In WEEK 1: nightwing/boomerang, Batman's first vote is cast! The two Outsiders with just one thing in common — a troubled relationship to the Dark Knight — must reconcile their differences to go up against Chemo.

Outsiders: Five of a Kind: Week 2: Katana/Shazam #2 (of 5)
[Written by Mike W. Barr; art by Kevin Sharpe and Robin Riggs; cover by Cliff Chiang. Goes on sale August 8, 32 pages, $2.99.]
Batman's Week 2 vote! The souls of long-dead criminals roam the earth, forcing Tatsu Yamashiro to risk her own life by entering the realm to which she condemned them with her Soulsword! She'll need the help of the DCU's most powerful magical guardian — but can the power of Shazam prevail while confined to the Rock of Eternity?

Action Comics #855
[Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner; art and cover by Eric Powell. Goes on sale August 29, 32 pages, $2.99.]
The dynamic writing team of Geoff Johns and Richard Donner joins artist extraordinaire Eric Powell (The Goon) for "Escape from Bizarro World," a 3-part story that will thrill and horrify! Last seen in ACTION COMICS #845, Bizarro returns to kidnap one of the most important people in Superman's life. But what does the twisted, ersatz Man of Steel want? The only way to find out is to travel to the enemy's home: Bizarro World!

Teen Titans #50
[Written by Sean McKeever, Geoff Johns, Todd Dezago and Marv Wolfman; art by Randy Green, Mike McKone, George Pérez, Todd Nauck, Sandra Hope, Richard Friend and Andy Lanning; cover by Alé Garza and Scott Williams; variant cover by Mike McKone. Goes on sale August 29, 48 pages, $3.99.]
Don't miss this very special issue that ushers in the new TEEN TITANS creative team of Sean McKeaver and Randy Green, reunites Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for their first new Titans adventure in years, and also features a story by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone — the creators who launched this title! It all begins when the Titans bury another friend — and ends with a deadly, familiar threat as well as an addition to the team.

Dark Tower: Gunslinger's Guidebook #1
[Written by Anthony Flamini and Robin Furth; cover by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. Goes on sale August 1, 48 pages, $3.99.]
May luck rise to meet you, sai. Dark days have befallen the once powerful Affiliation. As the Good Man’s revolutionaries continue their assault on the civilizations of the Inner Baronies, young Gunslinger Roland Deschain of Gilead and his loyal ka-tet embark eastward on an undercover mission to the distant Outer Barony of Mejis on behalf of the Affiliation. The Gunslinger Guidebook serves as your essential guide for Gilead to Mejis and all points in between – featuring profiles on the Big Coffin Hunters, Sheemie Ruiz, and Rhea of the Coos.

Civil War Chronicles
[Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Mark Millar; art by Ron Garney and Steve McNiven; cover by Ron Garney. Goes on sale August 8, 72 pages, $4.99.]
Experience CIVIL WAR and it’s major tie-ins from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, FRONT LINE and more in chronological order! The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on?

Peter Parker makes the most important decision of his life. As the sides square off for the looming Civil War, he’ll have to live with it. Now the big question is, what will this decision cost him? This issue reprints CIVIL WAR #2 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532 AND 533.

Women of Marvel Vol. 2
[Written by Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin, Mark Gruenwald, and Steve Engelhart; art by John Buscema, Paul Smith, Bret Blevins, Carmine Infantino, John Romita, Jr., Rick Leonard, Marc Silvestri, Richard Howell, and Dan Lawlis; cover by Mike Mayhew. Goes on sale August 8, 232 pages, $24.99.]
More classic tales of Marvel's leading ladies! Featuring Kitty Pryde, Black Cat, Dagger, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Jubilee and more! Collecting AVENGERS #83, STRANGE TALES #10-11, SPIDER-WOMAN #10, WEST COAST AVENGERS #15, visions & the Scarlet Witch #12, Uncanny X-Men #168, 189, 201, & 218.

Emily the Strange #1
[Written by Rob Reger, Jessica Gruner, and Cosmic Debris; art by Buzz Parker and Ryan Hill. Goes on sale August 28, 48 pages, B&W, $3.50.]
. . . and in the end, everybody DIES! Actually, not just in the end-they also die in the beginning and in the middle, and in all the pages in between. This is the Death issue, after all, and this is Emily the Strange we're talking about-the black-haired girl from the underground who's taking the world by storm. Emily isn't afraid of much, and this is the issue where she proves that by going face-to-face with death itself. Now she's dying to tell you all about it.

Emily returns and she's going face-to-face with death itself!