DC Comics November 2023 Solicitations Sees A Kingdom Come Return For Batman and Superman Among Titular Icons’ Core Series!
Solicitation and covers below.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #21
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE
1:50 variant cover by MIRKO COLAK
DC Holiday Card Special Edition variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG ($5.99 US)
McFarlane Action Figure variant
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/21/23
Superman and Batman, having followed Boy Thunder to Kingdom Come, find themselves and that world on a path to an apocalyptic future.
Can the World’s Finest team prevent the transformation of Boy Thunder into the villainous Magog, or is his fate sealed?
In addition to their team-up titles, Batman and Superman’s flagship series continue as well.
SUPERMAN #8
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by LEE BERMEJO and JOHN GIANG
1:25 variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
1:50 variant cover by ALEX SAVIUK
DC Holiday Card Special Edition variant cover by JIM LEE ($6.99 US)
Artist Spotlight variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/21/23
Powerless!
Superman versus the Chained concludes! One of the biggest battles Metropolis has ever witnessed comes down to Superman doing the unthinkable and sacrificing his powers to stop the Chained.
How does that impact Lex Luthor’s plans…or is Lex too busy dealing with the shocking return of his mother in Superman #850?!
ACTION COMICS #1059
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, GENE LUEN YANG, and DAN PARENT
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover by STEVE BEACH
Variant covers by JORGE JIMENEZ and CARLA COHEN
1:25 variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
1:50 variant cover by FRANCESCO TOMASELLI
Artist Spotlight variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/28/23
As the forces of Norah Stone’s Blue Earth take control of Metropolis, Superman dusts off his Warworld weapons and armors up alongside Steel to take their city back! Can even the House of El defeat this potent new threat?
Meanwhile, the shocking true identities of Norah Stone’s mysterious family are revealed, building to a battle royale for the ages! A pivotal issue not to be missed!
PLUS: The conclusion to Gene Luen Yang and Viktor Bogdanovic’s “New Super-Man of Metropolis”, and Dan Parent (Kevin Keller) explores the world of Jon Kent like never before!
BATMAN #139
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 DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:50 variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
Artist Spotlight variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
McFarlane Action Figure variant
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/7/23
Following the cataclysmic events of “The Gotham War,” Batman finds himself completely isolated from his family,
struggling to keep the rage of Zur in check.
But he can’t stop, because he’s out there, haunting the city, taunting the Dark Knight: The Joker.
And the new Batman is ready to stop him once and for all. “Mindbomb” begins!
BATMAN #140
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant cover by FRANK CHO
1:25 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:50 variant cover by TIRSO CONS
DC Holiday Card Special Edition variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
Santa variant cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/5/23
It’s Batman versus The Joker in their most brutal fight of all time. But wait…Batman is also battling a legion of himself!
What has Zur done? And who will walk away?
The brutal “Mindbomb” continues!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1076
Written by RAM V
Art by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
Backups written by DAN WATTERS
Backup art by LIAM SHARP and CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
Variant cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Variant cover by CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
1:25 variant cover by LIAM SHARP
1:50 variant cover by EVAN CAGLE
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/31/23
“Batman: Outlaw,” the five-part biweekly Detective Comics event, starts here!
Batman, now under the control of an Azmer demon, is to be publicly hanged to atone for his crimes! With both the city and the Dark Knight under the Orghams’ spell, it’s a lawless land, and with the Bat-Family out of the picture after the events of “The Gotham War,” who will help him? It’s up to the ragtag group of Batman’s greatest allies, and enemies, to steal him from the gallows before it’s too late!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1077
Written by RAM V
Art by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
Backup written by DAN WATTERS
Backup art by TBD
Variant cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
1:25 variant cover by LIAM SHARP
1:50 variant cover by EVAN CAGLE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/14/23
Part two of five in “Batman: Outlaw”—the biweekly Detective Comics event!
Hang the Bat! The sun sets on the horizon, casting long shadows of justice as the Batman, under the possession of an Azmer, takes his long walk down to the gallows in front of a hypnotized Gotham, and it’s up to the best cat burglar around to save him! But this town may not be big enough for the both of them, especially with Selina on bad terms with Batman. “Batman: Outlaw” part two of five in the biweekly Detective Comics event continues here!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1078
Written by RAM V
Art by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Cover by EVAN CAGLE
Backup written by DAN WATTERS
Backup art by TBD
Variant cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Variant cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
1:25 variant cover by LIAM SHARP
1:50 variant cover by EVAN CAGLE
McFarlane Action Figure variant
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/28/23
Part three of five in “Batman: Outlaw”—the biweekly Detective Comics event!
Under the scorching Gotham sun, a showdown at high noon will determine who walks away…and who’s carried away. Catwoman finds out that someone within her heist crew has been a mole this whole time, feeding information to the Orghams! Who among the team could be the traitor?
World’s Finest indeed.
