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BATMAN/STATIC BEYOND #5 (DC COMICS)

The search for Shutdown has pushed Batman and Static into dangerous territory.

In trying to restore power from the Global Blackout, the pair is now in the crosshairs of another fight altogether. Cadmus agents have arrived to arrest Static. It’s a safe bet he’s not going to be surrendering quietly, nor should he. Time is slipping further away. More people are going to get hurt if he fails.

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BATMAN #8 (DC COMICS)

Gotham City no longer belongs to the Dark Knight.

Vandal Savage has made it his brutal kingdom. Since assuming control as the GCPD Commissioner, he has unleashed a wave of terror onto Batman. Wayne Manor is his new home. Any allies of Batman are considered targets. With pressure mounting, Batman does something rarely seen.

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DETECTIVE COMICS #1107 (DC COMICS)

Bruce Wayne has got new neighbors in Gotham City.

Oliver Queen has come to town. The Emerald Archer is setting up shop from Star City and moving in with Black Canary. This proves to be an issue when Queen crashes a case Batman is working on. Get ready as a new Trinity of heroes is poised to make evil run in fear or destroy each other in the process.

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BATWOMAN #1 (DC COMICS)

“How do you fight the devil when the devil is real?”

That is a question that has plagued Kate Kane since she was 10 years old. A doomsday religion has cast its’ shadow over her. Now it’s time to step into the light and hand them justice. Kane has been many things over the years. Solider. Hero. Sister. Now she looks to add another name to her resume: Victor.

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DC X AEW #2 (DC COMICS)

Mercedes Mone teaming with Lex Luthor?!

The W.A.M. Intergalactic Championship belt is destroyed during a match with Mone. Element X has been unleashed around the globe. The Justice League is on the chase of the powerful element, but they aren’t alone. The stars of All Elite Wrestling are tagging up for the chase to get the belt back. Along the way, Mone turned on Aquaman and joined forces with Luthor!

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ABSOLUTE BATMAN #18 (DC COMICS)

A new player in Gotham City looks to make Batman green with jealousy.

Absolute Poison Ivy has revealed herself with Bruce Wayne in her grasps. Her vision of transforming the Dark Knight into her enforcer is within grasps. If he should survive, there’s a larger problem looming when he returns home….

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BATMAN/STATIC BEYOND #4 (DC COMICS)

Shutdown’s revenge tour has made its’ way to graduation day!

The Tomorrow Institute is in the midst of a great celebration. Picking a fight with that many super-beings is a gusty call. In Melvin Kim’s mind, he’s wanting to make a statement. Unfortunately for him, Static is more than ready for this challenge.

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BATMAN /GREEN ARROW /THE QUESTION : ARCADIA #3 (DC COMICS)

A tangled web just became more complex.

Batman. Green Arrow. The Question. All three vigilantes have been brought together for varying reasons. Sage is trying to stop human trafficking. Queen is searching for his companies involvement with a grifting scheme. Bruce Wayne wants to investigate an assassination attempt.

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ABSOLUTE BATMAN #17 (DC COMICS)

Gotham City is seeing green these days.

Ark-M has been the home of some of the most dangerous individuals in the Absolute Universe. One of which is Dr. Pamela Isley. The doctor has vengeance on her mind. This is a version of the Batman rogue that might be more deadlier than her DCU counterpart. Is that even possible? Only one way to find out!

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NIGHTWING #135 (DC Comics)

It is now or never for Dick Grayson!

The Cirque du Sin has been taking out Nightwing at every step. They set him up for the “murder” of Olivia Pierce. The Zanni was manipulated abductions of Bludhaven’s children. Nightwing entered the nightmarish realm of the twisted circus. A game of chance served deadly consequences. Building are crashing in the streets! One of which houses a wounded Nightwing-Prime!

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