DC Comics October 2022 Collection Solicitations

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

This month has a really great mix of different types of collections. The highlights this month come from Deluxe Editions. These Deluxe Editions include new collections for Death of Superman 30th Anniversary and Superman: Birthright. Plus, there are several exciting new standard-size collections. These include Flashpoint Beyond, Aquamen, Rogues, and World of Krypton.

Spotlight Books

• Flashpoint Beyond TP
  • Collects Flashpoint Beyond #0-6.
  • Release Date: November 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • After sacrificing everything to help the Flash put the universe back together and save Bruce Wayne’s life, Thomas Wayne wakes up in a world he thought was no more. Forced to don the cowl once again, Batman prowls the streets of Gotham searching for answers to how this world still exists, but what he starts to uncover will send him hurtling around the globe. The answers Thomas is seeking will have drastic effects on the DC Universe and its past, present, and future! 
• Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects Superman #73-75, Adventures of Superman #496-497, Justice League America #69, Action Comics #683-684, Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19, and Newstime: The Life and Death of Superman #1—plus Superman: Day of Doom #1-4 as a bonus tale.
  • Release Date: December 6, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • It was a day that no one ever dreamed would arrive: the day an unstoppable force met an immovable object. In Doomsday, Superman met his ultimate match—and his death! Relive the monumental event in this 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the Death of Superman saga, featuring a new introduction by Dan Jurgens and more. 
• Superman: Birthright The Deluxe Edition HC
  • Collects entire Superman: Birthright 12-issue miniseries and features a brand-new afterword by Waid. 
  • Release Date: December 13, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • What makes a farm boy from Kansas decide to become a costumed superhero who divides his time between investigating the truth and fighting for justice? That’s the question that acclaimed writer Mark Waid and inimitable illustrator Leinil Francis Yu pose in this thrilling retelling of the Man of Steel’s origin that explores Clark Kent’s humble beginnings and his Kryptonian heritage. 
• Wonder Woman: Earth One Complete Collection TP
  • Collects Wonder Woman: Earth One Vols. 1-3.
  • Release Date: November 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Wonder Woman’s origin has been retold numerous times…but never before like this! From the mind of author Grant Morrison (Animal Man) and the brush of artist Yanick Paquette (Swamp Thing) comes this familiar but unique take on Wonder Woman’s origin. Torn between upholding her duty to the Amazons and her desire to help those in need, Diana must learn to be not only a warrior, but a leader if the Amazons are to survive the conflicts of Man’s World. 

October Books

• Aquamen TP
  • Collects Aquamen #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 29, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • When a suicide bomber in Middle America is revealed as an Atlantean sleeper agent seemingly gone rogue, the Aquamen—Arthur Curry and Jackson Hyde—are on the case. But it soon becomes clear that the tragedy was not just a single bad actor, but the beginnings of a much larger and more dangerous chain reaction…and the heart of an explosive Atlantean conspiracy! If Arthur’s not careful, the secrets he’s keeping—from Mera, Tula, Tempest, Atlantis, the surface, and even Jackson—could cause a rift from which the Aquamen might never recover! 
• Arkham City – The Order of the World TP
  • Collects the full series along with never-before-seen extra features.
  • Release Date: November 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • With Arkham Asylum in ruins after a deadly attack, it is believed that several of the asylum’s few surviving patients escaped and scurried off into the dark nooks and crannies of Gotham City. Now these Arkhamites walk among us, and it’s up to the Asylum’s one remaining doctor, Jacosta Joy, to round up her former patients. Join writer Dan Watters and artist DaNi on an odyssey through the deepest depths and darkest shadows of Gotham City and find all-new reasons to fear the night. 
• Catwoman Vol. 1: Dangerous Liaisons TP 
  • Collects Catwoman #39-44.
  • Release Date: November 8, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Meow, Catwoman is bored of Alleytown and has returned to Gotham City proper for bigger fish to fry and to go back to doing what she does best…stealing crime bosses’ secrets for blackmail and looking damn sexy while doing it, of course. Catwoman’s first blackmail heist finds her disguised as a pole dancer at Gotham’s most secure underground club! Oh, Catwoman, hiding in plain sight in five-inch platform heels at a gathering of Gotham’s criminal elite while surrounded by all the beautiful women and other shiny things to look at…what could possibly go wrong? 
• Justice League Vol. 2: United Order HC
  • Collects Justice League #64-68.
  • Release Date: November 8, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Introducing…the United Order! This all-new all-star group of alien warriors representing all voices in the newly formed United Planets comes to the new Justice League looking for help. The biggest threat to the universe is on the loose, and all roads lead to…Superman. As the Justice League heads to deep space, back on Earth, Checkmate breaks into the Hall of Justice looking for clues to Black Canary’s secret affiliation. All this, and Black Adam declares himself leader of the League. 

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• One-Star Squadron TP
  • Collects One-Star Squadron #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 8, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Who you gonna call? One-Star Squadron! Meet DC’s superhero team where heroism meets capitalism. This ragtag group of heroes led by Red Tornado is here to provide service with a smile. All you must do is send a request via their on-demand hero app and they’ll answer any call. Whether it’s a children’s birthday party or an alien invasion, no job is too small or too big! You’ll want to invest early in this one-of-a-kind trade that promises a story filled with heart, heroism, and humor. 
• Rogues HC
  • Collects the complete comic in a single hardcover.
  • Release Date: November 29, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Ten years ago, the Rogues disbanded and went their separate ways. But time hasn’t been kind to the former blue-collar super-criminals. Caught in an endless cycle of prison, rehab, dead-end jobs, broken relationships, probation, and bottomless restitution fees, the Rogues are sick of paying for their crimes. Luckily, Captain Cold has a plan. One last job that will leave them all richer than their wildest dreams and free from their past…if they can survive. 
• Sleeper Omnibus (2022 Edition) HC
  • Collects Point Blank #1-5, Sleeper: Season One #1-12, Sleeper: Season Two #1-12, Coup d’État: Sleeper #1, and Coup d’État: Afterword #1.
  • Release Date: December 6, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • From the Eisner-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips comes the saga of Holden Carver, a double agent who is left out in the cold when his handler, John Lynch, falls into a coma. Now on his own, Holden must do what it takes to avoid detection from the organization he has infiltrated and survive with his soul intact. 
• Superman & The Authority TP
  • Collects Superman and the Authority #1-4 in paperback for the first time. 
  • Release Date: November 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A new Authority for a new era! Sometimes even Superman needs to enlist help. Sometimes tasks require methods that only heroes unfit for the Justice League can provide. 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 misfits to become the heroes he needs? 

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• Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 2 TP
  • Collects Superman: Son of Kal-El #7-10, Nightwing #89, and Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1. 
  • Release Date: November 29, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • With Clark Kent off-world, Jonathan Kent has stepped into the role of Superman to defend Earth. Alongside his boyfriend, Jay Nakamura, Jon continues his stand against the dictator of Gamorra, Henry Bendix, who plots to take control of all superheroes. As Bendix seeks out an alliance with Lex Luthor, Superman teams up with Aquaman and Nightwing. With every adventure, Jon will define what it means to be the Man of Steel. 
• The Other History of the DC Universe TP
  • Collects The Other History of the DC Universe #1-5.
  • Release Date: November 22, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new graphic novel! Reframing iconic moments in DC history and charting a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from historically disenfranchised groups. The Other History of the DC Universe isn’t about saving the world—it’s about having the strength to simply be who you are.
• World of Krypton TP
  • Collects World of Krypton #1-6.
  • Release Date: November 29, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • This ending is only the beginning…As part of Krypton’s science council, Jor-El wants nothing more than to guarantee the health and safety of all his planet’s people—but an opulent lifestyle has worn thin their resources. Will his position as leader of the House of El give him the power to enact changes that will buy society more time? Or will his boyhood friend Dru-Zod enforce austerity measures in a brutal show of raw power? Their personal struggle is played out on a global stage as the final days of their planet count down!
• Young Justice Book Six TP
  • Collects Young Justice #44-55, Impulse #85, Robin #101, and Superboy #99.
  • Release Date: November 15, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • What would the world be like if Young Justice never existed? Can the team make the leap from crime-fighters to reality stars? And will the positivity of youth prevail over the tyrannical threat of Darkseid? Discover the outcome of these adventures and more in the final volume of this series by writer Peter David and artist Todd Nauck.

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