MARK WAID
CELEBRATING
4O YEARS
IN
COMICS
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN
SPECIAL #1
This special oversize edition not only showcases the landmark wedding between Lana Lang and John Henry Irons, it previews all the exciting developments coming to the Superman universe this summer! Written by Mark Waid, Josh Williamson, and Dan Slott, this landmark issue features astounding artwork by the incomparable Jorge Jimenez!
ON SALE 4/16/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #38
"We Are Yesterday" part one of six. The sinister psychic powers of the devious Gorilla Grodd have the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight in their sights, but all is not as it seems to be! There's something strange going on here...some monkey business that the World's Finest can't quite put a finger on. It's almost as if this Gorilla Grodd has...knowledge of the future?
ON SALE 4/16/25
JLA BOOK 2
The adventures of DC’s premier team continues, starting with “Rock of Ages”—pitting the JLA against Lex Luthor’s band of villains, unaware that a terrible force called Darkseid is counting on the Justice League’s victory to ensure his own—over the entire Earth!
Includes four gangbuster stories by Mark Waid, from JLA #17-20!
ON SALE 4/22/25
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#6
"We Are Yesterday" part two of six. The horrific hidden identity of the Inferno cult has been revealed, and the Legion of Doom is here to take no prisoners! But something is...off about these ferocious foes of the Justice League. They fight without wisdom, without experience -- but with a secret edge? Buckle up for the biggest clash in Justice League history as Lex Luthor, the Joker, Cheetah, Grodd, and all the vile villains of the original Legion of Doom arrive to terrorize tomorrow!
ON SALE 4/23/25
SUPERMAN:
THE LAST DAYS
OF LEX LUTHOR #3
Lex is on death's door as a new threat emerges to finally take down the Man of Steel. Will Superman be able to face down this danger and save Lex, or will this be the world's greatest hero's biggest failure? Don't miss this pulse-pounding conclusion!
ON SALE 4/23/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST
2025 ANNUAL
WE ARE YESTERDAY PART 3
"We Are Yesterday" part three of six. The secret origin of the single most unholy union in DCU history is at last revealed! The Legion of Doom has set in motion a sched to lay waste to not only the world's Finest Team -- but to the present-day Justice League Unlimited! How is this possible? All will be revealed in this special World's Finest Annual by Mark Waid, Christopher Cantwell, and Dan McDaid! Plus: Meet John Stewart, the newest ring-slinger of sector 2814, in this definitive World's Finest telling of John Stewarts's Lantern origins!
ON SALE 4/30/25
BATMAN/SUPERMAN:
WORLD'S FINEST #39
The Batman and Superman of yesterday...today?! As Gorilla Grodd's vicious temporal onslaught upon the Justice League continues, the Dark Knight and Man of Steel from the time of the World's Finest get a horrifying glimpse into their own futures...and the tragedies to come! It's minute-by-minute mayhem in the epic new installment of the "We Are Yesterday" crossover with Justice League Unlimited!
ON SALE 5/21/25
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:
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 6/24/25
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
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#8
The Justice League Unlimited stands alone as a wave of mayhem crashes on the shores of their Watchtower base...but all hope is not yet lost! A last-minute mayday may just be enough to stem the tide...but for how long? Plus: the fate of Groilla Grodd and a significant step toward the next major DCU event in the grand finale of We Are Yesterday, a special crossover with Batman/Superman: World's Finest!
ON SALE 6/25/25
NEW HISTORY
OF THE DCU #1
In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC's greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here!
ON SALE 6/25/25
SUPERMAN:
ACTION COMICS: PHANTOMS
The Grim dimensional prison known as the Phantom Zone holds the worst criminals known to the universe, each one as powerful as Kal-El. Now Krypton's Last Son must enter the Phantom Zone to investigate a deadly jailbreak...but is trouble on the horizon? As the Aethyr sets his devious plan into motion, Superman must unravel the true nature of the Phantom Zone before it claims its final inmate! What is the history of the Phantom Zone, and how can the Man of Steel ever escape it again?
ON SALE 7/15/25
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
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
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.