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DC Expands Its New 52 to Dial H, Batman Incorporated, Worlds' Finest & More

The Second Wave from Grant Morrison, China Mieville, and more.

batman incorporatedSix new books are being added to DC Comics' New 52 line-up later this year, according to a recent reveal by USA Today. Beginning May, comic book fans will witness the rebirth of a couple Vertigo titles, the addition of some new blood, and the return of a fan-favorite series.

As we learned a few months ago, Grant Morrison is returning to his multi-year Batman arc with the continuation of Batman Incorporated. The Wayne Family and their Worldwide Crimefighting syndicate take on Talia al Ghul and more enemies in the pre-relaunch new continuity. The recent Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes one-shot acts as a bridge between the old series and this new one. Chris Burnham will be on art duties for the series when it returns.

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As for the other five... Award-winning British fantasy/horror novelist and political activist China Mieville will be tackling . It's the first ongoing series for the writer, but his pedigree suggests Dial H is a book you won't want to miss. It's based on the Dial H for Hero series that began in the sixties. It focuses on a mysterious item called the HDial that when used, causes its possessor to become a superhero with a different name, costume, and powers. Brian Bolland's cover artwork for the series can be seen to your right, but Mateus Santoluoco will be the series artist.

There's also going to be a big presence from DC's parallel world with a new series called Earth 2. James Robinson will pen the series with artist Nicola Scott that centers on the greatest heroes of an alternative Earth, the Justice Society, with them taking on threats that set them on a collision course with other worlds.

The current Huntress mini-series has been set in that universe and now it looks like we're going to see a team-up book featuring her and Power Girl called Worlds' Finest. Yes, that's plural worlds. Paul Levitz will collaborate with two rotating artists, George Perez and Kevin Maguire, focusing on the two heroes struggling to find their way back to Earth 2 after being stranded in our world.

Additionally, we'll see comic book writer Howard Mackie and artist Ian Churchill take on The Ravagers, a series following four teen superheroes on the run from an evil organization, begin this May as well as the resurrection of the Vertigo anthology series, G.I. Combat. A series that will featuring rotating creative teams with reboots of classic Vertigo and DC stories. Writer J.T. Krul and artist Ariel Olivetti will helm the return of The War That Time Forgot, while Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti take on The Unknown Soldier. The Haunted Tank will feature writer John Acrudi and artist Scott Kolins.

Tags: china mieville, grant morrison, dial h, dial h for murder, nicola scott, james robinson, mateus santoluoco, chris burnham, kevin maguire, george perez, paul levitz, howard mackie, ian churchill, batman incorporated, worlds finest, brian bolland
Posted on January 12, 2012, 7:22 am by Gabriel Cox


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