From: [dor 1] at [midway.uchicago.edu] (thad a doria)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info
Subject: PREVIEWS-O-RAMA II. DC-HOMAGE FOR 1996 OCT [SPOILERS]
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 96 02:16:20 GMT

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P R E V I E W S - O - R A M A.  II. DC-Homage
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Shipping October 1996
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Everything contained herein is IMO. Duh, 'cuz I wrote it.
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DC (lots of spoilers here):
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DC/Marvel: All Access #1 of 4 (Marz & Guice). Batman & Daredevil.
Robin & Jubilee. Superboy & Spider-Man. As two universes experience
a sudden outbreak of team-ups, Access rushes to put a stop to it.

Batman: Gordon's Law #1 of 4 (Dixon & Janson). Jim Gordon solo!

Power of Shazam! #21 (Ordway & Krause). Guest starring (er, wouldja
believe...) Plastic Man.

Why they're making you buy Showcase #11:Brainiac 5 meets Brainiacs
1 and 2 by Peyer & Aucoin. Plus a preview of Scare Tactics (see
below) and the GA Wildcat.

Hal Jordan apparently dies at some point during the Final Night
crossover. The funeral is in Green Lantern #81 (Marz & Banks), which
also has a reprint of the first GL story by Broome & Kane, and an
"untold tale" of Hal by Marz & Kane.

The Legion guest stars in Superman #118 (Jurgens & Frenz).

The Super-titles are taken up with Clark's quest to regain the
powers he in Final Night. This culminates in Superman #119, which
ships in October but won't be solicited until next month's Previews.
Presumably something shocking will happen?

Legionnaires #43 (Stern/McCraw & Moy). All Try-Out Issue.
Legionnaires Annual #3 (Stern/McCraw & various). XS's Excellent
Adventures and Bogus Journeys.
LSH #87 (Peyer/McCraw & Moder). The team turns to Deadman for help
in saving Tinya from oblivion. Also LSH Archives #6 is coming.

World's Finest(The Next Generation) #1of2(K.Kesel/Dixon & Grummett)
Superboy meets Robin. Hijinks ensue.

Night Force #1 (Wolfman & B. Anderson). As usual, Baron Winters
gathers a bunch of pawns to face down That Which Man Was Not Meant
To Know. I want to know how Brent Anderson's gonna draw this *and*
Astro City every month!

Scare Tactics #1 (Kaminski & A. Williams). Kaminski called it "The
Groovie Goolies on MTV," I call it "the closest we'll ever get to
a Creature Commandos revival," you'll call it "goofy!"

Takion's cancelled as of #7, though he appears in New Gods #13.

Preacher Special: The Story of You-Know-Who (Ennis & Case). Evi-
dently you can't put the word "Arseface" on the cover of a comic
book. Who knew?

Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy #1of4 (Claremont & D.Abell).
Chris Claremont's been planning this Elseworlds for about 5 years,
and now it's here. Scenario: Superman lands in 1938. In 1996, he
still has his youth while Lois Lane grows ever older. Ancient gods
grant her heart's desire (what's a Claremont story without someone
getting their heart's desire?) to become Kal-el's perfect mate: a
Wonder Woman as immortal as Superman.

Batman: The Long Halloween #1 of 13 (Loeb & Sale). After 3 years of
LotDK Specials, Loeb & Sale move to the miniseries. Batman, Gordon,
and Dent track the serial killer "Holiday." Could it be one of Bat-
man's more famous villains in disguise?

Sandman Mystery Theatre #45 (Wagner/Seagle & Matt Smith). Guest
stars Janos Prohaska, the original Blackhawk.

Mythos: The Final Tour #1 of 3 (Reiber & Amaro/Gross). Loose tie-in
to Sandman about a haunted rock star.

===The "Plus Specials"===(DC's first three "Winter Annuals")====
Azrael Plus #1 (O'Neil & Kitson). Plus...The Question.

Robin Plus #1 (Waid/Augustyn & Royle). Plus...Impulse.

Green Lantern Plus #1 (Marz & Kolins). Plus...The Ray.

TPBs: Sovereign Seven, The Dark Knight Returns 10th Anniversary
Edition [in a slipcase with posters, a bound script, sketchbook,
and other goodies, plus several new pages; accompanied by the
requisite poster, t-shirt, porcelain bisque, etc.]

FANTAGRAPHICS:
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Coventry #1 (B. Willingham). An all-new, ongoing "supernatural
comedy thriller" by Bill Willingham.

GLADSTONE:
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Donald Duck #300. "Donald's 300th Triumph" by Heymans. Plus Rota,
Milton, Jippes, Van Horn, and..."Disco Duck"?

GOOD COMICS:
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Johnson & Stroman try it one more time!
Tribe #0 (Johnson & Stroman).
W #1 (Aziz & Lalich).

HARRIS:
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Vampirella's 25th Anniversary, written by James Robinson, Warren
Ellis, and Grant Morrison, art by Tex, Nowlan, Lago, Conner, Bair,
Nebres, & Frazetta.

HOMAGE:
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Astro City v2#3 (Busiek & B. Anderson/Ross). Astra (of the FF) runs
away. The cover is Astra's face on a milk carton, and it's one of
the best covers Ross has ever done.

To be continued (the Micronauts are coming)...


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