Crime Syndicate confirmed as villains for DC's Forever Evil

In an interview with IGN, Geoff Johns discussed the upcoming DC Comics Universe-wide event, Forever Evil, and revealed some new information about the story, including confirming the "true" villains of the event, the Crime Syndicate, from Earth 3.

The characters in the poster above are ( on the left hand side, from top to bottom ) Black Adam, Sinestro, Black Manta, Captain Cold, Bizarro, Catwoman, Batman, Lex Luthor and ( on the right hand side ) Power Ring, Superwoman, Deathstorm, Owlman, Johnny Quick, Ultraman.

Of course, there's still a lot of mysteries to be solved for this series, such as why Batman is in the same group as the usual villains...

Johns has described this story as "Forever Evil is [his] love letter to DC supervillains" and has also teased that "as far as the world knows, the Justice Leagues are dead"

To read the whole interview, head over to IGN.

DC Comics release new "Forever Evil" teaser - "When the unimaginable happens"

You've probably heard about DC Comics' upcoming event, "Forever Evil" starting in September. It's supposed to be crossing over into the whole DC Universe and have a huge impact on it. Today DC have released a teaser for the event, featuring Black Adam, Bizarro, Sinestro, Catwoman, Lex Luthor, Black Manta, Captain Cold and... Batman?

Check it out below:

Forever evil teaser by David Finch

Forever Evil #1 is released in September and kicks off DC's "Villains Month".

DC Comics' "Green Lantern" solicits for September 2013, Villains Month

Below are the solicits for the four issues of Green Lantern being released in September 2013, also known as "Villains Month" for DC Comics. What this means is every series in the New 52 released that month will be taken over by one or some of the series' villains.

"Green Lantern: Relic" #23.1

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by RAGS MORALES and CAM SMITH
3-D motion cover by BILLY TAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 4 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Who is Relic, and why must he kill every being in the universe who might wield the light of the emotional spectrum? Relic’s power could be the most formidable force the Lanterns have ever seen! This issue’s story incorporates Rags Morales’s recent variant covers from GREEN LANTERN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS, RED LANTERNS and LARFLEEZE, now with inks, full color and script!

 "Green Lantern: Mongul" #23.2

Written by JIM STARLIN
Art by HOWARD PORTER
3-D motion cover by BILLY TAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 11 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Deep in space, an unstoppable force is committing genocide on a galaxy-wide scale, and only the strongest will survive! Be warned, because nothing can prepare you for an all-new Warworld under the absolute rule of the tyrant called Mongul!

 "Green Lantern: Black Hand" #23.3

Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
3-D motion cover by BILLY TAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 18 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
In a world with no heroes, death lies behind every turn! Black Hand arrives to take advantage of Forever Evil, and he may be the most dangerous player yet! And when last we saw him, Black Hand was a pile of dust in the Dead Zone! How did he manage to return?

"Green Lantern: Sinestro" #23.4

Written by MATT KINDT
Art by DALE EAGLESHAM
3-D motion cover by BILLY TAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 25 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Years ago, Sinestro used his Green Lantern ring to utterly dominate his home planet of Korugar, all in the name of "protecting" his people. It's the mistake that turned his name into a curse, and brought down the greatest Green Lantern of them all… but one never-before-seen moment from those dark days holds the key to his future!

(Source: MTV Geek)