ABSOLUTE POWER: GROUND ZERO #1
Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV, SKYLAR PATRIDGE, and V KEN MARION
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by GLEB MELNIKOV and MIKEL JANÍN
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/24
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!
ABSOLUTE POWER #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JIM LEE, STEPHEN BLISS, PUPPETEER LEE, CHRIS SAMNEE, CHRISSIE ZULLO, and more
Raised UV variant cover by WES CRAIG ($7.99 US)
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON.
DC’s epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her side, the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with SUPERMAN. But even in this darkest of hours, a resistance is forming…and BATMAN is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the globe that is decades in the making—and will shape the course of the DC Universe for years to come! Brought to you by the superstar talents of MARK WAID and DAN MORA—it all starts here!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #1
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by CAITLIN YARSKY
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by DAVE RAPOZA, BRAD WALKER, AND STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil Variant Cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/10/24
SUPER NO MORE!
With the assault on Metropolis’s heroes complete, Amanda Waller’s latest living weapon, the Last Son, sets his sights on the other most powerful supers in the DCU…the Marvel Family! Will their combined powers be enough to survive this terrifying threat?
In this biweekly series we’ll see the ABSOLUTE POWER event through the eyes of evil—as told from the point of view of the TRINITY OF EVIL!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #2
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art by MAX RAYNOR
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO, JOHN GIANG, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
Atlantis now has a new ruler—long live Depth Charge! Amanda Waller’s loyal Amazo Robot known as Depth Charge has stolen Aquaman’s powers along with his throne, and now all Atlanteans must stay in line or risk having their powers taken as well. It’s up to Jackson Hyde and the rest of the Aqua-Family to launch a revolution…without being discovered!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #3
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by TRAVIS MERCER
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by HAYDEN SHERMAN, MIKEL JANÍN, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant Cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/31/24
After capturing and absorbing the powers from the JSA, Jadestone is compromised by Green Lantern Alan Scott’s willpower. Suddenly faced with the concept of free will, does JADESTONE continue to execute Waller’s orders or have a change of heart? Meanwhile the remaining JSA members attempt a rescue mission to retrieve their teammates and escape to the Tower of Fate!
ABSOLUTE POWER: ORIGINS #1
Written by JOHN RIDLEY
Art by ALITHA MARTINEZ
Cover by IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
Variant covers by DAVE WILKINS, ALITHA MARTINEZ & DANNY MIKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
Discover the untold story of what led Amanda Waller to form the TRINITY OF EVIL and take down Earth’s Super Heroes! It’s the Suicide Squad’s founder as you’ve never seen her before, in an all-new companion miniseries to the Absolute Power event.
The definitive history of one of the DCU’s deadliest villains is at last revealed! Amanda Waller’s catastrophic attack on the metahumans of Earth has rendered both hero and villain POWERLESS, but what led “THE WALL” to this place? In Absolute Power: Origins, Academy Award-winning writer JOHN RIDLEY and fan-favorite artist ALITHA MARTINEZ will tell the tale about how one woman lost everything she held dear…powerless beneath the forces of senseless acts of chaos. The path of vengeance would bring her to two simple words that would change her life—and the lives of the entire DCU—forever: NEVER AGAIN.
SUPERMAN #16
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY, FRANK CHO, and PABLO VILLALOBOS
1:25 variant cover by STEVAN SUBIC
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
“ABSOLUTE POWER” TIE-IN AND THE RETURN OF JAMAL CAMPBELL TO THE SUPERMAN SERIES!
Superman is down…but not out. Waller and her forces are winning. While the Fortress of Solitude has become the home base for the survivors, the injured and powerless Superman must go on a dangerous mission into… THE MAGICAL REALM. GUEST-STARRING ZATANNA!
WONDER WOMAN #11
Written by TOM KING
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and BELÉN ORTEGA
Cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
Variant covers by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO and TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
WALLER’S WAR!
Wonder Woman’s quest for the truth is placed on hold as she comes face-to-face with Amanda Waller’s latest toy, a TASK FORCE VII robot ready to take all her powers for good! Do the Justice League Dark have enough tricks up their sleeves to save our Amazon princess? Find out as this tie-in to “Absolute Power” begins!
BATMAN #150
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by JORGE JIMÉNEZ and DENYS COWAN
Backup written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Backup art by MIKE HAWTHORNE
Cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Variant cover by MATTIA DE IULIS
1:25 variant cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
1:50 variant cover by TIRSO CONS
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
A milestone issue featuring art by the legendary DENYS COWAN (The Question) and series regular JORGE JIMÉNEZ! When a two-bit crook uncovers Batman’s true identity, he becomes the most dangerous man in Gotham City! Can Batman stop him before it’s too late? Does he even want to?
Plus, an Absolute Power backup story by Chip Zdarsky and Mike Hawthorne teaming Batman and Catwoman on the heist of their lives against Amanda Waller!
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #1
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art and cover by ÁLVARO MARTÍNEZ BUENO
Variant covers by NICK ROBLES and HAYDEN SHERMAN
1:25 variant cover by DANI
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US | 1 of 12
ON SALE 7/24/24
No one who was invited to the House knew Max—but she knew each and every one of them. Masters of their fields, titans of industry and knowledge, they all represented the best and brightest of humanity. So when Max whispered to each of them the truth of what they deserved—to be saved from disaster, to carry on the flame of civilization in a paradise built just for them—they all leaped at the chance. Why not? Why shouldn’t they be the ones to live forever? Isn’t it their destiny to survive the culling of the lesser herd? Wouldn’t being named the future of humanity be…nice?
With the Eisner Award-winning The Nice House on the Lake, honored as Best New Series by the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival, James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno shocked the comics industry and unleashed a classic of contemporary horror…and no matter what you might think is coming, you aren’t ready for their second act!
JOKER: THE WORLD
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, DAVID RUBIN, TORSTEN STRÄTER, ENRICO BRIZZI, FELIPE CASTILHO, ALVARO FONG VARELA, STEPAN KOPRIVA, METIN AKDÜLGER, SATOSHI MIYAGAWA, INPYO JEON, MATÍAS TIMARCHI, DR. EJOB GAIUS, and TOMASZ KOŁODZIEJCZAK
Art by JASON FABOK, DAVID RUBIN, INGO RÖMLING, PAOLO BACILIERI, TAINAN ROCHA, OSCAR PINTO, MICHAL SUCHÁNEK, ETHEM ONUR BILGIÇ, KEISUKE GOTOU, JAEKWANG PARK, GERMÁN PERALTA, BERTRAND MBOZO’O ZEH, and JACEK MICHALSKI
Cover by JASON FABOK
$24.99 US | 184 pages | Hardcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77952-822-3
ON SALE 9/17/24
Gotham’s Clown Prince of Crime goes global in this worldwide anthology, Joker: The World. This 184-page book will feature Joker stories by creative teams from 13 different countries, showcasing how The Joker has truly inspired chaos on a global scale. This original Joker project launches worldwide on September 17, 2024, and the complete anthology will be localized to the following international territories: Spain, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Czech Republic, Turkey, Japan, Korea, North America, Argentina, Cameroon, and Poland.
What does The Joker do when on holiday in Spain? How has he inspired others to follow in his footsteps, creating Joker duplicates in Germany and Turkey? How does a Joker in Cameroon find inspiration? Only the top writers and artists from each country can tell these stories about the world’s best-known villain (who happens to have a movie coming out in October!).
FROM THE DC VAULT: DEATH IN THE FAMILY: ROBIN LIVES #1
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art and cover by RICK LEONARDI
Variant cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
1:25 variant cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/10/24
In 1988, DC fans made a seminal choice in the history of DC publishing—voting to kill off Jason Todd’s Robin in the Death in the Family storyline. Now, for the first time, we want to find out what would have happened if fans had voted to let him live. And it begins—with the murder of The Joker!
DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL: ALLWINTER #1
Written by JAY KRISTOFF and TOM TAYLOR
Art by TIRSO CONS and RICCARDO FEDERICI
Cover by TIRSO CONS
Variant cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 variant cover by HOMARE
1:50 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Foil variant by HOMARE ($6.99 US)
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
The snow falls thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past?
The red-hot Dark Knights of Steel epic expands into bone-chilling new territories with new surprises in store!
Source: Graphic Policy
