Tag: Dark Knights of Steel II Special: Heir to the Sea

Can’t Wait for Wednesday | ‘Action Comics’ #1100 flies into stores this week

Check out new comics and graphic novels arriving this week by Saladin Ahmed, Erica Schultz, Tony Daniel, Luciano Vecchio, Mark Waid, Skylar Patridge, Sophie Campbell, Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Dan Slott, Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, David Finch and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week. With San Diego Comic-Con upon us, this week sees a whole bunch of major releases, including milestone issues of Action Comics and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the annual Hellfire Gala special and two specials that tie into the con itself.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Tom Taylor + Otto Schmidt get medieval again with ‘Dark Knights of Steel II’

The sequel to the DC Elseworlds fantasy saga brings a new war, a hidden traitor and a threat rising from beneath the waves.

DC has released details on Dark Knights of Steel II, a sequel to Tom Taylor and Otto Schmidt’s high-fantasy reimagining of the DC Universe. The 12-issue series will kick off on July 15.

The series features colors by Arif Prianto and letters by Wes Abbott, with a main cover by Yasmine Putri. The first issue will be followed on July 22 by Dark Knights of Steel II Special: Heir to the Sea #1, a 48-page one-shot collecting the Aquaman origin story first serialized in Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter.

“I was raised on comic books and fantasy novels,” Taylor said. “From as early as I can remember, my mind has been filled with universes of great heroes standing against corrupting evil and injustice. From the Discworld to the DCU, I have been thrilled by the epics and heroism of J.R.R. Tolkien and Mark Waid, by the humor and heart of Gail Simone, Joe Kelly and Terry Pratchett, by the jaw-dropping character arcs of Garth Ennis and Robin Hobb.”

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