DC has dished on the “House of Brainiac” arc that will take over its Superman line of comics starting this April.
Helmed by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Rafa Sandoval, “House of Brainiac” is the second Action Comics arc DC announced as part of its Superman Superstars initiative at New York Comic Con. The arc is expected to run from April through June. Things kick off in Williamson and Sandoval’s Action Comics #1064 — on sale Tuesday, April 9. The issue features a main (connecting) cover by Sandoval, as well as variant covers by Jorge Jiménez, Paolo Rivera, Michael Walsh, and Ariel Colón.
April 9 also sees the release of Green Lantern #10, which kicks off “Guy’s Bogus Lobo Adventure” — a three-part “House of Brainiac” tie-in backup story by Jeremy Adams and Kevin Maguire. Green Lantern #10 features a main cover by Xermánico, as well as variants by Evan “Doc” Shaner, Jorge Fornés, and Michael Walsh.
“House of Brainiac” continues in Superman #13 by Williamson and Sandoval — on sale Tuesday, April 16. The issue features a main cover by Sandoval — which connects to his cover for Action Comics #1064. Variants come courtesy of Lee Bermejo, Sebastian Fiumara, Alan Quah, Jerry Gaylord, and DC head honcho Jim Lee.
Power Girl #8 by Leah Williams, Eduardo Pansica, Júlio Ferreira — another tie-in issue — follows suit on Tuesday, April 23. Yanick Paquette provides the main cover art. Mark Brooks, W. Scott Forbes, and Irvin Rodriguez provide variants.
Finally, the first month of “House of Brainiac” concludes in Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 — on sale Tuesday, April 30. The one-shot teams Williamson with co-writer Mark Russell and artists Edwin Galmon and Steve Pugh. Jamal Campbell draws the cover art.
What to expect from the first month of ‘House of Brainiac’
Check out the cover art and synopses for the first month of “House of Brainiac” titles below:
ACTION COMICS #1064
- This next part of DC’s Superman Superstars publishing initiative finds Brainiac’s Czarnian army invading Metropolis in this action-packed, oversize (40 pages) issue! The Super-Family and all the superheroes of Metropolis join the fight, but will they be enough to hold off Brainiac’s lethal and crazed soldiers?! Can Superman and Lex Luthor learn what Brainiac is searching for? He’s not bottling Metropolis, so what is he collecting instead?
GREEN LANTERN #10
- DC art legend Kevin Maguire joins series writer Jeremy Adams for a three-part backup story, “Guy’s Bogus Lobo Adventure.” This creative combination means guaranteed hilarity and Maguire’s trademark facial expressions galore, as Green Lantern Guy Gardner is on the hunt to find and arrest Lobo, who’s rumored to be competing against some of the toughest wrestlers the universe has to offer!
SUPERMAN #13
- Superman and Lobo travel across the universe on a hunt for the “Lobo Army” and Brainiac. But can the pair get along long enough to find them before Brainiac enacts the next stage of his dangerous plan?
POWER GIRL #8
- After an unexpected attack by Brainiac and his forces, everyone with superpowers in Metropolis has been kidnapped or imprisoned, leaving Power Girl the only superhero to protect a city full of helpless civilians. Will she be up for the challenge, and will the arrival of Crush, Lobo’s daughter, make things even tougher?
SUPERMAN: HOUSE OF BRAINIAC SPECIAL #1
- Featuring cover art by Superman artist Jamal Campbell, this essential part of the Action Comics/Superman crossover reveals Brainiac’s secret history with both Lobo and his homeworld, Czarnia, answering several important questions, including how Brainiac created a bottled city of Czarnia, Lois Lane confronting Perry White about his own secrets during his campaign for mayor of Metropolis, how Amanda Waller is part of all this, and more! And amidst all the chaos of a Metropolis in need of new champions, Bibbo Bibbowski, Metropolis’s favorite bartender, organizes the locals to protect the city they call home!
Action Comics #1064, Green Lantern #10, Superman #13, Power Girl #8, and Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 go on sale in April 2024 from DC. All five comics will be available for pre-order starting this Friday, January 19.
