Day: May 21, 2026

Mayor Poison Ivy declares war on Gotham in ‘Batman: Bad Seeds’ crossover event

The event will kick off in August before blooming across the Batman Family titles in September and October.

If you’ve been reading DC’s excellent Poison Ivy series, you know that 1) Pamela Isley, aka Poison Ivy, is now mayor of Gotham and 2) That isn’t exactly the kind of thing you think would go well, having a former (former?) Bat villain serving as mayor. It’s a powder keg, and it looks like it’s set to blow in Batman: Bad Seeds this August.

DC revealed more details about the event, which they first announced back in February at ComicsPro. It’ll feature Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson teaming up with a host of artists to tell the story of one really bad night for Gotham, which will spread into the other Bat titles over the course of 10 weeks.

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Iman Vellani, Marianna Ignazzi + Jordie Bellaire present a ‘classic neo-noir private investigator story’ at Image Comics this summer

The ‘Ms. Marvel’ star makes her solo writing debut on ‘Chachu.’

Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani will team with artist Marianna Ignazzi and colorist Jordie Bellaire on Chachu, a five-issue miniseries inspired by Vellani’s experiences in Hollywood.

This isn’t the first comic that the young actress has written, as she’s collaborated with other writers on Ms. Marvel stories for Marvel, in addition to starring as the character on the Disney+ show. Now she goes solo as writer as she enters the creator-owned world of comics.

“I’ve always been deeply curious about comics as an art form because of their capacity to hold contradiction—arguably better than any other medium,” said Vellani. “That became especially meaningful to me while writing Chachu, which grew out of this tension between mourning my youth while I still have it, and an incessant urge to come-of-age already.”

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Exclusive | First look at ‘Faceless and the Family: Maze of the Mechanical Aliens’ #2

Matt Lesniewski’s series returns this summer with a new chapter that puts its found family in the crosshairs of the ruthless Carpal Tunnel Gang.

Courtesy of Oni Press, we’re pleased to present this exclusive first look at Faceless and the Family: Maze of the Mechanical Aliens #2, the black-and-white science fiction comic by Matt Lesniewski.

Now Matt Lesniewski is one of those creators you can count on to be doing something interesting and unique in comics, from his Eisner-nominated graphic novel The Freak to his work with Matt Kindt on Crimson Flower. Faceless and the Family, which is about an exiled wanderer on an alien planet seeking redemption and freedom from the armor he wears, first debuted back in 2023. This follow-up miniseries kicks off in July.

In this second issue, Faceless continues his desperate search for a way to free himself from the biomechanical armor fused to his body, even as he and his found family become targets of the Carpal Tunnel Gang. Meanwhile, Katari faces a harrowing decision about his own bio-armor.

Check out the preview, covers and full solicit below, and look for this issue in stores on Aug. 12.

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