MARK WAID
CELEBRATING
4O YEARS
IN
COMICS
SUMMER 2025
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #7
Unlimited no more?! The Justice League is fractured throughout time as the Legion of Doom achieves the unthinkable...the sige of the Watchtower! As Gorilla Grodd's attack intesifies, it'll be up to one hero to call in the cavalry, and it is not who you think! Destruction, redemption, and a cavalcade of chaos culminate in this penultimate chapter of "We Are Yesterday," a special crossover with Batman/Superman: World's Finest!
ON SALE 5/28/25
ACTION COMICS #1087
Superboy returns! Witness Mark Waid's triumphant return to the title alonside rising star artist Skylar Patridge as they take Clark Kent back to his early years on Kent Farm. This can't-miss story, with ties to the present, takes the Boy of Steel to unexpected heights as he figures out what being a hero truly means. First stop: Metropolis's Expo of Tomorrow! Will Clark be able to blend into the crowd, or is Superboy about to make his public debut?!
ON SALE 6/11/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #40
A menace is loose in Metropolis, but Superman and Batman can't do anything about it until Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne find a way to escape...a talk show? Will it be up to their friends -- Perry White, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth -- to step in and help save the day? Also featuring an all-new cameo variant cover appearance by late night icon Stephen Colbert!
ON SALE 6/18/25
SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT
DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION
The whole world knows that Superman fights for truth and justice...but why does he? What drives a farm boy from Kansas to divide his life between posing as a mild-mannered reporter and embarking on a career as a superhero?
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Superman: Birthright is the exciting tale of the Man of Steel's early days, incorporating his vast and colorful legend into a brand-new, epic story...a battle to save both the legacy of Krypton and the future of Metropolis!
ON SALE 6/24/25
SUPERMAN:
THE LAST DAYS
OF LEX LUTHOR
Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch reunite to tell a tale centered on their favorite superhero. Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying, and he wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cure for whatever is causing his rapid decline. While the world wants to say good riddance to Luthor, Superman will go to the ends of the universe, through different dimensions, and across time to save his foe. But just why does he want to save the person who's spent this life trying to destroy him? And will he even be able to find the solution? Collects issues #1-3.
ON SALE 7/8/25
ACTION COMICS #1088
A lot can change in a summer, especially for Clark Kent, a.k.a. Superboy. After a disastrous debut in Metropolis, the Kents are worried that the world is not ready for their son and will do whatever it takes to protect him. Little do they know, they're about to send him to one of the most terrifying places on the planet...Smallville High!
ON SALE 7/9/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #41
Up is down, left is right, and red is green—but danger is still danger as Batman and Superman awaken on Bizarro World with no idea how they got there—or why they're being hunted by one of the most dangerous beings in the universe! Even if they survive, can they find their way home from a backward planet in time to save their friends from danger?
ON SALE 7/16/25
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#9
In the aftermath of the devastating events of We Are Yesterday, the Justice League is reeling from the Legion of Doom's wrathful rampage! But no time to rest for the protectors of our planet, as the secrets unlocked during their time-crossed duel have brought our heroes face-to-face with a mysterious Quantum Quorum, who has reason to fear that all of creation might soon come to an end. It's the next big step on the path of the All In saga in the epic epilogue to We Are Yesterday!
ON SALE 7/23/25
NEW HISTORY
OF THE DCU #2
The DC Universe as we know it begins to take shape as a mysterious ship crash-lands in Smallville, and years later, Superman makes his debut. Meanwhile, in Gotham City, Batman emerges from the shadows to clean its crime-ridden streets, and after years of isolation from Man's World, Wonder Woman leaves the paradise of Themyscira for modern society. A new age of heroes dawns as Barry Allen recounts the formation of the Justice League through the events up to and leading to his death during the Crisis on infinite Earths!
ON SALE 7/23/25
JUSTICE LEAGUE:
DARK TOMORROW
SPECIAL #1
In the wake of the We Are Yesterday crossover epic, a mysterious Quantum Quorum has emerged...stalked by a lethal enemy that takes no prisoners. The league deputizes a rag tag group of time displaced heroes like Batman Beyond, Gold Beetle, and Helena Wayne to fill the void left behind by the Time Masters and save the quorum from the mysterious threat that's picking off time-travelers one by one. These Legends of Tomorrow are the only ones standing in the way of this cascading chronal Armageddon with the past, present, and future teetering on the brink in this oversized special leading to the next big DC All In event!
ON SALE 7/30/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST VOL. 7:
TOTAL ECLIPSO
Darkness falls! Eclipso, master of light and shadow, has risen once again to plague Superman and Batman! Powered like never before, Eclipso plunges the Earth into a state of eternal night—and eternal despair! Can the combined might of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight Detective overcome the wrath of a god? Sounds like this is a job for the Justice Society! Collects Batman/Superman: World's Finest #31-34 and Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World's Finest Special #1!
ON SALE 8/5/25
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED VOL. 1
When evil threatens the world, the Justice League is there to help! No matter how many crises there are or foes to be fought, Earth is protected by the Watchtower in the sky, sending teams of heroes wherever they're needed. Now, a terrible threat known as Inferno has arisen, taking many forms as it seeks to spread destruction all around the globe. Will the Jutice League find the key to stopping Inferno in time? Or will they be betrayed by one of their own? In the aftermath of Absolute Power comes a stronger Justice League, united together and with unlimited strength.
ON SALE 8/5/25
ACTION COMICS #1089
Now that Superboy has made his Metropolis debut, a hero from the past re-emerges to take him down—one who sees him as a reckless hindrance to human progress and a threat to all! For the first time, the Boy of Steel faces off against an opponent with powers beyond his!
ON SALE 8/13/25
THE SUPERMAN BOX SET
This slipcase box set includes six softcover editions of beloved Superman stories by some of the comics industry's most creative talents, including All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, Superman for all Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moor and Curt Swan, Superman: Up in the Sky by Tom King and Andy Kubert, and Superman Vol 1: Supercorp by Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell.
ON SALE 8/19/25
BATMAN & ROBIN:
YEAR ONE #10
Waid and Samnee's Epic Exploriation of The Dynamic Duo's Earliest Adventures Nears It's Epic Finale
Batman and Robin have their backs against the wall as Project Gemini goes into full effect! Can the dynamic duo figure out the General's plan, or will Gotham be lost to them forever?!
ON SALE 8/20/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #42
"Escape from Bizarro World" continues! Superman, Batman, and Robin—tracing a mysterious plague that is sweeping the planet—have found Patient Zero! The only cure for the Bizarros is to eradicate him—so how will the World's Finest Trio save an entire race without murdering a sentient being?
ON SALE 8/20/25
NEW HISTORY
OF THE DCU #3
Following the cataclysmic events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the DC Universe is forever changed. Torches are passed as legacy heroes like Wally West embrace the mantles of the predecessors, heroes like Hal Jordan are tempted by darkness, and the Justice League faces formidable new threats such as Doomsday, Black Hand, and Superboy-Prime. Narrator Barry Allen recaps these events through his return, ending the cataclysmic Flashpoint!
ON SALE 8/27/25
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#10
The Quantum Quorum of time-traveler refugees has issued its warning to the Justice League: Apokolips is coming. But just as Jor-El's cries fell on the deaf ears of Krypton, will the people of Earth be prepared to take drastic steps to save their world? It all comes to a head as the chaos continues, and one Leaguer is put to the ultimate test!
ON SALE 8/27/25
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD
VOL. 3:
DEMONS AND DRAGONS
(2025 EDITION)
Can this diverse—and conflicting—assortment of heroes work together to stop the demons, dragons, and other evildoers who want to put them all out of commission?
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Writer Mark Waid joins forces with artists Jerry Ordway (Justice Society of America) and Scott Kolins (Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge) to conclude his acclaimed run on The Brave and the Bold! Plus, a selection of classic team-up tales hand-picked by Waid himself!