Batman #13

Description

Batman #13 is a crucial chapter in the Batman: Bad Seeds event, written by Eisner Award winner Matt Fraction, and illustrated by Matteo Scalera.

Somewhere in the Gotham City Police headquarters, Vandal Savage is hiding a chemical weapon designed for one purpose – to kill Poison Ivy. The problem is, if Ivy dies, the Bad Seeds night will never end – not in Gotham, nor anywhere else.

The situation looks like this: no electricity, no communication, and a heavily armed private army with orders to destroy him from the worst man in Gotham. Everyone is trapped in one impenetrable building.

In other words – a job for Batman.

Why read it?

• One of the most important chapters in the Batman: Bad Seeds event – without it, there will be a gap in the story.
• Script by Matt Fraction, Eisner Award winner (Hawkeye, Sex Criminals).
• Art and cover by Matteo Scalera (Black Science), whose dynamic style is ideal for a confined space thriller.
• Vandal Savage and Poison Ivy appear – a conflict that determines the outcome of the entire event.
• Classic "trapped in a building surrounded by enemies" structure – tense and readable as a standalone.
• 40 pages – more than the usual 32-page issue.
• Cover A – the main Matteo Scalera cover.

About the Creators

• Writer: Matt Fraction
• Artist: Matteo Scalera
• Cover Artist: Matteo Scalera (Cover A)
• Publisher: DC Comics

Publication

• Title: Batman #13 – Cover A (Matteo Scalera)
• Series: Batman
• Issue: #13
• Event: Batman: Bad Seeds
• Format: Comic book
• Release Date: 2026-09-02
• Publisher: DC Comics

Specifications

• Page Count: 40
• Format: Comic book (periodical issue)
• Binding: Staple-bound
• Dimensions: 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"
• Age Rating: T (Teen)
• Language: English
• UPC: 76194139163201311

Batman #13 (Cover A – Matteo Scalera) – a 40-page issue where Vandal Savage targets Poison Ivy with a chemical weapon, and Batman is trapped without electricity or communication. A crucial chapter in the Batman: Bad Seeds event.