The Dark December 2012 Releases!
Here are the December 2012 The Dark Group solicitations courtesy of DC Comics.
Written by DAN DIDIO
Art by BRENT ANDERSON and PHILIP TAN
Cover by BRENT ANDERSON
1:25 Variant cover by PHILIP TAN
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• The Stranger vs. Haunted Highwayman vs. Dr. 13!
• The Stranger’s curse dictates that he must betray all those he encounters! Can he beat the odds this time?
• The future and past of The New 52 collide in this issue!
Written by CHRISTY MARX
Backup story written by TONY BEDARD
Art and cover by AARON LOPRESTI
Backup story art by JESUS SAIZ
1:25 Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
On sale DECEMBER 19 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
• Amethyst finally meets her murderous Aunt Mordiel in person! But it turns out that Queen Graciel has secrets of her own. Will House Amethyst be further driven apart?
• Plus: In the backup, story Beowulf leans the disturbing secret behind the war that ravaged the DC Universe!
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art by MIKEL JANIN
Cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• A new story arc starts here!
• Trapped in a technologically advanced dimension where magic is outlawed and magic users are hunted and executed, the team must find Zatanna and Tim Hunter within 48 hours or be trapped there forever!
• Rules have never stopped this team before, but their attempts to use magic in this issue are met with terrifying results.
Written by CHINA MIEVILLE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• A new storyline begins as Nelson and Manteau are off to Europe in search of a relic that might hold the answer to their secret powers!
• Meanwhile, a powerful stranger arrives in Littleville to await their return.
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by STEVE PUGH, TIMOTHY GREEN II and JOSEPH SILVER
Cover by STEVE PUGH
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM” part three!
• Trapped in a horrible future controlled by The Rot, Animal Man battles Grodd and his Gorillas in a city they’re claiming for their own!
• Frankenstein joins the fight!
• Guest-starring Steel, Black Orchid, Beast Boy and John Constantine!
• Plus: Find out what happened to Maxine after Buddy left with Swamp Thing to enter Rotworld. Hint: It’s not good…
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by MARCO RUDY
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
On sale DECEMBER 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+.
• “ROTWORLD: THE GREEN KINGDOM” part three!
• Batman’s fate in the Rotworld is revealed!
• Guest-starring the inmates of Arkham Asylum who have been dramatically affected by battling the Green, the Red and the Rot!
Written by MATT KINDT
Art and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER
On sale DECEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “ROTWORLD: SECRETS OF THE DEAD” finale!
• Frankenstein vs. the last of the Colossi for possession of the soul-grinder, Victor Frankenstein’s unholy machine of destruction — but it’s the only hope against The Rot!
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
On sale DECEMBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• EVERYTHING changes this issue!
• Merlin, Lucifer and a connection from the past to Stormwatch are all here…right before the team enters what could be their final battle!
• So what happens next? Or should the question be when? And whose hands will the Black Diamond fall into?
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• Mary and company continue to piece together the secret of what turned Andrew evil — and the answer lies with Cain, the first vampire!
• More secrets continue to flow from the events of issue #0.
- The Comic Book Critic
