December 2024

DC December 2024 Solicitations

DC December 2024 Solicitations

The DC December 2024 Solicitations are here! The New Gods are transformed by the creative duo of Ram V. and Evan Cagle, Christopher Cantwell takes on the Challengers of the Unknown, Al Ewing and superstar artist Steve Leiber team up to write Metamorpho, Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman pen the Batman in a new series, Batman by James Tynion IV Omnibus Vol. 1, Far Sector, and Prez receive new covers and introductions, and so much more for the third month of DC All In!

Common abbreviations

  • TP/TPB: Trade Paperback
  • SC: Softcover (like a TPB)
  • HC: Hardcover
  • FC: Full Color
  • DM: Direct Market. This refers primarily to comic book stores or online shops that order via the same means as a comic book store (primarily Diamond or Lunar). Places like Amazon or Barnes and Noble will generally NOT have these variants.
  • FOC: Final Order Cutoff – The time an order has to be submitted by the vendor. Also when you need to get your order in by at TalesofWonder for preorders.
  • RES: Resolicit – A new listing for a product that was previously solicited in PREVIEWS or New to Order, and which is being listed anew since the original Solicitation was cancelled either by the vendor or by Diamond.
  • O/A: Offered Again – This designates an item that has been previously solicited and released, but is being solicited again.

ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO PAPER SHORTAGES, PRINTER JAMS, AND SHIPPING CONFLICTS.

Hardcovers

ABSOLUTE POWER

Writer(s): MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY
Artist(s): DAN MORA, MIKEL JANÍN, GLEB MELNIKOV, V. KEN MARION, JOHN TIMMS, and others
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
$29.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500209

On Sale: 2/4/2025

It’s a story years in the making…and the biggest DC Comics event of 2024! The final domino to fall in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. As the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with Superman, a resistance is forming…and Batman is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the universe from the Fortress of Solitude to Themyscira to Gamorra as the destinies of our heroes and the future of the DC Universe are forever altered. Don’t miss the stunning conclusion to the Absolute Power saga as justice is reborn from the ashes. Also included is a special oversize Ground Zero issue bringing Amanda Waller’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world’s finest heroes…using the combined might of Failsafe, the Brainiac Queen, and the Suicide Squad to do it!

Collecting Absolute Power #1-4 and Absolute: Ground Zero #1.

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN: RED SON

Writer(s): MARK MILLAR
Artist(s): DAVE JOHNSON, ANDREW ROBINSON, KILIAN PLUNKETT, and WALDEN WONG
Cover Artist(s): DAVE JOHNSON
$100.00 US | 216 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799501558

On Sale: 5/27/2025

This Elseworlds tale asks, “What if Superman’s rocket landed in post-WWII Russia instead of Kansas? As a believer in socialism, would he become a loyal puppet to the state? Mark Millar (Wanted), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Kilian Plunkett (Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire), Andrew Robinson (The Fifth Beatle), and Walden Wong (Justice League Unlimited) present the Man of Steel of the Iron Curtain. Collects the entire three-issue series in Absolute format, featuring a new cover by Johnson, development sketches, original page art, and much more!

Collecting Superman: Red Son #1-3.

BATMAN BY JAMES TYNION IV OMNIBUS VOL. 1

Writer(s): JAMES TYNION IV, with others
Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ, GUILLEM MARCH, and others
Cover Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ
$125.00 | 1040 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500636

On Sale: 3/4/2025

From the bestselling and award-winning writer of Detective Comics, Justice League Dark, and Something is Killing the Children and celebrated artists Jorge Jiménez and Guillem March comes the landmark saga that brought Gotham to its knees and introduced the world to Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and more. One epic, interwoven across two series in two volumes, begins here.

Collects Batman #86-105, Batman Annual #5, Batman 2021 Annual #1, Batman: The Joker War Zone #1, Batman: Secret Files #3, Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1, Punchline #1, The Joker #1-4, and stories from Batman #85, Batman #107-111, Infinite Frontier #0, The Joker: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and The Joker #14, and a brand-new cover and introduction by Jorge Jiménez.

BATMAN VOL. 4 DARK PRISONS

Writer(s): CHIP ZDARSKY and KELLY THOMPSON
Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ, MICHELE BANDINI, MIGUEL MENDONÇA, and OTHERS
Cover Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ
$39.99 US | 264 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500582

On Sale: 3/4/2025

Following the mind-blowing revelations of “The Joker Year One, Batman must engineer an escape from Zur’s prison…but what dark secret does Zur now hold that’s a game-changer for the Dark Knight and the entire DC Universe?! And what nefarious role does The Joker play in all this?

Collecting Batman #146-152.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST VOL. 5: SECRET ORIGINS

Writer(s): MARK WAID, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, CULLEN BUNN, DENNIS CULVER, and STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
Artist(s): DAN MORA, TRAVIS MOORE, JORGE FORNES, and others
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
$24.99 US | 176 pages | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500315

On Sale: 2/4/2025

Join the World’s Finest duo, Batman and Superman, as they adventure throughout the DC Universe, facing down threats of all shapes and sizes—assuming they can put their personal differences aside when tempers start to flair!

Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18-19, #25 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2024 Annual #1.

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS VOL. 2 (2025 EDITION)

Writer(s): CHUCK DIXON, ALAN GRANT, DOUG MOENCH, DENNIS O’NEIL, and others
Pencil(s): GRAHAM NOLAN, BRET BLEVINS, MIKE MANLEY, TOM GRUMMETT, and others
Ink(s): SCOTT HANNA, MIKE MANLEY, VINCE GIARRANO, BOB SMITH, and others
Cover Artist(s): KELLEY JONES
$125.00 US | 976 pages | 7 1/4 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500469

On Sale: 2/18/2025

For the first time ever, the entire Knightquest saga is collected in one massive hardcover volume. Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 2: Knightquest includes the bestselling storylines “The Crusade” and “The Search.”

Collecting Batman #501-508, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #59-61, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-28, Catwoman #6-7, Detective Comics #667-675, Justice League Task Force #5-6 Robin #1-2, #7, and Showcase ’94 #7.

FOREVER EVIL OMNIBUS

Writer(s): GEOFF JOHNS, PETER J. TOMASI, STERLING GATES, BRIAN BUCCELLATO, and others
Artist(s): DAVID FINCH, SCOT EATON, PHILIP TAN, PATRICK ZIRCHER, and others Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
$150.00 | 1280 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500377

On Sale: 2/11/2025

The Justice League has fallen. The Crime Syndicate, the League’s evil mirror image, has targeted and eliminated nearly every hero on Earth.

Featuring Forever Evil #1-7, Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1, Forever Evil Director’s Cut #1, Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1-6, Forever Evil: Arkham War #1-6, Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1-6, Justice League #24-29, Justice League of America #8-14, Nightwing #30, and Suicide Squad #24-30!

THE FLASH BY GRANT MORRISON AND MARK MILLAR: THE DELUXE EDITION

Writer(s): GRANT MORRISON and MARK MILLAR
Artist(s): PAUL RYAN, RON WAGNER, POP MHAN, and others
Cover Artist(s): STEVE LIGHTLE
$49.99 | 416 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500421

On Sale: 2/25/2025

In this acclaimed collaboration, iconic comic book creators Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman and Son) and Mark Millar (The Authority, The Ultimates) put the Flash through the most grueling and life-changing challenges imaginable.

Collects The Flash #130-141, Green Lantern #96, Green Arrow #130, and a story from The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 and Secret Origins #50, with a brand-new introduction by series editor Paul Kupperberg.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 2

Writer(s): GEOFF JOHNS
Artist(s): MIKEL JANÍN and MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover Artist(s): MIKEL JANÍN
$24.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500384

On Sale: 02/18/2025

First, in a tie-in to the Dawn of DC, the new team tries to find its footing, but how will they handle coming face-to-face with a group of sidekicks they didn’t realize existed?! And when the JSA and the Lost Children face a new threat, it raises the stakes to a whole new level! As Huntress settles in, the Justice Society encounters a long-lost team: the Justice Society Dark!

Collecting Justice Society of America #6-12.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA DELUXE EDITION

Writer(s): PAUL LEVITZ and KEITH GIFFEN
Artist(s): KEITH GIFFEN, PAT BRODERICK, CURT SWAN, and others
Cover Artist(s): KEITH GIFFEN and LARRY MAHLSTEDT
$49.99 US | 424 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500667

On Sale: 3/4/2025

This is Earth in the 30th century. A world of peace and light. Preserving this peace is the Legion of Super-Heroes, a group of young adventurers who are the best and brightest of their kind. But a darkness is approaching, a centuries-old evil that threat-ens to destroy their entire universe. Herein lies the story of the Legion’s greatest challenge!

This expanded deluxe edition collects Legion of Super-Heroes #284-296 and Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1, and a gatefold character guide featuring the Legion, their allies, and their enemies!

PREZ BY MARK RUSSELL AND BEN CALDWELL: THE DELUXE EDITION

Writer(s): MARK RUSSELL
Artist(s): BEN CALDWELL with DOMINIKE “DOMO STANTON
Cover Artist(s): BEN CALDWELL
$34.99 | 208 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500490

On Sale: 2/18/2025

It’s 2048, and the viral Corndog Girl has been elected America’s first teenage president! In a country where the suffering are willing to shoot themselves on television for a fresh start, will Prez be able to restore the balance and overthrow the nation’s true leaders and their corporate shadow government?

Collects the acclaimed Prez #1-6, stories from DC Sneak Peek: Prez #1, Catwoman: Election Night #1, and Prez: Setting a Dangerous President. Featuring a brand-new introduction by the Eisner, Ringo, and GLAAD award-winning writer Russell, a brand-new afterword by DC Comics Editor-in-Chief Marie Javins, a new cover by National Cartoonists Society award-winning artist Caldwell, and more!

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOL. 1: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION

Writer(s): ALAN MOORE
Artist(s): KEVIN O’NEILL
Cover Artist(s): KEVIN O’NEILL
$100.00 US | 416 pages | 8 1/8 x 12 1/4 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799501954

On Sale: 6/24/25

A rousing work of adventure by the esteemed author of From Hell and the acclaimed illustrator of Marshal Law. London, 1898. The Victorian era draws to a close, and the 20th century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions. Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Edward Hyde, and Mina Murray are those champions, and together they compose the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Collecting The League of Extraordinary (vol. 1) #1-6.

THE BOY WONDER

Writer(s): JUNI BA
Artist(s): JUNI BA
Cover Artist(s): JUNI BA
$29.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500322

On Sale: 2/11/2025

The young prince Damian Wayne was raised to be the heir to the fearsome League of Assassins. But everything changed when his father, the Batman, reclaimed him and brought him back to Gotham City. As Robin, Damian discovered he was merely one of several princes, preceded in the role by his brothers Nightwing, Red Hood, and Red Robin. Visionary writer/artist Juni Ba makes his mark on the timeless story of Batman and Robin, synthesizing the characters’ complex history into an accessible and heartrending tale!

Collecting The Boy Wonder #1-5.

FAR SECTOR: THE DELUXE EDITION

Writer(s): N.K. JEMISIN
Artist(s): JAMAL CAMPBELL
Cover Artist(s): JAMAL CAMPBELL
$49.99 | 368 Pages | 7 1/16 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500360

On Sale: 2/11/25

The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. One hope: rookie Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo Mullein. The critically acclaimed 2022 Hugo Award-winning series for Best Graphic Story or Comic, GLAAD Media Award nominee, and multiple Eisner Award nominee is finally collected in the oversized, prestige Deluxe format.

Presenting Far Sector #1-12, a story from DC Power 2024 #1, a foreword by Gerard Way, a brand-new introduction by multiple-award-winning author Jemisin, a treasure trove of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes artwork, and more!

JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: DEAD IN AMERICA

Writer(s): SIMON SPURRIER
Artist(s): AARON CAMPBELL and others
Cover Artist(s): AARON CAMPBELL
$39.99 US | 328 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781799500438

On Sale: 2/25/2025

The celebrated creative team of Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell return to Hellblazer! John Constantine has cheated death once again—but his heart’s not beating, his body is decaying, and he, his friend Nat, and his son Noah are on the run in America, wanted for murder. Naturally, it’s all John’s fault. But as it turns out, Dream of the Endless needs John’s help.

Collects the complete miniseries John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead In America #1-11.

Trade Paperbacks

ABSOLUTE POWER ORIGINS

Writer(s): JOHN RIDLEY
Pencils: ALITHA MARTINEZ
Inks: NORM RAPMUND
Cover Artist(s): IRVIN RODRIGUEZ, PASQUALE FERRARA, and EDWIN GALMON
$15.99 US | 96 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500216

On Sale: 2/4/2025

Never again. Uncover the untold story of Amanda Waller’s journey and the formation of the Trinity of Evil. Her cat-astrophic attack on Earth’s metahumans left both heroes and villains powerless, but what led the Wall to this pivotal moment? Explore the definitive history of one of the DCU’s most formidable villains in a new companion miniseries to the Absolute Power event. Witness the rise of Task Force X—one of the deadliest teams ever to roam the DC Universe—and learn a shocking revelation that will make history! What secrets lie within the enigmatic alien mind of the Brainiac Queen—and will the Wall survive the consequences of her actions? In Absolute Power: Origins, Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and fan-favorite artist Alitha Martinez narrate the story of a woman who lost everything she held dear, rendered powerless by the senseless chaos around her. Her path of vengeance would lead her to two simple words, forever changing her life and the entire DCU: never again.

Collecting Absolute Power: Origins #1-3.

ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII

Writer(s): LEAH WILLIAMS, JOHN LAYMAN, JEREMY ADAMS, PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE, and others
Artist(s): by CAITLIN YARSKY, MAX RAYNOR, MARCO SANTUCCI, CLAIRE ROE, PETE WOODS, and others
Cover Artist(s): PETE WOODS
$17.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500223

On Sale: 2/4/2025

Super no more! In this series, witness the Absolute Power event through the eyes of evil—as told from the point of view of the Trinity of Evil! With the assault on Metropolis’s heroes complete, Amanda Waller’s cadre of living weapons set their sights on the most powerful supers in the DCU…the Marvel Family! No one is safe as Aquaman and the Atlanteans, Green Lantern, the JSA, Nightwing, the Flash, and the Amazons of Themyscira are targeted for certain destruction as the Trinity of Evil achieves total domination over Earth’s super-powered protectors…but what of the heroes not of this Earth? Hope glimmers even in the face of the ghastly Global Guardian, and a new generation of fighters from every corner of the world have joined forces to rise up! The stakes are as high as ever in this companion volume to the epic Absolute Power event!

Collecting Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1-7.

MYSTIK U: FRESHMAN YEAR ENCHANTMENTS

Writer(s): ALISA KWITNEY
Artist(s): MIKE NORTON and JORDIE BELLAIRE
Cover Artist(s): JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
$16.99 US | 176 pages | 6 x 9 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500629

On Sale: 3/4/25

Hitting the books takes on a whole new meaning when a teenage Zatanna Zatara enrolls at Mystik University—an otherworldly college that promises to teach its young charges how to master their unique and often dangerous magickal abilities. The classic magicians of the DC Universe are reimagined for a new era in Mystik U: Freshman Year Enchantments, collecting the three-issue miniseries from critically acclaimed novelist Alisa Kwitney (Cadaver & Queen, Till the Fat Lady Sings) and fan-favorite artist Mike Norton (Revival, Runaways), presented here for the first time as a young adult graphic novel.

HARLEY QUINN’S BUD AND LOU: TROUBLE TIMES TWO

Writer(s): BEN HED
Artist(s): BEN HED
Cover Artist(s): BEN HED
$12.99 US | 144 pages | 5 16 5/8/2 x 8 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500612

On Sale: 3/4/2025

When Harley’s hyenas, Bud and Lou, are framed for stealing the Lasso of Truth, they’re forced to team up with Super-Pets Ace and Jumpa. Hilarity ensues as the unlikely team sets off on an adventure that leads them from Oswald Cobblepot’s penguins to Mr. Freeze’s polar bears. Ben Hed brings his signature charm and humor to DC in this family-friendly graphic novel perfect for fans of his viral webcomic, Pixie and Brutus!

DCEASED: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

Writer(s): TOM TAYLOR
Artist(s): TREVOR HAIRSINE
$9.99 US | 216 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799501633

On Sale: 6/3/2025

The end is here! Six hundred million people. That’s how many fall victim when a mysterious techno-organic virus is unleased on Earth. Six hundred million infected. Six hundred million turned into mindless, rampaging killers bent on death and destruction. And that’s just the beginning.

Collecting DCeased #1-6.

STATIC: SEASON ONE: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

Writer(s): VITA AYALA
Artist(s): NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$9.99 US | 184 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799501541

On Sale: 5/27/2025

Bullied nerd Virgil Hawkins wasn’t the kind of kid you’d normally find on the streets at a protest—but like everyone else in the city of Dakota, he was fed up. Unfortunately, the first time he stood up to raise his voice, the world turned upside down. The experimental tear gas released that day left some of his classmates maimed or dead…but it left Virgil, and others, with stunning new abilities. Virgil has power inside him now—real power, the ability to channel and manipulate electromagnetic fields.

Collecting Static: Season One #1-6.

BATWOMAN: ELEGY: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

Writer(s): GREG RUCKA
Artist(s): J.H. WILLIAMS III
$9.99 US | 240 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799501824

On Sale: 6/17/2025

A new villain has emerged in Gotham, masquerading as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. She sees herself as the hero in her own twisted fairytale with Gotham as her personal Wonderland. Kate Kane, also known as the Batwoman, is tasked with stopping Alice before she unleashes a deadly poison throughout the city.

Collecting Detective Comics #854-863.

SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

Writer(s): MARK WAID
Artist(s): LEINIL FRANCIS YU and GERRY ALANGUILAN
$9.99 US | 312 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799501916

On Sale: 6/24/25

The Man of Tomorrow redefined for today! Follow Clark Kent as he travels and defends his adopted world, forms relationships with future adversaries, and learns to balance his life as mild-mannered reporter and Superman.

Collecting Superman: Birthright #1-12.

BATMAN ’89: ECHOES

Writer(s): SAM HAMM
Artist(s): JOE QUINONES
Cover Artist(s): JOE QUINONES
$17.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799503866

On Sale: 2/4/2025

Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton’s seminal Batman movies! Batman ’89 brings in screen-writer Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: Batman!

Collects Batman ’89 #1-6.

BATMAN AND ROBIN BY PETER J. TOMASI AND PATRICK GLEASON BOOK TWO

Writer(s): PETER J. TOMASI
Artist(s): PATRICK GLEASON
Cover Artist(s): PATRICK GLEASON
$39.99 | 424 Pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500247

On Sale: 2/4/25

Good and evil. Triumph and tragedy. Death and rebirth. This is Batman and Robin as you’ve never seen them before. Collecting the acclaimed creative team’s modern-day classic, Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason redefines one of comics’ greatest partnerships for a new generation!

Book Two collects Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #15-28 and Batman and Robin Annual #1-2.

BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL. 2

Writer(s): JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist(s): SIMONE DI MEO, JUAN FERREYRA, and NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
Cover Artist(s): SIMONE DI MEO
$19.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500292

On Sale: 2/4/2025

Allied with the mysterious new Shush, Man-Bat will stop at nothing to unleash his Cult of the Bat and its thousands of poisoned bats on Gotham. Batman and Robin have enough on their plate when Flatline, Damian’s crush from the Lazarus Tournament, shows up with her own mysterious plans. Can the three unlikely allies stop Man-Bat and Shush in time? And what does Gotham City High School have to do with it?

BATMAN VOL. 4: THE WAR OF JOKES AND RIDDLES (2025 EDITION)

Writer(s): TOM KING
Artist(s): MIKEL JANÍN, CLAY MANN, SETH MANN, HUGO PETRUS, JOHN LIVESAY, and DANNY MIKI
Cover Artist(s): TONY S. DANIEL, NEAL ADAMS, OLIVER COIPEL, and SANDU FLOREA
$17.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500346

On Sale: 2/11/2025

The Joker and the Riddler would seemingly be natural allies, but early in the Dark Knight’s career, each man determined that he and he alone must be the one to kill the Bat…and either would sooner burn down Gotham than be beaten to the punchline. Critically acclaimed creative team Tom King and Mikel Janín add a new epic to the Dark Knight’s mythology.

Collects Batman #25-32 and includes the can’t-miss, heartbreaking secret origin of Kite Man. Hell yeah.

BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 2 THE BOOK OF DESTINY (2025 EDITION)

Writer(s): MARK WAID
Pencils: GEORGE PÉREZ and JERRY ORDWAY
Inks: BOB WIACEK, SCOTT KOBLISH, and GEORGE PÉRÉZ
Cover Artist(s): GEORGE PÉRÉZ
$17.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500476

On Sale: 2/18/2025

Superman. Wonder Woman. The Flash. Power Girl. The Doom Patrol. Hawkman. Aquaman. The Teen Titans. They’re among the mightiest beings who have ever lived. Together, they are a force that can vanquish any known threat to the universe—But what about the unknown? When a mysterious being called Megistus travels between centuries to steal objects and abduct people, it’ll take all of DC’s heroes and the Challengers of the Unknown, who possess the Book of Destiny, to thwart this evil threat!

Collects The Brave and the Bold #7-12.

GREEN LANTERN: WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: THE BUILDER

Writer(s): PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Artist(s): MONTOS
Cover Artist(s): MONTOS
$19.99 US | 136 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781779528629

On Sale: 1/21/2025

While John and fellow Lanterns Caolán Shepherd, Kyle Rayner, and Guy Gardner strive to stop the Revenant Queen and the mysterious Dark Star of the Fenn from corrupting everything they hold dear, humanity’s future may depend on John’s elderly mother…and the long-lost sister John tried to bring back to life! It’s a Green Lantern adventure unlike any other from the team of Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Batman and Robin) and Montos (Black Adam).

Collecting Green Lantern: War Journal #7-12 and the epilogue from Green Lantern #15.

ICON VS. HARDWARE

Writer(s): REGINALD HUDLIN and LEON CHILLS
Artist(s): DENYS COWAN and YASMÍN FLORES MONTAÑEZ
Cover Artist(s): RAHZZAH
$19.99 US | 168 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500162

On Sale: 2/4/2025

When Hardware discovers a hidden time machine in a government warehouse, he sets out to right the wrongs of the past—both personally and throughout American history. Although this plan has many problems, there’s one big one: wherever Hardware goes, Icon is there. And a man as powerful as Icon knows the dangerous forces Curtis Metcalf is unleashing…and will do whatever it takes to stop him from destroying the Milestone Universe itself!

Collects Icon vs. Hardware #1-5.

MILESTONE COMPENDIUM FOUR

Writer(s): DWAYNE McDUFFIE, JOHN ROZUM, IVAN VELEZ JR., MATT WAYNE, and others
Artist(s): M.D. BRIGHT, CHRISCROSS, HUMBERTO RAMOS, TOMMY LEE EDWARDS, and others
Cover Artist(s): DENYS COWAN
$59.99 US | 1304 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781779500261

On Sale: 2/4/25

The citizens of Dakota City have mostly learned how to adjust to the presence of super-powered beings in their neighborhood. But a new gentrification project threatens to upend the fragile peace between the ordinary citizens and the Bang Babies. Get ready, the Long Hot Summer begins now!

Collects Blood Syndicate #28-32, Hardware #29-38, Icon #28-37, Static #26-31, Shadow Cabinet #14-17, My Name Is Holocaust #1-5, The Long Hot Summer #1-3, and Xombi #12-21.

SHAZAM! VOL. 2

Writer(s): MARK WAID and JOSIE CAMPBELL
Artist(s): GORAN SUDŽUKA, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, and MIKE NORTON
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500407 |

On Sale: 2/18/2025

On the verge of getting the things they want most, Billy’s found family discovers that their fabulous new home has monstrous new dangers hidden inside! Plus, the return of Billy’s birth mother threatens not just the family’s future, but the survival of the universe itself!

Featuring appearances by Black Adam, the Creeper, and more, this gorgeous collection includes issues #7-12 of the fan-favorite new Shazam! series.

STATIC: SHADOWS OF DAKOTA

Writer(s): NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY and VITA AYALA
Artist(s): NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
Cover Artist(s): NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$19.99 US | 208 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781779528087

On Sale: 1/28/2025

Though Virgil and his friends stopped the government’s off-the-books prison operations in Dakota last school year, a powerful new threat lurks in the shadows. The mysterious Ebon is cutting a bloody swath through the underworld on a single-minded quest to find his brother. Against this backdrop of exploding violence, innocent people are finding themselves in the crossfire, with Static confronting his most personal challenge he’s faced yet! Collects Static: Shadows of Dakota #1-7 and Static Team-Up: Anansi #1.

SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOL. 3: REVENGE OF THE DEMON

Writer(s): PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, GENE LUEN YANG, DAN PARENT, and others
Artist(s): RAFA SANDOVAL, MAX RAYNOR, FICO OSSIO, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, and others
Cover Artist(s): STEVE BEACH, RAFA SANDOVAL, and others
$19.99 US | 192 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500285

On Sale: 2/11/2025

The young and volatile terrorist leader Norah Stone has revealed herself, presenting her vision for a city without Kryptonians. Strangely, members of the Super-Family are losing their powers, and a new team of metahumans is emerging to take their place. As the Super family is gradually stripped of their powers, Superman embarks on a perilous mission into the Multiverse alongside unexpected allies: Constantine, the demon Etrigan, and Bloodwynd, who is making his return to Action Comics.

Collecting Action Comics #1060.

RED HOOD: THE HILL

Writer(s): SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
Artist(s): SANFORD GREENE, TONY AKINS, and MORITAT
Cover Artist(s): SANFORD GREENE
$16.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500391

On Sale: 2/18/2025

The Hill was once one of Gotham’s most dangerous suburbs, and its residents joined forces to keep themselves safe when the police—and even Batman—couldn’t. A team of vigilantes called the Watch has managed to keep the gentri-fying suburb safe from its latest outbreak of crime, but will even the addition of Jason Todd as the Red Hood be enough to protect the Hill?

Collects Red Hood: The Hill #0-6, including the story’s beginnings from Red Hood: Outlaw #51-52.

DC Finest

DC FINEST: DOOM PATROL: THE WORLD’S STRANGEST HEROES

Writer(s): ARNOLD DRAKE and BOB HANEY
Artist(s): BRUNO PREMIANI, BOB BROWN, DICK GIORDANO, and others
Cover Artist(s): BOB BROWN
$39.99 US | 624 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500353

On Sale: 2/11/25

Robotman! Elasti-Girl! Negative Man! Beast Boy! The Chief! Regarded by society as misfits and outcasts, these individuals have experienced personal tragedies that granted them extraordinary abilities. Once they were outsiders, but together they are the Doom Patrol!

This first DC Finest volume collects stories from March 1964 to November 1966 from the pages of My Greatest Adventure #80-85, Doom Patrol #86-102, The Brave and the Bold #65, Challengers of the Unknown #48, and Teen Titans #6.

DC FINEST: GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTERS

Writer(s): MIKE GRELL and DENNIS O’NEIL
Artist(s): MIKE GRELL, ED HANNIGAN, DENYS COWAN, KLAUS JANSON, and others
Cover Artist(s): MIKE GRELL
$39.99 US | 544 Pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781779529916

On Sale: 1/21/25

In Mike Grell’s stunning reinvention of the Green Arrow mythos, Oliver Queen has hung up his bow and quiver to settle down for a peaceful life with Dinah Lance. But when trouble comes calling, he is once again forced to become the Emerald Archer.

This DC Finest volume collects Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3 plus Grell’s continuing series in the pages of Green Arrow #1-8, Green Arrow Annual #1, Detective Comics Annual #1, The Question #17-18, and The Question Annual #1 from August 1987 to October 1988.

DC FINEST: HARLEY QUINN: BIRTH OF THE MIRTH

Writer(s): PAUL DINI, KELLEY PUCKETT, KARL KESEL, and others
Artist(s): BRUCE TIMM, MIKE PAROBECK, TERRY DODSON, RACHEL DODSON, and others Cover by BRUCE TIMM
$39.99 US | 616 Pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781779500483

On Sale: 2/18/25

The Maid of Mischief stars in her very own DC Finest collection featuring her very first comics appearances in the pages of The Batman Adventures #12 and The Batman Adven-tures: Mad Love #1, plus her follow-up wacky escapades from Batman: Harley Quinn #1, Harley Quinn #1-8, Action Comics #765, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60, Batman #570 and #573-574, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93, Detective Comics #737 and #740-741, Catwoman #82-84 and #89, and a story from Batman: Gotham Knights #14.

DC FINEST: TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT

Writer(s): MARV WOLFMAN, MIKE W. BARR, and others
Artist(s): GEORGE PÉREZ, GIL KANE, and others
Cover Artist(s): GEORGE PÉREZ
$39.99 US | 536 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 9781799500254

On Sale: 2/4/25

Witness one of the greatest acts of betrayal in comics history in the The Judas Contract where one of the Teen Titans’ own turns on them. But from this tragedy, a new hero will arise. Enter Nightwing!

Collecting stories from July 1983 to March 1984, this volume features The New Teen Titans #33-40, The New Teen Titans Annual #2, Tales of the Teen Titans #41-47 Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3, The Vigilante #3, Batman and the Outsiders #5, Action Comics #546, and World’s Finest Comics #300.

Single Issues

New #1s and Featured Series

THE NEW GODS #1

Writer(s): RAM V
Artist(s): EVAN CAGLE
Cover Artist(s): NIMIT MALAVIA
Variant Covers: EVAN CAGLE and PETE WOODS
Birth of a New God acetate variant cover by EVAN CAGLE ($9.99 US) (Limited to 3000 copies)
1:25 variant cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

RAM V AND EVAN CAGLE RESHAPE THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE DCU!

An old god has died, and the reverberations of his passing are felt across the universe, setting forth the soldiers of an intergalactic army and awakening the latent powers of a mysterious child on Earth. But this has all been foreseen—prophesized by the Source and fed as enigmatic images to its agent, Metron. Now, as Metron brings word of this cosmos-shattering prediction to the residents of New Genesis and Apokolips, both worlds are thrown into chaos and conflict. On Earth, Scott Free and Barda find themselves unaware of this incoming chaos while consumed with their most daunting task yet: parenthood. Ram V and Evan Cagle bring the Fourth World to a whole new generation in this epic of cosmic proportions. An old god has died…the New Gods are born!

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #1

Writer(s): CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Artist(s): SEAN IZAAKSE
Cover Artist(s): MIKE DEODATO JR.
Variant Covers: TAURIN CLARKE and DANNY EARLS
Foil variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
Design variant cover by DAN MORA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 5 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Spinning out of Absolute Power and the DC All In Special, the terror of the Darkseid shockwave has cascaded across the DC Universe…tearing open the very fabric of time and space itself! Only one band of super-scientists have the right stuff to challenge the fate of a universe…enter: THE CHALLENGERS OF THE UKNOWN. Alongside the Justice League—where the Challengers run day-to-day operations for the massive Watchtower base in orbit above Earth—Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis must team with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the League to seal the rifts that threaten the galaxy. But a mysterious foe from the Challengers’ past lurks in the shadows, and its connection to the godshock will put the DCU on borrowed time!

METAMORPHO: THE ELEMENT MAN #1

Writer(s): AL EWING
Artist(s): STEVE LIEBER
Cover Artist(s): STEVE LIEBER
Variant Covers: ERICA HENDERSON and IAN BERTRAM
1:25 variant cover by STEVE BEACH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

To know him is to love him — that fab freak who can change himself into any element in the human body! He’s the one and only Rex Mason, alias Metamorpho…but can even he win out against Cy.C.L.O.P.S., the hairy eyeball of crime that gazes from the top of the pop charts to the lowest depths of evil — and even into the far-off, far-out Ra-Realm? To find out, the Element Man must survive a hand-picked assassin who can match him change for change…and that’s just the first issue! Join us for this covalent bond of friends and foes in the brand new ongoing series from superstar team Al Ewing and Steve Lieber!

BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS #1

Writer(s): DAN WATTERS
Artist(s): HAYDEN SHERMAN
Cover Artist(s): HAYDEN SHERMAN
Variant Covers: STEVAN SUBIC
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
$4.99 | 32 pages | 1 of 12 | Variant $5.99 (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

THE ARTIST OF ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN AND THE WRITER OF NIGHTWING PRESENT FOUR DEADLY MYSTERIES FROM BATMAN’S EARLY YEARS!

Set during the early years of Batman’s career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City’s protector while the city itself fights back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some of the most twisted mysteries Gotham City and its protector have ever encountered.

Case 01: We Are Wounded

A series of sickeningly gruesome murders has sent shock waves through Gotham. Are these the random works of a serial killer, or is there something more sinister at play? Batman attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery before any more victims are claimed.

TWO-FACE #1

Writer(s): CHRISTIAN WARD
Artist(s): FÁBIO VERAS
Cover Artist(s): BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant Covers: CHRISTIAN WARD and CHRIS SAMNEE
1:25 variant cover by LEONARDO ROMERO
$3.99 | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

After years of internal conflict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. Now Harvey will use his skills as an attorney to resolve the conflicts of Gotham’s weirdest and most dangerous criminals, starting with Victor Zsasz. When Zsasz is accused of murdering a fellow member of Gotham’s underworld contingent, who better to prove a criminal’s innocence than someone who’s been on both sides of the law?

Absolute Universe

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3

Writer(s): SCOTT SNYDER
Artist(s): NICK DRAGOTTA
Cover Artist(s): NICK DRAGOTTA
Variant Covers: BECKY CLOONAN and GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
1:25 variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
1:50 variant cover by STEVAN SUBIC
$4.99 US | 24 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Batman and Alfred have formed a tentative alliance, but the Black Mask has some new friends too…and they’re coming to Gotham to wreak absolute havoc. Plus, discover the dark secret that will rock Bruce to his core and make him question everything…

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #2

Writer(s): JASON AARON
Artist(s): RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover Artist(s): RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant Covers: MAHMUD ASRAR and MATEUS MANHANINI
1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE
1:50 variant cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
$4.99 US | 22 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

The Lazarus Corporation sent their most battle-hardened crew of Peacemakers to locate the mysterious fugitive interfering with their mining operations—but they weren’t expecting one motor-mouthed, iron-willed woman to be the one to finally get the cuffs onto him!

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #3

Writer(s): KELLY THOMPSON
Artist(s): HAYDEN SHERMAN
Cover Artist(s): HAYDEN SHERMAN
Variant Covers: ARIEL DIAZ and CHUMA HILL
1:25 variant cover by DANI
1:50 variant cover by ARIEL DIAZ
$4.99 US | 24 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

A Harbinger is but a messenger. It is The Tetracide that you must fear, for The Tetracide leaves nothing behind. Diana’s true enemy has been revealed—and it will take everything she has to save Gateway City from oblivion!

Batman Office

BATMAN #157

Writer(s): CHIP ZDARSKY
Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ and TONY S. DANIEL
Cover Artist(s): JORGE JIMÉNEZ
Variant Covers: TONY HARRIS and TONY S. DANIEL
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
Foil variant cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ ($6.99 US)
1:25 cover by JEROME OPEÑA
1:50 variant cover by RAFAEL GRASSETTI
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed and the city in chaos, Batman must find the strength to fight a war on multiple fronts and save Gotham from disaster. The fates of Jim Gordon, the Riddler, and all of Gotham rest in the hands of the Dark Knight in a climactic issue so big it takes two superstar artists to bring it to life!

DETECTIVE COMICS #1092

Writer(s): TOM TAYLOR
Artist(s): MIKEL JANÍN
Cover Artist(s): MIKEL JANÍN
Variant Covers: STEVAN SUBIC and CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
1:25 variant cover by ASHLEY WOOD
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

The streets of Gotham run red with blood—blood that the mysterious villain known only as Asema has taken quite an interest in. Who is this scalpel-fingered creature collecting the plasma of young men, and what is Asema’s connection to Bruce Wayne? Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín continue their exploration of the darkest corners of Gotham City!

NIGHTWING #121

Writer(s): DAN WATTERS
Artist(s): DEXTER SOY
Cover Artist(s): DEXTER SOY
Variant Covers: DAN PANOSIAN and GLEB MELNIKOV
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
1:25 variant cover by DEXTER SOY
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

After tragedy strikes, Nightwing seeks to hold the gangs of Blüdhaven accountable. But alliances in this city may not be what they seem, and powered-up Spheric police officers hover overhead seeking to dispense their own brand of justice…

BATMAN AND ROBIN #16

Writer(s): PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Artist(s): MIGUEL MENDONÇA
Cover Artist(s): JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
Variant Covers: SIMONE DI MEO and DAN PANOSIAN
1:25 variant cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

As the Dynamic Duo attempts to solve the mysteries of Memento’s recent attacks, Batman begins to fear that his bond with his son and partner is beginning to fracture. Is this simply teenage angst, or is Damian truly pulling away from his father? Meanwhile, Memento emerges from the shadows, and the stone-faced specter of atrocities past makes himself known in the Gotham underworld.

BATGIRL #2

Writer(s): TATE BROMBAL
Artist(s): TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover Artist(s): DAVID TALASKI
Variant Covers: JORGE JIMÉNEZ
1:25 variant cover by SKYLAR PATRIDGE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

With Lady Shiva gravely wounded and Batgirl refusing to join her mother’s cause, the two seek refuge in the unlikeliest of places while the mysterious Unburied continue to hunt them—just as their deadly leader finally emerges from the shadows. Lives are at stake, but it wouldn’t be a killer face-off without some casualties!

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNCOVERED #1

Writer(s): ARIANNA TURTURRO
Artist(s): GUILLEM MARCH
Cover Artist(s): GUILLEM MARCH
Variant Covers: HOMARE and EJIKURE
Foil variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:25 variant cover by MARCIO TAKARA
1:50 variant cover by BAILIE ROSENLUND

On Sale: 12/25/24

A cover-gallery special celebrating the classy and criminal Gotham City fixtures known as the Gotham City Sirens! Join Ivy, Harley, and Catwoman as they take a trip back down memory lane!

HARLEY QUINN #46

Writer(s): ELLIOTT KALAN
Artist(s): MINDY LEE
Cover Artist(s): ELIZABETH TORQUE
Variant Covers: DAVID NAKAYAMA and JORGE FORNÉS
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

Laddies and Gentlegirls, are your engines burning for violence, malfeasance, and mayhammery? Look no further than this issue of Harley Quinn (available for preorder right now)! I, Imperator Harleyiosa, acting as the agent of the Council of Aggrieved Local Retailers of Throatcutter Hill, have placed an embargo on all internet purchases in our disgusting little corner of Gotham City henceforth. No more will convenient internet retailers flood our streets with their express-mail trucks and fill our recycling bins with empty cardboard boxes! Embargoed! Watch out, ’cause I got some serious road rage I can’t wait to unleash! Set wheel in here, and I’m gonna blow up your truck!

POISON IVY #28

Writer(s): G. WILLOW WILSON
Artist(s): MARCIO TAKARA
Cover Artist(s): JESSICA FONG
Variant Covers: JENNY FRISON and PABLO VILLALOBOS
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by KNIGHT ZHANG
1:50 variant cover by JENNY FRISON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

There is something stirring in the world—a primordial force that has been reawakened by the one and only Pamela Isley, and another that is very unhappy about the former’s return. Ivy’s fight against the Order of the Green Knight sends her down a strange and horrifying path where she discovers that her actions have had a far wider-reaching impact than she ever dreamed.

CATWOMAN #71

Writer(s): TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Artist(s): MARIANNA IGNAZZI
Cover Artist(s): SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
Variant Covers: FRANK CHO and LEE BERMEJO
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by NOOBOVICH
1:50 variant cover by FRANK CHO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

What’s one Catwoman between good friends? Selina’s international hunt brings her to Stockholm in search of an old acquaintance who has become a crime lord there…Of course, she’s pretty sure he might be the one who’s put a price on her head, so she’s going to need to sneak in if she wants to get answers. Luckily for this cat, there’s a fancy-dress party that’s the perfect opportunity to slink in unnoticed.

BIRDS OF PREY #16

Writer(s): KELLY THOMPSON
Artist(s): SAMI BASRI
Cover Artist(s): LEONARDO ROMERO
Variant Covers: SERG ACUÑA and RIAN GONZALES
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

Did you ever wonder what happens when Small Bat gets big? And whatever will Big Barda have to say about it? Meanwhile, five Amazons’ lives are on the line and oh, the entire Birds of Prey field team is caught in a twist no one could have anticipated.

BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE #3

Writer(s): MARK WAID and CHRIS SAMNEE
Artist(s): CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover Artist(s): CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant Covers: CARLOS D’ANDA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US

On Sale: 12/18/24

The General makes his move, committing a series of bizarre crimes that turn Gotham’s underworld factions against one another and leaving little in the way of clues for Batman. And while things are bad for the Dark Knight, they’re even worse for Bruce Wayne and his teenage ward, Dick Grayson. But when Batman and Robin are once again called into action, their inability to get on the same page against the Maroni family and Two-Face could cost them both their lives!

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN: THE LAST HALLOWEEN #4

Writer(s): JEPH LOEB
Artist(s): CLIFF CHIANG
Cover Artist(s): TIM SALE
Variant Covers: CLIFF CHIANG and IAN CHURCHILL
$4.99 US | 32 pages | (all covers are card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed up for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act—Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part mystery continuing the story from 2021’s Batman: The Long Halloween Special. In each issue, Loeb will be joined by one of the top artists in comics, in a beautiful and lovingly crafted tribute to Sale’s art and legacy. With a life hanging precariously in the balance, the Boy Wonder decides to take matters into his own hands!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #20

Writer(s): TY TEMPLETON, SIMONE DI MEO, DAVE WIELGOSZ and MICHAEL CONRAD
Artist(s): TY TEMPLETON, SIMONE DI MEO, NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA and CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
Cover Artist(s): SIMONE DI MEO
Variant Covers: AARON BARTLING and TULA LOTAY
$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

THE CAN’T-MISS FINAL ISSUE!

Zatanna and Bat-Mite’s unexpected history is revealed in a time-hopping feature story from Ty Templeton! Plastic Man and Wonder Woman have infiltrated the Mirror House in search of the stolen Lasso of Truth, but will they ever make their way out? Animal Man’s unexpected team-up reaches its stunning conclusion! Batman awakens to find himself with a tattoo…but why is it spreading? Find out in this thrilling final issue!

Superman Office

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #2

Writer(s): MARK WAID
Artist(s): DAN MORA
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
Variant Covers: SIMONE DI MEO, MIKE DEODATO JR., ARIEL COLÓN, and DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by DAVE WILKINS
1:50 variant cover by LUCAS MEYER
RAISED UV foil variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

As the Justice League grapples with the ramifications of the Atom Project, a strange alert brings the team to the jungles of South America…and a horrific discovery. Can the elite Justice League strike force save a village from total slaughter? Plus…the mystery of the Darkseid heir deepens, and dissension in the ranks forces Batman’s hand.

SUPERMAN #21

Writer(s): JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist(s): DAN MORA
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
Variant Covers: JESSICA FONG, DAVE JOHNSON, and CHRIS SAMNEE
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
1:25 variant cover by DAVID LAPHAM
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

Following Doomsday’s fiery attack on Metropolis, Clark and Lois realize they have been so busy saving the world that they haven’t had time together, so they plan an epic date night! What could go wrong? Well, for starters, a massive alien armada is bearing down on Earth looking for revenge against…SUPERMAN?! What secret has Clark not told Lois about the future?

WONDER WOMAN #16

Writer(s): TOM KING
Artist(s): BRUNO REDONDO and KHARY RANDOLPH
Cover Artist(s): DANIEL SAMPERE
Variant Covers: DAVID NAKAYAMA and BRUNO REDONDO
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
1:25 variant cover by JEEHYUNG LEE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/17/24

As the war against Sovereign rages, new mother, Wonder Woman, relies on her allies to chip away at this seemingly unshakable villain. His greatest weapon is his anonymity, but now is the time to expose the truth with the talents of the greatest detective in the DC Universe. Detective Chimp swings into action for this bananas adventure!

ACTION COMICS #1078

Writer(s): MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI
Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE
Cover Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Covers: SWEENEY BOO and MIKEL JANÍN
1:25 variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

Two worlds in peril; only one can be saved. Teaming with his fellow Justice Leaguer, Mr. Terrific, to defend against Aethyr’s deadly machinations, the Man of Steel is left on the defensive and out of options. Superman must choose which realm to save: Earth or the Phantom Zone! Plus, Supergirl falls under the spell of Koncept!

ACTION COMICS #1079

Writer(s): MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI
Artist(s): MICHAEL SHELFER and SKYLAR PATRIDGE
Cover Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Covers: JON BOGDANOVE and JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

Prison break! In a last-ditch attempt to save both the Earth and the Phantom Zone from certain annihilation, Superman has been knocked for a loop and is only just now regaining consciousness. But what’s that in the distance? The tiny silhouettes of every single Phantom Zone prisoner freed and heading straight for him? Uh oh… Plus, the true villain behind Supergirl’s mission reveals himself!

ACTION COMICS #1080

Writer(s): MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI
Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE
Cover Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Covers: MARK SPEARS and MARIO FOCCILLO
1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Brawl of the Super-Men! As the Phantom Zone prisoners rain down upon our heroes, only the House of El stands in their way…and Superman will not go down without a fight! It’s the brawl to end all super-brawls in this penultimate chapter of the Action Comics weekly! Plus, Supergirl makes a final appeal with hopes of saving the universe.

ACTION COMICS #1081

Writer(s): MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI
Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE
Cover Artist(s): CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Covers: MARK SPEARS and DAVID TALASKI
1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

It’s all led to this! As the final battle between Aethyr’s forces and the heroes of Earth reaches its climax, the Phantom Zone is changed forever…altered from the ground up and ready for new prisoners. But who of the super family will be amongst them? It’s the shocking finale to the Action Comics weekly, and you’re going to have to read it to believe it! Plus, Kara’s perilous journey home begins!

SUPERWOMAN SPECIAL #1

Writer(s): JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist(s): EDWIN GALMON
Cover Artist(s): EDWIN GALMON
Variant Covers: DAVE WILKINS and ELIZABETH TORQUE
1:25 variant cover by MARK SPEARS
Foil variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

The amazing story of how Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Lois Lane got superpowers and became Superwoman is finally told. What does it mean for the matriarch of the Super family to fly alongside her family and friends? And how long will these powers last? And who wants these powers for themselves?! Guest starring the Atom, Mister Terrific, Supergirl, and Silver Banshee!

BATMAN / SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #34

Writer(s): MARK WAID
Artist(s): FRAN GALÁN
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
Variant Covers: YANICK PAQUETTE and MIKE DEODATO JR.
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/17/24

The Super-Pets have gone berserk, Metropolis and Gotham City stand on the verge of ruin, and the world’s only hope is…the Batgirl/Olsen team? It’s a comedy of terrors as—wait, is that a flying monkey in a red cape…?

TITANS #18

Writer(s): JOHN LAYMAN
Artist(s): PETE WOODS
Cover Artist(s): PETE WOODS
Variant Covers: EDWIN GALMON and VASCO GEORGIEV
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/17/24

So much for the Titans being one big happy family! Raven is acting strangely, Cyborg is keeping secrets, and Arsenal is working everyone’s last nerve. It would be a really bad day for the Titans to be attacked, wouldn’t it?

JSA #2

Writer(s): JEFF LEMIRE
Artist(s): DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover Artist(s): CULLY HAMNER
Variant Covers: JEFF LEMIRE and LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

Flash back to the events leading into the previous issue as the JSA investigates a break-in at the observatory of Ted Knight, the original Starman. How was the JSA separated, and where is the Tower of Fate? What caused the rift between Jade and Obsidian after the disappearance of their father, Green Lantern Alan Scott? And what is the Injustice Society of America plotting?

BLACK CANARY: THE BEST OF THE BEST #2

Writer(s): TOM KING
Artist(s): RYAN SOOK
Cover Artist(s): RYAN SOOK
Variant Covers: LEIRIX
1:25 variant cover by CHUMA HILL
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

After a disastrous first round, Black Canary takes to her corner and her coach. How could she ever prepare herself for a match against Lady Shiva? The answer is simple…mother knows best. The original Black Canary is back and ready to train her daughter for the fight of both their lives.

BLACK LIGHTNING #2

Writer(s): BRANDON THOMAS
Artist(s): FICO OSSIO
Cover Artist(s): FICO OSSIO
Variant Covers: RYAN BENJAMIN
$4.99 US | 20 pages | 2 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

Still struggling to move past the traumatic events of Absolute Power Black Lightning’s family is dealt a crushing blow after the reveal that his eldest daughter, Anissa, has lost control of her newly altered powers. Between his elevated responsibilities in the Justice League, his commitments to his community, and now needing to help his daughter, Jefferson Pierce just might crack under pressure!

THE FLASH #16

Writer(s): SIMON SPURRIER
Artist(s): VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover Artist(s): MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant Covers: DIKE RUAN and MATTIA DE IULIS
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

As the family continues their time in Skartaris, something is causing some serious seismic shakes—but is the cause of the quake something sinister? Also, Jai discovers how his abilities have evolved!

GREEN LANTERN #18

Writer(s): JEREMY ADAMS
Artist(s): XERMÁNICO
Cover Artist(s): XERMÁNICO
Variant Covers: MARK SPEARS
Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:25 variant cover by LEIRIX
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/10/24

Thaaros has arrived on Oa, hell-bent on destroying everything in his wake, with only Hal Jordan and the other Lanterns to stop him. Meanwhile, Kyle uncovers the secret of the Source Lantern as Varron moves to gain its power for his own. The Green Lantern universe flies toward a new status quo as our heroes contend with the nefarious forces gathered against them!

GREEN ARROW #19

Writer(s): CHRIS CONDON
Artist(s): MONTOS
Cover Artist(s): TAURIN CLARKE
Variant Covers: E.M. GIST
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

As Oliver Queen is forced to ask tough questions about the origins of the Fresh Water environmental disaster, the Fresh Water Killer moves towards their next target. With time running out before another murder rocks the city, the Emerald Archer runs into surprising resistance to his investigation!

GREEN LANTERN / GREEN ARROW: WORLD’S FINEST SPECIAL #1

Writer(s): JEREMY ADAMS
Artist(s): LUCAS MEYER and TRAVIS MERCER
Cover Artist(s): DAN MORA
Variant Covers: HOWARD PORTER and V. KEN MARION
1:25 variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Everyone’s favorite hard-travelin’ heroes are back and brought to you through the iconic lens of World’s Finest! In the not-too-distant past, Oliver Queen and Hal Jordan find themselves at a crossroads…and only teaming up together once more will save them from the scope of the mysterious bounty hunter known in whispered tones throughout the underworld as Deathstroke the Terminator. Plus, writer Jeremy Adams returns to the world of the Flash to weave a twisted tale of Barry Allen on the road to cri-sis—it’s a World’s Finest adventure you cannot miss in this special, oversize one-shot spectacular!

POWER GIRL #16

Writer(s): LEAH WILLIAMS
Artist(s): ADRIANA MELO
Cover Artist(s): YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant Covers: MIGUEL MERCADO, TERRY DODSON, and RACHEL DODSON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

With the secrets of Metropolis’s mysterious new hero out there, Power Girl now has all she needs to take her rival down once and for all. Will she prevail as she seeks revenge for Omen? Or does Ejecta have one final surprise up her sleeve?

SHAZAM! #18

Writer(s): JOSIE CAMPBELL
Artist(s): DAN McDAID
Cover Artist(s): GLEB MELNIKOV
Variant Covers: JAVIER PULIDO and MANOU AZUMI
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

The Society app isn’t just infecting Philadelphians with brotherly hatred. The users are also hosts to the parasite, Mr. Mind! And Freddy Freeman, a.k.a. the Commander, is no exception. Will the combined efforts of the whole Shazamily be enough to free him? And with a second secret follower watching Billy Batson’s family, how close is Mr. Mind to his true target, the Successor?

THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #2

Writer(s): ALEX SEGURA
Artist(s): CIAN TORMEY
Cover Artist(s): CIAN TORMEY
Variant Covers: JORGE FORNÉS and LUCIO PARRILLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

As the Justice League Watchtower reels from a grisly murder, the Question must face a dark reality: that the main suspect in the brutal crime could be someone close to her! But as Renee digs into the unsavory mystery, she’s derailed by an unexpected—and powerful—new foe. But are the killing and surprise attack related? If so, who’s pulling the strings? The Question must navigate clues and double crosses to get to the truth…if she can survive that long.

Milestone

MILESTONE UNIVERSE: SHADOW CABINET #2

Writer(s): JOSEPH P. ILLIDGE
Artist(s): DARRYL BANKS and ATAGUN ILHAN
Cover Artist(s): DENYS COWAN
Variant Covers: NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 2 of 4 | All covers are card stock

On Sale: 12/18/24

The assassin, Sanction, has set his sights on Paris Island with the goal of eliminating the Blood Syndicate once and for all. Meanwhile, Rocket seeks out Static in hopes of recruiting him for the upcoming war against S.Y.S.T.E.M.—but after everything Virgil’s been through of late, he’s not exactly the upbeat, wise-cracking kid he once was. Can Rocket convince him of the dynamic team-up she envisions, or does this spell the end of Static’s heroic exploits?

DC Horror

DC HORROR PRESENTS… #3

Written and drawn by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA and PATRICK HORVATH
Cover by TYLER CROOK Variant cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) | 17+

On Sale: 12/25/24

In this very special (and spooky) artist-writer issue, horror comics legends Francesco Francavilla and Patrick Horvath write and illustrate two frightful stories set in the DCU. Come see Adam Strange’s adventures become a lot stranger as he brings parasitic dirt to Earth from the planet Rann. And what else lies in store? You’ll just have to see…if you dare!

DC HORROR PRESENTS: CREATURE COMMANDOS #3

Writer(s): DAVID DASTMALCHIAN
Artist(s): JESÚS HERVÁS
Cover Artist(s): TIRSO
Variant Covers: CHRIS MITTEN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $3.99 US (card stock) | 17+

On Sale: 12/4/24

This installment puts Vincent Velcro in the literal spotlight as he takes on a megachurch hell-bent on “purification (which, for vampires, means being baptized in deadly sunlight). Meanwhile, back in the present, Wanda sneaks into one of the lab’s private rooms—and makes some bone-chilling discoveries!

Facsimiles

FLASH COMICS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION

Writer(s): GARDNER FOX, JOHN WENTWORTH, and ED WHEELAN
Artist(s): HARRY LAMPERT, SHELDON MOLDOFF, DENNIS NEVILLE, STAN ASCH, ED WHEELAN and GEORGE STORM
Cover Artist(s): SHELDON MOLDOFF
Foil variant cover by SHELDON MOLDOFF ($8.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($7.99 US)
$6.99 US | 64 pages

On Sale: 12/4/24

A not-to-be-missed full facsimile reprint of the landmark first issue and first appearance of the Fastest Man Alive…the Flash. A Golden Age spectacular that also includes the first-ever appearances of fellow Justice Society of America members and Golden Age heroes Hawkman and Johnny Thunder in their own features.

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #9 FACSIMILE EDITION

Writer(s): MARV WOLFMAN
Artist(s): GEORGE PÉREZ and JERRY ORDWAY
Cover Artist(s): GEORGE PÉREZ
Foil variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)
$4.99 US | 32 pages

On Sale: 12/18/24

The brief pause after the climactic destruction of so many worlds is interrupted by a new threat: an assembled team of villains led by Lex Luthor and Brainiac coordinate plans to destroy the remaining Earths if their leaders don’t capitulate. Meanwhile, on Oa, Guy Gardner accepts a ring of power and a new mission as the Guardians’ agent of vengeance. A full facsimile reprint from the series that forever changed the DC Universe.

GREEN LANTERN #59 FACSIMILE EDITION

Writer(s): JOHN BROOME
Artist(s): GIL KANE and SID GREENE
Cover Artist(s): GIL KANE and MURPHY ANDERSON
Foil variant cover by GIL KANE and MURPHY ANDERSON ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)
$4.99 US | 32 pages

On Sale: 12/11/24

Born without fear and selected by the ring of his dying predecessor, Hal Jordan of Earth is the Green Lantern. But when Abin Sur crashed on Earth, his ring also found one other identically worthy candidate. Meet Guy Gardner, in his first appearance, and learn what his fate would have been if the ring had gone to him instead of Hal Jordan in “Earth’s Other Green Lantern.

Holiday Specials

BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS: SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS #2

Writer(s): JEFF PARKER
Artist(s): LUKAS KETNER and MICHELE BANDINI
Cover Artist(s): BERNARD CHANG
Variant Covers: STEPHEN BLISS
1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

To find the missing Justice League, Klaus, Zatanna, and Robin will brave the greatest terror of the holidays…a Christmas party. You are cordially invited to a winter solstice gathering of the strange and oft-deadly magical community at the Georgetown mansion of Baron Winters, one guest limit. After a performance by sirens and banshees, we will gather in the Baron’s study, where noted demonologist Jason Blood will be giving a reading on the origins of the being called the Silent Knight!

BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS: SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS #3

Writer(s): JEFF PARKER
Artist(s): LUKAS KETNER and MICHELE BANDINI
Cover Artist(s): BERNARD CHANG
Variant Covers: REIKO MURAKAMI
1:25 variant cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

We’re not going to sugarplum-coat it: the situation is dire. The Justice League is trapped in the Hollow Kingdom, hunted by monsters and skeletons. Innocents everywhere are falling to the Silent Knight’s sword…including a hero everyone was counting on. Right when Klaus looks to have an edge, he goes missing! TBH, the only way we see this turning around is if Zatanna pulls something really good out of her hat…

BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS: SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS #4

Writer(s): JEFF PARKER
Artist(s): LUKAS KETNER and MICHELE BANDINI
Cover Artist(s): BERNARD CHANG
Variant Covers: RICCARDO FEDERICI
1:25 variant cover by MARC ASPINALL
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Robin’s and Zatanna’s fortunes change as they accompany the most awesome rescue team in Christmas history: Mary Marvel! Robotman! Metamorpho! Etrigan the Demon! Following the greatest tracker of the north, Mrs. Claus. All our heroes come together in the Hollow Kingdom, where the Silent Knight has gathered his forces and enough power to take his final form. The epic showdown battle of the year comes in under the wire this December!

BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS: SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS #5

Writer(s): JEFF PARKER
Artist(s): LUKAS KETNER
Cover Artist(s): BERNARD CHANG
Variant Covers: PETE WOODS
1:25 variant cover by MICHELE BANDINI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

At year’s end, every choice made will affect lives around the world. Seven heroes stand before the monstrous hordes of the Silent Knight. Seven heroes enter the mysterious castle hold of the Hollow Kingdom to face a test of true spirit and will. Ask yourself: Which team would you be on? What skill, power, or knowledge would make the difference against this existential threat? What does solstice mean, anyway? Did this series maybe just go a bit harder than you expected from your holiday special? Good. Whatever the yule brings, please have a happy New Year from the DC Universe!

DC’S BATMAN SMELLS, ROBIN LAID AN EGG #1

Writer(s): MARV WOLFMAN, ALEXIS QUASARANO, DREW MAXEY, JAMES REID, CALVIN KASULKE, RICK SANCHEZ, DORADO QUICK, and ZIPPORAH SMITH
Artist(s): PAUL PELLETIER, ANDREW DRILON, M.L. SANAPO, MARIANNA IGNAZZI, MARCIAL TOLEDANO VARGAS, ANTHONY MARQUES, AARON CONLEY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, and more!
Cover Artist(s): RILEY ROSSMO
Variant Covers: LEE BERMEJO and SANTA FUNG
$9.99 US | 80 pages | All covers card stock

On Sale: 12/4/2024

Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, the Batmobile lost a wheel… and you know the rest! Read these six merry tales about characters from the DCU set during the holiday season. Be enthralled by Dr. Midnight’s literally silent night, become captivated by a Deadman story written by Marv Wolfman, and ponder the question: in a world without the Joker’s torment, is it really a wonderful life? Probably not. DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid An Egg, is a heartwarming new holiday anthology coming as a gift to you this this holiday season!

Elseworlds

GREEN LANTERN DARK #2

Writer(s): TATE BROMBAL
Artist(s): WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Cover Artist(s): WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Variant Covers: REIKO MURAKAMI and DUSTIN NGUYEN
Foil variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN ($6.99 US)
1:25 variant cover by CATHY KWAN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 2 of 7 | Bimonthly | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

Rina Mori never asked for the Green Lantern’s flame, nor the responsi-bility that came with it. But no good deed goes unpunished, and Rina’s ousting of Solomon Grundy from the town of Lantern’s Light begets others who seek her aid. A desperate mother emerges from the thick New England woods seeking reinforcements against the ferocious beasts that stalk the streets of her home and steal children under the cover of night. Lunette, Rina’s young and extremely self-appointed mentee, is eager for another chance to play hero, because she’s just naïve enough to believe the dark and dangerous world they live in could change for the better. But the Green Lantern herself will take far more convincing…

DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL: ALLWINTER #6

Writer(s): JAY KRISTOFF
Artist(s): TIRSO
Cover Artist(s): TIRSO
Variant Covers: BJÖRN BARENDS and ILARI GRÖHN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 6 of 6 | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

Our story snowballs to its epic conclusion as Slade Wilson and his unlikely band of allies and enemies hack and slash their way through the zombie-ridden streets of Gyllenhjem to bring an end to magus Viktor of House Fries’ icy grip on the realm, at long last. But Viktor still has tricks up his sleeve, including one that could bring even the fearsome Deathstroke to his knees…

DC VS. VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V #5

Writer(s): MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MATTHEW MANNING
Artist(s): OTTO SCHMIDT and ACKY BRIGHT
Cover Artist(s): OTTO SCHMIDT
Variant Covers: JOSHUA HIXSON and KYLE HOTZ
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 12 | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

Green Arrow and his team successfully infiltrate the vampire strong-hold, but their victory is cut short when they discover the horrifying secret that’s long given vampires a lethal edge over the human resis-tance. The truth is greater and more terrible than anything they could have possibly imagined—and its shocking connection to the Speed Force is only just the beginning!

Black Label

THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #6

Writer(s): JAMES TYNION IV
Artist(s): ÁLVARO MARTÍNEZ BUENO
Cover Artist(s): ÁLVARO MARTÍNEZ BUENO
Variant Covers: MARIA LLOVET
$3.99 US | 40 pages | 6 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/25/24

The residents of the House by the Sea have figured out how to take full control over the form of their own bodies—but that’s not all they’ve learned how to do with the power placed in their hands…

PLASTIC MAN NO MORE! #4

Writer(s): CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Artist(s): ALEX LINS and JACOB EDGAR
Cover Artist(s): ALEX LINS
Variant Covers: ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 4 | All covers are card stock

On Sale: 12/4/24

There sure are a lot of people who’d like to stop him from detonating the nuclear bomb he fashioned out of a member of the Metal Men— including the very son he’s trying to save with this kamikaze scheme. But Patrick has come too far and sacrificed too much to stop now…

BATMAN: GARGOYLE OF GOTHAM #3

Writer(s): RAFAEL GRAMPÁ
Artist(s): RAFAEL GRAMPÁ
Cover Artist(s): RAFAEL GRAMPÁ
Variant Covers: JAMIE HEWLETT, FRANK QUITELY, and BILQUIS EVELY
1:25 wraparound variant cover by JAMIE HEWLETT
1:50 variant cover by PEDRO COBIACO
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 3 of 4 | (all covers are card stock)

On Sale: 12/18/24

“May the hour of the devil begin… The harrowing journey through the dark heart of Gotham reaches a fever pitch in this penultimate installment of Rafael Grampá’s visionary series! Batman’s investigation leads him into the deadly lair of Doctorgeist—where his presence is not only expected…but welcomed. Their savage fight for the soul of Gotham—and the soul of Bruce Wayne himself—will send shock waves through the city from which it might never recover. And elsewhere, the fugitive Crytoon makes a twisted acquaintance that finally gives him something to smile about…

JENNY SPARKS #5

Writer(s): TOM KING
Artist(s): JEFF SPOKES
Cover Artist(s): JEFF SPOKES
Variant Covers: ELIZABETH TORQUE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 7 |Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/17/24

Time and options are running out for Jenny Sparks as Captain Atom grows restless waiting for his demands to be fulfilled. As he begins to play a dangerous game with the hostages, Jenny delves deeper into Atom’s past, searching for answers. Could his tragic story reveal the key to his defeat?

BATMAN: FULL MOON #3

Writer(s): RODNEY BARNES
Artist(s): STEVAN SUBIC
Cover Artist(s): STEVAN SUBIC
Variant Covers: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
$5.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 4 | Variants $6.99 US (card stock) | Foil variant $7.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/11/24

Despite Zatanna’s warnings, nothing could’ve prepared Batman for the power he was truly up against under the light of the moon—far greater and wilder than any he’s ever encoun-tered before. And when that very same power doesn’t just burrow its way into Batman’s soul, but consumes him completely, the streets of Gotham will run red with the blood of beasts!

Media & Kids

LITTLE BATMAN MONTH ONE #2

Writer(s): MORGAN EVANS
Artist(s): JON MIKEL
Cover Artist(s): JON MIKEL
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

On Sale: 12/4/24

Since Bruce Wayne just had to go and get himself kidnapped by Scarecrow, Little Batman (a.k.a. Damian Wayne) finally has a real case to solve. But to crack the clues and save his dad, he’ll first have to defeat every kid’s worst nightmare: a babysitter. With fear toxin now back in Gotham, everyone’s getting a little scared…even Bruce Wayne, who fears that Little Batman might be falling right into Scarecrow’s trap.

THE BATMAN AND SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #12

Writer(s): J. TORRES
Artist(s): DARIO BRIZUELA
Cover Artist(s): DARIO BRIZUELA
$2.99 US | 32 pages

On Sale: 12/4/24

There’s a Phantasm haunting the Gotham City Opera House! Batman and Mystery Inc. are determined to exorcise this spirit before someone gets seriously hurt, owner “Theatric Al Perry needs it to happen before his retirement fund gets seriously hurt, and Dr. Leslie Thompkins doesn’t care about anything but acquiring the building to serve as a new neighborhood clinic so she can help residents who’ve been seriously hurt. Who will prevail?

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #131

Writer(s): DEREK FRIDOLFS
Pencils: WALTER CARZON
Inks: HORACIO OTTOLINI
Cover Artist(s): DEREK FRIDOLFS
$2.99 US | 32 pages

On Sale: 12/4/24

Mystery Inc. is excited to attend the Coolsville Collectible Toy Fair, where the latest and greatest toys are on display. But these fully posed and articulated figures are under duress from the appearance of a devilish drow. Will the gang uncover the reason this sinister Santa’s helper left the workshop so close to Christmas?

Dom

Dom of X on YouTube, Near Mint Condition LLC manager, and Comic Releases assistant editor.