The third issue of the Young Justice: Targets mini-series and a Harley Quinn 30th anniversary special comic are both set for a September 2022 release from DC Comics. The Harley Quinn special is being released nearly thirty years to the day of her first ever appearance in the Batman: The Animated Series episode “Joker’s Favor.” Continue below for artwork and further details, all provided by DC Comics as part of their September 2022 solicitations.
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #3
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
Hispanic Heritage Month variant cover by ADRIAN GUTIERREZ Queen Perdita has been rescued! Or has she? Beast Boy has his doubts, and soon his suspicions turn terrifyingly real. Nightwing and Robin, working across the globe from one another, come upon information that leads them to uncover the identity of the villain who’s been pulling the strings behind this kidnapping all along! Plus, take a trip into the past with another action-packed backup, starring Green Arrow! $3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/27/22
HARLEY QUINN 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Written by AMANDA CONNER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, PAUL DINI, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, SAM HUMPHRIES, KAMI GARCIA, ROB WILLIAMS, MINDY LEE, TERRY DODSON, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, and RAFAEL SCAVONE
Art by CHAD HARDIN, GUILLEM MARCH, RILEY ROSSMO, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, ERICA HENDERSON, JASON BADOWER, MICO SUAYAN, JOHN TIMMS, TERRY DODSON, RACHEL DODSON, DAN HIPP, and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant covers by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, ADAM HUGHES, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, LEE BERMEJO, JEROME OPEÑA, BRUCE TIMM, TERRY DODSON, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, AMANDA CONNER, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU You are cordially invited to an oversize extravaganza celebrating the Clown Princess of Crime’s 30th birthday in this fantabulous special! That’s right—Harley Quinn turns 30 in absolute style and has invited a squad of her old creative pals to join her with a killer lineup of amazing stories! And the reviews are in—it’s guaranteed awesome:
“Last chance, Quinn.
Don’t make me do this.”
—Amanda Waller
“Wait…you’re not
going back to…”
—Red Tool
“Sigh.”
—Poison Ivy $9.99 US | 96 pages | Prestige
ON SALE 9/13/22
More details on Young Justice: Targets can be found here and check out the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite for more content! Stay tuned right here for further Young Justice coverage and updates! Discuss this news by clicking the link below.
With the season finale of Young Justice: Phantoms approaching, The World’s Finest caught up with the music collective known as Dynamic Music Partners – consisting of Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter – to discuss their journey with The Team and the how the acclaimed animated series has impacted their work, among other topics. Click on the image below to check out the interview.
Dynamic Music Partners is a team of three award-winning composer/arranger/conductors who’ve scored a host of acclaimed superhero shows, from Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series to The Spectacular Spider-Man, Teen Titans and countless others. For more on Dynamic Music Partners – including details on past, present and future works, along with news on forthcoming releases and appearances – check out their official website! On social media, be sure to follow them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube!
New episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms are currently streaming each week on HBO Max. The first half of Young Justice‘s fourth season, along with the show’s previous three seasons, is also available on the streaming service. Stay tuned right here for further Young Justice coverage and updates, and check out the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite for more images, videos, exclusive content and much more! Discuss this news by clicking the link below.
DC Comics has released details on an upcoming issue of the Young Justice: Targets mini-series and a Harley Quinn: The Animated Series special one-shot, both slated for an August 2022 release. Both comics continue storylines established in their respective animated source material. Continue below for artwork and further details, all provided by DC Comics as part of their August 2022 solicitations.
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #2
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK With Queen Perdita nowhere to be found, an APB has been sent across the planet! Now, in Markovia, the Infinitors have been assembled to track her down, but are the Infinitors to be trusted? How deep does this evil conspiracy run, and who will be able to unravel the web of deception in time? $3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/23/22
HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES – THE REAL SIDEKICKS OF NEW GOTHAM SPECIAL #1
Written by TEE FRANKLIN, ALEXIS QUASARANO, CONNER SHIN,
JIMMY MOSQUEDA, and JAMIESEN BORAK
Art by MAX SARIN, ONEILLJONES, ERICA HENDERSON,
LOGAN FAERBER, PJ HOLDEN, and more!
Cover by MAX SARIN
Variant cover by DAN HIPP
1:25 variant cover by SERGIO ACUNA What happens when writers from Harley Quinn the TV show and Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour the comic book get together and swap stories from New Gotham? Absolute mayhem, that’s what! Follow what happened to some of your favorite Gotham sidekicks on Tawny Young’s new trash-tastic daytime talk show and watch the chairs fly as they spill the tea! Guest-starring Clayface, Batgirl, Frank the
Plant, and Harley Quinn’s worst sidekick…The Joker! $9.99 US | 80 pages | Prestige
ON SALE 8/30/22
In support of the summer 2022 theatrical release DC League of Super-Pets from Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series DVD collection, hitting retail shelves on August 2, 2022. The release collects the 2005-2006 cartoon which follows Superman’s pup doing good on Earth. Continue below for Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series package art and press details:
KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG:
THE COMPLETE SERIES
ARRIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO DVD ON 8/2/22
In 2005, a new breed of Super Hero claimed its place of prominence among Saturday morning cartoons with the premiere of Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series. On August 2, 2022, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings the acclaimed complete animated series to DVD (USA $44.98 SRP; Canada $49.99 SRP).
Created by Chris Mitchell, Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series follows the adventures of the title character – Superman’s beloved pooch – who also acquires the powers afforded his original Earthbound master. Alongside allies like Ace The Bat-Hound and Streaky the Supercat, Krypto fights the forces of evil, which include the animal companions of Lex Luthor and Catwoman.
Sam Vincent (Ninjago, Sausage Party) voiced the title character to lead the robust cast that included Brian Drummond (Monster Beach) as Streaky, Scott McNeil (X-Men: Evolution) as Ace the Bat-Hound, Alberto Ghisi (Trick ‘r Treat) as Kevin Whitney, Tabita St. Germain (My Little Pony franchise) as Andrea, Terry Klassen (Dragon Ball Z) as Tusky Husky, Ellen Kennedy (Polly Pocket) as Brainy Barker, Michael Dobson (The Deep) as Bulldog. Additional cast members included Peter Kelamis (Beyond, Riverdale) as Tail Terrier, Mark Oliver (Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu) as Mechanikat, Trevor Devall (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) as Hot Dog, and Nicole Bouma (Powerpuff Girls Z) as Snooky Wookums.
Scott Jeralds (Static Shock) and Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) served as supervising producers, and Linda Steiner (Pound Puppies) and Paul Dini (Superman: The Animated Series) were producers on the series. Sander Schwartz was the executive producer. Burnett and Dini also served as story editors, while Jeralds directed all 39 episodes of Krypto the Superdog.
DISC 1
Ep- 01 Krypto’s Scripto: Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Ep- 02 Super-Flea / A Bug’s Strife
Ep- 03 Meet the Dog Stars / The Streaky Story
Ep- 04 Diaper Madness / Feline Fatale
Ep- 05 Dog-Gone Kevin / The Dark Hound Strikes!
Ep- 06 My Pet Boy / Dem Bones
Ep- 07 Bathound for a Day / Dog Bot
Ep- 08 Old Dog, New Tricks / Talk to the Animals
DISC 2
Ep- 09 My Uncle, the Superhero / Top Dog
Ep- 10 Puss in Space Boots / Teen Tiny Trouble
Ep- 11 Dogbot To The Rescue / Bad Bailey
Ep- 12 Bathound’s Bad Luck / Circus of the Dog Stars
Ep- 13 The Living End / The Dog Days of Winter
Ep- 14 Bad Hair Day / The Cat and the Bat
Ep- 15 Melanie’s Monkey / Funny Business
Ep- 16 Now You See Him. . . / Bones of Contention
DISC 3
Ep- 17 Superdog? Who’s Superdog? / The Good Life
Ep- 18 Streaky’s Super Cat Tale / The New Recruit
Ep- 19 Up, Up and Away / Dinosaur Time
Ep- 20 Puppy Problems / Switching Sides
Ep- 21 Leaf of Absence / Big Sister
Ep- 22 Bathound Meets The Dog Stars / A Dog’s Life
Ep- 23 Stray for a Day / Ruffled Feathers
DISC 4
Ep- 24 Bathound and the Robin / Furry Fish
Ep- 25 Tusky’s Tooth / When Penguins Fly
Ep- 26 Storybook Holiday: Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Ep- 27 Kids in Capes / Attack of the Virtual Vegetables
Ep- 28 Mechani-Bot / Stretch-O-Mutt to the Rescue
Ep- 29 Growing Pains / K-9 Krusader
Ep- 30 Andrea Finds Out! / Magic Mutts
Ep- 31 Reptile Round-Up / Streaky’s Field Trip
Ep- 32 Pied Pussycat Piper / Solar Specs
DISC 5
Ep- 33 Too Many Cooks / Join the Club
Ep- 34 Bailey’s Back / Streaky’s Inner Struggle
Ep- 35 Face Time / Catopia
Ep- 36 The Parrot and the Pirates / Robbie’s Return
Ep- 37 Revolt of the Beavers / Invasion from the Planet Peanut
Ep- 38 Mechanikalamity / Barrumpbarrump
Ep- 39 Iguanukkah
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The Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series DVD collection will be available for purchase starting August 2, 2022 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. What the show’s opening titles in the video above. Stay tuned for further updates right here at The World’s Finest. Click the link below to discuss this news.
DC Comics has released details on the upcoming Young Justice: Targets mini-series and the Harley Quinn: The Kiss. Bang. Kill. Tour hardcover collection as part of their July 2022 solicitations. The publisher also recently released details on other upcoming titles of note, the first being the DC Pride 2022 #1 anthology featuring a story written by Batman: The Animated Series‘ Kevin Conroy and the other being a selection of The Batman Adventures stories reprinted in the Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief hardcover collection. Continue below for artwork, collection details and more, all provided by DC Comics.
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #1
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER Queen Perdita has been kidnapped! Mysterious armored assailants have snatched the Vlatavan royal out from beneath Bowhunter Security, leaving Green Arrow and Black Canary poisoned and comatose in the process! Now a rallying cry echoes around the globe, and across super-teams, to band together and rescue Perdita! Young Justice co-creator Greg Weisman and Christopher Jones bring you an action-packed follow-up to Young Justice: Phantoms that will rock the team to its core! Plus, each issue includes a bonus story detailing previously unseen adventures from past seasons of Young Justice! $3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/26/22
HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES VOL. 1: THE EAT. BANG! KILL. TOUR
Written by TEE FRANKLIN
Art by MAX SARIN and ERICH OWEN
Cover by MAX SARIN Harley and Ivy are on the road trip of the century! Following the wedding disaster of the decade, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy end up on the run from Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD! But as fun as that all sounds, Ivy still worries about her actions after Kite Man left her at the altar…luckily, Harley’s got the perfect scheme to shake her out of her wedding day blues. A HarlIvy Moon! But when they come face-to-face with one obstacle after another—old lovers? trust issues? childhood trauma?—not to mention a bevy of villains with their own bones to pick, will this Thelma and Louise-style journey end in victory, or tragedy?
This hardcover packs in the entire run of the GLAAD Media Award-nominated series. Collects Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #1-6. $24.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover
ON SALE 8/30/22
More details on Young Justice: Targets can be found here. Continue below for additional details on the May 2022-scheduled DC Pride 2022 #1 anthology title and the September-slated Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief hardcover collection release.
DC PRIDE 2022 #1
Written by DEVIN GRAYSON, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, TRAVIS G. MOORE, ALYSSA WONG, KEVIN CONROY, and others
Art by NICK ROBLES, BRITTNEY WILLIAMS, EVAN CAGLE, W. SCOTT FORBES, J. BONE, and others
Wraparound variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY 1:25 foil variant cover by JEN BARTEL
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ DC’s 2022 celebration kicks off with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! This anthology features 13 all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Batwoman, and more! This special also includes: • A Multiversity: Teen Justice kickoff story spotlighting Kid Quick and written by the miniseries team, Danny Lore and Ivan Cohen!
-An introduction by activist, actress, and real-life superhero Nicole Maines that will include a teaser for her upcoming Dreamer project!
-Pinups by P. Craig Russell, J.J. Kirby, and more!
-And “Finding Batman,” a personal story by Kevin Conroy with art by J.Bone and Aditya Bidikar $9.99 US | 104 pages | One-shot | Prestige Format
ON SALE 5/31/22 Note: Release date moved to June 7, 2022
HARLEY QUINN: 30 YEARS OF THE MAID OF MISCHIEF THE DELUXE EDITION
Written by VARIOUS
Art by VARIOUS
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Celebrate three decades of madcap fun with DC’s breakout antihero—Harley Quinn! Packing a mallet and a PhD, this Gotham City Siren isn’t afraid to dish out some punishment or insightful psychotherapy when needed. Whether she’s making a ruckus in Gotham City for good ol’ Bats and Mr. J or living it up in Coney Island with her motley crew of pals, adventure and absurdity are never far behind. Featuring more than a dozen tales of anarchic antics spanning Harley’s comics career, this deluxe hardcover collection is sure to crack some sides and heads. Collects stories from The Batman Adventures #12, Detective Comics #831, The Batman and Robin Adventures #18, Batman: Gotham Adventures #10, Batman: Gotham Knights #14, Harley Quinn #3, Gotham City Sirens #20-21, Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1, Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For Special Edition #1, Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special #1, Harley Quinn: Make ’em Laugh #3, Harley Quinn Black + White + Red #14, Batman #98, and a brand-new story from Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1. $49.99 US | 336 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ON SALE 9/6/22