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This the 2011 archive of Previews. This page should contain items that were first solicited in 2011.

Aquaman

Brightest Day

Brightest Day #21

Writer: Geoff Johns and Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: David Finch
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Early May 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN11 0243
Release Date: 02 Mar 2011

As the end of BRIGHTEST DAY approaches, our returned heroes and villains begin converging in one area as the ultimate protector reveals itself against the ultimate menace!

NOTE: The solicits for #21 & #22 are identical.

Brightest Day #22

Writer: Geoff Johns and Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: David Finch
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Late May 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN11 0245
Release Date: 16 Mar 2011

As the end of BRIGHTEST DAY approaches, our returned heroes and villains begin converging in one area as the ultimate protector reveals itself against the ultimate menace!

NOTE: The solicits for #21 & #22 are identical.

Brightest Day #23

Writer: Geoff Johns and Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: GARY FRANK
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Early Jun 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: FEB11 0120
Release Date: 06 Apr 2011

It's the beginning of the end as we head toward the epic conclusion to BRIGHTEST DAY! The mystery of the heroes' return and the secrets of the white forest are revealed! Plus, Captain Boomerang draws closer to completing his mission! And at last, it's Firestorm vs. Deadman!

Brightest Day #24

Writer: Geoff Johns and Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: David Finch
Variant Cover: Ivan Reis
Cover Date: Late Jun 2011
48 pages, $4.99
Order Code: FEB11 0122
Release Date: 20 Apr 2011

A new age for the DC Universe begins! A long shadow is cast across the world in a a finale that will have everyone talking! Twelve heroes and villains were resurrected, but that doesn’t mean it will remain that way as the new champion of Earth is chosen!

Flashpoint

Flashpoint #1 (of 5)

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert
Cover: Andy Kubert
Variant Covers: Kubert, Ivan Reis & George Perez
Cover Date: May 2011
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: MAR11 0276
Release Date: 11 May 2011

Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it? It's a place where America's last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of The Outsider, The Secret 7, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It's a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can't find the villain who altered the time line! Welcome to FLASHPOINT!

Flashpoint #2 (of 5)

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Cover: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Variant Covers: Kubert, Ivan Reis & George Perez
Cover Date: June 2011
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: APR11 0101
Release Date: 01 Jun 2011

The world-changing miniseries continues! Where are the World's Greatest Super Heroes? Barry Allen is on a mission to find out or die trying – and that may be what's happening as he tries to make lightning strike twice! Meanwhile, around the submerged Paris, the pirate Deathstroke confronts Emperor Aquaman!

Flashpoint #3 (of 5)

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Cover: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Variant Covers: Kubert, Ivan Reis & George Perez
Cover Date: Sep 2011
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: MAY11 0162
Release Date: 06 Jul 2011

FLASH QUESTION: Will The Flash and his new allies be able to fix the world?

Flashpoint #4 (of 5)

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Cover: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Variant Covers: Kubert, Ivan Reis & George Perez
Cover Date: Early Oct 2011
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: JUN11 0175
Release Date: 03 Aug 2011

FLASH FACT: The war between the Amazons and the Atlantians has arrived. The battle between Diana of Themyscira and Emperor Aquaman will tear this world apart – unless The Flash can fix it!

Flashpoint #5 (of 5)

Writer: Geoff Johns
Art: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Cover: Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
Variant Covers: Kubert & Rags Morales
Cover Date: Late Oct 2011
40 pages, $3.99
Order Code: JUN11 0178
Release Date: 31 Aug 2011

FLASH FACT: The war between the Amazons and the Atlantians has arrived. The battle between Diana of Themyscira and Emperor Aquaman will tear this world apart – unless The Flash can fix it! IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of its impact on the DC Universe, FLASHPOINT #5 is the only title that DC Comics is soliciting in this catalogue to arrive in stores on August 31.

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1 (of 3)

Writer: Tony Bedard
Art: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover Date: Aug 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR11 0114
Release Date: 08 Jun 2011

FLASH FACT! He will drown the world – then rule it!

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #2 (of 3)

Writer: Tony Bedard
Art: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover Date: Sep 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAY11 0170
Release Date: 13 Jul 2011

FLASH QUESTION: Will his loss destroy the world?

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3 (of 3)

Writer: Tony Bedard
Art: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover: Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
Cover Date: Oct 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN11 0186
Release Date: 10 Aug 2011

FLASH FACT: Arthur Curry's rage has sunk countries, killed millions, and begun a world war. But as the end approaches, he will have to gather the ferocity needed to destroy his enemy utterly.

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #1 (of 3)

Writer: Rex Ogle & others
Art: Paulo Siquiera
Cover: Shane Davis
Cover Date: Aug 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR11 0112
Release Date: 01 Jun 2011

FLASH FACT! Everything you know changed in a flash – but how?

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #2 (of 3)

Writer: Rex Ogle
Art: Eduardo Francisco
Cover: Brett Booth
Cover Date: Sep 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAY11 016
Release Date: 06 Jul 2011

FLASH QUESTION: Why is Traci 13 the most important girl in the world? Does she have the strength to do what must be done?

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #3 (of 3)

Writer: Rex Ogle
Art: Eduardo Francisco
Cover: Brett Booth
Cover Date: Oct 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN11 0185
Release Date: 03 Aug 2011

FLASH FACT: As the war between Amazons and Atlanteans rages on the battlefield around her, Traci must find the strength to stop her father before he rips the world asunder.

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman the the Furies #3 (of 3)

Writer: Dan Abnett & Andy Landing
Art: Scott Clark & Dave Beaty
Cover: Scott Clark & Dave Beaty
Cover Date: Oct 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN11 0190
Release Date: 17 Aug 2011

The secrets behind Queen Hippolyta's death and the start of the world war are revealed.

Other Aquaman Appearances

All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #8

Writer: Sholly Fisch
Art: Rick Burchett & Dan Davis
Cover: Rick Burchett & Dan Davis
Cover Date: Aug 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR11 0221
Release Date: 08 Jun 2011

Get ready for pirates, perfidy and an occasional porpoise when Batman and Aquaman join forces for an epic quest to the bottom of the sea! An ancient artifact holds the only chance for a pirate's ghost to find redemption. But to reach it, Batman and Aquaman will have to run a gauntlet of underwater perils!

Justice League

DC Retroactive: Justice League of America - The '70s #1

Writer: Cary Bates
Art: ?
Cover: ?
Cover Date: Sep 2011
56 pages, $4.99
Order Code: MAY11 0196
Release Date: 27 Jul 2011

Writer Cary Bates reveals the untold story of how super villain Kanjar Ro nearly destroyed life as we know it when he set out to conquer Earth – Earth- Prime, that is. It's up to the Justice League, Adam Strange and a very special DC legend to save the 1970s! Plus: Following the 26-page lead story is a classic tale originally published in the '70s, also written by Cary Bates!

DC Retroactive: Justice League of America - The '80s #1

Writer: Gerry Conway
Art: Ron Randall
Cover: Ron Randall
Cover Date: Oct 2011
56 pages, $4.99
Order Code: JUN11 0206
Release Date: 10 Aug 2011

Between their traditional Silver Age incarnation and the tongue-in-cheek Giffen/DeMatteis run, there was…JLA Detroit! Series scribe Gerry Conway revisits what may have been the most controversial lineup of DC's iconic team book ever. (Who can forget the breakdancing Vibe?) Then experience a classic tale reprinted from the ‘80s!

Other Aqua-character Appearances

Aqualad: Young Justice

Young Justice #2

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Mike Norton
Cover Date: May 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN11 0403
Release Date: 16 Mar 2011

Superboy discovers that an unwanted guest in the team's cave is not really what he appears to be! Is the threat deadly to only The Boy of Steel – or is the entire Justice League in danger, as well? Superboy struggles to find the balance between fighting for himself and for the sake of others!

Young Justice #3

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Mike Norton
Cover Date: Jun 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: FEB11 0240
Release Date: 20 Apr 2011

Robin's a bit jealous of Superboy's abilities. But when they have to rescue the inhabitants of a burning building, The Boy Wonder might learn that one doesn't need super powers to be a true Super Hero.

Young Justice #4

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Mike Norton
Cover Date: Jul 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAR11 0368
Release Date: 18 May 2011

A woman is targeted by a covert group of assassins! It's Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad to the rescue, but can they save her from the combined menace of Hook and Black Spider? Only if they can escape from the deadly duo themselves! The junior heroes must prove they can work as a team and take on the menace of the League of Shadows at the same time!

Young Justice #5

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Mike Norton
Cover Date: Aug 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR11 0223
Release Date: 22 Jun 2011

Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy and Miss Martian are ready for their first mission as a team. To get to know each other better, they decide to trade stories around the campfire, revealing how they all started as crimefighters. Will this bring them together or underscore their differences?

Young Justice #6

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Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Mike Norton
Cover Date: Sep 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAY11 0272
Release Date: 20 Jul 2011

Campfire bonding continues as the members of the team share their background stories as well as their hopes and fears. But when do these team-building exchanges cross over into TMI territory? How about when Superboy tells everyone how he's thinking of taking out Superman?

Young Justice #7

Writer: Greg Weis & Kevin Hopps
Art: Christopher Jones
Cover: Christopher Jones
Cover Date: Oct 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN11 0331
Release Date: 24 Aug 2011

When night descends on Gotham City, Artemis takes to the streets. Prowling the rooftops and the alleyways for the first time, this teen archer has a choice to make: Will she fight on the side of the angels or follow a darker path?

Aqualad: Tiny Titans

Tiny Titans #38

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: May 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN11 0406
Release Date: 16 Mar 2011

The awesome underwater issue! Guest-starring Aqualad, Arthur Jr., Inky, Fluffy and Steve, the Sea Horse! Aquagirl introduces everybody to her new Tiny Titans team, "The Hurtin' Titans!" Featuring: Hardrock, The Face, Star Spangled Kid and TNTeena! Ker-sploosh!

Tiny Titans #39

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Jun 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: FEB11 0239
Release Date: 20 Apr 2011

What happens when you mix red clothes and white clothes in the wash? You end up with pink undies, right? The same thing happens when someone washes the Tiny Titans costumes with Superman's red cape! Superman, Alfred, a gaggle of Tiny Titans and Lois Lane are going to have something new and oh-so-pretty in common this month!

Tiny Titans #40

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Jul 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAR11 0367
Release Date: 18 May 2011

Because you demanded it, the wait is finally over – it's the all-Kroc issue! Ever wonder if you're doing things the right way or the wrong way? How about the Kroc way? This issue is filled with household, how-to, and cooking tips – the Kroc way! Don’t worry, the Tiny Titans will be there, too!

Tiny Titans #41

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Aug 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: APR11 0222
Release Date: 15 Jun 2011

Outta the way – It's the "Flash" issue! It's the fastest comic ever and the race is on! This special issue introduces Jessie Quick and features Inertia and Mas y Menos. Plus: Kid Flash sharpens his pencil to a FLASHPOINT! Plus plus: Blue Beetle makes a special appearance!

Tiny Titans #42

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Sep 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: MAY11 0271
Release Date: 20 Jul 2011

They said it couldn't happen, but why did you believe them? It's…young Bizarros in love! Who is the strange girl from a square planet floating in space? Join us as the Tiny Titans discover Bizarro World! Aww yeah!

Tiny Titans #43

Writer: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
Cover Date: Oct 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JUN11 0330
Release Date: 17 Aug 2011

Our heroes try to live the lives of their mentors! Everything goes super-heroic when Superboy wears his towel cape to look like Superman! Robin tries to get the cowl and cape from Bat Cow. Does he succeed? Is it a failure? Aaaand, stay tuned as Wonder Girl wears...a mask?

Aquagirl: Marina (Batman Beyond)

Batman Beyond #3

Writer: Adam Beechen
Art: Ryan Benjamin and John Stanisci
Cover: Dustin Nguyen
Cover Date: May 2011
32 pages, $2.99
Order Code: JAN11 0275
Release Date: 02 Mar 2011

Batman and the Justice League thought they were prepared for anything, but they didn’t expect the all-new Matter Master! How can they defeat a desperate man with complete control over the laws of physics and nothing left to lose? And has Terry’s nightmare come true – could his family already be dead?

Collections

Brightest Day Volume 2 HC

Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter J Tomasi
Art: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark & Joe Prado
Cover: David Finch
240 pages, FC, $29.99
Order Code: JAN11 0320
Release Date: 04 May 2011

Once dead, twelve heroes and villains were resurrected by a white light expelled from deep within the center of the earth. Now, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the mysterious reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all. In this second volumes, which issues #8-16 of the series, find out whether Deadman is truly destined to wield the White Lantern and who the new Aqualad is. Plus, Firestorm’s dueling alter egos take a bizarre journey, while Martian Manhunter returns to Mars to learn about the strange creature that’s stalking him.

Tiny Titans: Field Trippin' TP

Writer: Art Baltazar, Franco and Geoff Johns
Art: Art Baltazar
Cover: Art Baltazar
160 pages, $12.99
Order Code: FEB11 0238
Release Date: 04 May 2011

In this new collection from T.T. #26-32, Supergirl toddler-sits the tinier Tiny Titans. Then, the gang heads to the Fortress of Solitude for a super birthday party — which is crashed by a crew of Braniacs.

Aquaman: Death of a Prince TP

Writers: Steve Skeates, Paul Levitz, & others
Art: Mike Grell, Jim Aparo, & others
Cover: Jim Aparo
336 pages, FC, $29.99
Order Code: MAR11 0349
Release Date: 29 Jun 2011

Don't miss this dramatic 1970s tale from ADVENTURE COMICS #435-437, 441-455 and AQUAMAN #57-63! As Aquaman faces his greatest foes, Black Manta plans his ultimate revenge on the Sea King – resulting in the death of Aquaman's infant son and the dissolution of his marriage.

Justice HC

Writers: Jim Krueger & Alex Ross
Art: Alex Ross & Doug Braithwaite
Cover: Alex Ross
384 pages, FC, $39.99
Order Code: MAR11 0354
Release Date: 27 Jul 2011

The best-selling 12-issue series illustrated by Alex Ross is now available as a single volume hardcover at DC's standard trim size. The villains of the Legion of Doom — led by Lex Luthor and Brainiac — band together to save the world after a shared dream that seems to be a vision of the Earth's demise. They are confronted by the Justice League of America, who doubt their motives—and as their true plans unfold the two teams do battle.

Toys

Brightest Day Series 3 Aqualad Action Figure

Order Code: JAN11 0445
Release Date: 03 Aug 2011

From BLACKEST NIGHT to BRIGHTEST DAY!

Comics' biggest event continues as BRIGHTEST DAY burns away the BLACKEST NIGHT! In this best-selling follow-up, the white light has resurrected twelve heroes and villains. Though the exact reasons for their rebirths remain a mystery, each is destined to play an intricate role in the future of the DC Universe.

Written by award-winning writers Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi, BRIGHTEST DAY sets the stage for the next exciting era of the DC Universe.

"BRIGHTEST DAY is about second chances. It's looking at twelve characters that have been resurrected and examining whether it's a miracle or a curse. Some second chances work out ... some don't. BRIGHTEST DAY is the next step in repositioning a lot of characters in the DC Universe and pushing them to the next level." - Geoff Johns on Brightest Day

All four figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. Character-appropriate accessories are also included.

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+* Order Code: MAY11 0196
+* Release Date: 27 Jul 2011
+Writer Cary Bates reveals the untold story of how super villain Kanjar Ro nearly destroyed life as we know it when he set out to conquer Earth – Earth- Prime, that is. It's up to the Justice League, Adam Strange and a very special DC legend to save the 1970s! Plus: Following the 26-page lead story is a classic tale originally published in the '70s, also written by Cary Bates!
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+* Writer: Gerry Conway
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+* Cover Date: Oct 2011
+* 56 pages, $4.99
+* Order Code: JUN11 0206
+* Release Date: 10 Aug 2011
+Between their traditional Silver Age incarnation and the tongue-in-cheek Giffen/DeMatteis run, there was…JLA Detroit! Series scribe Gerry Conway revisits what may have been the most controversial lineup of DC's iconic team book ever. (Who can forget the breakdancing Vibe?) Then experience a classic tale reprinted from the ‘80s!
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