The latest edition of DC Connect, available this Friday in time for Batman Day, will give readers a look at what to expect from DC COMICS in December and 2022.
Batman #118 picks up the pieces from FEAR STATE, featuring the first installment of a sure-to-be amazing new four-issue arc from writer Joshua Williamson (INFINITE FRONTIER, THE FLASH) and artist Jorge Molina (X-MEN). This arc will have the Caped Crusader leaving Gotham City on the trail of a new mystery involving the return of Batman, Inc., its mysterious new benefactor, and a new foe: ABYSS.
BATMAN #118
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art and cover by Jorge Molina
Variant cover by Francesco Mattina
1:25 variant by Viktor Bogdanovic
1:50 variant by Jock
$4.99 US | 40 pages
Variant $5.99 US (All covers card stock)
ON SALE 12/7/21
BATMAN #119
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art and cover by Jorge Molina
Backup script and art by Karl Kerschl
Variant cover by Francesco Mattina
1:25 variant by Dan Hipp
1:50 variant by Jock
$4.99 US | 40 pages
Variant $5.99 US (All covers card stock)
ON SALE 1/4/22
Also spinning out of FEAR STATE will be a new 12-issue limited series, SHADOWS OF THE BAT from the creative team of Mariko Tamaki (CRUSH & LOBO, BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS) and artists Ivan Reis (ACTION COMICS) and Danny Miki (BATMAN), Max Raynor (CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER SONS), Amancay Nahuelpan (CRUSH & LOBO) and Jordie Bellaire (BATMAN).
From the ashes of Arkham Asylum, Arkham Tower rises in Gotham City… but the tower soon falls to the inmates, and Batman’s allies are drawn back into the madness at the heart of Gotham and the plans of the mysterious Dr. Wear.
Soon after Mayor Nakano signs off on the new Arkham Tower, Batman and Nightwing grapple with their opposing ideas on the place of Arkham in Gotham City, along with a new villain, THE MAEGER MAN.
The 12-issue run will also feature backup stories written by Matthew Rosenberg (TASK FORCE Z) with art by Fernando Blanco (CATWOMAN), exploring the dark history of Arkham.
Don’t miss the prelude Issue #0 in November’s DETECTIVE COMICS 2021 ANNUAL, co-written by Mariko Tamaki and Matthew Rosenberg (TASK FORCE Z), with art by David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS) and Trish Mulvihill (BIRDS OF PREY).
SHADOWS OF THE BAT continues over in DETECTIVE COMICS #1047, on sale on January 4.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1047
Written by Mariko Tamaki
Art by Ivan Reis and Danny Miki
Backup written by Matthew Rosenberg
Backup art by Fernando Blanco
Cover by Irvin Rodriguez
Variant by Lee Bermejo
1:25 variant by Jorge Fornés
1:50 variant by Simone Di Meo
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (Card stock)
ON SALE 1/4/22
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Also, this December, DC Comics will launch a new series BATGIRLS, this December featuring the dynamic writing duo Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad (WONDER WOMAN), and artist Jorge Corona (WE ARE ROBIN).
Starring Batgirls Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown, who are only able to navigate the dark, gritty, and oftentimes scary Gotham City by leaning on each other’s friendship.
Under the mentorship of Oracle, the Batgirls move to the other side of town where Barbara Gordon can keep a better eye on them while the hacker Seer is still invading their lives. Steph may be too rash sometimes, and Cass doesn’t speak much—but what they lack in similarities they make up for with their mutual respect and love for each other…and what makes them stronger together as Batgirls!
This rebellious group of Superheroes team up to kick ass and try to make it as normal teenagers in this pizza slumber party of a series packed with energy, attitude, and friendship.
And stick around for BATGIRLS #2 on sale on January 11! With their new secret muscle car and their new secret patrol route, Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown find moving to their new neighborhood— thanks to Oracle instructing them to “lay low”—that much easier to bear because they have each other. Steph begins witnessing some strange actions through the window of the building across the street and can’t help but investigate if the recent murders are connected to them! Meanwhile, Oracle realizes the most effective way for the girls to wear her newly upgraded comms is by piercing their ears, and Cass freaks out!
BATGIRLS #1
Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad
Art and cover by Jorge Corona
Batgirls (masked) variant cover by InHyuk Lee
Batgirls (unmasked) variant cover by InHyuk Lee
(These two variant covers connect into one image!)
1:25 variant cover by Rian Gonzales
1:50 variant cover by Dan Hipp
Teams variant cover by Amano Yoshitaka
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)
ON SALE 12/14/21
BATGIRLS #2
Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD
Art and cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by HICHAM HABCHI
1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
$3.99 US | 32 pages Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)
ON SALE 1/11/22
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Meanwhile, in Superman’s corner of the DCU, the WORLD OF KRYPTON from writer Robert Venditti (GREEN LANTERN, THE SURROGATES) and artist Michael Avon Oeming (POWERS) are going back in time in this modern telling of one of the most storied periods in comics.
The six-issue miniseries will shine new light on the famous characters of Krypton’s past—including Jor-El, General Dru-Zod, and even a young Kara Zor-El—World of Krypton combines action, cosmic wonder, and political intrigue in a story as much about our world as the one on the page.
And if that’s not enough to draw you in: there will be puppy Krypto.
WORLD OF KRYPTON #1
Written by Robert Venditti
Art by Michael Avon Oeming
Cover by Mico Suayan
Variant by A. D’Amico
1:25 variant cover by Francesco Francavilla
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6
Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)
WORLD OF KRYPTON #1 is on sale on December 7.
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From the past to the swamp, Jeff Lemire, the creator of SWEET TOOTH, embarks on a new, twisted take on Swamp Thing with the three-part miniseries SWAMP THING GREEN HELL from DC Black Label.
Lemire is joined by of the great artists of modern DC history, Doug Mahnke (JLA, FINAL CRISIS), for this gory, gruesome monster mash where the fate of humanity rests in the hands of someone who isn’t human at all.
The story finds the Earth is all but done. The last remnants of humanity cling to a mountaintop island lost in endless floodwater. The Parliaments of the Green, the Red, and the Rot all agree: it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start the cycle of life over again. And to do so, they’ve united their powers to summon an avatar—one of the most horrific monsters to ever stalk the surface of this forsaken planet. There can be no fighting back against a creature like that, there can be no fighting back…unless you have a soldier who understands the enemy. Someone who has used its tactics before. Someone like Alec Holland. Shame he’s been dead for decades…
SWAMP THING GREEN HELL #1
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art and cover by Doug Mahnke
Variant by Christian Ward
1:25 variant by Francesco Francavilla
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 3
PRESTIGE PLUS | 8 ½” × 10 7/8″
On sale December 28, SWAMP THING GREEN HELL is a dark, dystopian tale for the ages.
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And for those looking to just laugh, DC Comics has something for those readers also, as Harvey, Ringo, and Eisner nominee Mark Russell (WONDER TWINS, EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES) and Eisner and Ringo winner Steve Lieber (SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN), is set to bring ONE-STAR SQUADRON, a one-of-a-kind six-issue limited series promising Superman-Level Service at Bizarro Prices!
ONE-STAR SQUADRON is DC’s Super Hero team, where heroism meets capitalism. The ragtag group of heroes led by Red Tornado is set to provide service with a smile. All you have to do is send a request via their on-demand hero app, and they’ll answer any call. Whether it’s a children’s birthday party or an alien invasion, no job is too small or too big in this story about the Super Heroes without a billion-dollar fortune or Fortress of Solitude to fall back on. Red Tornado, Power Girl, Gangbuster, and Minute Man are just a few of the working stiffs trying to make a living working while trying to parse one of the great mysteries of the world–just who’s signing those checks and why?
ONE-STAR SQUADRON #1
Written by Mark Russell
Art and cover by Steve Lieber
Variant by Steve Pugh
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6
Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)
Issue #1 goes on sale on December 7 with a story packed with heart, heroism, and humor, and that hits close to home for everyone who’s ever worked an embarrassing, mind-numbing, or menial gig. So, all of us, that one is definitely all of us.
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Find all these and more in DC CONNECT #17, also containing the full list of titles and sneak previews check out DC CONNECT available to download digitally on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE and www.dccomics.com/dcconnect, and head into your local comic shop to pick up the print version on September 21st.