Superman-related July 2022 Solicitations

DC Comics has released their July 2022 solicitations, and we’ve highlighted for you all the Superman-related comics and products listed.

COMIC BOOKS

DARK CRISIS #2
THE HOUSE OF NIGHTWING BURNS!
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
Variant cover by JULIET NNEKA
1:25 variant cover by MARIO FOCCILLO
1:50 variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
$4.99 | 32 pages | 2 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
As the good people of the world mourn the loss of the Justice League, the forces of evil have seized the opportunity to wreak havoc in a world without its heroes! Leading the charge is a super-powered Slade Wilson…but this time there’s something dark fueling his rage. With a massive army laying siege to Titans Tower, only Nightwing will have what it takes to stand in the way of Deathstroke’s forces—but is this a fight Dick Grayson can win? Look, up in the sky—reinforcements are on the way! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…uh-oh…it’s Cyborg Superman. The world burns as Pariah and the Great Darkness make their play for planet Earth in this jaw-dropping second issue!

DARK CRISIS: WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE – SUPERMAN #1
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Backup written by BRANDON THOMAS and CHUCK BROWN
Backup art by FICO OSSIO
1:25 variant cover by STEVE BEACH
1:50 foil variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
$4.99 | 40 pages | (All covers card stock)
ON SALE 7/12/22
When Pariah and his forces of the Great Darkness laid waste to the most powerful superheroes of all time, all hope was lost…with the Man of Steel suffering the same fate as that of his comrades, join us for a look at a world of dreams he would never have thought possible while alive. Where there’s life there’s hope, and with that hope comes a deeper unraveling of the tapestry of DCU’s biggest event of 2022!

DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #2
TALE OF TWO WONDER GIRLS!
Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by MAX DUNBAR
Variant cover by NIKOLA CIZMESIJA
$3.99 US | 32 pages
2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
Impulse, Superboy, and Tim Drake were just saved by Cassie Sandsmark, Wonder Girl in the strange fantasy word they’re trapped in. And she’s here to help them navigate their retro surroundings. But…Cassie Sandsmark is back on our Earth searching for her friends alongside Red Tornado and the superhero formerly known as Arrowette. Which Cassie is lying and who’s about to get burned?!

DC: MECH #1
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by DAN MORA
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ
1:100 variant cover by KARL KERSCHL
Team wraparound variant cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/26/22
At the end of World War II, Earth was invaded by giant mechanized parademons from a planet called Apokolips. Earth’s protectors, the Justice Society of America, were devastated, and with them, the age of superheroes came to an end and the era of the Mech began. In the ensuing years, the world has stockpiled colossal battle suits piloted by elite warriors, waiting for the day Apokolips returns. But when Kal-El, the last son of a dying world, crash-lands in Metropolis with his own war suit, he’ll face down two of Earth’s finest Mech fighters, the Flash and Batman. The dawn of a brave new mechanized DCU is here from the rising star creative team of Kenny Porter (The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Fearless) and Baldemar Rivas (Robins, Batman: Urban Legends).

YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #1
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/26/22
Queen Perdita has been kidnapped! Mysterious armored assailants have snatched the Vlatavan royal out from beneath Bowhunter Security, leaving Green Arrow and Black Canary poisoned and comatose in the process! Now a rallying cry echoes around the globe, and across super-teams, to band together and rescue Perdita!
Young Justice co-creator Greg Weisman and Christopher Jones bring you an action-packed follow-up to Young Justice: Phantoms that will rock the team to its core!
Plus, each issue includes a bonus story detailing previously unseen adventures from past seasons of Young Justice!

SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE #1
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by MIKE ALLRED
Variant cover by STEVE RUDE
1:25 variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
1:50 variant cover by MIKE ALLRED
$9.99 US | 80 pages | 1 of 3 | Prestige
ON SALE 7/26/22
Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and there is nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman!
After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it.
Uniting the critically acclaimed writer Mark Russell (One-Star Squadron and The Flintstones) and Eisner-winner Mike Allred (Silver Surfer and Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams) for the first time, this series promises fans an unforgettable journey through U.S. history and culture starring our beloved characters.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #5
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 variant cover by PETE WOODS
1:50 variant cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
THE FIRST ARC OF WORLD’S FINEST CONCLUDES WITH A SHOCKING FORESHADOWING OF DCU EVENTS TO COME!
The sinister machinations of the devil Nezha have run ragged the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight ever since he made his first terri fying debut in Detective Comics #1050…but what secrets does this villain hold for the future of the DCU? Clues abound for the next big DCU series in this climactic final chapter to the first arc of World’s Finest!

DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR #1
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by PASQUALE QUALANO
Backup written and drawn by GUILLAUME SINGELIN
Cover by ALAN QUAH
Variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by JAMES STOKOE
1:50 variant cover by EJIKURE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Black and White | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
One of the last secret, underground human cities is facing total annihilation and its leader—John Constantine—must plan a suicide mission to assassinate a key lieutenant in the vampire empire! Against unreal odds and with an unlikely team including Booster Gold, Deathstroke, and Mary Marvel, does the Hellblazer have one more trick up his sleeve?
A gritty, violent, monochromatic companion series to DC vs. Vampires, this series will feature a brutal story with a cadre of talented creators delivering 32 pages of original content for $3.99!

MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE #2
Written by IVAN COHEN and DANNY LORE
Art by MARCO FAILLA
Cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Variant cover by STEPHANIE HANS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
The explosive miniseries starring Kid Quick and their allies shifts into even higher gear as Teen Justice investigates the Church of Blood! When efforts to infiltrate the mysterious church backfire, one hero faces a devastating loss!Plus: Supergirl and Robin attract surprising allies when they discover an unexpected mystery, Aquagirl finds herself out of her element (and then some), and an encounter with the Justice Guild threatens the future of Teen Justice!

ACTION COMICS #1045
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI
Backup story art by DAVID LAPHAM
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
Variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/26/22
The Warworld Revolution escalates as Superman gains the upper hand, forcing Mongul to take desperate measures. Meanwhile, a fallen ally of Superman is resurrected…at a terrible cost. A new connection to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World is revealed as the Warworld Saga’s mind-blowing conclusion nears! Then, in “A World Without Clark Kent”—Lois Lane and John Henry Irons race against time to save Thao-La, testing the limits of the mysterious element Genesis!

DC VS. VAMPIRES #7
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 variant cover by LEIRIX
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 7 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
The nightmarish second arc begins! The Earth is now cloaked in darkness as the victorious vampire empire has taken full control. Pockets of humanity can still be found, and they struggle to live but hope fades with every darker day. The leaders of the last surviving resistance force—Green Arrow, Batgirl, and Supergirl—hatch a desperate plan to save the world…or die trying!

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #5
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art and cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/12/22
With the reveal of who is behind the great darkness that is tearing the galaxy apart, the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes are at odds over how to handle the incomprehensible evil that has brought them together. This time-spanning epic stars all your favorite superheroes from two different time periods! Batman! Saturn Girl! Superman! Brainiac 5! Naomi!…and dozens more race into battle to save the galaxy from being pulled apart! But at what cost? Will everyone survive this?

SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #13
Written by TOM TAYLOR and NICOLE MAINES
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by TRAVIS MOORE
Variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN
1:25 variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/12/22
It’s the dramatic DCU debut of Dreamer! When every hero on Earth is threatened by Henry Bendix’s machinations, it’s a race against time for Dreamer to warn Superman before it happens! But will this mysterious new ally’s premonition become a nightmare for Jonathan Kent?

THE JURASSIC LEAGUE #3
Written by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON and JUAN GEDEON
Art by JUAN GEDEON
Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Variant cover by GUSTAVO DUARTE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/12/22
With Wonderdon entering the fray to help Batsaur and Supersaur defeat Brontozarro, the Jurassic League has officially formed! But Darkseid’s mysterious machinations continue to reveal themselves, and this Triassic trinity might not be enough to stop him. Luckily a heroic hadrosaur has joined the battle. Enter the Green Torch!

COLLECTED EDITIONS

DC POSTER PORTFOLIO: BRIAN BOLLAND
Art and cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
$24.99 US | 42 pages | 12″ x 16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-749-4
ON SALE 12/27/22
One of DC’s most acclaimed artists finally receives his own poster book! Showcasing nearly four decades of Brian Bolland’s amazing covers ranging from Animal Man to The Joker to Zatanna, this collection features 20 removable pages that can be kept together as a single portfolio or individually framed for display.

SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOL. 2: THE ARENA
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE, MIGUEL MENDONÇA, RICCARDO FEDERICI,
DALE EAGLESHAM, and WILL CONRAD
Cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
$16.99 US | 200 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-717-3
ON SALE 8/30/22
Superman’s greatest battle is only beginning! After learning of an enslaved race with mysterious ties to Krypton, Superman and the Authority travel across space to dethrone the new Mongul and liberate Warworld. But Mongul and his champions are prepared! Now Superman, powerless and captured, will need to team up with other gladiators to turn Warworld’s inhabitants against their masters, while the Authority fights Mongul’s rule from the shadows. Which heroes will survive, and what will be Warworld’s fate? Collects Action Comics #1036-1041.

WHO’S WHO OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Written by VARIOUS
Art by VARIOUS
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND, GEORGE PÉREZ, and others
$150.00 US | 1,216 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-519-3
ON SALE 9/6/22
DC’s encyclopedia of heroes and villains steps into the 1990s in this massive hardcover continuing the classic Who’s Who biography series! Also includes the spin-off series Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, spotlighting DC’s greatest team of the 30th century. Collects Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-7, Who’s Who in the DC Universe #1-16, and Who’s Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #1-2.

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