DC Goes With The Weird And Strange (UPDATED)

UPDATED: We now have all the covers and art teams, as well as NEW books! Take a look below for the book listing and after the cut for covers galore!

It looks like DC has pulled a fast one on us. I can assure you that while we assumed there would be some “obscure” titles in DC’s line-up, we didn’t think they’d go full on monster movie marathon on us!

So we’ve got several new titles for you, as announced over at Entertainment Weekly:

Swamp Thing #1, written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Yanick Paquette and Francesco Francavilla
Animal Man #1, written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Travel Foreman
Justice League Dark #1, written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Mikel Janin
Demon Knights #1, written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert
Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #1, written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Alberto Ponticelli
Resurrection Man #1, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and illustrated by Fernando Dagnino
I, Vampire #1, written by Josh Fialkov and illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino
Voodoo #1, written by Ron Marz and illustrated by Sami Basri

It’s certainly an interesting line-up of titles. The dark Justice League will feature John Constantine, Deadman, Shade the Changing Man, and Madame Xanadu, and considering it’s written by Peter Milligan it could end up quite good. Meanwhile, Demon Knights sees Paul Cornell writing “super-heroism set in medieval times.” What this has to do with the rest of the DCU is unclear, but it’s an interesting premise nonetheless. And to see Animal Man, Frankenstein, and Swamp Thing all get books by Lemire and Snyder? DC, are you trying to trick us into spending money?

Speaking of Animal Man, look at the attached image. Jeff Lemire, what is going on here??

Dan DiDio apparently said these titles are meant to shake up the status quo and take creators out of their comfort zone, so we’ll see what the end result is.

We do not have all the images or “solicit” info yet, but click behind the cut to see that Swamp Thing image by Yannick Paquette that has been circulating around the net after leaking (we threw it up yesterday, for example). As soon as we get more, we promise we will share it.

DC Comics embraces its dark side. On the 40th anniversary of the character’s creation, the New York Times bestselling writer of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, Scott Snyder, teams up with Yannick Paquette (BATMAN, INCORPORATED) to bring horror back to the DC Universe in SWAMP THING #1. For years, one man served against his will as the avatar of nature. And while he may have been freed of the monster, he’s about to learn the monster will never truly let go of him.

John Constantine, Deadman, Shade the Changing Man and Madame Xanadu are Justice League Dark, a band of supernatural heroes united to stop the dark things the rest of the DCU does not see in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1, by Peter Milligan and artist Mikel Janin.

Buddy Baker has gone from “super” man to family man — but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? Find out in ANIMAL MAN #1, the start of a dramatic new series by acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and artists Travel Foreman and Dan Green.

Set in the Middle Ages, the Demon leads an unlikely team to defend civilization and preserve the last vestiges of Camelot against the tide of history. Critically-acclaimed writer Paul Cornell and artists Diogenes Neves and Oclair Albert combine sorcery, swords and superheroes in DEMON KNIGHTS #1.

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Frankenstein and his network of strange beings work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive. It’s the breakout hero of Seven Soldiers as you’ve never seen him before in FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE #1, the first issue of a dark new series from acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, The Nobody) and artist Alberto Ponticelli.

A cult favorite character returns in a new series written by his classic creative team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Joining them is JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST artist Fernando Dagnino. RESURRECTION MAN #1 is the story of a hero who wakes up with new powers each time he’s killed.

Vampires threaten to bring ruin to the DC Universe in I, VAMPIRE #1 by rising star Josh Fialkov and artist Andrea Sorrentino. Tortured by his centuries-old love for the Queen of the Damnned, Andrew Bennett must save humanity from the violent uprising of his fellow vampires, even if it means exterminating his own kind.

Priscilla Kitaen has just found out she’s a monster. A half-alien hybrid, the woman known as Voodoo must confront the secrets of her past to make sense of the nightmare her life has suddenly become. VOODOO #1 will be written by Ron Marz with art by Sami Basri.

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