FROSTBITE #1

Written by: Joshua Williamson.
Art by: Jason Shawn Alexander.
Cover by: Jason Shawn Alexander.
Description: Long after Earth has entered its second ice age, humanity has learned to cope with the frozen elements. In this cold and bleak future, heat is power, and brutal gangs roam the icy wasteland looking for it. If that wasn't enough, a terrible disease nicknamed "frostbite" is literally freezing people from the inside out. Once you catch it, the effect is instantaneous. There is no immunity, there is no cure. Until now. Doctor Henry Bonham and his daughter Victoria have found the key to ending frostbite. If they can get from Mexico City to a secret government outpost in Alcatraz, they could stabilize life across the globe. But to do that they'll need to stay alive. That's where Keaton comes in. She and her crew have faced worse journeys before, but never with the potential consequences this one poses if they fail.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.

ASTRO CITY #39

Written by: Kurt Busiek.
Art by: Carmen Nunez Carnero.
Cover by: Alex Ross.
Description: In the 15th century, the Hanged Man made a promise. Today, he needs a lawyer. A look back in at Marta Dobrescu, and her life in Shadow Hill, Astro City's occult enclave-a life dealing with ghosts, demons, family, romance, and other horrors. And the Hanged Man won't be her only new client, either. Part 1 of a 2-part story drawn by guest artist Carmen Carnero.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 28.

GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #4

Written by Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan. Karl Kerschl, art by Adam Archer, Msassyk and Sandra Hope, cover by Karl Kerschl.
When a member of Detective Club is forced to stand trial for expulsion, the rest of the gang must rally for a rescue. But clues thrust them on a search for the mysterious Book of Gotham, and the gang learns there are more terrifying things at Gotham Academy than getting kicked out!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 14.

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5

Written by Scott Lobdell, art by Dexter Soy, cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, variant cover by Matteo Scalera.
"Dark Trinity," part five! Red Hood and Artemis team up against a rampaging Bizarro -- and it's a race against the clock to save him -- and the city -- from Black Mask's mind-controlling techno-organic virus!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 14.

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #5

Written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, art by Claire Roe, cover by Yanick Paquette, variant cover by Kamome Shirahama.
"Who is Oracle?" part five! The new Oracle has led the Birds of Prey all around Gotham City, forcing them to deal with the worst of what the city has to offer. Now Batgirl, Black Canary and Huntress will learn the reason when this impostor's secrets are revealed! But Oracle isn't the only one with a secret past...where did the mysterious Fenice come from, anyway?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 14.

BATGIRL #6

Written by Hope Larson, art and cover by Rafael Albuquerque, variant cover by Francis Manapul
"Return to Burnside!" On what should be a relaxing flight back home, Babs finds herself and her fellow passengers in mortal peril from...Poison Ivy? Batgirl must get to the bottom of Ivy's attack and save the plane if she ever wants to see home again!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 28.

NIGHTWING #11

Written by Tim Seeley, art and cover by Marcus To, variant cover by Ivas Reis and Oclair Albert.
"Bludhaven," part two! They call themselves the Run-Offs! And now, this group of villains that Batman and Nightwing ran out of Gotham City plan to do the same to the former Boy Wonder! But can he find the serial killer terrorizing the city before the Run-Offs catch up with him?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 21.

NIGHTWING #10

Written by: Tim Seeley.
Art by: Marcus To.
Covers by: Marcio To, Ivan Reis, Oclair Albert.
Description: "Bludhaven" part one! Following "Night of the Monster Men" and his battle with Raptor, Nightwing heads to Blüdhaven for a fresh start. But that doesn't last long when he runs into a crew of former Bat-villains!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: Dec. 7.     

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11

Written by: Robert Venditti.
Art by: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona.
Covers by: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Kevin Nowlan. Description: "Bottled Light." part four! The Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps form an uneasy alliance as they try to escape Larfleeze's clutches while Hal Jordan begins a new mission to help resurrect the nearly extinct Blue Lanterns. Pages: 32. Price: $2.99.
In stores: Dec. 28.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10

Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Ethan Van Sciver, variant cover by Kevin Nowlan.
"Bottled Light," part three! Trapped in a bottle by Larfleeze, the combined Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps find themselves in a race against time to escape from their bottled world as Kyle Rayner searches for a way to reunite with the Corps!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 14.

GREEN LANTERNS #13

Written by Sam Humphries, art by Ronan Cliquet, cover by Robson Rocha and Joe Prado, variant cover by Emanuela Lupacchino.
"The Phantom Lantern," part five! The Phantom Lantern controls all aspects of the emotional spectrum, but can Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz figure out which of those powers can also defeat their new enemy?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 21.

BATMAN BEYOND #3

Batman Beyond | Coringa vai aparecer pela primeira vez na HQ de Batman do Futuro

       

Veja a capa da edição com o "despertar"

Fonte: Omelete

O Coringa fará sua estreia em Batman Beyond, a HQ do Batman do Futuro que era estrelada por Tim Drake até agora (como reflexo dos eventos narrados em Future's End) e a partir de setembro, na reformulação Rebirth, deve voltar a ter como Batman o protagonista criado na série animada de TV, Terry McGuinnis. Veja acima a capa da edição 3, que sai em dezembro.

"Batman se embrenha na gangue dos Jokerz e finalmente enfrenta Terminal, seu suposto líder. Mas quanto ele ainda tem de sobra para lidar com esse letal inimigo? E finalmente, o momento que os seus seguidores estavam esperando: o Coringa em coma desperta!", diz a sinopse oficial da edição divulgada pela DC Comics.

O Coringa nunca apareceu de fato na HQ do Batman do Futuro, e não está claro ainda que versão do palhaço é essa que "despertará". Na série de TV Batman Beyond, descobriu-se que o Coringa na verdade era o ex-Robin Tim Drake, mas a HQ não necessariamente segue a mitologia que foi estabelecida na TV - mesmo porque Tim Drake já aparece na trama como um aliado de McGuinnis e herdeiro do legado de Bruce Wayne.

ALL STAR BATMAN #1 DIRECTOR'S CUT

Written by Scott Snyder, art and cover by John Romita Jr.
In this pencils-only Director's Cut of All Star Batman #1. Batman must take Two-Face to a destination outside of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has a two of spades up his sleeve. Every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide is on their tails with one goal: kill Batman! Handcuffed together on the road to hell, this is Batman and Two-Face as you've never seen them before!
64 pages, $4.99, in stores on Dec. 21.

ALL STAR BATMAN #5

DETECTIVE COMICS #947

Written by James Tynion IV, art by Alvaro Martinez and Raul Fernandez, cover by Jason Fabok, variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque.
"The Victim Syndicate." conclusion! Has the First Victim succeeded in dividing and conquering Batman's team? The final attack will come from someone they'd all put their faith in...
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 28.

DETECTIVE COMICS #946

Written by James Tynion IV, art by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira, cover by Jason Fabok, variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque.
"The Victim Syndicate," part four! The Victim Syndicate is taking their message to the streets in an attempt to turn the citizens of Gotham City against Batman and his allies! They can fight villains, but what happens when the whole city turns against them?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 14.

BATMAN #13 (778)

Written by Tom King, art and cover by Mikel Janin, variant cover by TIm Sale.
"I Am Suicide," conclusion! Batman and the remains of his team come face to face with Bane and the Psycho-Pirate in a final battle at Santa Prisca -- and learn whether this was truly a suicide mission!
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 21.

BATMAN #12 (777)

Batman | Revelação do passado muda o sentido da cruzada do Homem-Morcego

Tom King torna literal uma interpretação recorrente das motivações de Bruce Wayne

Fonte: Omelete

Elogiado por suas passagens por Omega Men, Sheriff of Babylon e pela recém-encerrada série do Visão, o roteirista Tom King acaba de mostrar a que veio em Batman - HQ que ele herdou de Scott Snyder na metade do ano. A edição 12, publicada nesta semana nos EUA, apresenta um fato do passado de Bruce Wayne que ressignifica toda a cruzada do Morcego. O texto abaixo contém spoilers.

A revelação tem ligação direta com o nome desse arco atual, "I am Suicide". Na edição, Batman escreve uma carta para Selina Kyle, que está sendo transferida para o Asilo Arkham depois de supostamente ter matado 237 pessoas. Ao dividir seus traumas com a Mulher-Gato, Bruce Wayne conta que tentou suicídio aos dez anos, cortando os pulsos com a navalha do pai, depois de ficar órfão.

Não é novidade que HQs tratem Bruce Wayne como um vigilante com tendências suicidas; isso o aproximaria da vasta galeria de personagens com desvios de comportamento e francos distúrbios psicológicos que povoam Gotham, e Alfred sempre fez ironia com isso em mídias diferentes. Na carta a Selina, Bruce reconhece o absurdo de sua cruzada contra o crime, frisando que seus pais - "classicamente dignos, classicamente bondosos" - teriam rido se vissem seu filho fantasiado de Morcego. Bruce reconhece que ele mesmo tem vontade de rir disso às vezes, mas Selina não riria, porque o entende.

King escreve na edição que o momento da tentativa do suicídio foi o instante em que Bruce fez seu juramento de combate ao crime. "Minha vida deixou de ser minha vida", diz Bruce na carta. Segundo ele, sua cruzada "é a escolha de um garoto, a escolha por morrer". "Eu sou Batman. Eu sou suicídio", finaliza. Esse tema do instinto suicida já era perceptível desde a primeira edição da fase de King.

A revelação não só torna literal a tendência suicida de Bruce Wayne como reconfigura o sentido da sua cruzada, interpretada por muitos como um modelo de superação do homem comum contra a adversidade. Em entrevista ao CBR, King diz que consultou Scott Snyder sobre o teor da HQ. "Eu falei pra ele: 'Tomei essa decisão, e estou um pouco nervoso, porque não estou certo se fui longe demais'. E ele me respondeu: 'Esse é o meu Batman. Esse é o Batman que eu estive escrevendo também. Eu nunca cheguei a dizer [que Batman é suicida] mas é ele, sim'."

"É como se Bruce dissesse: 'Eu não vejo mais um sentido de levar uma vida para mim, mas posso viver a minha vida para os outros'", diz King, frisando que, para ele, Bruce Wayne sempre teve esse perfil, desde sua criação. "Isso é quase uma literalização de algo que já está por aí há muito tempo."

RED THORN #11

Written by: David Baillie.
Art by: Meghan Hetrick.
Cover by: Choong Yoon.
Description: Isla and Tarek explore Glasgow of the Otherworld, while the Red Caps visit the London of ours. Back in The Necropolis, Amaka knocks on a familiar door and makes an offer that might just give Isla what she was looking for in the first place. All of this, and the world wakes up to its newest leader as the bloody story of Thorn and Belatucadros rumbles towards its inevitably costly conclusion.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 21.

LUCIFER #10

Written by: Holly Black.
Art by: Lee Garbett.
Cover by: Dave Johnson.
Description: The battle for the Throne of Hell reaches a boiling point, as family ties are cut, quite possibly literally. Plus, the return of another ruler of angelic parentage: Elaine Belloc!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 21.