DC Rolls Out New Direction for Batman this Fall
By Skip Harvey
DC announced some interesting new ideas for Batman and the Bat-family over the last week. Batman and Robin Eternal launches weekly in the fall, so we have plenty new Bats every Wednesday. The post Convergence and Multiplicity concepts for DC are in full swing by October, so check out what the publisher has planned from its solicitations:
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"BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #1Story and script by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by TONY S. DANIEL1:50 Variant cover by MIKEL JANINBlank variant coverOn sale OCTOBER 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.It’s here at last—the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers—bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who’s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?Prepare yourself for six months of international intrigue, twists and turns, and new additions to the world of Batman and Robin, from showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, and writers Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, and Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #2Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by TIM SEELEY and JAMES TYNION IVArt by PAUL PELLETIERCover by TONY S. DANIELOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TIt’s here at last—the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers—bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who’s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?Prepare yourself for six months of international intrigue, twists and turns, and new additions to the world of Batman and Robin, from showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, and writers Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, and Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly!"
"BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #3Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by TIM SEELEY and JAMES TYNION IVArt by PAUL PELLETIERCover by TONY S. DANIELOn sale OCTOBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TIt’s here at last—the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers—bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who’s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?Prepare yourself for six months of international intrigue, twists and turns, and new additions to the world of Batman and Robin, from showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, and writers Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, and Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #4Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by STEVE ORLANDO and JAMES TYNION IVArt by SCOT EATONCover by TONY S. DANIELOn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TIt’s here at last—the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers—bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who’s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?Prepare yourself for six months of international intrigue, twists and turns, and new additions to the world of Batman and Robin, from showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, and writers Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, and Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly!JUSTICE LEAGUE #45Written by GEOFF JOHNSArt and cover by FRANCIS MANAPULMonsters Variant cover by SZYMON KUDRANSKIOn sale OCTOBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TThe critically acclaimed “Darkseid War” continues as the second wave of war begins with “Darkseid War: Gods and Men”! Writer Geoff Johns is joined by superstar artist Francis Manapul for this special issue featuring the all-new, all-powerful Justice League! In the aftermath of the cataclysmic events of JUSTICE LEAGUE #44, members of the League have gained great power —the power of Gods!— but at a great price. And that price may be their destruction, unless Wonder Woman and Mister Miracle can help the League escape the curse of the New Gods and hold on to their humanity.Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information."
"JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN – BATMAN #1Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt by FERNANDO PASARINCover by FRANCIS MANAPULONE-SHOT • On sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TAs the Darkseid War rages on, Batman’s role in Gotham City-—and the world—alters drastically as he’s forced to accept his new role as a God of Knowledge."
"JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #5Written by BRYAN HITCHArt by BRYAN HITCH and DANIEL HENRIQUESCover by BRYAN HITCHMonsters Variant cover by WHILCE PORTACIOOn sale OCTOBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.With the League utterly defeated by Rao, only the failsafes devised by Batman can possibly save them now! DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #3Written by MARGUERITE BENNETTArt by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE and LAURA BRAGACover by ANT LUCIA1:25 Variant cover by KATE LETHOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRSTRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.A dark ritual is performed in a German cabaret, and a supernatural servant is brought forth to serve the Reich— has Zatanna been manipulated by The Joker’s Daughter? Plus, Batwoman leaves Gotham City, and Amanda Waller introduces her to an unearthly ally. And Wonder Woman gets into combat as she joins Mera on the European war front."
"RED HOOD/ARSENAL #5Written by SCOTT LOBDELLArt by DENIS MEDRICover by HOWARD PORTEROn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TThe brawl with Batman continues as Roy and Jason go head-to-head with both the new hero of Gotham City and the villainous Underbelly in the streets! Plus, a shocking revelation leads Jason to a secret rendezvous with an old friend…"
"BATMAN/SUPERMAN #25Written by GREG PAKArt by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTESCover by FRANCIS MANAPULMonsters variant cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMINGOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.What impact will the revelation of Superman’s secret identity have on the rest of the heroes of the DC Universe? As Superman seeks to serve justice to the villains behind his power loss, find out who the Man of Steel’s new crimefighting partner will be!"
"BATMAN #45Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKIMonsters Variant cover by ANDY KUBERTOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it’s too late for Gotham City!"
"BATGIRL #45Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER and CAMERON STEWARTArt and cover by BABS TARROn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TAs Barbara’s friends gather for a major celebration, a familiar face from her past returns…and he’s got a lot to say about their future together!"
"BATMAN BEYOND #5Written by DAN JURGENSArt and cover by BERNARD CHANGMonsters variant cover by DAN PANOSIANOn sale OCTOBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.It’s all-out war for Neo-Gotham and humanity as Brother Eye and his army pour over the city, with the cyborg Justice League in the lead! But this isn’t a city that will go down without a fight; it’s a city with history—and with defenders. Be on the lookout for some fan favorite characters coming out of the woodwork to stand in humanity’s last defense and to join Batman Beyond in the DCU!"
"BAT-MITE #5Written by DAN JURGENSArt and cover by CORIN HOWELLOn sale OCTOBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED EBat-Mite faces his greatest makeover challenge yet when he comes up against those dolorous denizens of the DC Universe, The Inferior Five! The Light Mite wants them to go from Inferior to Superior, but the half-witted heroes are not quite ready for prime time."
"BATMAN ‘66 #28Written by JEFF PARKERArt by LUKAS KETNER and DEAN HASPIELCover by MICHAEL ALLREDOn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRSTTwo new additions to the ’66 Rogues Gallery are introduced in two stories. The Scarecrow is here to say “boo” to the good citizens of Gotham City, and to chase off the Caped Crusader. Then, a former henchman of King Tut has taken on a green, scaly look and roams the sewers under the city streets!"
"CATWOMAN #45Written by GENEVIEVE VALENTINEArt by DAVID MESSINACover by KEVIN WADAMonsters variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.In the wake of a tragedy, Selina and Eiko try to pick up the pieces. Can they each control their side of the turf war when a shocking development in Selina’s quest to find Batman is revealed?"
"BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT #9Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC and RICHARD FRIENDCover by HOWARD PORTEROn sale OCTOBER 7 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+It’s the team-up you’ve been waiting for! Batman, Nightwing and…Deadshot?! And just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier—enter: Metamorpho!"
"BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT – GENESIS #3Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt by DEXTER SOYCover by STJEPAN SEJICOn sale OCTOBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T+Based on the smash-hit game Batman: Arkham Knight! Dive even further into the secret origin of the titular character in our darkest and most twisted issue yet—this is the one you’ve been waiting for!DETECTIVE COMICS #45Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt by MARCIO TAKARACover by ANDREW ROBINSONMonsters variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZOn sale OCTOBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.A brand-new epic begins as the superstar team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Marcio Takara takes the new Batman on his first mission with the Justice League! When Jim Gordon is approached by the Justice League to solve a series of mysterious mass murders, he must turn his focus away from Gotham City and test his mettle with the World’s Greatest Heroes!GOTHAM ACADEMY #11Written by BECKY CLOONAN and BRENDEN FLETCHERArt and cover by KARL KERSCHLOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TThe gang is going downtown! Olive and Maps use Kyle’s tennis tournament as an excuse to explore Gotham City and investigate the mysterious appearances of Calamity. Could Olive’s mom really be alive?GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT #10Written by RAY FAWKESArt by JUAN FERRERYACover by BILL SIENKIEWICZOn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+After the shocking ending of the Internal Affairs investigation into the Midnight Shift, Drake and Corrigan find themselves on the run from the GCPD! Can Corrigan face The Spectre once and for all in order to save Drake…and all of Gotham City?HARLEY QUINN #21Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTIArt by JOHN TIMMSCover by AMANDA CONNERMonsters Variant cover by RYAN SOOKOn sale OCTOBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.Harley’s trip to California takes a dangerous turn—she stole a stone-cold killer’s gig, and he’s not taking it well! They say Hollywood has a dark side…but so does Harley Quinn!"
"HARLEY QUINN AND POWER GIRL #5Written by AMANDA CONNER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and JUSTIN GRAYArt by STEPHANE ROUXCover by AMANDA CONNEROn sale OCTOBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED TThe battle against Oreth Odeox reaches its climax—and so does WAIT WAIT NO STOP RIGHT THERE! GRAYSON #13Written by TIM SEELEY and TOM KINGArt and cover by MIKEL JANINMonsters variant cover by JENNY FRISONOn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Back on the job at Spyral, Dick now has a mission all his own: find out more about Agent Zero. What could this mysterious shadow leader want with Agent 37?WE ARE ROBIN #5Written by LEE BERMEJOArt by JORGE CORONACover by LEE BERMEJOOn sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TSome of the Robins are ready to return to the streets, but others aren’t putting the “R” back on until they knows who’s pulling the strings behind The Nest. Meanwhile, a new player takes interest in the Robins. Will they all be united or pulled apart forever? ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN #5Written by PATRICK GLEASONArt and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAYMonsters Variant cover by TY TEMPLETONOn sale OCTOBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Damian, Mya, and Goliath are attacked by the mysterious faction known as the Lu’un Darga, and dragged deep inside the earth where they find…Talia al Ghul?! How will Damian face the mother who betrayed him?"
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