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Preview: MARCH (Omnibus Edition)

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MARCH (Omnibus Edition)

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
February 3, 2026

Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) was an American icon who repeatedly made history as one of the key figures of the Civil Rights Movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence brought him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president.

MARCH (Omnibus Edition)

José Andrés whips a tasty treat with Andrew Aydin for DC’s Taste of Justice

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José Andrés comes to DC Comics… as a writer! Andrés is teaming with Andrew Aydin for a new entry for Taste of Justice, a series about superheroes and cooking. Aydin and Andrés connected through writer Steve Orlando who had previously collaborated with Andrés on Feeding Dangerously, a graphic novel about the work of World Central Kitchen.

Taste of Justice was announced in 2024 and combines DC’s character with cooking. Recipes are shared while the heroes prepare the dishes themselves with a step-by-step guide taking readers through the baking experience.

Being a superhero is a hungry job, but someone’s gotta do it! Enjoy this special Holiday Taste of things to come with the preview episode of Taste of Justice, where The Flash learns there’s more to speed when baking holiday cookies!

The upcoming entry in the series features Aquaman cooking up… something that “doesn’t require any cooking.” Could it be sushi? Does Aquaman eat sushi?

José Andrés Taste of Justice

The Monster Appreciation Society Ashcan teases some Appalachian horror

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Monsters lurk in ancient mountains…
Bigfoot.
The Moon-Eyed People.
Real Estate Developers.

In the southern Appalachian Mountains, the greed of man collides with the unseen world of the first inhabitants. For a group of extraordinary young people and the small town trying to raise them, the fallout changes everything.

How do you parent your kids when their best friends are Bigfoot? And how do you save them all?

Story: Andrew Aydin
Art: Jonathan Marks Barravecchia

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Kickstarter benefiting Islands in the Sky

DC Announces Six New DC GO! Originals

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DC has unveiled six new original webcomic titles for DC GO!, publishing exclusively on DC Universe Infinite (DCUI) beginning in July. The new DC webcomics include:

  • Warriors and a Wee Wonder by Stephanie Williams, Jane Pica, and Emily Pearson;
  • Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold Onto Your Hook! by Josh Trujillo, Nicky Lelapi, Andrew Drilon, and Bradley Clayton;
  • Jon Kent: This Internship Is my Kryptonite by Sam Camp, Daimon Hampton, Seraji, and C.M. Cameron;
  • Taste of Justice by Andrew Aydin, Dominike “DOMO” Stanton, Aneke, and Nick Filardi;
  • My Little Warlord by Nina Gee, Madlen Mirjam, and Chi Ngo;
  • The Magical Mysteries of Shazam! by Steve Orlando and Giopota.

July will also see renewals for the platform’s inaugural series Harley Quinn in Paradise by CRC Payne, Siobhan Chiffon, and Cathy Le, along with Nothing Butt Nightwing by Patrick R. Young, Moy R. Marco, and Monica Kubina.

DC GO! is a collection of webcomics on DCUI designed for phone and tablet. The DC GO! collection includes a mix of original webcomic content plus vertically reformatted DC and MAD Magazine classics. For fans of the webcomic format, you can read All-Star Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and more, and the first three chapters of each original launch series will be free to read with a DCUI registration.

Warriors and a Wee Wonder

Themyscira’s strongest warriors unite…to form the Amazon Babysitters Club!

Slice-of-Life/Comedy

In Warriors and a Wee Wonder by writer Stephanie Williams (Nubia & the Amazons) with art by Jane Pica and Emily Pearson, what happens when an island of powerful, immortal Amazons is tasked with…raising a baby?! In this charming slice-of-life comedy, fierce warriors find themselves tactically outmaneuvered by a tiny princess (a.k.a. the future Wonder Woman, Diana) whose emerging magical abilities cause delightful chaos.

With meddling Olympian gods watching from above and little Diana causing havoc below, the Amazons devise their greatest battle strategy yet: the Wee Wonder Warriors rotation system. Because on Themyscira, it truly takes an island to raise a child!

Warriors and a Wee Wonder

Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold onto Your Hook!

Secret caves. Treacherous oceans. A long-forgotten map leading to fabled treasure. Prepare to fall in love hook, line, and sinker!

Fantasy/Adventure

In Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold onto Your Hook! by writer Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle) with artists Niky Lelapi, Andrew Drilon, and Bradley Clayton, Jackson Hyde is a pirate, a warrior, and a hero—but on the Dee Sea he is known only as Aquaman! It’s a madcap oceanic adventure as Jackson, Ha’wea, and Dolphin search for the hook of the legendary King Arthur. Glory awaits this motley crew, if they can just survive the reimagined heroes and villains they meet along the way!

Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold onto Your Hook!

Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite

The son of Kal-El and Lois Lane faces his greatest challenge yet—a Daily Planet internship!

Slice-of-Life/Superhero Comedy

In Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite by writer Sam Camp (Little Hollow Café) and artists Daimon Hampton and Seraji, Jon Kent is a super-powered hero in his own right, but how do those powers help him move beyond the mundane coffee orders, endless research, and “educational experience” the Daily Planet reporting staff deems necessary for those essential college credits? Especially when your mom is the editor-in-chief—hello, nepotism concerns!

What’s more, his best friend thinks the internship is a waste of his time and talents, his boyfriend tries to be supportive but is wary of Jon’s new boss’s Superman obsession, and naturally his parents think this is a great opportunity, but life as a superhero daylighting as a reporter is a little different today than it was back then…

Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite

The Magical Mysteries of Shazam!

Growing up is hard in a city filled with talking animals and monster attacks!

Fantasy/Supernatural Adventure

In The Magical Mysteries of Shazam! by writer Steve Orlando (Supergirl, Martian Manhunter) and artist Giopota, Billy Batson has had to grow up fast. Life with Tawny, a talking tiger and also Billy’s adoptive uncle, is humble. It’s not always easy! Billy lives with Tawny’s other foster children, Darla, Pedro, and Freddy. Despite all he’s been through, Billy is willfully hopeful. In addition to all the struggles a blended foster family faces, Fawcett City isn’t exactly the safest place to live. It might be a fantastic, whimsical city full of both humans and talking animals, but it’s also got a monster problem—in fact, a Monster Society! Soon Billy is granted the ability to say a magic word and transform into a mighty hero! Fawcett City cheers its new champion—and little do they know, he’s one of their own. Or do they? Because Billy’s siblings are pretty sure they saw him turn into a full-grown superhero.

The Magical Mysteries of Shazam!

My Little Warlord

A survival story for the (Jurassic) ages!

Dystopian Fantasy/Adventure

In My Little Warlord, written by Nina Gee (Taejin: Legend of the Yang Metal) with art by Madlen Mirjam, USAF pilot Travis Morgan finds himself stranded on a remote island and sets off with one mission: survive long enough to find a way home. But there’s something off about this island…join Travis as he battles the worst the wilderness has to throw at him—dehydration, dysentery, and…dinosaurs?!

Yes, Travis has landed on an island filled with creatures most fowl, and he alone must learn how to become the Warlord of Skartaris! If only he wasn’t so adorable!

My Little Warlord

Taste of Justice

Behind every hero’s journey, there’s a recipe!

Slice-of-Life

Every Super Hero has to eat in Taste of Justice,written by Andrew Aydin (March) with art by Dominike “DOMO” Stanton and Aneke (DC Comics: Bombshells). Dig into what the DC Universe Super Heroes (and Super-Villains!) cook and eat and even bring to Justice League office gatherings.  

From the street food of Gotham City to the paradisiacal cuisine of Themyscira, from the dishes of Atlantis to the stratospheric fare of outer space, there’s something on the menu for everyone.

Taste of Justice

Harley Quinn in Paradise Season 2

Harley Quinn competes for love in all the wrong places!

Romance/Comedy

Harley Quinn had a foolproof plan: go on TV’s hottest reality dating show, fall in love, and prove to Joker that she is completely and totally over him. Except now the crew is dead and Harley and her fellow castmates are stranded on the island with no hope of rescue. Luckily, Harley’s not the type to let a little threat of murder get in the way of finding true love. In the exciting new season of Harley Quinn in Paradise by writer CRC Payne (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures) and artists Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le (Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy), Harley, Lenny Fiasco, and the rest of the Love in Paradise cast will struggle for survival as passions flare, love is found and lost, a deadly killer stalks the island, and a shocking new arrival changes everything. After all, the course of true love never did run smooth.

Harley Quinn in Paradise Season 2

Nothing Butt Nightwing Season 2

You wanna save the world? You better werk, Dick!

Action/Comedy

When Dick Grayson (a.k.a. Nightwing) went undercover as an international supermodel, his goal was simple: follow the fun. But now his globetrotting exploits have left him in a tangled haute mess, his super-identity revealed, and his new friends in danger! No matter where his new modeling career takes him (be it Antarctica, Brazil, or the red carpet), trouble seems to follow, begging the question: Is he the trouble? And could turning over a new leaf also mean running from his past? In this action-packed new season of Nothing Butt Nightwing from writer Patrick R. Young (Red Hood: Outlaws) and artist Moy R. Marco (West Coast Avengers), it’s time for Dick to face the music—and strut toward love and danger!

Nothing Butt Nightwing Season 2

Get a taste of Taste of Justice from Andrew Aydin and Domo Stanton with cooking advice from The Flash and more!

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Taste of Justice

DC has dropped a free preview of Taste of Justice on DC Universe Infinite. Released December 25, the comic is written by Andrew Aydin with art by Domo Stanton.

Being a superhero is a hungry job, but someone’s gotta do it! Enjoy this special Holiday Taste of things to come with the preview episode of Taste of Justice, where The Flash learns there’s more to speed when baking holiday cookies!

It’s DC meets your favorite cooking shows as DC characters share recipes while they prepare the dishes themselves. Yes, there’s a step-by-step aspect taking readers through the baking experience! Coming to DC Go!, you can check out a preview new before the official release later this year.

DC Go! is a relatively new webcomic experience on DC Universe Infinite where the webcomics are designed for mobile devices, perfect to follow along with int he kitchen while you’re trying out the recipes!

Register! reminds us about the history and fight to expand the vote in the United States

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Register! by Andrew Aydin and Valentine De Landro is a captivating journey through American constitutional amendments, focusing on the 26th and 15th. It blends history with contemporary narratives, offering an inspiring read for all ages.

Story: Andrew Aydin
Art: Valentine De Landro
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Clayton Cowles, Josh Reed
Research by: Joshua Rogin, Andrew Aydin

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

TFAW

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Register! #1 teaches the hard fought battles to expand voting rights

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Register! #1

Register! by Andrew Aydin and Valentine De Landro is a captivating journey through American constitutional amendments, focusing on the 26th and 15th. It blends history with contemporary narratives, offering an inspiring read for all ages.

The use of comics to educate individuals has been a growing movement that has really picked up momentum in recent years. Register! is a comic series from Good Trouble Productions working with the New York City Department of Education to teach American history, specifically the history of the right to vote.

Often when you see a comic on the topic, it’s focused more on why one should vote and how sacred of a right and responsibility it is. It’s goal is action, not education. Register! #1 is interesting in that its focus is the history of the right to vote but at the same time, it reminds readers why voting is so special and how powerful it can be.

Aydin is part of the team behind the graphic novel series March and Run, each telling the story of Cong. John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement. He’s shown he can both entertain and educate and that shines with Register! #1. The issue gives the basics of lowering the voting age to 18 and also expanding the right to vote to Black men after the Civil War. It takes readers through the history, and more importantly the pushback and fight to deny those rights.

Where Aydin’s focus is really interesting is the fight against expanding voting rights. He highlights how lowering the voting age took years to get done and that while the country was willing to let 18 to 20 year olds die on the battlefield after being drafted, they couldn’t exercise their voice by voting. When it comes to 15th Amendment, its the language used that’s interesting as the expansion of those rights were also steeped deeply in racism. Aydin does an excellent job of making the history interesting, dramatic, and entertaining, easing the ability to get sucked into it and learn.

The art by Valentine De Landro is solid. With color by Marissa Louise and lettering by Clayton Cowles and Josh Reed, the comic takes you into the time period for each Amendment. I can’t say if the details are right, but it feels right and helps add to the immersion to the educational experience.

Register! #1 is a solid comic teaching about two Amendments and debates that feel like they reverberate today in other ways. There’s discussion of further lowering the voting age and there’s battles to make it more difficult for individuals to vote. It’s a comic that does a great job in both entertaining and educating readers.

Story: Andrew Aydin Art: Valentine De Landro
Color: Marissa Louise Letterer: Clayton Cowles, Josh Reed
Research by: Joshua Rogin, Andrew Aydin
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Good Trouble Productions provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW

Top Shelf celebrates 10 years of March with a stunning new poster

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Top Shelf Productions has announced the release of a commemorative poster to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of March: Book One, the first volume in the award-winning graphic memoir trilogy by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell about Lewis and his colleagues’ life on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement.

These full-color posters feature brand-new artwork from Nate Powell, evocatively depicting the educational and inspirational power that the March trilogy activates within readers of all ages and walks of life.

Now considered one of the most important literary and comics works of the modern century, March broke new ground from its first conception, and swiftly became one of the most widely taught comics works in the United States. Winning the National Book Award in 2016, March became the first comics work to win one of the “major” literary awards in competition. The next year, March achieved an unprecedented sweep of the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King Award, Printz Award, Sibert Medal, and YALSA Nonfiction Award, winning more ALA book awards than any other work in history. Among the series’ many other honors and accomplishments, March has made over 130 appearances on New York Times Best Seller lists, often at #1, and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages.

Because of its rigorously researched primary-source-based accounts and powerful imagery, teachers have embraced March as a thrilling and sophisticated resource for students in middle schools, high schools, and colleges, while countless libraries, many of the nation’s top universities, and even entire states have used March to engage in holistic dialogues through “One Book” community-wide reading programs over the past decade. Today, March is widely considered an essential work for understanding America’s past and shaping its future.

The new posters “Celebrating 10 Years of March” will be distributed free of charge to comic book shops, bookstores, and libraries. Retailers and libraries are encouraged to contact their representative at Penguin Random House to request copies (SKU: MKT1000061855). While supplies last, readers can also pick up a copy from the creators, Top Shelf Productions, and IDW Publishing, at upcoming conventions.

In addition, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell are currently scheduling their participation in reading programs for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please reach out if you are interested in organizing a community-wide reading program featuring visits from the creators.

For more details about March, including educational support resources, visit topshelfcomix.com/march.

Celebrating 10 Years of March

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty gets sworn in on a copy of March

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It looks like Congressman Robert Garcia isn’t the only person to be sworn in on a comic. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty took her oath on a copy of the graphic novel March.

Hennepin County, located in Minnesota, elected Moriarty as county attorney after she helped spotlight racial profiling in her community continuing the fight depicted in March. Early in her career she was a public defender and after 25 years was selected as the county’s chief public defender overseeing 45,000 cases per year. There, she and her team exposed inequities in the criminal legal system in the county. Moriarty won the County Attorney position with 36.36% of the vote in a seven way race.

March is the award-winning graphic novel co-written by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin with art by Nate Powell about Lewis’ experiences during the Civil Rights movement.

DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve arrives this August

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School’s back in session with DC’s newest anthology, DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve. It comes to comic shops on August 30th.

DC’s Gotham Academy is Back!

DC’s latest 80-page anthology features eight all-new back-to-school stories from talent across the world of comics, including a brand-new Gotham Academy story from the original creative team of writers Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher and artists Karl Kerschl and Msassyk! With Olive Silverlock M.I.A. and Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi entering her sophomore year, what hijinks can DC’s Jr. Detective Club get into?

Super Sons, Tiny Titans, Teen Angel Azrael, and more!

Packed with eight tales of schooltime fun from around the DC Universe, DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve’s pages are a Who’s Who of creators and characters you’ve been asking to see more of! The Suicide Squad is sent to an international prep school to protect a dignitary’s son! Jean-Paul Valley returns to the school that made him into Azrael! Plus, a return to Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco, and Jon and Damian head back to school with a story set in their Super-Sons continuity! Grab your pencils and notebooks and get educated!

DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 includes:

  • Gotham Academy in “Sophomore Year” by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl
  • The Suicide Squad in “High School Lows” by Tim Seeley and Scott Kolins
  • The Super Sons in “Back to School” by Peter J. Tomasi and Max Raynor
  • Green Arrow & Speedy in “Earn It Back” by Dave Wielgosz and Mike Norton
  • The Tiny Titans in “Piece Making” by Art Baltazar & Franco
  • Black Lighting in “This Is Why” by Brandon Thomas and Craig Cermak
  • Azrael in “How Angels Are Made” by Dan Watters and Juan Ferreyra
  • Nightwing and Batgirl in “A Night Off” by Andrew Aydin and Nelson Daniel

School’s back in session, and we just know you’re waiting for the BELLE to give you some REVElief…all right, you can’t say we didn’t try! DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 hits shelves on August 30 with a main cover by Juni Ba and an open-to-order variant cover by Riley Rossmo & Ivan Plascencia.

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