These are the The Dark group solicitations for May 2012 courtesy of DC Comics.
DIAL H #1
Written by CHINA MIEVILLE
Art by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• A brand new series by bestselling and Hugo award winning novelist CHINA MIEVILLE!
• What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero?
• And what if you found out that the world is threatened by this very device that’s become your uncontrollable obsession?
• These are just the first questions asked in this thrilling and inventive storyline that introduces the strangest super heroes and super villains in the DCU while exploring the boundaries of reality!
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MIKEL JANIN
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
SWAMP THING #9
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by YANICK PAQUETTE and MARCO RUDY
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• SWAMP THING battles his way through the BONE KINGDOM to take on SETHE and his servants!
• This issue lays the groundwork for the debut of a classic Swamp Thing villain and the beginning of the next phase for this series.
ANIMAL MAN #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “EXTINCTION IS FOREVER” part one of three!
• Separated from Buddy, the rest of the Baker family is in terrible danger!
• Guest-starring JOHN CONSTANTINE!
ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TIMOTHY GREEN and JOSEPH SILVER
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+
• A stand alone tale detailing the history of the epic struggle between THE RED, THE GREEN and THE ROT!
• As seen in ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING, these forces will play a major role in the future of the DC Universe!
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WALDEN WONG
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• S.H.A.D.E. sends FRANKENSTEIN to find the mysteriously missing ANIMAL MAN.
• Frankenstein battles THE ROTLINGS!
I, VAMPIRE #9
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• “RISE OF THE VAMPIRES” aftermath!
• The new leader of the vampires is ANDREW BENNETT?!
• The vampire pilgrimage to their new homeland begins here. Many new characters and stories will be introduced along the way.
RESURRECTION MAN #9
Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• Continued from this month’s SUICIDE SQUAD #9!
• AMANDA WALLER and the SUICIDE SQUAD want MITCH SHELLEY’S seemingly indestructible body in the worst way possible – and that’s how they’ll probably wind up getting it!
DEMON KNIGHTS #9
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover by MIKE CHOI
On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• “THE MURDER OF MERLIN” begins!
• Who has the power to murder Merlin – and what else are they capable of?
- The Comic Book Critic
