Bat-Books: Previewing This Week’s Bat-Family Comic Books

Six new Batman books are coming out this Tuesday 24th October from DC Comics and all five previewed below:

Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red Hood #2

Writer: Matthew Rosenberg
Artist: Nikola Čižmešija

JASON TODD PREPARES FOR BATTLE!

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?!

Harley Quinn #33

Writer: Tini Howard
Artist: Sweeney Boo

TINI HOWARD & SWEENEY BOO’S ACCLAIMED RUN CONTINUES, PLUS A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN STORY!

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.

Detective Comics #1075

Writer: Ram V
Artist: Francesco Francavilla
Letters: Ariana Maher
Backup: Daan Watters, Aaron Campbell, Patricio Delpeche, Steve Wands

DEMON VS. INNER DEMONS IN A FIGHT FOR BRUCE WAYNE’S SOUL!

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?

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #6

Writer: Various
Artist: Various

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!

Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic #4

Writers: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing 
Artist: Max Dunbar

BEYOND THE DARKNESS, A BRIGHTNESS ALWAYS SHINES.

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!

The Penguin #3

Writer: Tom King
Artist: Rafael De Latorre

TOM KING AND RAFAEL DE LATORRE’S SERIES HEATS UP, AS PENGUIN PLOTS HIS REVENGE!

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!