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BATMAN Solicits for May

Excited about today’s earlier post, announcing BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM? Well, that’s not all, May’s going to be a major month for BATMAN – here’s your first look at May’s solicits, after the jump.

BATMAN INCORPORATED #7

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM

1:25 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING

Man-of-Bats and his protégé, Red Raven, continue to aid the Dark Knight in tracking down a shadowy, sophisticated killer. Will these two members of The Club of Heroes become the newest additions to BATMAN INCORPORATED? Or will they die before they can even be offered the chance?

On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #4

Written by DAVID FINCH

Art by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS

Cover by DAVID FINCH

1:25 Variant cover by ANDY CLARKE

Etrigan the Demon’s loyalties are stretched to their breaking point, and when he chooses sides, an epic battle ensues with Batman! The victor can only be decided with the help of a new friend, but there’s no time to spare for infighting, because Gotham City is being overrun by a demon horde…

Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.

Resolicit • On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DETECTIVE COMICS #877

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art and cover by JOCK

Batman plunges deeper into the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of a young woman whose body was found in the belly of a killer whale. But his detective skills lead him into a deadly trap set in motion by some of the Gotham Underworld’s newest and most fearsome players. Don’t miss the finale of “Hungry City!”

On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN #710

Written by TONY DANIEL

Art by TONY DANIEL & RYAN WINN

Cover by TONY DANIEL

Two-Face is back! As an unknown villain targets Two-Face and other Gotham City crimelords for extermination, Batman discovers that Kitrina Falcone, a.k.a. “CATGIRL,” is next on the hit list! Can he save the junior mobster in time? And will helping Kitrina force Catwoman to get involved?

On sale MAY 18 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN & ROBIN #23

Written by JUDD WINICK

Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH

1:10 Variant cover by GENE HA

Jason Todd - Batman’s one-time sidekick, currently the anti-hero known as Red Hood - has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum for the past several months. But after a period of good behavior, will a transfer to a lower-security prison mean reformation for Jason Todd . . . or is trouble waiting in the wings for Batman and Robin? Don’t miss “The Streets Run Red” part one of three!

On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • RATED T

BATWOMAN #2

Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN

Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III

1:10 Variant cover by AMY REEDER

Horror! A terrifying new villain stalks the innocent children of Gotham City.

Intrigue! A threatening government agency is hot on Batwoman’s trail.

Romance! Kate Kane’s new relationship is heating up.

It’s all here for our heroine! Can Batwoman stop the new evil rising from the damp back alleys of Gotham’s barrios and overcome the many challenges she faces as both Batwoman and Kate Kane? 2011’s most anticipated new ongoing series intensifies in this exciting second installment of the 5-part “Hydrology” storyline!

Resolicit • On sale MAY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

RED ROBIN #23

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA

Art and cover by MARCUS TO and RAY MCCARTHY

The “7 Days of Death” begin with assassination attempts on Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox by the international assassin Scarab – but isn’t she in jail? To find the killer, Red Robin may have to spring the real Scarab from prison! Is this an assault on Wayne Enterprises, or do the first two days of death signal the start of a deeper conspiracy?

On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #23

Written by PETER CALLOWAY

Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and LORENZO RUGGIERO

Cover by GUILLEM MARCH

Breakout at Arkham! With Harley Quinn in danger, can Catwoman and Poison Ivy put aside their tumultuous history and work together to save Harley? Guest-starring The Joker, Clayface and Jeremiah Arkham!

On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN BEYOND #5

Written by ADAM BEECHEN

Art by RYAN BENJAMIN and JOHN STANISCI

Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

Rioting workers are threatening to close down Wayne-Powers Industries and send stock prices spiraling down the tubes! There’s only one thing Batman can do in this situation: Track down Paxton Powers, just released from prison, and see what he knows about it! “Industrial Revolution” begins here!

On sale MAY 4 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #40

Written by DAN DIDIO

Art by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOBLISH

Cover by PHILIP TAN

Batman arrives in an attempt to unite Black Lightning’s team with Geo-Force’s for the final battle against Veritas. But as one teammate is lost and others leave, Batman must determine if it’s time to disband The Outsiders forever.

On sale MAY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • FINAL ISSUE • RATED T

BATGIRL #21

Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER

Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS

Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

When the Grey Ghost puts himself in harm’s way to save Gotham City from the Reaper’s sound-wielding Harmony, it’s up to Batgirl to save the day. If Batgirl has her way, her first team-up with the Grey Ghost will be her last with the Grey Ghost – assuming they both make it out alive.

On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

BIRDS OF PREY #12

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art and cover by JESUS SAIZ

They’ve had the growing pains, the split-ups and the reunions. Now it’s time to see the Birds of Prey do the dirty jobs no one else can. When a mysterious yet familiar villain threatens to organize all East Coast criminal activity, from loan sharking to illegal arms trading, Oracle is forced to test the limits of the Batman Incorporated strategy, using her own operatives as pawns in a battle for the soul of Gotham City!

On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

DC COMICS PRESENTS: BATMAN – DARK KNIGHT, DARK CITY #1

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by KIERON DWYER, TOM MANDRAKE and DENNIS JANKE

Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA and GEORGE PRATT

In these thrilling tales from BATMAN #452-454, The Riddler goes on a crimepsree – but when he has the chance to kill Batman, he let The Dark Knight live. What strange game is The Riddler playing? Plus, in a story from DETECTIVE COMICS #633, Bruce Wayne returns to Wayne Manor to find no trace of the Batcave, and Alfred without any knowledge of his master’s crimefighting career. Has Bruce Wayne gone insane?

On sale MAY 18 • 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US

Will Terry McGinnis join the Justice League?

Long after the original Batman disappeared, teenager Terry McGinnis stumbled upon the reclusive Bruce Wayne.. and his secrets. Tempered by personal tragedy, and given Bruce's blessing and guidance, Terry now fights crime in the Gotham City of tomorrow.

BATMAN BEYOND issue 2 goes on sale today in comic book stores and is available digitally on ComiXology, the PlayStation Network and at Read.DCComics.com. The issue starts with Terry being confronted by the Justice League: Warhawk, Barda, Micron, Green Lantern and Aquagirl. In order to save his mother and brother, he's willing to take on the League. Historically, the Batman has had some... issues fitting in on a team. It's kind of a push and pull thing.

Should a man most comfortable in the shadows, fight alongside the World's Greatest Heroes? While this issue starts with the heroes trading punches, might the "Rough Justice" storyline conclude with Terry joining the League? What say you, SOURCE readers?

If you really feel strongly about it, one way or the other, in addition to responding to this post, you can always submit a letter to www.dcletterspage.com or send a letter the old fashioned way to:

Letters to the Editor

DC Comics

1700 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

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Dustin Nguyen covers BATMAN BEYOND #4

Someone's cracked the secret identity of the aging Dick Grayson in BATMAN BEYOND #4, and it's up to Terry McGinnis to keep that secret from leaking out any further. If that weren't a difficult enough task already, it seems like Dick has a few ideas about how he can take care of himself.

Check out the cover to April's BATMAN BEYOND #4 by Dustin Nguyen.

Batman Beyond #4

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This just happened: BATMAN BEYOND #1

So, there's a special cameo at the end of BATMAN BEYOND #1 (now on sale) and it's pretty sweet.

To check out what I'm talking about, click the link to read this full post below. If you haven't yet checked out the issue at your local comic shop (or the DC Digital online store), then consider yourself warned: spoilers are after the jump...

Yeah, that's Justice League of the year 2039. Now I'm really stoked for

BATMAN BEYOND #2...

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DCU in 2011: DC Comics to Publish BATMAN BEYOND ongoing comic series digitally day-and-date

(January 5th, 2011) DC Comics announced today that BATMAN BEYOND #1 and further issues in the ongoing series will be available digitally on ComiXology, the PlayStation Network and at DCComics.com on the same day it goes on sale at comic book retailers. This was announced today by DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee and DC Entertainment SVP, Digital, Hank Kanalz.

“Batman Beyond was a critically acclaimed, fan favorite animated series that still has a large number of fans to this day,” said Hank Kanalz, SVP Digital, DC Entertainment, “By releasing the ongoing comic series digitally, we’re hoping we reach that audience and bring back any fans of the show who may be lapsed comic readers.”

“This year’s Batman Beyond comic book miniseries really caught on, and the fan reaction to the character’s return was so great that we decided to continue it as an ongoing series,” said Jim Lee, Co-Publisher, DC Comics, “As a publisher, we’ve decided to up the ante even further by releasing Batman Beyond digitally day and date with print to ensure that we’re reaching the broadest possible reader audience.”

Written by Adam Beechen with art by Ryan Benjamin and John Stanisci, BATMAN BEYOND #1 tells the continuing story of Terry McGinnis, the successor to Bruce Wayne and the Batman legacy, set well into the DC Universe’s future. Last year’s BATMAN BEYOND miniseries and the original 24-issue series are currently available digitally.

Day and date digital comics will match the print cover price of $2.99. Other upcoming titles to be available day and date include JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #17 & #18, YOUNG JUSTICE #0 and DRIVER SPECIAL #1.

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A Few Variants for Monday

What better way to start a week than with some variant covers? First up, we have a terrifyingly awesome cover by Gene Ha for BATMAN & ROBIN #19. Next, the indomitable Dustin Nguyen gives us an iconic, powerful cover for Jeff Lemire's SUPERBOY #3. Neal Adams' original pencils adorn the cover of BATMAN: ODYSSEY #6, and last but certainly not least we have a cover for GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS #6 by Felipe Massafera. Check them all out below!

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Hush’s deadly solution proves problematic for Batman Beyond

It’s been another Tuesday packed with Batman goodies, and we’re not ready to stop just yet. Next up, we have the finale to one of the year’s most well-received mini-series, BATMAN BEYOND.

Hush has got a surefire way to get rid of Gotham’s pesky super-villain problem. Sounds great, right? Not quite. Seems Hush’s plan of action involves putting some of Batman’s deadliest foes six feet under, a course Batman will definitely take issue with.

Writer Adam Beechen and artist Ryan Benjamin bring the fan-favorite mini-series to a close with a raucous battle – one that we’re hoping Terry survives, as there’s a BATMAN BEYOND ongoing series waiting in the wings for him.

BATMAN BEYOND #6 hits tomorrow.

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What would BATMAN BEYOND #1’s cover look like if drawn by Darwyn Cooke?

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Editor Chris Conroy on BATMAN BEYOND ongoing

So I’m going to be That Guy and cop to it right from the start: I never watched Batman Beyond.

Like any geek of a certain age, I was absolutely rabid for the immortal Batman: The Animated Series. For me, and for many of you, I’m sure, a lifelong love for the DC Universe started there, cross-legged in front of the television every weekday afternoon. It always felt so sophisticated, miles ahead of every other cartoon, with its achingly gorgeous art-deco Gotham and surprisingly dark, twisty plots. And hey, the fact that Batman was voiced by a guy with my last name didn’t hurt. (For the record, there’s no relation, but you can probably get me to trot out my Batman voice anyway. It is not very good.) We all get older, though, and the series’ sequel, Batman Beyond, started airing in 1999, when I was in the home stretch of high school and I considered myself a little too old and a little too cool for cartoons. There were many things I was wrong about in high school, of course, and being “too cool” for anything would definitely qualify. Nonetheless, I never gave the show a second glance until Dan came to me with the Batman Beyond assignment. When he did, I grabbed all three seasons on DVD and set aside a weekend to do my homework.

And now I know exactly why all of you have been begging for this book for so long.

There’s that amazing character design, maybe the single sharpest iteration of the Batsuit ever. There’s the remarkable opening title sequence, instantly recognizable now as the work of the phenomenal Darwyn Cooke – WB Animation really is a murderer’s row of talent, isn’t it? There are those rogues – Inque, Blight, Mad Stan, Shriek; each one a totally new, but totally classic, creation.

And there’s Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne, two fantastic characters that totally invert the old “Batman and his sidekick” formulation, creating a new and surprisingly emotional relationship from which decades of story could spring. And now, at last, their whole story will be told. It’s no secret that comics fans have always had a special love for the stories set in the future, the classic “What Ifs?” like Kingdom Come, where the whole universe is our playground and the stakes are through the roof, because anything could happen. With Batman Beyond, you get to enjoy that feeling every month.

Every single member of this creative team is hungry to knock your socks off; they’re the Beyond fans who’ve been wanting this book to happen just as badly as you have. You can feel that excitement in Ryan’s insane action sequences, where fists and figures fly in every direction, and in the palpable feeling of grit and glamour that John Stanisci and colorist David Baron give to Neo-Gotham. Dustin Nguyen gives us the covers that let you know before you turn a page that this is like no other book on the stands. And Adam Beechen is determined to keep the twists coming. He’ll be checking in here on The Source sometime soon to tease what’s in store himself, but I will say our first arc forces Terry to contend with the most personal threat he’s seen yet, and will lead to him standing his ground against no less an unstoppable force than the Justice League. And Adam’s pitched me on an idea for a certain undersea kingdom – and its monarch -- that I simply cannot wait to see brought to life.

So mea culpa, everyone; mea culpa. Maybe once, I thought I was too cool for Batman Beyond; but now every time a new script or page of art comes in, I wonder if Batman Beyond is too cool for me. That ten-year-old kid in front of the TV would lose his mind if he only knew the sort of comics he’d get to ride shotgun on one day – after all, we never can predict what our futures will hold…

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NYCC 2010: BATMAN BEYOND GOES FROM MINI TO ONGOING IN JANUARY

One of the pleasant surprises of the last few months has been BATMAN: BEYOND, from writer Adam Beechen and artist Ryan Benjamin. Beechen’s whodunit take, involving Batman villains past, present and future, connected with fans of the original animated series and a number of new readers intrigued by the futuristic Batman and his vast supporting cast – both familiar and new.

Paired with Ryan Benjamin’s dynamic and stylized art, BATMAN BEYOND became the surprise hit of the season and, well, what we’re about to announce became a bit of a no brainer: Starting in January, BATMAN BEYOND goes from mini to ongoing, with a new #1 and the same creative team.

What’s in store? What other heroes and villains can we expect to see? I’ll leave that to Mr. Beechen to share at a later date. In the meantime, we’ve got a first look at the cover to BATMAN BEYOND #1, which kind of screams iconic, doesn’t it?

BATMAN BEYOND #1 hits in January.

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