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DC Comics in June 2012

Posted: March 13, 2012 at 6:22 pm

BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #1 Written by DARWYN COOKE Backup story written by LEN WEIN Art and cover by DARWYN COOKE Backup story art by JOHN HIGGINS 1:25 Variant cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN 1:200 Variant cover by JIM LEE On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $3.99 US MATURE READERS Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. "Little did we know that poor boy would lead to the end of us all." Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE #1 Written by DARWYN COOKE and AMANDA CONNER Backup story written by LEN WEIN Art and cover by AMANDA CONNER Backup story art by JOHN HIGGINS 1:25 Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON 1:200 Variant cover by JIM LEE On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, 1 of 4, $3.99 US MATURE READERS Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. "Oh sweetie, you're too young to hate. Wait until you're older and the world gives you a good reason. Trust me, it won't let you down." Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #1 Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO Backup story written by LEN WEIN Art and cover by J.G. JONES Backup story art by JOHN HIGGINS 1:25 Variant cover by EDUARDO RISSO 1:200 Variant cover by JIM LEE On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $3.99 US MATURE READERS Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. "I'm a funny guy..." Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1 Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Backup story written by LEN WEIN Art and cover by ANDY KUBERT and JOE KUBERT Backup story art by JOHN HIGGINS 1:25 Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN 1:200 Variant cover by JIM LEE On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, 1 of 4, $3.99 US MATURE READERS Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. "The hero known to the public only as Nite Owl announced his retirement today." Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. 78 JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Backup story art by GARY FRANK Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER 1:100 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE On sale JUNE 20 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. "THE VILLAIN'S JOURNEY" part two! The identity of the Justice League's newest and deadliest foe is revealed! Part four of the debut of SHAZAM! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #10 Written by DAN JURGENS Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T "BREAKDOWN," picking up where last month's FIRESTORM #9 left off. The JLI team BOOSTER GOLD, AUGUST GENERAL IN IRON, GODIVA, GUY GARDNER, BATWING, O.M.A.C. and FIREHAWK face off against THE BURNERS, who want to create anarchy by any means necessary! EARTH TWO #2 Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO 1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. MR. TERRIFIC Michael Holt lands on EARTH TWO! Don't miss the origin of the Earth Two FLASH and the first time he uses his powers! What could be a bigger threat to Earth Two than APOKOLIPS? Jay Garrick is about to find out! WORLDS' FINEST #2 Written by PAUL LEVITZ Art by GEORGE PEREZ, SCOTT KOBLISH and KEVIN MAGUIRE Cover by GEORGE PEREZ 1:25 B&W Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format HUNTRESS and POWER GIRL versus THE IRRADIATED MAN! Learn what our heroes have been doing since they arrived here five years ago from Earth Two! AQUAMAN #10 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO 1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. "THE OTHERS" part four! The Others are reunited when the hero called VOSTOK-X arrives on Earth. MERA learns more about Arthur's violent past from SHIN. WONDER WOMAN #10 Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO Art by TONY AKINS and DAN GREEN Cover by CLIFF CHIANG 1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. WONDER WOMAN has been shot through the heart! It's up to LENNOX to pull his half-sister out of HELL! One of DIANA'S closest companions is not to be trusted! CAPTAIN ATOM #10 Written by J.T. KRUL Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II Cover by MIKE CHOI On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T How will CAPTAIN ATOM survive his journey through time? Who is CHRONA MOTA? DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #10 Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by BERNARD CHANG Cover by RYAN SOOK On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T In part two of this three-part tale, KASS works with her father convicted serial killer VANDAL SAVAGE to catch a killer before it's too late! Is there any way to solve the case without setting Vandal Savage free? THE FLASH #10 Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL 1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format THE FLASH vs. THE WEATHER WIZARD! The Flash may survivebut will BARRY ALLEN? THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #10 Written by JOE HARRIS and ETHAN VAN SCIVER Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and NORM RAPMUND Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and ETHAN VAN SCIVER On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T RONNIE and POZHAR face off against INDIA'S officially sanctioned FIRESTORM, RAKSHASA! JASON RUSCH begins to develop strange new abilities related to the Firestorms' mysterious connection to the chaotic Quantum Field. GREEN ARROW #10 Written by ANN NOCENTI Art by OLIVER NOME Cover by HOWARD PORTER On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T A stand-alone issue in which OLIVER QUEEN confronts the villain DOCTOR COGNATE and must face some difficult questions about what it truly means to be human. Plus: GREEN ARROW VS. a ton of KILLER ROBOTS! THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #10 Plotted by ROB LIEFELD Scripted by ROB LIEFELD and MARK POULTON Art by JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT Cover by ROB LIEFELD On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T It's fight night as HAWKMAN enters a GLADIATORIAL DEATHMATCH against three ultra-villains for the life of his friend Emma! Get your popcorn because the first scene in this issue just might be the best battle you see all year!
ACTION COMICS #10 Written by GRANT MORRISON Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH Art by GENE HA and RICK BRYANT Backup story art by BRAD WALKER Cover by RAGS MORALES Variant cover by BRYAN HITCH 1:100 B&W Variant cover by GENE HA On sale JUNE 6 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. CLARK KENT is DEAD! The three-part ACTION COMICS summer event storyline begins here! New villain NIMROD THE HUNTER is on SUPERMAN'S trail! He's killed every living thing he's ever tracked but he's never killed an ALIEN! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. SUPERMAN #10 Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS Art by DAN JURGENS and JESUS MERINO Cover by IVAN REIS and EBER FERREIRA 1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and EBER FERREIRA On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. SUPERMAN'S new foe the one that can't be touched has found a way hurt both The Man of Steel AND Clark Kent! SUPERBOY #10 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art by IBAN COELLO Cover by SCOTT CLARK On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T WONDER GIRL, SOLSTICE, RED ROBIN, KID FLASH and BUNKER all guest-star in a story that connects to this month's TEEN TITANS #10. Don't miss SUPERBOY and WONDER GIRL, lost in an ancient world with no adult supervision! SUPERGIRL #10 Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON Art and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T SUPERGIRL trapped in the nightmarish spirit world of the BLACK BANSHEE! What happens when a KRYPTONIAIN loses control of his or her powers? MASSIVE DESTRUCTION! BATMAN, INCORPORATED #2 Written by GRANT MORRISON Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM Variant cover by CAMERON STEWART 1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $3.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. This is the story of a man and a woman fighting over the heart and soul of their child. Unfortunately for the world, the man is BATMAN, the woman is TALIA AL GHUL, and the child is DAMIAN. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. BATMAN #10 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Backup story by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION Backup story art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE Cover by GREG CAPULLO Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE 1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO On sale JUNE 13 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information. BATMAN takes the fight to THE COURT OF OWLS! Discover the evil mastermind behind THE COURT. Plus: The "Fall of the House of Wayne" backup by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE. This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. DETECTIVE COMICS #10 Written by TONY S. DANIEL Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA Backup story art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI Cover by TONY S. DANIEL 1:25 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL On sale JUNE 6 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $4.99 US Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. BATMAN must defend WAYNE ENTERPRISES from espionage and himself from the menace of HYPNOTIC! The latest chapter in the TWO-FACE backup story! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #10 Written by GREGG HURWITZ Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND 1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format. Welcome new series writer GREGG HURWITZ! Kicking off a major story pitting BATMAN against the most deadly version of the SCARECROW he's ever seen! This isn't about fearit's about TERROR! BATMAN AND ROBIN #10 Written by PETER J. TOMASI Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Someone calls a meeting of the ROBINS, but who and why? And will the exiled and egotistical RED HOOD answer the call? RED ROBIN learns of DAMIAN'S betrayal but how long will the youngest ROBIN'S lack of discipline stand? Many of Gotham City's villains blame BATMAN for their downfall, but what happens when they stand together in a pact to bring the DARK KNIGHT down? BATWOMAN #10 Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN Art by AMY REEDER and ROB HUNTER Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III 1:25 B&W Variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard cover in a wraparound format. Ambushed by KILLER CROC! The penultimate chapter of "TO DROWN THE WORLD" reveals the true nature of the villain BATWOMAN has been searching for all this time! BATWING #10 Written by JUDD WINICK Art by MARCUS TO and RYAN WINN Cover by MARCUS TO On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T BATWING fights pirates known as THE JACKALS as they attempt to smuggle a mysterious cargo. BATMAN'S investigation leads him to China to face an unexpected member of his ROGUES GALLERY! Guest-starring BATMAN! BATGIRL #10 Written by GAIL SIMONE Art by ALITHA MARTINEZ and VICENTE CIFUENTES Cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Don't miss the introduction of a villain destined to become Barbara's greatest and most dangerous foe! An innocent woman who was sentenced to life in ARKHAM ASYLUM, Knightfall is now free and more dangerous than the psychotics she was imprisoned with. Her bloody quest for revenge will be unlike anything Batgirl has ever seen. BIRDS OF PREY #10 Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI Art and cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN and JEFF HUET On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T THE BIRDS bring a gravely injured POISON IVY to the Amazon hoping to help rejuvenate her, but they're going to need her help more to stay alive! Welcome to the jungle indeed! BLACK CANARY discovers something amazing about her powers! CATWOMAN #10 Written by JUDD WINICK Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Meet DOLLHOUSE a psychotic who kidnaps children from the streets of Gotham City. She's about to awaken a rage in CATWOMAN that nobody knew existednot even Catwoman! CATWOMAN'S partnership with SPARK continues on a whole new level! RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #10 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T RED HOOD learns that STARFIRE is one of the most respected and feared commanders in all of space! Who knew? Princess Koriand'r homeworld of TAMARAN is in danger and she must defend a world that once turned its back on her! Plus: The start of a 6-part backup series starring ESSENCE! NIGHTWING #10 Written by KYLE HIGGINS Art by EDDY BARROWS, PAULO SIQUERIA and EBER FERREIRA Cover by EDDY BARROWS On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Part one of "THE REPUBLIC OF TOMORROW, TODAY." NIGHTWING begins investigating a double murder in OLD GOTHAM that happens to feature part of his costume as evidence. Introducing the REPUBLIC OF TOMORROW and their leader, PARAGON. GREEN LANTERN #10 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY 1:25 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Combo pack edition: $3.99 US Retai
lers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard cover in a wraparound format. As "THE SECRET OF THE INDIGO TRIBE" races toward its conclusion, all is revealed about the INDIGO LANTERNS! Leads into next issue's shocking turn of events that can't be missed! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10 Written by PETER J. TOMASI Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and SCOTT HANNA On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T "ALPHA WAR" part two! JOHN STEWART is on trial for murdering his fellow GREEN LANTERN but does GUY GARDNER think he's guilty? Plus, more of the GUARDIANS' secret plans to amass a new army! GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #10 Written by TONY BEDARD Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT 1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard cover in a wraparound format. Part two of "THE FALL OF THE BLUE LANTERNS"! The NEW GUARDIANS reunite! Why is every CORPS coming apart at the seams? One word: LARFLEEZE! GREEN LANTERN RED LANTERNS #10 Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art and cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information. Welcome new artist MIGUEL SEPULVEDA Continued from last month's STORMWATCH #9! BLEEZ and the rest of the surviving RED LANTERNS head for ZAMARON to confront the STAR SAPPHIRES about their role in the poisoning of the RED POWER LANTERN. DIAL H #2 Written by CHINA MIEVILLE Art by MATEUS SANTOLOUCO Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Part two of the five-part opening story! As our hero learns to use the H DIAL, he begins to suspect there is something sinister at work. JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Featuring John Constantine , Zatanna , Deadman, Andrew Benet, Madame Xanadu, Black Orchid and Dr. Mist! In part two of JEFF LEMIRE'S first story the team sets up shop in their new HQ, the HOUSE OF MYSTERY but first, they'll have to survive an attack by THE DEMONS THREE! ANIMAL MAN #10 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by STEVE PUGH Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ "EXTINCTION IS FOREVER" part two! Guest-starring JOHN CONSTANTINE and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK. BUDDY BAKER seeks the help of THE TOTEMS to return to his family. SWAMP THING #10 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ The deadly return of ANTON ARCANE! This is the beginning of a new chapter in the SWAMP THING saga and a perfect time to start reading! FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #10 Written by MATT KINDT Art and cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Welcome aboard new writer MATT KINDT! "SATAN'S RING" begins here! FRANKENSTEIN and THE CREATURE COMMANDOS must investigate suspected double-agents in SHADE field offices. Their first stop is the UNTROPOLIS an exact copy of Metropolis that floats upside down in the 4TH CLOUD above Superman's home town. I, VAMPIRE #10 Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ As the vampires continue their journey across the country to their homeland they encounter an ancient enemy! Introducing THE ORDER OF THE VAN HELSINGS! RESURRECTION MAN #10 Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING Art by JESUS SAIZ Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ The battle between good and evil for RESURRECTION MAN'S soul...and if either side wins, Mitch Shelly loses! Where is the TRANSHUMAN? DEMON KNIGHTS #10 Written by PAUL CORNELL Art by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT Cover by MIKE CHOI On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Part two of "ASSAULT ON AVALON!" While searching for MERLIN, our heroes find KING ARTHURboth of him! G.I. COMBAT #2 Written by J.T. KRUL, JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI and DAN PANOSIAN Cover by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and WAYNE FAUCHER On sale JUNE 6 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T+ In "THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT," contemporary soldiers must battle pterodactyls and a tyrannosaurus rex as they struggle to understand where or when they are! THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER becomes a human guinea pig in hopes that the experiments will grant him super powers. STORMWATCH #10 Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by IGNACIO CALERO and SEAN PARSONS Cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Welcoming the art team of IGNACIO CALERO and SEAN PARSONS as a new epic begins! HARRY TANNER returns to take on STORMWATCH! More secrets of the team's past are revealed! DEATHSTROKE #10 Written by ROB LIEFELD Art and cover by ROB LIEFELD On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ "THE HUNT FOR LOBO" from new writer/artist ROB LIEFELD! GRIFTER #10 Plotted by ROB LIEFELD Scripted by ROB LIEFELD and FRANK TIERI Art by SCOTT CLARK and DAVE BEATY Cover by ROB LIEFELD On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T GRIFTER faces off against the DAEMONITES alongside DEATHBLOW and CHESHIRE! SUICIDE SQUAD #10 Written by ADAM GLASS Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO Cover by KEN LASHLEY On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ It's SUICIDE SQUAD vs. SUICIDE SQUAD, as BASILISK raises the stakes! More on the traitor disguised as a member of the team. VOODOO #10 Written by JOSH WILLIAMSON Art by SAMI BASRI Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ "DEAD CITY" begins as PRIS and the BLACK RAZORS pursue VOODOO into outer space! Is the Dead City really dead? If so, how do you explain the mutated DAEMONITES attacking from every direction? ALL-STAR WESTERN #10 Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI Art by MORITAT Backup story art by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ Cover by LADRONN On sale JUNE 27 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T+ Part one of a story exposing the beginning of a battle for GOTHAM CITY between THE COURT OF OWLS and THE CRIME BIBLE! TALLULAH BLACK is back! And in a new BAT LASH backup story illustrated by legendary artist JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, an outraged father is accusing Bat of tarnishing the honor of his twin daughters and he's making his case with a double-barreled shotgun! THE RAVAGERS #2 Written by HOWARD MACKIE Art and cover by IAN CHURCHILL and NORM RAPMUND On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Starring FAIRCHILD, THUNDER, LIGHTNING, RIDGE, BEAST BOY and TERRA! Trying to hide in the "real world" while on the run from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and its agents proves difficult for teen metas who stand out in a crowd! If they're going to survive, these young heroes had better be ready to fight! TEEN TITANS #10 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND 1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND On sale JUNE 27 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard cover in a wraparound format. THE TEEN TITANS LOST in an inner-world! What did SOLSTICE learn from the LEGION LOST team during THE CULLING? Hint: It has to do with the mystery surrounding KID FLASH'S origin! BUNKER confronts RED ROBIN about the missing SKITTER! DINOSAURS and a new threat! BLUE BEETLE #10 Written by TONY BEDARD Art by IG GUARA Cover by PAUL RENAUD On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T BLUE BEETLE is on the run from the D.E.O.! Seems this whole "living by himself in New York City" idea wasn't JAIME'S best. Guest-starring MISTER BONES LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #10 Written by PAUL LEVITZ Art by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE On sale JUNE 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T STAR BOY takes a ragtag team on a suicide mission into DOMINATOR space to rescue BRAINIAC 5! Meanwhile, COSMIC BOY searches for evidence in the DOMINATOR embassy in METROPOLIS! LEGION LOST #10 Written by TOM DeFALCO Art and cover by PETE WOODS On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T The LEGION LOST team must decide which fate is worse: staying and dying in the present or returning to a future that may be totally different from the one they left behind! Accused of being terrorists, the LOST LEGIONNAIRES are hunted by the new METAMERICAN and his META-MARINES! SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #2 Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER Art by PERE PEREZ Cover by CAT STAGGS On sale JUNE 6 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T The SEASON PREMIERE EVENT continues with these digital-first stories! CLARK investigates the true cause of the mysterious ENERGY STORM in space! CHLOE and EMIL pursue an intriguing artifact! LEX launches a dangerous mission into orbit, with former astronaut HANK HENSHAW at the wheel. BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #5 Written by J.T. KRUL, ADAM BEECHEN, DEREK FRIDOLFS and DUSTIN NGUYEN Art by HOWARD PORTER, LIVESAY, NORM BREYFOGLE, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN On sale JUNE 20 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Superman faces off against a new generation of Luthor! The conclusion of the origin of Warhawk in Justice League! Batman Beyond sees both the introduction of a major new character and tells an important story for Beyond and classic fans alike! Don't miss these digital-first tales! BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED #3 Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS Art by SIMON COLEBY, BRUNO REDONDO, SANTI CASAS and CLIFF RATHBURN Cover by DAVE WILKINS On sale JUNE 13 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T These digital-first tales follow the storyline of the smash hit videogame Arkham City! Don't miss the gang war between THE PENGUIN and THE JOKER! Features gritty art by Simon Coleby (Judge Dredd, THE AUTHORITY)! DC COMICS NIGHT FORCE #4 Written by MARV WOLFMAN Art by TOM MANDRAKE Cover by LEONARDO MANCO On sale JUNE 6 32 pg, FC, 4 of 7, $2.99 US RATED T Don't miss this turning point in the epic miniseries! THE BARON time-travels straight into a trap! The final fate of DONOVAN CAINE revealed! NIGHT FORCE now will run seven issues! THE SHADE #9 Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by FRAZER IRVING Cover by TONY HARRIS 1:10 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING On sale JUNE 13 32 pg, FC, 9 of 12, $2.99 US RATED T+ Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information. The final chapter of this amazing epic begins here, with fantastic art by FRAZER IRVING (BATMAN AND ROBIN, XOMBI)! THE SHADE returns to his hometown, London, to get to the bottom of the mystery of who tried to kill him! 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Second Amendment enters concealed weapon bill debate

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By Susan M. Cover scover@mainetoday.com MaineToday Media State House Writer

AUGUSTA -- A bill that would allow state workers to store concealed weapons in their locked vehicles while they are at work gained initial approval Monday from the Maine House.

L.D. 1603 would extend to state workers the same rights that a bill last year granted to workers in the private sector. The House voted 84-55 in support of the bill, which now goes to the Senate for consideration and will face further votes in the House.

Rep. David Burns, R-Whiting, said the bill would reaffirm the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

"I don't give up those constitutional rights because I'm a state employee, and I shouldn't be asked to," he said.

Last year, Rep. Dale Crafts, R-Lisbon, sponsored legislation that says employers cannot prohibit workers with concealed-firearms permits from keeping guns in their locked vehicles at work.

This year, Crafts came back with a separate bill to extend that provision to vehicles parked on state property, including courts and the State House.

The Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 8-5 in support of the bill. The committee's House chairman, Rep. Gary Plummer, R-Windham, said people who have concealed-weapons permits have been "thoroughly vetted" and judged by Maine State Police to have "good moral character."

"It seemed to many of us this was just affirming rights people already have," he said.

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Power Panel: Is market pressure on Limbaugh fair or infringing on his free speech? – Video

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12-03-2012 21:22 Cenk asks his Power Panel -- Tina Dupuy and David Sirota -- whether Bill Maher is right to say Rush Limbaugh shouldn't be driven off the air for his comments about Sandra Fluke. Tune in Weeknights at 7:00/6:00c on Current TV current.com

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‘Don’t censor free speech’

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Compelling people to obtain approval before they could tweet, Facebook or blog on anything relating to sexual conduct would silence all online expression on the topic, the Constitutional Court heard on Tuesday.

If amendments to Section 16 of the Film and Publications Act stayed in place, this would mean that even cartoons such as Zapiro's series on the rape of lady justice, or an arbitrary blogger's observations on a report that a politician was caught with a prostitute, would have to be pre-classified.

This was argument submitted by an organisation called Section 16, who are friends of the court in an application to have Section 16(1), Section 16(2) and Section 24(2) of the Film and Publications Act confirmed invalid.

These require that all publications, excluding newspapers, must pre-classify any material that contains sexual conduct.

The Act came into force on March 2010.

The applicants - Print Media SA and the SA National Editors Forum - believe large numbers of publications will have to be submitted to the Film and Publications Board in matters of substantial public interest.

It will have severe negative consequences for the publication in terms of deadlines, and for the public.

The parties are also questioning why newspapers were given an exemption, because they fall under the self-regulatory system of an ombudsman and a Press Code, but not magazines.

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Information freedom offers power to people

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Sunshine Week is commemorated nationally this week to remind people about the importance of open government and freedom of information.

It is to promote an appreciation for the powerfully simple words of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ..."

Those freedoms are what separate citizens of the United States from the victims of totalitarian societies around the globe. Those freedoms must never be taken for granted.

They also must be guarded constantly, because efforts to chip away at those freedoms never cease.

Federal and state laws guarantee public access to government information, but seeing that the laws are adhered to and not watered down is an uphill fight that never ends in communities all across America.

Sunshine Week began in 2002 in Florida as part of a fight to kill hundreds of new exemptions to the state's public records law. Other states followed, and now a broad base of organizations nationwide cooperate to keep this important issue in front of the public. It coincides with James Madison's birthday on March 16.

The American Society of Newspaper Editors originally coordinated Sunshine Week, and is now joined by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. But the list of other participants shows that freedom of information is far from a newspaper or media concern. It is a concern for civic groups, libraries, archives and nonprofits.

Freedom of information also must be important to every citizen.

The public needs to know how government money is raised and spent. It must have public information to judge job performances by police, bureaucrats and elected leaders.

But most of all the public needs facts. As a society, we need to do more digging to make decisions, rather than believe whatever is being passed around on emails, blogs or slanted talk-shows on radio and television.

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Liberty-Governor Mifflin PIAA 4A girls basketball preview capsule

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Liberty's J.J. Hilliard (23) and Cardinal O'Hara's Shanice Johnson battle for a rebound in the first round of the PIAA 4A girls basketball tournament. (KEVIN MINGORA, THE MORNING CALL / March 8, 2012)

CLASS 4A

Matchup: District 11 No. 2 Liberty vs. District 3 No. 6 Governor Mifflin.

At stake: A spot in Friday's state quarterfinals against District 3 champion Red Lion (29-1) or District 1 No. 4 Council Rock South (26-2).

Liberty (17-9)

Coach: Amy Yencho (second year, 31-22).

Projected starters: 5-6 sr. G Jody Chickey (10.3 ppg); 5-6 sr. G J.J. Hilliard (10.2 ppg); 5-6 sr. G C.J. Hilliard (8.3 ppg); 5-7 so. G Kali Shumock (7.2 ppg); 6-0 so. F Maggie Zerbe (3.5 ppg).

About the Hurricanes: Advanced to the second round with a 40-39 win over Cardinal O'Hara, then the No. 8 ranked Class 4A team in the state. J.J. Hilliard has scored in double figures five times in the last six games and is averaging 12.3 points per game over that span. Average 44.7 points per game and allow 37.4. Are 5-1 in their last six games. Average 12.8 steals per game. Shoot 65 percent from the foul line as a team. Shumock averages 4.1 steals per game. Zerbe leads the team in rebounding with 5.2 boards per game.

Governor Mifflin (18-8)

Coach: Rick Bausher (29th season, 471-266).

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Liberty, Hampton draw No 16 seeds in women's tournament

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By: VIC DORR JR. | Richmond Times-Dispatch Published: March 13, 2012 Updated: March 13, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Who is out was a hotter topic than who is in when the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament announced selections and first-round matchups Monday night.

In: Big South champion Liberty and MEAC champion Hampton. No surprise there. Both earned automatic invitations by winning conference tournaments. Out: the Virginia Cavaliers, whose 22-10 record included a 69-64 victory over Tennessee, the most aristocratic program in the women's game. Big surprise there.

Committee chairman Greg Christopher, the athletic director at Bowling Green, said the Cavaliers were among the last four teams excluded from the field of 64. Also included in that unhappy group were Oklahoma State, Southern Cal and Temple. The last four in: Florida, Kansas State, Michigan and Texas.

Christopher said deliberations concerning the final teams in the field "were really difficult. Ultimately, we probably spent four hours close to four hours, certainly talking just about those eight teams." The tipping point, Christopher said, was big-game success. The last four in "elevated their play. They stood up and got some significant wins that we didn't see from the others."

Then, perhaps recalling Virginia's overtime upset of Tennessee, he specifically addressed the Cavaliers' ACC rsum. Virginia finished 10-8 against ACC opponents. Said Christopher: "Their (conference) wins came against teams below them in the standings. None, really, came against teams that finished above them."

The Cavaliers finished 0-1 against Duke, 0-2 against North Carolina and 0-3 against Maryland.

While Virginia found itself on the outside looking in, Liberty and Hampton find themselves on the bottom looking up. Each was tagged with a No. 16 seed, which means each will face a No. 1 when subregional play begins this weekend. Hampton (26-4) was placed in the Fresno regional and was permitted to stay close to home. The Pirates, winners of three consecutive MEAC titles, will make the short drive to nearby Old Dominion University to face top-seeded Stanford (31-1) on Saturday at approximately 1:40 p.m.

A much longer journey awaits Liberty. The Flames (24-8) were placed in the Raleigh regional. They will travel to South Bend, Ind., for Sunday's 2:40 p.m. appointment with No. 1-seeded Notre Dame (30-3).

Flames coach Carey Green said his players are more eager than apprehensive about their first-round assignment.

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Liberty draws Notre Dame in NCAA first roun

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When Libertys named popped on the screen during the NCAA womens tournament selection show Monday night, the team, which was gathered on the club level of the schools football press tower, let out a cheer.

Flames coach Carey Green, however, was a little taken aback by where the tournament committee had placed his team. Liberty will open tournament play on Sunday in South Bend, Ind., as a No. 16 seed against the top seed in the Raleigh Region, homestanding Notre Dame. Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by ESPN2.

The Fighting Irish went 30-3 during the regular season, losing only to undefeated No. 1 Baylor, NCAA team West Virginia and No. 3 Connecticut, a team the Irish beat twice in the regular season. Liberty, which won the Big South tournament title on Sunday in High Point, N.C., hasnt been seeded 16th since going undefeated in the regular season in 1998. Libertys reward that season was a trip to Tennessee.

It was a little bit of sticker shock, Green said. I thought the team deserved a little bit of a higher seed than that. It was a slap in the face.

Liberty (24-8) won 18 of its final 19 games, including two victories against High Point on its home floor. But the similarity between the 2011-12 team and the 1997-98 version of the Flames is strength of schedule. Liberty won just five non-conference games this season, with only two coming against Division I opponents.

Both of those opponents were weak. Liberty won at UNC Greensboro, which went 4-25 and finished dead last in the Southern Conference, and the Flames beat Lipscomb, which went 6-23 and tied for last in the Atlantic Sun, on a neutral floor.

But Green has an argument. Liberty is ranked No. 95 in the RPI, and Samford (No. 103), Tennessee-Martin (No. 104) and Navy (No. 188) all earned No. 15 seeds. The tournament committee did some shifting to keep lower seeds closer to home. Navy will make the short trip to College Park to face Maryland, while Samford will make a 200-mile trip from Birmingham, Ala., to Nashville, Tenn., to face Duke.

Hampton, which is No. 63 in the RPI, ahead of 12 tournament teams, was dropped to a No. 16 so it could play Fresno Region No. 1 seed Stanford in nearby Norfolk.

It is what it is, Green said. Its a dream, though, a great opportunity for us. Were playing our best basketball of the year at this point in time. Well be prepared.

The Flames will face a significant challenge in the Irish, who advanced to last years national title game before falling to Texas A&M. Notre Dame has won at home by some incredibly lopsided margins this season, including wins over Indiana State (99-34), Hartford (98-43), Marquette (95-42), Purdue (66-38), Central Florida (90-38), Longwood (92-26) and Pittsburgh (120-44).

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Suspensions raise free-speech questions

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The fallout from an act of vandalism at McDowell High School has sparked debate on whether or not students First Amendment rights were violated.

Several students received short-term suspensions after posting words of encouragement and support on classmate Alex Mayes Facebook wall.

Last week, Mayes and a friend spray painted phallic symbols on several different areas at McDowell High School, including Titan rock.

On Wednesday, both Mayes and his associate were questioned and then arrested. It was after his arrest that students began posting comments about the act and forwarding pictures of the rock.

Principal Ben Talbert was out of town when the incident occurred and he said he believed at the time that suspensions were the only way to protect the school.

The decision was made because I felt like we were in a position of being very vulnerable, Talbert said Monday. To glorify a guy for doing this we thought created a negative environment. Im just amazed that kids supported him. Many of the parents Ive spoken to are amazed their kids supported this.

Ken Paulson, president/chief executive at the First Amendment Center in Nashville, Tenn., said this incident is one of many dealing with social media and a students First Amendment right to free speech.

This is an emerging area of the law, Paulson said in a telephone interview Monday. The question of whether public schools can discipline students for free expression outside of the classroom is still being refined. Its still being addressed by the courts in surprisingly different ways. Students have First Amendment rights. Courts have different ways of applying them when dealing with a school. The test is always whether the speech substantially disrupts school operations.

Disruption was the main reason why Talbert chose to give five students short-term suspension.

We thought this kind of activity was disruptive, he said. It was kind of like having a fight break out and having students cheer the participants on.

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