DC Future State!

Howdy Super Friends! Jon here with a little info about a line-wide DC event that is happening this January and February!

DC is starting 2021 off with a bang, giving fans a glimpse into futures both near and far, full of current and new characters for DC Future State, a two-month, line-wide event beginning in January. Through February 2021, the full title lineup will feature a combination of monthly and twice-monthly oversize anthologies, as well as a monthly schedule of miniseries and one-shots.

DC Future State spotlights the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in fresh new roles, with all-new characters taking up their iconic mantles. DC Future State features an incredible array of creative talent, combining award-winning writers and artists with new voices from the worlds of TV, movies and animation. In March 2021, the regular DC title lineup resumes, continuing existing story lines from 2020 and introducing new arcs for the year.

In DC Future State, the Multiverse has been saved from the brink of destruction, but the triumph of DC’s heroes has shaken loose the very fabric of time and space! The final chapter of Dark Nights: Death Metal (on sale January 5, 2021) brings new life to DC’s Multiverse, kicking off this glimpse into the unwritten worlds of DC’s future!

A stellar array of writers and artists are on hand to deliver this unique look at beloved DC characters, including fan favorites such as Mariko Tamaki, Brian Michael Bendis, Gene Luen Yang, Joëlle Jones, Joshua Williamson, Nicola Scott, Cully Hamner and John Timms, along with new voices such as award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years A Slave), Brandon Vietti (Young Justice), Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural, DC Super Hero Girls), Brandon Easton (Thundercats,Transformers: War for Cybertron), Alitha Martinez (REPRESENT! It’s A Bird!), L.L. McKinney (Nubia: Real One), Paula Sevenbergen (Stargirl) and Siya Oum (Lola XOXO), among others.

Here is the breakdown of titles, creative teams, and pricing, all based on release schedules! Let us know if you are interested in anything ASAP!

As an added bonus, if you choose that you would like ALL of the Future State titles we are offering a 20% discount on all 51 issues of the main covers OR all 51 issues of the variant covers!

1. The Next Batman #1 (of 4) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $7.99 | 64 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) John Ridley, Brandon Thomas, Paul Jenkins, (A) Nick Derington, Sumit Kumar, Jackson Herbert

Gotham City has always been dangerous—but now, it’s downright deadly! Following the tragedy of “A-Day,” the mayor allowed the private law enforcement group known as the Magistrate to take over policing so-called mask crime—and that has given rise to a new Dark Knight! What is this mysterious crime fighter’s connection to former Batman weaponeer Lucius Fox? The fight for justice has never been this dangerous! Then, in an new tale of the Outsiders, everything in Gotham City may be under the thumb of the Magistrate—but even members of that totalitarian force know that the outskirts of town are protected by the sword of Katana! Plus, ride with the Arkham Knights on their quest for freedom. Arkham Asylum has been decommissioned, and the Magistrate rules the land with an iron fist and zero tolerance. Now it’s time for the lunatics to take back their town! Follow Croc, Two-Face, Phosphorus, Zsasz, Clayface, and Astrid Arkham as the Arkham Knights raise holy hell on the occupiers of Gotham!

Cover A by Ladronn

Cover B Cardstock by Jim Lee $8.99

Cover C Cardstock Blank $8.99

2. The Flash #1 (of 2) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Brandon Vietti, (A) Dale Eaglesham

With no powers, no backup and no other choice, Barry Allen and the other former Flashes face the deadliest threat they’ve ever encountered—Wally West. Possessed by an evil force trapped for thousands of years inside the Speed Force, Barry turns to his greatest foes’ weapons to save the young man he loves like a son. In the end, how much will Barry sacrifice to save the former Kid Flash?

Cover A by Brandon Peterson

Cover B Cardstock by Kaare Andrews $4.99

3. Harley Quinn #1 (of 2) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Stephanie Phillips, (A) Simone Di Meo

In a bold move that rocks Gotham City, the Magistrate has imprisoned Harley Quinn! The villain once known as the Scarecrow, now a pawn of the Magistrate, taps into Harley’s knowledge of Gotham’s villains and the Black Mask Gang for his own dark purposes. Crane and his bosses think they have Harley Quinn defeated and her spirit broken, but they are sorely mistaken—and Harley will have her revenge. Written by rising star writer Stephanie Phillips and drawn by fan-favorite artist Simone Di Meo, the next era of Harley Quinn begins here!

Cover A by Derrick Chew

Cover B Cardstock by Gary Frank $4.99

4. Superman of Metropolis #1 (of 2) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Sean Lewis, Brandon Easton (A) John Timms, Cully Hamner, Valentine De Landro

Before leaving for parts unknown, Clark Kent entrusted Earth’s safety to his son. Now, Jonathan Kent is Superman! Top priority for this new Superman: to protect Metropolis. When a new version of Brainiac attacks, Jon takes drastic measures—which result in the Bottle City of Metropolis! But watch out, Jon, because Supergirl is on her way, and she is not happy with your decision. Meanwhile, in the new bottle city, a new hero has risen. Jake Jordan, the former Manhattan Guardian, came to the City of Tomorrow to start over. But he’s not the only one who wants a new beginning. An anarchist calling herself Honest Mary sees this time of trouble as an opportunity for rebirth—and she’ll tear down the entire city to prove her point. Does Jake have what it takes to save his new home from disasters both inside and out of the bottle? Superman’s former pal Jimmy Olsen is going to make sure he does! Finally, the current Mister Miracle, Shilo Norman, is also in the bottle, and he’s looking for a way out! He’d better be careful, though, or he may end up someplace unexpected. It’s a story that continues in Superman: Worlds of War #1!

Cover A by John Timms

Cover B Cardstock by Inhyuk Lee $6.99

Cover C Cardstock Blank $6.99

5. Swamp Thing #1 (of 2) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Ram V (A/CA) Mike Perkins

From the ashes of a terrible war, life blooms anew in Swamp Thing’s image. The remnants of humanity lie in hiding, forever in the shadow of the green god who now rules the planet. When the new avatar of the Green uncovers a stray human, a rebellion is revealed! But this Swamp Thing is no stranger to violent ends, and neither are his creations. If it’s war humanity wants, it will be at their doorstep—and Swamp Thing will never be the same!

Cover A by Mike Perkins

Cover B Cardstock by Dima Ivanov $4.99

6. Wonder Woman #1 (of 2) | Jan 6^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W/A/CA) Joelle Jones

Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest lies a hero of mythic legend...Wonder Woman! But in the absence of Diana, Yara Flor has risen out of obscurity to protect Man’s World from the magic that lies within it. Along with her trusty steed, she journeys to the Underworld to rescue one of her Themysciran sisters from the grasp of Hades. Will she unleash the wrath of this god in the process? You won’t want to miss this first appearance of a character who will change the history of Wonder Woman forever!

Cover A by Joelle Jones

Cover B Cardstock by Jenny Frison $4.99

7. Dark Detective #1 (of 4) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg (A) Dan Mora, Carmine Di Giandomenico

The world thought Bruce Wayne was dead. They were dead wrong! When the sinister para-military organization known as the Magistrate seizes control of Gotham City, the original Batman went big to put them down...but even the Dark Knight couldn’t predict how far this evil force would go to stop him. Now, Bruce Wayne is on the run! From Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and rising star artist Dan Mora, it’s the story of a Batman pushed to the brink—with nothing left to lose. Also in this issue, Grifter is back! Cole Cash is having a bad day, and that’s not going to improve when the detectives of the GCPD show up! Will a chance meeting with Luke Fox change his luck? Or is his day about to get a lot worse?

Cover A by Dan Mora

Cover B Cardstock by John Paul Leon $6.99

8. Green Lantern #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Geoffrey Thorne, Ernie Altbacker, Ryan Cady (A) Clayton Henry, Tom Raney, Sami Basri

Assigned to map and contact new lifeforms past the 3,600 known sectors of space protected by the Green Lantern Corps, John Stewart and an elite team of Lanterns are trapped behind enemy lines and fighting for their lives when the Central Power Battery goes dark and leaves the entire corps defenseless. Meanwhile, across the cosmos, Green Lantern Jessica Cruz finds herself powerless and forced to battle the invading Yellow Lanterns of the Sinestro Corps, and Guy Gardner, trapped on distant world, decides to reopen Warriors Bar.

Cover A by Clayton Henry

Cover B Cardstock by Jamal Campbell $6.99

9. Justice League #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Joshua Williamson, Ram V (A) Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Marcio Takara

Witness the start of a new era for the Justice League starring Jonathan Kent as Superman, Yara Flor as Wonder Woman, Jo Mullein as Green Lantern, Andy Curry as Aquawoman, a new Flash from the Multiverse, and [REDACTED] as Batman! Together, they protect the future, yet apart, their identities are secret even from one another—but why? When their greatest adversaries wind up murdered in an abandoned Hall of Justice, all clues point to...the Justice League! The new team’s adventures begin here! And in a new tale of the Justice League Dark, a witch hunt across the DC Universe begins as magic users are harvested and executed—and the team is on the run! Zatanna and Detective Chimp (now possessed by Etrigan) must round up new and old teammates, including John Constantine, Ragman, and Madame Xanadu. Their mission? To battle the power-mad Crow King, Merlin, before his plans for magical domination destroy the fabric of reality. But where is Dr. Fate? And what led the team to disband in the first place? Discover the truth here!

Cover A by Dan Mora

Cover B Cardstock by Kael Ngu $6.99

10. Kara Zor-El Superwoman #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Marguerite Sauvage

Kara Zor-El, Superman’s hot-tempered cousin, has finally found peace and purpose away from Earth and its heroes. Now known as Superwoman, she watches over the Moon and the refugees from across the galaxy who have congregated there. But all of that is about to change when a spaceship piloted by a runaway alien crash-lands and turns Kara’s world upside down! Does this fugitive come in peace? Or does this arrival bring war to our hero’s front door?

Cover A by Paulina Hanucheau

Cover B Cardstock by Alex Garner $4.99

11. Robin Eternal #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Meghan Fitzmartin (A) Eddy Barrows

Lazarus Resin is on its way to Gotham City, and the Magistrate intends to use this regenerative super drug to make its forces immortal! That is, unless Tim Drake has anything to say about it! Join the ultimate heist at 20,000 feet as Robin and Spoiler hijack the sky convoy that could mean the end of freedom in Gotham forever—if the emotional baggage between Tim and Stephanie doesn’t do them in first! It’s the fist-flying, sky-diving, robot smashing, fascist-punching adventure that you cannot miss—from rising star writer Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural) and top artist Eddy Barrows (Detective Comics)!

Cover A by Emanuela Lupacchino - Irvin Rodriguez

Cover B Cardstock by Daniel Warren Johnson $4.99

12. Superman/Wonder Woman #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Dan Watters (A) Leila Del Duca

The sun has set on the heroes of the past, and a new age is dawning! As two arrogant gods challenge one another to a contest of strength, Superman and Wonder Woman are forced to take action to save their cities from the chaos. Together, Jonathan Kent and Yara Flor, man of science and woman of myth, have the potential to become something powerful, but that’s only if they can learn to get along! Can the two fledgling heroes put their differences aside long enough to save the world they have sworn to protect?

Cover A by Lee Weeks

Cover B Cardstock by Jeremy Roberts $4.99

13. Teen Titans #1 (of 2) | Jan 13^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/7/20

(W) Tim Sheridan (A/CA) Rafa Sandoval

When the original New Teen Titans formed a school to mentor and train young heroes, they wanted to help save the world. Years later, Titans Tower is a monument to a graveyard of pupils lost in a terrible battle. Returning to the site of their greatest failure, Nightwing, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg join Raven to plot a course to face off against the evil that destroyed their team and school. Loyalties are questioned and motives are suspect as the former teen heroes must turn to the mysterious Red X—a former student—for help. Don’t miss the first comics appearance of this Red X, previously seen only in the hit animated TV series Teen Titans Go!

Cover A by Rafa Sandoval

Cover B Cardstock by Dustin Nguyen $4.99

14. Catwoman #1 (of 2) | Jan 20^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/14/20

(W) Ram V (A) Otto Schmidt

Masked vigilantes have been deemed illegal, and the Magistrate has commandeered a bullet train to take those they’ve captured to a reformation facility—and filled the rest of the train with innocent children! Catwoman is hellbent on ensuring it never reaches its destination. Armed with a new magnetic suit, assisted by her trusty band of Strays, and featuring Catwoman’s new protégé, she must pull off the impossible: a train heist where she steals…the train itself! But Selina isn’t the only person aboard who has plans for this train and its most unexpected passenger!

Cover A by Liam Sharp

Cover B Cardstock by ArtGerm $4.99

15. Immortal Wonder Woman #1 (of 2) | Jan 20^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/14/20

(W) Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, LL McKinney (A) Jen Bartel, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales

The Undoing are coming. Long past the Age of Heroes, few of Diana Prince’s friends survive, and most of her sisters have passed as well. As an immortal goddess, this is her lot. But then, a threat appears that even the mighty Darkseid can’t handle—and it’s up to Wonder Woman to take on the battle! It’s big action and high fantasy at the end of time, courtesy of Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Becky Cloonan (By Chance or Providence, Gotham Academy) and her Doom Patrol co-writer Michael W. Conrad, with the popular artist Jen Bartel (Blackbird) making her interior art debut for DC. Then, peer into a closer future as the original champion of Themyscira strikes out on her own. Things have not been stable on Paradise Island for some time, and Nubia has found a new home in Man’s World. Now, she is tasked with protecting it from the dangers of the world of myths and magic. The writer of DC’s Nubia: Real One, L.L. McKinney, takes this powerful Amazon to a whole new level.

Cover A by Jen Bartel

Cover B Cardstock by Peach Momoko $6.99

16. Nightwing #1 (of 2) | Jan 20^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/14/20

(W) Andrew Constant (A) Nicola Scott

Batman is gone! Now, Nightwing has taken on the mission of keeping the citizens of Gotham City safe from the Magistrate. But to do that, he’ll have stay one step ahead of the Magistrate! And you know things have gotten bad in Gotham when the safest place for Dick to hide out is the abandoned Arkham Asylum! When Nightwing gets a visit from a mask claiming to be the new Batman…does he fight like one? Pick up this dark peek into the future by writer Andrew Constant and artist Nicola Scott to find out!

Cover A by Yasmin Putri

Cover B Cardstock by Nicola Scott $4.99

17. Shazam! #1 (of 2) | Jan 20^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/14/20

(W) Tim Sheridan (A) Eduardo Pansica

No one’s seen Billy Batson in years—not since the incident known as the Final Battle of Titans Island. Now leading a small band of heroes, even his allies have begun to ask who’s controlling Earth’s Mightiest Mortal. In a story set years after the events of Future State: Teen Titans, learn the truth behind the sacrifice Billy made to imprison an ultimate evil even he couldn’t destroy.

Cover A by Bernard Change

Cover B Cardstock by Gerald Parel $4.99

18. Superman: Worlds Of War #1 (of 2) | Jan 20^th, 2021 | $7.99 | 64 Pages | FOC 12/14/20

(W) Various (A) Various

This monumental Future State title features four big stories! First, Clark Kent is gone, leaving a Superman-shaped hole behind. People gather in Smallville to celebrate their hero, little realizing that he is across the galaxy helping others. Superman has gone to Warworld, where he fights as a gladiator in the deadly pits of Mongul. But this is Superman we’re talking about—and his idea of a victory does not line up with the expectations of Mongul’s hordes! Meanwhile, on the other side of Warworld, other agents are at work, struggling for a better life. Shilo Norman, the man known as Mister Miracle, has ridden a Boom Tube across the cosmos from Metropolis to finds himself at odds with an entire planet! At the same time, Midnighter, the greatest fighter from Earth, is punching his way through a whole mess of trouble. He’s on the hunt for a new energy source deadlier than Kryptonite. His goal: to shut it down before it gets unleashed on an unsuspecting universe. On top of that, the Black Racer, a girl raised in the slums of Warworld to be one of its top competitors, turns betrayal into a crusade to fight for the freedom of others like her.

Cover A by Mikel Janin

Cover B Cardstock by Ricardo Federici $8.99

19. Aquaman #1 (of 2) | Jan 27^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/21/20

(W) Brandon Thomas (A/CA) Daniel Sampere

When Jackson Hyde accepted the mantle of Aquaman, he didn’t expect to also have to mentor Andy Curry, Arthur and Mera’s teen daughter. Nor did he expect that he and Andy would get sucked into the Confluence—an interdimensional nexus that connects distant planets and galaxies through the One Great Ocean. And he certainly didn’t expect to lose Andy in the process of trying to find their way back home. Now Jackson’s not sure how long he’s been stuck in a prison on Neptune (five years?) or how many times he’s tried to escape (200 at least!). But today Jackson saw something in the water that gave him hope for the first time in a long time—and his captors have no idea what he’s got in store for them.

Cover A by Daniel Sampere

Cover B Cardstock by Khary Randolph $4.99

20. Batman/Superman #1 (of 2) | Jan 27^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/21/20

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A/CA) Ben Oliver

Back in the early days of the Magistrate’s occupation of Gotham City, Bruce Wayne found himself pushed to the edge like never before. So calling the Man of Steel in for backup makes sense, right? Wrong. Gotham’s sinister overlords have already sprung the ultimate trap on the Last Son of Krypton...and with Kryptonian power at your command, no one can stand in your way! Plus...where on Earth did Professor Pyg get a Kryptonite scalpel? Brace yourselves, because things are going to get gross in the caverns below Gotham...

Cover A by Ben Oliver

Cover B Cardstock by Art Adams $4.99

21. Legion of Super Heroes #1 (of 2) | Jan 27^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/21/20

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Riley Rossmo

Whatever happened to the Legion of Super-Heroes? The team is no more, and the United Planets are in total chaos as one of the Legion’s own has turned on the entire galaxy! Everyone is affected...and not everyone survived! Ultra Boy tries to put the Legion back together to face the future head on! Find out the fates of all your favorite Legionnaires like Shadow Lass, Triplicate Girl, Brainiac Five, and Bouncing Boy. Plus, a shocking twist in the Legion mythology—and a long overdue appearance by the Legion of Substitute Heroes! It’s all here in a truly way-out tale by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist extraordinaire Riley Rossmo!

Cover A by Riley Rossmo

Cover B Cardstock by Ian MacDonald $4.99

22. Suicide Squad #1 (of 2) | Jan 27^th, 2021 | $5.99 | 48 Pages | FOC 12/21/20

(W) Robbie Thompson, Jeremy Adams (A) Javi Fernandez, Fernando Pasarin

The Suicide Squad enters the Future State era as Amanda Waller uses Task Force X to save the world and remake it in her image—but what happens when the team shows up to stop her? And in the second story in this extra-sized issue, Black Adam, the immortal one-time champion of the wizard Shazam, rules the planet Kahndaq in the 853rd century. Can he save the future from a threat rooted in the past?

Cover A by Javi Fernandez

Cover B Cardstock by Derrick Chew $6.99

23. Superman VS Imperious Lex #1 (of 3) | Jan 27^th, 2021 | $3.99 | 32 Pages | FOC 12/21/20

(W) Mark Russell (A) Steve Pugh

Welcome to Lexor, home of the greatest businessman in the Multiverse: Lex Luthor! After years of prosperity, Lex’s utopia is at last ready to join the ranks of the United Planets and promote peace among worlds. However, Lex has never done anything unless he had something to gain from it. What could he be up to this time? Sounds like a job for Superman and his wife Lois Lane, the Earth representative to the U.P.! It’s time the Man of Steel shut down this former Metropolis magnate once and for all!

Cover A by Yanick Paquette

Cover B Cardstock by Simone Di Meo $4.99

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