In advance of DC Comics' full December 2016 solicitations -- debuting this coming Monday afternoon -- DC has provided CBR with the exclusive first look at the solicitation text and covers for its mature readers Young Animal line, curated by Gerard Way and including "Doom Patrol," "Shade, The Changing Girl," "Mother Panic" and "Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye."

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CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #3

Written by GERARD WAY and JON RIVERA—Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING—Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER

Cave and his ad hoc team of spelunkers (his daughter Chloe and best-bud mechanic Jack Wheeler) have answered the call to adventure! But as they search for the lost city of Muldroog, Cave’s employer sends a crack team of his own in the latest in subterranean transportation: the Mighty Mole MK 2, led by a famed explorer from Cave’s past. And it looks like they’re out for more than just the return of EBX property...

This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.

On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

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DOOM PATROL #4

Written by GERARD WAY—Art and cover by NICK DERINGTON—Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER

Everything is getting stranger and stranger for Casey Brinke. The secrets she’s learned about her true origin do a little to explain the bizarre new surroundings she finds herself in, but not why she’s attracting the members of Doom Patrol like so many flies. Also, find out the secret ingredient that makes Danny Burgers so delicious!

This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.

On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US MATURE READERS

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MOTHER PANIC #2

Written by JODY HOUSER—Art and cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS--Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER

Mother Panic is on the hunt, which means Violet Paige is out on the town, making a splash among Gotham City’s elite. But what role do missing kids play in her thirst for vengeance? And what does her target have to do with the mysterious death of her father?

This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

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SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL #3

Written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI—Art by MARLEY ZARCONE—Cover by BECKY CLOONAN—Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER

Trying to settle into her new life as an Earth girl, Shade finds the body she has taken over doesn’t have the same skills as it did when its previous inhabitant was in charge. It’s bad enough that her swim team hates her, but now she can’t perform in the water at all. Can Shade find anyone she can trust to give her guidance before the madness takes over and exposes her as an alien to the entire school?

This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.

On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

Check back with on Monday for DC Comics' full December 2016 solicitations!