Batman Comics on Sale This Week
By Skip Harvey
Today is new comics day, so here’s a look at what Batman books are on the shelves at your local comic shops and retailers!
"BATGIRL #33The deadline for all criminals to leave the area is fast approaching, and anyone left will be killed on sight! Knightfall lays down the law – but Batgirl has a plan of her own!Art by:Jonathan Glapion, Fernando PasarinCover by:Alex GarnerWritten by:Gail Simone$2.99"
BATMAN ETERNAL #14
As the Gang War reaches a bloody climax, Batman and Jason Bard must bear witness to the horrifying last stand of The Penguin! Plus, Jim Gordon makes a terrible decision that will shape the rest of his life.
Art by:Jason Fabok
Cover by:Dustin Nguyen
Written by:Tim Seeley, John Layman, Ray Fawkes,James T Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
$2.99
Editors Note: Still one of the best Bat-books out there.
BIRDS OF PREY #33
It’s here! Black Canary vs. Amanda Waller! Will the former Team 7 teammates find salvation together – or destruction?
Art by:Robson Rocha
Cover by:Jorge Molina
Written by:Christy Marx
$2.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #33
In “Icarus” part four, Batman must contend with a gang war between The Squid and the Kings of the Sun before it consumes all of Gotham City! But can even the World’s Greatest Detective defuse a blood feud that’s about to go nuclear?
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US.
Art by:Francis Manapul
Cover by:Francis Manapul
Variant cover by:Tony Moore
Written by:Brian Buccellato, Francis Manapul
$3.99
NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #1
The world has changed for Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad. Director Amanda Waller no longer has the autonomy she once had. New members disrupt the team dynamic. And the team takes on an international scope. New members Joker’s Daughter, Deathstroke and Black Manta join Harley Quinn and Deadshot for a mission in the most dangerous and unpredictable place in the world: Vladimir Putin’s Russia!
Art by:Jeremy Roberts
Cover by:Jeremy Roberts
Variant cover by:Joe Prado, Ivan Reis
Written by:Sean Ryan
$2.99
GRAYSON #1
Dick Grayson. Former sidekick. Former Super Hero. Former dead man. And now…agent of Spyral?!
A thrilling new chapter of Dick Grayson’s life begins in this new, ongoing series. It’s a super-spy thriller that will shock you and prove one thing: You might think you know Nightwing – but you don’t know Dick.
Art by:Mikel Janin
Cover by:Andrew Robinson
Variant cover by:Phil Jimenez
Written by:Tim Seeley
$2.99
BATMAN – BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE NEW EDITION
Indicted for killing Vesper Fairchild, Bruce Wayne is sent to prison…only to escape, launching a citywide manhunt. This new, single-volume edition includes BATMAN #603-607, DETECTIVE COMICS #768-775, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #29-32 and BATGIRL #29 and 33.
Art by:Scott McDaniel, Sean Phillips, Various
Cover by:Scott McDaniel
Written by:Various, Greg Rucka, Geoff Johns, Ed Brubaker
NIGHTWING VOL. 4: SECOND CITY
After The Joker’s attack on the Bat-family, Nightwing finds himself in a new city with an unlikely ally, The Prankster. Together they are hunted by the mysterious Mask Killer while Dick tries to find the man who killed his parents, Tony Zullo. Collects NIGHTWING #19-24.
Art by:Will Conrad, Norm Rapmund, Brett Booth
Cover by:Norm Rapmund, Brett Booth
Written by:Kyle Higgins
That’s it for this week, Batfans! make sure you support your local shops and retailers!
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