Previews/July 2021 Solicits

Aquaman

Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Sea Deluxe Edition

• Writer: various
• Art: various
• Cover: Jim Lee
• 440 pages, $29.99
• Release Date: 28 Sep 2021

DC celebrates the 80-year history of the King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman!

This new hardcover includes Aquaman's most memorable appearances, from his 1940s debut in the pages of More Fun Comics #73 to recent classics from top creators including Geoff Johns and more! Discover the stories that shaped the hero of the seas!

Collects stories from More Fun Comics #73; Adventure Comics #120, #137, #232, #266, #269, #437, #475; Aquaman (1962) #11, #35, #46, #62; Aquaman (1986) #1; Legend of Aquaman Special #1; Aquaman (1994) #0, #37; Aquaman (2002) #17; Aquaman (2011) #1; Aquaman (2016) #25; JLA: Our Worlds at War #1; and Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Metamorpho/Aquaman #1, plus essays from former Aquaman editors and writers and a brand-new cover from Jim Lee.

Justice League

Justice League #64

• Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V
• Art: Steve Pugh and Sumit Kumar
• Cover: David Marquez
• Variant: Jason Howard
• 40 pages, $4.99
• Release Date: 06 Jul 2021

Introducing…the United! This all-new all-star group of alien warriors represents all voices in the newly formed United Planets. A galactic Justice League, if you will. The first Legion of Super-Heroes? Sort of. The United comes to the new Justice League for help because the biggest threat to the universe is on the loose, and all roads lead to…Superman. All this, and Aquaman has some surprising news. This big, bold, universe-spanning story serves as a perfect hopping-on point for fans curious where their favorite DC heroes go next!

Plus: While the Justice League Dark regroups after hitting the books (literally), all eyes turn toward Gotham, where Merlin’s followers gather to protect a mysterious weapon. Now it’ll take not one knight but two to infiltrate the cult and save reality. Batman guest-stars as the Eternal Knight’s new squire in this action-packed tale!

Justice League #65

• Writer: Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V
• Art: Steve Pugh and Sumit Kumar
• Cover: David Marquez
• Variant: David Talaski
• 40 pages, $4.99
• Release Date: 20 Jul 2021

The Justice League heads to deep space, on the trail of the most dangerous new criminal in all the galaxy. The biggest threat to the United Planets is on the loose, and no one in the cosmos is safe. Meanwhile, on Earth, Checkmate breaks into the Hall of Justice looking for clues to Black Canary’s secret affiliation. What secret affiliation, you ask? It’s a secret, duh! All this, and Black Adam declares himself leader of the League.

Plus, as the Justice League Dark plans their next move, Batman makes his in Gotham. An ally from Etrigan’s past holds the key to saving the present, but to retrieve it, the League and the Eternal Knights must venture deep into his twisted dreams. Little do they know, Randu Singh’s mind is a maze that they could end up trapped in for good!

Crossovers

Action Comics #1033

• Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan, and Michael W. Conrad
• Art: Daniel Sampere and Michael Avon Oeming
• Cover: Daniel Sampere
• Variant: Julian Totino Tedesco, Jen Bartel
• 40 pages, $4.99
• Release Date: 27 Jul 2021

Atlantis is under attack! Taking in the Warworld refugees also means taking possession of the deadly Warworld tech they brought with them, and holding that much power makes the undersea kingdom a threat to the rest of the world. Can Superman move fast enough to prevent all-out war? Doing so may mean taking the power into his own hands…Meanwhile, some of the escaped Warworld prisoners have found the Fortress of Solitude…and along with it, Lois Lane!

In our second feature, Midnighter has gone deep into the Trojan compound and found a very unexpected guest whose path he crossed in Future State—none other than Mister Miracle!

Links

• June 2021 Solicits
• July 2021 Solicits
• August 2021 Solicits
• DC Connect #12 (PDF download) - May 2021 issue for items shipping in July 2021