DC All In is an American comic book initiative spearheaded by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson and debuted in October 2024 by DC Comics. It is the successor of Dawn of DC, following the end of Absolute Power.[1]
| DC All In | |
|---|---|
 Cover of DC All in Special (October 2024). Art by Daniel Sampere. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | October 2024 |
Publication history
editThe DC All In initiative began with DC All In Special #1, a 64-page one-shot that was written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, and illustrated by Wes Craig and Daniel Sampere. It is also a flip book issue, as one half focuses on Superman and the formation of a new Justice League, and the other focuses on Darkseid and the establishment of the Absolute Universe.[2] It was also announced that Snyder would be writing Absolute Batman and that Williamson will be joined by artist Dan Mora for a new arc of Superman, which will debut a new Superwoman and herald the return of Doomsday.[3]
In 2024, at New York Comic Con, it was announced that Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee would take over the monthly Batman title from Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez for a six-part story called Hush 2, starting in March 2025. Lee also confirmed that Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, and Richard Starkings would return as inker, colorist, and letterer respectively for the story and that it would be part of the All-In initiative.[4][5]
List of publications
editPrelude
edit| Title | Issue | Writer | Artist | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC All-In Special | One-shot | Scott Snyder Joshua Williamson |
Wes Craig Daniel Sampere |
October 2, 2024[6] |
Ongoing series
edit| Title | Issues | Creative teams (excluding back-ups) | Debut date | Conclusion Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | ||||
| Batman (vol. 3) | #153– | Chip Zdarsky | Jorge Jimenez Carmine Di Giandomenico |
Tomeu Morey | October 2, 2024[7] | TBA |
| Birds of Prey (vol. 4) | #14– | Kelly Thompson | Sami Basri | Adriano Lucas | ||
| Poison Ivy | #26– | G. Willow Wilson | Marcio Takara | Arif Prianto | ||
| Shazam! (vol. 4) | #16–21 | Josie Campbell | Dan McDaid | Trish Mulvihill | March 5, 2025[8] | |
| Action Comics | #1070– | Mark Waid | Clayton Henry | Matt Herms | October 9, 2024[7] | TBA |
| Batman and Robin (vol. 3) | #14– | Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Javier Fernandez | Marcelo Maiolo | ||
| Catwoman (vol. 5) | #69– | Torunn Grønbekk | Fabiana Mascolo | Patricio Delpeche | October 16, 2024[7][9] | |
| Green Lantern (vol. 7) | #16– | Jeremy Adams | Xermánico | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | ||
| Titans (vol. 4) | #16– | John Layman | Pete Woods | |||
| Wonder Woman (vol. 6) | #14– | Tom King | Daniel Sampere | Tomeu Morey | ||
| Detective Comics (vol. 3) | #1090– | Tom Taylor | Mikel Janín | October 23, 2024[7] | ||
| The Flash (vol. 6) | #14– | Simon Spurrier | Vasco Georgiev | Matt Herms | ||
| Green Arrow (vol. 7)[a] | #17– | Chris Condon | Montos | Adriano Lucas | ||
| Harley Quinn (vol. 4) | #44– | Elliott Kalan | Mindy Lee | Tríona Farrell | ||
| Nightwing (vol. 4) | #119– | Dan Watters | Dexter Soy | Veronica Gandini | ||
| Power Girl (vol. 3) | #14– | Leah Williams | Adriana Melo | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | ||
| Superman (vol. 6) | #19– | Joshua Williamson | Dan Mora | Alejandro Sánchez | ||
| Batgirl (vol. 6) | #1– | Tate Brombal | Takeshi Miyazawa | Mike Spicer | November 6, 2024[10] | |
| JSA (vol. 2) | Jeff Lemire | Diego Olortegui | Luis Guerrero | |||
| Justice League Unlimited (vol. 2) | Mark Waid | Dan Mora | Tamra Bonvillain | November 27, 2024[11] | ||
| The New Gods (vol. 5) | Ram V | Evan Cagle | Francesco Segala | December 18, 2024[12] | ||
| Metamorpho: The Element Man | Al Ewing | Steve Lieber | Lee Loughridge | December 25, 2024[13] | ||
| Aquaman (vol. 9) | Jeremy Adams | John Timms | Rex Lokus | January 8, 2025[14] | ||
| Green Lantern Corps (vol. 4) | Jeremy Adams Morgan Hampton |
Fernando Pasarín | Oclair Albert | February 12, 2025[15] | ||
| Superman Unlimited | Dan Slott | Rafael Albuquerque | Marcelo Maiolo | May 21, 2025[16] | ||
Limited series
edit| Title | Issues | Creative teams | Debut date | Conclusion Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Artist | Colorist | ||||
| Black Lightning (vol. 3) | #1–5 | Brandon Thomas | Fico Ossio | Ulises Arreola | November 13, 2024[17] | March 12, 2025[8] |
| The Question: All Along the Watchtower | #1–6 | Alex Segura | Cian Torney | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | November 20, 2024[18] | April 16, 2025 |
| Batman / Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns | #1–5 | Jeff Parker | Lukas Ketner Michele Bandini |
Marcelo Maiolo | November 27, 2024 | December 26, 2024 |
| Two-Face | #1–12 | Christian Ward | Fábio Veras | Ivan Plascencia | December 4, 2024[19] | TBA |
| Challengers of the Unknown (vol. 5) | #1–5 | Christopher Cantwell | Sean Izaakse | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | December 18, 2024[20] | April 16, 2025 |
| Justice League: The Atom Project | #1–6 | John Ridley Ryan Parrott |
Mike Perkins | Adriano Lucas | January 1, 2025[21] | TBA |
| Zatanna (vol. 3) | Jamal Campbell | February 19, 2025[22] | ||||
| Secret Six (vol. 5) | Nicole Maines | Stephen Segovia | TBA | March 5, 2025[23] | ||
| Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over | Joanne Starer | Stephen Byrne | TBA | April 9, 2025 | ||
One-shots
edit| Title | Creative team | Release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer(s) | Artist | Colorist | ||
| Green Lantern Civil Corps Special | Jeremy Adams Phillip Kennedy Johnson |
Salvador Larroca | Luis Guerrero | October 9, 2024[9] |
| Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees | G. Willow Wilson | Mike Perkins | Mike Spicer | October 31, 2024[24] |
| Superwoman Special | Joshua Williamson | Edwin Galmon Nikola Čižmešija |
Rex Lokus | December 11, 2024[25] |
| Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum | Jeremy Adams | V. Ken Marion | Romulo Fajardo Jr. | January 8, 2025[26] |
| DC Power: Rise of the Power Company | Brandon Thomas Vita Ayala John Jennings Zipporah Smith |
Charles Stewart III Ray-Anthony Height Canaan White Kelsey Ramsay |
Anthony Fowler Jr. Ulises Arreola Chris Sotomayor Atagun Ilhan Andrew Dalhouse Francesco Segala |
January 29, 2025[27] |
| Superman: Lex Luthor Special | Joshua Williamson | Eddy Barrows | Eber Ferreira | January 29, 2025[28] |
| Summer of Superman Special | Dan Slott Mark Waid Joshua Williamson |
Jorge Jiménez | TBA | April 16, 2025[29] |
| The Power Company: Recharged | Bryan Edward Hill | Khary Randolph Alitha Martinez |
TBA | April 23, 2025[30] |
| Title | Issues | Creative teams | Debut date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Artist | Colorist | |||
| Absolute Batman | #1– | Scott Snyder | Nick Dragotta | Frank Martin | October 9, 2024[31] |
| Absolute Wonder Woman | Kelly Thompson | Hayden Sherman | Jordie Bellaire | October 23, 2024[31] | |
| Absolute Superman | Jason Aaron | Rafa Sandoval | Ulises Arreola | November 6, 2024[31] | |
| Absolute Flash | Jeff Lemire | Nick Robles | Adriano Lucas | March 19, 2025[32] | |
| Absolute Martian Manhunter | #1–6 | Deniz Camp | Javier Rodríguez | March 26, 2025[32] | |
| Absolute Green Lantern | #1– | Al Ewing | Jahnoy Lindsay | TBA | April 2, 2025[32] |
Events and crossovers
edit| Part | Issue | Release date | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Are Yesterday | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38 | April 16, 2025[33] | ||||||||||
| 2 | Justice League Unlimited (vol. 2) #6 | April 23, 2025[33] | ||||||||||
| 3 | Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2025 Annual #1 | April 30, 2025[33] | ||||||||||
| 4 | TBA | May 2025 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||
Reception
editThe DC All In Special one-shot received positive reviews, praising how its two main storylines (DC Universe and Absolute Universe) interact with each other.[34][35]
Notes
edit- ^ Green Arrow (vol. 7) #17 also contained a story from Joshua Williamson, Amancay Nahuelpan, and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
References
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