January Batman Comic Solicits are Out!
By Skip Harvey
If you aren’t aware, solicits for future comics come out months in advance so stores can order based on interest and other factors. DC has officially released the previews for January’s comics and here are the Batman highlights!
"BATMAN #48Written by SCOTT SNYDERArt and cover by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKIAdult Coloring Book Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSONOn sale JANUARY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Mr. Bloom’s seeds have grown into an army that may turn all of Gotham City against its new Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne meets a mysterious stranger who could start a chain of events no one can stop.BATGIRL #48Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER and CAMERON STEWARTArt and cover by BABS TARROn sale JANUARY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TWhen Batgirl is down, it’s Black Canary to the rescue! Dinah and Barbara reteam to try to discover the identity of the malevolent mastermind making their presence felt in Burnside!CATWOMAN #48Written by FRANK TIERIArt by INAKI MIRANDACover by JOSHUA MIDDLETONOn sale JANUARY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+In New York City and framed for a murder she did not commit, Catwoman is now on the run! And to uncover whoever is out to get her, she’ll have to ask for help from some unlikely—and untrustworthy—sources. Her hunt to uncover the truth may end up putting her in the sights of more than just the NYPD!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #14Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by JAMES TYNION IVArt by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYANCover by DAVID FINCH and JONATHAN GLAPIONOn sale JANUARY 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TGrayson, Red Hood, Red Robin and Harper Row have uncovered the full scope of Mother’s dangerous operation, and they’re ready to spring their trap! But there’s one problem: Cassandra Cain has gone rogue, and they may not be able to pull her back from the edge! There’s no time to lose, either, because for every mystery they solve about Mother, there are more waiting to be discovered, including Mother’s next target, a place that couldn’t be more personal to Dick Grayson!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #15Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by JACKSON LANZING and COLLIN KELLYArt by CHRISTIAN DUCECover by DAVID FINCH and JONATHAN GLAPIONOn sale JANUARY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TGrayson, Red Hood, Red Robin and Harper Row have uncovered the full scope of Mother’s dangerous operation, and they’re ready to spring their trap! But there’s one problem: Cassandra Cain has gone rogue, and they may not be able to pull her back from the edge! There’s no time to lose, either, because for every mystery they solve about Mother, there are more waiting to be discovered, including Mother’s next target, a place that couldn’t be more personal to Dick Grayson!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #16Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by JACKSON LANZING and COLLIN KELLYArt by ANDREA MUTTICover by DAVID FINCH and JONATHAN GLAPIONOn sale JANUARY 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TGrayson, Red Hood, Red Robin and Harper Row have uncovered the full scope of Mother’s dangerous operation, and they’re ready to spring their trap! But there’s one problem: Cassandra Cain has gone rogue, and they may not be able to pull her back from the edge! There’s no time to lose, either, because for every mystery they solve about Mother, there are more waiting to be discovered, including Mother’s next target, a place that couldn’t be more personal to Dick Grayson!BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #17Story by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDERScript by STEVE ORLANDOArt and cover by PAUL PELLETIER and TONY KORDOSOn sale JANUARY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TGrayson, Red Hood, Red Robin and Harper Row have uncovered the full scope of Mother’s dangerous operation, and they’re ready to spring their trap! But there’s one problem: Cassandra Cain has gone rogue, and they may not be able to pull her back from the edge! There’s no time to lose, either, because for every mystery they solve about Mother, there are more waiting to be discovered, including Mother’s next target, a place that couldn’t be more personal to Dick Grayson!BATMAN: EUROPA #4Written by MATTEO CASALI and BRIAN AZZARELLOLayouts by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLIFinished art and cover by GERALD PAREL1:25 Variant cover by JOCK1:50 B&W Sketch Variant cover by GERALD PARELOn sale JANUARY 20 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 4, $4.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.As they reel from the effects of the Colossus virus, Batman and The Joker make their final stand in the ruins of Rome’s Coliseum. At last, their true enemy reveals his identity for one final showdown. Weakened by sickness and forced into an uneasy alliance with his greatest foe, how can Batman focus on what he needs to do to survive? BATMAN BEYOND #8Written by DAN JURGENSArt by BERNARD CHANGCover by PHILIP TANOn sale JANUARY 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TNo good deed goes unpunished! Freeing the world from Brother Eye was only the beginning—with Neo-Gotham now standing as the only stable society in the known world, thousands of refugees have fled their war-torn cities to come knocking at the gates. But when the mayor of Neo-Gotham claims his city can’t support the whole world, the fate of these people will rest on Batman’s shoulders."
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"DETECTIVE COMICS #48Written by PETER J. TOMASIArt by MARCIO TAKARACover by ANDREW ROBINSONAdult Coloring Book Variant cover by TIMOTHY GREEN IIOn sale JANUARY 6 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.In the wake of the Robin War and globe-hopping with the Justice League, Jim Gordon is looking forward to getting back to what he, and Batman, do best: taking out crime in Gotham City. But lurking in the shadows at home is a case from Jim’s past that may decide the future of Batman.GOTHAM ACADEMY #14Written by BECKY CLOONAN, BRENDEN FLETCHER, HOPE LARSON, KATIE COOK, KEN NIIMURA, DEREK FRIDOLFS and ZAC GORMANArt by DUSTIN NGUYEN, KATIE COOK, KEN NIIMURA, ZAC GORMAN and ADAM ARCHERCover by MINGJUE HELEN CHENOn sale JANUARY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TAn all-new era of GOTHAM ACADEMY begins here with the four-issue “Gotham Academy Yearbook” story! It’s yearbook time at Gotham Academy, and Olive, Maps and the gang share some lost adventures from the past year. Some of the best writers and artists from comics and beyond join forces with the creative team behind Gotham City’s top boarding school for this very special new chapter.GRAYSON #16Written by TIM SEELEY and TOM KINGArt and cover by MIKEL JANINAdult Coloring Book Variant cover by AARON LOPRESTIOn sale JANUARY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Armed with new information concerning Spyral’s connections, Dick must seek Tiger’s help to take Spyral down from within. But when Dick’s, his days as a double-agent may soon end in death!HARLEY QUINN #24Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTIArt by CHAD HARDINCover by AMANDA CONNER1:25 Variant cover by AMANDA CONNEROn sale JANUARY 20 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Harley’s got an endangered friend to save, but there’s just one problem: she’s got to get through Arkham Asylum first! Unsurprisingly, Harley’s not eager to set foot in the site of some of her darkest hours…and she definitely isn’t ready to face a certain someone who’s laughing at the end of a dark hallway…ROBIN WAR #2Written by TOM KINGArt and cover by KHARY RANDOLPH1:25 Variant cover by LEE BERMEJOOn sale JANUARY 6 • 48 pg, FC, 2 of 2, $4.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.The stunning conclusion to the “Robin War” is here!"
"WE ARE ROBIN #8Written by LEE BERMEJOArt by JORGE CORONACover by LEE BERMEJOAdult Coloring Book Variant cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS IIOn sale JANUARY 27 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details..The Robin War is over. From the rubble a new force rises, one that is attacking Duke and his Robins one by one. This new movement laughs at hope and justice. They believe in anger. They believe in fear. They believe in chaos. They are…JOKERS.ROBIN, SON OF BATMAN #8Written by PATRICK GLEASONArt and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAYAdult Coloring Book Variant cover by SANFORD GREENEOn sale JANUARY 20 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED TRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Damian Wayne is back in Gotham City! Recovering from the events of the Robin War, Robin finds himself with the unlikeliest of partners: his mother, Talia! Damian gets back to his roots as an al Ghul…but will it take him farther from his quest for redemption?"
Source: Newsarama via DC Comics
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