Check out these BATMAN related titles and so much more hitting stores October 2025 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 2025 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!

ABSOLUTE BATMAN 2025 ANNUAL #1

Written by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, JAMES HARREN,
and MEREDITH MCCLAREN
Art by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, JAMES HARREN,
and MEREDITH MCCLAREN
Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Variant covers by NICK DRAGOTTA and JAMES HARREN
1:25 Variant Cover by MEREDITH MCCLAREN
ON SALE 10/29/25
Some of the biggest names in comics take a turn in the Absolute Universe! Daniel Warren Johnson and James Harren tell tales from Absolute Batman’s early days! How did Bruce acquire his batmobile? And what was it like for Black Mask’s party animals when Batman first hit the scene?

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #13

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Variant covers by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, JENNY FRISON, ADAM HUGHES,
and BRIAN BOLLAND
Foil variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:25 variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:50 variant cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Blank sketch cover
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25

Batman’s final showdown with the monstrous Bane! Will he be able to overcome this unstoppable behemoth, or will he be trapped in Ark-M forever?!

BATMAN #2

Written by MATT FRACTION
Art and cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
Variant covers by JIM LEE, JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO, JORGE JIMÉNEZ,
and MICHAEL ALLRED
Bat-Gadget variant cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
1:25 variant cover by DAVID AJA
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) | Variant $7.99 US (foil)
ON SALE 10/1/25

Injured, cuffed, and tossed in the back of a GCPD paddy wagon with a dozen uncuffed and violent criminals, Robin (Tim Drake) will have to use everything he’s learned from the Dark Knight if he hopes to survive his own dark night. Will Batman arrive in time to help him, or will this mission change the way the city and the GCPD view the Dynamic Duo forever?

RED HOOD #2

Written by GRETCHEN FELKER-MARTIN
Art by JEFF SPOKES
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI, DAVE JOHNSON, and PUPPETEER LEE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25

After the violent events of the previous day, Red Hood is wanted dead or alive by the New Angelique Police Department. But if Jason’s locked up (or worse), who’s going to protect the cops who are being hunted by the Tower? It’s time for some undercover work. Jason and Huntress work to discern a pattern in the Tower’s choice of targets as the police scour the city for Red Hood. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Tower has picked its next target: the one man who can help Jason and Helena! Can the unlikely duo save the day
before it’s too late?

NIGHTWING #131

Written by DAN WATTERS
Art and cover by DEXTER SOY
Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN, CARLOS PAGULAYAN, and JORGE FORNÉS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25

Blüdhaven is changing. A new hero rises under Nightwing’s watchful eye while the mayor vows to wipe out crime and restore order. The streets of Blüdhaven are quieter, even cleaner, but a new darkness is creeping in beneath it all. An old enemy is pulling the mayor’s strings…and is about to make themselves known.

DETECTIVE COMICS #1102

Written by TOM TAYOR
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant covers by DAVIDE PARATORE, GREG SMALLWOOD, and STEPHANIE HANS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25

A mysterious weaponized virus has infected the Dark Knight, and he does not know how long he has left before it takes control of his body and mind. Desperate for answers and unsure how long he has to get them, Batman turns to one of the most brilliant minds in the DC Universe, Mr. Terrific. “The Courage That Kills” continues in this can’t-miss issue!

CATWOMAN #80

Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by DANILO BEYRUTH
Cover by SEBA FIUMARA
Variant covers by FRANK CHO, DERRICK CHEW, and W. SCOTT FORBES
Pumpkin Spicy variant cover by TK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25

Catwoman has successfully infiltrated the auction hosted by the world’s most dangerous criminals—but as seen last issue, she’s not the only Gothamite in town! Who else has arrived in Venice? Why is this score so personal for Selina? Most importantly—will any of them make it out alive? Find out here!

HARLEY QUINN #55

Written by ELLIOTT KALAN
Art by CARLOS OLIVARES
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA, MAHMUD ASRAR, and JESSICA LUNA
Pumpkin Spicy variant cover by TK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25

All I wanted to do was get kidnapped and go on a nice little road trip! Okay, I didn’t want to do either of those things, but now that I have…I would really appreciate not getting beat up by Fire and Ice and then being thrown into a jail cell with the two jamokes who kidnapped me to begin with! I’m a free spirit, and I swear I’m gonna get outta here no matter what! That’s a Harley Quinn Promise™!

POISON IVY #37

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, NOOBOVICH, MANNY CARBONILLA,
and KYUYONG EOM
Pumpkin Spicy variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25

Poison Ivy travels back to Gotham City in search of aid, only to be confronted by Batman. Turns out he’s not too pleased about Ivy’s whole “I wound up taking over the terrorist organization I told you I’d dismantle in return for you not arresting me” thing. With the truce between the Bat-Family and Ivy hanging in the balance, who does Ivy have to kill in order to make it all better?

POISON IVY 2025 ANNUAL #1

Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM
Cover by JESSICA FONG
Variant covers by JAE LEE and SEB McKINNON
$5.99 US | 48 pages
ON SALE 10/29/25

A tale of times past! No matter what Pamela Isley does, mercy or slaughter, humanity seems dead set on betraying the Earth. Yet Ivy still refuses to let go of her own humanity in service of that which she claims to love. Hoping to discover a way forward, Poison Ivy sets out to find the living repository of all secrets—the Tree of Knowledge. But like those who have tasted the tree’s fruit before her, Ivy learns far more than she bargained for.

BIRDS OF PREY #26

Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by SAMI BASRI
Cover by ANNIE WU
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, CHRISTIAN WARD, and SERG ACUÑA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25

Trying to prevent the Shadow Army’s latest plan from turning into a live-action bloodbath in a bustling Gotham, the Birds of Prey give new meaning to the word undercover as they head inside a game called The Unreality with an ally they cannot possibly trust at their side.

BATGIRL #12

Written by TATE BROMBAL
Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Cover by DAVID TALASKI
Variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25

An unexpected call from the Bat-Family brings Cass up to speed on the happenings in Gotham and pushes Batgirl to dive headfirst into a mystery far beyond the streets she knows. What she uncovers is anything but expected. With new allies by her side, Batgirl must lead a dangerous mission to the snowcapped peaks of the Himalayas, where a war is brewing and long-buried secrets are waiting to be unearthed. The truth won’t stay hidden forever…but some answers come at a cost— especially when Nyssa al Ghul is involved.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #26

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by FICO OSSIO
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
Variant covers by GUILLEM MARCH, CLAYTON CRAIN, and ASHLEY WOOD
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25

The mysterious Quiet Man continues his brutal takedown of the Gotham underworld! Bodies are piling up with the Quiet Man’s signature silver coins in their eyes, until the killer and Batman finally face each other in combat…with shocking consequences! Which of them will walk away? And what dark secret from Gotham’s past is behind the Quiet Man’s sudden killing spree?

BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE #12

Written by MARK WAID and CHRIS SAMNEE
Art and cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by JAMAL CAMPBELL, RYAN SOOK, and JOE QUINONES
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US
ON SALE 10/15/25

The fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as Batman and Robin battle through a horde of clay monsters that have overtaken the city!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #44

Written by MARK WAID
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JORGE FORNÉS, ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ, and LUCAS MEYER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25

Because you demanded it—the return of the Supergirl/Robin team! Road trip edition! On a covert international mission, Robin partners with the Girl of Steel… who chooses to “liven up” what’s supposed to be a discreet undercover bust!

BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS #11

Written by DAN WATTERS
Art and cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
Variant cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25

CASE 04: The Child of Fire- With the mystery of the terrifying new arsonist’s identity hanging over his head, Batman finds himself at a crossroads with one of his allies. Is it possible they’re the mastermind behind the flames devouring Gotham City?

JOKER/HARLEY: MALICIOUS INTENT #1

Written by KAMI GARCIA
Art by MICO SUAYAN and JASON BADOWER
Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
Variant covers by JAY ANACLETO, PHAN TUAN DAT, and RILEY ROSSMO
$6.99 US | 44 pages | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″
ON SALE 10/8/25

One year after defeating The Joker, Harley is still hunting serial killers—just not in the city she used to protect. She burned her association with the GCPD and Lt. Jim Gordon and now works with vigilantes to seek a very different kind of justice. But when Gotham headlines about a new series of grisly crime scenes lead to speculation that her nemesis is somehow escaping Arkham to continue his murder spree, she feels compelled to return. Jonathan Crane, former classmate and current head of Arkham Asylum, assures her that The Joker is securely locked in his cell…yet the women of Gotham are still being stalked
by a killer who is using their corpses to make art. Unwilling to return to the police precinct and its regulations, Harley forms an alliance with some unlikely conspirators, and these women work to save the people of Gotham City. New York Times #1 bestseller Kami Garcia (writer of the Teen Titans series), Mico Suayan (Knight Terrors: Action Comics), and Jason Badower (Wonder Woman ’77) return to the gritty, terrifying version of Gotham they explored in the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity to delve into the twisted mind of a killer, his disciple, and the women who will take them down!

IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN #3

Written by KYLE HIGGINS and MAT GROOM
Art by ERICA D’URSO, DAN MORA, and DANIEL BAYLISS
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DERRICK CHEW and EJIKURE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25

What’s the one question the Immortal Legend Batman is afraid of? Learn the answer as the hero is drawn to a long-abandoned estate on a distant moon… now occupied by a devious resident. In a tense battle of wits—in which any mistake will have explosive, tragic consequences—can Batman solve the madman’s riddles? And more importantly…can you?

BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT – A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #4

Written by ANDY DIGGLE and ROB WILLIAMS
Art and cover by LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
Variant covers by KYLE HOTZ and MIKE PERKINS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25

The League for Justice has found itself against a foe like none other: General Zod! Will this newly formed team succeed in their struggle for control over the Kryptonite Core power source and its near-infinite power, or will the dreaded general use its power to make the very Earth kneel before him? Meanwhile, Cyborg and Flash—the two newest additions to the League, who are still getting acclimated to life outside Luthor’s laboratory—discover a dark secret that Batman is hiding in his cave.

GOTHAM ACADEMY: FIRST YEAR #1

Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER, KARL KERSCHL, and BECKY CLOONAN
Art by MARCO FERRARI
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN and SWEENEY BOO
$4.99 US | 40 pages
ON SALE 10/1/25

Olive Silverlock has a problem, and it is shaped like Gotham’s favorite hero: Batman. He “saved” her when her mom lost control and got Commissioner Gordon to pawn her off on Bruce Wayne, who promptly shuffled her off to Gotham Academy. Boarding school. With a bunch of awful rich kids! As if she wasn’t traumatized enough already! How will Olive navigate her trauma as a new student? Who will she share her first kiss with? And…why are the existing fans talking so much about maps? Fall in love with the fan-favorite characters all over again in this revealing prequel taking readers back to Gotham Academy! Artist Marco Ferrari joins the original team as we return to the hallowed halls for even more mystery, romance, and teen drama. Guaranteed to delight fans of the original series and introduce new readers to the lovable cast; don’t miss the year it all began!

DETECTIVE COMICS #40 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by BILL FINGER, JERRY SIEGEL, JACK LEHTI, GARDNER FOX,
and CHAD GROTHKOPF
Art by BOB KANE, HAL SHERMAN, FRED GUARDINEER, CHAD GROTHKOPF,
JACK LEHTI, KEN ERNST, DON LYNCH, and MAURICE KASHUBA
Cover by BOB KANE
Foil variant cover by BOB KANE ($9.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($7.99)
$6.99 US | 36 pages
ON SALE 10/1/25
It’s a dark day for the silver screen when the stars of the latest remake of the classic horror film Dread Castle start getting killed off one by one—and Bruce Wayne’s fiancée, Julie, may be next! Learn the terrifying, twisted origin of the original Clayface in this chilling tale of jealousy, murder, and revenge!

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 2025 Solicits, click HERE. Or, if you missed the September 2025 Solicits, click HERE so we can get you all caught up! And, if you’re a MARVEL COMICS fan, click HERE for the October 2025 Solicits as well!

Moreover, if you’re interested in DC Comics, check out the most recent ongoing DARK CRISIS event by clicking HERE, the FLASHPOINT: BEYOND event by clicking HERE!, KNIGHT TERRORS by clicking HERE, and the most recent ABSOLUTE POWER 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: October 2025 DC Comic Solicitations and continued support. Stay safe and stay healthy.