DC held a virtual presentation to retailers during this annual ComicsPro event and announced 11 new titles it plans to publish in 2021.
The upcoming new titles include (as briefly described by DC):
- Deathstroke Inc.
- Harley Quinn Animated Series continued
- A Wonder Woman title for the 80th anniversary
- Elseworld (1/2 of the new center of the new DC Omniverse)
- “DC Vampires” (described as a working title)
- Robin and Batman
- Joker: A Puzzle Box
- The Legend of Batman
- Crush and Lobo
- Nubia and the Amazons
- DC Middle Ages
In a follow-up announcement, the publisher said more information on these projects would be available during the year.
The publisher also announces that it wants to participate in the Free Comic Book Day 2021 on August 14, another annual event that traditionally took place on the first Saturday in May, but was abolished in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis and what is planned for August this year. for the same reason.
DC initially announced a May 1 date, but Newsarama confirmed it was incorrect.
The publisher reports that his virtual presentation was heard to retailers, including DC publisher and creative director Jim Lee, new SVP and general manager Daniel Cherry III, and editor-in-chief Marie Javins, with Lee “announcing DC’s commitment to publishing of comic books. and the direct market. ‘
According to DC, it refers to 2020’s successes such as Batman: Three Jokers, DCeased: Dead Planet, Batman: The Joker War and Dark Nights: Death Metal.
According to DC, Javins commented on the “positive reception that new characters like Punchline, Clownhunter, Liar Liar and Ghost-Maker received and talked about DC’s continued commitment to a more addictive universe of characters.”
Maybe some of the 11 new titles will one day add to Newsarama’s list best DC stories of all time.