DC Comics February 2023 Collection Solicitations

DC’s February 2023 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions.

This month has plenty of great material within in. Starting out, there are two new Deluxe Editions, the Batman/Spawn: The Deluxe Edition and the The Batman Who Laughs: The Deluxe Edition. Besides these there are a ton of exciting new hardcovers and paperbacks!

DC Comics February Spotlight Collections

• Batman Vol. 1: Failsafe HC
  • Collects Batman #125-130.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky joins legendary artist Jorge Jimenez to define a new era in Batman!
    • Bruce Wayne is at a turning point, haunted by dreams of a dark future, while Gotham City billionaires are being gruesomely murdered. With the discovery of an archenemy’s involvement and a tragedy unfolding, the Dark Knight’s nightmares are just beginning. And when Batman is framed for murder, a deadly protocol activates…and Failsafe begins! 
• Batman/Spawn: The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects the 2022 Batman/Spawn one-shot; 1994’s Batman/Spawn: War Devil #1 and Spawn/Batman #1; and a gallery of behind-the-scenes art from the new story and the original tales from the ’90s.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Two of comics’ darkest characters cross paths again in the most anticipated comics event of the decade! Batman and Spawn are two vigilantes of the night who avenge the innocent by their own methods. When sinister forces manipulate the Dark Knight and the Hellspawn into confronting each other, you can bet that there’ll be hell to pay when our heroes discover the truth and turn the tables on their would-be puppeteers.
• The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country Vol. 1 HC
  • Collects The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Collectible hardcover features new cover art by ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN and includes a miniprint of Death of the Endless by superstar JENNY FRISON!
• The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country Vol. 1 TP
  • Collects The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Acclaimed horror writer James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake) has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today—and now that time has come!
    • Art student Madison Flynn has been plagued all her life by visions of a terrifying man with mouths for eyes…but strangely, that vision is not a visit from the Corinthian, one of Dream’s most disturbing nightmare creations. When the Corinthian himself learns of this “Smiling Man,” it will send him on a quest across the nightmare country that is the waking world, where he will grapple with vicious sadomasochists, deranged venture capitalists, and the embodied spirit of America itself!
    • With lush, gorgeous art from Redneck‘s Lisandro Estherren and a who’s-who of superstar guest artists, Nightmare Country is designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DC’s library, The Sandman Universe. To make welcoming new readers easier, the collectible hardcover release (packaged with a mini-print of the iconic Death, by artist Jenny Frison) arrives in stores simultaneously with a direct-market exclusive softcover edition, priced as an easy jump-on point; both are available on the same day as the to-be-solicited April #1 issue of Nightmare Country‘s spectacular follow-up miniseries!
• DCeased: War of the Undead Gods HC
  • Contents currently not listed.
  • Release Date: September 5, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • What began as a battle for Earth has become a war for the galaxy as the epic final chapter in the massive DCeased franchise is here!
    • The emergence of a reborn, undead Darkseid in DCeased: Dead Planet sets the stage for the most devastating conflict yet for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman! As the Anti-Life Equation spreads into the cosmos, the survivors of Earth prepare for the coming apocalypse and realize their only hope could lie in the most powerful surviving hero from the first DCeased series…

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• DC vs. Vampires Vol. 2 HC
  • Collects DC vs. Vampires #7-12.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The first battle in the war for Earth was badly lost by humanity, and Nightwing and his vampire hordes have covered the Earth in permanent darkness. But hope is not lost, as an unlikely rebellion has emerged with a desperate and suicidal plan to save the world…Will it be enough? 
• Task Force Z Vol. 2: What’s Eating You? HC
  • Collects issues #7-12. 
  • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Red Hood is in shambles—he doesn’t know whom to trust, he’s been left out in the cold, and he’s on the run. The Bat-Family thinks he’s gone rogue, and the government agency that oversees Task Force Z is after him. All of this is happening while Mr. Bloom manipulates Man-Bat into assisting him in making Powers International the most dominant force in Gotham City.
• The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive Box Set
  • Collects three softcover versions of graphic novels: The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Flashpoint, and Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation.
  • Release Date: June 20, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Read the stories that inspired or were influenced by the motion picture The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti (It). 
• Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation TP
  • Collects the graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: June 20, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Relive one of the greatest moments in cinematic history with this stunning adaptation of director Tim Burton’s masterpiece Batman, the 1989 film that redefined what comic book movies could be. This softcover version of the adaptation crafted by comics legends Dennis O’Neil and Jerry Ordway perfectly captures the moody atmosphere of Burton’s film and the gothic architecture of the late production designer Anton Furst in compelling graphic novel form that fans can “rewatch” again and again.
• The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive TP
  • Collects issues #1-3 of The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive.
  • Release Date: May 16, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Race through the streets of Central City in this lead-up to the hotly anticipated blockbuster The Flash! After Barry Allen’s adventure with the Justice League, he’s determined to become a truly skilled and inspirational hero. But new threats are arising all around Central City. Barry will need to master his powers, and fast, to face down the likes of Girder, Tarpit, and the Top!

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• Flashpoint (2023 Edition) TP
  • Collects Flashpoint #1-5.
  • Release Date: May 30, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Offered again! Before you see the movie, read the graphic novel that inspired the upcoming film The Flash. Barry Allen protects the innocent and battles evil as the Flash—the world’s fastest man. But this is not the world he knew. This is a world where Themyscira and Atlantis are at war, where Batman uses deadly force, and where the Fastest Man Alive is just another man. Powerless and alone, Barry Allen remembers reality as it once was. Now he must convince its strange, dangerous heroes to rally to his cause and set the world to rights.
• Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (New Edition) TP
  • Collects Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham #1-3.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Offered again! Gotham City, 1928. Twenty years have passed since a madman slew the parents of young Bruce Wayne, heir to one of the oldest fortunes in Gotham City. Then, Bruce fled the carnage of Gotham and the unearthly voice warning him to prepare for the world to come. Now Bruce Wayne has returned. And hell has followed…A terrible thing from beyond space and time has awakened. The Lurker on the Threshold has called its faithful servants—immortal sorcerers, reptile men, beings of eldritch cold and fungal horror—to feed our world into its gaping maw. Join acclaimed comics talents Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Richard Pace (Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword), and Troy Nixey (Harley Quinn) as they present Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, a terrifying reimagining of the greatest heroes and villains in the Batman mythos.
• The Batman Who Laughs: The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects the full seven-issue miniseries and the one-shot special The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight, and features a brand-new wraparound cover by Jock.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights: Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock to set that evil alternate reality’s deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City. Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse’s deadliest criminal mastermind. Now he’s come to Gotham to turn Bruce Wayne’s home into an incubator for evil. And he hasn’t come alone. Emerging from another of the Dark Multiverse’s myriad realities comes the Grim Knight. This vicious vigilante will use any weapon at his disposal to ensure those he has marked for death stay down.
    • A war like no other—a war of the Batmen—has begun.

DC Comics February 2023 Collection Solicitations

• Batman Vol. 5: Fear State TP
  • Collects Batman #112-117.
  • Release Date: March 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Batman: The Joker War creative team of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez continue their epic run with Gotham City on the brink of a violent evolutionary path and the danger level to Batman and his allies reaching a fever pitch! The Magistrate now has full support from the mayor to handle high-level law enforcement in Gotham and has branded the Dark Knight public enemy number one. Batman must also contend with the return of the Scarecrow, who pursues his own terrifying agenda as he takes this chaotic moment to launch his Fear State!
• Deathstroke Inc. Vol. 2: Year One HC
  • Collects Deathstroke Inc. #10-15.
  • Release Date: March 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Slade Wilson’s blood-drenched past exploits are well chronicled, but how did Slade become the infamous assassin and mercenary known as Deathstroke? What dark turns in his life set him on a path of destruction that would tear his family apart?
• Harley Quinn Vol. 3: Verdict HC
  • Collects Harley Quinn #13-17.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • There’s a new, deadly vigilante that goes by the name of Verdict, and they’ve set their sights on the corrupt leaders of Gotham—awarding a death sentence to all they deem guilty! Harley Quinn is the true target, however, and when she’s framed for the murders herself, she’s going to need all the help she can get to clear her name!
• I Am Batman Vol. 2 HC
  • Collects I Am Batman #6-10.
  • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Jace Fox’s baptism of fire as Batman during “Fear State” was the first step toward his next great challenge: a relocation to the Big Apple! Joining his mother and sisters as they arrive in the city, Jace will find new adventure, a rekindled love, and terrifying new adversaries!
• Infinite Frontier TP
  • Collects Infinite Frontier #0–6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files #1. 
  • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • When our heroes saved the Multiverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged…and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises was undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. 
• JSA by Geoff Johns Book Five TP
  • Collects JSA #46-58 and Hawkman #23-25.
  • Release Date: March 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In “Princes of Darkness,” an insane Alan Scott and the evil wizard Mordru plunge the world into darkness, civil war, and chaos, and the Crimson Avenger wreaks havoc on all those she perceives to be sinners. Then, Black Adam brings old-world justice to Kahndaq as Hawkman seizes control of the JSA and brings them to the turbulent Middle East for an epic battle in “Black Reign”! 
• Legends of the DC Universe: Carmine Infantino HC
  • Collects selections from All-Star Comics #40; Flash Comics #86 and #90; All-American Comics #95; Comic Cavalcade #28; Sensation Comics #87; Mystery in Space #3; Secret Hearts #8; The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4; Showcase #4; Western Comics #73; The Flash #112 and #123; The Brave and the Bold #49; Detective Comics #327; Strange Adventures #205; The House of Mystery #296; DC Comics Presents #73; Secret Origins #17; and Danger Trail #1-4.
  • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • DC celebrates the work of artist and former DC publisher Carmine Infantino in this collection of stories pulled from his decades-spanning career. 

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• Multiversity: Teen Justice TP
  • Collects Multiversity: Teen Justice #1-6, along with Teen Justice’s first appearance from DC’s Very Merry Multiverse and a story from DC Pride 2022.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Kid Quick—the Future State Flash—and their fellow heroes Supergirl, Robin, Aquagirl, Klarienne the Witch Girl, and Troy take center stage in a miniseries that rocks Earth-11 to its core! What is Sister Blood’s true mission among the lost souls of New York City? Can Teen Justice get through their growing pains fast enough to learn the answer in time to stop it? And what role will the mysterious Raven—the brooding hero who has refused to join the team in the past—play in the ultimate battle? The secrets of Earth-11’s newest heroes and villains unfold in DC’s most exciting new team title!
• Naomi: Season Two HC
  • Collects Naomi: Season Two #1-6.
  • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • She’s back! Naomi returns to unravel the mysteries around herself and her powers. After joining the Justice League, our hero arrives at her home in Port Oswego to find her mentor Dee missing, and now she’s determined to figure out what happened to him. But in her search for the missing Thanagarian warrior, Naomi uncovers shocking truths that will forever change her life. Guest-starring Black Adam, Superman, and the Justice League, plus the return of…Zumbado! The entire creative team (Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell) behind the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award-nominated debut series returns to answer all the questions that surround Naomi, her legacy, and her place in the DC Universe pantheon.
• Power Girl: Power Trip TP
  • Collects JSA Classified #1-4 and Power Girl #1-12.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Power Girl is making a fresh start. She’s left behind her old life—and old Earth—to reinvent herself in New York City. But when the human-brain/ape-body entity known as the Ultra-Humanite and his followers plan to take control of Power Girl’s superhuman body, she’ll have to battle through the skies and the streets to save her bulletproof skin! Fan-favorite creators Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, and Geoff Johns pit Power Girl against vicious alien party girls, animal armies, and opportunistic blackmailers as she settles into her new life in the big city.
• Robin Vol. 3: Secrets and Shadows TP
  • Collects Robin #13-17.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Since leaving Gotham, Damian has grown and trained to be a hero, but now that story comes to an end as he’s pulled into a shocking new storyline that will test his role as Robin and his place in the DCU! Plus: kidnapping Lord Death Man, uncovering Flatline’s underground criminal empire, and why you shouldn’t go around telling people someone is your girlfriend if they don’t know about it first.
• The Sandman Mystery Theatre Compendium One TP
  • Collects Sandman Mystery Theatre #1-36 and Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1 and features an introduction from comedian Patton Oswalt, the voice of Matthew the Raven on Netflix’s The Sandman.
  • Release Date: March 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In this noir collection, millionaire Wesley Dodds becomes the Sandman to fight injustice in 1930s New York City, going after kidnappers, blackmailers, and predators who prey on rich socialites. Armed with a tranquilizing gas gun and driven by an unrelenting sense of justice, the Sandman moves through a decadent post-Depression landscape, stalking the predators who hide themselves beneath society’s callous indifference to the weak and vulnerable. 

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