Check out these DC COMIC titles and so much more hitting stores this December 2022 as the New Age of DC continues to take shape! If you are interested in BATMAN specific solicits for December 2022, click HERE! To snag any of these comics, trades, or related volumes through Amazon, simply click on the name of the highlighted/underlined series below. Enjoy and God Bless!
SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #18
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by CIAN TORMEY and RUAIRÍ COLEMAN
Cover by TRAVIS MOORE
Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
1:25 variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
DC Holiday Card variant cover by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS
and ALEX SINCLAIR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/13/22
“KAL-EL RETURNS” PART 6!
THE RISE OF RED SIN! With the landmark Action Comics #1050 just around the corner, prepare for the ultimate battle between Superman and Lex Luthor as Clark and Jon continue their intensive training. But will it be enough to overcome the mysterious new villain calling themselves Red Sin?
ACTION COMICS #1050
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, TOM TAYLOR, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by MIKE PERKINS, CLAYTON HENRY, and NICK DRAGOTTA
Cover by STEVE BEACH
Variant covers by JIM LEE, ALEX ROSS, MEGAN HUANG, CRYSTAL KUNG, LEE WEEKS, JOHN GIANG, RAHZZAH, GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, MIKE PERKINS, RILEY ROSSMO, DAN PARENT, STEVE LIEBER, SIMONE DI MEO, PAMELA HOOGEBOOM, NATHAN SZERDY, and RAFAEL SARMENTO
1:25 variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
1:50 variant cover by AL BARRIONUEVO
1:75 wraparound variant cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
1:100 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
1:250 variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
1:500 variant cover by ARIEL COLÓN
1:1050 inks variant cover by JIM LEE
Foil variant cover by ALEX ROSS
Team trading card variant cover by VARIOUS
DC Holiday Card variant cover by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, and ALEX SINCLAIR
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
The Dark Crisis is over, and a new dawn shines on the DCU! In the wake of cataclysmic battles with Mongul, Henry Bendix, and Pariah’s Dark Army, Kal-El is back on Earth and here to stay. And the people of our planet are ready to look up, up, and away into a brighter tomorrow. Well…most of the people. Clark Kent’s reunion with Lois and his son, Jon Kent, proves fleeting when strikes the ultimate attack from Superman’s greatest adversary: Lex Luthor. But this time something is different…Luthor has stolen something from Clark’s life, something so important that it will change the very planet itself! If you think you’ve seen the biggest battle between Superman and Lex Luthor—think again! This clash will rock the course of their lives forever…and it’s only the beginning.
Two years’ worth of Superman stories come to a head in this oversize anniversary issue with all-star talent that launches Superman and the DCU into an exciting new era!
DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Variant covers by CLAY MANN, TONY S. DANIEL, and FELIPE MASSAFERA
1:25 variant cover by IAN CHURCHILL
1:50 variant cover by KYLE HOTZ
1:100 foil variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Infinite Crisis homage variant cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
Premium George Pérez tribute virgin foil variant cover by VARIOUS
Dawn of DC variant cover #1 by DAN MORA
Dawn of DC variant cover #2 by DAN MORA
Dawn of DC variant cover #3 by DAN MORA
Dawn of DC variant cover #4 by DAN MORA
$5.99 US | 40 pages | 7 of 7 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
The Great Darkness is defeated, but the final war has only just begun between the remaining heroes and Deathstroke’s Dark Army! Who will be left standing? The Justice League and the infinite Earths have returned, but at what cost? Do not miss the shocking conclusion that launches the DCU into 2023!
DARK CRISIS: BIG BANG #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art by DAN JURGENS and others
Cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant covers by ARIEL COLÓN, NATHAN SZERDY, FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II, and CRYSTAL KUNG
1:25 foil variant cover by MIKEL JANÍN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | One-shot | Variant
$4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/13/22
After the monumental events of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #4, Pariah has successfully resurrected the infinite Multiverse…and all of reality is still reeling from the event. Join Doctor Multiverse on a haunting journey through these newly re-formed realities, from The Jurassic League to DC: Mech…from Dark Knights of Steel to Batman ’89 and back again…in a guest-star-galore all-new epic by comics legend and DC architect Mark Waid!
THE FLASH #790
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by ROGER CRUZ
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant covers by DANIEL BAYLISS and IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA
1:25 variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/3/23
As any super-speedster worth their salt will tell you, time can move pretty slow for the incredibly fast. So what happens when an entire armada of conquering speedster aliens shows up on Earth’s doorstep? The most intense battle the Earth has ever waged in the span of 60 seconds begins!
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #2
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by TOM RANEY
1:50 foil variant cover by MIKEL JANÍN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE CONTINUES! Huntress has arrived in the present day, but the Justice Society of America are not what she remembers. Can she get to the bottom of what’s happened to the world’s first superhero team? Will the helmet of Fate hold the answers Huntress seeks?
STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN #2
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by TODD NAUCK
Variant cover by MIKE MAIHACK
1:25 variant cover by SEAN “CHEEKS” GALLOWAY
Holiday variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE CONTINUES! Stargirl and Red Arrow track down the mysterious island Courtney saw in her
vision. But can the pair of heroes locate Wing and any other missing heroes or will they be captured by the creature who claims this island as their own?!
DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS #6
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Pencils by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Inks by ANDY LANNING
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Homage variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
Acetate variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:50 variant cover by SUN KHAMUNAKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/17/23
The galactic war has reached Earth-2 and the battle to save the last bastion of hope! With an unstoppable army of infected New Gods, Yellow Lanterns, and more…does humanity have any hope of survival?
DC VS. VAMPIRES #12
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
1:25 variant cover by FILYA BRATUKHIN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 12 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
The cataclysmic final issue of the bestselling series will end with a bang and a whimper! Green Arrow will lead humanity’s final charge from the blood mines of Smallville. Supergirl’s mission to get off-world comes to an explosive end. And it’s Batgirl versus Nightwing for the fate of the entire planet—the stakes couldn’t be higher as the future of humankind is on the line!
DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR #6
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by PASQUALE QUALANO
Backup writing and art by MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover by ALAN QUAH
Variant cover by MICO SUAYAN
1:25 variant cover by JAMES STOKOE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Black and White |
Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
The grand finale! With the dying embers of their hope rekindled at the eleventh hour, what’s left of John Constantine’s Suicide Squad attempts to traverse the badlands with precious cargo in tow. But just as final victory
over the vampires and their endless night seems all but assured, the team must contend with their most powerful
and terrifying enemy yet: Baron Cinder himself. In the backup, what happened to Poison Ivy when the world ended…?
BLUE BEETLE: GRADUATION DAY #2
Written by JOSH TRUJILLO
Art and cover by ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
Variant cover by RAMON VILLALOBOS
1:25 Yellow Beetle design variant cover by ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
Jaime Reyes arrives in beautiful Palmera City for a gap year with his tías working at their restaurant. But Jaime’s got another thing on his mind, like who was that mysterious Yellow Beetle, and how are they connected to the Reach message that bombarded his scarab? Can Blue Beetle track down this new scarab, or will this super-heroing bring the full might of the Justice League down on Jaime?
WILDC.A.T.s #2
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art and cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Variant cover by BEN OLIVER
1:25 variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
1:50 variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/13/22
The mission has gone sideways for the Cats team as they inadvertently run afoul of the last group they wanted to cross paths with…the Court of Owls! It’s the fight of the year: Talon versus Zealot!
DANGER STREET #1
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by JORGE FORNÉS
Variant cover by STEVE RUDE
1:25 variant cover by LEE WEEKS
1:50 variant cover by BEN OLIVER
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 1 of 12 |
Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/13/22
Joining the Justice League is a goal for any superhero, but what happens when a quest for membership takes a sinister turn? Join Starman, Metamorpho, and Warlord as they look to prove themselves worthy by summoning and defeating Darkseid in battle. Soon they’ll learn that calling upon a New God never ends well, and their world is headed for a crisis as a result!
The journey to save the day will be a treacherous one filled with princesses, knights, and all kinds of monsters. Each person the heroes encounter plays a crucial role in this sprawling yet gripping narrative that is a little bit silly, a whole lot dark, and completely cool. Expect the unexpected with a supporting cast featuring Manhunter, Lady Copy, the Green Team, and the Creeper!
Inspired by the heroes and villains of 1st Issue Special, Tom King and Jorge Fornés (Rorschach) return for an unforgettable maxiseries that reimagines these characters and their stories. A multi-character, multilayered crime drama starring some of DC’s most obscure creations. No one will see it coming, but everyone will want to see where it goes!
THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE: DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #1
Written by PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE
Art by JEFF STOKELY
Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
Variant cover by ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN
Variant cover by TYLER CROOK
1:25 variant cover by FILIPE ANDRADE
1:50 variant cover by YOSHITAKA AMANO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 |
Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight! Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine have been detectives for decades—and dead best friends even longer. But their investigation into a Thai American girl’s disappearance from her Los Angeles home puts them on a collision course with new and terrifying ghosts that could give even a dead boy nightmares—including a bloodthirsty krasue. Even scarier than the ghosts? Though neither wants to admit it, the boys might be growing apart. And perilously close by to the boys’ adventure, Thessaly the witch finds herself held hostage by dangerous magics—both a threat to her life and an insult to her ego that simply will not go unanswered…
Eisner Award-winning writer Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, Infidel) is joined by celebrated artist Jeff Stokely to take the Dead Boys to the scariest place of all: the heart of Hollywood!
TALES FROM EARTH-6: A CELEBRATION OF STAN LEE #1
Written by MICHAEL USLAN, MARK WAID, JERRY ORDWAY, KENNY PORTER, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, BECKY CLOONAN, COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING, STEVE ORLANDO, ZAC THOMPSON, and MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LEE WEEKS, KEVIN MAGUIRE, JERRY ORDWAY, KARL MOSTERT, JUAN FERREYRA, ANTHONY MARQUES, PABLO M COLLAR, MAX DUNBAR, and HAYDEN SHERMAN
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Batman variant cover by STEVE BEACH
Justice League variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Green Lantern variant cover by JASON HOWARD
Sandman variant cover by KELLEY JONES
Superman variant cover by ARIEL COLON
Shazam variant cover by KYLE HOTZ
Flash variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
Wonder Woman variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Aquaman variant cover by JORGE CORONA
Catwoman variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
1:25 variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
$9.99 US | 96 pages | Prestige | One-shot (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
Over 20 years ago, Stan Lee reimagined the entire DC Universe. A criminal turned nocturnal warrior for justice, a champion from the Brazilian Amazon, an intergalactic lawman, and more sprang to existence from Stan’s mind with the help of Michael Uslan. To celebrate the legendary comic book icon’s 100th birthday, dive into 10 new adventures featuring his version of the DC Universe! Batman faces down a villainous new threat, the Choker! Green Lantern digs deep when Nekron arrives to consume the World Tree! The Justice League teams up with a familiar face in order to save the day! Shazam ventures into a top-secret facility to face off against a mind-blowing (and brain-burgling) enemy! The Flash uses her time-bending speed abilities to attempt to reverse the tragedies of her past, but may rob herself of her powers in the process! Chaos ensues when Wonder Woman becomes the editor of the National Exposer!
DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #9
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by YASMINE PUTRI
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO
1:25 variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 9 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/3/23
The bestselling series continues! The opening battle for the Three Kingdoms takes a deadly and dramatic turn as heroes return…enemies are revealed…and dark secrets spill out like blood on the battlefield!
DC HORROR PRESENTS: SGT. ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD #4
Written by BRUCE CAMPBELL
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
1:25 variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
Sgt. Frank Rock—Nazi soldier?
Worry not, the ol’ sarge hasn’t allied with the Axis, but he’s hoping to trick the Nazis into thinking he has. Easy Company’s found themselves behind enemy lines, disguised as German infantry, and they’re blasting their way through a horde of zombies to get at the big man himself: Hitler!
DC: MECH #6
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by DAN MORA
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ
1:50 variant cover by DAN MORA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
AN ALL-OUT WAR ON ANTI-LIFE! The Justice Squadron and Darkseid’s forces go head-to-head in the last stand for Earth’s safety! The Squadron has brand-new mechs with Nth metal frames, but will it be enough to stop the wrath of Darkseid’s best generals? And will Batman be able to stop Superman before he takes his revenge on the tyrant who destroyed Krypton? An intergalactic war 80 years in the making ends here!
FABLES #158
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA
Cover by QISTINA KHALIDAH
Variant cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 8 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
A chance encounter between the Wolf children and Pan escalates into a battle of sky-high proportions that’ll leave one of them beaten and bruised. But a far worse fate has fallen on the inhabitants of the Black Forest, casting a shadow of death and destruction that will shake Bigby and Sam to their core.
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #119
Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art by RANDY ELLIOTT
Cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS
$2.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 12/20/22
Mystery Inc. is off to the races to support Daphne as she rides her horse in the Coolsville equestrian competition. But a rival horse of a different color enters the field when the Savage Centaur appears, chasing the other riders off the track and scaring the crowd. Can the gang solve this mystery in time for Daphne to compete?
THE FLASH #789
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils by FERNANDO PASARIN
Inks by MATT RYAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
DC Holiday Card variant cover by SEAN “CHEEKS” GALLOWAY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
Old friends return as Wally finds that he’s on the wrong side of the law and a fugitive from justice! Wally must uncover the truth about the mayor, all while trying to outrun the Rogues who are attempting to track him down.
THE HUMAN TARGET #10
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
Variant cover by ALEX GARNER
1:25 variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 10 of 12
(all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
The gorgeous, Eisner-nominated series continues! With only 48 hours left to unmask his murderer before he drops dead, the pieces are finally falling into place for Christopher Chance. But before he can solve his own killing, he must deal with the consequences of Guy Gardner’s. Enter G’nort and the Green Lantern Corps!
TITANS UNITED: BLOODPACT #4
Written by CAVAN SCOTT
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by DEXTER SOY
Holiday card variant cover by MATT HALEY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
Conner Kent has been sentenced to death and there’s nothing the Titans can do…or is there? Hope is found on the battlefields of Europe as a weapon of Themyscira and the last son of Atlantis fight the forces of Ravenworld. Donna Troy is back, and she wants blood!
WONDER WOMAN #794
Written by BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and JORDIE BELLAIRE
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by JEN BARTEL
1:25 variant cover by LEE WEEKS
DC Holiday Card variant cover by TRAVIS and JORDAN KOTZEBUE
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/13/22
After rescuing the Cheetah from the clutches of the evil International Milk Company, Wonder Woman must set her sights on the real monsters behind it all…the gods! The gods of fear and panic, Phobos and Deimos, have been having a little too much fun controlling the minds of men, and the world has started to suffer the consequences. Diana is going to need a fellow expert on deities to save the day, but you’ll never guess who!
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #6
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/27/22
You’ve witnessed teams across the globe band together in the name of a shared goal—through twists and turns, friendships and betrayals, they have held steady in their goal to rescue Queen Perdita from the foul conspiracy she has been ensnared in. And now, in our final issue, we ask the question…will they succeed? Find out in this dramatic, action-packed, and heart-wrenching finale!
Dig into our other Comic Book Dispatch Reviews HERE. Or, if you’re curious as to what’s arriving in comic shops each week, check out our Previews right HERE. Furthermore, if you missed the October 2022 Solicits, click HERE. Or, if you missed the November 2022 Solicits, click HERE so we can get you all caught up! And, if you’re a MARVEL COMICS fan, click HERE for the December 2022 Solicits as well!
Moreover, if you’re interested in DC Comics, check out the most recent ongoing DARK CRISIS event by clicking HERE and follow through to the FLASHPOINT: BEYOND event by clicking HERE! And finally, if you’re looking for something else to read, check out my Amazon Online Comic Shop by clicking HERE. Thank you all for checking out the December 2022 DC Comic Solicitations and continued support. Stay safe and stay healthy.
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