ALPHA: What do you get when you cross a wild bunch of characters with checkered pasts…with a chaos entity powered by shame?! Well, of course, you get a RUNWAY TO RUIN. It’s up to Nightwing, Harley, Jon Kent, Billy Batson, Tawny, and Circe to conquer cringe incarnate and get the heck out of his castle with their dignity intact…but they’ll have to survive his trials first! Read on for the first episode of the crossover event, to be continued in brand-new episodes of Nothing Butt Nightwing, Harley Quinn in Paradise, Jon Kent: This Internship is My Kryptonite!, The Magical Mysteries of Shazam!, and Warriors and a Wee Wonder.

Somewhere in the headquarters of the Gotham City Police Department, Vandal Savage hides a chemical weapon designed to kill Poison Ivy…but if Ivy dies, there will be no ending the bad night of Bad Seeds, for Gotham City or anywhere else. No power. No comms. A heavily-armed private militia tasked with bringing him down on orders of the worst person in Gotham. All holed up together within an impenetrable fortress. This sounds like a job for Batman. Eisner winner Matt Fraction and superstar artist Matteo Scalera deliver a crucial chapter of the Batman: Bad Seeds event!

What starts as a simple idea for the Super Twins to learn more about their Kryptonian side turns into a family road trip. Jay has a crisis of personal faith, but Lois offers him a lifeline. Will he take it?

After last issue’s truth-telling trek through the tortuous, torturous terrain of Torment Town, Boston Brand must balance the scales and make his way to that … other place. But this ain’t the Heaven you know, man. Prepare yourself for an Elysium like you’ve never seen ’em, as the Deadman continues to unravel the mystery of the Soul-Eaters … while the Realm of the Living bears the cost! Plus: a brief history of Mr. M!

THE HORRORS OF THE UNIVERSE! After Jo's showdown with Sinestro and the Blackstars , she understands the harsh reality of this intergalactic war she finds herself in the middle of. But even with more knowledge of her powers and place in the universe, is she ready for the horrors that lurk in the unseen?