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DC Next Level: Doom Patrol, Teen Titans, Deadman And More

Announced at ComicsPRO, DC Next Level Wave 2 solicits for Teen Titans, Barbara Gordon: and Deadman as well as Doom Patrol announcement

At the ComicsPRO retailer event in Glendale, California, ten minutes from DC Comics' offices in Burbank, DC Comics provided more details on the 2026 DC Next Level slate. No creators attached, but we know that Joshua Williamson is on The Legion Of Super-Heroes and James Harren is on The Demon. We will also have new Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex and later in the year, Batman: Shadow Of The Bat. Who will his shadow be? … check out more ComicsPRO coverage with this handy tandy tag.

We are also getting a new Teen Titans series from Kyle Higgins and Daniel di Nicuolo, The Deadman by Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo, and Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan.

TEEN TITANS #1
Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo
The team behind the hit, Power Rangers: Shattered Grid, reunite to usher in the next level of the Teen Titans.Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world. Coming later in 2026. Monthly

THE DEADMAN #1
Written by W. Maxwell Prince Art by Martín Morazzo
Deadman makes his DC Next Level debut in this haunting new series from the acclaimed team behind Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum and Image's Ice Cream Man.W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo conjure a story only they could about life, death, and everything in between, replete with paranormal activity, possessions in between, of other poignant peculiarities, possessions, and a profusion of other poignant peculiarities. On-Sale: June 2026

BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #1
Written by Mariko Tamaki Art by Amancay Nahuelpan
From the pages of Batman #9 comes the next level for Barbara Gordon, reuniting the Detective Comics team of Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan.
Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. After she is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, Barbara Gordon is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage's personal prison. She will find herself alone and surrounded in a place where nothing is what it seems…On-Sale Date: 5/13/2026 FOC: 4/20/2026 Monthly

UPDATE: DC PR has released some more details:

Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham City's vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage's pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning. Eisner Award–winning writer Mariko Tamaki and fan-favorite artist Amancay Nahuelpan reunite to deliver a twisty, unexpected Bat-book for DC: Next Level. Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan, launches on May 13 with a main cover by Karl Kerschl, variant covers by David Nakayama and Yanick Paquette, and a 1:25 incentive variant by Nahuelpan. The issue also features a DC: Next Level variant cover by Jorge Corona and a foil variant by Nakayama. The debut issue is priced at $3.99 US for the main cover, with card stock variants available for $4.99 US and a foil variant for $6.99 US.

DC is also adding a supernatural twist to the Next Level lineup with The Deadman, a six‑issue miniseries launching June 3 from the acclaimed Ice Cream Man and Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum team of W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo. In the aftermath of DC K.O., the balance between life and death has been thrown into chaos, leaving souls trapped in a dangerous loop of ghostly derangement. Only Boston Brand—the one and only Deadman—can possess the living and the metahuman alike to uncover the source of the disruption and restore order before the entire world slips into spiritual freefall. The Deadman #1, by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, and Chris O'Halloran, launches on June 3 with a main cover by Morazzo, variant covers by Frank Cho and Tula Lotay, and a 1:25 incentive variant by Mike Choi. The issue also features a DC: Next Level variant cover by Jorge Corona and a foil variant by Lotay (pending your fact‑check). The debut issue is priced at $3.99 US for the main cover, with card stock variants available for $4.99 US and a foil variant for $6.99 US.

Retailers were also provided a look at DC's upcoming slate of Next Level titles ahead of solicitation, including Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex, The Demon, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat. Creative teams and launch dates will be announced soon.

 

DC's ComicsPro presentation further revealed the next major Next Level series: Teen Titans, launching this summer from Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. In Teen Titans, Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world.

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