Dawn of DC
Dawn of DC | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Genre | |
Publication date | January 2023 – October 2024 |
Main character(s) | DC Universe |
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Written by | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
Dawn of DC is a 2023 publishing initiative by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. Following the events of the 2022 crossover events Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and Lazarus Planet, DC Comics started the Dawn of DC line in January 2023 with Action Comics #1051 and is set to conclude it with Absolute Power #4.[1]
The initiative succeeds the Infinite Frontier line, and will itself be succeeded by the upcoming DC All In initiative spearheaded by Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder in October 2024.
Publication history
[edit]DC Comics first announced the launch of the Dawn of DC in November 2022. DC Publisher & Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee described that the "Dawn of DC is one of our most ambitious initiatives ever and is a chance for us to tell bigger and bolder stories across our line".[1]
Unlike The New 52 or DC Rebirth where all titles were relaunched with new number one issues being released in a short period, the Dawn Of DC instead is a yearlong storytelling initiative where there is a slow rollout of new titles releasing throughout the year. Other books from prior to Dawn of DC, such as the Justice Society of America book that is being written by Geoff Johns as a part of The New Golden Age, will converge to the initiative.[2] Action Comics by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Batman by Chip Zdarsky, Catwoman by Tini Howard, Nightwing by Tom Taylor and Harley Quinn by Tini Howard are books which started prior to the Dawn of DC and are now part of this initiative.[3]
The first issue to be released under the Dawn of DC banner was Action Comics #1051 on January 24, 2023, with various others following suit thereafter.
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The tone for many of the books in the Dawn of DC was inspired by Mark Waid and Dan Mora's Batman/Superman: World's Finest, along with Tom Taylor's Nightwing series. Along with the tone, the series are more interconnected and intertwined with one another, helping to enhance the shared universe.[4] What happens in one series is directly going to effect another. Tom King commented that "Superman is going to have an impact on Wonder Woman, and what happens in Batman is going to impact Superman. The world is cohesive, not separated".
In May 2023, the ongoing series Batman celebrated its #900th issue along with being the first issue of Batman to be officially branded in the Dawn of DC, even though the previous arcs were set after the events of Dark Crisis.[5] The next issue went back to its previous numbering with #136 but was the first DC title to include legacy numbering with #901. In June 2023, both Wonder Woman and The Flash celebrated their 800th issues along with marking their first series in the Dawn of DC. Following issue #800 both series will be relaunched in September, starting from issue #1 with new creative teams.
Throughout July and August 2023, the Knight Terrors event – headed by Joshua Williamson with multiple tie-in mini-series by various creative teams – took over the publishing line.[6][7]
After the end of Knight Terrors, DC Comics published a Batman and Catwoman crossover, titled Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War, headlined by Chip Zdarsky and Tini Howard. This crossover takes place within the main Batman and Catwoman series, with their respective artists drawing these issues. Additionally, a Red Hood-centric two-issue tie-in miniseries, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood, will be written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Nikola Čižmešija. This crossover took place from August 2023 to October of the same year.[8]
In October 2023, Superman on its 7th issue of its current volume celebrated its (legacy) 850th issue in an oversized special.[9]
Titans: Beast World, the Titans-centric event started in November 2023, with the main series being written by Tom Taylor featuring art by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki and Lucas Meyer. The event will tie-in to both Titans and Nightwing also written by Taylor. “I’m beyond excited to bring this DC crossover event to life starting in November with our new Titans: Beast World series, featuring art by the incomparable Ivan Reis. ‘Beast World’ will also thread the needle between the current series that I’m writing about the Titans,” says Taylor. “Friends will fall. Super Heroes will rise. And nothing will ever be the same again. Earth is about to become…Beast World.”[10]
At New York Comic-Con 2024, DC comics announced the "Superman Superstars" initiative occurring in the Action Comics series. The initiative began in January 2024 with creators Jason Aaron and John Timms for the story-arc I, Bizarro taking place in Action Comics #1061-1063.[11] Following I, Bizzaro, Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval and Miguel Mendoca took over for the next story arc, House of Brainiac. The House of Braniac is a cross-over story arc between both the main Superman title and Action Comics published from April to June 2024 taking place in #1064-1066.[12] The next team to take over the initiative is Gail Simone and Eddy Barrows taking place in #1067-1069 with the story Superman and the Challenge from the Stars.[13]
In July 2024, DC comics published the next company wide summer event, Absolute Power written by Mark Waid and drawn by Dan Mora. The event consists of the titular four issue mini-series.[14] The event uses threads built up in series being published all throughout the Dawn of DC, including the character of Failsafe from the events of the Batman series written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Jorge Jimenez, from Batman (vol. 3) #125–130 and #144-148. Along with the Brainiac Queen, a brand new character created by Braniac introduced during the events of House of Brainiac.[15] The event is set to last from July to October 2024, with the effects of the event to lead into the new DC publishing initiative, DC All In, from Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson.[16]
Overarching narrative
[edit]With the end of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Justice League was brought back from their supposed deaths. Amanda Waller, now inspired by this act, works under The Light to take action against all metahumans, both heroes and villains alike. In The Dawn of DC Primer #1 Waller tasked Peacemaker and Peacewrecker, her new right hands, with the goal of acquiring the Helmet of Hate from Lazarus Island. Whilst Peacemaker was off on his mission, Waller met up with a group of villains and gave them a new task, to kill the superheroes.
A new villain, Insomnia, fueled by his hatred of the Justice League and the superhero community (as a result of an attack by a group of evil Batmen which led to the deaths of his family) put the entire world to sleep.[17] He did this in order to find a mysterious object, the Nightmare Stone. After getting the Nightmare Stone, Insomnia brought the nightmares of the hero community to life. Following these events in "Knight Terrors", the world's opinion of the Justice League changed, no longer as beacons of hope but instead as avatars of fear.[17] Amanda Waller managed to steal the Nightmare Stone through all of the chaos and a mysterious figure (later revealed to be one of the missing pieces of Raven's soul) combined the stone with the Helmet of Hate in order to transform into Doctor Hate. Waller then tells Dr. Hate to target the Titans now that the Justice League are feared by the world.[18]
During the Necrostar incident, Waller and Peacemaker meets with the President of the United States and ask him to activate the emergency Bureau of Sovereignty in order to contain the threat. [19] In the aftermath, Amanda Waller takes control of the Hall of Justice by framing the Titans for Beast Boy's invasion; and Doctor Hate has trapped Raven in her soul gem.[20]
Waller meets with the Council of Light, which turns out to be multiple versions of Brainiac. [21] It's revealed that Brainiac teleported Amanda and her Suicide Squad when they fought the Crime Syndicate before Dark Crisis. Amanda is angry that Brainiac used her, and warns him to stay out of her way. [22]
Reviving Time Commander to rebuild Failsafe, and grooming a reset Brainiac Queen to her ideology, Waller sets to work to remove all Meta-humans permanently.
Changes to the DC Universe
[edit]Following the events of the Dark Crisis, the Justice League, as a team, has gone onto a long term hiatus with the Titans, led by Nightwing, becoming the DC universe's premier superhero team.[23] The Titans are now located in Blüdhaven with their new Titans Tower being rebuilt over an old prison, which was destroyed following a prison breakout, led by the villain Heartless.[24] The villain Brother Blood has now changed public perception for himself and his cult, The Church of Blood now rebranded as The Church of Eternity. And is promoting this new change with the support of Teen Titans member Garth/Tempest. Garth rejected the offer to join this new Titans team in support of another who has the ability to be someone "who can make a real difference".[25]
Following the events of Dark Crisis, The Warworld Saga, Lazarus Planet and Action Comics #1050, a major change in the status quo occurred for the Superfamily. This includes the expansion of the Superman family and mythos with the addition of the Super Twins, Osul and Otho-Ra; Jon Kent now has new powers which mirror those of the Electric Blue Superman from the 1990s; and Lex Luthor has made the world forget Clark and Jon are Superman, courtesy of Manchester Black's abilities.[26] Luthor is now in prison following the events of Action Comics #1050 and has handed over the reins of LexCorp to Superman, with the company being renamed to Supercorp and having a new goal of helping Superman. Lois Lane also serves as the current editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, with Perry White being on a sabbatical.[27] Steelworks was founded by John Henry Irons / Steel to bring forth Metropolis into becoming the City of Tomorrow.[28] Power Girl gained the abilities of telepathy due to the Lazarus Storm, and now goes by the name Paige.[29] Jimmy Olsen now has a new love interest in the form of ex-supervillain Silver Banshee who has damaged Superman's hearing so he no longer has superhearing, having done so after being threatened by a new group of evil mad scientist supervillains.[30] These scientists have been physically changing Supermans rogues making them more deadly and powerful.
Following the events of Lazarus Planet, the Doom Patrol, led by the Chief, a new personality of Crazy Jane, have a new mission statement: with a rise in the metahuman population, their goal is to help, protect and offer safe haven, for the world's metahumans.[31] Along with a new mission, the Doom Patrol have a new base named The Shelter, based out of an old missile silo, to provide shelter to new metahumans and place to where they can better improve their abilities.[32]
During the Dark Crisis, the superhero Oliver Queen / Green Arrow disappeared and did not return with the rest of the Justice League. This disappearance is investigated by the other members of the Arrow Family including Dinah Lance / Black Canary, Roy Harper / Arsenal and Connor Hawke / Green Arrow.[33] Lian Harper, who died in the 2009 story Cry for Justice, is now back alive and well, reunited with her father, Roy Harper, and has rejoined the Arrow family.[34] Connor Hawke ends up traveling to the future and meeting the Legion of Super-Heroes.[35] For some unknown reason, the Green Arrow family can no longer be reunited in its entirety for in the future they caused a "Great Disaster".
Following Lazarus Planet, magic in the DC Universe now works differently causing Billy Batson to use a new name, The Captain, as whenever he says "Shazam!", it triggers his transformation to occur.[36] Other than Mary Marvel, the rest of the Shazam Family no longer has powers.[37] Through the powers of Hippolyta, the meaning of "Shazam!" for Mary Marvel stands for new deities; Selene, Hippolyta, Artemis, Zephyrus, Aurora, and Minerva,[38] though her powers appear to be the same.
The Guardians of the Universe have mysteriously disappeared, and in their place, the United Planets have taken control of the Green Lantern Corps. They have stated that Sector 2814 (Earth) is a liability to the universe and have reassigned all Green Lanterns to other sectors across the universe. Furious at this change, Hal Jordan quit the Green Lantern Corps and returned to Earth.[39] Carol Ferris, Hal Jordan's long time romantic interest has moved on from Hal and now has a new fiance. John Stewart has retired from the Green Lantern Corps and now lives on Earth with his mother.
Titles
[edit]- Key
Color | Meaning |
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Title continued into DC All In. |
Ongoing series
[edit]Title | Issues | Creative teams (excluding back-ups)[a] | Debut date | Conclusion Date | ||
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Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | ||||
Action Comics | #1051–1069 | Phillip Kennedy Johnson Jason Aaron Joshua Williamson Gail Simone | Rafa Sandoval John Timms Miguel Mendonca Eddy Barrows | Matt Herms Rex Lokus Alejandro Sánchez | January 24, 2023[40] | September 25, 2024[41] |
Catwoman (vol. 5)[b] | #52–68 | Tini Howard | Sami Basri Nico Leon Stefano Raffaele | Veronic Gandini | February 21, 2023[42][43] | September 18, 2024[41] |
Superman (vol. 6) | #1–18 | Joshua Williamson | Jamal Campbell Gleb Melnikov David Baldeón Bruno Redondo | Jamal Campbell Alejandro Sánchez Adriano Lucas | ||
Nightwing (vol. 4)[c] | #102–118 | Tom Taylor | Travis Moore Bruno Redondo Stephen Byrne | Adriano Lucas | March 21, 2023[44] | |
Harley Quinn (vol. 4) | #28–43 | Tini Howard | Sweeny Boo | March 28, 2023[45] | September 25, 2024[41] | |
Green Arrow (vol. 7) | #1–16 | Joshua Williamson | Sean Izaakse Phil Hester | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | April 25, 2023[46] | |
Batman (vol. 3)[d] | #135–152 | Chip Zdarsky | Mike Hawthorne Jorge Jiménez Belen Ortega | Tomeu Morey | May 2, 2023[47][48] | September 4, 2024[41] |
Shazam! (vol. 5) | #1–15 | Mark Waid Josie Campbell | Dan Mora Emanuela Lupacchino | Alejandro Sánchez Trish Mulvihill | ||
Green Lantern (vol. 7) | #1–15 | Jeremy Adams | Xermánico | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | May 9, 2023[49] | September 11, 2024[41] |
Titans (vol. 4) | Tom Taylor | Nicola Scott Travis Moore Lucas Meyer | Annette Kwok Tamra Bonvillain Adriano Lucas | May 16, 2023[50] | September 18, 2024[41] | |
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[e] | #1– | Various | May 16, 2023[50] | TBA | ||
Poison Ivy | #13–25 | G. Willow Wilson | Marcio Takara Luana Vecchio Haining | Arif Prianto Luana Vecchio | June 6, 2023[51] | September 25, 2024[41] |
The Penguin | #1–12 | Tom King | Rafael de Latorre | Marcelo Maiolo | August 22, 2023[52] | July 24, 2024[53] |
Birds of Prey (vol. 4) | #1–13 | Kelly Thompson | Leonardo Romero Javier Pina Gavin Guidry | Jordie Bellaire | September 5, 2023[54][55] | September 4, 2024[41] |
Blue Beetle (vol. 10) | #1–11 | Josh Trujillo | Adrian Gutiérrez | Wil Quintana | July 3, 2024[56] | |
Batman and Robin (vol. 3) | #1–13 | Joshua Williamson | Simone di Meo | September 12, 2023[2] | September 11, 2024[41] | |
Green Lantern: War Journal | #1–12 | Philip Kennedy Johnson | Montos | Adriana Lucas | September 19, 2023[57][58] | August 21, 2024[59] |
Wonder Woman (vol. 6) | #1–13 | Tom King | Daniel Sampere | Tomeu Morey | September 18, 2024[41] | |
The Flash (vol. 6) | Simon Spurrier | Mike Deodato, Jr. | Trish Mulvihill | September 26, 2023[58][60] | September 25, 2024[41] | |
Power Girl (vol. 3) | Leah Williams | Eduardo Pansica | Romulo Fajardo Jr. |
Limited series
[edit]Title | Issues | Creative teams (excluding back ups) | Debut date | Conclusion date | ||
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Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | ||||
Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent | #1–6 | Tom Taylor | Clayton Henry Darick Robertson | Jordie Bellaire | March 7, 2023[61] | August 1, 2023[62] |
Unstoppable Doom Patrol | #1–7 | Dennis Culver | Chris Burnham David Lafuente | Brian Reber | March 28, 2023[63] | October 24, 2023[64] |
Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow | #1–6 | Kenny Porter | Jahnoy Lindsay | April 18, 2023[65] | September 19, 2023[66] | |
Spirit World (vol. 2)[f] | Alyssa Wong | Haining | May 9, 2023[67] | October 31, 2023[68] | ||
Cyborg (vol. 3) | Morgan Hampton | Tom Raney | Michael Atiyeh | May 16, 2023[50] | December 19, 2023[69] | |
The Vigil[f] | Ram V | Lalit Kumar Sharma | Rain Beredo | October 17, 2023[70] | ||
City Boy[f] | Greg Pak | Minkyu Jung | Sunny Gho | May 23, 2023[50] | November 7, 2023[71] | |
Justice Society of America (vol. 4)[g] | #6-12 | Geoff Johns | Mikel Janín Jerry Ordway | Jordie Bellaire | May 23, 2023[50] | |
Steelworks | #1–6 | Michael Dorn | Sami Basri | Andrew Dalhouse | June 6, 2023[58] | November 28, 2023[72] |
Hawkgirl (vol. 2) | Jadzia Axelrod | Amancay Nahuelpan | Adriano Lucas | July 18, 2023[58][73] | December 19, 2023[74] | |
Tales of the Titans[h] | #1–4 | Various | October 24, 2023[75] | |||
Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville | #1–6 | Joanne Starer | Natacha Bustos | Tamra Bonvillain | September 5, 2023[76] | February 6, 2024[77] |
Wesley Dodds: The Sandman[g] | Robert Venditti | Riley Rossmo | Ivan Plascencia | October 10, 2023[78] | March 12, 2024[79] | |
Jay Garrick: The Flash[g] | Jeremy Adams | Diego Olortegui | Luis Guerrero | October 17, 2023[78] | March 19, 2024[80] | |
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern[g] | Tim Sheridan | Cian Tormey | Matt Herms | October 24, 2023[78][81] | March 26, 2024[82][83] | |
Amazons Attack (vol. 2) | Josie Campbell | Vasco Georgiev | Alex Guimarães | |||
Outsiders (vol. 5) | #1–11 | Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing | Robert Casey | Valentina Taddeo | November 14, 2023[84][85] | September 11, 2024[86] |
Speed Force (vol. 2) | #1–6 | Jarrett Williams | Daniele Di Nicuolo | Andrew Dalhouse | April 9, 2024[87] | |
Red Hood: The Hill | Shawn Martinbrough | Sanford Greene | Matt Herms | February 13, 2024[88] | July 31, 2024[89] | |
Kneel Before Zod | #1–8 | Joe Casey | Dan McDaid | David Baron | January 2, 2024[90] | August 7, 2024[91] |
Sinister Sons | #1–6 | Peter Tomasi | David Lafuente | Tamra Bonvillain | February 13, 2024[92] | July 10, 2024[93] |
Suicide Squad: Dream Team | #1–4 | Nicole Maines | Eddy Barrows | Adriano Lucas | March 12, 2024[94] | June 11, 2024[95] |
One-shots
[edit]Title | Creative team | Release date | ||
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Writer | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | ||
Dawn of DC We Are Legends Special Edition #1 | Greg Pak Ram V Alyssa Wong | Minkyu Jung Lalit Kumar Sharma Haining | Sunny Gho Romulo Fajardo Jr. Haining | May 2, 2023[96] |
Dawn of DC Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1 | Joshua Williamson | Chris Bachalo Howard Porter | Chris Bachalo Brad Anderson | May 6, 2023[97] |
The Dawn of DC Primer #1 | Leandro Fernandez | Daniela Miwa | May 16, 2023[58] | |
Power Girl Special #1 | Leah Williams | Marguerite Sauvage | May 30, 2023[50] | |
Supergirl Special #1 | Mariko Tamaki | Skylar Patridge | Marissa Louise | October 31, 2023[98] |
Trinity Special #1 | Tom King | Daniel Sampere Belén Ortega | Tomeu Morey Alejandro Sánchez | January 30, 2024[99] |
Events
[edit]Title | Issues | Creative team | Debut date | Conclusion date | ||
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Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | ||||
Knight Terrors | ||||||
Knight Terrors: First Blood #1[i] | #1 | Joshua Williamson | Howard Porter | Brad Anderson | July 4, 2023[7] | |
Knight Terrors: Batman | #1–2 | Guillem March | Tomeu Morey | July 4, 2023[100] | August 1, 2023 | |
Knight Terrors: Black Adam | Jeremy Haun | Nick Filardi | ||||
Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy | G. Willow Wilson | Atagun Ilhan | Arif Prianto | |||
Knight Terrors: Ravager | Ed Brisson | Dexter Soy | Veronica Gandini | |||
Knight Terrors: The Joker | Matthew Rosenberg | Stefano Raffaele | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | |||
Knight Terrors[i] | #1–4 | Joshua Williamson | Giuseppe Camuncoli Stefano Nesi Caspar Wijngaard | Tomeu Morey | July 11, 2023[100] | August 22, 2023 |
Knight Terrors: Green Lantern | #1–2 | Jeremy Adams | Eduardo Pansica | Luis Guerrero | August 8, 2023 | |
Knight Terrors: Robin | Kenny Porter | Miguel Mendonça | Adriano Lucas | |||
Knight Terrors: Shazam | Mark Waid | Roger Cruz | Arif Prianto | |||
Knight Terrors: The Flash | Alex Paknadel | Daniel Bayliss | Igor Monti | |||
Knight Terrors: Zatanna | Dennis Culver | David Baldeon | Rain Beredo | |||
Knight Terrors: Catwoman | Tini Howard | Leila Leiz | Marissa Louise | July 18, 2023[100] | August 15, 2023 | |
Knight Terrors: Nightwing | Becky Cloonan Michael W. Conrad | Daniele Di Nicuolo | Adriano Lucas | |||
Knight Terrors: Punchline | Danny Lore | Lucas Meyer | Alex Guimarães | |||
Knight Terrors: Superman | Joshua Williamson | Tom Reilly | Nathan Fairbairn | |||
Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman | Josie Campbell | Juan Ferreyra | ||||
Knight Terrors: Action Comics | Leah Williams Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Vasco Georgiev Mico Suayan | Alex Guimarães Romulo Fajardo Jr. | July 25, 2023[100] | August 22, 2023 | |
Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker | Tim Seeley | Acky Bright | Brian Reber | |||
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics | Dan Watters | Riccardo Federici | Brad Anderson | |||
Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn | Tini Howard | Hayden Sherman | Triona Farrell | |||
Knight Terrors: Titans | Andrew Constant | Scott Godlewski | Ryan Cody | |||
Knight Terrors: Night's End #1[i] | #1 | Joshua Williamson | Howard Porter Giuseppe Camuncoli Trevor Hairsine | Rain Beredo Frank Martin | August 29, 2023[7] | |
Batman/Catwoman: Gotham War | ||||||
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines | #1 | Chip Zdarsky Tini Howard | Mike Hawthorne Adriano Di Benedetto | Tomeu Morey | August 29, 2023[101] | |
Batman (vol. 3) | #137–138 | Chip Zdarsky | Jorge Jimenez | September 5, 2023[101] | October 3, 2023[101] | |
Catwoman (vol. 5) | #57–58 | Tini Howard | Nico Leon | Veronica Gandini | September 19, 2023[101] | October 17, 2023[101] |
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood | #1–2 | Matthew Rosenberg | Nikola Čižmešija | Rex Lokus | September 26, 2023[101] | October 24, 2023[101] |
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth | #1 | Chip Zdarsky Tini Howard | Mike Hawthorne Adriano Di Benedetto | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | October 31, 2023[101] | |
Titans: Beast World | ||||||
Tale of the Titans | #4 | Andrew Constant | Brandt & Stein | Lee Loughridge | October 24, 2023[102] | |
Titans Beast World: Evolution[j] | #1 | Bob Haney Marv Wolfman Leah Williams | Bill Molno George Pérez Marguerite Sauvage | Bill Molno Adrienne Roy Marguerite Sauvage | November 21, 2023[103] | |
Titans: Beast World | #1–6 | Tom Taylor | Ivan Reis Lucas Meyer | Brad Anderson Romulo Fajardo Jr. | November 28, 2023[102] | January 30, 2024 |
Titans (vol. 4) | #6–7 | Nicola Scott Travis Moore Stephen Segovia | Annette Kwok Tamra Bonvillain | December 26, 2023[104] | January 16, 2024 | |
Titans: Beast World: Waller Rising | #1 | Chuck Brown | Keron Grant | December 5, 2023[103] | ||
Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis | Nicole Maines Joshua Williamson Dan Jurgens Zipporah Smith | Fico Ossio Anthony Marques Edwin Galmon | Luis Guerrero Pete Pantazis Edwin Galmon | |||
Titans: Beast World Tour: Gotham | Chip Zdarsky Grace Ellis Gretchen Felker-Martin Sam Maggs Kyle Starks | Miguel Mendonça Daniel Hillyard Ivan Shavrin PJ Holden Kelley Jones | Mike Spicer Rico Renzi Ivan Shavrin PJ Holden José Villarrubia | December 12, 2023[105] | ||
Titans: Beast World Tour: Central City | Si Spurrier Jarrett Williams Alex Paknadel A.L. Kaplan | Scott Koblish George Kambadais Serg Acuña A.L. Kaplan | Hi-Fi Matt Herms A.L. Kaplan | December 19, 2023[105] | ||
Titans: Beast World Tour: Atlantis | Sina Grace Frank Tieri Meghan Fitzmartin | Riccardo Federici Valentine De Landro Maria Laura Sanapo | Lee Loughridge Marissa Louise Michael Atiyeh | January 2, 2024[103] | ||
Titans: Beast World Tour: Star City | Joshua Williamson Ryan Parrott Robert Venditti Ted Brandt | Jamal Campbell Roger Cruz Gavin Guidry Ro Stein | Adriano Lucas Alex Gumiaraes | January 23, 2024[103] | ||
House of Brainiac | ||||||
Action Comics | #1064–1066 | Joshua Williamson | Rafa Sandoval | TBA | April 9, 2024[106] | TBA |
Green Lantern (vol. 7) | #10–12 | Jeremy Adams | Kevin Maguire | |||
Superman (vol. 6) | #13–15 | Joshua Williamson | Rafa Sandoval | April 16, 2024[106] | ||
Power Girl (vol. 3) | #8–10 | Leah Williams | Eduardo Pansica | April 23, 2024[106] | ||
Superman: House of Brainiac Special | #1 | Joshua Williamson Mark Russell | Edwin Galmon Steve Pugh | April 30, 2024[106] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ For additional creative team information, see each title's individual article.
- ^ Although the story arc started in Catwoman (vol. 5) #51, the Dawn of DC banner was not added until #52.
- ^ Although the story arc started in Nightwing (vol. 4) #101, the Dawn of DC banner was not added until #102.
- ^ Although the Chip Zdarsky run of Batman started in Batman (vol. 3) #125, with all the events taking place after Dark Crisis, the Dawn of DC banner was not added until #135.
- ^ Though the series does not include the Dawn of DC banner, these titles were advertised to be in the Dawn of DC or have stories which occur during or have an effect in the Dawn of DC
- ^ a b c Part of the "We Are Legends" banner.
- ^ a b c d Also part of The New Golden Age, which started in November of 2022, headlined by Geoff Johns.
- ^ Though the series does not include the Dawn of DC banner, these titles were advertised to be in the Dawn of DC or have stories which occur during or have an effect in the Dawn of DC
- ^ a b c That non-italicized titles for Knight Terrors are the main issues.
- ^ One-shot collecting Teen Titans (vol. 1) #5, Tales of the New Teen Titans #3, and a story from Action Comics #1051.
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