DC’s Next Level line continues to expand with The Demon, a new comic book series written and drawn by James Harren (Ultramega) with colors by Dave Stewart and lettering by Clayton Cowles. Following recent Next Level launches including Batwoman, Lobo, Deathstroke: The Terminator, The Fury of Firestorm, Zatanna, Barbara Gordon: Breakout, and The Deadman, The Demon pushes the initiative into bold new territory with Harren’s mix of monsters, raw emotion, and sharp intensity. As DC All In enters its second act, new creator-driven titles highlight the ambition, range, and energy shaping DC’s 2026 publishing slate across both the main universe and the Absolute universe.
The world is infested with a darkness its people cannot see. Beasts from Hell feast on humanity’s soul, sucking it dry and leaving nothing but a shell behind.
Only one person can see these monsters and cast them back to Hell: Jason Blood! But he is a shadow of the man he once was, wandering the world following the face of a wizard long gone and hearing a voice in his head demanding to be let out.
How can Jason Blood help protect the world from demons when he himself is not sure how to work with the one bound to his soul? Will the Demon Etrigan ever rise again?
Superstar writer/artist James Harren (Ultramega) creates a brand-new epic starring the mightiest demon of them all!
The Demon #1, written and illustrated by James Harren with main cover by Harren, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clayton Cowles, arrives in local comic book stores on October 7. The debut issue will feature variant covers by Daniel Warren Johnson, Michael Walsh, Hayden Sherman (Next Level), and John McCrea. The Demon #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.
More DC NEXT LEVEL Announcements Still to Come
As DC All In continues, fans can expect even more creator‑driven #1s and bold new directions for iconic characters including Zatanna, the Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex, Deadman, Barbara Gordon, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Lobo, Firestorm, the Demon, Deathstroke, Deadshot, and Batwoman. Upcoming Next Level titles will feature work from Skottie Young, Joshua Williamson, Amancay Nahuelpan, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Niko Henrichon, DaNi, Kyle Higgins, Jorge Corona, W. Maxwell Prince, Michael Walsh, Javier Rodríguez, Martín Morazzo, Darcy Van Poelgeest, James Harren, Fernando Blanco, Tony Fleecs, Greg Rucka, Rafael De Latorre, Mariko Tamaki, Hayden Sherman, Jamal Campbell, Gerry Duggan, and Jeff Lemire.
Additional DC Next Level titles, creative teams, and storylines will be revealed in the months ahead as DC builds toward a landmark year of storytelling across the DC Universe.
