THE GREEN TEAM #1

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

Art by IG GUARA

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

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

INVENTORS! EXPLORERS! ADVENTURERS! Do you need money to finance an important project? Then you should set up a meeting with THE GREEN TEAM!

• Nature of world-changing idea: _____

• Amount requested: _____

• Does your project have the potential to:

Fracture space-time? __

Replace the combustion engine? __

Attract extraterrestrial attention? __

Prove/disprove existence of deities? __

Piss off The Justice League? __

Render the human body obsolete? __

If any of the above are checked, please fill out liability release form GT2013-05. Send any 82 drawings, plans, models, or photos with request.

THE MOVEMENT #1

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

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

We are faceless. We are limitless. We see all. And we do not forgive.

Who defends the powerless against the GREEDY and the CORRUPT? Who protects the homeless and poverty-stricken from those who would PREY upon them in the DARK OF NIGHT?

When those who are sworn to protect us abuse their power, when toxic government calls down super-human lackeys to force order upon the populace...finally, there is a force, a citizen’s army, to push order BACK.

Let those who abuse the system know this as well: We have our OWN super humans now. They are not afraid of your badges or Leagues. And they will not be SILENCED.

We are your neighbors. We are your co-workers. And we are your children.

TEAM 7 #8

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by PASCAL ALIXE and JESUS MERINO

Cover by GARY FRANK and CAM SMITH

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

Revealed: What broke Team 7 apart—and set Black Canary, Amanda Waller, Deathstroke and Majestic on the rocky road they travel today?

DEATHSTROKE #20

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by EDGAR SALAZAR and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by AARON KUDER

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE

The most accomplished cape-killer in the world gets the chance to add to his legacy when Deathstroke comes face to face with his daughter Rose and The Ravagers!

THRESHOLD #5

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MAY 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Beware the Hunted’s power as Jediah regains something very important to the team’s survival! And in the backup story, Larfleeze is still greedily pursuing his stuff through the depths of space!

STORMWATCH #20

Written by JIM STARLIN

Art by YVEL GUICHET and JONAS TRINDADE

Cover by JIM STARLIN and ROB HUNTER

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

Don’t say we didn’t warn you! The new StormWatch is even more bloodthirsty than the previous team! On their first off-planet mission, the new StormWatch has to prove itself—while Lobo is seduced by aliens!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #20

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MAY 22 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

The future collides with the past in this issue as [REDACTED] causes problems for Jonah Hex. And in the backup story, a never before seen Stormwatch team takes the spotlight!

SUICIDE SQUAD #20

Written by ALES KOT

Art by TIMOTHY GREEN II

Cover by JASON PEARSON

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

New team members, new direction, new creative team! After the shocking events of issue #19, the team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead—but when they find out what’s waiting for them at the prison, they’ll wish they were back out in the field! Plus: Who are the two killers Amanda Waller has recruited to shake things up, and what are their true motives for joining the team?

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We love comic books. Clearly. Just look at the piles of single issues stacked on our desks like the world’s most psychotically dangerous game of Jenga. Or take a gander at the literal butt ton (approximately 2.5 pancake pounds for your metric folks out there) of trade paperbacks lining our bookshelves. (Don’t look in the closet though. You don’t want to know what’s in there.)

We love comics—because like novels and television shows and movies they allow us to escape from the mediocrity of reality (stupid reality!) and enter a world where anything is possible (where are our teleporters, real life, where?!). Sure, many of those worlds include slipping on a costume and fighting off evildoers as one of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes, but like television, novels and movies, the breadth of the medium spans all sorts of genres.

And that brings us to the point of this week’s column. With so much attention directed at characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and so many great storylines like “Throne of Atlantis” and “Death of the Family” stealing the spotlight, it’s easy to forget that there’s plenty to love at DC, even if you don’t love super heroes. We don’t just publish super hero comics in DC COMICS – THE NEW 52. In fact, we can list off at least 5.2 Reasons to Read DC Comics…Even if You Don’t Like Super Heroes!

1. Sword of Sorcery

Sword of Sorcery combines the politics, world building and intrigue of a certain incredibly popular, critically successfully HBO television series with the adventure and magic of Harry Potter and the action and whimsy of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Combine all that with the beautiful art of Justice League International’s Aaron Lopresti, and…well, don’t break your brain trying to imagine it. Just read it and you’ll see.

2. Demon Knights

Demon Knights takes a more classic approach to the fantasy genre. Heck, in the first issue, all the characters meet in an inn—the go-to opening for a D&D campaign. They then fight a pack of knife-wielding dinosaurs. That’s right. DINOSAURS. Again, just read it. It’s the sort of unbridled, imaginative awesome that only fantasy can deliver. It’s FANTASY-TIC.

3. Threshold

Okay, so maybe you’re not a fan of swords and sorcery and instead find more appeal in the vastness of space. Well, set your phaser to stun, point it at your face and fire cause this comic is going to leave you breathless. Threshold is a sci-fi anthology series that debuted last month. It features a two-fisted main story that reads like a space-based “Most Dangerous Game” style adventure starring both a former Green Lantern and an insanely badass looking Captain K’Rot dual-wielding blaster pistols. Your move, Bugs.

4. All-Star Western

Pretty much in the title on this one. All-Star Western tracks the adventures of the good, the bad and the ugly in the Old West era of the DCU. Incidentally, series protagonist Jonah Hex fits all three of those categories (ESPECIALLY ugly…but please don’t tell him we said that). However, the cast also includes sharp-shooting heroes like Nighthawk and Cinnamon, the deadly Z.C. Branke and Tallulah Black, and the legendary Amadeus Arkham (he founded some sort of institution you may have heard of in Gotham).

5. Dial H

If you’re familiar with China Miéville’s work, then you get why Dial H isn’t your typical super hero adventure. If you’re not familiar, we seriously can’t explain it. It’s like a Grant Morrison comic—you can’t explain it; you have to EXPERIENCE it. However, suffice to say that it’s a one of a kind comic unlike anything else in The New 52…or anywhere else in comic book land.

5.1 Justice League Dark

Exploring the supernatural side of the DC Universe with a host of magic-and-monster-based characters.

5.2 Constantine

Classifying the upcoming Constantine series would be almost contrary to the character himself, who simply defies classification. But if there’s one thing he definitely doesn’t see himself as, it’s a super hero.

What non-superhero comics do you enjoy? Let us know in the comments below!

TEAM 7 #7

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by PASCAL ALIXE

Fold-out cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale APRIL 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• What new member, who threatens to tear the team apart, is welcomed into The New 52?

THRESHOLD #4

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Fold-out cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale APRIL 10 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• What it the only cosmic entity strong enough to trap The Hunted in the city they’re hiding?

ALL-STAR WESTERN #19

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Fold-out cover by GLENN FABRY

On sale APRIL 24 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• What type of gold means certain death for Jonah Hex?

DEATHSTROKE #19

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by EDGAR SALAZAR and SCOTT HANNA

Fold-out cover by JUAN JOSE RYP

On sale APRIL 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Which teens are the only ones deadly enough to stop Deathstroke?

SUICIDE SQUAD #19

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by HENRIK JONSSON and SANDU FLOREA

Fold-out cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN

On sale APRIL 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• There’s a new leader for the Suicide Squad—but will the team stay or die?

STORMWATCH #19

Written by JIM STARLIN

Art by YVEL GUICHET and JONAS TRINDADE

Fold-out cover by JIM STARLIN

On sale APRIL 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Team StormWatch is lost in a dimension shift—so what team will rise and take their place?

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

(The cover for THRESHOLD #4 by Howard Porter)

TEAM 7 #6

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by PASCAL ALIXE

Cover by GARY FRANK and CAM SMITH

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• In the tale from the recent past, Team 7 is on a mission to rescue Caitlin Fairchild when a team member dies!

• And in the present day, Deathstroke hunts down his former Team 7 partners! But why?

THRESHOLD #3

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

1:25 B&W Variant cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MARCH 13 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Former Green Lantern Jediah Caul leads an assault on the powers behind the game...a very ill advised assault.

• Introducing CAPTAIN K’ROT!

• In the backup feature, the hunt for Larfleeze’s stuff turns up evidence that the theft was an inside job!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #18

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Cover by GLENN FABRY

On sale MARCH 27 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• When Catherine Wayne is kidnapped in Gotham City, Alan Wayne turns to Jonah Hex for help!

• Faced with the machinations of Vandal Savage, can Hex and Mrs. Wayne make their escape?

• In the backup feature, John Leather travels to Mexico where he faces werewolves and…The Shade!

STORMWATCH #18

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by WILL CONRAD

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale MARCH 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The team battles one of their own for their very survival!

• The relationship of Midnighter and Apollo hits a rough patch when the Amazon-like Zealot joins the team!

DEATHSTROKE #18

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by EDGAR SALAZAR and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by EDUARDO PANSICA and EBER FERREIRA

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Finally! Deathstroke vs. The Teen Titans!

• You want more? You got more, as The Ravagers join the fight!

SUICIDE SQUAD #18

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by HENRIK JONSSON and SANDU FLOREA

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• It’s rematch time as Basilisk faces off against the Suicide Squad!

• What—or who—is so important that Amanda Waller would risk stepping into the field herself?

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(The cover for SUICIDE SQUAD #18 by Ken Lashley)