#DC solicits

[zahri-melitor]

Finally sat down to look at February 2025 solicits.

Honestly not a lot jumping out at me this month.

I did groan at this in the text of Wonder Woman's solicit: "she must call upon her friend turned foe...The Cheetah!"

Deep sigh. Barbara Minerva started as a foe and became a friend.

There seems to be a LOT of drama up at the Watchtower. Writers seem very excited to have it back (The Atom Project, All Along the Watchtower, Black Lightning all are based up there)

Birds of Prey #18: is that the 12 Brothers of Silk coming back? Oh my goodness, we're mining everything possible out of Simone's run aren't we.

Shazam! #20: sigh. Well I hope Jon Kent fans have a good time?

The Flash: I can't believe Spurrier is giving us (me) SO MUCH Skartaris (spin off. spin off. spin off).

And Superman/Batman, because I was once again at the point where I wanted to throw in the towel and go "I can't do this anymore", has offered me Swamp Thing and Floronic Man. Finnnnne I'll stick with your title.

Jenny Sparks will finally be finished. I do wish DC's solicits writing people would actually take a slight measure of the general feel of fans before they write things. I know your job is to hype sales but "the unforgettable conclusion of the acclaimed miniseries!" Is it? Is it really acclaimed? By who? It's pretty low on the LOCG pull list order, it's got an average rating of THREE (which is remarkably low for LOCG), and I suspect it's going to look pretty dire in terms of sales.

[aboutzatanna]

The DC September 2024 solicits has me like:

Source: Flash Rebirth #6

Well, at least we have Superman to look forward to.

[emilyarmadillo]

Emarma's Fake DC Solicits

Comic books I think should exist

The Signal

Gotham's Daytime Protector takes the spotlight in a new ongoing series! Duke Thomas's mother has been rescued after being kidnapped and she and her husband have been cured of Joker Venom, but many questions remain about her mysterious past with Duke's biological father, the evil immortal Gnomen. Duke and his allies will have to grapple with former friends turned enemies to keep Gotham safe.

Oracle

For years, Barbara Gordon has benefited from a neural implant allowing her to walk after her paralysis. Now, her implant has been permanently damaged, returning Barbara to her wheelchair. A new limited series will show Barbara retire as Batgirl and become Oracle full-time once again. Starring members of the Bat Family and the Birds of Prey.

Blackbird

Tim Drake, who has long carried the Robin mantle, is ready to step out into the world in a vigilante identity all his own: Blackbird!

Robins

With Tim Drake's ascension to Blackbird, there's an opening for a Robin, and Maps Mizoguchi is ready to step up. With the more senior Robin, Damian Wayne, as her mentor and teacher, Maps will get into hijinks on and off the Gotham Academy campus!

Cheshire Cat and Arsenal

Lian Harper is just beginning her journey as a vigilante. She'll face challenges and mysteries along with her sidekick, her dad Roy Harper.

[fartguy5000]

babs icons i made for my twitter cus im indecisive :p

[fatimajpeg]

My variant cover for Superboy: Man Of Tomorrow #6 !!

[kara-zor-els]

Green Lantern #19 variant cover by Yasmin Flores Montañez

[sarahreadstoomanycomics]

Covers for World's Finest: Teen Titans #5

[kryptonbabe]

Green Lantern #30 (2025) variant cover by Mike Allred

[batmancurated]

covers for the-batman: first knight by dan jurgens & mike perkins. out in february!

[tbcanary]

hey, dc? where is she.

[zahri-melitor]

November Solicits:

Justice League Unlimited: look. I am unlikely to read this. But I'm glad to see they've got the satellite back.

Batman: I'm here for this (please let Eddie be having a good turn for a while, we are due for one)

Action Comics: between Waid and Tamaki I'm probably dropping back in to read this (and given Tamaki is doing a full set of Kara backups...is this the launch pad for a new Supergirl?)

Already planned to drop in on the new Catwoman and Nightwing runs and what's here sounds fine.

Birds of Prey: Very interested to see how Thompson keeps balancing this because she clearly wants to play with ALL THE TOYS.

Batgirl: I am excited, the premise sounds good. "Clutch your pearls" though...are we seeing the return of the bracelet????

Green Arrow: I know nothing about Chris Condon. I just hope he can pace a story better than Williamson (and realistically releases several of the characters back into the wild to focus a bit more tightly). Looking at his previous works it looks like he does horror? Which, hmmm, that would certainly be a tone pivot for GA as a book.

Flash: Irey's back getting attention, after Jai just had the whole last storyline!

Batman & Robin: PKJ definitely also looks to be pivoting this title and I'm not upset.

Black Lightning: oh I am definitely interested in this one, especially as it looks like they're finally going to actually do some work with the Pierce family again rather than just sort of handwaving that they're kinda sorta back where they were as of preboot.

JSA: ...goddammit I may actually be picking this up given the cast. Will at least test it.

Black Canary: yes of course I am reading it. I am trotting my ass down to my LCS and buying it and making considered decisions about what covers I want. It's a Dinah book, if I want DC to put out material that's actually about Dinah as a character not about Dinah-Ollie's-Girlfriend I have to support that. And as I said, it's already looking like it'll shape up to be middle of the road as far as BC solos go, so I don't know why everyone wants to cry so much; I'm getting a Dinah book and the premise doesn't include, so far as I can tell, "Musician" or "Let's Send Sin To A Monastery" (as she's actively being used in BOP) or "White Slavery In The Middle East Is Bad, Folks". It's got Dinah and Shiva in it. I just want to see my girls fight.

The Question: All Along the Watchtower: like everyone else I am currently staring at the "ad hoc support team" line and dreaming of the possibilities, 99% of which are so shatteringly unlikely.

Shazam: this remains looking so fun, the most reliably entertaining book being published by DC right now.

My Adventures with Superman: now I have only watched Season 1 so far and haven't made it through Season 2...but hah! Team 7! I called it! It made sense given the line up of opponents appearing!

Silent Knight: who let Goliath into this.

Jenny Sparks: want to talk about the ACTUAL Tom King title where I have no optimism and even the premise is awful? This is it.

The Nice House by the Sea: omgwtfbbq omg omg omg Max's group is encountering Walter's group omg omg omg god I am so hyped for this title you do not understand

[aboutzatanna]

DC Sept 2024 Solicits

First, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #4:

Cover credits:

Javier Rodriguez Link

Joelle Jones Link

Joshua "Sway" Swaby Link

Nicola Scott Link

SYNOPSIS: "After dealing with demons and casters and bunnies—oh my!—all Zatanna really wants is a ticket out of her own life. And in the midst of a brewing war across seemingly every faction of magic, the sudden reappearance of her old flame John Constantine might just provide the disappearing act Zatanna so desperately craves…"

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Sigh, we really can't have a solo Zatanna these days without Constantine constantly constansplaining magic to her and without her being portrayed dumb, ineffectual and needing to be rescued by him, can we?

Well, I know the disappearing act that I am craving.

Just how hard is it to write a story about a stage magician who also knows actual magic and likes to save the world without having the narrative revolve around her shitty ex-boyfriend?

[drbatsponge]

Cassandra Cain on covers for November/December.

[catastrophicalcat]

New Catwoman writer and artist team announced: Torunn Gronbekk and Fabiana Mascolo!

[batbabydamian]

December/Early January DC Solicitations are out! There’s a couple of Damian features!

Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight #4 - 12/26/2023

It's a Christmas Night Fight: The search for a stolen child leads to Santa versus Krampus in the final, climactic battle for the soul of Christmas! The Justice League are stretched thin battling the mightiest monsters of the ages when the true menace is revealed!

Damian’s shown in the preview of #1 out in November, but not sure if he's in #2 and #3. ALSO ANOTHER DAN MORA DAMIAN!! although he’s chained up 😭 FREE HIM

Batman and Robin #4 - 12/12/2023

Batman and Robin have been separated! Batman works with White Rabbit to track down the new femme fatale Shush while his son, Damian, hunts down the criminal mastermind who is targeting his father! But Damian won't like who he finds! Don't miss out on the shocking ending!

Covers in order - Simone Di Meo, Kael Ngu, David Finch, and Gleb Melnikov (the non-Santa is a 1:25 variant)! There’s black and white versions of Ngu and Di Meo’s covers as 1:50 and 1:100 variants

Wonder Woman #4 - 12/19/2023

With the world losing trust in the Amazons, Wonder Woman takes a moment to grant the wish of a dying boy and gives him the perfect day. Meanwhile, the Sovereign constricts his grip on the government. Will Wonder Woman be able to hold out hope as the world around her grows darker? Plus, Trinity spends the night at the Fortress of Solitude with her babysitters, the Super Sons!

Another future Super Sons feature with Trinity, and going by the “babysitters” it sounds like from their earlier relationship lol

[scienceninjaturtle]

DC October Solicitations pt.1