Check out these BATMAN related titles and so much more hitting stores May 2023 as the New Age of DC takes shape! Additionally, if the Caped Crusader isn’t your only interest, check out the rest of the June 2023 right HERE! And, to snag any of these comics, trades, or related volumes through Amazon, simply click on the name of the highlighted/underlined series below. Enjoy and God Bless!

BATMAN #136

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Art by BELEN ORTEGA

Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ

Variant cover by JOE QUESADA

Variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

1:25 variant cover by STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ

1:50 foil variant cover by JOE QUESADA

The Flash movie variant cover by LEE BERMEJO

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/6/23

Failsafe and Red Mask have forever changed Batman, and Gotham isn’t as welcoming as it once was. Can Batman remind them who he is? Can he remind…Catwoman? The future of the Bat-books starts here, and everyone’s world is about to explode!

THE PENGUIN #1

Written by TOM KING

Art and cover by STEFANO GAUDIANO and SCORPIO STEELE

Variant covers by BRIAN BOLLAND, NATHAN SZERDY, and DAVID MARQUEZ

1:25 variant cover by KAEL NGU

1:50 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

REVENGE IS FOR THE BIRDS.

After retiring to Metropolis following his “death,” Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn for the United States intelligence community! Gotham’s criminal element has been evolving since he was last in the city, with his bastard twin children ruling the Iceberg Lounge. And what of the man he framed for his death—Batman? Is the Penguin walking into a death sentence? From award-winning and bestselling writer Tom King (Batman, The Human Target) and artist Stefano Gaudiano (Gotham Central, The Walking Dead) comes a bloody, hard-boiled tale of redemption and revenge!

 

THE PENGUIN #0

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Art and cover by BELEN ORTEGA

$3.99 US | 32 pages

ON SALE 6/13/23

Following the Penguin’s death in the landmark Batman #125, the mysterious Executor has enlisted Catwoman to carry out the departed’s last wishes and track down his next of kin. But when the Penguin’s heirs start getting murdered, Catwoman will have to find the killer and discover what truly became of Oswald Cobblepot. Collects the Batman #125-127 backup stories by the red-hot creative team of Chip Zdarsky and Belén Ortega!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2

Written by TOM KING, ED BRISSON, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, and JOELLE JONES

Art by MITCH GERADS, JEFF SPOKES, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, and JOELLE JONES

Cover by SIMONE DI MEO

Variant covers by DERRICK CHEW and BRETT BOOTH

1:25 variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT

$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 6/27/23

Tick, tick, tick goes the clock as Gotham City prepares for another shocking murder at the hands of The Joker! The brutal and terrifying tale of The Joker and Batman’s first meeting continues as Tom King and Mitch Gerads once again deliver a shocking, bloody blockbuster tale! Stormwatch race to find an ancient sword that has long been buried in the darkest depths of the ocean. A sword of unspeakable horrors, capable of wiping out entire civilizations. But they may already be too late: a group of exiled Xebels have found the blade and are hell-bent on bringing humanity to its knees. For one member of Stormwatch, this may be the end. All-star creator Joëlle Jones (Catwoman, Wonder Girl) gives readers a Batman Black & White tale exploring Batman’s scars, both literal and psychological, revisiting the Dark Knight’s toughest fights and deepest wounds. In part two of “Order of the Black Lamp” from writer Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Iron Man) and artist Javier Rodriguez (Defenders, Daredevil), Superman uses a mysterious decoder ring to uncover a location with a shocking tie to his past!

POISON IVY #13

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

Cover by JESSICA FONG

Variant covers by KAI CARPENTER and FRANK CHO

1:25 variant cover by MINDY LEE

1:50 foil variant cover by KAI CARPENTER

DC Pride connecting variant cover by CLAIRE ROE

Swimsuit variant cover by SWEENEY BOO

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/6/23

There sure is nothing quite like a romantic night with your sweetie in the swamp to make your mouth water. It’s the dawn of a new day as Pamela Isley makes her return to Harley and Gotham City with a lovestruck Janet-from-HR in tow. The tension’s so thick you could cut it with a fan boat’s propeller!

 

NIGHTWING #105

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO

Variant covers by DAN MORA and JAMAL CAMPBELL

1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV

1:50 foil variant cover by DAN MORA

DC Pride variant cover by NICK ROBLES

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

Masterminds Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo are back at it again to present Nightwing fans another special issue uniquely designed for them to be Nightwing for a day! This oversize story will feature Nightwing from his point of view, allowing readers to use his escrima sticks and leap through Blüdhaven! You don’t want to miss this issue, as there’ll be other surprises along the way, including who’ll show up beside you!

CATWOMAN #56

Written by TINI HOWARD

Art by NICO LEON

Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY

Variant cover by SWEENEY BOO

1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES

1:50 foil variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY

Swimsuit variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

What’s the saying—two cats are better than one? Unless you’re in Gotham and the two Cats in question disagree on how the city should be run. With Selina freshly out of jail, Eiko Hasigawa has some unfinished business as Catwoman that Selina confronts her about. Meanwhile, Selina has some unfinished business of her own…and pays a visit her sister, Maggie.

THE JOKER: UNCOVERED #1

Cover by LEE BERMEJO

Variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT

1:25 variant cover by JORGE CORONA

Special foil variant cover by LEE BERMEJO ($7.99 US)

$5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 6/6/23

Lowlifes, creeps, and scoundrels, it’s your Uncle Joker here. You know art can come from many places. And most great art is about truly despicable people, like me. In that spirit, you should buy The Joker: Uncovered to see a murderer’s row of the world’s greatest comic book artists commit my beautiful image to dozens of wonderful variant covers, all collected in one place for the very first time. Expand your mind a little bit, and take in some good art.

HARLEY QUINN #31

Written by TINI HOWARD

Art and cover by SWEENEY BOO

Backup by HEATHER ANNE CAMPBELL and FILYA BRATUKHIN

Variant cover by JENNY FRISON

1:25 variant cover by DERRICK CHEW

1:50 variant cover by FILYA BRATUKHIN

DC Pride connecting variant cover by CLAIRE ROE

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/27/23

Well, here I am trying to convince this talking rabbit not to kill…wait. What?! Ivy’s home?! Aw crap—I gotta clean up the apartment and hide all the plants I ruined. Maybe I should hire a bunch of sexy apartment cleaners? Eh, Ivy would probably want to be here for that…Okay, it’s up to you, Bud and Lou! Eat all the trash! Go, go, go, go, my babies! Plus, it’s the anime event of the century as I dream about my life as the protagonist of a mecha story! Time ta get in the freakin’ robot!

BATMAN INCORPORATED #9

Written by ED BRISSON

Art and cover by JOHN TIMMS

Variant cover by JAMES STOKOE

1:25 variant cover by JOHN TIMMS

DC Pride variant cover by ROSI KAMPE

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/13/23

Joker Incorporated has unleashed a game of terror across the globe. Thousands of lives are at stake as Joker, the Tap Dance Man, Corvus Cawl, the Ghoul, Alpaca, Dusty Bronco, and Dai Laffyn roll out their twisted plan of chaos and mayhem. In order to defeat Joker Inc., Batman Incorporated may have to cross a line the group promised never to cross.

THE RIDDLER: YEAR ONE #5

Written by PAUL DANO

Art by STEVAN SUBIC

Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Variant covers by STEVAN SUBIC and BRUNO REDONDO

1:25 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

$4.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 6/27/23

The penultimate issue of this hit miniseries features an unusual break in format, as we will see Edward Nashton constructing his master plan for taking down the corrupt officials and criminals of Gotham City in the pages of his journal. As his mind spirals deeper and deeper, so too does his writing become more unhinged. How can he continue to labor at his accounting job by day while also become more enraged by what he’s uncovered? As shown in The Batman movie, Edward fills thousands of pages with his rantings. Here we get a glimpse into something that was never meant to be seen and a mind equally brilliant and unhinged. By the end, a turning point will be reached and Gotham’s greatest menace will come one step closer to being unleashed. Actor Paul Dano (The Batman) and artist Stevan Subic continue the origin of the Riddler, leading up to his  appearance in Matt Reeves’s epic film.

BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: GENERATION JOKER #2

Story by SEAN MURPHY

Written by KATANA COLLINS and CLAY McCORMACK

Art by MIRKA ANDOLFO

Cover by SEAN MURPHY

Variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO

1:25 variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA

$4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

The children of The Joker and Harley Quinn run straight into terrible danger! The “innocent” Joker family road trip has taken a turn for the worse. While visiting the place where their parents’ love story began, Bryce and Jackie find themselves trapped…by the daughter of the Ventriloquist! Will they be able to escape this puppet show from hell? Or does the Napier-Quinn line end here?

BATGIRLS #19

Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD

Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

Cover by JORGE CORONA

Variant cover by DAVE MARQUEZ

1:25 variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

The people of the Hill have had enough of Gunbunny and Gunhawk’s demands and take to the streets to march in solidarity with the Batgirls. Moved by this, the Batgirls join in, proving to both the city and the snipers that Gothamites should not be underestimated—and that we can overcome even the darkest of times if we have each other. Come join the Batgirls in the march to celebrate them in this last issue of the beloved series!

BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #6

Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI

Art by TY TEMPLETON

Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER

Variant cover by TOM REILLY

Villain variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH

1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN

$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/13/23

Crime is at an all-time low in Gotham City with all the major super-villains behind bars. With the city finally quiet, Batman’s mission might finally be at an end. But when Ra’s al Ghul and his daughter, Talia, show up with a proposition, Bruce is forced to determine what the future of Batman will be!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #16

Written by MARK WAID

Art and cover by DAN MORA

Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO

1:25 variant cover by BEN OLIVER

1:50 variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS

Swimsuit variant cover by BABS TARR

The Flash movie variant cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/20/23

Batman and Superman versus machines! A.I. villains and heroes—Shaggy Man, G.I. Robot, Red Tornado, and Chemo among them—have launched a global cyberattack alongside Newmazo’s soldiers. Batman, Superman, Robin, and Metamorpho, the Element Man, are unprepared for the onslaught. With millions of lives on the line, the World’s Finest team must find a way to pull the plug before it’s too late!

DETECTIVE COMICS #1073

Written by RAM V

Art by STEFANO RAFFAELE

Cover by EVAN CAGLE

Backup written by DAN WATTERS

Backup art by STEFANO RAFFAELE

Variant covers by KELLEY JONES and MIKE PERKINS

1:25 variant cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS

1:50 foil variant cover by KELLEY JONES

DC Pride variant cover by AMY REEDER

Swimsuit variant cover by PETE WOODS

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 6/27/23

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman…because myths don’t bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen’s three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush their way through Gotham to help Batman before it’s too late and an Azmer demon is placed inside him…

THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #9

Written by MATTHEW CODY

Art and cover by SCOTT JERALDS

$2.99 US | 32 pages

ON SALE 6/13/23

Crystal Cove is proud of their tenacious teens and wants to be able to call upon Mystery Inc. at a moment’s notice—you never know when a real estate developer in a mask will cause trouble. Inspired by Gotham’s most famous method of communication, they invite Commissioner Gordon and Batman to the unveiling of the town’s new Scooby Signal!

THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #9

Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

Backup art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

Variant covers by LEE BERMEJO and CHRISTIAN WARD

1:25 variant cover by CHOKOO!

$5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 6/6/23

What’s big and scary and lives in the sewers? In Gotham City, a lot of things. But the Joker is going to war with the biggest scariest of them all—Killer Croc! Plus, Red Hood is being set up to take a fall at Blackgate Prison…and his only hope of survival may just be someone from his past.

Dig into our other Comic Book Dispatch Reviews HERE. Or, if you’re curious as to what’s arriving in comic shops each week, check out our Previews right HERE. Furthermore, if you missed the April 2023 Solicits, click HERE. Or, if you missed the May 2023 Solicits, click HERE so we can get you all caught up! And, if you’re a MARVEL COMICS fan, click HERE for the June 2023 Solicits as well!

Moreover, if you’re interested in DC Comics, check out the most recent ongoing DARK CRISIS event by clicking HERE and follow through to the FLASHPOINT: BEYOND event by clicking HERE! And finally, if you’re looking for something else to read, check out my Amazon Online Comic Shop by clicking HERE. Thank you all for checking out the Batman: June 2023 DC Comic Solicitations and continued support. Stay safe and stay healthy.