Look What DC Got Me For My Birthday!

DC has released a few of their October soliciatations, and already my birth month is looking to be good with eight new series starting up! But lets talk about a few of the ones that I'm looking forward to the most.

First up is Justice Society of America #10 and part one of the "Thy Kingdom Come" story arc. I think the cover to this pretty much says it all, but I'll spell it out for you, the Superman from Kingdom Come is joining the Justice Society! How! Why! I don't know! And how is Starman gonna react to ol' Kal-El showing up? On a side note, what about Wonder Woman and their kid? Or is this just another example Superman Returns), of Supes being a deadbeat Dad?

Another Superman storyarc, "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" starts this October in Action Comics #858. Again, this cover pretty much speaks for itself. If you can't quite place the art, that would be Gary Frank, most recently of Supreme Power and Squadron Supreme. I think this is nice move, but I really hope he takes some pains to make Superman different from Hyperion. Though if he goes the other way (which it looks like it will), and makes them look exactly the same, well, that might be okay too. Superman is off to the 31st century to see just what the hell is going on, and boy does he look pissed!

Last but not least, Countdown #30 will
be coming out October 3rd. I must say, I didn't really include this for any reason other then the cover. If you notice, there in the background is Mr Kyle Rayner. Not only free of the Parallax being (which we all knew would happen), but more importantly, sporting a new costume and a power ring! And this is not a fluke, if you look at the cover for Countdown Presents The Search For Ray Palmer: Crime Syndicate, he's sporting the new costume there as well. Not a huge deal, but I guess the Guardian's plan for him being the Torchbearer are no more. Oh well.

Some of the other titles to watch out for, Batman and the Outsiders #1, Green Arrow/Black Canary #1, Death of the New Gods #'s 1& 2 and finally Superman #669, which kicks off a new Busiek arc called "The Third Kryptonian".

-Dan