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Being a father can't be harder than being Batman, right? Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne is going to have his hands full. Being a father can't…

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The Bat-family is one of the greatest teams in comics, an assemblage of damaged warriors of varying ages, all bonding over their shared trauma. This is often played for drama and conflict in the main DC line, but here Payne and Starbite recognize the inherent joy and humor in this gang of misfits, focusing on all of the hijinks this highly trained, highly competitive group get up to between missions. The book is hilarious and heartfelt, a perfect distillation of the loving, rambunctious core of one of the genre's most beloved families.

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December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg,

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On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

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