TEAM 7 #4

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by JESUS MERINO

Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• At last, it’s the secret origin of Deathstroke!

• The team clashes with Eclipso – and Slade Wilson!

• Witness the beginnings of the Black Room from Justice League!

THRESHOLD #1

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER and JOHN DELL

1:100 Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT

On sale JANUARY 16 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Introducing THE HUNTED, spinning directly out of this month’s GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS ANNUAL #1!

• Featuring the New 52 gallery of space heroes: The Star Rovers, Star Hawkins, Space Cabbie, Tom Tomorrow, Captain K’Rot, and Star Ranger!

• Also introducing Jediah Caul, a disgraced Green Lantern stripped of his power ring, who is hunted for sport on a televised reality show!•

• LARFLEEZE steals the spotlight in his first ongoing series of backup stories! What happens when Larfleeze, the ultimate hoarder, is robbed...of everything!

DEATHSTROKE #16

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art and cover by SCOTT CLARK

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The sins of the father come back to haunt Slade — now, tremble before the might of Jericho!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #16

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by PHIL WINSLADE

Cover by WALTER SIMONSON

On sale JANUARY 30 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• Hex is being driven mad as he recuperates at Dr. Arkham’s house, where he meets more of the Arkham family than anyone would ever want to — until an uninvited guest drops by, and it’s an all-out brawl as Hex tries to take Hyde out and get the Black Diamond!

• And in the backup story, Tomahawk leads a gathering of Native American tribes in a final stand to protect their homeland.

GRIFTER #16

Written by FRANK TIERI

Art by MARAT MYCHAELS and DAVE BEATY

Cover by SCOTT CLARK

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

• The conspiracy surrounding Cole Cash has unraveled — and you won’t believe who stands at the center of it all!

STORMWATCH #16

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art and cover by WILL CONRAD

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Midnighter must die!

• The unthinkable happens when StormWatch’s mission to capture the renegade Midnighter turns into an assassination plot!

• Don’t miss the stunning (and permanent) transformation of a StormWatch member!

SUICIDE SQUAD #16

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by HENRIK JOHNSON and SANDU FLOREA

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• After a torturous few missions, the team resets under Amanda Waller’s watch.

• Something is terribly wrong under the surface: power plays, ulterior motives, malfunctioning powers and team members who won’t stay dead? What’s going on?

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

Today marks the release of the second week of DC Comics’ #0 issues. Each of these special issues is filled with everything from secrets to revelations to origin stories. These will both explain what happened before the launch of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 last summer, as well as plant seeds for future story arcs!

If you’ve already picked up your #0 issues today, you’ve probably noticed that in the back of each book (and now online!) is a Who’s Who entry on a major character in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52. These pages share information such as each character’s first appearance, base of operations, powers, history, and other appearances. Below, check out the list of which character is being spotlighted on each of this week’s releases and be sure to click on their names to read up on who they are!

BATGIRL #0 – Batgirl

BATMAN #0 – Batman

BATMAN AND ROBIN #0 – Damian Wayne

DEATHSTROKE #0 – Deathstroke

DEMON KNIGHTS #0 – Demon Knights

FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #0 – Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #0 – Green Lantern Corps

GRIFTER #0 – Grifter

LEGION LOST #0 – Legion Lost

THE RAVAGERS #0 – The Ravagers

RESURRECTION MAN #0 – Resurrection Man

SUICIDE SQUAD #0 – Suicide Squad

SUPERBOY #0 – Superboy

TEAM 7 #0 - Team 7

ALL-STAR WESTERN #14

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by PHIL WINSLADE

Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI

On sale NOVEMBER 28 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• The Black Diamond continues its journey through DC’s history as it shows up in 19th century Gotham.

• Someone has stolen the Black Diamond that Doctor Jekyll uses to create his infamous potion, and he’s hired Jonah Hex to track it down!

• While Hex follows the trail of Gothamites under the influence of a bootleg copy of the potion, Amadeus Arkham must face the mad doctor on his own.

GRIFTER #14

Plotted by ROB LIEFELD

Written by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERI

Art by SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATTY

Cover by ROB LIEFELD

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

• Midnight in Paris! Grifter vs. Midnighter in the city where Cole was forced to kill his brother!

• Guest-starring Voodoo!

DEATHSTROKE #14

Written by ROB LIEFELD

Art and cover by ROB LIEFELD

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

• Crossover with “HAWKMAN: WANTED!”

• Hawkman is a wanted fugitive with a bounty on his head — and Deathstroke aims to collect!

• Find out what the mysterious connection is between Deathstroke and Hawkman’s Nth Metal armor!

TEAM 7 #2

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by JESUS MERINO

Cover by DOUG MAHNKE

1:25 Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH

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

• The secret history of The New 52 is told here – with bullets!

• Set five years in the past, Team 7 races into the heart of darkness to stop the evil that the Black Diamond will unleash!

G.I. COMBAT #6

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Backup story written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER

On sale NOVEMBER 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• Jeb Stuart and the Haunted Tank rescue his grandson, Scott Stuart, and fellow prisoners of war.

• And in the backup story, The Unknown Soldier gears up to take out a group of revolutionary domestic terrorists — and he’ll need all the backup he can get against this group of tech-savvy civilians!

SUICIDE SQUAD #14

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

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

• A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in!

• A funeral for a friend is interrupted by Harley’s past!

• Amanda Waller has found the Squad’s traitor — but has she lost the war with Basilisk?

STORMWATCH #14

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art and cover by WILL CONRAD

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

• Will Stormwatch’s battle with Etrigan the Demon expose them to the public?

• Will rival Harry Tanner’s plan to infiltrate the Shadow Lords lead to the team’s destruction?

• Plus, a former member returns!

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

(The cover for GRIFTER #14 by Rob Liefeld)

THE PHANTOM STRANGER #0

Written by DAN DIDIO

Art by BRENT ANDERSON and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by BRENT ANDERSON

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Learn what happened to The Phantom Stranger after the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY story!

• Who has been sacrificed? Who is guilty? Who can save us? And who…is The Phantom Stranger?

• Major players in The New 52 will be introduced in these pages!

SWORD OF SORCERY #0

Written by CHRISTY MARX

Backup story written by TONY BEDARD

Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN

Backup story art by JESUS SAIZ

Cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON

On sale SEPTEMBER 19 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• In this new series featuring the long-awaited return of AMETHYST, Amy Winston leads a strange life on the road with her mother. She’s about to learn why it’s all been necessary when she discovers she’s the lost princess of Gemworld — and has powerful enemies hunter her!

• AMETHYST is written by Christy Marx, best known for her work on animated TV series including G.I. Joe, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more, as well as the comics series Sisterhood of Steel.

• And in the backup story set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the monstrous warrior BEOWULF is charged with finding and defeating the evil Grendel.

DIAL H #0

Written by CHINA MIEVILLE

Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI

Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• One of the first users of the H Dial learns a horrible secret that spells certain doom for the future!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #0

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art by MIKEL JANIN

Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Find out what young John Constantine was like in the early days of The New 52, and meet the villain who plans to kill him and the entire team!

ANIMAL MAN #0

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by STEVE PUGH

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• What is the secret history of Animal Man?

• Learn how Buddy got his powers!

• Plus: A terrible secret is revealed as “Rotworld” draws closer!

SWAMP THING #0

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art by KANO

Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

On sale SEPTEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The mysteries of Alec Holland and Anton Arcane revealed!

• Throughout history, Arcane has slaughtered the champions of the Red and the Green, and only Alec has escaped death – but for how much longer?

FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #0

Written by MATT KINDT

Art and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Frankenstein meets his maker…literally!

• Learn how Frankenstein was recruited by S.H.A.D.E.

• What does the future hold for S.H.A.D.E.?

I, VAMPIRE #0

Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV

Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

On sale SEPTEMBER 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Witness how Andrew Bennett became a vampire!

• Who was the monster that attacked him? How did his powers develop? And why is he the only vampire able to control his terrible hunger for blood?

DEMON KNIGHTS #0

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Deep in the past of The New 52, Etrigan the Demon and Jason Blood struggle against Merlin and Lucifer!

• The horrible curse that unite them is revealed!

RESURRECTION MAN #0

Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING

Art by JESUS SAIZ

Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE

• Mitch Shelley discovers the truth of his existence, and even the ability to return from the dead won’t save him!

DEATHSTROKE #0

Written by ROB LIEFELD

Art and cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• What horrors led Slade Wilson to become Deathstroke – the most dangerous killer in the world?

• More on the history of Team 7 and the first appearance of a fan-favorite character in The New 52!

GRIFTER #0

Plotted by ROB LIEFELD

Scripted by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERI

Art by SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATY

Cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• What is the dark truth behind Grifter’s powers? Find out in this issue!

• Plus: More on the Daemonite threat, new characters are introduced, and tons of bullets fly!

Click here to see a gallery of promotional artwork for the above THE DARK group titles and stay tuned to THE SOURCE for final cover reveals.

(Promo art for THE PHANTOM STRANGER #0)