DC Comics April 2022 Collection Solicitations

DC’s April 2022 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions.

This month has a bit of old and a bit of new. When it comes to recollecting material, the classic Sandman series is getting collected in a set of large paperbacks, starting with The Sandman Book One. In addition, the New 52 Midnighter series is being collected in Midnighter: The Complete Collection, Geoff Johns’ Justice League is continued in the Justice League: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 2, and the 100 Bullets Omnibus Vol. 2 is also coming. When it comes to new material, we’ve got the first collection for Superman: Son of Kal-El. Plus, we’re getting collections for Aquaman: The Becoming and Crush & Lobo.

• Flashpoint TP (Review) (Reading Order)
  • Collects Flashpoint #1-5.
  • Release Date: On Sale Now
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an Elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone, or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war–but where are the World’s Greatest Heroes to stop it? It’s a place where America’s last hope is Cyborg, who intends to gather the forces of the Outsider, the Secret 7, Shazam, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar—yet altered—faces! It’s a world that could be running out of time, if the Flash can’t find the villain who altered the timeline! 
• Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus HC
  • Collects the five-issue Flashpoint miniseries along with the prelude story from The Flash #8-12 and all 56 tie-in issues, Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus features a rogues gallery of comics talent including Geoff Johns, Andy Kubert, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire, Gene Ha, Dan Jurgens, and more.
  • Release Date: On Sale Now
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Flash’s world has changed, and the whole DC Universe with it. Even the Fastest Man Alive can run out of time, and if there is to be anything left of the past, present, or future, Barry Allen must learn the secret of…FLASHPOINT!
    • Barry Allen awoke in a world he barely recognizes, but it isn’t a trick or a parallel Earth. Something or someone has altered time, replacing Barry’s world with a new one. And this new world is not a safe place.
    • The planet is on the brink of destruction as Wonder Woman and the Amazons wage war with Aquaman and the Atlanteans. A motley group of heroes is mounting a resistance, but in this world, heroes are hard to come by. No one has ever heard of the Flash, or the Justice League, or even Superman. Hal Jordan was never given a Green Lantern ring, and Bruce Wayne was killed in Crime Alley when he was just a little boy.
    • Without his powers or his friends to aid him, Barry reaches out to a new Batman to put the world right. If they fail, they’ll never escape the twisted world of…FLASHPOINT!
• Justice League Vol. 1: Prisms HC
  • Collects Justice League #59-63.
  • Release Date: May 10, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Writer Brian Michael Bendis reunites with artist David Marquez (Miles Morales, Iron Man, Batman/Superman) for a new, star-studded Justice League featuring Superman, Batman, the Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, new DC powerhouse Naomi, and…is that Black Adam?! Superman is leading the charge to reinvent the Justice League, and at the same time, a new, cosmic-powered threat arrives from Naomi’s homeworld to rule the Earth! This special hardcover edition collects the entire epic opening saga of this all-new era for the Justice League! 

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• The Sandman Book One TP
  • Collects The Sandman #1-20.
  • Release Date: April 5, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • As the story begins, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey, Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine, and an all-powerful madman.
• The Sandman Book Two TP
  • Collects issues #21-37, The Sandman Special #1, and stories from Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #1-3.
  • Release Date: April 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Ten thousand years ago, Morpheus condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now the other members of his immortal family, the Endless, have convinced the Dream King that this was an injustice. To make it right, Morpheus must return to Hell to rescue his banished love—and Hell’s ruler, the fallen angel Lucifer, has already sworn to destroy him. 
• The Sandman Book Three TP
  • Collects issues #38-56 and a story from Vertigo Preview #1.
  • Release Date: May 3, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Centuries ago, one of the Endless gave up his duties and left his realm, never to be seen again. Now on a mission to find their missing sibling, Delirium and Dream encounter immortal humans and various deities as they try to locate the prodigal Destruction. But as their adventure draws Dream into a final, tragic confrontation with his son Orpheus, the eternal being learns the true meaning of fate and consequences.
• The Sandman Book Four TP
  • Collects issues #57-75 and stories from Vertigo Jam and Dust Covers.
  • Release Date: May 17, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In the climactic final volume, Dream becomes the target of the Furies—unstoppable agents of vengeance. Dark forces are at work, and what they set in motion will demand a sacrifice greater than any the Dreaming has yet known. The thrilling conclusion of The Sandman weaves together threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series.
• RWBY/Justice League TP
  • Collects RWBY/Justice League #1-7. This volume also features the initial designs of the Justice League of Remnant as well as a variant cover gallery.
  • Release Date: May 17, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The DC Universe and the world of RWBY collide! Discover the Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Diana Prince of Remnant as Team RWBY comes face to face with new versions of DC’s paragons of justice. New Grimm have been popping up around Remnant as well as people disappearing without a trace. As Team RWBY investigates these mysterious happenings, they encounter new friends along the way. But will these new “heroes” help our intrepid huntresses turn the tide and find the cause of all this madness, or will a long-hidden beast’s plan finally mean doom for Remnant? 

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• Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1: The Truth TP
  • Collects Superman: Son of Kal-El #1-6.
  • Release Date: May 31, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He’s traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legion’s history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. It’s time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! Who’s the mastermind behind the mysterious organization known as the Truth? What sinister secrets await Jon in the labs of President Bendix? And…could Jonathan Kent have at last found love? All this and more awaits you in this historic first volume in a new chapter of the Superman family legacy.
• Midnighter: The Complete Collection TP
  • Collects all 12 issues of the 2015 series, the Midnighter and Apollo miniseries, and stories from DC Cybernetic Summer and DC Pride 2021. 
  • Release Date: May 24, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • From GLAAD-nominated writer Steve Orlando comes the action-packed adventures of Midnighter, the hero who can predict your every move. 
• Crush & Lobo TP
  • Collects Crush & Lobo #1-8.
  • Release Date: May 17, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The thrilling and chaotic fan-favorite miniseries from Detective Comics dream team Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan collected for the first time! In case anyone was wondering, Crush is doing just fine, actually. Sure, she effectively quit being a Teen Titan. And okay, her relationship with her girlfriend, Katie, is kind of on the rocks, if you want to get all technical about it. Oh, and she recently found out her dad, Lobo, is in space jail. But that’s cool, because he’s the worst. Okay, so maybe Crush has some stuff. But that doesn’t mean she’s gonna do anything about it, like run away from all her problems by going to space to confront her dad…right? 
• Aquaman: The Becoming TP
  • Collects Aquaman: The Becoming #1-6 and Future State: Aquaman #1-2.
  • Release Date: May 24, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The critically acclaimed miniseries that graduates Jackson Hyde from Aqualad to Aquaman is now available in one volume! Jackson Hyde finally has it all. Mentors who support him, a community that loves him, an honest relationship with his mother, and access to Aquaman’s private training facility in Atlantis. Well, he had it all—until that training facility and half the Atlantean palace got blown to kingdom come with Jackson inside. Now Jackson stands accused of wrecking the life he worked so hard to build as a mysterious new villain stalks him from the shadows. Aqualad’s going to need all his skills, wit, and cunning just to prove his own innocence, let alone inherit the name Aquaman! Plus—revisit Jackson Hyde’s first appearance as Aquaman on an adventure with Arthur Curry’s daughter in DC’s not-so-distant future! 
• Teen Titans Go!: Undead?! TP
  • Release Date: June 28, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Jump City is full of strange, shambling creatures muttering about sales and dead set on brains. The Teen Titans saw a comet fall from the sky and can think of nowhere better to hang out and see what happens than the mall. If their theory is correct and people start turning into zombies, they want to be prepared—and we all know zombies love the mall!
    • But as the situation grows ever more dire, Robin and his team take to the streets, trying to save the city from the bargain-hungry undead. But these zombies really bite: the cemetery isn’t safe, the H.I.V.E. Five are not alive, and Robin’s teammates are about to succumb to shopping fever! Can Robin keep it together long enough to cancel this apocalypse?

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• 100 Bullets Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
  • Collects issues #59-100 as well as the 100 Bullets: Brother Lono miniseries.
  • Release Date: June 28, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A briefcase. An untraceable gun. One hundred rounds of ammunition. For some, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pull the trigger and change their lives. But just who is making these actions possible—and why?
• Batman: Reptilian HC
  • Collects Batman: Reptilian #1-6.
  • Release Date: May 31, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize Gotham? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening stalks the shadows—and it’s after Gotham’s villains, leaving a trail of carnage through the underworld. Now, with Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and many more left bloodied and broken in its wake, Batman opens the case on this mysterious reptilian menace and finds himself vexed by one very important question: What on Earth is it?
• Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2 TP
  • Collects Batman: Urban Legends #7-10.
  • Release Date: May 24, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The next chapter in the lives of Gotham City’s greatest heroes is here. The Outsiders fight the forces of Future State and Fear State! Batwoman tries to save Gotham City from itself. Tim Drake searches for a kidnapped friend and discovers his own identity. Azrael returns to Gotham City. Oracle and the Batgirls chart out new paths following the Joker War. Gotham City’s future is in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2!
• Catwoman Vol. 6: Fear State TP
  • Collects Catwoman #34-38.
  • Release Date: May 24, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Alleytown stands as the last place in Gotham City untouched by the Magistrate’s totalitarian forces. But being the last bastion of freedom in a police state makes Selina’s kingdom most inviting for Gotham’s rogues. This volume features appearances by Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, Ghost-Maker, and Wight Witch—an assassin sent to kill the Feline Fatale—in tales from Catwoman #34-38!
• Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus HC
  • Collects Doom Patrol #64-87, Doom Patrol Annual #2, and a story from Vertigo Jam #1.
  • Release Date: June 7, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In 1993, writer Rachel Pollack took over Doom Patrol from Grant Morrison and quickly made the title her own—retaining its offbeat spirit while pushing its characters in new directions and tackling important social issues in the Doom Patrol’s thoroughly unconventional way. 
• Justice League: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
  • Collects Justice League #24-52, Forever Evil #1-7, DC Universe: Rebirth #1, DC Sneak Peek: Justice League #1, Justice League feat. Secret Society #234, Justice League of America feat. Black Adam #74, Justice League: Darkseid War Special #1, Justice League: Darkseid War: Batman #1, Justice League: Darkseid War: The Flash #1, Justice League: Darkseid War: Green Lantern #1, Justice League: Darkseid War: Lex Luthor #1, Justice League: Darkseid War: Shazam #1, and Justice League: Darkseid War: Superman #1.
  • Release Date: June 21, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • One of the boldest eras in Justice League history continues in this massive collection, featuring the second half of superstar writer Geoff Johns’s run on DC’s premier super-team. Volume two collects the rest of Johns’ Justice League issues plus the Forever Evil and Darkseid War story lines, all leading up to DC’s Rebirth event.

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