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February 10, 2014: DC Comics Issuing Variant Covers for Robot Chicken Special
by Neil Cole
To celebrate the upcoming Spring premiere of "Robot Chicken - DC Comics Special: Part II", DC Comics will produce variant covers for 22 of it's March titles beginning with Action Comics No. 29, Detective Comics No. 29, and Earth 2 No. 21.
The first Robot Chicken special, which aired in 2012, was a huge success and parodied such DC icons as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman in Robot Chicken's trademark stop-motion style.
The next chapter, which is subtitled "Villains in Paradise," will showcase the Legion of Doom including Lex Luthor, the Joker and Catwoman. Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich worked with Geoff Johns, DC's chief creative officer, on both episodes.
The complete publishing schedule for all 22 titles receiving variant covers is as follows:
March 5: Action Comics No. 29, Detective Comics No. 29, Earth 2 No. 21 March 12: Batgirl No. 29, Batman No. 29, Green Lantern Corps No. 29, Justice League of America No. 13, Nightwing No. 29, Superman/Wonder Woman No. 6 March 19: Batman & Two-Face No. 29, Batwoman No. 29, Green Lantern: New Guardians No. 29, Harley Quinn No. 4, Justice League No. 29, Wonder Woman No. 29 March 26: Aquaman No. 29, Batman/Superman No. 9, The Flash No. 29, Justice League Dark No. 29, Superman No. 29, Teen Titans No. 29 April 2: Forever Evil No. 7
