It’s that time of the month once again. Each of the comic book publishers is announcing its next month of titles via their solicits. This week its the turn of books releasing in October 2025 to get the spotlight. With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner the publishers are all in overdrive preparing for the biggest week in the industry. But that hasn’t stopped DC from dropping a huge back of new covers as the publisher prepares to launch its recently announced DC K.O. event.
Here’s our look at some of the key lights from DC’s October lineup:
DC K.O. #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and acetate cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
Variant covers by JIM LEE, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON,
FRANK CHO, SCOTT KOBLISH, JAE LEE, and MIKE DEL MUNDO
Face-off variant cover by BEN OLIVER
1:25 variant cover by NOOBOVICH
Bracket variant cover by DAN MORA
Darkseid variant cover by MARK SPEARS
Foil variant cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
AEW Cameo variant cover by DAN MORA
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)ON SALE 10/8/25
The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth into a hellscape in preparation for the return of Darkseid! The end of the DC Universe is here!
The Justice League’s only chance to defeat Darkseid is to enter a deadly tournament, an epic and over-the-top battle royale that will surprise you! The World’s Greatest Heroes fight to become the champion to enter the ring against Darkseid, but there’s a catch…the closer you get to the Heart of Apokolips, the more it corrupts you, changes you into something dangerous.
Which DC character has what it takes to make it to the end? Who is willing to do what it takes to win it all, even if it means taking down their friends and family? You want to get nuts? Let’s get nuts!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE OMEGA ACT #1
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by YASMINE PUTRI
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, FERNANDO BLANCO, and SALVADOR LARROCA
1:25 variant cover by DON AGUILLO
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25
A special oversize prologue to DC’s biggest event of the year. Everything since DC All In Special #1 has been building to this moment! Time Trapper is on the run from Darkseid’s Legion. Racing through time to learn how to stop Darkseid’s conquest, he witnesses how the future is already lost and the only hope of survival lies with the Justice League!
The Time Trapper has a plan to save the DCU, but it means making an impossible offer to the League…
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #12
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY, DERRICK CHEW, JEFF SPOKES, and KEVIN WADA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
As the tournament begins and the transformation of Earth GROWS MORE DIRE, a strange signal is detected at the heart of darkness at the core of the planet—a Terrifictech device?! Michael Holt must put together an elite Justice League squad of the most powerful time-displaced heroes from “We Are Yesterday” to unravel the mystery—and this mission is a oneway ticket. Get ready for a mission to hell and back in this epic tie-in to the DC K.O. event!
SUPERMAN #31
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DAVID AJA, SEBA FIUMARA, ARIEL OLIVETTI, and JORGE FORNÉS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
Superman and his allies have been thrown into a dangerous game to capture the Heart of Apokolips at the center of Earth. But what is the Heart of Apokolips? And how are its origins tied to Krypton?! And why doesn’t Darkseid’s Legion want Superman to find out?!
THE FLASH #26
Written by MARK WAID and CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by VASCO GEORGIEV and MARK SPEARS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
As the chaos around the DC Universe erupts during DC K.O., Impulse has an idea how to fix it: Impulsepoint—a terrible move that could wipe out everything unless the Flash can catch up with him as they race through time!
TITANS #28
Written by JOHN LAYMAN
Art and cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by BRAD WALKER and PARIS ALLEYNE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
Spinning out of the world-shaking events of DC K.O.! Before the heart of Apokolips terraforms the planet into a hellscape, the Titans lead the evacuation of the Earth! While the team splits up to save as many people as possible, old friends and new allies join the fray to save humanity from extinction. The next major Titans storyline starts here!
ABSOLUTE EVIL #1
Written by AL EWING
Art and cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and STEFANO NESI
Variant covers by FABRIZIO DE TOMMASO, GERALD PAREL, DUSTIN NGUYEN, and RILEY ROSSMO, Blank sketch cover Foil variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
$4.99 US | 48 pages
ON SALE 10/1/25
Without heroes…without protection…without restraint…there is onlyABSOLUTE EVIL. The emergence of superheroes has caught the attention of the world…and it’s certainly caught the attention of the people who run it. Ra’s al Ghul, Veronica Cale, Elenore Thawne, Hector Hammond, and the mysterious “Joker” have worked at cross-purposes until now, but this growing threat requires new ways of thinking…and new partnerships. An insidious betrayal from within their ranks is imminent, and if they don’t take action, they’ll lose control of a planet that was built to be their playground!
Superstars Al Ewing and Giuseppe Camuncoli join forces to kickstart the next era of Absolute Universe stories…with several shocking new character reveals, and one big unmissable twist!
ABSOLUTE BATMAN 2025 ANNUAL #1
Written by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, JAMES HARREN, and MEREDITH MCCLAREN
Art by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, JAMES HARREN, and MEREDITH MCCLAREN
Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Variant covers by NICK DRAGOTTA and JAMES HARREN
1:25 Variant Cover by MEREDITH MCCLAREN
ON SALE 10/29/25
Some of the biggest names in comics take a turn in the Absolute Universe! Daniel Warren Johnson and James Harren tell tales from Absolute Batman’s early days! How did Bruce acquire his batmobile? And what was it like for Black Mask’s party animals when Batman first hit the scene?
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #13
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Variant covers by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, JENNY FRISON, ADAM HUGHES, and BRIAN BOLLAND
Foil variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:25 variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
1:50 variant cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Blank sketch cover
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25
Batman’s final showdown with the monstrous Bane! Will he be able to overcome this unstoppable behemoth, or will he be trapped in Ark-M forever?!
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #13
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by MATÍAS BERGARA
Cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
Variant covers by DERRICK CHEW, DAVID TALASKI, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
As Diana learns more of the “myth of the Amazons” from Barbara in Gateway City, a series of violent supernatural events begins occurring one after another, drawing Diana all over the globe to fight. Noticing a pattern, Diana enlists Etta to help her crack the mystery of why these events are happening in these places and how to stop them. The answer? Too personal to imagine.
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #12
Written by JASON AARON
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant covers by JAE LEE, KRIS ANKA and MATTIA DE IULIS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25
No one defies the will of Ra’s al Ghul. If Superman doesn’t accept his place as the Son of the Demon, then Lazarus Corp will rain hell on the people most precious to Kal-El…the people of Smallville. So begins the invasion of Kansas!
ABSOLUTE FLASH #8
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by HAINING, RILEY ROSSMO, and A.L. KAPLAN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
The origins of Fort Fox and Barry Allen’s experiments are finally revealed, but what do they mean for the future of the Flash?!
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #7
Written by AL EWING
Art and cover by JAHNOY LINDSAY
Variant covers by TAURIN CLARKE, LEIRIX, and NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON 10/1/25
How far out is the world that’s coming? From across the depths of space, the Blackstars are turning their attention towards Earth… and only Tomar Re stands in their way.
BATMAN #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art and cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
Variant covers by JIM LEE, JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO, JORGE JIMÉNEZ, and MICHAEL ALLRED
Bat-Gadget variant cover by JORGE JIMÉNEZ
1:25 variant cover by DAVID AJA
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) | Variant $7.99 US (foil)
ON SALE 10/1/25
Injured, cuffed, and tossed in the back of a GCPD paddy wagon with a dozen uncuffed and violent criminals, Robin (Tim Drake) will have to use everything he’s learned from the Dark Knight if he hopes to survive his own dark night. Will Batman arrive in time to help him, or will this mission change the way the city and the GCPD view the Dynamic Duo forever?
