DC Comics April 2011 Solicitations

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI and PHIL HESTER Art and cover by DON KRAMER and JAY LEISTEN 1:10 Variant cover by ALEX GARNER Diana's conflict with The Morrigan takes an unexpected turn when unlikely allies help her discover her true role as Wonder Woman - but Cheetah and company stand between Diana and her final test. As the old gods die away, only Diana's inner strength can see her through the battle to come. But will it be enough?

Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art and cover by JOCK "Hungry City," part 2 of 2! When the carcass of a killer whale is discovered in the middle of Gotham City's financial sector, Batman is thrown into a mystery the likes of which he's never experienced - a mystery which soon brings the Dark Knight face-to-face with the terrifying new symbol of organized crime in Gotham!

Written by PAUL CORNELL, RICHARD DONNER, DAVID GOYER, DAMON LINDELOF and more Art by PETE WOODS, JESUS MERINO and more Cover by DAVID FINCH 1:5 Variant cover A by ADAM HUGHES 1:5 Variant cover B by ALEX ROSS Superman returns to ACTION COMICS just in time for the title's historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 96 pages! Writer Paul Cornell leads off with a 51-page story that concludes the "Black Ring" story and begins the next act of the "Reign of Doomsday" epic. With art by Pete Woods and Jesus Merino, this story welcomes The Man of Steel back to the pages of ACTION, and also features vignettes illustrated by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund, Rags Morales, Ardian Syaf, Jamal Igle and Jon Sibal, Gary Frank and more. The issue also includes bonus short stories by the writer/artist teams of Damon Lindelof and Ryan Sook; Paul Dini, R.B. Silva and Rob Lean; David Goyer and Miguel Sepulveda; and Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. Plus, Richard Donner and Derek Hoffman write a story in movie-script form, with storyboard-style art by Matt Camp! And Brian Stelfreeze contributes a two-page spread depicting Superman in an homage to so many of the great artists who have drawn The Man of Steel through the decades.

Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN & DEREK FRIDOLFS Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN Batgirl + Proxy vs. Slipstream - Oracle = disaster! With Oracle out of the picture, Stephanie Brown and Wendy Harris throw everything their newly upgraded firewall has at superspeed villain Slipstream (including Batgirl's new car). When the dust settles, will Team Batgirl be able to pick up the pieces?

Written by JUDD WINICK Art and cover by SAMI BASRI You might think Power Girl and Superman would be more than up to the task of taking down a few dozen dinosaurs - but we forgot to mention they were magic dinosaurs. The kind that spontaneously grow wings. And shoot lasers from their eyes. Under ordinary circumstances, they'd turn to Zatanna for help - but it looks like she's the one who summoned the dinos in the first place! What's going on here?

Written by DAN DIDIO Art by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOBLISH Cover by PHILIP TAN As Black Lightning's team battles Geo-Force's team, Batman emerges from the shadows. And all are left wondering: Who is Veritas?

Written by PETER J. TOMASI Art by PATRICK GLEASON & MICK GRAY Cover by PATRICK GLEASON 1:10 Variant cover by GENE HA "Dark Knight, White Knight," part three of three! As The White Knight makes his final, bright stand against the darkness and corruption of Gotham City, Batman and Robin find themselves trapped in a war of good and evil . . . but no matter who wins, the Dark Knight's city will surely suffer!

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN and more Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA 1:10 Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE We're celebrating the fiftieth issue with an extra-sized spectacular and a roster of artists you won't want to miss! The team must explore a bizarre and fantastic underworld found beneath Monument Point . . . with the help of the one and only Challengers of the Unknown! And why was Senator Eagin out to get the JSA during the long-ago witch hunts against the mystery men?

Written by GARTH ENNIS Art by STEVE DILLON, PETER SNEJBJERG, CARLOS EZQUERRA and RICHARD CASE Cover by GLENN FABRY For the first time in hardcover, this title collects the story of Jesse Custer's ultimate battle with the Saint of Killers and the forces of Starr - and the catastrophic outcome - originally presented in PREACHER #34-40. Also included: the PREACHER SPECIAL: ONE MAN'S WAR, PREACHER SPECIAL: THE STORY OF YOU-KNOW-WHO and PREACHER SPECIAL: THE GOOD OLD BOYS, starring Starr, Arseface, and Jody and T.C., the evil bastards of Angelville who haunted the Preacher's childhood.