Rebel Moon: Nemesis #3 Preview

 

COVER A: JODI NISHIJIMA

Two women must forge their way through a cruel universe. The Monastery drowned Tatan's individuality.  Then life denied her the family she adored. Like Tatan, the Imperium taught Commander Desdemona to show no emotion. But the Imperium also taught Desdemona to show no mercy. Tatan has learned from Desdemona's example, and she's adopted a new name. What will Tatan and Desdemona do in Rebel Moon: Nemesis #3?  

"Do not say what the heart already knows."

Here's all the info from Titan Comics: 

REBEL MOON: NEMESIS #3 (OF 4)

(W) Gail Simone  

(A) Federico Bertoni

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99, On Sale October 1, 2025

 

Based on a story by ZACK SNYDER and written by award-winning comic creator GAIL SIMONE!  Taking place before she became the sword-wielding cyborg assassin, this is an action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her Family… 

 

 

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COVER B: DANI

 

 

COVER C: BAYLEIGH UNDERWOOD

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DC Comic Previews: September 24, 2025

 

 

DC Comics published a lot of great books on the last week of September. If you missed any of them, click on the title to see a preview of the interior art. 

 

Justice League Unlimited #11

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: Ariana Maher

Cover Artists: Dan Mora, Nathan Szerdy, Kevin Wada, Homare, Scott Kolins & Leonardo Romero

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Eve of destruction!

 

Something strange is happening on Earth…and the Justice League is powerless to stop it! It began with a horrific volcanic eruption in the heart of the villain stronghold nation of Zandia…and quickly spread to Count Vertigo’s neighboring kingdom of Vlatava. The parademons that the JLU faced before are only the tip of the iceberg—the entire planet is now in peril! What signal does this point to in the Quantum Quorum’s tournament? Do not miss this pivotal next chapter in the All In saga!

 

 

 

Superman #30

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Dan Mora

Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez

Letterer: Ariana Maher

Cover Artists: Dan Mora, David Aja; Ariel Olivetti, Saowee; Claudio Castellini & Tom Reilly

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Booster Gold…Fugitive of the Darkseid Legion!

 

Superman has found the mysterious hero known as Booster Gold. Together, they must return to the present day to warn the Justic League, but Darkseid’s Legion stands in the way. The shocking events of this issue lead into next month’s massive next chapter in the All In saga!!

 

 

 

 

The Flash #25

Writer: Simon Spurrier

Artist: Vasco Georgiev

Colorist: Matt Herms

Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover Artists: Davide Paratore, Tom Reilly & Mark Spears

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Don’t miss the conclusion of “Bad Moon Rising”!

 

With the Earth plunging into total darkness, all seems lost as Eclipso has turned the moon into his engine of despair. But Jai West and one of the Flash copies have a last-ditch plan in mind—that involves the West family dog? It all comes down to this explosive final chapter of “Bat Moon Rising”!

 

 

 

Detective Comics #1101

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist & Colorist: Mikel Janín

Letterer: Wes Abbott

Cover Artists: Mikel Janín, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Frank Cho with Sabine Rich, Stephanie Hans & Leonardo Romero

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 56 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

A new arc, the courage that kills, begins here!

 

“Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.” Batman has long depended on this mantra to uphold justice in Gotham City. But what if Gotham was a city devoid of fear? Would this lead to a city free of inhibitions or a populace driven suicidal by an inability to process mortal terror? To answer this question, the Dark Knight will embark on a harrowing adventure that must be seen to be believed!

 

 

 

 

Superman: Unlimited #5

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque with Marcelo Maiolo, Dan Mora, Mark Spears, Matteo Lolli with Tamra Bonvillain, and Declan Shalvey

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Into the belly of the beast!

 

When the Kryptonite Kingdom faces a deadly terrorist attack from the Kobra Kult…this looks like a job for any hero other than Superman. The nation-state of El Caldero has the highest concentration of Kryptonite on the planet. It is literally the last place on Earth Superman should go, but when its people cry out for help, of course the Man of Steel will answer the call. Because he’s Superman. Part one of the first multipart adventure in Superman Unlimited!

 

 

 

 

Immortal Legend Batman #2

Writers: Kyle Higgins & Mat Groom

Artists: Erica D’Urso & Dan Mora

Colorists: Igor Monti & Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: Becca Carey

Cover Artists: Dan Mora, Michael Cho & Serg Acuña

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

The Immortal Legend Batman in deep space!

 

The Immortal Legend Batman’s strength will be tested when his hunt for the new breed of Shadows leads him to the asteroid base of space pirates who decide the fate of their captives through physical combat. Outnumbered and without access to his powers, can the Immortal Legend Batman find the mettle to survive—or will he be broken?

 

 

 

 

Mr Terrific: Year One #5

Writer: Al Letson

Artist: Valentine De Landro & Edwin Galmon

Colorist: Marissa Louise & Edwin Galmon

Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

Cover Artists: Edwin Galon; Ken Lashley with Juan Fernandez

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Guest-Starring Black Lightning!

 

Maybe super-heroics are best left to those with superpowers and science best left to the scientists. At least, that’s what Michael Holt tries to tell his old friend Jefferson Pierce—Black Lightning himself—as Athena Prescott’s reign of terror grows into something altogether otherworldly…and threatens to bring Gateway City to its knees.

 

Meanwhile, in the present, Mr Terrific desperately searches for a way home, lest he remain trapped in the Palace of Eternity with a mysterious enemy who wants him dead!

 

 

 

 

DC Vs Vampires: World War V #12

Writers: Matthew Rosenberg & Andrew Klein

Artists: Otto Schmidt & French Carlomagno

Cover Artists: Otto Schmidt, Dustin Nguyen & Dat Phan

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 40 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

The prophesy must come to pass!

 

The humans and vampires begin their epic counterattack on Darkseid and his invading forces. But in order to win the battle, the prophecy of Mister Miracle’s child must come true. How this half-human, half-vampire baby is meant to be humanity’s secret weapon is left to John Constantine to figure out. But with the tide of the war turning against our heroes, he may be too late. And Black Canary makes a startling battle decision that will change the world of vampires forever!

 

 

 

New History of the DC Universe #3

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Doug Mahnke & Dan Jurgens

Cover Artists: Chris Samnee, Dan Mora, Frank Quitely, Karl Kerschl, Ryan Sook, Scott Koblish & Blank Sketch

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $5.99/$6.99 Card Stock/$9.99 Wraparound Card Stock

Issue Length: 48 Pages

Series Length: 4 Issues

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

The Fallout of a Crisis!

 

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 darkess, 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!

 

 

 

 

Green Arrow #28

Writer: Chris Condon

Artist: Montos

Cover Artists: Taurin Clarke & Brian Level

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

A conspiracy threatens Star City!

 

As the addictive and deadly Crimson Sands strain runs rampant, Arsenal and Cheshire Cat patrol the skyline from above while Green Arrow uncovers a dark conspiracy running through Star City’s underground.

 

 

 

Harley Quinn #54

Writer: Elliott Kalan

Artist: Carlos Olivares

Cover Artists: Yanick, Paquette, David Nakayama, Mahmud Asrar & Manny Carbonilla

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

Guns, jerks, and steals!

 

Every so often a girl’s gotta stretch her legs, leave her comfort zone, get mortally wonded, thrown into an RV, and driven across the country on an involuntary road trip (a.k.a. I’ve been kidnapped)! The Gunbuddies are back and they’ve taken yours truly on an action-packed jaunt to Coast City. Will we all become best budz forevah, or am I gonna crash their RV into a concrete wall? One thing’s for sure: by the end of this issue zoo animals will be running wild through the streets!

 

 

 

 

Absolute Wonder Woman #12

Writer: Kelly Thompson

Artist: Hayden Sherman

Cover Artists: Hayden Sherman, Mirka Andolfo, Yasmine Putri & Mateus Manhanini

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99

Issue Length: 32 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

An escape from the maze?!

 

Be careful what you wish for, Diana, as you just might get it.

 

With a surprising but not unwelcome ally, Diana makes her final moves inside the maze. But even in winning the day, there will be devastating losses to bear.

 

 

 

 

Green Lantern #27

Writer: Jeremy Adams

Artist: Xermánico

Cover Artists: V Ken Marion; Aaron Bartling; Sean Izaakse; Anthony Marques & J Bone

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 pages

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

 

Part five of “The Starbreaker Supremacy”!

 

Desperate times call for desperate measures! Enlisting old foes to their aid, the Green Lantern Corps makes a shocking sacrifice to fight the Sun-Eaters and save the universe! Will their sacrifice be enough?!

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing these previews with us. 

Gotham Academy: First Year #1 Preview

 

 

Horror stories abound about the horrors young students have endured when attending a boarding school. Yet young adults leaving home for the first time can also struggle to find a sense of belonging at a University. Olive's history and demeanor set her apart from the other students at Gotham Academy. Can Olive find her place in this storied bastion of the upper class?  

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

Gotham Academy: First Year #1

Writers: Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl & Becky Cloonan

Artist: Marco Ferrari

Cover Artists: Karl Kerschl, Dustin Nguyen & Sweeney Boo

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Release Date: October 1, 2025

 

The school has secrets. So does she. It’s going great.

 

Olive Silverlock has a problem, and it is shaped like Gotham’s favorite hero: Batman. He “saved” her when her mom lost control and got Commissioner Gordon to pawn her off on Bruce Wayne, who promptly shuffled her off to Gotham Academy. Boarding school. With a bunch of awful rich kids! As if she wasn’t traumatized enough already!

 

How will Olive navigate her trauma as a new student? Who will she share her first kiss with? And…why are the existing fans talking so much about maps?

 

Fall in love with the fan-favorite characters all over again in this revealing prequel taking readers back to Gotham Academy! Artist Marco Ferrari joins the original team as we return to the hallowed halls for even more mystery, romance, and teen drama. Guaranteed to delight fans of the original series and introduce new readers to the lovable cast; don’t miss the year it all began!

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #2 Review

 

Writers: Ethan Parker & Griffin Sheridan

Artist: Pablo Tunica

Letterer & Design: Nathan Widick

Editor: Jake Williams

Cover Artists: Pablo Tunica & Juan Gedeon

Publisher: IDW

Price: $4.99

Release Date: September 17, 2025

 

Some dubbed them demons. Others proclaimed them gods. Whatever people called them, the kaiju rose from the oceans to wreak destruction upon the land. The United States declares the Pacific Northwest uninhabitable. But as people scrounge amid the Deadzone, they find a way to survive.

 

While searching wrecked stores for cigarettes and drinking alcohol in ramshackle bars, survivors draw strength by sharing their encounters with the kaiju. Lacking cellphones and social media, people trade in urban legends. One concerns a man with a kaiju tail. Who is he? And what allows him to walk into the kaiju-held zones where others fear to tread? Let’s scrounge a Slurpee from a trashed 7-11, leap into Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #2, and see!

 

Story

With his thick skin, claws, and determination, the Wanderer subdues beasts that defy guns, rockets, and bombs. Like a mutant Mad Max, people hire this mercenary to protect their towns or tame the smaller kaiju. Some see him as a fulfillment of prophecy, a savior of the ruined lands, come to deliver them from their kaiju oppressors.

 

When the Wanderer encounters two kaiju fighting, he discovers two Human children controlling them. In Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #2, he learns who oversees the children's efforts. Instead of fearing the kaiju, these people believe the monsters are ushering in the next stage of Human evolution.

 

Ethan Parker & Griffin Sheridan’s story shows how tough times reshape Human society. People living in fear often break the social contract, such as by hoarding food and severing relationships. In this otherworldly tale, the kaiju DNA is spreading mutations across the Human population. A visionary leader urges people to welcome this transformation of their world. Some embrace the leader's teachings. Others wonder if hardship and suffering have driven her crazy.

 

Art

As Norman stares at a bottle on the floor, his wife forms a fetal position on the couch. Their dirty, trash-filled living room boasts cracks in the walls and broken windows. Laundry dries on a line before exposed pipes. Covered in dirt and blemishes, his wife keeps her back to him as she tells him it’s over. When Norman steps outside, the door slams behind him in Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #2. In an instant, the rich greens, blues, and purples fade to light blue and black.

 

Streaks of green fall as Norman smokes on the front porch of this fragile yet retrofitted home. More streaks of green, brown, and yellow form a reflective appearance in the wet street. A stranger approaches and hands Norman a red parchment. The dark red image and lettering suggest a flyer written and drawn in blood.

 

As Pablo Tunica fills Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #2 with fanciful characters, eye-catching settings, and imaginative mutants and kaiju, characters speak black uppercase letters into edgy, cloudy, and spiky dialogue balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and rarely shrink. Squiggly lines connect each speaker’s dialogue within and across panels. Nathan Widick paints the black uppercase narration on orange boards with rough-hewn edges. Sound effects start small, but increase in frequency, size, and Kai-Sei energy when a mistreated character grows enraged, and a startling metamorphosis occurs. Thanks to IDW for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

While everyone else struggles to survive, one man makes the wasteland his own. The narrator claims this powerhouse mutant has no memory of the time he was Human. Yet even as he transforms into a beastly rage, the Wanderer protects children from harm and cherishes a tattered photo in Godzilla: Escape The Deadzone #2.

 

Rating 9.7/10

 

For more cover art see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #3 Preview

 

 

Cheetah and Cheshire have a glorious dream. But to pull it off, they need to assemble the right team. Finding people who won't start fighting among themselves or stab them in the back is a plus. And absolutely no megalomaniacs or wackos bent on world domination allowed. 

I like how Cheetah involves her daughter "Slick" in the mission planning. Still, do you think Cheetah is right about Killer Croc? Is he really as discreet as a fart in a confessional? 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #3

Writer: Greg Rucka

Artist: Nicola Scott

Cover Artists: Nicola Scott, Gerald Parel & Noobovich

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: October 1, 2025

 

Superstars Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott get the gang together for an epic heist!

 

With the crew assembled, Cheetah and Cheshire’s plan kicks into high gear. The only problem? If they can’t figure out how to gain access to the world’s most secure facility, the heist could be off before it even begins. As team dynamics continue to evolve, it would be a shame if anything went Sideways…

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.