COMICS: SUPERMAN And ACTION COMICS Solicitations For September 2013's "Villains Month"

COMICS: SUPERMAN And ACTION COMICS Solicitations For September 2013's "Villains Month"

When "Villains Month" hits Superman and Action Comics in September, the Man of Steel will be forced to contend with Bizarro, Brainiac, H'El, Parasite, Cyborg Superman, General Zod, Lex Luthor and Metallo. Hit the jump for the covers, creative teams and solicitation text for each issue.

By JoshWilding - Jun 04, 2013 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: IGN Comics/Zap2It

Lex Luthors’s sinister plan to manipulate Superman’s genetic material to create a mindless soldier under his control results in the monster known as Bizarro: opposite of Superman in every way, with no compassion, no remorse and no mercy!




SUPERMAN #23.1: BIZARRO
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by JEFF JOHNSON and ANDY SMITH
3-D motion cover by AARON KUDER



Brainiac was the first adversary Superman fought on Earth, but where did he come from? A lineage that spans the universe holds many secrets when we ask, "Who is Brainiac?"




SUPERMAN #23.2: BRAINIAC
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art by PASCAL ALIXE
3-D motion cover by GENE HA



After his last battle with Superman, H’el wakes up on Krypton years before it is destroyed! Can H’el manipulate the Science Counsel, soldiers and countless others including Jor-El, to save the planet? And what does it mean for the birth of Superman if he succeeds?




SUPERMAN #23.3: H’EL
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by DAN JURGENS and
NORM RAPMUND
3-D motion cover by GENE HA



Parasite: Noun. An organism that lives in or on another organism. Preferably Superman.




SUPERMAN #23.4: PARASITE
Written by AARON KUDER
Art by AARON KUDER
3-D motion cover by AARON KUDER



Deep in space sits a cybernetic force of evil unlike any other. What terrible connection does Cyborg Superman share with Krypton? And what alien force commands the robotic terror? Find out here!




ACTION COMICS#23.1: CYBORG SUPERMAN
Written by MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE
3-D motion cover by AARON KUDER



General Zod storms into The New 52! Witness the origin of this genocidal maniac, and learn how far he will go to destroy those who oppose him!




ACTION COMICS #23.2: GENERAL ZOD
Written by GREG PAK
Art by KEN LASHLEY
3-D motion cover by GENE HA



Evil genius, sadistic businessman, sociopathic inmate -- Lex Luthor is all this and more. Now released from prison, there is nothing to stop Luthor from getting his way ... not even Superman!




ACTION COMICS #23.3: LEX LUTHOR
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by TBD
3-D motion cover by AARON KUDER



Before he became Metal-Zero, John Corben had two great loves: his country and Lois Lane. Awakening from a coma after the events of Action Comics #8, Corben finds himself betrayed by both -- and now his Kryptonite heart beats only for revenge! And when he joins up with the Secret Society, there's no limit to the destruction he can cause!




ACTION COMICS #23.4: METALLO
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by WILL CONRAD
3-D motion cover by AARON KUDER

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BoredSorcerer
BoredSorcerer - 6/4/2013, 6:47 AM
Why is Braniac dressed like Voldemort?
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/4/2013, 7:01 AM
I may get the Brainiac one. I'll just buy Snyder's Superman.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/4/2013, 7:09 AM
@ Splenda

snyder's superman might be worth reading.
CavEl
CavEl - 6/4/2013, 7:11 AM
Sholly Fisch is a good Superman writer.
DangerDuck83
DangerDuck83 - 6/4/2013, 7:11 AM
Good move on DC on giving Snyder a Superman title cause the rest of the writers and artists are just shitty!
whoa123
whoa123 - 6/4/2013, 7:21 AM
I love the new look on Zod, I hate the new look on Metallo (aka Metal Zero?! WTF!?)
SigmaCenturion
SigmaCenturion - 6/4/2013, 7:40 AM
Metallo looks like shit
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 6/4/2013, 7:45 AM
Can't wait for MOS! He's numero ooh-no and should be treated that way!
darkspark
darkspark - 6/4/2013, 7:45 AM
Metal Zero get it Metall0. Also why is Superman wearing the exact same harness or whatever in 3 of those covers. They couldn't come up with 8 different ways of tying him up?
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 6/4/2013, 7:54 AM
H'el never heard of him? And why is Superman's rogues gallery so weak. You would think someone as powerful as Superman would command a cooler rogues gallery.
DruDox19
DruDox19 - 6/4/2013, 8:24 AM
I agree Superman Rouges though still have Icon status to me like Spider Man and Batman ask someone in the street and the Superman villains they will name are Zod, Braianic, Lex Luthor, Bizzaro, some will say Toyman and Darkseid you will hear a Darkseid thrown in but most people think lol hes a demon the general public, he isnt hes a Alien God.

Before people start bitching about superman having a shitty Rouges at least his Rouges has Icon Status like Lex , Brainaic and Bizzaro and Zod. Spider Man to be honest i really have to ask which Spider Man villain is icon and most of the people or average everyday people say across the street will say Green Goblin and Venom the rest the general public think are jokes to be honest. Name Supermans villains and im sure since i done this people will say Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Zod and Bizzaro, the public dont know Metallo or Parasite has much.
polarkyle
polarkyle - 6/4/2013, 8:31 AM
This just reminded me on how great superman's rogue gallery is
mctrinket
mctrinket - 6/4/2013, 8:37 AM
PARASITE looks great...not too wild about the rest of them.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/4/2013, 11:08 AM
"Shitty writers?"

Greg Pak, Charles Soule, Michael Alan Nelson, and Sholly Fisch are not shitty writers! They're some of the best new indie talents around!
Well, not Greg Pak, but still, that's an assload of indie writers DC has working these books, and Aaron Kuder's art is f.ucking gorgeous.

And let's not forget Jeff Lemire, Scott Snyder, Ray Fawkes, Robert Venditti, are more talent that DC's pushed into the spotlight. They're loaded right now. DC just needs to find its proper footing after a number of missteps.
REDSTORM
REDSTORM - 6/4/2013, 12:07 PM
Lazy copy and paste jobs.
thebearjew
thebearjew - 6/4/2013, 1:19 PM
cool! ill get the general ZOD one by greg pak definatley! and the bizzaro, brainiac, cyborg and luthor ones glad bizzaros back hope hes not too evil and still dumb
JorEllinator
JorEllinator - 6/4/2013, 2:08 PM
I second @Battabing
Ancar
Ancar - 6/4/2013, 5:56 PM
Honestly, everything looks like shitte! DC, cancel those trash and bring us SUPERMAN UNLEASHED by Snyder and Jim Lee - I know it's "Unchained", but I hate that title!
Emjeed
Emjeed - 6/4/2013, 6:40 PM
Can someone please tell me once and for all how H'el is pronounced phonetically?
AraxisHT
AraxisHT - 6/4/2013, 8:08 PM
"Hell"

Alternatively, "Hu-Ell)
JeighJeigh
JeighJeigh - 6/4/2013, 8:34 PM
As much as I love the titles I'm reading from DC, I agree that they have really bad titles. Catwoman, The Green Team, Superman, Birds of Prey. And it makes me mad when they cancel titles like I, Vampire to keep these bad titles on. Ugh.
JeighJeigh
JeighJeigh - 6/4/2013, 8:36 PM
Back to the article. I don't like Bizarros look. He looks weird. I'll pick up General Zod, Lex, Darkseid, Braniac, and maybe Metallo.
thatcoldblackcloud
thatcoldblackcloud - 6/4/2013, 10:56 PM
Vomit.
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