DC Comics Relaunch: George Perez’s Superman #1 Leads To Paul Cornell’s Stormwatch #1 But Ships After?

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DC Comics is releasing some updated solicits today. Most are the same as we saw before, but with release dates added.

Superman #1 (ships September 2011)Stormwatch #1 (ships September 2011) In terms of Stormwatch #1, which is at holds the top spot on my Top 19 DC Comics Relaunch books, it appears that it plays off of the events in Superman #1. The problem? Stormwatch #1 ships at the beginning of September and Superman #1 ships at the end of September.

Wha???

Superman #1 solicit:
On sale SEPTEMBER 28 – The new adventures of Superman begin here! What is The Man of Steel’s startling new status quo? How does it affect Lois Lane and The Daily Planet? There’s no time for answers now, because Superman must stop a monstrous threat to Metropolis – one that he somehow is the cause of!

Stormwatch #1 solicit:
On sale SEPTEMBER 7 – They are Stormwatch, a dangerous super human police force whose existence is kept secret from the world Directly following the ominous events of SUPERMAN #1, Adam One leads half the Stormwatch team to recover the [INFORMATION REDACTED] from deep in the Himalayas. Meanwhile, Jack Hawksmoor and the rest of the Stormwatch crew look to recruit two of the deadliest super humans on the planet: Midnighter and Apollo! And if they say no? Perhaps the Martian Manhunter can change their minds…

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