January Solicitations have arrived, and it looks to be an epic month for Batman-related comics and DC Comics in general. Here’s a few handpicked covers and descriptions:
ALL STAR BATMAN #6
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JOCK
Variant cover by JOCK
Variant cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
“Cold to the Core”! Batman travels to Alaska to confront Mr. Freeze as he attempts to extract the world’s oldest ice core and bring humanity to a new Ice Age! Powerhouse artist Jock joins Scott Snyder to bring you another of the Dark Knight’s rogues like you’ve never seen him before.
On sale JANUARY 11 • 40 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
BATMAN #14
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant cover by TIM SALE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“I AM SUICIDE” epilogue! Back in Gotham City, Batman and Catwoman confront their past and make a decision about their future that may change their city forever.
On sale JANUARY 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED TBATMAN #15
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by MITCH GERADS
Variant cover by TIM SALE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“STREETS AND SWAMPS”! Swamp Thing comes to Gotham City with a mysterious request for Batman—but these longtime allies will have to make up for lost time and work together in order to confront a growing threat that only they can stop!
On sale JANUARY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATMAN BEYOND #4
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
Variant cover by MARTIN ANSIN
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
The deadly secret behind the newly risen Joker is revealed, and it’s about to shake up Terry McGinnis’ world! Terminal has been using the existence of the Clown Prince of Crime to set himself up as the leader of the anarchic gang of Jokerz, but this new revelation may even put his own criminal empire in jeopardy. This is a turning-point chapter in the life of the Batman of the future.
On sale JANUARY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATGIRL #7
Written by HOPE LARSON
Art and cover by CHRISTIAN WILDGOOSE
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“Son of Penguin” part one! Babs is back in Burnside! But everything’s…different—friends, school, even Burnside itself. Batgirl must determine her next steps when she realizes that the shady new tech mogul moving into her neighborhood is none other than the estranged son of the Penguin!
On sale JANUARY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
DETECTIVE COMICS #948-949
Written by JAMES TYNION IV and MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art and cover by BEN OLIVER
Variant covers by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“BATWOMAN BEGINS” parts one and two! This special two-part interlude spotlights team leader Batwoman! In the wake of the “Night of the Monster Men,” A.R.G.U.S. has built a secret research city around the corpse of the megamonster that collapsed in Gotham Harbor…creating Gotham City’s newest and most dangerous neighborhood, Monstertown!
In #949, the mission faces a deadly complication—the Colony wants Jacob Kane back, and they’ll kill to set him free!
On sale JANUARY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
You can check out the complete month of January solicitations here!