With art by Batman: The Animated Series director Kevin Altieri… The Joker and Christmas go together like strychnine and hot cocoa, and who better to bring you a special issue from DC this holiday season than writer Paul Dini? Not just that, Dini will be joined by his Batman: The Animated Series colleague, artist Kevin Altieri, the director of the first episode that went into production, On Leather Wings. Dini and Altieri’s tale will be downright Dickensian — a spin on A Christmas Carol. Dig the official solicitation: THE JOKER’S CHRISTMAS CAROL Written by PAUL DINI Art and cover by KEVIN ALTIERI Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN and TY TEMPLETON It’s the night before Christmas, and only one man is stirring—The Clown Prince of Crime, and he’s all out of time. He’s visited by three spectral forms, but he’d rather they be food for worms. Will these ghosts show The Joker the error of his ways, or will the villain see the end of his days? Paul Dini reunites with one of his longtime Batman: The Animated Series collaborators, Kevin Altieri, to tell this timeless tale of holiday hilarity! $7.99 US (card stock) | 64 pages | One-Shot | Variant $8.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 12/2/26 — DC hasn’t revealed Nguyen and Templeton’s variants, but stay tuned on that. In case you’re wondering, Christmas With the Joker was BTAS’ second episode produced, written by Eddie Gorodetsky and directed by Kent Butterworth. But if you want to prep for this issue with another great Dini Joker Christmas story, track down 2006’s Detective Comics #826, featuring Slayride, illustrated by Don Kramer and Wayne Faucher, with a cover by Simone Bianchi. It’s, um, a killer. — MORE — 1980’s Beloved DETECTIVE COMICS #500 to Get FACSIMILE EDITION. Click here. — DC Adds FOUR FACSIMILE EDITIONS to Its DECEMBER Schedule. Click...
EXCLUSIVE! Coming in December… 1980’s Detective Comics #500, one of the most popular comics of the Bronze Age, will be released as a Facsimile Edition by DC in December. It’s among five Facsimiles coming that month. Dig the official solicitation info, which will be released formally later Friday: DETECTIVE COMICS #500 FACSIMILE EDITION Written by ALAN BRENNERT, LEN WEIN, MIKE W. BARR, WALTER GIBSON, PAUL LEVITZ, and CARY BATES Art by DICK GIORDANO, JIM APARO, WALTER SIMONSON, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, TOM YEATES, JOE KUBERT, and CARMINE INFANTINO Cover by DICK GIORDANO, JOE KUBERT, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, TOM YEATES, and JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ Foil variant cover by DICK GIORDANO, JOE KUBERT, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, TOM YEATES, and JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ ($10.99 US) Blank sketch cover ($8.99 US) Batman is given the opportunity to save a parallel Earth’s Bruce Wayne from suffering the same fate he did as a child—by preventing the murders of that world’s Thomas and Martha Wayne! But in a world where eerily familiar events begin to play out in significantly different ways, will the Dark Knight succeed in preventing the tragic origin of another Batman? Then, join streetwise sleuth Slam Bradley, ductile detective Elongated Man, avian agents Hawkman and Hawkgirl, ghostly gumshoe Deadman, and many more as they investigate cases worthy of only the very best in the biz for this milestone anniversary issue! $7.99 US | 80 pages ON SALE 12/2/26 — Buncha thoughts: — If we’re not getting another Limited Collectors’ Edition or a treasury Facsimile in December, this is the next best thing — an 80-page extravaganza that not only celebrates the Darknight Detective, but DC’s roots. — The highlight, of course, is the classic lead story — To Kill a Legend — by Alan Brennert and Dick Giordano. Batman and Robin travel to a parallel universe where they’re given the chance to save Thomas and Martha Wayne — which would prevent the creation of Batman and all the good he would accomplish in his life. — Paul Levitz edited this issue and he’ll be visiting 13th Dimension on Sunday with 13 THINGS I LOVED ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER DETECTIVE COMICS #500. Stop on by! — As noted above, there’s plenty more Facsimile Edition news for December. Links below! — Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade original Detective Comics #500 recently sold on...
