NYCC 2016 & DC Comics Rebirth Spoilers: February 2017 Sees Debut Of Batwoman Rebirth #1 Plus JLA #1 & Super Sons #1!

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New York Comic Con 2016 (NYCC 2016) had some interesting reveals as part of Diamond Distributing Retailer’s breakfast.

NYCC 2016 & DC Comics Rebirth Spoilers follow for February 2017 solicitations.

Batwoman

  • Batwoman Rebirth #1 to be released in February 2017
  • Batwoman #1 launch of ongoing monthly series in March 2017
  • Initial co-writers will be Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV with Steve Epting on art
  • Detective Comics story will set up Batwoman series
  • James Tynion IV is co-writer only for opening arc; after that Bennett is the solo writer
  • Batwoman Rebirth #1 cover by Steve Epting released by DC Comics

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Super Sons

  • Super Sons #1 kicks off ongoing monthly series in February 2017
  • This was originally solicited for September 2016, but was pushed back
  • Original creative team was billed with writers Chris Burns and Dennis Culver along with artist Jorge Jimenez no word if that is the still the book’s creative team
  • Current issues of twice monthly Superman series appear to be leading to this series
  • December 2016 features Superman and Batman with their Super Sons in a new arc

Superman #10 Super Sons prequel

Justice League of America (JLA)

  • Justice League of America (JLA) #1 kicks off a twice monthly shipping series in February 2016
  • The series was originally solicited for September 2016 without a named creative team and has been pushed forward
  • It will be set up by the December 2016 to January 2-17 weekly Justice League vs. Suicide Squad mini-series and four January 2017 one-shots featuring four unlikley team members as its nucleus: Killer Frost (Caitlin Snow), The Atom (Ryan Cho), The Ray (Ray Terrill) and Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)
  • The creative team has not been formally announced, but it seems that Steve Orlando will solo write or co-write the series with possibly Ivan Reis as one of the book’s platooning artists

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Fun times in February 2017!

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