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ISSUE #7 • DECEMBER 2020 SOLICITING TITLES ON SALE STARTING FEBRUARY 2021 dccomics.com THE DESTINY OF THE DC UNIVERSE EXPLODES IN FEBRUARY!
# 7 DECEMBER 2020 / SOLICITING COMICS ON SALE IN FEBRUARY WHAT’S INSIDE FUTURE STATE MONTH TWO 2 In the final month of DC Future State, see what’s in store for the Superman Family in Superman: House of El #1! Plus, learn the secret of the next Batman, and much more! SPOTLIGHT 29 The final volume of the Wonder Woman Earth One graphic novel series is here! Plus, Vixen stars in Truth & Justice #1, and Man-Bat gets his own miniseries! DC BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS 35 In new graphic novels, DC reveals the secret of Metropolis Grove, introduces Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero, and sends a young magician on a mission in Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend! Plus, it’s the bad guys’ time to shine in Dear DC Super-Villains! COMICS 39 Meet the Next Batman’s new sorta sidekick in Batman Black and White #3. Plus, Phantasm and The Joker try to come between Batman and Catwoman in issue #3 of their new series, and more. COLLECTED EDITIONS 51 The summer blockbuster is collected in Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Deluxe Edition! Plus, “The Joker War” chapters are collected in books starring Batman, Batgirl, and Nightwing! 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 Matt Bierman Senior VP — Development Bobbie Chase VP — Global Publishing Initiatives & Digital Strategy Briar Darden VP — Business Affairs Anne DePies Senior VP — Business Strategy, Finance & Administration Dan Evans VP — Creative Affairs & Creative Services Don Falletti VP — Manufacturing Operations & Workflow Management Patrick Flaherty VP – Consumer Products Lawrence Ganem VP — Talent Services Alison Gill Senior VP — Manu- facturing & Operations Bob Harras Senior VP — Editor-in-Chief, DC Comics Hank Kanalz Senior VP — Publishing Strategy & Support Services Ames Kirshen VP — Interactive & Animation Jay Kogan Senior VP — Legal Affairs Dan Miron VP — Publishing Operations Nick J. Napolitano VP — Manufacturing Administration & Design Lisette Osterloh VP — Digital Marketing & Events Adam Schlagman VP — Film Courtney Simmons Senior VP — Publicity & Communications Nancy Spears VP — Sales Jonah Weiland VP — Marketing & Creative Services Michele R. Wells VP & Executive Editor, Young Reader Sandy Yi Senior VP — Global Franchise Management DC CONNECT 7. DECEMBER 2020 Copyright © 2020 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.
MEET THE SUPERMAN FAMILY OF THE FUTURE! GUEST-STARRING THE BLACK RACER! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN: HOUSE OF EL #1 written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON Centuries into the future, the bloodline of Kal-El, the hero we know as Clark Kent, continues. art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI Meet a new generation of Kryptonian heroes as they stand against one of the greatest threats cover by YANICK PAQUETTE they’ve ever faced: a diabolical foe called the Red King. Get ready for the unexpected debuts of card stock variant cover by JAY ANACLETO the twins known as Rowan and Ronan Kent, descendants of Jonathan Kent. Rowan is the new ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 2/23/21 Superman of Earth, while his sister is a Blue Lantern. Also on board are Theand’r Ban-El, whose $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC mother was Tamaranean, and other heroes—all led by the original Man of Steel himself! Plus, CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US don’t miss an appearance by the Black Racer! See how the future of the Superman Family comes together in this wild, extra-size special! 2
ONLY AQUAWOMAN CAN SAVE THE NEW AQUAMAN FROM DROWNING IN A COSMIC OCEAN! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: AQUAMAN #2 written by BRANDON THOMAS Andy Curry, daughter of Arthur and Mera, has had a pretty terrible month. Jackson Hyde, art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE a.k.a. Aquaman, won’t stop calling her Aqualass when she’s told him a thousand times it’s card stock variant cover by Aquawoman. She’s manifested a new power that scares the absolute hell out of her. Oh, and KHARY RANDOLPH she and Jackson just got ripped apart in the midst of a cosmic space ocean and she can’t find ON SALE 2/23/21 him anywhere! For the first time in her 14 years, Andy’s all alone—and it’s gonna take her wits, $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC her will, and every single lesson Jackson ever taught her to survive. CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 3
THE NEXT BATMAN MUST PROTECT... THE GUILTY? “THE NEXT BATMAN” WRITTEN BY ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER JOHN RIDLEY! ART BY LAURA BRAGA! PLUS TALES STARRING: • OUTSIDERS • ARKHAM KNIGHTS FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN #3 “The Next Batman” written by JOHN RIDLEY The adventures of the next Batman continue! Batman has captured a pair of murderous “The Next Batman” art by LAURA BRAGA fugitives, but he faces a tough decision: leave them for the Magistrate troops, which means “Outsiders” written by BRANDON THOMAS certain death, or risk his life and fight his way through Gotham City to deliver them to the “Outsiders” art by SUMIT KUMAR GCPD for trial. He’s Batman...so there’s only one choice! “Arkham Knights” written by PAUL JENKINS And in “Outsiders,” Katana has reunited with Black Lightning, but her old friend and ally “Arkham Knights” art by JACK HERBERT has changed...big-time! Now composed of literal black lightning, Jefferson Pierce arrives with cover by LADRÖNN a dire warning about Duke Thomas and his mission to liberate Gotham from the oppression of card stock variant cover by the Magistrate. They’ll have to work together—and we really mean together—to have any hope STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU of defeating the forces working against them! ON SALE 2/2/21 Plus, in “Arkham Knights,” Astrid Arkham and her band of maniacal misfits have picked a $7.99 US | 64 PAGES | 3 OF 4 | FC | DC fight with the Magistrate...and they’re not going to back down! On the eve of their mission into CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $8.99 US the heart of Gotham’s fascist occupiers, Croc, Zsasz, Phosphorus, Clayface, Harvey, and the rest steel themselves to try and shine a beacon of hope into the darkness—but not everyone will 4 make it out alive!
THE NEXT BATMAN LEADS THE MAGISTRATE’S FORCES IN A CITYWIDE BATTLE! “THE NEXT BATMAN” WRITTEN BY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER JOHN RIDLEY! ART BY LAURA BRAGA! PLUS TALES STARRING: • BATGIRLS • GOTHAM CITY SIRENS FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN #4 “The Next Batman” written by JOHN RIDLEY The next Batman goes head-to-head with the Magistrate’s shock troops to protect the... “The Next Batman” art by LAURA BRAGA guilty?! It’s a savage running battle across Gotham City, and it will have the next Dark Knight “Batgirls” written by VITA AYALA fighting overwhelming odds to prove that justice still lives in the heart of a broken city. “Batgirls” art by ANEKE In the finale of “Batgirls,” after discovering the person locked in the high-security cell is “Gotham City Sirens” written by the one who’s been sending out “Batman Lives” signals to the Resistance, Stephanie Brown PAULA SEVENBERGEN and Cassandra Cain must work together to make sure they take that person when they escape “Gotham City Sirens” art by their prison! EMANUELA LUPACCHINO Plus, in the conclusion of “Gotham City Sirens,” Catwoman and the new android Siren hide cover by LADRÖNN out in Poison Ivy’s newly built paradise, where they discuss their past relationships, including card stock variant cover by what Catwoman has—or had—with Batman. But when Peacekeeper forces arrive, the new JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Siren will have to make a sacrifice to save her friends. ON SALE 2/16/21 $7.99 US | 64 PAGES | 4 OF 4 | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $8.99 US 5
WRITTEN BY AWARD- WINNING WRITER GENE LUEN YANG! ART BY BEN OLIVER AND OTHERS! FUTURE STATE: BATMAN/SUPERMAN #2 written by GENE LUEN YANG Superman has fallen deep into the Magistrate’s Kryptonite caverns, and now he’s at the mercy art by BEN OLIVER, SCOTT McDANIEL, of a gruesomely transformed Professor Pyg! So what do animalistic body modification and and others caves of Kryptonite have to do with the Magistrate’s growing fascist state in Gotham City? cover by DAVID MARQUEZ That’s what Batman needs to find out as the race against time to save the Man of Steel nears card stock variant cover by ARTHUR ADAMS its end! All we know for sure is that during this battle, something happened that drove a wedge ON SALE 2/23/21 between Bruce and Clark...Discover the answers in the conclusion that will rock the World’s $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC Finest to their core! CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 6
IS A BAT/CAT REUNION IN STORE, OR IS THIS BRUCE WAYNE AN IMPOSTER? Variant cover FUTURE STATE: CATWOMAN #2 written by RAM V Catwoman has clawed her way through half of the Magistrate’s bullet train, but her fight art by OTTO SCHMIDT has only just begun! Now, with Onomatopoeia in tow, Selina makes her way toward the car cover by LIAM SHARP carrying a ghost of her past, and Gotham’s as well. It’s Bruce Wayne…but is it really him? And card stock variant cover by HICHAM HABCHI with Talia al Ghul on board as well, will this be a long-awaited reunion between the Bat and the ON SALE 2/16/21 Cat, or will Selina’s mission to rescue the Magistrate’s prisoners go off the rails? $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US 7
BRUCE WAYNE MEETS THE NEXT BATMAN! BY EISNER AWARD WINNER MARIKO TAMAKI AND RISING- STAR ARTIST DAN MORA! PLUS A TALE STARRING GRIFTER! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: DARK DETECTIVE #3 “Dark Detective” written by MARIKO TAMAKI In this issue, Bruce Wayne meets the next Batman! As the dark detective makes his move “Dark Detective” art by DAN MORA to put an end to the villainous Magistrate once and for all, the man who once wore the cowl “Grifters” written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG encounters the next Batman—and these two have some questions for each other! Fists will “Grifters” art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO fly as this explosive meeting erupts in the skies over Gotham...but with the clock ticking, can cover by DAN MORA Bruce finish what he started and unlock the secrets of the fascist surveillance that plagues card stock variant cover by LEE BERMEJO his city? ON SALE 2/9/21 And in “Grifters” part two, the lucky streak that Cole Cash and Luke Fox have enjoyed just $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 3 OF 4 | FC | DC hit a brick wall in the form of the Huntress! The over-the-top adventure in the gutters of CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US Gotham City concludes in the most bone-crushing fashion possible! 8
BRUCE WAYNE VS. PEACEKEEPER ONE! BY EISNER AWARD WINNER MARIKO TAMAKI AND RISING STAR ARTIST DAN MORA! PLUS A TALE STARRING RED HOOD! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: DARK DETECTIVE #4 “Dark Detective” written by MARIKO TAMAKI Bruce Wayne may be a dead man in the eyes of the villainous Magistrate, but this dark “Dark Detective” art by DAN MORA detective isn’t through yet! In this pulse-pounding finale, Bruce makes his final move and “Red Hood” written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON comes face to face with the man at the top of Gotham’s oppressive regime, Peacekeeper One! “Red Hood” art by GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS With bombs planted and the trap waiting to be sprung, this final battle will decide the fate of cover by DAN MORA Gotham City once and for all... card stock variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND And after the events of the last “Red Hood” chapter, Jason Todd is a wanted man. He got ON SALE 2/23/21 too close to the mystery of the new Red Hood Gang, and that forced the Magistrate to take $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 4 OF 4 | FC | DC extreme measures—because no one can know the truth. Hurt and alone, Jason must turn to CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US some unlikely allies if he’s going to survive! 9
IT’S BARRY ALLEN VS. WALLY WEST—CAN EITHER OUTRUN HIS FATE? WRITTEN BY BRANDON VIETTI, WRITER/PRODUCER OF YOUNG JUSTICE! ART BY BRANDON PETERSON! FUTURE STATE: THE FLASH #2 written by BRANDON VIETTI All hope is lost as Barry Allen races to save his former partner, Wally West. Armed with the art and cover by BRANDON PETERSON weapons of the Rogues who once tried to destroy the Flash, Barry plots an attack that’ll either card stock variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS free the former Kid Flash from the evil that’s possessed him—or end his threat forever! ON SALE 2/2/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 10
YOUNG JUSTICE’S TEEN LANTERN MEETS MOGO! PLUS TALES STARRING: • HAL JORDAN • JOHN STEWART GUEST-STARRING GREEN ARROW! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: GREEN LANTERN #2 “The Last Lanterns” written by ON SALE 2/9/21 GEOFFREY THORNE $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC “The Last Lanterns” art by TOM RANEY CARD STOCK COVER $6.99 US “Teen Lantern” written by JOSIE CAMPBELL “Teen Lantern” art by ANDIE TONG “Hal Jordan” written by Outnumbered but never outwitted or outfought, John Stewart leads the last of the Green CHRISTOPHER PRIEST Lanterns against insurmountable odds. Facing a bloodthirsty Khund cult dedicated to the “God “Hal Jordan” art by DEXTER SOY in Red,” the onetime Green Lantern shows that even without a ring or the Corps to back him cover by CLAYTON HENRY up, he’s still a force to be reckoned with! card stock variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL Plus, from the pages of Young Justice, Teen Lantern teams up with Mogo, and Hal Jordan reconnects with Oliver Queen after the power battery goes down! 11
HARLEY VS. THE SCARECROW AND THE BLACK MASK GANG! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: HARLEY QUINN #2 written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS Harley Quinn has gained Jonathan Crane’s trust, everything is going according to plan, and she art by SIMONE DI MEO and TONI INFANTE is getting close to making her escape. But Black Mask and his gang are continuing to undermine cover by DERRICK CHEW the Magistrate and push Crane closer to the edge, where he will become the Scarecrow once card stock variant cover by GARY FRANK more. Will Harley be able to defeat the Scarecrow and stop the Black Mask Gang? If she’s going ON SALE 2/2/21 to secure her freedom and save Gotham’s future, she’ll have to! $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 12
ONLY WONDER WOMAN STANDS BETWEEN THE UNDOING AND UTTER DESTRUCTION! PLUS A TALE STARRING NUBIA BY WRITER L.L. MCKINNEY AND ARTIST ALITHA MARTINEZ! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: IMMORTAL WONDER WOMAN #2 “Immortal Wonder Woman” written by The Undoing is here. Superman couldn’t stop it. Darkseid couldn’t stop it. Only Diana Prince is MICHAEL W. CONRAD and BECKY CLOONAN left to hold back the being that could spell the complete disintegration of the cosmos. But will “Immortal Wonder Woman” art by even she be powerful enough for the task? JEN BARTEL Meanwhile, in another future, Nubia’s attempts to stop the theft of ancient artifacts have “Nubia” written by L.L. McKINNEY led her to an even bigger conspiracy, and an even bigger foe. Circe is up to her old tricks, even “Nubia” art by ALITHA MARTINEZ and after all these years—and she has an offer that Nubia will find hard to refuse. MARK MORALES cover by JEN BARTEL card stock variant cover by BECKY CLOONAN ON SALE 2/16/21 $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US 13
THE JUSTICE LEAGUE FACES ITS GREATEST FOES: THEMSELVES! PLUS A FULL- LENGTH TALE STARRING JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: JUSTICE LEAGUE #2 “Justice League” written by Exiled to a distant planet, the Justice League suspects an impostor in their midst, but not JOSHUA WILLIAMSON even the next Batman or Green Lantern can find the clues they’re looking for. Meanwhile “Justice League” art by ROBSON ROCHA and on Earth, the terrifying return of a classic Justice League villain may spell doom for the DANIEL HENRIQUES planet! Doppelgängers abound, paranoia runs rampant, and only the Justice League can save “Justice League Dark” written by RAM V humanity—if they can ever find their way home. “Justice League Dark” art by MARCIO TAKARA Plus, all the world’s terrible truths are revealed as the Justice League Dark make their last cover by DAN MORA stand. Hunted, beaten, and harvested for their magic, Zatanna, John Constantine, Detective card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU Chimp, Ragman, Madame Xanadu, and Etrigan all unleash a desperate plan that could destroy ON SALE 2/9/21 them—but is it worth the cost to finish Mad Merlin and his mysterious Knights? Only Doctor $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 of 2 | FC | DC Fate knows, and the truth may spell hope or doom! CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US 14
SUPERWOMAN’S FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE IS UNDER SIEGE! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: KARA ZOR-EL, SUPERWOMAN #2 written by MARGUERITE BENNETT The moon colony built around Superwoman’s Fortress of Solitude is under siege! Shape-shifting art by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE aliens have come to this place of peace in search of Lynari, a refugee from their homeworld. cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU It’s a bad move on the part of these intergalactic bad guys: if Kara Zor-El offers you sanctuary, card stock variant cover by ALEX GARNER there’s no way she’s going to let anyone get their monstrous hands on you. Let’s just hope ON SALE 2/9/21 this gamble is worth it, because Lynari’s secret—the one that got her in trouble in the first $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 of 2 | FC | DC place—could mean bad news for everybody! CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 15
IN THE FAR-FLUNG FUTURE, IT’S A WHOLE NEW LEGION! WRITTEN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS WITH ART BY RILEY ROSSMO! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2 written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS The unthinkable has happened: one of the Legionnaires has betrayed the entire galaxy! The art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO United Planets is in ruins, the team has been scattered across the cosmos, and madness reigns card stock variant cover by IAN MaCDONALD on multiple worlds! Now the surviving Legionnaires are just discovering the real truth behind ON SALE 2/23/21 what has happened to their dream of a new age of heroes. Don’t miss this shocking twist $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC 1,000 years in the making from the team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and visionary artist CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US Riley Rossmo. 16
GUEST-STARRING THE NEXT BATMAN, TWO-FACE, HUNTRESS, AND TWO BATGIRLS! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: NIGHTWING #2 written by ANDREW CONSTANT It’s an all-new dynamic for the Dynamic Duo when Nightwing and Gotham’s mysterious new art by NICOLA SCOTT Batman join forces against the Magistrate. But when the totalitarian force controlling the city cover by YASMINE PUTRI declares the two heroes their primary targets, Nightwing will need to call on the full force of card stock variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT his hidden resistance, including two Batgirls, Huntress, and Two-Face! But even then, will it be ON SALE 2/16/21 enough? Find out in this action-packed conclusion! $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 17
WRITTEN BY MEGHAN FITZMARTIN, WRITER ON SUPERNATURAL! ART BY EDDY BARROWS! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: ROBIN ETERNAL #2 written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN Tim Drake is dead at the hands of the Magistrate. Uh, so why is he getting back up again? With art by EDDY BARROWS the dangerous and supercharged “Lazarus Resin” coursing through the veins of the hero once cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and known as Robin, can Tim recover enough of his fragile psyche to finish the mission and blow IRVIN RODRIGUEZ the sky convoy? And can Spoiler and Darcy escape the clutches of Peacekeeper 03 in time to card stock variant cover by save their friend in the process? It all comes to a head in this cataclysmic finale! DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON ON SALE 2/9/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 18
THE POWER OF SHAZAM— CORRUPTED BY RAVEN! WRITTEN BY TIM SHERIDAN, WRITER OF THE DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED MOVIE THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN! ART BY EDUARDO PANSICA! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SHAZAM! #2 written by TIM SHERIDAN Shazam’s soul is laid bare as he’s confronted by one of the most powerful beings in the art by EDUARDO PANSICA DC Universe! Revealing shocking secrets and the final fate of Billy Batson, the boy who was cover by BERNARD CHANG Earth’s Mightiest Mortal, this issue introduces a deadly new threat born from the ashes of the card stock variant cover by GERALD PAREL Teen Titans Academy: Raven! ON SALE 2/16/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 19
PEACEMAKER’S ASSIGNMENT: CAPTURE AMANDA WALLER! PLUS A FULL- LENGTH TALE STARRING BLACK ADAM! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUICIDE SQUAD #2 “Suicide Squad” written by Peacemaker attacks! Assigned to bring Amanda Waller back to Earth-1 at all costs, the Suicide ROBBIE THOMPSON Squad battles Waller’s private Justice League on Earth-3. As lives are lost and blood is spilled, “Suicide Squad” art by JAVI FERNANDEZ the fate of the Multiverse will be decided by Superman! “Black Adam” written by JEREMY ADAMS Also in this issue, the 853rd Century is burning, and only Black Adam can save reality from “Black Adam” art by FERNANDO PASARIN the onslaught of murderous rage from a new threat spawned from a former hero. cover by JAVI FERNANDEZ card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW ON SALE 2/23/21 $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $6.99 US 20
THE NEW MAN OF STEEL TEAMS OF WITH SUPERGIRL! PLUS TALES STARRING: • GUARDIAN • MISTER MIRACLE Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN OF METROPOLIS #2 “Superman of Metropolis” written by Braincells, the advanced offshoot of the diabolical Brainiac, continues to lure Jonathan Kent SEAN LEWIS down the wrong path—but things go from bad to this can’t get any worse when it appears it has “Superman of Metropolis” art by JOHN TIMMS also taken some manner of control over Supergirl! If the Kryptonians clash, nothing will be able “The Guardian” written by SEAN LEWIS to protect the bottled city of Metropolis! “The Guardian” art by CULLY HAMNER Meanwhile, inside the bottle itself, the Guardian is doing everything he can to stop the city “Mister Miracle” written by from destroying itself from within, while Mister Miracle has discovered the trail of a strange BRANDON EASTON signal that he doesn’t realize will take him to Warworld. “Mister Miracle” art by VALENTINE DE LANDRO cover by JOHN TIMMS card stock variant cover by INHYUK LEE ON SALE 2/2/21 $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $6.99 US 21
BY THE ACCLAIMED TEAM OF WRITER MARK RUSSELL AND ARTIST BY STEVE PUGH! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN VS. IMPERIOUS LEX #2 written by MARK RUSSELL It’s really happening: Lexor has joined the United Planets! While surveying, Lois Lane and art by STEVE PUGH Superman discover that the planet is rich in minerals, causing Lex Luthor to try and exit the cover by YANICK PAQUETTE federation to make a pretty penny! Realizing he can’t leave without agreement from Earth, card stock variant cover by SKAN he imprisons Lois Lane, then whips up the propaganda machine against Superman. Now the ON SALE 2/23/21 power couple must work together to break free and stop Luthor’s plans! But how can they fight $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 3 | FC | DC a whole planet that’s designed to hate them? CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 22
ON SALE IN MARCH THE LAST DAYS OF LEXOR ARE HERE! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN VS. IMPERIOUS LEX #3 written by MARK RUSSELL Could the last days of Lexor be here already? Thanks to Lex Luthor’s greed, his adopted home art by STEVE PUGH is on the brink of financial and planetary ruin after leaving the United Planets. Now it’s up to cover by YANICK PAQUETTE Superman to act as a champion of these people and show them there’s a way through all of card stock variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA this. Will Lex stand down? Or is this the final showdown? The future of Lexor depends on it! ON SALE 3/30/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 3 OF 3 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 23
WHAT’S THE SECRET BEHIND SUPERMAN’S MISSION ON WARWORLD? PLUS TALES STARRING: • MIDNIGHTER • BLACK RACER • MISTER MIRACLE Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN: WORLDS OF WAR #2 “Superman: Worlds of War” written by card stock variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON ON SALE 2/16/21 | $7.99 US | 64 PAGES “Superman: Worlds of War” art by 2 OF 2 | FC | DC MIKEL JANÍN CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $8.99 US “Midnighter” written by MICHAEL W. CONRAD and BECKY CLOONAN Meet the rising champion of the gladiatorial pits of Warworld: Superman! The Man of Steel is “Midnighter” art by GLEB MELNIKOV still down in the pits duking it out with Mongul’s hordes and working his way up to the big boss “Black Racer” written by JEREMY ADAMS himself. But since it’s Superman, there has to be more to this than a simple determination to “Black Racer” art by SIYA OUM win the title belt, right? Yes, because he’s also got Midnighter out there on a mission to chase “Mister Miracle” written by down a dangerous new power source...but the man standing in his way is all too familiar. BRANDON EASTON Plus, the Black Racer smashes her way to freedom, and Mister Miracle, now trapped on “Mister Miracle” art by Warworld himself, has to find his way back to the bottle city of Metropolis—and his only mode VALENTINE DE LANDRO of transportation is a busted Boom Tube! cover by MIKEL JANÍN 24
THE NEW MAN OF STEEL TEAMS UP WITH THE NEW AMAZON WARRIOR! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #2 written by DAN WATTERS Our heroes have challenged the gods themselves to a test of bravery for the fate of the Earth. art by LEILA DEL DUCA But gods are notorious cheaters, and with Superman’s powers in flux, it falls to Wonder Woman cover by LEE WEEKS to face down the sun itself! A utopian future awaits—but only if a Kryptonian peacemaker and card stock variant cover by TERRY DODSON an Amazon warrior can put aside their differences to become the World’s Finest Heroes! and RACHEL DODSON ON SALE 2/9/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 25
SWAMP THING PLANS TO SAVE THE PLANET…BY WIPING OUT HUMANITY! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: SWAMP THING #2 written by RAM V Humanity strikes back! The shadow of Swamp Thing Supreme stretches across the globe as art and cover by MIKE PERKINS it has for centuries. The world is at peace, until a rebellious faction of humanity ignites their card stock variant cover by DIMA IVANOV terrible plan, fueled by Woodrue Wilson’s appetite for power. But Swamp Thing, too, harbors a ON SALE 2/2/21 secret—one he must reveal in order to restore peace to the planet once again. But it will cost $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC him everything he has. CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 26
AS TITANS FALL, CAN RED X SAVE THEM? WRITTEN BY TIM SHERIDAN, WRITER OF THE DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED MOVIE THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN! ART BY RAFA SANDOVAL! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: TEEN TITANS #2 written by TIM SHERIDAN Red X returns to the Teen Titans! The mysterious former Teen Titans Academy student joins the art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL surviving Titans in a final fight to stop the threat unleashed by one of the school’s students. card stock variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN Nightwing, Raven, Crush, Shazam, Starfire, Cybeast, and Red Arrow face their demons as one ON SALE 2/9/21 of these heroes must make the ultimate sacrifice to save their world! $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US 27
YARA FLOR VS. HADES! STORY AND ART BY JOËLLE JONES! Variant cover FUTURE STATE: WONDER WOMAN #2 written by JOËLLE JONES Emerging from the Amazon rain forest, the new Wonder Woman must battle her way through art and cover by JOËLLE JONES hell! Witness Yara Flor at the height of her power as she takes on the king of the underworld, card stock variant cover by JENNY FRISON Hades himself! Betrayed by a close ally, Yara’s back is against the wall as she is forced to battle ON SALE 2/2/21 legions of demons for survival and to liberate her Themysciran sister. You won’t want to miss $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC the exciting conclusion of this of rising superstar hero’s first adventure! CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $4.99 US 28
SPOTLIGHT DC LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD #1 written by JOHN RIDLEY, CAVAN SCOTT, BLAM! KRACK! POW! Look out—it’s…love?! Falling in love is rough, even for DC’s greatest. ANDREW WHEELER, CRYSTAL FRASIER, Watch as Batman and Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor, Mister Miracle and Big SINA GRACE, and REGINE SAWYER Barda, and all the rest of your OTPs fight in vain against the all-powerful forces of romance art by JOSE LUIS, CRYSTAL FRASIER, (and super-villains)! Even Amanda Waller fights the urge to bail on her mystery date. We REGINE SAWYER, KARL MOSTERT, guarantee that this Valentine’s Day, someone’s taking a shot to the heart—from Cupid’s bow! LUCIANO VECCHIO, and others cover by KAARE ANDREWS PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 2/9/21 $9.99 US | 80 PAGES | FC | DC 29
SPOTLIGHT DC’S GENERATIONAL HEROES ARE BACK! Variant cover GENERATIONS FORGED #1 written by DAN JURGENS, ANDY SCHMIDT, Dispersed through time by the villain Dominus, our ragtag team of generational heroes— and ROBERT VENDITTI featuring 1939 Batman, Kamandi, Superboy, Steel, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, and art by BRYAN HITCH, MIKE PERKINS, Dr. Light—must find a way to restore the timeline…and what they ultimately discover is BERNARD CHANG, PAUL PELLETIER, something far, far greater. You’ll have to read it to believe it as time dies…and generations rise! and others cover by LIAM SHARP variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 2/23/21 $9.99 US | 80 PAGES | FC | DC 30
SPOTLIGHT MAN-BAT RETURNS IN AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES! Variant cover MAN-BAT #1 written by DAVE WIELGOSZ For years Kirk Langstrom has struggled with his monstrous alter ego, Man-Bat, and the serum art by SUMIT KUMAR that transformed him. But he’s finally hit rock bottom following a devastating setback, and cover by KYLE HOTZ he’s going to take his anger out on every single citizen of Gotham City. Will the combined variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN might of Batman and the GCPD be enough to stop Langstrom once and for all? Or will this just RESOLICIT | ON SALE 2/2/21 be the start of Man-Bat’s devastation? $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 of 5 | FC | DC 31
SPOTLIGHT VIXEN SOARS INTO ACTION IN THIS DYNAMIC NEW ANTHOLOGY SERIES! TRUTH & JUSTICE #1 written by GEOFFREY THORNE The DC Universe is synonymous with two words: Truth and Justice, and in the first issue of art by CHRISCROSS and JORDI TARRAGONA this new anthology series, Vixen takes center stage. Mari McCabe is many things: superhero, cover by CHRISCROSS model, activist, but can she add godkiller to the list? Vixen teams up with Dr. Mist and Impala variant cover by TBA of the Global Guardians to face down an ancient deity that’s taken over the body of a scientist ON SALE 2/16/21 investigating powerful magical artifacts. Vixen will need to dig deep and use all the abilities in DIGITAL FIRST the animal kingdom to face down this powerful primeval threat! $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC 32
SPOTLIGHT THE FINAL WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE GRAPHIC NOVEL BY GRANT MORRISON AND YANICK PAQUETTE IS HERE! WONDER WOMAN EARTH ONE VOL. 3 HC written by GRANT MORRISON The epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling original graphic novel series from the art and cover by YANICK PAQUETTE critically acclaimed superstar duo of writer Grant Morrison and artist Yanick Paquette is here! ON SALE 3/9/21 Diana, now queen of the Amazons, must assemble the disparate Amazonian tribes for the $29.99 US | 136 PAGES | FC | DC first time in a millennium. Maxwell Lord’s assault on Paradise Island with his destructive HARDCOVER A.R.E.S. armor is on the horizon, and in order to weather the war that is coming, Wonder ISBN: 978-1-77950-207-0 Woman will need the full might of her sisters by her side! Can Diana finally bring her message of peace to Man’s World, or will Max Lord’s war burn the world and the Amazons to ashes? Continuing the tradition of the critically acclaimed Earth One tales that challenge the status quo of DC’s greatest heroes, Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 3 is Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette’s final installment of this visionary graphic novel series. 33
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SPOTLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR KIDS THE SEQUEL TO THE ACCLAIMED DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE IS HERE! Interior art DEAR DC SUPER-VILLAINS TP written by MICHAEL NORTHROP Peek inside the lives of DC’s infamous rogues in Dear DC Super-Villains, the sequel to Dear art and cover by GUSTAVO DUARTE Justice League, in which curious kids write to notorious scoundrels, asking them about life on ON SALE 4/6/21 the dark side. $9.99 US | 176 PAGES | 5.5" x 8" | FC How did Gorilla Grodd get so smart? Did Harley Quinn ever try a career in comedy? Why does ISBN: 978-1-77950-977-2 Catwoman always lose to Batman? Each chapter highlights members of the Legion of Doom in a sympathetic way that is relatable to kids. But look closely and you may notice the baddies are up to something big! Will the Justice League show up in time to stop them? You’ll have to write in to the tip line of evil to find out! 35
SPOTLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR KIDS A NEW TALE BY DREW BROCKINGTON, BEST- SELLING WRITER/ARTIST OF CATSTRONAUTS! Interior art METROPOLIS GROVE TP written by DREW BROCKINGTON The big city is full of Superman sightings, but here in Metropolis Grove? Every kid in this suburb art and cover by DREW BROCKINGTON knows that he’s not real...except newcomer Sonia Patel, who convinces her friends Duncan ON SALE 5/4/21 and Alex to believe. When the trio discovers a mysterious cave full of Super-memorabilia, they $9.99 US | 152 PAGES | 5.5" x 8" | FC | DC can’t keep it to themselves—and that sets off a school year full of drama, adventure, and more ISBN: 978-1-77950-053-3 than a few opportunities for a newfound friendship to test its limits. And when they finally figure out the resident of the cave is Bizarro, things get even more out of control! Join Drew Brockington, author and illustrator of the IndieBound bestselling graphic novel series CatStronauts and the picture book Hangry, for this thrilling new tale! 36
SPOTLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR YOUNG ADULTS NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR E. LOCKHART! Interior art WHISTLE: A NEW GOTHAM HERO TP written by E. LOCKHART Sixteen-year-old Willow Zimmerman has something to say. She advocates on the streets for art and cover by MANUEL PREITANO her community, works nights at the local dog shelter, and tries to help all those in need, even ON SALE 5/11/21 the local stray dog she’s named Lebowitz. And most importantly, her mother, who has brain $16.99 US | 208 PAGES | 6" x 9" | FC | DC cancer. ISBN: 978-1-4012-9322-2 When she reconnects with estranged family friend E. Nigma, he opens the door to an easier life. Through her new job hosting his private poker nights with Gotham’s elites, Willow is able to afford critical medical treatments for her mother. Then one day, Willow and Lebowitz collide with the monstrous Killer Croc and get injured, waking up able to understand each other. But when Willow discovers that E. Nigma and his friends are actually some of Gotham’s most corrupt criminals, she must make a choice: remain loyal to the man who saved her 37 mother’s life, or use her new powers to be a voice for her community.
SPOTLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR YOUNG ADULTS NEW FROM ALYS ARDEN, WRITER OF THE CASQUETTE GIRLS! Interior art ZATANNA: THE JEWEL OF GRAVESEND TP written by ALYS ARDEN Zatanna is not your typical New Yorker. She walks her giant rabbit on a leather leash down the art and cover by JACQUELIN DE LEON boardwalk, lives in a colossal architectural wonder known as the Golden Elephant, had her first ON SALE 4/6/21 kiss in the Haunted Hell Gate ride—and wouldn’t have it any other way. $16.99 US | 208 PAGES | 6" x 9" | FC | DC But the time for having fun in Luna Park comes to an end when a mystic’s quest for a ISBN: 978-1-4012-9638-4 powerful jewel unravels everything Zatanna thought she knew about herself and her beloved neighborhood. Mysteries and magic surround her as she reveals the truth about her family’s legacy, and confronts the illusion that has been cast over her entire life. From the bewitching mind behind The Casquette Girls, Alys Arden, and with enchanting artwork by Jacquelin de Leon, comes the story of a girl stuck in the middle of a magical rivalry 38 and forced to choose between love, family, and magic without hurting anyone...or worse.
COMIC BOOKS NEW FROM SCOTT SNYDER, WRITER OF DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL, AND ARTIST RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE! AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976 #5 written by SCOTT SNYDER Skinner, Pearl, Book, and the rest of the team are finally united in their mission to stop the art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE Beast from world domination, but the missing key to their success is protected by a council variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL of preeminent ancestral monsters with an axe to grind. These are the progenitors of some ON SALE 2/9/21 of the world’s most iconic folkloric species, and the victims of a broken American promise. $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 5 of 9 | FC Desperate for the council’s assistance, Skinner’s crew becomes a captive audience to their DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ tale of betrayal—but the chilling insight saps all hope of recruiting their help. With only a few days to spare before terror is unleashed, the team must convince the legends that humanity is worth preserving, and that history may still bend toward redemption. 39
COMIC BOOKS THE EISNER AWARD-WINNING SERIES RETURNS WITH A NEW GENERATION OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS! 40
COMIC BOOKS FEATURES A TALE OF FUTURE STATE: THE INTRODUCING NEXT BATMAN WRITTEN THE NEXT BATMAN’S BY JOHN RIDLEY WITH NEW SIDEKICK! ART BY OLIVIER COIPEL! Variant cover by SANA TAKEDA Poison Ivy variant cover by KHARY RANDOLPH BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #3 written by BILQUIS EVELY, NICK DRAGOTTA, • Academy Award-winning writer John looks at a post apocalyptic future where a TIM SEELEY, JOHN RIDLEY, and BENGAL Ridley and iconic Thor and Avengers artist giant Batman-like robot rampages through art by BILQUIS EVELY, NICK DRAGOTTA, Olivier Coipel reteam to dip into the world what’s left of Gotham City. KELLEY JONES, OLIVIER COIPEL, and BENGAL of Future State and expand the legend of the • Celebrated co-writer of Grayson and writer cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON next Batman and introduce us to his new— of Nightwing Tim Seeley returns to his horror variant cover by SANA TAKEDA well, she’s not exactly Robin! roots with one of comics’ most legendary Poison Ivy variant cover by • Bilquis Evely, Eisner Award-nominated Batman and horror artists, Kelley Jones, KHARY RANDOLPH artist of The Sandman Universe’s The to show us a Gotham cursed to be forever PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 2/23/21 Dreaming and Wonder Woman, writes and haunted by Batman! $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 3 of 6 | FC | DC draws a tale that takes the myth of Batman The mythology of Batman continues to • Bengal, international comics luminary and to a medieval realm of knights and sorcery. co-creator of Death or Glory, returns to DC to expand in this issue of Batman Black and In this vision of Batman, the Dark Knight is a White as we explore alternate takes and tell a story expressing Batman’s admiration real knight—and he must save a community for his father and how he once protected possible futures for the Caped Crusader from from a dryad known as Ivy! the minds of comics’ most innovative and Gotham City. creative thinkers! • Nick Dragotta, co-creator of East of West, makes his DC writing debut with a tale that 41
COMIC BOOKS THE FIRST MINISERIES SPINNING OUT OF BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT CONTINUES! STORY BY KATANA COLLINS AND SEAN MURPHY! variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA Praise for Batman: White Knight “Unlike anything we've seen before.” —Nerdist “Cinematic and graphic.” —A.V. Club “…crams in thought-provoking themes, shocks aplenty, Easter Eggs at every turn, and more familiar faces than you could shake a Batarang at.” —Den of Geek main cover by SEAN MURPHY BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS HARLEY QUINN #5 written by KATANA COLLINS ON SALE 2/23/21 story by KATANA COLLINS and $4.99 US | 48 PAGES | 5 of 6 | FC | DC SEAN MURPHY The Producer’s scheme is in motion, and the GTO is on high alert as Gotham’s hope of a art by MATTEO SCALERA peaceful new horizon begins to collapse. Rattled and recovering from a close encounter with cover by SEAN MURPHY Starlet, Harley examines whether her complicated past with villainy is a burden or a boon variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA to her new identity. She weighs two final options: break all ties and retire to a quiet life, or CARD STOCK COVERS embrace the chaos, risk, and responsibility of protecting the people and the place that created DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ her. The choice itself may be fantasy, as a targeted attack on Harley ends in tragedy and drives 42 Bruce to a reckless decision that could extend his prison sentence indefinitely.
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COMIC BOOKS variant cover by TRAVIS CHAREST BATMAN/CATWOMAN #3 written by TOM KING It’s been The Joker all along, you see. art and cover by CLAY MANN Selina Kyle knows this. Early in her career as Catwoman, he was there to mess things up for variant cover by JIM LEE and her. Same with later, when she and Batman were finally getting together...for the third time, SCOTT WILLIAMS but still. That time stuck. No thanks to The Joker. Or to Phantasm, who now has her sights set variant cover by TRAVIS CHAREST on Catwoman because she thinks that will be her in to get after The Joker herself. And she has ON SALE 2/16/21 to do it before Batman gets to him first. $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 3 of 12 | FC DC BLACK LABEL CARD STOCK COVERS 44
COMIC BOOKS “[FEELS] LIKE A CONTEMPORARY VERSION OF WHAT GAIMAN HAD ACHIEVED WITH THE SANDMAN.” —THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER THE DREAMING: WAKING HOURS #7 written by G. WILLOW WILSON Bleeding out in a hospital bed from a magic wound that will not heal, sorceress Heather After art by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ must swing open the gates of reality to find herself a protector…but is she prepared for the cover by NICK ROBLES deal she’ll have to strike once she finds a champion with the dangerous power she needs? And ON SALE 2/2/21 speaking of dangerous power…what happens when Matthew the Raven catches a glimpse of $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC one of the artifacts Heather’s been hiding away? DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ 45
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY HUGO AWARD- WINNER N.K. JEMISIN! ART BY SUPERSTAR ARTIST JAMAL CAMPBELL! Variant cover FAR SECTOR #10 written by N.K. JEMISIN The groundbreaking sci-fi series approaches its thrilling climax! art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL Since arriving at the City Enduring, Sojourner “Jo” Mullein has confronted an insidious variant cover by YASMINE PUTRI conspiracy of murder and mayhem, but even this most resilient Green Lantern reaches her ON SALE 2/2/21 breaking point when she uncovers an “emotional sweatshop” producing black-market feelings $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 10 of 12 | FC for a world without them. But Jo is only too human… DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ 46
COMIC BOOKS Variant cover THE GREEN LANTERN SEASON TWO #11 written by GRANT MORRISON Hal Jordan’s future as a Green Lantern is threatened when the Young Guardians’ plans to art and cover by LIAM SHARP restructure the Corps move into high gear. What’s a guy to do but take a vacation? But when variant cover by PHIL JIMENEZ Jordan arrives on the swords-and-sorcery world of Athmoora for some R&R, he comes face to ON SALE 2/16/21 face with the biggest threat the universe has ever known—and a coalition of foes determined $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 11 of 12 | FC | DC to bring his career and his story to its apocalyptic end! You cannot miss the game-changing two-part finale of Morrison and Sharp’s epic run... 47
COMIC BOOKS WRITTEN BY TOM KING WITH ART BY JORGE FORNÉS! Variant cover RORSCHACH #5 written by TOM KING Rorschach tried to kill the leading contender to unseat President Redford, a governor by the art and cover by JORGE FORNES name of Turley who has a lot to say. Turley believes the Redford people were behind the hit, variant cover by DENYS COWAN and but the detective investigating the case isn’t so sure. To prove Turley wrong, he has to figure BILL SIENKIEWICZ out how Rorschach and Laura got so close to actually doing the job, and the answer to that ON SALE 2/9/21 might be deep in the Turley campaign itself, including the governor’s past with a masked man $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 5 of 12 | FC called the Comedian. CARD STOCK COVERS DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ 48
COMIC BOOKS SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #108 written by SHOLLY FISCH Talk of mysterious curses and lost treasure is pretty common out on the moors, but when art and cover by WALTER CARZON a terrifying howling begins to haunt the night, Scooby and the gang are called upon to ON SALE 2/16/21 investigate. Finding themselves trapped in Wilson Gottrich III’s mansion with his strange $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC guests, the gang will need their combined sleuthing skills to uncover the mystery before it’s too late to escape from the Hound of the Moors… 49
COMIC BOOKS THE TALE OF THE BOY’S BIRTH REVEALED! A NEW TV SERIES COMING SOON TO NETFLIX! SWEET TOOTH: THE RETURN #4 written by JEFF LEMIRE Rejoice! For at long last the tale of the Boy’s miraculous birth is revealed. A savior born of art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE holiness and science! Truly, such a feat could only be conducted by one as holy as Father. ON SALE 2/9/21 Behold! As the stage is set for the final confrontation between man and the abhorrent hybrid $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 4 of 6 | FC beasts that walk the earth! Praise! For out of nothing Father has birthed a savior: the Boy. DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ 50
COLLECTED EDITIONS “A boisterous blend of dynamic riotous visuals, “The unabashed energy of Dark Nights: Death ideas, and intriguing storytelling twists.” —AIPT Metal #1 is the sort of thing most event books “Stunning, mind-melting…a hell of a good super- would kill to emulate.” —Newsarama hero story.” —Syfy Wire “Mind-blowing plot twists.” —IGN THE BLOCKBUSTER MINISERIES BY SCOTT SNYDER AND GREG CAPULLO COLLECTED IN A NEW DELUXE EDITION! DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL: DELUXE EDITION HC written by SCOTT SNYDER Get ready for the reality-shattering encore—now in a new deluxe edition hardcover! Writer art and cover by GREG CAPULLO Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and and JONATHAN GLAPION Batman: Last Knight on Earth, reunite for one last tour of DC’s Dark Multiverse. When the ON SALE 4/6/21 Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman $29.99 US | 200 PAGES | FC | DC Who Laughs—who is reborn as the Darkest Knight! Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish HARDCOVER | 7.0625" x 10.875" landscape twisted beyond recognition, and Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman are ISBN: 978-1-77951-794-5 trapped in nightmare worlds within the Dark Multiverse! It all comes down to the Darkest Knight versus Wonder Woman, in the most metal-est DC event of all time—paving the way for the future of the DC Universe! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7. 51
COLLECTED EDITIONS FROM THE PAGES OF BATGIRL VOL. 8: THE JOKER WAR HC written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI “The Joker War” targets Barbara, as an era of Batgirl comes to a close! Why is Barbara in the art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, ANEKE, hospital, and what is James Gordon Jr. doing here? After an encounter with The Joker leaves CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, EMANUELA Barbara temporarily disabled, Babs is determined to find the technology she needs, but her LUPACCHINO, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE journey’s cut short when a redhead-serial killer is on the loose! Will James Jr. prove to be the cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON changed person he claims to be? Plus, Ryan Wilder, The CW’s new Batwoman, makes her comic ON SALE 3/9/21 book debut! Collects Batgirl #45-50. $24.99 US | 168 | FC | DC HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-77950-582-8 52
COLLECTED EDITIONS FROM THE PAGES OF BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 5: THE JOKER WAR HC written by PETER J. TOMASI, JAMES TYNION While Batman attempts to recover from the devastating loss of Alfred, Two-Face returns—but IV, and MARIKO TAMAKI as The Joker begins his ultimate attack on Gotham, can Batman cure Harvey Dent once and for art by BRAD WALKER, KENNETH ROCAFORT, all? “The Joker War” finds Batman’s nemesis launching an attack on Wayne Enterprises, using EDUARDO RISSO, CHRIS BURNHAM, MARCIO Bruce Wayne’s own technology! Batwoman joins the fight, but the threats keep escalating, TAKARA, EDDY BARROWS, DAN MORA, and as Joker toxin has been pumped into Gotham’s tunnels—which lures out Killer Croc! This others collection also includes the Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. one-shot, featuring an ensemble of all- cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY star creators paying tribute to Alfred, with each story told from the perspective of a different ON SALE 3/23/21 member of the Bat-Family. Collects Detective Comics #1020-1026, a story from Detective Comics $29.99 US | 256 PAGES | FC | DC #1027, Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P., and Detective Comics Annual #3. HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-77950-922-2 53
COLLECTED EDITIONS FROM THE PAGES OF NIGHTWING: THE JOKER WAR HC written by DAN JURGENS “The Joker War” hits Nightwing, and Dick Grayson is back! But reclaiming his memories won’t art by RYAN BENJAMIN, RONAN CLIQUET, be easy, as Ric falls under the control of The Joker’s new henchperson, Punchline, and must TRAVIS MOORE, and INAKI MIRANDA battle the people he once loved most: Batgirl, the Robins, and...himself. And when KGBeast cover by MIKE PERKINS discovers Nightwing is still alive, his street credibility is on the line if he doesn’t go to finish ON SALE 3/2/21 the job he started when he tried to kill Nightwing...and missed! Nightwing better watch his $29.99 US | 248 PAGES | FC | DC back if he wants to be back for good. Collects Nightwing #70-77 and Nightwing Annual #3. HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-77951-569-9 54
COLLECTED EDITIONS not final cover ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN: GODS AND MORTALS HC written by GEORGE PÉREZ, GREG POTTER, Experience George Pérez’s Wonder Woman like you’ve never seen her before, in this Absolute LEN WEIN, and others edition of the celebrated creator’s reinvention of the Amazon Princess! For the first time ever, art by GEORGE PÉREZ and others these treasured tales from the 1980s are receiving the Absolute treatment with larger pages cover by GEORGE PÉREZ to showcase Pérez’s magnificent artwork. In these stories, Diana’s first assignment takes her ON SALE 7/20/21 to Man’s World to teach humanity the ways of the goddess Gaea—no matter who objects! $125.00 US | 376 PAGES | FC | DC Collects Wonder Woman #1-14, plus tons of behind-the-scenes extras! HARDCOVER | 8.25" x 12.5" ISBN: 978-1-77951-155-3 55
COLLECTED EDITIONS FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH RA’S AL GHUL! BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS VOL. 3: THE DEMON’S FIRE TP written by BRYAN HILL Ra’s al Ghul has had everything taken away from him. His League of Assassins, his power...even art by DEXTER SOY, GLEB MELNIKOV, his family. All he has left is his mission to bend the world to his will and save it from itself. He’s and MARCIO TAKARA more dangerous than ever, and it’ll take the combined full might of the Outsiders team to take cover by TYLER KIRKHAM him down! Did Batman choose the wrong allies to assemble to fight Ra’s? Or did those allies ON SALE 3/2/21 make a mistake in believing in Batman? It’s the concluding volume of the critically acclaimed $14.99 US | 128 PAGES | FC | DC series! Collects Batman and the Outsiders #13-17. TRADE PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-77950-696-2 56
COLLECTED EDITIONS BATMAN: ARKHAM: TALIA AL GHUL TP written by DENNIS O’NEIL, GRANT Delve into one of the most compelling characters in the Batman mythos in this collection MORRISON, MIKE W. BARR, GREG RUCKA, starring Talia al Ghul—daughter of the Demon. Intelligent, calculating, and composed, this JUDD WINICK, TOM KING, and others brilliant strategist and master martial artist has proven to be one of the very few adversaries art by NEAL ADAMS, ANDY KUBERT, capable of going head-to-head with Batman on every level. As Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter, she is JERRY BINGHAM, KLAUS JANSON, CHRIS an elite and lethal warrior of the League of Assassins. Yet as this collection shows, she enlists BURNHAM, JOËLLE JONES, and others in both villain and hero affiliations, making her a complex antihero in her own right. Collects cover by CLIFF CHIANG Batman #232 and #656, Detective Comics #411, Batman: Son of the Demon #1, Batman: Death and ON SALE 3/23/21 the Maidens #9, President Luthor Secret Files #1, Batman Villains Secret Files 2005 #1, Red Hood: $29.99 US | 320 PAGES | FC | DC The Lost Days #1, Batman and Robin #12, Batman Incorporated #2-13, and Batman (2016) #34-35. TRADE PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-77950-915-4 57
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE ORIGINAL BATMAN VS. BATMAN BEYOND! BATMAN BEYOND VOL. 8: THE ERADICATION AGENDA TP written by DAN JURGENS In the final volume of Batman Beyond, Batman and Batman Beyond meet at least, with Booster art by SEAN CHEN, SEAN PARSON, Gold caught in the middle! But first, Terry McGinnis forges an uneasy alliance with Damian PAUL PELLETIER, and NORM RAPMUND Wayne in order to stop Mr. Zero and his radical faction from turning Gotham City into an ice- cover by DAN MORA covered hellscape. To set things right, Batman, Damian, and Batwoman Beyond must declare ON SALE 3/16/21 war on the League of Assassins! And one more thing: Inque returns, posing as Batman and $16.99 US | 184 PAGES | FC | DC wreaking havoc in Gotham City! Collects Batman Beyond #43-50. TRADE PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-77950-573-6 58
COLLECTED EDITIONS THE BATMAN CLASSIC IN DELUXE HARDCOVER FOR THE FIRST TIME! BATMAN: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY: THE DELUXE EDITION HC written by JIM STARLIN and The game-changing Batman epic returns in a new deluxe edition hardcover! As the second MARV WOLFMAN person to assume the role of Batman’s sidekick, Jason Todd had a completely different art by JIM APARO, GEORGE PÉREZ, personality than the original Robin. Rash and prone to ignore Batman’s instructions, Jason was and others always quick to act without regard to consequences. This story put Jason’s fate in the readers’ cover by JIM APARO hands—who voted whether or not Robin should live or die at the hands of The Joker. This ON SALE 4/13/21 tale of loss, guilt, and brutality stands as one of the most defining pieces of the Dark Knight’s $49.99 US | 280 PAGES | FC | DC mythology. Collects Batman #426-429 and #440-442, The New Teen Titans #60-61, plus several HARDCOVER | 7.0625" x 10.875" never-before-published pages that show what would have happened if Jason Todd had lived! ISBN: 978-1-77951-917-8 59
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