Bat Books: Previewing This Week’s Batman Family Titles

Batman and his affiliated friends have four new titles out this week, including a rather festive one-shot featuring the one and only Santa Claus. We present previews for all four new books below ahead of their release on Tuesday 5th December from DC Comics.

Batman #140

Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Colours: Tomeu Morey
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Backup: Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, Ivan Plascencia, Cowles

BATMAN VS. A LEGION OF…HIMSELF!

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!

Birds of Prey #4

Writer: Kelly Thompson
Artist: Leonardo Romero
Colours: Jordie Bellaire
Letters: Clayton Cowles

THE BIRDS VS. THE AMAZON WARRIORS!

Chaos reigns as the first mission for the Birds of Prey has (unsurprisingly) gone sideways. Even with the collective battle prowess of her hand-picked team, did Black Canary bring enough firepower to fight their way off Themyscira?!

Poison Ivy #17

Writer: G Willow Wilson
Artist: Luana Vecchio
Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

WHEN PAST MEETS PRESENT, DOES IVY HAVE A FUTURE?

The victims of Ivy’s parasitic contagion have begun to converge. As the clock begins to tick down to an explosive confrontation between Pamela Isley’s past and present, the verdant villain finds herself embroiled in a life-and-death battle to survive. And what’s more, her deceased friends aren’t the only ones creeping through Slaughter Swamp.

Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1

Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Michele Bandini
Colours: Alex Sinclair
Letters: Pat Brosseau

THE DARK KNIGHT PARTNERS WITH A NOT-SO-JOLLY ST. NICK AS SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!

The four-part crossover event of a generation begins when a not-so-jolly St. Nick hits Gotham City to investigate a brutal crime in the days leading up to Christmas… What manner of man or beast could have committed such atrocities?! With the help of his former student, Batman, Santa will team up with the heroes of the DC Universe to right this wrong—or the world wakes up to coal in their stockings! A brutal, two-fisted holiday tale of hope, wonder, and monster hunting is the perfect treat to ring in the holidays—it’s Claus in canon!