DC Comics Solicitations for December 2015

Batman Europa #3 Variant Cover

DC Comics has released their solicitations for December and it is headlined by Frank Miller’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race #2. Just a little down on the list is a major event book that looks to spill over to a number of other books dubbed the Robin War. What do you have on your pull list and what might you add?

DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #2

Dark Knight III #2 Cover

Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by ANDY KUBERT and KLAUS JANSON
Minicomic art by TBD
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
1:10 variant cover by KLAUS JANSON
1:25 variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
1:50 variant cover by TBD
1:100 variant cover by FRANK MILLER
1:500 variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale DECEMBER 23
32 pg comic: 6.375” x 10.1875”
16 page minicomic: 5.5” x 8.5”
FC, 2 of 8, $5.99 US • RATED T+
The unexpected finale to the Dark Knight saga continues as Carrie Kelly gets caught…that is, she finds herself…she gets into—well, you’re just going to have to read it yourself.

DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #2 COLLECTOR’S EDITION

Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by ANDY KUBERT and KLAUS JANSON
Cover by JIM LEE
On sale JANUARY 6 • 40 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $12.99 US • RATED T+
This oversized paper-over-boards COLLECTOR’S EDITION features both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #2 at the same size!

BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1

Batman / TMNT #1 Cover

Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
1:50 Variant cover by KEVIN EASTMAN
Blank variant cover
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T
DC Comics and IDW team up for the crossover you never saw coming as two of the greatest entertainment icons meet for the first time! In Gotham City, a series of deadly raids leads Batman to believe he’s up against a group of highly trained ninjas known as the Foot Clan! Somehow, they’ve crossed over to another dimension and are determined to take advantage of the situation while looking to get back home. But they haven’t come alone: Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are hot on their trail. Get ready for excitement as heroes and villains from both worlds clash and team up in an epic battle that threatens the very fabric of reality!

HARLEY’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1

Harley Quinn's Little Black Book #1

Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by AMANDA CONNER and a bunch of people who owe her favors
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant covers by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+
It’s the sensational debut of a bimonthly, overstuffed, oversized team-up series in which Harley meets (and almost certainly annoys) the greatest heroes and villains of the DC Universe! First up? The incredible Wonder Woman! There’s a plot to assassinate Wondy, and Harley is convinced that only she could possibly stop it! (Hey, you want to tell her about all the other options? We tried.)
This issue features open-to-order variant covers by J. Scott Campbell that will be shipped in opaque polybags.

BATMAN ‘66 MEETS THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. #1

Batman '66 Meets the Man from Uncle #1

Written by JEFF PARKER
Art by DAVID HAHN
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
1:25 Variant cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
Two 1960s television icons cross paths for a groovy, globe-spanning adventure in this one-of-a-kind miniseries. The deadly organization known as T.H.R.U.S.H. has a new twist in their plans for world conquest—they’re recruiting some of Gotham City’s most infamous villains! Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin bring this information to the one man who knows everything about these new enemies: Batman. Before you can say “Open channel D,” the Dynamic Duo and the Men from U.N.C.L.E. are jetting off to Europe to thwart the schemes of this deadly criminal cartel.

ROBIN WAR #1

Robin War #1 Cover

Art and cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
1:25 Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 48 pg, FC, 1 of 2, $4.99 US • RATED T
THE ROBINS FACE THE COURT OF OWLS!
In part 1 of this new epic, it’s Robins vs. cops! Robins vs. Robins! Robins vs. Batman! And Robins vs. the Court of Owls?!
Damian Wayne returns to Gotham City, and he is not happy. There are kids all over the city calling themselves Robin, Bruce Wayne is no longer Batman and the GCPD, led by the new, armored-up Batman, is cracking down on anybody wearing the “R.” And things only get worse when Red Hood, Red Robin and Grayson all come back to Gotham City…

GRAYSON #15

Grayson #15 Cover

Written by TIM SEELEY
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
IT’S GRAYSON VS. THE COURT OF OWLS in “Robin War” part 2! As the Robins run wild in the streets of Gotham City, Grayson battles the Court of Owls! With chaos everywhere, the police are paralyzed—and even an Agent of Spyral has his limits!

DETECTIVE COMICS #47

Detective Comics #47 Cover

Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
LOCKED UP! In Robin War” part 3, the GCPD cracks down on the Robins, Batman must choose sides—and the mysterious Court of Owls stands behind it all pulling the strings!

WE ARE ROBIN #7

We Are Robin #7 Cover

Written by LEE BERMEJO
Art by KHARY RANDOLPH
Cover by JORGE CORONA
On sale DECEMBER 16 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
RED ROBIN VS. RED HOOD—TO THE DEATH! “Robin War” part 4 pits Tim Drake against Jason Todd in a steel-cage match—and only the Court of Owls can say who will escape the cage with his life!

ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN #7

Robin Son of Batman #7 Cover

Written by PATRICK GLEASON
Art by SCOTT McDANIEL
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
DAMIAN SAVES GOTHAM CITY—YES, AGAIN!
“Robin War” part 5. In the aftermath of the cage match in WE ARE ROBIN #7, it’s utter chaos as the Court of Owls unleashes hundreds of imprisoned Robins to fight for survival— and to become the one and only Gray Son!
Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to “Robin War” in next month’s ROBIN WAR #2!

GOTHAM ACADEMY #13

Gotham Academy #13 Cover

Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by KARL KERSCHL
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
A “Robin War” tie-in! With Robins fighting cops all over the city, the student body is starting to take sides. What happens when Olive and her friends find themselves on opposite sides of this struggle? And what happens when the real war comes to the halls of Gotham Academy?

RED HOOD/ARSENAL #7

Red Hood/Arsenal #7 Cover

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by JAVIER FERNANDEZ
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
A “Robin War” tie-in! The boys are back in Gotham City and tensions are high! As battle lines are drawn, Red Hood and Arsenal will be forced to choose sides-—but will they side with each other? It’s brother versus brother, as the Robin War rages on!

TEEN TITANS #15

Teen Titans #15 Cover

Written by WILL PFEIFER
Art and cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
A “Robin War” tie-in! With Tim Drake missing, the Teen Titans track him back to Gotham City, where the Robin War rages—but Professor Pyg stands between the team and their leader.

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