The gloves have come off as the greatest superheroes in the universe entered the arena in a thunderous tournament where the stakes are sky-high!
DC Comics News: The DC Multiverse Levels Up This February in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1
Heroes will rise. Legends will fall. It’s time for a cosmic throwdown as the Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth into a hellscape in preparation for the return of Darkseid!
Fight Month is in the books, and The Elite Eight have been decided…
Fight Month
- DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1: Fight Month Begins With A Predictable Winner And Outcome – Winner: Superman
- DC K.O. ALL FIGHT MONTH: ROUND 2 OF 8 – Aquaman Vs. Hawkman: When Friends become Foes in Aquaman #12 – Winner: Aquaman
- DC K.O. ALL FIGHT MONTH: ROUND 3 OF 8: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo #1: Bracelets & Bastiches!!! – Winner: Wonder Woman
- DC K.O. ALL FIGHT MONTH – Round 4: The Green Vs The Man And Machine in Titans #30 – Winner: Cyborg
- DC K.O. Fight Month – Round 5: Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1 – Black Magic Woman Winner: Zatanna
- DC K.O. Fight Month: Round 6: The Flash #28: Talkin’ Bout My Generation Winner: Guy Gardner – Green Lantern
- DC K.O. Fight Month – Round 7 – Superman #33: No Sympathy For The Demon Winner: Lex Luthor
- DC K.O. Fight Month – Round 8: The Joker vs. Red Hood #1: Paybacks A Bitch Winner: The Joker
Comic Watch Reviews:
- DC K.O. #1: The Scene Is Set For A Real Slobber-Knocker Of An Event
- DC K.O. #2: Round 2 – DCU Items Of Power…Gotta Catch Them All!
- DC K.O.: Knightfight #1 – The Curse of the Cowl
- DC K.O.: Knightfight #2 – Under The Black Cowl
- DC K.O.: Knightfight #3: You’re Getting Old, Bruce
- The Flash #26: Some Say He’s Impulsive…
- Superman #31: The Return of Superwoman
- Superman #32: Ready? Fight!
Daniel Warren Johnson Variant Cover:
Mike Del Mundo Variant Cover:
Carla Cohen Variant Cover:
Lucio Parrillo Variant Cover:
Sanford Greene Darkseid Variant Cover:
Dan Mora Bracket Variant / AEW Cameo Cover:
Ben Oliver Face-Off Variant Cover:
Javier Fernández Foil Virgin Variant Cover:
Cully Hamner 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
DC: KO #3
As the Omega Tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test — confronted with a decades-long stay in their own personal hell!
Emotions run high as heroes falter, villains revel, and the Heart of Apokolips eyes its new King Omega. In the end, only the final four will remain
Creative Team
- Writer: Scott Snyder & Joshua Williamson
- Artists: Javier Fernández & Xermánico
- Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez
- Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Standard Cover Artist: Javier Fernández & Alejandro Sánchez
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Daniel Warren Johnson; Mike Del Mundo; Ben Oliver; Dan Mora; Javier Fernández; Cully Hamner; Carla Cohen; Lucio Parrillo; Sanford Greene
- Format: Limited Series Event
- Group Editor: Katie Kubert
- Executive Editor: Chris Conroy
- Editor: Andrew Marino
- Associate Editor: Sabrina Futch
- Page Count/Cover Price: 48 pages,/ $5.99
It’s tag-team time for the Elite Eight as all hell breaks loose in DC: KO #3, on shelves and digital platforms January 14, 2026 from DC Comics