DIAL H #3

Written by CHINA MIEVILLE

Art by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO

Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

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

• Nelson gains an unlikely ally, just as his career as a hero looks like it might be over before it’s begun!

• Meanwhile, SQUID and X.N. may be gaining a new ally of their own, one who could prove to be unstoppable.

• The origin of the latest wielder of the H dial continues here!

SWAMP THING #11

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art by MARCO RUDY

Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

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

• Part two of ANTON ARCANE’S return, as his role in the mythology of THE ROT is revealed!

• Do NOT miss the final page of this issue!

ANIMAL MAN #11

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by STEVE PUGH

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

• The stunning conclusion of “Extinction Is Forever”!

• Big things are in store for the next chapter in the Animal Man saga – and they start here!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art by MIKEL JANIN

Cover by RYAN SOOK

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

• The secrets of the BLACK ROOM revealed!

• The team arrives at ARGUS for round two with the DEMONS THREE!

• JOHN CONSTANTINE discovers the location of one of the DC Universe’s most secret artifacts!

FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #11

Written by MATT KINDT

Art and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER

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

• “Son of Satan’s Ring” part two!

• FRANKENSTEIN and NINA are swallowed by the LEVIATHAN, a whale-like beast that contains an entire city inside of it. Luckily this is where they need to be to track down the S.H.A.D.E. mole!

I, VAMPIRE #11

Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

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

• Vampires. Versus. Zombies. Exclamation point!!

• What happens when a zombie bites a vampire? What happens when a vampire turns a zombie? Find out all the gory details here!

RESURRECTION MAN #11

Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING

Art by JESUS SAIZ

Cover by PETE WOODS

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

• Mitch and Kim are on a desperate search for the TRANSHUMAN!

• The BODY DOUBLES attack!

DEMON KNIGHTS #11

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT

Cover by PHILIP TAN

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

• The dark magic of CAMELOT’S ruins has brought out the team’s essential natures – and essentially, they’re monsters!

• The road to Avalon is blocked by a most unexpected threat!

• What horrific betrayal does ETRIGAN have in store?

Click here to see a gallery of all THE DARK group covers.

(The cover for FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #11 by Alberto Ponticelli and Wayne Faucher)

As you know by now, award winning author China Miéville is about to debut as the writer of his first ongoing comic book series, DIAL H. Here’s what China wants you to know about it.

“The problem is, it sounds like marketing puff, it sounds too trite - but here's the thing. The reason that I'm excited about doing Dial H is because honestly and truly, it is the title that I have, for literally years, been asking DC to let me work on. And no matter how fantastic it may be to be offered a character, a title that you've read and loved for years, there can't be anything like being given the chance to restart the one of your own dreams. Which, ever since I stumbled on the 80s run of Dial H for Hero, this mythos of multifariousness, of endlessly fecund transmogrification and unlikely heroism with freakishly inappropriate powersets, has been my utter dream project. I still find it hard to believe that it is, for a while at least, mine.” 

Get ready to pick up issue #1 this May.

Jeff Lemire, the writer of such terrific series as ANIMAL MAN and Vertigo’s SWEET TOOTH, also had the opportunity to read an early copy of DIAL H issue #1 and here’s what he had to say:

"China Miéville remixes the superhero, horror and fantasy genres into an
incredible hybrid of imagination. DIAL H fits right in with Animal Man
and Swamp Thing and may end up being better than both!"

Wow! That’s some high praise. Are you getting even more excited for May yet?

China Miéville is a brilliantly imaginative writer, and secretly might even be one of the smartest people in the world. I’m a big fan  of his novels— If I have to pick a favorite, which is hard, I’d say it’s the Hugo Award-winning THE CITY AND THE CITY, a mesmerizing  politically  charged murder mystery that takes place in two cities that  exist in overlapping realities.

When we first met, I was thrilled to discover that China was not only a longtime comics fan, but that he also wanted to take a stab at writing a series as well.  And the series he most wanted to write more than anything was DIAL H.  So as strange fate would have it, I found myself editing a book for the DC Universe!

Like the other titles in the Dark group, DIAL H takes place on the fringes of the DC Universe. It’s wild, intense, funny, disturbing, and action-packed, featuring a most unlikely hero with unpredictable powers and some of the strangest heroes and villains ever. And that’s just the first   issue. Joining China on this title is artist Mateus Santolouco, who has previously drawn a couple of issues of AMERICAN VAMPIRE for Vertigo. Mateus brings a dynamically dark style with some truly wonderful ever-changing character designs for our heroes. He blew us away with his samples, and we’re so pleased that he’s part of this book. And wrapping it all up, is none other than the delightfully twisted Norman Rockwell of comics himself-the fabulous Brian Bolland on covers.

I’m having a great time working with everyone on this book, and I can’t wait for everyone else to have a read in May of this fascinating new series.

-Karen Berger