ComicsPro 2026: Gotham Faces “Bad Seeds” in a Major Event and Celebrates 40 Years of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

DC closed its publishing announcements at ComicsPro 2026 with a first look at “Bad Seeds”, a Gotham City event arriving in Q3 2026. Gotham City police commissioner Vandal Savage has declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, para-militarized police army. Gotham’s new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her allies both political and arcane, is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave all of Gotham decimated by daylight.

These events converge in “Bad Seeds”, spanning a long, dark night in Gotham that threatens to turn the entire city into a primeval world of hostile plant life unlike anything on Earth for millennia, at a time when its greatest heroes are hunted and in hiding. More details on “Bad Seeds” will be shared in the months ahead.

To conclude their presentation, DC reminded retailers that 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. DC shared an overview of the publishing program and products planned throughout the year to celebrate Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley’s landmark series.