comics and
things scheduled for release in
may
2005
The products on the list below are expected to ship to
comic book specialty stores on the indicated date.
Note that this list is tentative and subject to change.
Please check with your retailer for availability. |
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| may
4 |
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BATMAN: STRANGE
APPARITIONS TP
Written by Steve Englehart and Len Wein
Art by Marshall Rogers, Walter Simonson, Terry Austin,
Al Milgrom, and Dick Giordano
Cover by Rogers & Austin
176 pages | $12.95 US | RELIST
Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: DARK DETECTIVE #1,
a collection featuring the original Englehart, Rogers
& Austin stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #469-479.
[ROBIN I appeared in Detective Comics #472-474!]
Available
from Amazon.com. |
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TEEN TITANS: FAMILY
LOST TP
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Mike McKone, Marlo Alquiza, Tom Grummett, Ivan
Reis, Kevin Conrad, Marc Campos, and Norm Rapmund
Cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza
176 pages | $9.95 US | RELIST
Reoffered to coincide with TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOYS AND
GIRLS, this collection includes TEEN TITANS #8-12, plus
the hard-to-find TITANS #1/2. Raven returns...with a new
body, but also a new master: the latest Brother Blood!
Available from Amazon.com. |
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VILLAINS UNITED
#1
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Dale Eaglesham & Wade von Grawbadger
Cover by J.G. Jones
32 pages | $2.50 US
Spinning directly from the pages of DC COUNTDOWN, the
villains of the DCU are now organized and deadlier than
ever as superstar talents Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY),
artists Dale Eaglesham & Wade von Grawbadger (H-E-R-O)
and cover artist J.G. Jones (WONDER WOMAN) expose the
new face of evil! But within the ranks of the world's
vilest villains something perhaps even more wicked is
brewing, and only the mysterious being code-named Mockingbird
has all the answers. |
| may
11 |
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NIGHTWING #108
Written by Devin Grayson
Art and cover by Phil Hester & Andy Parks
32 pages | $2.25 US
Nightwing's in New York and on his own, working his way
deeper into a world more dangerous than he could ever
know. There's weaponry of frightening power on the streets,
and Dick must find out where it's coming from before innocents
are killed - if he can keep from being blown away in the
process! |
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GREEN ARROW #50
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Tom Fowler & Rodney Ramos
Cover by James Jean
40 pages | $3.50 US
Get ready for an extra-sized anniversary issue guest-starring
Batman - and the OUTSIDERS!
It's a battle royal in Star City as Green Arrow and his
Team Green join forces with Gotham City's Dark Knight
and the Outsiders to take on the robotic menance of the
Duke of Oil, the impossibly lethal Drakon, the brutal
Brick, and the man pulling everyone's strings: The Riddler! |
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OUTSIDERS #23
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Shawn Moll & Kevin Conrad
Cover by Doug Mahnke
32 pages | $2.50 US
Guest artists Shawn Moll and Kevin Conrad come aboard for “Lockdown” — a story only acclaimed writer Judd Winick could tell! The Outsiders are trapped in their own headquarters as they try to uncover the traitor in their midst. What happens when seven trapped super-heroes stop being polite and start getting real? |
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WONDER WOMAN #216
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair
Cover by J.G. Jones
32 pages | $2.50 US
Get ready for two biweekly issues concluding "The
Bronze Doors" featuring art by IDENTITY CRISIS team
Rags Morales & Michael Bair! In WONDER WOMAN #216,
the Teen Titans' WONDER
GIRL guests in a story that finds the
blinded Diana going into the depths of Hell in search
of a valuable prize. |
| may
18 |
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ROBIN #138
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Damion Scott & Sandra Hope
Cover by Chris Brunner
32 pages | $2.25 US
Robin's been assailed from all sides since he began roosting
in the 'Haven - now it's time for Tim Drake to take the
fight to its source! He's gunning for the man who put
the price on his head: the Penguin! |
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TEEN TITANS #24
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Matthew Clark & Mark Farmer
Cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza
32 pages | $2.50 US
"The Insiders,"
a 4-part crossover between the TEEN TITANS and OUTSIDERS,
begins here, in an issue featuring guest art by Matthew
Clark & Mark Farmer! For months, Superboy has been
taunted by the secrets of his DNA - that he's a clone
created from Superman and Lex Luthor. But who cloned him,
and why?
Meanwhile, the Titans and the Outsiders are rocked to
the core as they face two of the most powerful villains
in the DCU in an all-out war to destroy the young teams!
Alliances will change and bonds will be broken as the
teams face their greatest challenge to date. |
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TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOYS AND GIRLS TP
Written by Geoff Johns and Ben Raab
Art by Justiniano & Chris Ivy, Tom Grummett & Lary Stucker
Cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines
168 pages | $9.99 US
Explore the origins of Gar Logan in an action-packed new collection featuring the 3-issue BEAST BOY miniseries as well as the explosive 3-part story "Wild Kingdom" presented in TEEN TITANS #13-15! This volume features an introduction by writer Geoff Johns!
Available from Amazon.com |
| may 25 |
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BATGIRL
#64
Written by Andersen Gabrych
Art and cover by Alé Garza & Jesse Delperdang
32 pages | $2.50 US
The über-assassin DEATHSTROKE has maneuvered Batgirl into a deathtrap! Now she must
square off against the daughter of the DCU's deadliest
hit man. And just who is this daughter of the stone cold
killer? You know this belle of the blade as…the RAVAGER! |
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DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1 (of 4)
Written by Phil Jimenez
Art by José Luís García-López
& George Pérez
Cover by Phil Jimenez & George Pérez
32 pages | $2.99 US
You can't afford to miss DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY, a spectacular 4-issue miniseries written by Phil Jimenez that unites artistic titans José Luís García-López and George Pérez for the first time and heralds the triumphant return of one of the DCU's most popular characters! She was raised as a goddess, linked by blood to Wonder Woman, crowned as a Titan among both mortals and gods - but Donna Troy's story is the triumph of the human spirit.
Torn from Earth by the events of TITANS/YOUNG JUSTICE: GRADUATION DAY, Donna Troy has reemerged among the Titans of Myth as Troia, Goddess of the Moon. But memories of a different life haunt her as she leads the Titans of Myth in the final battle of a long campaign of interplanetary conquest, gathering weapons, warriors, and worshippers to fulfill a mission she has begun to doubt. It will take the combined might of the Outsiders and the Teen Titans to solve this cosmic mystery and reveal Troia's true destiny to her: a cosmic hero destined to unite legions against a threat to the entire universe!
The RETURN OF DONNA TROY is a new beginning for Donna Troy - and a stunning prologue of things to come throughout the entire DCU! |
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THE
FLASH #222
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Howard Porter & Livesay
32 pages | $2.25 US
Part 3 of the 6-part "Rogue War," guest-starring
Jay Garrick and KID FLASH!
Much to the Flash's horror, a new ally arrives to help
turn the tide of war. But an unexpected friend emerges,
and the Rogues are in for the fight of their lives! |
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FIRST
APPEARANCE SERIES 3: NIGHTWING ACTION FIGURE
Action Figure | 6.25" H
After earning his stripes as Batman’s sidekick Robin,
Dick Grayson became Nightwing, leader of the Teen Titans,
in 1984’s TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #44! This figure
features multiple points of articulation, includes a base
and a mini-reproduction of the comic in which the character
first appeared, and is packaged in a 4-color deluxe blister.
Pre-order at Amazon.com |
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NIGHTWING:
ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE TP
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Greg Land, Rick Leonardi, Trevor McCarthy, Mike
Lilly, Drew Geraci, Jesse Delperdang, Mark Farmer and
John Lowe
Cover by Land
192 pages | $14.99 US
A thrilling collection featuring NIGHTWING #52 and 54-60!
When an army of ninjas arrive in Blüdhaven, they're
only a harbinger of the deadliest threat yet.
Available at Amazon.com. |
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OUTSIDERS
#24
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Carlos D'Anda
Cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza
32 pages | $2.50 US
Part 2 of the 4-part "The Insiders" crossover
with TEEN TITANS! Secrets are revealed and Indigo's origin
is explored as the Outsiders join the Titans for an all-out
battle against two of DC's most powerful villains! |
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TEEN
TITANS GO! #19
Written by J. Torres
Art by Todd Nauck & Lary Stucker
Cover by Sean Galloway
32 pages | $2.25 US
Johnny Rancid makes a deal with the devil to become a
big-time rock star! But his new singing voice raises the
dead! When zombies wreak havoc all over the city, it's
up to the Teen Titans to get things under control and
stop him from getting his songs on the radio. |
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YEAR
ONE: BATMAN/SCARECROW #1 (of 2)
Written by Bruce Jones
Art by Sean Murphy
Cover by Zach Howard & Jay Leisten
Prestige Format | 48 pages | $5.99
Writer Bruce Jones (Hulk) makes his DCU debut, teaming
with red-hot newcomer Sean Murphy and cover artists Zach
Howard & Jay Leisten for a 2-issue series delving
into the background of one of the Dark Knight's most fearsome
foes!
Think you know everything there is to know about the Scarecrow
and his origin? Think again! YEAR ONE: BATMAN/SCARECROW
goes back to the very beginning, to Jonathan Crane's birth
and questionable lineage, and follows his story up to
his first appearance taking on Batman and ROBIN!
A trail of death and straw leads the Dynamic Duo in a
race to identify and stop Gotham's newest serial killer,
but the demons that shaped the Scarecrow aren't so easily
revealed! |
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