DC April Solicitations

[Hilden B. Lade]

https://www.newsarama.com/38272-dc-c...citations.html

some notes I made while skimming:

Action 1000 solicit, no new creative teams announced here though.

Bad month for Doom books - no sign of a new Doomsday Clock or Doom Patrol issue in these solicits.

Looks like that announced Deathstroke v Batman series is just the name of the next Deathstroke arc.

Cyborg hasn't been cancelled after all, but I dunno if Marv Wolfman is the name that's gonna invigorate this series.

Trinity ends with #22, two issues in April.

[silverlantern]

https://www.newsarama.com/38273-doom...k-delayed.html

Doomsday Clock is moving to bi-monthly (as in every two months, not twice a month). Series is now projected to end in July 2019.

[Jekyll]

https://www.newsarama.com/38273-doom...k-delayed.html

Doomsday Clock is moving to bi-monthly (as in every two months, not twice a month). Series is now projected to end in July 2019.

What?! Good grief!

[king81992]

Deathstroke vs Batman is not what I had in mind and sounds like a terrible idea know that I see the details.

Beast Boy has finally gone nuclear.

[CaptCleghorn]

What?! Good grief!

Did the delays on the original Watchmen series teach us nothing?

[protege]

https://www.newsarama.com/38272-dc-c...citations.html

some notes I made while skimming:

Action 1000 solicit, no new creative teams announced here though.

Bad month for Doom books - no sign of a new Doomsday Clock or Doom Patrol issue in these solicits.

Looks like that announced Deathstroke v Batman series is just the name of the next Deathstroke arc.

Cyborg hasn't been cancelled after all, but I dunno if Marv Wolfman is the name that's gonna invigorate this series.

Trinity ends with #22, two issues in April.

Thanks for that, looks like i’ll Be saving more money than I thought, since i’m Also dropping Batman. I’ll be picking up Superman though- who can resist the legion of fun?

[Badou]

That Deathstroke arc sounds just awful.

[donnafan]

WTH is Donna Troy doing chained up in the Watchtower like some animal?! This is how WW mentors???

[Jekyll]

Did the delays on the original Watchmen series teach us nothing?

Ha! Geez now we have to wait longer on the JSA too. Unless they show up in Doomsday Clock.

[king81992]

WTH is Donna Troy doing chained up in the Watchtower like some animal?! This is how WW mentors???

I really hope its symbolism.

[Iconic]

The cover art for the Terrifics is just gorgeous. I'm hooked for that alone.

Black Lightning's opening arc peaks.

Cyborg “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” continues with his co-creator at the helm and the return of his most popular DCyou body style.

Deathstroke....vs Batman. Yes.

Justice League.

Damage.

[Sacred Knight]

https://www.newsarama.com/38273-doom...k-delayed.html

Doomsday Clock is moving to bi-monthly (as in every two months, not twice a month). Series is now projected to end in July 2019.

This is huge news. This can't happen unless major rewrites occur which remove the consequences this title is supposed to have for the larger DCU (while not confirmed its a general belief that this was to be where the whole "missing 10 years" plotpoint of the overall Rebirth narrative would be resolved for good), because everything can't just wait around an extra year. Either they get back on track fast and back to a monthly schedule, or this story is boned.

[Denirac]

Shame about Doomsday Clock and Trinity, however I'll be reading:
Action #1000 (obviously)
Batman
Detective Comics
Superman
Nightwing (Yay, Humphries isnt there!!!)
Red Hood
Titans
Teen Titans
Suicide Squad
Hellblazer
Deathstroke
Batman Beyond
JL
The Flash
Hal Jordan
Green Arrow
Trinity
Raven
The Terrifics
Cyborg (Only because Wolfman)
Update: Also Green Lanterns because Constantine.

I'm not sure if I'll still be reading JLA. I was planning on dropping it whenever Lobo inevitably left.

[Eto]

- Superman
- Action Comics
- RHATO
- Nightwing (new writer? Why?)
- Hal Jordan
- Justice League
- Terrifics
- Deathstroke.
- Superwoman vol. 3


I’m mostly looking forward to AC #1000. It’s just something you’ll experience once in a lifetime. Literally.
Kinda bummed about Doomsday Clock, but understandably, Johns needs more time due to AC #1000 and Gary needs more time for his gorgeous art.

[Johnny]

Not surprised by Doomsday Clock. I still wonder why they decided to announce it as a monthly title in the first place, when anyone who knows anything about Gary Frank is aware that the man isn't a monthly guy.


"“DARKEST BEFORE DAWN” part one! Hal Jordan is the paragon of a Green Lantern: Courageous and unrelenting. But even a hero can sometimes doubt the methods they’re known to use. And in those moments, something dark creeps in and it can create an evil the universe isn’t ready to face!"

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we've seen that all before. They will never stop using Hal for these "the Lantern that might go rogue" type scenarios. 25 years later, Hal Jordan still keeps being portrayed as the most likely candidate to fall to corruption. Obviously he won't turn heel again, but it's getting tiresome. Then there's this gem once again...


“DARKEST BEFORE DAWN” part two! A mysterious object breaks into the Sciencells and abducts former Green Lantern, Tomar-Tu. Hal Jordan flies into action to save his friend, but what he’s confronted by may be too much for the greatest Green Lantern!"

Okay, enough with this crap. I agree with it and I'm sick of reading it too. Stop telling fans who is "the greatest" anything. Hal's career speaks for itself. He is fully aware of his status as some legendary Lantern, but he wouldn't give two fucks about being considered "the greatest". How about "Show, don't tell"? Only crappy writers or editors choose to refer to the characters that way.


Now, Bats, Catwoman and Booster? That sounds good. Give me a Silver Age-type Batman adventure any day of the week. And I suppose the so-called "greatest GL" won't show up in Batman to talk to Bruce about his engagement after all, despite King initially saying he would.