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DC Comics September 2021 Solicits and Solicitations
And now we have the full DC Comics September 2021 Solicits and Solicitations, including all manner of stories that you may have read about on Bleeding cool before… and a few you may not. And a whole load of Wanted covers…
I 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 €œWerewolf 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 JANIN
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 HERVÃS, 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! For 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.
BLUE & GOLD #3
Writer DAN JURGENS
Artist: RYAN SOOK
Cover: RYAN SOOK
The million-dollar debut of Buggles! Booster Gold and Blue Beetle go…broke?! Ted Kord's secret is out: the heir to the Kord Industries fortune has been cut off and cut out of his family's company! Now the duo needs all the help they can get to fight off the Omnizon's attack and set up their new business. Who can possibly save the guys from themselves? Meet the newest member of Blue & Gold…BUGGLES!
32 pages, $3.99, available on Sept. 21.
CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER SONS #6
Writer PETER J. TOMASI
Artist: EVAN STANLEY
Cover: SIMONE DI MEO
Variant cover: NICK BRADSHAW
The Super Sons were trapped in the past by Felix Faust and Vandal Savage so they could unlock the secrets of the future. A young sorceress named Rora has teamed up with Superboy and Robin to get them back to their own time — if they can overcome their über-magical captors!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept, 14,
CHECKMATE #4
Writer BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Artist: ALEX MALEEV
Cover: ALEX MALEEV
Variant cover: MATT TAYLOR
Leviathan has arrived. They have followers and agents all over the globe. What is the secret behind Leviathan's power? The all-new…Checkmate! A collection of the most dangerous spymasters must team up to take back the world. Who is the secret hero behind Checkmate?! Guest-starring Superman!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28,
CRUSH & LOBO #4
Writer MARIKO TAMAKI
Artist: AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Cover: AMY REEDER
Variant cover: PAULINA GANUCHEAU
The continued cosmic adventures of teen titans breakout star CRUSH! Lobo's out of prison and already back to wreaking havoc across the cosmos, and Crush gets stuck behind bars singing the jailbird blues in his place. She needs a plan to prove she's not her dad, and fast…but it's gonna take a prison fight of galactic proportions to pull it off!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 6
DC HORROR PRESENTS: THE CONJURING: THE LOVER #4
Writers: DAVID LESLIE JOHNSON-McGOLDRICK, REX OGLE, RAY FAWKES
Artists: ARRY BROWN, CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
Cover: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Variant cover: RYAN BROWN
Kicked out of college after nearly murdering a classmate, Jessica finds herself back home. Is something taking control of her actions and forcing her to behave violently, or is the secret she's been keeping driving her mad? Plus, a terrifying tale of the haunted music box!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
FUTURE STATE: GOTHAM #4
Writers: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, DENNIS CULVER
Artist: GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
Cover: SIMONE DI MEO
Variant cover: ROSE BESCH
Peacekeeper Red vs. the Next Batman — to the death! Captured and surrounded by psychopaths, Red Hood and the Next Batman must battle each other…to the death! It's a throwdown for the ages! And they're only too happy to do it! Plus, the origins of the newest Bat-villain, Warmonger, are revealed!
32 pages, black and white, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
GREEN LANTERN #6
Writer GEOFFREY THORNE
Artists: TOM RANEY and MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover: BERNARD CHANG
Variant cover: BRYAN HITCH
Far Sector's Jo Mullein goes head-to-head with one-time Green Lantern Sinestro, now the leader of the Sinestro Corps that harnesses the yellow light of fear. But as Jo deals with Sinestro, Simon Baz finds out his former partner, Jessica Cruz, just joined the Yellow Lanterns as the Corps' newest member. Then, in deep space, Kilowog, who's been cut from the Corps, fights for his life in the Dark Sectors. But without a working ring, he may not stand much of a chance of survival.
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 7.
HARDWARE: SEASON ONE #2
Writer BRANDON THOMAS
Artists: DENYS COWAN and BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Cover: MATEUS MANHANINI
With Dakota convinced that Curtis Metcalf is to blame for the Big Bang riot and the police hot on his trail, Curtis decides to change the game in a way that Edwin Alva won't see coming. He just needs to find a way to leave the country without getting caught.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
ICON & ROCKET: SEASON ONE #3
Writers: REGINALD HUDLIN, LEON CHILLS
Artists: DOUG BRAITHWAITE, ANDREW CURRIE
Cover: TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover: DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Everyone on Earth — and beyond — wants them dead! Icon thought he was the only extraterrestrial left on Earth…but unfortunately for him, and for Rocket, he was very, very wrong! A terrifying enemy he believed long dead is hot on their trail…and to make matters worse, his foe now works for the CIA!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), availabe on Sept. 28.
INFINITE FRONTIER #6
Writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist: XERMANICO
Cover: MITCH GERADS
Variant covers: BRYAN HITCH
One story ends and the next phase of the DC Multiverse begins. We have one name for you: DARKSEID. Our heroes knew that someone had been pulling the strings this entire time, but are they prepared for it to be the biggest bad of all? As President Superman, Alan Scott, Roy Harper, and the rest converge for a showdown, the secret of Omega Planet is revealed. Plus, Barry Allen is put on a path he may never get off!
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 7.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #68
Writers: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and RAM V
Artists: SIYA OUM and SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Cover: DAVID MARQUEZ
Variant cover: ALEXANDER LOZANO
The tour! The Justice League has some new members. And those members get a tour of the Hall of Justice from the legends who helped build it while they learn about the people who have dedicated their entire lives to its higher calling. Merlin and his army of the aquatic dead have taken over Atlantis! Can Zatanna handle him and the horror she is hiding within?
40 pages, $4.99, (card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 21.
JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY #3
Writers: J.M. DeMATTEIS, JAMES TUCKER
Artist: ETHEN BEAVERS
Cover: DAN MORA
As the worlds continue to bleed in and out of each other, the Justice League looks to the cosmos to learn how to stop the chaos that's been wrought. Meanwhile, Superman's journey through the Multiverse brings him face to face with another Man of Steel, but is this one friend or foe?
32 pages, $3.99, available on Sept. 7.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: LAST RIDE #5
Writer CHIP ZDARSKY
Artist: MIGUEL MENDONÇA
Cover: DARICK ROBERTSON
Variant cover: DIKE RUAN
Apokolips — not as safe a place to hide a war criminal as you'd think! The Justice League has been tasked with bringing the master of war crimes, your one and only Lobo, to trial in order to account for a life of treachery. But while the League thought Apokolips would be the safest place to store a wanted murderer, there are others out on the hunt for Lobo…
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #5
Writer BRANDON THOMAS
Artist: GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
Cover: GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
Variant covers: RILEY ROSSMO, JORGE FORNES
The Calendar Man's new obsession lies with the Martian calendar. He's committing horrific new crimes to appease a Martian death god and take on its power. For Batman to solve these crimes and bring down Calendar Man, he'll need to call in the Martian Manhunter for help.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variants, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
LOONEY TUNES #262
Writer DEREK FRIDOLFS
Artists: WALTER CARZON and HORACIO OTTOLINI
Cover: DEREK FRIDOLFS
With print publications on the way out and information going online, newspaper reporter Cluck Trent is out of a job. But at least he has his heroic identity of Stupor Duck to fall back on. Or does he? "Up there in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! Uh…what is that? Who cares?"
32 pages, $2.99, available on Sept. 21.
MAD MAGAZINE #22
Writers/Artists: THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
Cover: JASON EDMISTON
We sold our souls to dig deep into the far corners of the purgatory pit of the MAD archives to summon up the most devilishly good dissertations for MAD #22. Sacrifice your funny bone with classic parodies like The Ecchorcist, The Omenous, and The Calamityville Horror.. Sergio Aragones takes A MAD Look at Nightmare on Elm Street. And say close sesame on a freaky new Fold-In by writer/artist Johnny Sampson.
56 pages, $5.99, available on Oct 5.
MISTER MIRACLE: THE SOURCE OF FREEDOM #5
Writer BRANDON EASTON
Artist: FICO OSSIO
Cover: YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
As N'Vir and the Core seek to conquer New Genesis, Shilo and Oberon cross the galaxy to stop N'Vir's plans. Outnumbered and outgunned, Shilo meets another unexpected ally who can fill in the final pieces of the puzzle of what it means to be Mister Miracle. But a tragic secret from the far future could be an obstacle that not even the New Gods can overcome.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
PENNYWORTH #2
Writer SCOTT BRYAN WILSON
Artist: JUAN GEDEON
Cover: JORGE FORNES
More MI6 adventures for the star of TV's Pennyworth! While investigating the possibility of nuclear weapons in a Soviet military base near the arctic circle on behalf of MI6, Alfred and Shirley find the real danger is something they never expected: a human science experiment gone terrifyingly wrong! Meanwhile, in the present, Alfred tries to figure out just who of his many enemies has it out for him this time..,
32 pages, $3.99, available on Sept. 14.
ROBIN #6
Writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist: GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover: GLEB MELNIKOV
Variant cover: FRANCIS MANAPUL
Ding ding ding! Let the tournament begin! The most ruthless fighters in the DCU compete for the ultimate prize: eternal life. To win his first round, Damian Wayne faces two times the danger and two times the trouble: it's Ravager and Flatline versus Robin!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
RORSCHACH #12
Writer TOM KING Artist: JORGE FORNÉS
Cover: JORGE FORNÉS
Variant cover: BEN OLIVER
The end to the mystery is here! It's been a long road to get here, and there have been a lot of dead bodies along the way, but the detective is very near closing the case. All the disparate threads lead back to the crime itself, to the assassination attempt that claimed the lives of the would-be assassins. Find out how it all went wrong for the comic book artist who put on a mask and declared himself Rorschach.
32 pages, $4.99, available on Sept. 14.
RWBY/JUSTICE LEAGUE #6
Writer MARGUERITE BENNETT
Artists: EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and WADE VON GRAWBADGER
Cover: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Variant cover: SIMONE DI MEO
Team RWBY's assault on the creature begins! As they enact their plan, the group quickly learns they underestimated the monster's resources and power as he wages a war with all of Remnant! Can the girls defeat Team JNPR and break them out of their trance, or will they fall under the spell of the beast below?
32 pages, $3.99 (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
SENSATIONAL WONDER WOMAN #7
Writer SANYA ANWAR
Artist: SANYA ANWAR
Cover: NICOLA SCOTT and ANNETTE KWOK
Variant cover: TULA LOTAY
Final issue! Drawn into investigating the apparent kidnapping of a famous socialite and her infant son, Wonder Woman dives deeper into Natalia Close's twisted past and she begins to question what's really going on. Can the Amazon hero convince the troubled Natalia to choose her real life over her villainous new persona…or was that life just a mask all along?
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
SHAZAM! #3
Writer TIM SHERIDAN
Artist: CLAYTON HENRY
Cover: CLAYTON HENRY
Variant cover: FICO OSSIO
Neron returns to test Billy Batson's resolve! Now confronted with the truth about fellow Titans Academy student Dane's lineage, Billy Batson must decide whether he can trust the person who brought him to hell as they searched for the missing Rock of Eternity. But as the duo grows closer to the Rock and the power of Shazam, a new threat that Billy knows all too well emerges — Neron, the demonic lord of the underworld.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99(, available on Sept. 21.
STATIC: SEASON ONE #4
Writer VITA AYALA
Artists: CHRISCROSS, NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
Cover: KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant cover: NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
The Dakota crackdown comes for Static's friends! As the government cracks down on the super-powered teenage Bang Babies, Dakota's schools are getting emptier and emptier…and with someone he loves in the sights of the roundup, Static must put his own life and family at risk to protect them!!
32 pages, $3.99 (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
STRANGE ADVENTURES #12
Writer TOM KING
Artists: MITCH GERADS and EVAN €œDOC€ SHANER
Cover: MITCH GERADS
Variant cover: EVAN "DOC" SHANER
Mister Terrific hasn't just dug into the past, he's jackhammered it to pieces, exposing Adam Strange's deepest, darkest secrets. If Adam did commit war crimes, he needs to be punished, but how do you pull a hero off the field of battle when he's staving off an alien invasion that supposedly only he can stop? Is the truth worth it? And what if Terrific is wrong? The only one who may know for sure: Alanna Strange. Find out in this final issue of one of the year's most exciting comic book miniseries!
40 pages, $4.99, available on Sept. 28
SUICIDE SQUAD #7
Writer ROBBIE THOMPSON
Artists: EDUARDO PANSICA and JULIO FERREIRA
Cover: EDUARDO PANSICA
Variant cover: KEVIN MAGUIRE
Amanda Waller pulls in her newest recruit to Task Force X: the unstoppable and outstanding Ambush Bug! With a mission that literally takes the Squad to hell and back, the sometimes fourth-wall-breaking hero may be the team's only chance at survival. Embarking on a quest to gain access to the Rock of Eternity, the Squad must also face the threat of Rick Flag, who's on the hunt for Waller's head.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
SUICIDE SQUAD: GET JOKER! #3
Writer BRIAN AZZARELLO
Artist: ALEX MALEEV
Cover: ALEX MALEEV
Variant cover: JORGE FORNES
The startling conclusion of this Black Label epic rockets to its surprising, yet inevitable, confrontation between The Joker and the Suicide Squad. With Red Hood wondering who he can trust as he's forced to team up with Harley Quinn and other rogues against the Clown Prince of Crime, one last betrayal changes everything before the final page.
48 pages, $5.99, (card stock variant, $6.99), available on Oct. 5.
SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW #4
Writer TOM KING
Artist: BILQUIS EVELY
Cover: BILQUIS EVELY
Variant cover: ROSE BESCH
Supergirl sets her sights on the Brigands, a group of dastardly nomads hell-bent on slaughtering all they come across. Nowshe must follow their path of destruction to find the fugitive they've been hiding who set her on this intergalactic journey in the first place!
32 pages, $4.99, available on Sept. 21.
SUPERMAN '78 #2
Writer ROBERT VENDITTI
Artist: WILFREDO TORRES
Cover: BEN OLIVER
Variant cover: BRYAN HITCH
After a battle with a rampaging robot, Superman enlists an unlikely ally to crack the code behind who sent it. He needs an intelligent technological genius, and that can only mean one person: Lex Luthor!
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY #4
Writer GRANT MORRISON
Artist: MIKEL JANIN
Cover: MIKEL JANIN
Variant cover: GENE HA
Is the team ready for what's next? Will the Man of Steel's new super-group fall apart before they even begin? The Ultra-Humanite has put together his own team of rogues designed to match the Authority fist for fist. This series comes to an explosive conclusion that will threaten to split the Man of Steel in half!
40 pages, $4.99, available on Sept. 7.
SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #3
Writer TOM TAYLOR Artist: JOHN TIMMS
Cover: JOHN TIMMS
Variant cover: INHYUK LEE
Jonathan Kent hasn't been Superman for long, but he's upset some powerful people with his heroism. And the underground news source known as the Truth is helping Jon open his eyes to evils in the world that could be more powerful than the new Man of Steel. Continuing the brand-new saga of Superman from Tom Taylor, the writer of Nightwing, and John Timms, artist on Future State: Superman of Metropolis.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 14.
TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #7
Writer TIM SHERIDAN
Artist: RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover: RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover: STEVE LIEBER
Gorilla Grodd vs. Gorilla Gregg! A fun, light outing to upstate New York for the students of Titans Academy becomes a nightmare when an entire town turns on them. But as Gorilla City expat Gorilla Gregg fights to save his friends, the young primate discovers, the threat leads him to his own uncle — Gorilla Grodd.
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #6
Writer SHOLLY FISCH
Artist: SCOTT JERALDS
Cover: SCOTT JERALDS
The untold eerie mystery that brought about the first historic meeting between…a young Batman and a pup named Scooby-Doo!
32 pages, $2.99, available on Sept. 14.
THE FLASH #774
Writer JEREMY ADAMS
Artist: CHRISTIAN DUCE
Cover: BRYAN HITCH
Variant cover: JORGE CORONA
Introducing Dr. Nightmare! Bad dreams come to life and lead to chaos on the streets of Central City on the same night the Fastest Man Alive attends a daddy/daughter dance. Side-by-side with his super-powered daughter, Wally must not slow down, or they risk falling victim to the man named Dr. Nightmare.
32 pages, $3.99, (Card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 21.
THE JOKER #7
Writers: JAMES TYNION IV, SAM JOHNS
Artists: GUILLEM MARCH, SWEENEY BOO
Cover: GUILLEM MARCH
Variant covers: BEN OLIVER, SIMONE BIANCHI, JAMES STOKOE.
Tres bien — the Joker visits Paris! Gordon must get to Joker ahead of the Sampsons, but has the Clown Prince set an ambush for his pursuers? Plus, Barbara fights for her life after her introduction to the new Talon! Punchline backup: The search for Kelly Ness — Punchline's former friend who is also in Blackgate Penitentiary — begins.
40 pages, $5.99, (card stock variants, $6.99), available on Sept. 14.
THE JOKER PRESENTS: A PUZZLEBOX #2
Writer MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Artists: JESUS MERINO, KERON GRANT, and DANI
Cover: CHIP ZDARSKY
Variant cover: SHAWN CRYSTAL
The mystery grows! With The Joker still in police custody for a murder he didn't commit, it's the perfect time for him to continue his tales of the twisted treasure hunt with Black Mask's sojourn to the Siberian Sea and Harley Quinn bringing her over-the-top adventure underground.
40 pages, $5.99, available on Sept. 7.
THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #4
Writer: JAMES TYNION IV
Artist: ÃLVARO MARTINEZ BUENO
Cover: ÃLVARO MARTINEZ BUENO
Variant cover: TIFFANY TURRILL
A terrifying truth about the house is revealed! David wants nothing more than to make his fellow residents of the House laugh. He's the Comedian, right? That's what he does. But if no one's in the mood to laugh, then perhaps it's time for him to perform the other function of comedy: to tell his audience an unbelievable truth…
32 pages, $3.99, (card stock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
THE SWAMP THING #7
Writer: RAM V
Artist: MIKE PERKINS
Cover: MIKE PERKINS
Variant cover: FRANCESCO MATTINA
Broken and untethered from the Green, the Swamp Thing is on the run and being hunted by the Suicide Squad, deep in the forests of Kaziranga. Having learned about the true nature of the Green, Levi Kamei knows that if he is to make it out alive and regain his powers, he must choose to embrace the memory of the events that made him the new avatar of the Green — no matter how painful. But time is running out, and Levi must make his choice, as an old nightmare now stalks his steps.
32 pages, $3.99, (cardstock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 7.
WONDER GIRL #5
Writer JOELLE JONES
Artist: ADRIANA MELO
Cover: DAN MORA
Variant cover: JENNY FRISON
Yara stands alone as her world is torn apart! After an unexpected betrayal that shakes Yara to her very core, she ventures out and finds the lost tribe of the Amazons…the Esquecida! Will a reunion with her lost sisters finally give Yara the answers she's been looking for? Or is she now more lost than ever, as she ventures out to find those who wish to never be found?
32 pages, $3.99, (Cardstock variant, $4.99), available on Sept. 28.
WONDER WOMAN #779
Writers: BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and JORDIE BELLAIRE
Artists: TRAVIS MOORE and PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Cover: TRAVIS MOORE and PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Variant cover: BECKY CLOONAN
All good things must end! Janus's murderous rampage through the Multiverse leads Diana and her allies to a place in between worlds where Wonder Woman will come face to face with her darkest fear…a future without her in it! Plus, in our tale set years ago, Princess Diana's quest for truth comes to a thrilling conclusion!
40 pages $4.99, (Card stock variant, $5.99), available on Sept. 14.
WONDER WOMAN BLACK & GOLD #4
Writers: ANDREW CONSTANT, PAUL AZACETA, SINA GRACE, ANDREW MacLEAN, and NNEDI OKORAFOR
Artists: NICOLA SCOTT, PAUL AZACETA, LEO ROMERO, ANDREW MacLEAN, and JACK T. COLE
Cover: TULA LOTAY
Variant covers: JOSHUA MIDDLETON, MATIAS BERGARA
Mod myths of might and mystery! This month's stories are literally out of this world! You won't want to miss Diana traveling to deep space, going toe-to-toe with a feathered friend from her past, and heading back to the '60s for an unexpected mod-era tale. All this and more in an issue jam-packed with tales trimmed in Wonder Woman's signature gold!
40 pages, $5.99, available on Sept. 28.
WONDER WOMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ VOL. 6
Writer GEORGE PEREZ
Artists: GEORGE PEREZ, JILL THOMPSON, CYNTHIA MARTIN
Final volume! In 1987, writer and artist George Pérez reinvented Wonder Woman from the ground up, helping to shape the pop culture icon as fans know her today. This collection includes the final stories of Perez's five-year Wonder Woman run from Wonder Woman #58-62 and War of the Gods #1-4.
304 pages, $29.99, available on Oct. 12.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976
Writer SCOTT SNYDER
Artist: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, others
Cover: RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Paranoia reigns supreme. It's 1976, and this is the final chapter of American Vampire! At a seedy motorcycle rally in the desert where Skinner Sweet is closer than ever to his death wish, Pearl Jones and a shocking partner track him down for one last, desperate mission as the series that launched the careers of superstars Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque concludes! Collects American Vampire 1976 #1-10.
256 pages, $29.99, available on Nov. 2.
BATGIRL OF BURNSIDE OMNIBUS
Writers: CAMERON STEWART and BRENDEN FLETCHER
Artists: BABS TARR and CAMERON STEWART
Cover: CAMERON STEWART
Collected in one volume for the first time! Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, and Babs Tarr reinvent Barbara Gordon from the boots up in this omnibus that collects Batgirl #35-52, Batgirl Annual #3, DC Sneak Peek: Batgirl #1, Batgirl: Endgame #1, and a story from Secret Origins #10.
552 pages, $99.99, available on Nov. 23.
BATMAN BY SCOTT SNYDER & GREG CAPULLO OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Writer SCOTT SNYDER
Artists: GREG CAPULLO AND DANNY MIKI
Cover: GREG CAPULLO
The bestselling Batman epic from the team behind Dark Nights: Metal continues here! This second and final omnibus collection includes Batman #34-52; Batman Annual #3-4, Batman: Futures End #1, DC Sneak Peek: Batman #1, Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3, and stories from Detective Comics #27 and #1000.
928 pages, $125, available on Nov. 16.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN VOL. 2: WORLD'S DEADLIEST
Writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artists: NICK DERINGTON, CLAYTON HENRY, MAX RAYNOR, GLEB MELNIKOV, DALE EAGLESHAM, and ANDREI BRESSAN
Cover: DAVID MARQUEZ
In the aftermath of a deadly duel with the Batman Who Laughs, trouble abounds for the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight. From the zombie resurrection of the Bottle City of Kandor, to battling the combined might of General Zod and Ra's al Ghul, to being turned into living bombs by the Ultra-Humanite, Batman and Superman are in over their heads and need help in their battle against evil. Batman/Superman Vol. 2: World's Deadliest collects Batman/Superman #7-15 and Batman/Superman Annual #1.
272 pages, $19.99, available on Oct. 26.
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH
Writer SCOTT SNYDER
Artists: GREG CAPULLO, JONATHAN GLAPION, OTHERA
Cover: GREG CAPULLO
The Batman and The Joker at the end of the world! Powerhouse creative team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue a decade-long partnership in this acclaimed futuristic miniseries, now in softcover!
184 pages, $24.99, available on Oct. 19.
BATMAN VOL. 1: THEIR DARK DESIGNS
Writer JAMES TYNION IV
Artists: GUILLEM MARCH, TONY S. DANIEL, CARLO PAGULAYAN, JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover: JORGE JIMENEZ
James Tynion IV's Batman run begins here! This start of a bold new chapter in the Batman saga collects stories from Batman #85-94 and Batman: Secret Files #3, featuring the debut of breakout character Punchline and setting the stage for Batman: The Joker War!
264 pages, $24.99, available on Oct. 19.
GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTERS SAGA OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Writer MIKE GRELL
Artists: RICK HOBERG, JOHN NYBERG, MIKE GRELL, MICHAEL DAVIS LAWRENCE, GRAY MORROW, AND OTHERS
Cover: MIKE GRELL
Mike Grell introduced the world to an aging Oliver Queen stripped of his gimmicks and trick arrows. This final omnibus collects Green Arrow #51-80, Green Arrow: The Wonder Year #1-4, and the never-before-collected Shado: Song of the Dragon #1-4, The Brave and the Bold #1-5, Green Arrow Annual #4 and #6, and more.
1,480 pages, $150, available on Nov. 9.
INFERIOR FIVE
Writers: KEITH GIFFEN, JEFF LEMIRE
Artists: KEITH GIFFEN, JEFF LEMIRE, SCOTT KOBLISH, SCOTT KOLINS
The citizens of Dangerfield, Arizona, are beset by strange goings-on after the "Invasion" that rocked the DC Universe, but only five misfit kids seem to notice them. Can they uncover what's happening before some sinister force collects them all? Also, the Peacemaker is on a Top-secret mission from Checkmate and Amanda Waller to find a mysterious weapon before the Russians can.
152 pages, $16.99, available on Oct. 12.
MAN-BAT
Writer DAVE WIELGOSZ
Artist: SUMIT KUMAR
Cover: KYLE HOTZ
Kirk Langstrom has struggled with his monstrous alter ego, Man-Bat for years. He's going to take out his anger on Gotham City. It's all a part of a master plan by the Scarecrow. To stop Crane's plot, Man-Bat must battle Harley Quinn, the Suicide Squad, and Batman himself! Man-Bat collects Man-Bat #1-5.
128 pages, $19.99, available on Nov. 2.
SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL VOL. 4
Writers: JOHN BYRNE, JERRY ORDWAY, PAUL KUPPERBERG, ROGER STERN
Artists: JOHN BYRNE, JERRY ORDWAY, KARL KESEL, JOHN BEATTY, OTHERS
A bold new reimagining of the life and times of the Man of Steel, crafted by legendary comics writer and artist John Byrne! This final volume collects Doom Patrol #10, Superman #16-22, The Adventures of Superman #439-444, Action Comics #598-600, and Superman Annual #2.
520 pages, $49.99, available on Oct. 19.
THE FLASH VOL. 15: FINISH LINE
Writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artists: HOWARD PORTER, RAFA SANDOVAL, CHRISTIAN DUCE, and SCOTT KOLINS
Cover: HOWARD PORTER
Forming a Legion of Zoom — including Captain Cold, the Turtle, Gorilla Grodd, and the Trickster — the Reverse-Flash sets out to not only beat Barry Allen, but also assume his life! Can the Fastest Man Alive keep up with the attacks around Central City, when everyone and everything he loves is in danger? With his greatest enemy calling on Barry's children from the future, the Tornado Twins, the Flash Family steps up to help the hero as he faces his biggest battle ever.
160 pages, $16.99, available on Oct. 12.
THE SANDMAN: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR
Writer NEIL GAIMAN
Artists: MARC HEMPEL, BRYAN TALBOT, MARK BUCKINGHAM, D'ISRAELI, RICHARD CASE, OTHERS
Cover: MICHAEL WM. KALUTA
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. This penultimate volume collects The Sandman #51-69 and a story from Vertigo Jam #1.
529 pages, $49.99, available on Nov. 16.