ISSUE #14 • JULY 2021 DCCOMICS.COM SOLICITING COMICS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 2021 A New Dark Knight rises in Gotham! Written by Academy Award-winner JOHN RIDLEY A r t by Olivier Coipel ™ & © DC #14 JULY 2021 / SOLICITING COMICS ON SALE IN SEPTEMBER WHAT’S INSIDE BATMAN: FEAR STATE 1 The epic Fear State event that runs across the Batman titles continues this month. Don’t miss the first issue of I Am Batman written by Academy Award-winner John Ridley with art by Olivier Coipel or the promotionally priced comics for Batman Day 2021 including the Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #1 special edition timed to promote the release of the graphic novel collection. BATMAN VS. BIGBY! A WOLF IN GOTHAM #1 12 The Dark Knight faces off with Bigby Wolf in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1. Worlds will collide in this 6-issue crossover with the world of Fables, written by Bill Willingham with art by Brian Level. Fans of the acclaimed long-running Vertigo series will not want to miss the return of one of the most popular characters from Fabletown. THE SUICIDE SQUAD 21 Interest in the Suicide Squad will be at an all-time high after the release of The Suicide Squad movie written and directed by James Gunn. Be sure to stock up on Suicide Squad: King Shark, which features the breakout character from the film, and Harley Quinn: The Animated Series—The Eat. Bang. Kill Tour, which spins out of the animated series now on HBO Max. COLLECTED EDITIONS 26 The Joker by James Tynion IV and Guillem March, The Other History of the DC Universe by John Ridley and Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell will be available as collections for the first time. These critically acclaimed stories are sure to be evergreen bestsellers for years to come. The original Milestone titles from the 1990s including Static, Hardware, Icon, Blood Syndicate, Xombi, and more are collected in the Milestone Compendium featuring the work of Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, John Paul Leon, CHRISCROSS, and other legendary writers and artists. 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Napolitano VP — Manufacturing Administration & Design Adam Schlagman VP — Film Nancy Spears VP — Revenue DC CONNECT 14. July, 2021. Copyright © 2021 DC. All Rights Reserved. All books, titles, logos, character names, and characters featured herein, the distinctive likenesses thereof, and related elements are trademarks of their respective owners. The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned herein are entirely fictional. DC Comics does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. For Advertising and Custom Publishing contact [email protected]. For details on DC Comics Ratings, visit dccomics.com/go/ratings. DC — a WarnerMedia Company. Printed by Fry Communications, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA, USA. 6/18/21 SPOTLIGHT The event over a year in the making has begun...FEAR STATE settles upon Gotham City and no one is safe! Overwhelmed by the dual threat of the Scarecrow and Peacekeeper-01, Batman and his allies have been one step behind since the events of Infinite Frontier #0...and with a mysterious anti-Oracle spreading misinformation and the return of Poison Ivy...Batman might have more than he can handle! 1 SPOTLIGHT 1:25 variant cover variant cover Written by Academy Award-winner JOHN RIDLEY A r t by Olivier Coipel variant cover NOT FINAL COVER I AM BATMAN #1 Story by JOHN RIDLEY In the throes of Future State, the streets of Gotham City cry for justice and Jace Fox answers the call! With a new and Art by OLIVIER COIPEL improved Bat-Suit, Jace hits the streets to inspire and protect…as he follows the trail of the voice of misinformation Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL and violence—the anarchistic Anti-Oracle! Can the new Dark Knight counterbalance their plan to inspire armed $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC rebellion in the citizens of Gotham?! Can one man inspire a city? Variants by GREG CAPULLO and FRANCESCO MATTINA 1:25 Variant by KAEL NGU Team card stock variant by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO $4.99 US ON SALE 9/14/21 2 ART IN PROGRESS A NEW SAGA BEGINS AS A DARK KNIGHT IS BORN! 3 SPOTLIGHT FEAR STATE BEGINS! 1:50 variant cover 1:25 variant cover variant cover BATMAN #112 Story by JAMES TYNION IV A story over a year in the making and set into motion with Infinite Frontier #0, Fear State begins! Batman played into the Art by JORGE JIMENEZ hands of the Scarecrow, who has unleashed a coordinated attack on Gotham City through his manipulation of Simon Saint Backup story by BRANDON THOMAS and Peacekeeper-01! But there are other forces at work with the emergence of an Anti-Oracle spreading fake news across Backup pencils and inks by MAX DUNBAR all channels and inciting terror and violence on the streets of Gotham! Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC Backup: Clownhunter has turned down help from Batman, Leslie Thompkins, the Red Hood, and everyone else who has Variant cover by JORGE MOLINA offered it to him, thinking that he can handle being a vigilante on the streets of Gotham City by himself. But when he takes 1:25 Variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO a shot at fighting the Scarecrow one-on-one, he’ll learn very quickly how much in this city he’s not ready for yet. 1:50 Variant cover by KAEL NGU $5.99 US (Card Stock) ON SALE 9/7/21 PEACEKEEPER X! 4 SPOTLIGHT AND THE MADNESS CONTINUES! 1:25 variant cover variant cover BATMAN #113 Story by JAMES TYNION IV Ghost-Maker reveals a dark revelation about his past connection to Jonathan Crane while Batman puts together Art by JORGE JIMENEZ the pieces of Scarecrow’s master plan. Using the Unsanity Collective’s technology, the villain plans to detonate a Backup story by BRANDON THOMAS “Fear Bomb” in Gotham City! Backup pencils by MAX DUNBAR Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ Backup: Clownhunter has been dosed by the Scarecrow with a deadly fear toxin and is now traveling through his $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC greatest nightmare of Gotham City. Will the Clownhunter center himself and strike back at Scarecrow? Or will he Variant cover by JORGE MOLINA succumb to all his worst fears?! $5.99 US (Card Stock) 1:25 Variant by BEN OLIVER $4.99 US (Card Stock) ON SALE 9/21/21 5 SPOTLIGHT FEAR STATE TIE-IN! variant cover BATMAN SECRET FILES: MIRACLE MOLLY Story by JAMES TYNION IV Since Miracle Molly’s explosive first appearance in the pages of Batman, people have been clamoring to know more Art by DANI about the colorful transhumanist vigilante! Now the wait is over—the history of Gotham’s latest breakout star is Cover by LITTLE THUNDER revealed! It’s a story so secret even Miracle Molly doesn’t remember it! Discover what led a regular Gothamite to reject $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC their past, name, and humanity to embrace the promise of a blank slate—the promise of the Unsanity Collective! Variant cover by JUSTINE FRANY $5.99 US (Card Stock) Batman series writer James Tynion IV teams up with rising superstar artist Dani to bring you all the way back to the 1:25 Variant by LITTLE THUNDER beginning of Miracle Molly in this exciting and integral Fear State special. $5.99 US (Card Stock) ON SALE 9/21/21 6 SPOTLIGHT FEAR SURROUNDS ALLEYTOWN! 1:25 variant cover variant cover CATWOMAN #35 Story by RAM V The Strays disable the Magistrate’s communication around Alleytown and replace it with their own ramshackle Art by NINA VAKUEVA network. Harley Quinn believes Ivy is the key to helping the city, so she and the Gardener start heading to Alleytown Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE to track down Catwoman and retrieve Ivy. $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC Variant cover by JENNY FRISON $4.99 US (Card Stock) 1:25 Variant cover by KAEL NGU $4.99 US (Card Stock) ON SALE 9/21/21 7 SPOTLIGHT WHO IS THE ANTI-ORACLE? 1:25 variant cover variant cover NOT FINAL COVER NIGHTWING #84 Story by TOM TAYLOR When the Bat-Family receives misleading information and incorrect directions from Oracle, ones Babs didn’t send Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ herself, they realize Oracle’s system has been hacked! But who is powerful enough to break into Oracle’s own super- Cover by BRUNO REDONDO secure network? And what personal information is now at risk? Not only that, this mysterious Anti-Oracle is taking $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC advantage of Gotham City’s state of fear and has bombarded the city with falsities, spreading even more fear. With the Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL Bat-Team’s comms unreliable, Nightwing heads to Gotham to find the source of Anti-Oracle’s transmissions.