This year for April Fools' Day, Chip Zdarsky is turning the DC universe on its ear and bringing you savage mockery of all we hold dear, and he is assisted in this brutal task by Matt Fraction, Gail Simone, Skottie Young, and many, many more. Look, it's no Fartacular, but then again, what is??

First Year traces Olive Silverlock’s reluctant arrival at the school after a traumatic event involving her mother and a fateful handoff between Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne. Shuffled from crisis into campus life, Olive must adapt to cliques, secrets, and a system that’s less supportive than it seems.

Injured, cuffed, and tossed in the back of a GCPD paddy wagon with a dozen uncuffed and violent criminals, Robin (Tim Drake) will have to use everything he’s learned from the Dark Knight if he hopes to survive his own dark night!

No one defies the will of Ra’s al Ghul. If Superman doesn’t accept his place as the Son of the Demon, then Lazarus Corp will rain hell on the people most precious to Kal-El…the people of Smallville. So begins the invasion of Kansas!

How far out is the world that's coming? From across the depths of space, the Blackstars are turning their attention towards Earth... and only Tomar Re stands in their way.