“Death of a Family” continues in Issue 14’s of Batman, Batgirl, Catwoman, & Suicide Squad. Click the jump to see more of this post.
October has come and gone with Issue 13’s of the Batman comics. The best part about October was the prelude to “Death of a Family” story arc. Since it is November, the story arc will continue with the Issue 14’s of Batman, Batgirl, Catwoman, and Suicide Squad. You can refer to the “Death of a Family” Checklist HERE.
The other Batman comic books won’t be entering the “Death of a Family” until Issue 15 in December. Still, they have good stories to tell this month. Nightwing #14 will be continuing its “Lady Shiva” story arc before entering “Death of a Family.” Detective Comics #14 will be continuing its “Emperor Penguin” story arc, which many fans have started to enjoy John Layman’s work on Issue #13. I’m totally excited to see Red Hood & the Outlaws leaving the intergalactic scene and getting back to adventure time on planet Earth with Superman. Batwoman is continuing her team up with Wonder Woman, which is buzzing with raves. Talon will be continuing onto it’s second issue, super awesome!
What I will be doing differently for comic book reviews is only review books that are (in my opinion) review worthy. Comic books that are not so worthy will written in a paragraph in a new section called Batman Pile Breakdown. This new section will have the rest of the Batman comic books for each week. Those comic book reviews will be a paragraph short and will include a few favorite panels from that issue as well as a rating.
Enjoy your week’s comic books and check down below for when your favorite comic books will be coming out. Expect reviews for each comic book. Comment down below, DKN Facebook, DKNewsCom, or DC Comics Fans on which comic book is your favorite and how do you feel about some of the recent issues lately?
DETECTIVE COMICS #14, DATE: NOV. 7TH
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
Backup story art by JOCK
1:25 B&W Variant cover by JASON FABOK
PLOT: When Bruce Wayne’s life is saved by The Penguin, what surprises are in store for The Dark Knight? And in the backup story, an intimate look at Gotham City’s most dangerous foes provides a hint of the maelstrom to come.
WORLDS’ FINEST #6, DATE: NOV. 7TH
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by KEVIN MAGUIRE, GEORGE PEREZ and SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
PLOT: What happens when Huntress, the former Robin of Earth 2, meets Damian? The same thing that happens when anyone meets Damian: a massive fight! Huntress has managed to keep her true identity on this Earth a secret so far, but with Damian on her trail, can the world’s greatest detective be far behind?
BATWING #14, DATE: NOV. 7TH
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by MARCUS TO and RYAN WINN
Cover by MARCUS TO
PLOT: Batwing will need all the help he can get to take down a death cult led by Father Lost!
BATMAN #14, DATE: NOV. 14TH
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Backup story art by JOCK
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
Variant cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
PLOT:“DEATH OF THE FAMILY” continues! The Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous? And where is Alfred?
BATMAN AND ROBIN #14, DATE: NOV. 14TH
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
PLOT: Damian sets out to take down the Z Club! Batfans won’t want to miss this lead-in to the “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” event!
SUICIDE SQUAD #14, DATE: NOV. 14TH
Written by ADAM GLASS
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
PLOT: A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in!
• A funeral for a friend is interrupted by Harley’s past! Amanda Waller has found the Squad’s traitor — but has she lost the war with Basilisk?
BATGIRL #14, DATE: NOV. 14TH
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by ED BENES
PLOT: A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in as Barbara tries to save her family from a fate much worse than death! Has Batgirl come this far just to fall victim once again to The Joker?
CATWOMAN #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARROGONA
Cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
PLOT: A “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in! Catwoman is caught in The Joker’s trap as he toys with her mind. But The Joker should beware because Catwoman always comes to play!
BATWOMAN #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
1:25 B&W variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
PLOT: The Batwoman/Wonder Woman team-up epic continues!
• Batwoman may be out of her league as she chases down Medusa!
BIRDS OF PREY #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by ROMANO MOLENAAR and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by ROMANO MOLENAAR
PLOT: The Birds of Prey are hot on the trail of a mysterious cult with ties to Katana! But their hunt is about to be intercepted by the powerful force of CONDOR! And what is the connection between the Birds and the Teen Titans?
NIGHTWING #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and MARK IRWIN
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
PLOT: The epic martial arts throwdown of the year: Nightwing vs. Lady Shiva! Nightwing may be outmatched this time, but he’s not going down without a fight! This issue leads directly into the “DEATH OF THE FAMILY’ event!
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
PLOT: Just as the team gets back to Earth, they are interrupted by SUPERMAN. There’s a Black Market alien technology being fenced and the Man of Steel has traced a connection to the Red Hood! An old friend of Jason is coming for him leading up to next month’s “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” tie-in issue!
JUSTICE LEAGUE #14, DATE: NOV. 21ST
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and RICHARD FRIEND
Backup story art by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by JASON FABOK
1:100 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL
PLOT: The second chapter of a tale that lights the fuse that will ultimately explode in 2013’s TRINITY WAR. The League must fight the mysterious Cheetah… AND a monstrous Superman! The result will radically change the dynamics of the entire team! Amid all this, where is Green Lantern? Plus: The next chapter of the SHAZAM backup epic by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank!
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #14, DATE: NOV. 28TH
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH
1:25 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
PLOT: Kidnapped and tortured by the Scarecrow, The Dark Knight is finally free and looking for serious payback! Is this the end of Scarecrow’s reign of terror? Not by a long shot….
TALON #2, DATE: NOV. 28TH
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:25 Variant cover by KEN LASHLEY
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
PLOT:What is THE TOMB OF THE UNWORTHY? How might the surviving members of The Court of Owls use it to destroy Calvin Rose once and for all? Introducing an assassin even more dangerous than Talon!
BATMAN, INCORPORATED #5, DATE: NOV. 28TH
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING
1:100 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
PLOT:War in the skies of Gotham City! Bat-robots versus Talia’s Man-Bat armies! Leviathan and The Heretic increase the hostilities to a whole new level.
TEEN TITANS #14, DATE: NOV. 28TH
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by ALE GARZA
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and MARK IRWIN
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and MARK IRWIN
PLOT: With Red Robin missing, the rest of the team heads to Gotham
