DC Comics May 2021 Solicitations

[Thor-Ul]

Looney Tunes for me. I want to see if Sylvester is going to eat Tweety.

[Robotman]

I'm not a big fan of the direction DC seems to be going in. So freaking tired of Jon Kent! 2 more human GLs (3 if you count Tai Pham). Titans Academy is a huge wasted opportunity. It seems they just keep creating new and forgettable characters instead of utilizing the underappreciated ones they already have.

The only thing that looks interested is Yang's Superman/Batman

[SiegePerilous02]

Really only keeping track of Wonder Woman for sure. May keep tabs on Batman/Superman, GL and Swamp Thing and check out the trades if they get good buzz. Ditto Superman and Action even if I'm REALLY not thrilled with the Jon situation.

Overall, nothing that's getting me excited beyond maybe WW. DC's future is looking kind of dull.

[Lee Stone]

Stuff I’ll be reading on DCUniverse...

The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2
Justice League #61 -for Justice League Dark only
The Swamp Thing #3

[Frontier]

I'm not a big fan of the direction DC seems to be going in. So freaking tired of Jon Kent! 2 more human GLs (3 if you count Tai Pham). Titans Academy is a huge wasted opportunity. It seems they just keep creating new and forgettable characters instead of utilizing the underappreciated ones they already have.

The only thing that looks interested is Yang's Superman/Batman

It's like they can't help themselves when it comes to Earth GL's .

[sifighter]

Regular series I’m probably reading:

Green Lantern #2
Teen Titans Academy #3
Suicide Squad #3
Wondergirl #1
Robin #2
Flash #770

Possibly: Superman, Action Comics, The Swamp Thing

Digital series:
Next Batman: Second Son
Milestone Returns

[Brad]

Geoff Johns has a surprising amount of material in these solicits.

I'm tempted by the Batman/Scooby-Doo mini.

I wonder if someone at DC will fix the "Outsideers" typo on the cover of Batman: Urban Legends #3 before it goes to print. Shhh ... don't tell them!

[SuperX]

Suicide squad and Titans Academy for sure, gotta get that speedster for the squad, and we have to have Conner break away his Titans/YJ somehow, this is where it happens, going full squady after that

[HsssH]

It's like they can't help themselves when it comes to Earth GL's .

I wonder if it is same reasoning as Tynion now adding bunch of new character to his Batman book? Maybe my new Lantern will get used in some adaptation and I'll get something for it?

[Vordan]

I wonder if it is same reasoning as Tynion now adding bunch of new character to his Batman book? Maybe my new Lantern will get used in some adaptation and I'll get something for it?

Everyone wants to be represented but new characters rarely succeed in the current market. So the solution is to farm out the big brand to underrepresented groups. Marvel at least has the advantage of the MCU elevating any character that appears there be they a traditional A-Lister or not, but DC doesn’t have that luxury unfortunately.

[married guy]

Just the Flash for me.

[matt levin]

So MANY titles now $5, even $6; just too pricey for me. And the rest, just don't thrill me the way they did. The only thing I guess I'm getting will be the (equally pricey) Milestone intro, because I was a big Milestone fan once upon a big bang.

[madmodpoetgod]

Pricey titles, unexciting new faces, the favoritism of the new characters for the sake of hungry creators who want to hit the jackpot with the potential future royalties, no Legion, no JSA, no Atom, no this, no that, and Batman Batman Batman...

[Will Evans]

Pricey titles, unexciting new faces, the favoritism of the new characters for the sake of hungry creators who want to hit the jackpot with the potential future royalties, no Legion, no JSA, no Atom, no this, no that, and Batman Batman Batman...

Atom is in the Festival of Heroes one-shot.


While there’s no JSA title yet, Stargirl gets a one-shot.

[Frontier]

Everyone wants to be represented but new characters rarely succeed in the current market. So the solution is to farm out the big brand to underrepresented groups. Marvel at least has the advantage of the MCU elevating any character that appears there be they a traditional A-Lister or not, but DC doesn’t have that luxury unfortunately.

I think the closest equivalent was when they were introducing so many new Spider-People as part of expanding their biggest franchise, but the only ones who get consistently promoted other than Peter are Miles and Gwen.