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New DC Compact Comics and Compact Comics Adventures includes Tower of Babel, Wonder Woman: Year One, and more!

Pre-Orders for DC’s next wave of DC Compact Comics and DC Compact Comics Adventures have gone up. The new releases take the line out through June 2027. You can catch our earlier coverage of next year’s releases.

See more of what you can get next year below!

Wonder Woman: Year One : DC Compact Comics Edition

by Greg Rucka (Author), Nicola Scott (Illustrator)
Release date: March 2, 2027
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

The definitive modern origin of Wonder Woman! An unforgettable story of courage, sacrifice, and discovering your place in the world, presented in DC’s accessible Compact Comics format.

When a pilot crash-lands on the hidden island of Themyscira, Diana is chosen to leave behind the only home she has ever known and journey into the wider world. As war looms and ancient forces begin to rise, she must become a champion for a humanity she has never known.

From writer Greg Rucka and artist Nicola Scott, Year One tells the story of Diana’s transformation from sheltered princess to global hero, blending mythological adventure with a deeply personal coming-of-age journey about compassion, duty, and courage.

Collects Wonder Woman #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, #14, and stories from Wonder Woman Annual #1.

Cover of Wonder Woman: Year One comic book featuring Wonder Woman in her iconic costume with a golden tiara and armor, smiling confidently. The background includes ancient Greek patterns and illustrations.

JLA: The Tower of Babel: DC Compact Comics Edition

by Mark Waid (Author), Howard Porter (Illustrator), Stephen B. Scott (Illustrator), Mark Pajarillo (Illustrator)
Release date: June 1, 2027.
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

Batman’s secret plans turn against his own team in a story of trust, betrayal, and consequence, presented in DC’s Compact Comics format.

The Justice League is the most powerful team on Earth—but someone has already figured out how to defeat them.

When a hidden cache of Batman’s contingency plans is stolen, each member of the League is targeted with ruthless precision, exploiting their greatest strengths—and deepest vulnerabilities. As the attacks unfold, the heroes must fight to survive while uncovering how this betrayal was set in motion—and who is truly responsible.

Written by Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, The Flash), Tower of Babel is a tense, fast-paced story that combines action and suspense with a powerful exploration of trust, leadership, and the cost of being prepared for anything.

Collects JLA #18-21, #32-33, and #43-46 and JLA Secret Files #3.

Cover of the comic book 'JLA: The Tower of Babel' featuring Batman standing over a group of superheroes including Superman, Wonder Woman, and Flash, with a dramatic snowy backdrop.

Green Lantern: Rebirth: DC Compact Comics Edition

by Geoff Johns (Author), Ethan Van Sciver (Illustrator), Carlos Pacheco (Illustrator), Darwyn Cooke (Illustrator), Simone Bianchi (Illustrator)
Release date: June 1, 2027
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

Hal Jordan returns in the story that rebuilt a legend in this DC Compact Comics Edition.

One of DC’s greatest heroes returns.

After years away, test pilot Hal Jordan is given a second chance to reclaim his place as Green Lantern—the wielder of a powerful ring capable of creating anything he can imagine. But rebuilding his life, repairing damaged relationships, and earning the trust of fellow heroes may prove more difficult than mastering the power of the ring itself.

Written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver, Green Lantern: Rebirth reintroduces Hal Jordan and lays the foundation for one of DC’s most acclaimed modern superhero sagas. Combining cosmic adventure, mystery, action, and redemption, these stories transformed Green Lantern into one of the publisher’s flagship franchises.

This collection also includes Green Lantern: No Fear, the opening arc of Johns’s ongoing series, as Hal returns to active duty and confronts new threats across Earth and beyond.

Collects Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6 and Green Lantern #1-6 (No Fear).

Cover art for 'Green Lantern: Rebirth' comic featuring the Green Lantern character soaring through clouds with a glowing green energy beam in hand.

Superman: Brainiac: DC Compact Comics Edition

by Geoff Johns (Author), Gary Frank (Illustrator)
Release date: June 1, 2027
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

A powerful enemy arrives! Superman faces Brainiac in a thrilling sci‑fi adventure, now available in DC’s bestselling Compact Comics Edition format.

When invader probes bombard our world, Superman journeys into the deepest reaches of space to confront his old foe. But the Brainiac he encounters is unlike any he’s faced before.

Aboard his massive ship, the one true Brainiac hoards wonders and horrors in equal measure. Only one treasure eludes him. Setting his sights on Superman, Brainiac will do anything to ensure that the Last Son of Krypton is his alone.

Supergirl. Metropolis. Earth. Everything under Superman’s protection is no longer safe. Although the Man of Steel is faster than a speeding bullet, even he won’t be able to save everyone.

Goeff Johns and Gary Frank, the superstar creative team behind Doomsday Clock, Batman: Earth One, and Shazam! continue their Superman saga as the Man of Steel experiences his greatest triumph…and greatest tragedy.

Collects Action Comics #866-870 and pages from Superman: New Krypton Special #1.

Comic book cover featuring Superman in a blue and red suit facing off against Brainiac, a robotic alien with a dark, metallic design. The background is a swirling gray and green pattern.

Justice League: Heroes United: DC Compact Comics Adventures

by Adam Beechen (Author), Carlo Barberi (Illustrator), Ethen Beavers (Illustrator)
Release date: June 29, 2027
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

Prepare for unlimited excitement as the Justice League faces off against their greatest foes, in seven action-packed and accessible stories collected in a 5.5″ x 8.5″ portable format!

DC’s bestselling Compact Comics line expands with Compact Comics Adventures, featuring all-ages stories perfect for young readers and beyond!

The World’s Greatest Heroes unite, as they must stop the menace of the terrible Triptych, the malicious Darkseid, the evil Morgaine le Fey, the maniacal Madmen, and more! And to top it all off, they discover that there’s a traitor in their midst!

Join Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and a host of other heroes in seven dynamic tales! Collects Justice League Unlimited #1-7 in one compact volume.

Cover of 'Justice League: Heroes United' featuring superheroes including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Flash against a dramatic lightning backdrop.

Teen Titans Go!: Truth, Justice, Pizza: DC Compact Comics Adventures

by J. Torres (Author), Todd Nauck (Illustrator), Tim Smith III (Illustrator), John McCrea (Illustrator)
Release date: June 29, 2027
Purchase: Bookshop – Amazon

Ready, set, Teen Titans Go! The hit animated series comes to comics, in a collection of high-stakes hijinks now available in a 5.5″ x 8.5″ portable format!

DC’s bestselling Compact Comics line expands with Compact Comics Adventures, featuring all-ages stories perfect for young readers and beyond!

They’re too young to drive but not too young to save the world! The world’s hottest heroes—Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire—are here to show you how it’s done, Titan-style, in these six fantastic fables.

Villainous video games. Dodo-hunting aliens. Heroic self-esteem issues. Super-dating. Monstrous zits. Super-sibling squabbles. The teen superheroes from Jump City tackle it all in this exciting all-ages graphic novel, collecting issues #1-6 of their first comic book appearances (Teen Titans Go! #1-6) in one compact volume.

Cover of 'Teen Titans Go!: Truth, Justice, Pizza' comic book featuring the characters Raven, Beast Boy, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire in a playful setup.

Garth Ennis and John McCrea team for the Psychedelic Horror Tale, The Snail

From the twisted minds of Eisner Award winning writer Garth Ennis and long-time artist collaborator Eisner Award winning John McCrea comes a disturbing, psychedelic tale in the upcoming, The Snail. This one-shot story full of lust, power, and possession will hit shelves this November from Image Comics.

When you are offered your heart’s desire, what (and who) are you willing to sacrifice to achieve it? And should you really be making that deal with a… talking snail? The Snail is an all-new, standalone horror tale from top talent out of the Ninth Circle line of comics.

The Snail (UPC: 70985304936400111) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 11. 

The Snail

SDCC 2026: DC announces The Demon by James Harren, Dave Stewart, and Clayton Cowles

DC’s Next Level line continues to expand with The Demon, a new comic book series written and drawn by James Harren with colors by Dave Stewart and lettering by Clayton Cowles. The Demon pushes the initiative into bold new territory with Harren’s mix of monsters, raw emotion, and sharp intensity. As DC All In enters its second act, new creator-driven titles highlight the ambition, range, and energy shaping DC’s 2026 publishing slate across both the main universe and the Absolute universe.

The world is infested with a darkness its people cannot see. Beasts from Hell feast on humanity’s soul, sucking it dry and leaving nothing but a shell behind.

Only one person can see these monsters and cast them back to Hell: Jason Blood! But he is a shadow of the man he once was, wandering the world following the face of a wizard long gone and hearing a voice in his head demanding to be let out. 

How can Jason Blood help protect the world from demons when he himself is not sure how to work with the one bound to his soul? Will the Demon Etrigan ever rise again? 

The Demon #1, written and illustrated by James Harren with main cover by Harren, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clayton Cowles, arrives in local comic book stores on October 7. The debut issue will feature variant covers by Daniel Warren Johnson, Michael Walsh, Hayden Sherman, and John McCrea. The Demon #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.

Preview: Judge Dredd Megazine 494

Judge Dredd Megazine 494

UK RELEASE DATE: 15th July £7.50
LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 12th August $14.99
COVER: JOHN MCCREA WITH JACK DAVIES

In this issue:

JUDGE RICO // THE BLACK TOWER by Ken Niemand (w) Nick Percival (c) Simon Bowland (l)
LAWLESS // AN EXHIBITION by Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a) Simon Bowland (l)
TALES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM // BAD IDEA by James Peaty (w) Stewart K. Moore (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
ROGUE TROOPER // AN ITERATION OF ALLIES by Andi Ewington (w) Sinu Senan (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
MEGATROPOLIS II by Ken Niemand (w) Chris Weston (a) Antonietta Saulino (c) Rob Steen (l)

Judge Dredd Megazine 494

Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2478

2000 AD Prog 2478

UK and DIGITAL: 15 April £3.99
COVER: JOHN MCCREA WITH MIKE SPICER

In This Issue:
JUDGE DREDD // FLAMES AND WHITE PHOSPHOROUS by TC Eglington (w) Paul Marshall (a) Quinton Winter (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
BRINK // THE CALL OF THE VOID by Dan Abnett (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland (l)
SILVER // MALIGNANT by Mike Carroll (w) Joe Currie (a) Simon Bowland (a)
FUTURE SHOCKS // THE VESSEL by James Peaty (w) Steve Yeowell (a) John Charles (c) Rob Steen (l)
HELIUM // RED OCTOBER by Ian Edginton (w) D’Israeli (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)

2000 AD Prog 2478

Preview: Babs: The Black Road South #1

Babs: The Black Road South #1

(W) Garth Ennis
(A) Jacen Burrows
Cover A: Jacen Burrows
Cover B: John McCrea

The hit Ennis/Burrows sword-and-sorcery satire returns! A day of over-the-top carnage in a gladiator arena leads Babs and her partner-in-barbarism Izzy directly into a strange, unfamiliar, bizarre situation: they actually have money! That’s good, right? Wrong—because it’s about to lead them down a dark, horrific road to the devastated wasteland of Mordynn.

Any retailer who orders at least 3 copies of cover A (Jacen Burrows) will be eligible to order unlimited copies of cover B (John McCrea).

Babs: The Black Road South #1

Preview: The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #5

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #5

writer: Jimmy Palmiotti
artist: Pasquale Qualano
covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), John McCrea (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Francesco Mattina (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Superhero/Adventure | $4.99 | Teen

In this issue: Everything comes crashing down as the saga of The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt reaches its climactic conclusion! To bring law and order back to Big City, the Blue Falcon is willing to pay almost any price — but will the final toll prove to be too high in the end?

Find out as the dynamic duo of JIMMY PALMIOTTI and PASQUALE QUALANO unveil their two-fisted finale in The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #5 — featuring conspicuously costumed covers by LUCIO PARRILLO, JOHN MCCREA, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and FRANCESCO MATTINA!

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #5

Preview: The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #4

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #4

writer: Jimmy Palmiotti
artist: Pasquale Qualano
covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), John McCrea (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Francesco Mattina (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Superhero/Adventure | $4.99 | Teen

In this issue: The bad guys have taken flight — literally! But while Blue Falcon and Dynomutt continue to battle their adversaries high above Big City, Beastwoman is poised to destroy everything that our heroes hold dear — using their own stolen tech against them!

Air traffic controllers JIMMY PALMIOTTI and PASQUALE QUALANO clear the runways for the arrival of The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #4 — featuring fully deployed covers by LUCIO PARRILLO, JOHN MCCREA, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and FRANCESCO MATTINA!

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #4

Preview: Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #2

Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #2

(W) Garth Ennis, Alyssa Wong, Ty Templeton, Ho Che Anderson (A) Ty Templeton, Ho Che Anderson, John McCrea, Chris Allen

ALYSSA WONG tells a terrifying tale of brotherly love and bone-breaking hammers, starring Thor and Loki (or what’s left of him)!

AND LASTLY! It wouldn’t be a horror anthology without a saga of vampiric violence starring BLADE! This time from celebrated creator HO CHE ANDERSON!

PLUS: A bonus two-page set of ALL-NEW Daily Bugle funnies from Ty Templeton — this time, they’re SUNDAY SCARIES!

Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #2

Battle Action Vol. 3 is a solid anthology collection with a mix of stories and creators

All new Battle Action stories from series writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys), who is now joined by new all-star writers and artists including Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man) and Chris Burnham (Batman).

BATTLE RETURNS – NOW WITH MORE ACTION!

The third Battle Action collection features the return of Action favourites Hook Jaw, the controversial Kids Rule O.K., and Death Game – one of the culprits behind the suspension of Action in 1976.

Joining these stories are new adventures for El Mestizo, the Civil War-era bounty hunter, on the trail of a double-agent; German Panzer commander Hellman, who discovers the hard truth behind the cause he fights for; Major Eazy, fighting alongside American paratroopers in the invasion of Sicily; Nina Petrova and the Angels of Death, as the Soviet airwoman sets out to rescue a comrade from behind enemy lines; and Dredger, the ice cold secret agent, whose origin is revealed for the first time.

Featuring an all-star roster of talent, as writers Brian K. Vaughan, Torunn Gronbekk, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, John Wagner, Garth Ennis and Steve White team up with artists Chris Burnham, Tom Foster, PJ Holden, John McCrea, Henry Flint, Mike Dorey, Dan Cornwell, Patrick Goddard and John Higgins to bring you the latest and greatest edition of Battle Action.

Story: Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, John Wagner, Steve White, Rob Williams, Dan Abnett, Torunn Gronbekk
Art: Chris Burnham, Dan Cornwell, John McCrea, Henry Flint, Tom Foster, Mike Dorey, PJ Holden, Patrick Goddard, John Higgins
Color: Len O’Grady, Matt Soffe, Jack Davies, John Higgins, Sally Jane Hurst
Letterer: Rob Steen

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.

Bookshop
Amazon


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