All Ten DC Compact Titles Get Second Printings With Fifteen More Planned For 2025

DC Compact Comics – classic DC graphic novels in a more digestible size of 5.5″ x 8.5″ – launched in June of this year are all going back for second printings, with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen gaining a third printing. That and news of the line expanding in 2025 with fifteen new titles means this new publishing venture is here to stay. And at $9.99 a copy, also a cheaper alternative that seems to have been a hit with comic book fans, old and new.

Here’s a list of all ten launch titles and the dates the second printings will be available:

• September 24, 2024
  • Third Printing — Watchmen: DC Compact Comics Edition (THRILLER) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
• November 12, 2024
  • Second Printing — All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition (SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
  • Second Printing — Batman: The Court of Owls Saga: DC Compact Comics Edition (THRILLER) by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
• December 10, 2024
  • Second Printing — Batman: Hush: DC Compact Comics Edition (MYSTERY) by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee
  • Second Printing — Far Sector: DC Compact Comics Edition (SCIENCE FICTION) by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell
  • Second Printing — Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Paul Dini and Guillem March
  • Second Printing — Wonder Woman: Earth One: DC Compact Comics Edition (FANTASY) by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette
  • Second Printing — Joker: DC Compact Comics Edition (THRILLER) by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo
• December 17, 2024
  • Second Printing — Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Darwyn Cooke and Ed Brubaker
  • Second Printing — American Vampire Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition (HORROR) by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, and Stephen King

• September 16, 2025
  • Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE/COMEDY) by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
• October 7, 2025
  • Batman: The Long Halloween: DC Compact Comics Edition(MYSTERY) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• October 21, 2025
  • Y: The Last Man Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition(SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE) by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzán Jr.
  • November 4, 2025
  • V for Vendetta: DC Compact Comics Edition (THRILLER) by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
• November 18, 2025
  • We3: DC Compact Comics Edition (SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely

As for the fifteen new titles, here’s a list of all of them and the dates they will become available across the summer of 2025:

• May 6, 2025
  • Kingdom Come: DC Compact Comics Edition (FANTASY) by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
• May 27, 2025
  • Static: Season One: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Vita Ayala, Reginald Hudlin, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, and Denys Cowan
• June 3, 2025
  • DCeased: DC Compact Comics Edition (HORROR) by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, and Stefano Gaudiano
• June 17, 2025
  • Batwoman: Elegy: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III
• June 24, 2025
  • Superman: Birthright: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu, and Gerry Alanguilan
• July 1, 2025
  • The Authority Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch
• July 15, 2025
  • Superman/Batman: Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition (ADVENTURE) by Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness, and Michael Turner
• August 5, 2025
  • DC: The New Frontier: DC Compact Comics Edition (SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE) by Darwyn Cooke
• August 19, 2025
  • Wonder Woman: Blood and Guts: DC Compact Comics Edition(ADVENTURE) by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang
• September 2, 2025
  • Death: DC Compact Comics Edition (FANTASY) by Neil Gaiman