BATMAN CITY OF MADNESS delivers the most unique & chilling BATMAN tale since Grant Morrison’s iconic ARKHAM ASYLUM: A SERIOUS HOUSE ON SERIOUS EARTH!
VISIONARY CREATOR CHRISTIAN WARD UNLEASHES A COSMIC-HORROR EPIC, FEATURING THE COURT OF OWLS!
Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above.
For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the twisted version of the Dark Knight has escaped…to trap and train a Robin of his own.
Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the Court and its deadly allies to stop him–and to hold back the wave of twisted super-villains, nightmarish versions of his own nemeses, each one worse than the last, that’s spilling into his streets!
Visionary writer-artist Christian Ward unleashes his cosmic-horror take on Batman’s world, in a tribute to disturbing Dark Knight classics like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Gothic! You’ll never look at Batman’s villains the same way again…you simply won’t have the stomach for it!
With a series this big, you know DC is pulling out all the stops to make the launch special, and CITY OF MADNESS #1 features a TON of dope variant covers to do just that!
GOTHAM’S BIGGEST TWO ICONS GO HEAD TO HEAD IN THE GOTHAM WAR CROSSOVER THIS FALL!
Third Eye Faithful, you know us: we LOVE a good BATMAN story, and even more, we love a big epic BATMAN crossover, and in the vein of classics like NO MAN’S LAND, BATTLE FOR THE COWL, CONTAGION, and many others, we’re about to get a modern classic with GOTHAM WAR!
In GOTHAM WAR, crime is down in Gotham City… Could that be a bad thing?
A coordinated effort in Gotham has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? Villains scatter as their lives begin to crumble under a new regime.
And as Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one name runs through his mind.
One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham…Catwoman. A conflict that’s been brewing for well over a year finally hits the streets, and it will fracture the Bat-Family as war erupts! From bestselling writers Chip Zdarsky and Tini Howard and artists Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto comes the opening shot in the Gotham War!
BATMAN / CATWOMAN: THE GOTHAM WAR SPANS THE ENTIRE BAT-FAMILY! MAKE SURE YOU COLLECT THEM ALL!
Kicking off in AUGUST with the GOTHAM WAR BATTLE LINES one-shot (which you can get signed by superstar artist, MIKE HAWTHORNE, at our ANNAPOLIS location’s BATMAN DAY event on 9/16/23! More info on that here!), GOTHAM WAR will be spanning across many of the BAT-FAMILY titles, and we cannot wait!
DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR BATMAN / CATWOMAN GOTHAM WAR BATTLE LINES #1 SIGNED BY ARTIST MIKE HAWTHORNE ON BATMAN DAY 9/16/23! NOT LOCAL? CAN’T MAKE IT? CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES!
THE NEXT STAND-ALONE BATMAN EPIC ARRIVES WITH BATMAN: GARGOYLE OF GOTHAM #1 THIS SEPTEMBER! A MUST-READ IN THE TRADITION OF DARKER TONED BAT-READS LIKE KILLING JOKE, ARKHAM ASYLUM & DARK KNIGHT RETURNS!
Third Eye Faithful, we’re telling you right now: you do NOT want to miss out on GARGOYLE OF GOTHAM!
This book is gonna be pure 🔥!
Dropping this September 13th, just in time for BATMAN DAY on 9/16/23: BATMAN GARGOYLE OF GOTHAM is gonna be one of the biggest BAT-READS since THREE JOKERS!
Channeling some old school FRANK MILLER DARK KNIGHT RETURNS style energy, and featuring visionary creator RAFAEL GRAMPA, who worked with Miller on previous DARK KNIGHT saga hits — this book is the kind of hard-hitting BATMAN story that will rank up there with KILLING JOKE, ARKHAM ASYLUM, and more!
WHAT’S THE SCOOP ON GARGOYLE OF GOTHAM?
EISNER AWARD-WINNING STORYTELLER RAFAEL GRAMPA’S TWISTED VISION OF THE DARK KNIGHT!
When you chase your own shadow…it leads you into the abyss.
In a Gotham City where every day feels darker and more irredeemable than the last, Batman makes a definitive choice–to kill off the Bruce Wayne identity for good and embrace the cowl full-time.
But though he knows the streets of Gotham, Batman will soon come to find that he hardly knows himself. A serial killer is on the loose, and while the murder victims seem random at first, every clue draws Batman closer to the terrifying truth–that they are all connected, not just to each other…but to him…
When an all-new rogues gallery of utterly depraved villains begins to emerge from the depths of the city, Batman will have to contend with the very nature of evil–including that which lurks inside in the darkest corners of his own heart–to face what’s coming for his city.
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham brings Rafael Grampa’s twisted vision of both the Dark Knight and the city of Gotham to life in a DC writing debut that will reach its icy black tendrils into the deepest and darkest corners of human nature and leave you gasping for breath–and for more!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2023 IS BATMAN DAY! FIND OUT HOW WE’RE HELPING YOU CELEBRATE!
CELEBRATE THE DARK KNIGHT AT ALL THIRD EYE LOCATIONS ON SATURDAY 9/16/23!
Third Eye Faithful, it’s almost that special time of year where nerds across the country unite to celebrate the one and only Caped Crusader — that’s right, Saturday 9/16 is BATMAN DAY 2023! And you don’t have to go to Gotham to find the festivities – we’re celebrating all day at all THIRD EYE locations! Join in on the fun with us with FREE BATMAN DAY COMICS, sales on all Batman-related merch & MORE!
COME IN BATMAN-RELATED COSPLAY & BE ENTERED TO WIN A BATMAN DAY PRIZE BUNDLE!
MEET GOTHAM WAR ARTIST MIKE HAWTHORNE & GET GOTHAM WAR SIGNED (THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS ONLY! 11AM-1PM)
PURCHASE EXCLUSIVE BATMAN DAY 2023 RELEASES, INCLUDING THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW PRINTING OF BATMAN #608 *HUSH CHAPTER 1* FOIL VARIANT!
DC has done something extra special this year, delivering TWO exclusive offerings for BATMAN DAY, and we’ll have limited quantities available at each Third Eye location to hook you up!
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE EXCLUSIVE BATMAN DAY 2023 edition of the iconic 1st chapter of Jim Lee’s BATMAN: HUSH in the BATMAN #608 FOIL EDITION!
Rivaling only the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300 foil edition that recently dropped, this is going to be one of the major books to grab in 2023, and you’ll be able to snag it at all Third Eye locations — just make sure to get there early, b/c these will go fast!
GET THE 1ST CHAPTER OF THE MASSIVE NEW BATMAN / CATWOMAN CROSSOVER, GOTHAM WAR, SIGNED BY ARTIST MIKE HAWTHORNE AT THIRD EYE ANNAPOLIS ON BATMAN DAY!
GOTHAM WAR is going to be EPIC, and we cannot wait for it to kick off: c’mon: BATMAN VERSUS CATWOMAN? How long has it been since these two have been at odds? And, you know after the last few years of madness between them, it’s gonna get serious!
We’re honored to have superstar artist MIKE HAWTHORNE (DEADPOOL) signing copies of the official start to the series with the prologue issue BATMAN / CATWOMAN GOTHAM WAR BATTLE LINES #1
Want to check out the rest of GOTHAM WAR & pre-order your fav covers for THIRD EYE PICK-UP🛒 or THIRD EYE SHIPS📬? Hit it up here!
SAVE 15% OFF ON ALL BAT-MERCH… INCLUDING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BATMAN STORIES OF ALL-TIME, WHICH YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT BELOW!
BATMAN, to no one’s surprise, has one of the most amazing catalogs of stories in comics, and as such, there’s a TON of great graphic novels out there to help you get more into the Caped Crusader!
We’ve outlined just a few of our many favorite Batman reads to scoop to celebrate BATMAN DAY!
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE
The groundbreaking Batman tale is back in a new deluxe edition. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point to madness, The Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up, Gordon struggles to maintain his sanity with the help of Batman in a desperate effort to best the madman. Collects BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE #1 and stories from BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #4 and COUNTDOWN #31, plus dozens of covers, pinups and sketches.
One of the greatest Batman stories ever told, Batman: Arkham Asylum is back in a new edition of the classic hardcover! The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over and are demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of The Joker, the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the asylum. Includes newly remastered artwork by Dave McKean, available for the first time in this format.
The Batman and The Joker at the end of the world! Powerhouse creative team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (Batman: The Court of Owls, Dark Nights: Metal) continue a decade-long partnership in this acclaimed futuristic miniseries, now in softcover!
Christmas. St. Patrick’s Day. Easter. As the calendar’s days stack up, so do the bodies littered in the streets of Gotham City. A murderer is loose, killing only on holidays. The only man that can stop this fiend? The Dark Knight. In a mystery taking place during Batman’s early days of crime fighting, Batman: The Long Halloween is one of the greatest Dark Knight stories ever told.
Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman’s deadly enemy, Two-Face.
The magnificent creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale reach their apex in Batman: The Long Halloween. This edition includes original 13-issue series as well as four additional story pages cut from the original series, which are presented fully colored and restored to their place in the story. Also featured are sketches and an introduction by the director and writer of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan and David Goyer.Â
The Caped Crusader has never been stopped. Not by the Joker. Not by Two-Face. Not even by the Justice League. But now, in the wake of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, Batman faces his most challenging foe ever-the idealistic hero known as Gotham, who wants to save the city from Batman himself! Collects the pages of BATMAN: REBIRTH #1 and issues #1-6 of the new, hit BATMAN series! This collection features a new cover by superstar artist David Finch!
Check out our new comic book day highlights for all new releases hitting Third Eye Comic Shops in MD & VA this Wednesday 1/4/23 For a full list of this Wednesday’s new releases, go here!
Get ready for a magical new series and the return of Marvel’s favorite sorceress in SCARLET WITCH #1 by acclaimed writer STEVE ORLANDO!
The SCARLET WITCH gets a fresh start this week with a new costume, new friends, and an epic new mission! Wanda’s making her comeback and is using her powers to heal the wounded with witchcraft alongside her siblings Quicksilver & Polaris! With a sweet new costume design by Russel Dauterman taking inspiration from some of her best outfits of past to forge her new future!
THE SCARLET WITCH RETURNS!
There is a door that appears only to those who need it most, who have no one else in the world to turn to. On the other side of this door is the witchcraft shop. Friend or foe, human or otherwise-if your need is great and your hope is gone, there you will meet the SCARLET WITCH!
Wanda Maximoff is familiar with hitting rock bottom-and now that she’s finally found peace, she’s pledged all her power to help others who are languishing at their lowest. But when a woman falls through Wanda’s door with a terrifying story of a town gone mad, the Scarlet Witch will have to muster her wits and chaos magic to deal with an insidious threat! Comic powerhouses Steve Orlando (MARAUDERS; Midnighter) and Sara Pichelli (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN; SPIDER-MEN) join forces to open a groundbreaking new chapter in the Scarlet Witch’s history!
And we’re so psyched that one of our favorite Marvel writers STEVE ORLANDO is delivering this one that we’ve put together a magical SIGNING in celebration! Join us at Third Eye ANNAPOLIS on 1/7/23 to get some sweet signed comics!
Classic Hulk scribe PETER DAVID brings back the big gray mobster in this all new mini-series JOE FIXIT #1!
He just wrapped up his 3 part world tour of MAESTRO and is ready to deliver his next epic Hulk saga this week! Classic Marvel writer PETER DAVID revisits one of his fan-favorite Hulk incarnations in this brand new JOE FIXIT mini-series! The Gray Hulk is back in Sin City and has a point to prove to Kingpin! Don’t sleep on this rad return of classic Hulk goodness!
PETER DAVID RETURNS TO JOE FIXIT!
Peter David’s tour de force through some of his greatest Hulk hits continues with a return to JOE FIXIT! Gone are the ripped-up shorts of the Hulk of yore-this enforcer prefers the slick suave of a striped suit, and the Hulk has traded in “monster” for “mobster” as he lends his strength to the Las Vegas casino scene. Of course, the Kingpin has his own ideas about who the toughest guy in town is, and it’s up to Spider-Man to keep the two of them from destroying Sin City!
BATMAN #131 delivers the next epic chapter of writer CHIP ZDARSKY’s wild new run as Bruce Wayne deals with the aftermath of Failsafe!
CHIP ZDARSKY has been absolutely killing it with his new Batman series! He started off strong back in Batman #125 with the introduction of the deadly new Bat-Bot FAILSAFE and has continued to crush it all the way to the shocking cliffhanger in Batman #130! Now he begins a new arc this week that will break down and reconstruct the man behind the mask! get ready for a deep dive into Bruce Wayne unlike anything seen before!
Gotham City has never been darker or deadlier. And after Failsafe, there is no Batman to save it. Can the fractured ghost that roams the streets survive? Whatever happened to the man known as…Bruce Wayne?
Need to catch up? We’ve got plenty of issues #125-130 to get you up to date!
Holy Hammer! Farmhand creator ROB GUILLORY delivers an epic new sci-fi hero who’s ready to take down some tech in MOSELY #1!
From Farmhand creator Rob Guillory and Sam Lotfi (Harley Quinn), Mosely is a satirical sci-fi blockbuster perfect for fans of God Country and Ghost Cage!
In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power-to unleash holy Hell upon the “too big to fail” Tech Gods.
Can one man bring down the corporate powers who’ve used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race (and hopefully win back the favor of his estranged family while he’s at it)?
Mosely’s taking up the Holy Hammer and you better believe he’s gonna smash some $h!t until he sets mankind free!
Each issue has wall to wall content, and will feature a bonus story by series writer Rob Guillory starting with issue #2!
Get ready for a fiery family reunion in this epic conclusion to Gene Luen Yang’s saga of SHANG-CHI in MASTER OF THE TEN RINGS #1!
FATHER AND SON, SIDE BY SIDE?!
Shang-Chi is lost in time and the only one who can help him is…his father?! What will Shang-Chi do when he meets the younger version of his evil parent? Will he be able to change the course of history? Or will Shang-Chi be shocked to discover he didn’t know his father as well as he thought? Find out as Gene Luen Yang’s Shang-Chi saga comes to its shocking conclusion!
One of Spidey’s most iconic stories gets recollected this week in the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT!
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Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are getting married! But Kraven the Hunter is going to make sure the wall-crawler ends up six feet under – literally! It begins with an all-time classic encounter with Wolverine that changes Spidey’s life forever, leading to the death of one of his best friends! In the wake of tragedy, Peter pops the question – but the honeymoon is short-lived, as Kraven goes to extreme lengths to prove himself superior to his greatest foe! As one of comics’ most introspective, psychological sagas ever unfolds, the Hunter will learn that it’s one thing to defeat Spider-Man – but another to expect him to stay down!
Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #289-294, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #20-21, SPIDER-MAN VS. WOL#1, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #29-32 and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #131-132.
Keep an eye out for the KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT GN & other sick new Marvel EPIC COLLECTIONS on the new issue rack this week!
