With a single word, young Billy Batson gains the power of the gods and becomes the magical superhero known as…let’s say it together now…SHAZAM! And that’s fitting because it would take the strength of Hercules to keep us out of our local comic shop this Wednesday with some of the great comics hitting stands. In addition to this week’s Shazam-focused JUSTICE LEAGUE #0, featuring art by the amazing Gary Frank, we give the ladies of the DC Universe their due, with WONDER WOMAN #0, BATWOMAN #0, SUPERGIRL #0, BIRDS OF PREY #0, CATWOMAN #0 and SWORD OF SORCERY #0, starring the new girl on the NEW 52 block, Amethyst! Be sure to make her (and writer Christy Marx) feel welcome by picking up this week’s debut issue.

 

What? You need further enticing? Then look no further than the list of links below, which contain previews of Sword of Sorcery and all of the other New 52 and Before Watchmen comics coming out on Wednesday.

 

Here’s what hit the web this past week…

 

USA TODAY ran an exclusive preview of CATWOMAN #0 and interviewed writer Ann Nocenti.

 

AOL’s COMICS ALLIANCE ran an exclusive preview of SWORD OF SORCERY #0 and interviewed writer Christy Marx.

 

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ran an exclusive preview of JUSTICE LEAGUE #0.

 

MAXIM ran an exclusive preview of BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #3.

 

THE HUFFINGTON POST ran an exclusive preview of WONDER WOMAN #0.

 

GAWKER’s IO9 ran an exclusive preview of CAPTAIN ATOM #0.

 

POPMATTERS ran an exclusive preview of NIGHTWING #0.

 

MTV GEEK ran an exclusive preview of GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #0.

 

IGN ran an exclusive preview of RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #0.

 

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES ran an exclusive preview of BATWOMAN #0.

 

NEWSARAMA ran an exclusive preview of LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #0.

 

COMICVINE ran an exclusive preview of BLUE BEETLE #0.

 

The DC Comics website ran exclusive previews of DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #0 and SUPERGIRL #0.

 

The DC Comics Facebook page ran an exclusive preview of BIRDS OF PREY #0.