Zatanna #3 Preview

 

Like any other territory, the magical realm needs people to watch over it. So, while Wonder Woman initiates an overhaul of the Justice League, and Emperor Aquaman extends Atlantis' influence to the stars, Zatanna vows to strengthen the magical realm before Darkseid's return. Instead, she finds an enraged plague spirit ravaging the musical community. And as she attempts to protect people from its predations, Zatanna prevents government agents from capturing the maddened spirit.

Director Bones of the Department of Extranormal Operations has opened a new Occult Office. With Agents DiManes and Rhoades at his disposal, he also intends to safeguard the magical realm. And they're not interested in sharing power with Zatanna. Will the Occult Office's agents capture the murderous plague spirit? And after interrupting her ceremony, can Zatanna recover from their attack?

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Zatanna #3 Preview

Writer: Jamal Campbell

Artist & Cover Artist: Jamal Campbell

Variant Cover Artists: Adam Hughes, David Talaski & Chrissie Zullo-Uminga

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

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Downed by a bullet enchanted with unknown magic, Zatanna is in dire straits. Can she survive by tapping into her newfound power as the Prime Magus of the universe? Meanwhile, Agent Di Manes of the Department of Occult Affairs is preparing for his own grand finale—one that will show Zatanna exactly where he stands.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Zatanna #2. 

For how this series began, see my review of Zatanna #1. 

For Zatanna's fight against Harley Quinn, see my preview of DC K.O.: Zatanna Vs Harley Quinn #1: All Fight Month Round Five Preview  

 

New Titans #36 Review

 

New Titans #36 Review

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Marcus To

Colorist: Adriano Lucas

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: Taurin Clarke

Variant Cover Artists: Ethan Young & Jonboy Meyers

Corner Box Variant Cover Artist: Sami Basri

Editors: Marquis Draper & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

As he sat in his comfortable Tower, drinking coffee with his teammates and battling the villains that assailed him, Dick forgot that the Titans had sacrificed their Towers to transport refugees to other planets. So, when Victor Stone and his new team rescue him and Starfire, Dick awakens in the Justice League's Secret Sanctuary. He finds Cyborg split into his Human and Machine halves. And Robo-Cyborg wants to imprison the entire Earth in pleasant memories, blinding Humans to an uncomfortable reality.

 

Like Victor, Dick knows dwelling in the past isn't the way forward. So, he steps back, allowing Batgirl to lead the battle, while Victor tries to help Robo-Cyborg understand that the future is tomorrow. How will the New Titans prepare Earth for Darkseid’s return? And how will they unite as a team? Let’s leap into New Titans #36 and see!

 

Story

Eva may be the Girl of Tomorrow. But when she sleeps, she dreams of dying. When she awakens, Cyborg comforts her. While conducting sleep studies, he yearns to understand her. Cyborg wonders who constructed her. Unless someone conducts medical scans of her, Eva appears Human.

 

In New Titans #36, Eva discovers that Humans don't always get along. Despite her efforts to help the team gel, it seems to be fraying before her android eyes. Nightwing wants to embrace the challenges ahead. Yet, he didn't select his new teammates. No longer surrounded by her friends, Starfire wonders if Mount Titans can be her new home. And while Terra struggles to commit to the team, Cyborg's handpicked newbies also need to bond.

 

Like the Justice League, the Titans’ membership is in flux. Eva wants to help them gel. But her origins are a mystery, and Eva doesn't even know who she is. Yet the person who selected them, and usurped leadership of the team, buries himself in his work. Victor Stone assures Eva that her amnesia is no big deal and leaves his drafted-in players to fend for themselves in New Titans #36.

 

Art

As Eva falls from one explosion toward another, a hand captures and cradles her injured body. A curving road suggests her past, while her bloody chest and the bubbles surrounding her face hint at new beginnings. As wires and conduits connect sensors to laboratory equipment, Eva presses her hand to her forehead, while Victor studies the monitors.

 

Inside the giant A-Frame emerging from a mountain, Nightwing smiles in his blue suit as he gazes around the new headquarters. Terra crosses her arms over her yellow-and-black chest and frowns. Starfire slowly descends to the floor. A circular table pays homage to the Justice League's predecessors, while Eva's white hologram rises from its center.

 

As Marcus To charts the new team's uneasy beginning, Adriano Lucas adorns New Titans #36 with a lively palette. Eva's green schoolgirl outfit evokes Beast Boy, reinforcing her eagerness to bond with her team. Despite his red skin and the red walls of his bedroom, the green-tinged flames rising from meditation candles suggest Red Devil's willingness to belong. Stephanie's indigo Batsuit seems to link her with Starfire. But when Starfire meets Nightwing outside, her orange hair links with her dialogue as the ocean adjusts to her emotions. Despite his recent return to completeness, the red eye that glows amid the silver side of Cyborg’s frowning face evokes an earlier concern about Technis.

 

Tom Napolitano places uppercase black letters in white and beige balloons, while Red Devil speaks into beige balloons. Eva’s thoughts fill green boxes with violet borders, while her dialogue shrinks when the young android’s head falls. As Terra struggles with commitment, yellow sound effects and lines surround her. Yet buzzing and floating music notes seem no cause for concern as revelations await. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Victor Stone may have urged his Robo-Cyborg half to accept the inevitability of Darkseid's return. Yet with absent members, drafted-in replacements, and part-time teammates, Victor and his team lack direction while danger still threatens them in New Titans #36.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of New Titans #36.

 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of New Titans #35.

For what happened before that, see my preview of New Titans #34.

For how this story arc began, see my review of New Titans #33. 

 

 

 

Swamp Thing 1989 #3 Preview

 

 

While exploring the wonders of the multiverse, Swamp Thing yearns to return to his beloved Abby. But when three Magi summon a demon, Swamp Thing follows the disturbance in the time stream to Israel 2000 years ago. After preventing Belial's efforts to subvert Earth's history, Swamp Thing once again gets drawn into Earth's past. But along the way, he encounters someone who can carry a message home.

When John Constantine receives a dire summons, he abandons his home in London to visit King Arthur's birthplace along the rugged Cornwall coast. There, he meets a knight who arrived on a flying horse. Are Sir Justin's suspicions about Swamp Thing's inability to return correct? And as the momentous event draws nigh, can her friends in the swamp help Abby deliver Swamp Thing's child?

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Swamp Thing 1989 #3 Preview

Writer: Rick Veitch

Artist: Tom Mandrake

Cover Artist: Rick Veitch

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 4 Issues

Price: $4.99 US/Foil Variant $7.99 US

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

Before the beginning of time, 

Swamp Thing must face the Source!

 

 

After three decades of controversy and cancellation, Rick Veitch’s finale to the Swamp Thing time-travel saga barrels toward its mind-bending conclusion! Swamp Thing’s journey back through time has finally led all the way to the Big Bang and beyond. There, in the presence of the Source of the Multiverse, Swamp Thing must make an impossible choice: join the Source of life itself or find his way home to Abby. 

 

While 13 billion years in the future, John Constantine works his occult network, while Hell itself is ablaze with villains of yesteryears forging evil into a new and terrifying form! The child of Swamp Thing, Abby Arcane, and John Constantine, heir to the role of Earth’s Elemental, is about to be born. And everything hangs in the balance.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Swamp Thing 1989 #2.

For how this series started, see my review of Swamp Thing 1989 #1. 

Wonder Woman #34 Preview

 

When she discovered Steve Trevor on Themyscira, Diana should have been overjoyed. Yet she had battled and slain soldiers to reach the secret prison. Worse, the Matriarch's military guard had been male soldiers fighting on her sacred shores. So, while Elizabeth hugged the father she knew only from her twisted trips through time, Diana held back. Then, defying the Gods that allowed the Matriarch to murder her friends, and defile her homeland, Diana used Lex Luthor's Godkiller sword to cut into the land, and tear open a passage to the Underworld.

The Gods dislike it when the inhabitants of the world defy their omnipotence. So when Diana, Steve, and Elizabeth enter the Palace of the Moirai, the Fates invite another guest to their party. Can Elizabeth and Lyssa rediscover their childhood friendship? Or must Wonder Woman and the Matriarch fight to the death in Hades?

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Wonder Woman #34 Preview

Writer: Tom King

Artist & Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Inhyuk Lee & Annie Wu

DC Pride Cover Artist: Fatima Wajid

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

The Battle is only Beginning!

 

 

Diana and Steve’s bittersweet reunion is cut short by the Matriarch and her plans to destroy Wonder Woman. Can Trinity save her parents and the world? You won’t want to miss the riveting conclusion of “The Wonder War” Act One!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War story arc began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

The Adequates #2 Review

 

The Adequates #2 Review

Writers: Lee Loughridge & Marz Jr

Artist: Marz Jr

Publisher: Comixology

Kindle Price: $2.99 (free to read with a Prime membership)

Release Date: June 9, 2026

 

Grey, Chad, Randy, Pam, and Julie walk a tightrope at Savannah High School. Unless they improve their academic game, they will incur the Elites' wrath. And after what happened to their friend Tweak, they're keeping their heads down and their grades up. But what happens after an earthquake creates a sinkhole at Bonaventure Cemetery? Will the monster that killed the South's greatest superhero team arise to threaten civilization again? Let’s leap into The Adequates #2 and see!

 

Story

As Grey delivered his oral report on Bayou, Void, and Moss battling a monster in the swamp, the ground opened beneath his feet. Along with his friends Chad, Randy, Pam, and Julie, Chad fell into a sinkhole. Shocked, the kids thought they saw a monster lurking in the darkness. But evidently, Brad, Mr Woods, and Coach T-Dog found a rope, and the Goobers climbed out unharmed.

 

That night, Grey endured a nightmare. He didn't watch his fallen superheroes battle the monster that might end civilization. Instead, it charged toward him. The next day in the gym, Grey tells his friends about the dream in The Adequates #2. But all too soon, Coach T-Dog summons them to the basketball court. Only they’re not playing basketball. Carly from the Elites leads the Jocks against them in a game of Dodgeball.

 

In Lee Loughridge & Marz Jr’s story, Grey and his friends are the Goobers. Randy is legally blind. Pam is a martyr to the insects that constantly seek her out. Chad fears heights, while Julie struggles with allergies. But unlike his friends, Grey cannot fade into the background. Grey struggles with stuttering. Every time he opens his mouth, people notice him. And Carly, who wants to make Savannah High School a shining example of excellence, demands that Grey stop slowing everything down.

 

After failing to defend their friend Tweak, the Goobers begin the game under a cloud. Then something occurs. As the Jocks attack, Grey surprises everyone by catching a ball. His example inspires the others to rise to the challenge. None of them understands how this happened. The Goobers may lack the striking physical appearance of the Goths. They may not measure up to the excellence of the Elites. Grey and his friends may never be Jocks. Still, the Goobers take a first step toward becoming superheroes like Grey's idols in The Adequates #2.

 

Art

As Grey falls through the air, a hand with long fingernails emerges from the ground. When he lands on the football field, a monster charges toward him. While Grey’s friends huddle around him in the stands, the Goths stand in a line on the basketball court. The Jocks may owe their importance to their performances in the gym and on the football field. But the Goths practice military precision as they follow Siouxsie's orders.

 

As Marz Jr. applies a colorful palette to his fanciful art in The Adequates #2, the Jocks wear red and gray, while most of the students wear yellow, red, and blue. But like the monster with red eyes in Grey's dreams, the Goths adorn themselves in black and red. Like the gray spikes that cover the monster's body, and even fill its mouth, gray spikes adorn the Goths' necks and arms. Yet the pointy green visors that cover the monster's eyes link with the green light that surrounds Grey and his friends when they realize how they can unlock their potential.

 

Text in colored boxes locates readers in time and space, conveys offscreen dialogue, and identifies characters and groups. The dark lowercase dialogue becomes uppercase for intonation, and swells for raised voices. Sound effects accompany whistling, footsteps, insects, ball impacts, ticking clocks, alarms, slamming doors, crashes, screams, and everything else the Goobers are afraid of. Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Just because they’re Freshmen doesn’t mean the Goobers don’t want to fit in. Yet they don’t. They keep their heads down and flee from danger. As the Halloween Dance nears, the friends learn an important lesson on the importance of friendship and loyalty in The Adequates #2.

 

Rating 9/10

 

To look inside see my preview of The Adequates #2.

 

For how this series started, see my preview of The Adequates #1.

 

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Absolute Batman #21 Review

 

Absolute Batman #21 Review

Writers: Scott Snyder

Artist: Nick Dragotta

Colorist: Frank Martin

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin

Variant Cover Artists: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin; David Nakayama; Doug Mahnke

1:25 Variant Cover Artists: Chris Brunner & Rico Renzi

Editors: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

When Waylon Jones was struggling, he begged his friend to kill him. Instead, Bruce Wayne ventured into a strange realm, somewhere between Heaven and Hell, to help Waylon live. As he heals, Waylon tries to repay his friend. Instead, Bruce pushes him away. So, Waylon turns to Eddie for ideas on how to reform the gang. Sadly, his riddle-loving friend points out that Ozzie and Harvey have seen their lives shattered. And while Eddie would like to help, he feels just as broken.

 

While Waylon and Eddie ponder how to support their friend, dark forces swirl around Bruce. And the Scarecrow promises things will get worse than he can imagine. Can Bruce repel the combined might of Mayor Hill's new Robins? And will his Crime Alley friends support Bruce Wayne when everything else that has sustained him falls away? Let’s leap into Absolute Batman #21 and see!

 

Story

After visiting Joe Chill in Blackgate Prison, Batman is reeling. So, when the Robins swoop in and force him to the ground, Batman is itching for a fight. The Scarecrow reaffirmed everything Jim Gordon discovered when he dug into the Gotham City Police Department files. No one cared about Bruce's childhood engineering marvel. Instead, Bruce and his friends visited the Gotham Zoo because the Joker wanted his father to die there.

 

As Bruce battles the Robins, Alfred and Harley Quinn monitor the battle in Absolute Batman #21. Both want to help. Harley may call him Jeeves. But while Alfred struggles to find a solution, Harley demonstrates her ingenuity. Still, the odds are against Batman. When he battled Bane in the old arena, he only fought one giant monster. Now, he faces five Robins in their giant mech suits. And as Batman fights, Alfred wonders if the kid has his head in the game.

 

As Scott Snyder weaves Bruce's past into the present, all the actors battle beneath Jim Gordon's shadow. Waylon and his friends must reconcile their identities with their new circumstances. The Robins also grapple with their mission and how they fulfill it. Yet as Bruce Wayne struggles for perspective, Barbara Gordon faces her father's death. She may never forgive Batman for refusing to let her battle Poison Ivy. Yet as Bruce remembers how Jim Gordon watched over him, Barbara Gordon determines how she will let the world shape her in Absolute Batman #21.

  

Art

Monitoring the encounter in the control room, Harley smiles, and her eyes sparkle while Alfred looks on in shock. From a distance, the Robin mechs dwarf Batman. But when the camera closes in, a ground-level shot fills a two-page spread with a giant Batman. As the Robins battle Bruce across panel-packed pages, Jason’s actions provoke concern, while close-ups reveal what drives Slade Wilson.

 

While Frank Martin paints Nick Dragotta's action-packed art, red paint on the Robin mechs links with tracer fire, explosions, and Slade Wilson's face. Bruce remembers how Jim Gordon influenced him amid green backgrounds in Absolute Batman #21. Yet, the former Commissioner's white hair, mustache, and vehicle reaffirm his worldview as a crowd fills the radiant cathedral. Still, the red aisle and the red stripes of the American flag link with Ozzie and Harvey's thoughts, and Mayor Hill's hair.

 

Black uppercase conversations fill white balloons, while off-screen dialogue inhabits colored boxes. As Alfred watches the battle, lowercase words fill gray paper scraps, evoking Bruce's earlier entries in his Bat-journal. Intonation swells letters, while lowered voices shrink them. Sound effects may emphasize the blows, weapon fire, and explosions filling the air. Yet, giant red dialogue and large black laughter induce the Scarecrow's beloved dread. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

How we view ourselves and the world around us shapes the people we become. But the Joker dreams bigger dreams. As he invests in the world around him, servants like the Scarecrow make people submit to his desires. But while Barbara Gordon vows to uphold her father’s standard, Bruce Wayne wonders what his parents stood for in Absolute Batman #21.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside, see my preview of Absolute Batman #21.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Absolute Batman #20.

For what happened before that, see my review of Absolute Batman #19.

 

For when Bruce encountered Poison Ivy, see my review of Absolute Batman #17. 

 

For Bruce's battle with Bane in the arena, see my preview of Absolute Batman #14. 

 

For insight into the creation of the series, see my post Scott Snyder on Writing Absolute Batman. 

 

Superman: Father Of Tomorrow #2 Preview

 

While a visit to a Metropolis hospital gave Commander Lane a daughter, a visit to a hospital in Smallville cost Jordan Kent a brother. While Jordan had used his abilities to make life on the Kent farm better, he had refused Jonathan's request to share Kryptonian technology with neighboring farms. But Jonathan's death changes him. He decides that his adoptive brother was right. Whatever restrictions precluded him from helping other worlds died along with Krypton. 

He may go by another name. Earth may be his world now. Still, Jor-El vows to safeguard its inhabitants, and help people live longer, fuller lives. But how will altering Earth's technology change Human society? And will the same mistakes Jor-El's society made also doom the Earth?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Superman: Father Of Tomorrow #2 Preview

Writer: Kenny Porter

Artist & Cover Artist: Danny Earls

Variant Cover Artists: Gabriel Hardman & Chris Burnham

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

Jor-El’s Revolution presses on!

 

 

Some years have passed since Jor-El made his first appearance as Superman. Since then, he’s revolutionized humanity's abilities and technology. Medicine has leapt forward, agriculture is more sustainable for the environment, and the world feels safe. But people have also taken Jor-El’s technology and turned it into tools to be used against others. Can Jor-El find a way to appeal to people’s greater good, or has he just armed society with even more powerful weapons?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time see my preview of Superman: Father Of Tomorrow #1. 

The Flash #34 Preview

 

When Wally started glimpsing the future, his visions helped him save lives. Yet as he concentrated on rescuing the people needlessly risking their lives, Wally missed the thefts of nuclear materials occurring in Central City. A team-up with Captain Cold helped Wally save the people he loves, along with the millions of people he doesn't. (Hey, if he knew them, he might learn to love them, albeit platonically).  

Now that he's saved his city from annihilation, what's next for Wally West? Can he hone his new ability to ensure he doesn't miss someone building another bomb? And while he's learning new skills, will Wally remember to put Linda's casserole in the oven on time?

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The Flash #34 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama & Joe Quinones

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

Gorillas Attack!

 

 

Mr. Terrific is helping Wally understand the new superpower he’s been experiencing and has come up with a way to test it. But when that results in the Flash seeing a vision of a dark future—okay, maybe not that dark but at least “concerning”—Central City overrun by a Gorilla Army!—he knows precisely where he needs to go to stop it. Can one man, even if he is objectively pretty fast, survive in the middle of enemy territory when all those enemies are really strong, super-intelligent gorillas? You’ll find out in this issue! Plus: It all leads to a second experiment, with even greater consequences!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #32.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of The Flash #31.