Chad Burdette
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
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- Part 3: Batgirl #23: A Quieter Bad Seeds Tie-In
- Part 4: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #1: A Grounded Police Story
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.
Bad Seeds: Week 4 – The Events In Gotham City Affect The Bat Family This Week:
- Kate’s quick return trip to Gotham goes sideways in Batwoman #7
- Find what’s next for the Dark Knight in this can’t-miss issue that continues directly where Batman #13 leaves off here in Detective Comics #1113
- Selina tries to make the best of Gotham City’s disarray in Catwoman #91
- Blüdhaven falls victim to unanticipated side effects of Gotham’s terraforming disaster in Nightwing #142
Week 4 Part 1 (#9 of 26): Tie – in
Acclaimed writer and co-creator of the modern Batwoman, Greg Rucka, returns to the story of Kate Kane alongside celebrated artist DaNi for a DC Next Level series that will redefine Batwoman and her mission for a new generation
Batwoman. Daughter. Sister. Soldier. Hero.
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But since she was 10 years old, Kate Kane has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and the machinations of a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil when the devil is real? And how do you win?
In the aftermath of Batwoman’s brutal showdown with the Monks of the Stone, Jacob Kane fears his daughter may have crossed the point of no return
If you thought last issue’s climax was shocking, just wait until you see what Greg Rucka and DaNi have in store as their acclaimed Next Level series continues as Kate Kane is put through the wringer bring in epic conclusion to the first arc of this blockbuster Next Level series.
Kate’s quick return trip to Gotham goes sideways in Batwoman #7
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Batwoman #7
It was supposed to be a quick return trip before heading back to Greece, but with Batwoman now seen as a cold-blooded killer in the public eye, Commissioner Savage declaring open season on anyone who wears the Bat, and Poison Ivy’s “urban renewal initiative” sprouting chaos in the streets, it’s going to be a long night … especially when Batman reaches out with a mission to get comms back up between the heroes. Maybe she should’ve watered her plants before she left …
Creative Team
- Writer: Greg Rucka
- Artist: DaNi
- Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
- Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Cover Artist: DaNi and Matt Hollingsworth
- Variant Cover Artist: Stjepan Šeji?ic; Javi Fernández; Dan Panosian
- Editor: Rob Levin
- Assistant Editor: James Reid
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/32 pages
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Detective Comics #1113
Week 4 Part 2 (#10 of 26): Core Issue
Tom Taylor and guest artist Jeff Spokes continue Batman’s journey through the epic Bad Seeds event
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- Detective Comics #1110: Why Do You Do What You Do?
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Find what’s next for the Dark Knight in this can’t-miss issue that continues directly where Batman #13 leaves off here in Detective Comics #1113
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Detective Comics #1113
Spores, vines, and lumbering floronic monsters have invaded the Dark Knight’s city. Now, as chaos runs rampant in the streets Batman has sworn to protect, Batman finds that Vandal Savage and his TUCO squads may prove even more deadly than the prehistoric flora that has taken the city for its own. Can Batman save Gotham from this lethal convergence of human evil and verdant violence before it’s too late?
Creative Team
- Writer: Tom Taylor
- Artist: Jeff Spokes
- Colorist: Jeff Spokes
Also featuring a back-up story showcasing the winning villain design from the BUILDING BAD sweepstakes!
Creative Team
- Writer: Dan Watters
- Artist: Scott Hepburn
- Colorist: Ian Herring
- Letterer(s): Wes Abbott
- Cover Artist: Mikel Janín
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Dan Mora; Paolo Pantalena; Dan Panosian; Jim Lee
- Group Editor: Rob Levin
- Editors: Ben Meares
- Associate Editor: Jessica Berbey
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
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Catwoman #91
Week 4 Part 3 (#11 of 26): Tie-In
Selina tries t to make the best of Gotham City’s disarray in Catwoman #91
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Catwoman #91
With the city in disarray, Catwoman sets out to make the best of the situation and do the one thing absolutely no one else would dare: break into Vandal Savage’s home.
Creative Team
- Writer: Torunn Grønbekk
- Artist: Davide Gianfelice
- Colorist: Patricio Delpeche
- Letterer: Steve Wands
- Cover Artist: Sebastián Fiumara
- Variant Cover Artists: Chloe Brailsford; Charlie Adlard; Marcio Takara
- Editor: Arianna Turturro
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/32 pages
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Nightwing #142
Week 4 Part 4 (#11 of 26): Tie-In
A new era continues here for Blüdhaven and its hero. The city’s new super-highway was meant to be its lifeline but has instead become a hotbed of strange and violent incidents. Nightwing’s investig
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Blüdhaven falls victim to unanticipated side effects of Gotham’s terraforming disaster in Nightwing #142
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Nightwing #142
When Gotham is struck by a terraforming disaster, the downwind city of Blüdhaven falls victim to unanticipated side effects.
After a truck full of TNT is stolen from a Blüdhaven construction yard, Nightwing learns it’s headed toward Gotham as a form of righteous vengeance for everything the city has done to Blüdhaven … and only he might be fast enough to stop it before things get explosive.
Creative Team
- Writer: Dan Watters
- Artist: David Lapham
- Colorist: Francesco Segalai
- Letterer: Wes Abbott
- Cover Artist: Jorge Fornés
- Variant Cover Artists: Jerome Opeña; Gerald Parel; Dan Panosian
- Group Editor: Rob Levin
- Editor: Jessica Berbey
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $5.99/32 pages
Bad Seeds: Week 4 – The Events In Gotham City Affect The Bat Family in Batwoman #7, Detective Comics #1113, Catwoman #91, & Nightwing #142
