DC’s new Next Level line is a launching pad for dozens of their classic characters in new solo adventures. Batwoman, Deathstroke, the Demon, Firestorm, Lobo, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Barbara Gordon, Deadman, Jonah Hex, Zatanna, the Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, and others are all getting new #1s over the coming months. The real question is if any of them can get #2s and beyond.
One DC character isn’t counting on it. He knows his book will be just a one-shot…because after all, it’s in his name. Deadshot is getting a one-shot this August: a 48-page special covering the latest solo adventure for the professional assassin.
In Next Level: One Shot, DC’s deadliest assassin goes to the Next Level and uncovers a conspiracy that will change everything. Duggan and Blanco tell the tale of a job gone sideways, a father and his daughter, and a web of super-powered lies that stretches throughout the entire DC Next Level cast of characters…and points in the direction of war on the horizon. This epic issue tells you everything you need to know about what’s next for Next Level…if you survive the experience.
Deadshot’s One Shot will be written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by artist Fernando Blanco and lettered by Buddy Beaudoin. Blanco will provide art for the main cover, while variant covers will feature art from Mark Spears, Jorge Corona, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Mario Foccillo (1 in 25 variant) . There will also be a foil variant of the Spears cover.
In the meantime, the Next Level line as a whole will feature a killer run of talent — look for stories and art from Jeff Lemire, Jamal Campbell, Hayden Sherman, Mariko Tamaki, Rafael De Latorre, Greg Rucka, Tony Fleecs, James Harren, Martín Morazzo, Deniz Camp, Javier Rodríguez, Michael Walsh, W. Maxwell Prince, Jorge Corona, Kyle Higgins, DaNi, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Skottie Young, Amancay Nahuelpan, Joshua Williamson and others.
Next Level: One Shot #1 is priced at $5.99 for 48 pages, with card stock variants at $6.99. Look for it at comic shops nationwide August 19, 2026.
