All In Alpha Interludes 5: Elsewhere in Bat's World... Reading Order (Provisional)

Back in Gotham and beyond, sinister new threats meet Bat heroes & villains. These are all optional arcs in the wider Darkseid ‘meta’ storyline of the All In initiative - they don't directly impact it, but still a great read.

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DC's All-In Saga timeline

All In Alpha Interludes 4: Elsewhere in the JLU...

All In Alpha Interludes 6: Elsewhere in Supe's World...

Primary collected edition:
Batman: Volume 5
The Dying City

Collects: Batman (2016) #153-157; Batman (2016) #150 [lead story]

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Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

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1 -5OptionalOCT 2024-FEB 2025

Batman #153-157

#153: The Dying City: Part 1

#154: The Dying City: Part 2

#155: The Dying City: Part 3

#156: The Dying City: Part 4

#157: The Dying City: Finale

#153-157 collected in:Batman: Volume 5: The Dying City

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6 -15OptionalOCT 2024-JUL 2025

Detective Comics #1090-1099

#1090: Mercy of the Father: Part 1

#1091: Mercy of the Father: Part 2

#1092: Mercy of the Father: Part 3

#1093: Mercy of the Father: Part 4

#1094: Mercy of the Father: Part 5

#1095: Mercy of the Father: Part 6

#1096: Mercy of the Father: Finale

#1097: Elixir: Part 1

#1098: Elixir: Part 2

#1099: Elixir: Part 3

#1090-1096 collected in:Detective Comics: Volume 1: Mercy of the Father

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16OptionalOct 2024

Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Poison Ivy: Volume 7: Amuse-bouche

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17 -22OptionalOCT 2024-MAR 2025

Poison Ivy #26-31

#26: Chapter 26

#27: Chapter 27

#28: Chapter 28

#29: Chapter 29

#30: Chapter 30

#31: Chapter 31

#26-30 collected in:Poison Ivy: Volume 5: Human Botany

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#31 collected in:Poison Ivy: Volume 6: A Death in Marshview

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23 -28OptionalOCT 2024-MAR 2025

Harley Quinn #44-49

#44: Back In Town

#45: Complaints and Grievances

#46: Kill The Messenger

#47: The Original Kings of Clay

#48: A Wild & Crazy Guy

#49: I'm Telling You For The Last Time

#44-49 collected in:Harley Quinn: Volume 1: Destructive Comics

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29 -33OptionalJUL 2025

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit For Orbit #1-5

#1: Part 1

#2: Part 2

#3: Part 3

#4: Part 4

#5: Part 5

#1-5 collected in:Gotham City Sirens: Unfit For Orbit

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34 -37OptionalAPR-AUG 2025

Harley Quinn #50-53

#50: Weapons of Self Destruction

#51: I'm The One That You Want

#52: Weakness Is The Brand

#53: Dress To Kill

#50-53 collected in:Harley Quinn: Volume 2: Friends with Detriments

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38 -42OptionalAPR-SEP 2025

Poison Ivy #32-36

#32: Chapter 32

#33: Chapter 33

#34: Chapter 34

#35: Chapter 35

#36: Chapter 36

#32-36 collected in:Poison Ivy: Volume 6: A Death in Marshview

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43 -53OptionalOCT 2024-AUG 2025

Batman and Robin #14-24

#14: Memento: Part 1

#15: Memento: Part 2

#16: Memento: Part 3

#17: Memento: Part 4

#18: Memento: Part 5

#19: Memento: Part 6

#20: The Gotham Cycle: Part 1

#21: The Gotham Cycle: Part 2

#22: The Gotham Cycle: Part 3

#23: The Gotham Cycle: Part 4

#24: The Gotham Cycle: Part 5

#14-19 collected in:Batman and Robin: Volume 1: Memento

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#20-24 collected in:Batman and Robin: Volume 2: The Gotham Cycle

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54 -64OptionalNOV 2024-SEP 2025

Batgirl #1-11

#1: Mother: Part 1

#2: Mother: Part 2

#3: Mother: Part 3

#4: Mother: Part 4

#5: Mother: Part 5

#6: Mother: Part 6

#7: The Book of Shiva: Chapter 1

#8: The Book of Shiva: Chapter 2

#9: The Three Swords: Part 1

#10: The Three Swords: Part 2

#11: The Three Swords: Part 3

#1-6 collected in:Batgirl: Volume 1: Mother

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65 -73OptionalOCT 2024-JUN 2025

Nightwing #119-127

#119: On With The Show: Part 1: Curtain Up

#120: On With The Show: Part 2: Capture Their Hearts

#121: On With The Show: Part 3: Beast Wagons

#122: On With The Show: Part 4: Little Circus Boy

#123: On With The Show: Part 5: Dropping Like Flies

#124: On With The Show: Finale: Ringmaster

#125: By The Book: Part 1: Good Cop/Bad Cop

#126: By The Book: Finale: Bad Cop/Good Cop

#127: Other: Part 1

#119-124 collected in:Nightwing: Volume 1: On with the Show

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74OptionalJul 2025

Nightwing 2025 Annual #1

Death Trap

75 -76OptionalJUL-AUG 2025

Nightwing #128-129

#128: Other: Part 2

#129: Other: Finale

77 -86OptionalOCT 2024-AUG 2025

Catwoman #69-78

#69: No Further Bets: Part 1

#70: No Further Bets: Part 2

#71: Rules of the Land: Part 1

#72: Rules of the Land: Part 2

#73: Long Time, No Time: Part 1

#74: Long Time, No Time: Part 2

#75: Never Let Them Smell Blood: Part 1

#76: Never Let Them Smell Blood: Part 2

#77: The Mills of God: Part 1

#78: The Mills of God: Part 2

#69-74 collected in:Catwoman: Volume 1: Who Is Selina Kyle?

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87 -92OptionalOCT 2024-MAR 2025

Birds of Prey #14-19

#14: Bird Undercover: Part 1

#15: Bird Undercover: Part 2

#16: Bird Undercover: Part 3

#17: Bird Undercover: Conclusion

#18: Divide & Conquer: Part 1

#19: Divide & Conquer: Part 2

#14-19 collected in:Birds of Prey: Volume 3: Bird Undercover

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93 -98OptionalDEC 2024-MAY 2025

Two-Face #1-6

#1: Face vs. Face

#2: The Deadly Divorce of the King & Queen of Hearts

#3: Matchmaking in Hell

#4: The Trial of Harvey Dent

#5: Roll the Dice and Die!

#6: Closing Arguments

#1-6 collected in:Two-Face: Trial Separation

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All In Alpha Interludes 5: Elsewhere in Bat's World... Reading Order (Provisional)

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Batman: Volume 5The Dying City

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Batman #153-157

Detective Comics #1090-1099

Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees #1

Poison Ivy #26-31

Harley Quinn #44-49

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit For Orbit #1-5

Harley Quinn #50-53

Poison Ivy #32-36

Batman and Robin #14-24

Batgirl #1-11

Nightwing #119-127

Nightwing 2025 Annual #1

Nightwing #128-129

Catwoman #69-78

Birds of Prey #14-19

Two-Face #1-6

Primary collected edition:
Batman: Volume 5
The Dying City