Going to be in the Los Angeles area on Saturday? Well, we’ve got something to add to your schedule that we think you’ll enjoy.

Superstar writer Geoff Johns (BLACKEST NIGHT, BRIGHTEST DAY, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH) will be signing copies of the newly-released ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH at Skylight Books that day, starting at 5pm for about two hours. Never had the chance to meet Geoff? Haven’t seen how amazing Ethan Van Sciver’s art looks in the Absolute format? Well, now’s your chance to do both while experiencing one of the most respected bookstores serving the Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silverlake and Echo Park neighborhoods.

The signing ends at 7pm. For more information, visit the Skylight Books website. Skylight’s location is below.

What’re you waiting for? Carve out the day, book your flight/train/car/bike and get rolling. It’s sure to be an event to remember involving one of the industry’s best writers and one of recent memory’s major stories — reverberations of which are still being felt in the DCU today.

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90027

A new era starts here for the GREEN LANTERN CORPS, as Tony Bedard steps in as the book’s regular writer, joined for the first arc by artist Ardian Syaf. We can’t reveal much about the first story, titled “Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns,” but we can show you a page from the first issue. That’ll tide you over for a little bit, right?

This isn’t just a Catman story; it’s THE Catman story, as Thomas Blake continues his bloody trail of vengeance tracking the man who took away the only thing he ever cared about. This issue’s definitely not for the faint of heart, as writer Gail Simone and artist Jim Calafiore pull out all the stops.

SECRET SIX #21 hits 5/5.

This July, you can do what no other Lantern could – hold the power of the entire Lantern spectrum in your own home. Just be careful, OK?

From DC Direct comes the BLACKEST NIGHT POWER RING SPECTRUM PVC Ring Set, which features designs that are authentic to the hit comic series. Each of the wearable, adjustable plastic rings (one each in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, black and white) instantly lights up with a long-lasting LED bulb when you slip the ring on your finger. You can also turn off the light manually and change the battery by using a key that comes with the set.

Packaged in a deluxe window box, the rings make for a eye-catching display when they are not being worn.

And as you can see from the photo above, the rings are not only supremely powerful, but extremely stylish.

We’ll have a first look at BATMAN: THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1 later this week, but to tide you over until then, we’ve got a new image for you to enjoy.

While, as most of you know, superstar artist Andy Kubert is handling cover duties for the entire series, the variants are being provided by each issue’s interior artist. You’ve seen the variants to #1 and #2 in this space already, but why stop there?

Here’s Pirate Batman in all his glory, courtesy of artist Yanick Paquette:

Good morning, Source readers. Hope Monday wasn’t too stressful. Now, what can we do here that’ll make this Tuesday better than usual?

How about a first look at BRIGHTEST DAY #1?

And, not just any first look, but a peek at a key scene featuring Hal, Sinestro and Star Sapphire, as rendered by superstar BLACKEST NIGHT artist Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.

OK, OK. I get it. Stop talking and let us see the pages. Here goes. Courtesy of writers Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi and artists Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado.

Welcome to BRIGHTEST DAY…

Every now and then we get the chance to give you a quick peek at what’s coming from DC beyond the next few months. This time, we have a chance to peel back the curtain for a bit to show you some of the more notable collections that’ll be hitting stores next Spring — including an interplanetary war and the return of a much-loved hero.

DC Universe highlights for spring 2011 include:

SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN HC
Writers: Sterling Gates and James Robinson
Artists: Eddy Barrows, Aaron Lopresti, Jamal Igle, Eduardo Pansica, CAFU, Bernard Chang and others
In stores: January
Collects: SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #0-4 and SUPERMAN #700
$19.99 US, 144 pages

THE FLASH: THE DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES HC
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Francis Manapul and Francis Manapul
In stores: February
Collects THE FLASH #1-7 and material from THE FLASH SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS 2010
$19.99 US, 208 pages

King Chimera makes his last-ditch move to save the rest of the team from the grips of the Subtle Realms — but is it too late for Star Girl and her new suitor? Check out a few pages below, courtesy of Matthew Sturges and Freddie E Williams II for a hint or two.

JSA ALL-STARS #6 hits 5/5.

This is it. The Battle for New Krypton, from the powerful writing team of James Robinson and Sterling Gates and artist Jamal Igle. General Zod has been waiting for another chance to watch Earth go boom for some time now, and with 100,000 supermen at his disposal, it looks like the odds are in his favor. Well, not if General Lane has any say.

SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #1 hits 5/5.