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Batman #7 — 1:25 David Aja Retailer Incentive Variant (Cover I) Publisher: DC Comics | Release: March 4, 2026 Writer: Matt Fraction | Interior Artist: Jorge Jiménez | Colorist: Tomeu Morey | Variant Cover: David Aja 40 Pages | Rated Teen | Near Mint | DC All In This is the scarce 1:25 David Aja Retailer Incentive Variant of Batman #7 — one of the most visually striking and design-forward covers in the entire Fraction/Jiménez run. Aja's cover is a masterclass in graphic restraint: a mysterious glowing green figure suspended in a containment tank, dark tendrils flowing from its head, set against a bold black and white composition with the chilling mixed-case typography — "SomeONE IS COMING TO KILL YOU…" — and a small Joker icon beneath. It is an instantly iconic piece of cover design. As a 1:25 ratio incentive, retailers were required to order 25 copies of eligible covers to qualify for a single copy, making this a genuinely scarce variant. Batman #7 kicks off Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez's second major story arc with a shocking reintroduction of the Joker — reimagined and reframed in unsettling fashion for the new DC continuity. Batman is summoned to Arkham Tower by the mysterious man in Room Ten, and what he finds there will change everything. The Joker reveals that someone is coming to kill Bruce Wayne — and he wants Batman to stop it. Meanwhile Commissioner Vandal Savage's militarized GCPD and Gotham's new mayor Pamela Isley tighten their grip on the city, and the Bat-Family faces devastating consequences. 🔑 KEY ISSUE — YES, SERIES KEY Landmark Joker reintroduction in the acclaimed Fraction/Jiménez run — a "shocking reintroduction as you've never seen him before" per DC, reframing the Batman/Joker dynamic for the new DC mainline continuity Oversized 40-page issue featuring a striking interior gatefold plunging readers into the Joker's fractured psyche Part of the Matt Fraction & Jorge Jiménez Batman run — one of the most acclaimed Batman creative teams in years, launching the bold new DC All In era 1:25 David Aja Variant — Aja is one of comics' most revered graphic designers and artists, celebrated for his landmark run with Fraction on Hawkeye; his reunion with Fraction on this cover is a major collector draw The distinctive Aja cover — with its bold typography, limited palette, and graphic design sensibility — is widely regarded as one of the standout covers of the entire series Ships bagged, boarded, and protected in a Gemini mailer.