DCU gets remade - all books are #1s, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee on Justice League, more

Some other things I found interesting in the upcoming December previews:

New Justice League Dark team. Reading the solits, Phantom Stranger might join.

A FOREVER EVIL TIE-IN! John Constantine, Swamp Thing and Nightmare Nurse have a plan for how to stop FOREVER EVIL—to destroy the embodiment of Evil Itself—and they intend to draft Phantom Stranger into their war. But the Stranger has no intention of joining the new Justice League Dark—until Constantine opens a door into the Stranger's past, revealing secrets that make him question everything he's ever believed about himself…

Pandora vs Vandal Savage in a cool cover.

Atlas?

Stormwatch still ongoing. Looks to be another huge cosmic story from Starlin.

Storm Control decides to trade one peril to Earth for another while Stormwatch teams up with a mega-powered cosmic dynamo, and we finally get to meet Extremax the Omega in the flesh!

Originally posted by Golgo13
New Justice League Dark team. Reading the solits, Phantom Stranger might join.

I like how Swamp Thing is single-handedly subduing Phantom Stranger in that solicit, though. 👆

Originally posted by Galan007
No Frankenstein, eh? Too bad. He's has been one of the best things about JLD, imo.

I like how Swamp Thing is single-handedly subduing Phantom Stranger in that solicit, though. 👆

Look at the ground. I think it's a combo between Swampy and Constantine's magic.

BTW, I don't think the old members of JLD are going to continue, which is why Constantine is forming a new team.

AAAAND Green Arrow is the #1 thing on the list that has the most interests me. I've been waiting for the Outsiders arc and it's FINALLY starting. 🙂

Awesome GL cover as well.

Originally posted by Golgo13
Look at the ground. I think it's a combo between Swampy and Constantine's magic.

BTW, I don't think the old members of JLD are going to continue, which is why Constantine is forming a new team.

Oh, well good. 👆

Originally posted by Golgo13
Sea King has returned!!

F@CK YEAH!
The Earth 3 Aquaman's first ever full length appearance.
Forever evil keeps getting better and better.

Sea King standing over the likes of SWAMP THING and PHANTOM STRANGER! YEAAAHHHH!

Geoff Johns is leaving Aquaman.
Jeff Parker will take over with issue 26

http://www.newsarama.com/18876-dc-comics-december-2013-solicitations-collections-collectibles.html

I'd hoped Johns would stay more than 2 years on the book but I think Parker will do fine.

Here's the exit interview

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/09/geoff-johns-leaving-aquaman

It seems although he will not be writing Aquaman, the character will play a major role in the Justice League with events from issue 25 affecting the League and leading to a big story sort of sequel to Throne of Atlantis.

He also said he hopes to return to the character again in a solo book.

Overall I trust Johns will not let DC screw AQ up and keeps an eye on the character.

I wonder who those villains are. Any clue, comicfan?

Sad news. 🙁

Originally posted by Golgo13
I wonder who those villains are. Any clue, comicfan?

Sad news. 🙁

Well it's most likely the Lava Trolls (the monsters in the first ever solo Aquaman book), which are solid, classic AQ villains and were mentioned by Murk in previous AQ issues. Hopefully the Deep Six (also mentioned by Murk) will follow.

As for Johns leaving, yeah I'd hope he stayed more, but Parker is a great replacement, especially since there isn't another name as big as Johns anyway.

I'm hopeful for a solid run and continuation, even more since Johns will still write another Aquaman centric JL storyline and mentioned he'd like to return sometime.

Yeah, Parker is a great choice! 👆

And a newcomer to DC kinda.

Originally posted by Golgo13
Yeah, Parker is a great choice! 👆

And a newcomer to DC kinda.

I'm pretty hopeful.
Someone on IGN said that he posted in his tweeter "In short the upcoming stories are about HIM KICKING ALL GRADES OF AQUATIC ASS".

That's the spirit.

I know solicits are often extremely misleading, but if there is any truth at all behind that Sea King solicit, it'll be utterly ridiculous.

Originally posted by Galan007
I know solicits are often extremely misleading, but if there is any truth at all behind that Sea King solicit, it'll be utterly ridiculous.

Nah I don't believe he will straight up beat them, but I don't care anyway.
I'm just excited to see what the Sea King can do and how much @ss he will kick.

^^ And how he got resurrected.

Is he supposed to be resurrected, or are they just showing us his history in these issues? The latter seems more logical.

Originally posted by Golgo13
^^ And how he got resurrected.

Actually how he died also.
And his origin.

I like DeMatteis JLD and Janin is great, so this should be good. I wonder if Johns will help Dematteis with this.

Originally posted by Galan007
Is he supposed to be resurrected, or are they just showing us his history? The latter seems more logical.

The solicits read

"A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! The Crime Syndicate’s Sea King, last seen at the end of “Trinity War,” has cheated death and plagues the JL Dark team!"

So I'm guessing he was resurrected or he has a healing factor maybe (Aquaman had hf in Alex Ross's Justice)?

Originally posted by comicfan11
The solicits read

"A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! The Crime Syndicate’s Sea King, last seen at the end of “Trinity War,” has cheated death and plagues the JL Dark team!"

So I'm guessing he was resurrected or he has a healing factor maybe (Aquaman had hf in Alex Ross's Justice)?

Originally posted by Galan007
If he's fighting the JLD, he was likely resurrected by some sort of supernatural/arcane means. That's pretty much the only type of 'problem' the JLD deals with.

I just hope he doesn't come back all zombie and is dead by the end of the issue.