That makes sense. The only thing that was puzzling about that to me was: Why would Ivo be like, "These guys are calling themselves 'superheroes'; isn't that weird?". He's been around for long enough to be familiar with the term, no? Did he know The Outsider didn't have any idea what a superhero was and was explaining it? That's the only thing that made me doubtful it was him and had me thinking instead about another Earth 3 character, assuming they were observing New 52 Earth from afar long before sending Outsider, Atomica, and Grid over.

it was Outsider and Ivo i believe.

Was it ever confirmed who the two guys were speaking in the shadowy area at the end of JL #6?

Really amusing reading over this thread and see some of the guesses now that Forever Evil 1 and Villains Month have come and gone. :D

Never would have guessed that the first little conversation there took place between Outsider and Owlman(?). Either that or an informant of the Outsider.

@lamenoire: just wondering where you found the variant, i couldn't find it anywhere???

i haven't read it. Blockbuster is on the list though.

I love what's happening in the DCU at the moment.

by the way, didn't Signalman and Blockbuster were revealed as members at the end of JLA #3 ?

I couldn't find a lot of information about Mr V (or Mr VULTURE).But having him the leader make sense (he was leader of a criminal organisation and enemy of J'onn who is the most powerful member of the JLA (and kind of their leader... even if the chain of command is a bit blurry at that point)

He looks like the outsider from Flashpoint (well... the one in batman too but I doubt he will be Alfred Pennyworth...)

@avenging_x_bolt

The MMH villain? Don't know much about that guy.

Either way, I'm quite interested in how this'll turn out. The New 52's been itching for a villain counterpart to the Leagues.

@lamenoire said:

Here is a picture of their leader, coming from the variant for next issue :

he looks pretty freakin awesome if i do say so myself.

yup. i'm hoping he's a hybrid of the Outsider and Mr.V

Huhn, he does actually look a little like the Outsider.

Here is a picture of their leader, coming from the variant for next issue :

From this I can Scarecrow, who's already been confirmed, Blockbuster, who again has already been confirmed, Copperhead, I believe he looks too snake like to be Killer Croc, Mister Freeze, which hasn't popped up at all and the mysterious leader.

Also Pandora is set to go head to head against the Secret Society and both Solicitations reveled a good image of some members.

@Alch21 said:

Toy Man = Robot Trinity?

i think those were Ivo's.

@Doomlurker said:

Copperhead showed up in Justice League #18 being fought by Black Canary.

Also in Justice League of America #2 we see the leader, he also wears a bowler hat. It's also quite clearly a robot Batman but I'm not sure what's happening with the Superman and Wonder Woman...

i saw the guy, he looks like The Outsider .

Toy Man = Robot Trinity?

Copperhead showed up in Justice League #18 being fought by Black Canary. Also in Justice League of America #2 we see the leader, he also wears a bowler hat. It's also quite clearly a robot Batman but I'm not sure what's happening with the Superman and Wonder Woman...

nice list. Oh and I think that these are going to be in the society JOKER BLACK MANTA and CAPTAIN COLD as they are shown at 2013 toy fair in a seven pack of the secret society new 52 figures.BOOM! Also from their important roles in events ocean master and cheetah are likely ish.

Leader has a cane, wears gloves and has a cane. Could the leader be Ras Al Ghul or maybe it is just Funky Flashman. The cane could be Libra's weapon so maybe it is just a rebooted Libra.

WAIT!  Wait, wait, wait, WAIT!!!
 
"Shaggy" man?  There's a character called "SHAGGY" man????   Is there also a Scooby Dog?

@colonyofcells said:

The scaly guy might be Killer Croc who has already appeared in the New 52 with Roy Harper. The villain with green helmet could be a rebooted Angle Man or new costume for Mirror Master.

Might be, he is apparently slated to fight Katana soon, but the coloring is throwing me off. then again the snake guy fighting Catwoman looks nothing like that guy in the image so its possible they arent the same

The scaly guy might be Killer Croc who has already appeared in the New 52 with Roy Harper. The villain with green helmet could be a rebooted Angle Man or new costume for Mirror Master.

@entropy_aegis said:

and all the characters who appeared in the pictures shown at the end of JL#17

Scarecrow

Black Manta

Captain Cold

Gorilla Grodd

Poison Ivy

Copperhead

Killer Frost

Felix Faust

and some more whom I couldn't recognize/get a clear visual of.

One is Blockbuster. The green guy kinda looks like Mirror Master, but I'm not entirely sure it's him.

Grodd and Captain Cold? They were on opposite sides of Grodd's attempted takeover of Central City.

@JLDoom said:

Here are the potential new members:

yeah, EA told us about this. but thanks for the scan.

Sounds promising, there seems to be good treatment to B-List superheroes, but there are little to no appearances of B or C-List villains, I'm looking forward to it.

Here are the potential new members:

@colonyofcells said:

Maybe Despero and Major Force will be members.

i doubt it.

Maybe Despero and Major Force will be members.

@Avenging-X-Bolt: And there I thought you were onto something. I'll have a look at who this Mr V is but I doubt DC would be willing to delve that far back into their history.

@entropy_aegis said:

So who's the leader? your status says it.

For now we know

Unknown leader

Ivo

and all the characters who appeared in the pictures shown at the end of JL#17

Scarecrow

Black Manta

Captain Cold

Gorilla Grodd

Poison Ivy

Copperhead

Killer Frost

Felix Faust

and some more whom I couldn't recognize/get a clear visual of.

can i see scan of this?

I agree with Icarusfiles,feels underwhelming TBH especially compared to the Libra and Alexander Luthor versions of the Society.

It Doesnt look so bad to me. im glad that they're using lesser used (but not necessarily less dangerous) villians. and we still dont know if its complete yet

@entropy_aegis said:

So who's the leader? your status says it.

For now we know

Unknown leader

Ivo

and all the characters who appeared in the pictures shown at the end of JL#17

Scarecrow

Black Manta

Captain Cold

Gorilla Grodd

Poison Ivy

Copperhead

Killer Frost

Felix Faust

and some more whom I couldn't recognize/get a clear visual of.

I agree with Icarusfiles,feels underwhelming TBH especially compared to the Libra and Alexander Luthor versions of the Society.

@Lvenger said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I ask the same question as @entropy_aegis: does. Who is the new leader of the Society and how do you know this?

sorry, false alarm. i had thought that the leader was Mr.V, an old Martain Manhunter villain but after seeing the Jim Lee version of the Ivo/Shadowy figure scan, i can see i was wrong.

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I ask the same question as @entropy_aegis: does. Who is the new leader of the Society and how do you know this?

So who's the leader? your status says it.

For now we know

Unknown leader

Ivo

and all the characters who appeared in the pictures shown at the end of JL#17

Scarecrow

Black Manta

Captain Cold

Gorilla Grodd

Poison Ivy

Copperhead

Killer Frost

Felix Faust

and some more whom I couldn't recognize/get a clear visual of.

I agree with Icarusfiles,feels underwhelming TBH especially compared to the Libra and Alexander Luthor versions of the Society.

@Jake Fury said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt: After she fights the League and is imprisoned in Belle Reve we get this:

aahhh, ok. i guess thats good enough.

@Avenging-X-Bolt said:

@Stormbox said:

@Jake Fury said:

Shouldn't Cheetah be considered a shoo-in after her arc in Justice League?

Yea, and i think black manta is a member too

what makes you think that?

So are cheetah and black manta part of this society considering past teasers show they are working together and implying they are working with others as well.

@Avenging-X-Bolt: After she fights the League and is imprisoned in Belle Reve we get this:

@Stormbox said:

@Jake Fury said:

Shouldn't Cheetah be considered a shoo-in after her arc in Justice League?

Yea, and i think black manta is a member too

what makes you think that?

@Jake Fury said:

Shouldn't Cheetah be considered a shoo-in after her arc in Justice League?

Yea, and i think black manta is a member too

@Jake Fury said:

Shouldn't Cheetah be considered a shoo-in after her arc in Justice League?

i haven't read it, please enlighten me.

Shouldn't Cheetah be considered a shoo-in after her arc in Justice League?

@JLDoom said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt: It is? Weird

http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/justice-league-13-back-up-story-on-the-outs

ahhh, much better. i think thats a definite yes to Multiplex as well.

@Icarusflies said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I probably should clarify: I'm not impressed with this group assuming that Ivo/Shaggy Man/Blockbuster are among the LEADERS of the group. If they're just lackeys, I don't care.

lol, well Blockbuster and Saggy aren't exactly thinkers so i think its safe to assume they aren't leaders. Ivo might be in the inner circle (assuming they have one. but according to solicits, this incarnation will have only one leader)

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I probably should clarify: I'm not impressed with this group assuming that Ivo/Shaggy Man/Blockbuster are among the LEADERS of the group. If they're just lackeys, I don't care.

@Avenging-X-Bolt: It is? Weird

http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/justice-league-13-back-up-story-on-the-outs

@JLDoom said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I don't know, the hair kind of reminds of Ra's... the lack of beard could be because he's in shadows and Jim Lee didnt feel like drawing it? I guess we'll have to wait and see

About Multiplex:

http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/justice-league-13-back-up-story-on-the-outs

After reading this, I think he's a member as well

the link is broken or something

@Avenging-X-Bolt: I don't know, the hair kind of reminds of Ra's... the lack of beard could be because he's in shadows and Jim Lee didnt feel like drawing it? I guess we'll have to wait and see

About Multiplex:

http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/justice-league-13-back-up-story-on-the-outs

After reading this, I think he's a member as well

@JLDoom said:

There's also this...

I think the guy in shadows is supposed to be Ra's Al Ghul (based on the shape of his own shadows), not really sure about the other guy

it doesnt really look like him. no beard and such. his cufflink looks different here, it looks like Pandora's box now. guess that proves MR. V isnt a member

Could we consider Multiplex a member too?

i have no idea....has he shown any connection to them?