BATMAN #136
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by BELEN ORTEGA
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by JOE QUESADA
Variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:25 variant cover by STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ
1:50 foil variant cover by JOE QUESADA
The Flash movie variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
Failsafe and Red Mask have forever changed Batman, and Gotham isn’t as welcoming as it once was. Can Batman remind them who he is? Can he remind…Catwoman?
The future of the Bat-books starts here, and everyone’s world is about to explode!
WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT FAILSAFE
Me
get taste
THE PENGUIN #1
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by STEFANO GAUDIANO and SCORPIO STEELE
Variant covers by BRIAN BOLLAND, NATHAN SZERDY, and DAVID MARQUEZ
1:25 variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:50 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
REVENGE IS FOR THE BIRDS.
After retiring to Metropolis following his “death,” Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn for the United States intelligence community! Gotham’s criminal element has been evolving since he was last in the city, with his bastard twin children ruling the Iceberg Lounge. And what of the man he framed for his death—Batman? Is the Penguin walking into a death sentence?
From award-winning and bestselling writer Tom King (Batman, The Human Target) and artist Stefano Gaudiano (Gotham Central, The Walking Dead) comes a bloody, hard-boiled tale of redemption and revenge!
Good grief. Tom King is now being given a hundred books because James Pedo Gunn recommended him. Thanks all lot.
Did Gunn do something after 2018 to make the "pedo" thing a meme again?
No, it's about him hanging out with pedophiles and going to pedophile themed parties.
When was this?
Long before he was hired by Marvel.
>hanging out with pedophiles and going to pedophile theme parties are just bad jokes
Any film director you like ever happen to hang out with Kevin Spacey or Bryan Singer? Oh, you mean like half of Hollywood? Guess what: Hollywood is ALL creeps and perverts. Don't pretend your precious Snyder is some kind of saint.
I will never be a pedophile. Good to know.
Sounds like this guy is one though
Why do you think it’s just Snyder fans? I’ve hated Gunn since I was a kid and he wrote those Scooby Doo movies, which were one of the patient zeroes of modern writing. I’ve disliked everything he’s wrote since . I’m at best apathetic about Snyder.
Show me where on the doll the Gunn scripts for Scooby-Doo touched you, sir.
The show was pretty fun.
John Cena making good deals to leech money off of clueless WB suits does not make the turbopush Peacemaker is getting any less forced.
It may be forced, but people know about this Peacemaker fella, so he gets to be used.
>defending a pedophile to dunk on a non-existent poo-in-loo snyder fan
I'm against pedophiles, anon. I don't give a shit about Snyder.
Ok, did some googling. This is all part of the same thing from 2018, with the accusations mostly for bad jokes that Gunn acknowledges were bad jokes from the very early 2010s. There's nothing new here. Go jump in a frozen lake, Snyderbro.
You will never be a real pedophile, you will never molest a child, you will never date a minor. You are a weeb kid twisted by anime and media into a crude mockery of sex offending perfection.
All the “dicky” you get is fake and inaccurate. Behind your back hentai artists mog you. Your parents are disgusted and ashamed of you, your discord “friends” laugh at your shitty taste in group chats without you.
Little girls are utterly repulsed by you. Thousands of years of evolution have allowed men to sniff child asses with incredible efficiency. Even e-girlcons who “pass” as pe dos are secretly moralgays or feds. Your dicky memeing a dead giveaway. And even if you manage to get a little girl home with you, she’ll turn tail and bolt the second she gets a whiff of your cum smelling basement room.
You will never sex offend. You wrench out a fake uoh every single time you see a e-girl and tell yourself it’s cute and funny, but deep inside you feel the post nut clarity creeping up like a weed, ready to crush you under the unbearable guilt.
Eventually it’ll be too much to bear - you’ll buy a bodypillow, make fumo memes, leave discord, and plunge into the reality. Your parents will see your search history, heartbroken and disgusted that they have to live with the unbearable shame and disappointment. They’ll report you to authorities and register you as a sex offender, and every child for the rest of eternity will be told to stay away from you. Your coomer mindset will manifest and force you go back to the basement, and all that will remain of your legacy is a dicky post that is unmistakably getting you banned off your fav community.
He got the CEO job and is killing the Snyderverse for good, so now all the Snyder schizos are sperging out.
Tom King gets work because he sells comics
THE PENGUIN #0
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art and cover by BELEN ORTEGA
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 6/13/23
Following the Penguin’s death in the landmark Batman #125, the mysterious Executor has enlisted Catwoman to carry out the departed’s last wishes and track down his next of kin. But when the Penguin’s heirs start getting murdered, Catwoman will have to find the killer and discover what truly became of Oswald Cobblepot.
Collects the Batman #125-127 backup stories by the red-hot creative team of Chip Zdarsky and Belén Ortega!
this is just reprints of the backups from Batman, isn't it?
>Collects the Batman #125-127 backup stories by the red-hot creative team of Chip Zdarsky and Belén Ortega!
gee I'm not so sure
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2
Written by TOM KING, ED BRISSON, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, and JOELLE JONES
Art by MITCH GERADS, JEFF SPOKES, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, and JOELLE JONES
Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
Variant covers by DERRICK CHEW and BRETT BOOTH
1:25 variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Tick, tick, tick goes the clock as Gotham City prepares for another shocking murder at the hands of The Joker! The brutal and terrifying tale of The Joker and Batman’s first meeting continues as Tom King and Mitch Gerads once again deliver a shocking, bloody blockbuster tale!
Stormwatch race to find an ancient sword that has long been buried in the darkest depths of the ocean. A sword of unspeakable horrors, capable of wiping out entire civilizations. But they may already be too late: a group of exiled Xebels have found the blade and are hell-bent on bringing humanity to its knees. For one member of Stormwatch, this may be the end.
All-star creator Joëlle Jones (Catwoman, Wonder Girl) gives readers a Batman Black & White tale exploring Batman’s scars, both literal and psychological, revisiting the Dark Knight's toughest fights and deepest wounds.
In part two of “Order of the Black Lamp” from writer Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Iron Man) and artist Javier Rodriguez (Defenders, Daredevil), Superman uses a mysterious decoder ring to uncover a location with a shocking tie to his past!
POISON IVY #13
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant covers by KAI CARPENTER and FRANK CHO
1:25 variant cover by MINDY LEE
1:50 foil variant cover by KAI CARPENTER
DC Pride connecting variant cover by CLAIRE ROE
Swimsuit variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
There sure is nothing quite like a romantic night with your sweetie in the swamp to make your mouth water. It’s the dawn of a new day as Pamela Isley makes her return to Harley and Gotham City with a lovestruck Janet-from-HR in tow. The tension’s so thick you could cut it with a fan boat’s propeller!
NIGHTWING #105
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant covers by DAN MORA and JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
1:50 foil variant cover by DAN MORA
DC Pride variant cover by NICK ROBLES
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
Masterminds Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo are back at it again to present Nightwing fans another special issue uniquely designed for them to be Nightwing for a day! This oversize story will feature Nightwing from his point of view, allowing readers to use his escrima sticks and leap through Blüdhaven! You don’t want to miss this issue, as there’ll be other surprises along the way, including who’ll show up beside you!
People can hate on this book all they want but this is the second issue that the team is done with an experimental approach to the layout (the first was Nightwing #87) and I can't wait to see how it turns out.
Wasn't there a Fantistic 4 comic that experimented with 1st POV? I think it was under Byrne, regardless. I refuse to pick up another Tom Taylor as long as I live. He ruined Jon Kent, can not and will not forgive him for that.
Bendis ruined Jon Kent, all Taylor did was make him gay.
You could've fixed what Bendis did, you can't fix what Taylor did. Now no one likes the character with solidarity.
And I assume just like the first it's gonna be pretty blatantly plotted by Redondo and Taylor will slap dialogue all over it to justify his writing credit
The writing has been questionable but the art in the book has been great. It feels like Taylor at least kind of gets that and is letting the art take the focus and Redondo is doing some experimental stuff now.
booba
I hope to see a lot of boobs, if not, it's another mischaracterization of Taylor
POV? I know what I want to see, but these motherfrickers don't have the guts
Usually I'm glad when artists are allowed to stretch their creative muscles but jesus christ where is the PLOT
Taylor is almost 30 issues in and it could easily be compressed into 12 issues without losing too much
Taylor and Redondo want Nightwing to get an eisner so bad lmao.
I'll save you some time. Every single one is unreadable garbage. The big two are shit and always have been.
>inb4 muh indies
Indies are a thousand times worse. Comic books are fricking dead.
Ok sci-fi schizo
CATWOMAN #56
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art by NICO LEON
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
Variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
1:50 foil variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
Swimsuit variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
What's the saying—two cats are better than one? Unless you’re in Gotham and the two Cats in question disagree on how the city should be run. With Selina freshly out of jail, Eiko Hasigawa has some unfinished business as Catwoman that Selina confronts her about.
Meanwhile, Selina has some unfinished business of her own…and pays a visit her sister, Maggie.
>This cover is unfinished lmao
>covers can't even come out finished
That's just fricking sad. What the frick is this industry? Everyone has completely given up.
>That's just fricking sad. What the frick is this industry? Everyone has completely given up.
Nakayama does like 2 pinups a day for both comics and other licensing, cut him a break. It's not like it's going to come out unfinished.
Can’t someone else please take over this book?
>destroys the character
>still fricking writing the book over a year later
>can't even finish the motherfricking cover
>rehashed new 52 garbage
selina has gotten nothing but shit on by writers and editorial since 2000 and I'm sick of it
>since 2000
You didn't like Brubaker?
No I will not read your Selina fricks old ugly bastard shit
Ram V's run then
he's one of the few decent writers for her.
He should have stayed on the book. Howard's run is terrible, and Ram V's other works on Venom, Carnage and Tec aren't as good as Catwoman so for me
I think everyone feels that way. I've been waiting every month for over a year to finally see a new writer in these solicits.
they sure are pumping out variant covers to sell this trash though.
the 2018 run is unironically her best since the 8 issues Darwyn Cooke worked on.
Only complaint is Ram V should've been writing from the start with Joelle just doing the art
sad but true. I think ram's run is a bit overrated but it's still fine, whereas jones' and howard's runs are terrible.
I liked his characterization but the bradley shit was gross and he wanted to kill her off. then didio wanted to kill her off again more recently. feels like DC and most writers don't really care about the character and have a very shallow understanding of her (tini, all of new 52).
sex with selina's armpits
THE JOKER: UNCOVERED #1
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
1:25 variant cover by JORGE CORONA
Special foil variant cover by LEE BERMEJO ($7.99 US)
$5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
Lowlifes, creeps, and scoundrels, it’s your Uncle Joker here. You know art can come from many places. And most great art is about truly despicable people, like me. In that spirit, you should buy The Joker: Uncovered to see a murderer’s row of the world’s greatest comic book artists commit my beautiful image to dozens of wonderful variant covers, all collected in one place for the very first time. Expand your mind a little bit, and take in some good art.
SUPERMAN #5
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by JOHN CASSADAY and JORGE FORNES
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
1:50 variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
DC Pride variant cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
Silver Banshee is back—and more dangerous than ever! Given a massive power upgrade by Lex Luthor’s archenemies, Silver Banshee’s scream rocks Metropolis, and Superman must stop her from destroying his city while also saving her life. Be ready for the shock ending that stabs this series in its heart!
Remember when DC use to be good?
No. You are recalling events that did not happen.
ACTION COMICS #1056
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, DAN JURGENS, and DORADO QUICK
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, LEE WEEKS, and YASMIN FLORES MONTANEZ
Cover by STEVE BEACH
Variant covers by RAFA SANDOVAL and DAVID TALASKI
1:25 variant cover by JUANJO LOPEZ
1:50 foil variant cover by STEVE BEACH
Swimsuit variant covers by OTTO SCHMIDT
The Flash movie variant cover by M.L. SANAPO
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
A shocking new character makes their debut as the thrill-packed “Speeding Bullets” concludes! Superman and Metallo must reluctantly join forces to stop the Cyborg Superman. With Tracy Corben’s life (or at least her humanity) hanging in the balance, the Super-Family fights to keep Metropolis standing.
Meanwhile, Lois and the staff of the Daily Planet set out to uncover the mysterious leader—and shocking origin—of Blue Earth!
Hope it is better than the first terrible issue.
SUPERBOY: THE MAN OF TOMORROW #3
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by JAHNOY LINDSAY
Variant cover by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
1:25 variant cover by TOM REILLY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
Superboy’s team-up with the Cosmoteers is yielding rocky results. While they’re taking down many of Dominator X’s labs, their team dynamics leave much to be desired. Can this new quartet pull themselves together when Dominator X unleashes his most monstrous creation yet…the hulking Infinity?!
Note, this is not the main cover, that one is not in the solicits.
It finally came out.
Will they ever let Conner date a girl again? Feels like they want to keep him single so they can queerbait with Tim, fricking fujos and gays.
>The future of the Bat-books starts here, and everyone’s world is about to explode!
Wait. Does DC actually call them Bat-books?
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KENT #4
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant covers by ZU ORZU and AL BARRIONUEVO
1:25 variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
1:50 foil variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY
DC Pride variant cover by STEPHEN BYRNE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
The faces are familiar, but the situation is a nightmare. Jon Kent finds himself on an Earth where his friends and loved ones are at war—a place where his personal heroes fight each other for control of the world. What will he do when he discovers that this world’s version of his father, Clark Kent, is on the verge of becoming a dictator?
Note, this is not the main cover, that one is not in the solicits.
>yet another "What if Superman was... LE EVIL?!" story
FRICKING STOP.
>What will he do when he discovers that this world’s version of his father, Clark Kent, is on the verge of becoming a dictator?
Jon Kent already met a version of Superman that tortured him for years. And seen the multiverse. Seeing an evil Superman shouldn’t be surprising.
STEELWORKS #1
Written by MICHAEL DORN
Art by SAMI BASRI
Cover by CLAY MANN
Variant covers by JON BOGDANOVE and SAMI BASRI
1:25 variant cover by ARIEL COLON
1:50 variant cover by HELENE LENOBLE
DC Pride variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
FORGING THE FUTURE!
The Metropolis of the future is here today, but can it survive a terrorist who’s out for revenge against its builder—John Henry Irons, a.k.a. Steel—and his company, Steelworks…and who possesses secrets that could undo everything John has worked so hard to build?
While John’s professional life is firing on all cylinders, his personal life is even better, as his on-again, off-again relationship with Lana Lang might be back on, permanently. Now he must decide whether it’s time to give up being Steel once and for all. But does John even know who he would be without his superhero identity? How does the other Steel—John’s niece, Natasha Irons—feel about his momentous decision? And does any of that matter if Steelworks crumbles around him when he lacks the superpowers to fight back?
Writer Michael Dorn (the voice of Steel in Superman: The Animated Series) teams up with artist Sami Basri (Harley Quinn, Catwoman) to bring you the next chapter of Steel’s saga in this not-to-be missed six-issue miniseries!
>Writer Michael Dorn (the voice of Steel in Superman: The Animated Series)
Written by fricking Worf...
SHAZAM! #2
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by CHRIS SAMNEE and JOHN TIMMS
1:25 variant cover by STEVE LIEBER
1:50 variant cover by MEGAN HUANG
The Flash movie variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
Shazam versus S-H-A-Z-A-M!
Billy Batson was given the powers of the gods by the Wizard Shazam—but Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury never gave the Wizard their permission. Displeased with how Billy is representing them, the disgruntled gods engage in a six-way fight for sole control of the World’s Mightiest Mortal…or, if they get their way, the World’s Mightiest Puppet.
May the craftiest god win!
>Solomon
>God
Blasphemy
Also, do you think he's gonna cast demons?
I like these 🙂
GREEN LANTERN #2
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art and cover by XERMANICO
John Stewart backup written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
John Stewart backup art by MONTOS
Variant covers by TONY DANIEL and DARICK ROBERTSON
1:25 variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
1:50 variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
Hal Jordan’s homecoming is off to a rocky start! Carol Ferris is this close to firing him from the job he’s only just begged his way into, his power ring isn’t exactly working right, and off in the shadows, Sinestro, the architect of Hal’s current crisis, is waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Plus, the hard-hitting “John Stewart: War Journal” backup series from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Montos heats up as the Guardian John Stewart and his team, the Watchtower, fall under siege from a mysterious new threat!
Feels like it's been ages since Kilowog and Hal have hung out.
Im happy to see Kilowog seemingly part of the books main cast.
KILOWOG SEXO
KILOWOG SEXO
GREEN ARROW #3
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by SEAN IZAAKSE
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by EJIKURE
DC Pride variant cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Arsenal and Black Canary versus Peacemaker and the new Peacewrecker! While Arsenal and Black Canary’s quest for answers has sent them into danger, Green Arrow is lost in time and space—but at least he’s not alone now. Two members of the Green Arrow family join Oliver Queen in the last place you’d expect!
TWO Peacemaker books? I didn't even think they started shooting Season 2.
bummed this is only a limited series, unless they're going to do like Poison Ivy and extend it based on sales
I think the Big two now just do that.
They release a book and if is bad it became a miniseries but if is good it became an ongoing.
Boom has been doing it as well
Everyone could tell Briar and Damn Them All were clearly setting up to be ongoing despite being solicited as miniseries'
What are some Marvel examples
Not him but the current Ghost Rider run gave me that same impression. I don't actually know if it was planned though.
>unless they're going to do like Poison Ivy and extend it based on sales
According to Williamson, that's exactly the idea, he's been asking everyone to buy it so it can become an ongoing.
>GA series finally
>it's a mini
>they shove fricking Peacemaker in there for good measure
god I'm so tired of this shit
Peacemaker is there exactly to bait people into buying it so it can become an ongoing.
Is there a single Peacemaker fan in the world?
He got a somewhat popular show starring a certain unknown actor, you might've heard of it.
Rewatching the show right now, it’s actually pretty good.
God I really hope this book sells enough to become ongoing.
No. Now go and cry in corner anon
Your arrow character is garbage
Nobody cares about this shit character
🙁
UNSTOPPABLE DOOM PATROL #4
Written by DENNIS CULVER
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by ALAN QUAH
1:25 variant cover by LEIRIX
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
The World’s Strangest Superheroes versus Anytown, USA! Just as everyone feared, the Doom Patrol have lost control and are now attacking the idyllic small town of New Poplar, Illinois. As these unstoppable monsters rampage, a new superhero must rise to stop them…enter Metawoman! But who is she, and what is her terrible secret? Only one person has the answers: the team’s former chief, Dr. Niles Caulder!
Looks interesting.
HARLEY QUINN #31
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art and cover by SWEENEY BOO
Backup by HEATHER ANNE CAMPBELL and FILYA BRATUKHIN
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
1:25 variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:50 variant cover by FILYA BRATUKHIN
DC Pride connecting variant cover by CLAIRE ROE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Well, here I am trying to convince this talking rabbit not to kill…wait. What?! Ivy’s home?! Aw crap—I gotta clean up the apartment and hide all the plants I ruined. Maybe I should hire a bunch of sexy apartment cleaners? Eh, Ivy would probably want to be here for that…Okay, it’s up to you, Bud and Lou! Eat all the trash! Go, go, go, go, my babies!
Plus, it’s the anime event of the century as I dream about my life as the protagonist of a mecha story! Time ta get in the freakin’ robot!
SPIRIT WORLD #2
Written by ALYSSA WONG 王秀莲
Art and cover by HAINING 海凝
Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:25 variant cover by ZU ORZU
DC Pride variant cover by JESSICA LUI FONG
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
With Cassandra Cain still stuck in the Spirit World, Xanthe and Constantine are hoping the one portal they’ve found (which is quickly closing) is their one-way ticket to the land of the dead to help rescue Batgirl! Cass has made two spirit friends along the way who have given her a special cloak that helps mask her living-flesh stench to keep the other spirits from eating her…but can they be trusted? And hey, what’s in this tea that they just gave her...?!
Isn’t she “Non-binary”?
Cool that DC is willing to push new unique-ish characters. Excited for the Greg Pak book.
I love Cassandra!
>And hey, what’s in this tea that they just gave her...?!
Cass is going to get magical ruffie'ed?
to be fair, Steph got Girl-Bat-Serum-Roofied this month.
Cass getting susceptible to roofies twice now.
CITY BOY #2
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by MINKYU JUNG 정민규
Variant cover by INHYUK LEE 이인혁
1:25 variant cover by MIKE CHOI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Cameron Sun embraces a new power that he’s been running away from and travels through the shadows of the city…literally. But every power comes with a consequence. This upsets the city, and it doesn’t like City Boy very much. Does he have a choice to stay here any longer, or will he be forced leave to a “safer” place…like Lexcorp?
>This cover is unfinished lmao
Is DC Comics so poor they can’t afford to pay artists that can finish covers?
This is the weirdest thing to be pissy about, this is so weird to me.
I’ve talked to old creators and editors and covers sometimes got done last minute even back in the day. Neal Adams once told me Joe Kubert did a cover on a lunch break. Modern digitally painted covers are more work intensive so naturally some take more time. It’ll be done by the time the issue is out.
I'll be checking these out.
THE VIGIL #2
Written by RAM V
Art by LALIT KUMAR SHARMA
Cover by SUMIT KUMAR
Variant cover by MUKESH SINGH
1:25 variant cover by ANAND RK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
/…/
/Who Are the Vigil?/
/Arclight file loading…
The identity of Arclight, a known member of the rogue metahuman group the Vigil, is unknown at this time. However, observations conclude that he is the leader of the group, which also consists of Dodge, Saya, and Castle…among other possible members unknown at this time. Evidence shows there is a link between Arclight’s military history with the pirates who have taken control of a boat along the coast of Thailand and the island destination where the contents of the boat were headed. What secrets does this island contain, and is it another government experiment covered up as a “conspiracy” only believed by heretics?
Stay tuned for more/
/…/
/you are being watched./
Who asked for this?
The Duality of Man
i thought you guys wanted new stuff
TITANS #2
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT
Variant covers by JEN BARTEL and CLAY MANN
1:25 variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
1:50 variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
Swimsuit variant cover by JOE QUINONES
The Flash movie variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
A Titan is murdered!
Will the new era for the Titans end almost as soon as it’s begun? After one of their own is found dead, the remaining Titans must look for answers before more blood spills. Can they outrun the horrible fate they’ve been dealt? Plus, a new Brother Blood rises as the team begins to fall apart!
>We're already killing Titans?
Interested to read the Titans book. Making the Titans take over the JL could lead to new interesting plotlines, new ideas and new situations for the characters.
>Reads
Alright nevermind.
Taylor, come on.
WOAH A TITAN..DIES!?
>A Titan is murdered!
That was quick.
haahahaha
>A Titan is murdered!
Fricking really? On the second issue?
Nicola Scott really phoned that cover in.
Also lol a brother blood storyline, titans is truly the most creatively bankrupt franchise.
It could be worse. It could be a trigon story
Although trigon hasn't been used it years and blood was used in the gend bend universe and the titans universe comics last year
The only 3 Titans stories that anyone ever does are a Trigon story, a Deathstroke story, or a Brother Blood story.
To be fair Brother Blood needs a rework. The New 52 version had him as an avatar of the Red like Beast Boy and Animal Man. The last pre-52 Brother Blood was a douchey teenager.
They should resurrect Sebastian VIII or introduce a new Blood who's more like him and less like the trash they've done for the last 20 years.
This has to be a fake out, no way Taylor is this tone deaf.
If it's not a fake out, then this must be some sort of record, I don't know if a previous Titans series has killed a Titan so early in its run.
Really? I was hoping we'd get a break from 'LOL Titan character dies for shock value'.
That's like all this shitty ass franchise has, a million and one disposable characters to kill off for shock value.
But who is it?
The lack of Raven, Gar and Wally implies it might be one of them, but that could only be possible if this was a fake out, no way they'd be killed off like that.
So it's probably some C-Lister, any predictions?
They can't kill Wally because he's still the main Flash in the solo book and Taylor doesn't have THAT much power so it's either: a literal who, Gar (because Taylor won't kill Raven cuz girl) or somehow Roy dies again
I don't understand what DC is trying to do with this book. First they tease "Return of the JL" the very same day they announce it. Now they are releasing this solicit which seems specifically designed to outrage Titans fans?
It's like they are trying to push this book as their headliner but inexplicably undermining it at the same time. Man, DC editorial is dumb.
>Man, DC editorial is dumb.
True
Even Titans themselves want to surpass Justice League
But DC writers always shits on them and make them biggest jobbers
Even fricking teen titans Go is making fun of Titans
TAYLOR
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
STOP JUST STOP
It's totally gonna be Garth. DC has no idea what to do with him and people might actually kinda care.
What if they kill Aquagirl again?
For frick's sake
Every one of you gays who shilled Injustice deserves this book. I hope he does nothing but NTT rehashes.
CYBORG #2
Written by MORGAN HAMPTON
Art by TOM RANEY
Cover by EDWIN GALMON
Variant cover by SERG ACUNA
1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
Cyborg’s faced aliens, demons, and extradimensional forces, but a robot that claims to be his father, Silas Stone, breaking into his childhood home isn’t something he’d ever expect! Cyborg needs answers from the suspicious new corporation in town, Solace, to get to the bottom of this. Is this a decoy or the real deal? Either way, Victor’s time in Detroit just got a lot more complicated!
That's an infinitely better design than most of the ones he's had in the last well long long time he actually.. Looks like a Cyborg and not just a robot with half a human face
Only other Cyborg designs that actually acomplished that in the last decade were the DCYOU one which lasted like what a few months? and Young Justice animated.
THE FLASH #800
Written by JEREMY ADAMS, MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, GEOFF JOHNS, and SIMON SPURRIER
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN & OCLAIR ALBERT, TODD NAUCK, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, SCOTT KOLINS, and MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant covers by MICHAEL CHO, JEFF DEKAL, SIMONE DI MEO, DAVID NAKAYAMA, and OTTO SCHMIDT
Special foil variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL ($6.99 US)
1:25 variant cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
1:50 variant cover by MATT TAYLOR
The Flash movie variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
An oversize anniversary issue concludes writer Jeremy Adams’s acclaimed tenure, with special guests Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, and Geoff Johns joining the celebration! As the Adams run races to the finish line, get a prelude to the new Dawn of DC chapter of the Fastest Man Alive’s adventures from the dream team of Simon Spurrier (Coda, Detective Comics) and Mike Deodato Jr. (Avengers)!
So sad the Adams run is ending. Really wish he could have ended it on his own terms. But I'll be there. You should too, or you'll be square.
It's so infuriating that Howard is getting more books instead of getting the boot. At least Adams gets Green Lantern, which looks pretty cool.
Is Johns gonna hit us with some more Rogues kino like in Flash #750?
WONDER WOMAN #800
Written by BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and TOM KING
Art by JOELLE JONES, TODD NAUCK, DANIEL SAMPERE, and others
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant covers by BRIAN BOLLAND, JAMAL CAMPBELL, BILQUIS EVELY, and BELEN ORTEGA
1:25 variant cover by MEGAN HUANG
1:50 black-and-white variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Special foil variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE ($7.99 US)
DC Pride variant cover by BRANDT & STEIN
Swimsuit variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
“Whatever Happened to the Warrior of Truth?” concludes in a landmark 800th issue! Diana’s visions become more vivid as she finds herself trapped in the dreams of those around her! As she struggles to escape, her life as Wonder Woman hangs in the balance. When the dust settles, will she still be the Amazons’ greatest champion? Find out in this extra-special celebration!
>“Whatever Happened to the Warrior of Truth?”
1) It should be SPIRIT of Truth. Frick you and die.
2) Frick that title for so many reasons, I don't even know where to begin. Whoever cleared that needs to be stabbed. A lot.
Even though neither run is my favorite, I feel bad for Cloonan and Conrad that both of their runs are ending at the same time. Feels like a kick to the stomach. And pretty bummed that Steph has no comic book home after June.
Frick Cloonan. That's what she gets for plagiarizing Gunnerkrigg Court of all things. Karma's a b***h, motherfricker.
DC PRIDE 2023 #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON, NICOLE MAINES, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, NADIA SHAMMAS, and others!
Art by HAYDEN SHERMAN, PAULINA GANUCHEAU, STEPHEN SADOWSKI, SKYLAR PATRDIGE, MILDRED LOUIS, and others!
Cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
Wraparound variant cover by GABRIEL PICOLO
Variant cover by OSCAR VEGA
Special foil variant cover by JEN BARTEL ($11.99 US)
$9.99 US | 104 pages | One-shot | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/30/23
DC Pride is back again with a brave and bold and all-new collection of stories starring DC’s fan-favorite stable of LGBTQIA+ characters—many of whom will find themselves in thrilling team-ups the likes of which you’ve never seen before!
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy go to extreme measures to get a little alone time…but there’s nowhere on the planet Crush can’t crash! Jon Kent gets a comprehensive course in dark magic when John Constantine sics a golem on him. Tim Drake and Connor Hawke learn that there’s nothing more awkward than reuniting with an old friend after you’ve both come out and one of you was indoctrinated by the League of Shadows for a while. Circuit Breaker struggles to stifle his powers after the Flash of Earth-11 leaps out of the time stream and knocks them both into another dimension. Just how far would Flashlight go to honor his lost love? All these stories and many more in DC Pride 2023!
This year’s anthology also includes:
• An introduction by Phil Jimenez!
• A 5-page preview of Dreamer's YA debut written by Nicole Maines and drawn by Rye Hickman!
• A parade of pinups by Babs Tarr, Maria Llovet, Brandt & Stein, Noah Dao, Travis G. Moore, and more!
When did Natasha Irons get hit with the gay stick? Is funny that I’m the 90s she had a storyline where she got or feared getting aids.
The 90s when she was fricking traci 13 and cir el
She was actually the first to turn queer in the Super family, with Traci 13
>GRANT MORRISON
Which story is he going to be writing?
The one about gay Not-Hal.
DC PRIDE: THROUGH THE YEARS #1
Written by GREG RUCKA, WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS, STEVE ORLANDO, VITA AYALA, and TIM SHERIDAN
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III, GREG LaROCQUE, JAMAL CAMPBELL, and CIAN TORMEY
Cover by DEREK CHARM
$9.99 US | 80 pages | One-shot | Prestige
ON SALE 6/13/23
Take a journey through over 30 years of fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters in the DC Universe with this collection that not only remembers and celebrates three landmark issues of days past but also teases exciting new stories yet to come!
DC Pride: Through the Years collects:
• The Flash #53 (1991), in which villain-turned-hero Pied Piper comes out to his friend the Flash and helps thwart a dastardly villain
• Detective Comics #854 (2009), the thrilling beginning of Batwoman’s first solo series, which would launch her into stardom
• Supergirl #19 (2018), which tells the story of Lee Serano—a nonbinary teenager who befriends the Girl of Steel
• An all-new story starring Alan Scott, which will light the way to his next great adventure as Green Lantern!
DC turned Supergirl gay now?
Yes, since August 2022.
Try to keep up.
>An all-new story starring Alan Scott,
it's funny that there were littery zero stories that have Scott come off as Gay at all in that book that is entirely made up of reprints from old books needs to make up a new one to show off how Gay Alan Scott is. shows how stupid the decision to make him gay was.
DC will take any opportunity they can take to ignore Obsidian.
BATMAN INCORPORATED #9
Written by ED BRISSON
Art and cover by JOHN TIMMS
Variant cover by JAMES STOKOE
1:25 variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
DC Pride variant cover by ROSI KAMPE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
Joker Incorporated has unleashed a game of terror across the globe. Thousands of lives are at stake as Joker, the Tap Dance Man, Corvus Cawl, the Ghoul, Alpaca, Dusty Bronco, and Dai Laffyn roll out their twisted plan of chaos and mayhem. In order to defeat Joker Inc., Batman Incorporated may have to cross a line the group promised never to cross.
>Batman Incorporated may have to cross a line the group promised never to cross.
Nearly every work of fiction ever where the heroes have to kill: "Oh no I feel terrible, but it had to be done."
In DC when a hero kills: "Ohhh nooo I'm going crazy! Hee hee haha I'm the joker now and I kill for fun!"
You sure showed that strawman.
TIM DRAKE: ROBIN #10
Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art and cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
Variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
DC Pride variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Robin and Batwoman are trapped in the lair of the Chaos Monsters! Will they be able to escape with their sanity intact?
>First Zdarsky forced Tim to team up with Jon Kent because they are both gay.
>Now Tim is forced to team up with Batwoman
Who’s the next gay person that Tim is forced to team up with? Aqualad? Midnighter? The Ray? Harley Quinn?
According to DC Connect, this book is ending too. Wild. I would have expected them to go for a full 6 issue second trade. Guess Knight Terrors is an easy cancellation excuse.
I bet the Brave and the Bold movie with Damian announcement changed DC’s plans.
>According to DC Connect, this book is ending too. Wild.
I saw it coming, the first issue of the series was literally at ranked at #92. It was a dud from the get-go.
I believe you, but I'd also like a direct source, give me a link or a pic or something.
I guess that's that, I'm honestly kinda gonna miss how bad this comic was.
Maybe you're in luck and there'll be two more Knight Terrors issues to fill up the trade.
Dang. That was quick.
Good fricking riddance, here's hoping Fitzmartin fricks off too.
RIP timmers
Time to kill him off already, he’s never going to be relevant in animation, live action or comics again.
>According to DC Connect, this book is ending too.
Wait, seriously?! That is actually shocking. I mean, they were hyping Tim Drake up hard.
I would have at least expected 18 issues. You would think they would want to give him more/equal issues than Damian’s solo did. Especially since it looks bad for optics.
Maybe they will relaunch his book like they did with Jon Kent.
>Maybe they will relaunch his book like they did with Jon Kent.
Jon didn't get a relaunch, he got a mini, which I could still see happening to Tim.
I can definitely see Tim get a mini.
It didn’t even make top #200 in February. Tim’s Robin solo used to be a top 50 book in the 90s..
you can't compare 90s Tim to the trash they're putting out now. Might as well be a completely different character
>Especially since it looks bad for optics.
Can you get bad optics if literally no one gives a shit about this?
Bro, even LoCG is dancing on this comic's grave
https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5601561/tim-drake-robin-10
>DC hires Fitzmartin
>Gets instant recognition for doing irreversible damage to a beloved character.
>DC decides to give her more work
>Writes and even more disastrous YJ mini and makes fun of its fans.
>DC decides to give her more work.
>Writes one of the most damaging books to a character ever with some of the most ugliest art imaginable.
>DC is dying but is more afraid of getting cancled by this piece of shit writer.
This is what happens when you give SJWs any wiggle room.
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD! #2
Written by KYLE STARKS
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by KRIS ANKA
Variant cover by TOM REILLY
Movie poster variant cover by KRIS ANKA
1:25 variant cover by BEN OLIVER
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
The Brain has given Peacemaker no choice but to complete a dangerous mission on his behalf, but he won’t have to kick bad-guy butt on his own. With Monsieur Mallah at his side, Peacemaker breaks into the secret base of General Immortus to steal some super-villain DNA. What starts as the team-up you never knew you wanted takes a surprising turn that could leave Peacemaker facedown in a pool of his own blood!
THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE: NIGHTMARE COUNTRY – THE GLASS HOUSE #3
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by LISANDRO ESTHERREN
Cover by REIKO MURAKAMI
Variant cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
1:25 variant cover by DAVID ROMERO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
Demon club the King of Pain offers the Corinthian a chance to indulge his most murderous tendencies, and the walking nightmare finds himself ravenous after years of guarded restraint. And though the first taste is free, what starts as a snack quickly escalates to a feast, and there will no doubt be hell to pay. Are the club’s offerings enough to keep the Corinthian satisfied? Or will blood spill across the streets of San Francisco just as the immortal witch Thessaly enters the fray, seeking to satiate a hunger of her own?
THE RIDDLER: YEAR ONE #5
Written by PAUL DANO
Art by STEVAN SUBIC
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Variant covers by STEVAN SUBIC and BRUNO REDONDO
1:25 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
The penultimate issue of this hit miniseries features an unusual break in format, as we will see Edward Nashton constructing his master plan for taking down the corrupt officials and criminals of Gotham City in the pages of his journal. As his mind spirals deeper and deeper, so too does his writing become more unhinged. How can he continue to labor at his accounting job by day while also become more enraged by what he’s uncovered?
As shown in The Batman movie, Edward fills thousands of pages with his rantings. Here we get a glimpse into something that was never meant to be seen and a mind equally brilliant and unhinged. By the end, a turning point will be reached and Gotham’s greatest menace will come one step closer to being unleashed. Actor Paul Dano (The Batman) and artist Stevan Subic continue the origin of the Riddler, leading up to his appearance in Matt Reeves’s epic film.
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: GENERATION JOKER #2
Story by SEAN MURPHY
Written by KATANA COLLINS and CLAY McCORMACK
Art by MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover by SEAN MURPHY
Variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO
1:25 variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
The children of The Joker and Harley Quinn run straight into terrible danger! The “innocent” Joker family road trip has taken a turn for the worse. While visiting the place where their parents’ love story began, Bryce and Jackie find themselves trapped…by the daughter of the Ventriloquist! Will they be able to escape this puppet show from hell? Or does the Napier-Quinn line end here?
STATIC TEAM-UP: ANANSI #1
Written by EVAN NARCISSE
Art by CHARLES STEWART III
Cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
Variant cover by NATACHA BUSTOS
1:25 variant by EDWIN GALMON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | One-shot | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/6/23
In a story set before the events of Static: Shadows of Dakota, the Static Shock animated series fan-favorite African superhero Anansi pays a visit to Dakota City, investigating a supernatural disturbance…but he’s going to need Static’s help to explore the occult side of the Milestone Universe!
well wasn't expecting them to ever bring Anansi into a non DCAU work so that's neat
Aw shit, they brought my homie Anansi back!
It's probably going to be garbage, but they'll get me to check it out first.
ICON VS. HARDWARE #5
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN and LEON CHILLS
Art by DENYS COWAN and YASMIN FLORES MONTANEZ
Cover by RAHZZAH
Variant cover by JAY HERO
1:25 variant cover by DEMETRIUS DAWKINS
$4.99 US | 32 Pages | 5 of 5 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
It all ends here as Icon and Hardware’s battle against Brainiac sets these two titans on a surprising new course…with implications for every character in the Milestone Universe! Their world just got a lot bigger—and a lot more dangerous!
Note, this is not the main cover, that one is not in the solicits.
BATGIRLS #19
Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by DAVE MARQUEZ
1:25 variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
The people of the Hill have had enough of Gunbunny and Gunhawk’s demands and take to the streets to march in solidarity with the Batgirls. Moved by this, the Batgirls join in, proving to both the city and the snipers that Gothamites should not be underestimated—and that we can overcome even the darkest of times if we have each other. Come join the Batgirls in the march to celebrate them in this last issue of the beloved series!
>canned
Haha eat shit Barbara taking her place back soon
and babs fans continue to be buttholes
Batprostitute won’t be getting shit outside of being the token.
If anyone gets a solo Batgirl book following this it's gonna be Cass. Feels like DC has been pushing her as THE main Batgirl as of late.
isn't Cass in that Spirit World Lazarus Planet spin off
She is but like if later they announce a new Batgirl book or whatever in a few months.
They COULD try and risk it and give Steph the solo Batgirl book but she's far and away the biggest risk of the 3 to do so, she's popular but significantly less so than Cass and Babs.
>"Hey, I want a book about the Batgirls being a team!"
>monkey's paw curls
>it's by that moron who shat out Gotham Academy
I fricking hate comic books so much.
Gotham academy was kino she just can't polish the turd that is the knockoff batgirls
Bummed that they didn't even try to right the ship with this. Batgirls is a great concept, but the way this title was written just wasn't doing it for any of the fans. Babs can get infinite relaunches but Cass and Steph will probably be shuffled off to sporadic guest appearances.
Imo i felt it got better in the last few issues. Not great but better
Agreed, it was just too late.
Such a disappointment.
What happens to the characters now?
They die
They’re free to lez out
Will they make steph and cass lez out to honor pride month and the last issue?
Supposedly that’s why they waited until Pride month for the reveal.
>the beloved series!
Not beloved enough to support sales
It lasted 19 issues. Better than damians last run
Damian bros... the Batgirl Stacies are making fun of us again...
>Damiangays are making fun of Tim chads
>Batgirl sisters are making fun of damiaNgays
LMAO
He got shadow war, Batman v Robin and Lazarus Planet. Not the same thing.
It would have had to be good first. Or even okay.
I'm the biggest cass/steph fan on the planet and I just couldn't read Batgirls. It was so shitty I never got through one full issue of it.
It did get readable the last arc or so. Not.great but they finally felt like they had a better handle on them
RIP Batgirls. at least Cass and Babs have books to fall back to for the time being but Steph is homeless now.
>Come join the Batgirls in the march to celebrate them in this last issue of the beloved series!
So beloved that it didnt even make 20 issues?
Feels like a backhanded compliment.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #6
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art by TY TEMPLETON
Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Variant cover by TOM REILLY
Villain variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/13/23
Crime is at an all-time low in Gotham City with all the major super-villains behind bars. With the city finally quiet, Batman’s mission might finally be at an end. But when Ra’s al Ghul and his daughter, Talia, show up with a proposition, Bruce is forced to determine what the future of Batman will be!
Note, this is not the main cover, that one is not in the solicits.
Looks like they extended this series by an extra issue.
Here's the Doc Shaner cover.
Damn, Ra’s looks older than normal.
amazing.
sad that both VAs passed last year
>no batgirls
Based now when the shitty spirit world book is done babs can take her place as the one true batgirl
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #16
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
1:25 variant cover by BEN OLIVER
1:50 variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Swimsuit variant cover by BABS TARR
The Flash movie variant cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
Batman and Superman versus machines! A.I. villains and heroes—Shaggy Man, G.I. Robot, Red Tornado, and Chemo among them—have launched a global cyberattack alongside Newmazo’s soldiers. Batman, Superman, Robin, and Metamorpho, the Element Man, are unprepared for the onslaught. With millions of lives on the line, the World’s Finest team must find a way to pull the plug before it’s too late!
BLACK ADAM #12
Written by PRIEST
Art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by JOHN GIANG
Variant cover by EDDY BARROWS, EBER FERREIRA, and MATT HERMS
Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
1:25 variant cover by MIKE PERKINS and MICHAEL SPICER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 12 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/20/23
There is no redemption for Black Adam…or is there? In the series finale, Black Adam faces his ultimate foe…himself. Having saved the All-Father of the Akkadian New Gods, he is granted his truest desire—redemption. But be careful what you wish for.…
>But did the hierarchy of power in the DC universe change?
>In the series finale
Good riddance.
Did anyone like this book?
I like it. But I'm a die hard Priest fan.
I agree, anon. Cloonan would have been much better on more indie-style books, not a book that is supposed to have mainstream fan appeal like Batgirls or Wonder Woman.
"Le too many Batbooks" meme again.
>"Le too many Batbooks" meme again.
yeah, it's barely 44% of the books this month, no big deal
It's not a meme if it's true. I'll give them this, at least it's not more than half their output anymore.
>Batdrone thinks Cloonan belongs on anything but unemployment and also worships indieshit
Holy shit. have a nice day.
What the frick do you like then
so hostile. how about you jump in a frozen lake.
I expected 12 issues. This is a pleasant surprise.
Damian's book outsold Tim's, but it didn't sell very well, sadly.
Yeah. But DC occasionally does synergy. Like the big Black Adam and Suicide Squad push. It is why Black Adam turned into the Rock in Dark Crisis.
Why mad, all people agree that cloonan has been a dud in those 2 series
>Less issues than both Damian books
>Less issues than Batgirls
>Less issues than fricking Jason Taskforce Z
I'm gonna say this, Tim doesn't fit the main earth anymore, Diddio got at least 1 kill
Tim can sell if he got a book that want entirely about his sexual orientation with art that isn’t even aesthetic pleasing for the people who’d care about that.
Some books have bad writing
Some books have bad art
Tim's book had both
The character has been a mess since 2011 and is part of the problem
But h also is like rick jones, one a great kid/teen character for the younger readers but once the universe got 100 of those characters people stop giving a shit about him
>The character has been a mess since 2011 and is part of the problem
The character has been a mess since 2003 and is part of the problem
Fixed.
Maybe? Dixon leaving fricked Tim more than Dick, but Damian/Jason introduction first and Lobdell titans fricked Tim more.
Kon is the only that survived and barely(John a kid again will frick Kon more and more)
I have faith of Jeremy because he wrote GL TAS.
At least he knows the corps unlike the previous writer
Damian and Jason wouldn't have been able to do shit to Tim if DC didn't intentionally strip Tim of every single thing that made him unique as a supporting character so he would better fit the "iconic" image of Robin the new bosses envisioned.
They turned Tim into Dick 2.0
They killed Jack, they killed Steph, and they put Dana on a bus.
They made Tim Drake lead the Titans, hanging out with Beast Boy and Raven and Cyborg.
They had Bruce adopt Tim and even went so far as to explicitly put Tim in Dick's old bedroom.
They pushed the idea that Tim was now Bruce's son, and even had Tim start calling himself Tim Wayne.
And then Damian showed up.
Tim started as a breath of fresh air without the trauma, drama, and drive of Bruce and Dick, and ended up nearly suicidal and obsessive, as a poor copy of the worst aspects of 00s Batman.
Damian was never the problem.
>Why mad, all people agree that cloonan has been a dud in those 2 series
She's been a dud her entire excuse of a career.
>I'm gonna say this, Tim doesn't fit the main earth anymore, Diddio got at least 1 kill
>The one that Didio tried to hype the most becomes the one that Didio did the most damage to.
Based
DC/RWBY #5
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by SOO LEE
Cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
Variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 7 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Superman’s been possessed by a Grimm, and it’s up to Team RWBY to stop him! Can the huntresses take down the Man of Steel, or is this the end for Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang?!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1073
Written by RAM V
Art by STEFANO RAFFAELE
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
Backup written by DAN WATTERS
Backup art by STEFANO RAFFAELE
Variant covers by KELLEY JONES and MIKE PERKINS
1:25 variant cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
1:50 foil variant cover by KELLEY JONES
DC Pride variant cover by AMY REEDER
Swimsuit variant cover by PETE WOODS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/27/23
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman…because myths don’t bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen’s three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush their way through Gotham to help Batman before it’s too late and an Azmer demon is placed inside him…
Spurrior already off the Back-ups then?
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #7
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by DEMETRIUS DAWKINS
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Reunions are cut short when the JSA and the Lost Children to face down a new threat! Can this group of heroes and sidekicks find their rhythm or will it be curtains for both. What happens here has massive ramifications for the next stage of THE NEW GOLDEN AGE!
Note, this is not the main cover, that one is not in the solicits.
>"Hey, can we please have a JSA book?"
>monkey's paw curls... and starts laughing
>it's by Geoff Johns
This entire medium was a mistake.
You mean the best writer the jsa had in the past 30 years?
Johns has always been a worthless, hypocritical hack. Get your mouth of the dick and acquire standards, drone.
>hes bad because he just is
Who do you like? Taylor? Priest? King?
He's bad because he's never written a good story in his entire life.
>Taylor? Priest? King?
They all suck too. Go frick yourself with your whataboutism.
Doomsday clock was kino
You all spelled 'Roy Thomas' wrong as frick, anons
Johns is one of the few modern writers who cares and has actually made good things with the JSA.
>"The Death of the JSA"
>good
have a nice day.
Your mother's c**t.
>brought the jsa back twice
>its death
???
That's the title, you blithering moron.
>>it's by Geoff Johns
There is literally no one else that I'd want to write a JSA book.
That's because you're a fricking moron blinded by nostalgia over something that was never good in the first place.
MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #4
Written by FRANK TIERI
Art by LOGAN FAERBER
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
1:25 variant by TRAVIS MERCER
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How can Harley stop herself from screwing up the timeline if her future self has already screwed it all up? First she discovered she totally stopped Superman and the Flash from ever existing, and now she’s finding out that she totally time-traveled right over Wonder Woman’s and Aquaman’s origins too! Harley has to stop Harley, or at least try to put the pieces of the DCU she’s broken back together again. With a time machine and a tough, scary, alternate-universe Harley at her side, maybe—just maybe—she can make things right again.
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #122
Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art by RANDY ELLIOTT
Cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS
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After years of private lessons, Daphne is ready to perform at her piano recital held at the Coolsville Civic Auditorium. But her practice turns petrifying when the puckish Pan makes his appearance. Can the gang catch the mythological creature before Daphne’s concert debut becomes her final performance?
only dc books worth reading
SUPERMAN: LOST #4
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Variant cover by LEE WEEKS
1:25 variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
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Can even Superman withstand being pushed past the point of emotional and psychological endurance? Marooned on a comet in uncharted space, the Man of Steel reflects on his humble Smallville origins as crushing emotional fatigue threatens to end his journey back—trauma which results in Lois’s struggle to reconnect with the virtual stranger in her own home.
Last two-DC-book-Priest month for a bit. Hopefully he gets something else - it's been super fun having two Priest books at the same time again from Batman Books.
THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #9
Written by MATTHEW CODY
Art and cover by SCOTT JERALDS
$2.99 US | 32 pages
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Crystal Cove is proud of their tenacious teens and wants to be able to call upon Mystery Inc. at a moment’s notice—you never know when a real estate developer in a mask will cause trouble. Inspired by Gotham’s most famous method of communication, they invite Commissioner Gordon and Batman to the unveiling of the town’s new Scooby Signal!
THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #9
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Backup art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant covers by LEE BERMEJO and CHRISTIAN WARD
1:25 variant cover by CHOKOO!
$5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)
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What’s big and scary and lives in the sewers? In Gotham City, a lot of things. But the Joker is going to war with the biggest scariest of them all—Killer Croc! Plus, Red Hood is being set up to take a fall at Blackgate Prison…and his only hope of survival may just be someone from his past.
>Red Hood is being set up to take a fall at Blackgate Prison…and his only hope of survival may just be someone from his past.
Will scarlet return?
I hope Rosenberg dies in the worst way possible.
WILDC.A.T.S #8
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art and cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
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The world is dying. Grifter may just be our last hope, but things aren’t looking too good for him either. Luckily, his trusty teammates will stand by his side until the end.
Meet the new WildC.A.T.s: Green Arrow, Robin, Savant, Scarecrow, Maul, and Midnighter.
>That's all folks.
Has Rosenberg ever written a good book?
Not once in his life
Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing
Kingpin
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
Thank you, I'll check it out.
>Grifter Featuring WILDC.A.T.S
Every fricking time.
To be fair, Batman is the only thing keeping DC from sinking.
Superman and Flash ironically are selling well
Williamson first issue sold great
No shit. First issues sell because of speculators.
New 52 #1 barely got 100k , while this got #1 in some stores.
I know the #1 boost but Superman around 10s was a disaster sales wise
DC Comics will fix everything by making more characters gay or black. DC’s Woke comics will sell more than Avatar 2. Trust me.
I wish the Gunn reboot would fail already so WBD can sell DC Comics to Microsoft or Disney already.
Not a single comic worth printing
>injects hope and life into DC
>gets a new writer that will probably frick everything up
I don't care for Wally's kids.
what?
I DON'T CARE FOR WALLY'S KIDS
how can you even say that anon
She needs to start looking like this:
So a shitty remake of her dads costume in Young Justice?
I do not like Wally's kids or any story involving the "speedforce"
IS TIM BETTER THAN DAMIAN?
Difficult to say, Tim is walking through the wilderness right now.
I'd say the totality of Tim's stuff is better than Damian's but Damian probably peaks higher. All of Tim's good stuff is at least over a decade old too while Damian does have some decent sort of recent stuff
Well. Currently. Damian had a longer run than Tim. So it ain’t looking good.
Most people seem to think so, but I like Damian better.
I prefer modern Damian to modern Tim.
I prefer 90s Tim to any general era of Damian besides the books specifically written by Grant Morrison himself.
Tim has not been good in literal decades.
Damian has never had any good comics ever
That's completely subjective and you know it.
I like Tim more than Damien.
>I have to wait another month at least to finally see if the Hawks get a shitty creative team
God the wait is killing me. I really hope it turns out decent but the shadow of King looms in the distance.
I thought we already knew about the Hawkgirl creative team
...oh. I must have missed that.
Guess it's my own fault for keeping my hopes up.
Hawkgirl is being written by a troony
Here's your Hawk book bro
>Hawkgirl from Jadzia Axelrod and Amancay Nahuelpan will debut in July. This is Jadzia’s first mainline DC work and Galaxy will be making an appearance!
>Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DC Universe’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and the Justice Society. But with the Justice League disbanded, Kendra decides she needs a fresh start and heads to Metropolis to begin a new life. That life is quickly interrupted by a mysterious villain with a powerful connection to the Nth Metal that makes up Hawkgirl’s wings and weapons. Hawkgirl will also feature a series of variant covers that recount Kendra’s DC history. Hawkgirl #1 will be available on July 18 at local comic shops.
Someone remind me, how old is Kendra supposed to be?
Like, Batman aged? Nightwing aged? Somewhere in the middle?
Kendra is younger than Nightwing actually. She was 19 when introduced in 1999, they turned Dick 20 in 1987.
Well shit, assuming her age hasn't been changed in one of these universal rearrangements, that makes her relationship with Martian Manhunter in Snyder's JL a bit weird in retrospective.
J'onn was the victim there, that was an elderly widower being taken advantage of by a horny teen.
She’s already banged Hawkman, Roy Harper, Sand Hawkins, and the rando who knocked her up at 16 years old, all before she hit with J’onn
Kendra's supposed to be young, she's the next resurrection of Shiera after all. Although technically with the Venditti update she can still work as an older character, since both versions are able to coexist in time
Imagine if this is the one mini that DOESNT get promoted
This is the most aggressively generic description of a comic book I have ever read. Why the frick does nobody have any ideas? This medium is fricked.
Stop fricking going to Metropolis and Gotham holy shit, those places are already crowded, how about going to Midway City for a change?
But anon that'd mean having to read on the character's backstory, and god knows *checks notes* Jadzia Axelrod is way too busy to do that. Much easier to just choose a generic hero city to have generic hero adventures in the background of what undoubtely will be a deep exploration of Kendra's character as we discover she was actually a man all this time.
>Jadzia Axelrod
There's no way someone with a name like that doesn't have videos of them fricking a person in the ass somewhere on the internet.
That is, in a span of 1 year, Batbooks were cancelled: Task Force Z (from the failed Todd), Future State Gotham, I am Batman, Batman Fortress, Batgirls, Robin, Tim Drake Robin.
I wonder what the chances are of a relaunch. I could see characters mashed into groups in an attempt to pare the spares.
Task Force Z was originally solicited as a 12 issue mini, so I'm not convinced it's failed. Same with Batman Fortress.
I hope this melodramatic garbage leads to marriage so we can move on from the rehashed will they wont they bullshit
Anon, King ruined any chance Batman had to marry Catwoman, it's never happening.
I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but didio vetoed the marriage. The chance will always be there it's just a matter of DC milking the status quo.
King wasted the "Bruce getting married" story, they won't be able to do it again.
Ah I get what you mean. I don't think that prevents them from doing it again though. It wouldn't be as hyped but they can still do it.
Is this the pride variant?
No, just a swimsuit variant for the World's Finest book.
It just looks gay because of the art style.
Who the hell makes swim trunks with pockets?
they do exist, I owned a pair once
Omigod. It's all shit. Everything. Even World Finest. Even Wonder Woman. Even Joker Deadly Duo. Even Harley Quinn messes with Multiverse. Even Peacemaker issues. Everything. It is all shit. Don't believe me ? Here's an example of DC comics solicitations right now :
Applaud #1.
Written by DIVERSITY HIRE
Art by THIRD WORLD HISPANIC
Cover by SECOND PERSON THIS WEEK TO GET A JOB WITH US ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SKIN COLOR OR GENDER NON SPECIFIC PRONOUN
Variant Cover by FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS
Variant Cover by WHITE PRIVILEGE
Variant Cover by KILL WHITEY
Variant Cover by BLM BLAM !
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Meet DC newest superhero ! After finding an abandoned bat suit in a dark Gotham alleyway, Hello Dolly, wraps a pride flag around her neck and becomes Applaud, the biggest, baddest, most supercharged, body positive, black lesbian in all of DC comics ! Watch her take on a bunch of newcomers including DC latest addition to its epic rogue gallery "Take a shit in your hands and clap!" It's showdown for ages ! Not to be missed !
Also a few variant covers by some Korean Digital painter with a name like Hyee Yuk Kuk where they just paint some anime girl as whatever character
The absolute seethe.
Poor little white guy: the post
post ethnicity
Only books I'm interested in really are Batman, Detective, Action, Superman, Flash, and World's Finest. and Peacemaker sounds fun. but oof not much
and i try to post positive about DC stuff too
>ctrl f + Metal Men
>0/0
Gay
Go away Dan.
Honest question, aside being well written what made Flash (a non batwank property) survive so long as it did and what solution can these other books do so they don't get canned under 20 issues?
Honestly I think it's not feasible for anyone else, because I feel like it comes down to WB. Between the CW series and how big the psycho playing Barry in the movies is (seriously he has to have dirt on someone important right?) Flash has been around in the Hollywood side of things for a while now, and since they can't distinguish Barry and Wally they're just happy with a book titled Flash on the shelves.
I mean just look at most of the non-batman books they keep around; Supes, Wondy, Flash, Harley Quinn and now Peacemaker are the stars (Adam and Billy too), and they're also the big guys on screen. And hell, there's evidence the other way too; the guy that plays Aquaman is rumored to be recast as Lobo and suddenly the Aquaman push ends.
Because Wally came back and was the protag again?
He was Flash from 1987 to 2007ish and DC only dumped him because Didio wanted his Flash back. The dude is so popular he was ranking top 10 in fan favorite polls 5-6 years in when being gone. Most other characters tank when they're out of sight for that long (eg Tim).
I'm assuming it's a joke somehow but the Titan that dies has to be Beast Boy right? The other guys have books and I don't see him killing a woman
I liked the main Superman book and I hope the Steel one is good because he's cool, but the first Action issue of this new arc was pretty bad imo.
>haven't followed comics in a long time
>come back and check out DC since that was always my poison of choice
>see discussion that suggests that it's rare for series to be sold as ongoings anymore
Damn a lot has happened. I hope a silver lining is that DC reprints more old comics, since those always tend to be money makers (at least back when I was more regular here). I was mostly motivated to come back after rereading some of my Tales of the Batman volumes, but those were already kind of hard to get back then.
>see discussion that suggests that it's rare for series to be sold as ongoings anymore
It's true, DC's new strategy is any new non-batfamily book is slated for 6 issues and if the first 3-4 issues sell decently they will increase to 12 and then as an ongoing if sells well at 8-9 issues
Poison Ivy was the first they did that to. Though with Tim's book and Batgirls also being flops I'm curious if they will also do it to any other batfamily books.
Damn I imagine it's harder to hold a steady job at DC nowadays. I wonder if Marvel is faring any better.
I don't want to buy floppies 🙁