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 June 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: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT - THE KRYPTONIAN AGE #1 (OF 12)
(W) ANDY DIGGLE (A/CA) LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of its crown jewel, the mysterious and gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola! When a mysterious meteor falls on the wide-open plains of the Midwest, it will unleash a chain of events that find Gotham’s bizarre Batman contending with not just the twin threats of the Catwoman and a mysterious international assassin but also the emergence of superhuman beings beyond all comprehension! This sequel series expands the 19th-century DC Universe beyond the confines of Gotham City, showcasing bold new visions of once-familiar heroes… Do not miss it!
ZATANNA: BRING DOWN THE HOUSE #1 (OF 5)
(W) MARIKO TAMAKI (A/CA) JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… please put your hands together for Zatanna Zatara! The greatest entertainer in the crappiest hotel and casino of Las Vegas! Not that the ritzier spots on the Strip haven’t come calling, of course. But since a devastating instance of magic gone wrong that forever changed the course of her childhood, Zatanna would much rather live out her days as a top-hat-and-fishnets-wearing sleight-of-hand stage act than bother with real magic. These days, she doesn’t think much of the past at all. That is, until an interdimensional vortex cracks open during Zatanna’s act, and a terrifying demon crawls out to kill her. If she hopes to survive the horrors that follow it, she’ll need to take herself and her power seriously for the first time in a long time—and fast. Because when it comes to your past, you can run… but you can’t hide forever!
MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN #1
(W) JOSIE CAMPBELL (A) PABLO M. COLLAR (CA) CARLI SQUITIERI
Flying from the screen to the page, it’s Superman! Picking up from the explosive end of season one, Clark’s about to spend Christmas alone in Metropolis. Though he’s feeling a bit down and out, a tip about a monster in the sewers sends Superman, Lois, and Jimmy into action! But what is this monster that can absorb anything it touches, and why is it here in Metropolis? Written by the head writer of My Adventures with Superman, Josie Campbell, and drawn by Pablo M. Collar, this series brings the hit show to your hands with an all-new adventure!
DC PRIDE 2024 #1
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) KEVIN WADA
DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride anthology returns in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! In its pages, Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor! Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld! Superman (Jon Kent) gets the boys together for a night out in A-Town, but things go sideways when The Ray vanishes into thin air! Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up! Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival! All this and more in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere—even the very furthest reaches of the universe. Also available in a variant cover by Babs Tarr!
DC PRIDE: A CELEBRATION OF RACHEL POLLACK #1
(W) RACHEL POLLACK & JOE CORALLO (A) SCOT EATON, MICHAEL ALLRED & RYE HICKMAN (CA) VARIOUS
In the 1990s, writer Rachel Pollack did the impossible: she raised the bar for surprise and strangeness in her beloved run following Grant Morrison’s career-making Doom Patrol! This one-shot reprints the debut of the iconic Coagula, DC’s first transgender superhero, from Doom Patrol #70, along with the long-unavailable one-shot Vertigo Visions: The Geek (with superstar artist Michael Allred)! And in a final, original short story, Rachel’s most beloved creation, Kate Godwin, a.k.a. Coagula, returns to the spotlight in tale of triumph over death itself written by Joe Corallo, Rachel’s longtime friend and collaborator, and drawn by Rye Hickman!
Graphic Novels & Collected Editions
THE STRANGE CASE OF HARLEEN AND HARLEY GN
(W) MELISSA MARR (A/CA) JENN ST-ONGE
A new YA take on how Harleen became Harley! When Harleen signs up to participate in a clinical research trial with her girlfriend, Pamela, her only goals are extra cash and a chance to control her anxiety. But what she gets instead are increasingly larger gaps in her memory and stolen mementos from some guy named Jack. Soon, Harleen discovers she’s sharing her life with Harley—a take-no-prisoners, who-cares-about-attendance, maybe-we-oughtasave- the-bunnies kind of girl. She is the opposite of Harleen in every way. And although she’s throwing Harleen’s life completely off track, maybe she ain’t so bad either…
New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely) and celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge (Bingo Love) explore the twisted transformation from Harleen to Harley in this compelling YA graphic novel!
BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL. 1 - FATHER & SON TP
(W) JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (A) SIMONE DI MEO, NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA & MIKEL JANÍN (CA) SIMONE DI MEO
The Dawn of the Dynamic Duo! Isolated from their friends and allies, Batman and Robin have moved into a Gotham City brownstone to rebuild their lives, reconnect with one another, and, of course, fight crime. No sooner do they settle in when they are attacked by their most monstrous villains, led by the mysterious Shush. Whispering from the shadows, she is intent on revenge with a plot to turn one of Batman’s greatest assets against him! With his father incapacitated by Shush, can Damian help solve the case before it’s too late? Can he survive the tribulations of high school at the same time? A brand-new fun and exciting adventure begins for comics’ greatest father-and-son duo, from DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Knight Terrors) and superstar artist Simone Di Meo (Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood)!
Collects Batman and Robin #1-6!
SUPERMAN: LOST TP
(W) CHRISTOPHER PRIEST (A) VARIOUS (CA) CARLO PAGULAYAN & JASON PAZ
A stunning collection of one of the most thought-provoking Superman stories of all time! When Superman comes home from what seemed like a routine mission, Lois Lane thinks he’s only been gone for a few hours, but, in fact, the Man of Steel has spent twenty years returning from the deepest reaches of space! Lois tries to ease her husband back into a life he’s nearly forgotten, but Clark has a very different agenda: finding a way back to the distant world he barely escaped… to finish a seemingly impossible job for Superman! The Eisner Award-nominated Deathstroke team of Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan reunite for a Superman epic unlike any other.
Collects Superman: Lost #1-10.
BLUE BEETLE (2023) VOL. 1 - SCARAB WAR TP
(W) JOSH TRUJILLO (A/CA) ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
Life is going well for Jaime Reyes, a.k.a. the Blue Beetle! He’s settled in Palmera City, working for his Tias Gloria and Marisol. His friends, Paco and Brenda, are with him. And the alien race known as the Horizon is acclimating to residing on Earth. But when a mysterious assailant seriously attacks Ted Kord, Jaime’s whole world is suddenly teetering on the brink. How far will Jaime go to protect everyone he loves? And who is the menacing Blood Scarab? From the critically acclaimed team of Josh Trujillo and Adrián Gutiérrez comes a world-shaking adventure! A mysterious evil that reaches all the way back to the first Blue Beetle’s legacy threatens scarabs everywhere and those who stand with them. Now, Jaime Reyes must step into his destiny and test the true limits of his power and his ideals. Will he stand tall and win the day? Or does his scarab, Khaji Da, have a different plan? It all starts here!
Collects Blue Beetle (2023) #1-6.
GREEN LANTERN: WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1 - CONTAGION TP
(W) PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (A) MONTOS (CA) TAJ TENFOLD
When a desperate otherworldly hero seeks the greatest Green Lantern of them all, John Stewart answers the call in this thrilling collection! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics) with stunning art by Montos (Heavy Metal, Black Adam), John Stewart must set things right at home before flying into action once more! But as a horrific plague from another dimension claims John as a victim, more than just one world is endangered; in fact, more than one universe hangs in the balance!
Collects the War Journal backup stories from Green Lantern (2023) #1-3 and Green Lantern: War Journal #1-6.
FIRE & ICE: WELCOME TO SMALLVILLE TP
(W) JOANNE STARER (A) NATACHA BUSTOS (CA) TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON
Things could not possibly be worse for Fire and Ice, in Beatriz da Costa’s professional opinion. Superman sends the former Justice Leaguers packing for Smallville following an extremely public and utterly disastrous rescue mission (that was all Guy Gardner’s fault, thank you very much) and in doing so doomed them to a fate worse than death: irrelevance. Unexpectedly, Ice finds herself drawn to the quiet life and dreams of planting roots. But Fire… well, Fire will do just about anything to get the heck out of dodge and back on the hero circuit including challenging the DCU’s biggest villains to a knock-down, drag-out, livestreamed brawl in the streets of Smallville! A raucous, timely, unflinching comedy from rising star Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Sirens of the City) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur co-creator Natacha Bustos about a decades-long friendship on the brink of disaster and what it means to be a superhero at a crossroads in your life, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville launches from its Justice League International roots and introduces the iconic duo to a new generation of fans!
Collects Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1-6.
DC VERSUS MARVEL OMNIBUS HC
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) GEORGE PÉREZ or a TBA JIM LEE variant cover
In 1976, the Big Two in comics made pop culture history by pitting their most popular heroes—Superman and the Amazing Spider-Man—against each other! The success of this one-shot comic paved the way for future collaborations between the House of Ideas and the Distinguished Competition, ushering in a new age of inter-company crossover events that boasted some of the industry’s biggest writers and artists. Now, for the first time in over 20 years, the comics that started it all will be collected in a brand-new omnibus edition featuring the classic DC Universe and Marvel team-up stories.
Collects Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #28, DC Special Series #27, Marvel and DC Comics Presents Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire #1, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights #1, Darkseid Vs. Galactus: The Hunger #1, Spider-Man and Batman #1, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1, Silver Surfer/Superman #1, Batman & Captain America #1, Daredevil and Batman #1, Batman & Spider-Man #1, Superman/Fantastic Four #1, The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1, and Batman/Daredevil: King of New York #1. This volume also includes essays from the original creative team, an introduction from former DC Comics president Paul Levitz, afterwords by writer Ron Marz and Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort, and more!
DC VERSUS MARVEL: THE AMALGAM AGE OMNIBUS HC
(W/A) VARIOUS (CA) DAVE GIBBONS or a TBA JIM LEE variant cover
Pitting their world’s greatest superheroes against each other, only the winning universe will be allowed to live! And the loser… will cease to exist. Superman versus the Hulk! Batman versus Captain America! Wolverine versus Lobo! Fighting against the clock, Access, a new hero traversing both worlds, will attempt victory through another means: The combination of DC and Marvel into one universe! The Amalgam age of comics is born! Batman and Wolverine become Dark Claw! Captain America and Superman become Super Soldier! Wonder Woman and Storm become Amazon! But will the existence of Amalgam prolong the inevitable demise of DC or Marvel? Will the Amalgam Universe fight back when Access attempts to return the universes to their former glory? This once-in-a-lifetime event is finally collected in a once-in-a-lifetime Omnibus!
Collects DC Versus Marvel #1-4, the DC/Marvel: All-Access #1-4, Unlimited Access #1-4, Amazon #1, Assassins #1, Bat-Thing #1, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Bullets and Bracelets #1, Challengers of the Fantastic #1, Dark Claw Adventures #1, Doctor Strangefate #1, Exciting X-Patrol #1, Generation Hex #1, Iron Lantern #1, JLX Unleashed #1, Legend of the Dark Claw #1, Lobo the Duck #1, The Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto #1, Speed Demon #1, Spider-Boy #1, Spider-Boy Team-Up #1, Super Soldier #1, Super Soldier: Man of War #1, Thorion of the New Asgods #1, X-Patrol #1, and a story from Green Lantern #87. Includes introductions by Ron Marz and Karl Kesel, new afterwords by Mike Carlin and Tom Breevort, the trading cards, and a tome of never-before-seen material!
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