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 May 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: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1
Written by TOM KING, ED BRISSON, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, and DAN MORA
Art by MITCH GERADS, JEFF SPOKES, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, and DAN MORA
Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
Variant cover by JIM CHEUNG
Variant cover by FRANK CHO
1:25 variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
1:50 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/16/23
Coming off the spectacular success of Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler, the Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman. A tale of loathing, lies, and laughter, this may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation. Everyone is going to be shocked.
Everyone is going to be talking about it.
The Justice League may be gone, but its enemies aren’t. Who’ll protect the world from the worst of the worst? Ed Brisson and Jeff Spokes pick up the story started in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special as Director Bones and his new covert StormWatch team travel the globe on black-ops missions to take super-powered weapons of mass destruction off the board. But this is StormWatch, and as always, not all is as it seems. “Down with the Kings” starts here!
Superstar artist Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Detective Comics) makes his writing debut kicking off a new series of Batman Black & White short stories. In a Gotham City overrun by the cybernetic henchmen of The Joker, the only person who can save us is the mysterious motorcycle-riding, bat-costumed hero of urban legend…
In “The Order of the Black Lamp—Part I,” from writer Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire co-creator, Briar, Iron Man) and artist Javier Rodríguez (Daredevil, Defenders), Superman finds a decoder ring with a secret message—“Save me”—which sends him on a quest to solve a mystery with ties to the Man of Steel’s past.
BATMAN #135/#900
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ, MIKE HAWTHORNE, and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Connecting variant covers by JOE QUESADA
Variant covers by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, KAEL NGU, and NEAL ADAMS
1:25 variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
1:50 foil variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:100 B&W variant cover by JOE QUESADA
Special foil variant cover by JIM CHEUNG ($9.99 US)
$6.99 US | 56 pages | Variant $7.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/2/23
It’s Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that’s never known hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won’t be able to do it alone. The conclusion to the bestselling “The Bat-Man of Gotham” is so big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue featuring the return of fan-favorite artist Jorge Jiménez and a wild collection of guest stars! Full of wild revelations and a new path for Batman, this is one issue you won’t want to miss!
NIGHTWING #104
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Backup written by C.S. PACAT
Backup art by EDUARDO PANSICA
Variant cover by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
1:50 foil variant cover by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/16/23
Nightwing and the Titans realize the only way to save Olivia is to…go to hell! Seeing how ineffective his punching was when he last confronted Neron’s demons, Nightwing is temporarily powered up by magic in order to make it through the depths of hell alive…literally.
Then, in the backup: Nightwing and Jon Kent find an important clue as to who’s behind the circus murders, and that person may be connected to Dick Grayson…
HARLEY QUINN #30
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art and cover by SWEENEY BOO
Backup by NICOLE MAINES and MINDY LEE
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
1:25 variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:50 variant cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/23/23
Here I am in the midst of a veritable midlife extradimensional existential crisis of epic proportions, and if that’s not bad enough…I got a giant, bloodthirsty, killer anthropo-whatsit rabbit man with a big ol’ carrot-shaped axe to grind
after me. Good thing I got my hyena spiritual advisors, Bud and Lou, to guide me on this fiendish foray into a frenzy of ferocious furballs. Plus: the introduction of my very own cosmic workout gear that is in no way an infringement on the Flash’s intellectual property.
Also, in this month’s In-Continuity Dreams of Harley Quinn, we’ve cooked up a real doozy for ya! It’s got swords, armor, fair maidens, and more side quests than you can shake your tuchus at!
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: GENERATION JOKER #1
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 cover by DAN MORA
1:50 B&W cover by SEAN MURPHY
1:100 foil cover by SEAN MURPHY
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/9/23
Youth in revolt!
Spinning out of the runaway hit Batman: Beyond the White Knight comes an unforgettable coming-of-age super villain tale starring the children of Harley Quinn and The Joker!
When the rebellious twins run away in a stolen Batmobile, only Joker Jack Napier’s quickly fading hologram has any hope of getting them home safely and keeping them out of the family business. But a life of crime isn’t the only temptation young Bryce and Jackie are facing: the kids uncover a dark secret that could bring their dad back to life for good! With a wild array of Batman’s former enemies and allies on their tails, will the kids succeed in reviving the Dark Knight’s greatest foe? Find out as Jackie and Bryce take center stage in the White Knight Universe!
Sean Murphy reunites with co-writers Katana Collins (Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn) and Clay McCormack (Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood) to bring fans the latest chapter of the White Knight story with the help of rising-star artist Mirka Andolfo (Sweet Paprika, Superman vs. Lobo).
BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO #7
Written by MARC SILVESTRI
Art and cover by MARC SILVESTRI
Batman & Joker variant cover by SIMON BISLEY
Joker & Batman variant cover by SIMON BISLEY
Variant cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
Variant cover by JOCK
1:25 variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
1:50 variant cover by MARC SILVESTRI
1:100 variant cover by ASHLEY WOOD
$5.99 US | 40 pages | 7 of 7 | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/2/23
Batman and the Joker have fought across streets, rooftops, railways and caverns, against horrors beyond of their wildest nightmares. Deep underground, witnesses to an undead wedding from Hell, they finally go up against their bitterest enemies: each other! Can the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime save Commissioner Gordon and
Harley Quinn, or will the flames of their reignited rivalry consume all? Find out, detail by bloody detail, in the epic conclusion to Marc Silvestri’s dark and brutal Gotham opus. This oversized finale clocks in at 31 beautiful and horrifying story pages.
BATGIRLS #18
Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
1:25 variant cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG 水晶孔
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/16/23
The Saints are back—well, one of them is, and he’s out for revenge on the Batgirls by putting Mr. D, Alysia Yeoh, and all their other friends in danger. Turns out they have history from long before the Saints, and no one holds a grudge longer than a man scorned. Is it enough to run the Batgirls out of town?
BATMAN #181 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by ROBERT KANIGHER and GARDNER FOX
Art by SHELDON MOLDOFF, CARMINE INFANTINO, and others
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO and MURPHY ANDERSON
Special foil variant cover by CARMINE INFANTINO and MURPHY ANDERSON ($5.99 US)
Blank sketch variant
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US
ON SALE 5/2/23
REPRINTING THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF POISON IVY!
In this historic issue, Batman and Robin encounter the irresistible Poison Ivy, who is out to prove that she should be public enemy number one! To accomplish this feat, she enacts a plan to turn the underworld’s other female villains against each other and attempts to seduce the Batman to her side. Will the Caped Crusader be entranced by her charms? Find out in this facsimile edition featuring all the original stories and ads from the 1960s.
BATMAN INCORPORATED #8
Written by ED BRISSON
Art and cover by JOHN TIMMS
Variant cover by ALAN QUAH
1:25 variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by ISAAC GOODHART
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/9/23
What’s Batman without the Joker? Why does Batman get to have Batmen all over the world, when Joker only has Gotham? Well, the end of Batman’s global monopoly is approaching. The Joker is here to disrupt his enterprise with the launch of Joker Incorporated! Australia gets a Joker! China gets a Joker! England gets a Joker! Australia gets a Joker! Argentina gets a Joker! France gets a Joker! Everyone gets a Joker!
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #5
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art by TY TEMPLETON
Cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Variant cover by DANNY EARLS
Villain variant by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 7 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/9/23
The battle for Straightman’s mind concludes as Batman clashes with the Joker and the Suicide Squad! Can the Dark Knight free Straightman from the clutches of the Joker or will he be lost forever to the Clown Prince of Crime?
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #15
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DANIEL SAMPERE and BRUNO REDONDO
1:25 variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON and LAURA MARTIN
1:50 variant cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/16/23
The rise of Ultra-Morpho!
Years ago, Professor Anthony Ivo built Amazo, a killer android who could duplicate the powers of the Justice League. But now an even deadlier android stalks the DC Universe: Ultra-Morpho! Able to transform into any element, including Kryptonite, Ultra-Morpho can kill Batman, Superman, Robin, and Metamorpho in one fell swoop! But who created him? Who does he work for? And what has he done to Will Magnus, inventor of the Metal Men?!
CATWOMAN #55
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art by NICO LEON
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
Variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
1:50 foil variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by FRANK CHO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/16/23
Fresh out of lockup, Selina Kyle is ready to make new moves. She won’t be working alone, as more and more Gotham criminals are drawn to her philosophy, but she’s not the only Cat on the streets. Eiko Hasigawa’s got a Catsuit of her own, and their plans to change Gotham forever won’t work if they can’t get along. Did someone say catfight?
DETECTIVE COMICS #1072
Written by RAM V
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
Backup written by SIMON SPURRIER
Backup art by STEFANO RAFFAELE
Variant cover by KELLEY JONES
Variant cover by MIKE PERKINS
1:25 variant cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
1:50 foil variant cover by KELLEY JONES
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/23/23
Batman arrives at the new Orgham grounds (which used to be the ruins of Arkham Asylum) to investigate what the Orghams have been hiding directly underneath the land that ties Gotham to the family centuries back…including the existence of Batman. Then, in the backup, Gordon investigates the reason Sorrow can’t be near Batman…and they find out the difficult way.
MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #3
Written by FRANK TIERI
Art by LOGAN FAERBER
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
1:25 variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/9/23
Harley Quinn…and that OTHER Harley Quinn, well, they got a problem. Somehow, someway, one of these Harley Quinns rode off in baby Kal-El’s lil’ rocket ship before he could leave Krypton way back whenever that was. She also, just MAYBE, distracted Barry Allen before that lightning bolt could hit, and don’t get me started about all the other heroes. So now the whoooole DC Universe is all screwed up and these two HQs gotta figure out a way to put baby Supes back in the rocket before Krypton goes boom, Barry back in front of that lightning bolt, and stop that other Harley before…well, you get the picture. It’s going to be bananas.
POISON IVY #12
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
Variant cover by XERMANICO
1:25 variant cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
1:50 foil variant cover by JENNY FRISON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/2/23
Ivy and Janet’s celebrity wellness excursion comes to a horrifically tantalizing close as Pamela Isley faces the unintended fruits of her murderous road trip. Will she make it back home to Harley in one piece or is Ivy going to be added to Gløp’s body count?
THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #8
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by ERICH OWEN
$2.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 5/9/23
Batman’s facing his most fearsome foe: the ancient Bat Spirit! If this supernatural menace has his way, all other bats will be vanquished, leaving him to rule the world. Sounds like a job for Mystery Inc.! So why is Batman working with a new teen team?
THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #8
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Backup art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Variant cover by CLAY MANN
1:25 variant cover by IVAN TAO
$5.99 US | 40 pages | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/2/23
After getting hit by a train, the Joker awakens in the Gotham sewers, being cared for by…Solomon Grundy?! While his mind and body are recovering, the Clown Prince of Crime and his new sidekick learn they’re not the only monsters currently calling the sewers home! And the second Joker has set a course to find and destroy his alter ego…
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 March 2023 Solicits, click HERE. Or, if you missed the April 2023 Solicits, click HERE so we can get you all caught up! And, if you’re a MARVEL COMICS fan, click HERE for the May 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: May 2023 DC Comic Solicitations and continued support. Stay safe and stay healthy.
