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Tempest returns. What more do you need to know?

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

By Alex Segura

My magic blogging eight-ball just said “Blogging Will Be Light,” so I’m going with that. Oh, and it’s a holiday weekend. So, yes. This’ll be it for today. But, we bring you some more fun news from the DCU editorial gang. Specifically, TITANS editor Brian Cunningham. What say you, BC?:

“When is Tempest coming back?”

More often than not, that’s been the question fans have asked since TITANS launched last year. A fair query, since Tempest has been AWOL from the DC Universe for seemingly longer than the Jonas Brothers have been alive.

So when we here at DC started discussing the mega-event called BLACKEST NIGHT with writer Geoff Johns, we all figured, “Let’s bring back Tempest in style.” So, bam, he’s smack in the early pages of BLACKEST NIGHT #1. If that’s not style, I don’t know what is. (This coming from a guy who still wears shirts from 1996. But let’s stay on topic here.)

Okay. So, Tempest is in BLACKEST NIGHT. Huzzah! But then we figured, “Wait. Let’s find out where he’s been first. What’s kept him from appearing all this time?” That’s where TITANS #15 comes in. We find out exactly where he’s been and what he’s been doing. It’s pretty heavy and not for non-swimmers.

With the spiritual guidance of Geoff Johns, writer J.T. Krul plumbs the depths of Garth’s soul, while also setting him up for his future in the DC Universe, which we’ll see in BLACKEST NIGHT and in the BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS mini-series. With gorgeous art by José Luis and J.P. Mayer, I really feel that we’ll surprise people. The last page of TITANS #15 alone should certainly provoke a strong reaction.

So mark you calenders for July 15 when TITANS #15 goes on sale in comic stores. In the meantime, check out this exclusive excerpt below. It’ll whet your appetite for more Tempest. And quite possibly some shellfish.



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12 Responses to “Tempest returns. What more do you need to know?”

  1. querldox says on July 3rd, 2009 at 8:25 am :

    Did we ever find out garth’s second name? I also find it hilarious that no matter whether its an alien planet in a distand future or under the sea, garth is always a great name. I would be angry that his family has been desroyed but hey, blackest night: Titans is around the corner. I think they outnumber the living. Wonder Girl vs the Face would be epic

  2. glmax says on July 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 am :

    YES! CANNOT WAIT!

    I only bought the first few issues, almost bought the ones Howard Porter drew (cause I love his art). And definitely plan on buying this issue.

    now please, throw Green Lantern Kyle Rayner into this group of Titans and I will never have to debate buying an issue of Titans EVER again.

  3. Hyperion322 says on July 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 am :

    Omigod, NO! Poor Garth! I can’t believe after all this time of searching Dolphin and their son are both really dead. Blackest Night: Titans is going to be an extremely difficult (but hopefully entertaining read) with so much death surrounding the Titans ~ Hype

  4. Tempest Returns in Titans 15! - Comic Hero News says on July 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 am :

    [...] has heard your pleas, and have given us a look at some preview pages from Titans 15 via the DC Universe: The Source blog. So, if you want to know what Tempest has been up to, read the pages below, and pick up Titans [...]

  5. brik-el says on July 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am :

    this is nice. but wheres Aquamans return?

  6. Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » The return of Tempest! says on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:15 am :

    [...] editor Brian Cunningham, via their blog the Source, has announced that the one-time Aqualad will be returning to the DCU in Blackest Night #1. [...]

  7. Theozilla says on July 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 am :

    Well its nice to see he has his powers (at least it looks like that) back.

  8. tenz says on July 3rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm :

    Wow. It looks like we might finally get an issue of the new Titans series that is worth reading and has great art to boot.

  9. Black Manta says on July 4th, 2009 at 1:21 pm :

    PERFECT Birthday(July 14th) Present for this Aquaman fan, the art looks beautiful… I hope Tempest joins Titans as their new leader; he can replace Dick EASY…

  10. ClaytonKinnelon says on July 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm :

    Bart, Conner, and now Garth…Christmas has come early for DCU fanboys everywhere!

  11. batman66 says on July 6th, 2009 at 1:12 pm :

    The more I read about someone new having died, the more hopeful I am that there are going to be a lot of resurrections post-Blackest Night. Between this, Aquaman, and Jean Loring, all of these people turning out to be dead when it wasn’t obvious in the actual issues of their “death” is a bit suspicious.

  12. bohemiacomicsreader says on July 18th, 2009 at 8:47 pm :

    My LCS was sold out of their first shipment, hopefully I can get a reorder on this. Damn!!!

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