G.I. Joe is HERE!
G.I. Joe is HERE!
Announcing Skybound's all-new ongoing G.I. Joe series from me and Tom Reilly! Plus,
It’s never been a more appropriate time to yell out YO JOE!
For fans of DUKE, COBRA COMMANDER, and the Energon Universe in general, join me and Tom Reilly this November for G.I. JOE, a colossal new series where the teams led by Conrad ‘Duke’ Hauser and the Cobra Commander will clash in a world forever changed by Energon. Drama! Action! Faces old and new! This is a book it’s all been leading up to…
Before the first issue lands in stores on 11/13, make sure to pick up the trade paperbacks for Duke and Cobra Commander (out in stores this week), along with the Energon Universe Special one-shot, to get a full picture of what to expect in this series:
There’s plenty more Energon Universe to come until then, like the amazing Scarlett and Destro miniseries by Kelly Thompson and Dan Watters. Both are currently releasing issues in stores, so support the great work being done in this universe by reading them both!
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This week saw FIVE releases I worked on drop into stores. First up, the end of House of Brainiac and the beginning of Absolute Power (I’ve also listed these out in the order I recommend you should read them in!)
ACTION COMICS #1066 finally arrives in stores after a brief delay! This one also features a backup all about the Luthors, drawn by the great Laura Braga and Prasad “pressy” Rao! Here’s the full solicit copy:
HOUSE OF BRAINIAC: PART FIVE
THE BRAINIAC QUEEN IS ALIVE! Now that Brainiac has created his masterpiece, all bets are off, and Superman and his family are witness to a cosmic horror unlike anything they've ever seen. As we learn the true history of Brainiac, the main man, Lobo, must choose what side he is on before all hell breaks loose!
And the first of two amazing Rafa Sandoval/Alejandro Sánchez covers:
Not enough Kryptonian/Czarnian action for you? Then check out the variant covers from Jorge Jiménez, Paolo Rivera, Betsy Cola, and Mark Spears:
But that’s the penultimate issue. What about the ULTIMATE issue…?
SUPERMAN #15 closes out the House of Brainiac in spectacular fashion, with Rafa and Alejandro firing on all cylinders! Here’s the solicit:
HOUSE OF BRAINIAC: PART SIX
FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BRAINIAC! Superman and Lex have figured out how to stop Brainiac and his Queen, but it will take a great sacrifice. Can they do the unthinkable to save their family and friends? This all leads directly into DC's summer event...ABSOLUTE POWER!
And the main cover in all its techy splendor:
Stjepan Šejić, Joshua "Sway” Swaby, Miguel Mercado, and Angel Solorzano round out the variant covers for this issue. Check them out!
As the House of Brianiac ends, the era of ABSOLUTE POWER begins. It all starts with…
ABSOLUTE POWER: GROUND ZERO #1, an anthological prelude to the big summer DC event. I have a story in it drawn by longtime friend Gleb Melnikov, but make sure you don’t skip the great stories by Nicole Maines, Chip Zdarsky, and Mark Waid! Here’s the full solicitation:
THE DOMINOS FALL!
As the DC Universe braces for the Absolute Power blitzkrieg, the key to capturing metahuman powers on planet Earth will at last be unlocked! Bridging the events of Batman, Superman: House of Brainiac, and Suicide Squad: Dream Team, this special oversize GROUND ZERO issue brings Waller's total dominance to the doorsteps of the world's finest heroes...using the combined might of FAILSAFE, BRAINIAC QUEEN, and the SUICIDE SQUAD to do it! Witness years of storytelling culminate, brought to you by Absolute Power series architect MARK WAID and the masterminds behind the trinity of evil, CHIP ZDARSKY, NICOLE MAINES, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON!
And the majestic main cover by Dan Mora:
Of course we’ve also got great variants by Gleb Melnikov, Mikel Janín, John Timms, and Dan Mora:
I’ve also got an Absolute Power tie-in issue this week…
GREEN ARROW #13 features Oliver Queen in a moment of shocking betrayal. Will his former allies discover how this all came to be? Well maybe this solicit will help:
COUNTDOWN TO ABSOLUTE POWER
Oliver Queen has become an AGENT OF AMANDA WALLER. Roy and the rest of the Green Arrow family want to know why Green Arrow would betray his family and friends and choose to work with Amanda Waller and her deadly plans for the heroes and villains of the DC Universe!
And here’s one of my favorite covers we’ve done for this book so far, rendered beautifully by Phil Hester, Ande Parks, and Ryan Cody:
And let’s take a moment to showcase these two incredible variants by Tirso Cons and A.L. Kaplan:
Last, but in no way least, the third and last collection of Dark Ride was released yesterday. Here’s the full info:
Now that Sam knows who put the "Devil" in Devil Land, it’s time to take a ride on his father’s first creation—The Devil’s Due—to save a loved one and determine the future of the park.
Collects DARK RIDE #9-12
And it gives me great relish to show off this tour de force cover from Andrei and Adriano:
Finally, I’m sure many of you saw a familiar face in the Batman: Caped Crusader trailer:
If you want to get your Onomatopoeia fill before the show drops on August 1st, check out the eighth issue of Green Arrow I did with legends Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur , and Romulo Fajardo Jr. featuring the man himself!
And that’s all for now. Again, make sure you hit the button below if you haven’t done so already to make sure you don’t miss the latest!
