The Brave and the Bold (vol.II) #34
Le solicitations delle uscite DC del prossimo maggio, visionabili per intero su Comic Book Resources, segnano l’inizio di una stagione ricca di novità legionarie.
Alla feature su Adventure Comics (vol. III) #11, che in attesa dell’arrivo di Paul Levitz è curata dai “supplenti” James Robinson e Bernard Chang, si aggiunge infatti con Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. VI) #1, dello stesso Levitz e di Yildirai Cinar, una nuova collana ad hoc per l’equipe di Cosmic Boy e soci.
Ma non è tutto: il team futuribile sarà presente, nella sua incarnazione Silver Age, anche su The Brave and the Bold (vol. II) #34, primo episodio di un team-up in due parti scritto da J. M. Straczynski e illustrato da Jesús Saiz.
Buone nuove anche per i fanatici di Mon-El, la cui epopea da protettore di Metropolis sta per concludersi in crescendo. Tutti gli indizi portano a credere che il climax di questa lunga storyline avverrà sulle pagine di Superman: War of the Supermen (#1, #2, #3 e #4), miniserie evento che a maggio sostituirà sugli scaffali dei comics shop le consuete uscite dedicate all’Uomo del Domani.
A partire da questa attesa saga, dovrebbe inoltre svilupparsi un incontro tra la “Family” dell’azzurrone e i personaggi di R.E.B.E.L.S. (a maggio in uscita il #16). Ecco come l’autore della collana dedicata a Vril Dox II, Tony Bedard, descrive al solito CBR la genesi di questa trovata narrativa:
Any chance “Green Lantern Corps” will crossover with either of those popular team books because I believe there was a “Justice League of America”/”R.E.B.E.L.S.” crossover planned at some point?
The “Justice League of America”/”R.E.B.E.L.S.” thing has evolved as the “War of the Supermen” event evolved, and James Robinson will end up handling Vril Dox’s role in the fate of New Krypton himself.
Possibili avvistamenti di Mon-El anche sulle pagine di Justice League of America (vol. II) #45, di Robinson e Bagley.
Sul fronte delle ristampe, infine, da segnalare solo la riproposta al prezzo di un solo dollaro dell’ormai storico Action Comics #858, di Geoff Johns e Gary Frank.
I testi ufficiali di accompagnamento e le immagini relative ai titoli appena elencati sono, come sempre, disponibili nel resto dell’articolo.
 Adventure Comics (vol.III) #11 ADVENTURE COMICS #11 Mon-El’s final task affects the future of the entire universe! Plus, Brainiac 5 and R.E.B.E.L.S. leader Brainiac 2 confront their evil ancestor – the original Brainiac! DC Universe | 40pg. | Color | $3.99 US On Sale May 12, 2010 |
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 Justice League of America (vol.II) #45 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 A BRIGHTEST DAY tie-in! Supergirl rejoins the JLA as incredible, ancient forces of chaos are unleashed. What could posses her and Power Girl to battle to the death? And what horrors await the rest of the Justice League and Justice Society in this prologue to “The Ghosts of Earth and Space”?! DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $3.99 US On Sale May 19, 2010 |
 R.E.B.E.L.S. (vol.II) #16 R.E.B.E.L.S. #16 “What Happens in Vega…” part 2! In the wake of cosmic cataclysm, super-genius Vril Dox rebuilds his space police force L.E.G.I.O.N., his latest world-shaking move putting him right in the cross hairs of everyone across the Vega Sector. But they’ll have to get in line behind the wrath of Blackfire! DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US On Sale May 12, 2010 |
 Superman: War of the Supermen #1 SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #1 (OF 4) The Battle for New Krypton! This is it! The storyline the SUPERMAN books have been building to since 2008 has arrived! Superman has never faced such a difficult challenge – how can he stop the two worlds he loves from destroying each other? General Zod has been waiting for another shot at Earth for years, and with 100,000 supermen on his side, it looks like it’s his war to win! But on Earth, General Lane has an ace up his sleeve that will level the playing field quite nicely! DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US On Sale May 5, 2010 |
 Superman: War of the Supermen #2 SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #2 (OF 4) The Battle for Mars! With Superman having left the Kryptonian military to try to stop the war, General Zod needs a new Commander El – enter Supergirl! As Zod’s army gets closer to Earth, the battlefield shifts to Mars where Superman must confront his cousin! Neither wants to fight, but both will do what they must for the sake of what they think is right! Meanwhile, Superboy knows what he must do to stop this war – even if it means becoming hated by both planets! DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US On Sale May 12, 2010 |
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