DC Comics has released their December 2023 solicitations, and we’ve highlighted for you all the Superman-related comics and products listed.
COMIC BOOKS
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG #3
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE
Cover by DREW JOHNSON
Variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
Variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
1:25 variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
1:50 variant cover by ARIST DEYN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 3 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/19/23
Superman and Godzilla have gone head-to-head with devastating consequences in Metropolis as the Justice League scrambles to protect their homes from the monsters—Supergirl encounters Kong on Skull Island and Wonder Woman takes on Behemoth on Themyscira! Lost in the monster mayhem, though, are Lex Luthor and his Legion of Doom… what nefarious connection do they have to everything?
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD #1
Written by JOE CASEY
Art by DAN McDAID
Cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY and BJÖRN BARENDS
1:25 variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
1:50 variant cover by DAN McDAID
Special foil variant cover by ARIEL COLÓN ($5.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/2/24
General Zod was Krypton’s most notorious criminal. Now he has an entire planet to rule—but what happens when the most dangerous individual in the universe gets everything he ever wanted? Obviously, he wants more— and he’ll stop at nothing to get it—in the most brutal series you’ll read this year! This is not a hero’s journey. This is a dark ride, brought to you by the sick and twisted minds of Adventures of Superman writer Joe Casey and artist Dan McDaid in his monumental main-line DC debut. For General Zod and his family, the descent into hell has just begun.
SUPERMAN ’78: THE METAL CURTAIN #3
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by GAVIN GUIDRY
Variant cover by TOM REILLY
1:25 variant cover by DANNY EARLS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/2/24
Superman is in bad shape after the beating he took from Metallo, but questions need answers. How did the Russians build his suit, and where did his Kryptonite come from? And when it comes to getting answers, the Man of Steel knows just who to turn to: intrepid reporter Lois Lane!
SUPERMAN #9
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by BRUNO REDONDO
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by LEE BERMEJO and BRUNO REDONDO
1:25 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
1:50 variant cover by MICHAEL WALSH
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Santa variant cover by MIKEL JANÍN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/19/23
SUPER-ARMOR! Superman’s battle with the Chained has left him wounded in unexpected ways, but the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad is still forming! To save Metropolis, Superman has no choice but to put on a special armor built by Lex!
Featuring artwork from Eisner-Award winning Nightwing artist Bruno Redondo!
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #22
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by JEROME OPEÑA
1:25 variant cover by GERALD PAREL
1:50 variant cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom variant cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/19/23
Trapped in the universe of Kingdom Come, the World’s Finest heroes encounter skewed versions of their friends—a team calling itself the Justice Battalion! Can Batman and Superman prevent Boy Thunder from fulfilling his destiny and becoming the bloodthirsty Magog?
ACTION COMICS #1060
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, NICOLE MAINES, STEVE ORLANDO, and JOE CASEY
Art by EDDY BARROWS, FICO OSSIO, and DAN McDAID
Cover by STEVE BEACH
Variant covers by JIM CHEUNG and JORGE JIMENEZ
1:25 variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
1:50 variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom variant cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/12/23
A mistake from Superman’s past has returned, and Metropolis hangs in the balance! As the super-family is betrayed from within and stripped of their powers one by one, Superman sets out on a suicide mission into the Multiverse alongside the unlikeliest of allies: Constantine, the demon Etrigan, and—making his return to Action Comics—Bloodwynd!
Plus: During “Beast World” in Metropolis, Dreamer has a run-in with life-changing consequences, and Zod’s son begins to suspect New Kandor isn’t as peaceful as it seems in the prelude to Kneel Before Zod #1!
ACTION COMICS 2023 ANNUAL #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by MAX RAYNOR
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant covers by LUCIO PARRILLO and DAVE WILKINS
1:25 variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
1:50 variant cover by JON BOGDANOVE
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/26/23
Norah Stone’s true form has been revealed, her gateway between worlds is opened, and the invasion of Earth has begun! As the Multiverse’s two most powerful families clash above Metropolis, which legacy will Otho-Ra choose? Will the followers of Blue Earth defend their treacherous leader, or their own home? It has all led to this! Three years of Action Comics storylines culminate in this pivotal, dramatic double-sized issue!
POWER GIRL #4
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and JULIO FERREIRA
Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN and JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by SWEENEY BOO
1:50 variant cover by SAOWEE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/26/23
The origin of Symbio revealed! Will Power Girl be able to fight the dark entity who has been lurking inside her enemies? Or will she succumb to it herself? The true battle has only begun for our heroes as their artificial antagonist invites them to join it…or die!
FIRE & ICE: WELCOME TO SMALLVILLE #5
Written by JOANNE STARER
Art by NATACHA BUSTOS
Cover by TERRY DODSON
Variant cover by STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ
1:25 variant cover by BRANDT & STEIN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/2/24
Fire and Ice’s salon has gone up in flames, and Smallville doesn’t seem far behind it. The villains in residence grow restless for bedlam and a better payday than they’ve had access to since joining Fire’s “rehabilitation program,” and even the locals have got a strange, almost possessed gleam in their eyes these days…
SUPERMAN: THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #2
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
1:25 variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 2 of 3 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″
(all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 12/26/23
Superman continues his mission to find a cure for what’s killing Lex Luthor. When the present has no answers, maybe the future will! But will the Legion of Super-Heroes help Clark find a cure for a man like Luthor?
SUPERMAN: LOST #9
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art and cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Variant cover by LEE WEEKS
1:25 variant cover by MIKE DEODATO
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 9 of 10 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/12/23
As a Green Lantern from Superman’s past creates chaos in the present, Clark grapples with the idea of losing Lois for good. As her sickness rapidly escalates, Lex Luthor watches from the wings, waiting for the Man of Steel to crack under the pressure. Could karma be coming for the richest man in Metropolis?
COLLECTED EDITIONS
SUPERMAN VS. MESHI VOL. 3
Written by SATOSHI MIYAGAWA
Art and cover by KAI KITAGO
$9.99 US | 160 pages | Softcover | 5″ x 7 1/2″ | ISBN: 978-1-77952-688-5
ON SALE 2/6/24
Superman’s been all over Japan and dined on some truly exquisite meals with some great heroic friends. But when Darkseid comes to Earth, the restaurant tour might be over for good! It’ll take the combined might of the Justice League to stop Darkseid and save the world (and its food!). And when it comes to Lois, will Superman have the courage to share the truth (and a meal) with the woman he loves?
KNIGHT TERRORS
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HOWARD PORTER, CASPAR WIJNGAARD, STEFANO NESI, TREVOR HAIRSINE, CHRIS BACHALO, and others
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
$29.99 US | 224 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | HardcoverISBN: 978-1-77952-459-1
ON SALE 2/6/24
The death of a longtime enemy at the Hall of Justice leads to terrifying events across the DC Universe! Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman—along with reluctant hero Deadman—take on villainous new foe Insomnia and his Sleepless Knights as the world is engulfed in horror! Who will survive as our heroes venture past the land of the living, beyond the land of the dead, and into a realm of nightmares? Collects Knight Terrors #1-4, Knight Terrors: First Blood #1, Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1, and a story from the Dawn of DC Knight Terrors 2023 FCBD Special Edition.
KNIGHT TERRORS: KNIGHTMARE LEAGUE
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, LEAH WILLIAMS, JEREMY ADAMS, ALEX PAKNADEL, JOSIE CAMPBELL, and others
Art by TOM REILLY, VASCO GEORGIEV, EDUARDO PANSICA, JULIO FERREIRA, DANIEL BAYLISS, JUAN FERREYRA, and others
Cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
$39.99 US | 304 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-467-6
ON SALE 2/20/24
As dread roils the universe, DC’s most powerful heroes navigate the terror of the Nightmare Realm in these fearful fables! Power Girl searches for a tangible foe in her dream state while Superman and Supergirl are horrified by a hideously transformed Cyborg Superman, who is devouring the Super-Family! Meanwhile, the Justice League Dark find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of horror, as Wonder Woman grapples with her deepest fears and insecurities! Also, see how Green Lantern, the Flash, Queen Nubia, and Sinestro resist the nefarious threat invading their dreams. Dare to peek inside the subconscious minds of the World’s Greatest Heroes! Collects Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1-2, Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1-2, Knight Terrors: Superman #1-2, Knight Terrors: The Flash #1-2, and Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman #1-2.
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN BY GEOFF JOHNS & GARY FRANK
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by GARY FRANK and FRANK SIBAL
Cover by GARY FRANK
$150.00 US | 640 pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-471-3
ON SALE 5/28/24
Experience Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s legendary Superman trilogy like never before. Presented in DC’s prestigious oversize hardcover format, the Absolute Edition collects the complete Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman: Brainiac, and Superman: Secret Origin, together for the first time! Featuring Action Comics #858-863 and #866-870; Superman: Secret Origin #1-6; and stories from Action Comics Annual #10, Superman: New Krypton Special #1, and Action Comics #900, along with character designs by Gary Frank, a script by Geoff Johns, an extensive cover gallery, a brand-new double-spread slipcase cover by Gary Frank, never-before-seen pencils, and more!
THE FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Written by JACK KIRBY, PAUL LEVITZ, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE ENGLEHART, STEVE GERBER, and others
Art by JACK KIRBY, KEITH GIFFEN, DON NEWTON, DAN ADKINS, MARSHALL ROGERS, JIM APARO, and others
Cover by JACK KIRBY
$125.00 US | 1,264 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-710-3
ON SALE 2/13/24
In the 1970s, legendary creator Jack “the King” Kirby revolutionized the comic book medium with a sweeping multi-series saga that encompassed impossible new worlds, iconic new characters, and sweeping new mythologies. He called it “The Fourth World.”
For the first time ever, DC Comics proudly presents the stories that came after. The Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 collects the first 12 years of stories that followed Jack Kirby’s epic, including the legendary Great Darkness Saga and Kirby’s very own return to the Fourth World in Super Powers.
Featuring Mister Miracle #19-25; The New Gods #12-19; Adventure Comics #459-460; The Brave and the Bold #112, #128, and #138; DC Comics Presents #12; First Issue Special #13; Justice League of America #183-185; Legion of Super-Heroes #290-294; Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3; Secret Society of Super-Villains #1-5; Super Powers #1-5; Super Powers (vol. 2) #1-6; Super Powers (vol. 3) #1-4; Super Powers Collection #13-23; Super-Team Family #15; and stories from DC Special Series #10 and Legion of Super-Heroes #287. Also includes a brand-new introduction and Super Powers essay by famed Great Darkness Saga writer and DC Comics editor (and former president) Paul Levitz, never-before-collected issues, an extensive gallery of never-before-collected art, essays, figures, and more!
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