Poison Ivy #46 Preview

 

Mayor Isley is lowering pollution and building carbon neutral homes. Her Order of the Green Knights is making the streets greener. She's helping Commissioner Savage clear nests from the bellfries. Yet Pamela Isley can't resist removing the villains corrupting Gotham's government. 

While journalists question Mayor Isley about two missing businessmen, the Parliament of Trees still wants to punish her for killing Bog Venus. As her enemies grow, can Janet from HR and Health Care-loving Juhi help Mayor Isley remain in power? And can Pamela find the right words to win back Harley Quinn?

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Poison Ivy #46 Preview

Writer: G Willow Wilson

Artist: Leandro Fernández

Cover Artist: Jessica Fong

Variant Cover Artists: Noobovich, Kyuyong Eom & Manny Vincent Carbonilla

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

 

Panic in the streets!

 

 

Gotham City is a powder keg, and Poison Ivy is the match! The air is full of anger, pain, and despair as things go from bad to even worse. The chopping block is calling out for Mayor Pamela Isley. Can Ivy’s faithful underlings save her from herself, or will the city swallow them whole first?

 

 

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 Poison Ivy #45. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Poison Ivy #44.

 

For how this story arc started, see my review of Poison Ivy #42.

 

Alva in the Dark Vol 1 Preview

 

There is no honor among thieves. Nor are they all created equal. Morten may have a hard time tracking Alva down. But he's always amazed at the graceful way she descends tall buildings. And when he needs to pull a job, he can rely on the young builderer to get into an upper story apartment from the outside. 

What will he and Alva discover when they pull their next job? And what dangers will the thieves face as they seek a motherlode of gold?

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ALVA IN THE DARK VOL.1

Author: Aksel Studsgarth

Artist: Daniel Hansen

Publisher: Titan Comics

SC, 272 pp, FC, $19.99

ISBN: 9781806183708

On sale: September 22, 2026

 

A young thief marked by an ancient witch bloodline becomes prey in this Nordic noir folk-horror graphic novel, as mercenaries hunt her across a frozen Scandinavia for her magic.

 

Alva makes her living on the margins, running break-ins with her small-time crew and keeping her head down. But when a late-night burglary uncovers an ancient witch imprisoned behind a steel door, her life spirals into a supernatural thriller. Forced to flee across the frozen north with her friend Mini, Alva becomes the target of the Craftsmen, a secretive order obsessed with hunting the magical Aldinn tribes.

 

As their world closes in, Alva discovers she isn’t just another thief: she carries the blood of the Fell, a near-extinct people with abilities the Craftsmen will do anything to control. To survive, Alva must decide who she can trust, uncover the truth about her mysterious origins, and navigate a violent, shifting landscape where humans and monsters are not so easily told apart.

 

This fresh take on witchcraft is the first graphic novel of the planned Scandi-noir horror trilogy from creators Aksel Studsgarth and Daniel Hansen. Fans of European comics, supernatural thrillers, and richly imagined mythologies will be enchanted by this contemporary dark fantasy.

 

 

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Pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and Forbidden Planet for the UK & Europe.

 

 

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

Batgirl #21 Preview

 

When Jim Gordon finds a note to Batgirl at a staged crime scene, it awakens bad memories. His daughter, Barbara, once wore a Batgirl suit. Now, she resides in Vandal Savage's Supermax prison. But if the embalmed girl in a bed disturbs him, the ink on the card disturbs Cassandra Cain more. The name of the mushroom the ink comes from has the initials CC. And that's not the only clue that tells Cassandra that this little girl was killed to attract her attention.

Yet Cassandra isn't the only person the killer targets. As Vandal Savage's TUCO squad arrives at the crime scene, Tenji Turner and Jaya Jayesh watch as Cassandra gets lost in her memories. Likewise, Tenji's father, also in Gotham, falls beneath the note's magic spell. What does the killer want? And how many people will die amid his dark schemes?

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Batgirl #21 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Kyuyong Eom

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

 

The Key to the Case is within Cass’s Mind!

 

 

There’s been a murder, and the only clues are buried deep within Batgirl’s memories, along with the phrase “forget me not.” Now locked in a prison of her past, Cassandra Cain must uncover the killer before it’s too late, but as she relives her time with David Cain again and again, will she solve the murder in time…or lose her mind completely?

 

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

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

 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Batgirl #19. 

 

For Tenji Turner & Jaya Jayesh's first adventure with Cassandra, see my preview of Batgirl #12. 

 

 

Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4 Review

 

Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4 Review

Writers: Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines & Klaus Janson

Artists: Rosi Kämpe, Brandt&Stein & Klaus Janson

Colorists: Tríona Farrell & Dearbhla Kelly

Letterers: Jodie Troutman, Frank Cvetkovic & Lucas Gattoni

Cover Artist: Brandt&Stein

Variant Cover Artists: Phil Jimenez & Arif Prianto; Robin “Zombie” Higginbottom

Editors: Ash Padilla, Andrea Shea & Paul Kaminski

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (cardstock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

The Justice League proudly includes Superman in its ranks. But while Batman carries Kryptonite in his utility belt, some worry that Galaxy's abilities represent a greater potential danger to their fellow heroes. As Galaxy stands on trial, a villain tempts Dreamer in her sleep. And as her accusers fight to yank Galaxy's membership card because of what she might do, the Key makes progress toward achieving his goal. Can Galaxy aid her "villainous" friend? And how might the Key use the Akashic records to attack the Justice League? Let’s leap into Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4 and see!

 

Story: Something Borrowed, Something Doomed

When Dreamer pushed Galaxy out of her dream, the princess of Cyandii awakened to a nightmare. Jessica Cruz and Guy Gardner were prosecuting Galaxy for crimes against the Green Lanterns and asserting she didn't belong in the Justice League. Galaxy stood up for herself for a time. But instead of trying to prove she wasn't a danger to the Justice League, Galaxy knew who represented the real threat. So, she found a way back to the Dream Dimension. But by the time Galaxy arrived, the Key had put Dreamer under his thrall.

 

In Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4, the Key reveals why he has fought so hard to access the Akashic Records. But Galaxy is more interested in rescuing her friend. Under Amanda Waller's domination, Dreamer might have been an indentured servant. But the Key can turn Dreamer into his mindless slave.

 

Jadzia Axelrod and Nicole Maines's story follows Galaxy and Dreamer's battle in the Dream Dimension. It also revisits the argument about the kind of person who represents a threat to others. Like Batman, both Galaxy and Dreamer can weaken and control other superheroes. While Batman has proven himself time and again, a question mark hangs over the young metahumans.

 

Galaxy and Dreamer's actions led to their current difficulties. Both may want to be heroes. But the Justice League doesn't just hand out membership cards to people who demonstrate their powers. If Galaxy and Dreamer can escape the Dream Dimension, they must decide if they are willing to develop a track record that their elders can respect in Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4.

 

Art: Something Borrowed, Something Doomed

Black eats away at glimpses of her surroundings as the Key chokes Galaxy, while Dreamer gazes upon them, unseeing, in her wedding dress. After binding Galaxy in chains, the Key drags her along as he and Dreamer walk among the bookshelves towering above them. When Galaxy shakes off her chains, the panels tilt as she battles her captor. As Rosi Kämpe and Brandt&Stein portray the confrontation amid the storehouse of knowledge, they compare his ambitions with the wealth surrounding the Key.

 

Tríona Farrell and Dearbhla Kelly enliven Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4 with a palette of bright colors. Yet, black surrounds scenes of the Key battling his challenger. The blue interior suggests why people strive to learn. His orange chains undergird his ambitions, as a red book reminds readers why the Key has returned. Yet as the villain attacks with yellow energy, Galaxy fights him with waves of violet power.

 

Frank Cvetkovic and Jodie Troutman fill white dialogue balloons with uppercase and lowercase letters. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and revert to lowercase for lowered voices. Blue symbols in a cloudy balloon overlay Dreamer's dialogue while under the Key's control. Sound effects enhance a brutal confrontation in the library, while giant letters either deform balloons or escape their domination.

 

Story: Heroes Just For One Day

It’s not easy to realize that you are different from others. But in Klaus Janson's story, the protagonist immediately discovers that people who look or act differently don't fit in. And when they stand out in a crowd, people ostracize them. In Heroes Just For One Day, the protagonist finds something he loves. But he must decide what he does with his new hobby.

 

Art: Heroes Just For One Day

Klaus Janson introduces his character as a smiling boy in love with his new bicycle. His black, white, and gray art grounds the biographical story in reality, while the things that inspire the boy glow with color. The children wear uniforms to school and hang up their jackets before classes. Yet an image on the TV, a visit to the library, and a long, thin panel of his journey to another city chart his search to discover who he will become. 

 

Lucas Gattoni places uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons as Klaus Janson shares pivotal scenes from the hero's journey. Yet small lowercase letters in boxes guide us through the coming-of-age story. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Everyone has different definitions of heroism. For some, all that matters is the result. With others, method and motives matter more than accomplishments. But as young people strive to prove themselves as they forge their futures, a villain demonstrates why he can never achieve lasting success in Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4.

 

Rating 9.5/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #4. 

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Justice League: Dream Girls—A DC Pride Event #3.

 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Justice League: Dream Girls—A DC Pride Event #2.

 

For the beginning of Dreamer and Galaxy's dream journey, see my preview of Justice League: Dream Girls—A DC Pride Event #1.

 

For the precursor to this series, see my review of Justice League Intergalactic Special #1.

 

 

DC X Sonic The Hedgehog: Metal Legion #3 Preview

 

Sadly, experience has taught them to be suspicious. So, when the Justice League realizes that Dr Eggman and Lex Luthor have teamed up to link two worlds, the heroes suspect the villains are interested in more than selling tour packages and collecting tolls. Still, when the villains go on a crime spree on Sonic's Earth and the Justice League's homeworld, the heroes get hoodwinked.

Have Dr Eggman and Lex Luthor defeated Sonic's heroes and the Justice League? And can the supervillains maintain their partnership long enough to secure their double-world domination?

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DC X Sonic The Hedgehog: Metal Legion #3 Preview

Writer: Ian Flynn

Artist: Adam Bryce Thomas

Cover Artist: Pablo M Collar

Variant Cover Artists: Saowee & Travis Mercer

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 5 Issues

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

 

Enter the Metal Legion!

 

 

Dr. Eggman and the Legion of Doom are victorious! The Justice League, Sonic the Hedgehog, and his friends have been banished from reality! Now nothing will stand in the way of the villains’ ambitions—including themselves! One betrayal leads to another as the villains descend into all-out war—with two worlds caught in the crossfire!

 

 

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 DC X Sonic The Hedgehog: Metal Legion #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of DC x Sonic The Hedgehog 2: The Metal Legion #1. 

The Deadman #2 Preview

 

While the patients in the Outer Gotham Rural Hospital ride the morphine drip, Boston Brand rides through their memories. Sure, he's a voyeur. But he likes people. He'll give a villain a pass into Heaven if someone loved them. And as Boston assists souls in transition, he sometimes performs a miracle to gives the dying a second chance at life. 

But while Boston Brand reveres life as an Outfit Changing Spectral Super-Entity, others feed off it. They devour souls of the newly dead, and relish the taste of living flesh. Can Rama Kushna empower Boston Brand to defeat more than light bulbs? And why have demons invaded Gotham?

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The Deadman #2 Preview

Writer: W Maxwell Prince

Artist & Cover Artist: Martin Morazzo

Variant Cover Artists: Alex Eckman-Lawn, Lucio Parrillo & Mark Spears

Glow In The Dark Variant Cover Artist: Stevan Subić

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

The Deadman comes to Gotham!

 

Our eschatological escapades continue in this definitive depiction of DC’s Deadest Do-Gooder! An unknown species of demon has eaten the heaven-bound soul of a highway cyclist…compromising the sanctity of Earth’s Spiritual Math…and threatening the fragile glue that holds everything together! At the behest of goddess Rama Kushna, Boston Brand—a.k.a. the Deadman—has finally donned his brand-new super-suit…which is perfect, it turns out, for his latest spectral assignment: a sleuthy sojourn to the city where sin never sleeps: Gotham!

 

 

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 Deadman #1.

For the creators' last series, see my review of Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1. 

 

Zatanna #3 Review

 

Zatanna #3 Review

Writer, Artist, Colorist & Cover Artist: Jamal Campbell

Letterer: Ariana Maher

Variant Cover Artists: Carla Cohen, David Talaski & Chrissie Zullo-Uminga

Editors: Marquis Draper & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

Like any other territory, the magical realm needs people to safeguard it. So, while Wonder Woman initiates an overhaul of the Justice League, and Emperor Aquaman extends Atlantis' influence to distant 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 Di Manes and Rhodes at his disposal, he intends to police the magical realm. And Director Bones isn't interested in sharing power with Zatanna. Will the Occult Office's agents capture the murderous plague spirit? And after Di Manes and Rhodes interrupt her ceremony, can Zatanna recover from their attack? Let's grab our spell books, leap into Zatanna #3, and see!

 

Story

Like the Blue, the Magical Realm unites distant places and worlds. So when Elodie sang to awaken the memories of a plague spirit, Agent Di Manes hijacked her healing ceremony. After the plague spirit attacked Elodie, Zatanna knew she had to act fast. But in the process, the magic backfired. And amid the explosion, Zatanna fell.

 

When Papa Midnite hastily initiates a Voodoo ceremony, Zatanna's spirit visits Guede Nibo. While helping Zatanna recover her memory and her spirit form, the Loa offers suggestions on what she should do next. But in magic, everything has a cost, and Zatanna knows she must pay the price for his assistance.

 

In Zatanna #3, Papa Midnite's condemnation comes back to haunt the self-appointed Prime Magus. His Voodoo ceremonies protect the host. Zatanna may not be as reckless as the magicians at the Serpentes Shrine. Yet, confident in her abilities, Zatanna improvised a bespoke spell that endangered Elodie and damaged the club where her spirit resides.

 

After Zatanna's meeting with Guede Nibo, Jamal Campbell's story follows her quest to discover what transformed a grieving muse into a plague spirit. Papa Midnite may frown on Zatanna's decision to become Prime Magus. Yet others applaud her determination to safeguard the Magical Realms in Zatanna #3. As she seeks to recapture and aid the plague spirit, Zatanna learns more about the Department of Extranormal Operations’ new Occult Office and how Director Bones intends to police the Magical Realms.

 

Art

Paint adorns Papa Midnight’s face and body as he initiates his ceremony in Zatanna #3. After Elodie ministers to Zatanna, her attendants carry the magician before hurling her into a fabric-draped realm. Zatanna hovers like Alice amid pillar-like candles and ceremonial objects as she beholds a giant. Then the Loa picks her up. As he holds her in his hand, his features fade as he reveals where she must travel for the answers she seeks.

 

Jamal Campbell adorns his detailed art with bright colors in Zatanna #3. Yet blue defines Elodie’s musical realm. As he sits before a red-framed window, Zatanna hovers in an indigo room. While her red arm evokes a hero in another universe, Guede Nibo smiles as new skin wraps around her arm like a compression bandage.

 

After leaving the gray-and-brown club, Zatanna visits another blue realm, where she transforms into her iridescent glorified form. Red accompanies Agent Di Manes’ efforts to secure power over the magical realm and shows how the plague spirit affects its victims. Yet just as violet flowers blossom from the troubled muse, violet fills the air as Zatanna combats the Occult Office agent. 

 

As Zatanna addresses the reader, she explains how she created the compass adorning the orange location banners. Ariana Maher's black uppercase dialogue inhabits white balloons. Elodie’s speech fills blue balloons, and Guede Nibo’s off-camera dialogue inhabits orange boxes. Zatanna's spells appear as backward dark-pink letters in light-pink balloons. Laughter follows the reverberating sounds of a Voodoo ceremony, while white music notes swoop through a deadly confrontation. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Papa Midnite accuses Zatanna of wanting to rule the Magical Realms. While Zatanna asserts the purity of her desire to serve as the Prime Magus, others’ motives are less so. And as Zatanna gains insight into the dangers threatening the Magical Realm, she navigates a path between gods and monsters in Zatanna #3.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Zatanna #3.

 

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  

Supergirl: Survive #2 Preview

 

Before General Zod's speech, Kara Zor-El's biggest worry concerned Ben-Lo, and if he would invite her to the Equinox Formal. Sadly, the vitriolic speech proved the final straw. As the fragile strands that bound Kryptonian government frayed, their parents packed Kara and Kal into a spaceship. Then they sent it off toward a distant planet that had yet to repeat Krypton's mistakes.

Instead, Kara and her cousin have arrived elsewhere. Who inhabits the glowing green moon that serves as a constant reminder of Krypton's faults? And can Kara protect young Kal from any adults who threaten them?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Supergirl: Survive #2 Preview

Writers: Ethan S Parker & Griffin Sheridan

Artist & Cover Artist: Rod Reis

Variant Cover Artists: Taurin Clarke & Ethan Young

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

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

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

Kara and Kal against the Lobo Gang!

 

Kara and Kal have lost their ship and, light-years from their destination of Earth, are now forced to seek travel from a busy spaceport. Conviction alone won’t be enough to keep Kara and her baby cousin safe from the vagabonds and swindlers of the planet—and Czarnian bounty hunters put the duo right in their crosshairs. Fortunately for them, there’s a full-spectrum squad of Green Lanterns nearby.

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Supergirl: Survive #1.