POISON IVY #47Written by G. WILLOW WILSONArt by LEANDRO FERNANDEZCover by JESSICA FONGVariant covers by NOOBOVICH, KYUYONG EOM, and MANNY VINCENT CARBONILLA$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Gotham City is done with Mayor Pamela Isley—there’s just one problem for everyone there: She’s not done with them. The stage is set for the explosive new Batman line crossover event—Bad Seeds!>Still sad knowing that Poison Ivy's first ever solo ongoing outlived so many of Marvel's ongoings
BATMAN: BAD SEEDS – SUNSET #1Written by MATT FRACTION and G. WILLOW WILSONArt and cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CLIFF RATHBURNVariant covers by DAN MORA and MARCIO TAKARABad Seeds variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZFoil variant cover by DAN MORA ($8.99 US)Glow-in-the-Dark variant cover by JEFF SPOKESBlank sketch cover$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Gotham City’s new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her allies both political and arcane, is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave Gotham decimated by daylight. Having already declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, paramilitarized police army, Police Commissioner Vandal Savage sees an opportunity to solve two problems at once. Storylines converge in Batman: Bad Seeds, a Gotham City event spanning one long, dark night in Gotham that threatens to turn the entire city into a hostile world of prehistoric plant life unlike anything on Earth for millennia, at a time when its greatest heroes are hunted and in hiding.As the sun goes down and Gotham loses power, Matt Fraction (Batman), G. Willow Wilson (Poison Ivy), Giuseppe Camuncoli (Absolute Evil), and Cliff Rathburn (The Walking Dead) deliver an unforgettable opening chapter that shows the only thing scarier than the night just might be the morning sun…>But will this be followed by a sequel called "Good Seeds"?
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #23Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by NICK DRAGOTTAVariant covers by KAARE ANDREWS, JUAN FERREYRA, and JEFF SPOKES1:25 ratio variant cover by DAMION SCOTTDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26In a climactic showdown, Batman is forced to battle an unyielding enemy in not just the Robins but in himself. More than one dead character signals a call for help…and a symbol of hopelessness as more friends become enemies.>DKR reference #73847
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #3Written by SCOTT SNYDER and CHE GRAYSONArt and cover by BENGALVariant covers by CHUMA HILL, MAHMUD ASRAR, and KYUYONG EOM1:25 ratio variant cover by TIRSO CONS$4.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Selina Kyle’s life is falling apart around her as members of her old crew, the Calicos, come crashing into her plans. Can the Catwoman open herself up to her old pack, or is she better off alone?
ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #4Written by PORNSAK PICHETSHOTEArt and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUEVariant covers by GERALD PAREL, KRIS ANKA, and MARTIN SIMMONDS1:25 ratio variant cover by TIRSO CONS$4.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Dinah’s search for the Green Arrow Killer has led them both to discover the truth behind the Island—a place far more horrifying than either of them could ever dream. But most disturbing of all is who they discover there—as Absolute Green Arrow debuts the first appearance of a new Absolute take on a classic DC character.
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #22Written by JASON AARONArt by JUAN FERREYRACover by RAFA SANDOVALVariant covers by ERIC CANETE, JUAN FERREYRA, and SCOTT HEPBURN$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26Superman will stop at nothing to see the universe’s most vicious madman brought to justice. But before he can get his hands on Brainiac, Superman will have to go through Metallo, a man with Kryptonite in his veins. “Get Brainiac” begins here, kicking off the march to a game-changing blockbuster issue #25!>Yes Aaron, I get the arc name reference
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #23Written by KELLY THOMPSONArt and cover by HAYDEN SHERMANVariant covers by TERRY DODSON, STEVE SKROCE, and YASMINE PUTRI$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Back from the underworld, Diana returns to Area 41 with more than justice on her mind. What she finds is not what she expected, but neither is life in Gateway, as a new threat is rising. Unfortunately, Diana recognizes this particular threat…the gods themselves have come to Gateway City!
ABSOLUTE FLASH #18Written by JEFF LEMIREArt and cover by NICK ROBLESVariant covers by EJIKURE, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, and GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Central City is thrown into chaos as DEO Agent Hunter Zolomon comes to town. Can Wally protect his new home and friends, or will the young hero finally be captured?>Feels like forever since I saw the main cover of this series appear in the solicits
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #17Written by AL EWINGArt by SID KOTIANCover by JAHNOY LINDSAYVariant covers by ANDREW ROBINSON, TULA LOTAY, and KYUYONG EOM$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26Sinestro’s might has overwhelmed Jo Mullein and Tomar Re! Can the two anomalies overcome his brutal onslaught, or will they be lost to Oa and become one with Mu?!
NEXT LEVEL: ONE SHOT #1Written by GERRY DUGGANArt and cover by FERNANDO BLANCOVariant covers by MARK SPEARS, JORGE CORONA, and CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO1:25 variant cover by MARIO FOCCILLOFoil variant by MARK SPEARS$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26The deadliest assassin in DCU history goes to the Next Level in Next Level: One Shot—and uncovers a conspiracy that will change everything. Writer Gerry Duggan tells the tale of a job gone sideways, a father and his daughter, and a web of super-powered lies that stretches throughout the entire DC Next Level cast of characters…and points the direction to war on the horizon.This epic issue tells you everything you need to know about what’s next for Next Level…if you survive the experience.>Get it? It's a one-shot with "one shot" in the name and it stars Deadshot
>>153818422>Pictured: Ivy after I said that I don't like lesbianism being a sole defining character trait
LOBO #6Written by SKOTTIE YOUNGArt by RILEY ROSSMOCover by JORGE CORONAVariant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA, STEVAN SUBIC, and RILEY ROSSMO$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Four out of five dentists agree that the Tooth Fairy is real, and they’re freaky enough to make your teeth chatter right out of your head! Good thing Lobo’s teeth always grow back, because he’s been hired to merc the mystical master of molars, and the pay’s good enough to make a Main Man want to get the fluoride treatment. If you’re familiar with Lobo’s previous contracts and specials, you know you can’t miss this one! Guest-drawn by Riley Rossmo (The Moon Is Following Us, Martian Manhunter)!
BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #4Written by MARIKO TAMAKIArt by AMANCAY NAHUELPANCover by KARL KERSCHLVariant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN, DAVE JOHNSON, and GERALD PARELDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by KLAUS JANSON and FRANK MILLER$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Barbara entered Supermax alone, with no one by her side—so who is the mysterious ally that’s come to her defense, and what is their connection to her family? And even with someone watching her back, will she be able to protect the killer’s next target?Find out as Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan’s DC Next Level smash hit continues!
BATWOMAN #6Written by GREG RUCKAArt by JEFF SPOKESCover by DaNIVariant covers by STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, JEFF SPOKES, and JORGE FORNESDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON and LAURA MARTIN$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Broken by Alice’s death, Kate Kane was left in pieces. How did the fall that claimed her sister’s life lead to a rebirth in Petalon, and what does it mean for the future? Witness the truth of what happened that night in Gotham as Batwoman’s DC Next Level journey continues in a special issue drawn by guest artist Jeff Spokes!
THE DEADMAN #3Written by W. MAXWELL PRINCEArt and cover by MARTIN MORAZZOVariant covers by CHRISTIAN WARD, ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN, and TYLER BOSS$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26The third edition of this morbid disquisition concerning the attrition/detrition of the human condition, which, in the weekly tradition, boasts a four-color exhibition on some printer’s emission. Here, by order of an anonymous optician, watch closely this vision of our titular apparition (armed, you’ll remember, with fresh erudition) try and survive—by another’s volition—a dire and dangerous mission through the hissin’, Stygian conditions of putrid and pockmarked Perdition—a kind of new rendition (depicted as a living, breathing country-sized conniption), which is rich in its list of sick compositions: e.g., reason’s egregious abolition; a pyrotechnic passel of pernicious seditions; hideous, bulging buck-toothed dentition; admittedly ambitious demonic deglutition…of gargoyles and ghouls in decomposition…not to mention an array of impossible physical positions that a physician might consider the work of magicians. So please accept our contrition for this rude imposition, our addled transmission this ungodly, offset-press parturition—one that we wish some brave obstetrician would bring to fruition its quick decommission.
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #5Written by JEFF LEMIREArt and cover by RAFAEL DE LATORREVariant covers by DENYS COWAN & JEFF LEMIRE, TORU TERADA, and BRAD WALKER$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Firehawk and Martin Stein arrive in Pittsburgh with a plan to save Ronnie from the Firestorm Matrix! But is Ronnie too far gone inside of his own mind to truly be saved?
ZATANNA #5Written by JAMAL CAMPBELLArt and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELLVariant covers by DAVID TALASKI, BRUNO REDONDO, and NIMIT MALAVIA$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Zatanna Zatara arrives in the Hidden City of the Homo Magi, the place of her mother’s birth and death. Following up a string of mysterious visions and omens, she is met with a people divided, raging chaos, and unresolved anxieties, all on the verge of erupting. And what an eruption it will be!
DEATHSTROKE: THE TERMINATOR #6Written by TONY FLEECSArt and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICOVariant covers by DAN PANOSIAN, DIKE RUAN, and CARLOS D’ANDA$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Ravager’s life hangs in the balance as Deathstroke fights for his future against… Deathstroke?! Will this mystery doppelgänger succeed in taking literally everything from him? Can the city caught in their crosshairs survive two Deathstokes? Or will it be the end of everything?
BATMAN #12Written by MATT FRACTIONArt and cover by JORGE JIMENEZVariant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN, JORGE MOLINA, and RYAN SOOKFoil variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ1:25 variant cover by DAVID AJA$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) | Variant $7.99 US (foil)ON SALE 8/5/26Six of the world’s deadliest killers have descended on Gotham City at once—but who hired them, and who’s the target? Surely, it can’t be the Batman…As the Caped Crusader races to uncover who set this deadly plan in motion, the late Alfred Pennyworth provides a gift from beyond the grave with the arrival of a brilliant new ally to the Bat-Family at a time when it needs one most.>Couldn't you just bring back Julia again?
DETECTIVE COMICS #1112Written by TOM TAYLORArt and cover by MIKEL JANINVariant covers by BJORN BARENDS and CARY NORDDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by ANDY KUBERT$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26The sinister secrets of the Reynoso family have been revealed, and with these revelations come closure for a tragedy that befell Batman, Black Canary, and Green Arrow long ago. Now, with the shadowy secrets exposed, it’s up to our dynamic trio to save young Arabella from a decades-old conspiracy.“Flight” concludes in this can’t-miss issue by the superstar team of Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín!Note, this is not the main cover that one is not in the solicits.
NIGHTWING #141Written by DAN WATTERSArt by DENYS COWANCover by JORGE FORNESVariant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN and TIM BRADSTREETDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by DAN MORA$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26The deadline has arrived. The curious citizens of Blüdhaven gather to see whether their hero will surrender to the authorities for the deadly crash that took nine lives. Nightwing doesn’t know what he’s going to do either. But one thing is certain— things can’t go on like this…
CATWOMAN #90Written by TORUNN GRONBEKKArt by DAVIDE GIANFELICECover by SEBA FIUMARAVariant covers by FRANK CHO, JEEHYUNG LEE, and CHLOE BRAILSFORDDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by JOELLE JONES$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Selina Kyle has made many enemies in her life, but none who hate her with quite the same vitriol as Black Mask and Katarina Belov. With the stage set for an unforgettable night of torture and violence aimed at Selina and those closest to her, there’s only one question left to ask—when the curtains go up on the grand finale, who will live and who will die? One thing’s for certain—not everyone is making it out alive.
HARLEY QUINN #65Written by ELLIOTT KALANArt by CARLOS OLIVARESCover by BRANDT&STEINVariant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA, TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON, and DERRICK CHEWDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Solicitation Harley here—you ain’t gonna believe this! The shadowy secret leader of the Harley Quinn Revenge Squad? Well, it’s none other than ****************! That’s right, can you believe it?! *************! Not in my wildest dreams would I ever have imagined that **************** would be behind it. Why, it’s enough to make me say @&#$%! Ahhh! I’m so angry I could eat a table! I can’t believe it! What the #$@%^! #$@#*^$&#%#$@%^#$@%^#@$%@#! (ಠ_ಠ)>...what?
BATGIRL #22Written by TATE BROMBALArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIACover by DAVID TALASKIVariant cover by KYUYONG EOMDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26Cassandra Cain has solved the murder, uncovering the killer’s identity in the process. The only problem is that she is now trapped within a prison in her own mind! To stop the next murder, Batgirl must escape the labyrinth of her memories and survive one final confrontation with the past that made her. And when the true meaning of “forgetmenot” is finally revealed, it may be the one thing Cassandra was never meant to remember.The shocking end of this arc will leave Batgirl questioning everything!
>>153818606Til Sarah Gordon is Alive, and she lost her memory.
WONDER WOMAN #36Written by STEPHANIE WILLIAMSArt by CLAYTON HENRYCover by JEFF SPOKESVariant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA, CARLO PAGULAYAN, and ACO$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26The tale of Diana’s origin continues as she enters the Contest, where only one Amazon emerges victorious and is granted passage to Man’s World as Wonder Woman. The fate of Themyscira hangs in the balance as their princess finds herself at a crossroads, much like her own daughter, as she prepares to take down the Matriarch once and for all.
SUPERGIRL #16Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELLArt by JOE QUINONESCover by GUILLEM MARCHVariant covers by NOOBOVICH, STEPHANIE HANS, and JOE QUINONESFoil variant cover by MARK SPEARS$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26The Kryptonite Kingdom of El Caldero has been taken over by General Zod! Supergirl gathers her own super-force to infiltrate the Kingdom! Superboy-Prime, Conner Kent, Tomorrow Man, Lois Lane, Steel, Lana Lang, Natasha Irons, Princess Shark, and more of Supergirl’s wild cast!But before they can remove Zod from power, he unleashes a dangerous new force… What is the K-Zone?!
ACTION COMICS #1101Written by MARK WAIDArt by MONTOSCover by GUILLEM MARCHVariant covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI and MIKE CHOIFoil variant cover by MARK SPEARS$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Superman returned in last month’s landmark #1100 issue! Now the Man of Steel crashes into the present day and finds himself thrown into the war with Zod! With a few stowaways along for the ride including…young Clark Kent?! The battle for Zod’s Kryptonite Kingdom has already begun! Is Superman’s return too late?
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #16Written by DAN SLOTTArt by RACHAEL STOTTCover by GUILLEM MARCHVariant covers by ACO and TAURIN CLARKEFoil variant cover by MARK SPEARS$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Zod reveals the secrets of his Kryptonite Kingdom. His powers are back. His empire grows, but it’s not enough. He demands more. No matter the cost. Tomorrow Man, Steel, Natasha Irons, and Lana Lang work together to develop a cure for the Kryptonite infection that spreads across the world!
SUPERMAN #41Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSONArt by EDDY BARROWSCover by GUILLEM MARCHVariant covers by MIKE CHOI, VINCENZO RICCARDI, and CHRISTIAN WARDFoil variant cover by MARK SPEARS$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26An epic battle of power and revenge across the Kryptonite Kingdom! An eye for an eye! But Superboy-Prime joins the fight, hoping to show the returning Superman how much he’s changed! With a shock ending that will change the Kingdom of Zod and the DC Universe forever!
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #22Written by MARK WAIDArt and cover by DAN MORAVariant covers by BRUNO REDONDO, NATHAN SZERDY, KAREN S. DARBOE, and GERALD PAREL$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26When the reborn arch-dictator Despero seizes control of Powers Planet, the Justice League is outnumbered, outmatched, and outgunned by a barrage of brutal battle! But its troubles are somehow just beginning, as a new moon rises over this new galactic hot plate. Meanwhile, the fissures created by the Amnesty program finally erupt into chaos on the Watchtower!
GREEN LANTERN #38Written by JEREMY ADAMSArt by XERMANICOCover by EDDY BARROWSVariant covers by MARC ASPINALL and JESSICA LUNA$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Fast food is a big business in Los Angeles, but there’s more in the fryers than beef tallow. A rivalry is about to shift a cold-cut war into a hot one, and Kyle Rayner’s on the frontline! Meanwhile, Hal Jordan’s mysterious quest has the Guardians of the Universe desperate to stop him. What are they hiding?!>Condiment King?
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19Written by MORGAN HAMPTONArt by JUAN JOSE RYPCover by FERNANDO PASARINVariant covers by JORGE FORNES and RIAN GONZALES$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Death arrives in the form of a friend. The Manhunters, the ancient android virus built to exterminate all emotional beings and reborn in the body of android Green Lantern Aya, reach Oa. The Lantern Corps, sworn to harness emotion to protect sentient life, have had little time to prepare. Have they united the reborn emotional entities just in time to make them easy prey?
THE FLASH #36Written by RYAN NORTHArt and cover by GAVIN GUIDRYVariant covers by CLAUDIO CASTELLINI and JUNI BA$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Wally is saving both Central and Keystone cities from everything bad, and he’s ready to scale up. So now he’s running to Metropolis…where he engages in a series of shenanigans and adventures as Wally shows what he can do! Yes, this special issue of Flash features Superman villains going up against the Fastest Man Alive!And maybe even a Battlemech or two. Do all of them get punched really fast? Some of them, absolutely! But surely things can’t keep going perfectly forever, can they? Probably they can! Let’s read this book together to find out!
NEW TITANS #38Written by TATE BROMBALArt by SAMI BASRICover by TAURIN CLARKEVariant covers by DIKE RUAN and LUCAS MEYERFoil variant cover by DIKE RUAN$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26The spark of Dakota City joins the New Titans crew, sending a shock to the team’s dynamic! But the introduction is short-lived before the team heads to the Amazon for its first big mission!
JSA #22Written by JEFF LEMIREArt by DIEGO OLORTEGUICover by PETE WOODSVariant cover by RAFAEL DE LATORRE$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26The wrath of the Spectre has ravaged the JSA. As the dust settles, one hero will step up and take on the mantle of the Spectre, but will they be able to control its fury?
EMPEROR AQUAMAN #20Written by JEREMY ADAMSArt and cover by JOHN TIMMSVariant covers by DAN QUINTANA and STEPHEN BYRNE$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Aquaman has become so powerful, even the gods have taken notice. Poseidon arrives in Atlantis to humble the lighthouse keeper’s son in a fight that will span the stars and wreck the seas!
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: BOOK OF EL #11Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSONArt and cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKIVariant covers by LUCIO PARRILLO and CIAN TORMEY$3.99 US | 32 pages | 11 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26Superman has traveled to the end of the universe to find the first God-Aspect of Olgrun and seek the aid of the Promethean giants in the fight to keep Kryl-Ux from rewriting all of existence. But there’s more waiting for the House of El than any dared fear or hope.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #54Written by MARK WAIDArt by BRUNO FRENDACover by DAN MORAVariant covers by MIGUEL MERCADO and ADRIAN GUTIERREZDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Superman, Batman, and their fellow Justice Leaguers are forced to compete in Hell for the souls of all humanity—in the wildest baseball game of all time! Billions of lives depend on an impossible victory against a team of the vilest, most gruesome demons in the entire underworld!
>>153818638>homo magiFellas, is it gay to be a wizard?>>153818664I just wish they would bring Alfred back.
CLAYFACE: CELEBRITY DIRT #2Written by JUDE ELLISON S. DOYLEArt by FRAN GALANCover by DAN MORAVariant covers by MIKE DEL MUNDO and HAYDEN SHERMAN$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Basil Karlo tracks the man who stole his identity to the set of Hollywood’s hottest new film production, but getting close to “Basil Karlo” means sneaking onto the studio lot via forgotten underground tunnels and discovering the nightmare waiting underneath. Meanwhile, a new supplement is causing grotesque transformations across Los Angeles.Clayface’s comeback is about to become a horror show as acclaimed writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle and rising-star artist Fran Galán continue bending genres and bodies.
>>153818842>BattlemechIs DC finally doing the Battletech comics?
BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE – DYNAMIC DUOS #1Written by MARK WAID and CHRIS SAMNEEArt and cover by CHRIS SAMNEEVariant covers by MARC SILVESTRI, DUSTIN NGUYEN, and HAYDEN SHERMANDark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary variant cover by GREG CAPULLO$4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 12 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26Batman and Robin are back in action! The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder have been hard at work cleaning up the streets of Gotham City, and their partnership has only gotten tighter. But when a gang of street kids starts causing mischief, Batman and Robin will need to get to the bottom of where these kids came from and who is in charge! Mark Waid and Chris Samnee return to Gotham to tell another tale of the early days of the Dynamic Duo!
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: METAL LEGION #4Written by ADAM BRYCE THOMASArt by ADAM BRYCE THOMASCover by PABLO M. COLLARVariant covers by MIN HO KIM and DANIELE DI NICUOLO$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 5 | $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26Dr. Eggman and his super-powered Metal Legion are looming unchecked over the Justice League’s Earth! It’s going to take the combined might of the Justice League, Sonic, and his many friends to challenge the mad doctor’s mechanical might! But as their battle rages in space, who is left to stop Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom?
DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL II #2Written by TOM TAYLORArt by OTTO SCHMIDTCover by YASMINE PUTRIVariant covers by TRAVIS MOORE, GERALD PAREL, and LUCAS MEYER$4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 12 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26A sickness has befallen the Els, sending the Kingdom of Metropolis into disarray. But what—or who—could bring true harm to such a powerful royal family? Queen Diana and her Amazonians are intent on finding answers, but what will it cost them? Amidst the chaos, Amanda Waller takes surefooted steps into the vacuum of leadership…but she harbors an agenda far darker and more twisted than anyone yet realizes.
SUPERGIRL: SURVIVE #3Written by ETHAN S. PARKER and GRIFFIN SHERIDANArt and cover by ROD REISVariant covers by TAURIN CLARKE and STEPHEN BYRNE$4.99 US | 40 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26After their run-in with the Lantern Corps, Kara has taken Kal back to Krypton…but the real Krypton no longer exists. This one is of her own making. A shimmering city of blue constructs that shelters them from the pain of their loss. Kara could call it home and keep her cousin safe…but she’d be living a lie. Fortunately, the arrival of an interdimensional imp will help change her mind.
SUPERMAN: FATHER OF TOMORROW #4Written by KENNY PORTERArt and cover by DANNY EARLSVariant covers by GABRIEL HARDMAN and JERRY ORDWAY$4.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Superman is struggling with how to help humanity reach their potential, so he looks for help from a friend in Gotham City. Enter: Batman and Robin! But Jor-El might have his hands full in Metropolis when General Sam Lane brings his WildC.A.T.S. to the city to face down the Man of Steel!
BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY #1Written by RAM VArt and cover by MIKE PERKINSVariant covers by EVAN CAGLE, MARK BUCKINGHAM, and ACO$3.99 US | 40 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Twenty-three-year-old Darren Burroughs out of Audubon, PA, is a “gifted” rookie sent under the guise of a diplomatic aide to train with Division Nine—an obscure, outdated, and easily dismissed arm of British intelligence that specializes in dealing with paranormal incidents. In the right sort of spy circles, they’re known by a different, more feared name…“Black Tower.”It’s 2026, and in the age of cyber warfare and drone strikes, someone is plotting to steal the head of a giant-king to break a centuries-old ward that has kept invading forces out of Britain. Magic and espionage collide as the Black Tower’s band of misfits, led by the enigmatic Alistair Romeo, delves into a maelstrom of spells and silencers, working against time and in the shadows to fight the esoteric battles bubbling under the surface of our visible wars.Eisner Award winner Ram V (Detective Comics, The Swamp Thing) and acclaimed artist Mike Perkins (The Swamp Thing, The Bat-Man: First Knight) team up once again to bring you a contemporary spy thriller with the distinct flavor of Vertigo magic…from His Majesty with love.
100 BULLETS: THE US OF ANGER #2Written by BRIAN AZZARELLOArt by EDUARDO RISSOCover by DAVE JOHNSONVariant cover by CLIFF CHIANG$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26America has a problem. The streets are burning and a young man is dead—but it sure looks like the only reason Lono’s arrived at the funeral is to pay disrespects…
>>153818871Someone needs to storytime Aquachad til DC storytime anon returns.
BLEEDING HEARTS #7Writer: Deniz CampArt and cover by STIPAN MORIANVariant cover by MANNY VINCENT CARBONILLA$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26After the outrageously bloody events of Out-Break, Poke is overwhelmed by guilt and the beauty of living things…but he also must reckon with the horrible choice he made. Plus: Cara and Rabbit’s final resting place!
More interesting than Marvel's offerings that month at the very least...
END OF LIFE #7Art by STEVE PUGHCover by GERALD PARELVariant cover by SKYLAR PATRIDGE$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/19/26Eddie Stallion has had his butt beaten, and now he’s locked in some sicko’s shack. With Eddie sidelined, things are falling apart in Pluto, George’s health is getting worse, and the Menagerie is closer than ever. But Eddie is going to get a big hand from the littlest of allies…
>>153819024Exactly.
>>153818613Finally a good artist on this book
>>153819018>>153819028thought these were six-issue miniseries
ACTION COMICS #1 FACSIMILE EDITIONWritten by JERRY SIEGEL, HOMER FLEMING, FRED GUARDINEER, RUSSELL COLE, SVEN ELVEN, GARDNER FOX, and KEN FITCHArt by JOE SHUSTER, HOMER FLEMING, FRED GUARDINEER, RUSSELL COLE, BILL ELY, and BERNARD BAILYCover by JOE SHUSTERFoil variant cover by JOE SHUSTER ($9.99 US)Blank sketch cover$6.99 US | 64 pages | Variant $7.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26Able to leap an eighth of a mile! Hurdle a 20-story building! Raise tremendous weights and run faster than an express train! Champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need! Look up in the sky (but also, in these very pages)…it’s the astounding first appearance of… Superman!
>>153818722Meh Emerald Twilight homage.
ADVENTURE COMICS #247 FACSIMILE EDITIONWritten by OTTO BINDER, HENRY BOLTINOFF, ED HERRON, and JACK MILLERArt by AL PLASTINO, HENRY BOLTINOFF, GEORGE PAPP, and RAMONA FRADONCover by CURT SWANFoil variant cover by CURT SWAN ($6.99 US)Blank sketch cover$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/12/26The Legion was/is/will be founded to honor the high ideals set forth by the greatest hero of all time/a complete stranger/a friend who’s trying out for membership! Time-travel can play havoc with sentence structure, but that’s nothing compared to the trials Superboy must go through when three super-teens from the future extend an invitation to join their club. A friendship and legacy that will transcend the bounds of time itself starts right here—with the very first appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes!
>>153818772Savoring this respite from Tom King like it's the last drops of water in a desert
DETECTIVE COMICS #27 FACSIMILE EDITIONWritten by BILL FINGER, GARDNER FOX, HOMER FLEMING, JERRY SIEGEL, JIM CHAMBERS, TOM HICKEY, LEO O’MEALIA, SVEN ELVEN, and RUSSELL COLEArt by BOB KANE, FRED GUARDINEER, HOMER FLEMING, WAYNE BORING, JOE SHUSTER, JIM CHAMBERS, TOM HICKEY, LEO O’MEALIA, SVEN ELVEN, and RUSSELL COLECover by BOB KANEFoil variant cover by BOB KANE ($9.99 US)Super Powers Action Figure variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK ($7.99)Blank sketch cover$6.99 US | 64 pages | Variant $7.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/5/26The legendary Dark Knight has solved many bizarre and frightening cases, but all his storied exploits began right here, with “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate!” Someone has marked the partners of the Apex Chemical Corporation for death, and the first victim has already been claimed. As Police Commissioner Gordon rushes from one crime scene to another, he finds himself one step behind a mysterious figure known only as…the Bat-Man!
BATMAN: LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION C-25 FACSIMILE EDITIONWritten by BILL FINGER, DON C. CAMERON, JOHN BROOME, MIKE FRIEDRICH, and DENNY O’NEILArt by BOB KANE, JERRY ROBINSON, DICK SPRANG, CARMINE INFANTINO, NEAL ADAMS, IRV NOVICK, and DICK GIORDANOCover by NEAL ADAMSFoil variant cover by NEAL ADAMS ($19.99 US)$14.99 US | 80 pagesON SALE 8/12/26Six astounding tales of crime and the Caped Crusader brought to you by a veritable murderers’ row of talent! Witness the return of the Clown Prince of Crime in “The Case of the Joker’s Crime Circus”! Learn the secret that Batman and Robin vow never to reveal in “The Case Batman Failed to Solve”! Thrill as the Dark Knight duels to the death battling a would-be Enemy Ace in “Ghost of the Killer Skies”! All this and more from some of the best in the Batbiz!
AVENGERS/JLA #4 FACSIMILE EDITIONWritten by KURT BUSIEKArt and cover by GEORGE PEREZFoil variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ ($8.99 US)DC/Marvel connecting variant cover with JLA/Avengers #3 by ALEX ROSSBlank sketch cover$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 8/26/26With their two universes now violently being forced to merge with one another, the Justice League and the Avengers fight to save the people of both Earths as cities, citizens—even entire histories—shift and reform before their very eyes! Desperate to restore reality before both universes are destroyed, the two teams must come together to launch an all-out assault against the forces of Krona, the mad being at the heart of the chaos! Comicdom’s most legendary team-up concludes in this issue that holds nothing back!
KANGA-U: TRICKS AND TRANSFORMATIONWritten by SHOLLY FISCHArt and cover by YANCEY LABAT$12.99 US | 160 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-327-8ON SALE 11/3/26Having escaped the infamous Labyrinth with some monster friends in tow, the Kanga Krew and the Amazons have temporarily settled the dangerous creatures on Transformation Island. But Themyscira is divided over what to do next with its recently acquired neighbors. As tension fills the air, the stage is set for Kanga-monium…and that’s exactly what erupts when a series of mystic artifacts go missing from Themyscira. The Amazons are sure the new arrivals are to blame, while the creatures protest their innocence. But fewer and fewer of the Amazons believe them. Even the Kangas are divided—especially when one of the Amazons is attacked… Who is really behind it all? Can Jumpa and her friends learn to trust each other, and themselves, to unravel the mystery?
BIRDS OF PREY: THE ORIGINSWritten by SARA SHEPARDArt and cover by STEPHANIE PEPPER$16.99 US | 208 pages | 6″ x 9″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-308-8ON SALE 11/3/26Gotham City is a place where people of all types mingle, where the weird, opulent, and violent are celebrated. Helena Bertinelli lost her family here. Barbara Gordon suffered a tragic accident. Dinah Lance ran away from the foster system. And Harleen Quinzel is looking for her place. But each of these girls is hiding something—a secret that could destroy her life in an instant.When strange things start happening to students at Gotham Prep, everyone at the school is on edge, worried they might be next. Will Helena, Barbara, Dinah, and Harleen be able to put their differences aside and learn to trust each other in time to find out who is behind the mysterious accidents before another victim turns up?#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars) and artist Stephanie Pepper take readers through a thrilling mystery that is sure to keep them on the edge of their seats!
YOU’RE A SUPERHERO!Written by AZIE TESFAIArt and cover by PENELOPE RIVERA GAYLORD$12.99 US | 72 pages | 6″ x 8 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-404-7ON SALE 11/3/26Six-year-old Mariam loves superheroes, but when she watches them on TV, they feel like they exist on an entirely different planet. Mariam wishes there were more superheroes in her everyday life. As she explores her neighborhood, her mom points out that superheroes do exist within her community. Suddenly, her building’s super resembles Superman! The bus driver is just like Wonder Woman! Her neighborhood electrician is as super as Batman!After a long day of emulating the super people in her life, including her super mom, Mariam learns the most important lesson of all: She’s a superhero too!
NOTHING BUTT NIGHTWING VOL. 1Written by PATRICK R. YOUNGArt and cover by MOY R. MARCO$14.99 US | 208 pages | 5.5″ x 8.5″| Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-319-3ON SALE 10/6/26Dick Grayson has made a name for himself in Blüdhaven as the hero Nightwing. When he’s approached by a modeling agent, he laughs it off— he’s plenty busy protecting the city and spending time with his girlfriend, Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Oracle). But when Barbara tells him to hit the road, he decides to try taking a walk…down the runway! Smash cut to: Dick Grayson, international supermodel! He’s got the eyes of the audience, the other models, and the best agent in the biz. But he still only has eyes for one thing: the super-villains who terrorize the fashion industry! From Paris to Tokyo, Dick uncovers crimes that will need more than the fashion police. They need a hero in a tight blue suit!Written by Patrick R. Young (Red Hood: Outlaws) with art by Moy R. Marco (West Coast Avengers), this volume collects the first 13 episodes of DC’s Ringo Award-winning webcomic series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print. Also includes never-before-seen bonus content from the creators themselves!
RENAISSANCE OF RAVEN VOL. 1Written by SINA GRACEArt by NICO BASCUNAN, CAROLA BORELLI, and KATH LOBOCover by VASCO GEORGIEV$14.99 US | 240 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-713-9ON SALE 10/6/26On the anniversary of her mother’s death, Raven encounters a mysterious young girl who sends her centuries into the past to the forgotten kingdom of Galonia. Embroiled in a civil war between covens that could decide the very fate of magic itself, Raven must battle demons both literal and personal as she travels through haunted forests, enchanted dells, and ogre mountains to save the day…and find out how her mother had a hand in Galonia’s history!Written by Sina Grace (Superman: The Harvests of Youth, Iceman) with art by Nico Bascunán (Red Hood: Outlaws), Carola Borelli (Avengers Academy), and Kath Lobo (Magic), this volume collects all 26 episodes of DC’s Ringo Award Winning webcomic series. Optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print! Also includes never-before- seen bonus content from the creators themselves!
>>153818422Truly one of those "If You Told Me Ten Years Ago" moments
HARLEY QUINN IN PARADISE VOL. 1Written by CRC PAYNEArt and cover by SIOBHAN CHIFFON and CATHY LE$14.99 US | 192 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-323-0ON SALE 10/6/26Harley Quinn is rarely lucky in love—and after her recent breakup with The Joker, has been feeling particularly chaotic. Ivy advises Harley to lay low for a while— maybe a little R&R (recklessness and robbery) would be good for her! Good advice, right? True to character, Harley decides the best way to lay low is to plaster her face across every television in America and find true love on TV’s hottest reality dating show. Harley heads for the show’s island setting, ready to be the best contestant the program has ever seen…because she’s playing to win by any means necessary! And can she help it if she accidentally falls in love along the way?Written by CRC Payne (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures) with art by Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le (Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy), this volume collects the first 13 episodes of DC’s Ringo Award-nominated webcomic series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print. Also includes never-before-seen bonus content from the creators themselves!>That's all folks.
>>153818664>Batman gets a new butler#NotMyBatman
>>153819113The most badass cover ever made in comics and manga.
>>153819195Batman is rich again?
>>153819195They are making alicia silverstone canon.We are getting bargirl with nipple armor.
>>153819013Him and Batman are all that’s worth reading from them for the most part.
>>153819286The Glash and GL are good too, but again, no one has taken over, Batgirl and Supergirl got anons, also lobo has been a good surprise.
>>153818763I don't care what you think of this series, David Talaski's covers don't miss.
>>153819500>The Flashfucking autocorrect
>>153818851Really, ripping off MVC?
>>153819522>>153819500Lobo is usually fun and this run has been pretty entertains and true to form so far.
>>153818513>>153818506>>153818490People say that absolute is 90s, but it felt more about New 52 and earth 1 ideas but with good editors, like Batman with snyder, Superman suit felt like the nu52 and his story like Supergirl run,Hal is not Green lantern, and both Wonder/GA has some things that felt like azz and Lemire runs.>>153818623based>>153818675Good , As long as Taylor is there i'm happy because he wont touch Green lantern, flash or superman.>>153818700The ghost arc was so much better than the circus one.>>153818778>>153818786>>153818793>>153818806Nice joint cover.And man, I hope Williamson stay and don't relaunch the series for the second film.Not like I have right now a "better" writer(Snyder know how to write Clark and Lex, but he is a retard and right now busy with Absolute, King would do dumb things, Adams has enough books, and the others doesn't fit clark or aren't ready)
>>153818664I'm gonna laugh if it's ANOTHER secret daughter.At least she's cute.
>>153819659>>153819500Lobo seem too schizo (like I hate Fairyland) but Is not bad.Flash and GL are good, Firestorm is not as good as the Ostrander but felt like will be the starting point for many readers ironically
>>153818722You can tell Harley Quinn writers genuinely think they're funny.
#DCsowhite
>>153819028The story is fine (feels like a film pitch) but I’ll read anything drawn by Steve
>>153820120But anon, can't you see they added Static to the Titans?
>>153818889>ripping off Alan Grant and Tim Sale’s Arkham v Blackgate baseball gameGay
>>153819113This series was a 10/10 fan service but even after all these years I just don’t see Krona beating Galactus
>>153819971Meanwhile the babs cover and text is hinting that her mother survived and the jonkler cant aim for shit at close range.Which unironically bringing her back would be a plus.
>>153818506absolute grundy? would tie in to the "ollie was resurrected" theory
>>153820283A Barbara book ruining thing? Not the first time:making Gordon jr boring, that shitty livewire or ventriloquist apparitions, trying to retcon killing joke twice , that Nightwing/Barbara issue after Ric shit,...
>>153819971It's most likely his niece Daphne>https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daphne_Pennyworth_(Earth-One)
>>153820474Yeah, I was just about to post her after I saw someone on Twitter bring her up.>only 5 appearancesGonna read them all just in case.
I'm tired of all these characters/titles.
>>153821027
>>153821027Well, what would you like instead?
>>153818606>Find out as Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan’s DC Next Level smash hit continues!Smash hit? It literally just came out.
>>153818806Isn't prime immune to kryptonite Well except for artificially created ones matching the frequency of our universe
>>153818664>>153818925Serious discussion Why won't they bring Alfred back? Why bring an old character or create a new one when there are the Lazarus pit and many more ways to revive him? Why risk it with a new character when readers already love the old one?
>>153822281Because Alfred presence is no longer necessary with Batman losing his money and manor. He has no role to fill anymore.
>>153820286Does he bleed?
>>153822549And since when did Alfred's existence connect to money? He raised Bruce. He is his father and was by his side during worse times than listing his wealth
>>153823016Because his job is being a butler and Bruce no longer needs one. Alfred has no place in Batman's world.
>>153822281Because people always bitch and moan about death not sticking so they're sticking with this, at least for now.Also, if/when they bring him back, they can't really kill him again, so they might as well take advantage of the new scenarios they can have with a dead Alfred.
>>153822281Because Alfred is ultimately a superfluous character, specially at this point in Batman's history.He already has a ton of family to keep him company, already has Babs to be mission control, can go to Jim for old man wisdom, and can just hang around anyone for exposition.Sure, we all love Alfred, it's nice having him around, but he's also not really necessary to Batman stories, at most we miss out on some dry humor, but it's been 7 years and Batman is still Batman, he doesn't need Alfred.
>>153823246Alfred died during the golden age, just to be brought back due to batman 66.Sooner or later he will return, but more related to absolute universe.
>>153823309>Alfred died during the golden ageActually, the Silver Age.Golden Age Alfred just got skinny, don't think he was ever explicitly shown to die.>Sooner or later he will returnProbably, but again, they want to take advantage of all the possible stories and scenarios they can have with a dead Alfred.Like you said, Alfred died and came back way back in Pre-Crisis, now they have the chance to do that again for a brand new era, because once he comes back, they won't be able to just kill him again with the same gravitas, at least unless they reboot again.>but more related to absolute universe.Nah, the whole point of the Absolute Universe is that is its own thing separate from the main one, that's how DC gets to have their cake and eat it too, having the classic main timeline with how the heroes usually are, and the Absolutes where everything is different.Alfred will come back as his usual self, it'd make no sense to turn him into Absolute Alf when people can just read Absolute Batman for that.They could maybe kill Absolute Alfred tho, that's another version of the story they could tell.
>>153823309The amount of /co/ anons who don't know the difference between the Golden and Silver Ages really bothers me.
>>153823157>Because people always bitch and moan about death not sticking so they're sticking with thisThis is my take.Instead "they should bring alfred back" we should beg for others editor following this, maybe they could finally kill May.
>>153818606How long is this series supposed to be?Also, I am hoping for a Babsgirl ongoing after that.
>>153818778So Zod is a decent fight for Superboy Prime now?
>>153822549>>153823246I will take Alfred over that bitch Superboy.>Jon or Superboy-PrimeYes. Alfred's character worth more than a faggot and a man-child. Hell I will kill Ted and Barry again since they lost their powers and practically useless just go get Alfred back.
>>15382377315 issues, since after Ivy, it will be Savage.
>>153823883Prime is the first to bring Alfred back if he could.
>>153819953>The ghost arc was so much better than the circus one.I hope Watters is on this book for years, but I think when this book is remembered it will be as starting as soon as Cowan starts doing the art
>>153818772>We're redoing the contest againAt least they had the wherewithal to not have King do it, although I doubt Phillips will be that much better
>>153823883Alfred's death has nothing to do with any of those characters but okay.
>>153818522What if she fucks Ares haha
>>153822606He will
>>153818513Is Metallo gonna be an actual character or is he gonna end up like Parasite and "Toyman"?
It is confirmed that absolute clayface is happening.
>>153819990Shocking that when Skottie is genuinely passionate for something and has some leash over what he can and cannot do is that he can be a decent writer. Wouldn't you know?
Did DC forget they slated Teen Titans, Doom Patrol, Legion of Superheroes and The Demon for Summer?
>>153825135They meant summer in the southern hemisphere.
>>153819953The New 52 itself was Bob Harras trying to bring back 90s Marvel.
>>153818851Looking forward to this.
>>153818768Sarah Essen? Joker blew her brains all over a squadroom full of bombs and babies.
>>153826388This is DC, death is irrelevant.
>>153826857Sure, but they're not going to bring her back casually in a book like this.
>>153826885Anything to humiliate the garbage that was no man's land and the denny editorial powertrip. Because Gotham without Art Deco inst Gotham.
>>153826885There's been multiple reboots and nothing matters anymore.
>>153818484I hope this isn’t as shit as Gotham War.
>>153818630Who asked for more Firestorm?
>>153822281Batman having a male butler is considered “problematic”. DC Comics wants to appeal to the Blusky/Twitter/Tiktok crowd that hate Batman for being a “Rich White Male who beats up le innocent people”. Batman having a male butler is the same as having a slave.
>>153818664This run sucks.
>>153828415You're just making shit up to get mad at.Also, wouldn't having a female butler be more problematic because misogyny or something? At least make up something believable.
>>153828415>Batman beats up innocent people.What?
>>153818722Cringe
>>153819024Not a high bar.
>>153828383Firestorm is supposed to be really good now that they made it edgy as fuck.
>>153826958Denny O'Neil was the last good editor DC had.
A lot of facsimile issues this month.
>>153828451Batman’s rogues are considered mentally ill and Batman being them up is ableist. Also fighting criminals is considered fascism after the Antifa/BLM movement and Batman is a fascist for stopping criminals. See Gotham War.
>>153828601>Fighting criminals is fascist and beating up violent paychotic killers is ableist.No, that's retarded.
>>153828551Perfect for facsimile readers.
>>153828540Nah, fuck him.
>>153821768man his schtick was being immune to red sun radiation til he came back in IC and they stuck him in the middle of a red sun to take away his powers, they retcon his powers all the time
>>153822281I like him but I get that writers struggle to know what to even do with him
>>153829534What particularly bothers me is I get why they don't want him to be an even more OP Superman but they could take the chance to make an interesting Superman copy instead of adding another standard Kryptonian to the roster, someone who can still function while the others are crippled by Kryptonite or Magic but vice versa introduce unknown vulnerabilities that make him have to rely on others he's postured over when he gets cocky.Silver age Superman had vulnerability to Q-Energy, an interdimensional radiation, which could be stretched to claim parallel reality portals, people and objects emit enough initially to cause power loss, and residual amounts after a few day let SBP keep his powers but cause his durability to be bypassed to harm like Superman with magic.It could then be used in an impersonator mystery where once someone human manages to draw blood from striking him, he realizes the person isn't from the Earth he's in and has adapted to, wondering how they got there, what they know about him, if they're from prime Earth, if he can get back and the risk of trying to use their means even if it doesn't work or goes to the wrong place and leaves him vulnerable.Williamson, take all this free of charge, use the archive to evidence the go ahead.I don't need credit, I just want more intrigue for once than Oh no! Green Rocks! Red Mood Lights!
>>153819503Its the Glenn Fabry effect, where the cover is more interesting than the story being told.
>>153828540The last good editor DC had was Peter Tomasi. Denny O'Neil stopped being circa 1993/4 when he ruined The Legends of the Dark Knight with event crossover slop like Knightfall, and then declined harder from 1996 onward when he gave control to his scumbag assistants who chased out veteran writers like Alan Grant and Doug Moench.
>>153831198Doyle was pretty good as Batman editor in the short time period he was it until King got him fired
>>153818522I’m guessing Ares is going to be an ally or at least offer Diana a different perspective that she takes to heart. I’d love for him to be Hippolyta’s and other Amazon’s father like he was in the myths but Thompson has mentioned she see really likes Historia and views it as her amazons’ background, but Ares at least was sympathetic to the amazons and tattled on Zeus to Hera in that
So, Black Label is just over?
>>153825057
>>153832669Swamp Thing is Killing the Children is under Black Label is it not? And Clay Mann is still working on his Batman Nightfire and he said a couple weeks ago he handed in new pages of it.They probably just ran out of Batman ideas or DC is waiting until the next wave of Next Level to announce something. The only new #1/#2s are Waid/Samnee (who DC will let them to whatever/whenever) and a couple Vertigo books that were announced almost a year before these solicits.
>>153818851This whole run honestly screams like cancelled at #48 or #50. Which is a commendable number these days but it's just sad that it'll be another Titans volume where mediocre is the best it ever got.>>153818861Lemire is off after #24 or this is cancelled at #24 because Lemire mentioned a 4 parter Spectre story and then a two parter after that back when Year One was starting but he hasn't mentioned anything more since. I mean I guess with him having Jade and Obsidian wanting to bring the lost children in and make JSA more a training grounds for them that may have been him saying that's what the next big arc is, but I dunno.
>>153818710>>153818722These two have got to only still be made to meet some kinda bat quota
>>153832669>>153833109Sirens Love hurts was Black Label, as is the new Swamp Thing 89 and Batman Arcadia.I think its a case of "if there's a project that fits, we'll use it" but also they've made a big to-do about relaunching Vertigo (which is explicitly non DCU projects) and don't want to spread marketing resources thinVertigo, Black Label, and Elseworlds are all going to exist simultaneously but not necessarily flood the market
>>153833618some people online noticed that there's a new ad inside the books for the ALL IN line and it features *all* of the books - even the Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Harley stuff... but the only, ONLY book not advertised is JSA.I would hate for it to be canceled but if Lemire has Ab Flash and Firestorm is getting extended, its possible he departs and DC is either planning to wrap it up or give it another shot with a new writer/direction for issue 25
>>153835988I hope its a new writer because I'd hate if JSA were shoved back into limbo for an undetermined amount of time.
>>153818861That cover screams Obsidian but I imagine it's Ted, his Kid Eternity, or some rando hero not used until now>>153835988>>153836043Kinda figured Lemire's run would be ending soon but them not even advertising it for All In part 2 does make it seem like it's outright being cancelled. Which is a shame but I wouldn't be surprised if it was only greenlit due to some editor liking Lemire in particular.
>>153831198>Denny O'Neil stopped being circa 1993/4 when he ruined The Legends of the Dark Knight with event crossover slop like KnightfallThat was temporary. Going Sane was published shortly after and that one's a classic.
>>153818522There’s Cheetah at the bottom.
>>153818613This is a good cover
>>153838227And probably Barbara's eye in the background
>>153831198You're wrong and dumb.