DC Universe: The Source

The DC offices are closed today, which means no posting beyond this housekeeping blog. But fear not – we’ll be back Monday, as usual, with a first look at BRIGHTEST DAY #7! See you then and have a great weekend.

In case you missed it, our friends at Sony Online Entertainment unveiled a first look at the DCU Online MMO last week during San Diego Comic-Con and…well, wow. It’s a thing of beauty. This one’s got it all — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Joker and tons more, all in extremely detailed digital glory. We’d be remiss if we didn’t give it a prime spot right here on The Source, and so here it is.

This backstory trailer outlines the cataclysmic chain of events that will make you either the savior or the conqueror of the DC Universe when the game launches this November.

Feel free to replay as often as you like.

With Tim Drake targeted for assassination, will Red Robin have to eliminate his secret identity? Or is it all part of an elaborate ruse to draw out the lethal Egyptian assassin known as Scarab and get Vicki Vale off his trail?

RED ROBIN #15 hits 8/4.

I really wish I could talk to you about something, but I just can’t. Not yet.

You see, JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #6 is such a game-changer for the series, is just SO BIG a revelation that by telling you ANYTHING at all would blow EVERYTHING for you. I mean, it’s HUGE!

I can’t tell you that it’s a Captain Atom-centric issue.

I certainly can’t tell you anything about a cameo by a DC heavyweight that will absolutely shock you to the core.

And writer Judd Winick would absolutely KILL ME if I revealed that when Captain Atom demands to know—

—oh, uh…HI, Judd! … No man, nothing’s going on. I, uh, I was just talking about how totally mind-blowing GEN LOST #6 is. … No, no, no—I’d NEVER talk about all of THAT stuff. Heh! You know me…my lips are totally sealed! Okay, bye!

…whoa. Just trust me on this one, people. You won’t wanna miss GEN LOST #6, on sale today. All your friends’ll be talking about it.

Best-selling comics writer J. Michael Straczynski smashes all your expectations of Wonder Woman by lauching an all-new era for the Amazon Princess. Spinning out of the mind-bending events of WONDER WOMAN #600, Diana must face the biggest mystery of all – who destroyed Paradise Island?

WONDER WOMAN #601 hits today.

A whole new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga gets under way as Guy Gardner begins his secret mission for Atrocitus, bringing him into conflict with Hal Jordan with massive repercussions for the Green Lantern Corps.

Guy takes fellow Emerald Warriors Kilowog and Arisia along as he explores the Unknown Sectors — but what happens when they discover his mission and what’s waiting for them in the unpatrolled darkness?

GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS #1 hits 8/11.

Separated by two continents and personal differences, the two Outsiders teams are pushed to their limits. Black Lightning, Owl Man and newest member Freight Train take on the combined might of Chemomorpho while Geo-Force and his army invade a neighboring country – only to come face-to-face with that country’s defender, The Olympian.

OUTSIDERS #31 hits today.

The bizarre telekinetic known as Hector Hammond escapes his prison cell and sets his sights on one being – Larfleeze! Plus, Hal Jordan begins unlocking the secret behind who took Parallax during the Blackest Night.

GREEN LANTERN #56 is on sale today.

The original Captain Boomerang returns as BRIGHTEST DAY continues. Meanwhile, Barry must prove his innocence to the Renegades, cops from the 25th century. Discover what connection they have to the Rogues and what travesties have occurred in the future.

THE FLASH #4 hits tomorrow.

Grant Morrison’s can’t-miss Batman story rolls on as Bruce Wayne’s next stop on his amazing journey through time brings him to the Wild West – but will he escape alive? Artist Georges Jeanty joins Morrison to take The Dark Knight on a ride.