MARK WAID
CELEBRATING
OVER 4O YEARS
IN
COMICS
SUMMER 2026
ACTION COMICS #1100
Celebrate 1,100 issues of Action Comics with DC’s top talent and architects of the world of Superman! Together with the talents of writers Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, and Dan Slott, DC honors Superman’s storied career and turns toward his thrilling future!
Writers: MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, SOPHIE CAMPBELL, and DAN SLOTT
Artists: SKYLAR PATRIDGE, RYAN SOOK, DANIEL SAMPERE, DAN MORA, and LUCAS MEYER
Cover Artist: RYAN SOOK
Variant covers by: DAVID TALASKI, MARK SPEARS, DANIEL SAMPERE, JIM CHEUNG, and RAHZZAH
ON SALE 7/22/26
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#21
Guy Gardner has screwed up—and now his Justice Gang is caught in the middle of a war between intergalactic powers to claim the powers of the Justice League! Meanwhile, the League—divided over the villain amnesty rule—is in tumult, with hero against hero!
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: DAN MORA
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 7/22/26
JUSTICE LEAGUE:
KNIGHT VISIONS SPECIAL #1
Batman and Lex Luthor must work together to investigate a Justice League villain who wants to capitalize on the visions of the future that the DC Universe’s champions saw at the end of DC K.O., all to create a dangerous new weapon! Can Batman and Lex set aside their differences to stop them? This crucial issue in the All In Saga sets up new threats for the Justice League’s heroes and villains!
Writers: MARK WAID and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist: MIGUEL MENDONCA
Cover Artist: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
ON SALE 7/29/26
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST
2026 ANNUAL #1
The World’s Finest attempt to have a relaxing night out with Jonathan Kent and Alfred. But after an emergency leads Batman and Superman into a trap, it’s up to the father figures to jump into the fray! Also, with Lois Lane’s current investigation putting her in Intergang’s crosshairs, Batman steps in to provide Lois backup—but as Bruce Wayne, Lois Lane’s date for the evening!
Writers: MARK WAID, MARK RUSSELL, and TYRONE FINCH
Artists: CLAYTON HENRY and PATRICK BOUTIN
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 7/29/26
ACTION COMICS #1101
KINGDOM OF ZOD: PART TWO! SUPERMAN IS BACK! Superman returned in last month's landmark #1100 issue! Now the Man of Steel crashes into the present day and finds himself thrown into the war with Zod! With a few stowaways along for the ride including... young Clark Kent?! The battle for Zod's Kryptonite Kingdom has already begun! Is Superman's return too late?
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: OSVALDO PESTANA MONTPELLER
Cover Artist: GUILLEM MARCH
ON SALE 8/12/26
BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE
DYNAMIC DUOS #1
Batman and Robin are back in action! The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder have been hard at work cleaning up the streets of Gotham City, and their partnership has only gotten tighter. But when a gang of street kids starts causing mischief, Batman and Robin will need to get to the bottom of where these kids came from and who is in charge! Mark Waid and Chris Samnee return to Gotham to tell another tale of the early days of the Dynamic Duo!
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover Artist: CHRIS SAMNEE
ON SALE 8/12/26
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST
VOLUME 9: THE MERGER
Lex Luthor and the Joker have joined forces once again, but this uneasy alliance hinges on a crucial outcome: the final defeat of both Batman and Superman. Why else would the most brilliant criminal mind of our time and the Clown Prince of Crime team up? Well, the answer will surprise you...and them! Betrayal abounds, terror intensifies, and a major surprise is in store for the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in "The Merger". Also, the World's Finest Duo travels to Earth-3 to meet their villainous counterparts! Collects Batman/ Superman: World's Finest #44-49.
Writer: MARK WAID
Artists: LUCAS MEYER, MARCUS TO
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 8/19/26
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #54
PLAY BALL! Superman, Batman, and their fellow Justice Leaguers are forced to compete in Hell for the souls of all humanity — in the wildest baseball game of all time! Billions of lives depend on an impossible victory against a team of the vilest, most gruesome demons in the entire underworld!
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: BRUNO FRENDA
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 8/19/26
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED:
DC K.O.
As the tournament for the fate of the Earth heats up, Mr. Terrific assembles an elite Justice League squad—chosen from the time-displaced heroes from We Are Yesterday—to face a threat hidden within the planet's core! With the rest of the League occupied by Darkseid's brutal battle for the role of King Omega and the Watchtower under siege from fearsome parademons, only Michael Holt and his hand-picked heroes stand between humanity and the demonic Neron!
It's a mission to Hell and (hopefully) back from the pages of Justice League Unlimited #12-16!
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: DAN MORA
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 8/19/26
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#22
A GALACTIC FIRE SALE FOR THE FATE OF THE COSMOS! When the reborn arch-dictator Despero seizes control of Powers Planet, the Justice League is outnumbered, outmatched, and outgunned by a barrage of brutal battle! But its troubles are somehow just beginning, as a new moon rises over this new galactic hot plate. Meanwhile, the fissures created by the Amnesty program finally erupt into chaos on the Watchtower!
Writer: MARK WAID
Artist: DAN MORA
Cover Artist: DAN MORA
ON SALE 8/26/26
ABSOLUTE POWER OMNIBUS
The final domino in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. Amanda Waller, founder of the Suicide Squad, is picking off superhero dynasties one at a time, starting with Superman. But resistance is never futile…and Batman is out for vengeance. From the Fortress of Solitude to Gamorra, it’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the universe as the destinies of our heroes and the future of the DC Universe are forever altered.