Wednesday, April 27, 2016

July 2016 Solicits


I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around when everything is changing and happening in DC Comics in regards to Rebirth. The new books are being rolled out a few at a time so I guess I just need to be patient and wait for everything to finally be new and fresh.

I say this because the July DC solicits are out and I was expecting to see the new Supergirl book (or at least the Rebirth Supergirl Special) to be among the books listed. But I was wrong. I have to wait a little bit longer. Still there are a lot of new books out there which sound interesting enough for me to give them a whirl. Here is a link:
http://www.newsarama.com/28896-dc-comics-full-july-2016-solicitations-rebirth.html

And on the to new solicits.

ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #5
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by CAT STAGGS and EMMA VIECELI
Cover by CAT STAGGS
Supergirl has met her match in Facet, who sends her back to the DEO with questions: what did Alura have to do with Facet’s past—and what is her continuing mission on Earth? And now Kara’s foster family is threatened by the diamond-hard former head of Fort Rozz!

Piecing together this solicit, it sounds like Facet was the head of Fort Rozz. So what opened that made  a prison official become a villain attacking Supergirl? This has been a wonderful series so far. Now I get an issue other art by both Cat Staggs *and* Emma Vieceli? 

I hope that when the show gets renewed, this book gets renewed too!



ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #6
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by EMMA VIECELI
Cover by CAT STAGGS
Who is Supergirl? Kara Danvers has learned a lot about her super-abilities, her strengths as a friend and as a sister, her love of being human and alien at the same time. And now she’ll need to pull it all together to defeat her most dangerous foe to date!

I guess this is the final issue. For now.

Love this cover!


DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #15
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by LAURA BRAGA and MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover by ANT LUCIA
Mera adjusts to a life without her powers—and starts to fall in love with Arthur. Meanwhile, as Batwoman reunites with Renee Montoya in hopes of freeing Jewish prisoners from concentration camps, Harley and Ivy encounter Zatanna and Constantine, and plans to form a rebellion begin.


Let me say I am thrilled that this book seems to have survived #Rebirth. It has been a consistently entertaining book. While this issue solicit doesn't mention Supergirl, she is a part of the book. In theory, there may be a time that three books starring Supergirl are on the racks at the same time!

As for this issue, I have loved the free-spirited Mera in this title. So glad to see her spotlighted.

And now the Superman books.


ACTION COMICS #959
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Covers by CLAY MANN
Variant covers by RYAN SOOK
“PATH TO DOOM” Chapter Three: Clark Kent gets caught in the crossfire as Doomsday crashes through the streets of Metropolis! As Lois struggles to keep young Jonathan out of the path of destruction, can former enemies Superman and Lex Luthor stop the monster that once destroyed the city and killed the Man of Steel—or does Luthor have other plans?


ACTION COMICS #960
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Covers by CLAY MANN
Variant covers by RYAN SOOK
“PATH TO DOOM” Chapter Four: Wonder Woman joins the fight, but even her added might can’t slow down Doomsday’s rampage! As Superman comes face-to-face with the woman who once loved him, the Man of Tomorrow must also wrestle with the reappearance of Clark Kent.


I think it is a little early to be revisiting Doomsday given the nutty mega-crossover Doomsday virus story wormed through all the super books just a couple of years ago. 

I suppose we have the old Superman back, so touching on some classic ideas might not be bad, re-establishing them as much as the Man of Steel.


SUPERMAN #2
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
“THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter Two: In #2, Superboy takes flight as he accompanies his father, the Man of Steel, on their first mission together to confront a creature more dangerous than anyone realizes. Will the duo triumph...or will they die when they face the lethal force of the Eradicator?

SUPERMAN #3
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
“THE SON OF SUPERMAN” Chapter Three: In #3, with a touch that means death, the Eradicator proves he’s a match for Superman, but his super-powered offspring may be more than anyone can handle—including the Man of Tomorrow.

Now we are cooking.

Unlike Doomsday, The Eradicator hasn't been revisited in some time, probably since his most recent stint on the Outsiders. Bringing back a Kryptonian cultural remnant and putting it in Jon White's life is an intriguing storyline.


NEW SUPER-MAN #1
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by VICTOR BOGDANOVIC
Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
“MADE IN CHINA” Chapter One: An impulsive act of heroism thrusts an arrogant young man into the limelight of Shanghai as China begins to form its own Justice League of powerful heroes. Rising from the ashes of The Final Days of Superman, award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang and on-the-rise art star Victor Bogdanovic introduce readers to Kong Kenan—the New Super-Man! When the world needed a new hero, China made him!

I gotta say, I'm on the fence. Yang didn't do himself any favors in my book with The Truth.

I'll give it a shot.



SUPERGIRL VOL. 2: BREAKING THE CHAIN TP
Written by JOE KELLY, MARC SABLE, TONY BEDARD and KELLEY PUCKETT
Art by JOE BENITEZ, IAN CHURCHILL, ALE GARZA, RENATO GUEDES, DREW JOHNSON and others
Cover by ALE GARZA and RICHARD FRIEND
Learning the truth of what happened to Krypton, Kara must separate fact and fiction and believe in herself! And after teaming up with Power Boy to stop a hurricane in Mexico, Dark Angel attacks the Girl of Steel! Then, Kara accidentally wrecks Air Force One, only to hide out at the Kents’ home in Kansas. Collects SUPERGIRL #11, #13-22 and a story from the DC UNIVERSE INFINITE CRISIS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1.

Hard for me  to understand why this is being reprinted and the Gates/Igle stuff isn't. This is a rough run on Supergirl. She flirts in bars, getting in because she is wearing tight shirts. She apparently gunned down her Kryptonian school Columbine style. She wants to kill Superman. I mean it ... this is rough. That said, the Infinite Crisis Christmas story is wonderful.

I suppose more stuff being printed and resolicited is a good thing for Supergirl.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Agree with you Anj, seems the big push seems to be in July and later, for better or worse. Definately hopeful
that Adventures Of Supergirl continues, as does Bombshells. LOVE Sterling Gates' work on Kara, and how much he
still has her "voice" whenever he writes.

I'm also looking out for Daring New Adventures, and the DC Super Hero Girls:Final Crisis books, can't wait!

Agree the Doomsday / Wonder Woman bit is a bit of a question-mark. Are they going to still be a couple
post-Rebirth? The last panel in Action Comics #51 pretty much laid that question on the table bare. As is
the decision on re-TPB'ing issues 11, 13 - 22 for Supergirl.

Me, personally, I'm still waiting for them to release "Good Looking Corpse."


Regards

Gene said...

The cover to Bombshells #15 reminds me of that war bonds poster of the sailor getting ready to slam an artillery shell into the breach.

Jay said...

Visored Eradicator convinces me this is Reign of the Supermen 2.0, which convinces me Superman will be back and Superdad taking over is temporary. So hopefully my leave of absence from Action/Superman won't be that long.

The Wonder Woman thing is just a lazy solicit, not taking into account its a different Superman. That's all.

Anj said...

Reign 2.0 is an interesting read on these solicits Jay. Especially with Doomsday and Jurgens involved.

Hmmmmm...

Uncle Screensaver said...
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Uncle Screensaver said...

I'm not sure why there's hate for Superman as a dad when Batman is, and has been for some time a father, especially since, at least Pre-Flashpoint, Jason Todd and Dick Grayson were officially adopted.

Like others I have thought that Super League becoming the "The Final Days of Superman" and entering "Reign of The Supers" with Rebirth could maybe the latest 1990's rehash DC did. As on Martin's blog, I posted how we have "Man of Steel/ Steel" be Lex Luthor in the metal suit this time. We have a new Superboy, we have a more prominent Supergirl just as Mae was made so back in the day, and through Supergirl we have Cyborg Superman. I had forgotten there's Eradicator. Steel himself seems to have disappeared but we have a Superman of another ethnicity, if you want to stretch this out. Like how Lois Lane was much more in the spotlight since Clark was gone, we have Lois Lane again take much more center stage with one of her becoming Superwoman. Of course, we also have Superman himself.

I sincerely hope that this isn't just a New 52 version of "Death of Superman," "Funeral For a Friend," "World Without a Superman," "Reign of the Supermen," "The Return of Superman," because DC would lose me for good this time. All of those trades have been recently reprinted with new covers and there's multiple trades featuring Superman being written by Dan Jurgens. Conspiracy anyone?

In any case, they are continuing to reprint PAD's Supergirl. Amazon has Supergirl: Peter David Book 2 coming out. With the Silver Age Omnibus, and TDNAOS, the "Supergirl at Super Hero High" novel, they are cashing in on the hype for Supergirl. If she continues to be popular, I imagine that Gates' and Igle's run will be reprinted down the road, as it will be in successive volumes. The biggest question for me is why is #11 reprinted here instead of volume 1. I had thought the reason it wasn't included was because of how she was portrayed in her failure with The Outsiders and her swearing like a sailor.

In any case, this year alone we have Pre-COIE Supergirl's adventures in trade to collect, we have Matrix in John Byrne trade and the "Panic In The Sky" new edition, Linda Mae Danvers in her trade volumes, Pre-Flashpoint Supergirl's adventures, New 52 Supergirl is getting a new comic book, we have the TV Supergirl comic books and trade, (not to mention Blu-Ray and DVD) we have Bombshells Supergirl in floppy and trade.We will have JL3001 available in trade, even if it is a short run, with the last of the issues coming out soon, we have "Cosmic Adventures ..."'s trade's new edition, we have Super Hero High Supergirl starring in the web series of DC Super Hero Girls, which also has graphic novels and novels, and with Superman/ Batman trades being re-released, you have Pre-Flashpoint Power Girl and even Cir-El. Lego Supergirl just appeared in a direct to video movie, but is seen in Lego story books also, and a lead role in two of them. There's also "Classic" Supergirl appearing in board books for kids for example. There's also New 52 Power Girl in floppies and trades. So, right now, at one's fingertips, in brand new physical print form, we have access to sooo many versions of the S Girl. Even if some of the stories aren't great (to put it mildly) that a lot to love for a Supergirl fan!

Jay said...

For the record I don't think pre-FP Superman will go away once Superman returns. I think the plan is to use them both. pre-FP Superman will essentially be the new Kal-L. Older, married, and hangs with the JSA (I think he'll be a member once they return too).