DC Power 2024

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DC POWER – The Groundbreaking Anthology Returns in 2024!



An All-Star Lineup of Writers and Artists Pay Tribute to DC’s Black Super Heroes

Featuring a Brand-New Story by the Hugo Award-Winning Far Sector team of Writer N.K. Jemisin and Artist Jamal Campbell



Available January 30, 2024

Following fantastic critical acclaim and a second printing in 2023, DC is amassing another incredible cultural anthology celebrating the legacy and impact of its Black Super Heroes across the DC Universe!

Scheduled to arrive at participating comic book shops January 30, 2024 (just in time for Black History Month), DC Power returns with another round of new and original stories featuring Black super heroes from across the DC Universe. Headlining this can’t-miss anthology is the epilogue to the Hugo award-winning Far Sector by series writer N.K. Jemisin and artist Jamal Campbell, featuring the first meeting between Green Lanterns Sojourner “Jo” Mullein and John Stewart.

Writers John Ridley (I Am Batman, The Other History of the DC Universe), Brandon Thomas (Hardware: Season One, Aquaman: The Becoming), Lamar Giles (Static: Up All Night), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood), Cheryl Lynn Eaton (Batman: Secret Files, New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative) and Alitha Martinez (Nubia and the Amazons, Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), join artists Campbell, Edwin Galmon, Khary Randolph, Denys Cowan, Tony Akins, Asiah Fulmore and others for new, original stories featuring The Signal, The Spectre (Crispus Allen), Thunder and Lightning (Anissa and Jennifer Pierce), Bloodwynd, Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, Nubia, and more!

This 104-page prestige format one-shot features a card stock main cover by Chase Conley, with card stock variant covers by Campbell, and iconic artist/Milestone Media co-founder Denys Cowan. Local comic book shops have details on availability and pre-ordering.

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DC PREVIEW - DC POWER 2024 Black History Month Anthology



DC PREVIEW – DC POWER 2024: Check out These Stories Coming to DC’s Hit Black History Month Anthology



New Variant Cover Available Featuring Art by Celebrated DC Artist and Milestone Media Co-Founder Denys Cowan

Available for Pre-Order Now, On Sale January 30

Following the initial announcement of the DC POWER 2024 one-shot for February’s Black History Month, DC’s is revealing more details on the stories, characers and talent that make up this groundbreaking cultural anthology. Featuring an introduction from Cyborg writer Morgan Hampton, DC POWER is a salute to the talented Black storytellers and Super Heroes that have been woven into the fabric of the DC Universe. This must-have anthology also features a dynamic new variant cover by DC and Milestone artist and co-founder Denys Cowan (Detective Comics, The Question, Hardware: Season One, Icon vs. Hardware).

The 2024 lineup of stories includes:

“Enduring Farewells,” by NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell

Revealed with the initial announcement of DC POWER 2024, The Far Sector team of Sci-Fi writer NK Jemisin and artist Jamal Campbell reunite for this epilogue to their Hugo award-winning series. Set at the end of Green Lantern Jo Mullein’s 12-month probationary duty, Green Lantern John Stewart arrives at the City Enduring to help wrap up her tour, and escort her back to Oa. This epilogue also serves as a bridge to the 2021 Green Lantern run written by Geoffrey Thorne.

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“The Light That Shines,” by Brandon Thomas and Khary Randolph

Spotlighting The Signal, this story by Thomas and Randolph is the spiritual successor to “The Second Signal,” from 2021’s Batman: Black and White #6. During a battle with Chronos, Duke Thomas is transported to an alternate future version of Gotham City, where he is the Batman.

“The Session,” by Shawn Martinbrough and Tony Akins

Writer Shawn Martinbrough returns to author a new story featuring Crispus Allen, the GCPD Detective turned Spectre he co-created with Greg Rucka within the pages of Detective Comics. Featuring art by MartinbroughÂ’s Red Hood partner Akins, The Spectre teams up with Renee Montoya (The Question) to solve a mystery with strong ties to MartinbroughÂ’s upcoming Red Hood: The Hill.

“Lost At Sea,” by Deron Bennett and Denys Cowan

An Eisner award-nominated letterer, Bennett makes his DC writing debut in this Black Manta story, with art by iconic DC artist and Milestone Media co-founder Cowan. In this story, Black Manta finds himself collaborating with a crew of scavengers, one of whom reminds him of his son, Jackson Hyde. Observing his crewmate, Black Manta is forced to reflect on his relationship with his son.

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“Spice of Life,” by Cheryl Lynn Eaton and Asiah Fulmore

Featuring Thunder and Lightning (Anissa and Jennifer Pierce), this tale comes from Milestone Initiative cohort Eaton (making her DC Universe debut) with artist Fulmore, whose first DC work was with Shannon and Dean Hale on the middle grade graphic novel Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld. Anissa Pierce heads home after experiencing difficulties with her power, just in time to team up with sister Jennifer to stop the Condiment King from causing mayhem at a local food festival.

“Pit Stop,” by Lamar Giles and Sean Damien Hill

Acclaimed YA prose writer Giles follows up his DC/Milestone debut (Static: Up All Night) with Blood Syndicate: Season One artist Hill in this story featuring Bloodwynd. Set after “A Superman For Hell” from Action Comics Presents Doomsday Special #1, Raphael Arce discovers the true history of the Bloodwynd mantle and his family’s connection to the Blood Gem.

“Pure Blackness,” by John Ridley and Edwin Galmon

I Am Batman writer and Oscar award-winning screenwriter Ridley teams up with breakout DC artist Galmon for a solo story featuring Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, diving into what makes him such a unique version of the Man of Steel.

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“The Natural Order,” by Alitha Martinez

As both writer and artist, Martinez (REPRESENT!: “It’s A Bird,” Batgirls, Nubia Coronation Special) creates a team-up readers would never expect, as Nubia and Mr. Mxyzptlik join forces to prevent both a dark mage and a minotaur from invading Themyscira.

“Jump Shots and Loose Watts,” by Jarrett Williams and Domo Stanton

Speed Force writer Williams and Stanton (REPRESENT!: “The Lesson,” The Sandman Universe: House of Whispers), craft a story featuring Kid Flash (Wallace West), spinning out the new Speed Force series. In working with a kid at a local community center, Kid Flash reflects on his upbringing, and how it shapes him as a Super Hero.

Fair Play,” by Greg Burnham and Jahnoy Lindsay

Milestone Initiative alum Burnham and artist Lindsay team up for a story featuring Mr. Terrific. When Michael Holt and a political activist are targeted by assassins, Mr. Terrific is forced to figure a way out without the aid of his technology.

In stores January 30, 2024, DC POWER 2024 joins the January 23 release of the hardcover version of DC POWER 2023 as an early kickoff to Black History month, with more to come throughout the month of February.

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Looks like this will be a yearly thing like DC Pride going forward - assuming it continues to do well in sales.

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Is this the first time Corrigan as Spectre has teamed up with Montoya as Question? Feels like something that should've happened before this.

Manta's story sounds like more "Manta trying to be a better person" and not sure how I feel about that.

The Pierce sisters story seems fun but Condiment King? Really!?

Never expected Mxy to show back up again in a Nubia story.

I love getting a Mr. Terrific story.

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Looks like this will be a yearly thing like DC Pride going forward - assuming it continues to do well in sales.

Have these specials been collected in trades?

Is this the first time Corrigan as Spectre has teamed up with Montoya as Question? Feels like something that should've happened before this.

Manta's story sounds like more "Manta trying to be a better person" and not sure how I feel about that.

The Pierce sisters story seems fun but Condiment King? Really!?

Never expected Mxy to show back up again in a Nubia story.

I love getting a Mr. Terrific story.

It feels like the only story anyone wants to do with Manta is mournfully reminisce on his relationship with his son.

Don't know why they can't do a fun story where looks for treasure and kills a giant monster like a badass.

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Have these issues been collected in trades?

Last years anthology is getting reprinted as a hardcover - not sure if these were collected elsewhere, but don't think they were:

In stores January 30, 2024, DC POWER 2024 joins the January 23 release of the hardcover version of DC POWER 2023 as an early kickoff to Black History month, with more to come throughout the month of February.

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Is this the first time Corrigan as Spectre has teamed up with Montoya as Question? Feels like something that should've happened before this.

Manta's story sounds like more "Manta trying to be a better person" and not sure how I feel about that.

The Pierce sisters story seems fun but Condiment King? Really!?

Never expected Mxy to show back up again in a Nubia story.

I love getting a Mr. Terrific story.

That's not Corrigan that is her former partner Crispus Allen who came after Hal Jordan's stint as Spectre. I think this is the first time he has been seen in almost 13 years.

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Great seeing Thunder and Lightning again.

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I wish Vixen and Bumblebee had big roles too. This year’s anthology seems more focused on characters from bigger franchises, but I think they should give more relevance to original identities like Mari and Karen’s. You look at that cover and it seems most black heroes are derivatives.

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I wish Vixen and Bumblebee had big roles too. This year’s anthology seems more focused on characters from bigger franchises, but I think they should give more relevance to original identities like Mari and Karen’s. You look at that cover and it seems most black heroes are derivatives.

Well when parts of your fandom and store owners take issue with original characters and editors choose to fight that pushback by using legacies-it is what it is.

There are folks willing to write Vixen but if editors won't listen to pitches or fans take issue with one of the writers who want to write her-she gets left out.

This will feature the first story with Duke Thomas as the lead in two years.

Lightning and her sister-almost 10+ years.

Must be at least 10 stories in this.

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I wish Vixen and Bumblebee had big roles too. This year’s anthology seems more focused on characters from bigger franchises, but I think they should give more relevance to original identities like Mari and Karen’s. You look at that cover and it seems most black heroes are derivatives.

At least Bumblebee is getting a World's Finest story.

[Customizer]

I'm going to buy this book but honestly.... i have little interest in most of the characters presented. Of the few characters i do have interest in only one garners something approaching true enthusiasm (John Stewart).

I'm buying this because i want to be sold on these characters despite my misgivings. Hopefully the book delivers.