MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 DC COMICS FOR AUGUST DC UNIVERSE TITLES ACTION COMICS #985 Written by Rob Williams, art and cover by Guillem March, variant cover by Mikel Janin. "Eve of Destruction," part one! Superman finds himself side by side with Lex Luthor once more, but is his former foe truly committed to being a hero, or is it just a ruse to gain the Man of Steel's trust? As world events point to something dark on the horizon, the mysterious Mr. Oz makes his final move against the Man of Tomorrow. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 9.

ACTION COMICS #986 Written by Rob Williams, art and cover by Guillem March, variant cover by Mikel Janin. "Eve of Destruction," part two! The inhumanities of Earth put even Superman's trust to the test as he and Lex Luthor begin to see a pattern emerging that points to Mr. Oz and his agents. When Lex confronts Mr. Oz alone, one walks away changed forever. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 23.

ALL STAR BATMAN #13 Written by Scott Snyder, art and covers by Rafael Albuquerque and Sebatian Fiumara. "The First Ally," part four! As painful secrets from the past are revealed, Batman must face down a nemesis unlike any he's seen before—or risk the horrific consequences of the Genesis Engine falling into the wrong hands! 40 pages, $4.99, in stores on August 9.

AQUAMAN #27 Written by Dan Abnett, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. "Underworld," part three! Aquaman lives! Threatened by the return of Atlantis' natural-born ruler, King Rath accelerates his plan to scrub the sunken city of all its ancient magical treasures -- but why is he stockpiling magic? Whatever the reason, Rath will need all the firepower he can get when Mera breaks through the barrier surrounding the city! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 16.

BANE: CONQUEST #4 Written by Chuck Dixon, art and cover by Graham Nolan. Bane has set his sights on crushing the Vor, a network of Eastern European thieves who are among the deadliest in the world...but somehow, it's less than surprising that where you find a collection of thieves, you find Catwoman! Will she derail Bane's plans? Or is there an opportunity for a deal here? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 2.

BATGIRL #14 Written by Hope Larson, art by Chris Wildgoose, cover by Dan Mora, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. "Summer of Lies," part one! Batgirl and Nightwing's feelings for each other have always run deep...but is their bond built on more than Bat Family loyalty and a long-ago childhood crush? When an old villain comes back into Babs' life, she and Dick will have to reopen painful wounds and remember a time they'd hoped would remain forgotten. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 23.

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #13 Written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, art by Roge Antonio, cover by Yanick Paquette, variant cover by Kamome Shirahama. "Source Code" finale! Oracle's past entanglements with Gotham City's underworld have gotten the Birds in deep trouble as Calculator, Catwoman and Poison Ivy all pull the team into their own dark agendas! Even if they can get themselves out of this mess, the question remains: Does Oracle really belong with the Birds of Prey, or is he a criminal at heart? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 9.

BATMAN #28 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Mikel Janin, variant cover by Tim Sale. "The War of Jokes and Riddles," part four! War is hell. Unless it's in Gotham City, where it's so much worse. The clash between The Joker and the Riddler continues to escalate, with the rest of the city's villains picking sides and joining in. In the midst of the battle, Batman must try to save whoever he can while knowing he will forever be haunted by those he can't. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 2.

BATMAN #29 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Mikel Janin, variant cover by Tim Sale. "The War of Jokes and Riddles," part five! Batman has done his best to keep the peace, but with neither faction backing down, he may have to choose the lesser of two evils if he wants the violence to end. Will Batman embrace the murderous anarchy of The Joker or the bloody fascism of the Riddler? If he wants to win, he'll have to choose a side -- and either way, he loses. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 16.

BATMAN BEYOND #11 Written by Dan Jurgens, art and cover by Bernard Chang, variant cover by Martin Ansin. "Rise of the Demon" finale! As past and present collide, Bruce Wayne witnesses the culmination of his legacy. In a shocking twist, the Demon is not Ra's al Ghul. Can his successor be persuaded to stop his plans for worldwide destruction? Will Terry be able to overcome the destructive influence of the new Batman costume and hold on to his soul? High up on a Tibetan mountaintop, the answers will be revealed. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 23.

BATWOMAN #6 Written by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, art and cover Eddy Barrows, variant cover by Michael Cho. "Open Fire," part one! Return to the brief flash of the future seen in Batwoman: Rebirth and meet Commander Kane -- a battle-hardened version of Batwoman! Hurting from battles unknown, she's taken control of the deadly Colony and declared war on Gotham City! What could possibly cause Kate Kane to bring the battlefront to her home? Find out here! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 16.

BLUE BEETLE: #12 Written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis, art and cover by Scott Kolins, variant cover by Tyler Kirkham. Guest-starring Batman! Jaime Reyes may be back in his Blue Beetle armor, but he's still a relative novice at the superhero game. And that's raised the attention of someone who's been doing this a long time. See what happens when the Caped Crusader swings over to El Paso to provide some schooling. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 23.

CYBORG #15 Written by John Semper Jr., art and cover by Will Conrad, variant cover by Carlos D'Anda. "Aftermath," part two! Anomaly's horrific dream is realized when the O.T.A.C. virus changes nearly all flesh and blood on Earth into cold hard steel. Now humanity's last hope, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and a band of rebels led by Vic's mother, Elinore Stone, embark on a suicide mission to find the cure. Their first obstacle? The infected super-scientist Doc Magnus and his newly twisted robot army, the Metal Men! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 2.

DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1 Written by Scott Snyder, art by Greg Capullo and Danny Miki, cover by Greg Capullo, variant covers by Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr. Dark Nights: The Forge and The Casting hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, as Dark Nights: Metal begins, the Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger -- and the threats it contains are coming for the DC Universe! Dark Nights: Metal is a DC event unlike any other -- one that will push Batman, Superman and heroes of the Justice League beyond their limits to take on threats unlike any our world has ever seen! It will take the combined might of the World's Greatest Heroes as you've never seen them before to face what's coming their way! 32 pages, $4.99, in stores on August 16.

DEATHSTROKE #22 Written by Christopher Priest, art by Diogenes Neves and Jason Paz, cover by Ryan Sook, variant cover by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki. "Defiance," part two! With his new team assembled, Deathstroke takes Team Defiance on their first mission to retake control of a U.S. Embassy held hostage in a small foreign country. But while the team fights for their lives against a mysterious new villain known as the Radiant Man, Slade abandons his team to address some unfinished business with an old friend: Dr. Light! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 2.

DETECTIVE COMICS #962 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Alvaro Martinez and Raul Fernandez, variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque. "Intelligence," finale! Ascalon, the deadly artificial intelligence created by the Order of St. Dumas, is ready to replace Azrael and purify Gotham City...and all that stands in the way of the world's most flawless computer brain is the mind of Batman himself! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 9.

DETECTIVE COMICS #963 Written by James Tynion IV, art by Carmen Carnero, cover by Eddy Barrows, variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque. "Longer Chains," part one! Having exiled herself from Batman's world, Spoiler has nearly destroyed herself trying to expose the corruption of Gotham City's vigilantes. Fortunately for her, help has arrived...but unfortunately for the city, it's in the form of the mysterious Anarky! Is he truly on the side of the people, or is he a dangerous lunatic? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 23.

THE FLASH #28 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico, variant cover by Howard Porter. "Negative," part one! It's a bleak new day as the citizens of Central City meet Negative-Flash! He's got a terrible attitude and volatile powers that leave a wake of destruction wherever he goes. Exactly the kind of person you'd want The Flash to put behind bars. There's just one problem: he is The Flash! Can Barry Allen get his new powers under control before they kill him? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 9.

THE FLASH #29 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico, variant cover by Howard Porter. "Negative," part two! What's a Rogue to do when The Flash goes bad? Get worse. Operating from behind bars in Iron Heights, the incarcerated Rogues graduate from costumed crooks to true kingpins of crime, unleashing the new villain known as Shrapnel upon the chaotic and unprotected streets of Central City. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 23.

GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #12 Written by Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan. Karl Kerschl, art by Adam Archer, Msassyk and Sandra Hope, cover by Karl Kerschl. "The Ballad of Olive Silverlock" finale! It all comes down to this. With Olive poised to raze the city to the ground, Maps is determined to make one final crusade in the name of friendship. But life isn't school, and if she fails…all of Gotham could pay the price! Don't miss the final issue of this beloved series! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 9.

GREEN ARROW #28 Written by Benjamin Percy, art by Juan Ferreyra, cover by Otto Schmidt, variant cover by Mike Grell. "Hard-Traveling Hero." part three! Metropolis is Oliver Queen's next stop on his quest to take down the Ninth Circle, but he may be too late when the evil financiers start a war with the one man they can't buy: Lex Luthor! That's more fat cats than even Ollie can handle, which means this is a job for Superman and Green Arrow! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 2.

GREEN ARROW #29 Written by Benjamin Percy, art by Juan Ferreyra, cover by Otto Schmidt, variant cover by Mike Grell. "Hard-Traveling Hero," part four! Black Canary and Green Arrow's missions converge in two cities at once! Canary's in Seattle, where she's hot on the trail of the Auctioneer, and Arrow's in Gotham City, where Oliver Queen's investigation into human trafficking among the city's elite draws the attention of Bruce Wayne! 40 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 16.

GREEN ARROW ANNUAL #1 Written by Benjamin Percy, art by Eleanora Carlini, cover by Jamal Campbell. Christmas is a time for reflection, relatives and...revenge! So says Count Vertigo, who returns to Seattle to send Oliver Queen on a violent, mind-bending journey into his own past and future. The hidden secrets of Green Arrow are laid bare in this oversize special that tests the already tenuous bonds between Team Arrow, featuring the long-awaited returns of Shado, Diggle and the dark archer Merlyn! 48 pages, $4.99, in stores on August 30.

GREEN LANTERNS #28 Written by Sam Humphries, art by Eduardo Pansica and Julio Ferreira, cover by Brad Walker and Drew Henessey, variant cover by Brandon Peterson. "Out of Time," part two! Simon and Jessica go from basic training on Mogo to training some of the first beings in the universe to wear green rings! Trapped in the past, the Green Lanterns of Earth must rally the first seven Lanterns to defeat a threat that could destroy the cosmos! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 2.

GREEN LANTERNS #29 Written by Sam Humphries, art by Eduardo Pansica and Julio Ferreira, cover by Brad Walker and Drew Henessey, variant cover by Brandon Peterson. "Out of Time," part three! The death of one of their own shakes the new Green Lanterns' resolve. Simon and Jess step up to lead the charge that may be their only hope of ever returning home to their own time. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 16.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #26 Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona, variant cover by TBD. "Fall of the Gods," part one! Ancient hunters awaken across the cosmos to end Highfather and the New Gods! Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps draw the line between gods, but that won't stop the body count as the most powerful deities in the universe go to war. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 9.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27 Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona, variant cover by TBD. "Fall of the Gods," part two! Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner face off against God Killers as they try to protect an injured Orion from certain death. As the battle turns against the Corps, will they have to sacrifice a New God to save an entire sector of space? 40 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 23. HARLEY QUINN #25 Written by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Paul Dini, art by Chad Hardin, Bret Blevins, and J. Bone, cover by Amanda Conner, variant cover by Frank Cho. "Birthday!" It's an oversize anniversary issue as Harley's entire cast of crazy characters comes together to celebrate the birthday of cyborg senior citizen Sy Borgman...but is there actually a bigger secret behind this gathering? And in "Harley Loves Joker" part nine, Harley's spent a fortune building out The Joker Gang's new hideout, and now they're gonna have to take drastic measures to pay the bill! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 2.

HARLEY QUINN #26 Written by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Paul Dini, art by John Timms and Bret Blevins, cover by Amanda Conner, variant cover by Frank Cho. "Mean Streets!" Harley's been doing her best to hold her corner of New York City together, but the mayor's been doing his best to tip the whole town into corruption! Harley's gonna have to hammer some sense into this guy once and for all...and in "Harley Loves Joker" part ten, The Joker's vendetta against the thief who's been scalping all his prime jobs threatens to get everyone killed! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 16.

THE HELLBLAZER #13 Written by Tim Seeley, art by Jesus Merino, cover by Tim Seeley, variant cover by Yasmine Putri. "The Spirit Hunter," part one! Home from Paris, John gets in a drunken argument, has a terrible dream about a dead teenager, and then finds the corpse. Did someone use his imagination as a weapon, or has his distaste for humanity made him a murderer? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on August 23.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #26 Written and cover by Bryan Hitch, art by Fernando Pasarin and Oclair Albert, variant cover by Nick Bradshaw. "Legacy," part one! A group of heroes from a post-apocalyptic future escape into the past to stop their world from coming to be. But to do it they’re going to need the help of the Justice League -- who just happen to be these time travelers’ parents! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 2.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #27 Written and cover by Bryan Hitch, art by Fernando Pasarin and Oclair Albert, variant cover by Nick Bradshaw.