You saw what’s coming up with BRIGHTEST DAY earlier today, but what does the month of August have in store for the Dark Knight? Click below to find out.

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The headline says it all, folks. Here’s a first look at the BRIGHTEST DAY titles hitting in August, covers and all. Click below for more.

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It’s the kind of thing that pops into your head and just clicks – who’s better suited to pen the adventures of a super-teen in middle America than Jeff Lemire, author of the touching, evocative ESSEX COUNTY and Vertigo’s SWEET TOOTH?

So, it makes perfect sense to announce today that Jeff Lemire, along with artist Pier Gallo, will be launching a SUPERBOY ongoing series later this year, with a special, one-off co-feature debuting in the August issue of ACTION COMICS (#892), which will give fans a primer for the full series.

What can readers expect from Lemire and Gallo? Well, let’s check in with the writer himself. Take it away, Jeff:

“I am really excited to be taking over the adventures of Conner Kent/Superboy in a new monthly series! The book will combine many of the classic touchstones of the Superboy mythos along with new supporting characters, new villains and new ideas, building a strong foundation that can support the Boy of Steel for years to come. I really want to work with our amazing artist Pier Gallo to combine a classic storytelling feel with a thoroughly modern sensibility and explore what it would really be like to be a super powered teenager, in the heart of rural America.”

And because it’s not a SOURCE announcement without some lovely art, here’s a look at one of Gallo’s prelim sketches of the Boy of Steel:

Angel Smerti’s a lady who gets what she wants – and her top priority is seeing The Spirit in a coffin. Plus, our hero’s first encounter with the sprawling criminal empire known as The Golden Tree reveals that the organization threatens much more than just Central City. All of this and a few surprises thanks to writer Mark Schultz and artist Moritat.

THE SPIRIT #2 hits 5/19.

The BRIGHTEST DAY reaches Star City with GREEN ARROW #1, hitting next month from the team of writer J.T. Krul and artist Diogenes Neves. With “The Fall of Green Arrow” over, what is the status quo for our Emerald Archer? And after the devastating events of recent months, can one man protect a city that’s partially in ruins? The mysteries deepen and the tension mounts in this first issue, and we’ve got a look at a key scene. So, click below and try to keep it together until the issue hits on 6/23.

What’s atop Supergirl’s to-do list after rejoining the JLA? Fight Power Girl to the death, apparently! What other horrors await the Justice League and Justice Society in this prologue to “The Ghosts of Earth and Space”? Only writer James Robinson and artist Mark Bagley know for sure, but the preview below might hold a few clues.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45 hits 5/19.

In the wake of a cosmic cataclysm, writer Tony Bedard and artist Claude St. Aubin continue to reveal “What Happens in Vega…” in the second part of the story, as super-genius Vril Dox rebuilds his space police force L.E.G.I.O.N. But Dox’s machinations put him in the cross hairs of everyone in the Vega Sector – including Blackfire.

R.E.B.E.L.S. #16 hits today.

Doc Savage and his compatriots begin to dig themselves out from last month’s brutal attack – but have they inadvertently made Doc’s sister a target by taking her up on her offer to help?

DOC SAVAGE #2, courtesy of Paul Malmont and artist Howard Porter, hits 5/12.

Can’t wait for your next issue of BRIGHTEST DAY? I’m right there with you. But what to do while you wait for a new issue of Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi’s epic series? How about visiting the new BRIGHTEST DAY hub on DCComics.com? Spinning out of the highly-successful BLACKEST NIGHT hub, the BRIGHTEST DAY site is the perfect reading companion for the series — you can find it easily at brightestdaycomic.com.

So if you’re looking for a primer on all things BRIGHTEST DAY, including bio pages for each returning character, essential reading that’ll help make for a fuller BRIGHTEST DAY experience and image galleries that show everything from covers, variants and desktop wallpapers for your computer, then this is the site for you.

Not sure what to read next? The site also has reading lists, comics that are on-sale now and links to this here blog’s continuing coverage of all things BRIGHTEST DAY.

I’d also like to take a moment to give a quick tip of the hat to the people that worked diligently behind the scenes to make this possible on the Marketing and Creative Services side. So, here’s to you, Matt Keller, Dave McCullough, Mike Zagari and Rickey Purdin.

So, what’s the hold up? Swing by and visit.

Now that the cat’s out of the bag in regards to a certain Mr. J’s involvement in the pages of BATMAN AND ROBIN, we can finally let you feast your eyes on artist Frank Quitely’s cover to BATMAN AND ROBIN #13, featuring the new Dynamic Duo up against the Joker himself. Enjoy.