2020 ends on a 5th Week, but while there are only a few comics coming out from DC this week, they are oversized, giving you plenty to read while waiting for this year to finally come to a close.
BATMAN ANNUAL #5
The riveting new vigilante known as Clownhunter was a breakout star of “The Joker War”…but what’s the tragic origin of this teenage assassin? How did his parents die at the hands of the Joker, and is there a place for him in the evolving Gotham City? Can there be redemption for the infamous Clownhunter? This epic tale reteams writer James Tynion IV and artist James Stokoe, the storytellers behind the definitive Clownhunter tale from Batman: The Joker War Zone #1!
Written by James Tynion IV
Art by James Stokoe
$4.99
Rated T
DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL THE LAST 52: WAR OF THE MULTIVERSES #1
What would it take to get every being left in the Multiverse to side together in the ultimate, final showdown? Total decimation and the complete undoing of all existence? The Batman Who Laughs has made his final move, bringing the most horrifying opposition to the battleground, and now every hero and villain left alive will stand and fight together. This epic battle book details every side of the last war across the Multiverse-Wonder Woman leading the heroes, Superman leading the villains, and Batman leading the dead-everyone has to play their part. Everyone and everything is at stake… so join here for the last of the DCU as we know it!
Written by Che Grayson, , Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson
Art by Dexter Soy, Alitha Martinez, Alex Maleev, Scott Koblish
$8.99
Rated T
JINNY HEX SPECIAL #1
NEW-VILLAIN ALERT: THREE-EYED JACK! Jinny Hex stars in her first solo adventure and she’s ready and raring to go! Bursting out of the pages of Young Justice, this fan-favorite gal is heading back home to take care of some unfinished business! Hoping to take some time off from Multiverse conflict, Jinny reconnects with some old friends and family. But that all goes out the window when a new foe called Three-Eyed Jack transports her town back to the Old West. Now it’s up to Jinny to face off with this super-powered gunslinger and save her town! But Jinny’s about to learn that some threats are closer to her heart than expected.
Written by Magdalene Visaggio
Art by Gleb Melnikov
$4.99
Rated T
JUSTICE LEAGUE ENDLESS WINTER #2
“Endless Winter” Chapter Nine! This is it – the final chapter in the five-week, nine-issue Justice League crossover! With the Frost King’s origin revealed, the Justice League must battle the mistakes of the past as well as the global freeze that now threatens the entire population. This issue is snow-packed with characters and action as Superman battles Black Adam while Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Queen Hippolyta, and Swamp Thing face the Frost King and his monstrous army! All of the world is watching, and the Justice League must make a choice.
Written by Andy Lanning, Ron Marz
Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico, Howard Porter, Marco Santucci
$4.99
Rated T
TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE: DARK NIGHTS METAL #1
In the event-defining epic Dark Nights: Metal, the Justice League defeated the vile Barbatos and his Dark Knights to save our universe from sinking into the abyss of the Dark Multiverse. But…what if they failed? What if Barbatos reigned victorious? Enter an alternate timeline where the DCU as you know it has been dragged down into the darkness. Witness the Justice League you once knew, hideously transformed into dragons who serve at the mercy of evil. Duke Thomas, the Last Monitor, will have to seek out Nightwing and the few remaining survivors of the Metal event to assemble the Final Justice League in an attempt to save the Multiverse. Featuring a story by Metal architect Scott Snyder, rising stars Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, and art by red-hot artist Karl Mostert, you won’t want to miss the biggest, loudest arena rock concert in the history of the DC Universe!
Written by Jackson Lanzing, Scott Snyder, Collin Kelly
Art by Karl Mostert
$5.99
Rated T
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BATMAN ADVENTURES: ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER
Robin takes the lead in this series of stories set in the beloved world of Batman: The Animated Series! A criminal uncovers Robin’s secret identity-and attempts to profit from his discovery! Plus, when Batman’s poisoned, Robin only has six hours to find the cure-and Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are standing in his way. Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #7, #19, #29, #42, #54, and Batman Adventures #9.
Written by Various
Art by Various
$9.99
Rated T
BATMAN: THE CAPED CRUSADER VOL. 5
Some of Batman’s most memorable early 1990s adventures are back in this new collection! With the Ghost Dragon gang committing daring warehouse robberies, Batman and Robin chase the gang’s lieutenant Lynx, through the streets. When Robin discovers that an old nemesis-the Ghosts’ dead leader, King Snake-might be alive and out for his head, the stakes only get higher. Plus, Batman travels to Rio de Janeiro to track a serial killer known as the Queen of Hearts and battles through a bizarre dimension known as the Idiot Zone! Collects Batman #466-473 and Detective Comics #639-640.
Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Norm Brayfogle, Jim Aparo
$29.99
Rated T
HOUSE OF EL BOOK ONE: THE SHADOW THREAT
A brand-new vision of one of comics’ most famous tragedies-the first of a trilogy of young adult graphic novels by New York Times bestselling writer Claudia Gray and illustrator Eric Zawadzki! Explore Krypton like never before: through the eyes of two teenagers on opposite sides of the same extinction-level event. Zahn is one of Krypton’s elites: wealthy, privileged, a future leader. Sera is one of Krypton’s soldiers: strong, dedicated, fearless. Their rule-bound society has ordained that their paths should never cross. But groundquakes are shaking the planet’s surface. Rebellious uprisings are shaking the populace. Krypton’s top scientists, Jor-El and Lara, conduct a secret experiment that is meant to reform their planet from the cellular level up. Zahn and Sera must join forces to investigate the hidden dangers truly threatening Krypton. In the process, they form a bond that will endure past the end of the world…
Written by Claudia Gray
Art by Eric Zawadzki
$16.99
Rated T
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE BOOK TWO
In 2001, the unthinkable happened – Stan Lee, the comics creator most synonymous with Marvel, reimagined DC’s greatest heroes with a lineup of comics’ greatest artists. Back in print following the legend’s passing in 2018, this collects the second half of Lee’s unique takes on DC’s greatest icons, reinventing them from the ground up. Collects Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Byrne Creating Robin #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Gary Frank Creating Shazam! #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Scott McDaniel Creating Aquaman #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Chris Bachalo Creating Catwoman #1, Just Imagine Stan Lee with Walter Simonson Creating the Sandman #1, and Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Cassaday Creating Crisis #1.
Written by Stan Lee
Art by Various
$34.99
Rated T
WONDER WOMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ VOL. 5
Wonder Woman enters the 1990s in the latest collection of George Pérez’s groundbreaking run on the series! In these stories, Diana and Donna Troy team up, thanks to the manipulations of Circe! Plus, classic Wonder Woman villain Dr. Psycho returns, and Diana is wanted… for murder? Collects Wonder Woman #46-57
Written and Art by George Perez
$34.99
Rated T
