Chad Burdette
In June, DC Comics announced the next major expansion of its Next Level publishing initiative with three new ongoing comic book series launching on Wednesday, September 2, 2026:
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Teen Titans
- The Doom Patrol
These team books mark the latest evolution of DC’s Next Level line, following the success of recent launches including Batwoman, Lobo, Deathstroke: The Terminator, Firestorm, Zatanna, Barbara Gordon: Breakout, and The Deadman.
Comic Watch Next Level Reviews:
Next Level: One Shot #1
Batwoman
Deathstroke: The Terminator
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #1: Next Level, Next Contract
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #2: Hunt or be Hunted
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #3: Dead to Rights
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #4: Sins of the Father
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #5: Bad Divorce
Lobo
- Lobo #1: Meet The Next Reality Show Star: Lobo & The Bounty Hunter
- Lobo #2 ; Lights , Camera, LOBO!
- Lobo #3: Can You Hear The Space Dolphins Cry
- Lobo #4 – How The Main Man Got His Groove Back
- Lobo #5 – Back In The Saddle With A License To Lobo
Zatanna
- Zatanna #1: Prime Magus To The Stage!
- Zatanna #2: The Magic of the Muse
- Zatanna #3: ID NAM NI KCALB
- Zatanna #4: I’ve Got Stories To Tell
- Zatanna #5: All That’s Hidden Is Not Safe
- Zatanna #6: Hidden City, Hidden Tuths
The Deadman
- The Deadman #1- Wake Me Up Inside Bring Me To (UnLife)
- The Deadman #2: Take A Look…It’s In A Book
Barbara Gordon: Breakout
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1: Orange is the new Bat
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2: Despite All My Rage, I Am Still Just a Bat in a Cage
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3: Do (Not) Fear the Reaper
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4: I Think We’ve Seen This Already
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #5: Locked Up but Not Locked In
The Fury Of Firestorm
- The Fury Of Firestorm #1: The Firestorm Matrix Takes The Wheel
- The Fury of Firestorm #2:Now Only Pictures In My Head
- The Fury Of Firestorm #3: Anyone Remember The Superman Theory?
- Fury Of Firestorm #4: Its 533 Miles To Pittsburgh, We Got An Experimental Matrix Containment Device, &; A Full Tank of Resentment
- The Fury Of Firestorm #6: Goin’ Down In A Blaze Of Glory
Together, as DC: All In continues its second act, these new series showcase the breadth, ambition, and creative energy driving DC’s 2026 publishing slate.
DC’s Next Level titles stand alongside DC’s ongoing and limited series across both the main universe and Absolute universe, expanding the scope and future of DC’s storytelling.
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This Week:
- The new future of the DC Universe continues as the Persuaders are hot on the trail of RJ Brande’s murderer and witness the unexpected creation of a new kind of Legion… and be prepared to get shocked in Legion of Super-Heroes #2
- The clock is ticking to save their missing friend as the kids take their team out of the chat rooms and onto the streets in Teen Titans #2
- When all is revealed, the Doom Patrol may never be the same again… in Doom Patrol #2
Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again
The new future of the DC Universe continues as the Persuaders are hot on the trail of RJ Brande’s murderer and witness the unexpected creation of a new kind of Legion… and be prepared to get shocked in Legion of Super-Heroes #2
Comic Watch Review: Legion of Super-Heroes #1: New Origin Story
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Legion of Super-Heroes #2
The new future of the DC Universe continues as the Persuaders are hot on the trail of RJ Brande’s murderer. Will Brainiac 1 of 5 and Matter-Eater Lad solve the case before they’re forced to join the ranks of the enemy?
Lightning Lad takes on a new trainer in his quest to be a superhero… but what happens when he learns that in order to be a great superhero, you must have a great super-villain?!
Creative Team
- Writer: Joshua Williamson
- Artist: Hayden Sherman
- Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
- Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Cover Artist: Hayden Sherman & Tamra Bonvillain
- Variant Cover Artists: Hayden Sherman; Jonboy Meyers; Yasmine Putri; Alex Eckman-Lawn
- Editor: Paul Kaminski
- Assistant Editor: Jillian Grant
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend — a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict — Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard will do whatever it takes to find their friend, including teaming up with Red Hood!
Jason thinks they’re soft and reckless. They don’t understand how he can still kill people. Now they have to work together — whether they like it or not!
Comic Watch Review: Teen Titans #1: Kids These Days…Am I Right?
The clock is ticking to save their missing friend as the kids take their team out of the chat rooms and onto the streets in Teen Titans #2
Variant Covers:
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Dexter Soy Variant Cover:
Teen Titans #2
After rejecting an offer from Nightwing, the next generation of the Teen Titans have chosen Red Hood as their mentor! But does the harrowed former boy wonder have what it takes to control these impulsive heroes of tomorrow?
The clock is ticking to save their missing friend as the kids take their team out of the chat rooms and onto the streets of Seattle for their first stake out and attempt to infiltrate Ascend.
Creative Team
- Writers: Kyle Higgins
- Artists: Daniele Di Nicuolo
- Colorists: Marcelo Costa
- Letterer: Becca Carey
- Cover Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo
- Variant Cover Artists: Dexter Soy; Javier Fernández; Bernard Chang
- Retailer Exclusive Variant Cover Artists:
- Editor: Brittany Holzherr
- Assistant Editor: Marquis Draper
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/32 pages
The visionary team of Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and legendary artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators, Pride of Baghdad) ushers the Doom Patrol into a new age for DC Next Level.
The Doom Patrol is broke. Adopting a heroes-for-hire business model to stave off financial and emotional ruin, the team finds itself responding to a simple case — a missing cat. But when this case proves to be far from simple, the world’s strangest heroes find themselves pulled into a truly out-of-this-world situation! And elsewhere, beyond the view of Robotman, Elasti -Girl, and Negative Man — and perhaps even beyond the veil of our reality — a ghost of the team’s past is preparing to cross into their world.
Comic Watch Review: Doom Patrol #1: Here Kitty Kitty;.
When all is revealed, the Doom Patrol may never be the same again… in Doom Patrol #2
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Doom Patrol #2
Doom Patrol’s latest heroing-for-hire gig has brought Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man face-to-face with a massive UFO and its strange — and rather gloopy — inhabitants.
Now, as Negative Man breaches the minds and memories of these alien invaders, he finds himself digging into the Doom Patrol’s past and future… and the mysterious young girl who seems to be intrinsically connected to both.
Creative Team
- Writer: Darcy Van Poelgeest
- Artist: Niko Henrichon
- Colorist: Niko Henrichon
- Letterer:
- Cover Artist: Niko Henrichon
- Variant Cover Artists: KyuYong Eom; Eric Canete; Pete Woods
- Editor: Paul Kaminski
- Assistant Editor: Jillian Grant
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
Follow the story as the Next Level Team Books continue with Legion of Super-Heroes #2, Teen Titans #2 , Doom Patrol #2 on shelevs and digital platforms on October 14, 2026, from DC Comics
