DC Comics August 2012: Batman Solicitations

Posted on the 14 May 2012 by Comicscritic @comicscritic

Here are the August 2012 Batman Group solicitations courtesy of DC Comics.

BATMAN, INCORPORATED #4

Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by ANDY CLARKE
1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US

• BATMAN and TALIA AL GHUL continue their fight for control of their son DAMIAN – better known as ROBIN!

• WINGMAN and REDBIRD descent upon GOTHAM CITY! Who are these heroes, and what is their relationship to THE DARK KNIGHT?

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


BATMAN #12

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
Variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO

On sale AUGUST 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

• The next major storyline begins here!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


DETECTIVE COMICS #12

Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER
Backup story art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA
1:25 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL

On sale AUGUST 1 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

• What is the final fate of Charlotte Rivers and Hugh Marder?

• Guest-starring ROBIN.

• The TWO-FACE backup story continues!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1

Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by ROMANO MOLENAAR and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA

On sale AUGUST 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• The grudge match you’ve been waiting for: BATMAN vs. THE BLACK MASK!


BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #12

Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• BATMAN has been captured by THE SCARECROW, who wants THE DARK KNIGHT to be his guinea pig for the ULTIMATE fear toxin.

• Don’t miss revelations about THE SCARECROW’s past!


BATMAN AND ROBIN #12

Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY

On sale AUGUST 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The finale of the fight with TERMINUS!


BATWOMAN #12

Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
1:25 B&W Variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• J.H. WILLIAMS III returns as artist on this new story!

• An adventure of epic proportions begins here, with BATWOMAN and the werebeast zealot, ABBOTT, hot on the trail of the urban legend BLOODY MARY. The trail leads to a twisted carnival and an abandoned HALL OF MIRRORS, where they face nightmarish versions of themselves…

• Batwoman seeks an unexpected ally: WONDER WOMAN!


BATWING #12

Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by MARCUS TO and RYAN WINN
Cover by MARCUS TO

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The secrets of mad dictator LORD BATTLE revealed!

• NIGHTWING in action in Africa!

• Plus: JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL vs. BLOODSTORM!


BATGIRL #12

Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

On sale AUGUST 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• BATGIRL battles BATWOMAN!

• KNIGHTFALL strikes!


BIRDS OF PREY #12

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN and JEFF HUET
Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Shock follows shock as the team learns that the plant monsters were the creation of POISON IVY!

• With deadly toxins in their bloodstreams, THE BIRDS have six months to live – and they’ll be given an antidote only if they help IVY punish those who are despoiling the planet.


CATWOMAN #12

Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by ADRIANA MELO and JULIO FERREIRA
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The big finale is here, as CATWOMAN confronts DOLLHOUSE!

• Don’t miss the fallout from CATWOMAN’s tryst with SPARK!


RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #12

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• STARFIRE has made it all the way to TAMARAN only to find herself caught between the forces of THE BLIGHT and the political maneuvering of her sister, BLACKFIRE.

• How will JASON protect ISABEL on what has become an intergalactic date from Hell?


NIGHTWING #12

Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art by EDDY BARROWS, RUY JOSE and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by EDDY BARROWS

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• “THE REPUBLIC OF TOMORROW, TODAY” concludes!

• Guest-starring ROBIN.

• NIGHTWING and PARAGON battle for GOTHAM CITY!


- The Comic Book Critic