Before Mr. Terrific makes his big-screen debut in the upcoming blockbuster Superman feature film, learn his origin in an all-new DC six-issue comic book series. The first issue of Mr. Terrific: Year One will arrive in comic book stores and on digital platforms on May 28, 2025.
Valentine Del Landro & Marissa Louise
Denys Cowan & Ho Che Anderson
Brilliant young inventor Michael Holt’s life was destined for greatness…yet everything screeched to a halt when his wife Paula and unborn son were killed in a car accident. The Holts once shared ambitious dreams of using their technology to help others, but after the tragedy, Michael retreats from society and sells Holt Industries to mysterious and craven tech billionaire Athena Prescott.
The domino effect of Michael’s actions set off an explosive chain of events that take a not-so-ordinary man from the depths of despair to the heights of heroism! Meanwhile, in the present day, Mr. Terrific continues his research into what became of Darkseid after the events of the DC All In Special…and comes to realize that his past and the present might be inextricably linked…
Mitch Gerads
Evan “Doc” Shaner
“I was really focused on bringing Michael’s life to a full-circle moment,” said Mr. Terrific: Year One writer Al Letson. “I don’t want to give too much away, but I wanted the stories about Mr. Terrific and the wider DC Universe to build to a moment where looking back at Michael’s past was necessary to understand the present.”
Discover all the secrets, sorrows, and triumphs of Mr. Terrific and how he came to be in this thrilling modern retelling and expansion of his origin story by DC Writer’s Workshop alumnus and multiple-award-winning TV writer Al Letson (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) and British Fantasy Award-winning artist Valentine De Landro (Black Manta, Bitch Planet), along with a sequence drawn by Edwin Galmon (Superman: House of Brainiac Special)!
Take a look at several preview pages from issue #1 below:
Mr. Terrific: Year One #1 will be available at participating comic book stores and digital platforms from Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
