DC COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING NOVEMBER, 2006
by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer
Posted: August 21, 2006

DC Comics has provided CBR News with their solicitation text and cover images for comics and product shipping in October of 2006. Discuss these solicitations here on CBR's DC Comics forum and talk with with fellow comic fans about what interests you!

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005)

NEW TEEN TITANS: TERRA INCOGNITO TP Written by Marv Wolfman Art and cover by George Pérez & Romeo Tanghal An amazing new volume collecting NEW TEEN TITANS #28-34 and NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2! Tara Markov is rescued from kidnappers by Changeling. Thus begins her quest to use her powers over earth and gravity for good, and join the team as Terra. Does this obnoxious young powerhouse have what it takes to be a team player? Advance-solicited; on sale December 13 o 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US

THE NEW TEEN TITANS: TERRA INCOGNITA TP (Dec 2006)

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY TP Written by Marv Wolfman and Phil Jimenez Art by George Pérez, Jimenez, Dick Giordano and others Cover by George Pérez & Jimenez Reoffered to coincide with NEW TEEN TITANS: TERRA INCOGNITO, this volume focuses on one of the most popular Titans members ever! This book collects THE NEW TEEN TITANS #38, TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #50, THE NEW TITANS #50-55 and TITANS/OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2003. On sale November 1 o 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US o RELIST

THE NEW TEEN TITANS: TERRA INCOGNITA TP (Dec 2006)

SACHS AND VIOLENS TP Written by Peter David Art and cover by George Pérez Juanita Jean Sachs is a model-turned-crusader. Ernie "Violens" Sachs is a war-scarred photographer with major anger management issues. Cross them at your own risk. They are two people who battle some of the greatest evils of our society: Pornography. Murder. White Slavery. Religious fanaticism. And why do they do it? Because they get an erotic charge from risking their lives. SACHS AND VIOLENS created a sensation when their miniseries first debuted in 1993. Now, for the first-time ever, the saga from New York Times best-selling author Peter David (AQUAMAN, Star Trek: Imzadi) and acclaimed artist George Pérez (CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, JLA/AVENGERS) is collected in a single volume, with a new cover by Pérez and an introduction from David! Advance-solicited; on sale December 6 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US o MATURE READERS

Topic: DIAMOND TOP 100 GNs & TRADES
posted 07-21-2005 12:11 PM by Jennifer M. Contino

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005) FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: GEORGE PEREZ VOLUME 1 (Jun 2005) WIZARD BEST OF BASIC TRAINING #1: HOW TO DRAW (Mar 2005)

Diamond has released the actual sales data for June 2005. Marvel edged DC to claim the number one spot in both the dollar and unit share. The top ten trades or graphic novels included: We3, Marvel 1602, Fruits Basket Vol. 10, Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 3, Batman War Games Act 2, Superman Infinite City, Superman Godfall, New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy, Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 4, and The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.

Based on Actual Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2005

8 6.73 APR050346 NEW TEEN TITANS WHO IS DONNA TROY TP $19.99 DC

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23 4.61 APR051949 FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES GEORGE PEREZ VOL 1 TP $19.99 MAR

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90 1.99 JAN052345 WIZARD BEST O/BASIC TRAINING DLX TP $29.99 WIZ

WOLFMAN: JUST WHO IS DONNA TROY?
posted 06-14-2005 10:11 AM
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005) DC SPECIAL: RETURN OF DONNA TROY #1 (Jun 2005)

She's not the Phoenix, but Donna Troy is rising from her ashes in a story tied to the upcoming DC mega event, Infinite Crisis. Troy, the former Wonder Girl, met with an untimely demise in the Graduation Day limited series. Her end signaled the beginning of two new super teams: the Outsiders and a new group of Teen Titans. Shortly after the denouement of Graduation Day, rumors began to circulate that the death of Donna Troy was not the end and that - even then - plans were in place to reintroduce her to the DCU. Now, two years later, as the first part of The Return of Donna Troy is upon us, DC Comics has also released a "best of" 224 page collection, New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy.

(excerpt)

One of the best New Teen Titans stories in fan opinion was the origin of Donna Troy. Wolfman said it was Perez who thought they should go "further" and "find out who her parents were that I had 'die' in the fire," Wolfman said. "George came up with the idea of presenting it as a mystery. The hardest part of the story was making it work as both a piece of detection and an emotional story."

Judging by fan reaction and DC's decision to include it in the collection, Wolfman and Perez succeeded. Wolfman considers it one of his all time favorite stories in the Titans mythos. Another thing Wolfman enjoyed doing for the character was giving her a soulmate in the form of divorced college professor Terry Long. "I thought someone with WG's background could never be happy with a boy her own age. He had to be a man. Older. Who had gone through life - in his case a marriage and kids - and, to make them more compatible, he was a History professor so he could understand and he awed by what she had seen and done in her short lifetime. After all, she had walked with the Gods that he studied and thought of as myth. He simply had to be older. Boys her age would be like dating the emotional equivalent of a two year old - which is what most 18 year old boys are anyway."

BOOKSHELF Q & A: GEORGE PEREZ
published in WIZARD #165 (Jul 2005)
transcribed by Vu
www.wizarduniverse.com

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005) FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES: GEORGE PEREZ VOLUME 1 (June 2005) NEW TEEN TITANS: GAMES (2006)

If you can name it, chances are George Perez has drawn it, from Marvel's first family to DC's teen team supreme. Now collected for the first time, two of Perez's seminal works make it to trade in June with FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONAIRES: GEORGE PEREZ vol 1 (collecting his 1970s work on the book) and NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (featuring Perez and a variety of other artists.) Here's what Perez had to say about dominating the bookshelves…

WIZARD: What's your favorite Fantastic Four tale that you drew?
PEREZ: The issue with the Impossible Man [#176]. The fun part was drawing myself and [writer] Roy Thomas - boy, did I look good in those days! - and having my comic book self talking to Jack Kirby whom I had never met and wouldn't meet for the first time until 1985.

What was best about working on FF?
It was a nice learning experience for me. I got to add another notch in my gun as far as establishing myself as an artist who really likes doing group books. I was doing Avengers and Inhumans around the same time.

A standout New Teen Titans tale you penciled - #38, "Who is Donna Troy?" -will be included in the new collection. So who is Donna Troy to you?
I think Donna Troy will always be a feminine ideal who's basically the girl next door that everyone just has to fall in love with. She was rather perfect in her own way - strong, intelligent, giving, loving and of course, gorgeous.

But who wins in a fight between Donna Troy and the Thing?
In the long run, it would probably be Donna because Ben would be a little reluctant to use all his strength at first on a female character, despite his experience with Thundra and everyone else. That one brief hesitation is all she needs.

What will your next big project be after the Teen Titans: Games graphic novel?
Nothing specific at this point because Games won't be finished until the end of the year. A lot of people have been coming up with a lot of proposals. I'm very flattered that at my age, I'm still being considered the pretty girl at the prom. [Chuckles] it's very humbling and I'm gratified.

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005)

Shipping Next Week: June 2, 2005 The following products are expected to ship to comic book specialty stores next week. Note that this list is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability. APR050346D NEW TEEN TITANS WHO IS DONNA TROY TP $19.99

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? (Jun 2005)

DC Comics for June 2005
Monday, March 14, 2005 4:35:43 PM

NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? TP
Written by Marv Wolfman and Phil Jimenez
Art by George Pérez, Jimenez, Dick Giordano and others
Cover by George Pérez & Jimenez

One of the most popular Titans members ever is the focus of this all-new collection featuring THE NEW TEEN TITANS #38, TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #50, THE NEW TITANS #50-55, TITANS/OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2003 and much more!

On sale June 1 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US

(NOTE: Cover to WHO IS DONNA TROY will be a brand new cover by Phil Jimenez and inked by George Pérez.)

TEEN TITANS #25 (Jun 2005)

TEEN TITANS #25
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Matthew Clark & Art Thibert
Cover by Mike McKone & Marlo Alquiza

Part 3 of the 4-part “The Insiders,” crossing over between the TEEN TITANS and OUTSIDERS! Recovering from their first confrontation with Lex Luthor, the Titans and the Outsiders come under fire by another secret weapon — a squad of Superman robots! But with the changes to two team members, have the villains already won? For a signed edition, see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews.

On sale June 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

RETURN OF DONNA TROIA (Jun 2005)

DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY#1
Written by Phil Jimenez
Art by José Luís García-López & George Pérez
Cover by Phil Jimenez & George Pérez You can’t afford to miss DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY, a spectacular

4-issue miniseries written by Phil Jimenez that unites artistic titans José García-López and George Perez for the first time and heralds the triumphant return of one of the DCU’s most popular characters! She was raised as a goddess, linked by blood to Wonder Woman, crowned as a Titan among both mortals and gods — but Donna Troy’s story is the triumph of the human spirit.

Torn from Earth by the events of TITANS/YOUNG JUSTICE: GRADUATION DAY, Donna Troy has reemerged among the Titans of Myth as Troia, Goddess of the Moon. But memories of a different life haunt her as she leads the Titans of Myth in the final battle of a long campaign of interplanetary conquest, gathering weapons, warriors, and worshippers to fulfill a mission she has begun to doubt. It will take the combined might of the Outsiders and the Teen Titans to solve this cosmic mystery and reveal Troia’s true destiny to her: a cosmic hero destined to unite legions against a threat to the entire universe!

The RETURN OF DONNA TROY is a new beginning for Donna Troy — and a stunning prologue of things to come throughout the entire DCU!

On sale June 29 • 1 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Joan Hilty

ASK THE EDITORS #16
March 10th, 2005

(excerpt)

TROY A LITTLE HARDER

What are the chances of seeing a trade collecting the most popular Troia appearances?

—Bobby J.

Bobby -

Ask and ye shall receive! A 224-page collection called THE NEW TEEN TITANS: WHO IS DONNA TROY? is coming this June! It will contain Donna's most essential and highly-requested stories: THE NEW TEEN TITANS #38 "Who is Donna Troy?"; THE NEW TEEN TITANS #50, "We Are Gathered Here Today..."; NEW TITANS #50-55 "Who is Wonder Girl?"; and her eulogy from TEEN TITANS/OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2003.

—Anton Kawasaki, Associate Editor, Collected Editions

(Vu: This almost confirms the secret unnamed project to be TROIA.)