The Joker and Robin Swap Fates in DC's New Comics This Week
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Batman fans discover what would happen if the Joker died instead of Jason Todd's Robin in the infamous storyline, ADeath in the Family, in DC's new comics this week.
The highly anticipated From the DC Vault: Death in the Family - Robin Lives #1 finally arrives -- and it begins with a bang. The issue starts with the Joker getting shot and killed. A news reporter delivers the shocking news, revealing that Batman himself was at the scene of the crime. However, whether the Dark Knight was the one who pulled the trigger or not remains a mystery. Meanwhile, in a miraculous turn of events, the issue flashes back to Jason Todd surviving the Clown Prince of Crime's gruesome attack.
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From the DC Vault: Death in the Family - Robin Lives #1
Written by JM DEMATTEIS
Art by RICK LEONARDI
Colorist RICO RENZI
Letterer TAYLOR ESPOSITO
Cover by RICK LEONARDI and DAVE STEWART
Variant Cover Artists MIKE MIGNOLA and DAVE STEWART
Batman and Robin #11
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by JUAN FERREYRA
Colorist JUAN FERREYRA
Letterer STEVE WANDS
Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
Variant Cover Artists JUAN FERREYRA, TRAVIS MERCER, ANDREW DALHOUSE and CHRISTIAN WARD
Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by CAITLIN YARSKY
Colorist ALEX GUIMARAES
Letterer DAVE SHARPE
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant Cover Artists BRAD WALKER, DAVE MCCAIG, STEPHEN PLATT, DAVE RAPOZA, JOHN TIMMS and DAN MORA
Green Lantern #13
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and OCLAIR ALBERT
Colorist ROMULO FAJARDO JR
Letterer DAVE SHARPE
Cover by ARIEL COLÓN
Variant Cover Artists GLEB MELNIKOV, CHUMA HILL, SALVADOR LARROCA and LAURA MARTIN and JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
Action Comics #1067
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by EDDY BARROWS and DANNY MIKI
Colorist REX LOKUS
Letterer DAVE SHARPE
Cover by EDDY BARROWS, DANNY MIKI and TOMEU MOREY
Variant Cover Artists WES CRAIG, PABLO VILLALOBOS and BEN OLIVER
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #2
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Colorist DAVE STEWART
Letterer SIMON BOWLAND
Cover by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ and DAVE MCCAIG
Variant Cover Artists RILEY ROSSMO, IVAN PLASCENCIA, DENYZ COWMAN, CHRISTOPHER SOTOMAYOR and EJIKURE
Batman '89: Echoes #3
Written by SAM HAMM
Art by JOE QUINONES
Colorist LEONARDO ITO
Letterer CARLOS M MANGUAL
Cover by JOE QUINONES
Variant Cover Artists W SCOTT FORBES and HAYDEN SHERMAN
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