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Lanterns Trailer

WB Discovery and DC Studios releasing the official trailer for Lanterns. They confirm that the villain just may be the Manhunters, a group of beings who can shapeshift into absolutely anyone or anything. We also even get to see fan-favorite Green Lantern villain Sinestro. Lanterns premieres on HBO Max on August 16.

DC Next Level Update

DC released a promotion for what’s coming next in DC Next Level, set to premiere in 2026. Launching on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, DC will release a new issue of Legion of Super-Heroes, Teen Titans, and The Doom Patrol.

Reportedly these books are, in fact, set in continuity, but they will be largely independent reads.

Batman: Bad Seeds Trailer

DC Comics released the official trailer for Batman: Bad Seeds, a new 10-week event.

In Batman: Bad Seeds, the next major Batman event kicking off in August and running through October, Poison Ivy unleashes a desperate act of eco-terror that transforms Gotham into a hostile landscape of prehistoric plant life. Told across one long, dark night, the event unfolds as Gotham’s heroes, villains, and civilians fight to survive.

As Ivy’s plants spread, Gotham begins to mutate—buildings swallowed by vines, streets overtaken by carnivorous flora, and entire neighborhoods reverting to a primordial state. With the Bat-Family hunted, the GCPD fractured under Commissioner Vandal Savage’s militarized rule, and civilians trapped in a city turning against them, Gotham City becomes a living battleground where every chapter brings a new evolution.

Batman: Bad Seeds premieres on August 26, 2026.

New Comics This Week

Image Comics is releasing White Sky #5. IDW Publishing is releasing Sonic the Hedgehog #88. Image Comics is releasing Chachu #1. Dark Horse Comics is releasing Masters of the Universe: Genesis #1.

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