DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection

DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Eaglemoss and DC Comics. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, collecting significant DC Comics superhero story-arcs as well as bonus origin stories for the characters within.

The collection started in countries like Brazil but with a different order and contents. A small local test run was also run in select parts of the UK, similar to what happens with most partworks. The debut issue, Batman: Hush Part 1, was released in the UK on 19 August 2015 at the special price of £2.99, before gradually rising to £9.99 per issue.[1] 60 issues of the partwork are planned with the possibility of an extension.

The collection was likely inspired by the Hachette partwork The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection which began in 2012, collecting acclaimed Marvel Comics stories, which in-turn inspired another Hachette partworks collection from the 2000 AD series Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection.

List of books

Below is a working list of the books which will be released as part of the collection. They may change and are different to the line ups of other countries who share the collection. The information is sourced from an email to their customer services department.[2]

Issue/Volume Number Title Collecting Release Date
1 Batman: Hush Part 1 Batman #608-613 and Detective Comics #27 19 August 2015
2 Batman: Hush Part 2 Batman #614-618 and Detective Comics #33 3 September 2015
3 Superman: Last Son of Krypton Action Comics #844-846 & #851, Action Comics Annual #11, Superman Annual #13 and Superman #1 17 September 2015
4 JLA: Tower of Babel JLA #43-46, JLA Secret Files #3 and The Brave and the Bold #28 1 October 2015
5 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Superman/Batman #1-6 and Superman #76 15 October 2015
6 Batman: Son of Batman Batman #655-658, #664-665 and Detective Comics #411 29 October 2015
7 JLA: Year One Part 1 JLA: Year One #1-6 and Justice League of America #9 12 November 2015
8 JLA: Year One Part 2 JLA: Year One #7-12 and Detective Comics #225 26 November 2015
9 Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes Harley Quinn #1-7 (2000 – 2001) and "Batgirl: Year One" from The Batman Adventures #12 10 December 2015
10 Superman: Man of Steel Man of Steel #1-6 and "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" from Action Comics #1 24 December 2015
11 Batman: A Death in the Family Batman #426-#429 and Batman #366 7 January 2016
12 Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel #1-5 and Action Comics #23 21 January 2016
13 JLA: Earth 2 JLA: Earth 2 and The Flash #123 4 February 2016
14 The Brave and the Bold: Lords of Luck The Brave and the Bold #1-6 and The Brave and the Bold #50 18 February 2016
15 Green Lantern: Secret Origin Green Lantern #29-35 and Showcase #22 3 March 2016
16 Superman: Death of Superman Superman: The Man of Steel #18-19, Justice League of America #69, Superman #74-75, and Action Comics #684 17 March 2016
17 Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 Batman: The Long Halloween #1-6 and Bataman #181 31 March 2016
18 Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2 Batman: The Long Halloween #7-13 and Detective Comics 66 14 April 2016
19 Flash: Born to Run The Flash #62-65, The Flash Annual #8, Speed Force #1, The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 and The Flash 135 28 April 2016
20 Robin: Year One Robin: Year One 1-4 and Detective Comics 38 12 May 2016
21 Superman/Batman: Supergirl Superman/Batman 8-13 and Action Comics 252 26 May 2016
22 Trinity Trinity 1-3 and World's Finest 71 9 June 2016
23 Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost Wonder Woman 164-170 and New Teen Titans 38 23 June 2016
24 JLA: The Nail Justice League of America: The Nail 1-3 and Superman 13 7 July 2016
25 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham 1-3 and The Demon 1 21 July 2016
26 Wonder Woman: The Circle Wonder Woman (Vol. 3) 14-17 and Wonder Woman 98 + 105 4 August 2016
27 Superman: Brainiac Action Comics 866-870, Superman: New Krypton Special 1 and Action Comics 242 18 August 2016
28 Catwoman: Selina's Big Score Catwoman: Selina's Big Score, Detective Comics 759-762 and Batman 1 1 September 2016
29 Justice Part 1 Justice 1-6 and More Fun Comics 73 15 September 2016
30 Justice Part 2 Justice 7-12 and Whiz Comics 2 29 September 2016
31 Superman: Secret Origin Superman: Secret Origin 1-6 and Superman 125 13 October 2016
32 Batgirl: Year One Batgirl: Year One 1-9 and Batman 139 27 October 2016
33 Batman: Birth of the Demon Part 1 Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman: Bride of the Demon and Batman 232 10 November 2016
34 Batman: Birth of the Demon Part 2 Batman: Birth of the Demon and Batman 235 24 November 2016
35 Lobo Unbound Lobo Unbound 1-6 and Omega Men 3 8 December 2016
36 Young Justice: A League of Their Own Young Justice 1-7 and The Flash 92 22 December 2016
37 Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman Catwoman 1-4, 6-9 and Batman 62 5 January 2017
38 Green Arrow: Quiver Part 1 Green Arrow 1-5 and The Brave and the Bold 85 19 January 2017
39 Green Arrow: Quiver Part 2 Green Arrow 6-10 and Flash Comics 86 + 92 2 February 2017
40 The Flash: Rogue War The Flash 220-225 and Showcase 8 16 February 2017
41 Batman: Strange Apparitions Detective Comics 468, 471-476, 478-479, 481 and Detective Comics 36 2 March 2017
42 Superman: Birthright Part 1 Superman: Birthright 1-6 and Action Comics 245
43 Superman: Birthright Part 2 Superman: Birthright 7-12 and Adventure Comics 271
44 Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgan Wonder Woman 206-213 and Wonder Woman 92
45 Plastic Man: On the Lam Plastic Man 1-6 and Police Comics 1
46 Green Arrow: Year One Green Arrow: Year One 1-6 and More Fun Comics 73
47 The New Frontier Part 1 DC: The New Frontier 1-3 and Adventure Comics 466
48 The New Frontier Part 2 DC: The New Frontier 4-6 and Showcase 17
49 Flash: The Return of Barry Allen The Flash 74-79 and Superman 199
50 Justice League: Another Nail JLA: Another Nail 1-3 and Showcase 34
51 Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals Wonder Woman (Vol. 2) 1-7 and Wonder Woman (Vol. 1) 1
52 The Man Who Laughs/Arkham Asylum Batman: The Man Who Laughs, Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth and Batman 327
53 JLA: New World Order JLA 1-4, JLA Secret Files and Origins 1 and Justice League of America 42
54 New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract The New Teen Titans 39-40, Tales of the Teen Titans 41-44, Teen Titans Annual 3 and The Brave and the Bold 54
55 Superman for Tomorrow Superman 204-214 and Action Comics 241 + 283
56 Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters 1-3 and Adventure Comics 256
57 Justice League: Cry for Justice Justice League: Cry for Justice 1-7 and Action Comics 248
58 Batman: Under the Hood Batman 635-641 and Detective Comics 168
59 Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hard-Traveling Heroes Green Lantern/Green Arrow 76-81 and All American Comics 16
60 Flashpoint Flashpoint 1-5, The Flash 139

Special Issues

The following 'special' books are due to be released as part of the collection with a UK retail price of £19.99.[3]

Issue/Volume Number Title Collecting Release Date
Special 1 Crisis on Infinite Earths Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12 26 November 2015
Special 2 Infinite Crisis Infinite Crisis #1-7, Infinite Crisis Secret Files and Origins 2006, Superman #226, Action Comics #836, and Adventures of Superman #649 17 March 2016
Special 3 Final Crisis Final Crisis #1-7, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2, Final Crisis: Submit #1, Final Crisis: Secret Files (one-shot), Final Crisis: Requiem (one-shot) May 2016
Special 4 Identity Crisis Identity Crisis #1-7, The Flash #214-217 August 2016

Subscriber Exclusive Issues

Issue/Volume Number Title Collecting Release Date
The Sinestro Corps War Green Lantern # 18-20, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special # 1, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Paralax # 1, Cyborg Superman # 1, Superman Prime # 1 and Ion # 1 [4] 12 May 2016
Prelude to Blackest Night Green Lantern 26-28 & 36-42, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns 1, Green Lantern Corps 29-39 16 February 2017
Blackest Night 13 November 2017

References

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