Action Comics #17Media Release -- The final ACTION COMICS storyline by writer Grant Morrison and artists Rags Morales and Brad Walker is so big a single issue can’t contain it! Now, DC Comics announces this Superman epic will continue into ACTION COMICS #18!

ACTION COMICS #17 (DEC120252) will now be a 40-page issue with a cover price of $3.99 US and $4.99 US for the combo pack edition. This issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on February 20.

In the lead story, written by Grant Morrison with art by Rags Morales, Brad Walker, Mark Propst, Andrew Hennessy and Cam Smith, it’s no small battle as Superman fights to save all of creation!

This issue features a new cover by Rags Morales, as well as an order-based variant cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson and a 1:100 B&W variant cover by Rags Morales.

Plus, in the backup story, written by Sholly Fisch with art by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story, find out whatever happened to the men of tomorrow(s)!

ACTION COMICS #18 (JAN130221) will now be a 48-page issue with a cover price of $4.99 US and $5.99 US for the combo pack edition. This issue is on FOC on February 11 and is scheduled to arrive in stores on March 6.

This issue features a cover by Rags Morales that appeared in the solicitation to issue #17. It also has two newly added variant covers: an order-based variant cover by Paulo Rivera (DEC128200) and a 1:100 B&W variant cover (DEC128201) by Rags Morales. A “We Can Be Heroes” blank variant cover is also available.

Please note that orders for the ACTION COMICS #18 1:25 B&W variant (JAN130222) cover are cancelled.

The lead story, written by Grant Morrison with art by Rags Morales, Brad Walker, Cam Smith and Andrew Hennessy, is destined to be a milestone in The New 52—and that’s all we can say about it for now!

Plus, in the backup story, written by Sholly Fisch with art by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story, learn how Superman’s battle against the Little Man has some very far-reaching consequences.

The new creative team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Tony S. Daniel now will make its debut is ACTION COMICS #19.