DC Comics November 2021 Collection Solicitations

DC’s November 2021 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions.

This month has lots of releases in several different formats. There are two new box sets, a Flintstones and a Justice League deluxe edition, a reprint of the Annotated Sandman Vol. 1, and a Flash by Geoff Johns Omnibus. Tom King’s Rorschach and Strange Adventures are also being collected as hardcovers. On top of all this, there are several other exciting collections as well.

• The Batman Box Set
  • Collects Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman Ego and Other Tails, and Batman: Year One.
  • Release Date: March 1, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Rediscover the classic stories that inspired The Batman feature film! This slipcase box set includes softcover editions of three books director Matt Reeves cites as his biggest influences for the upcoming film—Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman Ego and Other Tails, and Batman: Year One.
• Fables: The 20th Anniversary Box Set
  • Collects Fables #1-150, Fables: The Last Castle, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland, Jack of Fables #33-35, and The Literals #1-3 in four thick compendium volumes.
  • Release Date: April 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Before the return of Fables, rediscover the original Eisner-winning series!
• Mister Miracle: The Great Escape
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: January 18, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Scott Free wants nothing more than to leave Apokolips for planet Earth, and he knows exactly how to do it. But his plan never involved falling in love with the head of the Female Furies, Big Barda—the one person tasked with ensuring he never escapes.
    • From Varian Johnson, the author of the Coretta Scott King Author Honor book The Parker Inheritance, and Afrofuturist artist Daniel Isles (a.k.a. DirtyRobot) comes the story of an escape plan that will take a miracle to pull off. Luckily for Scott, everyone calls him Mister Miracle! Okay, no one calls him that…yet.
• Rorschach
  • Collects Rorschach #1-12.
  • Release Date: December 7, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • It’s been 35 years since Ozymandias dropped a giant interdimensional squid on New York City, killing thousands and destroying the public’s trust in heroes once and for all. And since that time, one figure in a fedora, mask, and trench coat has become a divisive cultural icon. So, what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as a gunman trying to assassinate a candidate running against President Redford? Who is the man behind the mask, and why is he acting this way? Now it’s up to one detective to uncover the identity of this would-be killer and expose a web of conspiracies that will change the world forever.
• Strange Adventures
  • Collects Strange Adventures #1-12.
  • Release Date: December 14, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Adam Strange is the hero of Rann, a man famous throughout the galaxy for his bravery and honor. After leading his adopted home to victory in a great planetary war, Adam and his wife Alanna retire to Earth, where they are greeted by cheers, awards, and parades. But not all is as happy and nice as it seems, as the decisions Adam made during battles on Rann come back to haunt his family and threaten the entire DC Universe. Now his fate rests in the hands of one of his fellow heroes, Mr. Terrific, who must choose between saving Adam or the world.
• Annotated Sandman Vol. 1 (2022 edition)
  • Collects The Sandman #1-20.
  • Release Date: March 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Back in print! This oversize hardcover reprints The Sandman #1-20 annotated with page-by-page, panel-by-panel commentary explaining the history, references, hidden meanings, and other behind-the-scenes details from the making of this unforgettable series.
• All Star Superman: The Deluxe Edition
  • Collects the now-classic 12-issue miniseries at oversize trim with behind-the-scenes extras.
  • Release Date: January 25, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • An emotionally and visually stunning graphic novel hearkening back to the Golden Age of comics, All-Star Superman creates a new but familiar take on the world’s first superhero. 
• Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 6
  • Collects Batman #475-483 and Detective Comics #642.
  • Release Date: January 4, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • This new collection of 1990s Batman tales includes the legendary story “The Return of Scarface,” featuring one of DC’s most vindictive villains, made famous in Batman: The Animated Series, plus the first appearance of the Gotham Gargoyle.

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• Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1
  • Collects stories from Batman: Urban Legends #1-6.
  • Release Date: December 7, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Two top comics writers, Matthew Rosenberg and Chip Zdarsky, enter the world of Gotham City with new tales of Batman, Red Hood, and Grifter in the first volume collecting stories from the thrilling new anthology series Batman: Urban Legends.
• Batman/Superman: The Archive Of Worlds
  • Collects Batman/Superman #16-21.
  • Release Date: December 21, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Worlds collide! In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal comes a glimpse into brave new worlds within the DC Universe…but what are these strange planets? You have never seen Batman and Superman like this before—so buckle up and get ready for Gene Luen Yang and Ivan Reis’s epic tale!
• Batman Vs. Ra’s Al Ghul
  • Collects Batman Vs. Ra’s al Ghul #1-6.
  • Release Date: January 11, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Ra’s al Ghul has begun to take over Gotham! With Batman gone, only his protégés stand against the League of Assassins—at least until the trials determine who will take the hero’s mantle! Neal Adams triumphantly returns to his most popular battles in Batman Vs. Ra’s al Ghul #1-6.
• DMZ Compendium Two
  • Collects DMZ #37-72.
  • Release Date: December 21, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Catch up on the critically acclaimed dystopian saga before the TV adaptation hits screens! Set in a near-future world where a second U.S. civil war leaves Manhattan a war zone, this compendium edition collects the final half of the series.
• Crisis on Multiple Earths Book 2: Crisis Crossed
  • Collects stories from Justice League of America #91-92, 100-102, 107-108, 113, 123-124, 135-137, 147-148, and 159-160.
  • Release Date: January 11, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The incredible crossover events between the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America that launched the DC Multiverse as we know it! 
• Justice League by Scott Snyder Deluxe Edition Book Three
  • Collects Justice League #26-39.
  • Release Date: February 8, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • It’s the culmination of the Legion of Doom’s master plan, and some may not survive. The Justice League must race through the past, present, and future to gather pieces of the Totality if they want to stop Lex Luthor’s team from unleashing Perpetua on the Multiverse. 

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• The Flintstones The Deluxe Edition
  • Collects The Flintstones #1-12 and Booster Gold/The Flintstones Special #1 with behind-the-scenes extras.
  • Release Date: February 8, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • In this fresh take on the modern stone-age family, the classic Hanna-Barbera characters from Bedrock are reimagined into a witty and poignant satire of 21st century life. 
• Fables Compendium Four
  • Collects Fables #114-150.
  • Release Date: December 7, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Final volume! The ever after is here for the legendary beings of Fabletown. This fourth compendium edition collects the final chapters of the acclaimed series from Fables #114-150, revealing the ultimate fates of beloved characters Bigby Wolf, Snow White, Rose Red, and more!
• Gen 13: Starting Over The Deluxe Edition
  • Collects Gen 13 (Vol. 1) #0-5, Gen 13 (Vol. 2) #0-5, and pages from Wildstorm Universe Sourcebook #1.
  • Release Date: January 11, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Gen 13 fight evil and party hard. Featuring the offbeat adventures of super-powered teenagers as they juggle typical teen drama with stopping would-be world conquerors.
• Green Lantern Vol. 1: Invictus
  • Collects Future State: Green Lantern #1-2 and Green Lantern #1-4.
  • Release Date: December 21, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Far Sector‘s Jo Mullein’s first meeting with the rest of the Green Lantern Corps gets delayed when something causes the Central Power Battery to explode. Now faced with lost Lanterns across the cosmos and an unknown threat still stalking the Corps, Jo must team with Teen Lantern to uncover the truth and save the other Lanterns.
• Harley Quinn Vol. 1: No Good Deed
  • Collects Batman: Urban Legends #1 and Harley Quinn #1-6.
  • Release Date: December 7, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Harley Quinn here to let everyone know that I’m starring in a brand-new graphic novel collection with a brand-new status quo. I’m coming back to Gotham City to make up for the sins of my past, and to help the city recover from The Joker War!
• Nightwing Vol.1: Leaping into the Light
  • Collects issues #78-83.
  • Release Date: December 14, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Nightwing is back in Blüdhaven and his drive to keep his adopted city safe has never been stronger! But protecting Blüdhaven is no small task, especially now that it’s being menaced by Nightwing’s most terrifying foe yet—a mysterious and murderous villain with a penchant for stealing his victim’s hearts, known only as Heartless.
• Superman Red & Blue
  • Collects Superman Red & Blue #1-6.
  • Release Date: December 28, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red-and-blue streak in the sky, it’s not a bird…it’s not a plane…it’s Superman. Collected for the first time in its entirety, this unforgettable anthology series showcases fresh new visions of the Man of Steel in his two signature colors! 

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• Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks His Spot
  • Contents currently unlisted. 
  • Release Date: January 4, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Packed with both new super-powered teens and numerous dark secrets, Teen Titans Academy’s student body includes Shazam; a new Australian speedster; a trio of Goth(am) teen expatriates obsessed with Batman—and one member of this first class will become the deadly Red X.
• The Flash by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 3
  • Collects stories from Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #1-3; The Flash: Rebirth #1-6; The Flash (2010) #1-12; Blackest Night: The Flash #1-3; The Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010 #1; and Flashpoint #1-5.
  • Release Date: January 25, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Barry Allen returns from the dead to reclaim the title of Fastest Man Alive in this massive hardcover! 
• Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Afterworlds
  • Collects Wonder Woman #770-779.
  • Release Date: December 14, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • After her heroic sacrifice in Death Metal, Wonder Woman is swept away to the Sphere of the Gods. But when Diana lands in Asgard instead of Olympus where she belongs, an unexpected odyssey begins. Along the way she’ll meet old foes, new allies, and a deadly enemy that threatens to wipe her from existence forever!
• The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition Book Five
  • Collects The Sandman #70-75, as well as The Sandman: Endless Nights and both the prose and graphic novel editions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters with extras and more.
  • Release Date: February 1, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • This final deluxe hardcover collects the concluding chapters of the beloved series from The Sandman #70-75, as well as The Sandman: Endless Nights and both the prose and graphic novel editions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters with extras and more.

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