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 TOM TAYLOR
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                                                            FORGING
                                                           THE FUTURE
 CLAYTON HENRY                                              ONE HERO
 MARCH 2023                                                 AT A TIME
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WHAT’S INSIDE
    SUPERMAN 4
    •   The son of Kal-El stars in a brand-new series from Tom Taylor and Clayton Henry, Adventures of
        Superman: Jon Kent!
    •   Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell’s flagship series continues in Superman #2, introducing
        a brand-new antihero.
    •   The Eisner-nominated team of Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan reunite for a Man of Steel
        story like you’ve never seen before in Superman: Lost.

    BATMAN 12
    • A new creative team debuts in Harley Quinn #28: Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo!
    • The all-star duo of Tom Taylor and Ivan Reis present the definitive tale of the Demon’s Head in
      Batman – One Bad Day: Ra’s al Ghul.
    • Gotham City has a new savior in Batman #133…but who is it?
    ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE 20
                                                                                                                                                     THE                                                                                                              IS HERE!
                                                                                                                                                      DC is embarking on a yearlong storytelling event, Dawn of DC. Following the events of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and DC Universe: Lazarus
    •   The World’s Strangest Heroes are back in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 from Dennis Culver                                                        Planet, the world’s superheroes have emerged from the biggest, most devastating battles of their lives and are reinvigorated in their fights
        and Chris Burnham!                                                                                                                            against evil. With bold new directions for DC’s biggest characters, Dawn of DC is an easy entry point for both lifelong readers and those picking
    •   The One-Minute War continues in The Flash #794 and #795, and time may be up for the Flash Family.                                             up a comic for the first time to dive into the new stories.
    •   It’s Stormwatch against the deadliest people in the DC Universe in DC Black Label’s
        Waller vs. Wildstorm #1.                                                                                                                      “After the near-Multiverse-ending events in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and DC Universe: Lazarus Planet, the DC Universe will be heading toward
                                                                                                                                                      the light,” said DC publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee. “With brand-new series and story arcs from some of the top creative members in
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    •   Juan Gedeon and Daniel Warren Johnson mash up the DC Universe and dinosaurs in
        The Jurassic League.                                                                                                                                Over 20 new comics series will launch throughout 2023, featuring Hal Jordan,
    •   New York Times bestselling writer Jim Benton joins DC for a new graphic novel for kids,
        Fann Club: Batman Squad.                                                                                                                       John Stewart, Shazam, the Doom Patrol, Green Arrow, Cyborg, the Penguin, and more.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Harley Quinn #28
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  THE REMATCH OF
THE SUPER CENTURY
 IS HERE! JON KENT
    VS. ULTRAMAN!

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ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KENT #1
Written by TOM TAYLOR                                                 ANOTHER SUPERMAN HAS FALLEN.
Art and cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant covers by ZU ORZU, RAFAEL SARMENTO, YASMÍN FLORES MONTAÑEZ,   Across the Multiverse, Kal-Els are being murdered. Val-Zod, the Superman
A.L. KAPLAN, CLAYTON HENRY, and MEGAN HUANG                           of Earth-2, believes only one man can help stop the killing—Kal-El’s son, Jon
1:25 variant cover by JORDI TARRAGONA                                 Kent! Jon will have to step across dimensions and face the killer of the Kal-
1:50 foil variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY                              Els, the monstrous Ultraman, the man who kidnapped and tortured him for
1:100 design variant spot gloss cover by DAN MORA                     years. And Val-Zod is not acting alone in trying to save the Supermen. Who is
Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie variant cover by LEE WEEKS             the mysterious woman alongside him? And what is her shocking connection
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)          to the Super-Family?
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       THE EPIC SERIES BY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          THE FIRST
     JOSHUA WILLIAMSON                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             APPEARANCE
    AND JAMAL CAMPBELL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             OF THE
           INTRODUCES A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            NECROHIVE!
        NEW ANTIHERO—
    MARILYN MOONLIGHT!
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            SUPERMAN #2                                                                                                                         ACTION COMICS #1053
                                                                                                                                                Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, DAN JURGENS,                 “No livin’ thing’s supposed to have power like this. No matter
            Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON                                 NIGHT OF THE PARASITE!                                                 and LEAH WILLIAMS                                                how blue your eyes are or how pretty your face is, you’re just
            Art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL                                                                                                     Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, LEE WEEKS, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE          as much a monster as me.”
            Variant covers by TONY S. DANIEL, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ,         Superman is overwhelmed as Parasite’s new powers are unleashed!
                                                                         Can Superman stop all of Metropolis from being consumed by the         Cover by STEVE BEACH                                             War rages on between Metropolis’s two men of steel, Superman
            JONBOY MEYERS, and NATHAN SZERDY                                                                                                    Variant cover by RAFA SANDOVAL                                   and Metallo! As Metallo’s new body continues to evolve in
            1:25 variant cover by JUANJO LÓPEZ                           power-hungry Parasite or will he need Lex Luthor’s help to save the
                                                                         day? Introducing a new antihero—Marilyn Moonlight, the Spirit of       Variant cover by LEE WEEKS                                       unexpected and nightmarish ways, the voice of his “operating
            1:50 variant cover by RAHZZAH                                                                                                       1:25 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY                              system” has been changing too, testing the limits of his sanity.
            1:100 foil variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL                   Metropolis—who only operates at night! Is she friend or foe to the
                                                                         Man of Steel?! And how does she connect to Metropolis’s secret past?   1:50 foil variant cover by STEVE BEACH                           Finally, when his alien tech takes on a life of its own and infects
            $4.99 US | 32 pages | $5.99 US (card stock)                                                                                         Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO   the most violent members of the Blue Earth movement, the
            ON SALE 3/21/23                                                                                                                     $4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)              resultant abominations target Superman’s greatest strength
                                                                                                                                                ON SALE 3/28/23                                                  and greatest weakness: his family! Introducing the first
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 appearance of the Necrohive!
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            FROM THE EISNER-NOMINATED DEATHSTROKE TEAM OF
               CHRISTOPHER PRIEST AND CARLO PAGULAYAN!

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SUPERMAN: LOST #1
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST                              SUPERMAN’S ODYSSEY OF SOLITUDE!
Art and cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Variant covers by JOE QUESADA and LEE WEEKS                After Superman is called away on a routine Justice League mission, Lois Lane
1:25 B&W variant cover by JOE QUESADA                      awakens to find a complete stranger standing in her living room. The Man
1:50 foil variant cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ   of Steel, home much sooner than expected, reveals he has, in fact, been lost
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 10 | Variant $5.99 US           in space for 20 years. Nothing and no one seem familiar to him anymore,
                                                           and the timeless bond between them has been severed...or has it? Can love
ON SALE 3/14/23                                            conquer all? Superman’s 85th anniversary celebration continues with this all-
                                                           new blockbuster 10-issue series from the creators of the Eisner-nominated
                                                           Deathstroke series!
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                                                                                                                                                LAZARUS PLANET:
       KNEEL BEFORE                                                                                                                             REVENGE OF THE GODS #2
           THE GODS                                                                                                                             Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
                                                                                                                                                Art by CIAN TORMEY, EMA NUELA LUPACCHINO, and TBD
         OF THE DCU!                                                                                                                            Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
                                                                                                                                                Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
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                                                                                                                                                The gods have leveled up, and Shazam is no match for them! After Wonder
                                                                                                                                                Woman’s changing of sides to save her Amazon sisters, Billy must use his
                                                                                                                                                quickly fading wisdom of Solomon to formulate a plan to stop his world’s
                                                                                                                                                destruction. Little does he know a secret ally awaits him in Olympus…but
                                                                                                                                                how will he make it there? Sounds like a job for Wonder Girl!

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                                                                                                                                                WONDER WOMAN #797
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                                                                                                                                                Variant cover by BABS TARR
                                                                                                                                                Variant cover by JOËLLE JONES
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                                                                                                                                                Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie variant cover by POP MHAN
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                                                                                                                                                The Revenge of the Gods continues in this can’t-miss tie-in! After Diana’s shocking
                                                                                                                                                choice to align herself with the gods, her world has changed. Could godhood be
                                                                                                                                                the answer to all her problems? Find out as Diana ascends! Plus, don’t miss a
                                                                                                                                                special Shazam story starring the new champion!

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     LAZARUS PLANET: REVENGE OF THE GODS #1
 Written by G. WILLOW WILSON                                      After the events of Lazarus Planet, the gods of the Multiverse have decided     VARIANT COVER     1:25 VARIANT COVER
 Art by CIAN TORMEY and ALITHA MARTINEZ                           to take down the heroes they once called champions and the world they’ve
 Cover by GUILLEM MARCH                                           sworn to protect. For years the gods sat idle atop their mountains as their
 Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO                                   legends faded into obscurity along with their bodies. Now is their time
 1:25 variant cover by MICHAEL CHO                                to remind the selfish mortals of their existence and take back the world
 1:50 foil cover by DANIEL SAMPERE                                with something more powerful than belief…fear. Only the brave heroes
 $4.99 US | 40 pages | 1 of 4 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)     Wonder Woman and Shazam stand in their way, but will their combined
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                       SUPERSTARS TOM TAYLOR AND IVAN REIS TEAM UP
                       FOR THE DEFINITIVE TALE OF THE DEMON’S HEAD!

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 BATMAN - ONE BAD DAY: RA’S AL GHUL #1
 Written by TOM TAYLOR                                                 WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?!
 Art and cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
 Variant cover by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, and ALEX SINCLAIR           For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth from the worst of
 1:25 variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ                                humankind, and for centuries he has failed. Recently his greatest obstacle has
 1:50 variant cover by BRUNO REDONDO                                   been the Dark Knight Detective, Batman. Ra’s offered Batman a chance to be a
 1:100 variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND                                  part of his new world order, but Batman refused. For years their cold war has
 Premium variant cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and ARIF PRIANTO          raged, but Ra’s will have no more. Ra’s will remove Batman from the equation
 Premium Lineup variant cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and ARIF PRIANTO   and save the world, re-creating it in his image and bringing the peace and
 $7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)          prosperity all the good-hearted souls of this Earth deserve. Don’t miss this epic
                                                                       tragedy from the all-star creative team of Tom Taylor (Nightwing, Superman: Son
 ON SALE 3/21/23                                                       of Kal-El, DCeased) and Ivan Reis (Detective Comics, Blackest Night): the last of the
                                                                       One Bad Day specials, and one of the most epic to date.
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                    MEET GOTHAM CITY’S NEW SAVIOR…BATMAN?                                                                                                   WHO ARE THE VIGIL? AND WHAT SIDE ARE THEY ON?

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 BATMAN #133                                                                                                                                             DETECTIVE COMICS #1070
                                                                                                                                                         Written by RAM V                                               The gothic opera crashes into a crescendo as Batman goes head-to-head
 Written by CHIP ZDARSKY                                  Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying                        Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI                                       with an Azmer demon…unaware that it is is someone in Bruce Wayne's life.
 Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO           Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows,                       Cover by EVAN CAGLE                                            Meanwhile, a mysterious team called the Vigil arrives to investigate the
 Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ                                   exhumes the dead, and is known only as…the Batman.                                             Backup written by SIMON SPURRIER                               Azmer sightings—but who are the Vigil, and are they on Batman’s side?
 Backup art by MIGUEL MENDONÇA                            And in our backup story, Tim Drake’s search for Batman continues as he and                     Backup art by CASPAR WIJNGAARD                                 Then, in the backup: With Mrs. Freeze only a pale image of the woman
 Variant cover by JOE QUESADA                             Superman, Jon Kent, team up to stop the terror of the Toyman!                                  Variant cover by IVAN REIS                                     Victor Fries fell in love with—what is he to do now to save her?
 Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU                                                                                                                  Variant cover by KELLEY JONES
 1:25 variant cover by DERRICK CHEW                                                                                                                      1:25 variant cover by SEB McKINNON
 1:50 foil variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU                                                                                                        1:50 foil variant cover by KELLEY JONES
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     “STUNNING COVER TO COVER AND SHOULD NOT BE MISSED.”—COMIC WATCH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         HARLEY’S GOT A
   MARC SILVESTRI’S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      TIME MACHINE.
  DARK AND BRUTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WHAT COULD
     GOTHAM OPUS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         GO WRONG?
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                 BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO #5
                 Written by MARC SILVESTRI                                    When the Deadly Duo’s investigation brings them into the                   Written by FRANK TIERI                                         Harley’s back in Coney for a long-overdue reunion with old friends, old
                 Art and cover by MARC SILVESTRI                              catacombs under Gotham, Batman and The Joker’s adventure                   Art by LOGAN FAERBER                                           haunts, and…an old time machine?
                 Variant covers by WHILCE PORTACIO                            becomes a trip into hell. If you thought this series had already           Cover by AMANDA CONNER                                         You heard right! A mysterious benefactor has left Harley a time machine,
                 1:25 variant cover by GARY FRANK                             shown you its horrors, get ready for a descent into the heart of           Variant cover by LOGAN FAERBER                                 and after giving it about a half second of thought, she decides to take it
                 1:50 variant cover by MARC SILVESTRI                         darkness as Batman and The Joker’s true enemy is revealed.                 1:25 variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO                             for a joyride. What could go wrong, right? Funny you should ask. Turns
                 1:100 variant cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON                                                                                            1:50 variant cover by CHAD HARDIN                              out a quick trip through time can screw up a few things…namely, the
                 $4.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 7 | (all covers are card stock)                                                                              $4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)   entire DC Universe!
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     NEW CREATIVE
     TEAM DEBUTS!
     PLUS, ALL-STAR
 DREAM SEQUENCES!

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     HARLEY QUINN #28
     Written by TINI HOWARD                                     Ever have one of those days where ya just can’t catch a break? A day
     Art and cover by SWEENEY BOO                               where you’re really trying not to get into trouble while your girlfriend is
     Backup by ERICA HENDERSON                                  out of town, but then some jerk attacks you at brunch, you get arrested
     Variant cover by RYAN SOOK                                 for some teensy-weensy property damage, and you’re sentenced to
     Variant cover by JENNY FRISON                              community service? Why, I tell you, it’s enough to make a gal start seein’
     1:25 variant cover by DAN MORA                             cartoon fishies every which way and such! Also featuring a very special
     1:50 variant cover by MATÍAS BERGARA                       in-continuity dream of Harley Quinn starring, you guessed it, moi, in the
     $4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)        role of a lifetime—the magical-girl-clown protector of Gotham City!
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 DENNIS CULVER AND
    CHRIS BURNHAM
 BRING THE WORLD’S
 STRANGEST HEROES
        BACK TO THE
      DC UNIVERSE!

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  UNSTOPPABLE DOOM PATROL #1
  Written by DENNIS CULVER                                         THE WORLD’S STRANGEST HEROES ARE BACK IN THE DC UNIVERSE!
  Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
  Variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY                                   After the events of Lazarus Planet, more people than ever have active metagenes!
  1:25 variant cover by DENNIS CULVER                              Most of these new metahumans have become misfits, shunned and imprisoned
  1:50 foil variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY                         by a fearful society. They are hidden away in the dark, lost to a system that only
  Scratch-off variant covers by CHRIS BURNHAM                      sees them as weapons or guinea pigs—ticking time bombs that can only be
  $3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)     defused by the Unstoppable Doom Patrol! Robotman, Elasti-Woman, and
                                                                   Negative Man are joined by their brand-new teammates Beast Girl and
  ON SALE 3/28/23                                                  Degenerate and led by Crazy Jane’s mysterious new alter, the Chief, on a mission
                                                                   of saving the world by saving the monsters!
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 THE FLASH #794                                                                                                                DC/RWBY #2
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 Written by JEREMY ADAMS                                                                                                       Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
 Art by ROGER CRUZ and WELLINGTON DIAS                                                                                         Art and cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
 Cover by TAURIN CLARKE                                                                                                        Variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO
 Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO                                                                                              $3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 7 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
 Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS                                                                                             ON SALE 3/28/23
 1:25 variant cover by ELEONORA CARLINI                                                                                        Gotham is being overwhelmed by Grimm! They keep appearing
 1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE                                                                                      in every corner of the city, and the only lead the Dark Knight
 Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie variant cover by                                                                               has is the four mysterious girls he just met. Ruby, Weiss,
 JERRY ORDWAY and ALEX SINCLAIR                                        KAMBADAIS VARIANT COVER
                                                                                                                               Blake, and Yang explain to Batman and the assembled
 $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US (card stock)                                                                                   Bat-Family how they landed in Gotham. But just as some
 ON SALE 3/7/23                                                                                                                pieces start to coalesce, a horde of Grimm are converging on
 The Fraction is moments away from victory, but they forgot                                                                    the worst possible location: Arkham Asylum!
 about one thing…an almost-10-year-old with red hair and
 the power to turn things around. Finally, Irey West has
 found her new superhero name, and she intends to use it
 while saving the Flash Family from certain doom!
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     THE FLASH #795                                                                                                           DC’S LEGION OF BLOOM
     Written by JEREMY ADAMS
     Art by ROGER CRUZ and WELLINGTON DIAS
     Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
                                                                                                                              #1
     Variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA                                                                                          Written by ASHLEY ALLEN, JULIO ANTA, CALVIN KASULKE,
     Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO                                                                                         TRAVIS MOORE, KENNY PORTER, CAVAN SCOTT, and
     1:25 variant cover by ELEONORA CARLINI                                 NAKAYAMA VARIANT COVER                            ZAC THOMPSON
     1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE                                                                                 Art by ISAAC GOODHART, BRIAN LEVEL, TRAVIS MOORE,
     $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US (card stock)                                                                              JACOBY SALCEDO, HAYDEN SHERMAN, ATAGUN ILHAN,
     ON SALE 3/21/23
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                                                                                                                              and more!
                                                                                                                              Cover by JUAN GEDEON
     The Flash Family retreats, mourning the loss of their family                                                             Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
     members, while Barry tries to find a way to stop the Fraction                                                            Variant cover by MIKE PERKINS
     once and for all. Surprises abound as the past is revisited and                                                          1:25 Variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
     we hurtle toward the end of the One-Minute War!                        D’ALFONSO VARIANT COVER                           $9.99 US | 80 pages | One-shot | Prestige
                                                                                                                              ON SALE 3/21/23
                                                                                                                              How do you announce winter is coming to an end? You spring
                                                                                                                              it on them! Welcome the springtime with a celebration of DC’s
                                                                                                                              greenest and greatest. As the flowers bloom, breathe in that
                                                                                                       VARIANT COVER          Swamp Thing smell. Watch the Blue Beetles fly out from Titans
                                                                                                                              West. Pick a Captain Carrot or two from Floronic Man’s garden,
                                                                                                                              but make sure to avoid the Poison Ivy. The season may go by in
                                                                               1:25 VARIANT COVER                             a Flash, but don’t worry—stories like these last forever. Oh, and
                                                                                                                              Wonder Woman will be there, too!

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  STORMWATCH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   JEFF LEMIRE AND
       TAKES ON                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DOUG MAHNKE’S
      THE DCU’S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DC BLACK LABEL
   DEADLIEST—                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  EPIC CONCLUDES!
     INCLUDING
 DEATHSTROKE!

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     WALLER VS. WILDSTORM #1                                                                                                                                 SWAMP THING: GREEN HELL #3
     Written by SPENCER ACKERMAN and EVAN NARCISSE                      In the early 1980s, as the Cold War stubbornly refuses to thaw, a new battle         Written by JEFF LEMIRE
     Art by JESÚS MERINO                                                heats up…for the soul of the intelligence agency Checkmate. As the agency’s          Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE                                      One former avatar wasn’t enough to take down the savage champion
     Cover by JORGE FORNÉS                                              super-heroic public face, Jackson King—a.k.a. the armored Battalion,                 Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD                                   the Green created to wipe out the last of humanity…so another
     Variant cover by ERIC BATTLE                                       former leader of Stormwatch and the symbol of American might—has long                1:25 variant cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN                              avatar will have to do what Alec Holland couldn’t! It’s time to unleash
     1:25 variant cover by MIKE PERKINS                                 suspected that Adeline Kane is up to dirty tricks overseas, engineering              $6.99 US | 48 pages | 3 of 3 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2" x 10 7/8"   the Animal Woman!
     $5.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 4 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2" x 10 7/8"    horrors that betray everything he believes about service to one’s country.           (all covers are card stock)
     (all covers are card stock)                                        But King doesn’t know that Kane has a clever new ally—an ambitious                   ON SALE 3/14/23
     ON SALE 3/21/23                                                    young woman named Amanda Waller. She has her own ideas about how
                                                                        metahumans can serve their country. And honor, dignity, and long lives
                                                                        don’t factor into them…
                                                                        National security reporter Spencer Ackerman (the Daily Beast, Reign of Ter-
                                                                        ror), comics and video game writer Evan Narcisse (Spider-Man: Miles Morales,
                                                                        Gotham Knights), and veteran artist Jesús Merino (Wonder Woman, The Joker
                                                                        Presents: A Puzzlebox) celebrate WildStorm’s legacy of espionage-flavored
                                                                        superhero morality plays, pitting Stormwatch against the deadliest people in
                                                                        the DCU—including Deathstroke himself!
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     STATIC RETURNS IN AN ALL-NEW SERIES!                                                                     “THE CRAFTSMANSHIP IS TOP NOTCH.”—AIPT

     STATIC: SHADOWS                                                                                         BLOOD SYNDICATE:
     OF DAKOTA #2                                                                                            SEASON ONE
     Written by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY and VITA AYALA                                                           Written by GEOFFREY THORNE
     Art and cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY                                                                    Art by CHRISCROSS
     Variant cover by PARIS ALLEYNE                                                                          Cover by DEXTER SOY and VERONICA GANDINI
     1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE                                                                    $24.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77951-843-9
     $3.99 US | 32 pages| 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 (card stock)                                                ON SALE 4/11/23
     ON SALE 3/7/23
     As if vigilantes hunting down Bang Babies in the streets                                                Rolando “Tech-9” Texador and Hannibal “Wise Son” White return to the Paris
     weren’t enough, Virgil learns that his young friend Quincy                                              Island suburb of Dakota City after military tours overseas—but life in Dakota City
     is manifesting powers—making him their next target!                                                     could not be more different.
     Meanwhile, down in the shadows, Ebon is investigating a
     connection between the vigilantes and the disappearance of          VARIANT COVER
                                                                                                             While Icon and Rocket have been away patrolling the rest of the world, super-
     his brother, Rubberband Man!                                                                            powered “Bang Babies” have been forming rival gang factions and terrorizing the
                                                                                                             island. With gang leader Holocaust’s ascent and the rallying of his super-powered
                                                                                                             army, who protects the neighborhood when the capes aren’t watching? Tech-9,
                                                                                                             Wise Son, and their childhood friend Carlos “Fade” Quinones will have to rally
                                                                                                             together rival gang members to have a chance to save their home—if they can
                                                                                                             stop fighting each other!

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     MILESTONE’S TOP HEROES GO TO WAR!                                                                         BEYOND DAKOTA CITY AND MILESTONE,
                                                                                                               DISCOVER…EARTH-M!
     ICON VS. HARDWARE #2                                                                                    DUO
     Written by REGINALD HUDLIN and LEON CHILLS
     Art by DENYS COWAN                                                                                      Written by GREG PAK
     Cover by RAHZZAH                                                                                        Pencils by KHOI PHAM
     Variant cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE                                                                       Inks by SCOTT HANNA
     1:25 variant cover by JAMAL IGLE                                                                        Cover by DIKE RUAN and MIQUEL MUERTO
     $4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 5 | (all covers are card stock)                                              $24.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77951-845-3
     ON SALE 3/14/23                                                                                         ON SALE 4/25/23
                                                                                                             Nanotech engineers Dr. Kelly Vu and Dr. David Kim are committed to only one
     With time itself under Hardware’s control, the hierarchy of                                             thing more than each other: using their regenerative nanobots to save the world.
     power in the Dakotaverse has changed! Having altered events                                             And following a violent attack, those nanobots end up saving David’s and Kelly’s
     so the Big Bang never happened, Curtis Metcalf now finds himself                                        lives…sort of. Their salvation comes with an unexpected consequence: husband
     as the head of Alva Industries—but the world is still on the                                            and wife awaken to realize that they now share one super-powered body!
     brink of chaos! Can Hardware stop his alternate-timeline self
     from dooming us all? Does he want to? Because if he won’t,                                              Writer Greg Pak (Action Comics, Batman/Superman) and artist Khoi Pham (Teen
     it’ll fall to Icon…and crossing Icon is never wise!                                                     Titans) team up to introduce two thrilling new superheroes in the body of one,
                                                                                                             with the power of tens of thousands of nanobots. But how close is too close, with
                                                                                                             the love of your life literally in your head? And what happens when a couple so
                                                                                                             closely bound discover they have very different ideas about how they should use
                                                                                                             their newfound powers?
                                                                                                             Collects DUO #1-6.

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                          BUILD YOUR OWN ONE BAD DAY BOX SET,                          “A COMPELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT ONE OF THE GREATEST
                 STARTING WITH THE RIDDLER AND BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE!                      VILLAINS THE DARK KNIGHT HAS CONFRONTED.”—AIPT

                             DIRECETT
                             MARKSIVE!
                            EXCLU

     BATMAN – ONE BAD DAY BOX SET
 $44.99 US | 184 pages | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-403-4
 ON SALE 6/20/23
 “You had a bad day and everything changed.” In the pages of the iconic story
 Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman’s ultimate foe, The Joker, was changed
 forever, given new, horrifying definition by the graphic novel that acted as
 the template for all the character’s stories moving forward. Now, 35 years
                                                                                    BATMAN - ONE BAD DAY: THE RIDDLER
                                                                                    Written by TOM KING       NO RIDDLES. NO CLUES. GAME ON.
 later, some of comics’ greatest creators have come together to give that           Art and cover by MITCH GERADS
 same stunning reexamination and evolution to more of Batman’s iconic               $17.99 US | 88 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Hardcover   Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the Eisner Award-winning duo behind Mister
 rogues gallery—the Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman,           ISBN: 978-1-77951-839-2                                Miracle, The Sheriff of Babylon, and Strange Adventures, reunite to dive deep
 Bane, Clayface, and Ra's al Ghul—in the pages of Batman - One Bad Day.                                                                    into the mind of Batman’s most intellectual foe…the Riddler. The Riddler has
                                                                                    ON SALE 6/20/23                                        killed a man in broad daylight for seemingly no reason, but…there’s always a
 All of those stories will be collected in hardcover format that you can                                                                   reason. The Riddler is always playing a game; there are always rules. Batman
 assemble into this box set that includes copies of Batman - One Bad Day:                                                                  will reach his wit’s end trying to figure out the Riddler’s true motivation in this
 The Riddler and a new printing of The Killing Joke, with room to add more                                                                 epic psychological thriller. This deluxe hardcover collects the first critically
 volumes as they are released.                                                                                                             acclaimed, bestselling installment of the Batman - One Bad Day series.
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                                                                                                                                                         “EXACTLY AS RAD AS YOU HOPED.”—COMICS BOOKCASE

 BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 4: RIDDLE ME THIS                                                                                                        THE JURASSIC LEAGUE
                                                                                                                                                        Written by JUAN GEDEON and DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON        You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet
 Written by MARIKO TAMAKI, NADIA SHAMMAS, and SINA GRACE   RIDDLE ME THIS…WHEN IS A CRIMINAL NOT A CRIMINAL?                                            Art by JUAN GEDEON, RAFA GARRES, and JON MIKEL          and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from
 Art by DAN MORA and DAVID LAPHAM                                                                                                                       Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON                          a lost city defends truth. A theropod dons the visage of a bat to strike
 Cover by DAN MORA                                         The Riddler is back in Gotham City in a big way, becoming a media personality and
                                                           using his newfound influence to wreak havoc on the Dark Knight. As Batman chases             $24.99 US | 152 pages | Hardcover | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"   fear into evildoers’ hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of
 $24.99 US | 112 pages | Hardcover | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"                                                                                                  ISBN: 978-1-77951-844-6                                 other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save a prehistoric Earth
 ISBN: 978-1-77952-067-8                                   down clues to put an end to Riddler’s machinations, the clock ticks away for the citizens
                                                           of Gotham whom Edward Nygma has placed in the line of fire. It’s the final arc of Mariko     ON SALE 4/18/23                                         from the sinister machinations of a horrific menace. Wait…what? Okay,
 ON SALE 4/11/23                                           Tamaki’s epic run on Detective Comics, co-written by Nadia Shammas with art by the                                                                   maybe you don’t know the story. So join us and bear witness to a brand-
                                                           legendary Ivan Reis. And in “Gotham Girl, Interrupted,” the critically acclaimed team                                                                new—yet older than time—adventure and experience the Justice League
                                                           of Sina Grace and David Lapham bring Gotham Girl back into the Batman universe in a                                                                  as you’ve never seen them before! Collects The Jurassic League #1-6.
                                                           thrilling murder mystery that speaks to her origins. Collects Detective Comics #1059-1061.
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 JEPH LOEB AND                                                                                                                                            CELEBRATING 85 YEARS OF THE MAN OF STEEL!
     TIM SALE’S
   CLASSIC TALE
    RETURNS TO
       PRINT IN
      ABSOLUTE
       FORMAT
   FOR ITS 25TH
  ANNIVERSARY

 ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS
 Written by JEPH LOEB                                            Before Superman became a living legend and icon, he was just a farm boy in
 Art and cover by TIM SALE                                       Kansas named Clark who was coming to terms with the enormous power that

                                                                                                                                                   SUPERMAN: THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
 $100.00 US | 368 pages | 8 1/8" x 12 1/4" | Hardcover           he was blessed with. Driven by the desire to do more with his abilities, Clark
 ISBN: 978-1-77952-288-7                                         moves from Smallville to Metropolis, makes new friends and enemies, and
 ON SALE 8/29/23                                                 embarks on a legacy that will change the world.
                                                                                                                                                   Written by JERRY SIEGEL, JOHN BYRNE, GRANT MORRISON,                   In 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster introduced the world to Superman, a
                                                                 Written and illustrated by the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and         BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, and others                                       hero who possessed remarkable strength, courage, and selflessness. Join DC
                                                                 Tim Sale, Superman for All Seasons is an imaginative and beautifully illustrat-   Art by JOE SHUSTER, JIM STERANKO, GEORGE PÉREZ, TIM SALE, and others   as we commemorate the 85th anniversary of the first appearance of Kal-El of
                                                                 ed tale of the Man of Steel’s formative years. Featuring the stunning colors      Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS                                    Krypton…and eagerly anticipate the next eight decades of this extraordinary
                                                                 of artist Bjarne Hansen over Sale’s bold linework, this edition is a tribute to   $49.99 US | 496 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover                  hero! This special collection includes stories from Action Comics (vol. 1) #1-2,
                                                                 both the Man of Tomorrow and the incomparable Tim Sale.                           ISBN: 978-1-77952-170-5                                                #23, #60, #182, #305, #395, #473, #643, #732; Action Comics (vol. 2) #7; Super-
                                                                 This oversize Absolute edition collects Superman for All Seasons #1-4             ON SALE 4/18/23                                                        man (vol. 1) #1, #30, #65, #133, #167, #287, #400; Superman (vol. 2) #1, #81;
                                                                 plus stories from Superman #226, Superman/Batman #26, Solo #1, and                                                                                       Superman (vol. 5) #18; Superman: The Man of Steel #1; Superman Confidential #1;
                                                                 Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003 #1. Also included are two new forewords                                                                                World’s Finest Comics #176; DC Comics Presents #26; and Superman: Rebirth #1.
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                                      “A REMARKABLE TALE OF POLITICS, HISTORY,
                                       AND THE HEROES WE LOOK UP TO.”—AIPT                                                                                                          PAUL DINI AND ALEX ROSS'S
                                                                                                                                                                                    AWE-INSPIRING OVERSIZED
                                                                                                                                                                                    GRAPHIC NOVEL NOW
                                                                                                                                                                                    AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER

                                                                                                                                                                                    SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE
                                                                                                                                                                                    Written by PAUL DINI
                                                                                                                                                                                     Art and cover by ALEX ROSS
                                                                                                                                                                                     $19.99 US | 64 pages | 10" x 13 1/2" | Hardcover
                                                                                                                                                                                    ISBN: 978-1-77952-148-4
                                                                                                                                                                                    ON SALE 9/12/23
                                                                                                                                                                                    Between capping volcanoes, foiling bank robberies, and averting nuclear
                                                                                                                                                                                    disasters, Captain Marvel has constantly faced challenges—leaving his
                                                                                                                                                                                    young alter ego, Billy Batson, little time for his own life. But when Billy
                                                                                                                                                                                    receives a request for Captain Marvel to appear at a children’s hospital,
                                                                                                                                                                                    the Captain encounters one special child who deeply affects the hero
                                                                                                                                                                                    and shows how human the World’s Mightiest Mortal is. Written by Emmy
                                                                                                                                                                                    Award-winning writer Paul Dini and illustrated by Eisner Award-winning
                                                                                                                                                                                    artist Alex Ross, Shazam!: Power of Hope is a personal tale of frustration,
                                                                                                                                                                                    triumph, despair, and joy for all ages.

                                                                                                                                                                                    THE ACCLAIMED SERIES FROM
                                                                                                                                                                                    THE AWARD-WINNING WRITER
                                                                                                                                                                                    AND ILLUSTRATOR OF BONE,
                                                                                                                                                                                    NOW IN HARDCOVER!

                                                                                                                                                                                   SHAZAM!: THE MONSTER
                                                                                                                                                                                   SOCIETY OF EVIL
                                                                                                                                                                                   Written by JEFF SMITH
                                                                                                                                                                                   Art and cover by JEFF SMITH
                                                                                                                                                                                   $39.99 US | 272 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-155-2
                                                                                                                                                                                   ON SALE 5/2/23
                                                                                                                                                                                   Jeff Smith, the award-winning writer and illustrator of Bone, brings his
                                                                                                                                                                                   talent for crafting stories with adventure, humor, and gorgeous artwork
 SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE
 Written by MARK RUSSELL                                                           Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon
                                                                                                                                                                                   to DC Comics with this nostalgic reimagining of Shazam! When young
                                                                                                                                                                                   orphan Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he
                                                                                                                                                                                   never imagines he’s entering a bizarre world of powerful wizards, talking
 Art and cover by MIKE ALLRED                                                      come to an end, and there’s nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job                     tigers, kid-eating monsters, giant robots, political intrigue, and mysterious
 $29.99 US | 264 pages | Hardcover | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | ISBN: 978-1-77951-847-7   for his alter ego…Superman! After years of standing idle, the young man                         villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a
     ON SALE 5/2/23                                                                from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as                       magic word that transforms him into the World’s Mightiest Mortal!
                                                                                   the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new                        Collects Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil #1-4.
                                                                                   danger emerges, he wonders whether this is the one that will kill him and
                                                                                   everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not
                                                                                   without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as
                                                                                   determined to destroy itself as he is to save it.
                                                                                   Collects Superman: Space Age #1-3!
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                       FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING WRITER-ILLUSTRATOR
                          OF DEAR DUMB DIARY AND FRANNY K. STEIN, JIM BENTON

 FANN CLUB: BATMAN SQUAD
 Written and illustrated by JIM BENTON                         ERNEST FANN IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BATMAN…FAN!
 $12.99 US | 160 pages | 5 1/2" x 8" | Softcover
 ISBN: 978-1-77950-889-8                                       And as the most knowledgeable about all things super-heroic, it is up to Ernest
                                                               to recruit the finest crime-fighters on Earth! Together with his babysitter,
 ON SALE 6/6/23                                                Harriet, his best friend, Jack, and his faithful fido, Ernest is ready to teach
                                                               his recruits all about secret identities, the best ways to lurk, and how to stop
                                                               crime…maybe?
                                                               Join New York Times bestselling writer-illustrator Jim Benton (Catwad,
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 BATGIRLS #16                                                                              BATMAN #357 FACSIMILE EDITION                                                           BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS – GILDED CITY #6                                                                       BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE
 Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD                                            Written by GERRY CONWAY                                                                 Written by EVAN NARCISSE                                                                                      SEASON THREE #3
 Art by NEIL GOOGE                                                                         Art by DON NEWTON and ALFREDO ALCALA                                                    Art by ABEL
 Cover by JORGE CORONA                                                                     Cover by ED HANNIGAN and DICK GIORDANO                                                  Cover by GREG CAPULLO                                                                                         Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
 Variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ                                                            Blank sketch variant                                                                    Variant cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE                                                                             Art by TY TEMPLETON
 1:25 variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ                                                     Foil variant cover by ED HANNIGAN and DICK GIORDANO                                     Games variant cover                                                                                           Cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
 $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)                                       $3.99 US | 32 pages                                                                     $4.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)                                                  Variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Villain variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
 ON SALE 3/14/23                                                                           ON SALE 3/7/23                                                                          ON SALE 3/28/23                                                                                               1:25 title card variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
 The Batgirls fall down a rabbit hole of mischief and wonder in their journey to find      Batman meets one of his most peculiar foes of all time when he encounters the           You’ve seen the Gotham of the past and present as it is ravaged by the Golden Iris Virus, menaced by          $3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 7 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
 out who sent Cluemaster to kidnap his own daughter, Steph. But first, there’s a bottle    gangster known as…the Squid! Plus, a trip to the circus gives Dick Grayson an eerie     villains across time, and protected by its respective heroes. Now, in this final pulse-pounding issue, see    ON SALE 3/14/23
 that says “Drink me,” and it should be perfectly safe to drink, right? Even if it looks   sense of déjà vu when he sees a performance by young acrobat Jason Todd—the boy         this story that has spanned centuries come to a close, and bear witness to the events that lead to the hit
 like it’s been laced with Langstrom serum?                                                fated to inherit the mantle of Robin! This facsimile edition reprints the first cameo   game! Each issue will also offer a code for readers to redeem in the Gotham Knights game for an exclusive     The Joker’s right-hand man, Straightman, isn’t quite feeling himself lately. He keeps
                                                                                           appearance of Jason Todd and includes all the original ads from the 1983 periodical.    item. For issue #6, readers will receive a code for an exclusive Signal Colorway! (Red Hood Signal Colorway   experiencing moments…flashbacks…of a life he doesn’t remember. After a recent
                                                                                                                                                                                   shown, also available for Batgirl, Nightwing, and Robin). Readers who redeem the codes for all six issues     run-in with the Clown Prince and his stoic enforcer, Batman starts to unravel the
                                                                                                                                                                                   will receive a special seventh item! *Terms apply. See the FAQs on dc.com for details.                        man’s past, but it lands him smack dab in the crosshairs of Amanda Waller and Task
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 Written by ED BRISSON                                                                     Written by MARK WAID                                                                    Written by DENNIS McNICHOLAS                                                                                  Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
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 Someone has stolen from Professor Pyg, and he’s ready to burn down Gotham to get his      ON SALE 3/21/23                                                                         It’s all come down to this! Batman is face-to-face with a Killer Croc like he’s                               ON SALE 3/21/23
 property back. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone will pay. With Batman gone, Batman                                                                                             never seen before. The Dark Knight will need to find some way to break through
 Incorporated must return to Gotham before the city is nothing more than ashes.            WHERE IN THE WORLD IS METAMORPHO?                                                       Waylon’s rage and pull him back from his monstrous rampage or Gotham City will                                FALL OF THE HOUSE OF ADAM: EAST OF EGYPT BOOK 2
                                                                                           In the pages of World’s Finest, Batman, Robin, and Superman have traversed some of      be no more!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In the 24th century B.C., having proclaimed himself pharaoh, the mighty Adam finds
                                                                                           the DCU’s most iconic locations and teamed up with the likes of the Teen Titans, Doom                                                                                                                 himself surrounded by enemies while discovering that holding the throne is a lot
                                                                                           Patrol, and Supergirl, but none of that will prepare them as they must go across the                                                                                                                  harder than seizing it. Meanwhile, in the present, those same enemies from the Old
                                                                                           globe in search of Rex Mason, a.k.a. Metamorpho, the Element Man! The World’s Finest                                                                                                                  Kingdom now threaten modern-day Kahndaq as, amid civil unrest, a resurrected Ibac
                                                                                           Strangest Adventure begins here!                                                                                                                                                                      the Invincible conspires with Adam’s political rival.
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 Written by JOSH TRUJILLO                                                                       Written by TINI HOWARD                                                                    Written by BILL WILLINGHAM                                                                     Written by JOHN RIDLEY
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 Superman and Batman come looking for Jaime in Palmera City. After weeks of attacks             $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)                                       A chance encounter between the Wolf children and Pan escalates into a battle of                With Gotham City in a state of panic over the recent murders and the GCPD buckling
 with Blue Beetle directly at the center, the World’s Finest can’t sit by any longer. They’re   ON SALE 3/21/23                                                                           sky-high proportions that’ll leave one of them beaten and bruised. But a far worse             under the weight of the department’s connection to the crimes, can Police Commis-
 going to get to the bottom of Jaime’s connection to the impending Reach invasion, even if                                                                                                fate has fallen on the inhabitants of the Black Forest, casting a shadow of death and          sioner Renee Montoya restore peace without crossing the line herself? What price is
 it means putting an end to his life as a hero!                                                 The Gotham mob bosses suspect that their very own leader, Eiko of the Hasigawa            destruction that will shake Bigby and Sam to their core!                                       she willing to pay in order to do what is right?
                                                                                                Clan, is betraying their code by putting on a Catwoman suit. Is Gotham big enough
                                                                                                for two Catwomen? Catwoman doesn’t play well with others, but this cat is gonna
                                                                                                need the help of Tomcat to stay out of the mob’s crosshairs. Meanwhile, Selina makes
                                                                                                a few enemies of her own in jail, especially the inmates her ex Batman put there.

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 DANGER STREET #4                                                                               DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #10                                                                 GOTHAM CITY: YEAR ONE #6                                                                       HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES:
 Written by TOM KING                                                                            Written by TOM TAYLOR                                                                     Written by TOM KING                                                                            LEGION OF BATS! #6
 Art and cover by JORGE FORNÉS                                                                  Art by YASMINE PUTRI                                                                      Art and cover by PHIL HESTER and ERIC GAPSTUR
 Variant cover by JOËLLE JONES                                                                  Cover by DAN MORA                                                                         Variant cover by JORGE MOLINA                                                                  Written by TEE FRANKLIN
 $4.99 US | 40 pages | 4 of 12 | $5.99 US (card stock)                                          Variant cover by EJIKURE                                                                  1:25 variant cover by JASON MASTERS                                                            Art by SHAE BEAGLE
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 The hunt for the murderers continues as Lady Cop prepares herself to take down
                                                                                                $3.99 US | 32 pages | 10 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)                            ON SALE 3/7/23                                                                                 1:25 variant cover by DOMINIKE “DOMO” STANTON
 some superhero suspects. But as the case develops, a true killer, Manhunter,
                                                                                                ON SALE 3/28/23                                                                           The brutal, bloody conclusion to the year’s most acclaimed title is here. Slam                 $3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
 emerges as a faithful servant to the Green Team and their quest for power. Only the            The true enemy of the Three Kingdoms has been revealed…but is the battle already          Bradley has never feared walking the hard path alone, but even his courage will                ON SALE 3/21/23
 Creeper seems to be on to these “innocent” kids and starts to uncover a conspiracy.            lost? Or has the war only just begun? The endgame for season one begins!                  be tested by the shocking turn of events that will take Gotham City down a dark,
 It all begins with a single question: Who are the Outsiders?                                                                                                                             violent path.                                                                                  Harley and Ivy’s relationship has been stress-tested in nearly every way over the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         course of this series, and now, as their adventure comes to a close, we are left with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         one question: Is their love strong enough to withstand these trials and tribulations?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Check out this fanshmabulous finale to find out!

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 Written by GEOFF JOHNS                                                                Written by IVAN COHEN                                                                                                               Written by TOM TAYLOR                                                                      Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
 Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN                                                          Pencils by ROBERT POPE                                                                                                              Art by TRAVIS MOORE                                                                        Art by MARCIO TAKARA
 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE                                                      Inks by SCOTT McRAE                                                                                                                 Cover by BRUNO REDONDO                                                                     Cover by JESSICA FONG
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 Huntress’s journey through time comes to a head as the person chasing her through     A new four-legged pal joins the fray when Granny agrees to take care of a friend’s large                                            ON SALE 3/21/23                                                                            $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
 the timeline has finally caught up to her. Is the end of the line for Helena Wayne?   dog while they are away for a week! But will this gentle giant feel quite so welcome                                                                                                                                           ON SALE 3/7/23
                                                                                       when he finds himself stuck in the middle of Sylvester and Tweety’s ongoing tricks?                                                 Nightwing is a great leader, not just because Batman trained him, or because of how
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Alfred raised him, or even because he has a heart of gold—it’s because of his friends,     Before Ivy embarks on her trip back to Gotham, our verdant villainess sets her sights
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and now that the Titans are in Blüdhaven with him, they can leap into the light            on a fungus-loving Hollywood celebrity with a lifestyle brand and spa that’s raising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           together…which is perfect timing for the demon of darkness Neron to do                     some major red flags on Ivy’s radar. All this because poor Janet from HR wanted to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           something about it.                                                                        have some R&R before the car ride back east! Aw jeez!

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 MAD MAGAZINE #31                                                                      MONKEY PRINCE #12                                                                                                                   PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #6                                                              STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN #5
 Written by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS                                                   Written by GENE LUEN YANG 楊謹倫                                                                                                       Written by TINI HOWARD and BLAKE HOWARD                                                    Written by GEOFF JOHNS
 Cover by AN ARTISTIC IDIOT WITH A CRAYON                                              Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG 張伯納                                                                                                  Art and cover by GLEB MELNIKOV                                                             Art and cover by TODD NAUCK
 $5.99 US | 56 pages | 8 1/8" x 10 1/2"                                                Variant cover by INHYUK LEE                                                                                                         Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW                                                              Variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
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 America’s longest-running satire magazine continues to skewer everything              ON SALE 3/7/23                                                                                                                      $3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)                               ON SALE 3/21/23
 pop culture! MAD #31 features a wide variety of classic MAD movie and TV                                                                                                                                                  ON SALE 3/28/23
 parodies. Plus, vintage MAD pop culture parodies and favorites like “Spy vs.          After the events of Lazarus Planet, Monkey Prince discovers how he is related to the                                                                                                                                           The battle for the fate of the Lost Children has begun as Stargirl leads a raid on the
 Spy”, “MAD Look at...” by Sergio Aragonés, “The Lighter Side of…” by Dave             Monkey King, and the truth of who he is shakes him to the core. Everything he knows is                                              RETURN OF THE CLOWN PRINCE!                                                                Childminder’s castle! But who has been asking the Childminder to round up these
 Berg, and much more from the Usual Gang of Idiots. MAD will surely cure               questioned, and how can he exist anymore knowing who he actually is? And did Shifu                                                  At the moment Punchline needed him the least, The Joker has returned to interfere          kids, and for what purpose? The buyer has arrived, and Stargirl is not ready for him!
 what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein.                               Pigsy know all along? And if so, why didn’t he tell Marcus?                                                                         with her war to take over as Gotham City’s queen of crime. In The Joker’s damaged
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and defeated state, will he help his former partner, or will he burn her the way he’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           burned everyone else? The epic conclusion to the bestselling Punchline miniseries is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           here, and it will change the shape of Gotham’s villain world forever!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  WILDC.A.T.S #5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Like two trains colliding, it’s the WildC.A.T.s vs. the Seven Soldiers in a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  bloody heavyweight fight! In the shadows lurk the Court of Owls, waiting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  for their moment to take the threat Halo poses off the board…
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 Written by IVAN COHEN                                                                                                          THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #6
 Art and cover by ERICH OWEN                                                                                                    Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
 $2.99 US | 32 pages                                                                                                            Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
 ON SALE 3/14/23                                                                                                                Backup art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
 Batman calls upon his friends in Mystery Inc. for help—and he’s shocked that this                                              Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
 time, they refuse! It’s no secret that they’ve become quite the crime-fighting team,                                           Variant cover by KENDRICK LIM
 and powerful foes are starting to team up against them. What fate does the fortune                                             1:25 variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
 teller see, and will they solve the riddle in time to save the day?                                                            $5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)
                                                                                                                                ON SALE 3/7/23
                                                                                                                                The Joker’s enjoying the sunny, warm weather of Los Angeles so much that he’s decided
                                                                                                                                to stay…and get involved in local politics! Kate Spencer’s fists might have something to
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Written by JAMES TYNION IV and others
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Art by JORGE JIMENEZ and others
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Cover by BEN OLIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $29.99 US | 320 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-003-6
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The definitive Fear State collection is here! Gotham City is on the brink
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 of martial law as Batman fights a two-front battle! The Scarecrow is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 unleashing a devastating attack on the city while the Magistrate has made
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 its move to invade! Gotham is on the verge of a violent evolutionary path,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 and the danger level to Batman and his allies reaches a fever pitch! Batman:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fear State Saga collects Batman #112-117, Batman Secret Files: The Gardener
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 #1, Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper #1, Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1, and Batman: Fear State: Omega #1!

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 THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE:                                                                                                          TIM DRAKE: ROBIN #7
 DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #4                                                                                                         Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
                                                                                                                                Art by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
 Written by PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE                                                                                                 Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
 Art by JEFF STOKELY                                                                                                            Variant cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
 Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA                                                                                                         1:25 variant cover by SERG ACUÑA
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 $3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 OF 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
 ON SALE 3/28/23                                                                                                                A new dawn rises on Tim Drake and the Gotham Marina as a new chapter of Robin’s
                                                                                                                                story begins! But how long can this sense of calm last with a certain someone still
 As Charles begins to weaken and mutate from his terrifyingly permanent                                                         roaming free in Gotham?
 and possibly mortal wounds, Edwin and the other ghost kids chase down
 every possible lead to save him—but only find dead ends. Jai takes the
 reins in the midst of her friends’ despair, but she’ll soon discover the Dead
 Boy Detectives aren’t the only dishes on the krasue’s menu…
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