Batman #12 Preview

 

Like Lady Ōjō's birds, everything in Gotham seems up-in-the-air. Mr Blake may be dead, but the Shadow Board still needs Wayne Enterprises to secure military contracts. Bruce Wayne wants Dr Annika Zeller to continue developing her Crown of Thorns. But like the evening of their date (that wasn't a date), the Joker's fiercest protector met Bruce's entreaty with silence. The Torus seems displeased with the Minotaur's leadership. But whether they will turn against the leader who maintains their wealth and power in Gotham remains uncertain. 

As police officers and the public squirm under GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage and Mayor Pamela Isley's leadership, Bruce Wayne wonders who hired Lady Ōjō and why. Is the assassin's target Bruce Wayne, Annika Zeller, Batman, or all three? And will Alfred's grand niece make his life easier or even more complicated?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batman #12 Preview

Writer: Matt Fraction

Art & Cover Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Variant Cover Artists: Dustin Nguyen, Jorge Molina & Ryan Sook

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Jorge Jiménez

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: David Aja

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 5, 2026

 

 

Six Assassins. 

One City. 

Countless Ways To Die!

 

 

Six of the world’s deadliest killers have descended on Gotham City at once—but who hired them, and who’s the target? Surely, it can’t be the Batman…

 

As the Caped Crusader races to uncover who set this deadly plan in motion, the late Alfred Pennyworth provides a gift from beyond the grave with the arrival of a brilliant new ally to the Bat-Family at a time when it needs one most.

 

 

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 Batman #11. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Batman #10. 

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Batman #9. 

For Batman's first battle with the Ôjô, see my review of Batman #5. 

For the Torus' concerns about the Minotaur's leadership, see my review of Batman #4.

For how Vandal Savage is controlling Officer Jim Gordon, see my preview of Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1.