DC Announces Three New Next Level Comic Book Series Launching This September
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, TEEN TITANS, and THE DOOM PATROL
DC has announced the next major expansion of its Next Level publishing initiative with three new ongoing comic book series launching on Wednesday, September 2, 2026: Legion of Super-Heroes, Teen Titans, and The Doom Patrol. These team books mark the latest evolution of DC’s Next Level line, following the success of recent launches including Batwoman, Lobo, Deathstroke: The Terminator, Firestorm, Zatanna, Barbara Gordon: Breakout, and The Deadman. Together, as DC: All In continues its second act, these new series showcase the breadth, ambition, and creative energy driving DC’s 2026 publishing slate. DC’s Next Level titles stand alongside DC’s ongoing and limited series across both the main universe and Absolute universe, expanding the scope and future of DC’s storytelling.
“These books are set in continuity,” said DC co-architect Josh Williamson. “While the series will be independent reads and not heavily tied to other books, they will exist alongside DC’s ongoing comic book series like Superman, Batman,Justice League Unlimited, and more.”
“The DC: Next Level books are very new-reader friendly and will roll out over time,” said DC co-architect Scott Snyder. “Like the Absolute line, this is an initiative that welcomes new readers looking for a jumping-on spot for DC’s main line of comic books.”
A New Tomorrow Begins for the Legion of Super-Heroes
Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman reimagine the future of the DC Universe
Legion of Super-Heroes #1 main cover by Hayden Sherman
One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Tomorrow!
But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered.
Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe!
Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!
Variant covers by Mark Spears, Yasmine Putri, Hayden Sherman, Dan Mora (Michael J. Fox cameo), and V Ken Marion
Legion of Super‑Heroes #1, a 40‑page debut issue written by Eisner-nominated Joshua Williamson (Superman) with art and cover by Hayden Sherman (Absolute Wonder Woman) and featuring variant covers by Jim Lee (card stock and foil), Mark Spears, Yasmine Putri, Hayden Sherman, Dan Mora (Michael J. Fox cameo), and V Ken Marion (1:25), will publish on September 2. Legion of Super‑Heroes #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.
The Teen Titans Go Next Level in a Bold New Era
Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo launch a new generation of Teen Titans
Teen Titans #1 main cover by Daniele Di Nicuolo
When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend—a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict—Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard will do whatever it takes to find their friend, including teaming up with Red Hood!
Jason thinks they’re soft and reckless. They don’t understand how he can still kill people. Now they have to work together—whether they like it or not!
Created by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid and Image Comics’ Massive-Verse, this series channels the same mix of heart, scope, and style that has defined their work together—blending cinematic storytelling and Di Nicuolo’s dynamic, expressive art to bring the next generation of heroes to life.
Variant covers by Dan Mora, Hayden Sherman, and Sanford Greene
Teen Titans #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black) with art and cover by Daniele Di Nicuolo (Nightwing) and featuring variant covers by Dan Mora (card stock and foil), Jim Cheung, Sanford Greene (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), along with a card stock blank sketch cover, will publish on September 2. Teen Titans #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.
The World’s Strangest Heroes Enter a New Age
Darcy Van Poelgeest and Niko Henrichon take the Doom Patrol to the Next Level
The Doom Patrol #1 main cover by Niko Henrichon
The Doom Patrol is broke. Adopting a heroes-for-hire business model to stave off financial and emotional ruin, the team finds itself responding to what seems like a simple case—a missing cat. But when this case proves to be far from simple, the world’s strangest heroes find themselves pulled into a truly out-of-this-world situation! And elsewhere, beyond the view of Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man—and perhaps even beyond the veil of our reality—a ghost of the team’s past is preparing to cross into their world.
The visionary team of Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and legendary artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators, Pride of Baghdad) ushers the Doom Patrol into a new age for DC Next Level.
Variant covers by Clayton Crain, Ian Bertram, and Ashley Wood
The Doom Patrol #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art and cover by Niko Henrichon and featuring variant covers by Clayton Crain (card stock and foil), Ian Bertram, Ashley Wood (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), will publish on September 2. The Doom Patrol #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.
All three series launch on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, and represent the next major chapter in DC’s Next Level initiative—spotlighting ambitious storytelling, dynamic creative teams, and fresh entry points for readers across the DC Universe.
More DC: NEXT LEVEL Announcements Still to Come
As DC All In continues, fans can expect even more creator-driven #1s and bold new directions for iconic characters like Batwoman, Deadshot, Deathstroke, the Demon, Firestorm, Lobo, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Barbara Gordon, Deadman, Jonah Hex, Zatanna, the Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, and more, from Jeff Lemire, Gerry Duggan, Jamal Campbell, Hayden Sherman, Mariko Tamaki, Rafael De Latorre, Greg Rucka, Tony Fleecs, Fernando Blanco, James Harren, Darcy Van Poelgeest, Martín Morazzo, Deniz Camp, Javier Rodríguez, Michael Walsh, W. Maxwell Prince, Jorge Corona, Kyle Higgins, DaNi, Niko Henrichon, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Skottie Young, Amancay Nahuelpan, Joshua Williamson, and others.
Additional DC Next Level titles, creative teams, and storylines will be revealed in the months ahead as DC builds toward a landmark year of storytelling across the DC Universe.
DC Reveals First Look at José Luis García-López’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition
DC has announced José Luis García-López’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition, a prestige oversize hardcover presenting the original art of one of the most influential illustrators in DC’s history. Arriving March 23, 2027, this 240-page Artist’s Edition showcases García-López’s unparalleled draftsmanship at full size, scanned directly from the original pages.
For more than six decades, José Luis García-López has defined the visual language of the DC Universe. His work on the DC Comics Style Guide became the foundation for how generations of fans, and the world at large, recognize DC’s iconic Super Heroes. From Batman to Superman to the New Teen Titans, García-López’s clean lines, dynamic compositions, and impeccable storytelling have made him a cornerstone of the company’s artistic legacy.
This volume represents the most significant collection of García-López’s original art ever presented in this format.
To celebrate this legacy, DC is offering an early look at several pieces included in the collection, spanning some of García-López’s most iconic eras. Among the highlights are the original cover art to DC Comics Presents #1, a page featuring Lois Lane from the DC Comics Style Guide, interior pages from DC Comics Presents #4 and #24, and the covers to Secret Origins #6 and Superman #322. Together, these selections showcase the range, precision, and elegance that define García-López’s body of work.
José Luis García-López’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition features seven complete stories, including Batman, Jonah Hex, Cinder and Ashe, and others, along with a curated selection of covers, pages, and rare pieces from across the artist’s extraordinary career. Many pages are inked by García-López himself, offering an intimate look at his process and evolution.
Although the artwork appears in black and white, each page has been scanned in full color to capture every nuance of the original boards, showcasing the blue pencil, ink gradients, white-out corrections, margin notes, and all the subtle textures that make original art so compelling. Printed at the full 12″ x 17″ size of the original pages, this volume offers the closest possible experience to holding the art in your hands.
Curated by Act 4’s Scott Dunbier, known for his groundbreaking Artist’s Edition format, this new collection is designed for serious collectors, original-art enthusiasts, and anyone who has been shaped by García-López’s timeless vision of the DC Universe.
José Luis García-López’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition
ISBN: 978-1-79951-633-0
240 pages • Hardcover • 12″ x 17″ • $150.00
On sale March 23, 2027
Cover and art by José Luis García-López
Stories by Alan Brennert, Gerry Conway, Paul Dini, Michael Fleisher, Paul Levitz, and more
Additional details, including the full list of included stories, will be revealed in the coming months.
DC Comics Style Guide
DC Comics Presents #4
DC Comics Presents #24
DC Comics Presents #1
Secret Origins #6
Superman #322
The Wonder War Act 2 Begins in September
The Matriarch crawls her way through Hell and back in a new 48-page special,
and Steve Trevor and Trinity return to the present!
Wonder Woman #37 main cover by Daniel Sampere
DC has revealed that Act 2 of “The Wonder War” storyline begins on September 16 with Wonder Woman #37 by Eisner Award–winning writer Tom King and Eisner Award–nominated artist Daniel Sampere, and continues on September 30 with Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, a 48-page special from Eisner Award–nominated writer Stephanie Williams, GLAAD Media Award–nominated writer Leah Williams, artist Eduardo Pansica and Eisner Award–nominated artist Belén Ortega.
n Wonder Woman #37, “The Wonder War” continues! Steve Trevor and his daughter Trinity arrive in the present after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Matriarch 20 years in the future. Now they must find Wonder Woman and convince her of the threat a seemingly innocent child will pose in the years to come. Will the truth prevail? Don’t miss the exciting first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2”!
Wonder Woman #37, written by Tom King with art and cover by Daniel Sampere, will feature variant covers by David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom, and Mahmud A. Asrar. This first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2” publishes on September 16 with a main cover priced at $4.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $5.99 US.
Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1 main cover by Daniel Sampere
In Wonder Woman #37, “The Wonder War” continues! Steve Trevor and his daughter Trinity arrive in the present after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Matriarch 20 years in the future. Now they must find Wonder Woman and convince her of the threat a seemingly innocent child will pose in the years to come. Will the truth prevail? Don’t miss the exciting first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2”!
Wonder Woman #37, written by Tom King with art and cover by Daniel Sampere, will feature variant covers by David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom, and Mahmud A. Asrar. This first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2” publishes on September 16 with a main cover priced at $4.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $5.99 US.
Wonder Woman #37 variant covers by David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom, and Mahmud A. Asrar
“In the Matriarch Special, Leah and I are exploring a single motif: conviction versus doubt,” said Stephanie Williams. “The Fates take Lyssa’s Green Lantern ring and send her alone onto the Phlegethon, the River of Fire she was warned about as a girl. This leaves her isolated, compelled to confront her own fears and uncertainties. We’re intentionally paralleling the events of ‘The Wonder War Act 2’ that begins earlier in September. While Tom and Dani fight the external war in Wonder Woman #37, Eduardo, Belén, Leah and I are following Lyssa’s internal struggle after she chooses fate over freedom.”
Wonder War – The Matriarch #1 variant covers by Kyuyong Eom, Guillem March, and Leirix
Superman: The Stranger
The next Superman epic brought to you by superstar creator Wes Craig!
Superman: The Stranger #1 main cover by Wes Craig
DC has announced that it will return readers to the first days of the Man of Tomorrow with Superman: The Stranger, a new six-issue DC Black Label comic book series launching in September, written and illustrated by Wes Craig. Set in an Art Deco-inspired 1938 Metropolis, the series reimagines Superman’s earliest adventures through a modern storytelling lens while drawing heavily from the visual language of DC’s Golden Age of comic books and the Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons.
“Superman is my favorite hero. Always has been,” says writer-artist Wes Craig. “I grew up on Christopher Reeve and John Byrne’s interpretation, then his animated adventures and All-Star Superman as I grew older. His mythology always changing with the times. But the version I love the most and the one that I think, strangely, reflects our modern world best, is the ORIGINAL. You strip away the extra powers, you strip away Ma and Pa Kent, and Smallville and Krypton, you boil it down to that explosive first issue of Action Comics, and you have this vital, powerful myth of a brash young man with incredible powers fighting against a corrupt city. That’s the story I want to tell.”
In Superman: The Stranger, readers will follow Superman at the very beginning of his journey. During the day, Clark Kent does what he can to make ends meet in the bustling city of Metropolis, but when the sun goes down, he leaps into action to keep the city streets safe. As Superman, Clark fights for a better tomorrow, but he feels like he’s not affecting change. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor struggle to survive. Can Superman truly save the downtrodden?
Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue DC Black Label comic book series written and illustrated by Wes Craig with colors by Jason Wordie and lettering by Tom Napolitano, will feature variant covers by Dave Johnson, Goran Parlov, and Ethan Young on the debut issue. Superman: The Stranger #1 arrives wherever comic books are sold on September 2, 2026, with all covers printed on cardstock for $4.99 US, and will carry DC’s Ages 17+ content descriptor for mature readers.
Superman: The Stranger #1 variant covers by Dave Johnson, Goran Parlov, and Ethan Young
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