ComicsPRO: DC Comics Announces New ‘Absolute Universe’ Titles, An All-New Teen Titans Team And Much, Much More
by Olly MacNamee
It’s been a busy week already, and it’s not getting any less busy with ComicsPro running. And today, we get news that DC Comics has announced new Absolute Green Arrow and Absolute Catwoman comics coming to the Absolute Universe line, as well as teasing a new Teen Titans series, more from Vertigo, and other announcements. Read all about it below!
DC Vertigo Continues Its 2026 Rollout
DC Vertigo announced six new titles coming this year, starting this summer with the return of 100 Bullets and new series 100 Bullets: The US of ANGER as well as Fanatic, followed in Autumn by Necretatious and Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy, and then in winter 2026 we get The Crying Doll and A Walking Shadow, rounding out the imprint’s first full year of its return.
DC Absolute Universe Expands with Green Arrow and Catwoman, Plus a Tease of the First Absolute Event Mini-Series
DC announced both Absolute Green Arrow by Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque, coming May the 20th, and Absolute Catwoman by Che Grayson, Scott Snyder, and Bengal, launching June the 10th, reimagine iconic DC characters in new and bold ways free of continuity and by some of the best in the biz.
DC Next Level Reveals Teen Titans and More for Summer 2026
Given that The New Teen Titans have always been a favourite of mine, I am keen to see what the new, new Teen Titans will look like from Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo.
“In Teen Titans, Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world.”
We get a sneak peek at the characters making up this new team’s roster and they look cool, as does the art. And a reminder that Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, and Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 will all launch on March the 18th, followed by The Fury of Firestorm #1 on April the 8th and Zatanna #1 on April the 29th.
Then there was the newly announced Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan in May, and The Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo in June.
Retailers were also provided a look at DC’s upcoming slate of Next Level titles ahead of solicitation, including Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex, The Demon, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat. Creative teams and launch dates will be announced soon. This all feels like a real revitalisation of many DC characters that have been long out of the spotlight. And as a HUGE DC fan, I’m stoked for the year ahead. Even if my wallet isn’t.
Gotham Faces ‘Bad Seeds’ in a Major Q3 Event
Finally, what DC Comics event would it be without some kind of Batman news? So, DC gave retailers a first look at ‘Bad Seeds’, the next big event in Gotham City:
“Gotham City police commissioner Vandal Savage has declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, para-militarized police army. Gotham’s new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her allies both political and arcane, is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave all of Gotham decimated by daylight.
These events converge in ‘Bad Seeds’, spanning a long, dark night in Gotham that threatens to turn the entire city into a primeval world of hostile plant life unlike anything on Earth for millennia, at a time when its greatest heroes are hunted and in hiding. More details on “BAD SEEDS” will be shared in the months ahead.”
Phew. That’s quite the slate of announcements and new comics coming out. I know that I’ll be adding a few new titles to my pull list, but which ones are you looking forward to the most?
