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DC Drops a Trailer for Supergirl: The World. Out today!

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The Maiden of Might takes flight in Supergirl: The World! The hardcover original graphic novel featuring creative teams from 14 different countries lands in stores today.

This special anthology celebrates a simultaneous same-day release, localized across all 14 countries: Argentina, Cameroon, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, and the U.S.!

Supergirl: The World will feature stories from some of the best-known international voices in comics:

  • United States: Mariko Tamaki (writer), Skylar Patridge (artist), and Joëlle Jones (cover)
  • Spain: Aneke (writer, artist, cover)
  • Italy: Francesca Michielin (writer) and Federica Croci (artist, cover)
  • Serbia: Uroš Dimitrijević (writer) and Stevan Subic (artist, cover)
  • Cameroon: Njoka Suyru (writer), Coeurtys Ulrich Minko (thumbnails), and Ejob Nathanael Ejob (artist, cover)
  • Finland: Johanna Sinisalo (writer) and Rosi Kämpe (artist, cover)
  • Argentina: Tomás Wortley (writer) and Rocío Zucchi (artist, cover)
  • Turkey: Mahmud Asrar (writer, artist, cover)
  • France: Kid Toussaint (writer) and Joël Jurion (artist, cover)
  • Brazil: Fernanda Chiella (writer, artist, cover)
  • Poland: Anna Krztoń (writer) and Kasia Nie (artist, cover)
  • Mexico: Mariana Moreno (writer, artist, cover)
  • Germany: Yann Krehl (writer) and Marie Sann (artist, cover)
  • Colombia: Sara Rodríguez (writer, artist, cover)
  • Japan: Satoshi Miyagawa (writer) and Kai Kitago (artist, cover)

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 is a Solid Debut That Features a Familiar Concept but Does it So Well

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Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham’s vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage’s pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning…

Story: Mariko Tamaki
Art: Amancay Nahuelpan
Color: Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Ariana Maher

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 is a Solid Debut That Features a Familiar Concept but Does it So Well

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham’s vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage’s pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning… Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 takes Barbara… to jail!

The idea of Barbara Gordon going to jail, really a Supermax, is a concept that immediately catches my attention. It reminds me of a previous movie project that would have put a wrongly convicted Green Arrow in a supermax. That project didn’t happen, but thankfully this one has because it’s good, really good. Written by Mariko Tamaki, the issue bounces between Barbara’s initial experiences behind bars but also what lead up to it. Tamaki gives enough background for readers not familiar with the current Batman meta to still dive in an enjoy the comic.

The story has Barbara investigating not only the mysterious Supermax opened by Vandal Savage but also a series of murders within. Something doesn’t add up beyond the murders as the prison is stocked not just with villains but political rivals who aren’t physical threats and staffed with criminals. What’s the story? That’s the point of the comic.

There’s some small details that I’d have liked to been addressed, namely, who knows Barbara Gordon is Batgirl? Also, while she’s arrested for aiding Batman, will we find out more details on that? It’s very small issues for a debut issue that’s engaging in every way.

Tamaki is joined by Amancay Nahuelpan on the art, Tamra Bonvillain for color, and lettering by Ariana Maher. The visuals are solid as Barbara mixes her defiance and toughness with realizations that she might be over her head. The comic’s visuals keeps things focused on the challenges Gordon faces within the prison walls instead of playing “spot the villain within the walls.” The team also does an excellent job of dumping info using visuals in a way that’s interesting and engaging, giving enough information for new readers to understand but a little more for long time fans.

The team does a fantastic job of delivering an unease and tension with the visuals as you never know what to expect and where its coming from. There’s some solid fights that go up to that line where suspicions about Barbara and being Batgirl might be crossed (I’m assuming people don’t know). Overall, it’s a comic that has a bit of grittiness to it when it comes to the art, a perfect match of story and art.

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 is really well done with a story that’s familiar (innocent person goes behind bars for some reason) but just does it in a way that’s engaging and you want to read more. There’s a plan that feels very “Bat-family” and at the same time the normally very capable Barbara Gordon feels like she might be a bit over her head. I’m already wondering how things are put back in the bag when this is all over, but it’s a ride I’m all in for seeing where it goes.

Story: Mariko Tamaki Art: Amancay Nahuelpan
Color: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Ariana Maher
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Preview: Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Amancay Nahuelpan

LEAPING FROM THE PAGES OF MAY’S BATMAN #9 INTO THE NEXT LEVEL! Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham’s vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage’s pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning…

Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and fan-favorite artist Amancay Nahuelpan reunite to deliver a twisty, unexpected Bat-book for DC Next Level.

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

Mariko Tamaki and Brenda Hickey Celebrate Celluloid in Adventure Time: Quadruple Feature #1

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TAKE YOUR SEATS! THE SHOW IS ABOUT TO START IN A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE TIME COMICS EVENT! Oni Press and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products have announced Adventure Time: Quadruple Feature #1 (of 4), the first issue in a spellbinding four-issue ode to the (literal!) magic of the movies from multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and enchanting artist Brenda Hickey, starting with an all-new screwball scenario starring Jake, Marceline, BMO, and Lumpy Space Princess in comic shops everywhere this July!   

Our friendly foursome has just arrived at their local movie theater with four very different ideas of what to watch. What’s a stretchy dog, a vampire queen, a princess, and, er, BMO to do? Easy! Four separate tickets, please! Jake’s up first, and his showing of the famed 1940s screwball comedy What’s Up, Princess? (What do you mean you’ve never heard of the famed 1940s screwball comedy What’s Up, Princess?!) cranks up the heat! Fast-paced action, faster-paced quips, highfalutin dames, fellas in over their heads, and a host of familiar faces explode across the silver screen in this love letter to genre and cinema! 

The perfect ticket for longtime fans and new readers alike, don’t miss the quirky comic book blockbuster of the summer when Adventure Time: Quadruple Feature #1 hits movie screens—oh, sorry, comic shops—near you with magically movie-inspired covers from Brenda Hickey, Ben Turner, Andy Price, and Jaki King. Enjoy the show!

ComicsPro 2026: DC Next Level Reveals Teen Titans and More for Summer 2026

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ComicsPro 2026 is going on and DC is rolling out what we can expect in the year to come. During the conference, retailers were shown a new trailer for DC Next Level, highlighting the initiative’s rollout through the first half of the year. Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, and Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 will all launch on March 18, followed by The Fury of Firestorm #1 on April 8 and Zatanna #1 on April 29.

DC then spotlighted two newly announced Next Level titles arriving this summer: Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan in May, and The Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo in June.

Barbara Gordon: Breakout

The Deadman

Retailers were also provided a look at DC’s upcoming slate of Next Level titles ahead of solicitation, including Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex, The Demon, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat. Creative teams and launch dates will be announced soon.

DC’s ComicsPro presentation further revealed the next major Next Level series: Teen Titans, launching this summer from Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. In Teen Titans, Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world.

ComicsPRO 2026: DC Gives an Update and Tease of more from Vertigo!

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Vertigo is back! After the announcement of its return last year, the first titles of DC’s relaunched Vertigo line have started to hit shelves. During ComicsPRO 2026, DC gave an update on the rollout.

Following the successful launch of Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and The Nice House by the Sea—with The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery launching February 25—DC shared updates on the forthcoming slate of DC Vertigo titles arriving throughout 2026.

Beginning this summer, Vertigo will publish 100 Bullets: The US of ANGER and Fanatic, followed in the fall by Necretatious and Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy.

Winter 2026 will see the arrival of The Crying Doll and A Walking Shadow, rounding out the imprint’s first full year of its return.

As revealed during New York Comic Con 2025:

  • The Nice House by the Sea #7 by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, and Jordie Bellaire: Following the survivors of Walter’s “hexagon” experiment, the series explores the terrifying consequences of escape…and the threat it poses to what remains of humanity.
  • Bleeding Hearts by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian, and Matt Hollingsworth: A zombie named Poke discovers his heart beating again, threatening his place in a society where death reigns supreme.
  • End of Life by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, and Chris O’Halloran: A top-tier hitman returns to his Midwestern hometown to care for his dying father…and confront his own mortality.
  • The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips: A noir detective tale that collides with magic, fascism, and a stolen artifact of unimaginable power.
  • 100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso: Lono returns to America and reignites chaos, taking the nation’s darkest impulses to their violent extremes.
  • Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy by Ram V and Mike Perkins: Wizard spies in the UK navigate a global cold war over sorcery, revealing a hidden world of occult power.
  • Necretaceous by Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson: Scientists attempt to time-travel to stop a zombie virus, only to land 66 million years in the past, among dinosaurs.
  • Fanatic by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer: A woman’s obsession with a comic book spirals into a deadly parasocial fixation on its creator.
  • The Crying Doll by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell: A Jekyll-and-Hyde thriller about just how far a young woman would go to protect her best friend, who may (or may not) be a killer.
  • A Walking Shadow by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell: Eight strangers wake up chained to a boat in the woods. No memory. No escape. No explanation.

Hello Kitty comes to IDW Publishing

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You can never have too many friends… and you can never have too many comic books! IDW Publishing and Sanrio  have announced a partnership to bring kawaii to the comic book industry with supercute Hello Kitty comics that can be enjoyed by fans of all ages. As one of the most beloved pop culture icons in the world, Hello Kitty has been spreading friendship, kindness and joy for generations. 

The new series begins with Hello Kitty: Hello World!, a brand-new comic book series featuring a classic and lovable depiction of Sanrio’s characters as Hello Kitty and Friends go on a world tour to solve a riddle. As they discover new riddles around the globe, they will also meet new characters in every single issue! From Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and animated artist Cody Lemieux, the debut issue goes on sale July 22, 2026 – the same week as San Diego Comic-Con! Hello Kitty: Hello World! features covers by Min Ho Kim and Justine King.

Following Hello Kitty: Hello World! will be more comics – and crossovers – arriving in 2027.

Supergirl: The World brings together writers and artists from 15 countries the celebrate the Maiden of Might

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DC has announced Supergirl: The World, a new hardcover anthology spotlighting the Maiden of Might through stories created by writers and artists from 15 countries across the globe. Arriving day-and-date worldwide on June 2, 2026, this landmark project invites readers everywhere to experience Supergirl through the lens of cultures, landscapes, and creative traditions from around the world.

Following in the footsteps of DC’s international anthologies Batman: The World and Joker: The World, this new collection brings Supergirl to Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Cameroon, France, Poland, Turkey, Finland, Colombia, Serbia, Japan, and the United States. Each region contributes an original story that reflects its own voice, artistic style, and cultural perspective, creating a global mosaic of what Supergirl represents to fans everywhere.

DC extends its thanks to the international publishing partners bringing Supergirl: The World to readers around the globe. The anthology will be released simultaneously across participating regions through Panini (Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico), Ovni (Argentina), Zebra Comics (Cameroon), Dargaud/Urban Comics (France), Story House Egmont (Poland), Story House Egmont Oy Ab (Finland), Čarobna Knjiga (Serbia), and JBC (Turkey). Their collaboration ensures that fans worldwide can experience these stories together on launch day, each edition reflecting the unique creative voices of its home country.

Supergirl: The World will feature stories from some of the best-known international voices in comics:

  • United States: Mariko Tamaki (writer), Skylar Patridge (artist), and Joëlle Jones (cover)
  • Spain: Aneke (writer, artist, cover)
  • Italy: Francesca Michielin (writer) and Federica Croci (artist, cover)
  • Serbia: Uroš Dimitrijević (writer) and Stevan Subic (artist, cover)
  • Cameroon: Njoka Suyru (writer), Coeurtys Ulrich Minko (thumbnails), and Ejob Nathanael Ejob (artist, cover)
  • Finland: Johanna Sinisalo (writer) and Rosi Kämpe (artist, cover)
  • Argentina: Tomás Wortley (writer) and Rocío Zucchi (artist, cover)
  • Turkey: Mahmud Asrar (writer, artist, cover)
  • France: Kid Toussaint (writer) and Joël Jurion (artist, cover)
  • Brazil: Fernanda Chiella (writer, artist, cover)
  • Poland: Anna Krztoń (writer) and Kasia Nie (artist, cover)
  • Mexico: Mariana Moreno (writer, artist, cover)
  • Germany: Yann Krehl (writer) and Marie Sann (artist, cover)
  • Colombia: Sara Rodríguez (writer, artist, cover)
  • Japan: Satoshi Miyagawa (writer) and Kai Kitago (artist, cover)

Supergirl has long stood as one of DC’s most inspiring Super Heroes, a symbol of hope, resilience, and compassion. In this new anthology, creators from around the world explore how Kara Zor-El’s story resonates across borders and cultures, and how her mission to protect her adopted home takes on new meaning when viewed through a global lens.

Each chapter offers a standalone story rooted in the country that created it, from street-level heroics to sweeping, mythic adventures. Together, they form a portrait of Supergirl that is both universal and deeply personal.

Supergirl: The World is a 184-page hardcover priced at $24.99 US. The anthology will be published simultaneously across participating regions, allowing fans around the world to experience the collection together on release day.

DC announces MAD About DC, A MAD Magazine-style DC comic book parody, publishing on April 1 and guest edited by Chip Zdarsky

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DC with some trepidation has announced MAD About DC, a 64-page one-shot arriving April 1, 2026. Yes, April 1. And no, this isn’t a prank—unless you count letting Chip Zdarsky run this thing as its Guest Editor a prank on the DC Universe itself. You’d have to ask Chip.

MAD About DC brings together an all-star lineup of writers and artists to lovingly roast, parody, and generally make a mess of the characters fans hold dear.

Inside MAD About DC, readers will find:

  • Sergio Aragonés with “A MAD Look at Comic Book Stores”
  • Jim Zub and Ramon Perez teaming for “Guy vs. Spy”
  • A brand-new DC Fold-In by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
  • A parade of MAD-style parodies skewering the DC comic books you love, and a few you’ve always hated anyway, from Kyle Starks, Dave Johnson, Tini Howard, Mattie Lubchansky, Mark Waid, Ty Templeton, Rainbow Rowell, Vita Ayala, M.L. Sanapo, Mark Russell, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker, Lukas Ketner, Gerry Duggan, Scott Aukerman, Mitch Gerads, Joanne Starer, Joe Quinones, Scott Snyder, Josh Williamson, Deniz Camp, Gail Simone, Colleen Doran, Joe Kelly, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Mariko Tamaki, Riley Rossmo, Al Ewing, PJ Holden, Shannon Wheeler, Leah Williams, Isaac Goodhart, Cody Ziglar, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Daniel Kibblesmith, Brandt&Stein, Casey Gilly, J. Bone, Skottie Young, Andrew Wheeler, Stephen Byrne, Colleen Coover, Benjamin Errett, Matt Fraction, Kagan McLeod, Lee Gatlin, Joseph Starkey, Graham Roumieu…and more?!

Whether you’re a lifelong MAD Magazine fan, a DC diehard, or simply someone who enjoys watching respected creators make questionable choices, MAD About DC promises to fulfill your every comic book dream…or at least three or four of them.

MAD About DC goes on sale April 1, 2026, wherever comics are sold. No whoopee cushions included. The issue features a main cover by Dan “MAD About Gluten Labeling Because It Should Actually Be Clearer or Else What’s the Point” Panosian ($7.99 US), cardstock variants by Simon Bisley and Chip Zdarsky ($8.99 US), and a foil variant by Panosian ($10.99 US).

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