DC Comics January 2023 Collection Solicitations

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

While last month’s collection solicitations were a little light, this month has plenty to offer. There are a few new Deluxe Editions, like Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington and Adam Strange: Between Two Worlds, and a new Absolute Edition, Absolute Dark Nights: Death Metal (Reading Order). There is also a wide range of new hardcovers and paperbacks.

DC Comics January Spotlight Collections

• Batman: The Imposter TP
  • Collects Batman: The Imposter #1-3.
  • Release Date: February 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Early in his career, Bruce Wayne must contend with another Batman on the streets—one who doesn’t share his reticence about violently killing criminals! From screenwriter Mattson Tomlin and Eisner-winning artist Andrea Sorrentino, this collection of the popular and critically acclaimed series is the perfect tonal companion to 2022’s megahit film The Batman! 
• The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 2 TP
  • Collects The Nice House on the Lake #7-12.
  • Release Date: March 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The blockbuster horror hit concludes with a bang! Walter planned for every possible scenario when he brought his friends together in a well-secured paradise to protect them from a terrible fate…but he didn’t plan for the way the people he loved would turn against him! 
• The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 TP
  • Collects The Nice House on the Lake #1-6.
  • Release Date: Available now.
• Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington: The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects all 12 issues of the 2016 Young Animal revival of Doom Patrol plus Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #1-7.
  • Release Date: February 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • EMT driver Casey Brinke has been plagued by bizarre memories her entire life. Her perception of reality and fiction is about to blur even further when she encounters Robotman, Crazy Jane, Negative Man, Flex Mentallo, and Danny the Street—a.k.a. the Doom Patrol. Together with her new friends, Casey will learn that bizarre is just the tip of the iceberg in this imaginative reinvention of the cult series written by My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way, and illustrated by Nick Derington and a selection of the comics industry’s most whimsical talents.
• Absolute Dark Nights: Death Metal HC
  • Collects the entire seven-issue Dark Nights: Death Metal series and features behind-the-scenes art from Greg Capullo, original pencil pages, and a brand-new introduction from Scott Snyder.
  • Release Date: June 13, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Award-winning writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and his artistic partner in mayhem Greg Capullo (Batman) turn it up to 11 in the next thrilling entry of the Dark Nights saga—Dark Nights: Death Metal!
    • In a universe that has been twisted by the influence of the goddess Perpetua, it’s up to a chainsaw-wielding Wonder Woman to restart the Multiverse and put things right. To accomplish her mission, she’ll need to get the original Trinity comprising herself, Batman, and Superman back together for a final encore performance that will be the Crisis to end all Crises. Let your hair down, throw your hands up, and get ready to rock, because this reunion tour will be one for the ages!

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• Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Vol. 1: The Devil Nezha HC
  • Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #1-6.
  • Release Date: March 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known…and they’re together again in an epic new series from the legendary talents of Mark Waid and Dan Mora!
    • In the not-too-distant past, Superman’s powers are supercharged from a devastating chemical attack by the villain Metallo…and the only ally that the ultra-powerful Man of Tomorrow can turn to in this turbulent hour is Gotham’s own dark vengeance: the Batman. A nearly fatal burst of power drives Bruce Wayne to his own extreme measures to help his friend…enlisting none other than the Doom Patrol for aid. It’s the World’s Greatest Super Heroes from the world’s greatest talent in an epic collection experience that kicks off the next big events in the DCU. Get ready, it’s time to soar.
• Teen Titans: Robin TP
  • Collects the graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: March 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Raven Roth, Garfield Logan, Maxine Navarro, and Damian Wayne are on the run…from Slade Wilson, from H.I.V.E., and from the horrible experiments H.I.V.E. conducted at their expense.
    • But where will they go? Who can they trust?
    • Dick Grayson just wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian. Is Damian okay? Does he need help? Why hasn’t he been in contact? And why did his tracking device go silent?
    • One thing is for sure—they all need answers, and there is only one person that might be able to help them defeat H.I.V.E. for good.
• Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story TP
  • Collects the graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Can Lois Lane scrap her entire life plan for an unpredictable summer of ride-or-die friendships, swoony romance, and writing her truth?
    • Ambitious small-town girl Lois Lane tackles a summer in National City with gusto, but a cavalcade of setbacks—including an annoying frenemy roommate, a beyond-tedious internship at a suddenly corporatized website, and a boss who demotes her to coffee-fetching minion—threatens to derail her extremely detailed life plan. And, you know, her entire future!
    • When Lois uncovers a potentially explosive scandal, she must stand up and speak out for the future she deserves without destroying everything she’s worked so hard to create.
    • From beloved author Sarah Kuhn (Shadow of the Batgirl, Heroine Complex), with lively art by Arielle Jovellanos, comes a charming YA story about the strength it takes to embrace the messiness of life.
• Bruce Wayne: Not Super TP
  • Collects the graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: March 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Have you ever felt like you didn’t quite fit in?
    • Bruce Wayne knows all about that…being the only kid in his whole school without any powers and all. And when he gets pulled into the principal’s office because his career choice of vigilantism is deemed too ambitious, Bruce becomes more determined than ever to prove that he can be just as cool as the other supers that give him a hard time. But first, he has to find the right disguise and gadgets…oh, and the perfect hideout.
    • Featuring a cast of DC favorites, Bruce Wayne: Not Super, from New York Times bestselling writer Stuart Gibbs (Spy School, Charlie Thorne) and artist Berat Pekmezci, is sure to keep readers laughing!

DC Comics January 2023 Collection Solicitations

• Adam Strange: Between Two Worlds The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects Adam Strange (1990) #1-3, JLA #20-21, and Adam Strange (2004) #1-8.
  • Release Date: March 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Discover the man behind the myth as Adam Strange’s childhood on Earth is explored, his relationship with his estranged family is revealed, and secrets of Rann—and of Adam’s new life—are uncovered in this deluxe edition hardcover that reprints the three-issue 1990 Prestige format miniseries by Richard Bruning and Andy Kubert, with additional tales from Mark Waid and Andy Diggle. 
• Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong
  • Collects Aquaman & the Flash: Voidsong #1-3.
  • Release Date: February 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • With the Justice League taken out of commission, Aquaman and the Flash face an alien invasion on their own. Will this unlikely pair be able to find the weakness of this seemingly invincible foe and save the Earth? Writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty) team up with rising-star artist Vasco Georgiev to deliver an epic tale of two heroes facing impossible odds. 
• Batgirls Vol. 2
  • Collects Batgirls #7-12.
  • Release Date: March 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Three Batgirls are still better than two, as Cass Cain, Steph Brown, and Babs Gordon kick even more ass in Batgirls Vol. 2! First, join the Batgirls as they sneak into the Iceberg Lounge to save…Seer?! But why would they be trying to rescue the very hacker who’s been messing with them for months? Then, as the Batgirls follow clues from the Hill Ripper, they get closer and closer to revealing the killer’s identity…but not without the help of Nightwing and Maps and Kyle Mizoguchi of Gotham Academy, and definitely not without stumbling into Killer Moth and The Riddler first!!
• Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: The Neighborhood TP
  • Collects Detective Comics #1034-1039.
  • Release Date: February 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Introducing Mr. Worth! When his daughter is killed during the brutal crime wave gripping Gotham City, eight-foot-tall stack of muscle and money Roland Worth sets out on a path of revenge against the prime suspect in the crime: Bruce Wayne! The Dark Knight has been framed for murder, and to make matters worse, this grisly deed seems to be connected to yet another emerging villainous force on the horizon. It’s a rogues gallery explosion, and this time there’s no mansion on the hill for Bruce Wayne to mount his counterattack from! Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and superstar artist Dan Mora begin an exciting, surprising, and death-defying new story for the World’s Greatest Detective. 
• Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 7 TP
  • Collects Detective Comics #634-638, #641, and #643; Detective Comics Annual #4; Batman #474; and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27.
  • Release Date: February 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Batman’s iconic adventures from the 1990s continue in this volume that follows the Dark Knight as he tracks down a deadly assassin, encounters a foe who can alter reality, and investigates a bomber who is destroying the city for the sake of causing destruction. 
• Batman: The Detective TP
  • Collects Batman: The Detective #1-16.
  • Release Date: February 21, 2023
  • 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 the ultimate challenge and unheard-of adversaries and gain the assistance of a partner once more—all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium!

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• Birds of Prey: The End of the Beginning TP 
  • Collects Birds of Prey #113-127.
  • Release Date: February 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A high-tech hazard threatens the streets of Metropolis, and a mob boss recently “promoted” is to blame. As the Birds lose control of the situation, Metropolis’s other hero warns Oracle about her future in the City of Tomorrow.
    • Then, Oracle delves into the mystery of Misfit while Lady Blackhawk and Huntress hash out their differences! And that’s just where the story starts for our Birds of Prey!
• Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes Book Two TP
  • Collects Blue Beetle #13-25.
  • Release Date: March 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Just when Jaime Reyes thought that he was getting used to mastering the Scarab armor’s abilities and balancing his school life, in comes another complication. The armor’s alien owners have arrived on Earth. But these aren’t your friendly ETs; they have invasion in mind and no one will believe poor Jaime. Thrill to the adventures of DC’s latest teen superstar as he takes on a bevy of villains, teams up with other superheroes, and occasionally remembers to do his homework in this next thrilling chapter. 
• The DC Universe by Dwayne McDuffie
  • Collects stories curated from Action Comics #847, The Demon #26-29, Impulse #60, JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1, Batman: Gotham Knights #27, Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1, and Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #33-35, plus a tribute from Static Shock Special #1.
  • Release Date: February 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Writer Dwayne McDuffie was renowned for his ability to craft fantastic tales featuring characters who were heroic, yet still very relatable and human. 
• The Joker Vol. 3 HC
  • Collects The Joker #10-15.
  • Release Date: February 21, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The final volume of James Tynion IV’s acclaimed and bestselling run comes to an explosive conclusion! The Joker and all his enemies collide in Texas for an epic finale that will leave readers horrified and delighted!
• Superman: Action Comics Vol. 3: Warworld Revolution TP
  • Collects Action Comics #1043-1046, Action Comics 2022 Annual #1, and Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1.
  • Release Date: February 28, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • LET THE TRIALS BEGIN! Superman is on a quest to restore his full power, and to do it he’ll need to survive a gauntlet deep in the heart of Warworld. Meanwhile, Steel uses her mastery of Genesis energy to create a white sun…but will this burst of power be enough to vanquish Mongul once and for all? As the mystery villain lurking in the depths is at last revealed, Kal-El will need to overthrow Mongul’s empire and save the Phaelosian race from total annihilation! 

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• The Swamp Thing Volume 3: The Parliament of Gears TP
  • Collects The Swamp Thing #11-16.
  • Release Date: February 7, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • With the newly resurrected Swamp Thing and an old foe once again made flesh, the conflict that started it all begins anew. But now the fates of worlds are jeopardized as a new parliament stakes its claim upon the industry of humankind. Levi Kamei, the new avatar of nature known as the Swamp Thing, will join forces with the daughter of the Green, the voice of cities, and the Emerald Knight as the consequences of humanity’s creations threaten to consume us all. Ram V and Mike Perkins’ beautiful and haunting epic concludes in this final volume that needs to be seen to be believed!
• Wonder Woman Vol. 3: The Villainy of Our Fears TP
  • Collects Wonder Woman #787-794.
  • Release Date: February 14, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • After the events of Trial of the Amazons, Diana returns to Man’s World and is greeted by Edgar Cizko’s new group of criminals called Villainy Inc., designed to take down Wonder Woman and rule the world. To stop him, our hero is joined by friends old and new, including Steve Trevor, Etta Candy, and the Cheetah—now operating as agents of Checkmate—along with displaced 
• Wonder Woman: Who Is Wonder Woman The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects the first arc in the 2006 Wonder Woman series, issues #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Diana has gone missing! But Donna Troy is ready and graduates from sidekick to superhero as she takes on the mantle of Wonder Woman. Long before Allan Heinberg wrote the 2017 Wonder Woman feature film, he teamed up with Terry and Rachel Dodson to explore Themysciran intrigue and deception! 

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