DC Comics March 2023 Collection Solicitations

DC’s March 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 new Milestone books, with Blood Syndicate: Season One and DUO. There are also a ton of new Batman books, with entries like Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler, Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Riddle Me This, and a paperback edition of Batman: Fear State Saga. Plus, there are even more paperbacks and hardcovers on top of this.

DC Comics March Spotlight Collections

• Blood Syndicate: Season One HC
  • Collects Blood Syndicate: Season One #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 11, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Rolando “Tech-9” Texador and Hannibal “Wise Son” White return to the Paris Island suburb of Dakota City after military tours overseas—but life in Dakota City could not be more different.
    • While Icon and Rocket have been away patrolling the rest of the world, superpowered “Bang Babies” have been forming rival gang factions and terrorizing the island. With gang leader Holocaust’s ascent and the rallying of his super-powered army, who protects the neighborhood when the capes aren’t watching? Tech-9, Wise Son, and their childhood friend Carlos “Fade” Quinones will have to rally together rival gang members to have a chance to save their home—if they can stop fighting each other!
• DUO HC
  • Collects DUO #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 25, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Nanotech engineers Dr. Kelly Vu and Dr. David Kim are committed to only one thing more than each other: using their regenerative nanobots to save the world. And following a violent attack, those nanobots end up saving David’s and Kelly’s lives…sort of. Their salvation comes with an unexpected consequence: husband and wife awaken to realize that they now share one super-powered body!
    • Writer Greg Pak (Action Comics, Batman/Superman) and artist Khoi Pham (Teen Titans) team up to introduce two thrilling new superheroes in the body of one, with the power of tens of thousands of nanobots. But how close is too close, with the love of your life literally in your head? And what happens when a couple so closely bound discover they have very different ideas about how they should use their newfound powers?
• Batman- One Bad Day Box Set
  • Collects the Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface, and Ra’s al Ghul “One Bad Day” stories in hardcover format, with room to add more volumes as they are released. Also includes a new printing of The Killing Joke
  • Release Date: June 20, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • “You had a bad day and everything changed.” In the pages of the iconic story Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman’s ultimate foe, The Joker, was changed forever, given new, horrifying definition by the graphic novel that acted as the template for all the character’s stories moving forward. Now, 35 years later, some of comics’ greatest creators have come together to give that same stunning reexamination and evolution to more of Batman’s iconic rogues gallery—the Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface, and Ra’s al Ghul—in the pages of Batman – One Bad Day.
• Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler HC
  • Collects Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler. 
  • Release Date: June 20, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the Eisner Award-winning duo behind Mister Miracle, The Sheriff of Babylon, and Strange Adventures, reunite to dive deep into the mind of Batman’s most intellectual foe…the Riddler. The Riddler has killed a man in broad daylight for seemingly no reason, but…there’s always a reason. The Riddler is always playing a game; there are always rules. Batman will reach his wit’s end trying to figure out the Riddler’s true motivation in this epic psychological thriller. This deluxe hardcover collects the first critically acclaimed, bestselling installment of the Batman – One Bad Day series.
• Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Riddle Me This HC
  • Collects Detective Comics #1059-1061.
  • Release Date: April 11, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • RIDDLE ME THIS…WHEN IS A CRIMINAL NOT A CRIMINAL?
    • The Riddler is back in Gotham City in a big way, becoming a media personality and using his newfound influence to wreak havoc on the Dark Knight. As Batman chases down clues to put an end to Riddler’s machinations, the clock ticks away for the citizens of Gotham whom Edward Nygma has placed in the line of fire. It’s the final arc of Mariko
    • Tamaki’s epic run on Detective Comics, co-written by Nadia Shammas with art by the legendary Ivan Reis. And in “Gotham Girl, Interrupted,” the critically acclaimed team of Sina Grace and David Lapham bring Gotham Girl back into the Batman universe in a thrilling murder mystery that speaks to her origins. 

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• The Jurassic League HC
  • Collects The Jurassic League #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A theropod dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers’ hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save a prehistoric Earth from the sinister machinations of a horrific menace. Wait…what? Okay, maybe you don’t know the story. So join us and bear witness to a brandnew—yet older than time—adventure and experience the Justice League as you’ve never seen them before!
• Absolute Superman For All Seasons
  • Collects Superman for All Seasons #1-4 plus stories from Superman #226, Superman/Batman #26, Solo #1, and Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003 #1. Also included are two new forewords by Sale’s frequent collaborators Jeph Loeb and Richard Starkings.
  • Release Date: August 29. 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Before Superman became a living legend and icon, he was just a farm boy in Kansas named Clark who was coming to terms with the enormous power that he was blessed with. Driven by the desire to do more with his abilities, Clark moves from Smallville to Metropolis, makes new friends and enemies, and embarks on a legacy that will change the world.
    • Written and illustrated by the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, Superman for All Seasons is an imaginative and beautifully illustrated tale of the Man of Steel’s formative years. Featuring the stunning colors of artist Bjarne Hansen over Sale’s bold linework, this edition is a tribute to both the Man of Tomorrow and the incomparable Tim Sale.
• Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection TP 
  • Collects stories from Action Comics (vol. 1) #1-2, #23, #60, #182, #305, #395, #473, #643, #732; Action Comics (vol. 2) #7; Superman (vol. 1) #1, #30, #65, #133, #167, #287, #400; Superman (vol. 2) #1, #81; Superman (vol. 5) #18; Superman: The Man of Steel #1; Superman Confidential #1; World’s Finest Comics #176; DC Comics Presents #26; and Superman: Rebirth #1.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster introduced the world to Superman, a hero who possessed remarkable strength, courage, and selflessness. Join DC as we commemorate the 85th anniversary of the first appearance of Kal-El of Krypton…and eagerly anticipate the next eight decades of this extraordinary hero! 
• Superman: Space Age HC
  • Collects Superman: Space Age #1-3.
  • Release Date: May 2, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end, and there’s nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman! After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders whether this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it.

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• Shazam!: Power of Hope HC
  • Collects Shazam!: Power of Hope.
  • Release Date: September 12, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Between capping volcanoes, foiling bank robberies, and averting nuclear disasters, Captain Marvel has constantly faced challenges—leaving his young alter ego, Billy Batson, little time for his own life. But when Billy receives a request for Captain Marvel to appear at a children’s hospital, the Captain encounters one special child who deeply affects the hero and shows how human the World’s Mightiest Mortal is. Written by Emmy Award-winning writer Paul Dini and illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Alex Ross, Shazam!: Power of Hope is a personal tale of frustration, triumph, despair, and joy for all ages.
• Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil HC
  • Collects Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil #1-4.
  • Release Date: May 2, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Jeff Smith, the award-winning writer and illustrator of Bone, brings his talent for crafting stories with adventure, humor, and gorgeous artwork to DC Comics with this nostalgic reimagining of Shazam! When young orphan Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he’s entering a bizarre world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid-eating monsters, giant robots, political intrigue, and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a magic word that transforms him into the World’s Mightiest Mortal!
• Fann Club: Batman Squad TP
  • Release Date: June 6, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • ERNEST FANN IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BATMAN…FAN!
    • And as the most knowledgeable about all things super-heroic, it is up to Ernest to recruit the finest crime-fighters on Earth! Together with his babysitter, Harriet, his best friend, Jack, and his faithful fido, Ernest is ready to teach his recruits all about secret identities, the best ways to lurk, and how to stop crime…maybe?

DC Comics March 2023 Collection Solicitations

• Batman: Fear State Saga
  • Collects Batman #112-117, Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1, Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper #1, Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1, Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1, and Batman: Fear State: Omega #1.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The definitive Fear State collection is here! Gotham City is on the brink of martial law as Batman fights a two-front battle! The Scarecrow is unleashing a devastating attack on the city while the Magistrate has made its move to invade! Gotham is on the verge of a violent evolutionary path, and the danger level to Batman and his allies reaches a fever pitch! 
• Catwoman Vol. 2: Cat International TP 
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  • Release Date: May 2, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The cat goes international! But first, she must go undercover and have a taste of Milk—the fancy gentlemen’s club where the girls don’t strip, just pour endless drinks while they look pretty and mob bosses ogle them. But Selina has never been Gotham’s only protector, and there’s nothing like a handful of Robins to remind her why the Cat would rather play alone, especially if they’re bringing her closer to her ex. Selina finds herself in the middle of one sticky love square with her old flames Batman and Eiko resurfacing and her shiny new boy toy Valmont wooing her. It’s a deadly love affair you don’t want to miss!
• Future State: Gotham Vol. 3: Batmen At War TP
  • Collects Future State: Gotham #13-18.
  • Release Date: April 11, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The rumors regarding Bruce’s death have been greatly exaggerated! Now, despite the best efforts of the impostor, Hush, the real deal has returned with the help of Talia al Ghul. Together they must travel the world to find their son, Damian Wayne, before it’s too late! The return of Batman and Robin to Future State Gotham can’t be far behind, unless…something terrible happens first! The final volume in the epic series!
• Justice League Vol. 1: Prisms TP
  • Collects Justice League #59-63.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • “We need to get new voices in here. Some disruption. Some dissent.”
    • To face ever-changing threats while upholding their promise to dispense justice, the Justice League must evolve. The new mega-power Naomi joins Superman, Batman, the Flash, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, and…is that Black Adam?! Superman leads the charge to reinvent the team with unexpected new blood and the alternative perspectives they represent. New voices and old are challenged when a cosmic-powered conqueror named Brutus arrives from Naomi’s ruined homeworld intent on ruling the Earth! Superstars Brian Michael Bendis (Superman, Young Justice) and David Marquez (Miles Morales, Iron Man, Batman/Superman) reunite to usher in an exciting new era for the world’s greatest superheroes in this blockbuster battle for the ages! 
• Justice League Vol. 3: Leagues of Chaos HC
  • Collects Justice League #72-74 and Justice League 2022 Annual #1.
  • Release Date: May 2, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Justice League and Justice League Dark team up to navigate the remade world of chaos. Xanadoth, the original Lord of Chaos, has returned. With unlimited power and revenge against all on its mind, the Lord of Chaos has taken the form of Black Adam, Doctor Fate has been possessed, and no one is safe. Also, The return of Wonder Woman, along with…O.M.A.C.! Jack Kirby’s greatest creation, the One-Man Army Corps, returns to the DC Universe just in time to team up with the reunited Justice League to stop secret forces of evil from gathering! Join writer Brian Michael Bendis as he joins forces with artist Emanuela Lupacchino, Syzmon Kudranski, and Sanford Greene as he brings the legacy of the League to life!

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• Legends of the Dark Knight: Jose Luis Garcia Lopez HC
  • Collects stories and art from Batman #272, #336-337, #353; Detective Comics #454, #458-459; Batman: Reign of Terror #1; Batman: Gotham Knights #10; Batman Confidential #26-28; World’s Finest Comics #244, #255, #258; DC Comics Presents #31, #41; The Brave and the Bold #164, #171; Batman Family #3; The Joker #4; and Batman ’66: The Lost Episode #1.
  • Release Date: April 18, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Legendary artist José Luis García-López’s definitive Batman tales are collected for the first time in a single volume!
• Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1: The Truth TP
  • Collects Superman: Son of Kal-El #1-6. 
  • Release Date: April 11, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Jonathan Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is the new Man of Steel! When his father leaves Earth, Jon becomes the new Superman, striving to be a champion of real change. But when Jon finds himself in the crosshairs of Henry Bendix, tyrannical ruler of the island nation of Gamorra, he ends up facing evils even he might have trouble against. Luckily, his new Gamorran ally, journalist Jay Nakamura, could have the answers he needs. 
• The Phantom Stranger Omnibus
  • Collects stories from The Phantom Stranger (1952) #1-6; The Phantom Stranger (1969) #1-41; Batman and the Outsiders #8; The Brave and the Bold #89, 98, 145; DC Comics Presents #25, #72; DC Super-Stars #18; House of Secrets #150; Justice League of America #103; The Saga of the Swamp Thing #1-13; Secret Origins #10; Showcase #80; and Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18.
  • Release Date: August 22, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • First introduced in 1952, the Phantom Stranger stands as one of DC’s most enigmatic characters, a supernatural hero shrouded in mystery. 
• Top 10 Compendium TP
  • Collects Top Ten #1-12, America’s Best Comics Special #1, Smax #1-5, Top Ten: The Forty-Niners, Top Ten: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #1-5, Top Ten: Season Two #1-4, and Top Ten: Season Two Special #1.
  • Release Date: April 11, 2023
  • Solicitation Details:
    • From writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) and artist Gene Ha (Justice League) comes this sci-fi epic following the exploits of the police officers of Precinct 10—or Top 10—as they contend with science villains and super-crimes in the vast city of Neopolis and beyond. 

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