Will This New League Survive A Confrontation With Darkseid in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

By Chad Burdette

on December 9, 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.

It’s the penultimate installment of ths Elseworlds tale in Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice #5

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The Kryptoinan Age

Will This New League Survive A Confrontation With Darkseid in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #6

Brian Bolland Variant Cover:

Christian Ward Variant Cover:

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #6

The League for Justice has quelled the rampage of Zod… for now. But a far worse menace has been revealed. An ancient evil, more powerful than anything any of our heroes have ever gone up against before — a creature that defies explanation. A villain who, simply, is.

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): Christian Ward; Brian Bollnad
Format: Limited Series
Page Count/Cover Price: 40 pages/$5.99

Can the League survive an encounter with Darkseid? It’s the finale of this Elseworlds epic in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #6 on shelves & digital platforms on December 10, 2025, from DC Comics