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 August 2025! 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
IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN #1
(W) KYLE HIGGINS & MAT GROOM (A) ERICA DβURSO & DAN MORA (CA)Β DAN MORA
Humanity broke the barrier between our universe and our universeβs shadow. From the void came horriο¬c apparitions that craved nothing but destruction. But from this terrorβ¦ a legend was born. A warrior who found a way to access the energy that binds our universe and the shadow universe, transforming him into a cosmic dark knight. This immortal legend was named Batman. He fought to keep us safe but then one day abandoned the war. Though he didnβt disappear entirely. Now they say he hunts a rouges gallery of monstersβ¦ born from the shadows!
SUPERMAN: THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM #1 (of 5)
(W) W. MAXWELL PRINCE (A/CA)Β MARTΓN MORAZZO
The team behind the critically acclaimed Ice Cream Man comic comes to DCΒ Β to apply its singular storytelling style to none other than the Man of Steel! Four new Kryptonites have been discovered in deep space, and Superman needs to know just what, exactly, they do to himβlest the colorful rocks of his home planet fall into evil hands! With Batman at Supermanβs side, this DC Black Label Superman event explores the consequences of each never- before-seen variety of Kryptoniteβall in the formal and boundary-pushing fashion that W. Maxwell Prince, MartΓn Morazzo, and Chris OβHalloranΒ Β are celebrated for!
JUSTICE LEAGUE RED #1
(W) SALADIN AHMED (A/CA)Β CLAYTON HENRY
The Justice League has a new spec-ops team so covert, the founders canβt know it exists. And its leader is the only hero who could keep JLR off its radarβ¦ because he is the radar. Red Tornado is the heart and mind of the Watchtowerβwatching, projecting into the future, and his projections point to apocalypse as a direct result of the concentrated power of the JLU. When your Justice League ID card lights up red, Reddy needs you. For the fate of humanity, and for yourself, because you donβt want to ο¬nd out what Red can do with what he knows about you. Join a best-in-the-biz creative teamβSaladin Ahmed (Wolverine, Daredevil) and Clayton Henry (Action Comics, We Are Yesterday)βand an all-star team of heroes, and ο¬nd out how far theyβll go to keep the peace and keep Red Tornadoβs secrets.
CHEETAH AND CHESHIRE ROB THE JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
(W) GREG RUCKA (A/CA)Β NICOLA SCOTT
A daring heist aboard the most secure facility in the DCU! Cheetah and Cheshire assemble a team of misο¬ts and oddballs to pull off the impossibleβrobbing the Justice League Watchtowerβ¦ and getting away with it. All that stands between them and pulling off the most daring heist in history are a few tiny complications, such as the most sophisticated orbital platform ever constructed, its AI-driven security system, and one other thingβ¦ the smartest and most powerful heroes in the DCU. Eisner Award winners Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott bring you a slick, stylish heist that guarantees fun, laughs, and more than a few twists and turns.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1100
(W) TOM TAYLOR, GREG RUCKA, MARIKO TAMAKI & DAN WATTERS (A) MIKEL JANΓN, ΓLVARO MARTΓNEZ BUENO, AMANCAY NAHUELPANΒ Β & BILL SIENKIEWICZ (CA)Β MIKEL JANΓN
In March 1937, a comic book was published that changed the world as we know it. Now, 1,099 issues later, some of comicsβ top talents have gathered to celebrate the comic that birthed a legend! Tom Taylor and Mikel JanΓn join forces once again to tell a heartfelt and action-packed story of Batman rescuing a young boyβs best friend. Greg Rucka and Γlvaro MartΓnez Bueno team up for a tale that asks the question: was Gotham better off before Batman? Mariko Tamaki reunites with Detective Comics collaborator Amancay Nahuelpan for a yarn that explores Bruce Wayneβs world outside of the cowl and how his double life as Batman intersects with his alter egoβs actions. Dan Watters and legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz bring us a story that illustrates just how similar Batmanβs motivations are to the criminals he has sworn to ο¬ght and how he ο¬ghts against his own darkness.
Graphic Novels & Collected Editions
TEEN TITANS: TOGETHER GN
(W) KAMI GARCIA (A/CA)Β GABRIEL PICOLO
Kori Anders wants to trust newcomers Dick, Raven, Gar, Max, and Damian, but can she? After all, accusing H.I.V.E. of abduction, experimentation, and torture is the same as accusing family friend Lynch Fairweather! And Vic Stone, who she definitely trusts, has a summer job designing next-level prosthetics in Edge Labs, which funds certain projects at H.I.V.E. Plus, Koriβs sister, Kira, is singing the praises of working with H.I.V.E., offering an inside look at the potential a partnership could bring. TheyβveΒ Β got a plan for taking down Ravenβs demon father, Trigon. Theyβve got a plan for training the next generation of superheroes. Theyβve gotΒ Β plans for everything. Lines become blurred as the teens struggle to agree on the best plan of action. H.I.V.E. might be their greatest allyβ¦ but at what cost? And can the Titans pull together a plan before they fall apart?
Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York TimesΒ Β bestselling Teen Titans graphic novel series, for the ultimate showdown!
PEACEMAKER PRESENTS: THE VIGILANTE/EAGLY DOUBLE FEATURE! TP
(W) TIM SEELEY, REX OGLE & FREDDIE STROMA (A) MATTEO LOLLI & MITCH GERADS (CA)Β MITCH GERADS
DC Studiosβ James Gunn steps in as story consultant as fan-favorite characters star in parallel but connected $%&!@#$ stories! One adventure starts when Peacemaker has disappeared, and the Vigilante (Peacemakerβs bestest friend) must find him! But Eagly and his sidekick Peacemaker are actually just on vacation, off to the great outdoors for a much-needed break. When their trip is co-opted by a bunch of masked &$#%$@#!, itβs up to a certain eagle and his pet human to get themselves (and some dumb, innocent folks) out of danger. Will lives be lost? Duh.
Collects Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #1-5, inspired by Gunnβs visionary Peacemaker series on HBO MAX.
LITTLE BATMAN: MONTH ONE GN
(W) MORGAN EVANS (A) JON MIKEL (CA)Β PATRICK BALLESTEROS
After a suspicious guest is found lurking around the Wayne New Yearβs Eve party, itβs up to Damian to find the balance between both of his personas and save the day yet again.
See Little Batman in a new adventure from the filmβs screenwriter, Morgan Evans, and artist Jon Mikel!
Collects issues #1-4.
METAMORPHO: THE ELEMENT MAN TP
(W) AL EWING (A/CA)Β STEVE LIEBER
Meet Rex Mason, a.k.a. Metamorpho, the Element Man! With the ability to trans-form himself into any element, Rexβs powers make him incredibly strong, incredibly adaptable, and incredibly weird! Rex Masonβs powers are beyond incredible: he can transform his body into any element, using its chemical properties to alter his shape, size, strength, and more! But with strange powers come even stranger conflicts! Join Rex as he faces down villains who can match him change-for-change, global syndicates of evil, and the darkness of his own ever-transforming heart. Youβll laugh, youβll cry, and youβll probably be a little freaked out! Superstar creative team Al Ewing (Absolute Green Lantern, Immortal Hulk) and Steve Lieber (Supermanβs Pal Jimmy Olsen) have teamed up to explore the adventures (and misadventures) of one of DCβs most bizarre heroes!
Collects Metamorpho: The Element Man #1-6.
TWO-FACE: TRIAL SEPARATION TP
(W) CHRISTIAN WARD (A) FΓBIO VERAS (CA)Β BALDEMAR RIVAS
After many years of internal conflict, both halves of Harvey Dent have finally reached an uneasy peace. Using his skills as an attorney, Harvey now seeks to resolve disputes among Gothamβs most dangerous criminals in the notorious underworld court known as the White Church. Despite Harveyβs best efforts to embrace his βgoodβ side and aided by his new assistant, Lake Cantwell, an unknown forceβa Shadow Handβis making moves and subverting their efforts at every turn. With obstacles, both external and internal, continuing to mount and Harveyβs mask of sanity beginning to slip, he must stealthily move through Gotham Cityβs seedy underbelly. Can Harvey rise above his haunted past? The body known as Two-Face is up for grabs, court is in session, and a potentially deadly verdict will be rendered.
Collects Two-Face #1-6.
SUPERGIRL: UNIVERSE END TP
(W) MARIKO TAMAKI (A) SKYLAR PATRIDGE (CA)Β JAMAL CAMPBELL
After joining the Superman Family and their heroic efforts in Metropolis, Kara thought she had found her place in the world. That is, until Power Girlβs sudden reappearance has made her redundant, putting both her identity and role into question. To find the answers she seeks, Supergirl must pursue a mysterious threat that only she can handle by going on a soul-searching adventure to the farthest reaches of space at the universeβs end! Critically acclaimed writer Mariko Tamaki (Supergirl: Being Super) returns with the help of artist Skylar Patridge (Wonder Woman) to remind the Maid of Might who she is!
Collects Supergirl Special #1 and backups from Action Comics #1070-1081.
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN GN (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)
(W) JEPH LOEB (A/CA) TIM SALE
Batman: The Long Halloween is created by the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (authors of Superman for All Seasons, Catwoman: When in Rome, and Batman: Haunted Knight). This compelling look into the Dark Knightβs early career features some of the most deadly and cunningΒ members of Batmanβs rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face!
DC FINEST: STATIC - PLAYING WITH FIRE TP
(W) DWAYNE McDUFFIE, ROBERT L. WASHINGTON & OTHERS (A) JOHN PAUL LEON, STEVE MITCHELL & OTHERS (CA) DENYS COWAN & JIMMY PALMIOTTI
High school student Virgil Hawkins was just like any other awkward teenager worrying about girls, looking cool, and not getting bullied. When an act of desperation brought him to Paris Island on the night of an event called βthe Big Bang,β his life afterward was anything but ordinary.
This DC Finest volume showcases Staticβs electrifying origin and collects Static #1-15, Superman: The Man of Steel #36, Superboy #7, and Worlds Collide #1.
DC FINEST: SUPERGIRL - BODY & SOUL TP
(W) PETER DAVID (A) GARY FRANK, LEONARD KIRK, CAM SMITH & OTHERS (CA) GARY FRANK & CAM SMITH
DC Finest: Supergirl: Body & Soul marks the beginning of acclaimed writer Peter Davidβs (The Incredible Hulk, Aquaman) astonishing reinvention of Supergirl with artists Gary Frank and Cam Smith, featuring stories published between September 1996 and February 1998.
This volume collects tales from Showcase β96 #8, Supergirl #1-18, Supergirl Annual #1-2, and Supergirl Plus #1.
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE COMPENDIUM TP
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA)Β JIM LEE
The greatest creators in comics come together to tell the greatest tales of the Dark Knight! The multiple-award-winning anthology series is finally collected in its entirety in one massive compendium! Featuring Batman: Black & White (vol. 1) #1-4, Batman: Black & White (vol. 2) #1-6, Batman: Black & White (vol. 3) #1-6, and the Black & White tales from Batman: Gotham Knights #1-49 and Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1-14.
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL DELUXE EDITION HC (2025 EDITION)
(W) DAN SLOTT (A) RYAN SOOK, WADE VON GRAWBADGER & JIM ROYAL (CA)Β RYAN SOOK
A dark and chilling prison drama, Batman: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell exposes the true depravity and lunacy of Batmanβs greatest foes and the notorious sanitarium that they call home. This deluxe hardcover edition collects issues #1-6 of the critically acclaimed series from Dan Slott (The Amazing Spider-Man) and artists Ryan Sook (Batman, Seven Soldiers of Victory), Wade von Grawbadger (Starman, New Avengers) and Jim Royal (Justice League Unlimited). This volume features behind-the-scenes sketches and never-before-seen extra bonus material from Ryan Sook!
BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS BY DARWYN COOKE DELUXE EDITION HC (2025 EDITION)
(W) DARWYN COOKE, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, PAUL GRIST & OTHERS (A) DARWYN COOKE, TIM SALE, BILL WRAY & OTHERS (CA)Β DARWYN COOKE
A Batman book like no other from a storytelling master, Batman: Ego and Other Tails brings together more than a decade of award-winning writer/artist Darwyn Cookeβs beautiful and touching Dark Knight tales. Also featuring writers Paul Grist, Jeph Loeb, Amanda Conner, and Jimmy Palmiotti and artists Bill Wray, Tim Sale, and J. Bone, this collection is a must for any Batman or Catwoman fan. This extended edition ofΒ Batman: Ego and Other Tails collects 70 pages of material not included in the original printing, as well as an introduction by celebrated comics creator Amanda Conner.
BIRDS OF PREY BY GAIL SIMONE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
(W) GAIL SIMONE (A) ED BENES, JOE BENNETT & OTHERS (CA)Β NICOLA SCOTT
From legendary writer Gail Simone (Deadpool, Secret Six), joined by celebratedΒ artists Ed Benes (Justice League of America, Gen 13), Joe Bennett (The Immortal Hulk, Teen Titans), and more, comes the groundbreaking Birds of Prey saga!
Collects Birds of Prey #56-90, a story from Birds of Prey: Secret Files 2003 #1, pages from Batgirl #57 and Batman #633, a new cover by Nicola Scott, and more.
GREEN LANTERN BY ROBERT VENDITTI OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
(W) ROBERT VENDITTI, VAN JENSEN & OTHERS (A) BILLY TAN, BERNARD CHANG & OTHERS (CA)Β BILLY TAN
Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner must reassemble the Green Lantern Corps as a new threat arises. Friends will die, homes will be destroyed, andΒ Β nothing will ever be the same. Experience the thrilling epic in this first (of two) groundbreaking collections.
Collecting Green Lantern #21-34, Green Lantern #23.1, Green Lantern Annual #2, Green Lantern Corps #21-34, Green Lantern Corps Annual #2, Green Lantern: New Guardians #23-24, Red Lanterns #24 and #28, and stories from Secret Origins #3 and #9!
THE SPECTRE BY OSTRANDER & MANDRAKE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
(W) JOHN OSTRANDER (A) TOM MANDRAKE, JOHN RIDGWAY & OTHERS (CA) TOM MANDRAKE
When New York City cop Jim Corrigan was slain, he was denied entry into the afterlife and was chosen to be the embodiment of Godβs wrath on Earth. As the Spectre, Corrigan metes out swift divine justice against evildoers dispassionately. But Corriganβs humanity also anchors him to his former life and attachments, which can be a dangerous weakness against the forces of darkness. This volume collects the first half of the cult-favorite series by Ostrander and Mandrake, featuring a brand-new introduction and the series outline by Ostrander, a glow-in-the-dark cover by Mandrake, behind-the-scenes development art and sketches from the making of the series, and more!
Collects The Spectre #0-31.
JONAH HEX: ALL-STAR WESTERN OMNIBUS HC
(W) JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY (A) PHIL WINSLADE, MORITAT, STAZ JOHNSON & OTHERS (CA)Β DARWYN COOKE
Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn, Power Girl) and Justin Gray (Hawkman, Jonah Hex: No Way Down) bring DC Comicsβ most notorious bounty hunter into the New 52 in Jonah Hex: All-Star Western Omnibus.
Collecting the entire series from All-Star Western #0-34!
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