Slugfest | Static joins the Titans, Batman gets some help + more in DC’s August solicitations

Plus: a new Vertigo title debuts, new graphic novels, Alex Ross, a trip to Metropolis for the The Flash and more.

Slugfest is a roundup of cool announcements about projects coming to a shelf near you. This edition focuses on DC’s August titles. Hit the links for more info.

DC will end the summer with two different crossovers featuring their two biggest characters, as Batman and Gotham are engaged in the Bad Seeds crossover and Superman returns just in time for another showdown with the forces of General Zod. August also brings another Batman and Robin: Year One series from the superstar team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, and all the “Next Level” titles, including Batwoman, Zatanna and Deathstroke, will be featured in Next Level: One Shot #1, a single round fired by Deadshot.

Beyond those big, previously covered items, there’s a lot more to see from DC in August, so let’s jump in.

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NYCC | Vertigo is back next year with new ‘100 Bullets,’ Deniz Camp, Kyle Starks, Ram V + more

DC’s creator-owned imprint returns with 10 titles in 2026.

It’s been almost a year since DC announced they were bringing Vertigo back from the dead as their creator-owned imprint, with the only project coming out under the banner being The Nice House by the Sea by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martínez Bueno and Jordie Bellaire.

At New York Comic Con this week, DC pulled back the curtain on a full wave of creator-owned titles set to roll out in 2026. The panel “DC Vertigo: We’re Back,” moderated by Executive Editor Chris Conroy, was the first public showcase of the imprint’s comeback and the creators — some new, some familiar — who will bring it back to life.

The return will see 10 titles in 2026, including the return of The Nice House by the Sea with issue #7 in February. Joining Nice House are nine more series spanning horror, science fiction, noir and more:

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