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SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021DC COMICS FOR SEPTEMBERI AM BATMAN #1
Story by JOHN RIDLEY
Art by OLIVIER COIPEL
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variants by GREG CAPULLO and FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 Variant by KAEL NGU
Team card stock variant by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
In the throes of Future State, the streets of Gotham City cry for justice and Jace Fox answers the call! With a new and improved Bat-Suit, Jace hits the streets to inspire and protect...as he follows the trail of the voice of misinformation and violence -- the anarchistic Anti-Oracle! Can the new Dark Knight counterbalance their plan to inspire armed rebellion in the citizens of Gotham?! Can one man inspire a city?
32 pages, $3.99 (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
BATMAN #112
Story by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Backup story by BRANDON THOMAS
Backup pencils and inks by MAX DUNBAR
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by JORGE MOLINA
1:25 Variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
1:50 Variant cover by KAEL NGU
A story over a year in the making and set into motion with Infinite Frontier #0, Fear State begins! Batman played into the hands of the Scarecrow, who has unleashed a coordinated attack on Gotham City through his manipulation of Simon Saint and Peacekeeper-01! But there are other forces at work with the emergence of an Anti-Oracle spreading fake news across all channels and inciting terror and violence on the streets of Gotham!
Backup: Clownhunter has turned down help from Batman, Leslie Thompkins, the Red Hood, and everyone else who has offered it to him, thinking that he can handle being a vigilante on the streets of Gotham City by himself. But when he takes a shot at fighting the Scarecrow one-on-one, he'll learn very quickly how much in this city he's not ready for yet.
NEW HERO - PEACEKEEPER X!
40 pages, $4.99 (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 7.
BATMAN #113
Story by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Backup story by BRANDON THOMAS
Backup pencils by MAX DUNBAR
Cover and variant by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by BEN OLIVER.
Ghost-Maker reveals a dark revelation about his past connection to Jonathan Crane while Batman puts together the pieces of Scarecrow's master plan. Using the Unsanity Collective's technology, the villain plans to detonate a "Fear Bomb" in Gotham City!
Backup: Clownhunter has been dosed by the Scarecrow with a deadly fear toxin and is now traveling through his greatest nightmare of Gotham City. Will the Clownhunter center himself and strike back at Scarecrow? Or will he succumb to all his worst fears?!
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 21.
BATMAN SECRET FILES: MIRACLE MOLLY
Story by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by DANI
Cover by LITTLE THUNDER
Variant cover by JUSTINE FRANY
Since Miracle Molly's explosive first appearance in the pages of Batman, people have been clamoring to know more about the colorful transhumanist vigilante! Now the wait is over -- the history of Gotham's latest breakout star is revealed! It's a story so secret even Miracle Molly doesn't remember it! Discover what led a regular Gothamite to reject their past, name, and humanity to embrace the promise of a blank slate -- the promise of the Unsanity Collective! Batman series writer James Tynion IV teams up with rising superstar artist Dani to bring you all the way back to the beginning of Miracle Molly in this exciting and integral Fear State special.
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
CATWOMAN #35
Story by RAM V
Art by NINA VAKUEVA
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
1:25 Variant cover by KAEL NGU
The Strays disable the Magistrate's communication around Alleytown and replace it with their own ramshackle network. Harley Quinn believes Ivy is the key to helping the city, so she and the Gardener start heading to Alleytown to track down Catwoman and retrieve Ivy.
32 pages, $3.99 (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
NIGHTWING #84
Story by TOM TAYLOR
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 Variant cover by KAEL NGU
When the Bat-Family receives misleading information and incorrect directions from Oracle, ones Babs didn't send herself, they realize Oracle's system has been hacked! But who is powerful enough to break into Oracle's own super-secure network? And what personal information is now at risk? Not only that, this mysterious Anti-Oracle is taking advantage of Gotham City's state of fear and has bombarded the city with falsities, spreading even more fear. With the Bat-Team's comms unreliable, Nightwing heads to Gotham to find the source of Anti-Oracle's transmissions.
32 pages, $3.99 (card stock variants, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1043
Story by MARIKO TAMAKI
Art by DAN MORA
Backup story by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Backup art by DARICK ROBERTSON
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
1:25 Variant by KAEL NGU
Fear State grips Gotham City! When Mayor Nakano's city hall office finds itself under siege, the only hero who can help the embattled local official is the man Nakano pledged to rid from Gotham: Batman. The top vigilante in the city must protect the man who's fought so hard to put an end to masked heroes in an action-packed car chase that culminates in a shocking ending that'll give readers nightmares.
Backup: Wait, how did Red Hood end up in Deb Donovan's apartment? And what the hell gives him the right to eat all her frosted cereal? As Gotham's troubled son and the city's toughest reporter set out to uncover the mystery of the missing A-Day corpses, they run into more answers than they bargained for culminating in a deadly shoot out that renders Red Hood down for the count! Can Deb Donovan make it out alive to tell the tale of her harrowing adventure? And what will Red Hood's capture mean for the Bat-Family? It all leads to next month's terrifying new chapter in Gotham history: TASK FORCE Z!
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 28.
HARLEY QUINN #7
Story by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Pencils and inks by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 Variant cover by KAEL NGU
Heya, folks, Harley Quinn here! In case you all haven't noticed...things have been a little wild lately. Hugo Strange, out-of-control orderlies, kidnapped clowns, and a new villain named Keepsake...it's a lot for any one former villain turned antihero turned real hero with impeccable fashion sense to handle. I'm talkin' about ME if that wasn't clear. With all the Fear State happening in Gotham, I thought it would be a good time to go on a little camping trip. But, turns out, Gotham is gonna be Gotham...Keepsake's forming a new army, Hugo's playin' dress-up, and the city is literally tearing itself apart. This looks like a job for Harley Quinn, Kevin, and...the Gardener? Oh yeah, Bella's in this one, too! I just love her little plant dogs!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #7
Story by JACKSON LANZING, COLLIN KELLY, others
Pencils and inks by MAX DUNBARm others
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Variant covers by
HICHAM HABCHI and CHRIS BURNHAM
The legend of Batman only begins with Bruce Wayne! For centuries to come different people will take up the mantle of Batman and defend the times they're living in from all forms of villainy. See four of the finest Bats the future may offer!
• In Neo-Gotham, Bruce Wayne lies murdered in the Batcave. Terry McGinnis -- Bruce Wayne's final protégé -- will travel into the dark heart of Neo-Gotham to find who killed the greatest hero the city ever knew.
• In Future State, Cassandra Cain just wants a moment to enjoy a hot meal but the Magistrate's pursuit of her is relentless!
• In a blasted future, the Dark Knight stands alone against a murderous gang threatening his ruined city...and their mysterious leader will be a shocker!
• In the 853rd century, Batman One Million is a warden that must contain the galaxy's criminals, but today there's a breakout on Pluto.
64 pages, $7.99, available on June 14.
BATMAN VS. BIGBY! A WOLF IN GOTHAM #1
Story by BILL WILLINGHAM
Pencils by BRIAN LEVEL
Inks by JAY LEISTEN
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant covers by BRIAN LEVEL, JAY LEISTEN
With the blood dry at Gotham's fourth gruesome murder scene in as many weeks, Batman is stumped. The same hallmarks haunt each investigation: brute-force entries, bodies ripped to shreds and stamped with enormous bite marks, and clumps of fur -- wolf fur -- scattered in the wreckage. The streets buzz with rumors of the “Werewolf of Gotham.” Determined to crack this case, Batman finds no leads and a mysterious, hairy, chain-smoking figure dogging his every move. The Dark Knight's dangerously close to losing his cool when a series of bombings levels the city's libraries in the days leading up to the 32nd annual Gotham Literary Festival.
As Batman narrows in on the Bookworm and his literary henchmen, he discovers that an invaluable book from another world is at the center of the violence. Stranger still, the wolf is in on it. But what kind of monster is built from such brains and brawn -- and is he an enemy or an ally?
Worlds collide as a Gotham mystery kick-starts a return to the world of Fables!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
BATMAN: THE WORLD SPECIAL EDITION
Story by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by LEE BERMEJO
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
The Dark Knight's war on crime goes worldwide in the new hardcover anthology, Batman: The World. This special edition features an incredible tale by the superstar team of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo plus looks at some of the stories by international creative teams from across the globe: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, China, Korea, and Japan. Justice knows no borders.
32 pages, $0.25, available on Sept. 14.
BATMAN -- KNIGHTWATCH/BAT-TECH SPECIAL EDITION
Story by J. TORRES
Art by ERICH OWEN
Cover by MARCELO DICHIARA
After a massive break-out at Arkham Asylum, Batman and his team are on a mission to bring all the escapees back to Arkham. First on the list is Clayface! Using social media, Batgirl taps into an informal network to track Clayface throughout the city. This inspires Penny-One to create a more organized network of informants and spies called Knightwatch!
32 pages, $0.25, available on Sept. 14.
BATMAN/FORTNITE: ZERO POINT SPECIAL EDITION
Story consulting and concept by DONALD MUSTARD
Pencils by REILLY BROWN
Inks by NELSON DeCASTRO
Cover by MIKEL JANÍN
A crack splits the sky above Gotham City and pulls the Dark Knight into a bizarre and unfamiliar world, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. Batman has been drawn into Fortnite! The World's Greatest Detective must make sense of this strange new world and uncover the shocking truth about the Island and how everything is connected to the mysterious Zero Point. Every fan of Batman, Fortnite, stunning art, and edge-of-your-seat excitement won't want to miss the Caped Crusader facing off against Fortnite champions on the Island in a desperate attempt to save not only himself, but other familiar faces from the DC Universe...and perhaps the Multiverse itself!
32 pages, $0.25, available on Sept. 14.
DEATHSTROKE INC. #1
Story by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Pencils and inks by HOWARD PORTER
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Variant covers by FRANCESCO MATTINA and ADAM HUGHES
1:25 Variant cover by DIMA IVANO
Team variant cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO
After suffering too many losses, Slade Wilson decides it's time for a change. When he's enlisted to work with an ages-old secret organization called T.R.U.S.T. who want to take down the heavy-hitter villains, he's all in. They'll supply him with an all-new team and resources for his new mission into the depths of the weirdest parts of the DCU, including a new partner...Black Canary!
Wait what?! Enjoy explosions, kick-ass action, and new outrageous adventures as DC's meanest S.O.B. gets tangled up in a major mystery building in the shadows of the DCU.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variants, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
AQUAMAN: THE BECOMING #1
Story by BRANDON THOMAS
Pencils by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Inks by WADE VON GRAWBADGER
Cover by DAVID TALASKI
Variant cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Jackson Hyde finally has it all. Mentors who support him, a community that loves him, an honest relationship with his mother, a cute new guy in Amnesty Bay who's caught his eye, and access to Aquaman's private training facility in Atlantis. Well, he had it all -- until that training facility and half of the Atlantean palace got blown to kingdom come with Jackson in them. Now Jackson stands accused of wrecking the life he worked so hard to build. Aqualad's going to need all of his skills, wit, and cunning just to prove his own innocence, let alone graduate from sidekick to Aquaman!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
BLACK MANTA #1
Story by CHUCK BROWN
Pencils, inks and cover by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Variant covers by SANFORD GREENE, FRANCIS MANAPUL.
Following his appearance in the Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular, the scourge of the seas now gets his own series. Black Manta is chasing a rare metal with incredible powers, and he's not the only one who wants to get his hands on it, friend and foe alike! Torrid is a former ally who has escaped hell (literally!) to answer the call of the metal, but can Manta trust her? Hopefully so because he might need her help to fend off Devil Ray, a new competitor for the role of the biggest villain underwater. Both Aquaman: The Becoming #1 and Black Manta #1 feature a connecting variant cover by artist Francis Manapul!
Introducing new hero Torrid and villain Devil Ray!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES -- THE EAT. BANG. KILL TOUR #1
Story by TEE FRANKLIN
Pencils and inks by MAX SARIN
Cover by MAX SARIN
Variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
1:25 variant cover by DAVI.
Harley and Ivy on the road trip of the century! Following the wedding disaster of the decade, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy end up on the run from Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD! But as fun as all that sounds, Ivy still worries over leaving Kite Man at the altar...Luckily, Harley's got the perfect scheme to shake her out of her wedding-day blues!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
SUICIDE SQUAD: KING SHARK #1
Story by TIM SEELEY
Pencils and inks by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Variant cover by RICARDO FEDERICI, SCOTT KOLINS
On leave from the Suicide Squad, King Shark and unfortunate tagalong the Defacer get swept into a mystical tournament for totemic animal spirits at the behest of King Shark's father, the god of sharks! Now King Shark must battle brutal warriors like Queen Tiger, King Roach, Prince Nematode, Princess Peregrine, and the terrifying Man King to finally attain his destiny and make his dour dad proud!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARKSEID? #1
Story by ELLIOTT KALAN, COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING, JEREMY HAUN, KENNY PORTER, CALVIN KASULKE, TERRY BLAS, ED BRISSON, and more
Pencils and Inks by MAX DUNBAR, MIKE NORTON, JESÚS HERVÁS, CHRIS MITTEN, GARRY BROWN, and more
Cover by DAN HIPP
Gather 'round the fire, fellow campers, because it's time for that most terrifying of traditions -- campfire stories so scary you'll never sleep without a night-light again! The Teen Titans guide those brave enough through tales of Batman and the hidden killer, Superman and Lois Lane and the killer in their back seat, Harley Quinn and Darkseid versus a furious Bloody Mary, and four more stories so hair-raising you'll call your momma to come pick you up. So toast your marshmallows, pull up a s'more, and answer the only question that matters this Halloween: Are you afraid of Darkseid?
80 pages, $9.99, available on Oct. 5.
TITANS UNITED #1
Story by CAVAN SCOTT
Pencils by JOSE LUIS
Inks by JONAS TRINDADE
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant cover by KAEK NGU
1:25 Variant cover by JUNGGEUN YOON
The Titans face their greatest challenge -- their own powers! Nightwing, Donna Troy, Superboy, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, and Red Hood kick off a thrilling new case that will lead one of their own to question not only their place on the team, but their very existence.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
THE JOKER VOL. 1
Story by James Tynion IV
Art by Guillem March
Cover by Guillem March
Following the events of Infinite Frontier #0 and The Joker War, The Joker gets targeted as 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? THE JOKER VOL. 1 collects THE JOKER #1-6.
144 pages, $24.99, available on Nov. 2.
FAR SECTOR
Story by N.K. Jemisin
Art by Jamal Campbell
Cover by Jamal Campbell
Acclaimed, award-winning author N.K. Jemisin (The Fifth Season, The City We Became) makes her comic book debut with bestselling artist Jamal Campbell (Naomi) as they thrust you into a stunning sci-fi murder mystery on the other side of the universe!
F or the past six months, newly chosen Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo” Mullein has been protecting the City Enduring, a massive metropolis of 20 billion people. The city has maintained peace for over 500 years by stripping its citizens of their ability to feel. As a result, violent crime is virtually unheard of, and murder is nonexistent. But that's all about to change in this new graphic novel that puts a unique spin on the legacy of the Green Lanterns! Far Sector collects Far Sector #1-12.
336 pages, $29.99, available on Oct. 19.
THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE
Story by John Ridley
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
The long-awaited miniseries written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley and beautifully illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi is now available in one volume!
The Other History of the DC Universe takes a look at the mythology of the DC Universe as seen through the prism of several generations' worth of DC Super Heroes who come from historically disenfranchised groups.
Extensively researched and masterfully executed, The Other History of the DC Universe promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe...but the truth is far more complex. The Other History of the DC Universe isn't about saving the world -- it's about having the strength to simply be who you are.
Collects The Other History of the DC Universe #1-5.
256 pages, $28.99, available on Nov. 9.
MILESTONE COMPENDIUM ONE
Stories by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, IVAN VELEZ JR., JOHN ROZUM, ROBERT L. WASHINGTON III,
BRIAN MCDONALD, ERICA HELENE
Art by DENYS COWAN, M.D. BRIGHT,
JOHN PAUL LEON, J.J. BIRCH, OTHERS
Cover by DENYS COWAN
The iconic Milestone line returns with the debut arcs of your favorite comics from the 1990s! This brilliant compendium edition features tales from Dwayne McDuffie, Ivan Velez Jr., John Rozum, and Robert L. Washington III, with stunning art from Denys Cowan, M.D. Bright, and more!
Milestone Compendium One collects Blood Syndicate #1-12, Hardware #1-12, Icon #1-10, Static #1-8, Xombi #0-11, and Shadow Cabinet #0 -- including arcs never before collected!
1,320 pages, $59.99, available on Oct. 26.
ACTION COMICS #1035
Writers: PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, SEAN LEWIS
Artists: DANIEL SAMPERE, SAMI BASRI
Cover: DANIEL SAMPERE
Variant cover: JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Superman keeps the abandoned Warworld weapon out of the hands of anyone who might misuse it. But now the Justice League questions his judgment. It's time for Clark Kent to put up or shut up. In “Tales of Metropolis,” the Guardian comes to the city. Is this another step toward Future State?
40 pages, $4.99, )card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 26.
BATMAN '89 #2
Writer: SAM HAMM
Artist: JOE QUINONES
Cover: JOE QUINONES
Variant cover: MITCH GERADS
A showdown in Burnside leaves both Batman and the Gotham borough reeling. As the community rallies together behind Harvey Dent, can Bruce find a way forward for both Batman and the city?
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99).
BATMAN: REPTILIAN #4
Writer GARTH ENNIS
Artist: LIAM SHARP
Cover: LIAM SHARP
Variant covers: CULLY HAMNER, DECLAN SHALVEY
The monster -- revealed! Trailing behind the mysterious reptilian menace savaging Gotham, Batman hits the streets hard searching for answers but finds only more questions. The Dark Knight takes his search beneath the streets and into the sewers to seek out Killer Croc. But when he finds the reptilian rogue, he quickly realizes that this may be the strangest case of his career.
32 pages, $4.99, available on Sept. 28.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON TWO #4
Writers: ALAN BURNETT, PAUL DINI
Artist: TY TEMPLETON
Cover: ROB GUILLORY
Variant cover: JORDAN GIBSON
After a body washes ashore at the Gotham docks, Batman hunts for a mysterious mercenary known simply as the Muscle. But can the Dark Knight protect the assassin's next target: Detective Renee Montoya?
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
BATMAN: THE DETECTIVE #5
Writer TOM TAYLOR
Artists: ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
Cover: ANDY KUBERT
Variant cover: ANDY KUBERT
Equilibrium unmasked! Falling further behind the villainous Equilibrium, Batman enlists the help of the European Alliance of the Bat in hopes of turning the case around! With Squire in tow, the Dark Knight attempts to thwart a mass execution in Belgium in brutal, epic fashion!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), avilable on Sept. 14.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #22
Writer GENE LUEN YANG
Artist: PAUL PELLETIER
Cover: IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
Variant cover: GARY FRANK
Series finale! Mr. Mxyzptlk resurrecting Calendar Man from his death during A-Day is causing some reality-rattling consequences. If Superman and Batman are going to prevent a fifth-dimensional god-being from compartmentalizing all of existence, they're going to need to turn to some unlikely allies.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
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