Coming up this August, the new Batman will encounter a new villain, Harley Quinn is set for an all-star road trip and the Martian Manhunter is set to pop up in an expected series — here are some highlights from DC’s August 2015 solicitations.
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have a rather strong track record for their additions to the Batman mythos — the Court of Owls has already made it to animation in “Batman vs. Robin” — and they’re doing it again in August’s “Batman” #43. That issue is set to introduce a new villain named Mr. Bloom, targeting Gotham City early into the new Batman’s cape crusading tenure.
The trio of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman — who starred in the “Gotham City Sirens” series a few years back — are set to reunite in the “Harley Quinn Road Trip Special” one-shot, co-written by the regular “Harley Quinn” team of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and illustrated by Bret Blevins and others. The story seems to be exactly what the title implies — Harley, Ivy and Selina road trippin’ across the USA.
While the “Martian Manhunter” solo series continues in August with issue #3, J’onn J’onnz is also slated to guest star in “Section 8” #3, from the “Hitman” creative team of Garth Ennis and John McCrea. The Manhunter is set to volunteer as part of the team, and as the solicitation text asks: “What is J’onn J’onzz thinking?”
Not only has the title “Hellblazer” returned in soon-to-debut ongoing series “Constantine: The Hellblazer,” issue #3 (featuring art by Vanesa R. Del Rey) is set to introduce Georgiana Snow as “the Heckblazer,” and yes, you read that correctly.
August looks to bring a healthy amount of interconnectivity between the Bat-titles, with Damian Wayne guest-starring in “Bat-Mite” #3, and the new Batman appearing in “We Are… Robin” #3.
