Here's an exclusive sneak peek at next week's issue of The Phantom Stranger, which stars both DC Comics' enigmatic supernatural drifter and the Teen Titans' stalwart nemesis Trigon. And just who is that raven-haired woman on the fourth page? This issue hits stands next Wednesday, October 10. Here's the rundown:

DC Comics' New 52 has brought plenty of changes to its superpowered characters, but the publisher's policy has been not to change the sexual orientations of any existing characters. That's about to change, however, as DC co-publisher Dan DiDio announces plans to reintroduce an established character as gay.

Here's an exclusive sneak peek of DC Comics' new comic book O.M.A.C. In this series, Jack Kirby's One Man Army Corps gets a 21st century cybernetic update, complete with espionage thrills and battles with Frankenstein.

One of the stranger series included in DC's September relaunch is OMAC by Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen. In San Diego, DiDio explained how Jack Kirby's dimetrodon-coiffed hero fits into DC's new universe.

You may have heard that DC Comics is relaunching their many titles this September. At Comic-Con, io9 had a chance to chat with DC Co-Publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio about how they implemented this sweeping initiative. We also learned about those secret editorial debates concerning the merits of Oliver Queen's goatee.

The mid-1990s was the heyday of Vertigo Comics, DC's trippy, grown-up imprint. But one of the best Vertigo-esque comics appeared instead, almost unnoticed, on DC's Milestone Imprint. And after 14 years, the unsettling supernatural nanotechnology tale XOMBI is coming back.

At NYCC, the traditional DC Universe fan circus hosted by executive editor Dan DiDio was dominated by the recession, mouthy fans, a mistake that made DiDio take his seat — and a peek at what's coming up.

Can DC Comics be #1 in the market again? Is Blackest Night key to the publisher's future? We asked new DC co-publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee, as well as new DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns.

Ending months of speculation, DC Entertainment has named the new publishers (yes, plural) of DC Comics, and comic fans will find their identities very familiar. Also, someone else you may know has gotten a big promotion.

DC's hyper-successful Blackest Night series will, we know now, be followed by a year-long series/event called Brightest Day. But is this really DC's answer to Marvel's "Heroic Age" era of optimism, or should we expect something more ambitious?