JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1 Spotlight

This month, DC Comics will release its next batch of Annuals. These special oversized issues will not only build off of the events in their respective series, but will also greatly impact the expanding DC Universe. Every day this week on THE SOURCE, we’ve be putting individual spotlights on each of these Annual issues by talking to various writers, artists, and editors to give you special sneak peeks at what’s to come! Last (but certainly not least!) up is JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1, which directly follows the shocking and game-changing events of JUSTICE LEAGUE #12!

 

“JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1 sets the stage for some major changes in the JUSTICE LEAGUE universe,” co-writer Geoff Johns teased to THE SOURCE. “Obviously, it's the last issue of the series, but certainly not the last story for any of the members – especially Booster Gold who ultimately will once again be drawn into the center of the DC Universe as the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 start to change the course of the future.”

 

“I had a great time working with Geoff on this issue especially one as important as this,” continued DiDio. “It brings an end to certain stories and launches several characters into new and exciting directions.”

 

"Working with Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns was a great experience and presented me with something different to tackle in my career,” added artist Jason Fabok. “I had a great time drawing the JLI team in this last chapter of their story. What will come next for these characters? What big surprises await the Justice League?  It's an exciting time to be a DC comics fan!"

 

“JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1 introduces two new members, Olympian and Blue Beetle, who join just in time for the team to implode,” concluded editor Brian Smith. “Several established players quit and not everyone will survive. All this, plus a shocking glimpse into the future of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52.”

 

Co-written by Geoff Johns and Dan DiDio and illustrated by Jason Fabok, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1 goes on sale August 29.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE Group Solicits

JUSTICE LEAGUE #12

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS and others

Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

1:100 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale AUGUST 15 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

• ”THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY” part four!

• The team struggles to stay together as they try to combat their newest foe.

• A shocking last page that will have the world talking about this special, extra-sized issue!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #12

Written by DAN JURGENS

Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN

Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

• It’s the funeral for ROCKET RED.

• Several members resign from the team – who will be left?

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and DAN DIDIO

Art and cover by JASON FABOK

On sale AUGUST 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• Will this issue be the final adventure ever for JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL?

• The true nature of O.M.A.C. revealed!

• Ties in to the shocking events of JUSTICE LEAGUE #12!

• Guest-starring BLUE BEETLE!

 

EARTH 2 #4

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT

Cover by IVAN REIS

1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• THE GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH and HAWKGIRL in action!

• The debut of the all-new ATOM SMASHER!

• A monstrous evil claws its way out of the poisoned soil of EARTH 2!

 

WORLDS’ FINEST #4

Written by PAUL LEVITZ

Art by GEORGE PEREZ, KEVIN MAGUIRE and SCOTT KOBLISH

Cover by GEORGE PEREZ

1:25 B&W Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Hakkou, the Irradiated Man – the mysterious bad guy who might have a connection to Earth 2 – has grown to monstrous proportions. It’s up to Power Girl and Huntress to stop him – from destroying Tokyo?!

• Huntress learns how crime works on this Earth in the mean streets of Rome!

• Plus: Learn what the heroic duo have been up to in the five years since they arrived on this Earth!

 

AQUAMAN #12

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO

1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The conclusion to “The Others”!

• The traitor in the team is revealed!

• Who is BLACK MANTA working for?

 

WONDER WOMAN #12

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG

1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• WONDER WOMAN faces a choice: Defend ZEUS’S throne from APOLLO – or defend her closest friend!

• Plus: Zola gives birth to something completely unexpected!

 

CAPTAIN ATOM #12

Written by J.T. KRUL

Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• CAPTAIN ATOM’S evolution continues as he regains his human appearance. But even though he’s closer than ever to regaining his humanity, it comes at a major cost as chaos is unleashed at his laboratory headquarters.

• This issue reaches from Earth to the edge of the universe and ends with a massive change in Captain Atom’s status quo in the DC Universe.

 

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #12

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA

Art by JORGE JIMENEZ

Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• KID FLASH stars in his first solo adventure, racing against time as he deals with the prehistoric trouble the TEEN TITANS brought back from MYSTERY ISLAND!

 

THE FLASH #12

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO

Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Setting up THE ROGUES as a team as the next major storyline for the series begins!

• GLIDER takes center stage!

 

THE FLASH ANNUAL #1

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO

Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL, MARCUS TO and others

Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale AUGUST 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• The Rogues – victorious? If THE FLASH had trouble with them individually, together they’ll kill him!

• Something worse than The Rogues is just waiting for the right moment to attack....

 

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #12

Written by JOE HARRIS

Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and MARLO ALQUIZA

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The quest for ASHRA KHAN takes a new turn!

• The menace of ZITHER is revealed!

 

GREEN ARROW #12

Written by ANN NOCENTI

Art and cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• GREEN ARROW hits the streets of CHINA!

• It’s arrows against martial arts in this action-packed issue!

 

THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #12

Plotted by ROB LIEFELD

Scripted by ROB LIEFELD and MARK POULTON

Art JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT

Cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• HAWKMAN vs. ST. BASTION – with PIKE, an incredible assassin with key info about Hawkman’s past, caught in the middle!

 

Click here to see a gallery of all JUSTICE LEAGUE group cover artwork.

 

(The cover for AQUAMAN #12 by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado)

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