US Comics to order in January

Some titles to order from your local comic shop by mid January. Most of these are stand out issues or have creators with a U.K. and Ireland connection. Don’t miss Hellblazer Dead In America this month from writer Si Spurrier.

Written by MARK RUSSELL Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED and LAURA ALLRED from DC Comics.

Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned the world will soon come to an end, and there’s nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman! After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and new dangers emerge, Superman realizes even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it. Collects Superman: Space Age #1-3 and due end of April.

Watch out for the creative teams take on Batman too – the Dark Age Issue 1 is available to order in January.

Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art by JOCK and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA. Cover by JOCK from DC Comics

For years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But even after a lifetime of quelling the worst of humanity, an even darker and more dangerous evil pushes the two crime-fighters to their absolute limits. As the city’s top cop, James Gordon has seen it all. But can he unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City’s underworld? Or will the darkness that turns Gotham’s citizens into monsters blind him forever? From Eisner Award-winning writer SCOTT SNYDER (Batman: The Court of Owls) comes this deluxe edition of his #1 New York Times bestselling debut work on the Dark Knight with stunning art provided by JOCK (The Losers) and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Swamp Thing). Collects Detective Comics #871-881 and includes additional bonus material featuring sketches, designs, a wrapround cover by Jock, and more! Due late May.

Kieron Gillen (A) Luca Maresca (CA) Mark Brooks, Phil Noto, TBD, Lesley ‘Leirix’ Li from Marvel.

How can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There’s been questions that have haunted you since the end of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers. There’s also been some questions that have haunted you since the START of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers too.

Al Ewing (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) Daniel Acuna from Marvel

The Wasp creates a whole new style of Avenging! Her name is Janet Van Dyne, she’s a celebrity, and she’s hunting a killer. His name is Victor Shade, he’s an enigma – and he just got killed. Together, they’re out to solve every mystery in the Marvel Universe, starting with their own! “Victor Shade” was the Vision’s cover identity – but whoever this guy is, he’s not the Vision. Can Jan and Victor find answers with…the ghost of Avengers Mansion?! Then, when the Wasp receives an invite from Jane Foster, their investigation will take them to Valhalla – to learn how a dead man can die again! Plus: Who is killing off those juggling jerks known as the Death-Throws? Who will form the new Lethal Legion? And which shocking face from Jan’s past will be leading them? Collecting AVENGERS INC. #1-5. Due end of April.

Also from Marvel this classic facsimile issue of Wolverine from Chris Claremont.

Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham (A) Mark Buckingham (CA) Mark Buckingham from Marvel

The wait is over! Decades in the making, Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and Mark Buckingham’s (Fables) MIRACLEMAN continues the ground-breaking saga touted as the greatest super-hero story of all time! In THE SILVER AGE, Miracleman has created a utopia on Earth where gods walk among men and men have become gods. But when his long-dead friend Young Miracleman is resurrected, Miracleman finds that not everyone is ready for his brave new world! The story that ensues fractures the Miracleman family and sends Young Miracleman on a stirring quest to understand this world – and himself. It’s a touching exploration of the hero’s journey that ranges from the top of the Himalayas to the realm of the towering Black Warpsmiths – and into the secret past of the Miracleman family! Collecting MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #1-7 and material from MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #1-6. Due beginning of May.