NEW THIS WEEK FROM DC COMICS: BODIES, BATMAN, AND MORE! First up is Bodies #1, written by Si Spencer, with art by Dean Ormston and various, and features a cover by Fiona Stephenson. VERTIGO brings you the miniseries of the summer, with four detectives, four time periods, and four dead bodies - all set in London. Edmond Hillinghead is an 1890s overachiever whos trying to solve a murder no one cares about while hiding his own secret. Karl Whiteman is our dashing 1940s adventurer with a shocking past. Shahara Hasan is 2014s kickass female Detective Sergeant, who walks the line between religion and power. And Maplewood, an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, brings a haunting perspective to it all. Si Spencer (HELLBLAZER: CITY OF DEMONS, THE VINYL UNDERGROUND) executes a centuries-spanning murder mystery like nothing youve ever seen before, with four sensational artists illustrating a six-page chapter in each issue: Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick and Tula Lotay. Also out is Detective Comics Annual #3, written by Brian Buccellato, with art by Scott Hepburn, and features a cover by Francis Manapul. A tie-in to Icarus! Follow the movements of a deadly stash of Icarus through Gotham City, as it impacts the lives of those it comes into contact with: Elena and Annette Aguila, Harvey Bullock, and even Batman! Dont forget Justice League #32, written by Geoff Johns, with art by Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado. Lex Luthor continues his acclimation to his life as a one of the worlds greatest heroes as they search for the mysterious power threatening to unravel our world. But are his sights really set on the Dark Knight? And are the Dark Knights set on him? Plus, someone else is targeting Luthor and his new allies - a man who believes himself Luthors superior in every way...and maybe he is! Here comes The Chief and his treacherous Doom Patrol to The New 52! Last but not least is Red Lanterns Annual #1, written by Charles Soule, with art by Miguel Angel Sepulveda. Atrocities cranks the action up to eleven! Guy Gardner fought hard to get Space Sector 2814 - including Earth - under Red Lantern protection. So of course Atrocitus has chosen Guys homeworld as the arena for their murderous final battle! Red Lanterns will die! Traitors will emerge (and maybe die)! Rivers will run red! Its the first-ever RED LANTERNS ANNUAL, and its absolutely unmissable! #ndcomics #newstuff #dc #DCcomics #bodies #vertigo #detectivecomics #justiceleague #redlanterns
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:30:00 +0000