Chad Burdette
As DCAll-In enters its second act, the Next Level launches major new storylines across DC’s ongoing and limited series within its main universe and Absolute universe, expanding the scope and the future of DC’s storytelling.
Today DC Comics is announcing Next Level: One Shot #1, a brand?new 48?page DC All In special from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Fernando Blanco, spotlighting the one and only Deadshot in a high?stakes mission that pushes DC Next Level toward its explosive future.
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DC’s Next Level: One Shot #1 is a one-shot showcasing what’s next for DC Next Level in 2026.
As DC All In continues, fans can expect even more creator?driven #1s and bold new directions for iconic characters like:
- Batwoman
- Deathstroke
- The Demon
- Firestorm
- Lobo
- The Legion of Super-Heroes
- Barbara Gordon.Deadman
- Jonah Hex
- Zatanna
- The Teen Titans
- The Doom Patrol
….and more from creators such as 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.
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- The Fury Of Firestorm #1: The Firestorm Matrix Takes The Wheel
- Lobo #1: Meet The Next Reality Show Star: Lobo & The Bounty Hunter
- Lobo #2 ; Lights , Camera, LOBO!
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #1: Next Level, Next Contract
- Deathstroke: The Terminator #2: Hunt or be Hunted
- Batwoman #1: The Devil Inside
- Batwoman #2: The Streets Run Red With Bats
- Zatanna #1: Prime Magus To The Stage!
In Next Level: One Shot, DC’s deadliest assassin goes to the Next Level and uncovers a conspiracy that will change everything.
This epic issue tells you everything you need to know about what’s next for Next Level…if you survive the experience as 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.
Next Level: One Shot #1
- Writer: Gerry Duggan
- Artist / Main Cover Artist: Fernando Blanco.
- Card Stock Variant Covers:
Mark Spears Variant / Foil Variant Cover
Jorge Corona Next Level Variant Cover
Carmine Di Giandomenico Variant Cover:
Mario Foccillo1:25 Variant Cover
Cover Price / Page Count: $5.99 / 48 pages, w /card stock variants at $6.99 US
Next Level: One Shot #1 will be available on August 19, 2026 at local comic shops
Stat tuned as additional DC Next Level titles, creative teams, and storylines will be revealed in the months ahead as DC builds toward a landmark year of storytelling across the DC Universe.
