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Dark Knights: Metal swings with some big concepts to just sit back and enjoy

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A dark universe screams to be heard—and Batman is the one who opens the door. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s explosive, reality-shattering epic that introduced the Dark Multiverse arrives in an affordable, portable DC Compact Comics edition.

It’s a mystery that connects generations. Rare, powerful metals appearing throughout Earth’s history, granting phenomenal powers—even life. These metals don’t appear on Earth’s periodic table, because they aren’t from this world.

Now these metals will be used to make a connection between our world and a world of nightmares known as the Dark Multiverse. And this bridge between worlds will be created through a human soul—Bruce Wayne!

One of the biggest events in DC history is here! Master storytellers Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo reunite after their smash-hit Batman series for a shocking, action-packed epic. Collects Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, plus tie-in issues Batman: Lost #1 and Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1!

Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Greg Capullo
Ink: Jonathan Glapion
Color: FCO Plascencia
Additional Writers: James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Grant Morrison
Additional Art: Mikel Janin, Jorge Jimenez, Doug Mahnke, Alvaro Martinez, Yanick Paquette, Howard Porter, Raul Fernandez, Jaime Mendoza
Additional Color: Alejandro Sanchez, Wil Quintana, Hi-Fi, Nathan Fairbairn, June Chung, Brad Anderson
Letterer: Steve Wands, Clayton Cowles, Tom Napolitano

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Batman: Under the Red Hood makes for one thick DC Compact Comics edition

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A ghost from Batman’s past returns with a vengeance. The mysterious Red Hood is taking Gotham’s underworld by storm—and he knows all of Batman’s secrets.

Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the past—it’s the return of the vigilante Red Hood who appears to be Batman’s one-time partner Jason Todd, the same Jason Todd that died many years ago. But the Red Hood’s violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person responsible for his death: The Joker.

Batman: Under the Red Hood – DC Compact Comics Edition collects the full original Red Hood saga from Batman #635–641, #645–650, and Batman Annual #25.

Story: Judd Winick, Jeph Loeb
Art: Doug Mahnke, Paul Lee, Shane Davis, Eric Battle, Jim Lee
Ink: Tom Nguyen, Cam Smith, Rodney Ramos, Wayne Faucher, Lary Stucker, Mark Morales, Scott Williams
Color: Alex Sinclair
Letterer: Pat Brosseau, Rob Leigh, Phil Balsman, Ken Lopez, Nick J. Napolitano, Jared K. Fletcher, Travis Lanham, Richard Starkings

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Preview: New History of the DC Universe #3

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New History of the DC Universe #3

(W) Mark Waid (A) Doug Mahnke, Dan Jurgens

Following the cataclysmic events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the DC Universe is forever changed. Torches are passed as legacy heroes like Wally West embrace the mantles of their predecessors, heroes like Hal Jordan are tempted by darkness, and the Justice League faces formidable new threats such as Doomsday, Black Hand, and Superboy-Prime. Narrator Barry Allen recaps these events through his return, ending with the cataclysmic Flashpoint!

New History of the DC Universe #3

Enter the Matrix in Transformers #23 By Daniel Warren Johnson and Jorge Corona

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Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers Transformers #23, the two-time Eisner Award winning series from writer Daniel Warren Johnson, artist Jorge Corona, colorist Mike Spicer, and letterer Rus Wooton. The next chapter of the tentpole Energon Universe story will be available on shelves in comic book shops on August 13, 2025. 

ENTER THE MATRIX. The last hope for the Autobots exists within the Matrix of Leadership. But will they unlock its power before the Decepticons triumph? 

In addition to the main cover by Daniel Warren Johnson and series colorist Mike Spicer, the lineup of variant covers for Transformers #23 includes an open-to-order cover B by series artist Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer, a 1:10 incentive variant continuing the connecting cover series by David Nakayama, a 1:25 incentive variant by Doug Mahnke and David Baron, and a 1:50 incentive variant by Pye Parr. 

Transformers #23

The full list of variant covers is below: 

  • TRANSFORMERS #23 Cover A by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 0625IM392) 
  • TRANSFORMERS #23 Cover B by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 0625IM393) 
  • TRANSFORMERS #23 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by David Nakayama (Lunar Code: 0625IM394) 
  • TRANSFORMERS #23 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Doug Mahnke & David Baron (Lunar Code: 0625IM395) 
  • TRANSFORMERS #23 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Pye Parr (Lunar Code: 0625IM396)

Preview: Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

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Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Doug Mahnke
In Shops: Feb 05, 2025
SRP: $3.99

Batman is ready to return to Gotham City to apply all that he’s learned from his unbelievable adventure in the farthest reaches of the cosmos–but unfortunately, the Blakksun Twins still have one last lesson for him…a lesson in exploring the final frontiers of pain! It’s the brutal, surprising finale to Jason Aaron and Doug Mahnke’s Batman epic!

Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

Preview: Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

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Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Doug Mahnke
In Shops: Feb 05, 2025
SRP: $3.99

Batman is ready to return to Gotham City to apply all that he’s learned from his unbelievable adventure in the farthest reaches of the cosmos–but unfortunately, the Blakksun Twins still have one last lesson for him…a lesson in exploring the final frontiers of pain! It’s the brutal, surprising finale to Jason Aaron and Doug Mahnke’s Batman epic!

Batman: Off-World #6 (of 6)

Preview: Batman: Off-World #5 (of 6)

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Batman: Off-World #5 (of 6)

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Doug Mahnke
In Shops: Aug 14, 2024
SRP: $3.99

In a distant galaxy, the villainous Blakksun Mining Company has ruled with an iron fist, murdering or enslaving all that stand in their way. But they’ve never faced the brutal, unrelenting fists of justice–as Batman is coming to break up this monstrous monopoly!

Batman: Off-World #5
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