JSA vs. Kobra #5

Written by Eric Trautmann
Art by Don Kramer & Michael Babinski
Cover by Gene Ha

The Justice Society finally tracks Kobra to his main base and launches an all-out assault on him and his forces. It seems impossible that Jason Burr can escape their wrath now, but the wily serpent has one last surprising trick up his sleeve!

5 of 6 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Titans #18

Written by Bryan Q. Miller
Art by Angel Unzueta and Wayne Faucher
Cover by Angel Unzueta

With the Titans team slowly dissolving as members drift their own way, only the empath Raven recognizes the mounting disconnection. With her only friends drifting apart, Raven makes a surprising life choice that will affect the course of her strained relationship with Beast Boy.

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Johnny DC

Super Friends #20

Written by Sholly Fisch
Art by Dario Brizuela
Cover by J. Bone

It’s Halloween time again! The Super Friends are having fun at the Halloween parade, only to have it interrupted by the fearsome Shaggy Man! Oh, no, that’s no treat!

32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

Justice League of America: When Worlds Collide HC

Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Art by Ed Benes, Shane Davis, Sandra Hope, Jose Luis, JP Mayer, Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund and Drew Geraci
Cover by Ed Benes
The heroes of Milestone Comics return to battle the Justice League in this title collecting Justice League of America #27, 28 and 30-34.
The hero called Doctor Light is missing, and her former Justice League teammates intend to find the man responsible and make him pay. But before they do that, they’ll have to get past his Shadow Cabinet of powerful superbeings who have sworn to save humanity from itself. Milestone Comics characters Icon and Hardware make their first modern DC Universe appearances here — and it’s not clear whose side they’re on!
176 pg, FC, $24.99 US

Not much this week…but Jay Garrick shows up in Justice League: Cry For Justice.

Justice League: Cry For Justice #4

Written by James Robinson; Art and cover by Mauro Cascioli

How far would you go for justice? The heroes have found themselves turning to darker tactics in their search for retribution. Starman and Congorilla have captured the killers who took down some of their friends, but now what do they do with them? Meanwhile, Green Lantern and company wrestle with the idea of torturing villains for information in order to save lives.

40pg., Color, $3.99 US

DC has posted a preview at The Source.

It’s a light week for the Flash. I’m not even 100% certain that Wally West or Bart Allen will appear in this issue of Blackest Night: Titans, so it may just be Jay Garrick in JSA.

Justice Society of America #31

Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges
Art and cover by Jesus Merino

Magog and Wildcat square off as the team traitor involved in the attack on a fellow JSAer is revealed! It all leads to greater tension and permanent rifts within the most storied Super Hero team of all time! Clearly, this was an inside job, and though they may not realize it now, the damage to the group is deeper than any of them suspects.

On sale September 30 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Blackest Night: Titans #2

Written by J.T. Krul
Art and cover by Ed Benes & Rob Hunter
Variant cover by Brian Haberlin

Titan-on-Titan violence! Black Lantern Hawk has his talons set for the female Hawk and Dove! Meanwhile, Red Star faces a frightful family reunion with Black Lanterns Pantha and Wildebeest, and Donna Troy faces her worst possible nightmare! Plus, Black Lantern Terra terrorizes Beast Boy! Continuing the 3-issue miniseries from writer J.T. Krul (JSA CLASSIFIED, Fathom) and superstar artist Ed Benes (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA)!

This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ed Benes & Rob Hunter), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Brian Haberlin).

On sale September 30 · 2 of 3 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

This is it: the final issue of Wednesday Comics! Also, the first volume of The Flash Chronicles, which picks up the Silver Age stories and reprints them all, in order, in trade paperback form.

The Flash Chronicles Vol.1 TP

Written by Robert Kanigher and John Broome
Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella
Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert

The stories that introduced Barry Allen as the new Flash in the late 1950s are collected chronologically in trade paperback for the first time, with tales from Showcase #4, 8, 13 and 14 and The Flash #105 & 106.

On sale September 23 · 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US. Order from Amazon.

Notes: They’re not just reissuing the Flash Archives in paperback — The Flash Archives v.1 is longer, running through the contents of Flash v.1 #108.

Wednesday Comics #12

WEDNESDAY COMICS, DC’s new, 12-issue weekly series, reaches its incredible conclusion in September. WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7″ x 10″.

16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Super Friends #19

Written by Sholly Fisch
Art by Dario Brizuela
Cover by J. Bone

School’s back in session! That is, Headmaster Mind’s school for Super-Villains! And he’s got a few lessons to teach the Super Friends about crashing his field trip!

On sale September 23 · 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

It’s hard to believe we’re only one week away from the final issue of Wednesday Comics! Also out this week are new issues of Blackest Night, JSA vs. Kobra, and Tiny Titans.

Wednesday Comics #11

WEDNESDAY COMICS, DC’s new, 12-issue weekly series, reaches its incredible conclusion in September. WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7″ x 10″.

7″ x 10″, 16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Blackest Night #3

Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver
Sketch variant cover by Ivan Reis

As the dead attack in full force, Green Lantern is faced with an impossible decision and the scattered remains of the Justice League suffer a terrible loss. Who can stop the Black Lanterns? Why are they rising? And how can the Spectre help?

This issue will ship with three covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ethan Van Sciver). For every 100 copies of the Standard Edition, retailers may order one copy of the Sketch Variant Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis).

3 of 8 · 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

JSA Vs. Kobra #4

Written by Eric Trautmann
Art by Don Kramer & Michael Babinski
Cover by Gene Ha

The trail of Kobra leads the Justice Society of America to Fawcett City! Jason Burr may think that it’s safe to venture into former Shazam territory, but he’s about to learn that the JSA protects each other’s turf no matter what. And now that Burr has gotten them mad, there’s no holding the Justice Society back!

4 of 6 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Tiny Titans #20

Written by Art Baltazar & Franco
Art and cover by Art Baltazar

Raven conjures a black hole to get to school on time, and soon black holes are popping up everywhere! The Titans try to avoid them, but they keep falling in and ending up…who knows where? Also: black holes aren’t the only way to travel — some of the Titans discover the joys of jetpacks!

32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

Remember: due to Labor Day this past weekend, comics will arrive in stores on Thursday this week! Which makes Wednesday Comics a little off, but hey, who’s counting?

Wednesday Comics #10

WEDNESDAY COMICS, DC’s new, 12-issue weekly series, reaches its incredible conclusion in September. WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7″ x 10″.

7″ x 10″, 16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Titans #17

Written by Pat McCallum
Art by Angel Unzueta & Wayne Faucher
Cover by Angel Unzueta

Spotlight on Beast Boy! Gar Logan grows tired of not being taken seriously by his Titans teammates. And what he plans on doing about it will shock you!

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Note: DC has a preview at The Source.

Titans: Lockdown TP

Written by Judd Winick
Art by Howard Porter, Julian Lopez, J. Calafiore and others
Cover by Howard Porter

There’s a traitor in the Titans’ midst! Now, the Titans headquarters is under lockdown until the team can discover who betrayed them. Will they have the strength to take down one of their own? And will they want to? Collecting Titans #7-11!

128 pg, FC, $14.99 US

Tangent: Superman’s Reign Vol. 2 TP

Written by Dan Jurgens and Ron Marz
Art by Wes Craig, Carlos Magno and others
Cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado

In this concluding volume of Tangent: Superman’s Reign, the heroes from Tangent Earth and the DC Earth collide — and only one universe can survive! Collecting Tangent: Superman’s Reign #7-12.

144 pg, FC, $19.99 US

Note: I have a profile of the Tangent Universe Flash.