New Batman Comics on Shelves this Week (1/28/15)
By Skip Harvey
Tomorrow is New Comics Day and that means bundles of new Batman comics on shelves at your local comic shops and retailers. Here’s what you can expect:
"ARKHAM MANOR #4U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28As if Batman didn’t have enough trouble containing the Spider in Arkham Manor, now he has to contend with the newest inmate to arrive: Mr. Freeze!Art by:Shawn CrystalCover by:Shawn CrystalWritten by:Gerry DugganBATMAN #38U.S. Price: $3.99ON SALE 1/28“Endgame” part 4. The Joker is back! This time, no more funny stuff. And in the backup story, five Arkham Asylum escapees share their encounters with The Joker!This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.Combo pack edition: $4.99 USArt by:Danny Miki, Greg CapulloBackup Art by:Sam KiethBackup Written by:James T Tynion IV, Scott SnyderCover by:Danny Miki, Greg CapulloVariant cover by:Andy Kubert, Tony S. DanielWritten by:Scott SnyderBATMAN ETERNAL #43U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28Don’t miss this special issue that loops our story all the way back to where it started in BATMAN #28 – but with a twist you won’t see coming!Art by:David LafuenteCover by:Joe Prado, Ivan ReisWritten by:Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley, Kyle Higgins, Ray Fawkes, James T Tynion IVBATMAN ‘66 #19U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28Lord Marmaduke Ffogg has come to Gotham City, and he’s brought a bit of old Londinium with him. Specifically, some of that city’s famous fog! But this is no normal fog. His malicious mist may just find the entire populace saying “Gor Blimey!” Can Batman and Robin see their way clear to stop this cloudy culprit in time, or will the city swing like a pendulum, too?Art by:Leonardo RomeroCover by:Mike AllredWritten by:Jeff ParkerCATWOMAN #38U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28It had to happen! Batman confronts Selina over her ascension to the top of Gotham City’s criminal underworld – and the gloves come off!Art by:Garry BrownCover by:Jae LeeVariant cover by:Ty TempletonWritten by:Genevieve ValentineGOTHAM ACADEMY #4U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28The hunt for the Ghost of Gotham Academy begins!Art by:Karl KerschlCover by:Karl KerschlWritten by:Becky Cloonan, Brenden FletcherGOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT #3U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28There’s a dark secret in Gotham General Hospital – a supernatural menace that could infect the whole city! But Detective Lisa Drake of the Midnight Shift has a dark secret of her own…and when this new threat brings it out, the only thing Jim Corrigan can do is get out of the way!Art by:Ben TemplesmithCover by:Ben TemplesmithVariant cover by:Chris BurnhamWritten by:Ray Fawkes HARLEY QUINN #14U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 1/28Everyone knows that Harley’s not quite over her last ex-boyfriend. Can she really open her heart to another man? Well, Mason Macabre’s not like any other guy she’s known before…and not just because he hasn’t tried to kill her yet!Art by:Chad HardinCover by:Amanda ConnerVariant cover by:Bruce Timm, Amanda ConnerWritten by:Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda ConnerDC ENTERTAINMENT GRAPHIC NOVEL ESSENTIALS AND CHRONOLOGY 2015ON SALE 1/28Get ready for the latest edition of the DC ENTERTAINMENT GRAPHIC NOVEL ESSENTIALS AND CHRONOLOGY, newly updated for 2015! This Free catalogue includes DC’s 25 Essential Graphic Novels, plus reading guides to each DC imprint, reading orders and more! Did we mention it’s FREE?Cover by:Francis Manapul"
That’s it for this week, Batfans! Don’t forget to support your local comic shops and retailers!
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