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The Batman Universe Comic Podcast

TBU Comic Podcast: Season 16 Episode 20

by Theodis Wright October 27, 2024
written by Theodis Wright

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Steph and Theo are back with Season 16 episode 20 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, Steph and Theo review Detective Comics #1090, now under the care of Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin. After only one issue, do they have hope in Tec returning to glory after “Gotham: Nocturne”. And what is up with DC’s new webtoon-style stories. Do they meet the muster? Listen in and find out their thoughts.

Books Covered In Season 16 Episode 20

Detective Comics #1090

 

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January 2025 TBU DC Solicitations

by Stephanie Mounce October 26, 2024
written by Stephanie Mounce

DC Comics solicitations for January 2025 and beyond have been released by the publisher. Highlighting this month’s releases is the Noir edition of the Last Halloween and the Valentine’s Special “DC’s Lex and the City”.  Also out in January is the DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1 special.

Check out the DC Comics solicits within the Batman Universe for January 2025 below, courtesy of DC comics. If you want to see the full solicits for the month of October 2024, you can find them at our sister site, The Comic Book Spot.

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BATMAN #608
FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by JIM LEE
Cover by JIM LEE
Foil variant cover by JIM LEE
Blank sketch cover available
$3.99 US | 22 pages | Variant $4.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
Batman attempts to bring an end to the vile kidnapping of an innocent child. But suddenly, all hell breaks loose… The first chapter of “Hush”—the landmark storyline where the superstar talents of Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb ushered in is a bold new adventure in the life of the Dark Knight, that set a new standard for Batman stories for years to come.

 

 

 

BATMAN #609
FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by JIM LEE
Cover by JIM LEE
Foil variant cover by JIM LEE
$3.99 US | 22 pages | Variant $4.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/25
Part 2 fan favorite “Hush.” Storyline by the Batman team of Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee in a full facsimile edition. Lying near death, Batman must turn to the least likely person from the Bat family for help: the Huntress! Meanwhile, Catwoman continues to hunt down the mysterious individual responsible for wreaking havoc in their lives—a path that leads her back to Poison Ivy.

 

 

 

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN:
THE LAST HALLOWEEN #1
NOIR EDITION
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by TIM SALE
Blank sketch variant available
$4.99 US | 24 pages | Variant $5.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
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 Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part mystery continuing the story from 2021’s 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.
In issue one, Gotham City learns to fear Halloween once more as a terrible event threatens to destroy Jim Gordon’s life and puts Batman and Robin’s teamwork to the test more than ever before. In a city of liars, masked vigilantes, and criminals…can anyone be trusted?

 

 

 

BATMAN
THE LONG HALLOWEEN #1
FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by TIM SALE
Cover by TIM SALE
Foil variant cover by TIM SALE
$4.99 US | 22 pages | Variant $5.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
From writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale, Batman: The Long Holloween is a harrowing saga from Batman’s early career, when Gotham City was undergoing a hideous transformation from a mere rat’s nest of gangsters into a deadly haunt
for costumed criminals. It’s the story of three good men who made a pact to uphold justice; of a young hero tempted by the dark flirtations of a certain Feline Fatale; of a mysterious serial murderer who kills according to the calendar; of trust betrayed…and of friendship doomed. Featuring Catwoman, Harvey Dent/Two-Face, The Joker, Poison Ivy, The Riddler — any one of whom may prove to be the mysterious killer known as “Holiday”.

 

 

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BATMAN #156
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by TONY S. DANIEL
Cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
Variant cover by TONY HARRIS & JEREMY CLARK,
ALEXANDER LOZANO, and TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 cover by RYAN BENJAMIN
1:50 variant cover by VALENTIN SÉCHER
Sweater Weather variant cover by DAN HIPP
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
The GCPD is closing in on their suspected killer—and on Batman! Wayne Enterprises is under attack as Nygma’s plans come into focus. The Owls are not what they seem. Don’t miss the thrilling penultimate issue of “The Dying City”

 

 

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Absolute Batman #4 main cover by Nick Dragotta

 

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #4
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by GABRIEL WALTA
Cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Variant covers by YASMINE PUTRI and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
1:25 variant cover by JAMES HARREN
1:50 variant cover by JORGE FORNÉS
$4.99 US | 24 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/8/25
Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reck-oned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became…literally? Guest artist Gabriel Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman to explore Bruce Wayne’s past, and his inevitable future to go BIGGER. Don’t miss this pivotal issue!

 

 

 

THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG
THE WATCHTOWER #3
Written by ALEX SEGURA
Art and cover by CIAN TORMEY
Variant covers by JORGE FORNÉS and LUCIO PARRILLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/24
As the mystery hovering over the JL Watchtower deepens, the Question—reeling from two brutal battles—must overcome her own self-doubt to get to the core of a mystery that threatens not only her but the entire Justice League. But can Renee, so far from home and the support system she built in Gotham, rely on the team she’s built around her to stave off disaster? And what does this mystery have to do with the Atom Project?

 

 

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Detective Comics #1093 main cover by Mikel Janín (Credit: DC Comics)

 

DETECTIVE COMICS #1093
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant covers by DAN PANOSIAN and JUAN FERREYRA
1:25 variant cover by JUAN FERREYRA
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
Batman’s run-in with the horrific Asema has left him questioning everything. Who is Asema, how does she know Bruce Wayne, and for what foul purpose is she draining the blood of young men across the city? To find the answers to these burning questions, the World’s Greatest Detective must plunge into the darkest corners of his city and his psyche. The very foundation of the Dark Knight is beginning to crack—can he solve this mystery before it crumbles completely?

 

 

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Batgirl #3 main cover by David Talaski

 

BATGIRL #3
Written by TATE BROMBAL
Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by DAVID TALASKI
Variant cover by MARCIO TAKARA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
The train ride out of Gotham proves more difficult than expected for Cass and Lady Shiva as dangerous new players enter the field. With the Unburied still hot on their trail—and seeking blood—can Batgirl actually trust her mother? Or will it lead to her certain death…?

 

 

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Catwoman #72 main cover by Sebastian Fiumara

 

CATWOMAN #72
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by MARIANNA IGNAZZI
Cover by SEBA FIUMARA
Variant covers by FRANK CHO and EJIKURE
1:25 variant cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
1:50 variant cover by FRANK CHO
Sweater Weather variant by NATHAN SZERDY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/24
As Selina dances her way through devils and the damned at a Dante’s Divine Comedy-themed party, a tale of pain and woe unfolds in Stockholm. There, Catwoman will find the first of her prizes as she does battle against the people after her head. By the end, Catwoman will find herself in a literal inferno of her own making!

 

 

 

HARLEY QUINN #47
Written by ELLIOTT KALAN
Art by MINDY LEE
Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
Variant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA and JORGE FORNÉS
1:25 variant cover by KNIGHT ZHANG
Sweater Weather variant by SIMONE DI MEO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
Clayface is having a (dinner) party, and everybody’s invited…as long as their name is Clayface! We’ve got all the Clayfaces in here—Basil, Matt, Sondra, Preston, Cassius, Spanky, Alfalfa, Stymie, even Clownface (remember Clownface?)!
My latest Destruction Agency case brings me face-to-face with Clayface as I crash and burn the ultimate muck-filled family reunion harder than Aunt Ethel’s overcooked brisket at last year’s Passover seder! Oh yeah, and somebody’s gonna die in this one.

 

 

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Poison Ivy #29 main cover by Jessica Fong
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POISON IVY #29
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant covers by JENNY FRISON and PABLO VILLALOBOS
1:25 variant cover by DOUGLAS P. LOBO
1:50 variant cover by PABLO VILLALOBOS
Sweater Weather variant by MAHMUD ASRAR & ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
Poison Ivy ventures into the wilds of Washington to uncover the true identity of the Order of the Green Knight’s mysterious leader! But when Pamela hears what they have to say, will she decide to stop fighting and embrace their mission…or will she burn the operation down once and for all?

 

 

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Nightwing #122 main cover by Dexter Soy
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NIGHTWING #122
Written by DAN WATTERS
Art and cover by DEXTER SOY
Variant covers by DAN PANOSIAN and BABS TARR
1:25 variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
Sweater Weather variant by YASMINE PUTRI
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/25
Nightwing faces the memory of a dark encounter from his days fighting alongside Batman as Robin—an encounter which might hold the secret of Spheric Solutions’ mysterious CEO and her machinations for the city of Blüdhaven.

 

 

 

TITANS #19
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art by SERG ACUÑA
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by KARL KERSCHL and DAVID BALDEON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/25
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Killers have ice in their veins, and villains are cold-hearted. See where we’re going with this? This month’s weather forecast predicts freezing overnight lows, ice storms, snow flurries, and a high chance of dead Titans. Brrrr!

 

 

 

BIRDS OF PREY #17
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by SAMI BASRI
Cover by LEONARDO ROMERO
Variant covers by SERG ACUÑA and INHYUK LEE
1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
Nobody on this team is willing to lose Cassandra Cain, but if it comes down to her or the Amazons they came to rescue…how will they choose? And who will do the choosing? The Birds of Prey always honor their obligations…but at what cost?

 

 

 

TWO-FACE #2
Written by CHRISTIAN WARD
Art by FÁBIO VERAS
Cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
1:25 variant cover by ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN
ON SALE 1/1/25
In the underworld court known as the White Church, Harvey Dent is asked to litigate the divorce of the Royal Flush Gang’s King and Queen of Hearts. But there’s much more at stake than assets in this trial—in fact, it’s a matter of life and death! When cheating allegations surround the King, it’s up to Harvey and his new assistant, Lake Cantwell, to clean up the monarch’s mess. And why does Harvey get the sneaking suspicion that someone is pulling the strings and threatening to send Gotham’s criminal underworld into a frenzy?

 

 

 

BATMAN: FULL MOON #4
Written by RODNEY BARNES
Art and cover by STEVAN SUBIC
Variant cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
$5.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 4 | Variants $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/8/25
With the clock ticking down to zero, Batman travels deep into the Welsh highlands to undo the curse of the werewolf. But what awaits him will challenge his most deeply-held convictions. To lift the curse, he’ll have to choose: sacrifice his own life…or take another!

 

 

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DC VS VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V #6
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JOEY ESPOSITO Art by OTTO SCHMIDT and PASQUALE QUALANO
Cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
Variant covers by MARK SPEARS and EJIKURE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 6 of 12 | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/8/25
Green Arrow, Damian Wayne, and the rest of the heroes bring the fight to Batgirl and her blood-sucking army. With the world on a collision course with total destruction, a new foe enters the fray…and they’re on the hunt for Mister Miracle. The vampire/human battlelines are about be permanently redrawn!

 

 

 

BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD’S FINEST #35
Written by MARK WAID
Art by ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by FRANK CHO and CHRIS SAMNEE
1:25 variant cover by ETHAN YOUNG
Sweater Weather variant cover by KRIS ANKA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/15/24
A distress call from Atlantis has brought Batman and Superman deep beneath the waves…and face to face with the king himself: Aquaman. But this man of two worlds harbors a secret, and it will be up to the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel to thwart a coup that threatens the peace of all undersea life! A new story arc begins as the World’s Finest travel under the sea with new ongoing series artist Adrián Gutiérrez!

 

 

 

BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS #2
Written by DAN WATTERS
Art and cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
Variant cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/8/25
Case 01: We Are Wounded – Part II
As the mysterious Wound Man’s body count rises higher and higher, the Dark Knight Detective must descend into the festering depths of Gotham’s past to uncover the secret truth at the heart of Wound Man’s crimes.

 

 

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Batman and Robin #17 main cover by Javier Fernandez

 

BATMAN AND ROBIN #17
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art and cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO and DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:25 variant cover by MIKE PERKINS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/8/25
Desperate to question Scarecrow about the recent plague of Memento killings, Batman must fight his way through a full-scale breakout at Arkham—but when Memento enters the fray and reveals his true form, Robin may be his father’s only hope!

 

 

 

BATMAN & ROBIN:
YEAR ONE #4
Written by MARK WAID and CHRIS SAMNEE
Art and cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US
ON SALE 1/15/25
Things are heating up in Gotham as the General works to tighten his grip on the criminal underbelly of the city. But when he and Batman come face-to-face, will the Dark Knight strike fear in this new threat’s heart, or is this the end of Batman’s fight for Gotham City? Meanwhile, a meeting with Dick’s caseworker sets the young Boy Wonder on a path he absolutely dreads!

 

 

 

DC POWER: RISE OF THE POWER COMPANY #1
Written by BRANDON THOMAS, VITA AYALA, JOHN JENNINGS & ZIPPORAH SMITH
Art by RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT, CAANAN WHITE, KELSEY RAMSAY, and CHARLES STEWART III
Cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant cover by ALITHA MARTINEZ and DAVI GO
1:25 variant cover by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
The Justice League’s watchtower looming in the skies is intended to inspire hope and faith in superheroes, but not everyone believes metahumans act in humanity’s best interests. The fringe beliefs that “Waller was Right” have grown louder as paramilitary groups take to the streets to take Earth back for the human race. Enter Josiah Power, a meta-attorney who’s seen enough of rising hate and sets out to assemble a team not only to protect black and brown communities from these new threats but also to rebuild human faith in heroes.
DC Power returns for a third year in a new format, continuing the storylines from Absolute Power and All In and setting the stage for the return of the Power Company!

 

 

 

DC HORROR PRESENTS…#4
Written by PATTON OSWALT, JORDAN BLUM, BRENDAN HAY,
and STEVEN KOSTANSKI
Art by LOGAN FAERBER and more
Cover by TYLER CROOK
Variant cover by CHARLIE ADLARD
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
The holidays are behind us, but we’ve got more (cursed and dangerous) gifts to give: Two stories from two wickedly comedic teams! M.O.D.O.K.’s Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum explore Gotham City’s dark side, and The Flop House podcast’s Brendan Hay and Steven Kostanski spin a Matter-Eater Lad tale that’ll have your stomach churning. This, our deadly final issue, is not one to miss!

 

 

 

DC’S LEX AND THE CITY #1
Written by BRENDAN HAY, SINA GRACE, DAVE WIELGOSZ,
CHARLES SKAGGS, CALLIE C. MILLER, MAGGIE TOKUDA-HALL, and more!
Art by HOWARD PORTER, SERG ACUÑA, STEPHEN BYRNE, LISA STERLE,
LESLIE HUNG, and more!
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant covers by SAOWEE and SOZOMAIKA
$9.99 US | 80 pages | Variant $9.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means that love and heartbreak are sweeping every city in the DCU! This anthology collects eight stories of heroes and villains looking for love in the big city (which practically feels like its own character!). Lex Luthor laments over the one that got away—the big, ever-elusive Metropolitan man, Superman! Raven and Beast Boy embark on a romantic scavenger hunt across San Francisco (which just might be a trap)! And Damian Wayne runs a dating-advice gauntlet through Gotham City, organized by none other than the dating master himself, Tim Drake! Gather your gal pals, pour yourself a cosmo, and hit your nearest comic shop—DC’S LEX & THE CITY is coming this January!

 

 

 

LITTLE BATMAN:
MONTH ONE #3
Written by MORGAN EVANS
Art by JON MIKEL
Cover by PATRICK BALLESTEROS
$4.99 US | 40 pages
ON SALE 1/1/25
What happens when a kid, who is also a secret superhero, sneaks off to save his dad, who is also a secret superhero? Mayhem, of course! Alfred and the babysitter split up to search high and low for Little Batman…but little do they know, he’s off hunting for clues from the last person they’d expect: The Joker.

 

 

 

LIMITED EDITION: THE UNTOLD LEGEND
OF THE BATMAN #1
Written by LEN WEIN
Art by JIM APARO and JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and DICK GIORDANO
Foil variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and DICK GIORDANO ($14.99)
$12.99 US | 72 Pages
ON SALE 1/29/25
From comics legends Len Wein, Jim Aparo, and John Byrne comes this haunting and introspective tale that puts all of the Caped Crusader’s detective skills to the test. When the original Batsuit worn by Bruce Wayne’s late father is stolen from the Batcave, Batman begins an investigation into the possible culprit, which leads him to recollect the origins of close allies, such as Robin and Alfred—and foes like Joe Chill and The Joker! This special edition reprint collects all three issues of the limited series.

 

 

BATMAN: DARK AGE
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
$39.99 US | 264 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-086-5
ON SALE 3/25/2025
Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham’s favorite delinquent son, shaped by a city in turmoil. Set against the backdrop of actual historical events, Gotham City comes alive, filled with the iconic characters who’ve loved and hated Batman over the years like you’ve never seen them before. Mark Russell and Mike Allred return to give audiences a look at Batman as a figure in American history fighting for justice in a world gone mad.
Collects Batman: Dark Age #1-6.

 

 

 

BATMAN:
GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT:
THE KRYPTONIAN AGE VOL. 1
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art and Cover by LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
$29.99 US | 208 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-096-4
ON SALE 4/1/2025
The year is 1893, and Gotham City has flourished under the eye of the Batman. But despite the gaudy new light bulbs and the gaudier nouveau riche, the shadows are also growing deadlier new threats. The Batman will find himself challenged by the mysterious Catwoman and the even more enigmatic Talia al Ghul. And what cosmic treasure from beyond the stars waits for all of them outside the confines of Gotham City?
The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of the crown jewel, the gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. Superstar duo Andy Diggle (Action Comics, Poison Ivy) and Leandro Fernández (Batman, Birds of Prey) breathe new life into the legend of Gotham City and its dark guardian. This isn’t the Gilded Age, this is the Kryptonian Age!

 

 

 

DC FINEST: TEAM-UPS:
CHASE TO THE END OF TIME
Written by MARTIN PASKO, DAVID MICHELINIE, LEN WEIN, and more
Art by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, MURPHY ANDERSON, CURT SWAN, and more
Cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and DAN ADKINS
$39.99 US | 560 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-082-7
ON SALE 3/18/25
The Man of Steel and the Flash! The Caped Crusader and Black Canary! See the World’s Finest duo of Superman and Batman join forces with other DC superheroes in DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time, collecting some of the most exciting team-up stories from the Bronze Age of comics from May 1978 to October 1979. Featuring the works of some of the greatest artists and writers in comics, this volume contains stories from DC Comics Presents #1-14 and The Brave and the Bold #141-155.

 

 

 

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS:
TRIGGER HAPPY
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by MATTEO LOLLI, DANIEL HILLYARD, and Others
Cover by RACHEL DODSON and TERRY DODSON
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8” x 10 3/16” | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-070-4
$24.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8” x 10 3/16” | Hardcover | ISBN: | 978-1-79950-573-0
ON SALE 3/11/2025
When a violent and highly illegal energy drink-sponsored hunting operation threatens the lives of wildlife and the residents of Gotham City alike, the only ones fit to save the day are the criminal trio of Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. Back together again for the first time in years. Sometimes the only way to fight bad is with even worse! With special appearances by White Rabbit, Punchline, and introducing the himbo cowboy henchmen sensation soon to be sweeping the nation known as the the Nasty Boys!
Get your chaps, spurs, and hats out cause it’s hunting season!
Brought to you by the talents of Leah Williams (Power Girl, X-Factor), Matteo Lolli (Deadpool, Harley Quinn), Daniel Hillyard (The Ride, Plush), and more, Gotham City Sirens: Trigger Happy collects the entire mini-series in one guts, goo, and grit-filled collection!

 

 

 

MULTIVERSUS:
COLLISION DETECTED
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by JON SOMMARIVA
Cover by DAN MORA
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-059-9
ON SALE 3/4/2025
Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, and Clark Kent each wake in a cold sweat, troubled by enigmatic dreams they’ve had about “the rabbit,” “the star child,” and “the witch.” Searching for the source of these visions brings them face-to-face with a very strange visitor: the one and only Bugs Bunny! What’s the meaning of all this? And who’s behind this meeting of worlds? Collects MultiVersus: Collision Detected #1-6.

 

 

 

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: BOOK ONE:
DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by TIM SALE, ED MCGUINNESS, MICHAEL TURNER and DEXTER VINES
$9.99 US | 304 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-213-5
ON SALE 7/15/2025
Superman/Batman: Book One contains two titanic tales of loyalty and unlikely friendship featuring two of the most famous superheroes on the planet. The first, “Public Enemies,” unites the iconic heroes when President Lex Luthor accuses Superman of terrible crimes against humanity and assembles a top-secret team of powerhouse heroes. But the World’s Finest duo are determined to topple the corrupt president’s reign once and for all!
Then, “Supergirl” begins with Batman discovering something strange at the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenage girl who is bent on destroying Gotham City! Soon she’ll attract the attention of Superman, Wonder Woman, and even Darkseid and his Female Furies. What is this strange girl’s connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? How will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her to do his bidding? Who is she, and whose side will she choose?
In Superman/Batman: Book One, award-winning writer Jeph Loeb returns alongside superstar artists Ed McGuinness, Michael Turner, Dexter Vines, and Dave Stewart!

 

 

 

BATMAN/CATWOMAN
Written by TOM KING
Art by CLAY MANN and LIAM SHARP
Cover by CLAY MANN
$24.99 US | 424 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-384-2
ON SALE 3/18/2025
The Bat and the Cat’s past, present, and future collide in this thrilling, romantic epic! This sweeping tale is told across three timelines: the past, when Batman and Catwoman first fell in love; the present, where one of Batman’s lost loves (Andrea Beaumont, a.k.a Phantasm) resurfaces; and the future, where the couple have a happy legacy—their daughter Helena, the Batwoman. But at every stage of their relationship, Bruce and Selina have an unwelcome chaperone: The Joker! Collects the entire series, Batman/Catwoman #1-12, plus stories from the Batman/Catwoman Special, along with Batman Annual #2, Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and Detective Comics #1027.

 

 

 

ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER
(2025 EDITION)
Written by DARWYN COOKE
Art and Cover by DARWYN COOKE, J. BONE, and MICHAEL CHO
$125.00 US | 528 pages | 8 1/8 x 12 1/4 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-218-0
ON SALE 7/22/2026
Offered again! From Eisner Award-winning artist-writer Darwyn Cooke and Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart comes DC: The New Frontier—one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century. This edition collects the original six-issue miniseries, Justice League: The New Frontier Special and
a New Frontier story from SOLO #5 and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from Cooke.

 

 

 

BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VOL. 1
(2025 EDITION)
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art and Cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-064-3
ON SALE 3/4/2025
Offered again! The Caped Crusader meets the Heroes in a Half Shell when Krang, the Shredder, and the Foot Clan appear in Gotham City. Fortunately, the Dark Knight won’t have to face them alone, for wherever the Foot appears, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are never far behind! From author James Tynion IV (Detective Comics) and illustrator Freddie Williams II (Robin), Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1 collects Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-6!

 

 

 

BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 5
Written by RAM V. and DAN WATTERS
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI, STEFANO RAFFAELE, and Others
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
$49.99 US | 320 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover & Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-79950-069-8 (Hardcover) | 978-1-79950-072-8 (Softcover)
ON SALE 3/11/2025
The malevolent Orgham family–having driven Batman away–have used their Reality Engine to make Gotham City forget the Dark Knight ever existed! When Batman’s journey ends, he’ll find a very different Gotham and be faced with a surprising choice as Gotham City teeters between utopia and Armageddon! Writer Ram V.’s unforgettable run ends here in this collection of Detective Comics #1081-1089.

 

 

 

BATMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2
(2025 EDITION)
Written by BILL FINGER, JACK SCHIFF, DON C. CAMERON, and others
Art by BOB KANE, JERRY ROBINSON, JACK BURNLEY and others
$125.00 US | 768 pages | 7 1/4 x 10 7/8 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-091-9
ON SALE 3/25/2025
Batman and Robin patrol the streets of Gotham City, protecting the innocent from such returning super-villains as The Joker, Catwoman and Scarecrow. But now the Dynamic Duo will meet two all-new adversaries: Two-Face, the crusading district attorney horribly scarred by a mobster’s acid, and the Penguin, the enigmatic master criminal who terrorizes the population of Gotham City with his deeds. All of this, plus the first appearance of the Batcave and Batman fighting the Nazi menace in World War II. Collects tales from Detective Comics #57-74, Batman #8-15, and World’s Finest Comics #4-9.

 

 

 

DARK NIGHTS: METAL COMPENDIUM
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, and others
Pencils by GREG CAPULLO, RILEY ROSSMO, JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
Inks by J. GLAPION, DANNY MIKI, GREG CAPULLO, AND Others
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
$59.99 US | 728 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-084-1
ON SALE 3/18/2025
Collects: Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt
#1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, Justice League #32-33, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1; Batman: Lost #1, and Hawkman: Found #1.

 

 

 

THE PENGUIN VOL. 2: ALL BAD THINGS
Written by TOM KING
Art by RAFAEL DE LATORRE
Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-052-0
ON SALE 2/25/2025
Tom King (Batman, The Human Target), Rafael de Latorre (Daredevil), and Marcelo Maiolo (Amazons Attack) bring their tale of Penguin’s redemption and revenge to a close in The Penguin: All Bad Things, collecting The Penguin #8-12.

 

 

 

TITANS VOL. 2: THE DARK-WINGED QUEEN
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by LUCAS MEYER, STEPHEN SEGOVIA and DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by MATTIA DE IULIS
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-053-7
ON SALE 2/25/2025
While the Titans battle their new reputation, Amanda Waller enlists the devious Dr. Morrow to assist in creating a weapon capable of taking all of them down, permanently. And to make matters worse, some of the Titans’ own have been exhibiting unsettling behavior. What could Raven be hiding from her team?
Find out in the electrifying conclusion of visionary writer Tom Taylor’s truly epic run in this collected edition! Collects issues #8-15.

 

 

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL BOOK ONE:
BORN AGAIN (2025 EDITION)
Written by KEITH GIFFEN, J.M. DEMATTEIS, and others
Art by KEVIN MAGUIRE, KEITH GIFFEN, and others
Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
$39.99 US | 552 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-056-8
ON SALE 2/25/2025
Offered again! Don’t miss out on this beloved run of the most motley bunch of superheroes ever assembled from master storytellers Keith Giffen (Justice League America, Legion of Super-Heroes), J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League America, Detective Comics), and Kevin Maguire (Supergirl, Doom Patrol). Collects Justice League #1-6, Justice League Annual #1-2, Justice League International #7-17, and Suicide Squad #13.

 

 

 

NIGHTWING VOL. 7: FALLEN GRAYSON
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by BRUNO REDONDO and CAIO FILIPE
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
$24.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-088-9
ON SALE 3/25/2025
Heartless’ endgame is here, and his final act is to expose Dick Grayson’s secret life as…Heartless?! Driven out of Blüdhaven by a populace that now believes him to be a murderer, Dick must embark on a soul-searching journey through the Himalayas to confront the root of his newfound fear, bringing him face-to-face with the ghosts of his past. As his beloved city burns, Dick stands on a precipice like never before—but when it matters most, will he be able to leap? This volume collects Nightwing #114-118.

 

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Comic Review: Detective Comics #1090

by Daniel Goldberg October 25, 2024
written by Daniel Goldberg
In this review of Detective Comics #1090, Bruce encounters a new vigilante/villain on the streets of Gotham while dealing with a new issue… age.

 

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Detective Comics #1090 main cover by Mikel Janin

Detective Comics #1090
Writer: Tom Taylor
Art and Main Cover: Mikel Janín
Variant Cover: Bruno Redondo, Dan Panosian, Tony Harris,Daniel Sampere, Ashley Wood
Release Date: October 23, 2024

This review contains spoilers

Detective Comics #1090 begins as Batman stands over a bloodied figure in a chair. He is conversing with an unseen interlocutor who has invited Batman to watch the figure’s last moments. Batman objects and comms Oracle for an ambulance. The interlocutor’s gloved, clawed hand swipes the ear from Batman’s cowl and warns Batman not to make the same mistake as Thomas.

Flashback to Gotham where Thomas Wayne is awoken by a colleague and informed that the hospital has admitted car accident victims. Thomas instructs that the male patient be prepped for surgery, but his colleague suggests Thomas see the female patient, who had gone into early labor, first. Thomas quickly apprehends that some of her injuries antedate the car accident and deduces that the male patient beat her. Thomas’s colleague notes that only by virtue of a physician of Thomas’s unique skill could the patient survive. Thomas rejects the implication and proceeds forthwith to surgery.

The patient survives a nine-hour surgery and Thomas visits the woman patient, as per her request. She pleads with Thomas to take her newborn son and support the story that the baby died. She corners Thomas rhetorically by pointing out that his oath to save lives extends to her infant just as much as it does to his father.

The following day, Thomas visits again, but this time with Martha. Martha tells the woman that she can secrete both the woman and her son, so that they can be kept safe and together. Back at Wayne Manor that evening, Thomas and Martha argue about the demands of the Hippocratic oath. Bruce has snuck out of his bedroom and is listening on the stairs. Alfred apprehends him and apologizes to the Waynes. Martha releases Alfred to sweet slumber and Bruce asks Thomas why he saved the man’s life. Thomas states that “[w]e don’t know how a life will be lived. We don’t know it’s value.”

Flash forward to Batman soaring through Gotham,, wondering if he, at eight years old, could have saved his parents’ lives. Batman arrives on scene at a jeweler’s shop and takes down the young perpetrator with a single punch. On the floor, bleeding, is the proprietor, but the shooting was a mistake and the shooter had been in the process of dialing 911. While Batman is tending to the proprietor, the shooter rises and flees. Batman tells Oracle he will go after him, but so too does the gloved interlocutor glimpsed in the opening panels.

Batman chases the shooter, a seventeen-year-old named Sam Kristof, according to Oracle. His records indicate that he has a history of family violence and trauma and in fact fits the profile of a Robin. Oracle doubts Batman will catch up, but all of a sudden the target stops moving. Batman finds him dead in the sewers, the ninth such victim. Only the scent of white musk gives Batman a clue as to the identity of the killer. He departs for an event that Bruce Wayne must attend.

At the event, Bruce embraces one Scarlett Martha Scott, an ace geneticist who spent time in a Wayne shelter and was one of the last people Martha directly assisted. The former chief geneticist for Waynetech, Dr. Scott invites Bruce to a private clinical space where East Egg billionaires Daniel and Gina O’Malley toast Bruce and remove the IVs from the backs of their hands. Bruce is shocked to see that they look impossibly young. Dr. Scott offers Bruce a vial and he contemplates its use, noting how old and slow he felt when he was chasing Kristof.

Flash back to the Gotham hospital where the patient Thomas treated has grown violent. Thomas notes that, having saved the patient’s life, he can no longer be responsible for the man. He asks for the chart to document the discharge, and we see the man’s name. It is Joe Chill.

 

Analysis:

Well! Fresh off his run on Nightwing, writer Tom Taylor gives us a Detective Comics #1090 that feels shot out of a cannon. Subtlety is in short supply in Taylor’s opening moves. We have a big, lush story that harkens back to the origin myth itself, canonizing a stunning twist in the events leading to the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne: Thomas personally saved the life of the man who would end his own.

Readers will no doubt differ on the wisdom of this addition to the origin myth, but it is a bold choice for the inaugural issue in Taylor’s run. As a professional bioethicist, I was particularly interested in the moral question running through the book: To what extent are judgments of moral worth relevant in allocating life-saving resources? There is general consensus among ethicists that such judgments are not relevant and including them in allocation decisions is unethical. Such judgments risk perpetuating deeply entrenched stigmas against disfavored and marginalized people – those judged of less value will all too often track stigmatizing and oppressive social structures.

The risk is not hypothetical; social worth judgments animated the worldwide eugenics movement of the late 19th and early 20th c., catalyzing horrifying violations of human rights against disabled people, women, Jews, Romani, and other marginalized groups all over the world. Many people rightly associate these abuses with the medical crimes of the Third Reich, but there is no question that eugenicist perspectives that valued some human lives over others attracted leading scientists, politicians, wealthy capitalists, and health professionals in the U.S. and, indeed, all over the world.

Thus, despite Martha’s objections, this is not remotely a close call from a medical ethics perspective. I find the inclusion of these themes fascinating, even as I am unsure the twist at the end of the book is worth the fairly dramatic change to the Batman origin myth.

While I found that previous artist Stefano Raffaele’s turn on Detective Comics fit Ram V’s approach, I was very excited at the news that Mikel Janín would be taking over on #1090. I am personally a huge fan of Janín’s horrorcore style, sharp lines, Gothic imagery, and dedicated realism. The artwork in #1090 does not disappoint; the panels on p. 13 are especially gorgeous, propelling the reader forward directly from a flashback to Batman soaring through Gotham, bats trailing behind him. The perspective is beautifully rendered, and the soft glowing greens and oranges typical of Janín’s colors highlight the grey and black Batman that he prefers. It’s fantastic and I am so glad to see Janín back on main.

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Detective Comcis #1090
Story
Art
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Batgirl to Oracle

Episode 251

by Kimberley Rockmore October 23, 2024
written by Kimberley Rockmore

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Go vote! In this episode I review Batgirl #63-64 (2005) and Birds of Prey vol. 5 #14. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut and my literature recommendations also appear.

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Comic Reviews and Editorials

Review: Catwoman #69

by Ian Miller October 21, 2024
written by Ian Miller
In this review of Catwoman #69, clouds gather around Selina as an international conspiracy against her springs into action!

 

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Catwoman #69 main cover by Sebastián Fiumara

Catwoman #69
Writer: Torunn Gronbekk
Artist: Fabiana Mascolo
Colors: Patricio Delpeche
Main Cover: Sebastian Fiumara
Variant Covers: Frank Cho, Homare, Daniel Sampere, Noobovich
Release Date: October 16, 2024

 

This review contains spoilers

 

Catwoman #69 begins in Selina’s apartment, as she wakes up to news of her own death – one of her old identities, Evie Hall, in Berlin. Noticing heavy undercover surveillance from the police, she discovers she’s also wanted as Selina Kyle in connection for a lethal Gotham sniper shooting the night before at a society event she attended.

Elsewhere, a tech tracks Selina’s face through the internet, ordered by a voice on the phone to kill her before the police find her.

Putting on her suit, Selina exits her apartment and heads out over the rooftops as a mysterious setup shoots some of the cops surveilling her. Breaking into another one of her apartments, Catwoman finds a European hitman there first, fights him, and knocks him out. The hitman’s employer on the phone threatens her, and Selina heads out of Gotham disguised as a nurse. She discovers her old crew when she was Evie Hall is being murdered, and flies to Berlin to find out why – alerting the tech to her location.

 

Analysis:

After the dreadful run by Tini Howard, focused on telling readers that Selina is super competent while showing her failing and needing her bloated army of out of character gal pals to save her from an army of evil evil men, Torunn Gronbekk’s first issue with Catwoman #69 is a breath of fresh air. Selina is shown to be competent three times, though not perfect since she does get tagged by facial recognition at the end (but could that perhaps be on purpose? We shall see!) First in spotting and evading the cops watching her, second in beating the hitman trying to kill her, and third in getting out of town and to Germany. All this with the melancholy, noir-atmopheric narration that practically has a muted trumpet wailing in the background like LA Confidential. The action is brutal, punctuating the slow burn mood with bursts of urgency and horror. All in all, a really well crafted introduction to this adventure, with clear stakes and murky villains, just the way an opening should be.

Fabiana Mascolo’s art, with beautiful colors by Patricio Delpeche, perfectly complements the storytelling by Gronbekk. Mascolo’s art is more detailed than the last main artist for the run, Nico Leon. That allows the book to feel a bit more equally divided between colorist and linework, and Selina in particular has a great flair and expression, even through all her disguises! Mascolo also designed the new Catwoman costume – similar to the Joelle Jones design from 2018 with the short jacket, this one also has a distinctive jacket, highlighted by a collar exposing cleavage instead of armpits, and striking textured shoulder pads. Time will tell how it works, but just being free of the armpit holes is a big relief for this reader!

Moving from regular variant cover artist on Detective Comics for Ram V’s just completed run to main cover artist on this new run of Catwoman, Sebastian Fiumara (an old favorite of mine from over a decade ago on the Ender’s Shadow comics for Marvel) provides a great action shot of Selina in her new costume slashing her whip at the reader, with a simple white background with pink/purple claw slashes – vivid and exciting. Master artist Frank Cho provides the first variant plus a virgin 1 in 50 incentive using the same linework of a black and white woodcut-style Selina sitting on a thronelike chair surrounded by cats in her underwear – pretty classic Cho! Homare provides a pensive look of Catwoman on a stool in front of a bigger bust of Selina.

Daniel Sampere (Dark Crisis and current Wonder Woman artist) provides a single full body figure Catwoman in the new costume against the stark silver foil cover to add to the All In variant collection. In addition to the 1 in 50 virgin variant, Noobovich provides a sexy and pink-heavy 1 in 25 incentive variant of Selina cracking her whip as she jumps from a building in a foreign land.

Let me know what you think on twitter @ibmmiller, or join the conversation in our Discord!

 

Final Thoughts

Starting out her run with a slow burn and haunting mood, punctuated by bursts of terrifying violence, Torunn Gronbekk and Fabiana Mascolo give Selina a globe-trotting mystery to solve with Catwoman #69 that promises thrills and emotions galore.

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Catwoman #69
Final Thoughts
Starting out her run with a slow burn and haunting mood, punctuated by bursts of terrifying violence, Torunn Gronbekk and Fabiana Mascolo give Selina a globe-trotting mystery to solve with Catwoman #69 that promises thrills and emotions galore.
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Final Score
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The Batman Universe Podcast

Episode 265: Interview With Clayton Cowles, Eisner-Nominated Letterer

by Scott Waldyn October 19, 2024
written by Scott Waldyn

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In episode 265 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Scott is joined by Eisner & Ringo-nominated Letterer Clayton Cowles, whose creativity has graced the pages of Batman, Absolute Batman, Penguin, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, and literally thousands of other comic books.

The two talk about Clayton Cowles’ career, his journey toward comics, and what it means to be a letterer in the industry today. It’s an insightful and informative conversation, one that offers behind-the-scenes details of what goes into making everyone’s favorite comics. Whether you’re a comic newbie or a seasoned reader, you’ll find plenty to enjoy in this conversation, and afterward, you may even look at your favorite books a little bit differently.

 

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Review: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32

by Scott Waldyn October 18, 2024
written by Scott Waldyn
In Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32, the Justice Society teams up with Robin to free the Justice League from Eclipso’s grasp! 

 

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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32 main cover by Dan Mora

Title: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32 – Shadows Fall Part Two
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Adrian Gutierrez
Colors: Tamra Bonvillain
Letters: Steve Wands
Main Cover: Dan Mora
Variant Covers: Stephen Segovia, Danny Earls, Trish Mulvihill & Francisco Tomaselli
Release Date: October 16, 2024

 

This comic book review contains spoilers.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32 opens immediately after the cliffhanger ending of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31, wherein the Justice League watchtower was destroyed and many of the leaguers were mind-controlled by Eclipso. Out in the desert, the world reacts in horror as the watchtower is destroyed, and a meteor crash-lands back to Earth. 

After the dust settles, Eclipso towers over the fallen Justice League members, with a mind-controlled Batman and Superman at his command. The villain laughs maniacally before the book jumps to the credits. 

Right off the bat, Adrian Gutierrez sets a cartoonish, yet upbeat and fun tone. Tamra Bonvillain adds that familiar color that longtime readers of this book are used to, and we are off to the races. 

At the Batcave, Robin (Dick Grayson) takes alert of the arrival of Batman and Superman. He watches them use the Batcomputer, logging in on his own to see what they’re up to. As Superman is sent on another mission, Robin bolts off, looking for transportation, followed by backup. 

The color palette here is so appropriately Batman, clashing against the bright, arid desert feel from a page earlier. It’s dark and moody here, with Robin’s colors cloaked in shadow. These couple of pages have some creative lettering by Steve Wands, which help balance the darker tone, elevating that brightness that readers expect from a World’s Finest title. 

After some exposition from Eclipso, who tells Bruce Gordon that he’s adjusting his plans for world domination, Robin is seen visiting the Justice Society. They’re already on the case, aware that the minds of the League are trapped in a crystal. Robin tells them about Batman and Superman, noting that Batman is hacking into NASA files and Superman is serving as a heavy to enact Eclipso’s plans. 

The Justice Society splits up, one team for Batman and the other for Superman. 

In Gotham City, Sandman, Hawkman, Mid-Nite, and The Spectre take on Batman. Up in space, Dr. Fate and the original The Flash (Jay Garrick) take on Superman. Out in the Sahara Desert, Green Lantern (Alan Scott) finds the crystal and works to free the Justice League members inside. 

We then zip back to Gotham, where The Spectre goes nuclear, creating an illusion of Robin’s neck snapping to literally “snap” Batman out of Eclipso’s grip. It works, and Batman is soon free. While the colors, paneling, and lettering are incredibly nifty and cool to look at, this plot development was over as quickly as it was introduced. As a result, it falls flat, leaving readers to wonder why we’re even wasting page count on a mind-controlled Batman who is only going to be free of Eclipso a mere page or two later.

Back in space, Dr. Fate manages to free Superman, and similarly the other Leaguers are free of their crystal prison. When the Justice League and Justice Society come together to take on Eclipso, they’re all encased in some sort of diamond. And the story just ends?

 

That’s it?

If ever there was a filler issue for Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, this issue is it. Most of the developments that were set up Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31 are resolved, as well as a handful of developments put into play in this issue. It’s a colorful and creative comic book to look at, but from a story standpoint, it feels exhausting and a waste of time. This is easily one of the weaker stories in this otherwise monumental run by Mark Waid and team. 

 

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Review: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32
Final Thoughts
Batman / Superman: World’s Finest #32 is a disappointing filler issue in an arc that started on rocky ground to begin with. New twists are resolved almost as quickly as they’re introduced, leaving this colorful and artistically fun book feeling hollow from a story perspective. 
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Nightwing #118 Comic Book Review

by D.M. Grant October 17, 2024
written by D.M. Grant
The finale to the Tom Taylor/Bruno Redondo run is here! In Nightwing #118, Dick Grayson battles Heartless in a final showdown!
Nightwing #118 cover by Bruno Redondo. Image: DC Comics

Nightwing #118 cover by Bruno Redondo. Image: DC Comics

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Bruno Redondo
Colorists:
Bruno Redondo & Adriano Lucas
Letter:
Wes Abbott
Cover Artist:
Bruno Redondo
Variant Cover Artists:
Jamal Campbell, Serg Acuna, Bruno Redondo, Nicola Scott & Tirso Cons
Release Date:
 October 16, 2024

This comic book review contains spoilers.

Tony Zucco is arrested, but quickly set free after one of the arresting officers reveals that Heartless has his child abducted. Speaking of Heartless, Gerald warns him that the heart he took from Blockbuster is starting to give out, but Shelton Lyle reassures Gerald that it will last long enough for Dick Grayson’s heart to replace it. Posing as Dick, Heartless announces that he will raze The Haven and kill anyone who stands in his way.

The Bat-family are all on the job in finding the kidnapped children, while Dick takes Haley over to the Haven where a group of Bludhaven’s citizens are standing against Heartless and his men. As everyone realizes that Dick was framed, he’s informed by Oracle and Melinda that the kids have all be found safely. Heartless’ men immediately turn on him, prompting his escape. Dick chases after him as Nightwing, unknowingly followed by Haley. Heartless presumes he can get away due to Dick’s fear of heights, but realizes too late that that fear has been conquered before getting kicked in the face.

Just as Nightwing is about to apprehend Heartless once and for all, Gerald and Zucco show up at the docks, putting Dick at gunpoint. Haley arrives in the nick of time, chomping Gerald’s arm and sending him into the water, but not before he gets a shot off, shooting Bite-Wing in the chest. Lyle, now furious at Zucco after learning the mobster’s original intention was to kill young Dick Grayson, takes his revenge by stabbing Zucco in the face with his Heart-Gun, killing him instantly. Hoping the violence takes Dick off his game, Heartless is instead told what a pathetic loser he is and is roundly outmatched by Nightwing. Since fleeing The Haven, his Blockbuster heart had been smoking and is finally starting to give out. Nightwing asks how can he save him, to which Lyle grabs for Dick’s chest. Dick pushes him off and watches him die slowly, telling him that he’ll keep his identity secret, and make names out of his victims, so that Blüdhaven will never again be defined by crime and murder.

At the end, Dick, Babs, Melinda and Audre visit the graves of John and Mary Grayson. Dick apologizes for not having visited earlier, introduces them to Melinda, and tells them that he intends to marry Barbara some day. As he and Babs put a bouquet of Pennyworth Blue flowers at their grave, he tells them that he found a new home where his heart is. We end on a colorfully blue shot of the Blüdhaven skyline as Nightwing, Oracle and Bite-Wing look on. THE END.

Nightwing #118 variant cover by Nicola Scott. Image: DC Comics

Nightwing #118 variant cover by Nicola Scott. Image: DC Comics

After three and a half years, we’ve finally reached the end of the momentous, award-winning run of issues by Writer Tom Taylor and Artist Bruno Redondo. While my personal feelings on the run have been up and down, it’s safe to say that this will go down as one of the most memorable and widely enjoyed series in the character’s canon, and for good reason. Nightwing has been a tricky series to maintain over the years, after the stellar series began with writer Chuck Dixon and artist Scot McDaniel. That run – like everything else on the shelves at the time in the late 90s – is rightly held up as a classic. And while I very much enjoy Devin Grayson’s run on the title up until issue #93, it’s been a series of hit and misses throughout the years. The runs by Peter Tomasi and Kyle Higgins were solid, but other eras to my mind haven’t really risen above the others. Most notoriously was the Ben Percy/Dan Jurgens “Ric Grayson” era, which was more editorially mandated than anything, but by most agreed remains a low point in Nightwing’s franchise. To go from that to an Eisner-winning series by Taylor and Redondo is a wonderful feat, and should rightly be exalted.

Ultimately, it’s my opinion that Taylor and Redondo’s run peaked around Nightwing #100 or around the time the Blockbuster arc ended. While that arc was somewhat a retread of Dixon’s run with Blockbuster being the main crime lord that Nightwing had to defeat, there was enough fresh energy and fun writing that kept it engaging, as well as differentiating it from what came before. Crucially, we were also given to revival of the Dick and Babs romance. This has gone underdiscussed, but in my opinion the best thing Taylor did during his era was reestablish their romance, as DC had been against it for too long in the past couple of decades. Dick and Babs hadn’t been romantically involved since the Devin Grayson run (about 20 years), and every time they’ve been hinted at getting close together, such as the Batman/Catwoman marriage tie-in issue, something calamitous would happen. Things reached an egregious head in Batgirl #50 where Barbara blamed Dick for his own head trauma and amnesia. Things just were not good between them for too long a time, and although I’ve seen readers roll their eyes and blanche at the gooey lovey-dovey ness of their love, it feels far more right than not, and also another boon to the Dixon run where their romance originally began in earnest.

More than anything else, Taylor’s run signaled an embracing of positivity and heroism in the DC Universe, with Nightwing being positioned as the hero best suited to carry on legacy of the previous generation, which is another element to the character that had been lost. While the era under Dan Didio saw Dick faking his death and getting amnesia, previous eras had established Nightwing as a crucial pillar which pulled relationships together. This goes back to several eras of the Titans, including Geoff Johns’ 2003 run, Devin Grayson’s JLA/Titans and way back even further with the Titans/Outsiders crossover in the 1980s when Dick took charge over directing the two teams, commanded over by Batman. Several times in this series, Taylor has shown that heroes will drop everything to help out Nightwing, and while that reeked of being an easy crutch, it always made sense from a character perspective. It was also not for nothing, with Dick being presented as the most outgoing, optimistic hero aside from Superman. The issues where he’s helping Jon Kent and teaming up with Tim Drake were terrific, and showed that the creative team could do wonders with the character because they had such a mastery of who he was and how he interacts with people.

Unfortunately, it would be those positive points that over time brought the run down in my eyes. As nice and happy and fun to read as the book generally was, reading month to month revealed Taylor’s aversion to steep stakes and actual danger. Too often things would get solved off-panel, or Oracle would be monitoring the situation just enough to get back-up to Nightwing right on time so that the bad guys never stood a chance. A show of power of that magnitude is logical for iconic heroes like these, but too often and it becomes the death of suspense and drama. And while there were sufficient cliffhangers such as Blockbuster about to kill Melinda or finding Nightwing unmasked, or even bombing his apartment building, everything was solved with such speed and anodyne harmlessness that it became clear we were going to be taken on much of a thrill ride with this book. By the second year, it was apparent that Nightwing was the title you went for good vibes. Did that tone match Dick Grayson’s character? Certainly, but it also failed in my opinion at providing basic logic when the story needed it most.

Take for example Dick’s sudden fear of heights. It’s never been mentioned before, and when it happens it’s not dwelled upon too much before the scenes change over. Then, one issue, Dick tells us the reader that he fell when he was a kid and had a phobia for a while until he got help (later revealed to be from Deadman). Then, in last issue when he realizes the cause of his fear, he solves it in between the panels.

That kind of writing when it comes to personalizing the hero’s trauma was far too much telling without showing. A fear of heights is something that should absorb an entire issue of Nightwing with us inside Dick’s head, heart racing just as his does. But either the plot has to move at a certain pace or, more believably to my mind, Taylor didn’t want to stick with it for too long so as to not have the book become too heavy.

A lot of my reviews over the years has been presuming what’s in Tom Taylor’s head, and I never mean any disparagement or offense. He’s a very solid writer and definitively one of the very best Nightwing writers of all time. But with this final issue, all of the familiar problems rear their heads, and I just circle back to years’-long critiques.

Nightwing #118 variant cover by Serg Acuna. Image: DC Comics

Nightwing #118 variant cover by Serg Acuna. Image: DC Comics

So finally, Nightwing #118

What I enjoyed most about this finale (in addition to Redondo’s glamourous artwork), was the seeding of Heartless’ heart giving out on him, which was dropped early in the issue and through the art carried through to its natural end. I also liked his men immediately turning on him, showing not just that they hated him for kidnapping their children, but that Dick’s presence and hopefulness really did change Blüdhaven for the better. I liked the way Heartless died, and that while Nightwing tried to save him, he didn’t mourn the fact that he couldn’t (Dick in this issue overall appeared very mature and there was a minute speck of Batman in how Redondo drew him). The final scene at the graves of the Graysons was also nice.

Unfortunately there was familiar dissatisfaction with how things turned out in this final issue. The devil is in the details.

  1. What exactly was Heartless going to do with Zucco? Taylor had given him some hero worship, but it’s not until things turned pear-shaped that he kills him that he starts ranting about how Zucco wanted to kill Dick, not his parents, and that Heartless is a self-made man. I get him killing Zucco as a means of denying Nightwing justice (a bit abstract but I get it still), but the scene plays out like it’s a sudden realization. It’s unclear. Also, what difference does it make to Heartless whether Zucco tried to kill Dick or his parents?
  2. Zucco’s presence in this whole run has been problematic from start to finish. Revisiting elements from the origin story with new details and retcons is too big a swing to pull off successfully, and although in the long run I turn around on the idea that Dick was meant to die as being interesting, because it is, I’m not sure what it adds. Remember, Zucco has had a daughter before in the Higgins New 52 run, quickly forgotten about. Despite this being a famous series of issues, do we think Melinda is going to stick around for much longer after Taylor? Maybe she will, but it doesn’t feel like it, as her characterization hasn’t been much to speak of when it comes to Zucco being back in the series. That sems to be why he was brought back. There’s also just the irritating fumbling about Dick’s origin in the finer details, such as the idea that Zucco was never apprehended for the murder of the Graysons to begin with. It reads less of a retcon and more of just a mistake. If Taylor had presented a flashback to Dick’s first case as Robin and him and Batman arresting Zucco on different charges, vowing to tie him to the Graysons’ murder some day, I would roll with that. But it’s taken for granted that Zucco is like Joe Chill, and that he got away with his crimes. But he didn’t! Which returns to the point I raised in Nightwing #99 that Zucco has been brought back several times before and always dies sooner or later in those instances, the difference being that he was quickly taken down for killing the Graysons.

I think it would’ve been better if Zucco never appeared in this book at all. He’s not innately threatening, and Taylor establishes pretty quick that Nightwing isn’t going to kill him, so there’s little tension there aside from nagging at Dick’s heartstrings. But I feel the character would actually have more menace if he weren’t around, and his ghost haunted Melinda and inspired Heartless (figuratively speaking). Him just standing around, being broken out of prison or freed from arrest again and again implies that he’s going to do something, but he basically just stands around until he’s killed for the fifth or sixth time, making the entire use of him feel shallow.

3. Did Gerald die? From getting bitten in the arm and falling into water? Was he a robot? I don’t remember.

My biggest issue with this is just the pacing and sequencing of events. It’s not surprising that the Bat-family find the kids off-panel, but there’s a scene of them searching which gives the idea that we might see them deduce their location. But no, one scene they’re looking and the next, the kids are found. Same with the citizens of Blüdhaven who arrive at The Haven to fend off Heartless. A scene of what’s going through their heads as they are about to fight who they think is their hero Dick Grayson would’ve added more pathos to that whole sequence, but they aren’t even given much dialogue. Also, what was Heartless’ plan at the end? Was he going to just destroy Blüdhaven, then skip town? Where would he head to next, Gotham?  Lyle Shelton was an evil man, but this level of unexplained villainy is too one-dimensional to invest in.

Ultimately this issue – and to some extent the last year or so of Nightwing – reads as though Taylor began skipping steps in the drafting, as he may have been bogged down due to time. Three years ago he was only writing this and Dark Knights of Steel. Since then he took on Superman, Titans and Titans Beast World. Without suggesting that his enjoyment of writing Nightwing has tapered off, it feels as though he may’ve been too distracted to fine-tune the end of this arc. So many things happen too quickly and without much time to leave any marks. Remember Bruce suiting up as Nightwing’s replacement when Dick was out of action? That was barely three pages between two issues. I’m looking forward to Taylor on Detective Comics, but the last year-plus of his work has shown me the highs and lows of his efforts in scripting details.

In the end, this run – despite all of its blemishes – is still ending up in the upper echelon of Nightwing runs of all time. Top five minimum, personally I’d even have it crack the top three. Despite my problems with the writing, characterization was rarely an issue, and that takes precedent above all else. Add that with some amazing artwork and and ultimately appreciable sense of optimism and positivity, and you still have a run for the ages.

 

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Nightwing #118 Comic Book Review
Final Thoughts
This issue is far from the series' best, but it's floor-level of quality only speaks to the highs it rose to, and holds above many that came before it. Here's to the future.
3.5
Overall Score
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Review: Batman and Robin #14

by Daniel Goldberg October 15, 2024
written by Daniel Goldberg
In this review of Batman and Robin #14, a new era begins as Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Javier Fernández take the reigns of the series.

 

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Written by: Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Art and Main Cover by: Javi Fernández
Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo
Variant Covers: Simone Di Meo, Yanick Paquette, Christopher Mitten, Christian Duce, Daniel Sampere
Release Date: October 9, 2024

 

Synopsis (Spoilers Ahead):

It is Gotham in 1892. A man applies a death mask to a body, murmuring “Memento, mori, teacher.”

Flash forward to the present and the Dynamic Duo are in hot pursuit of three vans. Avoiding the gunfire, they apprehend a vehicle but the driver informs them the two lead cars are equipped with bombs. Robin immobilizes one of these, Batman the other, but the villains triggered the countdown. The heroes extract all of the bad guys and dispatch the vans over the side of one of Gotham’s seven bridges. Back below Gotham, Bruce is conferring with Oracle, expressing concern about Damian’s eagerness for fighting.

Bruce enters Damian’s room with a capsule dinner (“micronutrients”) and explains to Damian that their presence at a fundraiser for Sacred Heart Memorial Center that evening will help many more people than could be directly assisted by crime-fighting capers. Damian is not mollified and mopes about the Manor until encountering a chessboard in mid-game that Bruce instructs Damon never to touch (the opponent was Ra’s).

At the fundraiser, Bruce is excited to meet Dr. Malik Bashar, mentioned earlier by Oracle. A small group of protestors shout at Bruce, one of them warning, “Memento mori!” Bruce takes the stage and honors Dr. Bashar, who worked with Thomas. Damon is seated at the kids’ table and is displeased. Bruce introduces Damon to Dr. Bashar, but the latter is met with snide remarks. Bruce begins to chide him but is interrupted by Oracle’s urgent news of shots fired and Batman needed.

Bruce instructs Damian to stay put and moves swiftly to the coordinates, noting that he does not have time to put on the Batsuit. He requires complete darkness for this mission and utters a codephrase. Robin is still pouting at the kids’ table but suddenly notices the doors on his floor are barred. Wreathed in darkness, Batman drops down onto the villains and makes short work of them. He smells smoke and oil and recalls that the sub-basement of the building is noted for a terrible boiler fire in 1892.

Batman heads down and finds a conflagration in the infamous boiler room, which is completely non-operational. Suddenly, a figure looms in the shadows, who recognizes Batman and addresses him in singsong. Upstairs, Robin comms Batman insistently, repeating that the power is out and the doors are barred. Suddenly, the floor beneath Robin and the guests begins to glow and crackle. An explosion lifts Robin. “Memento mori, writ of stone!”

 

Analysis

And, we’re off! Thus begins the run of the new creative team Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Javi Fernández, with Marcelo Maiolo on colors. I am personally really loving Johnson’s current run on Hulk, so I’m excited to see what he will do with The Dynamic Duo.

The first issue does not disappoint. Johnson signals new beginnings literally by casting us back to 1892. Chronology is interesting in #14, as the action in “Gotham Present” certainly does not seem subsequent to the in-universe events occurring during writer Joshua Williamson’s run. In the latter, we see Damian in high school and he seems to resemble in terms of chronological age Tim Drake’s original Robin. I personally loved this older, more mature Robin and found compelling the connections between that maturation and the deeper, more positive relationship he was building with his father.

In Johnson’s telling and more notably in Fernández’s art, there is no question we have a younger Robin. He seems at most 12-13 years old – observe the panel on p. 13, in which Damian has a most childlike Calvin-esque scowl. He is miffed about having to attend the entire event, and while such behavior certainly seems developmentally appropriate for a tween, it seems decidedly young for the mature adolescent Robin that Williamson offered.

There is of course nothing wrong with telling a Batman & Robin story that occurred before the in-universe events of Williamson’s run. But if the two are somehow intended to exist in sequence inside TBU, the continuity discordance will be jarring. I much prefer the older Damian that Williamson offered, but that is subjective preference.

The plot itself moves along well and is interesting. I’m more than a bit curious about the new rogue Memento. Certainly, memento mori and vanitas art are fascinating genres in Western art and importing any of the iconography into the book offers tantalizing artistic possibilities (Mr. Fernández, if you are reading, please give us an homage to 17th c. Dutch still-lifes in these traditions, as I adore them). And the book reveals no shortage of allusions, at least to popular culture. The movement between floors and Bruce’s hunt for the villains through the building’s inner workings is an obvious and effective homage to Die Hard. Gen X and Xiennial readers, at least, will also find effective the allusion to A Nightmare on Elm Street in the boiler room standing as the beating heart for the latest evil.

All in all, this is an auspicious beginning to Johnson and Fernández’s run. The book is interesting, well-planned, and balances action and dialogue well. I cannot say I care much about Black Adam, but Johnson already shows a willingness to follow Williamson in one key aspect: Telling stories that do not overwhelm the characters of Batman and Robin!

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Batman and Robin #14
Final Thoughts
This is a solid start.
Story
Art
Colors
3.3
Final Score
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TBU Comic Podcast: Season 16 Episode 19

by Theodis Wright October 14, 2024
written by Theodis Wright

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Steph and Theo are back with Season 16 episode 19 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review both Batman #153 and Batman and Robin #14. Does DC’s All In initiative within the Batman universe get off to a good start. Does Batman and Robin keeps its spot as the team’s favorite Bat title? And the most important question… how does Theo feel and Absolute Batman #1? Listen in and find out our thoughts.

Books Covered In Season 16 Episode 19

Batman #153
Batman and Robin #14

Greater Gotham Titles

Absolute Power #4
DC All In Special #1
Poison Ivy #26
Birds of Prey #14
DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1
Absolute Batman #1
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – The Kryptonian Age #5
DC vs. Vampires: World War V #3
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #132 and 133

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