Preview Monday: AQUAMAN #20 and THE UNWRITTEN #49

Welcome back for another installment of Preview Monday! This week we’re giving you exclusive first looks at AQUAMAN #20 and THE UNWRITTEN #49.

In the aftermath of the conflict between Atlantis and the United States, the Others find themselves in the Arizona desert in an effort to recover a powerful piece Atlantean weaponry. Will they find it before it falls into the wrong hands? And while in their last adventure, the Others lost two members, they gain a new one in issue #20. But what role does this mysterious new character, Sky, have to play and can this woman who walks between the realms of the living and the dead be trusted? Find out when AQUAMAN #20, written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Manuel Garcia, Sandra Hope, Rob Hunter, Ray McCarthy, Wayne Faucher, and Pete Pantazis, surfaces in stores this Wednesday,

Meanwhile, when you find yourself in Hades, the only way out is up! In the third and final chapter of the “Orpheus in the Underworld” arc, Tom must lead Lizzie, Cosi, Leon and his father out of the realm of the dead using one of man’s most tragic tales as his guide. Can Tom deliver a happy ending or is history doomed to repeat itself? Pick up this incredible issue to find out and to get ready for the long-awaited UNWRITTEN FABLES event! Written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross and Chris Chuckry, THE UNWRITTEN #49 hits stores this Wednesday.

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The LEGENDS Digital Comics Sale

What happens when the world turns against its heroes?
 
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, and more—for years the heroes of the DC Universe have dedicated their lives to protecting the innocent and defending justice. But when G. Gordon Godfrey arrives and begins a hate campaign that outlaws super-heroic activities, the world's greatest find themselves fighting against the very people they swore to protect!
 
The epic "Legends" event marked the first DC Universe crossover following the world-changing events of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. And now you can get all six issues of the LEGENDS limited series and all 22 chapters of tie-in issues—including issues of BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, SUPERMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, and more—all for only 99 cents each!
 
The 4-Day sale begins 9/14 in the DC Digital Comics Store!

 

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Deadshot takes the spotlight in SECRET SIX #15

Deadshot takes center stage, in a special issue from legendary SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and artist Jim Calafiore. He's always been a killer, but now the urge to kill everyone is threatening to take him over completely. Can the mercenary pull himself out of these murderous depths? Or will he drown in the murky waters of his own addiction to death? Get a taste in the pages below.

SECRET SIX #15 hits today.

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Some BLACKEST NIGHT news on a Monday night

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As some of you know, the Baltimore Retailer Summit is in full swing. We've got some news breaking during our presentation, so what better place to unveil it than here, on The Source?

Glad you agree. Our very own Dan DiDio has the info, so we live the rest of this blog entry in his more-than-capable hands. Take it away, Dan:

How big is Blackest Night?

So big that its power to make the dead rise has now moved from expired characters to old, canceled series.

That’s right, this January, the BLACKEST NIGHT mini series skips a month to make room for a very special Blackest night event. Eight classic titles from DC’s past will return from the dead for one month only to celebrate this mega-crossover throughout the DC Universe. Each series will pick up on its original numbering and feature characters from their original runs as they deal with the events currently unfolding in the DC Universe. And I have to say, this has been one of the more fun projects we’ve put together.

We scoured the list of series from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today to find the right titles to bring back from the dead. They are, in no particular order, as follows;

- POWER OF SHAZAM #48 Eric Wallace tells the tale in which Osiris returns from the dead to “chew the fat” with a very powerless Billy and Mary Batson.

- CATWOMAN #83 Fabian Nicieza has the original Black mask explaining to Selina why shooting him in the head was a bad idea.

- SUICIDE SQUAD #67 Gail Simone and John Ostrander are ringside for the epic fight between a very dead Suicide Squad and a possibly soon-to-be dead Secret Six.

- QUESTION #37 Greg Rucka has the one answer for when two Questions meet.

- PHANTOM STRANGER #42 Pete Tomasi reveals what Blackest Night means to the Phantom Stranger.

- WEIRD WESTERN TALES #71 Dan DiDio (weirdly talking about myself in the third person) lets you know what all the dead old west characters are doing in the new west today.

- ATOM AND HAWKMAN #46 Geoff brings you the double date from Hell, The Black Lantern Hawks work to reunite Atom with his long dead love, Jean Loring.

- STARMAN #81 James Robinson returns to the book he made great and visits some old haunts.

So there you have it! Eight great issues to show the amazing reach of this amazing story. And in case you are wondering why we skipped a month BLACKEST NIGHT, well, that’s just to give the immensely talented, and immensely overworked Ivan Reis a chance to prepare the over-sized final issue of this series out this March.

How's that for fun?

To be continued…

DD

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