Next week’s DC Comics releases are giving peace a chance with an all-new Peacemaker one-shot.
Christopher Smith aka Peacemaker is rising in popularity, thanks to actor-wrestler John Cena’s portrayal in both James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (2021) and the current Peacemaker series on HBO Max. Out on Tuesday is Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1, which will explore the character’s violent past and history before joining the Suicide Squad. Whether the story is set within the vast Omniverse of DC Comics or the live-action DC Extended Universe remains to be seen, but the one-shot will be helmed by writer Garth Ennis (The Boys) and Garry Brown (Babyteeth). There is a lot more coming from DC in the near future though.
Speaking of one-shots, the Super Sons are back! The fan-favorite pairing (which is set to be adapted for animation) between Jon Kent and Damian Wayne returns for Superman & Robin Special #1, which will see an evolved dynamic being that Jon is now the world’s Superman and Damian has been participating in a Mortal Kombat-style death tournament. Though Damian has appeared in the ongoing Superman: Son of Kal-El series written by Tom Taylor, Jon has yet to be featured in Robin by Joshua Williamson. Despite this, Super Sons creative Peter J. Tomasi will have the two team up again, penning the one-shot alongside Viktor Bogdanovic on art.
Of course, there is much more than one-shots next week, with ongoing series like Action Comics, The Flash, Justice League and more releasing new issues. Of special note is the debut of the Batman/Catwoman Special #1, as well as the celebration of a Detective Comics anniversary with the title’s 1050th issue. All issues releasing can be found below in alphabetical order, covers and solicitations included.
- Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
- and SHAWN ALDRIDGE
- Art by MIGUEL MENDONÇA
- Cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
- Variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | $5.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- “The Warworld Saga, Part III.” Everything has changed. After the heart-stopping events of Action Comics #1037, Superman and the surviving members of the Authority see a side of Warworld they never knew existed. In the lower catacombs, Superman finds another survivor of the lost Phaelosian race of Krypton, a scientist turned enslaved gladiator with much to teach Superman of his new home, including how to survive…and maybe, in time, how to escape. Meanwhile, Superman’s quest to turn the hordes of Warworld against their masters begins.
- Written by BRANDON THOMAS
- Art by RONAN CLIQUET
- Cover by MARCO SANTUCCI
- Variant cover by KAEL NGU
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 7 | $4.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1//25/22
- After last issue’s revelation, Aquaman and Green Arrow must double their efforts to escape and thwart Scorpio’s plot to rewrite time to their own agenda!
- Written by TOM KING and others
- Art by JOHN PAUL LEON, TOMMY LEE EDWARDS, BERNARD CHANG, MITCH GERADS, and others
- Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
- Variants by LEE WEEKS
- and BILL SIENKIEWICZ
- $9.99 US | 80 pages | One-shot | Prestige
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- 17+
- Some great romances are destined to be. The Batman/Catwoman series shows readers the romance between Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle as it changed over their lives, but what about their connections from before they became costumed adventurers? This special, meticulously illustrated one-off issue by John Paul Leon (Batman: Creature of the Night) traces the life of Selina Kyle from its earliest days to her entry into the criminal underworld, and reveals that Bruce was actually a presence in her life all along. Whether fate or coincidence, this story gives even more reasons why Selina and Bruce’s connection is one of the most enduring love affairs in comics.
- Now expanded to celebrate the legacy of iconic artist John Paul Leon, whose untimely passing after a long battle with cancer shocked the comics world, this special will feature his work completed for the original story and tributes created in his name by some of his closest friends and admirers.
- Written by JAMES TYNION IV and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
- Art and cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
- Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 12 | $4.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- Batman has confirmed who in the Justice League has been turned into a vampire…but can he make his move before the Justice League is turned against him? It’s hero versus hero in this blood-drenched chapter…with clues to who the new Vampire King might be!
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art by PAOLO PANTALENA
- Cover by HOWARD PORTER
- Variant cover by IVAN TAO
- 1:25 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
- Peacemaker variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- Deathstroke and black canary are trapped in the ghost zone! To escape the horror, the Deathstroke Inc. team must confront their own ghosts…and deal with a deadly offer from the returning Libra!
- Written by MARIKO TAMAKI
- Art by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
- Backup 1 written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
- Backup 1 art by FERNANDO BLANCO
- Backup 2 written by MARK WAID
- Backup 2 art by DAN MORA
- Cover by IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
- Variant by LEE BERMEJO
- 4-part connecting variant by JORGE MOLINA
- 1:25 variant by JORGE FORNÉS
- Team variant by JAY FABOK
- $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- It’s the landmark, oversize issue Detective Comics #1050, and some of the biggest names in comics are here to celebrate the Dark Knight! First up in “The Tower” part four, the villainous force keeping Arkham Tower’s patients sedated is at last revealed—and this villain’s return is guaranteed to catch you by surprise! It’s the dramatic conclusion to act one of Mariko Tamaki’s Arkham Tower epic, brought to life by the legendary Ivan Reis! Then, in “House of Gotham” part four, Matthew Rosenberg and Fernando Blanco take us into the seedy underbelly of Gotham’s criminal elite through the lens of the original Robin (Dick Grayson), and reveal what it takes for a young man to survive amongst the deadliest killers in the DCU. It’s a tour de force of Gotham’s vilest villains!
- Last but not least, making his grand return to the DCU, writer Mark Waid teams with Detective Comics uber-artist Dan Mora to bring you the start of a brand-new day for Batman…and Superman? It’s the world’s finest collaboration that you’ll need to read to believe!
- Written by JEREMY ADAMS
- Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
- Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
- Variant cover by JORGE CORONA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- Having traveled to Gemworld by way of the second dimension, the Flash joins Justice League Dark and the princess of Gemworld, Amethyst, in a race against time to thwart Eclipso’s evil plans.
- Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
- Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
- Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
- 1:25 variant cover by ACKY BRIGHT
- Peacemaker variant cover by DIMA IVANOV
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- A train leaves for Gotham at eight p.m. averaging 80 miles per hour, carrying one very dramatic villain named Keepsake, a bomb strapped to the engine, and me…Harley Quinn! One track leads straight to Gotham Central Station, where hundreds of lives are at risk, but the other track…that one leads to my best friend and sidekick, Kevin. Sacrifice the one to save the many? I hate that Philosophy 101 crap, and I’m really starting to hate trains.
- Written by TOM KING
- Art and cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
- Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | 4 of 12 | (All covers card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- 17+
- With eight days left to solve his own murder, Christopher Chance tracks down his next suspect. His murderer couldn’t be Blue Beetle…could it?
- Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and RAM V
- Art by PHIL HESTER and SUMIT KUMAR
- Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE and NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
- Variant cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
- $4.99 US | 40 pages | $5.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- The Royal Flush Gang hatched one of the most elaborate plans in the history of the DC Universe, and now we know that all of it was a prelude to the crime of this and maybe even the next century. How does it connect to the trial of Black Adam?
- When all seems lost, hope can still be found! With Wonder Woman now by their side, the Justice League Dark have survived to fight another day. Merlin is only getting started—can the team still prove they have the magic within to defeat the medieval mage?
- Written by GARTH ENNIS
- Art by GARRY BROWN
- Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
- Variant by GARRY BROWN
- 1:25 variant by RYAN BROWN
- 1:50 variant by AMANDA CONNER
- $6.99 US | 40 pages | One-shot | Prestige
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- 17+
- The breakout character from The Suicide Squad gets his own tale of peace ahead of the upcoming HBO Max TV show!
- Long before joining the Suicide Squad, Christopher Smith, code name Peacemaker, meets with a psychiatrist—a woman dangerously obsessed with his bizarre and violent past. From his tragic childhood to his military service overseas to his multiple missions with Special Forces, Smith has more than his share of skeletons in the closet. But who’s actually analyzing whom? And will this trip down memory lane result in yet more fatalities?
- Garth Ennis and Garry Brown delve deep into Christopher Smith’s history of violence, and reveal what might bring peace—or not—to the Peacemaker.
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art by ROGER CRUZ and NORM RAPMUND
- Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
- Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
- 1:25 variant cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- The Lazarus Tournament has ended, but Mother Soul is not going down without a fight! As Damian Wayne battles for the fate of his family line, a last-ditch effort by an unlikely ally will lead to a major power shift in the DCU! It’s Robin versus his hyper-powerful great-grandmother in a battle so gripping you’ll need an extra butterscotch candy from her little dish to make it through!
- Written by PETER J. TOMASI
- Art and cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
- Variant by JORGE JIMENEZ
- 1:25 variant by RAFA SARMENTO
- $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (Card stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- As the Super Sons, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne put evil to bed…past its bedtime. But a new day has dawned, and Jon Kent is now the Superman of Metropolis—all grown up and fighting for truth, justice, and the kinds of grown-up things that Superboy was only beginning to understand as a child. Now a ghost from Jon’s past has reared its head, and to battle this evil, he’ll need to reunite with Robin for one last mission into the heart of darkness. This time they’ll be battling not as Super Sons, but as Superman and Robin! This thrilling adventure is written by acclaimed Super Sons scribe Peter J. Tomasi!
- Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
- Art by WILFREDO TORRES
- Cover by MIKEL JANIN
- Variant cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- The final battle for Metropolis is here! Superman stands against Brainiac as he tries to save his city from being cataloged and bottled by the mechanical menace. But can Superman save his adoptive city and the bottled city of Kandor from Brainiac’s clutches, or will he be forced to make the impossible choice?
- Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
- Art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
- Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
- Variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
- 1:25 variant cover by DAN SCHOENING
- Peacemaker variant cover by DAN MORA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4 .99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- There’s no way that Red Hood’s team of zombie villains would ever turn on him. I mean, that’s just math. There’s no chance at all that trying to control a team that literally has zombie Bane on it will work out badly. So just stop it, don’t even think that way…and even if that were the case, there’s no way Mr. Freeze would return to kill everyone either, right?
- Written by TIM SHERIDAN
- Art by MIKE NORTON
- Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
- Variant cover by FICO OSSIO
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- Dane, a.k.a. Nevermore, came to the academy to become a hero, but circumstance and fate are leading him down a much darker path. To understand their future, the Titans must look into the complicated past of their most mysterious student—and unearth truths that may leave them with an impossible choice.
- Written by JOËLLE JONES
- Art by LEILA DEL DUCA
- Cover by MATTEO SCALERA
- Variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
- $3.99 US | 32 PGS | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
- ON SALE 1/25/22
- After locating the first of her lost sisters, Potira, Yara starts to feel whole for the first time in her life. Now she must race against the clock to reunite her tribe as they seek revenge on those who tore them apart in the first place. The gods be damned, these Amazons are ready to take back their story!
All of these issues go on sale Jan. 25 from DC Comics.
Source: DC Comics