This Just Happened: The Doctor Is In

SPOILER ALERT: If you have not read JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #19 yet and do not wish to know what happens, stop reading this post now (major spoilers ahead!).

This summer, the highly-anticipated “Trinity War” crossover event will pit the Justice League, Justice League of America, and Justice League dark in an epic showdown that will have monumental effects on the entire DC Universe.

This week, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #19 hit stores and kicked off “House of Misery,” the final story arc for the series before it heads into “Trinity War.” Guest-starring both The Flash and Swamp Thing, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #19 ended with the New 52 debut of a major villain: Doctor Destiny!

“Basically, it’s a new villain for The New 52, but is actually an old face for Justice League fans," JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK co-writer Ray Fawkes recently teased to MTV GEEK about Doctor Destiny entering the series. "He’s going to be a really big problem. In many ways, he’s their nightmare come true. So they’re going to be psychically handling being changed so radically. For instance, Madame Xanadu aging so fast, then coming back to her youth; she’ll be grappling with that at the same time this insane new threat surfaces ... I think readers will be really excited when we have the reveal of the villain in this arc at the end of the issue. It is going to blow some minds, and they’re going to be really into it. It is a really exciting reveal … I think readers will want to take a look at this because [artist] Mikel Janin has pulled out all the stops. This will be packed full of wild stuff and it’s like nothing else being put out right now.”

Above, take a look at the final page of “House of Misery, Part One” as Doctor Destiny reveals himself to Swamp Thing in the House of Mystery. And in the comments section below, sound off on what impact you think Doctor Destiny will have on the members of the Justice League Dark during this time of great turmoil!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #19, written by Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes and illustrated by Mikel Janin and Vicente Cifuentes, is available in stores now.

TRINITY WAR Tie-ins Announced!

Earlier this month we announced that the highly anticipated “Trinity War” will be a  massive crossover event spanning the three Justice League titles—JUSTICE LEAGUE, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK.

Well, that’s not all. This morning we revealed with IGN that there are tie-ins! TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA, TRINITY OF SIN: PHANTOM STRANGER and CONSTANTINE will all have a part in “Trinity War”.

“It's not only the first New 52 meeting of all three Justice League teams, it's the first time we'll see how they all interrelate,” says editor Brian Cunningham who spoke with IGN about the upcoming event. Head on over to IGN for more insight from Cunningham and be sure to add “Trinity War” to your summer reading pile!

USA TODAY Announces "Trinity War"

This summer, a war of epic proportions will hit the DC Universe.

Kicking off in July, “Trinity War” will find the Justice League, the Justice League of America, and Justice League Dark teams battling one another in a monumental crossover event. Spanning over six issues throughout the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, “Trinity War” will see Earth’s biggest heroes going head to head in an explosive arc that will defy the superhero genre.

“It's going to be really interesting when these characters do come together, because some of them haven't met, some of them have, and what happens and unfolds in this is going to force them to choose sides,” writer Geoff Johns (JUSTICE LEAGUE; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) revealed to USA TODAY, who announced “Trinity War” earlier this morning both online and in print.

As for how “Trinity War” will impact the future of the DC Universe?

“It's not going to end wrapped up in a bow,” Johns continued to tease. “Something really, really major happens that kicks off some pretty crazy stuff at the end of August.”

To read the full interview with Geoff Johns and with co-writer Jeff Lemire (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA; JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK), head on over to USA TODAY. And above, check out Ivan Reis and Joe Prado’s jaw-dropping triptych cover for JUSTICE LEAGUE #22, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6, and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22.

Win a Copy of Green Arrow Signed and Sketched by Jeff Lemire

This month, the Emerald Archer entered a new era with GREEN ARROW #17, which marked the debut of the acclaimed new creative team of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. If you’ve read it, you know it brought both a change in tone to the series as well as the start of a gritty, street-level Green Arrow story that promises to reveal much about Oliver Queen’s past.

 

In honor of Green Arrow Week, Jeff Lemire has given us five signed copies of Green Arrow #17 to give away. Even better, each of them has a unique Oliver Queen sketch cover drawn by Jeff.

 

 

So how can you get your hands on one of these? Well, fortunately you won’t have to spend five years on a deserted island. All you’ll have to do is take a picture.


The comics we’re giving away have original sketch covers, but the regular cover of Green Arrow #17 is pretty darn cool as well. Here it is, if you haven’t seen it.

 

 

To win a signed and sketched Green Arrow comic, all you need to do is...

 

1) Follow @DCComics on Twitter.

2) Tweet us a picture of you recreating the pose shown in the above cover between 10 a.m. PST on Thursday, February 28th and 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, March 3rd. Be sure to use the hashtag #ArrowGiveaway in your tweet to have your entry counted.

 

Costumes and props in the photos are more than welcome, but not required. After the deadline, we’ll pick the five best photos and winners will be contacted on Twitter prior to being sent their comics (so check those direct messages!). We’ll post the winning photos here in THE SOURCE next week.

 

Good luck and hold those bowstrings taut!

 

***

 

Green Arrow Week Giveaway Details


NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY. A purchase or donation of any kind will not increase your chances of winning.

The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of their entry. Employees of DC Entertainment and any of DC Entertainment’s affiliates, parents, subsidiary companies, or advertising and promotion agencies and members of their immediate families are not eligible to enter or win the Contest. Void where prohibited. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to these Official Rules and DC Entertainment’s Privacy Policy. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

One entry per person. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned, and Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries. All entries must comply with these Official Rules and meet the submission guidelines detailed herein. Each entrant is solely responsible for any and all uses of his/her registered Twitter account.

By submitting a picture, entrant warrants, represents and agrees that: (i) entrant is the person appearing in the picture; (ii) the reproduction, distribution and display of the picture does not violate the rights of any persons or entities; (iii) the entrant has the right to submit the picture to Sponsor; and (iv) Sponsor may reproduce and display the picture on ­­­­­­­­­­­DCComics.com and all DC Comics-operated Twitter and Facebook pages. Sponsor reserves the right to condition the award of prizes upon the execution by the winner(s) of a publicity release. Notwithstanding this reserved right, entry is conclusively deemed to be permission by the entrant for Sponsor to use the entrant's name and the picture (without compensation to the entrant) if the entrant is a winner to publicize the Contest and otherwise, as determined by Sponsor, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to require the winner to execute an affidavit of eligibility as a sworn document and provide other proof of eligibility as a condition of receipt of the prize or award.

 

The winners will be selected on March 4, 2013 from all eligible entries received. We’ll then Direct Message the winners on Twitter to get mailing address and other information. If a selected winner does not comply with these rules or respond to the request to claim their prize in a timely manner an alternative winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.

 

Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, garbled, damaged, delayed or undelivered entries.

 

Total value of prize is approximately $50.00.

Winners’ List: For the name of the winners, available after Tuesday, March 5, 2013, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to be received by DC Entertainment to: Gerard Maté 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank CA  91522.

The Sponsor of the Contest is DC Entertainment, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.

Announcing the Emerald City Comic Con Exclusive Covers for BATMAN #17, GREEN ARROW #17 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1

With less than a week until Emerald City Comic Con, it’s time to announce the con exclusive covers for some of DC Comics’ most popular series!

Available for $10 each at the DC Collectibles Boutique at the Graphitti Designs booth #1910, the ECCC exclusive variant covers for BATMAN #17, GREEN ARROW #17 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 are all must have collector’s items.

Illustrated by fan favorite artist Greg Capullo, the ECCC cover for BATMAN #17 takes the popular die-cut covers from “Death of the Family” and brings them back one last time for the epic final issue. The cover depicts The Joker’s face folded over Bruce Wayne’s to create a lasting image representing the ground breaking crossover which featured the Clown Prince of Crime’s triumphant return to DC COMICS—THE NEW 52.

The ECCC exclusive cover for GREEN ARROW #17 takes the cover for the first issue of the Emerald Archer’s bold new direction illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino and sets it against a grayscale rooftop.

 

And last but certainly not least, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 will make its comic con debut with a new variant to complete your collection of now over 52 covers for the issue. Like the other covers drawn by series artist David Finch, the ECCC exclusive cover shows key members of the JLA raising the U.S. flag in color, while the other members of the team stand watch in a black and white background. 

Visit the DC Entertainment booth #1908 and below, take a look at all three of the Emerald City Comic Con exclusive covers. Emerald City Comic Con will take place March 1-3 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.

 

See you there!

 

 

 

 

First Look at TIME WARP #1!

Next month, Vertigo’s latest anthology-style one-shot will take you into the far reaches of space. Filled with spectacular sci-fi stories of robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists, TIME WARP #1 comes to you from a wide array of comic book greats and up-and-coming stars of tomorrow – including writers Damon Lindelof, Toby Litt, Matt Kindt, Peter Milligan, Ray Fawkes, Simon Spurrier, Tom King, Gail Simone, and Dan Abnett, and artists Jeff Lemire, Mark Buckingham, Victor Santos, Matt Kindt, MK Perker, Andy MacDonald, Tom Fowler, Gael Bertrand, INJ Culbard, and more!

 

Below, take an exclusive first look at some of the interior art featured in these various stories, and don’t forget to pick up your copy of TIME WARP #1 when it flies into stores on March 20!

 

 

 

 

 

Meet David Finch, Jeff Lemire and Jason Fabok in Windsor, Ontario Tonight!

To kick off their 15th Birthday, CARTOON KINGDOM is hosting local DC Entertainment talent on Wednesday, February 20th!
 
Get the first issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (in stores today) signed by artist David Finch!

 


 

GREEN ARROW signed by writer Jeff Lemire (ANIMAL MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, SWEET TOOTH)! 

 

 

DETECTIVE COMICS signed by artist Jason Fabok!

 

 


Wednesday, February 20
CARTOON KINGDOM
5:00pm-11:00pm
Provincial Plaza, 2001 Provincial Rd., Unit B
Windsor, Ontario N8W 5V7
 
Make your plans now. We hope to see you there!
 
For more information about the event, check out CARTOON KINGDOM.

 

Meet David Finch, Jeff Lemire and Jason Fabok in Windsor, Ontario this Wednesday

To kick off their 15th Birthday, CARTOON KINGDOM is hosting local DC Entertainment talent on Wednesday, February 20th!
 
Get your copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA signed by artist David Finch!

 


 

GREEN ARROW signed by writer Jeff Lemire (ANIMAL MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, SWEET TOOTH)! 

 

 

DETECTIVE COMICS signed by artist Jason Fabok!

 

 


Wednesday, February 20
CARTOON KINGDOM
5:00pm-11:00pm
Provincial Plaza, 2001 Provincial Rd., Unit B
Windsor, Ontario N8W 5V7
 
Make your plans now. We hope to see you there!
 
For more information about the event, check out CARTOON KINGDOM.

 

Meet David Finch, Jeff Lemire and Jason Fabok in Windsor, Ontario, February 20th

To kick off their 15th Birthday, CARTOON KINGDOM is hosting local DC Entertainment talent on Wednesday, February 20th!
 
Get your copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA signed by artist David Finch!

 


 

GREEN ARROW signed by writer Jeff Lemire (ANIMAL MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, SWEET TOOTH)! 

 

 

DETECTIVE COMICS signed by artist Jason Fabok!

 

 


Wednesday, February 20
CARTOON KINGDOM
5:00pm-11:00pm
Provincial Plaza, 2001 Provincial Rd., Unit B
Windsor, Ontario N8W 5V7
 
Make your plans now. We hope to see you there!
 
For more information about the event, check out CARTOON KINGDOM.

This Just Happened: An Unexpected Green Lantern

SPOILER ALERT: If you have not read ANIMAL MAN #17 yet and do not wish to know what happens, stop reading this post now (major spoiler alerts ahead!)

 

You may have already read our “This Just Happened” post about GREEN ARROW #17. But with so many exciting things happening in the DC Universe this week, we couldn’t resist a bonus installment of this column today!

 

From the creative team of writers Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire and artists Steve Pugh, Timothy Green, and Joseph Silver, ANIMAL MAN #17 serves as the first part of the grand finale of the “Rotworld.” In this epic crossover, the two elemental sides of life in the DC Universe – the Red (animals) and the Green (plants) – come together for the first time in order to defeat the Rot (check out our “5.2 Reasons to Venture Into ‘Rotworld’” for more information!).

 

In “Rotworld: War of the Rot,” Buddy Baker (a.k.a. Animal Man) and the other agents of the Red have come to the castle of Anton Arcane to end the war against the Rot once and for all. As Animal Man and his allies battle “rotted” versions of the Justice League, Frankenstein bravely squares off against Wonder Woman and loses his arm in the process!

 

Just when it seems like Arcane and his Rot army will win the fight, the Green arrives at the castle. Swamp Thing, a man-bat serum-infused Batgirl, and other citizens of Gotham work together to take down Superman and a Rot army made up of various villains of the DC Universe.

 

The battle rages on and there is only one way to stop it. Animal Man and Swamp Thing must join forces and confront Aracane! But, Animal Man hesitates leaving his friends behind, severely outnumbered. As Buddy Baker decides what to do, Sheperd and his army come to the rescue!

 

With the arrival of Sheperd, the agents of the Red find new energy and begin to fight back against the Rot like never before. Medphyll, a Green Lantern rescued from a “rotted” Metropolis is among those agents. But this Lantern from space is not prepared for the Rot and all its power. In the midst of the battle, he is decapitated by the Rot!

 

Without a Green Lantern on their side, all hope seems lost for the agents of the Red. But Medphyll’s ring has a mind of its own and finds a new owner amongst the warriors: Frankenstein!

 

Below, take a look at the tragic death of Medphyll and his ring’s declaration that Frankenstein is worthy of the mantle of Green Lantern. Will Frankenstein accept the ring and the responsibilities that come with it? And what horrors await Animal Man and Swamp Thing if they infiltrate Arcane’s castle?

 

Place your bets in the comments section and find out what happens next by reading the rest of the finale of “Rotworld” in ANIMAL MAN #17 and SWAMP THING #17, in stores now.

 

Pages

Subscribe to jeff lemire