Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Three Fancy Batbooks, DC. After a lonnnnnnnnnnnng wait, Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 is finally here. One of the one most anticipated Batman books of the year. But wait there’s more! There’s also DC Finest: Batman — The Demon Lives Again! There’s overlap between the two but that really only matters if you’re a supercompletist. But wait there’s still more! We also get a new edition of Batman: The Brave and the Bold — The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1. Bat-damn!
Scott adds, re: The Demon Lives Again!: The debut of Ra’s al Ghul and Talia, alongside hundreds of pages of Bronze Age Batman tales.
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Batman #14, DC. The Bad Seeds event/crossover has been better than I’d anticipated but I’m still not sure I’m in for the long haul on the title. The upcoming “Assassination of Bruce Wayne” arc will be make or break, I think.
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Batman #423 Facsimile Edition, DC. A Facsimile offered on the strength of the Todd McFarlane cover. An original will cost you a Batload of cash, so this is a welcome development for McFarlane fans. It’ll look great in foil for sure.
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Superman: The Stranger #2, DC. The second chapter of the limited series that takes Superman back to the ’30s. We know who’s on the cover, but Clark Kent happens upon Lois Lane too.
Matt Taylor’s variant looks like The Brutalist via Will Eisner:
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JSA #24, DC. Jeff Lemire wraps up his series at Issue #24, closing out with the second part of the JSA-in-the-’50s two-parter.
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Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death, DC. Lots of spooky Halloween stuff this week. Here, Hex does horror, courtesy of Michael Walsh. You could also call it “The Old Hex Returns.” Or “Old Man Hex.” Whatever, I’m definitely giving it a try. Cool new logo.
Of the many variants, there’s this one by Brian Bolland, which is also available in a virgin version:
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The Demon #1, DC. I dig this new logo too. Series is by James Harren and Dave Stewart.
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Swamp Thing #1 Facsimile Edition, DC. The Wein/Wrightson classic, complete with foil and Super Powers covers, as well as a snazzy logo sketch variant.
Logo cover
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Four From TwoMorrows. Alter Ego #202, featuring Larry Lieber; Comic Book Creator #46, featuring Darwyn Cooke; RetroFan #47, featuring Gilligan’s Island; and Mark Voger’s latest hardcover, Son of Monster Mash. We have a lot of TwoMorrows news for you right now. Start by clicking here.
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Scott Tipton, contributor-at-large, 13th Dimension
Excalibur Epic Collection: The Douglock Chronicles, Marvel. Gotta say, I didn’t expect there to be a Doug Ramsey trade paperback in stores at the same time there’s a Doug Ramsey action figure hitting shelves at Target.
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DC Finest: Green Lantern: Setting Up Shop, DC. Finally, a collection of Englehart and Staton’s landmark GL ensemble series.
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October 5, 2026
Love that Tom Morgan Alter Ego cover.
October 5, 2026
At long last!! The Batman Bronze Age omnibus is finally upon us!! Seems hardly real.
I still haven’t even opened my Absolute Neal Adams Batman yet. I guess I’m holding out until I have both in my hands before admiring them together.
The anticipation is overwhelming. lol
October 5, 2026
I also really wanted to get the DC Finest Demon Lives Again.
But I know that I’d better just save my money for the other Batman omnibus volumes (golden age & silver age) coming in the next few months.
October 5, 2026
I wonder if DC is going to fix the credits error on the Green Lantern DC Finest book….
October 5, 2026
I note that the GL DC Finest has a Staton/Patterson cover, and includes Green Lantern 201+. But the credits on the shown cover (and the one on Amazon as well) shows the Silver Age creator list of Broome/Fox/Kane/Greene. Interested in seeing if they’ll catch that and fix it for the actual printed copies.
October 6, 2026
Really happy to see the DC Finest Batman volume full of Bronze Age material as the Omnibus are too big for my tastes to read comfortably…love the Bronze Age material and will buy all they publish in the more convenient (DC Finest) format…I hope DC Finest catches up to the production levels of Marvel’s terrific Epic Collections…great value for the money and easier to read…
October 7, 2026
I’ve got my Batman Bronze Age omnibus in my hands. It’s BEAUTIFUL!!! I love this book so much!!!
October 7, 2026
For anyone wondering…
Batman Bronze Age omnibus is in fact using the lighter toothy-textured paper to feel more like actual comic pages of the 70s.
And it’s gorgeous!!!
October 7, 2026
Question Does the Omni include the lettercol?
October 8, 2026
No. The letters columns aren’t included. As far as I can tell this book just has the main stories from each comic.
October 8, 2026
Thank you for the info! Cheers!
October 8, 2026
You’re very welcome!
October 8, 2026
“All-In” AND “Next Level?” Could we get some more buzzwords cluttering up covers?
October 8, 2026
And those buzzwords are deceptive too.
What they should really say is “meh” or “zzz”.