The Pull List For 8.16.23
…okay, I changed my mind. The Pull List posts will continue for the foreseeable future.
That said, I’ll be skipping the “Jon Says” part and just posting the comics without comment.
Batman / Superman: World’s Finest
#18A
Dan Mora Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
THE UNTOLD TALE OF HOW THE DARK KNIGHT AND THE MAN OF STEEL FIRST MET! Think you know how Superman and Batman met and became friends? Think again! Read the untold tale of how their worlds first collided–and the stunning, secret loss that nearly destroyed their partnership before it even began!
Creators
| Writer | Mark Waid |
| Artist | Travis Moore |
| Cover Artist | Dan Mora |
Bettie Page, Vol. 4
#3A
Joseph Michael Linsner Regular
#3C
Rebeca Puebla Variant
#3E
Cosplay Variant
#3K
Photo Variant
Release: Aug 16, 2023
Bettie and Lisa (Bettie’s identical lookalike) arrive in Naples, Italy, hot on the trail of Davide, Lisa’s missing boyfriend. But to find out what happened to Davide, Bettie and Lisa will have to join a bizarre gang of professional thieves…
Creators
| Writer | Mirka Andolfo | Luca Blengino |
| Artist | Elisa Ferrari |
Knight Terrors: Catwoman
#2A
Leila Leiz Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
TRAPPED IN A TWISTED GOTHAM! Catwoman is stuck in a nightmare in which her sister, Maggie, parades around Gotham as its savior, Sister Zero. After rescuing Bruce from The Joker, Catwoman calls him Batman…to which he asks her how she knew that name, since he had only called himself that in his head. What year is it in this Gotham, why does The Joker have snakes for limbs, and can Sister Zero and Catwoman pray themselves out of this nightmare?
Creators
| Writer | Tini Howard |
| Artist | Leila Leiz |
| Cover Artist | Leila Leiz |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Knight Terrors: Nightwing
#2A
Daniele Di Nicuolo Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
NIGHTWING’S NIGHTMARE CONTINUES! Nightwing’s worst nightmare is to wake up one day realizing he murdered someone he loves and doesn’t even remember how or why he did it…and that’s exactly the Knightmareverse in which Insomnia has placed him while memories of who Nightwing killed and how he did it start flashing back vividly in his head. To make matters worse, he’ll have to work with his cellmates, Two-Face and Scarecrow, to get out of this one alive…
Creators
| Writer | Michael Conrad | Becky Cloonan |
| Artist | Daniele Di Nicuolo |
| Cover Artist | Daniele Di Nicuolo |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Knight Terrors: Punchline
#2A
Gleb Melnikov Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
PUNCHLINE VS. NIGHTMARE BATGIRL! It’s Punchline versus a nightmare Batgirl for the control of the hearts and minds of Gotham! Can Punchline overcome her deepest fears and anxieties to defeat this bat-cowled beast?!
Creators
| Writer | Danny Lore |
| Artist | Lucas Meyer |
| Cover Artist | Gleb Melnikov |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Knight Terrors: Superman
#2A
Gleb Melnikov Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
SUPERMAN AND SUPERGIRL TEAM UP IN THE NIGHTMARE REALM! In the terrifying Nightmare Realm, Superman and Supergirl search for answers and the rest of their family, but Superman is pulled into a haunted part of Metropolis’s past, where he learns more about Marilyn Moonlight! In the waking world, an unlikely DC superhero family works to save the world from the Sleepless Knights.
Creators
| Writer | Joshua Williamson |
| Artist | Tom Reilly |
| Cover Artist | Gleb Melnikov |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman
#2A
Jae Lee Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
NO WAY OUT OF THE NIGHTMARE REALM! No way out! The Justice League Dark find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of horror as Wonder Woman grapples with her deepest fears and insecurities. Will the warrior of truth fall to the lies of the Nightmare Realm? Plus, Nubia takes on the lost souls of Tartarus to prove her worthiness as queen of the Amazons!
Creators
| Writer | Josie Campbell |
| Artist | Juan Ferreyra |
| Letterer | Pat Brosseau |
| Cover Artist | Jae Lee |
| Editor | Brittany Holzherr |
Loki, Vol. 4
#3A
Dustin Nguyen Regular
Release: Aug 16, 2023
Naglfar sets sail to – the Kree-Skrull Empire! Where Emperor HULKLING and WICCAN must assist Loki in retrieving a second shard of Naglfar, which has become a holy relic on a distant planet. And they must also try to quash some old beef between the former Young Avengers teammates (the keyword being “try”). Rated T+
Creators
| Writer | Dan Watters |
| Artist | German Peralta |
| Cover Artist | Dustin Nguyen |
Red Sonja
#2A
Stephen Platt Regular
Release: Aug 16, 2023
Hunted, haunted, and hurting, Sonja has no one to trust and faces danger and suspicion at every turn. There’s something rotten in the land, and all the signs are pushing her towards the source of the disease-Vestfold and its cruel ruler, Varg! Building on the chart-topping success of Red Sonja #1, Dynamite Entertainment continues to delve deep into the She-Devil’s world with the second sensational installment of “His Master’s Voice,” written by acclaimed author TORUNN GR NBEKK and illustrated by Sonja superstar WALTER GEOVANI. This issue also features another killer lineup of cover artists, including Bryan Hitch, Inhyuk Lee, Bjorn Barends, Stephen Platt, Lucio Parrillo, Joseph Linsner, and more!
Creators
| Writer | Torunn Grønbekk |
| Artist | Walter Geovani |
| Cover Artist | Stephen Platt |
Tales of the Titans
#2A
Nicola Scott Regular
#2F
Chris Samnee Foil Variant
Release: Aug 15, 2023
ALL-NEW RAVEN SOLO STORY FROM HARLEY QUINN AND CATWOMAN WRITER TINI HOWARD! She’s been called the daughter of Trigon and the herald of the apocalypse, but Raven has never let these things define who she is. Ready to step into this new era of the Titans, she plans to leave her past behind. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and when Raven comes to the aid of a woman in over her head with the Church of Blood, she’ll have to face a terrible reminder of her mother’s tragic past…and an evil closer to her than you may think!
Creators
| Writer | Tini Howard |
| Artist | Eleonora Carlini | Eleonora Carlini |
| Cover Artist | Nicola Scott |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
The Vigil
#4A
Sumit Kumar Regular
Release: Aug 15, 2023
UNCOVER THE DCU’S GREATEST CONSPIRACY /…/ /Who are the Vigil?/ /Dodge file loading… Dodge is the speedster metahuman in the secret organization called the Vigil. Her alias is likely to be a woman who goes by the name Dinah Kom. All files connected to this name have been erased. The only information left that was pieced together by Checkmate is that Dodge has a condition that places an extraordinary amount of fast-twitch muscle fiber in her body. Her suit allows her to control the fibers to move at the speed of thought. The multiversal and space-time repercussions of this are to be discussed in the next transmission. Stay tuned for more./ /…/ /you are being watched./
Creators
| Writer | Ram V. |
| Artist | Lalit Kumar Sharma |
| Cover Artist | Sumit Kumar |
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Born and raised in the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jon Maki developed an enduring love for comics at an early age.
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