Chaos Consumes The Frontier Town Of Smallville in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

By Chad Burdette

on August 11, 2025

The new era of Elseworlds continues with the return of its crown jewel, the mysterious and gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola

Last year, DC’s iconic Elseworlds was ushered into a new era with the release of Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, continuing the iconic saga of the Batman of the Victorian era and pulling some of DC’s most iconic heroes into the Gilded Age.

Now, the team behind the hit series returns to tell the second part of this epic tale in Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice #2

Comic Watch Review:

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1: The Pieces Begin To Fall In Place

The Kryptoinan Age

Clayton Crain Variant Cover:

Tirso Cons Variant Cover:

Marco Santucci 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #2

Chaos consumes the frontier town of Smallville as Lex Luthor, riding in his steam-and-Kryptonite-powered Metallo robot, brings destruction in his search for a mysterious artifact that could grant him power beyond his wildest dreams. Meanwhile, Batman, Superman, and their posse of strange new heroes band together to put a stop to his reign of terror and attempt to prevent Luthor from accessing this ancient power. But will the world be better off with this relic in the hands of those who do not know how to channel its power properly? Find out in this can’t-miss issue!

Creative Team

Writer: Andy Diggle
Artist: Leandro Fernández
Colorists: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Simon Bowland
Standard Cover Artist(s): Leandro Fernández & Dave Stewart
Variant Cover Artist(s): Clayton Crain; Tirso Cons; Marco Santucci
Format: Limited Series
Page Count/Cover Price: 40 pages/$5.99

Chaos consumes the frontier town of Smallville in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #2 on shelves & digital platforms on August 13, 2025, from DC Comics