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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020DC COMICS FOR MARCHINFINITE FRONTIER #0
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, GEOFF JOHNS, JAMES TYNION IV, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, GEOFFREY THORNE, PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, JOËLLE JONES, and TIM SHERIDAN
Art by JOHN TIMMS, HOWARD PORTER, JOËLLE JONES, JORGE JIMENEZ, ALITHA MARTINZEZ, DAVID MARQUEZ, STEPHEN BYRNE, JAMAL IGLE, DEXTER SOY, RAFA SANDOVAL, ALEX MALEEV, JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
Wraparound cover by DAN JURGENS and MIKEL JANÍN
Card stock variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
The next phase of the DC Universe begins here! Dark Knights: Death Metal presented the darkest threats of the Multiverse. DC Future State revealed what may lie ahead. Now it's time to look into the Infinite Frontier of the current-day DC Universe.
In Gotham City, The Joker jolts citizens awake with an attack even the Dark Knight never expected. In Brazil, a young woman discovers her destiny and her connection to the Amazons. In Belle Reve, Amanda Waller plots an invasion of Arkham Asylum. In the far reaches of space, Mongul dreams of galactic domination, while the Green Lantern Corps hosts a summit of its greatest enemies. At the Hall of Justice, the League joins forces with Black Adam. Beyond the mortal world, Wonder Woman settles into a new role in the godsphere. And somewhere in the DC Universe--it's the return of Stargirl, in an all-new tale written by Geoff Johns.
64 pages, $5.99, (variant, $6.99), available on March 2.
BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #1
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, and BRANDON THOMAS
Art by EDDY BARROWS, MARCOS TO, RYAN BENJAMIN, LAURA BRAGA, and MAX DUNBAR
Cover by HICHAM HABCHI
Batman/Red Hood variant cover by DAVID FINCH
Batman/Grifter variant cover by KAEL NGU
Batman may be the biggest name in Gotham City, but there are lots of other heroes--and villains--who will get a turn to shine in Batman: Urban Legends, a brand-new monthly series tying into the biggest events in Gotham City. The series begins with these can't-miss tales:
Writer Chip Zdarsky enters the world of Gotham City with celebrated Detective Comics and DC Future State: Robin Eternal artist Eddy Barrows for a six-part story chronicling Red Hood's investigation of a new drug sweeping through Gotham. It's a night that will change his life forever--and put him in Batman's crosshairs.
Writer of the DC Future State "Grifters" story Matthew Rosenberg picks up where he left off, continuing from the pages of Batman #101! Artist Ryan Benjamin joins the team as we learn why Cole Cash is in Gotham in a tale that hints at what Halo might be...and we also get Batman vs. Grifter--round two!
New Harley Quinn writer Stephanie Phillips and DC Future State: The Next Batman artist Laura Braga join forces for a Harley tale set just before the launch of her new series. Harley's determined to sort out her history with Poison Ivy--but first, she'll have to find her!
Coming off the DC Future State "Outsiders" tale, writer Brandon Thomas begins a three-part saga reuniting Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho. But this reunion quickly turns into a confrontation with a figure from Katana's past, in a story drawn by artist Max Dunbar.
64 pages, $7.99, available on March 9.
THE JOKER #1
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Back-up written by JAMES TYNION IV and SAM JOHNS
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Back-up art by MIRKA ANDOLFO
Variant cover by FRANK QUITELY
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
Team variant cover by MARK BROOKS
Following the events of Infinite Frontier #1, The Joker is the most wanted man in the world! But the Clown Prince of Crime is several steps ahead of law enforcement--and he's on the run overseas. James Gordon, facing retirement, realizes this is the manhunt of his life and the last piece of a storied career...but what mysterious and deadly forces are also in pursuit of The Joker?
And in the backup story, following the events of the smash hit Punchline #1, DC's most controversial new villain navigates the infrastructure of Blackgate Penitentiary--while on the outside, Harper Row takes up the mantle of Bluebird to stop her brother from falling under Punchline's influence.
40 pages, $4.99, available on March 9.
HARLEY QUINN #1
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
Team variant cover by YOSHITAKA AMANO
Ahem! You better read this closely, 'cause we've got a red-hot relaunch on our hands here--and I should know! Harley Quinn here to let everyone know that I got a brand-new monthly series here with a brand-new status quo. I'm coming back to Gotham City to make up for the sins of my past, and help the city recover from "The Joker War"!
But there's no welcoming committee waiting for me, your favorite Maid of Mischief! And between you and me, some real creeps are working to keep the city broken. We can't let that happen, can we? Rising-star writer Stephanie Phillips, my new partner in crime, takes me into a bold new era with her partner in artistic crime Riley Rossmo, who I gotta say designed a real nice new costume for me.
32 pages, $3.99 (variant, $4.99), available on March 23.
CRIME SYNDICATE #1
Written by ANDY SCHMIDT
Art by KIERAN McKEOWN
Back-up art by BRYAN HITCH
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Variant cover by SKAN
Spinning out of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the Multiverse is reborn--and Earth-3 with it! In this six-issue miniseries, witness the true origins of the malevolent makers of mayhem known as the Crime Syndicate as a common foe unites them! But how long can alliances last between villains like these? Also in this issue, it's the origin of Ultraman in our special backup story drawn by Bryan Hitch.
32 pages, $3.99, available on March 2.
SUICIDE SQUAD #1
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON
Art and cover by EDUARDO PANSICA
Variant cover by GERALD PAREL
Things have changed for Task Force X. As Peacemaker takes over as field leader, there will be no more avenging or defending for the government's top-secret task force of killers, thieves, and criminals. Amanda Waller--now back in control of the Squad--sends a new Squad into Arkham Asylum to "recruit" the deadly Court of Owls assassin Talon while she interviews another new candidate: Superboy.
32 pages, $3.99, available on March 2.
SUPERMAN RED & BLUE #1
Written by JOHN RIDLEY, WES CRAIG, BRANDON EASTON, DAN WATTERS, and MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by CLAYTON HENRY, WES CRAIG, STEVE LIEBER, DANI, and JILL THOMPSON
Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant cover by YOSHITAKA AMANO
This new series presents fresh new visions of the Man of Steel in his two signature colors of red and blue! Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it's not a bird...it's not a plane...it's Superman.
To start things off, writer John Ridley joins artist Clayton Henry to tell a story of Clark Kent as he confronts a villain who still haunts him, in a story that shows what Superman can mean to a whole country. Then, Brandon Easton and Steve Lieber take readers to the streets of Metropolis to show how one hero can mean so much to an individual in pain.
Plus, writer/artist Wes Craig tells a tale of Superman's early days and the man who inspired him to become the hero he is today! And Marguerite Bennett and artist Jill Thompson give us a tale of teenage Clark Kent, while Dan Watters and Dani, the team behind Coffin Bound, bring us an outlandish fable about what happens when all colors are stolen!
40 pages, $5.99, available on March 16.
THE SWAMP THING #1
Written by RAM V
Art and cover by MIKE PERKINS
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Swamp Thing returns in a new 10-issue series that stars Levi Kamei as the next Guardian of the Green. Unable to control his transformation into the monstrous Swamp Thing, Levi is thrust into the harsh, unforgiving mystery of grisly murders committed by a supernatural desert legend. Levi must revisit past events in his homeland of India and face the deadly reality of a ravenous new villain in order to comprehend what he is truly, and horrifyingly, becoming. A new era of global action and horror blossoms here, and Swamp Thing will be at the root of it!
32 pages, $3.99, available on March 2.
TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #1
Written by TIM SHERIDAN
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Welcome to Teen Titans Academy! Packed with both new, super-powered teens and numerous dark secrets, Teen Titans Academy's student body includes Shazam; a new Australian speedster; a trio of Goth(am) teen expatriates obsessed with Batman--and one member of this first class will become the deadly Red X. Original New Teen Titans including Nightwing, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy take on the role of teachers and mentors for superpowered teens. Their goal: to shape the next generation of heroes.
32 pages, $3.99, available on March 23.
SUPERMAN #29
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Back-up written by SEAN LEWIS
Art by PHIL HESTER and ERIC GAPSTUR
backup story Back-up art by SAMI BASRI
Cover by PHIL HESTER
Wraparound variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson jumps from DC Future State back to the present for a two-part story that spans Superman and Action Comics this month!
In "The Golden Age," Jonathan Kent steps back to examine his father's legacy. When a monstrous foe from outer space attacks Clark--and nearly kills him!--this young hero must consider the fact that his father died once before, and the Legion of Super-Heroes told him he could die again. Any threat could be the one--including this one!
And in the new backup "Tales of Metropolis" story, writer Sean Lewis (DC Future State: Superman of Metropolis) and artist Sami Basri (Harley Quinn) follow Jimmy Olsen on a quest to meet of some of the city's more colorful denizens, beginning with Bibbo Bibbowski!
40 pages, $4.99, available on March 9.
ACTION COMICS #1029
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Back-up written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD
Art and cover by PHIL HESTER and ERIC GAPSTUR
backup story Back-up art by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
"The Golden Age" reaches its conclusion in this issue that continues directly from Superman #29! Following an almost-deadly attack by an alien foe, the new Superman realizes that any threat could be the one! Neither Superboy nor Superman know what's behind this latest attack. Two words: the Wall.
Plus, in an all-new backup "Tale of Metropolis," writers Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad continue the Midnighter story they started in DC Future State. But is the DC Universe ready for Trojan Solutions?
40 pages, $4.99, available on March 23.
BATMAN #106
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Back-up story written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Back-up art by GLEB MELNIKOV
Wraparound variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
1:25 Card stock variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
Following the tragic events of Infinite Frontier #1, Batman and his new ally, Ghost-Maker, must reckon with a new gang operating in Gotham City--but are they connected to the reemergence of the Scarecrow? Meanwhile, shadowy billionaire Simon Saint pitches an advanced law-enforcement system to the new mayor! The creative team behind the epic "The Joker War" returns with a thrill-packed, dangerous new storyline called "The Cowardly Lot."
Plus, the backup story "Demon or Detective" begins as Damian Wayne is on the run! After everything Damian has gone through, can he escape Gotham and find his way back to where his journey started--to his mother, Talia al Ghul? This two-part tale concludes this month in Detective Comics #1034!
40 pages, $4.99, available on March 2.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1034
Written by MARIKO TAMAKI
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Back up story written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
backup story Back-up art by GLEB MELNIKOV
Card stock variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
DC Future State may be over--but the present looks tense! With the loss of his fortune and manor, the election of Mayor Nakano, and the growing anti-vigilante sentiment in Gotham, Bruce Wayne must rethink how to be Batman...or risk being left behind by his own city. To make matters worse, a catastrophic crime wave has taken hold of the city, culminating in a murder mystery that hits close to home--the suspects mount, the clues multiply, and the trail of bodies hasn't ended yet! Writer Mariko Tamaki and superstar artist Dan Mora begin an exciting, surprising, and death-defying new chapter of Detective Comics.
Plus, in the second and concluding chapter of "Demon or Detective," Damian Wayne meets a startling new faction from his family's checkered past...but what is the League of Lazarus?
40 pages, $4.99, available on March 23.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #16
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
Variant cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal, catch a glimpse of brave new worlds within the DC Universe...but what are these strange planets? As we delve into the parallel lives of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, we'll meet new villains, new heroes, alternate realities, and a transdimensional collision that you will need to see to believe! It's the dastardly debut of a cadre of new villains, including the Spider Lady and her poisonous webs, Dr. Atom, who sports a Kryptonite pendant, and the maniacal machinations of the Unknown Wizard! You've never seen Batman and Superman like this before--so buckle up and get ready for the start of a new era courtesy of writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Ivan Reis!
32 pages, $3.99, available on March 23.
CATWOMAN #29
Written by RAM V
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by JOELLE JONES
Card stock variant cover by JENNY FRISON
So far, Selina Kyle's ambitious plan to gain control of Alleytown has been going purrfectly, but she's about to run headlong into a brand-new foe--and pass right through them...? Riddle us this, Catwoman! What do the Khadym mob, a non-corporeal assassin, and Poison Ivy have in common? And when it comes to solving riddles, there's only one person Selina can go to--no matter how much she hates the idea.
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