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BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS #1Written by LEN WEINArt and cover by JAE LEEBackup story art by JOHN HIGGINS1:25 Variant cover by PHIL JIMENEZ1:200 Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $3.99 US MATURE READERSCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

“I have goals to achieve. Dreams to make come true.”

Plus, a new CRIMSON CORSAIR backup feature from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of the issue.

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BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #2Written by DARWYN COOKEBackup story written by LEN WEINArt and cover by DARWYN COOKEBackup story art by JOHN HIGGINS1:25 Variant cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ

On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $3.99 USMATURE READERSCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

“This isn’t a book. It’s a bloody confession!”




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BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE #2Written by DARWYN COOKE and AMANDA CONNERBackup story written by LEN WEINArt and cover by AMANDA CONNERBackup story art by JOHN HIGGINS1:25 Variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON

On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 4, $3.99 USMATURE READERSCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

“I’ve just come to a horrible realization...My mom would be really proud of me right now.”



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BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #2Written by BRIAN AZZARELLOBackup story written by LEN WEINArt and cover by J.G. JONESBackup story art by JOHN HIGGINS1:25 Variant cover by TIM BRADSTREET

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $3.99 USMATURE READERSCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

“It’s something I’m good at. It’s war.”




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JUSTICE LEAGUE #11Written by GEOFF JOHNSArt and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMSBackup story art by GARY FRANKVariant cover by BRYAN HITCH1:100 Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale JULY 18 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• “THE VILLAIN’S JOuRNEY” part three!• BATMAN, CYBORG and AquAMAN battle ELEMENT WOMAN!• Continuing the origin of SHAZAM!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


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JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #11Written by DAN JURGENSArt and cover by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYANCover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• “BREAKDOWN” part five!• The team is defeated at the hands of THE BURNERS – and not everyone will escape this epic alive!


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EARTH 2 #3Written by JAMES ROBINSONArt by NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTTCover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• The all-new origin of ALAN SCOTT GREEN LANTERN – it’s unlike any GL origin that’s come before!• The debut of the all-new HAWKGIRL!• And Jay Garrick, THE FLASH, meets his first Super Hero!


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WORLDS’ FINEST #3Written by PAUL LEVITZArt by GEORGE PEREZ, SCOTT KOBLISH and KEVIN MAGUIRECover by GEORGE PEREZ1:25 B&W Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ


• HUNTRESS and POWER GIRL begin trying to track the “invader” who came through the BOOM TUBE from Earth 2 with them.• More is revealed about the first five years our heroines spent stranded on our Earth.


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AQUAMAN #11Written by GEOFF JOHNSArt and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS


• “THE OTHERS” part five! • AQUAMAN and THE OTHERS catch up with BLACK MANTA – but are they really united as a team?


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WONDER WOMAN #11Written by BRIAN AZZARELLOArt and cover by CLIFF CHIANG1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG


• A new story begins as APOLLO makes his play for ZEUS’S throne – and WONDER WOMAN is the last obstacle in his way! • As ZOLA goes into labor, a hideous secret is revealed!


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CAPTAIN ATOM #11Written by J.T. KRULArt and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II

On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T

• CAPTAIN ATOM has regained his human appearance – but how is this possible? What has he done to himself?• Wishes are coming true all around him – what will the price be?

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #11Written by JAMES ROBINSONArt by BERNARD CHANGCover by RYAN SOOK


• VANDAL SAVAGE unleashed!• In the final chapter of this story, KASS is forced to make the ultimate choice between two killers – and her father may be the worse of them!

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THE FLASH #11Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATOArt and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL


• The New 52 debut of HEAT WAVE!• THE FLASH is on a crash course with THE ROGUES!


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THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #11Written by ETHAN VAN SCIVER and JOE HARRISArt by YILDIRAY CINAR and NORM RAPMUNDCover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER


• JASON and FIREHAWK head to Russia and discover the secret origin of POZHAR!• Ronnie, Rakshasa and Pozhar head to the wilds of mountainous Pakistan to continue their hunt for the heart of the rogue threat: ASHRA KHAN!


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GREEN ARROW #11Written by ANN NOCENTIArt by HARVEY TOLIBAOCover by HOWARD PORTER


• Beginning a new story in which OLIVER QUEEN returns to action in Seattle to discover that the city has fallen into the gutters during his absence.• Who are the DARK ARROWS?


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THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #11Plotted by ROB LIEFELDScripted by ROB LIEFELD and MARK POULTONArt by JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERTCover by ROB LIEFELD


• HAWKMAN inches closer to answers about who he is and why he is being hunted!• Introducing ST. BASTION! He’ll stop at nothing to discover the secrets of the scrolls CARTER HALL revealed in issue #9!


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ACTION COMICS #11Written by GRANT MORRISONBackup story written by SHOLLY FISCHArt by RAGS MORALES and RICK BRYANTBackup story art by BRAD WALKERCover by RAGS MORALESVariant cover by CuLLY HAMNER1:100 B&W Variant cover by RAGS MORALES

On sale JULY 4 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• Superman’s NEW secret identity revealed!• LOIS LANE continues her investigation into the mystery of Earth’s FIRST Superman!• Plus, in the backup story: We know where Superman got his armor costume, but where did he get all those “S” T-shirts?



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SUPERMAN #11Written by DAN JuRGENSArt by DAN JuRGENS and JESuS MERINOCover by DAN JURGENS and NORM RAPMUND1:25 B&W Variant cover by DAN JuRGENS and NORM RAPMUND

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• A powerful and violent being from a different dimension has been mistakenly brought to Earth – and only SUPERMAN can stop it!• What is the true nature of SUPERMAN’S costume?

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SUPERBOY #11Written by SCOTT LOBDELLArt by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEANCover by SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATY


• SUPERBOY’S spent his whole short life in the clutches of N.O.W.H.E.R.E. – so now that he’s free, where will he live? How about NEW YORK CITY?• Guest-starring TEEN TITANS teammate BUNKER as they try to stop the rampage of the monstrous DETRITUS!

SUPERGIRL #11Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSONArt and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR


• It’s Supergirl’s first date on Earth – which means it’s time for a new villain to attack! • Supergirl figures out...she has new powers? SU

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BATMAN, INCORPORATED #3Written by GRANT MORRISONArt and cover by CHRIS BURNHAMVariant cover by JAY FABOK1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition: $3.99Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• The DC COMIC – THE NEW 52 debut of... MATCHES MALONE??• BATMAN is hot on the trail of whoever is trying to kill DAMIAN – and he’s not going to like what he finds!


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BATMAN #11Written by SCOTT SNYDERBackup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IVArt by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPIONBackup story art by RAFAEL ALBUqUERqUECover by GREG CAPULLOVariant cover by ANDY CLARKE1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO

On sale JULY 11 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition: $4.99Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• The stunning conclusion to “THE COURT OF OWLS” epic!• All is revealed in “THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WAYNE.”



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DETECTIVE COMICS #11Written by TONY S. DANIELArt by ED BENES and ROB HUNTERBackup story art by SZYMON KUDRANSKICover by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA1:25 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL

On sale JULY 4 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition: $4.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• The connection between HYPNOTIC and the attacks on Wayne Enterprises is revealed!• Plus, the latest chapter in the TWO-FACE backup story.


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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #11Written by GREGG HURWITZArt and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND


• SCARECROW makes a bold move against BATMAN, using COMMISSIONER GORDON as bait!• The terrifying pasts of both SCARECROW and BATMAN come back to haunt them.


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BATMAN AND ROBIN #11Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY


• DAMIAN makes good on his decision to defeat each ROBIN, and in a brilliant show of arrogance, starts with RED HOOD!• The army of BATFREAKS is dead set on avenging their plight starts with the people of Gotham City!

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BATWOMAN #11Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMANArt by TREVOR McCARTHYCover by J.H. WILLIAMS III1:25 B&W Variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III

On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• The conclusion of “TO DROWN THE WORLD”!• BATWOMAN, CHASE, and the D.E.O. battle Gotham City’s URBAN LEGENDS in hope of finding the missing children.


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Written by JUDD WINICKArt by MARCUS TO and RYAN WINN Cover by MARCUS TO


• BATWING faces off against the deadly Beijing gangster-dragon known as LONG!• Guest-starring NIGHTWING!• BATWING’S armor is equipped with a new array of Bat-gadgets!


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BATGIRL #11Written by GAIL SIMONEArt by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTESCover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU


• Part two-of the introduction of KNIGHTFALL – BATGIRL’S deadliest foe yet!• BATGIRL takes on three new foes – the henchmen of GOTHAM CITY’S new super-villain, KNIGHTFALL!


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BIRDS OF PREY #11Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKIArt by TRAVEL FOREMAN and JEFF HUETCover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU


• POISON IVY – savior of THE GREEN? • The team is in the jungles of the Amazon and the boardrooms of Dubai, where the Birds must make a deal with the Devil!• A shocking ending you can’t afford to miss!

CATWOMAN #11Written by JUDD WINICKArt and cover by GUILLEM MARCH

On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+

• On the trail of DOLLHOUSE!• CATWOMAN and her new partner, SPARK, take their relationship to a very intimate level!• How will this affect Catwoman’s secret partnership with DETECTIVE ALVAREZ?

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RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #11Written by SCOTT LOBDELLArt and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT


• “DEAD SPACE” continues!• STARFIRE is unleashed in an epic space battle! • THE OUTLAWS take on BLACKFIRE and her new allies, THE BLIGHT!

NIGHTWING #11Written by KYLE HIGGINSArt by EDDY BARROWS, RUY JOSE and EBER FERREIRACover by EDDY BARROWS


• “THE REPUBLIC OF TOMORROW, TODAY” continues!• NIGHTWING faces off against PARAGON, the leader of an anti-GOTHAM CITY group!

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GREEN LANTERN #11Written by GEOFF JOHNSArt and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY1:25 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE

On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TCombo Pack Edition $3.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• “THE REVENGE OF BLACK HAND” starts now!• This arc promises the most shocking conclusion of any of GEOFF JOHNS’S entire GREEN LANTERN run!



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GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and SCOTT HANNA


• As “ALPHA WAR” concludes, The Green Lanterns learn that their troubles are just beginning!• A new threat is coming for the Corps…and they might be powerless to save themselves!


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GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #11Written by TONY BEDARDArt and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM


• LARFLEEZE versus the NEW GUARDIANS!• It’s greed versus the entire spectrum as we finally learn the truth about who’s been orchestrating events since issue #1…and what trouble it means for the future of the DC UNIVERSE!

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RED LANTERNS #11Written by PETER MILLIGANArt by MIGUEL SEPULVEDACover by ED BENES

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• There’s going to be hell to pay as ATROCITUS continues his lone search for ABYSMUS and more poisoned members of his corps die!• RED LANTERN BLEEZ vs. STAR SAPPHIRE FATALITY!• With the entire corps poisoned, only a handful of RED LANTERNS are left alive!


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RK DIAL H #3Written by CHINA MIEVILLEArt by MATEUS SANTOLOUCOCover by BRIAN BOLLAND


• Nelson gains an unlikely ally, just as his career as a hero looks like it might be over before it’s begun!• Meanwhile, SQUID and X.N. may be gaining a new ally of their own, one who could prove to be unstoppable. • The origin of the latest wielder of the H dial continues here!


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SWAMP THING #11Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt by MARCO RUDYCover by YANICK PAqUETTE


• Part two of ANTON ARCANE’S return, as his role in the mythology of THE ROT is revealed!• Do NOT miss the final page of this issue!


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JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11Written by JEFF LEMIREArt by MIKEL JANINCover by RYAN SOOK

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T• The secrets of the BLACK ROOM revealed!• The team arrives at ARGUS for round two with the DEMONS THREE!• JOHN CONSTANTINE discovers the location of one of the DC Universe’s most secret artifacts!

ANIMAL MAN #11Written by JEFF LEMIREArt and cover by STEVE PUGH

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+• The stunning conclusion of “EXTINCTION ISFOREVER”!• Big things are in store for the next chapter in the Animal Man saga – and they start here!


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FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #11Written by MATT KINDTArt and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER


• “SON OF SATAN’S RING” part two!• FRANKENSTEIN and NINA are swallowed by the LEVIATHAN, a whale-like beast that contains an entire city inside of it. Luckily this is where they need to be to track down the S.H.A.D.E. mole!

I, VAMPIRE #11Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOVArt by ANDREA SORRENTINOCover by CLAYTON CRAIN


• Vampires. Versus. Zombies. Exclamation point!!• What happens when a zombie bites a vampire? What happens when a vampire turns a zombie? Find out all the gory details here!

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RESURRECTION MAN #11Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNINGArt by JESUS SAIZCover by PETE WOODS


• Mitch and Kim are on a desperate search for the TRANSHUMAN!• The BODY DOUBLES attack!

DEMON KNIGHTS #11Written by PAUL CORNELLArt by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERTCover by PHILIP TAN


• The dark magic of CAMELOT’S ruins has brought out the team’s essential natures – and essentially, they’re monsters!• The road to Avalon is blocked by a most unexpected threat!• What horrific betrayal does ETRIGAN have in store?

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DEATHSTROKE #11Written by ROB LIEFELDArt and cover by ROB LIEFELD


• DEATHSTROKE, ZEALOT and the OMEGAS vs. LOBO!• DEATHSTROKE races to find the crashed STARPOINT cruiser and the ship’s WORLD BREAKER protocol!

STORMWATCH #11Written by PETER MILLIGANArt by IGNACIO CALERO and SEAN PARSONSCover by SCOTT CLARK and DAVID BEATY


• THE ENGINEER takes center stage! • There is a shadow organization as old as STORMWATCH…but who are they and what secrets do they hold? TH

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GRIFTER #11Plotted by ROB LIEFELDScripted by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERIArt by SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATYCover by ROB LIEFELD


• GRIFTER faces off against the powerful DAEMONITE known as SYNGE!• DEATHBLOW and CHESHIRE are along for the ride – and that’s your guarantee that the action won’t stop!

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G.I. COMBAT #3Written by J.T. KRUL, JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTIArt by ARIEL OLIVETTI and DAN PANOSIANCover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER


• It’s modern warfare versus prehistoric horror in “THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT”!• THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER and his newfound super powers head to Pakistan in search of chemical weapons…and retribution!


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SUICIDE SQUAD #11Written by ADAM GLASSArt by FERNANDO DAGNINOCover by KEN LASHLEY


• Who is the traitor on the team? • The Squad is out to finally confront BASILISK head-on in one of their most violent missions yet!

VOODOO #11Written by JOSH WILLIAMSONArt by SAMI BASRICover by PAULO SIqUEIRA


• “DEAD CITY” continues as Pris is forced to team up with VOODOO to survive an onslaught of mutated DAEMONITES! TH

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• JONAH HEX and TALLULAH BLACK face the LORD OF ASSASSINS’ steam-powered death machine. • Introducing TERRENCE 13, ancestor of DOCTOR 13, in a new backup story!


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THE RAVAGERS #3Written by HOWARD MACKIEArt and cover by IAN CHURCHILL and NORM RAPMUND


• BROTHER BLOOD is here to destroy your heroes!• BEAST BOY and TERRA continue to feel the ramifications of THE CULLING!


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TEEN TITANS #11Written by SCOTT LOBDELLArt and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard cover in a wraparound format.


• WONDER GIRL’S past revealed – while her armor revolts!

BLUE BEETLE #11Written by TONY BEDARDArt by IG GUARACover by PAUL RENAUD


• Paco and Brenda come to NEW YORK CITY to find Jaime – and get caught by the DEO!• Superfail continues its smear campaign against BEETLE!• BOOSTER GOLD is the only hero to come to BEETLE’S defense – or is it just a trap?!

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #11Written by PAUL LEVITZArt by FRANCIS PORTELACover by STEVE LIGHTLE


• The Legion – betrayed!• COSMIC BOY threatens MON-EL’S leadership if he doesn’t act immediately to save not only BRAINIAC and DREAM GIRL, but also the outclassed squad who’ve gone to rescue them.

LEGION LOST #11Written by TOM DeFALCOArt by PETE WOODSCover by AARON KUDER


• The team must decide how to stop their future from being destroyed by their actions in the present.• The deadly battle with the METAMERICAN rages on!

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THE JUDAS COIN HCWritten by WALTER SIMONSONArt and cover by WALTER SIMONSON

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 96 pg, FC, $22.99 US

This centuries-spanning original graphic novel from legendary writer/artist WALTER SIMONSON shows how one of the silver coins Judas was paid to betray Jesus has had an impact on the DC Universe, with chapters starring THE GOLDEN GLADIATOR (73 A.D.), THE VIKING PRINCE (1000 A.D.), CAPTAIN FEAR (1720) and BAT LASH (1881). In the centerpiece of the book BATMAN faces TWO-FACE in an epic, present-day battle before the story blasts into the future for a final chapter set in the year 2087 starring MANHUNTER 2070!

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NATIONAL COMICS: ETERNITY #1Written by JEFF LEMIREArt and cover by CULLY HAMNER


• An exciting new series of stand-alone comics that feature unique takes on classic characters!• JEFF LEMIRE (ANIMAL MAN) and CULLY HAMNER (RED) bring a contemporary approach to the hero we used to know as KID ETERNITY! • Can introverted medical examiner Kid Eternity solve a deadly crime in just 24 hours?


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BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #4Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS and PAUL DINIArt by PETE WOODS, AL BARRIONUEVO and JIMBO SALGADOCover by BRANDON BADEAUX


• Three stories!• Are conflicting BATMAN sightings by ARKHAM inmates real – or imagined?• HARLEY QUINN’S jealous over THE JOKER’S new best buddy!• HUGO STRANGE has a deal for a desperate MR. FREEZE!

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #6Written by ADAM BEECHEN, J.T. KRUL, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFSArt by NORM BREYFOGLE, HOWARD PORTER and LIVESAYCover by DUSTIN NGUYEN


• The multi-part epic “10,000 CLOWNS” begins here!• BATMAN scrambles to thwart simultaneous attacks by THE JOKER!• Secrets are revealed on APOKOLIPS as the LEAGUE prepares for all-out war with KOBRA!

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SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #3Written by BRYAN Q. MILLERArt by PERE PEREZCover by RYAN BENJAMIN and SALEEM CRAWFORD


• The SEASON PREMIERE EVENT continues!• OLIVER and CHLOE are on a hunt in the heartland…or are they the hunted?• LOIS is caught in the crossfire as SUPERMAN confronts LEX about last issue’s disastrous climax…• HENSHAW’s condition takes a turn for the worse!

NIGHT FORCE #5Written by MARV WOLFMAN • Art by TOM MANDRAKECover by LEONARDO MANcOOn sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 7, $2.99 US • RATED T• BARON WINTERS is trapped in the past while his NIGHT FORcEagents fight alone!• ZOE is captured!• A terrifying ritual centers on a presidential candidate!

THE SHADE #10Written by JAMES ROBINSON • Art by FRAZER IRVINGcover by TONY HARRIS • 1:10 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVINGOn sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 10 of 12, $2.99 US • RATED T+Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details. • The Shade learns the truth behind his family’s plot to kill him!• His powers cancelled out, held captive by an ancient cult, the Shade must devise a way to escape and prevent a terrorist attack!

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AQUAMAN VOL. 1: THE TRENCH HCWritten by GEOFF JOHNSArt by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO and EBER FERREIRACover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US

• The first collection of the new AQUAMAN series!• The superstar creators from BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGHTEST DAY reunite to take AqUAMAN to amazing new depths! • AQUAMAN has renounced the throne of Atlantis – but now, from a forgotten corner of the ocean emerges…THE TRENCH!• Collecting AQUAMAN #1-6!

GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1: FEARSOME HCWritten by PETER J. TOMASIArt by FERNANDO PASARIN, GERALDO BORGES and SCOTT HANNACover by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY

On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US• The first collection of the new GREEN LANTERN CORPS series!• GUY GARDNER and JOHN STEWART lead a squadron of GREEN LANTERNS to fight a mysterious force that is marching across the space sectors and devouring not only their natural resources but their entire populations!• On a mission to rescue JOHN STEWART and VANDOR, GUY GARDNER assembles the nastiest Green Lanterns to ever put on a ring!• Collecting GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1-7.


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SWAMP THING VOL. 1: RAISE THEM BONES TPWritten by SCOTT SNYDERArt by YANICK PAqUETTE, MICHEL LACOMBE, SEAN PARSONS and MARCO RUDYCover by YANICK PAqUETTE

On sale AUGUST 22 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US

• The first collection of the new, acclaimed SWAMP THING series from the superstar team of writer SCOTT SNYDER and artist YANICK PAqUETTE!• Alec Holland thought he knew the history of the Swamp Thing – but he was wrong!• The war between The Green and The Red has begun, and the knights of decay walk the Earth unchecked!• Collecting SWAMP THING #1-7!

HAWK AND DOVE VOL. 1: FIRST STRIKES TPWritten by STERLING GATES and ROB LIEFELDArt and cover by ROB LIEFELD


• The DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 series featuring art by ROB LIEFELD!• Hawk and Dove are in for the fight of their lives when the deadly CONDOR makes his move!• Collecting the entire 8-issue run of the series!


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DEATHSTROKE VOL. 1: LEGACY TPWritten by KYLE HIGGINSArt by JOE BENNETT, ART THIBERT, EDUARDO PANSICA, VICENTE CIFUENTES, Cover by SIMON BISLEY


• DEATHSTROKE returns in this new title from writer KYLE HIGGINS with art by JOE BENNETT and others!• Deathstroke’s tactical prowess is put to the test when the man who hired him attempts to renege on the contract.• Collecting the first eight issues of the new series!

O.M.A.C. VOL. 1: OMACTIVATE TPWritten by DAN DIDIO and KEITH GIFFENArt by KEITH GIFFEN, SCOTT KOLINS and SCOTT KOBLISHCover by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOBLISH


• OMAC returns in the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 epic from the team of DAN DIDIO and KEITH GIFFEN!• Kevin Kho must learn the ground rules of his relationship with BROTHER EYE!• Don’t miss OMAC’s battles with Checkmate and their lethal Bio-gators!• Collecting the entire 8-issue series!

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SUPERBOY VOL. 1: INCUBATION TPWritten by SCOTT LOBDELLArt by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEANCover by ERIC CANETE


• Writer SCOTT LOBDELL teams up with artist R.B. SILVA to reinvent SUPERBOY!• Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E. has put a lot of effort into creating their SUPERBOY, and they intend to make sure he performs to their standards.• Collecting the first seven issues of the new series!

RESURRECTION MAN VOL. 1: DEAD AGAIN TPWritten by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNINGArt by FERNANDO DAGNINO and FERNANDO BLANCOCover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO


• RESURRECTION MAN returns in this DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 title!• THE BODY DOUBLES are back – and they’re hot on MITCH SHELLEY’S trail!• Collecting the first seven issues of the new series!

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BATMAN: ODYSSEY HCWritten by NEAL ADAMS • Art by NEAL ADAMS and others Cover by NEAL ADAMSOn sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 368 pg, FC, $29.99 US• Legendary Batman artist and comics pioneer Neal Adams returns to Gotham city with an electrifying new story that pits The Dark Knight against villains and allies old and new!• collects all thirteen issues of BATMAN: ODYSSEY in a single hardcover!

DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDSVOL. 3 TPWritten by MARV WOLFMAN and TOM TAYLOR • Art by MIKE S. MILLER, BRUNO REDONDO and HOWARD PORTER • cover by MIKE S. MILLEROn sale AUGUST 8 • 256 pg, FC, $24.99 US• Lex Luthor’s obsession with destroying Superman reaches fever pitch when he cuts the ultimate Devil’s deal with Brainiac!• Final volume in the series, collecting issues #16-26

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ABSOLUTE FINAL CRISIS HCWritten by GRANT MORRISON Art by DOUG MAHNKE, J.G. JONES, CARLOS PACHECO, DOUG MAHNKE, MATTHEW CLARK, JESUS MERINO, CHRISTIAN ALAMY, MARCO RUDY, TOM NGUYEN, LEE GARBETT, TREVOR SCOTT and others Cover by J.G. JONES

RESOLICIT • On sale OCTOBER 31 464 pg, FC, 8.25” x 12.5”, $99.99 US

Retailers: This title is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.

• Collecting the mind-blowing event including FINAL CRISIS #1-7, FINAL CRISIS: SUBMIT #1, FINAL CRISIS: SUPERMAN BEYOND #1-2, and the FINAL CRISIS SKETCHBOOK, plus the newly added FINAL CRISIS #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT and BATMAN #682-683!• Resolicited – now with SEVEN NEW STORY PAGES BY MORRISON AND MAHNKE!• Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every other super being in the DC Universe must face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of followers in the war between light and dark!• This oversized, slipcased hardcover comeswith its own pair of 3-D glasses!

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GREEN LANTERN/ GREEN ARROW TPWritten by DENNIS O’NEIL and ELLIOT S. MAGGINArt by NEAL ADAMS, DICK GIORDANO, BERNIE WRIGHTSON and othersCover by NEAL ADAMS


• The trailblazing GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW epics from the start of the 1970s arecollected in a single paperback edition for the first time!• Spotlights the art of NEAL ADAMS in stories that tackled the greatest social issues of the day!• Collecting GREEN LANTERN #76-87 and 89, and stories from THE FLASH #217-219 and 226.

BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 3 TP NEW EDITIONWritten by IAN EDGINTON, LARRY HAMA, CHUCK DIXON, DENNIS O’NEIL and othersArt by SERGIO CARIELLO, ROGER ROBINSON, PAUL GULACY, PAUL RYAN and othersCover by DALE EAGLESHAM and DANNY MIKI


• In this third NO MAN’S LAND volume, BATMAN continues to fight to save Gotham City, with help from HUNTRESS, NIGHTWING, ROBIN and more. • Collecting BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #89-92, BATMAN #569-571, DETECTIVE COMICS #736-738, ROBIN #68-72, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #58, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #122-124 and BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND SECRET FILES #1.


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THE FLASH CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TPWritten by JOHN BROOME and GARDNER FOX • Art by cARMINE INFANTINO, JOE GIELLA and MURPHY ANDERSON Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO and MURPHY ANDERSONOn sale AUGUST 8 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US• In this third collection of 1960s adventures in chronological order, the Fastest Man Alive battles Rogues including The Trickster, captain cold, captain Boomerang, Gorilla Grodd and more.• collecting THE FLASH #113-118.

HITMAN VOL. 7: CLOSING TIME TPWritten by GARTH ENNIS • Art by JOHN MccREA, DOUG MAHNKE, NELSON DEcASTRO and others • cover by JOHN MccREAOn sale AUGUST 1 • 384 pg, FC, $29.99 US• Tommy Monaghan faces a plague of the undead and goes toe-to-toe with assassin Ringo chen!• Plus, Tommy crosses paths with LOBO and the JUSTIcE LEAGUE!• collecting HITMAN #51-60, HITMAN/LOBO: THE STUPID BASTIcH #1, JLA/HITMAN #1-2 and a story from SUPERMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #1.

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES VOL. 8 HCWritten by BILL FINGER and others • Art by VARIOUS cover by JERRY ROBINSONADVANCE SOLICIT • On sale DECEMBER 19 • 248 pg, FC, $59.99 US• In these 1940s tales, Batman and Robin battle The Joker, The Penguin, catwoman and others, and meet the Three Musketeers and King Arthur. • collecting BATMAN #32-37 from 1945-1946.

BATMAN: THE STREETS OF GOTHAM – HOUSE OF HUSH TPWritten by PAUL DINI, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS • Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS • cover by DUSTIN NGUYENOn sale AUGUST 15 • 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US• cracking under the strain of living as Bruce Wayne, Tommy Elliot plans his final, murderous revenge on Dick Grayson and Selina Kyle!• collected from STREETS OF GOTHAM #12-14 and 16-20!

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS VOL. 2 TPWritten by NIcK SPENcER and MIcHAEL USLAN • Art by WES cRAIG, JERRY ORDWAY, WALTER SIMONSON, SAM KIETH, MIKE cHOI and others • cover by ANDY KUBERTOn sale AUGUST 15 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US• What kind of people willingly become Super Heroes, knowing that their powers will eventually kill them? • The team faces off against the Warlord and his Subterraneans! • collecting T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS VOL. 2 #1-6.

WORLD’S FINEST TPWritten by DAVE GIBBONS • Art by STEVE RUDE and KARL KESEL cover by STEVE RUDEOn sale AUGUST 8 • 176 pg, FC, $17.99 US• SUPERMAN and BATMAN take on their archnemeses — LEX LUTHOR and THE JOKER – in this classic tale by DAVE GIBBONS and STEVE RUDE!• collecting the 3-issue miniseries from 1990!

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED VOL. 1 TPWritten by VARIOUS • Art by VARIOUS • cover by RUBEN MOREIRAOn sale AUGUST 22 • 512 pg, B&W, $19.99 US• collecting TALES OF THE UNEXPEcTED #1-20!• Mysterious tales of the weird including:

• “The Secret of cell Sixteen” •“The House Where Dreams come True”• “The Man Nobody could See” • “The Man Who Ate Fire”• “The Living Locks” • “The Gorilla Who Saved The World”

JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 3 TPWritten by JAcK KIRBY • Art by JAcK KIRBY, MIKE ROYER and VINcE cOLLETTA • cover by JAcK KIRBY and MIKE ROYEROn sale AUGUST 22 • 396 pg, FC, $29.99 US• collecting THE NEW GODS #7-10, THE FOREVER PEOPLE #8-10, SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #146-148, MISTER MIRAcLE #7-9! • • ORION of the New Gods battles KALIBAK, the FOREVER PEOPLE run afoul of DEADMAN and more!

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BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – THE FEARSOME FANG STRIKES AGAIN TPWritten by LANDRY Q. WALKER and J. TORRESArt by ERIc JONES, cARLO BARBERI and otherscover by ScOTT JERALDSReoffered to coincide with THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – HELP WANTED TP.On sale JuLY 4 • 128 pg, FC$12.99 US • AUG100220

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS VOL. 1 TPWritten by NIcK SPENcERArt by HOWARD PORTER, ADRIANA MELO and otherscover by FRANK QUITELYReoffered to coincide with the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS VOL. 2 TP. On sale JuLY 4 • 240 pg, FC$24.99 US • AUG110252

THUNDERCATS: ENEMY’S PRIDE TPWritten by JOHN LAYMANArt and cover by JOE URIENS and SAcHA HEILIGReoffered to coincide with HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1.On sale JuLY 4 • 128 pg, FC$14.99 US • MAR050471

MAD ABOUT SUPER-HEROES VOL. 2 TPWritten and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTSReoffered to coincide with the MAD PRESENTS BATMAN SPEcIAL. On sale JuLY 4 • 192 pg, FC$12.99 US • OCT090267

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SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #3Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCOArt and cover by ART BALTAZAR

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED E

• What is JIMMY OLSEN’S SUPERGIRL THEORY? • The sky is filled with SUPER-PETS!• What’s up with Jimmy’s wristwatch? How does that thing work?• Oh yeah, there’s also an appearance by SUPERMAN!

GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #4Written by IVAN COHENArt and cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO

On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED E

• A member of the INTERCEPTOR crew is injured! Can AYA heal the damage?• What is the shocking secret of the TATTOOED MAN?

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DC COMICS PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN ADVENTURES #1Written by STEVE VANcE and PAUL DINI • Art by JOHN DELANEY, RON BOYD and BRUcE TIMM • cover by JOHN DELANEY and RON BOYDOn sale JULY 25 • 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US• A new, all-ages collection featuring WONDER WOMAN in action with the JUSTIcE LEAGUE, GREEN LANTERN, cATWOMAN and cHEETAH!• collects ADVENTURES IN THE Dc UNIVERSE #1, 3, 11 and 19.

THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – HELP WANTED TPWritten by SHOLLY FIScH • Art by RIcK BURcHETT, ETHEN BEAVERS, DARIO BRIZUELA and DAN DAVIS • cover by RIcK BURcHETT and DAN DAVISOn sale AUGUST 22 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US• In these all-ages adventures, The Dark Knight teams up with Aquaman, Hawkman, Jonah Hex, Zatanna and more!• collecting THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #7-12!

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #23Written by ScOTT GROSS • Art and cover by ScOTT GROSSOn sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E• Something is shady at the Shady Green Golf club!• can the gang’s putt-ering around solve the mystery?• Will Fred win the golf tournament? And will Scooby-Doo stop fetching everyone’s golf balls long enough for anyone to win?

YOUNG JUSTICE #18Written by GREG WEISMAN • Art and cover by cHRISTOPHER JONESOn sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E• The team travels to GORILLA cITY!• Someone is enhancing apes to create an army of warrior slaves!• Don’t miss the origin of GORILLA cITY!D

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MAD PRESENTS BATMAN #1Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTSOn sale JULY 18 • 80 pg, FC, 8.125” x 10.5”, $5.99 USMAD is at it again! We’re collecting our best – if that’s the right word – Batman parodies in one big package! It’s enough to drive you batty!

AMAZINGLY STUPID MAD TPWritten and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTSOn sale AUGUST 1 • 128 pg, FC, 8.125” x 10.5”, $12.99 USLove MAD on cartoon Network? You’ll love this new MAD collection – no television needed! See why having a Super Hero for a neighbor isn’t so great! Survive diabolical episodes of Spy vs. Spy! Experience water parks through the twisted brain of Sergio Aragones. Plus, truly terrible Wii games, cartoons with giant frogs, and a summer’s worth of comics and craziness!

SUPERNATURAL: THE DOGS OF EDINBURGH TPWritten by BRIAN WOODArt by GRANT BONDCover by DUSTIN NGUYEN


• Sam Winchester visits the United Kingdom on what is meant to be a sleepy trip...but on his first day he meets the alluring but dangerous “Emma of the Isles.”• Collecting the 6-issue miniseries!

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WORLD OF WARCRAFT: PEARL OF PANDARIA HCWritten by MICKY NEILSONArt and cover by SEAN “CHEEKS” GALLOWAY

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 128 pg, FC, 10.875” wide x 7.0625” high, $24.99 USIn this enthralling original graphic novel published in a landscape format, you will meet the PANDAREN, one of the most beloved (and mysterious) races in World of Warcraft! Written by Blizzard’s own Micky Neilson

(the World of Warcraft MMoRPG, World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen), with art by fan favorite Sean “Cheeks” Galloway (TV’s Teen Titans Go and WEDNESDAY COMICS), this story ties directly into the upcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion pack. The tale introduces Li Li Stormstout, a precocious young student who lives atop a giant turtle called Shen-zin Su. Like the rest of the wandering island’s pandaren, Li Li comes from a line of adventurers who left their homeland long ago to explore the world...and she wants nothing more than to chase that dream. But when Li Li runs away to find her famous uncle Chen, how will she survive Azeroth’s perils?

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HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1Written by JAMES ROBINSONArt and cover by PHILIP TAN and RUY JOSE1:25 Variant cover by DAVE WILKINS

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 USRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

• HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE return to comics in an all-new miniseries!• SKELETOR strikes with his master plan to rule ETERNIA!• Can ADAM and the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE remember what ETERNIA was like in time to save it?


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PUNK ROCK JESUS #1Written by SEAN MURPHYArt and cover by SEAN MURPHYOn sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, B&W, no interior ads, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

The newest reality show hit has the unlikeliest celebrity of all in this new black and white miniseries from writer/artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN, off Road)!J2, the TV series starring a clone of Jesus Christ, causes

chaos across a near-future United States in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new miniseries written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of JOE THE BARBARIAN

and AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.J2 causes outrage and adulation. Religious zealots

either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all – let alone the Son of God. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah?All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the

clone’s bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah – a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an angry teenager.


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FABLES #119Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHABackup story art by SHAWN McMANUSCover by JOAO RUAS

On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS

Can the Fisher King save Therese or will young Dare be the heroic rescuing knight of his daydreams? In the penultimate chapter of “Cubs in Toyland,” we will see just who will make it out of Discardia in one piece – and who will be tattered like the citizen toys. Also, the antics of Bufkin continue in the Oz

backup feature with art by Shawn McManus!

FAIREST #5Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and ANDY LANNINGCover by ADAM HUGHES


One Sleeping Beauty, one prince of thieves and a small imp add up to one huge moving target for our Snow queen. But what does she want from them and how will she get it? Will our heroic trio of Jonah the bottle imp, Ali Baba and Sleeping Beauty all make it out of the Snow queen’s lair in one piece? Or a million, tiny broken icicles?

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AMERICAN VAMPIRE: LORD OF NIGHTMARES #2Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 5, $2.99 US MATURE READERSFelicia Book reluctantly rejoins the vampire hunting agency known as the Vassals of the Morning Star. They have to track down the deadliest vampire of all time – but it’s not an easy task, because Felicia is plagued by her own past, Agent Hobbes is haunted by an old enemy, and young Gus is beginning to have horrible nightmares!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #29Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by RAFAEL ALBUqUERqUE1:10 Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews order Form for details.


Skinner Sweet is back! And he’s hunting Hollywood vampires in 1954. But how did he survive the horrible events of Taipan back in WWII? Unlikely alliances are formed, secrets are revealed, and another name gets crossed off “The Blacklist” as the next major AMERICAN VAMPIRE epic roars on!

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HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 8: DESOLATION TP Written by MATTHEW STURGES, BILL WILLINGHAM and STEVEN T. SEAGLE Art by LUcA ROSSI, DARWYN cOOKE, DAVID LAPHAM, PETER SNEJBJERG and TEDDY KRISTIANSEN and others • cover by ESAO ANDREWSOn sale AUGUST 1 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS• Don’t miss the final confrontations between Fig and, well, everyone!• This final volume collects HOUSE OF MYSTERY #36-42.

iZOMBIE #27Written by cHRIS ROBERSON • Art and cover by MIcHAEL ALLREDOn sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERSEver since they first met, Amon has been preparing Gwen for the coming of Xitalu, the Great Devourer from beyond space and time. But no one warned the rest of the people in town! And now that Xitalu is almost here, threatening to consume every living soul on Earth, will Gwen be able to do what’s necessary to save the world?

AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 4 HCWritten by ScOTT SNYDER • Art by JORDI BERNET, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, ROGER cRUZ and RIccARDO BURcHIELLICover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUEOn sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 208 pg, FC, $24.99 US MATURE READERS• This new hardcover collects two epic tales: “The Beast in the cave,” about Skinner Sweet’s involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and “Death Race,” about 1950s vampire hunter Travis Kidd!• collects issues #19-27 of the smash-hit series!

HELLBLAZER #293Written by PETER MILLIGAN • Art by GIUSEPPE cAMUNcOLI and STEFANO LANDINI • cover by SIMON BISLEYOn sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERSNEW STORYLINE! John constantine had no intention of tracking down his long-lost nephew, despite the promise John made to his dead mum. But jealous outbursts, strange visions and a ritual murder may force him into it after all. Dark magic, tainted blood and the occasional dead sheep – it’s all in part one of “The curse of the constantines.”

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SPACEMAN #8Written by BRIAN AZZARELLOArt by EDUARDO RISSOCover by DAVE JOHNSON

On sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 8 of 9, $2.99 US MATURE READERS

This Philip K. Dick-ian nightmare hurtles toward its tasty conclusion as Orson stops running and turns to look into the abyss that’s been chasing him all along.

SWEET TOOTH #35Written by JEFF LEMIRE • Art and cover by JEFF LEMIREOn sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERSTHE SEcRETS OF THE PLAGUE REVEALED AT LAST!! Dr. Singh arrives in Alaska and uncovers the origins of Gus and the hybrid children and the cause of the plague that decimated the world! This is the issue fans have been waiting for as the mysteries of SWEET TOOTH are revealed and the story amps up to its climax!

100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITIONBOOK 3 HCWritten by BRIAN AZZARELLO • Art by EDUARDO RISSO Cover by DAVE JOHNSONOn sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 512 pg, FC, $49.99 US • MATURE READERS• A new hardcover with stand-alone stories spotlighting the major players in the series, plus the final fate of Loop Hughes. • collects issues #37-57 of the Eisner Award-winning series.

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NEW DEADWARDIANS #5Written by DAN ABNETTArt and cover by I.N.J. CULBARDOn sale JULY 25 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 8, $2.99 US MATURE READERS

Inspector Suttle leaves London to pursue his murder investigation. But the city’s dark and troubled shadows follow him to Cadley, the victim’s hometown. In the idyllic surroundings of a great house, mingling with the aristocracy, Suttle discovers that the undead curse of the Restless Plague runs ever deeper...

SAUCER COUNTRY #5Written by PAUL CORNELLArt and cover by RYAN KELLY


It’s a battle for the truth as Arcadia confronts her memories of “alien abduction” through hypnotic regression. Can she save her career? Can she even save her mind? The first arc of SAUCER COUNTRY comes to a triumphant ending! v

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DOMINIQUE LAVEAU, VOODOO CHILD #5Written by SELWYN SEYFU HINDSArt by DENYS COWAN and JOHN FLOYDCover by RAFAEL GRAMPA


From the blood-soaked sands of the Haitian Revolution to attacks by a desperate vampire clan deep in the bayou to an unimaginable sacrifice that will tear out her heart, Dominique truly comprehends at last what it means to be the Voodoo queen.

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In “The Wound,” part 3, Richie the vampire brings on the bad news, and Tom Taylor hits Brisbane – just as detective Didge Patterson’s murder investigation blows up in her face. To get to her prime suspect, she’ll have to walk through guns, thugs, unicorns, and something very, very nasty that Danny discovers in a box.

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