Teased just a few weeks ago, DC has now announced, via CBR, the full solicits for the upcoming DC/Looney Tunes crossover specials that will hit shops in June…we knew about four of them in the initial announcement but there’s a couple of additional surprises as well.

Let’s take a look, newest titles first:

WONDER WOMAN/TAZMANIAN DEVIL SPECIAL #1

  • Written by TONY BEDARD
  • Art by BARRY KITSON
  • Cover by JIM LEE
  • Not since the twelve labors of Hercules has a Greek warrior faced as great a danger and as destructive a peril as the Tasmanian Devil!
  • On sale JUNE 21 • 48 pg

 

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES/BUGS BUNNY SPECIAL #1

  • Written by SAM HUMPHRIES
  • Art and cover by TOM GRUMMETT and SCOTT HANNA
  • The Legion of Super Heroes always thought they had taken their inspiration from the 21st Century’s Superboy. But when they try to bring that hero into their future time, the team discovers to their surprise the caped champion isn’t who—or even what—they expected!
  • On sale JUNE 14 • 48 pg

LOBO/ROAD RUNNER SPECIAL #1

  • Written by BILL MORRISON
  • Art and cover by KELLEY JONES
  • Wile E. Coyote travels to the far reaches of space to hire Lobo to hunt down and kill his greatest nemesis of all time, The Road Runner. When the Coyote and Lobo are after you, the Road Runner realizes if they catch him he’s through.
  • On sale JUNE 21 • 48 pg

MARTIAN MANHUNTER/ MARVIN THE MARTIAN SPECIAL #1

  • Written by STEVE ORLANDO and FRANK BARBERI
  • Art and cover by AARON LOPRESTI
  • Martian Manhunter tries to halt Marvin the Martian’s determination for world domination. J’onn is conflicted with his own Martian identity as he attempts to stop the hapless, determined Marvin from blowing Earth to bits in order to gain a clear view of Venus.
  • On sale JUNE 14 • 48 pg

 

JONAH HEX/YOSEMITE SAM SPECIAL #1

  • Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI
  • Art and cover by MARK TEXEIRA
  • When miner Yosemite Sam strikes it rich, word gets out as everyone comes gunning for his wealth, including the notorious Freleng gang! To protect himself and his his new riches, he hires bounty Hunter Jonah Hex­—but the man protecting him may be his worst nightmare!
  • On sale JUNE 28 • 48 pg

 

BATMAN/ELMER FUDD SPECIAL #1

  • Written by TOM KING
  • Art and cover by LEE WEEKS
  • Cover by LEE WEEKS
  • After a chance meeting with billionaire Bruce Wayne, multi-millionaire Elmer Fudd’s obsession quickly escalates into stalking Batman through the dark alleys and high-class social settings of Gotham City.
  • On sale JUNE 28 • 48 pg

 

These look like a lot of fun, but I’m especially excited about the artist lineup. I’ll never turn down a Barry Kitson or Tom Grummett drawn DC comic. Hopefully this high profile involvement is an arbiter of the Legion’s full-blown return.

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  3. WB certainly is desperate to make the classic characters into current cash cows.

    LOONATICS UNLEASHED– Bugs and friends as superheroes

    LOONEY TUNES SHOW– Bugs and Daffy as Jerry and George

    WABBIT– a return to the original template, apparently a big flop since it’s gone, gone, gone

    After this fails to bring in the long green, what’s next?

  4. Compared to characters like Batman and Superman, who didn’t have their best stories done until years after their creation, the Looney Tunes characters had their best films with their original directors. Trying to recapture the magic of those golden years is a fool’s errand. These characters are defined by their creators; without Avery Jones, Clampett these characters are just logos to slap on merchandise. These characters are like Groucho, the Stooges, or Buster Keaton; they will always remain classics and attempts to update them will always sadly come up short.

  5. Any excuse to read about the Legion is fine by me, and though Bugs went through all his usual schtick, word for word, it was fun seeing the LSH just treat him as one of the many aliens they encounter. Cool up!

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