DC Comics January 2022 Collection Solicitations

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

This month has a nice mix of great releases. First off, there are several new Batman titles on the way. We’re getting collections for both the Batman: The Detective and the Batman: The Imposter miniseries. Next, there are a surprisingly large amount of box sets on the way. Black Adam, Teen Titans, and Fourth World by Jack Kirby box sets are all on the way. There are also two art books coming, one featuring Jenny Frison and the other featuring J.H. Williams III. Plus, on top of all of this, there are new hardcovers and some solid paperback reprints.

• Batman: The Detective HC
  • Collects Batman: The Detective #1-6.
  • Release Date: February 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A horrific tragedy in the United Kingdom sends a very personal and deadly message to the Dark Knight—one that will draw Batman out of Gotham City to investigate! From the moment he lands in Europe, Batman will face a difficult investigation and unheard-of adversaries and gain the assistance of a partner once more—all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium! New villains! New allies! A thrilling overseas adventure begins for the Dark Knight!
• Batman: The Imposter HC
  • Collects the miniseries.
  • Release Date: February 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Bruce Wayne’s mission as the Batman has only been under way for a year or so, but he can tell he’s making a difference. Unfortunately, he’s made some powerful enemies. All the traditional power brokers of Gotham resent the disruption the Batman has brought to town…and it seems one of them has a plan to neutralize him. There’s a second Batman haunting Gotham’s rooftops and alleys—and this one has no qualms about murdering criminals, live and on tape. With the entire might of the Gotham City Police Department and Gotham’s rich and powerful coming down on his head, Batman must find this imposter and somehow clear his name…but how can you prove your innocence from behind a mask?
• Black Adam Box Set
  • Collects softcover editions of Shazam! Vol. 1, Black Adam/JSA: Black Reign, and Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire.
  • Release Date: July 5, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Before seeing Black Adam on the big screen, rediscover classic DC comics that inspired the film! 
• Infinite Frontier HC
  • Collects Infinite Frontier #0–6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files #1.
  • Release Date: February 15, 2022
  • 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.
    • Alan Scott, the Green Lantern of the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but now is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate! 
• The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 TP
  • Collects The Nice House on the Lake #1-6.
  • Release Date: March 1, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walter’s always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walter’s invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. It’s beautiful, it’s opulent, it’s private—so a week of putting up with Walter’s weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldn’t a chance to reconnect be…nice?
    • Don’t miss the first collected edition of 2021’s smash-hit horror sensation—so you can be all caught up when The Nice House on the Lake returns with issue #7!

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• Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven HC
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: April 26, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • It seems like years, but it’s only been a few days since Raven Roth recovered her memories; trapped her demon father, Trigon, in her amulet; and had her heart broken for the first time. But she doesn’t have time to worry about the past…she has to focus on finding a way to get rid of Trigon for good. Garfield Logan still can’t believe he has the power to transform into animals. But controlling his newfound abilities is difficult, and their unpredictable nature could have dangerous consequences. Knowing his parents kept this secret hidden from him only makes Gar feel more alone. The heroes are both seeking answers from the one person who seems to have them all figured out: Slade Wilson. When their paths cross in Nashville, Raven and Gar can’t help but feel a connection, despite the secrets they try to hide from each other. It will take a lot of trust and courage to overcome the wounds of their pasts. But can they find acceptance for the darkest parts of themselves? Or maybe even love?
• Teen Titans: Raven, Beast Boy and Beast Boy Loves Raven Box Set
  • Collects Teen Titans: Raven, Teen Titans, Beast Boy, and Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven. 
  • Release Date: August 9, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia and internationally acclaimed artist Gabriel Picolo’s fan-favorite Teen Titans books are available in beautiful hardcover editions! These unique origin stories define what it means to have the strength to face and accept who you really are.
    • In Teen Titans: Raven, when 17-year-old Raven Roth loses her memories and has to start life over in New Orleans, strange things begin to happen. What if she’s better off not knowing her past?
    • In Teen Titans: Beast Boy, 17-year-old Garfield Logan struggles to overcome his lack of high school popularity. Then new powers and elevated status give Gar everything he’s hoped for—but at what price?
    • In Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven, a chance encounter in Nashville brings these teens together. It’s the meet-cute that turns into the adventure of a lifetime, as they discover that trusting a new friend can be everything, and trusting the wrong adult can be a disaster.
• Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1: Warworld Rising TP
  • Collects Action Comics #1030–1035. 
  • Release Date: February 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A new chapter in Superman’s life begins as the challenges of Dark Nights: Death Metal are causing Clark Kent to feel…a change in his powers. Is it possible the Metropolis Marvel could be losing a step?
    • The Man of Steel’s struggles in taking down the creatures from the Breach would suggest as much! If he’s going to continue to protect the people of Earth, he’ll have to adapt—especially with threats like Mongul out there waiting to launch their biggest attacks on the Earth yet. After a war-torn battleship escapes Warworld and makes the perilous journey to Earth, Superman searches for answers about the identities of its mysterious refugees and their apparent link to the planet Krypton. Could there be other Kryptonians in the universe? Meanwhile, Atlantean scientists study the wreckage of the Warworld vessel…and make a shocking discovery that could change the balance of power on Earth.
• Batman: The Penguin TP
  • Collects Detective Comics #58, #610, #611, #824, Batman #155, #374, #548, #549, Batman: Penguin Triumphant #1, and Joker’s Asylum: Penguin #1.
  • Release Date: March 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Offered again! Rediscover the history of the Batman and the Penguin’s greatest clashes before they return to the big screen in The Batman.  
• Batwing: Luke Fox TP
  • Collects Batwing # 19 – 34 and Batwing: Futures End #1.
  • Release Date: February 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Son of Wayne Enterprises tech guru Lucius Fox, young Luke Fox is brilliant, brave, and rebellious—and now, he’s the newest member of Batman, Inc.! When the original Batwing walks away from crime-fighting, the Dark Knight recruits Luke to take up the mantle as a global representative in the war on crime. His assignments as the Batman’s newest agent will take him from Africa to Italy to a side of Gotham City that he’s never imagined.

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• Catwoman of East End Omnibus HC
  • Collects stories from Detective Comics #759-762, Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score, Catwoman #1-37, and Catwoman Secret Files #1.
  • Release Date: April 5, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Catwoman is dead! (Or at least that’s what she wants you to think.) Presumed deceased and low on funds, Selina Kyle returns to her roots, taking up residence in Gotham’s down-and-out East End. She intends to lie low and figure out her next moves, but when a serial killer begins racking up bodies in her old haunts, Selina has no choice but to return to the prowl in this twisting noir mystery. 
• DC Comics: Generations TP
  • Collects Generations Shattered #1, Generations Forged #1, and the story “Generations Fractured” from Detective Comics #1027.
  • Release Date: February 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In these tales, a threat of cosmic proportions to DC’s newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out. 
• DC Poster Portfolio: Jenny Frison
  • Release Date: June 28, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • DC Comics presents the artwork of superstar cover artist Jenny Frison, featuring 20 of her most stunning pieces starring some of the greatest superheroes and super-villains in comics history. From Wonder Woman to Catwoman and Poison Ivy, the art collected in this poster book showcase is perfect for framing and display.
• DC Poster Portfolio: J.H. Williams III
  • Release Date: July 12, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • DC Comics presents the artwork of superstar artist J.H. Williams III, presented in 20 removable oversize poster pages suitable for framing and display. Featuring art from The Sandman: Overture, Batwoman, Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Promethea, and more!
• DCeased: Hope At World’s End TP
  • Collects DCeased: Hope At World’s End chapters 1-14.
  • Release Date: February 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Anti-Life Equation has infected over a billion people on Earth. Heroes and villains have fallen, as have entire nations. In the immediate aftermath of the destruction of Metropolis, Superman and Wonder Woman spearhead a plan to try to stem the tide of infection and protect survivors. The Anti-Life Army is on the march, however, corrupting and destroying everything in its path. The Anti-Life War has only just begun!
• Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 4 HC 
  • Collects Doom Patrol #10, Superman #16-22, Adventures of Superman #439-444, Action Comics #598-600, and Superman Annual #2.
  • Release Date: January 18, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • This final volume of John Byrne’s classic reinvention of Superman chronicles more of the Man of Steel’s greatest adventures, featuring favorites like Wonder Woman, Batman, Supergirl, and the Doom Patrol! 
• Y: The Last Man Compendium Two TP
  • Collects issues #32-60. 
  • Release Date: March 1, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • When a mysterious plague wipes out every male mammal on Earth, the world’s women are left to pick up the pieces and try to keep civilization from collapsing. But for some unknown reason, one young man still lives. Overnight, Yorick Brown goes from anonymous 20-something to the most important person on the planet. 
• The Fourth World by Jack Kirby Box Set
  • Collects The New Gods, The Forever People, Mister Miracle, and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen in one slipcase box set.
  • Release Date: July 12, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In the 1970s, legendary creator Jack Kirby revolutionized the comic book medium with a monumental multi-series saga that introduced impossible new worlds, iconic new characters, and sweeping new mythologies. He called it the Fourth World, and its debut elicited unprecedented levels of excitement from comics readers everywhere.

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