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ISSUE #9 • FEBRUARY 2021 SOLICITING TITLES ON SALE STARTING APRIL 2021 dccomics.com A SHOCKING ACT OF VIOLENCE LEADS BATMAN ON A TRAIL OF VENGEANCE ACROSS EUROPE! ALL-NEW ADVENTURE BY WRITER TOM TAYLOR & ARTIST ANDY KUBERT
# 9 FEBRUARY 2021 / SOLICITING COMICS ON SALE IN APRIL WHAT’S INSIDE “INFINITE FRONTIER” 2 Two new titles join the ranks of Infinite Frontier comics, as Damian Wayne gets his own solo series in Robin #1. Plus, John Stewart, Teen Lantern, and others take the stage in the all-new Green Lantern #1! SPOTLIGHT 4 The origin of the Next Batman is revealed in The Next Batman: Second Son #1! Then, the boys are back in Challenge of the Super Sons #1, the World’s Greatest Heroes enter a new realm in RWBY/Justice League #1, and Harley’s digital-first adventures are available in print for the first time in Harley Quinn Black + White + Red! COMICS 14 “Warworld Rising” begins in Action Comics #1030! Also, the new villain Mr. Worth makes his debut in Detective Comics #1035, while Hugo Strange is back in Harley Quinn #2. And Jim Gordon is on the trail of the Clown Prince of Crime in The Joker #2! COLLECTED EDITIONS 49 Academy Award winner John Ridley’s tales of the Dark Knight are collected in a new deluxe edition, and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s epic tales are collected in Justice League: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 1! DC’S RATINGS LABELS GRAPHIC NOVELS GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR KIDS FOR YOUNG ADULTS INTENDED FOR INTENDED FOR INTENDED FOR INTENDED FOR READERS AGES 8-12 READERS AGES 13+ READERS AGES 13+ READERS AGES 17+ DC COMICS Pam Lifford President, Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences Daniel Cherry III Senior VP — General Manager Jim Lee Publisher & Chief Creative Officer Sam Ades Senior VP & General Manager — Digital Services Briar Darden VP — Business Affairs Anne DePies Senior VP — Business Strategy, Finance & Administration Don Falletti VP — Manufacturing Operations & Workflow Management Lawrence Ganem VP — Talent Services Alison Gill Senior VP — Manufacturing & Operations Bob Harras Editor-in-Chief, DC Comics Ames Kirshen VP — Interactive & Animation Jay Kogan Senior VP — Legal Affairs Nick J. Napolitano VP — Manufacturing Administration & Design Lisette Osterloh VP — Digital Marketing & Events Adam Schlagman VP — Film Nancy Spears VP — Revenue Michele R. Wells VP & Executive Editor, Young Reader Sandy Yi Senior VP — Global Franchise Management DC CONNECT 9. February, 2021. Copyright © 2021 DC. All Rights Reserved. All books, titles, logos, character names, and characters featured herein, the distinctive like- nesses thereof, and related elements are trademarks of their respective owners. The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned herein are entirely fictional. DC Comics does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. For Advertising and Custom Publishing contact dccomicsadvertising@dccomics.com. For details on DC Comics Ratings, visit dccomics.com/go/ratings. DC — a WarnerMedia Company.
SPOTLIGHT NEW SERIES! A NEW GREEN LANTERN SERIES BEGINS BY THE FUTURE STATE: GREEN LANTERN TEAM OF GEOFFREY THORNE AND DEXTER SOY! GREEN LANTERN #1 written by GEOFFREY THORNE As this new Green Lantern series begins, the newly formed United Planets and the Guardians art by DEXTER SOY of the Universe hold an intergalactic summit to decide who can best serve and protect the cover by BERNARD CHANG cosmos from danger. With the majority of Green Lanterns called back to Oa, John Stewart card stock variant cover by BRYAN HITCH arrives alongside Teen Lantern Keli Quintela, whose powerful gauntlet could be one of the 1:25 card stock variant cover by ALEX MALEEV most powerful and unstable weapons in the universe. With the entire landscape of the ON SALE 4/6/21 universe in flux, is this the end of the Green Lantern Corps...or a new beginning? $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $5.99 US 2
SPOTLIGHT NEW SERIES! A NEW MISSION BEGINS FOR DAMIAN WAYNE! WRITTEN BY JOSHUA WILLIAMSON WITH ART BY GLEB MELNIKOV! ROBIN #1 written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON After learning of the deadly League of Lazarus tournament, Damian Wayne has a new mission: art and cover by GLEB MELNIKOV winning the tournament and prove he is the greatest fighter in the DC Universe! But first he wraparound variant cover by must find the secret island where it’s all going down! This brand-new solo Robin series will GLEB MELNIKOV force Damian Wayne to find his own path away from both sides of his family! New mysteries! team card stock variant cover by New supporting cast! First appearances of new characters! And lots of fights! ANDY KUBERT (minimum order 250 copies) 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI ON SALE 4/27/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $4.99 US 4
SPOTLIGHT Team variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV Team variant cover by ANDY KUBERT 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
SPOTLIGHT NEW SERIES! AN INTERNATIONAL BATMAN ADVENTURE BY TOM TAYLOR (DCEASED) AND ANDY KUBERT (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT—THE MASTER RACE)! BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1 written by TOM TAYLOR An epic tale begins that will take Batman on a harrowing, action-packed European adventure art and cover by ANDY KUBERT in a new miniseries by superstar creators Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert! card stock variant cover by ANDY KUBERT A horrific tragedy in the United Kingdom sends a very personal and deadly message to the 1:25 card stock variant cover by Dark Knight—one that will draw Batman out of Gotham City to investigate! From the moment RICCARDO FEDERICI he lands in Europe, Batman will face a difficult investigation and unheard-of adversaries and blank card stock variant cover find the assistance of a partner once more—all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium! ON SALE 4/13/21 New villains! New allies! A thrilling overseas adventure begins for the Dark Knight, starting $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 6 | FC | DC with an extra-sized 26-page debut story! CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $4.99 US 6
SPOTLIGHT THE ORIGIN OF THE NEXT BATMAN WRITTEN BY ACADEMY AWARD IS HERE! WINNER JOHN RIDLEY WITH ART BY TONY AKINS! THE NEXT BATMAN: SECOND SON #1 written by JOHN RIDLEY A new miniseries by Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and artists Tony Akins and art by TONY AKINS, TRAVEL FOREMAN, Travel Foreman begins! and MARK MORALES Readers now know that after the events of Future State, Tim Fox is the next Batman...but cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE what’s his origin story? Why has he been estranged from Lucius Fox and his family for so long? card stock variant cover by KEN LASHLEY Connected to the dramatic events of March’s Infinite Frontier #1, these questions and many ON SALE 4/6/21 more will be explored in this thrilling new digital first miniseries! $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 OF 4 | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US DIGITAL FIRST 9
SPOTLIGHT AN ALL-NEW ALL-AGES TEAM-UP SERIES BEGINS! THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #1 written by IVAN COHEN It’s an all-new, all-ages series that teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA of Mystery Inc.! When Batman discovers his original purple gloves have gone missing, Velma, ON SALE 4/13/21 Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo travel back in time to Batman’s Year One era to solve the case! Will $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 of 12 | FC | DC this “Glove Story” have a happy ending? 10
SPOTLIGHT NEW SERIES! THE BOYS ARE BACK IN A NEW MINISERIES BY PETER J. TOMASI AND MAX RAYNOR! CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER SONS #1 written by PETER J. TOMASI The boys are back! Picking up where the sensational Adventures of the Super Sons left off, the art by MAX RAYNOR sons of Batman and Superman are back in the spotlight and ready to give evil a good spanking. cover by JORGE JIMENEZ But are Robin and Superboy in over their heads this time? A mysterious woman from beyond variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO time has appeared to the DCU’s favorite sons, and her arrival heralds certain doom (that’s a ON SALE 4/13/21 hint, everyone) of things to come! In fact...it seems she’s sent the boys on a bogus journey that $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 7 | FC | DC they’ve already...returned from? Huh? What did the boys learn when they were whisked away? Why on earth do they have to save the Flash from instant death? Tune in for the first chapter in the most epic odyssey Robin and Superboy have ever been on! 11
SPOTLIGHT FEATURING STORIES IN PRINT PLUS TWO STORIES NEVER FOR THE FIRST TIME BY BEFORE SEEN ANYWHERE BY • STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ • DAVID MANDEL • MIRKA ANDOLFO AND ADAM HUGHES • SALADIN AHMED • PAUL DINI AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ AND KEVIN ALTIERI • TIM SEELEY AND JUAN FERREYRA • RILEY ROSSMO • SEAN MURPHY, KATANA COLLINS, AND MATTEO SCALERA • ERICA HENDERSON • DANIEL KIBBLESMITH AND MARGUERITE SAUVAGE • JOE QUINONES • DANI • SIMON SPURRIER AND OTTO SCHMIDT • AMANDA CONNER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, AND CHAD HARDIN • PATRICK SCHUMACKER AND ELEONORA CARLINI • JORDIE BELLAIRE AND GREG SMALLWOOD • SAM HUMPHRIES AND STEPHEN BYRNE • FRANK TIERI AND TOM FOWLER • LIZ ERICKSON AND TOM DERENICK HARLEY QUINN BLACK + WHITE + RED TP stories and art by various For the first time in print, 19 short tales of Gotham City’s craziest clown princess are presented cover by JORGE JIMENEZ in nothing but black, white, and bold splashes of red. See how Harley’s story unfolds in worlds ON SALE 5/11/21 beyond the DC Universe, in the alternate timelines of Batman: White Knight, Harleen, and the $19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 224 PAGES | FC | DC Harley Quinn animated series! Witness her darkest hours and her happiest moments! Behold ISBN: 978-1-77950-995-6 a—wait a second, did she just...win an underground rap battle?! An incredible array of talent from across the comics industry have put their reputations in jeopardy to bring you these stories. So show a little gratitude, will ya? This volume collects Harley Quinn Black + White + Red Digital Chapters #1-17 in print for the first time—along with two all-new, never-before seen stories by writer David Mandel (Veep) and artist Adam Hughes; and Harley’s co-creator, writer Paul Dini, with legendary Batman: The 12 Animated Series artist Kevin Altieri!
SPOTLIGHT FROM THE SMASH-HIT ROOSTER TEETH SERIES! WORLDS COLLIDE AS THE DC HEROES APPEAR IN THE WORLD OF RWBY! RWBY/JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 written by MARGUERITE BENNETT The DC Universe and the world of RWBY collide in this new miniseries! Discover the Bruce art by ANEKE Wayne, Clark Kent, and Diana Prince of Remnant as Team RWBY comes face to face with new cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO versions of DC’s paragons of justice. A new Grimm is running rampant around the island of card stock variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO Patch, and Ruby and Yang must team up with a young farm boy to stop it! Meanwhile, Blake ON SALE 4/27/21 meets a mysterious woman who’s appeared on Menagerie, but what is her purpose? And why $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 7 | FC | DC does she act like she hasn’t been around modern society? CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 13
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON WITH ART BY DANIEL SAMPERE! PLUS A BONUS STORY STARRING MIDNIGHTER! Variant cover ACTION COMICS #1030 written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON “Warworld Rising” starts here! A new chapter in Superman’s life begins as the challenges of art by DANIEL SAMPERE Dark Nights: Death Metal are causing Clark Kent to feel...a change in his powers. Is it possible backup story written by the Metropolis Marvel could be losing a step? His struggles in taking down the creatures from BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD the Breach would suggest as much! If he’s going to continue to protect the people of Earth, backup story art by MICHAEL AVON OEMING he’ll have to adapt—especially with threats like Mongul out there waiting to launch their cover by MIKEL JANÍN biggest attacks on the Earth yet. That’s right, those are Warworld battleships just outside our card stock variant cover by orbit, and they are heading straight for us! JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO Meanwhile, in the Midnighter backup story, the bad boy of the Authority has to figure out ON SALE 4/27/21 what Andrej Trojan is up to in the present if he ever wants to get back to Future State and swap $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC places with the Midnighter of 2021, whom he left stranded on Warworld. CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US 14
COMIC BOOKS SUPERMAN AND SON HEAD INTO SPACE TO HELP A FRIEND IN DISTRESS! WRITTEN BY PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON WITH ART BY SCOTT GODLEWSKI! Variant cover SUPERMAN #30 written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON Superman has received a signal from distant space. An old friend is in deep trouble, and only art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI the Man of Steel can help him. By the time Superman and his son get there, though, the backup story written by SEAN LEWIS alien who sent the signal is nowhere to be found, and his people appear to be enthralled by backup story art by SAMI BASRI a shamanistic storyteller who warns of an ancient grudge with the malevolent Shadowbreed. cover by JOHN TIMMS This leaves Clark and Jonathan Kent to ponder just who sent them the distress message, but card stock variant cover by INHYUK LEE before they can find the answer, they’ll discover that an ancient grudge still has very current ON SALE 4/13/21 consequences. Kicking off a new story line, this issue pairs Phillip Kennedy Johnson with his $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC Future State: Superman: House of El collaborator, artist Scott Godlewski! CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US Meanwhile, in the “Tales of Metropolis” backup story it’s...the return of Ambush Bug? Say it ain’t so! 15
COMIC BOOKS NOW A 10-ISSUE SERIES! NEW FROM SCOTT SNYDER, WRITER OF DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL! DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL SHORT-STORY ISSUE! AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976 #7 written by SCOTT SNYDER Before Skinner and Pearl reunited and the Beast returned—before 1976—the fight to protect art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, humanity persisted. TULA LOTAY, and RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ This special anthology issue presents new stories from the unseen era between American cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE Vampire: Second Cycle and American Vampire 1976, bridging the VMS’ turbulent past with a variant cover by JORGE FORNÉS nation’s uncertain future. ON SALE 4/13/21 Jim Book and Pearl will test their new partnership on a mission to uncover new DNA $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 7 OF 10 | FC technology in the fight against the Beast, Travis, and Gus enjoy a rare carefree moment in DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ exile, and a deathbed vision reveals the truth about George Washington’s pact with the Council of Firsts and America’s role as a haven for persecuted monsters. 16
COMIC BOOKS THE “JOKER WAR” TEAM OF JAMES TYNION IV AND JORGE JIMENEZ—TOGETHER AGAIN! GHOST-MAKER STARS IN A BONUS BACKUP STORY! BATMAN #107 written by JAMES TYNION IV Tensions are sky-high in Gotham City following the events at Arkham Asylum, and public art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ opinion and unrest are starting to boil over. The Dark Knight has his hands full juggling the backup story art by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ investigation of the reappearance of an old enemy and the rise of a new gang in Gotham called card stock variant cover by the Unsanity Collective...Gotham City is getting more dangerous by the minute! FRANCESCO MATTINA Plus, in part one of “Legend of the Ghost-Maker,” James Tynion IV and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz 1:25 card stock variant cover by tell the most insane tale of action and adventure featuring Batman’s frenemy Ghost-Maker! RICCARDO FEDERICI This one is not to be missed! ON SALE 4/6/21 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US 17
COMIC BOOKS Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI 18
COMIC BOOKS FEATURING STORIES AND ART BY • LEE WEEKS • JORGE JIMENEZ • MARIKO TAMAKI ...AND MORE! 19
COMIC BOOKS Variant cover by JENNY FRISON The Riddler variant cover by GARY FRANK BATMAN BLACK & WHITE #5 written by JORGE JIMENEZ, MARIKO TAMAKI, • Superstar Batman artist Jorge Jimenez Far Sector, tells a story that spans the full JAMAL CAMPBELL, KIERON GILLEN, and writes and illustrates a story starring Bruce history of Nightwing. LEE WEEKS and Damian Wayne as they try to prepare • Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, the art by JORGE JIMENEZ, EMANUELA for a sting operation as Batman and Robin, celebrated team behind Phonogram, Young LUPACCHINO, JAMAL CAMPBELL, with Damian questioning Bruce’s methods Avengers, and The Wicked + the Devine, make JAMIE McKELVIE, and LEE WEEKS every step of the way. their DC debut with a story that pits Batman cover by LEE WEEKS • Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer against the Riddler in a way you’ve never variant cover by JENNY FRISON of Detective Comics Mariko Tamaki and fan- seen before! The Riddler variant cover by GARY FRANK favorite artist Emanuela Luppachino show PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 4/27/21 • And finally, legendary comics artist Lee what’s become of Gilda Dent, former bride Weeks writes and draws a story that has the $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 5 OF 6 | FC | DC of Two-Face and current scourge of super- The penultimate issue of the acclaimed ghosts of Jim Gordon’s past coming back to villains. haunt him! return to Batman Black & White is here with a look at some of Gotham City’s most twisted • Jamal Campbell, acclaimed co-creator of and compelling souls. Naomi and Green Lantern Jo Mullein from 20
COMIC BOOKS THE NEW ANTHOLOGY SERIES CONTINUES WITH TALES STARRING BATMAN, RED HOOD, GRIFTER, THE OUTSIDERS, AND BATGIRL! BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #2 written by CHIP ZDARSKY, MATTHEW The new Batman anthology series continues! In part two of Chip Zdarsky and Eddy Barrows’s ROSENBERG, BRANDON THOMAS, and epic Batman/Red Hood story, Jason Todd has taken a man’s life, and now his mission is to keep CECIL CASTELLUCCI the dead man’s young son safe. But Batman plans to take down Jason before he can make art by EDDY BARROWS, RYAN BENJAMIN, another mistake. MAX DUNBAR, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Then, in chapter two of Matthew Rosenberg and Ryan Benjamin’s senses-shattering tale, cover by HICHAM HABCHI Cole Cash earns his pay as personal bodyguard to billionaire Lucius Fox, but what led him to variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA Gotham in the first place? How does the mysterious HALO Corporation play into it all? And variant cover by DERRICK CHEW which Bat-Family character does he have an unfortunate meeting with in this chapter? PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 4/13/21 And in part two of Brandon Thomas and Max Dunbar’s epic Outsiders story, see Katana’s $7.99 US | 64 PAGES | FC | DC perspective on what brought the Outsiders to Japan, who wants her dead, and what her ultimate punishment will be for no longer having her husband’s spirit in the Soultaker sword. Plus, Barbara Gordon has identified a citywide system hack from a foe she faced before as 21 Batgirl…but this time around, Babs may have found a way to defeat her for good as Oracle!
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COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY GENE LUEN YANG WITH ART BY IVAN REIS! Variant cover BATMAN/SUPERMAN #17 written by GENE LUEN YANG In a world where Superman’s rocket never reached Earth, the Dark Knight and his sidekick art and cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI discover a startling rift between dimensions. On the other side? A world where Martha Wayne card stock variant cover by survived, and Bruce never grew up to be Batman! Not only that, but a strange alien has emerged RODOLFO MIGLIARI from the rift who’s faster than a locomotive and can leap tall buildings in a single bound... ON SALE 4/27/21 the Superman of Metropolis! When these worlds collide, the architects of this alternate history $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC are revealed, and the only ones who can thwart their deadly experiments are the Batman and CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US Superman of Earth-0! It’s a dynamic dual-world adventure! 23
COMIC BOOKS THE FINAL ISSUE OF THE MINISERIES BY NEAL ADAMS IS HERE! BATMAN VS. RA’S AL GHUL #6 written by NEAL ADAMS It all comes down to this…the final meeting of the Batmen! Ra’s al Ghul’s plan to dominate art and cover by NEAL ADAMS Gotham crashes against the will of Bruce Wayne and Matches Malone, as the city’s power grid ON SALE 4/20/21 faces the wave of the future! $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 6 OF 6 | FC | DC 24
COMIC BOOKS “A pleasurable and well-written story...Clay Mann’s art paired with Tomeu Morey’s color is an absolute chef’s kiss of perfection!” —Comicbook.com BATMAN/CATWOMAN #5 written by TOM KING Batman’s two loves collide, and the smash-up could be dangerous not just for the Caped art and cover by CLAY MANN Crusader, but for The Joker as well. In order to prove her mission is righteous, Phantasm takes variant cover by JIM LEE and Catwoman out on a hit against one of the men responsible for the disappearance of her son. SCOTT WILLIAMS Unfortunately for Selina Kyle, this isn’t the first time she’s gone behind Batman’s back to try to variant cover by TRAVIS CHAREST do the right thing, so she’s far too aware of how bad a turn this whole affair could take. Also, in ON SALE 4/20/21 the future, it’s Harley Quinn, ready to avenge Mistah J! $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 5 OF 12 | FC CARD STOCK COVERS DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ 25
COMIC BOOKS CATWOMAN FACES OFF AGAINST THE RIDDLER, THE PENGUIN, AND FATHER VALLEY! Variant cover CATWOMAN #30 written by RAM V The Riddler revealed that he knows details about Poison Ivy’s whereabouts. Now, after the art by FERNANDO BLANCO Riddler has been gravely wounded, Catwoman brings him to be patched up by Alleytown’s less- cover by JOËLLE JONES than-scrupulous medics. Now on the mend, Riddler points Selina in Ivy’s direction—but is he card stock variant cover by JENNY FRISON telling the truth, or wrapping her up in another one of his riddles? Meanwhile, the Penguin’s ON SALE 4/20/21 come to realize that enlisting Father Valley to take out Catwoman may have been a mistake $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC and finds himself asking whether he hired a hit man...or inked a deal with the devil himself. CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 26
COMIC BOOKS SPINNING OUT OF DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL! PLUS, BRYAN HITCH ILLUSTRATES CHAPTER TWO OF THE ORIGIN OF OWLMAN! Variant cover CRIME SYNDICATE #2 written by ANDY SCHMIDT With Starro ravaging the planet and controlling superheroes and villains alike, the fate of art by KIERAN McKEOWN the world rests in the hands of Ultraman, Superia, and Owlman—in other words, win or lose, backup story art by BRYAN HITCH humanity is doomed! cover by JIM CHEUNG Question of the month: What famous Gotham foes are held in Owlman’s cave? variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM Plus, in the backup story, witness the origin of Owlman in a tale illustrated by superstar ON SALE 4/6/21 artist Bryan Hitch! $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 6 | FC | DC 27
COMIC BOOKS NEW VILLAIN ALERT: INTRODUCING MR. WORTH! HUNTRESS STARS IN A BONUS BACKUP STORY! Variant cover DETECTIVE COMICS #1035 written by MARIKO TAMAKI Introducing Mr. Worth! When his daughter is killed during the brutal crime wave gripping art and cover by DAN MORA Gotham City, eight-foot-tall stack of muscle and money Roland Worth sets out on a path of backup story art by CLAYTON HENRY revenge toward the prime suspect in the crime: Batman! The Dark Knight has been framed for card stock variant cover by LEE BERMEJO murder, and to make matters worse, this grisly deed seems to be connected to yet another ON SALE 4/27/21 emerging villainous force on the horizon. It’s a rogues gallery explosions and this time there’s $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC no mansion on the hill for Bruce Wayne to mount his counterattack! CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US Plus, part one of “Huntress and the Hunted!” This two-part story zeroes in on Gotham’s own Violet Vengeance! In this chapter, her world is rocked by the gruesome murder of a dear friend...but there’s more to this sinister scene than meets the eye! 28
COMIC BOOKS “[FEELS] LIKE A CONTEMPORARY VERSION OF WHAT GAIMAN HAD ACHIEVED WITH THE SANDMAN.” —THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER THE DREAMING: WAKING HOURS #9 written by G. WILLOW WILSON Seduced by the sensual wiles of the realm of Faerie, Ruin and Heather After have not only been art and cover by NICK ROBLES separated from the angel Jophiel, they’ve completely forgotten why they even set foot in this ON SALE 4/6/21 delightful place. But Faerie’s charms (literally) are lost on Jophiel, and he remains firmly on $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC a mission…unfortunately for him, the king of Faerie has his own ideas on just what Jophiel’s DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ power can do for him! 29
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY HUGO AWARD- WINNER N.K. JEMISIN! “Might be the most relevant superhero book on the stands right now.” —Syfy Wire ART BY SUPERSTAR ARTIST JAMAL CAMPBELL! Variant cover FAR SECTOR #11 written by N.K. JEMISIN Everything is coming to a boil as we lay the groundwork for the Far Sector finale in this, our art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL penultimate issue! Riots are breaking out across the City Enduring as its citizens realize that variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO there are political shenanigans disrupting their way of life and subverting the will of the ON SALE 4/6/21 people. To quell this unrest, @BlazeofGlory is threatening to unleash a terrible weapon upon $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 11 OF 12 | FC her own people. Jo has to race against the ticking clock of a Green Lantern ring that is rapidly DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ losing power to bypass the city’s entire defense forces and stop this attack from above. 30
COMIC BOOKS THE REDEMPTION OF WALLY WEST CONTINUES! Variant cover THE FLASH #769 written by JEREMY ADAMS After an accident pushes Wally West into the time stream, the former Kid Flash lands in the art by DAVID LaFUENTE body of his onetime partner, Impulse. Now sprinting through the 30th century side by side and BRANDON PETERSON with the mysterious (and, yeah, ridiculous) Gold Beetle, Wally must uncover what’s causing cover by BRANDON PETERSON the destructive explosions that keep propelling him through time and the bodies of other card stock variant cover by ZI XU speedsters. ON SALE 4/20/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 31
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY STEPHANIE PHILLIPS WITH ART BY RILEY ROSSMO! Variant cover HARLEY QUINN #2 written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS Ya sure you wanna double down on this gimmick? Awright already—I’ll do it! Harley Quinn art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO back again to tell ya that my mission to help heal Gotham City has already hit some bumps in card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW the road. The awful Hugo Strange—psychiatrist, fitness freak, and expert on tiny glasses—is ON SALE 4/27/21 trying to deal with Gotham City’s clown problem, and get this! The city is endorsing him while $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC everyone keeps giving me grief! The only person who believes in me is my new sidekick, Kevin. CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US You’re going to find out some real dark stuff about him in this issue, too! We’re both going to have to keep our guard up, ’cuz Hugo has an army of creepy orderlies he’s about to send after us. 32
COMIC BOOKS JAMES GORDON IS ON THE HUNT FOR THE JOKER! PLUS A PUNCHLINE BACKUP STORY! THE JOKER #2 written by JAMES TYNION IV As the dust settles on Arkham Asylum and tragic recent events, The Joker is the most wanted art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH man in the world—and powerful forces are lining up around the globe to hunt him...but where backup story written by JAMES TYNION IV exactly is the Clown Price of Crime? Jim Gordon, facing his twilight years haunted by the and SAM JOHNS madman, knows where to start the hunt, and he’s been given the go-ahead to pursue him... backup story art by MIRKA ANDOLFO but will he be willing to pay the price? And what shocking revelation will Gordon stun Batman variant cover by LEE BERMEJO with before he departs? variant cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE And in the backup story, within the walls of Blackgate Penitentiary, Punchline has become 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI the target of the Queen of Spades from the Royal Flush Gang. It’ll take everything Punchline ON SALE 4/13/21 has just to survive, while on the outside, Bluebird digs deeper into Punchline’s horrific past! $5.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVERS 33
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COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS WITH ART BY DAVID MARQUEZ! JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK STARS IN A BONUS BACKUP STORY! Variant cover JUSTICE LEAGUE #60 written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Superman, Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Aquaman, and Hawkgirl join forces with Black art and cover by DAVID MARQUEZ Adam to fight an all-new world conqueror! But how do they stop the unstoppable power known backup story written by RAM V as Brutus? Enter new mega-power sensation Naomi, who comes face to face with the League backup story art by XERMANICO and brings along Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons for a blockbuster battle for the ages—with card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU a last-page cliffhanger that will leave everyone guessing what’s next! ON SALE 4/20/21 And in the backup tale, the new Justice League meets the new Justice League Dark, and $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC the demon Etrigan calls the team to action—but Batman has other plans. This team needs a CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US leader, but what twisted secret prevents Zatanna from stepping forward? Plus, Ragman makes a startling discovery—one that may cost his life! 35
COMIC BOOKS HARLEY QUINN DIVES INTO THE MIND OF MAN-BAT! MAN-BAT #3 written by DAVE WIELGOSZ Kirk Langstrom’s mental state has been deteriorating for years, but in the wake of his violent art by SUMIT KUMAR altercation with the Suicide Squad, he’s found himself on the verge of a complete emotional cover by KYLE HOTZ collapse. Luckily (or unluckily) for Kirk, Dr. Harleen Quinzel is offering pro bono—and entirely ON SALE 4/6/21 unsolicited—psychological counseling. As Harley delves deep into his damaged mind, she $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 3 OF 5 | FC | DC uncovers tragic events that set the stage for his transformation into Man-Bat in the first place. Will her psychotic brand of psychology help Kirk make peace with his inner demons or leave his mind even more fractured than it was? 36
COMIC BOOKS BY THE INJUSTICE TEAM OF TOM TAYLOR AND BRUNO REDONDO! Variant cover NIGHTWING #79 written by TOM TAYLOR Dick Grayson has inherited Alfred’s fortune, a puppy, and a whole lot of questions. Who is art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO Mayor Zucco, and what is her relation to the man who murdered Dick’s parents? What sinister card stock variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL plans does Blockbuster have for Blüdhaven? What kind of dog food is best for a three-legged ON SALE 4/20/21 puppy? To answer these questions, Dick’s going to need a little help from his friends—past $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC and present. CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 37
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY TOM KING WITH ART BY JORGE FORNÉS! Variant cover RORSCHACH #7 written by TOM KING Wil Myerson might have been the creator of Pontius Pirate, the most popular comic in history, art and cover by JORGE FORNÉS before he put on the Rorschach mask and tried to kill a would-be president, but he’s not the variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO only artist who worked on the character. Other artists fell under Wil’s influence, and now ON SALE 4/13/21 all these years later, his more renowned acolyte has fallen sway to Laura, the #1 Myerson $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC superfan. Is it possible she influenced another comic book legend into playing vigilante? The CARD STOCK COVERS key here is that tape the detective is trying to decipher, the one with the séance that has been DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ haunting him since the very first issue! All this and a cameo by Dr. Manhattan to boot! 38
COMIC BOOKS SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #109 written by DEREK FRIDOLFS Fred’s skills are well-known around town for creating many of the traps used to capture art by SCOTT JERALDS monsters. When he is invited to test out the new Coolsville Escape Room complex, the gang cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS tags along to help out. But can Fred and his friends now escape being trapped by a creepy ON SALE 4/20/21 chimera haunting the halls? Or will it be game over for Mystery Inc.? $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC 39
COMIC BOOKS Variant cover WONDER WOMAN VS. ARTEMIS ON WARWORLD! SENSATIONAL WONDER WOMAN #2 written by ANDREA SHEA Wonder Woman receives a distress call from Artemis…on Warworld! In order to escape art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO Mongul’s clutches, the two Amazons will have to put aside their differences and find a way variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY to work together. ON SALE 4/6/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC DIGITAL FIRST 40
COMIC BOOKS WILL SUPERBOY JOIN TASK FORCE X? Variant cover SUICIDE SQUAD #2 written by ROBBIE THOMPSON With the power of Superboy now under her control, Task Force X mastermind Amanda Waller art and cover by EDUARDO PANSICA sends the hero into Arkham Asylum to rescue Peacemaker and bring Talon—the famed Court card stock variant cover by GERALD PAREL of Owls assassin—back to join the new Suicide Squad. With lives hanging in the balance, the ON SALE 4/6/21 teen clone must decide if he’s going to assist Waller, even if it means getting his hands a little $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC bloody along the way. CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 41
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COMIC BOOKS Variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND Variant cover by DAVID CHOE SUPERMAN RED AND BLUE #2 written by CHUCK BROWN, ROBERT Explore the world of Superman in a way you’ve never seen before. Five brand-new stories, VENDITTI, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, a visual tour de force, with only the Man of Steel’s signature colors. There are tales starring DAN PANOSIAN, and JASON HOWARD Clark Kent, the original Superman, including a showdown with his most tenacious foe, Lex art by DENYS COWAN, ALITHA MARTINEZ, Luthor—but there is also a great space adventure with Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, going DAN PANOSIAN, JASON HOWARD, and up against an amped-up version of Prometheus. And then there is Cyborg Superman, a warped MARLEY ZARCONE reflection of the real deal, with a mission as opposite to Superman’s as any could be. But no cover by NICOLA SCOTT matter how out there the situation gets, it always comes back to the one man and the planet variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND he loves and has sworn to protect—and the people he inspires, young and old. variant cover by DAVID CHOE PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 4/20/21 $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 6 | FC | DC 43
COMIC BOOKS THE NEW AVATAR OF THE GREEN FACES THE THREAT OF THE PALE WANDERER! WRITTEN BY RAM V WITH ART BY MIKE PERKINS! Variant cover THE SWAMP THING #2 written by RAM V The trials of Levi Kamei, the new avatar of the Green, grow darker as the Pale Wanderer’s art and cover by MIKE PERKINS bloody spree leaves a trail of death across the Sonoran Desert. While his “lessons” begin to card stock variant cover by show Levi the true nature of what he is becoming, it is Jennifer Reece who’ll show Levi that FRANCESCO MATTINA he must contend with his past and his trauma in order to stop the murderous wraith. Will Levi ON SALE 4/6/21 Kamei grasp his newfound place in this world as the Swamp Thing? Or will his fears consume $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC him before the new avatar can even take root? Find out as this eternal conflict of life and death CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US comes to a head! 44
COMIC BOOKS A NEW SERIES COMING SOON TO NETFLIX! SWEET TOOTH: THE RETURN #6 written by JEFF LEMIRE Once upon a time a young boy with antlers lived in a little house under the earth. He had a art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE father and two nannies. They raised him to be good and to obey their every command. They ON SALE 4/13/21 said they loved the boy, and maybe some of them did, but Father? Well, he only loved himself. $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 6 OF 6 | FC Father says the boy is a weapon against those who stand in opposition to humanity, while the DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ rebellious Undersider dissidents believe the child to be the second coming of a mythological savior from the past. Haunted by dreamlike memories of a life he never lived and hunted by the man who created him, the boy must choose what and who he will be, and bring this chapter of his life to a close. 45
COMIC BOOKS WHO’S HIDING BEHIND THE MASK OF RED X? TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #2 written by TIM SHERIDAN The questions mount around the new school formed by the original New Teen Titans: What’s art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL going on with Billy Batson’s access to the powers of Shazam, what dark secret is Raven’s new card stock variant cover by PHILIP TAN pupil Dane hiding, and who’s masquerading as the new Red X? ON SALE 4/27/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 46
COMIC BOOKS TRUTH & JUSTICE #3 written by DANNY LORE What kind of man is John Constantine? Mage, con man, and a few other choice descriptors not art by RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT fit to print—but sometimes, he tries to be a good guy. When he tries to stop a young teenager cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE from getting in deep with Papa Midnite, he is faced not just with the past as he’d like to variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY remember it, but with exactly the kind of wizard he really is. Can John help, or is he going to ON SALE 4/20/21 drive someone else into the very shadows he wanted to save them from? $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC 47
COMIC BOOKS WONDER WOMAN MUST LEARN WHAT IS CHANGING THE RULES OF THE AFTERLIFE! WONDER WOMAN #771 written by BECKY CLOONAN and Wonder Woman’s adventures through the Sphere of the Gods continue as she embarks on a MICHAEL W. CONRAD quest with the cunning Ratashok to search for answers. Something is changing the rules of art and cover by TRAVIS MOORE the Norse afterlife, and it’s up to our hero to set things right. Now she must face warriors and backup story written by JORDIE BELLAIRE beasts of mythic proportions, starting with the Nidhogg! Can our Amazon Princess survive this backup story art by PAULINA GANUCHEAU staggering serpent? card stock variant cover by Meanwhile, in a seemingly simpler time in our hero’s life, a younger Diana continues her JOSHUA MIDDLETON journey to uncover the secret behind the scriptures that hold the hidden history of Themyscira. ON SALE 4/13/21 Is she ready for the truth? Or will it change her perception of “paradise” forever? $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $5.99 US 48
COLLECTED EDITIONS COLLECTING STORIES BY ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING WRITER JOHN RIDLEY! BATMAN BY JOHN RIDLEY THE DELUXE EDITION HC written by JOHN RIDLEY Light the Bat-Signal! Legendary screenwriter John Ridley takes over Gotham City in a new way! art by NICK DERINGTON, LAURA BRAGA, Writing the world’s most popular superhero, Batman, Ridley brings his storytelling expertise OLIVIER COIPEL, and DUSTIN NGUYEN to DC! cover by LADRÖNN Whether his story is told in black and white or captured in brilliant colors, Batman’s ON SALE 6/29/21 adventures keep everyone guessing...even the World’s Greatest Detective. Follow the iconic $17.99 US | $23.99 CAN | 128 PAGES | FC | DC tales of the Dark Knight in Batman by John Ridley The Deluxe Edition. HARDCOVER | 7.0625" x 10.875" Collects Future State: The Next Batman #1-4, stories from Batman Black & White #1 and ISBN: 978-1-77951-126-3 Batman: The Joker War Zone #1, and a brand-new story by John Ridley with art by Dustin Nguyen. 49
COLLECTED EDITIONS FROM THE PAGES OF DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL! DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL: WAR OF THE MULTIVERSES TP written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, ON SALE 5/18/21 TRADE PAPERBACK JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, MARK WAID, GAIL $19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 176 PAGES | FC | DC ISBN: 978-1-77951-006-8 SIMONE, MARIKO TAMAKI, JEFF LEMIRE, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League battles to survive! MAGDALENE VISAGGIO, KYLE HIGGINS, REGINE Stand with our heroes as they prepare for what may well be...the final fight of their lives. SAWYER, CHE GRAYSON, MARGUERITE BENNETT, What do the world’s mightiest heroes feel right before combat? As the Dark Multiverse MATTHEW ROSENBERG, and JUSTIN JORDAN envelops the Earth unveil how the heroes prepare for war in what could be their last stand... art by TRAVIS MOORE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, if the Justice League knows anything, it’s that heroes never go down without a fight! MEGHAN HETRICK, DANIEL SAMPERE, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, MIRKA ANDOLFO, CHRISTOPHER Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 and Dark Nights: Death MOONEYHAM, DEXTER SOY, SCOTT KOBLISH, Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1. PAUL PELLETIER, ALEX MALEEV, SCOTT KOLINS, ALITHA MARTINEZ, BRUNO REDONDO, INAKI MIRANDA, ROB GUILLORY, and MIKE HENDERSON cover by DAN MORA 50
COLLECTED EDITIONS STORIES BY MARK MILLAR WITH ART BY FRANK QUITELY! THE AUTHORITY BOOK TWO TP written by MARK MILLAR, DOSELLE YOUNG, As the 21st century dawns, a battle-hardened Authority turns its attention to a previously TOM PEYER, JOE CASEY, and others unchallenged class of villains—the invisible power brokers who manipulate the world’s political art by FRANK QUITELY, DUSTIN NGUYEN, figureheads to advance their own selfish interests. The powers that be, however, didn’t get ARTHUR ADAMS, and others where they are by playing nice. They’ve made plans for every contingency—including teams cover by FRANK QUITELY and TREVOR SCOTT of insanely powerful superhumans with sentient, city-size, interdimensional spaceships. So ON SALE 5/25/21 when the Authority begins to seriously upset their hard-won networks of control, the backlash $39.99 US | $53.99 CAN | 504 PAGES | FC | DC that results is as swift as it is devastating. But as bad as things get, these attacks are still TRADE PAPERBACK comprehensible on a human scale. The same can’t be said for what is following in their wake. ISBN: 978-1-77950-788-4 This volume collects The Authority #13-29, The Authority Annual 2000 #1, and stories from WildStorm Summer Special #1, along with an introduction by Tim Miller, director of Deadpool. 51
COLLECTED EDITIONS WRITTEN BY BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES PRODUCERS ALAN BURNETT AND PAUL DINI! BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE TP written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI From Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, the visionary producers of Batman: The Animated Series, comes art by TY TEMPLETON and others a collection of all-new stories and adventures that turn Batman’s world upside down! cover by DAVE JOHNSON Starting off with an attack on S.T.A.R. Labs in Gotham City by a giant robot that steals an ON SALE 6/1/21 entire room of the laboratory! Batman is going to have to stop it before it can cause more $19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 208 PAGES | FC | DC harm...and with Lex Luthor freshly back in Gotham, he knows where to start his search. Will TRADE PAPERBACK Batman be able to topple the billionaire before he leaves Gotham? ISBN: 978-1-77950-789-1 Collects Batman: The Adventures Continue #1-8. 52
COLLECTED EDITIONS BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT DETECTIVE VOL. 5 TP written by ALAN GRANT and In these 1990s stories, the Dark Knight Detective travels to Japan to honor a long-standing ARCHIE GOODWIN debt...one that will leave him facing off against the very master who trained him! art by NORM BREYFOGLE, STEVE MITCHELL, The Dark Knight will also have to deal with haunting memories from his past as he DAN JURGENS, and DICK GIORDANO encounters the Street Demonz again, but now he’s older—now he’s ready to protect others. cover by NORM BREYFOGLE And then there’s The Joker... ON SALE 5/25/21 Collects Detective Comics #612-614 and #616-621, plus Detective Comics Annual #3. $24.99 US | $33.99 CAN | 280 PAGES | FC | DC TRADE PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-77950-965-9 53
COLLECTED EDITIONS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND NICK DERINGTON! BATMAN: UNIVERSE TP written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS In this story written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Nick Derington, Batman is art and cover by NICK DERINGTON pushed to his limit as he sets off in search of an item with incredible destructive powers—and ON SALE 5/11/21 embarks on a journey across the DC Universe! It’s a race to the finish line as Batman chases $17.99 US | $23.99 CAN | 176 PAGES | FC | DC the Riddler from Gotham to Gorilla City and beyond, with the fate of humanity in the balance. TRADE PAPERBACK Guest stars include Vandal Savage, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Deathstroke, Jonah Hex, and ISBN: 978-1-77950-583-5 more! Collects Batman: Universe #1-6. 54
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE EISNER AWARD-WINNING ANTHOLOGY COLLECTED IN A SINGLE VOLUME! BIZARRO COMICS THE DELUXE EDITION HC stories and art by various Where else could the world’s greatest alternative cartoonists run rampant through the DC cover by MATT GROENING Universe in utterly unhinged stories? Bizarro, an imperfect duplicate of Superman who does ON SALE 6/22/21 everything backward, tries drawing comics, concocting stories in which Wonder Woman $49.99 US | $65.99 CAN | 432 PAGES participates in a poetry slam, baby Superman torments his baby-sitter...and that’s just the 7.0625" x 10.875" | FC | DC start! HARDCOVER This deluxe edition collects the two anthology titles Bizarro Comics and Bizarro World, with ISBN: 978-1-77951-012-9 a cover by the legendary creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening! Includes stories and art by acclaimed creators including Kyle Baker, Jeff Smith, Ivan Brunetti, Paul Pope, Hunt Emerson, Carol Lay, Roger Langridge, Mark Crilley, Dave Cooper, Eddie Campbell, Tony Millionaire, James Kochalka, Harvey Pekar, Peter Bagge, and many more! 55
COLLECTED EDITIONS COLLECTING THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM! not final cover FABLES COMPENDIUM TWO TP written by BILL WILLINGHAM Fables Compendium Two starts with the story “Arabian Nights (and Days),” when foreigners art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE start showing up in Fabletown—much to the dismay of longtime residents--plunging Fabletown LEIALOHA, JIM FERN, SHAWN McMANUS, into a culture clash of dire proportions! Prince Charming is in over his head and must call on MICHAEL ALLRED, and others the help of a Fable character not seen in these pages for far too long...and this is one wish he new cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM can’t take back. ON SALE 5/11/21 This collection takes on a life of its own, ending with the postwar story “The Dark Ages”— $59.99 US | $78.99 CAN | 1,064 PAGES FC but if the Fables knew the consequences, they might not have gone to war at all. DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ Collects Fables #42-82. ISBN: 978-1-77950-944-4 56
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE FLASH’S ONLY HOPE TO DEFEAT PARADOX IS THE REVERSE-FLASH! THE FLASH VOL. 14: THE FLASH AGE TP written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON Meet Paradox: a new time-traveling villain with a tragic backstory who poses a big threat—and art by RAFA SANDOVAL and carries a big grudge against the Flash. With the Flash about to be erased from time and space, STEPHEN SEGOVIA the only person who can help him defeat this foe...is Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash? Can cover by HOWARD PORTER Barry Allen really trust his greatest enemy? And does he even have a choice? ON SALE 5/11/21 As Paradox accomplishes his mission to make the world see the Flash as a monster, both the $19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 216 PAGES | FC | DC TRADE PAPERBACK Flash and the Reverse-Flash are trapped in a 25th-century Central City that hates everything ISBN: 978-1-77950-923-9 about the Flash legacy. Can Barry return to his own time and defeat Paradox? Or is too late to undo the damage that’s been done? Collects The Flash #88, The Flash #751-755, The Flash Annual #3, and the lead story from issue 57 #750!
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE FLASH: THE DEATH OF IRIS WEST HC written by CARY BATES Can the Fastest Man Alive outrun his worst nightmare? art by IRV NOVICK, RICH BUCKLER, The Flash can’t outrun the loss of his wife, but nothing will stop him from hunting down her ALEX SAVIUK, DON HECK, and others killer. Follow along as Barry Allen races to find out who is responsible for the death of his wife, cover by DICK GIORDANO Iris...and hold them responsible. ON SALE 6/1/21 This title collects stories from The Flash #270-284. $39.99 US | $53.99 CAN | 280 PAGES | FC | DC HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-77950-967-3 58
COLLECTED EDITIONS WRITTEN BY MARK WAID WITH ART BY HUMBERTO RAMOS! FLASH/IMPULSE: RUNS IN THE FAMILY TP written by MARK WAID and MARTIN PASKO Impulse, the Flash’s hyperactive descendant from the 30th century, has landed in the present art by HUMBERTO RAMOS, OSCAR JIMENEZ, and is ready to make a superhero name for himself! and others Due to his hyper-accelerated metabolism, Bart Allen was aging fast—like, really fast—and cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS and was raised in a 30th-century virtual reality simulation. So when he winds up in our era, he sees WAYNE FAUCHER the world as one big video game—and he’s got a lot to learn. Luckily, Bart has a mentor named ON SALE 5/25/21 Max Mercury, and if anyone’s up to the task, it’s the zen master of the Speed Force. In this $34.99 US | $45.99 CAN | 376 PAGES | FC | DC collection, Bart adjusts to life in the 20th century, keeping the town of Manchester, Alabama, TRADE PAPERBACK safe from threats like White Lightning and Gridlock. Also in this title, Savitar’s machinations ISBN: 978-1-77950-948-2 in the Speed Force cause Impulse, the Flash, and other super-speedsters to lose their speed! 59 This volume collects Impulse #1-12 and The Flash #108-111.
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE MINISERIES SEQUEL TO HEROES IN CRISIS, NOW IN TRADE PAPERBACK! HARLEY QUINN AND POISON IVY TP written by JODY HOUSER During the catastrophic events of Heroes in Crisis, Poison Ivy was killed, and Harley Quinn holds art by ADRIANA MELO and MARK MORALES herself responsible. But when Ivy is resurrected, Harley decides to take care of her best friend, cover by MIKEL JANÍN who has evolved into a creature as much flora as fauna. What, then, is Harley to do when ON SALE 5/18/21 Ivy reveals she’s had enough of the humans who not only killed her, but are destroying the $16.99 US | $22.99 CAN | 152 PAGES | FC | DC environment day by day? Can Poison Ivy entice Harley to join her in the plant world, or will TRADE PAPERBACK Harley have to prove herself by stopping whatever plot Ivy is cooking up? Collects Harley Quinn ISBN: 978-1-77950-598-9 & Poison Ivy #1-6. 60
COLLECTED EDITIONS JUSTICE LEAGUE: GALAXY OF TERRORS TP written by SI SPURRIER and JEFF LOVENESS After answering a distress signal from distant space, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, art by AARON LOPRESTI, ROBSON ROCHA, the Flash, and Green Lantern discover an abandoned cargo ship full of young aliens! When the and others League attempts to return the children to their home planet, they are met with awe, terror, cover by DOUG MAHNKE and war! Thus begins a new story line that will take the League to an unknown and war-torn ON SALE 5/18/21 planet, overrun with new species, a perilous mystery, and an otherworldly adversary. As the $16.99 US | $22.99 CAN | 128 PAGES | FC | DC team faces off with different uncertainties and battles rogue factions, can the League save a TRADE PAPERBACK population that hates and fears them? Or will it threaten any hope the Justice League has of ISBN: 978-1-77950-937-6 returning home? This title collects Justice League #48-52. 61
COLLECTED EDITIONS COLLECTING THE BEST-SELLING EPICS BY GEOFF JOHNS AND JIM LEE! JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW 52 OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC written by GEOFF JOHNS, JEFF LEMIRE, In a world where superheroes operate under a cloud of suspicion from the public, loner and others vigilante Batman has stumbled upon a dark evil that threatens to destroy the Earth as we know art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, GENE HA, it. Now, faced with a threat far beyond anything he can handle on his own, the Dark Knight GARY FRANK, TONY S. DANIEL, IVAN REIS, must trust an alien, a Scarlet Speedster, an accidental teenage hero, a space cop, an Amazon JESUS SAIZ, PETE WOODS, PAUL PELLETIER, warrior, and an undersea monarch. Will Superman, the Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Wonder MIKEL JANÍN, DOUG MAHNKE, DAVID FINCH, Woman, and Aquaman be able to put aside their differences and come together to save the DANIEL SAMPERE, PATCH ZIRCHER, and world? Or will they destroy each other first? others This first of two omnibus editions collects Justice League #0-23; Aquaman #14-16; Justice cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS League Dark #22-23; DC Comics — The New 52 FCBD Special Edition #1; Justice League of America ON SALE 6/22/21 #1-7; Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #11; Constantine #5; and Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1-3. $125.00 US | $163.00 CAN | 1,248 PAGES FC | DC | 7.0625" x 10.875" HARDCOVER | ISBN: 978-1-77951-066-2 62
COLLECTED EDITIONS KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG TP written by JESSE LEON McCANN Ruff, ruff, and away! Come along on the exciting, all-ages adventures of Krypto the Superdog! art by MIN S. KU and JEFF ALBRECHT He might have just been a pup when he left Krypton, but Krypto the Superdog is all grown cover by SCOTT JERALDS up and ready to protect his new family and his new home, Earth! Whether traveling through ON SALE 6/1/21 space, working with other superdogs, or making jokes about Streaky napping the day away, $9.99 US | $13.50 CAN | 144 PAGES | FC | DC Krypto is ready for any adventure! TRADE PAPERBACK | 5.5" x 8.5" Collects Krypto the Superdog #1-6. ISBN: 978-1-77950-927-7 63
COLLECTED EDITIONS not final cover SHAZAM!: THE WORLD’S MIGHTIEST MORTAL VOL. 3 HC written by E. NELSON BRIDWELL In 1973 DC brought back one of the most beloved superheroes of all time: Shazam! With the art by DON NEWTON and others wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the cover by MICHAEL CHO courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury, Shazam is one of humankind’s most powerful ON SALE 5/18/21 champions! $49.99 US | $65.99 CAN | 336 PAGES | FC | DC In these tales, the World’s Mightiest Mortal fights against villains including Satan! Plus, HARDCOVER don’t miss the return of Captain Nazi, Kull, and everyone’s favorite talking tiger, Mr. Tawny! ISBN: 978-1-77950-946-8 Collects stories from World’s Finest Comics #253-270 and #272-282 and Adventure Comics #491 and #492 64
COLLECTED EDITIONS COLLECTING THE EPIC CONCLUSION OF BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS’S RUN! SUPERMAN VOL. 4: MYTHOLOGICAL TP written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Superman continues to aim for peace in the galaxy, and the United Planets could be the perfect art by IVAN REIS, DANNY MIKI, solution. But an old enemy is about to return to force Superman to fight with everything he has KEVIN MAGUIRE, and JOHN TIMMS in order to protect it! It’s the Man of Steel versus Mongul in this epic fight to save the United cover by JOHN TIMMS Planets and the peace it will ensure—and Superman is determined to win. ON SALE 5/25/21 If Superman fails, it means the fall of the United Planets. $19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 248 PAGES | FC | DC And old foes give way to new ones as Superman is confronted with deadly warriors from TRADE PAPERBACK the real of magic and the furthest reaches of the cosmos. Introducing Xanadoth and Synmar! ISBN: 978-1-77950-572-9 Collects Superman #20-28. 65
COLLECTED EDITIONS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JOHN ROMITA JR., AND KLAUS JANSON! SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOL. 4: METROPOLIS BURNING TP written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Leviathan is making its move on Metropolis, and they’re looking to recruit Lex Luthor and his art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and Legion of Doom to increase their power base! But will that be enough to take on Superman’s KLAUS JANSON city? Because the Man of Steel has friends of his own...and it’s time to call on the Justice ON SALE 5/11/21 League and their teen counterparts, Young Justice, to take a stand against the forces of evil $16.99 US | $22.99 CAN | 144 PAGES | FC | DC and stop Leviathan from reducing Metropolis to rubble! TRADE PAPERBACK Don’t miss this colossal story arc collected from Action Comics #1017-1021! ISBN: 978-1-77950-698-6 66
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