Superman Comic Books

Superman-related August 2016 Solicitations

All of DC's Superman-related offerings available in August.

DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN

Supergirl Rebirth #1 SUPERGIRL: REBIRTH #1
Written by STEVE ORLANDO. Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and RAY McCARTHY. Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO. Variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
Supergirl turns to the shadowy organization known as the D.E.O. (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all! But as a fateful experiment sends Kara Zor-El rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On! All the epic action of the brand new Supergirl series starts here!
On sale AUGUST 17. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

Superwoman #1 SUPERWOMAN #1
Written by PHIL JIMENEZ. Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and MATT SANTORELLI. Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ. Variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
"Who Is Superwoman?" part one! Lois Lane takes flight! Now powered up with the abilities of Superman, Lois pledges to carry on the super-legacy as Superwoman! There's only one problem: Lois' new powers are killing her, and neither she nor her friend and confidant Lana Lang know what to do about it. Will Lois even survive long enough to learn the deadly secret of Ultra Woman?
On sale AUGUST 10. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

Action Comics #962 ACTION COMICS #961
Written by DAN JURGENS. Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and ART THIBERT. Covers by CLAY MANN. Variant covers by GARY FRANK
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"Path to Doom" part five! With his family's safety hanging in the balance, Superman confronts Doomsday to finally bring the beast's destructive rage to an end. To save his wife and son, Superman must overcome the monster that once killed him, or die trying!
On sale AUGUST 10. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

ACTION COMICS #962
Written by DAN JURGENS. Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and ART THIBERT. Covers by CLAY MANN. Variant covers by GARY FRANK
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"Path to Doom" part six! In the epic conclusion, the mystery of Black Zero deepens just as the Man of Steel makes a fateful decision that may stop Doomsday, but also risks the lives of those he loves most.
On sale AUGUST 24. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

NEW SUPER-MAN #2
Written by GENE LUEN YANG. Art by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC and RICHARD FRIEND. Cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC. Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
"Made in China" part two! The New Super-Man must face off against the Justice League of China? When Kenan Kong was imbued with the powers of Superman, he didn't waste any time using them! Now it's up to the New Bat-Man and New Wonder-Woman of his home country to bring our hero back down to earth-just in time to stop the attack of the deadly Sunbeam!
On sale AUGUST 10. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

Superman #4 SUPERMAN #4
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON. Art by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY. Covers by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY. Variant covers by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"SON OF SUPERMAN" part four! The battle for Jon hits Metropolis as the Eradicator targets Superman's son! Can the Man of Steel protect the city and his son against the Kryptonian executioner-or will he have to make a sacrifice?
On sale AUGUST 3. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

SUPERMAN #5
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON. Art by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA. Covers by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY. Variant covers by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"SON OF SUPERMAN" part five! The Eradicator is unstoppable and it has forced Superman to leave Earth behind to keep his son from harm.
On sale AUGUST 17. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T



DC UNIVERSE

Justice League #2 JUSTICE LEAGUE #2
Written by BRYAN HITCH. Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA. Covers by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES. Variant covers by YANICK PAQUETTE
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"The Extinction Machine" part two! Massive earthquakes shake cities to the ground as the ancient intelligence known as the Awakened takes control of the people of Earth, forcing them to turn against anyone with superpowers-including the Justice League! Unable to fight a war on two fronts, Batman asks for help from the one man he trusts less than anyone.
On sale AUGUST 3. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE #3
Written by BRYAN HITCH. Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA. Covers by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES. Variant covers by YANICK PAQUETTE
Retailers: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the order form for details.
"The Extinction Machine" part three! The hive-mind entities known as the Awakened take their vendetta against the Justice League to the next level by changing ordinary people into grotesque monsters bent on hunting down super-humans all over the world. Meanwhile, Superman journeys to the center of the earth to stop the catastrophic quakes that are taking lives all over the world.
On sale AUGUST 17. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

DKIII #6 DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #6
Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO. Art by ANDY KUBERT and KLAUS JANSON. Minicomic art by TBD. Cover by ANDY KUBERT. 1:10 Robin variant cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI. 1:25 variant cover by KLAUS JANSON. 1:50 variant cover by GREG TOCCHINI. 1:100 variant cover by FRANK MILLER
1:500 variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Retailers: This issue will ship with six covers. Please see the order form for details. This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
Is Gotham City ready for a new Batgirl?!
RESOLICIT. On sale AUGUST 31. 32-page comic - 6.375" x 10.1875"
16-page minicomic - 5.5" x 8.5", FC, 6 of 8, $5.99 US

DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #6 COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO. Art by ANDY KUBERT, KLAUS JANSON and others. Sketch cover by JIM LEE
Retailers: This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
This oversized paper-over-boards COLLECTOR'S EDITION features both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #6 at the same size, with a cover art that's a pencils-only version of Jim Lee's 1:500 variant.
RESOLICIT. On sale SEPTEMBER 14. 40 pg, FC, 6 of 8, 7.0625" x 10.1875", $12.99 US

JLA #12 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12
Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by NEIL EDWARDS and DANIEL HENRIQUES
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Retailers: This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
Green Lantern's ring has been hacked! Someone has a personal vendetta against the League, attacking them where they are the most vulnerable!
RESOLICIT. On sale AUGUST 10. 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ANNUAL #1
Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by NEIL EDWARDS and DANIEL HENRIQUES
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Retailers: This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
The vendetta of the League's newest enemy puts them through the ultimate test by releasing the DCU's most dangerous super-villains from prison!
RESOLICIT. On sale AUGUST 31. 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US. RATED T

Harley's Little Black Book #5 HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #5
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI. Art and cover by NEAL ADAMS. 1:25 Variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
(Mumble-mumble) years ago, the alien race known as the Scrubb forced Superman into a boxing match for the ages, against Earth's greatest heavyweight champion, (mumble-mumble)! Now, (mumble-mumble) years later, the Scrubb have returned...but with said champion unavailable, the Scrubb have chosen the next-best thing: Harley Quinn! This can't end well for anyone involved. Featuring unbelievable art by the legendary Neal Adams, it's a tribute to one of the greatest Superman stories of the 1970s, in Harley Quinn's own particular, ah, idiom!
On sale AUGUST 24. 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US. RATED T+

EARTH 2: SOCIETY #15
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by FEDERICO DALLOCHIO
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
A new menace rises to threaten the fragile order the Wonders struggle to maintain. Emboldened by Green Lantern's loss of power, the Ultrahumanite emerges from the shadows with an army of super-powered slaves. His goal is nothing less than reforming Earth-2 in his vision, utilizing the Amazonian technology that Fury had hoped to use to rebuild a better world.
On sale AUGUST 10. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T

E2 Annual EARTH 2: SOCIETY ANNUAL #1
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Earth-2's Batman is Dick Grayson. Does he have what it takes to be a true Batman and follow in the legacy of Bruce and Thomas Wayne before him? Or will he only ever be a stand-in? Beyond anything else, he has one overriding goal...to find his missing son. Is that a job for the Batman...or is it something only Dick Grayson can do? The Wayne legacy is at stake. This is an epic turning point in the history of Earth-2's Batman.
On sale AUGUST 31. 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US. RATED T

DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS ANNUAL #1
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by ELSA CHARRETIER
Cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
The long-buried tale of a heroine of the Great War! An ace pilot turned ancient predator, you may now know her as the Halloween horror, "The Bloody Batgirl"! But here, we will present the secret story of how she became the first Bombshell known as...the Batgirl!
On sale AUGUST 31. 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US. RATED T. DIGITAL FIRST

Injustice Y5 #15 INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US: YEAR FIVE #15
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO. Art by XERMANICO. Covers by DAVID YARDIN
Batman forms an alliance with the savage Hawkman, who is still determined to remove Hawkgirl from Superman's regime. How does the warrior from Thanagar hope to succeed in defeating The Man of Steel where so many have failed? By getting his hands on some Kryptonite, and he claims to know where to find it.
On sale AUGUST 3. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T. DIGITAL FIRST

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US: YEAR FIVE #16
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO. Art by MARCO SANTUCCI. Covers by DAVID YARDIN
Batman forms an alliance with the savage Hawkman, who is still determined to remove
Batman and Batgirl hatch a plot to break into Cyborg's database and get their hands on footage of Superman's many executions. Their goal is to broadcast it to the world, and turn everyone against the regime. Meanwhile, an enraged and kryptonite-armed Hawkman finally has his confrontation with the Man of Steel!
On sale AUGUST 17. Each 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T. DIGITAL FIRST

JL 3001 Vol 2 JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 VOL. 2: THINGS FALL APART TP
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by HOWARD PORTER
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
As the evil Lady Styx and her legion reign over the Commonwealth, an all-new Justice League rises from the ashes of the old. But can they topple a tyrant who's embraced by the very people she's conquered, even with the help of Supergirl from the past? In order to do so, they'll have to defeat Lady Styx's most lethal agent: Eclipso! Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #7-12.
On sale SEPTEMBER 28. 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 7: DARKSEID WAR PART ONE TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by JASON FABOK, JIM LEE, PHIL JIMENEZ, JERRY ORDWAY, KEVIN MAGUIRE, SCOTT KOLINS and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Cover by JASON FABOK
The Justice League came together to stop the forces of Darkseid from destroying Earth five years ago. Now the ruler of Apokolips returns, but this time he's set his sights on the world-shattering Anti-Monitor. Will the combined might of the Justice League be enough to protect Earth from becoming collateral damage as gods fight? This new title collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #40-44 and a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.
On sale SEPTEMBER 21. 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US

Adventures of Supergirl ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL TP
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by BENGAL, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, EMMA VIECELI and others
Cover by CAT STAGGS
In this collection of the six-issue digital-first miniseries based on the hit CBS TV show, Kara Zor-El's fledgling efforts are targeted at criminals who escaped when Fort Rozz crashed, but she keeps hearing rumors of a shadowy mastermind sending the escapees after her! Supergirl is learning a lot about her super-abilities, her strengths as a friend and as a sister, her love of being human and alien at the same time. And she'll need to pull it all together to defeat her most dangerous foe to date!
On sale SEPTEMBER 21. 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

COLORING DC: SUPERGIRL TP
Art by IAN CHURCHILL, JAMAL IGLE, MICHAEL TURNER, AMANDA CONNER and others
Cover by IAN CHURCHILL
The Girl of Steel stars in her own adult coloring book, with spectacular art by Pop Mhan, Bengal, Jamal Igle and more!
On sale SEPTEMBER 21. 96 pg, B&W, $15.99 US

Supergirl TP SUPERGIRL: WHO IS SUPERWOMAN? TP NEW EDITION
Written by Sterling Gates
Art by Jamal Igle, Matthew Clark, Jon Sibal and Keith Champagne
Cover by Joshua Middleton
When a costumed woman arrives in Metropolis calling herself Superwoman, it's up to Supergirl to get to the bottom of things! After meeting this so-called Superwoman during the "New Krypton" storyline, the Girl of Steel has two pressing questions: who is Superwoman, really, and what gives her the right to wear the symbol of the House of El? Don't miss this collection featuring SUPERGIRL #34 and #37-42.
On sale SEPTEMBER 7. 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUPERGIRL: FRIENDS AND FUGITIVES TP NEW EDITION
Written by STERLING GATES and GREG RUCKA
Art by JAMAL IGLE and others
Cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
Supergirl and Flamebird must work together to track down Kara's father's assassin-
Reactron! But these childhood friends find themselves at each other's throats in these stories from SUPERGIRL #43 and #45-47, ACTION COMICS #881-882 and a story from SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2009 #1.
On sale SEPTEMBER 7. 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUPERGIRL: BIZARROGIRL TP NEW EDITION
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by JAMAL IGLE, MATT CAMP and JON SIBAL
Cover by AMY REEDER and RICHARD FRIEND
Enter Bizarro Supergirl! But how did she get to Earth and what does she want? The real Supergirl better find out fast, or else there won't be much left of Metropolis to save! And to make things worse, an even bigger threat looms on the horizon with an eye for the Girl of Steel. Collected from SUPERGIRL #53-59 and ANNUAL #2.
On sale SEPTEMBER 7. 224 pg, FC, $17.99 US

Final Days of Superman HC SUPERMAN: THE FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN HC
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by DOUG MAHNKE, MIKEL JANIN, FERNANDO PASARIN, TYLER KIRKHAM and others
Cover by MIKEL JAIN
The shocking, sold-out storyline is collected in hardcover as the Man of Steel faces the specter of his own mortality! His never-ending battles have finally taken their toll on Kal-El, and with time short, he reaches out to unite his friends and loved ones for what comes next. Meanwhile, a new sinister force's machinations will see to it that the Man of Steel will not go quietly into the night, but instead enter into a life-and-death struggle with another being forged from the very energies of the Kryptonian's solar flare power, now claiming to be the true Superman! This hardcover collects SUPERMAN #51-52, BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31-32,
ACTION COMICS #51-52 and SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #28-29.
On sale OCTOBER 26. 200 pg, FC, $29.99 US

SUPERMAN: SAVAGE DAWN HC
Written by PETER J. TOMASI, GREG PAK, AARON KUDER, GENE LUEN YANG,
Art by AARON KUDER, HOWARD PORTER, DAN JURGENS, DOUG MANHKE, BEN OLIVER, RAFA SANDOVAL, ARDIAN SYAF, BRUNO REDONDO, CLIFF RICHARDS and others
Cover by AARON KUDER
Depowered and fragile, Superman is becoming increasingly desperate to regain his abilities! There isn't a solution he's not ready to embrace: the Greek Gods, villainous adversaries and even Kryptonite! In the midst of this crisis, Superman discovers the mastermind behind it all: the immortal Vandal Savage! This new hardcover collects SUPERMAN ANNUAL #3, ACTION COMICS #48-50, SUPERMAN #48-50 and SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #25-27.
On sale OCTOBER 5. 352 pg, FC, $29.99 US

Superman: Before Truth SUPERMAN VOL. 1: BEFORE TRUTH TP
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and KLAUS JANSON
Collecting stories from SUPERMAN #40-44 and a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1! Superman's biggest secret-his secret identity-has remained safe, until now. What will happen when the truth is revealed?
On sale SEPTEMBER 28. 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN HC
Written by MAX LANDIS. Art by NICK DRAGOTTA, TOMMY LEE EDWARDS, JOELLE JONES, JAE LEE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, JONATHAN CASE and JOCK. Cover by RYAN SOOK
Retailers: This title is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
Screenwriter and Eisner Award nominee Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) presents the seven-issue miniseries that chronicles Clark Kent's development into the archetypal hero he will eventually become. With the tone of each issue ranging from heartwarming and simple, to frighteningly gritty and violent, to sexy, sun-kissed and funny, SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN is unlike anything you've seen before. This new hardcover includes special bonus features.
RESOLICIT. On sale OCTOBER 12. 224 pg, FC, $24.99 US

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SAGA OF THE SUPER SONS TP NEW EDITION
Written by BOB HANEY and DENNIS O'NEIL
Art by Curt Swan, Dick Dillin, Kieron Dwyer, Ernie Chan and others
Cover by NICK CARDY
The complete saga of the Super Sons is back in a new edition starring the sons of Batman and Superman! Features stories from the pages of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #215-216, 221-222, 224, 228, 230, 231, 233, 238, 242, 263 and ELSEWORLDS 80-PAGE GIANT #1!
On sale SEPTEMBER 21. 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US



DC COLLECTIBLES PRODUCTS

Action Figure DC DESIGNER SERIES: GREEN LANTERN AND SUPERMAN BY GREG CAPULLO ACTION FIGURES
Superstar artist Greg Capullo lends his artistic vision to Green Lantern and Superman in the latest Designer Series action figures!
$28.00 US Each
On Sale December 2016
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