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Batman: The Red Death #1 Preview

DC has posted the official five-page preview for Batman: the Red Death , and you can see it at CBR. It features the Flash and Batman of Earth-52…and things aren’t going well between them. The issue will be out this Wednesday, and it ties in with the Dark Nights: Metal series.

BATMAN: THE RED DEATH
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by JASON FABOK
As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can even the World’s Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings that appear to be powerful, nightmare versions of familiar figures? Find out in these special tie-in issues!
ONE-SHOT • On sale SEPTEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • FOIL-STAMPED COVER • RATED T+

DC’s December Solicitations

DC has released their full list of solicitations for December 2017, and here are all the Flash-related books (there are no action figures or statues solicited this month). You can see the list in its entirety at CBR.

THE FLASH #36
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by HOWARD PORTER
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
“A Cold Day in Hell” part one! When one of The Flash’s Rogues is murdered inside Iron Heights prison, Barry Allen throws himself deep into the case, still reeling from the turmoil of his personal life! But when the clues begin to reveal an even greater conspiracy at work, The Flash soon discovers Iron Heights’ deadliest secret…
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

THE FLASH #37
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by HOWARD PORTER
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
“A Cold Day in Hell” part two! The new crime lord of Central City has been revealed…and it’s worse than The Flash ever imagined! Betrayed by a former friend and trapped in Iron Heights prison with no escape in sight—will The Flash be too late to save his city from disaster?
On sale DECEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

TITANS #18
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Variant cover by DAN MORA
“The Rise of Troia”! Wally West is dead, the Titans are all but beaten and Donna Troy must go toe to toe with her worst nightmare—Troia—a twisted version of herself from the not-so-distant future, bent on destroying her friends and pushing Donna toward her own dark fate. Don’t miss the stunning issue that’s destined to change the Titans forever!
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

TEEN TITANS #15
Written by guest writer PETER J. TOMASI
Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Cover by IVAN REIS
Variant cover by CHAD HARDIN
“SUPER SONS OF TOMORROW” part three! The Batman of Tomorrow reveals himself to the Teen Titans to recruit them to his cause. But the reunion gives way to the big question: is the life of an innocent child worth more than the lives of millions? It’s the Teen Titans vs. the Super Sons in the battle you’ve been waiting for!
On sale DECEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, • $3.99 US • RATED T

SUPERMAN #37
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
Cover by IVAN REIS
Variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
“SUPER SONS OF TOMORROW” part one! The four-part crossover between Superman, the Super Sons and the Teen Titans starts here! The Batman of Tomorrow travels to the present to prevent a cataclysmic disaster before it happens, revealing that Superboy will soon be responsible for the death of millions. But Superman will do anything to protect his son…and the Batman of Tomorrow is unwavering in his resolve to take down the Boy of Steel. Don’t miss a clash of titanic proportion in the opening chapter of this game-changing story!
On sale DECEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, • $2.99 US • RATED T

NEW SUPER-MAN #18
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art by JOE LALICH and RICHARD FRIEND
Cover by BILLY TAN
Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
“EQUILIBRIUM” finale! Kenan Kong and the Justice League of China have faced so many threats since their debut—but none so great as the forces All-Yang have unleashed! It will take all the New Super-Man of China has learned to defeat All-Yang and the demigod invasion of the west, and our young hero will face a choice: save the world, or save himself. Don’t miss this thrilling concluding chapter to see where this adventure ends—and where the next begins!
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

DARK NIGHTS: METAL
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Variant covers by TONY S. DANIEL, ANDY KUBERT and JIM LEE
The Justice League faces the final extinguishing of our world, invaded on all sides by unimaginable nightmares, fueled on to the edge of oblivion only by the belief that there must be a light in the endless darkness—somewhere. But…what if there’s not?
ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale JANUARY 10 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • FOIL-STAMPED, EMBOSSED COVER • RATED T+

DC UNIVERSE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2017
Written by GREG RUCKA, TOM KING, DENNIS O’NEIL, JEFF LEMIRE, MAX LANDIS, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, SHEA FONTANA, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and others!
Art by STEVE EPTING, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, BILQUIS EVELY, OTTO SCHMIDT, NEIL GOOGE, FRANCIS MANAPUL and others
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
DC Comics’ finest talents have assembled to bring you a holiday special like you’ve never seen before! Join Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash as they deliver powerful messages of hope like only The Worlds Greatest Super-Heroes can! Plus: Sgt. Rock fights the Nazis on Hanukah, the Teen Titans take on the literal ghost of Christmas past, and Swamp Thing battles that creeping feeling of existential dread! And don’t miss the legendary Denny O’Neil’s return to comics with an all-new Batman story!
ONE-SHOT • On sale DECEMBER 6 • 96 pg, FC, $9.99 US • RATED T

WILDSTORM: MICHAEL CRAY
Written by BRYAN HILL from a story by WARREN ELLIS
Art by N. STEVEN HARRIS and DEXTER VINES
Cover by DENYS COWAN and BILL SIENKIEWICZ • Variant cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
Crime forensics expert Barry Allen has a dark secret—and a prototype suit that makes him the fastest man alive. Michael Cray wants to make him pay for his sins, but is he able to catch a man faster than justice? And what will happen when Barry Allen turns his psychosis on Cray at hyper-speed?
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

INJUSTICE 2
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by MIKE S. MILLER, DANIEL SAMPERE and JUAN ALBARRAN
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO and JUAN ALBARRAN
The mission to free Wonder Woman reaches its climax as Kara discovers that the Amazons prove to not be of one mind when it comes to Princess Diana’s fate. Also: a solo story featuring The Flash.
On sale DECEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • DIGITAL FIRST

SUPER POWERS BY JACK KIRBY TP
Written by JACK KIRBY, JOEY CAVALIERI and PAUL KUPPERBERG
Art by JACK KIRBY, MIKE ROYER, GREG THEAKSTON, MIKE THIBODEAUX and others
Cover by JACK KIRBY and MIKE THIBODEAUX
In 1984, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby returned to DC to illustrate tales of the Justice League of America in the pages of SUPER POWERS. At last, DC collects the first two SUPER POWERS miniseries in a single collection! These tales pit the Justice League of America—Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and more—against the forces of Darkseid, Lord of Apokolips. These stories are the only time in his long career that Kirby would draw the Justice League, elevating these stories to legendary status.
Collects SUPER POWERS Vol. 1 -5 and SUPER POWERS Vol. 2 -6.
On sale JANUARY 17 • 272 pg, FC, $39.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7140-4

Flash #30 Preview

DC has released the official preview for next week’s issue of The Flash, which is Flash . In the preview, Barry’s acting poorly due to stress and the effects of his Negative-Flash powers, and later in the issue we’ll probably get to see new villain Bloodwork in action. Check out the five pages at Comicosity.

 

THE FLASH
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art by Neil Googe, Ivan Plascencia, and Steve Wands
“BLOODWORK” part one! Barry Allen’s personal life is in shambles, his new Negative-Flash powers aren’t working properly, and someone has been tampering with evidence at the Central City Police Department. The Flash is not having a good day, and it’s going to get worse when he comes face to face with Bloodwork, a terrifying new villain with secret ties to Barry Allen.

DC November Solicitations

DC has released the full list of solicitations for November 2017, and here is the Flash-related content. Of note, it seems that former Flash artist Pop Mhan is back on the book several decades later, at least for a couple of issues. Plus the younger Wally West may be returning to the Teen Titans, though not without acrimony. You can see the solicits in their entirety at CBR.

THE FLASH #34
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and MICHAEL MORECI
Art by POP MHAN
Cover by NEIL GOOGE
JUSTICE LEAGUE variant cover by MIKE McKONE
“Black Hole” part one! When a shocking reunion leads to an even more dire discovery about The Flash’s new powers, Barry and Wally will have to confront their rocky past if they both hope to get out alive!
On sale NOVEMBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

THE FLASH #35
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and MICHAEL MORECI
Art by POP MHAN
Covers by NEIL GOOGE
Variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
“Black Hole” part two! Betrayed and broken, The Flash must come to terms with the damage he has caused his friends, family and city, and find a way to repair it…or risk losing those he loves most forever!
On sale NOVEMBER 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

TITANS #17
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by MINKYU JUNG and MICK GRAY
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Variant cover by DAN MORA
“The Destroyer”! As the Titans face their darkest hour, the terrible truth about the team’s traitor is finally revealed! But how did it come to this? What could possibly turn friend against friend? All the cards are on the table in this stunning issue destined to change the Titans forever!
On sale NOVEMBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

TEEN TITANS
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KHOI PHAM and TREVOR SCOTT
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by CHAD HARDIN
“The RETURN OF KID FLASH”! Kid Flash agrees to come back to the team on one condition: a face-to-face apology from Robin! Can Damian swallow his pride and admit that firing Wally was a mistake? Or will his bruised ego spell the end of the Teen Titans once and for all?
On sale NOVEMBER 22 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

NEW SUPER-MAN #17
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art by JOE LALICH and RICHARD FRIEND
Cover by PHILIP TAN
Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
“Equilibrium” part three! The Justice League versus the Justice League of China! Kenan and Baixi arrive in America only to be confronted as invading foreign nationals! Fortunately the Justice League arrives to break up the scuffle…but what side are the American heroes on? The JLC need to convince the JL to help track down the artifact that will bring an end to All-Yang’s reign of terror on Shanghai before it’s too late!
On sale NOVEMBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER
Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art and cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
When the pursuit of his missing son brings Dick Grayson face to face with his ex, old wounds are reexamined and a tentative new alliance is formed between former enemies. But when a stunning discovery is made about his son’s unique superpowers, the stakes become much higher and Grayson must take the fight straight to the Crusaders!
On sale NOVEMBER 22 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T+

BATMAN IN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: THE BRONZE AGE VOL. 1 TP
Written by BOB HANEY
Art by ROSS ANDRU, MIKE SEKOWSKY, BOB BROWN, NEAL ADAMS, NICK CARDY and others
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
The Dark Knight takes on crime with the help of DC’s greatest heroes in this new collection of team-up tales from the late 1960s, including appearances by the Metal Men, the Spectre, Plastic Man, Green Arrow, Deadman, the Atom, Wonder Woman, the Creeper, the Flash, Aquaman, the Teen Titans and more!
Collects THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #74-91.
On sale DECEMBER 27 • 456 pg, FC, $34.99 US

DC UNIVERSE BY JOHN BYRNE HC
Written by JOHN BYRNE, CARY BATES, LARRY NIVEN, MARV WOLFMAN, PAUL KUPPERBERG and others
Art by JOHN BYRNE, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER and others
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
Legendary writer/artist John Byrne brought his unique vision to the DC Universe over his decades-long career. Rediscover his classic stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS , CHRISTMAS WITH THE SUPER HEROES , DC COMICS PRESENTS: HAWKMAN , DCU INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL , THE FLASH 80-PAGE GIANT , GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL , GREEN LANTERN: GANTHET’S TALE , NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL , OUTSIDERS #11, THE POWER OF THE ATOM , SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL and more!
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 352 pg, FC, $39.99 US

JSA BY GEOFF JOHNS BOOK ONE TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, DAVID GOYER and others
Art by STEPHEN SADOWSKI, MICHAEL BAIR and others
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Mixing heroes such as Green Lantern, The Flash and Wildcat with a younger generation of crime-fighters like Starman, Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Atom Smasher and the Star-Spangled Kid, Geoff Johns reimagined the world’s first super-team in these tales from JSA -15 and JSA: SECRET FILES ! The adventure begins as the team battles Mordru to protect the magical heroes of the DC Universe!
On sale DECEMBER 13 • 392 pg, FC, $34.99 US

TEEN TITANS: THE SILVER AGE VOL. 1 TP
Written by BOB HANEY
Art by BRUNO PREMIANI, NICK CARDY, BILL MOLNO, IRV NOVICK and others
Cover by MICHAEL CHO
DC’s premier teen team unites in these early stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #54 and 60, SHOWCASE #59 and TEEN TITANS -11, in which the team face the Demon Dragster, the Mad Mod, Captain Rumble and many other far-out foes.
On sale DECEMBER 20 • 360 pg, FC, $29.99 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Written by LEN WEIN, CARY BATES, ELLIOT S. MAGGIN, MARTIN PASKO, GERRY CONWAY, E. NELSON BRIDWELL, STEVE ENGLEHART and BOB ROZAKIS
Art by DICK DILLIN, DICK GIORDANO and FRANK McLAUGHLIN
Cover by ERNIE CHUA
In these 1970s tales, the JLA must stop a plague from devastating Hawkman’s homeworld of Thanagar, aid their ally Adam Strange on the planet Rann, face the Justice Society of America from the parallel world of Earth-2, and battle their longtime foe Despero.
Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #114-146.
On sale MARCH 14 • 776 pg, FC, $125.00 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS HC
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by STEPHEN BYRNE
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove! When the Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged, Zack is flung into another universe, where he’s mistaken for a villain by a mysterious masked vigilante. Can the other Power Rangers get to their friend in time to save him from Batman?
Collects Justice League/Power Rangers -6. Co-published with BOOM! Studios.
On sale DECEMBER 6 • 160 pg, FC, $24.99 US

DC ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC NOVELS 2018
Cover by DAVID FINCH and DANNY MIKI
The DC GRAPHIC NOVELS catalogue is back, newly updated and in stores for the 2017 holiday gift-buying season! This year’s edition features a spectacular new cover by artists David Finch and Danny Miki!
On sale NOVEMBER 1 • 128 pg, FC • FREE!

DC GALLERY: SUPERMAN VS. THE FLASH RACING STATUE
Sculpted by ALTERTON and ALEJANDRO PEREIRA
The Man of Steel and the Scarlet Speedster square off in this premium polyresin statue sculpted by Alterton and Alejandro Pereira, inspired by the classic SUPERMAN #199!
Limited Edition of 5,000
Measures Approximately 10.4” Tall
$295.00 US • On Sale MARCH 2018
Allocations May Occur

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Batman: The Red Death #1 Preview

DC has released several pages of the upcoming Batman: The Red Death one-shot, which is a Dark Nights: Metal tie-in featuring an evil Flash counterpart from another universe. You can see the preview pages at Adventures In Poor Taste, and the issue will be available on September 20th. Plus, Barry Allen will encounter Red Death in Flash #33 during October.

 

Batman the Red Death
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico
Cover by Jason Fabok
As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can even the World’s Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings that appear to be powerful, nightmare versions of familiar figures? Find out in these special tie-in issues!
On Sale September 20, 2017
Price $3.99