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    Welcome to the Comic News page, the part of the site where we feature comics, miniseries and graphic novels that are going on sale soon. Go ahead and look around for awhile, and thanks for stopping by!


    Click here for Ravenswood's exclusive interview with comic book author Bob Elinskas!

    Click here for a sneak preview of Athena Voltaire!


    This month we have a rating system (using pumpkins as stars) to rate the different Halloween-related comics. Enjoy!


    Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion
    [Written by David Hine, Royal McGraw, Chris Yost, Fabian Nicieza and Joe Harris; Art by Jeremy Haun, Tom Mandrake, Pablo Raimondi, Jim Calafiore and others; Cover by Ladrön. Goes on sale November 4, 128 pages, $14.99.]
    Spinning out of BATMAN: R.I.P.! With Batman gone, the forces of good and evil in Gotham City struggle for dominance in this new title collecting the five BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL Specials: ARKHAM ASYLUM, THE NETWORK, MAN-BAT, UNDERGROUND and COMMISSIONER GORDON.







    Batman: Battle for the Cowl
    [Written by Tony Daniel and Fabian Nicieza; Art by Tony Daniel, Guillem March, ChrisCross, Jamie McKelvie, Alex Konat and Mark McKenna; Cover by Tony Daniel. Goes on sale November 18, 160 pages, $19.99.]
    Collecting the hit Batman miniseries by Tony Daniel and more! Following the disappearance of her protector, Gotham City may be too far gone for Nightwing, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the city's heroes to save the day. Amid the fires, rioting, looting and gang warfare, one question rings out from the souls of Gotham's desperate citizens: Where is Batman? Don't miss this hardcover featuring BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL #1-3, GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN DEAD? #1 and GOTHAM GAZETTE: BATMAN ALIVE? #1!







    Green Lantern: Emerald Eclipse
    [Written by Peter Tomasi; Art by Patrick Gleason and Rebecca Buchman; Cover by Patrick Gleason. Goes on sale November 18, 160 pages, $24.99.]
    The Green Lantern Corps faces the Sinestro Corps in this prelude to BLACKEST NIGHT from issues #33-38 of the monthly series! Mongul enslaves the planet Daxam, making it the home world of his Corps. Will Sodam Yat, the Green Lantern known as Ion, fight to save his homeworld, which he's vowed never to return to?







    Powers #1
    [Written by Brian Michael Bendis; Art and Cover by Michael Avon Oeming. Goes on sale November 25, $3.95.]
    Because you asked for it, you got it... POWERS IS BACK!! MONTHLY!! From the writer of your favorite blockbuster Marvel comics (DARK AVENGERS, NEW AVENGERS, SECRET INVASION, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) Brian Michael Bendis and award-winning artist Michael Oeming (Mice Templar) comes a brand new chapter in one of the most successful creator-owned comics of the decade! Homicide Detectives Christian Walker and Enki Sunrise investigate murders specific to super hero cases... powers. Where super hero and crime comics explode into each other! This new number one is the PERFECT jumping on point for new readers and a glorious return to form for long time fans. And yes, this book will be shipping monthly. And yes, our horrible letter column is back!!







    DC Holiday Special 2009
    [Written by Scott Kolins, Sterling Gates, Amy Wolfram, Fred Van Lente, Jay Faerber, Beau Smith, David Tischman, Jay Torres and others; Art by Scott Kolins, Jeff Lemire, Daniel Liester and others; Cover by Dustin Nguyen. Goes on sale December 9, 32 pages, $5.99.]
    It's that time of year! You can't miss your favorite characters bringing good cheer to all. Even Deadman and B'wana Beast find ways to celebrate the spirit of the season!
    5 candy canes!







    Super Friends #22
    [Written by Sholly Fisch; Art by Dario Brizuela; Cover by J. Bone. Goes on sale December 9, 32 pages, $2.50.]
    It's the most wonderful time of the year, and the Super Friends want to grant everyone's holiday wishes! But the fiendish Mr. Memory may take away even their festive thoughts and leave no joy in the world!
    5 candy canes!







    Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12
    [Written by Landry Walker; Art and cover by Eric Jones. Goes on sale December 16, 32 pages, $2.50.]
    It's our very special "Final Christmas" issue! Batman must team up with Adam Strange in order to save Earth, Rann, the Universe – and Christmas – before reality as we know it is destroyed forever!
    5 candy canes!







    Marvel Holiday Spectacular #1
    [Cover by Ed McGuinness. On sale now, $9.99.]
    Santa's carryin' a swingin' bag of sweet surprises this Christmas as the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR comes your way with a giant-size extravaganza of Marvel fun! Besides an exclusive interview with St. Nick himself, we'll be compiling the ultimate Christmas gift-giving guide for Marvel fans. (Because Santa can't put everything under the tree!) Plus, we'll have a bevy of classic Christmas-themed comics, some of which will see print for the very first time! So enjoy Christmas with the X-Men, Werewolf by Night, the Illuminati and others in the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR, required reading with a glass of eggnog and chestnuts roasting on an open fire!
    5 candy canes!








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