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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Slugfest | Act II of DC’s All In begins in March

New creators, storylines and title changes permeate through DC’s March titles.

Following the announcement of three new series coming in March as part of their Next Level initiative, DC today revealed what the post-DC K.O. universe will look like by sharing covers and information on their March titles. Their solicitations for that month, I believe, should arrive tomorrow, but today’s announcement will give you a good idea of what to expect from them.

Some of the changes and stories coming to their regular titles include:

  • In a world without Superman (Wha …?) the Superman titles will kick off a storyline called “Reign of the Superboys” that’ll feature Jon Kent, Superboy Prime, the young Clark Kent we’ve been seeing in Action Comics and more.
  • Titans becoming New Titans with issue #33 in March, with Tate Brombal and Sami Basri taking over the title
  • A 600th issue of Green Lantern featuring creators Jeremy Adams, Ron Marz, Xermanico, Darryl Banks and more
  • Ryan North and Gavin Guidry taking over as the creative team for The Flash
  • Denys Cowan joining Dan Watters on Nightwing
  • Aquaman being retitled Emperor Aquaman, as our hero heads to the stars
  • An alternative timeline story that’ll kick off in Wonder Woman, as she teams with her grown-up daughter Trinity to battle the Queen of America, the Matriarch
  • An oversized Batman #7 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez
  • Gotham City getting a new mayor who goes by the name Poison Ivy

Read on for more details and to check out March’s covers.

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