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The second act of the Next Level launches stand alongside 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.
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These Next Level series continues as Slade’s ex, Adeline, has taken on a new role in Deathstroke: The Terminator #7, and the road to the LAST DEATH OF LOBO starts here in Lobo #7
Deathstroke: The Terminator #7
The brutal violence with over-the-top action and intrigue from the twisted mind of writer Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Uncanny Valley) with pulse-pounding art by Carmine Di Giandomenico (Flash) continues as DC’s contract killing bogeyman is back and bloodier than ever
Comic Watch Reviews:
- 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
Someone’s taken everything from Deathstroke, and hell hath no fury like an assassin scorned…
After the shocking events of the last issue, Slade’s ex, Adeline, has taken on a new role in Deathstroke: The Terminator #7
Tony Fleecs Variant Cover:
Mitch Gerads Variant Cover:
Deathstroke: The Terminator #7
Witness her climb through the ranks of the army to become the unstoppable killer she is today. Does the DCU stand a chance once caught in her crosshairs?
Creative Team
- Writer: Tony Fleecs
- Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico
- Colorist: Ivan Plascencia
- Letterer: Wes Abbott
- Cover Artists: Carmine Di Giandomenico
- Variant Cover Artists: Mitch Gerads; Tony Fleecs
- Editor: Britanny Holtzherh
- Assistant Editor: Marquis Draper
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $5.99/ 50 pages
Comic Watch Next Level Reviews:
Next Level: One Shot #1
Legion of Super-Heroes
Doom Patrol
Teen Titans
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
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
The Deadman
- The Deadman #1- Wake Me Up Inside Bring Me To (UnLife)
- The Deadman #2: Take A Look…It’s In A Book
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
Lobo #7
The Eisner-nominated creative team that brought you a fantastic parable of adolescence in the Midwest, the story of an artist who embraces darkness a little too closely, and the tale of a gunslinger with too much grit to stay buried brings you a classic yarn spun in the star-kissed threads of the cosmic DC Universe.
Comic Watch Reviews:
- 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
Show business and Lobo had concussive creative differences, so he and Dawg are back to bounty hunting
The road to the LAST DEATH OF LOBO starts here!
The day you never thought would come again has come. Again
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Ramon Villalobos Variant Cover:
Rahzzah Variant Cover
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Lobo #7
The day you never thought would come again has come. Again.Beloved by many, recognized universally as (that wrestler guy, Mr. Kiss, Pagliacci, or) DC’s most space-faring antihero, the Man of Main is about to meet his match and his mortality! Do not miss a single chapter of this multipart magnum opus and the revelation of the unstoppable force that will totally, permanently kill fraggin’ Lobo, of all people!
Direct requests for special variants to DC Sales. Direct requests for interviews with the creative team to DC Communications and Promotions. Direct complaints and outrage to my butt.
Creative Team
- Writer: Skottie Young
- Artist: Jorge Corona and Riley Rossmo
- Colorists: Jean-François Beaulieu
- Letterer: Nate Piekos
- Cover Artists: Jorge Corona
- Variant Cover Artist: Dave Johnson; Razzah; Ramon Villalobos
- Group Editor: Paul Kaminski
- Editor: Kathleen Wisneski
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/ 32 Pages
The action and excitement continue in the Next Level titles Deathstroke: The Terminator #7, and Lobo #7, on shelves and digital platforms September 16 2026, from DC Comics
