DC Comics' Dark solicits for November 2013

Yesterday, DC Comics released the solicits for all of their New 52 books coming out this November. I've already posted the Batman group solicits, but here are the solicits for DC's "Dark" group:







JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #25 Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
1:25 B&W Variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! Alone in a world where Super-Villains reign, John Constantine must enlist the aid of Swamp Thing in order to turn the tide.







TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #5 Written by RAY FAWKES
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Following the shocking events of TRINITY WAR, Pandora can now physically harm the Seven Deadly Sins! But by going after Greed and Sloth at the same time, she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Plus: A surprising new player takes the stage, determined to end the immortal Pandora’s life!









CONSTANTINE #8 Written by RAY FAWKES
Art and cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Caught in a twisted romance with the sadistic Sargon the Sorceress, John Constantine must make a painful choice: lose everything or join forces with his greatest enemies!












TRINITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER #13 Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Months ago, The Question came close to ending the Stranger’s life—and now the Stranger wants some payback!












ANIMAL MAN #25 Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Buddy Baker invades Hollywood to battle Brother Blood—and that’s before things get really weird!












SWAMP THING #25 Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art and cover by JESUS SAIZ
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The evolution of Swamp Thing that began in SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2 is complete! But is it enough to defeat Seeder, who is so much more than he seems? Plus: A twist ending that will reshape Swamp Thing’s world!



(Source: Newsarama)

J.M. DeMatteis takes over Justice League Dark in November

Current writer of Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger, and Co-writer of Larfleeze and the upcoming Justice League 3000 will soon be able to add another series to that list, Justice League Dark, as he takes the reigns of the book from Jeff Lemire with November's issue 25, a Forever Evil tie-in

Check out the solicit and cover for DeMatteis' first issue below:

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #25
WRITTEN BY J.M. DEMATIES
ART AND COVER BY MIKEL JANIN
1:25 B&W VARIANT BY MIKEL JANIN
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
A FOREVER EVIL tie-in, in a world where Super-Villains reign, John Constantine must enlist the aid of Swamp Thing in order to turn the tide.






( Source: Comic Book Resources)

DC Comics announce new annuals for October

Today DC Comics have announced a new batch of annuals hitting the shelves the fifth week of this October, check out below to see what they are!


ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by KENNETH ROCAFORT, DAN JURGENS and NORM RAPMUND
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T Part 1 of “KRYPTON RETURNS,”


continuing next month! What does this mean to the Universe? Superman, Supergirl and Superboy are enlisted by the Oracle to go back to their home world and correct what the villainous H’El has done! This epic adventure spans eons, from Krypton’s savage past of Clones to the very minutes before Kal-El’s ship is sent into space! You only think you know what happened in the last days of Krypton!



AQUAMAN ANNUAL #1


Written by JOHN OSTRANDER
Art by GERALDO BORGES and RUY JOSE
Cover by PAUL PELLETIER and DANNY MIKI
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T



Aquaman must reunite with The Others to investigate whether or not their recently deceased member Vostok has returned from the dead. If he has, he is definitely not the same Vostok they remember…





GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #2



Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by SEAN CHEN
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T


 Don’t miss the stunning conclusion of “Lights Out!” Can Relic be defeated? Who lives? Who dies? The new status quo for the Lanterns is revealed here!









NIGHTWING ANNUAL #1



Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art by JASON MASTERS
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T


 Robin and Batgirl grew up fighting side by side…but with Dick Grayson about to embark on a new crime fighting quest and Barbara Gordon no longer fighting under the Bat, is there anything left between them? Following the “Batgirl: Wanted” epic, this is the story of a twosome with nothing left to lose, fighting for the only thing they can: each other!



SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2


Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JAVI PINA
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+



Tying directly into the current storyline with The Seeder—witness the next evolution of Swamp Thing! Alec’s going to need to take his powers to another level to take Seeder down...with help from the stranger coaches imaginable! Plus: an appearance from a Swamp Thing you never thought you’d see!









TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by ANGEL UNZUETA and ART THIBERT
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and • EBER FERREIRA
On sale OCTOBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T


Leading into next month’s landmark issue #25, the Teen Titans continue their trip through time as the team must confront Jon Lane Kent, the Superboy of the future, who could one day wipe out the most powerful heroes on Earth. Can the Titan's Superboy defeat the man he was cloned from by Harvest?

Review: Justice League Dark #19

I haven't read much of this series since the first few issues, I've never been too keen on the magic and supernatural corner of the DCU, but I actually quite enjoyed this issue.

If you know enough about the backgrounds and personalities of these characters, and you want to start with this issue, it's not really that confusing, and is still quite enjoyable. Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes have done a great job on writing this issue, and have come up with an interesting plot. The story is great and different, obviously, to a lot of the mainstream DC books at the moment.

The art in this issue is also brilliant, Vincente Cifuentes does a great job of showing action scenes, and any crowd scenes in the book are done really well. He's also really good at drawing facial expressions.

I only have one problem with this issue, and that's that the cover is a little misleading, the Flash appears on two pages of the issue, and never comes face to face with the whole team. This, obviously, isn't really the immediate creative team's fault, as there were probably editorial changes between the cover being produced and the finished interiors.

All around, it's quite a good issue to read, and is very enjoyable, however, if you only bought this for the Flash you may be a little bit dissapointed.

Rating: 8/10