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Solicitations and covers below.
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN: HOUSE OF EL #1
written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
card stock variant cover by JAY ANACLETO
ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 2/23/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
Centuries into the future, the bloodline of Kal-El, the hero we know as Clark Kent, continues. Meet a new generation of Kryptonian heroes as they stand against one of the greatest threats they’ve ever faced: a diabolical foe called the Red King. Get ready for the unexpected debuts of the twins known as Rowan and Ronan Kent, descendants of Jonathan Kent. Rowan is the new Superman of Earth, while his sister is a Blue Lantern. Also on board are Theand’r Ban-El, whose mother was Tamaranean, and other heroes—all led by the original Man of Steel himself! Plus, don’t miss an appearance by the Black Racer!
See how the future of the Superman Family comes together in this wild, extra-size special!
FUTURE STATE: AQUAMAN #2
written by BRANDON THOMAS
art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
card stock variant cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
ON SALE 2/23/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Andy Curry, daughter of Arthur and Mera, has had a pretty terrible month. Jackson Hyde, a.k.a. Aquaman, won’t stop calling her Aqualass when she’s told him a thousand times it’s Aquawoman. She’s manifested a new power that scares the absolute hell out of her. Oh, and she and Jackson just got ripped apart in the midst of a cosmic space ocean and she can’t find him anywhere! For the first time in her 14 years, Andy’s all alone—and it’s gonna take her wits, her will, and every single lesson Jackson ever taught her to survive.
FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN #3
“The Next Batman” written by JOHN RIDLEY
“The Next Batman” art by LAURA BRAGA
“Outsiders” written by BRANDON THOMAS
“Outsiders” art by SUMIT KUMAR
“Arkham Knights” written by PAUL JENKINS
“Arkham Knights” art by JACK HERBERT
cover by LADRÖNN
card stock variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
ON SALE 2/2/21
$7.99 US | 64 PAGES | 3 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $8.99 US
The adventures of the next Batman continue! Batman has captured a pair of murderous fugitives, but he faces a tough decision: leave them for the Magistrate troops, which means certain death, or risk his life and fight his way through Gotham City to deliver them to the GCPD for trial. He’s Batman…so there’s only one choice!
And in “Outsiders,” Katana has reunited with Black Lightning, but her old friend and ally has changed…big-time!
Now composed of literal black lightning, Jefferson Pierce arrives with a dire warning about Duke Thomas and his mission to liberate Gotham from the oppression of the Magistrate. They’ll have to work together—and we really mean together—to have any hope of defeating the forces working against them!
Plus, in “Arkham Knights,” Astrid Arkham and her band of maniacal misfits have picked a fight with the Magistrate…and they’re not going to back down! On the eve of their mission into the heart of Gotham’s fascist occupiers, Croc, Zsasz, Phosphorus, Clayface, Harvey, and the rest steel themselves to try and shine a beacon of hope into the darkness—but not everyone will make it out alive!
FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN #4
“The Next Batman” written by JOHN RIDLEY
“The Next Batman” art by LAURA BRAGA
“Batgirls” written by VITA AYALA
“Batgirls” art by ANEKE
“Gotham City Sirens” written by PAULA SEVENBERGEN
“Gotham City Sirens” art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
cover by LADRÖNN
card stock variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
ON SALE 2/16/21
$7.99 US | 64 PAGES | 4 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $8.99 US
The next Batman goes head-to-head with the Magistrate’s shock troops to protect the…guilty?! It’s a savage running battle across Gotham City, and it will have the next Dark Knight fighting overwhelming odds to prove that justice still lives in the heart of a broken city.
In the finale of “Batgirls,” after discovering the person locked in the high-security cell is the one who’s been sending out “Batman Lives” signals to the Resistance, Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain must work together to make sure they take that person when they escape their prison!
Plus, in the conclusion of “Gotham City Sirens,” Catwoman and the new android Siren hide out in Poison Ivy’s newly built paradise, where they discuss their past relationships, including what Catwoman has—or had—with Batman. But when Peacekeeper forces arrive, the new Siren will have to make a sacrifice to save her friends.
FUTURE STATE: BATMAN/SUPERMAN #2
written by GENE LUEN YANG
art by BEN OLIVER, SCOTT McDANIEL, and others
cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
card stock variant cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
ON SALE 2/23/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Superman has fallen deep into the Magistrate’s Kryptonite caverns, and now he’s at the mercy of a gruesomely transformed Professor Pyg! So what do animalistic body modification and caves of Kryptonite have to do with the Magistrate’s growing fascist state in Gotham City? That’s what Batman needs to find out as the race against time to save the Man of Steel nears its end! All we know for sure is that during this battle, something happened that drove a wedge between Bruce and Clark…Discover the answers in the conclusion that will rock the World’s Finest to their core!
FUTURE STATE: CATWOMAN #2
written by RAM V
art by OTTO SCHMIDT
cover by LIAM SHARP
card stock variant cover by HICHAM HABCHI
ON SALE 2/16/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
Catwoman has clawed her way through half of the Magistrate’s bullet train, but her fight has only just begun! Now, with Onomatopoeia in tow, Selina makes her way toward the car carrying a ghost of her past, and Gotham’s as well. It’s Bruce Wayne…but is it really him? And with Talia al Ghul on board as well, will this be a long-awaited reunion between the Bat and the Cat, or will Selina’s mission to rescue the Magistrate’s prisoners go off the rails?
FUTURE STATE: DARK DETECTIVE #3
“Dark Detective” written by MARIKO TAMAKI
“Dark Detective” art by DAN MORA
“Grifters” written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
“Grifters” art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
cover by DAN MORA
card stock variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
ON SALE 2/9/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 3 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
In this issue, Bruce Wayne meets the next Batman! As the dark detective makes his move to put an end to the villainous Magistrate once and for all, the man who once wore the cowl encounters the next Batman—and these two have some questions for each other! Fists will fly as this explosive meeting erupts in the skies over Gotham…but with the clock ticking, can Bruce finish what he started and unlock the secrets of the fascist surveillance that plagues his city?
And in “Grifters” part two, the lucky streak that Cole Cash and Luke Fox have enjoyed just hit a brick wall in the form of the Huntress! The over-the-top adventure in the gutters of Gotham City concludes in the most bone-crushing fashion possible!
FUTURE STATE: DARK DETECTIVE #4
“Dark Detective” written by MARIKO TAMAKI
“Dark Detective” art by DAN MORA
“Red Hood” written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
“Red Hood” art by GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover by DAN MORA
card stock variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
ON SALE 2/23/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 4 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
Bruce Wayne may be a dead man in the eyes of the villainous Magistrate, but this dark detective isn’t through yet! In this pulse-pounding finale, Bruce makes his final move and comes face to face with the man at the top of Gotham’s oppressive regime, Peacekeeper One! With bombs planted and the trap waiting to be sprung, this final battle will decide the fate of Gotham City once and for all…
And after the events of the last “Red Hood” chapter, Jason Todd is a wanted man. He got too close to the mystery of the new Red Hood Gang, and that forced the Magistrate to take extreme measures—because no one can know the truth. Hurt and alone, Jason must turn to some unlikely allies if he’s going to survive!
FUTURE STATE: THE FLASH #2
written by BRANDON VIETTI
art and cover by BRANDON PETERSON
card stock variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
ON SALE 2/2/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
All hope is lost as Barry Allen races to save his former partner, Wally West. Armed with the weapons of the Rogues who once tried to destroy the Flash, Barry plots an attack that’ll either free the former Kid Flash from the evil that’s possessed him—or end his threat forever!
FUTURE STATE: GREEN LANTERN #2
“The Last Lanterns” written by GEOFFREY THORNE
“The Last Lanterns” art by TOM RANEY
“Teen Lantern” written by JOSIE CAMPBELL
“Teen Lantern” art by ANDIE TONG
“Hal Jordan” written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
“Hal Jordan” art by DEXTER SOY
cover by CLAYTON HENRY
card stock variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
ON SALE 2/9/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $6.99 US
Outnumbered but never outwitted or outfought, John Stewart leads the last of the Green Lanterns against insurmountable odds. Facing a bloodthirsty Khund cult dedicated to the “God in Red,” the onetime Green Lantern shows that even without a ring or the Corps to back him up, he’s still a force to be reckoned with!
Plus, from the pages of Young Justice, Teen Lantern teams up with Mogo, and Hal Jordan reconnects with Oliver Queen after the power battery goes down!
FUTURE STATE: HARLEY QUINN #2
written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
art by SIMONE DI MEO and TONI INFANTE
cover by DERRICK CHEW
card stock variant cover by GARY FRANK
ON SALE 2/2/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Harley Quinn has gained Jonathan Crane’s trust, everything is going according to plan, and she is getting close to making her escape. But Black Mask and his gang are continuing to undermine the Magistrate and push Crane closer to the edge, where he will become the Scarecrow once more. Will Harley be able to defeat the Scarecrow and stop the Black Mask Gang? If she’s going to secure her freedom and save Gotham’s future, she’ll have to!
FUTURE STATE: IMMORTAL WONDER WOMAN #2
“Immortal Wonder Woman” written by MICHAEL W. CONRAD and BECKY CLOONAN
“Immortal Wonder Woman” art by JEN BARTEL
“Nubia” written by L.L. McKINNEY
“Nubia” art by ALITHA MARTINEZ and MARK MORALES
cover by JEN BARTEL
card stock variant cover by BECKY CLOONAN
ON SALE 2/16/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
The Undoing is here. Superman couldn’t stop it. Darkseid couldn’t stop it. Only Diana Prince is left to hold back the being that could spell the complete disintegration of the cosmos. But will even she be powerful enough for the task?
Meanwhile, in another future, Nubia’s attempts to stop the theft of ancient artifacts have led her to an even bigger conspiracy, and an even bigger foe. Circe is up to her old tricks, even after all these years—and she has an offer that Nubia will find hard to refuse.
FUTURE STATE: JUSTICE LEAGUE #2
“Justice League” written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
“Justice League” art by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES
“Justice League Dark” written by RAM V
“Justice League Dark” art by MARCIO TAKARA
cover by DAN MORA
card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU
ON SALE 2/9/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 of 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
Exiled to a distant planet, the Justice League suspects an impostor in their midst, but not even the next Batman or Green Lantern can find the clues they’re looking for. Meanwhile on Earth, the terrifying return of a classic Justice League villain may spell doom for the planet! Doppelgängers abound, paranoia runs rampant, and only the Justice League can save humanity—if they can ever find their way home.
Plus, all the world’s terrible truths are revealed as the Justice League Dark make their last stand. Hunted, beaten, and harvested for their magic, Zatanna, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Ragman, Madame Xanadu, and Etrigan all unleash a desperate plan that could destroy them—but is it worth the cost to finish Mad Merlin and his mysterious Knights? Only Doctor Fate knows, and the truth may spell hope or doom!
FUTURE STATE: KARA ZOR-EL, SUPERWOMAN #2
written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
art by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU
card stock variant cover by ALEX GARNER
ON SALE 2/9/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 of 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
The moon colony built around Superwoman’s Fortress of Solitude is under siege! Shape-shifting aliens have come to this place of peace in search of Lynari, a refugee from their homeworld. It’s a bad move on the part of these intergalactic bad guys: if Kara Zor-El offers you sanctuary, there’s no way she’s going to let anyone get their monstrous hands on you. Let’s just hope this gamble is worth it, because Lynari’s secret—the one that got her in trouble in the first place—could mean bad news for everybody!
FUTURE STATE: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
card stock variant cover by IAN MaCDONALD
ON SALE 2/23/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
The unthinkable has happened: one of the Legionnaires has betrayed the entire galaxy! The United Planets is in ruins, the team has been scattered across the cosmos, and madness reigns on multiple worlds! Now the surviving Legionnaires are just discovering the real truth behind what has happened to their dream of a new age of heroes. Don’t miss this shocking twist 1,000 years in the making from the team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and visionary artist Riley Rossmo.
FUTURE STATE: NIGHTWING #2
written by ANDREW CONSTANT
art by NICOLA SCOTT
cover by YASMINE PUTRI
card stock variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
ON SALE 2/16/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
It’s an all-new dynamic for the Dynamic Duo when Nightwing and Gotham’s mysterious new Batman join forces against the Magistrate. But when the totalitarian force controlling the city declares the two heroes their primary targets, Nightwing will need to call on the full force of his hidden resistance, including two Batgirls, Huntress, and Two-Face! But even then, will it be enough? Find out in this action-packed conclusion!
FUTURE STATE: ROBIN ETERNAL #2
written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
art by EDDY BARROWS
cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and IRVIN RODRIGUEZ
card stock variant cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
ON SALE 2/9/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Tim Drake is dead at the hands of the Magistrate. Uh, so why is he getting back up again? With the dangerous and supercharged “Lazarus Resin” coursing through the veins of the hero once known as Robin, can Tim recover enough of his fragile psyche to finish the mission and blow the sky convoy? And can Spoiler and Darcy escape the clutches of Peacekeeper 03 in time to save their friend in the process? It all comes to a head in this cataclysmic finale!
FUTURE STATE: SHAZAM! #2
written by TIM SHERIDAN
art by EDUARDO PANSICA
cover by BERNARD CHANG
card stock variant cover by GERALD PAREL
ON SALE 2/16/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Shazam’s soul is laid bare as he’s confronted by one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe! Revealing shocking secrets and the final fate of Billy Batson, the boy who was Earth’s Mightiest Mortal, this issue introduces a deadly new threat born from the ashes of the Teen Titans Academy: Raven!
FUTURE STATE: SUICIDE SQUAD #2
“Suicide Squad” written by ROBBIE THOMPSON
“Suicide Squad” art by JAVI FERNANDEZ
“Black Adam” written by JEREMY ADAMS
“Black Adam” art by FERNANDO PASARIN
cover by JAVI FERNANDEZ
card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
ON SALE 2/23/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $6.99 US
Peacemaker attacks! Assigned to bring Amanda Waller back to Earth-1 at all costs, the Suicide Squad battles Waller’s private Justice League on Earth-3. As lives are lost and blood is spilled, the fate of the Multiverse will be decided by Superman!
Also in this issue, the 853rd Century is burning, and only Black Adam can save reality from the onslaught of murderous rage from a new threat spawned from a former hero.
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN OF METROPOLIS #2
“Superman of Metropolis” written by SEAN LEWIS
“Superman of Metropolis” art by JOHN TIMMS
“The Guardian” written by SEAN LEWIS
“The Guardian” art by CULLY HAMNER
“Mister Miracle” written by BRANDON EASTON
“Mister Miracle” art by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
cover by JOHN TIMMS
card stock variant cover by INHYUK LEE
ON SALE 2/2/21
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $6.99 US
Braincells, the advanced offshoot of the diabolical Brainiac, continues to lure Jonathan Kent down the wrong path—but things go from bad to this can’t get any worse when it appears it has also taken some manner of control over Supergirl! If the Kryptonians clash, nothing will be able to protect the bottled city of Metropolis!
Meanwhile, inside the bottle itself, the Guardian is doing everything he can to stop the city from destroying itself from within, while Mister Miracle has discovered the trail of a strange signal that he doesn’t realize will take him to Warworld.
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN VS. IMPERIOUS LEX #2
written by MARK RUSSELL
art by STEVE PUGH
cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
card stock variant cover by SKAN
ON SALE 2/23/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 3 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
It’s really happening: Lexor has joined the United Planets! While surveying, Lois Lane and Superman discover that the planet is rich in minerals, causing Lex Luthor to try and exit the federation to make a pretty penny! Realizing he can’t leave without agreement from Earth, he imprisons Lois Lane, then whips up the propaganda machine against Superman. Now the power couple must work together to break free and stop Luthor’s plans! But how can they fight a whole planet that’s designed to hate them?
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN VS. IMPERIOUS LEX #3
written by MARK RUSSELL
art by STEVE PUGH
cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
card stock variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
ON SALE 3/30/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 3 OF 3 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Could the last days of Lexor be here already? Thanks to Lex Luthor’s greed, his adopted home is on the brink of financial and planetary ruin after leaving the United Planets. Now it’s up to Superman to act as a champion of these people and show them there’s a way through all of this. Will Lex stand down? Or is this the final showdown? The future of Lexor depends on it!
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN: WORLDS OF WAR #2
“Superman: Worlds of War” written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
“Superman: Worlds of War” art by MIKEL JANíN
“Midnighter” written by MICHAEL W. CONRAD and BECKY CLOONAN
“Midnighter” art by GLEB MELNIKOV
“Black Racer” written by JEREMY ADAMS
“Black Racer” art by SIYA OUM
“Mister Miracle” written by BRANDON EASTON
“Mister Miracle” art by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
cover by MIKEL JANÍN
card stock variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
ON SALE 2/16/21 | $7.99 US | 64 PAGES
2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $8.99 US
Meet the rising champion of the gladiatorial pits of Warworld: Superman! The Man of Steel is still down in the pits duking it out with Mongul’s hordes and working his way up to the big boss himself. But since it’s Superman, there has to be more to this than a simple determination to win the title belt, right? Yes, because he’s also got Midnighter out there on a mission to chase down a dangerous new power source…but the man standing in his way is all too familiar.
Plus, the Black Racer smashes her way to freedom, and Mister Miracle, now trapped on Warworld himself, has to find his way back to the bottle city of Metropolis—and his only mode of transportation is a busted Boom Tube!
FUTURE STATE: SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #2
written by DAN WATTERS
art by LEILA DEL DUCA
cover by LEE WEEKS
card stock variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
ON SALE 2/9/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Our heroes have challenged the gods themselves to a test of bravery for the fate of the Earth. But gods are notorious cheaters, and with Superman’s powers in flux, it falls to Wonder Woman to face down the sun itself! A utopian future awaits—but only if a Kryptonian peacemaker and an Amazon warrior can put aside their differences to become the World’s Finest Heroes!
FUTURE STATE: SWAMP THING #2
written by RAM V
art and cover by MIKE PERKINS
card stock variant cover by DIMA IVANOV
ON SALE 2/2/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Humanity strikes back! The shadow of Swamp Thing Supreme stretches across the globe as it has for centuries. The world is at peace, until a rebellious faction of humanity ignites their terrible plan, fueled by Woodrue Wilson’s appetite for power. But Swamp Thing, too, harbors a secret—one he must reveal in order to restore peace to the planet once again. But it will cost him everything he has.
FUTURE STATE: TEEN TITANS #2
written by TIM SHERIDAN
art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
card stock variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
ON SALE 2/9/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $4.99 US
Red X returns to the Teen Titans! The mysterious former Teen Titans Academy student joins the surviving Titans in a final fight to stop the threat unleashed by one of the school’s students. Nightwing, Raven, Crush, Shazam, Starfire, Cybeast, and Red Arrow face their demons as one of these heroes must make the ultimate sacrifice to save their world!
FUTURE STATE: WONDER WOMAN #2
written by JOËLLE JONES
art and cover by JOËLLE JONES
card stock variant cover by JENNY FRISON
ON SALE 2/2/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 2 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $4.99 US
Emerging from the Amazon rain forest, the new Wonder Woman must battle her way through hell! Witness Yara Flor at the height of her power as she takes on the king of the underworld, Hades himself! Betrayed by a close ally, Yara’s back is against the wall as she is forced to battle legions of demons for survival and to liberate her Themysciran sister. You won’t want to miss the exciting conclusion of this of rising superstar hero’s first adventure!
