The new issue of DC Comics Preview catalog DC Connect has arrived! Here is our breakdown of the new comics series to jump on, plus what collected editions are arriving from September 2024! You can find the rest of our Previews Picks for other Comics & Manga, as well as Marvel Comics future releases over on the blog!
Comic Issues
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN - THE LAST HALLOWEEN #1 (OF 10)
(W) JEPH LOEB (A) EDUARDO RISSO (CA) TIM SALE
In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed up for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now, Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act: Batman: The Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part mystery continuing the story from 2021’s The Long Halloween Special. In each issue, Loeb will be joined by one of the top artists in comics, in a beautiful and lovingly crafted tribute to Sale’s art and legacy. In issue one, Gotham City learns to fear Halloween once more as a terrible event threatens to destroy Jim Gordon’s life and puts Batman and Robin’s teamwork to the test more than ever before. In a city of liars, masked vigilantes, and criminals… can anyone be trusted?
BATMAN: THE BARBARIAN #1 (OF 6)
(W/A) GREG SMALLWOOD
In a world where unspeakable beasts slither through silent temples, and sorcerers pledge innocent lives as blood sacrifices to incomprehensible cosmic designs, only one man has the strength of will and brute force required to protect the people who would become prey… the fearsome, blade-wielding Batman! But when the all-seeing Oracle warns him of a looming shadow creeping across the land, he will have to contend with foes that cannot be dispatched by sword alone… including the terrible memory of the catastrophe in which he was made! Eisner Award-winning artist Greg Smallwood (Moon Knight, The Human Target) unleashes a brutal new vision of Bruce Wayne, shot through with high-fantasy hallmarks and awe-inspiring reimaginings of the classic Batman rogues gallery!
MULTIVERSUS: COLLISION DETECTED #1
(W) BRYAN Q. MILLER (A) JON SOMMARIVA (CA) DAN MORA
Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, and Clark Kent each wake in a cold sweat, troubled by strange dreams they’ve had about “the rabbit,” “the star child,” and “the witch.” Their investigation into these enigmatic visions brings them to unexpected locales and unusual characters, but none more unusual than the mysterious “rabbit” from their dreams as they find themselves face-to-face with the one and only Bugs Bunny. What the heck is going on here? And who in the name of the Multiverse are “the star child” and “the witch”? The hit video game spills from your screen and into the DCU, and it’s bringing a whole lot of friends from some of your favorite universes with it!
PLASTIC MAN: NO MORE #1 (OF 4)
(W) CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (A) ALEX LINS & JACOB EDGAR (CA) ALEX LINS
Eel O’Brian might be a superhero now—but before he was anything else, he was a crook. Until the accident that turned him into the pliable Plastic Man, Eel was bad to the bone… and just because he no longer has bones doesn’t mean that’s not still true. When an incident on a Justice League mission leads to catastrophic cellular damage, Plastic Man discovers he just might be out of time to make amends for the past he’s tried hard to outrun—or to save the soul of his son, who (unfortunately for him) might have inherited more from dear old Dad than just his superpowers… The Eisner-nominated creative team of Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Doctor Doom, Halt and Catch Fire) and Alex Lins (Monarch) brings you the five words you thought you’d never read: “hard-boiled Plastic Man noir”! And hey, if we’re crazy enough to greenlight that concept, you won’t believe the things we’re crazy enough to do in this book…
DC’S "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST CRISIS" (ONE-SHOT)
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) DAN HIPP
In the blackest night, when the darkness feels infinite, the very fabric of the universe begins to tear… as every major crisis in DCU history rises once again! These eight chilling tales, set during the events of crises past, serve to warn you, dear reader: when in crisis, watch your back. In the fractured world of Flashpoint, Professor Pyg is stalking Gotham City’s nightclubs, sniffing out victims! During Blackest Night, Scarecrow lurks outside a movie theater, recruiting new test subjects to perfect his fear toxin! Even heroes like Nightwing aren’t safe when his death might just have the power to reverse the damage of Infinite Crisis! All these, plus new stories from Crisis on Infinite Earths, Millennium, Zero Hour, The Final Night, and Final Crisis are collected in DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis, a deadly new horror anthology coming to haunt you this fall!
LOBO: CANCELATION SPECIAL (ONE-SHOT)
(W) KYLE STARKS (A/CA) KYLE HOTZ
FEETAL’S GIZZ! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into outer space, the freakazoids at DC Comics ambush you with the scummiest comic book this side of Uranus! Get ready for the most skull-crunching, crotch-punting, and excrement asteroid-filled comic of the year!!! You’re going to be praying to gawd that we pulp this sleezefest before yer kids read it!
Graphic Novels & Collected Editions
SUPERMAN: HOUSE OF BRANIAC TP
(W) JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MARK RUSSELL (A) VARIOUS (CA) RAFA SANDOVAL
Time and time again, Superman has struggled with Brainiac, the most advanced artificial intelligence the multiverse has ever known. Yet nothing can prepare Kal-El for an invasion by a mercenary army of Czarnians, all of whom are as powerful and bloodthirsty as Lobo himself. Add the wild card of Lex Luthor, and it’s true chaos lightning in a bottle(d city)! Superman can beat each threat individually, but can he fight a Czarnian hoard AND Lex Luthor AND every Brainiac thrown at him? Or has the Last Son of Krypton finally run out of time?
From Josh Williamson (Batman, The Flash), Rafa Sandoval (Aquaman, Batman vs. Robin) and Edwin Galmon (Blue Beetle, Cyborg), comes a thrilling, blockbuster event! No Kryptonian is safe from the literal machinations of Brainiac unleashing his ultimate protocols!
Collects Action Comics #1064-1066, Superman #13-15, and the Superman: House of Brainiac Special.
THE BAT-MAN: FIRST KNIGHT HC
(W) DAN JURGENS (A/CA) MIKE PERKINS
The year is 1939. The place? Gotham City. a series of violent murders has begun and the recent emergence of the mysterious vigilante known as The Bat-Man has the power brokers of the city living in fear of institutional collapse. All of the evidence defies logic: the perpetrators are all men who died in the electric chair. But when the Bat- Man comes face to face with one of these sickening anomalies, he barely escapes with his life-throwing into question his ability to survive in a world that is brutally evolving around him!
Legendary writer Dan Jurgens and superstar artist Mike Perkins return to the earliest days of the Dark Knight, depicting a world paralyzed by anxiety and a desperate populace crying out for release!
Collects The Bat-Man: Dark Knight #1-3.
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KENT TP
(W) TOM TAYLOR (A) CLAYTON HENRY, DARICK ROBERTSON & NORM RAPMUND (CA) CLAYTON HENRY
Across the Multiverse, Kal-Els are being murdered, and Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, believes only one man can help—Jon Kent, Kal-El’s son! Jon must cross dimensions to face the super-killer, including a trip to an Earth he’s never seen…the world of Injustice! A place where versions of his friends and loved ones are at war, and heroes fight each other for total control. Can a newly reunited Super Sons beat these insurmountable odds? And even if Jon Kent saves the Multiverse, will he have any chance of returning to his own Earth?
Collects Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1-6.
DC FINEST: WONDER WOMAN - ORIGINS & OMENS TP
(W) GAIL SIMONE, MARK WAID & MARC ANDREYKO (A) VARIOUS (CA) TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON
In her first DC Finest collection, we land in the beginning of acclaimed writer Gail Simone’s (Birds of Prey) fan-favorite era that delved heavily into the history and mythology of the Amazons. These stories, including “The Circle,” “Ends of the Earth,” and “Rise of the Olympian,” saw Diana facing classic foes like Captain Nazi, literary monsters such as Grendel, and, of course, her longtime nemesis Ares.
Each DC Finest volume is the perfect starting point to get acquainted with a character and jump into tales that have contributed to their rich histories!
DC Finest: Wonder Woman: Origins & Omens collects these Wonder Woman issues from October 2007 to 2009: Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #14-35, Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Wonder Woman/Grace #1, and The Brave and the Bold #7.
DC FINEST: SUPERMAN - THE FIRST SUPERHERO TP
(W) JERRY SIEGEL (A) VARIOUS (CA) JOE SHUSTER
Journey back to the Golden Age of comics, when the world was introduced to the very first superhero: Superman, champion of the oppressed, who has sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need! This inaugural volume showcases Superman’s origin tale in Action Comics #1 and his first self-titled series from 1939 in a new format that is meant to be accessible to new and longtime fans who have yearned to collect Superman’s complete adventures. Learn how Superman’s early superpowers worked and witness his burgeoning relationship with star reporter Lois Lane.
The First Superhero covers Summer 1938 to Fall 1940 and reprints classic stories from Action Comics #1-25, Superman #1-5, and New York World’s Fair #1.
DC FINEST: BATMAN - YEAR ONE & TWO TP
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI
Begin your DC Finest: Batman collection with what is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces in comics: “Year One.”
We all know the story of how young Bruce Wayne lost his parents. Now witness his early years, before he befriended an honest cop named James Gordon, as Bruce trains to become a dark guardian of justice. And in “Year Two,” Batman meets the Reaper, a villain so vile he made the Dark Knight rethink his stance on firearms.
Collects Batman #404-414, Batman Annual #11, and Detective Comics #571-581.
BATWOMAN: ELEGY TP (2024 EDITION)
(W) GREG RUCKA (A/CA) J.H. WILLIAMS III
In these tales from Detective Comics #854-860, now back in print, Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras! Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham City, but Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never be the same again.
BATGIRL: STEPHANIE BROWN TP VOL. 01
(W) BRYAN Q. MILLER (A) LEE GARBETT AND OTHERS (CA) STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
Stephanie Brown is Batgirl—and now she must learn to balance school and crime-fighting or face the wrath of Barbara Gordon! With guest appearances from Batman and Robin and villains like Man-Bat and Scarecrow, Batgirl steps up to the mantle! Plus, Batgirl must stop a nanovirus that will turn the citizens of Gotham City into mindless techno-zombies!
Collects Batgirl (2017) #1-12.
SCOOBY-DOO’S GREATEST ADVENTURES (2024 EDITION)
(W) DEREK FRIDOLFS, SHOLLY FISCH & SCOTT NEELY (A) SCOTT JERALDS & OTHERS (CA) DARIO BRIZUELA
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang celebrate 50 years of spooks, scares, and silliness in this all-ages collection of stories from the pages of Scooby-Doo #1, #10, #35, #68, #72; Scooby-Doo Team-Up #2, #5, #7-9, #12, #18, #37, #40; and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #48, #51, #54, #71, #78-79, #83, and #85! Includes appearances by Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Swamp Thing, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, and a whole menagerie of super-pets!
JSA COMPENDIUM ONE TP
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) ALAN DAVIS & MARK FARMER
Collecting Geoff Johns’s early JSA run plus all the tie-in events for the first time!
Collects JSA #1-25, JSA Secret Files #1-2, JSA Annual #1, Day of Judgment #1-5, Day of Judgment Secret Files #1, The Golden Age Secret Files #1, Superman #172, Action Comics #780, #813; Impulse #67, Martian Manhunter #18-19, Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #9, Hourman #9, #18-19; Secret Files & Origins Guide to DCU 2000 #1, Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society of America) #1, Young Justice #16, Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1-2, and Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files #1.
WILDC.A.T.S COMPENDIUM ONE TP
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS
In 1992, Jim Lee launched WildC.A.T.s, a covert strike team consisting of human/extraterrestrial hybrids and other super-powered individuals who worked in the shadows to protect humanity from the nefarious Daemonites.
This compendium series presents an all-new recutting of the saga, collecting WildC.A.T.s #0-13, #15-20; Team One: WildC.A.T.s #1-2, Team One: Stormwatch #1-2, WildC.A.T.s Special #1, WildC.A.T.s Trilogy #1-3, and WildC.A.T.s Sourcebook #1-2.
ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN BY PATRICK GLEASON DELUXE EDITION HC
(W) PATRICK GLEASON & RAY FAWKES (A) VARIOUS (CA) PATRICK GLEASON
Damian Wayne died. But like most members of the al Ghul family, he didn’t stay dead. Now that he’s back and done some soul-searching, Damian has decided he has a lot to make up for—but he won’t have to do it alone. With a young assassin named Nobody and a gargantuan dragon bat named Goliath in tow, Damian’s year of atonement will take him across the globe and reunite him with friends, foes, and his own complicated family as he seeks to prove to everyone—himself, especially—that he is a worthy member of the Bat-Family.
This deluxe edition features a brand-new cover by writer/artist Patrick Gleason, development sketches, and tons more behind-the-scenes material!
Collecting DC Sneak Peek: Robin: Son of Batman #1, and Robin: Son of Batman #1-13.
SUPERMAN: EXILE AND OTHER STORIES OMNIBUS HC (2024 EDITION)
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) KERRY GAMMILL & DENNIS JANKE
The late-1980s stories that set the stage for the epic Death of Superman storyline are collected in this special hardcover omnibus edition.
Featuring stories and art by Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, Mike Mignola, and others, these tales include appearances by Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, interplanetary warlord Mongul, the fifth-dimensional imp known as Mr. Mxyzptlk, and more, plus the debut of the Eradicator, a key player in the post-“Death of Superman” era.
Collects The Adventures of Superman #445-459, Superman #23-27, Action Comics #643-646, and Action Comics Annual #2.
GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW: HARD TRAVELING HEROES OMNIBUS HC
(W) DENNIS O’NEIL aND OTHERS (A) VARIOUS (CA) NEAL ADAMS
THE ENTIRE SAGA COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! The Emerald Archer and the greatest space lawman who ever lived team up to take on the greatest issues facing our country. Experience Dennis O’Neil’s critically acclaimed epic that changed comics forever! Includes nearly two dozen never-before-collected issues, hundreds of pages of stories never before collected in color, and an extensive bonus gallery! Also features a brand-new introduction by Mike Grell.
Collects Green Lantern (vol. 2) #76-87, #89-123; World’s Finest Comics #201, and stories from Brave and the Bold #100, DC Special Series #1, DC Retroactive: Green Lantern–The ’70s #1, DC Super-Stars #17, The Flash #217-224, #226-228, #230-231, #233-234, #237-238, #240-246; Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and World’s Finest Comics #210, #255.
SCALPED OMNIBUS HC VOL. 01
(W) JASON AARON (A/CA) R.M. GUÉRA
Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation. Now he’s come home to a glimmering new casino and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime. Is he here to set things right or just get a piece of the action?
Collects Scalped #1-29, an extensive behind-the-scenes gallery, and a brand-new cover by Guéra.
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