Batman # 13 Cover A First Printing 2026 BN

Batman #13 is a critical issue that serves as a crucial chapter of the highly anticipated "Batman: Bad Seeds" crossover event. Scheduled for release on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, this issue is written by Eisner Award winner Matt Fraction with dynamic interior artwork by superstar artist Matteo Scalera.

Plot Synopsis

The stakes are incredibly high as Vandal Savage puts Poison Ivy directly in his crosshairs. Deep inside the tightly secured headquarters of the Gotham City Police Department, Savage has hidden a lethal chemical weapon specifically engineered to terminate Ivy.

The situation spirals out of control quickly:

• Gotham City is plunged into total darkness with no power and no communications.
• A heavily-armed private militia infiltrates the area to hunt Savage down on instructions from the most sinister figure in Gotham.
• Everyone is trapped together inside an impenetrable fortress, leaving it entirely up to Batman to resolve the standoff and prevent a catastrophe that could end Gotham permanently