DC Comics October 2021 Collection Solicitations

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

This month has plenty of new releases and plenty of exciting collections. In terms of new content, the Truth & Justice collection is releasing, the next House of El graphic novel is on the way, and Grant Morrison’s Superman & The Authority is coming. There are also new Omnibus Editions coming for Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superman/Batman, and Wonder Woman: The Silver Age.

• Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 6
  • Collects Detective Comics #622-633.
  • Release Date: November 23, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Investigate alongside Batman as he cracks cases from classic ’90s comics, from imposter Batmen, to bizarre disasters, persuasive killers, and much more! Collecting Detective Comics #622-633, this book features classic Gotham characters and two retellings of the first Batman tale, “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.”
• Batman: The Long Halloween: Dark Victory: The Deluxe Edition
  • Collects Batman: Dark Victory with “dozens of behind-the-scenes extras.”
  • Release Date: December 21, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • One of Batman’s greatest mysteries returns to hardcover! This new edition of an all-time classic features the gripping sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween with new cover art by Tim Sale and dozens of behind-the-scenes extras.
• Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus
  • Collects all three Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover miniseries along with never-before-seen extras.
  • Release Date: December 28, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Batman and Robin team up with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael to take on villains from two dimensions! DC Comics and IDW Publishing proudly present the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles omnibus, collecting all three Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover miniseries along with never-before-seen extras.
• Catwoman Vol. 5: Valley of the Shadow of Death
  • Collects Catwoman #29-33.
  • Release Date: November 16, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Catwoman’s ambitious plan to gain control of Alleytown had been going purrfectly, but after she learns the whereabouts of Poison Ivy, things get a lot more complicated for the feline felon. Meanwhile, Father Valley circles Selina’s life like a vulture, preparing for his final, fatal strike.
• House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: January 4, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Knowing Krypton’s possible fate, Sera and Zahn find it difficult to continue with their everyday lives. Sera’s enhanced fighting skills may impress General Zod, but they raise suspicions among her fellow soldiers. Zahn is burdened with the knowledge of the underground rebel group’s plans. 

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• Justice League: Endless Winter
  • Collects Aquaman #66, The Flash #767, Justice League #58, Justice League Dark #29, Justice League: Endless Winter #1-2, Teen Titans: Endless Winter Special #1, Black Adam: Endless Winter Special #1, and Superman: Endless Winter Special #1.
  • Release Date: November 9, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • There’s an extinction-level storm wreaking havoc on the entirety of Earth, and the Justice League finds themselves fighting a literal force of nature! Enter the Frost King, a monster mad with power, with an ice army at his command! What devastating secrets lie in the Frost King’s past?
• Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Give Peace a Chance
  • Collects Future State: Suicide Squad #1-2 and Suicide Squad #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 23, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Recruited to lead Task Force X, Peacemaker’s first mission forces him into Gotham’s Arkham Asylum, where he and his team must free the deadly assassin known as Talon. But forming his team is only one of the peace-loving hero’s hurdles as he must also face the threats of Red X from Teen Titans Academy and the perils of Earth-3.
• Superman & The Authority
  • Collects Superman and the Authority #1-4.
  • Release Date: November 16, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A new Authority for a new era! Sometimes even Superman needs to enlist help. Sometimes tasks require methods and heroes unfit even for the Justice League. So Clark Kent seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. But can the Man of Steel hold together and inspire a team of rogues to become the heroes he needs?
• Superman: The One Who Fell
  • Collects Action Comics #1029 and Superman #29-32.
  • Release Date: November 9, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The last days of the Man of Steel?
    • When a monstrous foe from outer space attacks Clark—and nearly kills him!—Jonathan Kent must consider the fact that his father died once before, and the Legion of Super-Heroes told him he could die again.
• Superman/Batman Omnibus Vol. 2
  • Collects Superman/Batman #44-87 and Superman/Batman Annual #3-5.
  • Release Date: December 21, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Batman has trained extensively to become a feared caped crusader. His Kryptonian friend Superman was born with superhuman abilities that humans could never dream of. Together, they are the World’s Finest.
• Teen Titans Go! / DC Super Hero Girls: Exchange Students
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: December 14, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Starfire has always wanted to be better friends with her sister, who mostly comes to Earth to cause trouble instead of enjoying sisterly bonding. But this time, Blackfire’s not even in the same universe! The Teen Titans will have to go undercover in a strange new version of Metropolis…and manage new secret identities!
• The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries Vol. 1
  • Collects The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 30, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries!
    • It all starts when Batman discovers his original purple gloves are missing—Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo will have to go back in time to solve the case!
• The Dreaming: Waking Hours
  • Collects The Dreaming: Waking Hours #1-12.
  • Release Date: November 16, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • When Dream unleashed his latest nightmare, Ruin, he could not have expected that his creation would fall in love with the very first dreamer he met—sending him on a wild quest and drawing into his orbit both a fallen angel and a sorcerer with a startling connection to Dream himself! 

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• The Green Lantern Season Two Vol. 1
  • Collects Green Lantern: Blackstars #1-3 and The Green Lantern Season Two #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 30, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Eisner Award-winning author Grant Morrison and artist Liam Sharp continue their bold and imaginative take on the Green Lantern! Following the Blackstar incursion, Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns must put the world back together! 
• The Swamp Thing Volume 1: Becoming
  • Collects Future State: Swamp Thing #1-2 and The Swamp Thing #1-4.
  • Release Date: November 23, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A new Swamp Thing is born! Unable to control his transformation into the monstrous Swamp Thing, Levi Kamei is thrust into the harsh, unforgiving mystery of grisly murders committed by a supernatural desert legend. 
• Truth & Justice
  • Collects issues #1-7 of the series.
  • Release Date: November 30, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The ideals of truth and justice—concepts synonymous with DC’s superheroes from the Golden Age of Comics to the present day—are the foundation for this collection of stories from the anthology series, Truth & Justice. 
• Wonder Woman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1
  • Collects stories from Wonder Woman #98-123, many reprinted in color for the first time.
  • Release Date: December 14, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • These fantastical stories from the 1950s and 1960s take Wonder Woman from Paradise Island to Man’s World, to the bottom of the ocean, and even to outer space, and they introduce Wonder Girl, Wonder Tot, and more!

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