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.
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.
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.
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.
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?”
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
All nine books are listed as available for preorder soon.
