasts a host of comics' most innovative writers and artists contributing their unique takes on the characters populating the DC Universe - including the Eisner Award-winning short story "Letitia Lerner - Superman's Babysitter" by Kyle Baker and Liz Glass.
240 pages, Hardcover, $29.95
<b>THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28 (MILLENNIUM EDITION) - relist</b>
Written by Gardner Fox; art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs; cover by Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson
In stores December 12. Reoffered to coincide with the release of JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE AND JERRY ORDWAY CREATING THE JLA, this special Millennium Edition features the first appearance of the classic JLA. Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter team up to battle Starro the Conqueror!
32 pages, $2.50