DC Solicitation Sneaks: March 2026
Above-the-Board Recommendation:
JLA Book Three
Third in the series of reprints of the “Justice League” series that began with Grant Morrison’s “JLA” run. While I bought that series in collected form as new volumes were released, this collection is a bit different. That’s because it collects the “DC One Million” event miniseries that Morrison co-wrote with Mark Waid and several of the “One Million” tie-in issues (though, sadly not the very fun “Hitman 1,000,000” issue that saw creators Garth Ennis and John McCrea making a rare contribution to a DC event). The concept sees the DC Universe facing a threat in the 853rd century, which is when the one millionth issue of a DC comics series would be released. I didn’t buy the collected edition of that event when it came out because DC events generally came off as inconsequential at the time and I was dumb. In hindsight, this has had some strong ties to Morrison’s later work with the publisher, particularly as it relates to Superman, and needs to be in my library. Getting it in this edition is a lot cheaper than picking up the omnibus, and that’s why it’s here.
Superman/Spider-Man #1: The DC/Marvel crossover machine rolls on, and you’ll note that DC is going first with this one. It’s unclear if this was planned all along or if it’s a reaction to how “Batman/Deadpool” reportedly garnered significantly lower sales than “Deadpool/Batman” when it came out second. Whatever the case is, this one is certain to be great because of the A-list creative team handling the lead story: Writer Mark Waid and artist Jorge Jimenez. Waid has history with both heroes and both an awareness of superhero convention and the know-how to subvert it. Jimenez, on the other hand, is one of the best superhero artists around. I wish I could say I’m expecting the same from the other team-ups promised here as while Tom King and Jim Lee handling Lois Lane meeting MJ, Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber having Jimmy Olsen meet Carnage, and Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott detailing a competition between the Daily Bugle and the Daily Planet all sound fun, Sean Murphy doing Superboy of the Legion of Super-Heroes and Spider-Man 2099, Gail Simone and Belen Ortega having Power Girl meet the Punisher, and Christopher Priest and Daniel Sampere showing us a meeting between Superboy Prime and Spider-Man (after he got the black suit) sound a bit more questionable. As for Jeff Lemire and Rafa Sandoval having Pa Kent and Uncle Been meet, I’d be a lot more interested if it was coming from a writer who I thought was going to do something interesting from that setup.
Lobo #1: Did you catch that glimpse of the Main Man in the new “Supergirl” trailer? I don’t blame DC for being cagey with his feature film debut as he’s the kind of disruptive presence that will likely steal the show if he’s done right. Lobo’s role in that film is likely why he’s getting a new ongoing series from the “Middlewest” creative team of Skottie Young and Jorge Corona. While I think they’re both great artist’s, Young is also writing this and his attempts to be nasty, as seen in “I Hate Fairyland,” never really worked with me. If you liked that series then you may want to give this a look, but I think I’ll pass.
Batwoman #1: Greg Rucka may have co-created the modern version of Kate Kane, but outside of “Elegy,” he hasn’t been able to write a whole lot of her adventures. Hopefully that will change with this new ongoing series with artist DaNi as he digs into the prophecy surrounding her origin from an evil religious cult. Expect lots of supernatural action in this series, along with the kind of procedural action that Rucka does so well.
DC x AEW #1-2 (of 2): That’s DC versus All Elite Wrestling written by Steve Orlando with art from Travis Mercer. I imagine you already know if this is something you’ll want to read.
Superman #36: Spoiler Warning – Superman is MIA after the events of “DC K.O.” Which sounds problematic for any ongoing “Superman” titles right now. Fortunately writer Joshua Williamson has a plan: Have Superboy Prime take over as the lead in this series! That’s right, the comics’ personification of fanboy entitlement is going to try and be the best hero he can be, which absolutely sounds like a good reason for me to continue reading this series. That Dan Mora will be back providing art for this run is another.
The Flash #31: As I write this I’m also preparing to do a podcast on Simon Spurrier’s run on “The Flash” later tonight. While I thought that the two stories the writer told over the course of 24 issues were good, overall, it was a lot of work to actually enjoy them. Now, following a “DC K.O.” tie-in arc, we get the title’s new creative team: Writer Ryan North and artist Gavin Guidry. Guidry is a capable artist, but North is the real draw here as his mostly self-contained, science-based stories on “Fantastic Four” have been a lot of fun and seem like a good fit for this hero.
JLA: A League of One Deluxe Edition: Collecting two stories from writer/artist Christopher Moeller. The title story is first and has Wonder Woman looking to slay a dragon before it is prophesied to slay the JLA. The second is “Cold Steel” described as a mecha action alien invasion story. They sound at odds with each other, even as the latter seems more in Moeller’s wheelhouse following his two great “Iron Empires” graphic novels. While he’s a great artist, his writing on “Faith Conquers” and “Sheva’s War” is incentive enough to get me to pick up this reprint.
Salvation Run: Why is this miniseries lead-in to “Final Crisis” getting a reprint now? Because Salvation is the name of the prison planet that Rick Flagg is going to send supervillains to (and one antihero he has a legitimate grudge against) first seen in “Peacemaker” season two. That’s more or less what happens in this miniseries from co-writers Bill Willingham and Lilah Sturgess, and artist Sean Chen, except that we actually get to see what happens when the worst of the worst wind up there. I never read this when it came out, but the thought of seeing the likes of Lex Luthor and the Joker try to work together (while they try to kill each other, of course) to escape and stick it to their captors does sound like a lot of fun.