# DC Comics Batman: Bad Seeds crossover event

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/dc-comics-batman-narrative-expansions
> Updated: 2026-08-26T15:00:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

DC Comics has launched the major crossover event ‘Batman: Bad Seeds’, beginning with the issue ‘Sunset #1’. Written by Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, the narrative depicts a power struggle in Gotham City between Mayor Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy) and Police Commissioner Vandal Savage.

Following an armed insurrection by Savage and his paramilitarized police force, Isley has implemented a contingency plan to transform Gotham into a prehistoric jungle of plant life. This rapid, primal transformation threatens to isolate the city from its skyscrapers to its sewers, forcing the Bat-family to face a city undergoing a massive environmental shift.

This event occurs alongside the expansion of the Batman universe through the ‘Absolute Batman’ series, which features an alternate continuity with redesigned villains such as a monstrous Joker and a zombie-like Mr. Freeze.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-26: DC Comics expands Batman universe with new series and events

DC Comics introduces new storylines for Batman, including the alternate-universe Absolute Batman featuring redesigned villains and the Batman: Bad Seeds event involving a power struggle between Poison Ivy and V

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dc-comics-expands-batman-universe-with-new-series-and-events

### 2026-08-26: DC Comics launches Batman: Bad Seeds Sunset crossover event

DC Comics launches ‘Batman: Bad Seeds Sunset’, a new crossover event where Poison Ivy’s contingency plan threatens to transform Gotham City into a prehistoric jungle amidst a conflict with Vandal Savage.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dc-comics-launches-batman-bad-seeds-crossover-event

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