The Batgirls fall down a rabbit hole of mischief and wonder in their journey to find out who sent Cluemaster to kidnap his own daughter, Steph. But first, there’s a bottle that says “Drink me,” and it should be perfectly safe to drink, right? Even if it looks like it’s been laced with Langstrom serum? Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the dead, and is known only as…the Batman.

Spirit World comes to life in the hands of beloved comics and sci-fi author Alyssa Wong and rising star illustrator Haining! Get on board an unforgettable journey with one of comics’ most compelling new characters! The story of the deaths of Martha and Thomas Wayne has been told so often that even casual Batman fans have probably begun to roll their eyes whenever it starts to play out again in front of them. Although Batman 404 (the beginning of the Year One arc) wasn’t the first time that their deaths had been recounted, its particular version of those events has become, like so many other things in Year One, the definitive take on this seminal moment in the life of Bruce Wayne. This cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair, however, is the perfect image of Batman. There’s nothing necessarily complicated about this cover. In fact, you’ve probably seen a million variants of it in other Batman comics and movies. That’s kind of the point, though. Now it’s up to Batman (the only member who wasn’t transformed, of course) and Martian Manhunter to find a cure for their banana-loving buddies and prevent all-out gorilla warfare from encompassing every civilization from

The Metropolis of the future is here today, but can it survive a terrorist who’s out for revenge against its builder—John Henry Irons, a.k.a. Steel—and his company, Steelworks…and who possesses secrets that could undo everything John has worked so hard to build? Elsewhere, but still related to Batman, I'm excited to see a new Red Hood solo series. Poor old Jason Todd has been put through the wringer these last few months, but Red Hood: The Hill sounds like it will give him the chance to grow now that he's apart from his former mentor. Written by Ram V (the acclaimed writer of Detective Comics, Catwoman, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr) and powerfully illustrated by Lalit Kumar Sharma (Daredevil, Firefly) and Devmalya Pramanik (Paradiso, Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth)! Uncover a top-secret metahuman conspiracy in this enigmatic, reality-altering new adventure! Superstar writer Joshua Williamson, along with artists Carmine Di Giandomenico and Howard Porter, sends Barry Allen—a.k.a. the Flash—on some of the wildest adventures of the modern age in this series spinning out of the DC Rebirth event.

UNCOVER THE DCU’S GREATEST CONSPIRACY! Who are the Vigil? Meet a mysterious new South Asian superteam operating in the shadows. Given powers they didn’t want, Arclight, Saya, Dodge, and Castle are determined to shut down metahuman research and weaponized illegal technology created for military applications at any cost. Along the way they’ll encounter strange individuals that could be allies or enemies—not a surprise for a group that exists to shut down state-sponsored superhumans—and clean up the mess before any hero or villain arrives, as if both the crime and the Vigil were never there.The Titans have stepped up to become the DCU’s premier superhero team, and all eyes are on them! Who are Starfire, Raven, Donna Troy, and Beast Boy? Where do they come from, and what do they stand for? All will be

Spirit World follows the adventures of Xanthe Zhou, a non-binary Chinese hero with the ability to travel between the land of the living and that of the Spirit World—the realm of the dead! Xanthe possesses the ability to burn items folded from ceremonial joss paper and turn them into real objects. They can make anything they can fold, but their weapon of choice? A magical broadsword—because who doesn’t love a big sword when you can choose to wield a big sword?! In this historic 400 th issue of the Batman comic line, the Dark Knight faces (surprise, surprise) his greatest challenge yet, as Ra’s al Ghul has set nearly every criminal in Arkham Asylum and Gotham State Penitentiary free. To make matters worse, these villains have kidnapped nearly everyone that Batman has ever relied upon and have even captured the Gotham City Police Headquarters. They are running the city, and only Batman can hope to save the day. Nightwing is a great leader, not just because Batman trained him, or because of how Alfred raised him, or even because he has a heart of gold—it’s because of his friends, and now that the Titans are in Blüdhaven with him, they can leap into the light together…which is perfect timing for the demon of darkness Neron to do something about it. Meet a new Korean hero named…City Boy! Or at least, that’s the best translation of what the cities call him. City Boy, a.k.a. Cameron Kim, is just getting by, using the powers the cities have offered him to find the lost, the missing, the valuable. But when the cities speak, it can be overwhelming. Especially when powerful human forces aligned with one of the DC Universe’s greatest threats try to take control! Apes alive! When Solovar, leader of Gorilla City, is apparently assassinated by pro-human extremists, Gorilla City’s new government declares war on humanity. Part of their plot involves turning the JLA into human-hating gorillas to help carry out their bidding.The Flash #53 (1991), in which villain-turned-hero Pied Piper comes out to his friend the Flash and helps thwart a dastardly villain There’s always been a classic vibe to the battles between Ra’s al Ghul and Batman, despite the fact that one is a grown man who dresses as a bat and the other is a repeatedly resurrected master of assassins. With few exceptions, their clashes often come down to sword duels or straight-up fistfights. It’s a proud tradition of timeless conflicts that continues in this issue, where Batman travels to the desert to claim vengeance against Ra’s via a sword duel. Issue 291, also known as “Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed,” begins with the announcement that Batman is finally dead. While the criminal underworld should be thrilled about this news, the problem is that nobody is quite sure who actually killed him, as nearly every crook and villain is claiming to be the one who finally brought Batman down. Eventually, a Gotham mobster has to hold a trial at his mansion to discern the identity of Batman’s killer once and for all. At the moment Punchline needed him the least, The Joker has returned to interfere with her war to take over as Gotham City’s queen of crime. In The Joker’s damaged and defeated state, will he help his former partner, or will he burn her the way he’s burned everyone else? The epic conclusion to the bestselling Punchline miniseries is here, and it will change the shape of Gotham’s villain world forever!