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JLA/JSA Crossover

Last weeks of 52, finally

Amazons Attack?!

Fate revealed

Yawn.

Where's All Star Superman 7 already??? (I have no friggen patience - How many times must I reread the first six???)

Comes out the second week in March according to DC.

Monday will have the full list.

Some things I thought I would never see!
READ ON!

THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TPB
Written by Bill Finger
Art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson and various
Cover by Kane
The third volume in the series collecting every Batman story in chronological order of publication! This volume, collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #46-50, BATMAN #4-5 and more, features The Joker, Clayface and more.
Advance-solicited; on sale May 9 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US


and wait for it...

THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOLUME 1: BATMAN TPB
Written by Michael Fleischer
Art by various
Everything you ever wanted to know about DC’s Dark Knight — and so much more — can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years!
Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume — the first in a series — includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 23 • 416 pg, B&W, $19.99 US

I never thought that that would be reprinted!

SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #5
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art and cover by Tim Sale
The origin of Kryptonite by the amazing team of Darwyn Cooke & Tim Sale continues!
On sale April 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99

SUPERGIRL #16
Written by Joe Kelly & Mark Sable
Art and cover by Alé Garza
Finally, the truth about the Girl from Krypton! Why was she sent to kill Superman? And what does it means to Earth if she doesn’t?
On sale April 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GOLDEN AGE DR. FATE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Written by Gardner Fox
Art by Hal Sherman and various Cover by Hal Sherman
Don’t miss this new, extra-sized archive collecting the complete, mystic adventures of Doctor Fate from More fun Comics #55-98! Young Kent Nelson, taken in by the ancient wizard Nabu, is trained in the mystic arts, preparing to protect the world from mystic threats as the golden-helmeted hero Dr. Fate!
Advance-solicited; on sale June 27 • 396 pg, FC, $75.00 US

more to come...

JUSTICE #11
Written by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross
Art by Doug Braithwaite & Ross
Cover by Ross
Witness the triumphant return of Green Lantern and his showdown with Sinestro in the penultimate issue of JUSTICE! Captain Marvel’s incredible victory! The challenge of Aquaman! But will the super-villains still maintain the upper hand if they have Aquaman’s son and a world in their grasp?
On sale April 25 • 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US

SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #29
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Barry Kitson & Mick Gray
Cover by Kitson
The surviving Legionnaires and Wanderers face off against the entirety of the Dominator Empire to prevent the destruction of the galaxy!
On sale April 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #3
Written by Jeff Smith
Art and cover by Smith
Jeff Smith’s amazing Shazam miniseries continues! Billy and Mary have been captured by Sivana... so Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel may not be able to stop Mr. Mind's Monster Society from taking over the world.
On sale April 4 • Prestige Format • 3 of 4 • 48 pg, FC, $5.99 US

THE SPIRIT #5
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art by Cooke & J. Bone
Cover by Cooke
The Spirit’s likeness has been hijacked and slapped on a rather unappetizing little product called “Spirit Pork & Beans Spread,” much to our hero’s chagrin. The culprit is one Mr. Carrion, an eccentric con artist. But it seems Mr. C is in over his head this time after he’s paid a visit by a decidedly more brutal member of the Spirit’s rogues gallery…
On sale April 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE FLASH VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Gardner Fox
Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and various
Cover by Infantino & Giella
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Fastest Man Alive stars in these fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s! This collection features The Flash in battle against the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold and many other villains!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 16 • 512 pg, B&W, $16.99 US

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher
Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume collecting one of the most unusual series ever from DC Comics! On an unnamed, uncharted Pacific island, dinosaurs continued to thrive while World War II raged across the globe. It’s there that members of the U.S. Military found themselves armed only with standard-issue weapons against the deadliest predators ever to roam the Earth!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 2 • 560 pg, B&W, $16.99 US

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31st CENTURY #1
Written by J. Torres
Art by Chynna Clugston-Flores
Cover by Steve Uy
An all-new series spinning out of the smash-hit TV show, written by J. Torres (TEEN TITANS GO, Sidekicks, Alison Dare: Little Miss Adventures) and drawn by the creator of the indie favorite Blue Monday, Chynna Clugston-Flores!
To stop the Fatal Five from destroying Metropolis, the Legion of Super-Heroes travel back in time for reinforcements, because this looks like a job for…Clark Kent?! Can six teenagers from the future help a mild-mannered reporter become the Man of Steel, or will the Fatal Five determine his destiny before it’s even begun?
Retailers: Please see the solicitation for the Free Comic Book Day Edition of this issue elsewhere in this issue of Previews.
On sale April 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

ALAN MOORE: WILD WORLDS
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Various
Cover by Michael Golden
Alan Moore, writer of the top-selling graphic novels V FOR VENDETTA and WATCHMEN, returns with this new title starring some of the biggest names from the WildStorm Universe and beyond!
This slam-bang title features a tale that pits the covert action team known as the WildCats against the demonic hero called Spawn! Plus, hard-hitting tales of Majestic, Voodoo, Deathblow and more!
Advance-solicited; on sale May 30 o 320 pg, FC, $19.99 US

DC MINIMATES WAVE 5
The DC Universe just got smaller - and more collectible! DC Direct and Art Asylum team up to deliver your favorite super-heroes with a MiniMates makeover! These figures range in size from 2.125" - 2.5" tall. Each 2 pack is blister-carded on a 4-color card. Collect them all!

IN STORES 9/19/07

http://images.comicbookresources.com/solicits/dccomics/200704/dcdirect/MM5_CPTMARVELMMARVEL.jpg


oddly, no Action Comics or Superman this month???!!!??

Cover to Batman book:

http://images.comicbookresources.com/solicits/dccomics/200704/batman_superman/ENCYC_BM_HC-v1.jpg

If they're reissuing Flesiher's Bats-pedia, ya know what's NEXT!

And I think we can thank all the hard-working editors at Supermanica for that.

 :o  Is this for real?!!

Does it start with "Showcase" No. 4?

Sold.

P.S. Do you have a scan of the cover you can show here?

P.P.S. What does "Advanced-solicited" mean?

The cover has not been released yet.

Advanced-solicited, means that you can pre-order it in April but it will not be release until May 16. This effects stores more than us.

It's an over-used expression, but I can honestly say my jaw dropped when I saw the solicitation for the Batman Encyclopedia.  WOW!  :o

Of course that means Superman's next.  It'll be interesting to see if they stick with the original plan and call it "The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume 2: Superman," or if they use the name it actually appeared under back in '78, "The Great Superman Book," a change obviously made to capitalize on the release of the first Donner film.

Either way, how wonderful to see this stuff available again.  At least it's wonderful for me, since I've had both books for years.  If I'd recently broken down and paid a couple hundred bucks for an original, I might not feel so good about this.  :D

 

Too bad it wont be updated with all the fine work done at Super-Manica.  But one wonders about the copyright legalities with the original back in print and then also having it available for 'free' on the net.

And I had just scored a copy on e-Bay too. 

...jumping in from the discussion over at the Supermanica forum...

http://superman.nu/smf/index.php?topic=3275.0

It's a great opportunity for them to update these books, perhaps with second volumes.  The resources and manpower are there.  Maybe DC will be smart and buy the wiki from Rao, thus getting into the opensource game.

I assume it will start with Showcase #4, since the Green Lantern volume started with his Showcase appearances. I've been hoping for this one for some time. Along with the recently announced Hawkman volume. Now I'm still hoping for Atom and Adam Strange volumes.