DC Comics On Sale In May 2012: The New 52, Vertigo And DC Kids [Solicitations]

BATMAN ANNUAL #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art and cover by JAY FABOK

On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52!

• What is Mr. Freeze's relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally – or do they want him dead?

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

DETECTIVE COMICS #9

Written by TONY S. DANIEL

Art by TONY S. DANIEL, JOEL GOMEZ and SANDU FLOREA

Backup story art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI

Cover by TONY S. DANIEL

1:25 Variant cover by JASON FABOK

1:200 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL

On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details.

• BATMAN has been poisoned at the hands of the deadly MR. TOXIC!

• Featuring a TWO-FACE backup story written by TONY S. DANIEL with art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI

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

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #9

Written by JUDD WINICK

Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• Guest-writer JUDD WINICK joins artist DAVID FINCH for the return of RED ROBIN!

• Red Robin is back in Gotham City just in time to face off against TALON and THE COURT OF OWLS!

BATWING #9

Written by JUDD WINICK

Art by MARCOS TO and RYAN WINN

Cover by MARCOS TO

On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• BATWING arrives in Gotham City just in time to fight the chaos the Court of Owls has unleashed! Outgunned and on unfamiliar turf, can Batwing survive?

BATMAN AND ROBIN #9

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• NIGHT OF THE OWLS continues here!

• ROBIN faces TALON alone with the skies of Gotham City at stake!

BATWOMAN #9

Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and

W. HADEN BLACKMAN

Art by AMY REEDER and ROB HUNTER

Cover by BEN OLIVER

1:25 B&W Variant cover by BEN OLIVER

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• The next chapter in "TO DROWN THE WORLD!"

• An unconventional spy thriller of six interweaving lives with only one thing in common: BATWOMAN!

BATGIRL #9

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• BATGIRL faces off against the Court of Owls to protect the life of her father, Commissioner Gordon!

BIRDS OF PREY #9

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

Art by TRAVEL FOREMAN and JEFF HUET

Cover by JESUS SAIZ

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• BLACK CANARY, BATGIRL, KATANA and POISON IVY risk their lives in Gotham City to battle THE TALON and The Court of Owls!

• A secret is revealed about Black Canary's husband...Kurt Lance?!

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL

Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• The Court of Owls is attacking, and the last person in the world you'd expect to answer Batman's call to arms is the RED HOOD!

• Also featuring MR. FREEZE!

NIGHTWING #9

Written by KYLE HIGGINS

Art by EDDY BARROWS, RUY JOSE and EBER FERREIRA

Cover by EDDY BARROWS

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• NIGHTWING faces another villain claiming to be THE TALON at City Hall as the Court of Owls' plans go into action – but will he be able to figure out what's going on before it's too late?

CATWOMAN #9

Written by JUDD WINICK

Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

• CATWOMAN and SPARK are forced to defend THE PENGUIN against the Court of Owls!

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #4

Written by J.T. KRUL, ADAM BEECHEN, DEREK FRIDOLFS and DUSTIN NGUYEN

Art by HOWARD PORTER, LIVESAY, NORM BREYFOGLE, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS

Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

On sale MAY 30 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Batman Beyond!

• Justice League Beyond!

• Superman Beyond!

• Need we say more?

BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #2

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS

Based on a teleplay by MARLY HALPERN-GRASER

Story by MARLY HALPERN-GRASER, PAUL CROKER and SEFTON HALL

Art by BRIAN CHING and LIVESAY

Cover by DAVE WILKINS

On sale MAY 9 • 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Follows the storyline of the smash hit videogame BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY!

• Collects three chapters of the popular digital first series!

• BATMAN is under siege by HUGO STRANGE'S private police force!

GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9

Written by TONY BEDARD

Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• ODYM, homeworld of the BLUE LANTERNS, is under attack by the alien conquerors known as THE REACH!

• The combined power of the different Lantern Corps might not be enough to defeat The Reach!

• To make matters worse, they may have been betrayed by one of their own!

• Continued from BLUE BEETLE #9.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and SCOTT HANNA

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "ALPHA WAR" part one!

• JOHN STEWART is put on trial for the murder of a fellow GREEN LANTERN by the ALPHA LANTERNS!

RED LANTERNS #9

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER

Cover by ED BENES

On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• No RED LANTERN is safe!

• ATROCITUS discovers a conspiracy behind the awakening of the terror that is ABYSMUS, which threatens to kill every member of his corps!

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+

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.

• 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 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?

NIGHT FORCE #3

Written by MARV WOLFMAN

Art by TOM MANDRAKE

Cover by LEONARDO MANCO

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T

• A centuries-spanning conspiracy is revealed.

• Dark forces are secretly creating a super race.

• Original NIGHT FORCE member DONOVAN CAINE returns!

THE SHADE #8

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by JILL THOMPSON

Cover by TONY HARRIS

1:10 Variant cover by JILL THOMPSON

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, 8 of 12, $2.99 US • RATED T+

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more details.

• A "TIMES PAST" issue!

• The Shade encounters a family member in trouble and an evil cult as he uncovers more about his family than he'd hoped.

• Guest art by JILL THOMPSON!

DEATHSTROKE #9

Written by ROB LIEFELD

Art and cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• "LOBO HUNT" part one!

• For anybody else, hunting Lobo would be suicide. For DEATHSTROKE, it's just business.

GRIFTER #9

Written by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERI

Art by SCOTT CLARK

Cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Welcoming the new creative team of ROB LIEFELD, FRANK TIERI and SCOTT CLARK

• Grifter's troubles worsen as he races to stop the impending DAEMONITE invasion.

• Featuring the first appearances of DEATHBLOW and CHESHIRE in The New 52!

SUICIDE SQUAD #9

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Part one of a crossover with RESURRECTION MAN!

• DEADSHOT, the marksman with a death wish, battles the unkillable RESURRECTION MAN... it's gonna get violent!

• Continued in this month's RESURRECTION MAN #9!

VOODOO #9

Written by JOSH WILLIAMSON

Art by SAMI BASRI

Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• A new direction for VOODOO starts now!

• Pris is forced to confront exactly what she has become after being experimented on by the DAEMONITES.

• Compelled to search for other victims like her, she's offered a deal by the BLACK RAZORS...but wherever way she turns, it's guaranteed more blood will be on her hands.

ALL-STAR WESTERN #9

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT, PATRICK SCHERBERGER and DAN GREEN

Cover by LADRONN

On sale MAY 23 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• A tie-in to "NIGHT OF THE OWLS!"

• Concluding JONAH HEX'S battle with THE AUGUST 7!

• Discover what the Court of Owls was up to in GOTHAM CITY circa 1880!

• NIGHTHAWK and CINNAMON hunt down killers and fall in love in this issue's backup story.

TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL and TOM DeFALCO

Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND

On sale MAY 2 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• "THE CULLING" begins here!

• It's the TEEN TITANS vs. THE LEGION LOST one mile beneath the Antarctic in the chamber of horrors known as the Crucible!

• Continued in this month's SUPERBOY #9, LEGION LOST #9 and TEEN TITANS #9!

BLUE BEETLE #9

Written by TONY BEDARD

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

Cover by PAUL RENAUD

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• BLUE BEETLE squares off against GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER and THE NEW GUARDIANS!

• If Beetle and the Lanterns don't kill each other, the bounty hunter packing Oan technology will be happy to do it for them. Wait...OAN technology?!

• Continued this month in GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #9!

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #9

Written by PAUL LEVITZ

Art by FRANCIS PORTELA

Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Kicking off an all-new storyline!

• BRAINIAC 5 and DREAM GIRL have been abducted by the DOMINATORS...so why is the Legion refusing to rescue them?

• One of the greatest LEGIONNAIRES quits!

LEGION LOST #9

Written by TOM DeFALCO

Art and cover by PETE WOODS

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• "THE CULLING" continues from this month's SUPERBOY #9!

• Even the combined powers of LEGION LOST and the TEEN TITANS won't be enough to stop DARK HARVEST and his minions from committing mass murder!

• Continues in this month's TEEN TITANS #9.

NEW DEADWARDIANS #3

Written by DAN ABNETT

Art and cover by I.N.J. CULBARD

On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Investigating the chilling "Murder That Should Not Be," Inspector Suttle is obliged to visit the East End of London's notorious and dangerous Zone-B. It's the last refuge of the living, where the poor, the free-thinking, the artistic, the liberal and the undoubtedly mortal live surrounded by the fenced-off restless horror. What secrets will Suttle learn there about the case and himself?

FAIREST #3

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and ANDY LANNING

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

We want this third issue to be really big, so let's have Briar Rose and Ali Baba captured by the Snow Queen! And let's throw in seven good fairy godmothers and one really, really bad one. Let's have dire curses and desperate fights and comic asides. Let's show the consequences of attempting a second uninvited kiss. Basically let's have everything in this but the kitchen sink. No, wait – let's throw the kitchen sink in too!

FABLES #117

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA

Backup story art by SHAWN McMANUS

Cover by JOAO RUAS

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Therese has been missing for days now, leaving Snow and Bigby frantic. If that weren't bad enough, now Dare can't be found either! What's there to do but turn all of Fabletown and all of The Farm upside down and organize a search party?

And in the backup story, the revolution in Oz has been called off. Why? Well, it may have to do with the fact that someone went and hanged their leader. Don't you hate when that happens?

iZOMBIE #25

Written by CHRIS ROBERSON • Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Ever since Gwen came back from the dead as a zombie, she's been hearing cryptic hints about something bad on the way. Well, now it's here, and Gwen and her friends are right in the middle of it. After this, nothing will be the same – especially between Gwen and her ex-monster hunter boyfriend Horatio.

HELLBLAZER #291

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Guest art by GAEL BERTRAND

Cover by SIMON BISLEY

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

For years John Constantine has been tormented by his evil, Hell-dwelling twin. But now, seeing what a mess his niece Gemma is still in because of this doppelganger, he decides to take action. Sweet(ish) revenge, a diabolical church, an old lover, a human sacrifice and a nifty poison dart gun feature in this epilogue to "Another Season in Hell."

MYSTERY IN SPACE #1

Written by PAUL POPE, KYLE BAKER, ANDY DIGGLE , ROBERT RODI, NNEDI OKORAFOR, MICHAEL ALLRED, ANN NOCENTI, MING DOYLE and STEVE ORLANDO

Art by PAUL POPE, MICHAEL ALLRED, KYLE BAKER, MING DOYLE, DAVIDE GIANFELICE, SEBASTIAN FUMARA and others

Cover by RYAN SOOK

1:10 Variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED

Retails: This issue will arrive in stores with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for details.

One-shot • On sale MAY 2 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS

This one-shot anthology is loaded with unsettling short stories that will hijack your imagination and take you to strange, mysterious places. Journey to the edge of the abyss with Michael Allred! Arrive in the middle of an intergalactic space heist with Paul Pope! Plus: Broken hearts will be cryogenically frozen, a zero-gravity menage á trois will be compromised by aliens, and solar systems will spiral out of control when top comics talents and exciting newcomers collide!

SCALPED #59

Written by JASON AARON

Art by R.M. GUERA

Cover by JOCK

On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

It's the penultimate issue of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series and it all comes down to this: a Mexican stand-off like you've never seen before.

SWEET TOOTH #33

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE

On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

A very special issue of SWEET TOOTH as we check in on "The Continuing Adventures of The Big Man and The Little Boy." It's a children's story unlike any other – and a major step forward in the series.

This issue will be printed in a special sideways format.

SAUCER COUNTRY #3

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by RYAN KELLY

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Hypno-regression therapy, cutting edge aviation technology, and an abduction by rabbits! Things are getting really strange on the campaign trail in New Mexico, and Governor Alvarado is beginning to wonder: Has everyone in this state been "abducted by aliens"? The book we like to call "The West Wing meets The X-Files" ramps up as we meet the enemy and get a look into their big, black eyes...

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU, VOODOO CHILD #3

Written by SELWYN SEYFU HINDS

Art by DENYS COWAN and JOHN FLOYD

Cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Dominique comes face to face with her mysterious pursuers from the Voodoo Court; a deadly enemy takes the first step toward becoming her ally; and she finally learns of the age-old supernatural civil war that's been rippling beneath the fabric of New Orleans... and her place in the middle of the madness. But it may all be too little too late when the Voodoo war god Ogun shows up to put her to the ultimate test.

THE UNWRITTEN #37

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale MAY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

A year after The War of Words and nearly unbearable tragedy and loss, Tom Taylor's life is finally coming together. But the real world and fictional world are both in turmoil, and the damage seems to be spreading. Before he can hope to heal it, Tom will need to find "The Wound," part 1 of 4. It's the start of a brand-new storyline in a psychologically postapocalyptic world disconnected from the power of Leviathan and the manipulation of the Cabal. Fiction is up for grabs and Tom Taylor stands at the center of that battle!

DC KIDS + MISC.

GREEN LANTERN ANIMATED #2

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA

On sale MAY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

• Hal Jordan and Kilowog patrol the limits of the galaxy in their "borrowed" Green Lantern ship!

• Has Hal learned the lessons Kilowog's been teaching him? We'll find out as they run into an old foe: the Invisible Destroyer!

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #21

Written by SCOTT GROSS

Art and cover by SCOTT GROSS

On sale MAY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

• Scooby-Doo and the rest of the gang have another exciting mystery to solve!

• Can the gang get to the bottom of the haunted stadium in time for kickoff?

TINY TITANS: GROWING UP TINY TP

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR

On sale JUNE 13 • 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US

• A new volume of the Eisner Award-winning series, including lots o' Crocs, a super-speedster race, young Bizarros in love and the Crossing Patrol Boys of Doom!

• Collects TINY TITANS #39-44!

YOUNG JUSTICE #16

Written by KEVIN HOPPS and GREG WEISMAN

Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES

On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

• Robin, Kid Flash and Artemis fight crime with their adult counterparts!

• Guest starring Batman, The Flash and Green Arrow!

• First part of a new storyline.

DIABLO #4

Written by AARON WILLIAMS

Art and cover by JOSEPH LACROIX

On sale MAY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 5 • $2.99 US

• Continuing the story based on the hit video game!

• JACOB, armed with the SWORD OF JUSTICE continues his quest to discover the source of the rage plague near STAALBREAK!

• If left unchecked, this evil may threaten all of SANCTUARY!