Batman: Bad Seeds Reading Order and What Comes Next

Collector's guide, updated October 11, 2026

Batman: Bad Seeds, in reading order

Bad Seeds runs through eight Bat-books and four specials, and a few of them moved dates along the way. Here is the whole event on one page in reading order, with the books that come after it at the bottom. The first two of those close for ordering Monday, October 12.

Wed, Oct 14
Streets of Gotham #1 and Gotham Central #2
The next two Bad Seeds books on shelves
Mon, Oct 12
Last day to order Batman #15 and Gangs of Gotham #1
The first books after the event
Wed, Oct 28
Bad Seeds: Sunrise #1
The finale, out the same day as Poison Ivy #49

The news behind the guide: Bad Seeds Ends October 28. The Books After It Close Monday. →

What Bad Seeds is

DC describes Bad Seeds as its big Batman crossover for fall 2026, run by Matt Fraction (Batman) and G. Willow Wilson (Poison Ivy), with the other Bat-books each telling a piece of it.

In DC's setup, Poison Ivy is the mayor of Gotham and her deal with Police Commissioner Vandal Savage falls apart. She tries to turn the city into a prehistoric jungle in one night as a peace offering to the Parliament of Trees, and DC says the change stays for good if it is still there at sunrise. The event started August 26 and ends October 28.

The core story

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Nine books carry the main story. DC has not published a numbered checklist; this split follows the reading orders published so far and the series DC named. Poison Ivy #47 is the prelude, Sunset #1 starts the night, and Sunrise #1 ends it.

# Book On shelves Writer / artist
1 Poison Ivy #47 (prelude) Wed, Aug 26 G. Willow Wilson / Leandro Fernandez
2 Batman: Bad Seeds: Sunset #1 Wed, Aug 26 Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson / Giuseppe Camuncoli and Cliff Rathburn
3 Batman #13 Wed, Sep 2 Matt Fraction / Matteo Scalera
4 Detective Comics #1113 Wed, Sep 16 Tom Taylor / Jeff Spokes
5 Poison Ivy #48 Wed, Sep 30 G. Willow Wilson / Marcio Takara
6 Batman #14 Wed, Oct 7 Matt Fraction / Matteo Scalera
7 Detective Comics #1114 Wed, Oct 21 Tom Taylor / Jeff Spokes
8 Poison Ivy #49 Wed, Oct 28 G. Willow Wilson / Alex Lins
9 Batman: Bad Seeds: Sunrise #1 (finale) Wed, Oct 28 Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson / Giuseppe Camuncoli and Cliff Rathburn

The full reading order, tie-ins included

Every book in the event, in release order. Core books are in bold. All of these are past their order cutoff except Gotham General #2.

# Book On shelves Part
1 Poison Ivy #47 Wed, Aug 26 Prelude
2 Bad Seeds: Sunset #1 Wed, Aug 26 Core, opener
3 Batman #13 Wed, Sep 2 Core
4 Batgirl #23 Wed, Sep 2 Tie-in
5 Bad Seeds: Gotham Central #1 (of 2) Wed, Sep 9 Tie-in
6 Detective Comics #1113 Wed, Sep 16 Core
7 Nightwing #142 Wed, Sep 16 Tie-in
8 Catwoman #91 Wed, Sep 16 Tie-in
9 Batwoman #7 Wed, Sep 16 Tie-in
10 Harley Quinn #66 Wed, Sep 23 Tie-in
11 Poison Ivy #48 Wed, Sep 30 Core
12 Batman #14 Wed, Oct 7 Core
13 Batgirl #24 Wed, Oct 7 Tie-in
14 Bad Seeds: Streets of Gotham #1 Wed, Oct 14 Tie-in, one-shot
15 Bad Seeds: Gotham Central #2 (of 2) Wed, Oct 14 Tie-in
16 Detective Comics #1114 Wed, Oct 21 Core
17 Nightwing #143 Wed, Oct 21 Tie-in
18 Catwoman #92 Wed, Oct 21 Tie-in
19 Batwoman #8 Wed, Oct 21 Tie-in
20 Harley Quinn #67 Wed, Oct 28 Tie-in
21 Poison Ivy #49 Wed, Oct 28 Core
22 Bad Seeds: Sunrise #1 Wed, Oct 28 Core, finale
23 Bad Seeds: Gotham General #1 (of 2) Wed, Oct 28 Tie-in, moved (see below)
24 Bad Seeds: Gotham General #2 (of 2) Wed, Nov 25 Tie-in, moved. Order by Mon, Nov 2

Two date changes

Gotham General moved twice. Greg Rucka and Rosa Ekedal's two-issue hospital story was first set for September 9. Issue #1 now comes out October 28, the same day as the finale, and issue #2 moved to November 25, four weeks after the event ends. DC has not said where it sits in the story.

Streets of Gotham #1 is listed by DC for Wednesday, October 14: six short stories about regular Gotham people getting through the night, written by Matt Fraction and Mariko Tamaki.

What comes next (order by Monday, October 12)

DC has already scheduled the books that come out of Bad Seeds. The first two close for ordering Monday. After the cutoff, shops can only get the copies they ordered.

Batman #15 (DC, $4.99, Fraction / Jorge Jimenez). DC calls it the first Batman issue after Bad Seeds, 40 pages. Per the solicit, six assassins go after Bruce Wayne at a masked gala. Seven covers, including a 1 in 25 by David Aja and covers by Frank Quitely, Jim Cheung, Becky Cloonan and Dustin Nguyen. Order by Mon, Oct 12. On shelves Wed, Nov 4.

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Gangs of Gotham #1 (DC, $3.99, Christopher Cantwell / Mike Henderson). DC says it spins out of Bad Seeds and Batman. In the solicit, the Torus, the crime group in the current Batman run, orders Anarky to bring 100 street gangs under one roof or die. Five covers, by Ariel Olivetti (main and foil), Christian Ward, Martin Simmonds and Kyuyong Eom. Order by Mon, Oct 12. On shelves Wed, Nov 4.

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Also closing Monday: Batgirl #25 (oversize anniversary issue, $4.99, the return of David Cain). Not a Bad Seeds book.

After that (still open to order)

Book Order by On shelves What it is
Bad Seeds: Gotham General #2 Mon, Nov 2 Wed, Nov 25 Last Bad Seeds single issue
Batman 2026 Annual #1 Mon, Nov 2 Wed, Nov 25 48 pages on the Minotaur and the Torus (Fraction, with Brian Ching and Jesse Lonergan)
Batman #16 Mon, Nov 9 Wed, Dec 2 Fraction and Jimenez continue
Gangs of Gotham #2 Mon, Nov 9 Wed, Dec 2 Second issue of the new series
Poison Ivy #50 Mon, Nov 9 Wed, Dec 2 Ivy's 50th issue, seven covers incl. Jim Lee and Artgerm

If you'd rather wait for the collection

Collection Order by On shelves Price
Batman: Bad Seeds Mon, Nov 9 Feb 16, 2027 $24.99 and $34.99 editions
Batman: Bad Seeds: Streets of Gotham Mon, Nov 16 Feb 23, 2027 $24.99
Batman: Bad Seeds: Sowing & Reaping Mon, Nov 23 Mar 2, 2027 $34.99

DC has not said exactly which issues go in each book yet. We'll add that here when it is announced.

Updates

  • Oct 11, 2026: page published.

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