ACTION COMICS #1049 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mike Perkins and David Lapham. Superman battles Kalibak, Orion and the forces of Apokolips that are trying to kidnap Osul, who possesses the Fire of Olgrun. In the end, the forces of Apokolips retreat, with a warning to Superman. Later, the Man of Steel returns to Warworld, promising to never leave them. Elsewhere, Metallo breaks out after being forced to capitulate to Luthor, who is also looking to force Manchester Black to work with him. In the backup, Tao-La defeats Chaytil, but a surprise visit may lead to his escape and set him against Superman.
BATGIRLS #12 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, and Neil Googe. Steph and Cass battle The Riddler, with some help from Killer Moth, ho Riddler double-crossed. Cass flies Killer Moth out of the apartment while Steph battles Riddler, who reveals that her father may be alive. Meanwhile, Grace is attacked and partially blinded by Mr. Fun. Officer Brooks shows up and the combined force of Brooks, Cass, and Killer Moth take him out. In the end, it looks like the idea to reunite father and daughter may be Mad Hatter’s idea, as he confesses to his therapist before killing him.
BATGIRLS ANNUAL 2022 #1 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad and Robbi Rodriguez. Barbara reveals that she is moving back to the Clock Tower, leaving Cass and Steph with the Loft. Later they mysteriously swap bodies while investigating a murder involving Kyle's neighbor, leading them to discover that the League of Assassins has arrived. Cass ends up meeting with her mother while Steph gets drugged and kidnapped by Hill’s Angels, leading to a meeting with Cluemaster, who is supposed to be dead. Continued in BATGIRLS #13.
BATMAN #129 by Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero and Jorge Jimenez. Batman is taking refuge in Atlantis because Failsafe is still on the hunt and has taken control of Gotham. But it doesn’t take long before Failsafe tracks him down, capturing Aquaman in the process. Failsafe finds Batman gone, as he has gone to the Watchtower for a final battle. Batman reverses the teleporter on the Watchtower, sending Failsafe to a destroyed Hall of Justice. Unfortunately, Batman’s actions have left a huge hole in the Watchtower and now he’s floating in space, to his possible death. In the backup, Batman continues to investigate The Joker’s crime spree. But it turns out that Zur-En-Arrh has taken the case and he is just a little more violent than Batman is.
BATMAN: FORTRESS #7 by Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson. Emiko saves Batman and the team continue through the Fortress of Solitude, doing their best to avoid Superman’s traps, eventually following Krypto into the main chamber, where they are greeted by a holographic version of Jor-El. It is revealed that the House of El was responsible for corrupting a peaceful planet, leading to its’ destruction. President Luthor wants to find Superman and prosecute him as a war criminal. He’s alone in his declaration, but that argument ends when they discover Superman inside of a glass coffin.
BATMAN INCORPORATED #2 by Ed Brisson and John Timms. Ghost-Maker tangles with Skyspider before agreeing to work together. Ghost-Maker confesses that he did kill Ouahbi, but did so in self-defense. Clownhunter arrives and there is an explosion, seriously injuring Skyspider. Ghost-Maker goes to take Skyspider to a hospital when Clownhunter gets kidnapped…by Phantom-One, who was Ghost-Maker’s sidekick until he killed him. Meanwhile, in Canada, El Gaucho discovers that the person murdered there was working at making chemical weapons.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #9 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. Batman and Boy Thunder take down Ratcatcher, but not without issues caused by the young hero. He continues his training with Superman and the Teen Titans; again, with less than perfect results. He later tells Superman that he was responsible for his parent’s deaths because he messed around with their rocket and broke it in the process. Meanwhile, The Joker teams up with the Key to create a doorway that floods Gotham with millions of gallons of water from the Gotham River, thanks to the Key delivering Ange Man’s Angler…complete with Angle Man’s severed hand. Superman creates an updraft that sucks the water towards the sky. As cleanup begins, a careless Boy Thunder gets captured by The Joker and falls under the influence of Joker Gas.
BATMAN VS. ROBIN #3 by Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar. Batman and Alfred have gone to Lazarus Island where the Dark Knight is forced to do battle against an army of Robins, armed with magical weapons, that have been corrupted by Devil Nezha. While they battle, each one airs their grievances about how Batman has treated them. Elsewhere, Damian meets with his captive mother, while the powers of the various magic users are being drained and placed into Dr. Fate’s helmet. Nezha has captured Pigsy, from the MONKEY PRINCE series, and Pigsy reveals that Nezha’s son has arrived. Later, Damian meets with Pigsy, who explains that Nezha used to be a hero, but his continued consumption of Lazarus juice turned him. In the end, Batman battles Nightwing and forces Dick to slay Alfred, who is revealed to have been replicated by Nezha using his own soul. Alfred dies a second time, this time in Bruce’ arms.
BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #21 by Anthony Falcone, Michael Cho, Julio Anta, Dennis Culver, Joey Esposito, Miguel Mondonca, Hayden Sherman and Vasco Georgiev. Batman and Robin team up with Wallace West to try and stop a crime committing race car driver. In the second tale, Renee Montoya relates a tale of her younger days, when she needed to cross the “Thin Blue Line”. In the third tale, new inmates at Arkham Academy look to be getting training from…Killer Croc. In the final story, Batman continues to investigate the murders of several wealthy Gothamites, while dealing with his parents being alive again. They also have to deal with being alive and learning that their son has become something “different”.
BLACK ADAM #6 by Christopher Priest and Eddy Barrows. Set before JUSTICE LEAGUE #75, Batman and Black Adam fight each other n a virtual world,. In the end, Adam is victorious, later calling Bruce Wayne, who is confused about it. Seems that Martian Manhunter was responsible for it and has disqualified him for membership in the Justice League.
BLOOD SYNDICATE: SEASON ONE #6 by Geoffrey Thorne and Chriscross. The individual powered individuals team up to take down Holocaust, with Tech-9 assassinating him in the end to keep him from coming back to bother them again. Icon and Rocket arrive and warn the newly christened ‘Blood Syndicate’ that Paris Island is now their responsibility.
BLUE BEETLE: GRADUATION DAY #1 by Josh Trujillo and Adrian Gutierrez. It’s graduation day for Jaime Reyes, but he gets pulled away during the ceremony to be warned of a future problem. Upon returning home, he gets a visit from Superman, who relates to Batman that Jaime apparently knows nothing of what they are seeking. Later, his folks boot him out of the house, as he has no job or potential future. In the end, he gets attacked by another scarab wearing person..
CATWOMAN #49 by Tini Howard and Nico Leon. Catwoman saves Dario and then battles with members of the Royal Flush Gang, here she discovers that Billy, one of her strays, is working for Punchline. He explains his situation and then gives her intel on the operation at Ace Chemical. She meets with Eiko, who is also now working as Catwoman, and explains what is going on. After spending an intimate night with Valmont, she meets with Batman and asks him to keep clear of Alleytown and let her do what she needs to do.
DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #6 by Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere. The combined heroes face off against Deathstroke, and his team. Pariah uses his power to destroy Firestorm, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold and other heroes. Jon Kent attacks Doomsday and Darkseid while Yara Yar and Jace Fox use Pariah’s machine to destroy him. Elsewhere, Green Arrow inspires the missing heroes and Flash and Hal work together to channel the energy needed to bring the Justice League back to Earth-0. On Earth, Jon Kent battles Doomsday and is saved by his father, as the Justice League has returned. Together, they take down Deathstroke’s team, but he is still fueled by the Darkness and won’t fall easily.
DARK CRISIS: THE DARK ARMY #1 by Mark Waid, Delilah S. Dawson, Dennis Culver and Jack Herbert. Damian and his squad, Power Girl, Sideways, Dr. Light and Red Canary end up on Earth-53, where they find a destroyed Hall of Justice and the heroes were apes. There they battle and defeat Shadow Demons. Then Sideways transport them to the House of Heroes, where they encounter Harbinger and a corrupted Justice League Incarnate. Dr. Light combines herself with all the other being of light from the Multiverse and defeats the Great Darkness perverting the heroes. Doctor Multiverse observes all of Damian’s team, saying that Damian has a “uniquely consistent path” ahead of him and then they all head off into the fight. To be continued in DARK CRISIS: WAR ZONE #1 and DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7.
DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE-BATMAN #1 by Simon Spurrier, Meghan Fitzmartin, Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook. In Pariah’s created world, Mr. Wax runs the last city on Earth when the vigilante Night kidnaps him, revealing Wax and he are the same, with each claiming to be the original. Together, they travel to the Madlands, where they encounter the Sneertouched. Entering a dilapidated mansion, they discover Alfred, who reveals that Bruce used technology from Maxie Zeus, Jervis Tetch and Victor Fries to split himself into two individuals: a light and a dark. Wax is brought back to his office and Night continues his battle against evil. In the backup, Zatanna is found by the rest of the Justice League and they prepare to bring her from her dream world back to the fight..
DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #6 by Meghan Fitzmartin and Laura Braga. The team finds themselves back on Earth, facing off with Mickey Mxyptlk. He takes away Robin’s ability to speak, turns Red Tornado human, Cissie to steel, and defeats Impulse’ attempt to defeat him. It takes all of the team to band together to defeat him, tying him up with string theory. In the end, Robin apologizes for his relationship with Cassie, inferring that he may have had more than a desire for a friendship with Connor.
THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN 30th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Tom Grummett, Butch Guice and Jon Bogdanove. In the first story, Jon Kent learns at school about his father’s death at the hands of Doomsday, leading to Lois telling him the story. AT the same time, a construction worker who helped clean up after Doomsday has kept one of the creature’s spikes as a souvenir and it has turned him into Doombreaker. In the second tale, Clark’s parents watch on television as he battles Doomsday, with Ma Kent showing off her collection of news articles about his feats over the years. In the third story, the Guardian relates the story of how Superman died and the government tried to claim his body. In the final story, John Henry saves those affected by the battle between Superman and Doomsday, only to learn that the Man of Steel has died, causing John to rededicate himself.
DEATHSTROKE INC. #15 by Ed Brisson and Dexter Soy. Muzzle has captured Wintergreen and now he is forcing Wintergreen and Slade to get on a plane and go to Walsh. While enroute, Muzzle threatens to throw Wintergreen out of the plane, leading to a battle with Slade, which ends when Wintergreen shoots Muzzle and Slade tosses him out of the plane. Slade meets with Walsh and gets his payment while Walsh tries to convince him to join him, which Slade turns down. Slade goes back home and reconnects with his family before heading out to prove he is the world’s greatest assassin.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1066 by Ram V and Ivan Reis. Batman has been saved from his fight with Ubu and is recovering in Jim Gordon’s apartment. Gordon explains how the Orgham family has arrived in Gotham to thank the folks that stopped the assassination attempt on Prince Azen, with Batman explaining that the attempt as engineered by Talia’s League of Assassins. Their plan is to rebuild parts of Gotham, starting with Arkham Asylum. Meanwhile, Two-Face, infected with Azmer and controlled by Gael, is busy trying to regain control over the Gotham Underworld. Batman goes to the Sunset Central Power Station, where he comes into contact with Mr. Freeze and also the Wolf of Bezadjehanne. Freeze sets off an ice bomb and flees, freezing Batman in the process. In the backup, Harvey is forced to relive his childhood while he struggles to maintain control.
DETECTIVE COMICS 2022 ANNUAL #1 by Ram V, Christopher Mitten, Rafael Albuquerque and Hayden Sherman. Back in Gothame, in the 18th Century, Ichabod Kraine sees the devil in a woman he believes is a witch, leading Joe Proctor and others to confront her. But Aldridge Pearce is there to stop them. At the same time, it is revealed that Darcey Hunt, a man with a heavily scarred side to his face, has declared himself the last proper thief and is heading to Gothame. At the same time, the Orgham family, including immortal Gael Orgham, has decided to put money into the town, specifically to upgrade the church. He has also managed to place a piece of the Reality Engine where Arkham Asylum will eventually be built. Later, the Proctor and his men return to the “witch’s” cabin and threaten to burn her home and kill her, but Pearce, in the guise of a “Batman”. In the present, Gael’s plan is about to come to pass.
THE FLASH #788 by Jeremy Adams and Fernando Pasarin. Mayor Wolfe has hired himself a new team to deliver justice-The Rogues. After finding out that he is going to be a father again, he stops what he thinks is Captain Cold robbing a bank, only to find out that Cold is STOPPING a robbery. The rest of the Rogues arrive and try to arrest Wally, forcing him to flee. Later, he goes to visit Heat Wave to find out what is going on and that leads him to being attacked by the Rogues, who take him down and attempt to arrest him. That’s when The Pied Piper arrives to lend a hand.
GCPD: THE BLUE WALL #2 by John Ridley and Stefano Raffaele. Samantha Park has to deal with the shooting, revealing that she wasn’t the hero the police department made her out to be. Danny Ortega is dealing with racism among his fellow officer. Eric Wells continues to work with Devante to keep him on the straight and narrow. But with a pregnant girlfriend, Devante gets involved with a heist. But, before it happens, he rats out the gang, leading to their arrest. That gets him murdered by one of the gang members. It turns out this was part of his plan, as he had taken out a $750,000 insurance policy on himself to care for his girlfriend and unborn child. Elsewhere, Renee’s friends get her a “Therapy Fish” and she learns that the crew that took out Foxtech is connected to Two-Face, leading her to make a decision about the future.
GOTHAM CITY: YEAR ONE #2 by Tom King and Phil Hester. Slam Bradley is being interrogated by the police over the death of his associate. They eventually let him go and he returns home, where the woman who originally delivered the letter shows up, warning him not to interfere in all of this. She delivers another letter, which he takes to the Waynes. Mr. Wayne insists that he goes on the meet with Bradley, where he is set to deliver the ransom. The woman, whose name is Sue, takes the bag and leaps off the roof like a cat. Wayne and Bradley head to the cemetery and Wayne pulls a gun on Bradley, insisting he is part of all this. Bradley knocks Wayne out and considers his next move.
HARLEY QUINN #24 by Stephanie Phillips and Matteo Lolli. Harley is determined to find out her killed her, so she captures and tortures Victor Zsasz with the help of Parry the alien. This leads her to investigate a warehouse, where she is attacked by….The Harley Quinn who Laughs?
THE HUMAN TARGET #9 by Tom King and Greg Smallwood. Ice thinks Chance may be dead, so she tries to get medical attention to slow the poison in his system. Then he takes her for a drive in the desert as he becomes convinced that Batman has figured out that he and Ice covered-up of Guy's death. In the end, in a house made out of Ice, he figures out that Batman has realized that Guy Gardner is still alive.
I AM BATMAN #15 by John Ridley and Karl Mostert. Chubbs accuses Batman of beating Whitaker to death and she tries to convince him to kill himself. Then he snaps out of it and realizes that never happened and he never beat Whitaker. He leaves and runs into Enrique, who also tries to convince Batman to kill himself. It turns out that Enrique is only Sinestro, who promises to show him his fears until he begs to die. After talking with Vol, who informs him of the Dark Crisis event, he again goes after Sinestro, defeating him before going off to join the surviving heroes.
THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #2 by Matthew Rosenberg, Francisco Francavilla, and Carmine Di Giandomenico. Jason Todd investigates the event in the bathroom from last issue, where it seemed The Joker killed a man. Elsewhere, a bunch of thugs menace a man, who kills them, revealing he is The Joker. Later, Mr. Cardiff returns to his apartment to find The Joker there, looking to put his old gang back together, but is told that Penguin, Black Mask and others have taken over Gotham. While Jason interrogates a bunch of thugs to find out the story, The Joker visits Harley, with less than great results, insisting he is not her Joker. That’s when Red Hood arrives. In Taos, the other Joker is laying low, after making his big, televised announcement. In the backup, The Joker fakes his own death so he can see how the other villains actually think of him.
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 by Geoff Johns and Mikel JanÃn. 31 years ago, Thomas and Martha Wayne are killed. 13 years ago, Selina Kyle is out on the prowl. One year from now, Selina is told not to tell anyone, especially not the Arkhams, about the child.18 years from now, Batman was killed by a common criminal and Helena Wayne hunted down Frederick Vaux: a sorcerer who gave the criminal the power. 26 years from now, Helena, now The Huntress, is searching for Dr. Fate, along with her Justice Society of America teammate Solomon Grundy. The current team is made up of Huntress, Grundy, Power Girl, Gentleman Ghost, the Harlequin’s Son, the new Icicle, The Mist, and the daughter of the Russian Red Lantern. The team finds Khalid’s mummified body and are then attacked by a mysterious red haired man who proceeds to kill the entire team and begins to age Huntress. Selina arrives and throws her the snow globe last seen in FLASHPOINT BEYOND. Helena slides backwards through time, ending up in 1940 where she is discovered by Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt.
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