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DC Comics’ releases for Dec. 28 are jam-packed with action and emotion, with titles out like Harley Quinn, Robin, The Flash, Action Comics and more.
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are about to go on their first date in the main DC Universe.
Though the two have been seen romantically involved in Harley Quinn: The Animated Series, for years, Harley and Ivy’s relationship in comics blurred the line between friendship and romance, especially since the two’s first on-page kiss was altered before it could appear in 2017. The road has been rocky since that point — Ivy was killed and reborn during Heroes in Crisis and the two were forced to part ways in Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy — but the couple reunited for their first, official continuity kiss in the recent event, Batman: Fear State. Picking up after the Batman event, the upcoming Harley Quinn #10 will feature the couple’s first date, hitting shelves alongside many other releases.
One such release is Robin #9, which will be wrapping up the Mortal Kombat-style tournament that Damian Wayne has been involved in since the ongoing series began in April 2021. Featuring fights to the death and video game-esque rules with each fighter receiving three lives to compete with, Damian lost his second life and the tournament last issue to Green Arrow’s son, Connor Hawke, which also awakened the Lazarus Demon within the island. The fighters will have to stop the demon unleashed before the series can start building to its next major storyline: Shadow War. Also helmed by Robin writer Joshua Williamson and and beginning in March 2022, the event will pit Damian Wayne and his father Batman against Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke.
These are only two titles releasing next week, with other notable mentions including the zombified resurrection of former Suicide Squad member Deadshot in Task Force Z, the beginning of a new mature Swamp Thing series, the continuation of Action Comics‘ “Warworld Saga” and more. The full list of next week’s releases — covers and solicitations — can be found alphabetically below.
ACTION COMICS #1038
- Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
- and SHAWN ALDRIDGE
- Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and ADRIANA MELO
- Cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
- Variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | $5.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- “The Warworld Saga,” part three. Everything changes! After the heart-stopping events of Action Comics #1037, Superman and the surviving members of the Authority see a side of Warworld they never knew existed. In the lower catacombs, Superman finds another survivor of the lost Phaelosian race of Krypton, a scientist turned enslaved gladiator with much to teach Superman of his new home, including how to survive…and maybe, in time, how to escape. Meanwhile, Superman’s quest to turn the hordes of Warworld against their masters begins.
AQUAMAN/GREEN ARROW – DEEP TARGET #3
- Written by BRANDON THOMAS
- Art by RONAN CLIQUET
- Cover by MARCO SANTUCCI
- Variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 7 | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- Captured by Scorpio, Aquaman and Green Arrow must endure General Anderton’s torture long enough to find a way to escape. They are in for a big surprise as they discover that they are being held in the last place they thought possible!
AQUAMAN: THE BECOMING #4
- Written by BRANDON THOMAS
- Art by SCOTT KOBLISH and WADE VON GRAWBADGER
- Cover by DAVID TALASKI
- Variant cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- When it rains it pours! Jackson Hyde’s no stranger to dark family secrets, but the one he just uncovered is so big it might just blow his whole life to smithereens. With the Atlantean guard closing in, who can Jackson trust when even the closest people in his life have been lying to his face? It couldn’t possibly be the very same person who blew up Atlantis and framed Jackson for the crime…could it?
DC VS. VAMPIRES #3
- Written by JAMES TYNION IV
- and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
- Art and cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
- Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 12 | $4.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- Vampires are hunting on the streets of Gotham City as the coming undead plague makes its first move. Batman’s investigation into the disappearance of Andrew Bennett takes him into the sewers beneath the Hall of Justice, where he makes a stunning discovery! And the fall of another hero means the war for Earth has begun!
DEATHSTROKE INC. #4
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER
- Variant cover by IVAN TAO
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- DEATHSTROKE VS. BLACK CANARY!
- Now that they know the truth about the secretive T.R.U.S.T. organization, Black Canary and Deathstroke are at odds over what to do about it. But before they can set aside their hatred for each other, they are attacked by an army of the DC Universe’s deadliest villains!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1046
- Written by MARIKO TAMAKI
- Art and cover by DAN MORA
- Backup written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
- Backup art by DAVID LAPHAM
- Variant by LEE BERMEJO
- 1:25 variant by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (Card stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- “Fear State” aftermath! Bloody, broken, and beaten…Batman had a mission after The Joker War. He would no longer look over Gotham City from Wayne Manor; he would move to the heart of the city, get closer to its people and its problems. The fight he pursued would be different, but after Fear State he finds himself disillusioned. He is no longer the protector the city needs, and definitely not the one it deserves. Batman’s last night in Gotham City before his international sojourn is here.
- Backup: Harley Quinn guest-stars in the culmination of “Foundations”! Must Gotham City have an Arkham facility, and if so…will it be any different, or is doom on its way?
THE FLASH #777
- Written by JEREMY ADAMS
- Art by WILL CONRAD
- Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
- Variant cover by JORGE CORONA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- Justice League Dark on Gemworld!
- Having traveled to Gemworld by way of the second dimension, the Flash joins Justice League Dark and the princess of Gemworld, Amethyst, in a race against time to thwart Eclipso’s evil plans.
HARLEY QUINN #10
- Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
- Art by LAURA BRAGA
- Cover by RILEY ROSSMO
- Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
- 1:25 variant cover by RACHTA LIN
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- You know those real cheesy rom-coms where two unlikely lovebirds lean in for the same book and knock heads in the poetry section of the school library and fall madly in love? Well, this story is nothing like that. For starters, Kevin met his new muse in the middle of Scarecrow attacking Gotham (how’s that for a meet-cute?). And second, despite his planning the most perfect and romantic date night with Ivy, it seems like she might have something else on her mind. Love is in the air—errr, wait…that might be toxic gas…this is Gotham!
HUMAN TARGET #3
- Written by TOM KING
- Art and cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
- Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | 3 of 12 | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- 17+
- Christopher Chance is a man on a deadline and working to solve a crime that might be unsolvable. Despite his better judgment, he’s falling for his lead suspect, and her violent ex-boyfriend isn’t happy about it. Oh, and that ex? He’s a Green Lantern.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #70
- Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and RAM V
- Art by PHIL HESTER and SUMIT KUMAR
- Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
- Variant cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
- $4.99 US | 40 PGS | $5.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- Place your bets, folks! The Royal Flush Gang is BACK and ready to take down the Justice League! Find out their connection to Deathstroke and their growing plot to destroy Green Arrow and Batman. Meanwhile, a villain from the Dark Multiverse has returned and he’s about to turn the Justice League Dark’s world upside down! Could this be the end of their team AND Atlantis?
ROBIN #9
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art by ROGER CRUZ
- Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
- Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
- 1:25 variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- The Lazarus demon rises! The deadly end of the League of Lazarus is at hand! Countless fighters have fallen! And now, to save everyone on Lazarus Island, Damian must go one-on-one with a literal giant demon. Can Damian utilize everything he’s learned in the tournament, or will he die for the last time?
SUPERMAN ’78 #5
- Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
- Art by WILFREDO TORRES
- Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
- Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- As Brainiac attacks Metropolis for Lex Luthor’s transgressions, Superman works as fast as he can to escape the bottled city of Kandor! But what it will take to get free from the shrunken Kryptonian city might be more than the Man of Steel can handle. Will he be able to leave behind the people he thought he lost and save his adoptive world, or will Superman be cataloged and preserved permanently by Brainiac?
SWAMP THING: GREEN HELL #1
- Written by JEFF LEMIRE
- Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE
- Variant by CHRISTIAN WARD
- 1:25 variant by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
- $6.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 3
- PRESTIGE PLUS | 8 ½” × 10 7/8″
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- 17+
- The Earth is all but done. The last remnants of humanity cling to a mountaintop island lost in endless floodwater. The Parliaments of the Green, the Red, and the Rot all agree: it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start the cycle of life over again. And to do so, they’ve united their powers to summon an avatar—one of the most horrific monsters to ever stalk the surface of this forsaken planet. Against a creature like that, there can be no fighting back…unless you have a soldier who understands the enemy. Someone who has used its tactics before. Someone like Alec Holland.
- Of course, it would help if Alec Holland hadn’t been dead for decades…
- Jeff Lemire—the author of the smash hits Joker: Killer Smile and The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, along with the graphic novel that inspired the television sensation Sweet Tooth—returns to Black Label with one of the greatest artists in modern DC history, Doug Mahnke, in tow! Together they’ll unleash a gory, gruesome monster mash, where the fate of humanity rests in the hands of someone who isn’t human at all!
TASK FORCE Z #3
- Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
- Art and cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
- Variant cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI
- 1:25 variant cover by PAMELA HOOGEBOOM
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- There’s no rest for the wicked! Especially if you’re Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot. He thought the mission that killed him would be his last, but now he’s been recruited into Task Force Z. But Deadshot’s never liked playing by anyone’s rules…and Red Hood and his would-be team are going to learn that the hard way!
TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #10
- Written by TIM SHERIDAN
- Art by MIKE NORTON
- Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
- Variant cover by FICO OSSIO
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 12/28/21
- Dane, a.k.a. Nevermore, came to the academy to become a hero, but circumstance and fate are leading him down a much darker path. To understand their future, the Titans must look into the complicated past of their most mysterious student—and unearth truths that may leave them with an impossible choice.
All of these issues go on sale Dec. 28 from DC Comics.
Source: DC Comics
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