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We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics August solicitations, and Flashpoint promises that worlds will live, worlds will die, and the DC Universe will never be the sa– oh, sorry, that was the tagline for Crisis On Infinite Earths, back when I worked at Flashpoint. I’m so confused…

My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.

As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:

War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2

Written by Tony Bedard

Art by Miguel Sepulveda

Cover by Tom Fleming

1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda

The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...

Outlantacon, the Atlanta-based event for science fiction, fantasy and horror fan groups supporting and promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes within the genres, announced today the addition of Amber Benson to its line-up of guest speakers. Outlantacon’s third annual convention is scheduled in Atlanta 13 to 15 May 2011 at the Holiday Inn Select – Atlanta Perimeter.

Benson is best known for her role as Tara Maclay, love interest of character Willow Rosenberg, in the television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” About her role as half of the first lesbian couple portrayed on American television, Amber has said: “I got letters from girls saying that I changed their lives and that had such an impact on me. You don’t realize what an impact television has on people. But when you get letters from young girls saying, ‘I came out and I have a girlfriend now because of you,’ it’s great.