Nightwing’s war begins and fables return in this week’s DC releases
The battle for Blüdhaven’s heart begins on Tuesday for DC Comics.
Written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo leading the week with DC’s new releases Natvinge # 92. Since the creative team took over the title with Natvinge # 78, they have increased the reach of Dick Grayson’s heroism by making him a wealthy philanthropist without the mask giving back to his adopted city through the Alfred Pennyworth Foundation. However, not everyone in Blüdhaven is a fan of Dick’s altruistic efforts, especially Roland Desmond alias Blockbuster, the city’s leading crime boss. The upcoming issue will kick-start the battle for the city, though it’s not the only title to be aired from DC next week.
After almost a year since it was first announced, Fables finally returns. The series, which was previously part of DC’s Vertigo imprint, originally ran in 150 issues from 2002 to 2015, but now it’s back again through DC’s mature imprint, DC Black Label. Collects where Fables # 150 escaped and is led by author Bill Willingham and artist Mark Buckingham, Fables # 151 begins a 12-piece comeback for the title.
Other notable mentions for Tuesday’s releases include one-shot Shadow War Zone # 1, the penultimate chapter of Wonder Woman: Evolution and the next part by author Mark Waid and artist Dan Moras Batman / Superman: The finest in the world. The full list of releases can be found below, covers and invitations included.
BATMAN / SUPERMAN: THE WORLD’s FINEST # 3
- Written by MARK WAID
- Art and cover by DAN MORA
- Variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
- 1:25 variant cover by RAPHAEL SARMENTO
- 1:50 Chibi variant cover by JORGE CORONA
- 3.99 USD | 32 pages | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- Fantastic Scott! It’s a twisted time travel tale of titanic tenure! In an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the “demon”, Robin the Boy Wonder and Supergirl of Krypton go back in time to China around 1600 BC. – and runs with his head into the old superheroes known as House of Ji! Meanwhile, Superman and Batman lose a race against time to save their fellow superheroes from a new villain … one simply known as the Devil Nezha.
BATMAN: Knights # 5
- Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
- Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
- Variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
- $ 4.99 | 40 pages | 5 of 10 | Variant $ 5.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- Young Bruce Wayne’s global journey to become a Dark Knight continues as he delves deep into the heart of Moscow in search of Avery Oblonsky, the world’s leading expert in disguise and espionage! Finding this phantom will prove harder than expected, but is Bruce willing to die by trying?
CATWOMAN # 43
- Written by TINI HOWARD
- Art by BENGAL
- Cover by JEFF DÉKAL
- Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
- 1:25 variant cover by SOZOMAIKA
- AAPI variant cover from TAKESHI MiyaZAWA
- 3.99 USD | 32 pages | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- VROOM VROOM! We all have the friend we call when we want a wild girl’s night out – and for Catwoman, that friend is Harley Quinn. It’s a night of hippie and hot rounds at the roller derby, complete with a bit of road trip crime. It could even be the type of girl’s night that gets sealed with a kiss if Catwoman’s allies back in Gotham can keep the fort down while the cat is gone …
EARTH-PRIME: STARGIRL # 4
- Written by JAMES ROBINSON and PAULA SEVENBERGEN
- Art by JERRY ORDWAY
- Cover by KIM JACINTO
- Photo variant cover
- $ 5.99 | 48 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $ 6.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- The Dugan-Whitmore family vacation is in full swing, but something eerie lurks in the woods that haunts Pat Dugan. Can Stargirl and STRIPE face the threat of Pat’s past and preserve their summer trip, or will it have a tragic end?
FABLER # 151
- Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
- Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
- Cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
- Variant cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
- 1:25 variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
- 1:50 variant cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
- 3.99 USD | 32 pages | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- 17+
- Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the launch, the acclaimed blockbuster film that defined an era of Vertigo returns with a brand new story of 12 tracks, “The Black Forest” – a tale that continues right where Fables # 150 left off. a new entrance into the world of Fabletown!
- The dust has barely settled from the climatic battle between Totenkinder and Cinderella – and everything is far from happy to the end of their days. A legendary new opponent has arrived and he plans to grab Geppetto for the mess that has been created in Manhattan. But it’s a new day … and with it, a new Jack in the Green has arrived in the Black Forest. And in the emergency room of a hospital in New York… a fable that long believed that the dead return!
- Do not miss the 20th anniversary box to be captured by one of the comics’ longest fantasy hits!
BLITTEN # 782
- Written by JEREMY ADAMS
- Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
- Cover by BRANDON PETERSON and MICHAEL ATIYEH
- Variant cover by TODD NAUCK
- 3.99 USD | 32 pages | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- Speed Force on lockdown! Some of the Rogues are planning something big inside Iron Heights, and Flash is in favor of eradicating the plot. Meanwhile, Wallace finds out about her future, and Linda tries to find out if she really has the strength …
LOONEY TUNES # 266
- Written by IVAN COHEN
- Art and cover by PHILIP MURPHY
- $ 2.99 | 32 pages
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- When an earthquake apparently causes a sleeping Bugs to wake up in a strange, futuristic version of our world, he quickly discovers that this new reality is full of familiar faces and unfamiliar situations – as everyone he knew has been replaced by apparent humorless robots!
NATVING # 92
- Written by TOM TAYLOR
- Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
- Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
- 1:25 variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
- AAPI variant cover by JEN BARTEL
- 3.99 USD | 32 pages | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- Blüdhaven’s Mayor Melinda Zucco is in trouble – pretending to work for Blockbuster, while she secretly tries to take him and his gang of criminals down, while also working with Dick Grayson to lift the city. But since his half-sister shares the last name of the man who killed his parents, it’s … a lot to juggle, and enough that one accidentally drops a secret or two in the wrong company if she’s not careful. .Meanwhile, Nightwing and Oracle put themselves together and decide to finally define their relationship.
SKYGE WAR ZONE # 1
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, ED BRISSON,
- STEPHANIE PHILLIPS and NADIA SHAMMAS
- Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE, ANN MAULINA,
- MIKE BOWDEN and others
- Cover by JONBOY MEYERS
- Variant and 1:25 variant covers from HOWARD PORTER
- 1:50 variant cover from LEIRIX
- $ 5.99 | 48 pages | One-shot | (All covers are cardboard)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- A special issue showing the spread and impact of the Shadow War at DCU! Talia al Ghul has put a hit on everyone who has ever worked with Deathstroke – and that includes Black Canary! Where’s Luke Fox been? Talia is tired of watching from the sidelines and joins the fight! With the new villain Angel Breaker! What is her connection to Ghost-Maker?
WONDER WOMAN: EVOLUTION # 7
- Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
- Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
- Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
- Variant cover by GARY FRANK
- $ 3.99 | 32 pages | 7 of 8 | Variant $ 4.99 (card stock)
- FOR SALE 17.5.22
- In a lawsuit for the fate of mankind, Wonder Woman has struggled to prove herself to cosmic gods. But with the verdict near, is this lawsuit all Diana believed in, or is there even more at stake than she could have realized? As the gods reveal their true nature, Diana learns that perhaps the greatest threat to humanity is precisely … Wonder Woman? The truth is being discovered in this penultimate issue, but is it already too late?
All of these editions will go on sale on May 17 from DC Comics.
Source: DC Comics
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