Previews/December 2021 Solicits

Aquaman

Aquaman/Green Arrow - Deep Target #3

• Writer: Brandon Thomas
• Art: Ronan Cliquet
• Cover: Marco Santucci
• Variant Cover: Jonboy Meyers
• 32 pages, $3.99, 3 of 7
• Release Date: 28 Dec 2021

Captured by Scorpio, Aquaman and Green Arrow must endure General Anderton's torture long enough to find a way to escape. They are in for a big surprise as they discover that they are being held in the last place they thought possible!

Aquaman: The Becoming #4

• Writer: Brandon Thomas
• Art: Scott Koblish and Wade Von Grawbadger
• Cover: David Talaski
• Variant Cover: Khary Randolph
• 32 pages, $3.99, 4 of 6
• Release Date: 21 28 Dec 2021

When it rains it pours! Jackson Hyde's no stranger to dark family secrets, but the one he just uncovered is so big it might just blow his whole life to smithereens. With the Atlantean guard closing in, who can Jackson trust when even the closest people in his life have been lying to his face? It couldn’t possibly be the very same person who blew up Atlantis and framed Jackson for the crime... could it?

Black Manta #4

• Writer: Chuck Brown
• Art: Valentine De Landro and Matthew Dow Smith
• Cover: Jorge Fornes
• Variant: Sanford Greene
• 32 pages, $3.99, 4 of 6
• Release Date: 14 Dec 2021

Devil Ray has his sights set on Atlantis, and he races to put his grand plans into motion before Black Manta can unlock the secrets of the mysterious and deadly orichalcum metal. Meanwhile, Torrid forms an uneasy alliance with Manta and Gallous the Goat following their throwdown in Ethiopian airspace. But perhaps her reticence is not unfounded, as Manta's villainous nature emerges on their quest for the truth.

Black Manta #5

• Writer: Chuck Brown
• Art: Valentine De Landro
• Cover: Jorge Fornes
• Variant: Sanford Greene
• 32 pages, $3.99, 5 of 6
• Release Date: 11 18 Jan 2022

Black Manta finds himself at the crossroads of good and evil as Devil Ray's secret origin and Black Manta's own past collide and erupt! Will Black Manta finally accept his legacy of villainy... and maybe even make the choice to overcome it? Or will Devil Ray's plans quite literally rip apart not just the seven seas, but the whole world?

Justice League

Justice League #71

• Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V
• Art: Phil Hester, Sumit Kumar
• Cover: Yanick Paquette and Nathan Fairbairn
• Variant: Alexander Lozano
• 40 pages, $4.99
• Release Date: 21 Dec 2021 25 Jan 2022

The Royal Flush Gang hatched one of the most elaborate plans in the history of the DC Universe, and now we know that all of it was a prelude to the crime of this and maybe even the next century. How does it connect to the trial of Black Adam?

When all seems lost, hope can still be found! With Wonder Woman now by their side, the Justice League Dark have survived to fight another day. Merlin is only getting started—can the team still prove they have the magic within to defeat the medieval mage?

Place your bets, folks! The Royal Flush Gang is BACK and ready to take down the Justice League! Find out their connection to Deathstroke and their growing plot to destroy Green Arrow and Batman. Meanwhile, a villain from the Dark Multiverse has returned and he's about to turn the Justice League Dark's world upside down! Could this be the end of their team AND Atlantis?

Justice League Annual #1

• Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
• Art: Sanford Greene
• Cover: Sanford Greene
• Variant: Felipe Massafera
• 48 pages, $5.99
• Release Date: 14 Dec 2021 08 Feb 2022

The return of Wonder Woman! Wait, what's that? Also, the return of... OMAC! Jack Kirby's greatest creation, the One-Man Army Corps, returns to the DC universe just in time to team up with the reunited Justice League to stop secret forces of evil from gathering! Join Eisner Award winner Sanford Greene as he brings the legacy of the League to life leading into Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes!

Justice League: Incarnate #2

• Writer: Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver
• Art: Kyle Hotz and Andrei Bresson
• Cover: Gary Frank
• Variant: Jorge Fornes, Kyle Hotz
• 40 pages, $4.99, 2 of 5
• Release Date: 07 21 Dec 2021

As Darkseid's quest leaves a bloody trail across the Multiverse, the Justice League Incarnate ventures to the dark world of horror known as Earth-13. They must enlist the aid of Super-Demon and his League of Shadows against not only Darkseid but also the evil power couple of Asmodel and the Sheeda Queen! While on Earth-11, the Batwoman Who Laughs begins her schemes.

Links

• November 2021 Solicits
• December 2021 Solicits
• January 2022 Solicits
• DC Connect #17 (PDF download) - October 2021 issue for items shipping in December 2021