With a radical new established order following the occasions of Eternally Evil, each Superman Unchained and Nightwing will conclude in April, DC Comics’s newly-released solicitations reveal.
Whereas artist Jim Lee had beforehand hinted that Superman Unchained may solely final for one full arc, DC and author Scott Snyder had tried their finest to bop round that declare, full with an implication that the sequence may probably go on with out Lee.
In accordance with recently-released gross sales numbers, Superman Unchained was considered one of DC’s most spectacular performers final yr; after producing greater than $1.25 million in income with its first concern, the second was the one non-event or non-#1 e-book included within the ten prime single-issue sellers business large in 2013.
Nightwing–whose identification was revealed to the world in Eternally Evil #1–has been a key a part of the storyline up to now and his destiny has been much-teased. Some followers are fearful about his loss of life, since he does not seem within the “Thanksgiving” spoiler that teases the post-Eternally Evil Batman established order, and because it’s broadly recognized that DC’s co-publisher Dan DiDio needed the character to die in Infinite Crisis. That looks like an terrible lot of proof pointing in the identical story course, although, and Geoff Johns usually likes to steer away from the apparent reply in such circumstances.
Even the bloody Nightwing masks on the bottom is oddly harking back to a problem of 52 (on which Johns was a author) that noticed Booster Gold’s bloody goggles on the duvet, the character “die” inside after which a revelation a number of weeks later that he had faked the entire thing.
Final week, Nightwing author Kyle Higgins–who took on the character as a part of the New 52 relaunch and had been writing the sequence for the reason that begin of the brand new volume–announced to his followers that he wouldn’t be on the e-book anymore in April, however steered that the title would merely have a brand new artistic crew. Bat-group utility infielder James Tynion IV is writing the sequence’ ultimate concern.
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NIGHTWING #30
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Artwork by MEGHAN HETRICK
Cowl by EDDY BARROWS
1:25 MAD Variant cowl
On sale APRIL 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
The Bat Household is compelled to face the brutal aftermath of FOREVER EVIL, however after all the things they have been via, can they stand collectively?
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #9
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Artwork and wraparound cowl by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Backup story artwork by DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:25 Variant wraparound cowl by DAVID FINCH
1:50 Variant wraparound cowl by BRYAN HITCH
1:100 B&W Variant wraparound cowl by JIM LEE
On sale APRIL 30 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack version: $4.99 US • FINAL ISSUE
That is it – the extraordinary finale of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee’s Superman saga, surrounded by an epic wraparound cowl! It is a battle within the solar as Superman and Wraith settle for their destinies…and Lex Luthor pulls the set off on his final weapon!
This concern can also be supplied as a combo pack version with a redemption code for a digital obtain of this concern.