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ILLUMINATIONS THIS MAY... MAR 2016 # 330 SATELLITE FALLING STEVE ROGERS FUTURE QUEST CIVIL WAR II BACK TO THE FUTURE BIFF’S BIT... AM I BACK IN THE 60s? NOVEL IDEAS AND MORE! Steve Rogers: Captain America (Marvel)

CONTENTS: PAGE 03... New Series and One-Shots for May: Dark Horse

PAGE 04... New Series and One-Shots for May: DC Comics

PAGE 05... New Series and One-Shots for May: IDW Publishing

PAGE 06... New Series and One-Shots for May: Image Comics

PAGE 07... New Series and One-Shots for May: Marvel Comics

PAGE 08... New Series and One-Shots for May: Marvel Comics

PAGE 09... New Series and One-Shots for May: Indies

PAGE 10... New Series and One-Shots for May: Indies

PAGE 11... Novel Ideas - Part One

PAGE 12... Novel Ideas - Part Two SIGN UP FOR THE ACE COMICS MAILOUT PAGE 13... Biff’s Bit: DC's Realaunch Revamp Rebirth AND KEEP UP TO DATE PAGE 14... Top 20 Graphic Novels: February’s Bestselling Books WITH THE LATEST RELEASES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, CHARTS, ILLUMINATIONS, EVENTS acecomics.co.uk AND MORE! 02 BEASTS OF BURDEN: DARK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN Dorkin, HORSE Thompson NEW SERIES AND This standalone adventure is a perfect ONE�SHOTS FOR MAY entry point for readers new to the award-winning series. When curiosity gets the best of Burden Hill's cats (and one reluctant raccoon), sleeping demons are awakened and black magic is unleashed on the town of Burden Hill. In Shops: 04/05/2016

MAE #1 Ha When she was just a girl, Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world and for the last couple of years has been having great adventures there: defeating horrible monsters, power- mad scientists, and evil nobles. She was a celebrated action hero! But when she turned twenty-one it all LOBSTER JOHNSON: came apart and she decided to return METAL MONSTERS OF MIDTOWN #1 home. Her sister, Mae, has had no idea what happened to Abbie all this Arcudi, Zonjic time. Her tales are too hard to believe; A trio of skyscraping robots crash into a Manhattan bank and leave that is, until the monsters and other Lobster Johnson with two mysteries to solve: what is behind the terrible creatures start to cross over to massive machines, and why would the robots pull a heist without our world... taking a penny? In Shops: 18/05/2016 In Shops: 25/05/2016 03 NEW SERIES AND DC ONE�SHOTS FOR MAY

FUTURE QUEST #1 SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #1 Parker, Shaner Lee, Porter, Various When the adventurous and inquisitive Jonny Quest and his adoptive brother Hadji make a startling Those meddling kids-Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and their dog, Scooby-Doo-get more ghost- discovery in the swamplands of Florida, they are pulled into an epic struggle between the Space debunking than they bargained for when faced with a fundamental change in their world. The Rangers and a dangerous villain who threatens the galaxy. Now it's up to the combined forces of apocalypse has happened. Old rules about logic no longer apply. The creatures of the night are Team Quest, Inter-Nation Security, Space Ghost, and a host of Hanna-Barbera's greatest action among us, and the crew of the Magical Mystery Machine has to fight to survive-because in the heroes to stop him and save their universe! apocalyptic badlands of the near-future, the horrors are real! Don't miss the start of this new, monthly series that features character designs by comics superstar This new monthly series takes Scooby and the gang to a whole new level and features character and kicks off with an extra-sized story and a wraparound cover! designs by comics superstar Jim Lee! In Shops: 18/05/2016 In Shops: 25/05/2016 04 BACK TO THE FUTURE: CITIZEN BROWN #1 Gale, Burnham, Robinson Time-travelling into comics directly out of Telltale's 2010 smash-hit episodic FEAR AND video game Back To The Future: The Game! ARCHANGEL LOATHING IN When an empty time-traveling DeLorean suddenly shows up in 1986, Marty #1 BRUTAL LAS VEGAS McFly quickly learns that his friend Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown is stranded in NATURE #1 #1 1931 and possibly in mortal danger. Now it's up to Marty to return to the past Gibson, Guice, to once again save Doc and the time-space continuum! But this time, will he Lotay Saracino, Olivetti Little be too late? Superstar William Gibson, author of A collection of masks transforms Troy Little's gonzo adaptation of Hunter In Shops: 25/05/2016 Neuromancer and one of the most the young man known as Ich into Thompson's Fear And Loathing in Las influential writers of the innumerable different beasts and Vegas is now available in an all-new last 30 years, makes his comic book monsters. Using this ancient power, format. Find out why GQ said "Little's debut with this all-new, original story! he embarks on a battle that pits the cartoonish sensibilities make him the The U.S. political leaders of 2016 indigenous people of Colombia against ideal artist to adapt Thompson's abandon the radioactive planet the encroaching Spanish empire. But gonzo ur-text... perfectly portraying they've destroyed and harness the can one man hope to beat back the literature's most ridiculous road power of humanity's last hope: The massive forces of the conquering trip." Splitter, a colossal machine designed Spaniards? Luciano Saracino and This comic book version is presented to manufacture a bright new reality for Ariel Olivetti (Venom: Space Knight) in black-and-white and at a slightly them to infiltrate and corrupt. If you try bring readers a stunningly illustrated larger size than the full-color hardcover one new book this month... This. Is. It! story of beasts and men fighting for edition. Each issue also includes the soul of a nation! In Shops: 25/05/2016 pages from Little's sketchbook and In Shops: 11/05/2016 other behind-the-scenes information. In Shops: 18/05/2016

DISNEY'S MAGIC BIGGEST KINGDOM BANG #1 COMICS #1 Kirkbride, Barks, Gogtzilas Komorowski, SATELLITE Born in the cataclysmic cosmic Fecchi, Various FALLING #1 catastrophe known as "The Bigger IDW's Disneyland 60th anniversary Horton, Bang," Cosmos traversed the barren anthology is here... collecting decades Thompson egg-lands in-between universes, of Disney's park-themed adventure A lone human survived the death of discovered the wisdom of space comics! Carl Barks' Scrooge McDuck the one she loved, and escaped a whales, defeated intergalactic evil, travels from the Mark Twain Riverboat corrupt Earth. She now makes her and found love! Now a new threat to a Beagle Boy battle; then Donald way as a bounty hunter, on a satellite presents itself, one the hero has and Mickey investigate the strange full of aliens. But someone's about to never known... worship! What can he disappearance of the Country Bear turn her life upside down... give those who would call him God? Jamboree and Uncle Scrooge stars in Intergalactic action and pataphysical "Fantastic River Race," a pre-Rosa "Life By Amala's Blade writer Steve philosophy return in The Biggest Bang, of Scrooge" adventure by Carl Barks! It's Horton and artist Stephen the thrilling sequel to the mini-series the first Disneyland-themed anthology Thompson! Den of Geek called one of "the best comic in 30 years - frontloaded with For fans of space opera, crime fiction comics of 2015"! beloved Disney comics artists! and lots of things exploding! IDW In Shops: 18/05/2016 In Shops: 04/05/2016 In Shops: 18/05/2016 NEW SERIES AND ONE�SHOTS FOR MAY 05 IMAGE NEW SERIES AND ONE�SHOTS FOR MAY

3 FLOYDS: ALPHA KING #1 Floyd, Azzarello, RENATO JONES: THE ONE PERCENT #1 Bisley, Brown Andrews Set a long time ago in a suburb far, far Special double-sized first issue! away (Munster, Indiana), Brewer and The One% own more than half the world's wealth. They've crashed economies, CiCi are producing a home-brew so bought governments, and have amassed more power than any other group distinct that it attracts a monstrous king in history. And they still don't have enough. With this kind of power how can and his horrid minions from another anyone make them pay? Who will make them pay? Enter Renato Jones, a dimension. Swords are unsheathed, mysterious vigilante, out to even the score. And when he enters the fray the lines are crossed, and sieges are laid super-rich are super f***ed! for the rise of the Alpha King! From acclaimed creator Kaare Kyle Andrews (Iron Fist: The Living Weapon, In Shops: 04/05/2016 Spider-Man: Reign) comes a supercharged capitalist action thriller for a post- Great Recession world. In Shops: 04/05/2016

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE CIVIL WAR II ROGERS #1 #0 Spencer, Saiz Bendis, Coipel He's back! The original Sentinel of From the creative team that brought Liberty returns, with a new shield, a you House Of M and Siege comes a new team, and a new mission! And blistering first chapter in Marvel's new he's not the only one who's back! Like explosive event. Watch as the players the saying goes-- cut off one limb, two are introduced and the table is set for more will take its place! Hail Hydra! a storyline that fans will be talking In Shops: 25/05/2016 about for years. In Shops: 11/05/2016

DEADPOOL: LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1 DAREDEVIL / Duggan, Koblish, PUNISHER #1 Ramos Soule, From the pages of Doctor Strange... the Kudranski, Empirikul are waging a war on magic Brown with the goal of wiping the fantastical from the pages of existence. This A simple change of venues for one concerns Deadpool, because some of Matt Murdock's cases becomes of his best friends are magic. As the more complicated when The Punisher Empirikul forces batter the defenses attempts to send the defendant away... of the Monster ruled by permanently! his demonic wife, Deadpool wades If Daredevil and Blindspot want to get into battle alongside his most spell- this mobster his day in court, it will casting-est friends. And you know the take every ounce of wit and wile they old saying "Nothing ever goes wrong have. All Frank needs to get what he in a war." That's a saying, right? wants is a bullet. The race is on! In Shops: 18/05/2016 In Shops: 04/05/2016 07 NIGHTHAWK #1 Walker, Villalobos, Cowan, Sienkiewicz Straight from the pages of Squadron Supreme comes one of the most brutal super heroes of DEADPOOL: the Marvel Universe. Nighthawk is Chicago's MASACRE #1 PUNISHER #1 dark protector, dispensing swift, decisive justice to those that truly deserve it. When the city's Duggan, Posehn, Cloonan, Dillon, shadiest power brokers turn up murdered in Koblish Shalvey gristly ways, the apparent work of an inventive Months ago, we were proud to bring Frank Castle loses control! A by-the- serial killer, Nighthawk must ask himself, Does you Deadpool Tres Punto Uno - a tale numbers drug bust is about to take this predator deserve to be caught? Who is the told all in Spanish, revealing Masacre, Frank Castle by surprise... and he killer? What is he after? What does he want the Deadpool of Mexico! Due to hates surprises. The horrible fallout from Nighthawk? To answer these questions, popular demand (because apparently threatens to send The Punisher into Nighthawk must first look in the mirror. you were too lazy to translate it for the heart of darkness, but Castle won't In Shops: 25/05/2016 yourself) Marvel has taken to an make that journey alone: A DEA agent unspecified Internet translation site is on his trail and attempting to get and is re-presenting the comic in into his head... but what horrors will poorly translated english! Just in time she find there, and will she survive the for the "Fifth of May!" experience? First-time Punisher writer In Shops: 04/05/2016 Becky Cloonan and quintessential Punisher artist Steve Dillon are forcing Frank Castle out of his comfort zone and taking him to the edge of the world he thought he knew! In Shops: 04/05/2016 SPIDER� WOMEN EVENT: OMEGA #1 Leon, Putri, Various The titantic conclusion to the Spider- event of 2016! THUNDER� Silk is out of commission and Spider- BOLTS #1 Woman and Spider-Gwen return to Zub, Malin Earth-65 for an impossible final battle. They are out-gunned, out-manned, From the ashes of Avengers: Standoff! out-numbered and out-planned. But They're a renegade team rampaging it's a fight they have to fight. across the Marvel Universe under the Don't miss this conclusion that will direction of the Winter Soldier! But are shake all three Spider-Women to the the Thunderbolts heroes or villains- core! and do even they know for sure? 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In Shops: 04/05/2016 VS SNOW Wang, Thompson, WHITE #1 Norrie, ZENESCOPE Ganucheau Brusha, Various Jen takes the girls on a nature walk PENNY Evil lurks in the heart of everyone. to show them which plants are edible DREADFUL #1 Try as we might to prevent it, our in case they need to survive in the TITAN wilderness. Along the way, she tells dark sides will occasionally surface, Wilson�Cairns, sometimes with disastrous results. them the story about an axe murderer who took his friends out, one by one DeMartinis, Sela Mathers knows this. She's dealt Various with it before and triumphed. But until no one was left, thoroughly scaring she's never faced a challenge like this. Mal. Terrified and unable to sleep, Mal The hit Showtime television series When the darkness in her is given life, thinks she sees something lurking Penny Dreadful is presented in comics emerging as a flesh and blood being outside. Is it...The Axe Murderer?!?! for the first time! This prequel reveals bent on stealing everything from her, Featuring a whopping 40 pages of the terrifying events that led Vanessa to Sela is put to the ultimate test. She'll brand-new, original, Lumberjanes attempt to find her missing childhood fight for Arcane Acre, Shang, her stories from writers Jen Wang (In Real friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the sister, Belinda and her daughter Skye. Life, The Prince and the Dressmaker) true nature of the vampiric monsters She'll fight as Earth's Guardian. But and Kelly Thompson (Jem and the infesting Victorian London. Beautifully her most important battle will be the Holograms) and artists Christine Norrie realized by Louie De Martinis, and one for her very soul. Can Snow White (Hopeless Savages) and Savanna written by the scriptwriters of the defeat Dark White? Ganucheau (Fresh Romance)! series! In Shops: 25/05/2016 In Shops: 25/05/2016 In Shops: 04/05/2016 09 CINEMA PURGATORIO PINK #1 PANTHER #1 AVATAR 4001AD #1 A.M. 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Little Man to legions of new fans! Each he will be cast out of his own Father's With black and white artwork to allow issue of American Mythology's new kingdom. Exiled, Rai walks the ravaged the illustrator's pure visions, and the Pink Panther series is packed full-a world in search of forgotten heroes like greatest assembly of writing talent pink with several new stories, original himself on a mission to collect the last ever gathered on one series, every shorts, and even a few classic comic surviving legends of a broken planet issue is perfect-bound and all of the tales! Join the Pink Panther, The Ant and forge a rebellion with the power to works are very long-form - there are and the Aardvark, The Inspector, and a bring the most advanced civilization in no collections planned before 2018. host of other favorite cartoons for the history crashing back down to Earth. Jump in now and embrace the new all-ages comic book event of the year! In Shops: 04/05/2016 future of comics. 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POWER RANGERS: PINK #1 BOOM! WEAVERS #1 KINGS QUEST #1 Fletcher, BOOM! Thompson, Di, Spurrier, Burnett DYNAMITE Charretier Acker, Corson, Sid is a new addition to The Weavers, a McDaid, Laming Thrilled by the response to the Mighty brutal, East Coast crime family whose Morphin Power Rangers comic series, members are bound to loyalty thanks Join Flash Gordon, two Phantoms, Boom! Studios now focus on some of to the supernatural spider inside each Mandrake the Magician and Prince the individual Rangers and let them one of them, granting them powerful Valiant on a disastrous intergalactic shine in their own stories. First up is a and often grotesque abilities. Once he rescue mission! All they have to do is series centered around Kimberly Hart, realizes what he's capable of, Sid sets defeat a limitless alien armada and not the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger, and out to pursue his own secret agenda, get eaten by a space jungle. Brought who better than and counter to the group's objectives. But to you by the innumerable talents of Academy writer Brenden Fletcher and he doesn't have much time - the longer Ben Acker (The Thrilling Adventure A-Force and Jem and the Holograms the spider is inside him, the more loyal Hour), Heath Corson (Bizarro), and writer Kelly Thompson to bring it to you! he becomes to The Weavers... Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd)! INDIES In Shops: 18/05/2016 In Shops: 04/05/2016 In Shops: 04/05/2016 NEW SERIES AND ONE�SHOTS FOR MAY 1110 NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTED EDITIONS NOVEL IDEAS ARRIVING FROM MAY ONWARDS...

NORTHLANDERS BACK TO TMNT: BOOK 1: THE FUTURE: ENEMIES OLD THE ANGLO UNTOLD TALES... KABUKI VOL.3 ENEMIES NEW SAXON SAGA IDW (LIBRARY HC) IDW DC VERTIGO Gale, Schoonover, DARK HORSE Eastman, Waltz, Wood, Various Schoening, Various Mack Duncan, Various

These tales illustrate the harsh life of Back to the Future creator/screenwriter This edition collects Kabuki Volume 7: The Turtles learn the amazing story the Viking invasion and occupation of Bob Gale returns with all new tales The Alchemy and more-including all- of their previous lives, and begin their the British Isles from the 8th to 11th from the twisting and turning timeline new material by David Mack! With the journey as a true team of brothers! centuries. Families are broken, lives that made Back to the Future a, well.... help of Akemi, Kabuki has escaped Meanwhile, Baxter Stockman unveils are saved, and death is everywhere timeless pop-culture phenomenon! from Control Corps amid all the fallout a deadly new strategy for capturing in these gritty tales from Northlanders From the Old West forward to the and mayhem. And now that Kabuki them, just as General Krang arrives in #1-16, #18-19 and #41. 1980s, from the 21st Century back to has the chance to learn what her true New York demanding results! In Shops: 22/06/2016 the Jurassic Period... and every time calling in this life is, it seems there is a In Shops: 11/05/2016 in between... Doc, Marty, along with kind of Akemi network. A network that their friends and enemies, embark on Kabuki herself will be asked to help time-space continuum adventures of in. And it seems Akemi is attempting SQUADRON epic proportions! a kind of revolution. One that Akemi SUPREME VOL.1: expects Kabuki to play a major part HAWKEYE BY ANY MEANS In Shops: 18/05/2016 in. A revolution that will change the VOL.6: NECESSARY landscape of their world forever. HAWKEYES MARVEL In Shops: 13/17/2016 MARVEL Robinson, Kirk KING CONAN: Lemire, Perez WOLVES BEYOND THE They're the sole survivors of lost Earths, BORDER Hawkeye and Hawkeye take aim at and they'll do anything to protect this DARK HORSE another season - but this time there's one - whether you like it or not! First a twist! Arrows fly in two eras as a Truman, Giorello on their to-do list: Namor, destroyer SAGA VOL.6 deep-seated rift stretches across time, of Doctor Spectrum's homeworld. He IMAGE bringing old man Clint and a wiser Kate must pay for his crimes - and pay King Conan grows weary of the crown, back together to chase down mistakes dearly. But the Squadron's extreme and when an old soldier visits him with Vaughan, Staples from their past. But as the reluctantly measures attract the attention of the talk of a cursed relic and rumors of reunited members of Team Hawkeye Uncanny Avengers! And when the Pictish tribes preparing a full-scale After a dramatic time jump, the three- struggle to rebuild their trust, their team descends into Weirdworld - the invasion on Aquilonia's borders, Conan time Eisner Award winner for Best mission brings them face-to-face with newest, strangest corner of the Marvel eagerly embarks on what could be his Continuing Series continues to evolve, the Mandarin! What makes a hero? Find Universe - can they escape without final adventure! Timothy Truman and as Hazel begins the most exciting out as Hawkeyes clash in a turbulent the aid of Thundra? Tomás Giorello expand on Robert E. adventure of her life: kindergarten. trip down memory lane that takes them Collecting Squadron Supreme (2015) Howard's unfinished "Wolves Beyond Meanwhile, her star-crossed family back to the future! #1-5 and material from Avengers the Border" tale! learns hard lessons of their own. Collecting All-New Hawkeye (2015) (2015) #0. Collects issues #1-4 of the miniseries. Collects Saga #31-36. #1-6. 11 In Shops: 15/06/2016 In Shops: 27/07/2016 In Shops: 29/06/2016 In Shops: 15/06/2016 NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTED EDITIONS NOVEL IDEAS ARRIVING FROM MAY ONWARDS...

CLEAN BUFFY, SEASON ROOM VOL.1: 10 VOL.5: - MORE THAN : IMMACULATE PIECES ON THE MEETS THE EYE EARTH ONE CONCEPTION GROUND VOL.9 VOL.2 DC VERTIGO DARK HORSE IDW DC Simone, Davis�Hunt Gage, Isaacs Roberts, Milne Johns, Frank, Sibal

In the first six issues of this new Demon invasions wreak havoc Optimus Prime struggles to find his The sequel to the critically acclaimed Vertigo series, meet Astrid Mueller, worldwide when an interdimensional place on Cybertron where half : Earth One by the superstar the enigmatic leader of a giant self- portal lands in the wrong hands. As population hates him and the other creative team of writer Geoff Johns help organization. Journalist Chloe new threats pour into the streets, Buffy half worships him. Meanwhile, on and artist Gary Frank is here! Pierce's fiancé committed suicide and her closest allies find their paths Earth, Galvatron doesn't care what While is plunged into after reading Astrid's book-and now diverging: Willow gets a serious job, anybody thinks. terror by an enigmatic anarchist and Chloe is determined to find out who Xander and Ghost Anya grow perilously Collects issues #45-49. killer calling himself The , Astrid Mueller really is and learn the close, Andrew is tempted by evil, and In Shops: 11/05/2016 the Dark Knight must reconcile the secret of the Clean Room, where your Buffy and Spike continue to work at increasingly conflicting ideologies deepest fears are revealed. making their relationship, well, work. of Detective Jim Gordon and Bruce In Shops: 15/06/2016 Collects Buffy, Season 10 #21-25. Wayne's head of security, Alfred DEADPOOL In Shops: 13/07/2016 Pennyworth. But there are many more CLASSIC mysteries lurking within Gotham City, VOL.16: KILLOGY including the secret agenda of Harvey STAR WARS: MARVEL Dent and the bizarre creature prowling LEGENDS Bunn, Talajic, Lolli, the sewers-! VOL.1(EPIC Espin COLLECTION) BATMAN In Shops: 15/06/2016 MARVEL AND : Wade Wilson stars in a killogy of Various ETERNAL VOL.2 DC chaos! It begins when (spoilers!) OUTCAST BY Deadpool kills the Marvel Universe! Tynion IV, Snyder KIRKMAN AND When the Death Star falls, what will And his bloodlust doesn't stop there. AZACETA VOL.3: happen next for the galaxy? Find out Not when the Ideaverse is full of the LITTLE LIGHT in this collection of tales set in the The Dynamic Duo thought they defeated fabled icons of classic literature - you IMAGE immediate aftermath of Star Wars: her for good, but Mother is back-and know, the ones your parents read Episode IV - A New Hope! What would she's ready to enact her grand plan! about in books. And not when there Kirkman, Azaceta it mean for the Empire if Vader and the And, when the truth behind Batman's are multiple realities, harboring infinite evil Emperor Palpatine discover Luke greatest failure is revealed, one of his Mercs with infinite Mouths. Before this Kyle is faced with the most emotional Skywalker's identity? Witness the allies may walk away from the fight Wade's work is done, every one of exorcism he's performed yet... as continuing adventures of everyone's forever. And as the world burns, it's up them must be silenced - permanently! he begins to learn more about his favorite Star Wars heroes and villains! to to save a generation Collecting Deadpool Kills The Marvel abilities and what's really happening Collecting Star Wars: Empire #7, #14, from unspeakable tragedy! Universe #1-4, Deadpool Killustrated around him. Secrets are revealed that #16-18, Star Wars: Vader's Quest Collects Batman And Robin: Eternal #1-4 and Deadpool Kills Deadpool will change everything. #1-4 and Star Wars (2013) #1-12. #13-26. #1-4. Collects Outcast #13-18. In Shops: 22/06/2016 In Shops: 29/06/2016 In Shops: 08/06/2016 In Shops: 05/06/2016 12 BIFF’S BIT Email Biff here: [email protected]

Lanterns: Rebirth #1, : : Rebirth #1, Supergirl: worked so well for seventy years and industry was dying back then because Rebirth #1, Titans: Rebirth #1 and Rebirth #1, : Rebirth #1 the films and television versions stay the readership was recognised as : Rebirth #1 (all are and Trinity: Rebirth #1 (all are one as they are - in my mind as a giant lasting for only around two to three one shot specials). These are followed shot specials). These are followed by ‘What If’ or ‘Imaginary Story’, still valid years and no one knew how to keep DC's RELAUNCH by Aquaman #1, Batman #1, Flash Cyborg #1, #1, Harley and still great fun! them interested. Then Stan came along and introduced the continuous #1, Green Arrow #1, Green Lanterns Quinn #1, Of America All publishers still seem to believe that REVAMP, REBIRTH! #1, Superman #1 and Wonder #1, Suicide Squad #1 (all bi-weekly) 'soap opera' styled storylines with well a new #1, or universe shattering event formed support characters who added The latest bombshell news is that DC Woman #1 (all bi-weekly) plus Action plus Batman Beyond #1, Blue Beetle is the way to bring in new readers have announced Rebirth, a relaunch the element of growth and a maturing Comics #957 and Detective Comics #1, Earth 2 #1, Gotham Academy #1, and increase sales. Admittedly, they of their line starting all titles at issue #934 (monthly from June). Supergirl #1, Superwoman #1, Super of the main characters without the #1 again, except for two that are do always sell more for a very small necessity to have them actually aging. JULY Releases: Batgirl And The Birds Sons #1, Teen Titans #1 and Trinity #1 duration, perhaps three to four issues, approaching key milestone numbers (all monthly). Stunning in its simplicity. - Action Comics restarts at #957 and Of Prey: Rebirth #1, And then sales drop to previous levels or The Corps: Rebirth #1, The rhetoric is that many things have lower. Almost like a drug addict who History is there to be learned from and Detective Comics at #934. Major titles not ignored. Something that comic will be bi-weekly (twice a month) and Hellblazer: Rebirth #1, Justice League: changed in the five years since the keeps on needing a greater and companies and politicians would do low selling titles - those below 20,000 well to take note of. - will be cancelled. The reasoning is thus: Midnighter sells 20,000 while There are great comics being produced Batman sells 110,000, giving a total - Batman, Dark Knight III: The Master of 130,000 units, so let's cancel Race, Justice League, , Midnighter and have two issues Daredevil, Invincible Iron Man, Nova, of Batman per month, making the The Walking Dead, Rachel Rising, new number of units 220,000. Even Crossed: Badlands, allowing for a drop in interest of 10%, and many more. These all succeed the print-run will still be 200,000 through strong story telling, a respect instead of 130,000. for the history of their particular 'universe' and a cohesive reality. My Last year DC's sales plummeted and fingers are crossed that this time DC so the creative boffins have looked at Rebirth #1, : Rebirth #1, New 52 event and they are bringing greater high to remain normal. get it right! the figures and devised the following And The Outlaws: Rebirth characters and stories in line with The fall occurs because each time the plan to boost sales figures, renew #1 (all are one shot specials). These today’s readership demands. clock is reset and the history and/or interest and, we hope, not kill diversity. are followed by Hal Jordan and Green Admittedly the dominance of comic characters change, long term readers Tip for the month. A smile, in a moment, Firstly the good news... all titles will Lantern Corps #1, Justice League #1 characters in movies and television are lost. This 'rinse and repeat' style makes a friend of strangers for life, a retail at only $2.99! Will they keep this and Nightwing #1 (all bi-weekly) plus scowl makes enemies instantly. I know price? That depends on sales. is astounding. Never in my wildest does not replace the lost readers as Batgirl #1, Batgirl And The Birds Of dreams did I ever expect such a wide it is creating a breed of fans who only what I will be doing today! The relaunch is planned as follows: Prey #1, Hellblazer #1, Red Hood And range of heroes so expertly written seem to remain interested for three Initially, a DC Rebirth special of 80 The Outlaws #1, The Super-Man #1 and produced. Ironically, the millions to four years. This, in turn, seems pages written by Geoff Johns at only and Titans #1 (all monthly). watching have not translated into to justify the companies actions as $2.99. Fall Releases: Batman Beyond: readers, but readership is on the they try new trick after new trick to JUNE Releases: Aquaman: Rebirth #1, Rebirth #1, Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1, increase. My hope is that the comics attract the next generation, but they Batman: Rebirth #1, Flash: Rebirth Cyborg: Rebirth #1, Deathstroke: stay true to the principles of story seem to have forgotten what Stan Lee #1, Green Arrow: Rebirth #1, Green Rebirth #1, Earth 2: Rebirth #1, telling for the paper medium that have achieved in the 1960’s. 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