MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018 DC COMICS FOR JULY DC UNIVERSE TITLES ACTION COMICS #1,001 Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art and cover by Patrick Gleason, variant covers by Francis Manapul, David Mack. Acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis' new chapter for the Man of Steel and the world of tomorrow begins here! The devastating repercussions from the Man of Steel miniseries still reverberate as Metropolis enters a new age! The Daily Planet teeters on the brink of disaster! A new criminal element has made its way onto the streets of Superman's hometown! The longest- running superhero comic of all time explodes off the page with art by fan favorite Patrick Gleason. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 25.

AQUAMAN #38 Written by Dan Abnett, art by Riccardo Federici, cover by Stjepan Sejic, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. Behold King Rath, wielder of the Abyssal Dark magic and destined to conquer all of Atlantis! What power exists to turn the tide? Aquaman's trident? Scuttled! The armies of Atlantis? Circling the drain. It's all on Aquaman...or is it? What allies will rally to the Sea King's side in the epic conclusion to the King Rath saga? The final battle is joined! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

BATGIRL #25 Written by Marguerite Bennett, Mairghread Scott and Paul Dini, art by Dan Panosian, Paul Pelletier and Emanuela Lupacchino, cover by Rafael Albuerque, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. On her return to Gotham City, family matters force Barbara to confront her complicated relationship with Dick Grayson. But does Dick have time for a heart-to-heart while subbing as Batman when Bruce Wayne is out of action? This extra-sized anniversary issue also offers a look at the next arc of the series by Mairghread Scott and Paul Pelletier as the monstrous villain Grotesque murders wealthy art owners and defiles their bodies to create his own "art." And since this is the issue that keeps on giving, also look for a special backup story by Harley Quinn co-creator Paul Dini and artist Emanuela Lupacchino. 40 pages, $4.99, in stores on July 25.

BATMAN #50 Written by Tom King, art by Mikel Janin, David Finch, Joelle Jones, Mitch Gerads, Rafael Albuquerque, Neal Adams, Andy Kubert, Becky Cloonan, Ty Templeton, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Frank Miller, Lee Bermejo and more, covers by Mike Janin, Oliver Coipel, Jim Lee and Scott Williams. It's the wedding you never thought you'd see! The Batrimony is real as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are set to tie the knot in a can't-miss, extra-length milestone issue that will reshape Gotham City. All their friends (and a few enemies?) will be party to a comic book coupling for the ages. Tom King officiates the sure-to-be-offbeat nuptials, joined by an all-star lineup of guest classic Bat-artists doffing their hats to the lucky couple in a series of pre-wedding flashback scenes sure to set the romantic mood. 48 pages, $4.99, in stores on July 4.

BATMAN #51 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Lee Weeks, variant cover by Olivier Coipel. The honeymoon's over for Bruce Wayne as Gotham City's most prominent citizen gets selected for jury duty in a chilling court case involving Mr. Freeze! Freeze claims the charges should be dismissed because Batman used excessive force; cue the outrage and media circus. While doing his civic duty, Wayne's forced to take a hard look at the Dark Knight's methods. And hey...what is Dick Grayson doing running around the city dressed as Batman? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

BATMAN BEYOND #22 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Will Conrad, cover by Viktor Kalvachev, variant cover by Dave Johnson. Batman's got a bullseye on his back in part four of "Target: Batman." Thanks to the machinations of the Scarecrow, the entire city of Neo-Gotham is looking to take aim at Batman -- including his own partner, Robin! Will hero turn against hero when fear is in the air? Elsewhere, former Royal Flush Gang member Melanie Walker looks to upgrade her image and take on a new heroic mantle, so she seeks advice from newsman Jack Ryder -- unaware that he's a total costumed Creeper! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 25.

BATWOMAN #17 Written by Marguerite Bennett, art by Fernando Blanco, cover by Dan Panosian, variant cover by Michael Cho. Kate Kane's latest assignment is leaving her cold -- it's a cold case that forces her to team up with GCPD Detective Renee Montoya, and which, as usual, has Gotham City running out of time. Is this the start of a beautiful crime-fighting partnership? No spoilers, but expect sparks and punches to fly! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN #6 Written, art and cover by Liam Sharp. It's an epic battle for Tir Na Nóg in this finale, as King Elatha has opened its Causeways and both Fomorian and Dé Denann creatures are spilling into our own realm! Batman must go back to Gotham City to try to close the Causeways from the inside, while Wonder Woman will fight alongside King Elatha against his once-banished brother, Balor Evil Eye! Who will take the crown and rule Tir Na Nóg for eternity? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

CATWOMAN #1 Written, art and cover by Joelle Jones, variant cover by Stanley Lau. The wedding night's barely over, but Catwoman's back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who's pulling heists around Gotham City. As Selina cracks the whip on her former criminal cohorts, she's attracting unwanted attention from one of Gotham's most dangerous groups. The mob? Nope. Try the GCPD. And as if the Bat-Bride didn't have enough problems, there's the debut of an all-new villain determined to make trouble for all nine of Selina's lives. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

THE CURSE OF BRIMSTONE #4 Written by Justin Jordan, art and cover by Philip Tan. It's time to let off some steam with a classic "water vs. fire"showdown! The fiery Brimstone clashes with Detritus, a 10-foot-tall humanoid wall of Dark Water created by the same mysterious "Salesman"who gave Brimstone his powers! More secrets of the Brimstone curse are revealed as the Salesman's sinister campaign begins to be uncovered! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

CYBORG #24 Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Tom Derenick, cover by Will Conrad. Nijiro Jin always hated his weak and easily injured human body. But does Vic Stone offer the final ingredient he needs to transfer himself into a digital life? Against a foe with the power to transfer from body to body and take control of entire militaries, Cyborg must delete the new threat or face being controlled himself. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

DAMAGE #7 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Diogenes Neves and Trevor Scott, cover by Tony S. Daniel and Danny Miki. Ethan Avery is Damage, the monstrous brute with unlimited strength for an hour. That's the (semi) good news. The bad...? Ethan's on the run from the army that transformed him. Mr. Leash's metahuman tactical squad is hot on Avery's trail -- what could go wrong when a bunch of bloodthirsty super-soldiers take on a rampaging monstrosity called Damage? Plus: What is Colonel Jonas' gut-wrenching reason for running the top-secret superhuman chop shop? Secrets are revealed in part one of the new story "Scuttled.” 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

DC BEACH BLANKET BAD GUYS SPECIAL #1 Written by Paul Dini, Lee Bermejo, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Tim Seeley, Shea Fontana and more, art by Carlos D'Anda, Gabriel Hardman, David Williams, Otto Schmidt and more, cover by Amanda Conner. It's summertime in the DCU and the bad guys are taking over! Beat the heat with 10 all-new stories by top comics talent starring DC's most spectacular super-villains! In this issue, find out what Mr. Freeze does on the hottest day of the Gotham City summer! Learn what made Grodd such a bad gorilla! Then, while in a small beach town, Deathstroke gets hired for murder by the last person he'd expect! And The Joker and Bizarro team up for a truly weird summer bromance! 80 pages, $9.99, in stores on July 25.

DEATHSTROKE #33 Written by Christopher Priest, art by Carlo Pagulayan and Jason Paz, cover by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. Forced to team with Deathstroke, a man he loathes, Damian Wayne must discover the truth of his lineage. Is he really Bruce Wayne's son, or is Slade Wilson his true father? As Batman draws closer to finding them both, Deathstroke must complete a hit, while Robin shadows the killer for hire. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

DETECTIVE COMICS #984 Written by Bryan Hill, art by Philippe Briones, cover by Eddy Barrows and Eben Ferreira, variant cover by Mark Brooks. Batman called Black Lightning to Gotham City for help with a specific case -- but what is Batman hiding from Jefferson Pierce? It looks like he's in touch with somebody from their mutual past, and he doesn't want Black Lightning to know about it -- and that operative might be in over their head! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 11.

DETECTIVE COMICS #985 Written by Bryan Hill, art by Philippe Briones, cover by Eddy Barrows and Eben Ferreira, variant cover by Mark Brooks. Then, Black Lightning, the Signal and Cassandra Cain are showing how well they work together...but now they're up against a foe who can tap into their worst emotions and play them like music! When you've seen the kinds of horrors these poor souls have, there's plenty of trauma to work with...and with that, you can turn these heroes into deadly weapons! Meanwhile, Batman's "side project"has been revealed -- what are the Brainiac Files, and what exactly does Batman plan to do with them? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 25.

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6 Written by Geoff Johns, art, cover and variant cover by Gary Frank. Johns and Frank continue this groundbreaking event as the Mime and the Marionette take center stage. 32 pages, $4.99, in stores on July 18.

THE FLASH #50 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Howard Porter, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. The lightning-fueled finale of "Flash War." Zoom adapts two new Speed Force powers into his arsenal against both Barry Allen and Wally West. What are these strange new powers? What can they do? And how will this haunt the Scarlet Speedster long after "Flash War"is over? It's the power of two Flashes pitted against the seemingly unstoppable Hunter Zolomon! 40 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 11.

THE FLASH #51 Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Scott Kolins, cover by Howard Porter, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. As the dust settles in the wake of "Flash War,"the Flash and his family of speedsters try to pick up the pieces of what's left. But bad blood can run deep. This is the one race the Flash Family can't win! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 25.

GREEN ARROW #42 Written by Mairghread Scott, art by Matthew Clark, cover by Tyler Kirkham, variant cover by Mike Grell. It's Parasite Season for Green Arrow. The Emerald Archer must hunt down the power-sapping purple powerhouse -- alone, in a maximum-security prison, running low on arrows -- and after the tapeworm terror has feasted on a buffet full of metahuman criminals. Prison reform, Ollie? You shoot arrows in people; that's straight up medieval! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

GREEN LANTERNS #50 Written by Dan Jurgens, art and cover by Mike Perkins, variant cover by Chris Stevens. "Something is amiss."That's what the Guardians believe. But even they cannot see the darkness growing inside the Central Power Battery...an infection. One that will have enormous repercussions within the entire Green Lantern Corps. Making matters worse, in light of recent events, Jessica Cruz questions her place within the Green Lantern Corps, contemplating leaving it behind. And her partner Simon Baz is stung so much by her confession, he may let her go. 40 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

GREEN LANTERNS #51 Written by Dan Jurgens, art and cover by Mike Perkins, variant cover by Chris Stevens. A murderer stands within the GLC's ranks as tension rises between Simon and Jessica. Their rings seem to say the other committed the crime. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 18.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #48 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona, cover by Doug Mahnke, variant cover by Tyler Kirkham. The Green Lanterns fight alongside the Guardians of the Universe! The murderous Darkstars arrive en masse at Mogo to wipe out the Corps for good, so it's all hands on deck to save the GL headquarters. Meanwhile, Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner & Kyle Rayner make their respective battle plans, but time's running out for a miracle. Can we move Daylight Savings to July to get that extra hour? Our boys and girls in green are gonna need it. Allied with evil! With all hope failing, the desperate Green Lantern Corps must 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 11.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #49 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona, cover by Doug Mahnke, variant cover by Tyler Kirkham. Allied with evil! With all hope failing, the desperate Green Lantern Corps must ally itself with the monstrous Hector Hammond against the unstoppable might of the Darkstars. It's a suicide mission straight to the homeworld of the Controllers', the puppet masters pulling the Darkstars' strings. Who will survive? Get your rings charged to 100 percent for the penultimate chapter of "Darkstars Rising." 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 25.

HARLEY QUINN #45 Written by Sam Humphries, art by John Timms, cover by Gullem March, variant cover by Frank Cho. While on a tropical vacation, Harley Quinn is kidnapped by two Female Furies from Apokolips -- and they're making her an offer she can't refuse: join the Furies, get super powers and do anything she wants! It's a sweet deal, and all Harley has to do in return is hunt down rogue Fury Petite Tina. The bad news: Petite Tina is anything but petite! Hope that hammer got an upgrade, Harley. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 4.

HARLEY QUINN #46 Written by Sam Humphries, art by John Timms, cover by Gullem March, variant cover by Frank Cho. It's Fury vs. Fury in a furious showdown! Harley's tasked with bringing in Petite Tina -- except, turns out, the reason she failed as a Fury is that she's not furious enough! She's kind, good-hearted and oppressed -- and now Harley's the one oppressing her. Harley's caught between a rock and a hard place: give up her amazing superpowers and free Tina and the other oppressed Lowlies, or keep bashing stuff with a super-hammer and having fun. What's a girl to do? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 25.

HAWKMAN #2 Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Bryan Hitch, variant cover by Stjepan Sejic. Carter Hall is Hawkman, the resurrected warrior who's lived a thousand lifetimes. But what happens when one of those past lives comes looking for him? Deepening the mystery is an ancient parchment in alien hieroglyphics, revealing that an unexpected familiar name is on Earth hunting the Hawkman. The past must die for the future to live! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 11.

THE HELLBLAZER #24 Written by Tim Seeley, art by Davide Fabbri, cover by Tim Seeley, variant cover by Sean Phillips. What would you sacrifice to save someone from damnation? The final chapter of "The Good Old Days"puts what may be the final nail in John Constantine's coffin: preparing to say goodbye to this mortal coil, John's oddly introspective, brooding over an ex-lover who's possessed by demons. Since she can't be exorcised, she's bound for Hell -- unless John makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes her place. Pack light, John -- we hear it's warm where you're going. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 25.

THE IMMORTAL MEN #4 Written by James Tynion IV, art by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Can an Immortal Man hope to defeat an Infinite Woman? Armed with a weapon courtesy of the Batman Who Laughs, the Infinite Woman takes aim against the Immortals. It's the House of Conquest versus the House of Action in the oldest secret war in the DCU -- now revealed to the world! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on July 11.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #3 Written by Scott Snyder, art and cover by Jorge Jimenez, variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. John Stewart: Ultraviolet Lantern? Believe it! Under the influence of the Ultraviolet Spectrum, John Stewart engages in some ultraviolence against his teammates Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Meanwhile, the rest of the League investigates the scene of the fallen Source Wall fragment, and encounters not only a horde of giant monsters, but a pair of longtime archenemies using stolen Atom technology to literally get under their skin. Best to stock up on Cortizone for that sort of itch! All this and...the Turtle? Yep. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 4.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #4 \ Written by Scott Snyder, art and cover by Jorge Jimenez, variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. What is hidden in the darkest depths of the ocean and farthest reaches of space doesn't even compare to the insidious secrets buried in the pasts of Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter! While the rest of the League battles to save their friends before all of reality unravels, the citizens of Earth make a startling decision...to join the Legion of Doom! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on July 18.

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno and Raul Fernandez, variant cover by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion.