Posted in: Comics | Tagged:

Frankensteining DC Comics Solicits For August 2017 – As Superman Joins The Yellow Lanterns, There's A Whole Lotta Kirby Going Down (UPDATE)

Time to Frankenstein a few DC Comics for August 2017 from DC PR's media partners including Multiversity, Newsarama and The Beat… and it's all very Kirby with the new Mister Miracle, six Kirby one-shots, more Kamandi Challenge and All-Star Batman dealing with the Genesis Engine. Superman joins the Yellow Lanterns… oh and a new DC Bombshells ongoing series too. UPDATED with CBR…

WONDER WOMAN #28
Written by SHEA FONTANA • Art by DAVID MESSINA • Cover by JESUS MERINO • Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
"HEART OF THE AMAZON" part three! With the immediate threat subdued, Diana thought she could take time to help Etta Candy recover from her wounds…but will her presence put Etta in even more danger?
On sale AUGUST 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • FC • RATED T

TRINITY #12
Written by ROB WILLIAMS • Art and cover by CLAY MANN • Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
"DARK DESTINY" part one! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman must turn to the mystic trinity of Dead Man, Zatanna and John Constantine when Red Hood, Artemis and Bizarro are sacrificed into the depths of the Pandora Pits by Circe and Ra's al Ghul.
On sale AUGUST 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE #26
Written by BRYAN HITCH • Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and OCLAIR ALBERT • Cover by BRYAN HITCH • Variant cover by NICK BRADSHAW
"LEGACY" part one! A group of heroes from a post-apocalyptic future escape into the past to stop their world from coming to be. But to do it they're going to need the help of the Justice League—who just happen to be these time travelers' parents!
On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, $2.99 US • RATED T

AQUAMAN #27
Written by DAN ABNETT • Art and cover by STJEPAN SEJIC • Variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
"UNDERWORLD" part three! Aquaman lives! Threatened by the return of Atlantis' natural-born ruler, King Rath accelerates his plan to scrub the sunken city of all its ancient magical treasures—but why is he stockpiling magic? Whatever the reason, Rath will need all the firepower he can get when Mera breaks through the barrier surrounding the city!
On sale AUGUST 16 • 32 pg, FC • $3.99 US • RATED T

CYBORG #15
Written by JOHN SEMPER JR. • Art and cover by WILL CONRAD • Variant cover by CARLOS D'ANDA
"AFTERMATH" part two! Anomaly's horrific dream is realized when the O.T.A.C. virus changes nearly all flesh and blood on Earth into cold hard steel. Now humanity's last hope, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and a band of rebels led by Vic's mother, Elinore Stone, embark on a suicide mission to find the cure. Their first obstacle? The infected super-scientist Doc Magnus and his newly twisted robot army, the Metal Men!
On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

This Shade The Changing Girl cover…

Let's dive in.

DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1

Written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo. It all begins with DARK NIGHTS: METAL, a story that will examine every choice a hero doesn't take and every path they don't walk, opening up worlds that are forged by nightmares. Characters and stories from each of the Dark Matter books will be plotted throughout this series.

MISTER MIRACLE #1, written by Tom King, illustrated by Mitch Gerads, lettered by Clayton Cowles and edited by Jamie S. Rich, will hit shelves August 9. Cover artwork is by Nick Derington with variant cover by Gerads.

Written by SCOTT SNYDER • Art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE and SEBASTIAN FIUMARA • Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE—Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE • Variant cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
"THE FIRST ALLY" part four! As painful secrets from the past are revealed, Batman must face down a nemesis unlike any he's seen before—or risk the horrific consequences of the Genesis Engine falling into the wrong hands!
On sale AUGUST 9 • 40 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN BEYOND #11
Written by DAN JURGENS • Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG • Variant cover by MARTIN ANSIN
"RISE OF THE DEMON" finale! As past and present collide, Bruce Wayne witnesses the culmination of his legacy. In a shocking twist, the Demon is not Ra's al Ghul. Can his successor be persuaded to stop his plans for worldwide destruction? Will Terry be able to overcome the destructive influence of the new Batman costume and hold on to his soul? High up on a Tibetan mountaintop, the answers will be revealed.
On sale AUGUST 23 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN #28
Written by TOM KING • Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN • Variant cover by TIM SALE
"THE WAR OF JOKES AND RIDDLES" part four! War is hell. Unless it's in Gotham City, where it's so much worse. The clash between The Joker and the Riddler continues to escalate, with the rest of the city's villains picking sides and joining in. In the midst of the battle, Batman must try to save whoever he can while knowing he will forever be haunted by those he can't.
On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #12
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER, BECKY CLOONAN and KARL KERSCHL—Art by ADAM ARCHER, MSASSYK and SANDRA HOPE—Cover by KARL KERSCHL
"The Ballad of Olive Silverlock" finale! It all comes down to this. With Olive poised to raze the city to the ground, Maps is determined to make one final crusade in the name of friendship. But life isn't school, and if she fails…all of Gotham could pay the price! Don't miss the final issue of this beloved series!

NIGHTWING: NEW ORDER #1

Dick Grayson leads a terrifying new regime against superheroes in NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER, a brand-new miniseries coming from DC this August. From The New York Times best-selling BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM team, writer Kyle Higgins and artist Trevor McCarthy introduce an authoritarian future in an alternate universe in which superpowers have been eliminated and outlawed. The man responsible? None other than Grayson, the former vigilante Nightwing. But what happens when the system he has created targets his family as the next threat?

SUPERMAN #28
Written by PETER J. TOMASI, PATRICK GLEASON and KEITH CHAMPAGNE • Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA—Cover by DOUG MAHNKE • Variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
"FEAR ITSELF" part one! The writing team of Tomasi and Gleason are joined by co-writer Keith Champagne in a story that returns to their Green Lantern roots and asks the question "What scares Superman?"
On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

SUPERMAN #29
Written by PETER J. TOMASI, PATRICK GLEASON and KEITH CHAMPAGNE • Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA—Cover by RYAN SOOK • Variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
"FEAR ITSELF" part two! This looks like a job for…Sinestro?! Thrust into the anti-matter universe of Qward, Superman's only hope is the former greatest of the Green Lanterns!
On sale AUGUST 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

SUPER SONS #7
Written by PETER J. TOMASI • Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ • Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
"PLANET OF THE CAPES" part two! Monster maker Kraklow puts Superboy to the test during his first team-up with Damian Wayne's Teen Titans. As wave after wave of Kraklow's wicked creations try to overwhelm the Teen Titans, can Superboy turn the tide in this onslaught of enemies?
On sale AUGUST 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

SUPERWOMAN #13
Written by K. PERKINS • Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and ART THIBERT • Cover by KEN LASHLEY • Variant cover by RENATO GUEDES
"RETURN TO SMALLVILLE!" Searching for an explanation of the source of her powers, Lana traces her steps back to high school with a teenage Clark Kent in Smallville. With Lana's role as Superwoman hanging in the balance, Lex Luthor makes an unexpected appearance.
On sale AUGUST 9 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE #8
Written by KEITH GIFFEN • Art by STEVE RUDE • Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS • Variant cover by STEVE RUDE
After the chilling ending of the last issue, Keith Giffen and Steve Rude transport us to a land where the Grecian sheep and the Wolf Garibaldeks are on the brink of war! Will a visit from Kamandi, now mistaken for their folk hero Odysseus/Ulysses, bring peace? Or will he bring forth an age of destruction?
On sale AUGUST 23 • 32 pg, FC, 8 of 12, $3.99 US • RATED T

ASTRO CITY #47

Written by KURT BUSIEK • Art by MIKE NORTON • Cover by ALEX ROSS

Meet G-Dog, possibly ASTRO CITY's most unusual superhero ever. Half man, half dog—but who's running the show? The answers will change a life, reveal another hero's deepest secrets, and possibly, just possibly, save the world. Oh, who are we kidding…they'll definitely change the world. Do you see that handsome face? Also featuring Honor Guard, with guest art by Mike Norton (Revival, Battlepug).

On sale AUGUST 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

SAVAGE THINGS #6

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN—Art by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA—Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON

Cain has been murdering his way across New York City, and Abel has been one step behind him the whole time. As he and Kira take out the last of Black Forest's thugs, and get nearer to Cain himself, they can't help but think that maybe he's been luring them to exactly where he wants them—which is far from where he'll end up causing the worst damage.

On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

AMERICAN WAY: THOSE ABOVE AND THOSE BELOW #2

Written by JOHN RIDLEY • Art and cover by GEORGES JEANTY

The conflict with political radicals that took one man's life sits heavy with Jason. Accusations that, by continuing to be the superhero the American, he's become a pawn for the government have taken on a new sharpness as the Civil Rights movement of the 1970s gains an added urgency. This call to do what's right is one that his former ally Amber Waves has already answered by taking matters into her own hands and using her powers to protest injustice—and she's already paying the deadly cost as the police and Federal agents attack her where she lives. The sequel to the hit comics series continues, crafted by writer John Ridley (TV's American Crime and Guerrilla).

On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #12

Written by DAVE JUSTUS and LILAH STURGES—Art by TRAVIS MOORE—Cover by TULA LOTAY

This is the end of the fairy tale. Will anyone live happily ever after? Will anyone live, period? While the Shadow Players face down the big guns of the Lone Star State, Feathertop calls in a favor to resolve the crisis at the school. But will Mundy-turned-Fable Bobby Speckland ever be the same after his reeducation? And will the rest of the team survive to see another mission? Find out here, in our fateful—and fatal—final issue!

On sale AUGUST 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS • FINAL ISSUE

Six Jack Kirby One-Shots

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!