You already know about this month’s TEEN TITANS, ANIMAL MAN and BATMAN Annual issues. Today, we can exclusively announce another special Annual that’ll be coming your way soon: DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1.

“This special Annual, written by Tony S. Daniel and illustrated by Romano Molenaar and Sandu Florea, pits the Dark Knight against the Black Mask—a Gotham City villain most recently seen during the Night of the Owls!,” BATMAN group editor Mike Marts told THE SOURCE.

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 goes on sale August 29th.

 

(DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 cover by Tony S. Daniel and Sandu Florea)

More here at the DC Comics blog The Source:
Announcing DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1

Hi, everyone! The last couple of months have been BIG for our little space monkey. We unveiled the first page of the Bloop graphic novel in March and so far the response has been wonderful.
And in just the past few weeks, we passed the 17,000-mark for Facebook fans and Bloop received his very first – and very kind – review from the Graphic Novel Reader. We also relaunched the Bloop web site with all new art!

To celebrate, we’re giving away the pencil artwork for the new web site art. The art is signed by the artist and will also include a signed print of the final, color image. Five runner ups will receive signed, color prints of the final art.

Originally posted here at Steve Conley’s BLOOP blog:
Win Bloop Original Art! – Bloop Contest for May, 2012

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Incredible Hulk #8, from the fan-favorite team of Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon! Dive right into the Green Goliath’s next epic as Stay Angry erupts pushing the Incredible Hulk and his raged-induced fury to its limits! The criminally insane Bruce Banner has thrown Hulk into the middle of a murderous drug war and Hulk is forced into action; but with villainous mob of this stature- Frank Castle is never far behind! Its all-out war, as the Jade Giant faces off against The Punisher who faces off against a cartel in a brawl that no fan will forget!

No fan can miss Hulk’s struggle for survival, in the explosive opener of Stay Angry; kicking off in Incredible Hulk #8, hitting comic shops, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop this May!

INCREDIBLE HULK #8 (MAR120594)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils by STEVE DILLON
Cover by MICHAEL KOMARCK
Parental Advisory…$3.99
FOC –5/7/2012, ON SALE – 5/30/2012

More here at Marvel.com:
www.marvel.com

BOOM! Studios is proud to announce HIGHER EARTH #1 has gone to a second print seven days before its release on May 9th!

HIGHER EARTH #1 second print features white-hot creator/writer Sam Humphries (ULTIMATE COMICS: ULTIMATES, OUR LOVE IS REAL) with Francesco Biagini (ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST) on the art. HIGHER EARTH #1 second print is now available from Diamond Comic Distributors. This new ongoing series, a science fiction epic of infinite possibilities, debuts with a full first issue for only $1!

Comic book fans should keep in mind first printings of HIGHER EARTH #1 may still be found at a comic shop nearest you. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use www.comicshoplocator.com to find one!

Created and written by Humphries, HIGHER EARTH is his sci-fi follow up to last year’s indie sensation OUR LOVE IS REAL. “Space is dead. Why conquer other planets when there’s a perfectly good Earth in the universe next door? Heidi, a girl born in garbage. Rex, a soldier gone rogue. The only thing between them and their destiny is an empire of a hundred different Earths, across a hundred alternate timelines. One majestic planet dominates them all: Higher Earth.”

HIGHER EARTH #1 second print ships with a must-have all-new cover by Zach Howard and a Diamond order code of MAR128272.

More here at BOOM! Studios web site:
http://boom-studios.com

The war is here! Today in Avengers VS. X-Men #3, by the blockbuster creative team of Ed Brubaker and John Romita Jr., Captain America splits the Avengers up all across the Marvel Universe to find Hope before the X-Men do! But Cyclops and his team are hot on the mutant messiah’s trail and are not letting Earth’s Mightiest get in their way. With Wolverine’s loyalty still in question – Captain America must make a harrowing decision and the result will have everyone talking!

Plus! Join the Marvel ReEvolution as Marvel brings fans a new comic reading experience! Every issue of Avengers VS X-Men comes packaged with a code for a FREE digital copy on the Marvel Comics app and Marvel Digital Comics Shop.

And that’s not all! Take the Avengers VS X-Men enjoyment even further by unlocking access to exclusive behind the scenes extras utilizing special augmented reality technology with the Marvel AR app powered by Aurasma. This is exciting bonus content that you cannot access anywhere else!

Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!

Here comes the pain as all your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious! Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime comic event in, Avengers VS X-Men #3, on sale now in comic shops everywhere, on the Marvel Comics app, and the all-new Marvel Digital Comics Shop!

For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (MAR120530)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Rated T+…$3.99
ON SALE NOW!

Marvel Comics tells The Pulse:

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, FF #18, from superstar creators Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta! The kids of the Future Foundation suit up for their first field trip…to the Negative Zone?! That’s right True Believers, Johnny Storm plays substitute teacher for a day and takes the team deep into his sovereign dimension, but when the locals aren’t too happy with the Human Torch – chaos ensues! Can the FF and Johnny make it out of the Negative Zone with limited scratches? Find out in FF #18, hitting comic shops, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop this May!

FF #18 (MAR120598)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils by NICK DRAGOTTA
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Rated: T…$3.99
FOC –5/7/2012, ON SALE – 5/30/2012

More here at Marvel.com
http://www.marvel.com/

The enigmatic White Out has put together a dysfunctional bunch of heroes to take down ‘threats to America’ – sending them on missions that have comedic nods to all the big Marvel events of recent years – from Civil War to Fear Itself. But these aren’t your momma’s super-heroes and things aren’t quite as they seem…

“The Almighties brings together creations from myself and co-scripter Mike Gagnon,” says the comic’s other writer Sam Johnson (creator of Geek-Girl and Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman). “But while that other super-team were the best that could be assembled, brought together to take on threats that no single hero could withstand – things are a bit more…offbeat here.” Johnson continues, “The guy that hires them – White Out – is a little wacky, aided as he is by a lobotomized butler with a tray of Pimm’s – and he has a personal agenda. So there are factors at play in whom he’s amassed that don’t necessarily make for the most heroic of super-teams. For example, one of them – Nite Fang – whom Johnson & Gagnon bill as ‘our Hulk’ – is a cocky British punk/werewolf who’s here purely for the pay check; another – Mason – is a borderline-psycho merc, and another – Stefanos – billed as ‘our Wolverine’ – is seemingly just a guy that runs a kebab shop – armed with his donor kebab on a skewer!

More here at www.thealmighties.com

Kicked off the police force because she found it difficult to obey the rules, Mia Raven started her own business, RECOVERY INCORPORATED, to help victims track down and recover valuable stolen property. Keyword: valuable. Her services don’t come cheap, but her success rate is phenomenal and her wardrobe shows it. Slick on the surface, dangerously charming, recklessly courageous, and with a past she desperately wants to keep buried , Mia Raven brings to the page a new heroine in the fine tradition of Modesty Blaise, La Femme Nikita, and The Thomas Crown Affair.

Michael Penick, artist on the America’s Army online comic and BOOM’s Insurrection V3.6, brings the new heroine to life with his long-time friend and writing partner, Dean Deckard. “I was asked to be a part of STRIP Magazine UK, so I sat down and thought, ‘what would I really love to draw’, and instantly had the answer.”  And just like that, Mia Raven was born, a heroine imbued with a real sense of class and style.
“It was kind of like a ‘duh’ moment. Dean and I are huge fans of The Thomas Crown Affair – the version released in the 90’s with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. I’ve always thought Russo’s character in that film to be one of the more intriguing characters in modern cinema, so that was the initial inspiration. Once we had that as our starting point the rest was easy.”

RECOVERY INCORPORATED: Another Day At The Office
Created and Written by Michael Penick and Dean Deckard
Pencilled, Inked, and Lettered by Michael Penick
Colors by Michael Penick and John Rauch

More here:
http://penickart.blogspot.com/2012/04/recovery-incorporated-teaser-pages.html

Issue 1 of RECOVERY INCORPORATED is on sale through Graphicly.com
graphicly.com/lux-comics

Frank Frazetta has been called “The Grand Master of Fantasy Art,” but did you know he did a glorious omnibus’ worth of funny sexy and funny cute stories in the Golden Age of comic books?! That’s right, hillbilly babes to hoppy bunnies were drawn with the Frazetta magic. And Eisner-winning editor Craig Yoe captures that magic in the new FRAZETTA—FUNNY STUFF large format, full-color, 256-page hardcover collection from Yoe Books.

See more here at IDW’s blog:
DISCOVER THE FUNNY SIDE OF FRANK FRAZETTA!

It’s crunch time. I’m finishing up the inks on RASL #14 so we can send it out next week. That means I’m stocking up on Pellegrino, turkey slices, and jalapenos (my munchies of choice!), so I can power through the next couple of days. This is the second to last issue, so a lot story threads are starting to come together – – that’s why you see so many older issues of RASL strewn around my desk for reference.

See more here at Jeff Smith’s blog:
Wrapping up RASL #14