DC Announces Superman Solicitations for July, 2026

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DC Announces Superman Solicitations for July, 2026

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Neil Cole

DC Comics has unveiled its full slate of Superman-related solicitations for July, 2026 featuring an expansive lineup of titles, including Absolute Superman #21, Action Comics #1100, Adventures of Superman: Book of El #10, Batman/Superman: World's Finest #53, Justice League Unlimited #21, Superman #40, Superman Unlimited #15, Supergirl: Survive #2, and Superman 2026 Annual: Year One Thousand #1. These issues spotlight major story developments, from the beginning of "Reign of the Superman" and a milestone celebration of Action Comics, to cosmic conflicts, intergalactic wars, and a meta-driven threat involving Manchester Black. The Super-Family - including Supergirl, Jon Kent, and other key allies - takes center stage as narratives explore time travel, fractured alliances, and rising threats across the DC Universe. Complementing the new releases are collected editions such as Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2, Supergirl Vol. 2: Hometown Horrors, DC Finest: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two, and From Comic to Screen: The Art of Supergirl, celebrating the character's enduring legacy while setting up future storylines.

Check out the full list of July, 2026 storylines featuring the Man of Steel in the following list of comic titles:

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #21
Written by JASON AARON
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variants by JEROME OPENA, GABRIEL WALTA, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/1/26

The final battle with King Shazam. "Reign of the Superman" begins here. But which Superman will it be?

ACTION COMICS #1100
Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, SOPHIE CAMPBELL, and DAN SLOTT
Art by SKYLAR PATRIDGE, RYAN SOOK, DANIEL SAMPERE, DAN MORA, and LUCAS MEYER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
Variant covers by DAVID TALASKI, MARK SPEARS, DANIEL SAMPERE, JIM CHEUNG, and RAHZZAH
Foil variant cover by JIM CHEUNG ($7.99 US)
$5.99 US | 56 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/26

Celebrate 1,100 issues of Action Comics with DC's top talent and architects of the world of Superman! In April 1938, a man faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound graced the pages of Action Comics #1, and the rest was superhero history. Now together with the talents of writers Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, and Dan Slott, we honor Superman's storied career and turn toward his thrilling future. Brought to life by the all-star artistic talent of Skylar Patridge, Ryan Sook, Dan Mora, and Lucas Meyer, the Man of Steel has never looked better.

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: BOOK OF EL #10
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art and cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Variant covers by LUCIO PARRILLO and TBD
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/1/26

After thousands of years without Superman, fighting his enemies in a losing battle, Kara Zor-El nearly lost hope. Now faced with a Kal-El aligned with the formerly estranged Nightwing and Flamebird, the Black Racer, the Valkyries of Warworld, and a Brainiac reborn, will she find the strength to fight again, or has the plague of Kryl-Ux touched her, too?

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #53
Written by MARK WAID
Art by ADRIAN GUTIERREZ
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by RACHTA LIN and ADRIAN GUTIERREZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/15/26

The brutal battle between Batman and a magically amped Superman threatens the entire realm of Skartaris! How can Robin and Warlord hope to shut down a fight of such magnitude?

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #21
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by BRUNO REDONDO, NATHAN SZERDY, SEB McKINNON, and DON AGUILLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/22/26

Guy Gardner has screwed up - and now his Justice Gang is caught in the middle of a war between intergalactic powers to claim the powers of the Justice League! Meanwhile, the League - divided over the villain amnesty rule - is in tumult, with hero against hero!

SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #15
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant covers by ZOE THOROGOOD and FERNANDO BLANCO
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/15/26

As war brews in El Caldero, something strange is happening to the Kryptonite spread across the planet... and this mystery can only be solved with help from a certain Dark Detective. But can Batman crack the case before Jon Kent and Damian Wayne turn the Batcave into a war zone?! The pieces fall into place for a new Kingdom to rise and a devastating new threat to unite the reign of the Superboys!

SUPERGIRL: SURVIVE #2
Written by ETHAN S. PARKER and GRIFFIN SHERIDAN
Art and cover by ROD REIS
Variant covers by TAURIN CLARKE and ETHAN YOUNG
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/1/26

Kara and Kal have lost their ship and, light-years from their destination of Earth, are now forced to seek travel from a busy spaceport. Conviction alone won't be enough to keep Kara and her baby cousin safe from the vagabonds and swindlers of the planet—and Czarnian bounty hunters put the duo right in their crosshairs. Fortunately for them, there's a full-spectrum squad of Green Lanterns nearby.

SUPERMAN #40
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by MARK SPEARS, JAVI FERNANDEZ, EDDY BARROWS, and TIRSO
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/22/26

The villainous Manchester Black demands to be resurrected and thinks Superboy-Prime knows how to give him his life back. But it's more than that. Manchester Black wants to escape the world of comics and come to our world! It's meta versus meta! If Prime survives, he will still have to deal with members of the Super-Family, who are not happy he wants to be Superman! This all builds up to next month's Superman blockbuster summer story!

SUPERMAN 2026 ANNUAL: YEAR ONE THOUSAND #1
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by EDDY BARROWS and YASMINE PUTRI
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
Variant covers by MARK SPEARS, ARIEL OLIVETTI, MARIO FOCCILLO, and ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/29/26

At the end of DC K.O., Superman became King Omega with the powers of a god. But after pushing Darkseid back to the Absolute World, Superman rejected the Heart of Apokolips... and went missing. Now the story of where he went can be told! The future was infected by Darkseid and his Legion - leaving a trail of death and disaster in their wake - including the Legion of Super-Heroes. Now Superman is using Time Trapper's powers to heal the future and correct the damage that has been done. But Superman's godlike powers are fading fast, and he may become lost at the end of time!

FACSIMILE AND COLLECTED EDITIONS

SUPERMAN: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Written by JERRY SIEGEL, OTTO BINDER, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, and others
Art by WAYNE BORING, CURT SWAN, AL PLASTINO, and others
Cover by CURT SWAN and STAN KAYE
$100.00 US | 776 pages | 7 1/16" x 10 7/8" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-276-0
ON SALE 9/15/26

The Silver Age adventures of the Man of Steel continue as Superman tussles with the giant Titano, runs afoul of red Kryptonite, and matches wits against the mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk in these tales from the early 1960s, many of which are being collected for the first time in full color. And if that isn't enough super-action for you, stick around for guest appearances from Krypto, Supergirl, and Bizarro! Collects Superman tales from Action Comics #266-288 and Superman #138-153.

SUPERGIRL VOL. 2: HOMETOWN HORRORS
Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELL, GAIL SIMONE, and MARK WAID
Art by JOE QUINONES, BELEN ORTEGA, SOPHIE CAMPBELL, and others
Cover by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-626-3
ON SALE 9/15/26

Back in her Earth home of Midvale, Supergirl is trying to turn over a new leaf, but she can't seem to catch a break. Her friendship with Lena Luthor is increasingly strained, her former robot double is out for vengeance, and her new partner - the reformed Lesla-Lar - has a little secret that could lead to disaster. Can Kara Zor-El keep everything under control... and maybe work up the courage to ask her crush out for Valentine's Day? And, in a special celebratory issue: Supergirl travels deep into space too and finds herself face-to-face with the galactic bounty hunter Lobo - plus two bonus stories celebrating Supergirl as she resumes her rightful place as the Heir to El! Collects Supergirl #7-10 and the Summer of Supergirl Special.

DC FINEST: EVENTS: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PART TWO
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, ROY THOMAS, ALAN MOORE, CARY BATES, and others
Art by GEORGE PERÉZ, TODD McFARLANE, STEPHEN R. BISSETTE, CURT SWAN, and others
Cover by GEORGE PERÉZ
$39.99 US | 568 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-028-4
ON SALE 8/18/26

The all-consuming energies unleashed by the Anti-Monitor sweep through the Multiverse as worlds of heroes and villains alike make their last stands - and a new reality begins to coalesce out of the chaos of destruction! Collects DC Comics Presents #86 and #95, Infinity, Inc. #20-22, Infinity, Inc. Annual #1, The New Teen Titans #13-14, Swamp Thing #44-46, Wonder Woman #328-329, Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, Crisis on Infinite Earths #5, All-Star Squadron #53-56, and Superman #413.

FROM COMIC TO SCREEN: THE ART OF SUPERGIRL
Written by JAMES FIELD
Cover by BILQUIS EVELY
$49.99 US | 224 pages | 9 1/8" x 10 7/8" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-79951-712-2
ON SALE 9/29/26

This luxe hardcover edition will take readers on a journey, from the panels of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic origins to how filmmakers were inspired to bring it to life onscreen, showcasing the film's concept art and visuals - including brand-new interviews with the comic series' creators and filmmakers to explore the story of Supergirl through the production process. With an introduction by DC Studios to set the stage and an afterword by DC Comics' Jim Lee, learn how Kara Zor-El came to take her inaugural solo flight in the DC Universe.