Slugfest | Bad Seed, Kingdom of Zod continue in DC’s September solicitations

Things go from bad to worse for Gotham as the Super family battles General Zod.

Slugfest is a roundup of cool announcements about projects coming to a shelf near you. This edition focuses on DC’s September titlesHit the links for more info.

DC’s September line-up starts strong with the introduction of three new team titles, as they bring Legion of Super Heroes, New Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol back to their line-up. But wait — there’s more! The first month of fall also brings crossovers, Absolute developments and a new Halloween special.

Let’s start first with Batman: Bad Seeds, which gets its start in August but really goes into overdrive in September, as it runs through all the Batman titles and gets a couple of spinoff miniseries.

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DC announces ‘Kingdom of Zod’ crossover

The event will run through the Superman Family titles in August and September.

DC has announced “Kingdom of Zod,” a crossover running through Supergirl, Action Comics, Superman Unlimited and Superman in August and September. The story will see the return of Superman to the present-day DC universe after the events of DC K.O. and Action Comics #1000, as the entire Superman Family takes on a returning General Zod.

The story kicks off in Supergirl #16, where a military coup in the Kryptonite Kingdom of El Caldero prompts Kara to assemble a strike team that includes Superboy-Prime, Conner Kent, Tomorrow Man and Steel — only to discover the occupying force is Kryptonian. In Action Comics #1101, Superman returns to the present, only to get pulled into the conflict. The crossover continues in August in Superman Unlimited #16 and Superman #41, and then through the four titles in September. It’ll wrap in a standalone Superman: Kingdom of Zod Special on Sept. 30.

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