Flashpoint Beyond’s Explosive Finale Leads DC’s New Comics

MAZFRIKI12/06/2024

DC’s Flashpoint Beyond miniseries reaches its dramatic conclusion, while new Batman-related titles explore the GCPD and Penguin having one bad day.

Flashpoint Beyond races to its conclusion in DC Comics’ new releases.

Written by Geoff Johns, Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan and illustrated by Xermánico, Mikel Janín and Gary Frank, the six-issue miniseries revolving around Flashpoint Batman and the return of the Flashpoint Universe wraps on Tuesday. Thomas Wayne has been on a mission to restore the main DC Universe, leading him to investigate the Clockwork Killer, who turned out to be none other than his wife, Martha Wayne aka Flashpoint‘s Joker. Meanwhile, Batman Bruce Wayne has been repeatedly warned about facing the wrath of Rip Hunter, and finally faces the Time Master in the finale. What fates lie in store for these two Batmen and the impact their decisions will have on the DC Multiverse will only be revealed when Flashpoint Beyond #6 hits store shelves and digital platforms.

Then, from Gotham City comes GCPD: The Blue Wall #1 and Batman: One Bad Day – The Penguin #1. The Blue Wall is a new miniseries written by John Ridley and drawn by Stefano Raffaele, exploring Gotham’s police department under the command of Commissioner Renee Montoya. As for the Penguin’s upcoming one-shot, the issue also written by Ridley and illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli is the latest book to release from the One Bad Day saga focusing on what caused Batman’s rogues to become the villains they are. The book revolving around Oswald Cobblepot arrives after issues centered on the Riddler and Two-Face have already released, with titles for Catwoman, Ra’s al Ghul and more on the way.

Other notable mentions include the finales of Aquaman: Andromeda, Batman: The Knight and Rogues. Also out is The Flash #787, pitting Wally West against an intergalactic wrestling league, and Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – Legion of Bats #1, set after the events of Harley Quinn Season 3. The full list of releases can be found alphabetically below, covers and solicitations included.

AQUAMAN: ANDROMEDA #3

Written by RAM V
Art and cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
Variant cover by TIFFANY TURRILL
1:25 variant cover by EVAN CAGLE
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 3 of 3 | Prestige Plus
ON SALE 10/18/22
What ties does the mysterious craft have to the city of Atlantis? Its true purpose has infected most of the Andromeda, but an even greater threat has descended upon the crew: Black Manta has taken possession of the craft. If Aquaman is to defeat him, he’ll have to stare down his greatest fears. Can Aquaman wrest control over the craft before the weapons systems aboard the Andromeda wipe them all from the ocean floor?

Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER
1:50 variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
“RECKLESS YOUTH” continues as Superman and Batman struggle to mentor the new Boy Thunder! The Key has drawn the World’s Finest team into an impossible dilemma unlike any they’ve ever faced when the entire city of Metropolis goes into a deadly lockdown!

BATMAN – ONE BAD DAY: PENGUIN #1

Written by JOHN RIDLEY
Art and cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Variant cover by JIM LEE
1:25 variant cover by DAN MORA
1:50 variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:100 variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
Premium variant cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (All covers card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
The Penguin’s criminal enterprise and the Iceberg Lounge have been stolen from underneath him by his former associate the Umbrella Man. The Umbrella Man has removed all of the rules for crime in Gotham City that the Penguin put in place, and the city is in chaos. The Penguin is a broken man, and he’ll have to travel through the burning streets of Gotham with a gun and a single bullet putting together a new crew to take back what he’s built. Will Batman help the devil he knows or face the devil he doesn’t in the form of the Umbrella Man? A crime epic from the team behind the critically acclaimed Other History of the DC Universe, John Ridley and Giuseppe Camuncoli—don’t miss it!

BATMAN: THE KNIGHT #10

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 10 of 10 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
Bruce Wayne’s worldwide journey has reached its conclusion—is he ready for the brutal final exam? The acclaimed series comes to a shocking, climactic end as this young Dark Knight will face the ultimate test!

BLACK ADAM #5

Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
Variant covers by RAFA SANDOVAL and ARIEL COLON
1:25 variant cover by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO
Black Adam movie variant cover by JOSH SWABY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
THERE IS NO REDEMPTION FOR BLACK ADAM.
Theo Teth-Adam faces off against a furious Bruce Wayne as Black Adam confronts threats ranging from a rising democratic movement in Kahndaq to the Akkad, a new pantheon of gods from outer space who create a new herald to represent them on Earth in Sargon the Sorcerer, and Adam becomes inextricably linked to a young protégé who has contracted the same plague that nearly killed Adam.

CATWOMAN #48

Written by TINI HOWARD
Art and cover by NICO LEON
Cover by JEFF DÉKAL
Variant cover by SOZOMAIKA
1:25 variant cover by TULA LOTAY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
Don’t you just hate it when your current and former lovers meet accidentally? That’s definitely the case here for Catwoman, as Valmont and Batman cross paths! Is Batman jealous or just concerned that Selina is dating an international criminal who is also a murderer? There are some lines you just don’t cross, Cat, and not all attention is good attention.

DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #5

Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by MAX DUNBAR
Variant cover by BELÉN ORTEGA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
HERE’S MICKEY! Mickey Mxyzptlk, son of Mr. Mxyzptlk, built the “perfect world” where he and the boys of Young Justice could rule without being criticized, without having to change, without ever having to grow up. Mickey has an ugly soul and too much power. The boys of Young Justice will have to overcome their shortcomings and defeat him to get back to the DCU they know and need!

DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR #4

Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by PASQUALE QUALANO
Cover by ALAN QUAH
Backup written by DANNY LORE
Backup art by HAINING
Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
1:25 variant cover by JAMES STOKOE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Black and White | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
With Baron Cinder and his lieutenants kept occupied by the mother of all diversions, the team attempts a daring raid on the Blood Farm to retrieve the one person who can bring sunlight back to the world. However, they have not reckoned on the terrifying presence of the Baron’s vampire knights—familiar faces whose blades are every bit as bloodthirsty as they are. And in the backup, we learn the sad fate of the King of Cities, Jack Hawksmoor!

DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS #3

Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE and ANDY LANNING
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Homage variant cover by DAN MORA
Acetate variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by STEVE BEACH
1:50 variant cover by SUN KHAMUNAKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
THE BLOCKBUSTER FINAL ARC IN THE SERIES CONTINUES!
As a warrior princess is mourned on Themyscira, an old god comes to warn of the threat of the New Gods. Meanwhile across the stars, Adam Strange fights the unthinkable and the Main Man himself, Lobo, tears his way into DCeased. New battle lines are drawn as the anti-living spread across the universe!

FABLES #156

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
Variant cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
Connor Wolf has taken a shine to a wandering hero who has plans to teach Connor all he knows. They’ll make daring rescues and slay monsters, but when the pair comes across Old Sam in the Black Forest, Connor discovers that his mentor’s sense of adventure has a cruel streak. Plus, a French bistro in New York becomes a dueling ground as Greenjack makes a dramatic entrance to square off against Pan.

Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
Black Adam movie variant cover by EJIKURE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
IT’S MONDAY NIGHT SOMEWHERE!
(Mondays, amiright?) Wally West is back from his adventure to save Barry Allen, but there’s no time to celebrate, as a new alien with a penchant for golden belts and trucker hair has added a new sting to the life of the Flash! This stone-cold heart-stopper of an issue will have you screaming “OHMAHGAWD!” as the Scarlet Speedster gets clotheslined in the face by a whole new era of attitude!

Written by GEOFF JOHNS, JEREMY ADAMS, and TIM SHERIDAN
Art by XERMÁNICO
Cover by MITCH GERADS
Variant cover by XERMÁNICO
1:25 variant cover by DAN MORA
1:50 variant cover by GARY FRANK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
The fate of the Flashpoint Earth hangs in the balance as Thomas must make the ultimate choice! What will happen to this fractured reality and what does it mean for the DC Universe at large?

GCPD: THE BLUE WALL #1

Written by JOHN RIDLEY
Art by STEFANO RAFFAELE
Cover by REIKO MURAKAMI
Variant cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
1:25 variant cover by JORGE FORNES
1:50 case file variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
Still relatively early in her tenure as GCPD commissioner, Renee Montoya sets out to rebuild her department and restore public faith in the historically troubled PD during some of the worst conditions it’s ever seen. But Renee can’t do it alone—in order for her plan to work, everyone from the topmost officials all the way down to the most fresh-faced new officers must contend with the harsh realities of being a symbol of law and order in a city of super-powered saviors and superhuman lawlessness. DC is proud to present GCPD: The Blue Wall by the stellar team of Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and artist Stefano Raffaele. This six-part miniseries is a thought-provoking and riveting story of everyday people trying to do good in the midst of a flawed system. No one said protecting a city like Gotham would be easy.

HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: LEGION OF BATS! #1

Written by TEE FRANKLIN
Art by SHAE BEAGLE
Cover by YOSHI YOSHITANI
Variant cover by DAN HIPP
1:25 variant cover by LOGAN FAERBER
1:50 variant cover by JESS TAYLOR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
When last we checked in with Harley Quinn, she ate, she banged, and she killed—but now it’s time for something a little different. Fresh out of the events of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series season 3, Harley has found herself a part of a highly unlikely team—the Bat-Family! Meanwhile, Poison Ivy has found herself prepping for her new job—leader of the Legion of Doom! But while Harley and Ivy adjust to their respective new roles, a ghost from Ivy’s past enters the fray and threatens the relationship between everyone’s favorite clown/plant couple!

Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by SERGIO ACUÑA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
…Batgirl gives Nightwing her answer. And they have a long talk with each other about what that means.

ROGUES #4

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by LEOMACS
Cover by SAM WOLFE CONNELLY
Variant cover by LEOMACS
1:25 variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 4 of 4 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″
ON SALE 10/18/22
Gorilla City blues! All the Rogues wanted was a better life for themselves. But that’s all over thanks to all their greed and backstabbing. Those still left alive are busted up with their backs against the wall, and Grodd’s forces are closing in. With no heroes racing to save them, they must make a deadly deal with Gorilla Grodd to survive.

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #118

Written by IVAN COHEN
Art and cover by WALTER CARZON
$2.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 10/18/22
Awards season has arrived in Coolsville and the gang has been invited to star in the opening ceremony. But the elusive Silent Phantom is determined to sabotage the production! Can Mystery Inc. find the culprit before the ceremony goes off the air for good?

TITANS UNITED: BLOODPACT #2

Written by CAVAN SCOTT
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by ED BENES
Black Adam variant cover by RAHZZAH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
Tim Drake is having the worst day. First he got brainwashed by the Fearsome Five, then he woke up in a world turned upside down. A world ruled by the fanatical Church of the Raven. Now enemies have become allies, and the Titans are nowhere to be seen. Guest-starring the Dark Knight!

All of these issues go on sale Oct. 18 from DC Comics.

Source: DC Comics