Sandbox/June 2016 Solicits
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Aquaman
Aquaman: Rebirth #1
- Writer: Dan Abnett
- Art: Oscar Jimenez
- Cover: Brad Walker and Drew Hennessey
- Variant Cover: Ryan Benjamin
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 32 pages, $2.99
- Order Code: APR16 0292
- Variant Cover Order Code: APR16 0293
- Release Date: 08 Jun 2016
Born to both the surface and the sea, Arthur Curry walks in two worlds but can find a home in neither. The king of Atlantis looks to reconcile his split heritage as he embarks on a new mission that may finally make him choose between his two paths.
POLITICAL PLAYER: "As the leader of a world power," writer Dan Abnett says, "Arthur believes it's time Atlantis became part of the global community. Atlantis has been on the outside for too long: feared, mysterious and misunderstood. But that means getting the world used to Atlantis... and vice versa."
Aquaman #1
- Writer: Dan Abnett
- Art: Brad Walker and Drew Hennessey
- Cover: Brad Walker and Drew Hennessey
- Variant Cover: Joshua Middleton
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 32 pages, $2.99
- Order Code: APR16 0294
- Variant Cover Order Code: APR16 0295
- Release Date: 22 Jun 2016
- Now shipping twice monthly
"THE DROWNING" chapter one
Black Manta returns, and as Aquaman attempts to broker lasting peace between Atlantis and the surface world, his greatest foe engineers a plan to destroy everything and everyone the undersea hero loves.
THEY SAID IT: "I'm excited to draw a vast undersea world with all the visual flourishes of fantasy and science fiction that it affords," says artist Brad Walker. "I've done so much work in outer space-based comics, and I love the freedom that affords."
Justice League
Justice League
Justice League #51
- Writer: Dan Jurgens
- Art: Paul Pelletier and Tony Kordos
- Cover: Paul Pelletier and Tony Kordos
- Cover Date: Jul 2016
- 32 pages, $3.99
- Order Code: APR16 0324
- Release Date: 08 Jun 2016
- Resolicit
It's a brave new world in the devastation that follows "DARKSEID WAR."
Justice League #52
- Writer: Sam Humphries
- Art: Paul Pelletier and Tony Kordos
- Cover: Paul Pelletier and Tony Kordos
- Cover Date: Late Aug 2016
- 32 pages, $3.99
- Order Code: APR16 0325
- Release Date: 22 Jun 2016
The former Power Ring, Jessica Cruz, now possesses a Green Lantern ring. But can a coward like Jessica truly be worthy of it?
Justice League of America
Justice League of America #12
- Writer: Bryan Hitch
- Art: Neil Edwards and Daniel Henriques
- Cover: Bryan Hitch
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 32 pages, $3.99
- Order Code: APR16 0326
- Release Date: 22 Jun 2016
Green Lantern's ring has been hacked! Someone has a personal vendetta against the League, attacking them where they are the most vulnerable!
Justice League of America Annual #1
- Writer: Bryan Hitch
- Art: Neil Edwards and Daniel Henriques
- Cover: Bryan Hitch
- Cover Date: 2016
- 48 pages, $4.99
- Order Code: APR16 0327
- Release Date: 29 Jun 2016
The vendetta of the League's newest enemy puts them through the ultimate test by releasing the DCU's most dangerous super-villains from prison!
Crossovers
Rebirth
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
- Writer: Geoff Johns
- Art: Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Phil Jimenez and others
- Cover: Gary Frank
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 80 pages, $2.99
- Order Code: APR16 0273
- Release Date: 25 May 2016
It all begins here. Do not skip to the last page. Do not let a friend or message board ruin this comic for you. The future (and past) of the DC Universe starts here. Don't say we didn't warn you!
THEY SAID IT: "Rebirth is about focusing in on the core of the character and their respective universe," says writer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. "It brings back what has been lost, the legacy of the characters, the love and the hope of the DCU!"
Other Aqua-character Appearances
Aqualad (Garth)
Titans: Rebirth #1
- Writer: Dan Abnett
- Art: Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund
- Cover: Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund
- Variant Cover: Mike Choi
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 32 pages, $2.99
- Order Code: APR16 0312
- Variant Cover Order Code: APR16 0313
- Release Date: 15 Jun 2016
Friends. Teammates. Titans. Donna Troy, Arsenal, Garth, Lilith and Nightwing were all that and more until a mysterious force erased their memories, forcing them to forget what they could accomplish together. Reunited with their memories returned, the Titans must destroy the interdimensional demon that broke them apart and threatens reality itself.
THEY SAID IT: "Grayson and Donna were a few of the characters I first worked on at DC, so it feels like a homecoming for me," explains penciller Brett Booth. "I'm beyond happy!"
WARNING: Do NOT read this issue until after you read DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1!
Bombshell Mera
DC Comics Bombshells #14
- Writer: Marguerite Bennett
- Art: Laura Braga and Mirka Andolfo
- Cover: Ant Lucia
- Cover Date: Aug 2016
- 40 pages, $3.99
- Digital First
- Order Code: APR16 0364
- Release Date: 01 Jun 2016
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy make it to Berlin to find the Joker's cabaret in the hands of the Joker's Daughter, who has banished a magic-less Zatanna and Constantine onto the streets of Nazi-occupied Germany. Meanwhile, find out what happened to Mera at the Battle of Britain after being captured by Nereus as a prisoner of war.
Aquagirl: Marina (Batman Beyond)
Batman Beyond #13
- Writer: Dan Jurgens
- Art: Bernard Chang
- Cover: Philip Tan
- Cover Date: Jul 2016
- 32 pages, $2.99
- Release Date: 01 Jun 2016
Past and present overlap as Batman and Barbara Gordon attempt to unravel the secret of Rewire. It's no longer the same man behind the suit, so who is it? Meanwhile, we get a glimpse into the past as Terry McGinnis Batman conducts a search for a possibly resurrected Joker. What light can this parallel search from the past shine on the mystery of the present?
Links
- May 2016 Solicits
- June 2016 Solicits
