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Poison Ivy Will Be The New Mayor Of Gotham In The DC Universe In 2026

Published Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:17:04 -0600

Last updated Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:45:06 -0600

Article Summary

Poison Ivy officially becomes Mayor of Gotham City in the DC Universe in March 2026.
Ivy teams up with Commissioner Vandal Savage, increasing tension with the Bat-Family.
Upcoming comic issues detail Ivy's journey from incarceration to political power in Gotham.
G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara lead the creative team for a new era of Poison Ivy stories.

It's official. In March 2026, Pamela Isley, or Poison Ivy, is the new Mayor of Gotham. And it seems that with Commissioner Vandal Savage, they will be tightening the government's grip on the city, escalating a full-scale war on the Bat-Family. Odds are it is less likely that Poison Ivy will be shot as easily as the previous mayor of Gotham…

POISON IVY #42
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, MANNY VINCENT CARBONILLA, and NOOBOVICH
Corner Box variant by JORGE JIMENEZ
Women's History Month variant cover by LEIRIX
Symbol variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
It's the beginning of a brave new era of Poison Ivy as Pamela Isley ascends to the role of mayor of Gotham City. But what is her vision for Gotham's future, and how far will she go to protect it?! Let's just say things are going to get pretty bloody! ON SALE 3/4/26

And the solicits that lead up to it… quite the jump from jail to elected office. Though maybe less so these days.

POISON IVY #40
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Jessica Fong
POLITICAL IMMUNITY! Poison Ivy is tired of having to look over her shoulder constantly. Hoping to secure a place of safety for herself, she sneaks back into Gotham City to meet with Police Commissioner Vandal Savage! Will the immortal caveman help her out, or will this meeting be the spark that sets off an explosive new chapter in Poison Ivy's life? Find out! $3.99 1/7/2026
POISON IVY #41
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Davide Gianfelice (CA) Jessica Fong
BEHIND BARS! After being caught red-handed for a crime she most certainly did commit, Ivy finds herself in the cold and unloving embrace of the Gotham City correctional system. Is this the end of Ivy, or has her war only just begun? $3.99 2/4/2026

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