Women Of The DCU: Previewing This Week’s Female-Lead Comics

DC Comics has four titles out this week featuring some of its more popular female characters, so we thought we’d round up all three previews and present them to you all in one shot. And in doing so, shine a light on the breadth of contemporary comics that star female leads, with many produced by some of the best female creators in comics today. From Sean Murphy’s White Knight/Murphyverse title, Batman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #3, to an all-new Starfire miniseries, there’s something for both old-school and new school DC fans, and all out Tuesday 18th July:

Starfire #1

Writer: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale
Artist: Javier Rodriguez
Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

The Titans have stepped up to become the DCU’s premier superhero team, and all eyes are on them! Who are Starfire, Raven, Donna Troy, and Beast Boy? Where do they come from, and what do they stand for? All will be revealed in Tales of the Titans, an all-new series of spotlight issues in the spirit of the beloved 1980s classic Tales of the New Teen Titans!

First up is alien princess and warrior Starfire, whose huge heart, huger hair, and fiery fists have made her a fan-favorite member of the team! When a spaceship bearing Tamaranean markings crash-lands on Earth, Starfire goes on a solo mission to uncover its origins. But what awaits her on that journey will bring her back to the earliest days of her youth, to memories of two sisters eternally at war…and perhaps the chance to keep history from repeating itself.

Batman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #3

Story: Sean Murphy
Script: Katana Collins & Clay McCormack
Art: Mirka Andolfo
Colours: Alejandro Sanchez
Letters: DC Hopkins

BOOK THREE

The Jokerz return! Inspired by the exploits of the Clown Prince of Crime, this street gang is ready to take Neo Gotham by storm. But first they need some new blood…the children of the Joker! Will Jackie and Bryce take their rightful place in the criminal underworld? Not if their mother, Harley Quinn, and her new ally, Neo-Joker, have anything to say about it!

Hawkgirl #1

Writer: Jadzia Axelrod
Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan
Colours: Adriano Lucas
Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS AND BATTLING NEW FOES!

Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and the Justice Society. But with the Justice League disbanded, Kendra decides she needs a fresh start and heads to Metropolis to begin a new life. That life is quickly interrupted by a mysterious villain with a powerful connection to the Nth metal that makes up Hawkgirl’s wings and weapons. A brand-new adventure with sky-high action, adventure, and intrigue begins here by Jadzia Axelrod (GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR) and Amancay Nahuelpan (WONDER WOMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS, THE FLASH).

Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #1

Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Kevin Maguire
Letters: Andworld

The bloody brilliance of 2020’s Harvey-nominated Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red deserved an encore—this time in print periodical!

In this all-new miniseries, 18 short tales of Gotham’s most unpredictable antihero unspool in black, white, and red ink (because she’s never seen the world in just black and white). In this issue: Comedic legends (they made us say that) Chip Zdarsky and Kevin Maguire team up to send Harley and Ivy deep into the heart of the Fortress of Solitude! Leah Williams and Natacha Bustos reveal Harley’s teenage past as a high-flying gymnast with vengeance on her mind! And actor Paul Scheer joins co-writer Nick Giovannetti and artist Tom Reilly to send former Joker sidekicks Harley and Gaggy Gagsworthy on a heist that’s worth the risk…but can the pair walk out on their vendetta in 30 seconds flat when they feel the heat around the corner?