Holy New Comic Book Day, Batman! It’s Bat-Family Previews!

By Tyler Davis

on May 8, 2023

This week in Gotham

Batman Incorporated faces down the Joker’s new gang in BATMAN INCORPORATED #8
Batman, Robin, and Batgirl have to survive the Suicide Squad in BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #5
There’s a mystery art home plate in THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #8
Harley and the gang screw Superman’s origin in MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #3

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BATMAN INCORPORATED #8

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BATMAN INCORPORATED #8

What’s Batman without the Joker? Why does Batman get to have Batmen all over the world, when Joker only has Gotham? Well, the end of Batman’s global monopoly is approaching. The Joker is here to disrupt his enterprise with the launch of Joker Incorporated! Australia gets a Joker! China gets a Joker! England gets a Joker! Australia gets a Joker! Argentina gets a Joker! France gets a Joker! Everyone gets a Joker!

Creative Team:

Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: John Timms
Colorist: Rex Lokus
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Standard Cover Artist: John Timms
Variant Cover Artist(s): John Timms; Alan Quah; Isaac Goodhart
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Format: Ongoing Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99 / 32 pages

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BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #5

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BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #5

CRACK-UP! PART THREE

The battle for Straightman’s mind concludes as Batman clashes with the Joker and the Suicide Squad! Can the Dark Knight free Straightman from the clutches of the Joker or will he be lost forever to the Clown Prince of Crime?

Creative Team:

Writer: Paul Dini and Alan Burnett
Artist: Ty Templeton
Colorist: Monica Kubina
Letterer: Josh Reed
Cover Artist: Scott Godlewski
Variant Cover Artist(s): Danny Earls; Francis Manapaul; Hayden Sherman
Editor-in-Chief: Marie Javins
Senior Editor: Katie Kubert
Editor: Andrew Marino
Assistant Editor: Ben Meares
Format: On-Going Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/32 pages

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THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #8

Batman’s facing his most fearsome foe: the ancient Bat Spirit! If this supernatural menace has his way, all other bats will be vanquished, leaving him to rule the world. Sounds like a job for Mystery Inc.! So why is Batman working with a new teen team?

Creative Team

Writer: Sholly Fisch
Artist: Erich Owen
Cover Artist: Eric Owen
Letterer: Saida Temofonte
Editor: Kristy Quinn
Format: 12-Issue Maxiseries
Cover Price/Page Count: $2.99/32 pages

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MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #3

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MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #3

Harley Quinn…and that OTHER Harley Quinn, well, they got a problem. Somehow, someway, one of these Harley Quinns rode off in baby Kal-El’s lil’ rocket ship before he could leave Krypton way back whenever that was. She also, just MAYBE, distracted Barry Allen before that lightning bolt could hit, and don’t get me started about all the other heroes. So now the whoooole DC Universe is all screwed up and these two HQs gotta figure out a way to put baby Supes back in the rocket before Krypton goes boom, Barry back in front of that lightning bolt, and stop that other Harley before…well, you get the picture. It’s going to be bananas.