Earlier this evening we brought you a first look at the headlines from DC Comics’ January 2027 solicits. Now it’s the turn of the Bat-Family to enter the spotlight and show us what they have planned for the new year.
BATGIRL #27
Written by Tate Brombal
Art by Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover by David Talaski
Variant cover by Seba Fiumara
On sale: 6 January 2027
David Cain is on the hunt, and Batgirl is always one step ahead. But how long can she stay there? This Cain family reunion is about to get bloodier!
BATMAN #17
Written by Matt Fraction
Art and cover by Jorge Jiménez
Variant covers by Dustin Nguyen, Jim Cheung, and Becky Cloonan
1:25 variant cover by David Aja
Foil variant cover by Jorge Jiménez
On sale: 6 January 2027
After the death of Bruce Wayne, Batman’s life begins anew—adopting two identities to work multiple sides of his Torus problem in ways the Caped Crusader cannot. The Minotaur’s criminal conspiracy is about to meet two new problems, and both of them rhyme with “Batman.”
The acclaimed series by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez continues in this can’t-miss issue!
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by Paul Dini
Art and cover by Guillem March
Foil variant cover by Guillem March
Blank sketch cover
On sale: 6 January 2027
After literally having her heart broken (and then stitched back together by the greatest doctors in the superhero community), Catwoman is off her game and making the kinds of mistakes that might get her killed. When a timely save from Poison Ivy—and the chaotic arrival of Harley Quinn—leads to the possibility of all three teaming up in an increasingly dangerous Gotham, there’s only one question left to resolve: Can they trust one another?
POISON IVY #51
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Pius Bak
Cover by Jessica Fong
Variant covers by Noobovich, Kyuyong Eom, and Manny Vincent Carbonilla
Foil variant cover by Taurin Clarke
On sale: 6 January 2027
Welcome to Havendale. A rural blip on the map where nothing much happens. Just miles of farmland, people making an honest day’s living working the land, and a charming new resident named Pam. It’s a new day in Poison Ivy’s life, full of new friends, a new home, and most important of all— a new target for all her most violent tendencies. Hope you’re ready because things are about to get messy.
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #26
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Cliff Chiang
Cover by Nick Dragotta
Variant covers by Cliff Chiang, Jeehyung Lee, and Chuma Hill
1:25 variant cover by Stephen Green
On sale: 13 January 2027
Barbara Gordon’s obsession with solving her father’s murder brings her deeper and deeper into the horrors lying beneath Gotham City and the evil forces who put them here. The more she uncovers, the more she connects the dots to motives and to her and her father’s past, digging up the dirt on his murder…and their future. A future revealed at the end of the issue that leaves your jaw on the floor.
BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #9
Written by Mariko Tamaki
Art by Amancay Nahuelpan
Cover by Jorge Fornés
Variant covers by Nicola Scott and Eric Canete
On sale: 13 January 2027
After Barbara’s most desperate and dangerous gambit yet, the truth behind Supermax is finally revealed. But what comes next may make her wish she’d never found out…
BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE – DYNAMIC DUOS #6
Written by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
Art and cover by Chris Samnee
Variant covers by Michael Walsh, Belén Ortega, and Todd Nauck
On sale: 13 January 2027
Robin’s on the warpath after what Catwoman’s accomplice did to Batman. Meanwhile the Wolf Pack is going around Gotham solidifying its grip over the criminal underworld!
CATWOMAN #95
Written by Torunn Grønbekk
Art by Davide Gianfelice
Cover by Seba Fiumara
Variant covers by Marcio Takara, Yona, and Chloe Brailsford
On sale: 20 January 2027
Catwoman continues her work securing Carmine Falcone’s new corner of Gotham’s underworld. But the arrival of the heir apparent to the Falcone legacy throws Carmine’s plans in disarray and puts a grave decision in Selina’s hands. Plus: Maggie Kyle…and Slam Bradley…in love?!
DETECTIVE COMICS #1117
Written by Tom Taylor
Art and cover by Mikel Janín
Variant covers by Tony Harris and Seth Mann
Sweater Weather variant cover by Dan Mora
On sale: 20 January 2027
The Dark Knight Detective teams up with The Question in his quest to clear Clark Kent’s name. But what they uncover may prove to put both Clark and all of Smallville in mortal danger. Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín’s shocking arc continues and begs the question: How far will Batman go to save his friend?
GANGS OF GOTHAM #3
Written by Christopher Cantwell
Art by Mike Henderson
Cover by Ariel Olivetti
Variant covers by Martin Simmonds and Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
On sale: 20 January 2027
It’s Anarky versus Rash for the top spot in the Street Demons. Whoever wins will decide a lot more than just the fate of a single gang—the future of Gotham’s East End is on the line. Meanwhile, Steph cuts a deal with Holly Robinson’s House that is nearly impossible to fulfill. She’ll have to bet everything on Anarky and then some if she’s going to make it out alive.
NIGHTWING #146
Written by Dan Watters
Art by Denys Cowan
Cover by Jorge Fornés
Variant covers by David Aja and Davide Paratore
Sweater Weather variant by Kris Anka
On sale: 20 January 2027
Nightwing and the Witch of Blüdhaven are finally face-to-face…and under fire from the SWAT units Mayor Bisogni’s set on their trail. Must their story together end in yet more bloodshed? Could there be a path to redemption for either of them? The story that began with “Blüdhaven Lore” concludes here!
HARLEY QUINN #70
Written by Elliott Kalan
Art by Carlos Olivares
Cover by Bailie Rosenlund
Variant covers by David Nakayama, Diego Greco, and Nimit Malavia
On sale: 27 January 2027
Well, it sure has been real living it up in Throatcutter Hill—ahem NoWeGoSoE— these last few years, but your girl is a free spirit, and it’s time to start a new chapter of her life! But first, I gotta settle one last piece of business—buying Mrs. Grimaldi furniture for her new home! All that and more in the heartfelt conclusion to the current run on Harley.
And with that, I finally get to retire from writing these solicits—what do you mean I gotta keep doing it forever?! Ahhhh! I’ll never be free! Never! Send help! You don’t know what they’re doing to me over here!
That’s it for the Bat-Family in January 2027, tune in across the weekend to see what’s in store for the Super-Family, Justice Leaguers and the rest of the DCU.
