Nightwing’s War Begins and Fables Returns in This Week’s DC Releases

The Battle for Blüdhaven's heart begins on Tuesday for DC Comics.

Written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo, leading the week of DC's new releases is Nightwing #92. Since the creative team took over the title with Nightwing #78, they have increased the reach of Dick Grayson's heroics by turning him into a wealthy philanthropist without the mask, giving back to his adopted city through the Alfred Pennyworth Foundation. However, not every person in Blüdhaven is a fan of Dick's altruistic efforts, particularly Roland Desmond aka Blockbuster, the city's premier crime boss. The upcoming issue will kick off the battle for the city, though it is not the only title releasing from DC next week.

After almost a year since it was first announced, Fables finally returns. Formerly a part of DC's Vertigo imprint, the series originally ran for 150 issues from 2002 until 2015, but now it is back once again through DC's mature imprint, DC Black Label. Picking up where Fables #150 left off and led by writer Bill Willingham and artist Mark Buckingham, Fables #151 begins a 12-part comeback for the title.

Other notable mentions for Tuesday's releases include the one-shot Shadow War Zone #1, the penultimate chapter of Wonder Woman: Evolution and the next installment of writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora's Batman/Superman: World's Finest. The full list of releases can be found below, covers and solicitations included.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #3

• Written by MARK WAID
• Art and cover by DAN MORA
• Variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
• 1:25 variant cover by RAPHAEL SARMENTO
• 1:50 chibi variant cover by JORGE CORONA
• $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• Great Scott! It's a twisted time-travel tale of titanic tenure! In an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the "demon," Robin the Boy Wonder and the Supergirl of Krypton venture back in time to China circa 1600 B.C.—running headfirst into the ancient superheroes known as the House of Ji! Meanwhile, Superman and Batman are losing a race against time to save their fellow superheroes from the schemes of a new villain…one simply known as the Devil Nezha.

BATMAN: THE KNIGHT #5

• Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
• Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
• Variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
• $4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 10 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• Young Bruce Wayne's global journey to become the Dark Knight continues as he finds himself deep in the heart of Moscow searching for Avery Oblonsky, the world's foremost expert in disguise and espionage! Finding this phantom will prove more difficult than expected, but is Bruce willing to die trying?

CATWOMAN #43

• Written by TINI HOWARD
• Art by BENGAL
• Cover by JEFF DÉKAL
• Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
• 1:25 variant cover by SOZOMAIKA
• AAPI variant cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
• $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• VROOM VROOM! We all have that friend we call when we want a wild girls' night out—and for Catwoman, that friend is Harley Quinn. It's a night of hip whips and hot laps at the roller derby, complete with a little road-trip crime. It might even be the type of girls' night that gets sealed with a kiss, if Catwoman's allies back in Gotham can hold down the fort while the Cat's away…

EARTH-PRIME: STARGIRL #4

• Written by JAMES ROBINSON and PAULA SEVENBERGEN
• Art by JERRY ORDWAY
• Cover by KIM JACINTO
• Photo variant cover
• $5.99 US | 48 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• The Dugan-Whitmore family vacation is in full swing, but something sinister lurks in the woods, stalking Pat Dugan. Can Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E. face down the threat from Pat's past and preserve their summer trip, or will it come to a tragic end?

FABLES #151

• Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
• Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
• Cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
• Variant cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
• 1:25 variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
• 1:50 variant cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
• $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• 17+
• Just in time for the 20th anniversary of its launch, the acclaimed blockbuster that defined an era of Vertigo returns with an all-new 12-issue story, "The Black Forest"—a tale that picks up right where Fables #150 left off, providing a new entry point into the world of Fabletown!
• The dust has barely settled from the climactic battle between Totenkinder and Cinderella—and everything is far from happily ever after. A legendary new adversary has arrived, and he plans to get even with Geppetto for the mess that has been made of Manhattan. But it's a new day…and with it, a new Jack in the Green has arrived in the Black Forest. And within the emergency room of a New York hospital…a Fable long thought dead returns!
• Don't miss the 20th-anniversary box set to get caught up on one of comics' longest-running fantasy hits!

THE FLASH #782

• Written by JEREMY ADAMS
• Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
• Cover by BRANDON PETERSON and MICHAEL ATIYEH
• Variant cover by TODD NAUCK
• $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• The Speed Force on lockdown! Some of the Rogues are plotting something big inside Iron Heights, and the Flash goes inside to root out the plot. Meanwhile, Wallace figures out his future, and Linda tries to find out if she really has powers...

LOONEY TUNES #266

• Written by IVAN COHEN
• Art and cover by PHILIP MURPHY
• $2.99 US | 32 pages
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• When an earthquake seemingly causes a sleeping Bugs to wake up in a strange, futuristic version of our world, he quickly discovers that this new reality is full of familiar faces and unfamiliar situations—as everyone he knew has been replaced by seemingly humorless robots!

NIGHTWING #92

• Written by TOM TAYLOR
• Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
• Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
• 1:25 variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
• AAPI variant cover by JEN BARTEL
• $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• Blüdhaven mayor Melinda Zucco is in trouble—pretending to work for Blockbuster while secretly trying to take him and his gang of criminals down, while also working alongside Dick Grayson to uplift the city. But as his half sister sharing the last name of the man who killed his parents, it's…a lot to juggle, and enough for one to accidentally let slip a secret or two in the wrong company if she's not careful…Meanwhile, Nightwing and Oracle cuddle up and decide to finally define their relationship.

SHADOW WAR ZONE #1

• Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, ED BRISSON,
• STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, and NADIA SHAMMAS
• Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE, ANN MAULINA,
• MIKE BOWDEN, and others
• Cover by JONBOY MEYERS
• Variant and 1:25 variant covers by HOWARD PORTER
• 1:50 variant cover by LEIRIX
• $5.99 US | 48 pages | One-shot | (All covers are card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• A special issue that showcases the spread and impact of the Shadow War on the DCU! Talia al Ghul has put out a hit on anyone who has ever worked with Deathstroke—and that includes Black Canary! Where has Luke Fox been? Talia is sick of watching from the sidelines and joins the battle herself! Also featuring the new villain Angel Breaker! What is her connection to Ghost-Maker?

WONDER WOMAN: EVOLUTION #7

• Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
• Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
• Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
• Variant cover by GARY FRANK
• $3.99 | 32 pages | 7 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
• ON SALE 5/17/22
• On trial for the fate of humanity, Wonder Woman has fought to prove herself to cosmic gods. But with the verdict near, is this trial everything Diana believed, or is there even more at stake than she could have realized? As the gods reveal their true nature, Diana learns that the greatest threat to humanity might just be...Wonder Woman? The truth is discovered in this penultimate issue, but is it already too late?

All of these issues go on sale May 17 from DC Comics.

Source: DC Comics