This summer, get ready for a superhero war never before told in the DC Universe Canon. And it's not just any supehero war. It's a war between Justice Leagues (in the Post-Flahspoint Earth-0's/DC New 52 Universe's history anyway); The original Justice Leaugue Vs. Justice League of America Vs. Justice League Dark, with each JL group supported by a different member of the so-called Trinity of Sin (we're talking The Phantom Stranger, Pandora, and The Question). And it will told be told throughout the six-issue storyarc "Trinity War", to begin in July with Justice League (Vol 2) No. 22 and finish in August.
Justice League writer Geoff Johns has this to say on why this storyarc is worth teh read:
"It's going to be really interesting when these characters do come together, because some of them haven't met, some of them have, and what happens and unfolds in this is going to force them to choose sides".
I'll end this post with a shot of the promo art for this upcoming epic storyarc by DC Comics, courtesy of USA Today.
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So far, DC Comics' website has revealed that the opening story arcs of a few "DC Comics New 52" series titles will be collected in trade paperbacks to hit bookstore shelves. Here are the trade paperbacks listed below so far:
- "Batman: The Court of Owls" (coming 3/9/2012): collecting "Batman" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: Bruce Wayne/Batman encounters an army of villains known as the Court of Owls, who have been at war with his family even since Gotham City's earliest years.
- "Animal Man: The Hunt": Collecting "Animal Man" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: Buddy Baker becomes a family man, only to discover that his daughter Maxine is devolping poers that maybe a danger to the whole family.
- "Justice League: Origin" (coming 5/2/2012): collecting "Justice League" (Vol. 2) No. 1-6. Story: a revised version of the Justice League's origins for the DC New 52 Universe.
- "Justice League International: The Signal Masters": Collecting "Justice League International" (Vol. 3) No. 1-6. Story: a revised version of JLI's origin for the DC New 52 Universe.
- Catwoman: The Game": Collects "Catwoman" (Vol. 4) No. 1-6. Story: Catwoman loses her magic touch as thief when robbing from the wrong victim, who manages to trap her.
- "Green Lantern: Sinestro" (coming 5/16/2011): collecting "Green Lantern" (Vol. 5) No. 1-6. Story: Sinestro, now a Green Lantern, tries to free his homeworld Korugar from terror by his ex-army of villains Sinestro Corps, only to need help from his former adversary Hal Jordan.
- "Stormwatch: The Dark Side" (coming 5/23/2012): Collecting "Stormwatch" (Vol. 3) No. 1-6. Story: a police force of anti-heroes, whoses existence is unknown from the rest of te world's population, try to cover up the metmorphosis of the Earth's moon in an attempt to preotect the planet from the moon itself.
- "Green Arrow: The Midas Touch" (coming 5/30/2012): Collecting "Green Arrow" (Vol. 5) No. 1-6. Story: Oliver Queen, becoming Green Arrow, travels around the globe to bring outlaws to justice, even it the job involves bending the rules to finish it.
- "Wonder Woman: Blood" (coming 5/30/2012): collecting "Wonder Woman" (Vol. 4) No. 1-6. Story: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman learns a disturbing secret of her mother Hippolyta, which involves who Diana's father is.
- "Batman: Detective Comics: Faces of Evil" (coming 6/6/2012): Collecting "Detective Comics" (Vol. 2) No. 1-7. Story: During his first year of his crime-fighting career, Batman joins up with Commissioner Gordon to track down the Gotham Ripper, who's stealing people's faces for his dollmaking making.
- "Batwoman: Hydrology": Collecting "Batwoman" (Vol. 1) No. 1-5. Story: Kate Kane, while investigating child kidnappings in the barrio, faces unsettling revelations of her father Colonel Jacob Kane.
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