Happy Labor Day!

For this week’s installment of Preview Mondays, we’re giving you exclusive first looks at ANIMAL MAN #0 and FAIREST #7!

In ANIMAL MAN #0, witness the origin story you’ve been waiting for! Find out how Buddy Baker became Animal Man. The twist? What actually was the catalyst for Buddy’s superhero persona versus what he perceived happened are two very different stories. Planting seeds that will be fully explored in the “Rotworld” crossover event with SWAMP THING this fall, ANIMAL MAN #0 is written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Steve Pugh. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue, which goes on sale this Wednesday.

Set in 1940’s Los Angeles, FAIREST #7 is a stand-alone issue from the guest creative team of Matthew Sturges and Shawn McManus. In this Fable Noir, both Beast and St. George are scouring dive bars and smoky clubs looking for a ruthless femme fatale. But who will find her first?  And how many innocent men will be lured in by her and killed before they catch her? Click here to see an exclusive preview of FAIREST #7, in stores this week.

THE PHANTOM STRANGER #2

Written by DAN DIDIO

Art by BRENT ANDERSON and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by BRENT ANDERSON

1:25 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The Phantom Stranger comes face to face with PANDORA!

• Plus, meet the deadly sons of Trigon — and behold Dr. 13!

SWORD OF SORCERY #2

Written by CHRISTY MARX

Backup story written by TONY BEDARD

Art and cover by AARON LOPRESTI

Backup story art by JESUS SAIZ

1:25 Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale NOVEMBER 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Amethyst must learn to master her newfound powers, but will she choose the Path of Heart — or the Path of Blood?

• Mordiel’s drive to destroy Amethyst is powerful — what intrigues threaten to overwhelm Gemworld?

• In the backup feature: Beowulf battles the terrifying Grendel! What is their strange connection?

ANIMAL MAN #14

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art by STEVE PUGH, TIMOTHY GREEN II and JOSEPH SILVER

Cover by STEVE PUGH

On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• “ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM” part two!

• How did The Rot infect the DC Universe? Guest star John Constantine is here to tell you the hideous truth!

• The Red Kingdom faces an all-out attack by an army of the Rot, led by Felix Faust!

SWAMP THING #14

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art and cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

“We Can Be Heroes” Blank variant cover available

• “ROTWORLD: THE GREEN KINGDOM” continues!

• Swamp Thing must travel the rivers of Rotworld on his way to Gotham City!

• True terror awaits our hero on the undead waters!

FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #14

Written by MATT KINDT

Art and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER

On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• “ROTWORLD: SECRETS OF THE DEAD” continues here!

• Frankenstein travels the Rot-infested Earth in search of pieces of the Soul Grinder, a machine Doctor Frankenstein used to bring his monster to

life — because it’s their only hope against the Rot!

• The Rot may be winning, but Frankenstein won’t go down without a fight!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #14

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art by LEE GARBETT

Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• A major new storyline starts here!

• In the aftermath of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #1, the team picks up the pieces from their devastating losses.

• Black Orchid, Frankenstein and Amethyst explore the macabre House of Mystery — and what they find positions John Constantine as the most dangerous man in the DC Universe!

I, VAMPIRE #14

Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO

On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Mary and Professor Troughton meet up with Andrew’s oldest friend, Deborah Dancer, to learn more about his past — and to hatch a plan that might save Andrew from his curse!

• Trouble is, they’re going to have to track down the deadliest vampire alive to do it...

• What is Andrew planning for the future of the vampire race?

DEMON KNIGHTS #14

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG

On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Trapped in Hell and betrayed by Etrigan, the Demon Knights are on the edge of oblivion!

• There’s only one way out... But is Jason Blood prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice?

• And what is the secret of the mysterious black diamond that Lucifer has given to Exoristos?

DIAL H #6

Written by CHINA MIEVILLE

Art by DAVID LAPHAM

Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Offensive! Shocking! Unspeakable! Manteau cracks open the Refusenik Dossier– and with heroes like these, who needs villains?

• In this story, Nelson is stuck inside the house after he dials up a politically incorrect hero.

• Plus: Manteau reveals some of her forbidden and dangerous guises in the Refusenik Dossier.

Click here to see a gallery of covers for the above titles.

(The cover for JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #14 by Ryan Sook)

“The fact that I get to tell stories, through imagery, with such powerful characters should be enough, but we are upping the ante, featuring All the DCU through the eyes of this rotting scenario...it’s disturbing. It’s intriguing. It’s awful in all the good ways. And we're just getting started.”

"Buddy Baker - he's died a few times already, but he's never seen Hell. Rot World is the end of everything, the victory of entropy and decay, a final rusty nail in the coffin lid. It's the big last stand."