A Bold New Era Begins for DC’s Caped Crusader on September 3!
DC has unveiled more details surrounding its brand-new Batman comic book series, launching on September 3, 2025. Fans around the globe are counting down the days until DC’s Caped Crusader starts a new journey when Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen) joins forces with superstar artist Jorge Jiménez (Batman, Summer of Superman Special), alongside colorist Tomeu Morey and letterer Clayton Cowles, for an unforgettable new era of Batman!
Launching on September 3, 2025, Batman #1 marks only the fourth renumbering in the iconic series’ 85-year history. This fresh take on Gotham City will introduce a new Batmobile, a new blue and gray costume, and new characters, all while celebrating legendary heroes and villains alike.
Main and Variant Covers by Legendary Artists:
The main cover for Batman #1 will be illustrated by Jorge Jiménez and will retail for $4.99 US, alongside a foil variant cover by Jiménez for $7.99 US.
Additionally, Batman #1 will feature cardstock variant covers, each retailing for $5.99 US, from some of the most acclaimed artists in comics, including: Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, J. Scott Campbell, Frank Quitely, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Julian Totino Tedesco, Andy Kubert (1:25 incentive variant), and David Aja (1:50 incentive variant), along with a new Bat-Symbol variant cover and a blank sketch cover with the new Batman series logo.
A premium “DC Showcase” wraparound variant cover by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau will also be available, retailing for $24.99 US.
Fans can also pick up a Giant-Size Special Edition of Batman #1 on September 3, available in a massive full-color 11″ x 17″ art board trim size format. Batman #1 Giant-Size Special Edition will be available in both a standard card stock main cover for $14.99 US and an open-to-order foil variant for $19.99 US, featuring Jorge Jiménez’s cover artwork for both.
Blind Bag Edition Adds Mystery & Collectibility:
To celebrate the launch on September 3, DC is offering an exclusive blind bag edition of Batman #1, available from participating retailers. The Batman #1 “Blind as a Bat” polybag special edition will retail for $9.99 US and each blind bag will include one stunning foil variant cover, selected at random from a lineup of superstar artists:
- David Aja
- J. Scott Campbell
- Gabriele Dell’Otto
- Jorge Jiménez
- Andy Kubert
- Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
- Jim Lee
- Frank Quitely
- Marc Silvestri
- Julian Totino Tedesco
A New, Yet Classic, Take on Storytelling for Batman:
Fraction, Jiménez, Morey, and Cowles will craft a series of connected but self-contained stories beginning with Batman #1 in September, ensuring that every issue offers a new adventure, a fresh storytelling style, and a unique challenge for Batman to face. With each installment, readers can expect a thrilling surprise, reflecting the dynamic vision of the creative team. Batman #1 debuts on September 3, 2025, available in print and digitally from participating comic book retailers everywhere.
A Few Words from Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez:
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Batman. It was the first comic I ever read,” said Fraction. “Jorge and I have a very superhero-forward kind of take on Batman. We’ve got a new Batmobile, we’ve got a new costume, we’ve got new characters, and we’ve got a lot of old ones too—good and bad; all the stuff that makes Batman the coolest character in comics. We want to celebrate it all.”
“As a DC artist, I have to say this is something I’ve always dreamed of, and getting to do it alongside someone as amazing and talented as Matt is just incredible for me,” said Jiménez. “As for my work on Batman, the artistic side, I’ve poured years of hard work into this series. Over time, I’ve had to adapt to different styles and paces alongside James and Chip, learning and enjoying every step of the way. I’ve explored Gotham City from multiple angles, but more importantly, I’ve gradually built up more and more artistic tools that have led me to the current synthesis of my style.”
“For this new chapter, we’re crafting a revamped aesthetic, bringing back Batman’s blue suit in a definitive way,” said Jiménez. “It’s a small shift meant to feel both classic and fresh, subtly evolving while staying true to the original design we’ve used in recent years. At the same time, I’m working on Gotham City’s visual identity, giving it a fresh approach that sets it apart from my previous takes. I’m aiming for a slight pop influence, something that subtly nods to classic stories while keeping the dark and ominous feel of contemporary Batman.”
“Part of the reason Batman has lasted as long and has resonated as loudly as a character is that he’s incredibly resilient,” said Fraction. “He can be all kinds of things to all different people all at the same time — whether that’s in the comics or in animation or in movies.”
Out of Gotham City. Not Out of Bullets
DC Comics today announced Red Hood, a new ongoing comic book series from acclaimed writer Gretchen Felker-Martin and artist Jeff Spokes with lettering by Becca Carey. Launching on September 10, 2025, this mature rated (Ages 17+) DC All In series brings Jason Todd back to the streets, but Gotham City isn’t the city he’s protecting—Jason Todd has left Batman behind. All he’s taking with him to New Angelique is his costume, his bike, a determined sense of justice, and a metal briefcase containing two handguns (and lots of bullets).
“Sweat, blood, and powder burns. Broken bones and mind control. A city rotted from the inside out,” said Felker-Martin. “Jason’s going through hell on the hunt for an enigmatic telepath, and he’s taking us with him. I’m thrilled to be helming this new run of Red Hood with Jeff Spokes.”
“Red Hood is gritty, bloody, sexy and stripped down,” said Spokes. “Gretchen’s writing is a well-crafted blend of superheroes and pulp noir, all with a New Orleans flavored backdrop.”
“Red Hood is the in-continuity story Jason Todd fans have been waiting for,” said DC editor Arianna Turturro. “It delivers high-stakes action, a gripping mystery, and raw, unapologetic storytelling. Every element of the book highlights the core aspects of Jason’s character—his difficulties with personal connections, his badass training, his brooding hotness, and his violent approach to heroism. Which means he’ll be killing people—a lot. Let me repeat myself: this is the story Jason Todd fans have been waiting for.”
New Angelique, a city drowning in corruption, seems like the perfect place for Red Hood to put down roots. There’s crime, vice, and sedition everywhere. When Jason discovers a super-powered serial killer who is targeting the city’s police, he finds himself sucked into a deadly conspiracy with seemingly no end in sight.
But Jason isn’t the only person on the scene. Following his trail is Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. Huntress. Is she here to stop him, or will she join his crusade? What will happen when the two black sheep of the Bat-Family start working together?
“Jason isn’t a regular antihero who coldly does things their own way and feels nothing,” continued Turturro. “He is an exposed nerve, a beating heart with no protection, a man lashing out at both his world and himself for the violence he has survived. Helena deeply understands where Jason has come from. They’re two severely broken people who can’t help but hurt themselves and others… and together they might just end up bringing out each other’s worst instincts.”
“Red Hood is a mature and richly layered Jason Todd series that gives the long-troubled outcasts of the Bat-Family a place to truly shine,” concluded Turturro. “Jason is going to take a crack at doing things on his own terms in a city of his own. And well, you’re going to need to read the series to see how that goes. But let’s just say that we’re not pulling any punches. Buckle up.”
Red Hood #1 arrives in comic shops and digital platforms on September 10, 2025, and will be available to preorder and add to pull lists beginning Friday, June 20. Get ready for an angsty, sexy, and violent new chapter in Jason Todd’s legend.
Red Hood, a DC All In comic book series written by Gretchen Felker-Martin with art by Jeff Spokes and lettering by Becca Carey, will launch with a main cover by Spokes and variant covers by Jim Lee, Brian Bolland, Jae Lee, Kyuyong Eom, and Nick Robles. Artist Taurin Clarke will be the ongoing series cover artist beginning with Red Hood #2 in October. Main covers will retail at $4.99 US, with card stock variants at $5.99 US and foil variants at $7.99 US. Red Hood will carry DC’s Ages 17+ content descriptor (for mature readers).
Red Hood Vol. 1, collecting issues 1-6 of this new ongoing DC All In comic book series, will publish on June 16, 2026, and Red Hood Vol. 2, collecting issues 7-12, will publish on December 1, 2026. Future volumes will be announced soon!
Announcing C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table
DC Comics has announced that Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo will reunite for a fresh all-ages take on an old legend in a new DC comic book series launching on September 10, 2025, with C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table! New York Times number one bestseller Taylor (Dark Knights of Steel, Nightwing, Seven Secrets, The Deep TV series, Neverlanders) and Di Nicuolo (Nightwing, Seven Secrets, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) will team up with colorist Rain Beredo and letterer Wes Abbott to bring a new kind of hero to DC in this original IP comic book series!
For centuries, an elite force known as the Camelot Corps has protected ancient secrets, waiting for the day when these myths are needed by the world. That day is today.
“I’m thrilled to be on this new project,” said Di Nicuolo. “It’s exciting to be a part of a project that represents a first for DC, and I can’t wait for readers of all ages to join this band of new, young heroes!”
“Like King Arthur asleep in a mountain, waiting for the day he will wake, CORT has been in my mind, and in my drafts folder, for a long time,” said Taylor. “These brave young heroes will finally rise, and I couldn’t imagine anything more perfect than to partner with Daniele Di Nicuolo and DC Comics to bring them to the world. DC has some of the greatest heroic teams on the planet, like the Justice League and the Titans. Now a new team of champions is coming to take on a tyrant: the Children of the Round Table.”
Young Fel, Connor, and their friends are stunned when they’re almost crushed by a giant stone falling from the sky. Their lives are changed forever when they find a sword stuck fast in the stone. Fel pulls the sword from the stone, her friends all receive their own Arthurian legend, and the game is on for a new generation of champions!
These children of destiny will soon face a great evil. But they won’t do so alone. For these friends have been chosen to wield ancient, magical weapons. Great weapons bonded to knights of legend. Weapons that… speak? Weapons that argue. The bickering weapons are fused with the spirits of the Knights of the Round Table, and the kids have been chosen to wield these weapons as a new dark age falls upon the world.
With the evil Mordred’s power growing, the fate of the world rests in the hands of these new Children of the Round Table!
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #1 arrives in comic shops and digital platforms on September 10, 2025, and will be available to preorder and add to pull lists beginning Friday, June 20. C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #1 will be 40 pages, followed by 32-page comics for the remainder of the run.
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table, a six-issue DC comic book series written by Tom Taylor with art by Daniele Di Nicuolo, Rain Beredo and Wes Abbott, will launch with a main cover by Di Nicuolo and variant covers by Darko Lafuente and Nicoletta Baldari. Artists Mattia De Iulis (#2), Bengal (#3), Jon Sommariva (#4), Tony Valente (#5) and Tirso (#6) will also contribute variant covers throughout the new series. Main covers will retail at $3.99 US, with card stock variants at $4.99 US. C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table will carry DC’s All Ages content descriptor (rated E for Everyone).
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