Gordon And Espinoza Have Their Work Cut Out For Them in Batman: Bad Seeds

By Chad Burdette

on September 7, 2026

As the sun goes down and Gotham loses power, Matt Fraction (Batman), G. Willow Wilson (Poison Ivy), Giuseppe Camuncoli (Absolute Evil), and Cliff Rathburn (The Walking Dead) deliver an unforgettable opening chapter that shows the only thing scarier than the night just might be the morning sun

Gotham City’s new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her allies both political and arcane, is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave Gotham decimated by daylight.

Having already declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, paramilitarized police army, Police Commissioner Vandal Savage sees an opportunity to solve two problems at once.

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Storylines converge in Batman: Bad Seeds, a Gotham City event spanning one long, dark night in Gotham that threatens to turn the entire city into a hostile world of prehistoric plant life unlike anything on Earth for millennia, at a time when its greatest heroes are hunted and in hiding.

Comic Watch Bad Seeds Event Reviews:

Prologue: Poison Ivy #47: Bad Seeds Prologue
Part 1: Batman Bad Seeds Sunset #1: A Perfect Set-Up
Part 2: Batman #13: Bad Seeds, Decent Tie-In
Part 3: Batgirl #23: A Quieter Bad Seeds Tie-In

One long, dark night that threatens to turn the entire city into a hostile world of prehistoric plants as the line wide Bad Seeds event continues to spread.

Gordon and Espinoza have their work cut out for them in Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #1

Mike Perkins Variant Cover

Martin Simmonds Variant Cover:

Dustin Nguyen Bad Seeds Spot Foil Variant Cover

Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #1

A killer is on the loose, someone is stalking Arkham Towers’ Dr. Zeller, the subways are out of control, and Anarky’s just pulled a big-time heist! With Vandal Savage diverting the GCPD’s resources to his single-minded war against the Bats and the Bat-Family trying to stop Poison Ivy while evading the GCPD, there’s almost no one left to do actual police work! Looks like officers Gordon and Espinoza have their work cut out for them.

Creative Team

Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Jacob Phillips
Colorist: Jacob Phillips
Letterer: Becca Carey
Cover Artist: Jacob Phillips
Variant Cover Artists: Martin Simmonds; Dustin Nguyen; Mike Perkins
Group Editor: Rob Levin
Editor: Arianna Turturro
Format: Issue #1 of 2
Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$3.99

Gordon and Espinoza have their work cut out for them in Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #1 on shelves and digital platforms September 9, 2026, from DC Comics

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