DC Comics has released their July 2024 solicitations, and we’ve highlighted for you all the Superman-related comics and products listed.
ABSOLUTE POWER: GROUND ZERO #1
Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV, SKYLAR PATRIDGE, and V KEN MARION
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by GLEB MELNIKOV and MIKEL JANÍN
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/24
THE DOMINOS FALL!
As the DC Universe braces for the “Absolute Power” blitzkrieg, the key to capturing metahuman powers on planet Earth will at last be unlocked! Bridging the events of Batman, Superman: House of Brainiac, and Suicide Squad: Dream Team, this special oversize GROUND ZERO issue brings Waller’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world’s finest heroes…using the combined might of FAILSAFE, BRAINIAC QUEEN, and the SUICIDE SQUAD to do it! Witness years of storytelling culminate, brought to you by Absolute Power series architect MARK WAID and the masterminds behind the trinity of evil, CHIP ZDARSKY, NICOLE MAINES, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON!
ABSOLUTE POWER #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JIM LEE, STEPHEN BLISS, PUPPETEER LEE, CHRIS SAMNEE, CHRISSIE ZULLO, and more
Raised UV variant cover by WES CRAIG ($7.99 US)
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON.
DC’s epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her side, the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with SUPERMAN. But even in this darkest of hours, a resistance is forming…and BATMAN is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the globe that is decades in the making—and will shape the course of the DC Universe for years to come! Brought to you by the superstar talents of MARK WAID and DAN MORA—it all starts here!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #1
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by CAITLIN YARSKY
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by DAVE RAPOZA, BRAD WALKER, AND STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil Variant Cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/10/24
SUPER NO MORE!
With the assault on Metropolis’s heroes complete, Amanda Waller’s latest living weapon, the Last Son, sets his sights on the other most powerful supers in the DCU…the Marvel Family! Will their combined powers be enough to survive this terrifying threat?
In this biweekly series we’ll see the ABSOLUTE POWER event through the eyes of evil—as told from the point of view of the TRINITY OF EVIL!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #2
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art by MAX RAYNOR
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO, JOHN GIANG, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
Atlantis now has a new ruler—long live Depth Charge! Amanda Waller’s loyal Amazo Robot known as Depth Charge has stolen Aquaman’s powers along with his throne, and now all Atlanteans must stay in line or risk having their powers taken as well. It’s up to Jackson Hyde and the rest of the Aqua-Family to launch a revolution…without being discovered!
ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #3
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by TRAVIS MERCER
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by HAYDEN SHERMAN, MIKEL JANÍN, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant Cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/31/24
After capturing and absorbing the powers from the JSA, Jadestone is compromised by Green Lantern Alan Scott’s willpower. Suddenly faced with the concept of free will, does JADESTONE continue to execute Waller’s orders or have a change of heart? Meanwhile the remaining JSA members attempt a rescue mission to retrieve their teammates and escape to the Tower of Fate!
ABSOLUTE POWER: ORIGINS #1
Written by JOHN RIDLEY
Art by ALITHA MARTINEZ
Cover by IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
Variant covers by DAVE WILKINS, ALITHA MARTINEZ & DANNY MIKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
Discover the untold story of what led Amanda Waller to form the TRINITY OF EVIL and take down Earth’s Super Heroes! It’s the Suicide Squad’s founder as you’ve never seen her before, in an all-new companion miniseries to the Absolute Power event.
The definitive history of one of the DCU’s deadliest villains is at last revealed! Amanda Waller’s catastrophic attack on the metahumans of Earth has rendered both hero and villain POWERLESS, but what led “THE WALL” to this place? In Absolute Power: Origins, Academy Award-winning writer JOHN RIDLEY and fan-favorite artist ALITHA MARTINEZ will tell the tale about how one woman lost everything she held dear…powerless beneath the forces of senseless acts of chaos. The path of vengeance would bring her to two simple words that would change her life—and the lives of the entire DCU—forever: NEVER AGAIN.
SUPERMAN #16
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY, FRANK CHO, and PABLO VILLALOBOS
1:25 variant cover by STEVAN SUBIC
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
“ABSOLUTE POWER” TIE-IN AND THE RETURN OF JAMAL CAMPBELL TO THE SUPERMAN SERIES!
Superman is down…but not out. Waller and her forces are winning. While the Fortress of Solitude has become the home base for the survivors, the injured and powerless Superman must go on a dangerous mission into… THE MAGICAL REALM. GUEST-STARRING ZATANNA!
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #29
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by BJÖRN BARENDS and DAVID LAFUENTE
1:25 variant cover by JERRY GAYLORD
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
The grand finale to “Impossible” is here, and it…well, it is as insane as you think it would be. First of all, we’ve got this big DOOM-MITE guy over here, check him out…he’s about to eat Batman and Superman! What would that even taste like? Let’s hope our heroes never let him find out, as the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight save the fifth dimension from IMPLOSION or die trying!
ACTION COMICS #1067
Written by GAIL SIMONE and RAINBOW ROWELL
Art by EDDY BARROWS and CIAN TORMEY
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and DANNY MIKI
Variant covers by WES CRAIG and PABLO VILLALOBOS
1:25 variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Foil variant cover by EDDY BARROWS ($7.99 US)
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/10/24
SUPERMAN AND THE CHALLENGE FROM THE STARS
SUPERMAN FIGHTS FOR TWO WORLDS! When a massively powerful alien race makes EARTH their ARENA, Superman must stand ALONE against impossible challenges that threaten locations all around the world AND the lives of those he loves! A not-to-be-missed EPIC tale of Superman’s STRENGTH, WIT, and RESOURCEFULNESS in an early stage of his public career!
Plus, New York Times bestselling author RAINBOW ROWELL makes her DC debut and takes on the most powerful woman in Superman’s life…LOIS LANE!
POWER GIRL #11
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and JÚLIO FERREIRA
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant covers by TERRY DODSON and INHYUK LEE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
Forever alone?! Dating is hard, especially if you’re Metropolis’s breakout hero Power Girl. Will an innocent date with the mysterious Axel be just what Paige needs to get her groove back? Or are there some skeletons in her suitor’s closet waiting to be set free?
SINISTER SONS #6
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
Variant cover by RAHZZAH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) | 6 of 6
ON SALE 7/10/24
The truth of SINSON’s origin is at last revealed, as he and his best frenemy LOR-ZOD make their mad dash for the throne on the planet Korugar! It all ends here for the bad boys of comics, and if you thought these two deserved some sort of happy ending—think again!
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD #7
Written by JOE CASEY
Art by DAN McDAID
Cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
As General Zod finally takes full command of his alien legion of super-villains, the Emerald Empress strikes! If Zod can withstand her insidious attack, the cosmic secret of the Eye will finally be revealed! The road to Zod’s ultimate vengeance continues!
MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN #2
Written by JOSIE CAMPBELL
Art by PABLO M COLLAR
Cover by LI CREE
Variant cover by MEGAN HUANG
Design variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
After the mysterious android is captured by a covert military group, Superman realizes he can’t just bust through a government facility and take what he wants. No, this looks like a job for mild-mannered journalist Clark Kent!
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX
Art by MIKE SEKOWSKY and BERNARD SACHS
Cover by MURPHY ANDERSON
Foil variant cover by MURPHY ANDERSON ($5.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 7/31/24
In this facsimile of the premiere issue of the JLA’s first self-titled series, the fate of the world’s greatest superhero team rests on the outcome of a chess match against Despero! A superstar-studded spectacular that helped launch one of DC’s longest-running titles and all the Silver Age superhero teams that followed!
COLLECTED EDITIONS
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #4 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ and MIKE DeCARLO
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Foil variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ ($5.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 7/17/24
Betrayal looms, and worlds end as a new hero joins the fight. Will both Earth-1 and Earth-2 fade into nothingness before the Monitor’s plan can come to fruition? A full facsimile reprint from the series that changed DC forever.
POWER GIRL VOL. 1: ELECTRIC DREAMS
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by EDUARDO PANSICA, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, DAVID BALDEÓN, and JULIO FERREIRA
Cover by GARY FRANK
$19.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-814-8
ON SALE 8/27/24
It’s a super-powered road trip of epic proportions when a looming Kryptonian threat can only be stopped by Power Girl! What has Superman and his family telling Paige she’s the world’s only hope? It’s the body-hopping menace called Symbio, and to stop it, Power Girl must reconnect with her roots before time runs out for the entire world! Plus: an out-of-this-dimension team-up with Supergirl and a hair-raising solo adventure for Streaky the super-pet! Writer Leah Williams (Power Girl Special) joins artists Eduardo Pansica (Supergirl), David Baldeón (Harley Quinn), and her Power Girl Returns collaborator Marguerite Sauvage in this collection of issues #1-7 of the Power Girl ongoing series!
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST VOL. 4: RETURN TO KINGDOM COME
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Available in both hardcover and softcover
Hardcover | $24.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-748-6
Softcover | $17.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-939-8
ON SALE 9/10/24
HEIR TO THE KINGDOM!
Return to the world of Kingdom Come as the Flash discovers the fate of Superman’s missing ward, Boy Thunder. The Multiverse-spanning World’s Finest duo of Batman and Superman rush to Earth-22 to rescue their lost friend, only to discover a world that doesn’t know the Multiverse and that is consumed by the thrall of the all-powerful Gog and his disciple, Thunderman!
Join Mark Waid (The Flash, Shazam!) as he returns to his bestselling Kingdom Come story with artist Dan Mora (Detective Comics, Shazam!) to tell the origin of Gog and the horrors he created. Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20-24.
SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOL. 2: TO HELL AND BACK
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, LEAH WILLIAMS, DAN WATTERS, and others
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, EDDY BARROWS, VASCO GEORGIEV, and others
Cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
$19.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-821-6
ON SALE 9/10/24
DARKNESS FALLS ON THE SUPER-FAMILY IN THE DAWN OF DC!
What haunts a Superman? Nightmares are stalking the family of El, threatening to blow apart their newfound unity. What can Superman fight when it’s through him that Conner feels lost in his legacy, Kara struggles to keep the mythos of Krypton alive, and Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra fear the violence of Warworld has followed them? On top of everything, a new extremist group known as Blue Earth is rallying Metropolis against any and all aliens especially Superman. Will he be able to keep hope alive, or is Superman about to lose his friends, their minds, and all their lives? Collects Action Comics #1057-1059, Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1, and Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1-2.
SUPERMAN: THE TRIANGLE ERA OMNIBUS VOL. 1
Written by DAN JURGENS, LOUISE SIMONSON, ROGER STERN, and JERRY ORDWAY
Art by DAN JURGENS, JERRY ORDWAY, JON BOGDANOVE, BOB McLEOD, and others
Cover by JERRY ORDWAY
$125.00 US | 1376 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-816-2
ON SALE 9/3/24
The Man of Steel soared to new storytelling heights during the fabled Triangle Era, where each Superman title contained a new numbering sequence that allowed readers to follow the action across four weekly issues. Under the direction of group editor Mike Carlin, the creative dream team of Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, and Jerry Ordway crafted some of Superman’s most earth-shattering storylines that would go on to define the Superman mythos for decades to come.
This inaugural Triangle Era volume collects the story arcs “Time and Again,” “Red Glass,” “Blackout,” and more, and features a brand-new introduction by Mike Carlin. Collects Superman #49-63, Starman #28, Adventures of Superman #472-486, Action Comics #659-673, and Superman: The Man of Steel #1-8.
ELSEWORLDS: SUPERMAN VOL. 1 (2024 EDITION)
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS, DAVE GIBBONS, HOWARD CHAYKIN, and others
Art by EDUARDO BARRETO, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, GIL KANE, and others
Cover by EDUARDO BARRETO
$34.99 US | 368 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-956-5
ON SALE 9/3/24
Featuring Superman as the Dark Knight, Kal-El raised in medieval times, Superman as the sole survivor of a nuclear Armageddon, Private Atticus Kent as an abolitionist superhero in the American Civil War, Superman as the greatest athlete on Earth, and Golden Age Superman at war with Mars! Collects Superman: Speeding Bullets, Superman: Kal, Superman: Distant Fires, Superman: A Nation Divided, Superman, Inc., and Superman: War of the Worlds!
ELSEWORLDS: JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1 (2024 EDITION)
Written by JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, ED HANNIGAN, WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS, and others
Art by KIERON DWYER, J.H. WILLIAMS III, PHIL WINSLADE, and others
Cover by JOHN VAN FLEET
$34.99 US | 432 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-955-8
ON SALE 8/20/24
This Elseworlds volume features the League of Justice battling the insane sorcerer Luithorr, Diana Prince and the Justice Riders against the evil robber baron Maxwell Lord, Batman and Superman as pulp heroes, a gender reversed World’s Finest teaming up to save Lex Luthor, and other tales! Collects Elseworld’s Finest #1-2, Elseworld’s Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl, Justice Riders, League of Justice #1-2, Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone, and Wonder Woman: Amazonia!
ELSEWORLDS: JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 2 (2024 EDITION)
Written by DANIEL CURTIS JOHNSON, BRONWYN CARLTON, MARK WAID, and others
Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KYLE BAKER, TY TEMPLETON, and others
Cover by TY TEMPLETON, TED McKEEVER, and DAVE ROSS
$34.99 US | 424 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-957-2
ON SALE 9/17/24
This collection includes a dystopian tale of Metropolis in the throes of a revolution at the hands of the Super-Man, Nosferatu, and Diana of Heaven; a world where the powers of all superhumans are taken away; a story about the super-sons of Batman and Superman; and other bizarre tales! Collects Batman: Nosferatu, Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1, JLA: Act of God #1-3, Superman: Metropolis, and Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon!
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST VOL. 2: STRANGE VISITOR
Written by MARK WAID
Art by DAN MORA and TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by DAN MORA
$17.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-716-5
ON SALE 7/30/24
The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might have been victorious in their battle against the dreaded Devil Nezha, but there’s one thing they forgot in all the madness…Dick Grayson! Robin, the Boy Wonder, is lost in time, and to find him, Batman and Superman will need to get creative! Then, the untold story of Superman’s short-tenured sidekick is at last revealed, but what secret connection to one of DC’s most timeless tales does this story foreshadow? Collects Batman/ Superman: World’s Finest #6-11.
DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE, ANDY LANNING, NEIL EDWARDS, and LUCAS MEYER
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
$19.99 US | 232 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-550-5
ON SALE 9/3/24
The emergence of a reborn, undead Darkseid has set the stage for the most devastating conflict yet for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. As the Anti-Life Equation spreads throughout the cosmos, the survivors of Earth must prepare for the coming apocalypse. Against impossible odds and an all-powerful bringer of chaos, their only chance at salvation lies with the most powerful surviving hero…but getting their help, let alone finding them, will risk everything…This horrifying conclusion to the DC Universe’s darkest epic collects DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1-8.
FLASHPOINT (2024 EDITION)
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and Cover by ANDY KUBERT
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77951-727-2
ON SALE 9/3/24
Barry Allen is a hero. But this is not the world he knew. This is a world where Wonder Woman and Aquaman have plunged millions into the darkness of war, where Batman has as much blood on his hands as his enemies, where no one has ever heard of Superman, and where the Fastest Man Alive is just another man. Rediscover the groundbreaking story by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert that forever changed the DC Universe! Collects Flashpoint #1-5.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPERHEROES BY ALEX ROSS & PAUL DINI (2024 EDITION)
Written by PAUL DINI
Art and Cover by ALEX ROSS
$29.99 US | 400 pages | 8 1/6″ x 10 7/8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-766-0
ON SALE 8/20/24
They are known as DC Comics’ finest heroes, and they are prepared to save the world from itself! These are epic tales of DC Comics’ most famous, colorful, and iconic characters told through the amazing talents of writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross! Collects Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam!: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, JLA: Secret Origins, and JLA: Liberty and Justice.
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