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THE JUDAS COIN HC

Written by WALTER SIMONSON

Art and cover by WALTER SIMONSON

On sale SEPTEMBER 12 • 96 pg, FC, $22.99 US

This centuries-spanning original graphic novel from legendary writer/artist WALTER SIMONSON shows how one of the silver coins Judas was paid to betray Jesus has had an impact on the DC Universe, with chapters starring THE GOLDEN GLADIATOR (73 A.D.), THE VIKING PRINCE (1000 A.D.), CAPTAIN FEAR (1720) and BAT LASH (1881). In the centerpiece of the book BATMAN faces TWO-FACE in an epic, present-day battle before the story blasts into the future for a final chapter set in the year 2087 starring MANHUNTER 2070!

 

NATIONAL COMICS: ETERNITY #1

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by CULLY HAMNER

On sale JULY 25 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• An exciting new series of stand-alone comics that feature unique takes on classic characters!

• JEFF LEMIRE (ANIMAL MAN) and CULLY HAMNER (RED) bring a contemporary approach to the hero we used to know as KID ETERNITY!

• Can introverted medical examiner Kid Eternity solve a deadly crime in just 24 hours?

 

BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #4

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS and PAUL DINI

Art by PETE WOODS, AL BARRIONUEVO and JIMBO SALGADO

Cover by BRANDON BADEAUX

On sale JULY 11 • 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Three stories!

• Are conflicting BATMAN sightings by ARKHAM inmates real – or imagined?

• HARLEY QUINN’S jealous over THE JOKER’S new best buddy!

• HUGO STRANGE has a deal for a desperate MR. FREEZE!

 

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #6

Written by ADAM BEECHEN, J.T. KRUL, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS

Art by NORM BREYFOGLE, HOWARD PORTER and LIVESAY

Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

On sale JULY 18 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• The multi-part epic “10,000 CLOWNS” begins here!

• BATMAN scrambles to thwart simultaneous attacks by THE JOKER!

• Secrets are revealed on APOKOLIPS as the LEAGUE prepares for all-out war with KOBRA!

 

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #3

Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER

Art by PERE PEREZ

Cover by RYAN BENJAMIN and SALEEM CRAWFORD

On sale JULY 4 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• The SEASON PREMIERE EVENT continues!

• OLIVER and CHLOE are on a hunt in the heartland…or are they the hunted?

• LOIS is caught in the crossfire as SUPERMAN confronts LEX about last issue’s disastrous climax…

• HENSHAW’s condition takes a turn for the worse!

 

NIGHT FORCE #5

Written by MARV WOLFMAN

Art by TOM MANDRAKE

Cover by LEONARDO MANCO

On sale JULY 4 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 7, $2.99 US • RATED T

• BARON WINTERS is trapped in the past while his NIGHT FORCE agents fight alone!

• ZOE is captured!

• A terrifying ritual centers on a presidential candidate!

 

THE SHADE #10

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by FRAZER IRVING

Cover by TONY HARRIS

1:10 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING

On sale JULY 11 • 32 pg, FC, 10 of 12, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The Shade learns the truth behind his family’s plot to kill him!

• His powers cancelled out, held captive by an ancient cult, the Shade must devise a way to escape and prevent a terrorist attack!


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(The cover for SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #3 by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford)

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Walter Simonson on the cover for THE JUDAS COIN

This fall, DC Entertainment will be releasing THE JUDAS COIN, an original 94-page hardcover graphic novel written and illustrated by industry legend Walter Simonson. THE JUDAS COIN features characters from all across the DC Universe. Today, take an exclusive first look at the book’s cover based on a featured showdown between Batman and Two-Face. “The cover for THE JUDAS COIN was designed and drawn with inspiration provided in part by movie posters from the ‘60s and ‘70s,” Simonson exclusively told THE SOURCE. “In particular, I was thinking of the posters of Bob Peak, who did such beautiful work back then with montage. Peak was a master at creating a strong central image and surrounding it with smaller, often fairly loose images derived from various scenes in the movie. I make no claims to Peak’s draftsmanship, but for a work like THE JUDAS COIN, comprised as it is of six separate but related stories, I wanted a cover that would provide both a strong visual image at its core, and a series of small drawings that would reflect the structure of the book’s interior. Batman and Two-Face, eternal enemies, provided a good focal point. The vignettes around them echo the individual stories within the book.” Look for THE JUDAS COIN in bookstores everywhere on September 18th and be sure to keep checking THE SOURCE as more details about the book become available.

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