Hey! DC Comics solicitations for February 2006, and they include some advance trade paperback solicitations for March! First up, a couple we already knew about:BATMAN: WAR CRIMES TP
Written by Andersen Gabrych, Bill Willingham, Devin Grayson, Bruce Jones and Will Pfeifer
Art by Pete Woods, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and others
Cover by James Jean
A pivotal collection featuring BATMAN #643-644, DETECTIVE COMICS #809-810, and material from BATMAN ALLIES SECRET FILES 2005 and BATMAN VILLAINS SECRET FILES 2005!
On sale Feb 15 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US
GREEN ARROW: MOVING TARGETS TP
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Phil Hester, Tom Fowler, Eric Battle, Tommy Castillo and others
Cover by James Jean
Collecting GREEN ARROW #40-50, guest-starring the Teen Titans and Outsiders! Star City’s underworld has been taken over by Brick, who, along with the Riddler, wants Green Arrow dead! And Mia Dearden, Green Arrow’s new ward, also faces new highs and lows!
On sale February 1 • 256 pg, FC, $17.99 US
JLA: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Written and illustrated by various
Cover by Alex Ross
Collecting some of the stand-out tales from the long history of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes, from the Silver Age through INFINITE CRISIS! Included here are JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19, #77, #122, #166-168, JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, JLA SECRET FILES #1, JLA #61, and the 3-page origin from JLA #200, pencilled by George Pérez!
On sale Feb 22 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US
TEEN TITANS/OUTSIDERS: THE DEATH AND RETURN OF DONNA TROY TP
Written by Phil Jimenez and Judd Winick
Art by José Luis García-Lopez, Alé Garza, George Pérez, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning and others
Cover by Jimenez & Pérez
An amazing collection featuring TITANS/YOUNG JUSTICE: GRADUATION DAY #1-3 and DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1-4! !
On sale Feb 1 • 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US
WONDER WOMAN: LAND OF THE DEAD TP
Written by Greg Rucka and Geoff Johns
Art by Rags Morales, Drew Johnson, Justiniano, Michael Bair, and others
Cover by J.G. Jones
Collecting WONDER WOMAN #214-217 and THE FLASH #219! Just as Wonder Woman is starting to deal with her blindness, the Cheetah returns and teams with the Reverse-Flash! Then Athena sends Wonder Woman on a journey of unimagined peril!
On sale Feb 8 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99US
But wait, there's more! (My comments in bold)
SUPERMAN: THE JOURNEY TP
Written by Mark Verheiden and Gail Simone
Art and cover by Ed Benes, John Byrne and Nelson
The events that have turned the DCU upside down are reflected in this collection of stories from SUPERMAN #217, 221-225 with pages from ACTION COMICS #83 [?]. After his first contact with an OMAC, Superman must contend with the arrivals of Bizarro and Zoom before dealing once and for all with a souped-up Blackrock!
On sale Feb 22 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Superman: The Journey! It is coming out! And it includes the missing Superman #217! Yahoo!
BIRDS OF PREY: BETWEEN DARK AND DAWN TP
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Ed Benes, Ron Adrian, Jim Fern, Eric Battle, Eduardo Barreto and others
Cover by Matt Haley
A new volume collecting BIRDS OF PREY #69-75! Huntress goes undercover to infiltrate a religious cult with a dangerous secret, while Black Canary and Oracle uncover the true nature of Sovereign Brusaw’s organization.
Advance-solicited; on sale March 29 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US
Well, it's about time. Nice to see the Birds of Prey trades continuing.
JSA: BLACK VENGEANCE TP
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Don Kramer, Keith Champagne and various
Cover by Alex Ross
Don’t miss a new collection featuring JSA #68-75 plus pages from 66-67! The Spectre, without a human host, is running rampant, meting out a brutal form of justice encouraged by the new Eclipso! Plus, Atom Smasher seeks forgiveness, Degaton’s plan to destroy the JSA is thwarted, and more!
Advance-solicited; on sale March 1 • 200 pg, FC,
Nice to see this, too, following up where JSA: Lost left off, and including not only the JSA Day of Vengeance tie-in, "Black Vengeance," but also the "JSA/JSA" storyline.
What a great time to be a trade fan!
Well, now that we know the February & March trade lists - what are your thoughts for April 2006?
ReplyDeleteMmm. Maybe Green Lantern, or Supergirl. Hawkman, if they're going to collect the Gray and Palmiotti run. Another Gotham Central's gonna come around one of these days. I'm not sure ... let me think on this a bit.
ReplyDeleteSo what happened to Superman: Sacrifice? Wasn't that supposed to be released in February?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I meant "Superman: Strange Attractors". "Sacrifice" is out in January. But "Strange Attractors" - that was supposed to be February, wasn't it? Has it been pushed back? Or is "The Journey" just the same thing under a different title and I'm just too dense to realise?
ReplyDeleteYeah, Superman: Strange Attractors did disappear, but I'm still thinking we'll see it in March when the full March solicitations are announced. It actually works better this way, I think; Superman: The Journey likely comes chronologically before Superman: Strange Attractors.
ReplyDeleteAnd Amazon.ca now lists Superman: Strange Attractors, too, so I believe it's still on the menu.
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