DC’s Spring 2027 Young Reader Slate Debuts Compact Comics Adventures

DC’s spring 2027 slate for young readers is out, and the news in it is a format, not a title. DC Compact Comics Adventures takes the 5.5″ x 8.5″ pocket trim from DC’s Compact Comics reprints and applies it to all-ages material. Each volume is $7.99. Four books open the line in spring 2027, and three of them collect animated-series tie-in comics: The Batman Adventures, Superman Adventures, and Justice League Unlimited. The fourth collects Teen Titans Go!

The rest of the announcement covers five new graphic novels across DC’s age tiers: one Early Reader sequel, two Middle Grade books, and two Young Adult titles. One of those is a return to Gotham Academy by most of the original team. Everything lands between February and June 2027. The full announcement is on DC’s blog.

Early Reader: the Zoo-per Heroes Are Back

Rob Justus returns for a sequel to Supergirl’s Zoo-per Heroes: Krypto’s Big Break. In Scent of Justice, Supergirl, Krypto, and the Zoo-per Sleuths follow the scent of magic into the underbelly of Metropolis. The target: the Justice League’s enchanted laundry. Justus writes and draws, as he did on Superman’s Good Guy Gang and Death & Sparkles.

• Supergirl’s Zoo-per Heroes: Scent of Justice by Rob Justus
• $12.99 | 72 pages | 6″ x 8 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN 9781799506300
• On sale February 2, 2027

Middle Grade: a Princess Road Trip and a Green Lantern Finale

Princesses of the DC Universe puts Wonder Girl Yara Flor in charge of a teen girl superhero squad she is not sure she wants to lead. Princess Maxima crashes the first meet-up. By royal decree, she drags Yara, Steel, and Miss Martian on a road trip through the stars to her ceremony. Tilly and Susan Bridges write, with art by Alba Glez.

• Princesses of the DC Universe by Tilly & Susan Bridges and Alba Glez
• $12.99 | 160 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799504542
• On sale March 2, 2027

Green Lantern: Destiny closes the trilogy Minh Le and Andie Tong started with Green Lantern: Legacy and continued in Green Lantern: Alliance. Sinestro is heading for Earth. Tai Pham can’t convince the Justice League that a kid still in Green Lantern training belongs in the fight.

• Green Lantern: Destiny by Minh Le and Andie Tong
• $12.99 | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799505037
• On sale April 6, 2027

Young Adult: Back to Gotham Academy

The one that will turn longtime heads: Gotham Academy: First Year is a prequel to the fan-favorite series. Original series creators Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, and Becky Cloonan return, with artist Marco Ferrari joining them. It rewinds to Olive Silverlock’s arrival, after Batman “saved” her and Bruce Wayne shuffled her off to boarding school. DC’s copy winks directly at returning readers: “why are the existing fans talking so much about maps?”

• Gotham Academy: First Year by Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, Becky Cloonan, and Marco Ferrari
• $16.99 | 208 pages | 6″ x 9″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799502593
• On sale March 2, 2027

The Manifestations of Bobby Park introduces a new hero to the DC Universe. Bobby is a sixteen-year-old science prodigy in Central City’s Koreatown. After a racially charged attack puts his father in the hospital, his stress turns into acne he can’t cure. The serum he concocts works, but it wakes an alter ego named Atlas Ahn. An attack at his academy then unleashes a monster called Gemini. Jeremy Holt (Made in Korea) writes, with manga-styled art from Chong Hou.

• The Manifestations of Bobby Park by Jeremy Holt and Chong Hou
• $16.99 | 208 pages | 6″ x 9″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799503453
• On sale April 6, 2027

Compact Comics Adventures: the Animated Era in Your Pocket

The four launch volumes reach back to the comics built alongside the DC Animated Universe shows, plus the first Teen Titans Go! collection.

Batman: The Dark Knight collects The Batman Adventures #1-6, all-original stories in the tone and style of Batman: The Animated Series. The creators include Kelley Puckett, Martin Pasko, Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, and others.

• Batman: The Dark Knight: DC Compact Comics Adventures
• $7.99 | 152 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799517146
• On sale March 30, 2027

Superman: Man of Tomorrow collects Superman Adventures #1-6, the tie-in to Superman: The Animated Series. Stories come from series co-creator Paul Dini and Understanding Comics author Scott McCloud, drawn by Rick Burchett.

• Superman: Man of Tomorrow: DC Compact Comics Adventures
• $7.99 | 152 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799517153
• On sale March 30, 2027

Justice League: Heroes United collects Justice League Unlimited #1-7 by Adam Beechen and Carlo Barberi. The seven stories run the Justice League through Darkseid, Morgaine le Fey, the Madmen, and a traitor in their midst.

• Justice League: Heroes United: DC Compact Comics Adventures
• $7.99 | 208 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799517160
• On sale June 29, 2027

Truth, Justice, Pizza collects Teen Titans Go! #1-6 by J. Torres and Todd Nauck. These are the Jump City team’s first comic book appearances, starring Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire.

• Teen Titans Go!: Truth, Justice, Pizza: DC Compact Comics Adventures
• $7.99 | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781799517177
• On sale June 29, 2027

All nine books are listed as available for preorder soon.