DC Comics August 2022 Solicitations Spoilers follows.
A Dead Black Adam Revives Justice Society Of America (JSA)?!
Black Adam and the JSA also play a big role in the main Dark Crisis series and in the Flash series in August 2022 as noted here.
Solicitations and covers follow.
BLACK ADAM #3
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
Variant covers by RAFA SANDOVAL and RAHZZAH
1:25 variant cover by RAFA SARMENTO
Swimsuit variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/16/22
Black Adam is dead, and the Mesopotamian gods of Akkad are having a field day. Are the gods real or are they merely figments of human imagination?
Accepting death but denied redemption, Black Adam becomes an ersatz Gilgamesh as he journeys through Akkadian Hell while Malik, his young descendant, goes to extreme and unethical measures to try and revive him, all the while wondering if he should save the life of one of the greatest evils the world has ever known.
BLACK ADAM – THE JUSTICE SOCIETY FILES: CYCLONE #1
Written by CAVAN SCOTT and BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by MARIA LAURA SANAPO and MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Photo variant cover
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/2/22When she was young, Maxine Hunkel dreamed of flying with the Justice Society. Now she finally has the powers and the opportunity…but will she say yes? Guest starring Hawkman on the road to Black Adam! Plus, continuing the Teth-Adam backup story: trouble hits home for Adrianna Tomaz as Intergang mercenaries invade the hallowed halls of her university, on the hunt for the sacred totem she “liberated”—but what strange metal is the idol made from, and why does Intergang need it so badly?
BLACK ADAM/JSA: BLACK REIGN (NEW EDITION)
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by RAGS MORALES, DON KRAMER, and others
Cover by JOHN WATSON
$16.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-446-2
ON SALE 9/20/22Offered again! Black Adam brings old-world justice to Kahndaq as Hawkman seizes control of the JSA and brings them to the turbulent Middle East for an epic battle! A thrilling collection of your favorite tales featuring Black Adam and the JSA. Collects JSA #56-58, Hawkman #23-25, and JSA: Black Reign #1.
BLACK ADAM: RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, GRANT MORRISON, and others
Art by KEITH GIFFEN, JOE BENNETT, and others
Cover by J.G. JONES
$34.99 US | 360 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-451-6
ON SALE 9/27/22Weaving together tales of a world after the Infinite Crisis, this collection follows Teth-Adam, the antihero better known as Black Adam, during the year without Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman! Will Black Adam’s vision of a free Kahndaq be realized, or will his dreams come crashing down around him? Collects stories from 52 #1-3, #6-10, #12-16, #18-26, #29-34, #36-40, #43-50, #52, and The 52 Omnibus.
BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE (NEW EDITION)
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by DOUG MAHNKE, CHRISTIAN ALAMY, and
NORM RAPMUND
Cover by ALEX ROSS
$16.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-538-4
ON SALE 9/13/22Offered again! With the power of the gods stripped from him, Teth-Adam is on a quest to find both the magical word that will restore him as Black Adam and the one thing that always kept his heart from turning completely black with rage: his deceased wife, Isis! Collects the full six-issue miniseries.
The Black Adam movie starring Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock hits North American theaters on July 29, 2022.
Should be a fun summer for Black Adam and JSA fans.
