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Green Lantern #43 (Written by Geoff Johns - Art by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy)
The official prologue to BLACKEST NIGHT starts here as the first Black Lantern is born! Black Hand has been an enemy of Hal Jordan since Hal’s early days as a Green Lantern. But even Black Hand is unaware of the true power he holds that will connect him to the Blackest Night! Discover this villain’s connection to death and the Black Lantern Corps!

There may be a new Batman in Gotham City, but that doesn’t mean the city wants him. As Two-Face and Penguin take measures to keep the new Dark Knight at bay, one of the archvillains makes a startling discovery about the new Caped Crusader. Plus, Batman trains the new Robin, and Mark Bagley starts a 4-issue stint as guest artist!

In July, DC Comics gives a fresh twist to a grand comics tradition with WEDNESDAY COMICS, a new, weekly 12-issue series by some of the greatest names in comics today! WEDNESDAY COMICS is unique in modern comics history: Reinventing the classic weekly newspaper comics section, it is a 16-page weekly that unfolds to a sprawling 28" x 20" tabloid-sized reading experience bursting with mind-blowing color, action and excitement, with each feature on its own 14" x 20" page. Spearheaded by DCU Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello, whose past editing credits include BATMAN BLACK & WHITE, DC: THE NEW FRONTIER and SOLO, each page of WEDNESDAY COMICS spotlights the continuing adventures of DC heroes, including: o BATMAN, WEDNESDAY COMICS' weekly cover feature, by the Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso o ADAM STRANGE, by writer/artist Paul Pope (BATMAN: YEAR 100) o METAMORPHO, written by New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman with art by Eisner Award-winner Michael Allred (Madman) o THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN, written by Walter Simonson (Thor, MANHUNTER) with art by famed DC cover artist Brian Stelfreeze o DEADMAN, written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck, art by Dave Bullock o KAMANDI, written by Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS) with art by Ryan Sook (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL) o SUPERMAN, written by John Arcudi (The Mask) with art by Lee Bermejo (JOKER) o WONDER WOMAN, written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell (Dare Detectives) o GREEN LANTERN, written by Kurt Busiek (TRINITY, ASTRO CITY) with art by Joe Quiñones (TEEN TITANS GO!) o TEEN TITANS, written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway o SUPERGIRL, written by Jimmy Palmiotti (JONAH HEX) with art by Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL) o HAWKMAN, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker (PLASTIC MAN, Special Forces) o SGT. ROCK, written by Adam Kubert (SUPERMAN: LAST SON), ilustrated by legendary comics artist Joe Kubert o THE FLASH, written by Karl Kerschl (TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE, THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE) and Brenden Fletcher, illustrated by Karl Kerschl o METAL MEN, written by Dan DiDio with art by Ian Churchill (SUPERGIRL) WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7" x 10".

As Peter Parker prepares for the 2nd most important wedding day of his life, a new enemy brutally rises up from Spidey's past. Plus the introduction of some brand new family members promises to make this a wedding that he wishes never happened!

Dark X-Men The Beginning #1 (Written by Paul Cornell, James Asmus & Others - Art by Humberto Ramos & Others)
Who are the Dark X-Men and how did they come to be? FIND OUT HERE! Each issue has 3 11-page stories, each dedicated to one of the Dark X-Men and how they came to be part of the team. This first two issues focus on Emma Frost, Mimic, Cloak & Dagger, Daken, Weapon X and Dark Beast!

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From the classic movie, the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! The Man with No Name rides again, this time under the veteran hand of writer Chuck (G.I.Joe) Dixon in a brand-new Dynamite #1! Featuring incredible art by Esteve Polls, and iconic covers by Lone Ranger artist Sergio Cariello, Zorro artist Francesco Francavilla and Wolverine Noir artist Dennis Calero, Dixon tells the tale of "DEAD MAN'S HAND" in a five part arc that continues the strong direction Dynamite's westerns are known for!

The Tick returns and embarks on his newest adventure, Manga! The Tick crosses the International Date Line in this satirical look at the manga art form! While investigating a disturbance in The City, The Tick confronts a new nemesis, The Setting Sun! Now trapped in another dimension, The Tick must fulfill an ancient prophecy, and save Arthur, The City, and the World!

Threat condition RED! Trillion-dollar deficits, machine gun-toting soccer moms, money-hungry contractors and flesh-hungry super soldiers led by 200 years' worth of undead Presidents! Can we stop this new national nightmare? YES WE CAN! It's time to set aside our partisan differences and petty bickering and unite behind "Ba-rot" Obama, the one man that can bring hope to our troubled shores. When the outgoing administration's plan to shore up our depleted military's troop numbers goes awry, Washington D.C. Becomes ground zero for all-you-can-eat action, destruction, and some change you can believe in!

Lone Ranger TP Vol 03 Scorched Earth
Dynamite Entertainment continues its acclaimed run of The Lone Ranger from writer Brett Matthews, artist Sergio Cariello and colorist Marcelo Pinto, from The Lone Ranger #12-16! Collected here for the first time, Volume Three features "Scorched Earth" (issues 12-15) which finds The Ranger and Tonto drawing closer to Cavendish, while the world around them explodes in fire and murder! Also included is "Ostinato" (issue #16) which provides a look inside the mind of the West's most brutal and complex villain - Butch Cavendish.

100 Bullets Vol 13 Wilt
Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's award-winning crime saga 100 BULLETS reaches its epic conclusion in this final volume collecting issues #89-100. Learn the last dark secrets of The Trust and The Minutemen's place in the world as secrets are revealed about what really caused Graves' war with The Trust.