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Upcoming Releases
What's looming on the horizon—and when's it getting here? Keep an eye out for these upcoming releases from DC Comics and other licensed publishers.
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| UPCOMING RELEASES |
 March 26, 2008:
John Constantine—Hellblazer #242
w: Andy Diggle; a: Leonardo Manco; c: Glenn Fabry
Vertigo promo: "'The Laughing Magician' Part 3 of 3. John Constantine had it bad enough when he had a bloodthirsty African warlord and the powerful, unknown entity behind the Hunger Hill suicides after him, but when they team up, things can only get worse—especially when the true Laughing Magician is finally revealed." |  |
 April 9, 2008:
The Un-Men #9
w: John Whalen; a: Mike Hawthorne; c: Tomer Hanuka
Vertigo promo: "A shocking secret from the labs of Castle Arcane somehow reemerges in Aberrance. In something out of the world's most twisted buddy movie, Kilcrop must team up with Cranius to investigate how the macabre Magna Mater got there and how to stop it. But as usual, Cranius has a sinister agenda all his own." | |
 April 16, 2008:
The Un-Men, Vol. 1: Get Your Freak On
w: John Whalen; a: Mike Hawthorne; c: Tomer Hanuka
Vertigo promo: "Breakout writer John Whalen and Eisner-nominated artist Mike Hawthorne (The Exterminators, Queen and Country) bring chilling new life to The Un-Men—the former Swamp Thing adversaries created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson—in this volume collecting the first five issues of the new series that explores what it means to be a freak in a society filled with gawkers. After a sideshow attraction called 'The Gill-Boy' is murdered, an albino agent known as Kilcrop is dispatched by the government to solve the case. To uncover the truth, Kilcrop must infiltrate Aberrance, where society's most misshapen outcasts find their own kind of freedom." | |
 April 16, 2008:
John Constantine—Hellblazer #243
w: Andy Diggle; a: Giuseppe Camuncoli; c: Lee Bermejo
Vertigo promo: "Part 1 of the 2-part 'The Mortification of the Flesh.' There is a room at the heart of the Vatican known as The Confessional, where any act may be committed without fear of guilt or sin. Here, the temptations of the flesh are drawn out and expunged through indulgence. But when something goes horribly wrong, a priest with a terrible secret is forced to turn to an outsider for help...an outsider named John Constantine." | |
 May 14, 2008:
The Un-Men #10
w: John Whalen; a: Mike Hawthorne; c: Tomer Hanuka
Vertigo promo: "In the jarring conclusion of the second skin-crawling story arc, Janus Jr. learns a sickening secret about his past. It's enough to make him run to his mommy—if he had one. Then again, he just might. And she's the mother of all mothers." | |
 May 21, 2008:
John Constantine—Hellblazer #244
w: Andy Diggle; a: Giuseppe Camuncoli; c: Lee Bermejo
Vertigo promo: "Concluding the 2-part 'The Mortification of the Flesh.' John Constantine finds himself ensnared in a web of scandal that penetrates to the very heart of the Vatican. But Constantine has friends in low places, and his own hidden agenda that revolves around an ancient book buried deep within the Vatican's forbidden library..." | |
 June 11, 2008:
The Un-Men #11
w: John Whalen; a: Mike Hawthorne; c: Tomer Hanuka
Vertigo promo: "Since his arrival in Aberrance, Kilcrop has been dogged by dark hints of a secret past—a past he shares with none other than Cranius himself. Now, in this special stand-alone issue, the hidden history of the albino agent and the Living Brain is revealed. And like all things in Aberrance, it's not pretty." | |
 June 18, 2008:
John Constantine—Hellblazer #245
w: Jason Aaron; a: Sean Murphy; c: Lee Bermejo
Vertigo promo: "'Newcastle Calling' Part 1 of 2, written by Jason Aaron (Scalped, Ghost Rider) with art by Sean Murphy (Batman/Scarecrow: Year One). A group of naïve documentary filmmakers try to find out what happened to Mucous Membrane—an up-and-coming punk outfit (led by John Constantine) that met a mysterious end." | |
 July 2, 2008:
John Constantine—Hellblazer:
The Fear Machine
w: Jamie Delano; a: Mark Buckingham, Richard Piers Rayner and others; c: Phil Hale
Vertigo promo: "In The Fear Machine, collecting Hellblazer #14-22, Constantine looks for a way to reconnect to humanity—but how can such a man ever find inner peace? Constantine finds himself encamped with a new-age pagan group that's tapping into their own psychic abilities—but a defense contractor is out to exploit their powers. Is the company's aim just political, or is it something much more sinister?" | |
 July 2008:
Hellblazer Presents:
Chas—The Knowledge #1-5
w: Simon Oliver; a: Goran Sudzuka; c: Matt Hollingsworth
Newsarama News Story: Continuing the celebration of Hellblazer's 20th anniversary, Vertigo has also announced a miniseries starring everyone's favorite cabbie and John-Constantine-face-puncher, Chas Chandler. Here's what Vertigo editor Jonathan Vankin told attendees at WW Chicago, according to Newsarama: "Simon Oliver will write a mini-series starring Chaz [sic], Constantine’s cab driver sidekick, entitled Constantine Presents: Chaz: The Knowledge [sic—presumably, this will actually be Hellblazer Presents: Chas: The Knowledge]. The title is based on the tests that a cab driver in London have to pass in order to be licensed, but takes on a double meaning referring to the routes you have to know through London and something pertaining to the supernatural information he’s undoubtedly learned over the years with Constantine." Despite Newsarama's typos in the title, this sounds like one Hellblazer mini worth picking up. | |
 July 15, 2008:
Swamp Thing—The Series, Vol. 2
Released by: Shout! Factory;
TV Shows on DVD Story: TV Shows on DVD is reporting that Shout! Factory has announced the release of a second volume of DVDs based on the Swamp Thing TV series. Little is known at this point, other than that it'll contain four DVDs running 540 minutes and featuring an interview with Swamp Thing co-creator Berni Wrightson. | |
 July 30, 2008:
Showcase Presents:
The House of Secrets, Vol. 1
w: Mike Friedrich, Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Steve Skeates, Len Wein, Robert Kanigher, Raymond Marais, Jack Kirby, Mark Evanier, Virgil North, Sergio Aragones, Lore Shobert, John Albano, Jack Oleck and Mark Hanerfeld;
a: Neal Adams, Jerry Grandanetti, George Roussos, Jack Sparling, Bill Draut, Frank Giacoia, Werner Roth, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano, Dick Dillin, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Mike Royer, Mike Peppe, Jack Abel, Don heck, Ralph Reese, John Costanza, Gil Kane, George Tuska, Michael Kaluta, Rich Buckler, Wallace Wood, Sam Glanzman, Murphy Anderson, Bernie Wrightson, Alan Weiss, Tony DeZuniga, Jim Aparo, Sergio Aragones, Lore Shoberg, Nick Cardy, Bernard Baily, Joe Maneely, Nestor Redondo, Bill Ely, John Prentice, Ralph Mayo, José Delbo and Adolfo Buylla;
c: To Be Announced
What We Know So Far: This 544-page volume, retailing for $16.99, will reprint issues #81-98 of DC Comics' classic The House of Secrets, including issue #92, the first appearance of Swamp Thing. | |
 July 30, 2008:
John Constantine, Hellblazer:
The Laughing Magician
w: Andy Diggle; a: Leonardo Manco and Daniel Zezeli; c: To Be Announced
What We Know So Far: This 128-page volume has just been announced on Amazon.com. More details will be provided as they become available | |
 Oct. 14, 2008:
John Constantine, Hellblazer:
Family Man
w: Jamie Delano; a: Various; c: To Be Announced
What We Know So Far: This 208-page volume has just been announced on Amazon.com. More details will be provided as they become available | |
 Some Time in 2008::
Hellblazer: Pandemonium
w: Jamie Delano; a: Jock; c: To Be Announced
CBR.com News Story: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hellblazer's first issue, Vertigo has commissioned Jamie Delano to return to the series he created. Here's what he told CBR.com: "Simply, Pandemonium will find John Constantine intrigued through a mixture of sex, magic, politics and ennui to travel abroad to a well-known contemporary war-zone; there, in an environment of fear and cruelty, to encounter a demonic arch-enemy who, with roots in the mythological substrate of the violence-ravaged land, is enjoying a resurgence fertilized by blood." Sounds like Constantine's heading back to Iraq (which he previously visited in the novel War Lord). | |
Some Time in 2008:
As-Yet-Untitled Hellblazer Graphic Novel
w: Ian Rankin; a: To Be Announced; c: To Be Announced
What We Know So Far: As the celebration of Hellblazer's 20th anniversary continues, Ian Rankin is writing what he describes here as "a graphic novel, a stand-alone based on the DC Comics character Hellblazer." (Presumably, Rankin realizes the comic is called Hellblazer, not the character.) | |
Some Time in 2008:
Swamp Thing Hardcover Collection
w: Ian Rankin; a: To Be Announced; c: To Be Announced
What We Know So Far: DC Comics president Paul Levitz, in his Newsarama.com blog, posted the following statement in response to a question from a reader in a prior blog entry:"Filling in the gap, we’re adding more high end hardcovers of classic DC material, but selected for significant runs or stories rather than with the completeness of the Archives. The Len [Wein] & Berni [Wrightson] Swamp Thing hardcover that Bill requested will be coming as part of this line." No word yet on what that will entail...but I'm sure many will be excited by the news. |
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