Batman #2 Preview

 

Jim Gordon has been demoted. While he patrols Gotham as a uniformed officer, the new Commission enlists an assault force to tackle violent crime. Many police officers feel slighted. Worse, some want to use their power and influence to stamp out anything "illegal" with extreme prejudice. How will Batman and Robin fare amid this rising tide of violence?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batman #2

Writer: Matt Fraction

Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Cover Artists: Jorge Jiménez, Jim Lee, Julian Totino-Tedesco, Michael Allred & David Aja

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock/$7.99 Foil

Issue Length: 40 pages

Release Date: October 1, 2025

 

Robin gets his own “Dark Night” as Fraction & Jiménez turn up the heat on the Dynamic Duo!

 

Injured, cuffed, and tossed in the back of a GCPD paddy wagon with a dozen uncuffed and violent criminals, Robin (Tim Drake) will have to use everything he’s learned from the Dark Knight if he hopes to survive his own dark knight. Will Batman arrive in time to help him, or will this mission change the way the city and the GCPD view the Dynamic Duo forever?

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

To see how this series started, see:

My preview of Batman #1.

My review of Batman #1. 

Marvel Age #1000: Earth's Greatest Weapon Review

 

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Michael Allred

Colorist: Laura Allred

Letterer: Joe Caramagna

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $9.99

Release Date: August 30, 2023

 

Story

When rocket scientist Walter Lawson asks why NASA moved up Orpheus One's launch, Colonel Carol Danvers is tight-lipped. So the Kree spy Captain Mar-Vell—known as Captain Marvel on Earth—tells his superior he failed to discover the rocket’s payload. Colonel Yon-Rogg connects Mar-Vell with Supremor, and the Supreme Intelligence orders him to prevent the launch.

 

After Dan Abnett reminded readers of this Silver Age character in his recent Groot series, Spider-Man writer Dan Slott portrays him as a recent emigrant to Earth. While I didn’t understand the secrecy surrounding Orpheus One, Captain Marvel’s response to Supremor’s orders, or why he called the rocket's payload precious, his story reminds us of 1960s fears of another world war and the U.S.S.R.'s rapid industrial and military growth that prompted the space race. 

 

Captain Mar-Vell action figure available at Amazon.com

 

 

Art

Michael Allred honors Captain Marvel’s origins with 1960s superhero depictions, period interior design, and pop culture portrayals in Marvel Age #1000. The Supreme Intelligence dominates scenes, and characters seem approachable and relatable. Laura Allred’s colors brighten this tale about overcoming our fears and embracing the unknown.

 

 

Genis-Vell (son of Mar-Vell) action figure available at Amazon.com

 

 

To preview interior art for Earth's Greatest Weapon & other stories in Marvel Age #1000 see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.