Check out these BATMAN related titles and so much more hitting stores October 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 October 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 #138

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ

Variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

Variant cover by FRANK CHO

1:25 variant cover by KIA ASAMIYA

1:50 variant cover by FRANK CHO

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

ON SALE 10/3/23

Batman is on the ropes as the Gotham War heats up following a shocking betrayal! It’s father versus son, teacher versus student in the knockout fourth chapter of this brutal war. But who is really pulling the strings in this explosive event? Thousands of years have led to this moment!

CATWOMAN #58

Written by TINI HOWARD

Art by NICO LEON

Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Variant cover by TIRSO CONS

Variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY

1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES

1:50 variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY

Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

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

ON SALE 10/17/23

Every general puts their plans into play as Selina Kyle’s cat’s cradle threatens to pull the city apart. Red Hood, fundamentally changed, struggles to find his new role in this broken city. Claws fly, secrets are told, and hearts are on the line in the penultimate chapter of the Gotham War event.

BATMAN/CATWOMAN: THE GOTHAM WAR: RED HOOD #2

Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Art by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA

Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

1:25 variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO

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

ON SALE 10/24/23

Batman’s plan for Jason Todd backfires…but in a good way? The Red Hood prepares for the final battle of the Gotham War…but what will he have left when the dust settles?!

BATMAN/CATWOMAN: THE GOTHAM WAR: SCORCHED EARTH #1

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY and TINI HOWARD

Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO

Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ

Variant cover by ADAM HUGHES

Variant cover by KENDRICK “KUNKKA” LIM

1:25 variant cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

1:50 variant cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

1:100 variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ

Special foil cover by KENDRICK “KUNKKA” LIM ($7.99 US)

$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 10/31/23

The final chapter of this epic crossover is here, and Batman and his family must find a way to overcome the endgame of an ancient enemy! Can the Bat and the Cat set their differences aside? Is this the end of the Bat-Family? Lives change forever in this action-packed conclusion!

DETECTIVE COMICS #1075

Written by RAM V

Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN

Cover by EVAN CAGLE

Backup written by DAN WATTERS

Backup art by AARON CAMPBELL

Variant cover by KELLEY JONES

Variant cover by BRUNO REDONDO

1:25 variant cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

1:50 variant cover by EVAN CAGLE

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

ON SALE 10/24/23

As Batman races through the streets of Gotham and out of the Orgham’s grasp, Bruce races through the memories in his mind as the Azmer demon tries to take hold of him…except the only thing in the demon’s way is Bruce’s own inner demons…and Barbatos. Then, in the backups, can Bruce’s memory of Alfred consoling him as a boy be preserved from the Azmer if he takes Barbatos’s offer?

NIGHTWING #107

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO

Cover by BRUNO REDONDO

Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL

Variant cover by DAN MORA

1:25 variant cover by BRUNO REDONDO

Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

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

ON SALE 10/17/23

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life is not for Nightwing! When Nightwing’s investigation into who left the vault under his name leads him to discover a mysterious group behind the Hold, his past come back to haunt him in the form of the Hold’s leader…

BATMAN AND ROBIN #2

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

Art and cover by SIMONE DI MEO

Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

Variant cover by KAEL NGU

1:25 variant cover by LEIRIX

1:50 variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO

1:100 variant cover by KAEL NGU

Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 10/10/23

Introducing Shush. Who does she work for? And how have they turned one of Batman’s greatest tools against him? Urban Jungle continues as the father and son dynamic duo are on the deadly case! But first, Damian must deal with…his first day of school?!

BIRDS OF PREY #2

Written by KELLY THOMPSON

Art and cover by LEONARDO ROMERO

Connecting variant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA

1:25 variant cover by CHRIS BACHALO

1:50 variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT

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

ON SALE 10/3/23

Black Canary has built an all-new team with a very specific and very dangerous first mission: extraction! Their target: ! She’s being held on and guarded by a battalion of . Sounds simple enough, right? Well, then we’re explaining it wrong! It’s a terrible mission! And before it can even be launched, the Birds have to gather a few mysterious supplies and see some old familiar faces…that they punch!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #6

Written by GUILLEM MARCH, ED BRISSON, ROB WILLIAMS, COLLIN KELLY, and JACKSON LANZING

Art by GUILLEM MARCH, JEFF SPOKES, STEFANO LANDINI, and JORGE MOLINA

Cover by SIMONE DI MEO

Variant covers by CHRISTIAN WARD and GUILLEM MARCH

1:25 variant cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE

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

ON SALE 10/24/23

Guillem March writes and draws a poignant and heartfelt tale of redemption in “Back to Year One.” The shocking final chapter of Stormwatch has arrived from Ed Brisson and Jeff Spokes: What secret has Director Bones been withholding from the team all this time?! Emilia Harcourt returns…from the dead?! A mystery unfolds courtesy of Rob Williams and Stefano Landini! Plus: a no-holds-barred story of Batman from Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Jorge Molina in their first Batman Black & White story!

THE PENGUIN #3

Written by TOM KING

Art by RAFAEL DE LATORRE

Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVI

Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

1:25 variant cover by TONY SHASTEEN

1:50 variant cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE

Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

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

ON SALE 10/24/23

The Penguin knows that to return to power in Gotham City he’s going to need a crew that’s not based in the city or caught up in the Gotham War…so he makes a play for a surprising group. Enter, the Force of July!

HARLEY QUINN #33

Written by TINI HOWARD

Art and cover by SWEENEY BOO

Backup written by GRETCHEN FELKER-MARTIN

Backup art by HAYDEN SHERMAN

Variant cover by JENNY FRISON

1:25 variant cover by CASPAR WIJNGAARD

1:50 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN

Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

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

ON SALE 10/24/23

Big ears, even bigger feet, big cartoon peepers. I’d know this dame anywhere. It was me and I was dead and a dang ol’ bunny rabbit! Oh no, not again!!! As if moonlighting as a community college professor wasn’t time-consuming enough, I decide to dip my pinkie toes into the metaphysical private investigation game…all while babysitting a literal princess! Good thing I am not at all stressed out by my life. PLUS: Get ready for a special Halloween story cooked up by my pals Gretchen Felker-Martin and Hayden Sherman that’s sure to make your skin crawl so hard it tears itself right off yer body.

POISON IVY #15

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

Cover by JESSICA FONG

Variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Variant cover by SOZOMAIKA

1:25 variant cover by SEB McKINNON

1:50 variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

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

ON SALE 10/3/23

Ivy comes face to…face with the mysterious and uncanny Peter Undyne in his bizarre labyrinth deep within the heart of Gotham City. Can Pamela Isley survive their confrontation and navigate Undine’s treacherous world, or will Ivy be consumed and left forever changed? Meanwhile, Croc goes sightseeing.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #20

Written by MARK WAID

Art and cover by DAN MORA

Variant cover by BJORN BARENDS

1:25 variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

1:50 variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE

Embossed Foil Magog Helmet variant cover ($7.99 US)

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

ON SALE 10/17/23

The return of Boy Thunder! To find and save Superman’s former protégé, the World’s Finest duo bridges the dimensional gulf between their world and an Earth with a jaded Superman, a broken Batman, and a war-hungry Wonder Woman—the world of Kingdom Come!

BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS #1

Written by CHRISTIAN WARD

Art and cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ

1:25 variant cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS

1:50 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

$6.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 3 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″

(all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 10/10/23

Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the twisted version of the Dark Knight has escaped…to trap and train a Robin of his own. Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the Court and its deadly allies to stop him—and to hold back the wave of twisted super-villains, nightmarish versions of his own nemeses, each one worse than the last, that’s spilling into his streets! Visionary writer-artist Christian Ward unleashes his cosmic-horror take on Batman’s world, in a tribute to disturbing Dark Knight classics like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Gothic! You’ll never look at Batman’s villains the same way again…you simply won’t have the stomach for it!

DETECTIVE COMICS #140 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by BILL FINGER, OTTO BINDER, and others

Art by DICK SPRANG, JIMMY THOMPSON, CURT SWAN, and others

Cover by WIN MORTIMER

$4.99 US | 48 pages

ON SALE 10/3/23

Batman and Robin meet the Prince of Puzzles in his 1948 debut. Obsessed with puzzles and driven to win at any cost, Edward Nigma decides to create a costumed persona—the Riddler—and taunts the Dynamic Duo with clues about his upcoming crimes. Will the World’s Greatest Detective finally be outwitted by this cunning criminal? Follow along with the Dark Knight and see if you can solve the Riddler’s riddles in this facsimile reprint collecting the Batman tale, all the backup stories, and vintage ads of the 1940s.

BATMAN BEYOND: NEO-GOTHIC #4

Written by COLLIN KELLY and JACKSON LANZING

Art and cover by MAX DUNBAR

Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

1:25 variant cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS

$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

ON SALE 10/24/23

Beyond the darkness, a brightness always shines. Hope is at the end of the tunnel, but how much of it is real? Terry McGinnis comes face-to-face with his past, reliving moments of his pain and history. When the Batman Beneath takes from him the only people he’s ever loved, Batman Beyond is forced to confront those dark moments all over again. But he won’t do it alone. Kyle the Catboi has to face the root of his sorcery, the master magician John Constantine, but so much time has passed since they’ve last seen each other. The truth will be revealed on this long, strange trip!

BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: GENERATION JOKER #6

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 ROSE BESCH

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

ON SALE 10/17/23

Beware the Batman! With his family in danger, Bruce Wayne will stop at nothing to save Jackie and Bryce as The Joker’s sins from the past come to destroy the future of Gotham. Can the Dark Knight triumph once more? Or is this the end in more ways than one?!

HARLEY QUINN: BLACK + WHITE + REDDER #4

Written by ZOE THOROGOOD, SEAN LEWIS, and KYLE STARKS

Art by ZOE THOROGOOD, HAYDEN SHERMAN, and CHRIS SCHWEIZER

Cover by JOE QUINONES

Variant cover by CHRIS BACHALO

1:25 variant cover by DAVID TALASKI

$4.99 US | 40 pages | 4 of 6 | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 10/17/23

Eisner nominee Zoe Thorogood has Harley recruit seven girls who compete to be her sidekick, but their attempts to be like Harley give her a bit of an identity crisis! Kyle Starks (Peacemaker Tries Hard!) and Chris Schweizer reacquaint Harley with an old college friend who needs her help to get back at their mutual bully! And Sean Lewis (King Spawn) and Hayden Sherman (DC Pride 2023) take Harley into the future, where an alien invasion might destroy the Earth, but more importantly, interrupt her favorite show!

THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #11

Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

Variant cover by BEN OLIVER

Variant cover by MARCO MASTRAZZO

1:25 variant cover by RYAN BROWN

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

ON SALE 10/3/23

Two Jokers walk into a bar…and one won’t be walking out. Both men who claim to be the Clown Prince of Crime are ready to end their little game, but they can’t do it alone. A who’s who of Gotham’s worst will pick sides and decide who lives, who dies, and who gets the last laugh!

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 August 2023 Solicits, click HERE. Or, if you missed the September 2023 Solicits, click HERE so we can get you all caught up! And, if you’re a MARVEL COMICS fan, click HERE for the October 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 October 2023 DC Comic Solicitations and continued support. Stay safe and stay healthy.