In addition to a new creative team, Batman/Superman #16 will see the World's Finest traveling to other worlds-- and battling a new crop of villains in the process.
The official solicitation for the issue features the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel grappling with the fallout from Dark Nights: Death Metal, although these aren't the Superman and Batman fans know. The Superman shown on the cover for Batman/Superman #16 features an outfit hewing back to his first appearance, while Batman's black and grey outfit hearkens back to Batman: Year One.
The cover also features the debut of three new villains. The Spider Lady is a femme fatale with "poisonous webs," while Dr. Atom sports a space-age costume and a Kryptonite necklace that spells trouble for Superman. Rounding out the trio is the Unknown Wizard, who has a shaved head and glowing red eyes.
Batman/Superman #16 will feature the new creative team of Gene Luen Yang (Shang-Chi, Superman Smashes The Klan) and Ivan Reis (Superman). Yang is also writing a Batman/Superman story for DC Future State, and will take over the title from previous writer Joshua Williamson.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #16
- written by GENE LUEN YANG
- art and cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
- variant cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
- ON SALE 3/23/21
- $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
- In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal, catch a glimpse of brave new worlds within the DC Universe...but what are these strange planets? As we delve into the parallel lives of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, we’ll meet new villains, new heroes, alternate realities, and a transdimensional collision that you will need to see to believe! It’s the dastardly debut of a cadre of new villains, including the Spider Lady and her poisonous webs, Dr. Atom, who sports a Kryptonite pendant, and the maniacal machinations of the Unknown Wizard! You’ve never seen Batman and Superman like this before—so buckle up and get ready for the start of a new era courtesy of writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Ivan Reis!
Batman/Superman #16, which is part of the Infinite Frontier initiative, will go on sale on March 23, 2021.