This year, Rebirth Phase 2 kicks into high gear and sets up the pieces for the inevitable end of Rebirth. This is the YEAR OF THE VILLAIN, but of course, Year of the Villain begins in May, so what can we expect while we wait.
January
- Young Justice #1
- Naomi #1
- Suicide Squad #50
- The Return of Jon Kent in Superman #7
February
- Justice League Annual #1
- The beginning of Leviathan Rising (Action Comics #1007)
- Female Furies #1
- Wonder Twins #1
- Batman/Flash: The Price
- The shocking meeting between Jonn and Luther (Justice League #17)
- Abnett taking over Justice League Odyssey (Justice League Odyssey #6)
March
- Batman who Laughs: The Grim Night #1
- Detective Comics #1000
- Dial H for Hero #1
- Green Arrow #50
April
- Terminus Agenda Begins
- Arkham Knight Arc Begins (Detective Comics #1001)
May
- Year of the Villain #1
- DCeased #1 <-- Wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t come (like Mister Miracle which isn’t here)
- Batman and the Outsiders #1
- Leviathan Rising Special #1
- Batman: The Fall and the Fallen Arc begins (Batman #70)
- Flash: Year One begins (Flash #70)
June
- Event Leviathan #1
- Justice League #25 (The beginning of Year of the Villain)
- Superman and Supergirl come together to begin concluding Bendis’s first year on Superman (Superman #12 and Supergirl #31)
July (Yes there’s a lot of stuff)
- Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (Probably Won’t Come)
- Batman Universe #1 (Bendis on Batman)
- Superman: Up in the Sky #1 (Tom King on Superman)
- Wonder Woman: Come Back to Me #1
- Collapser #1
- Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #1
- Jimmy Olsen #1
- Lois Lane #1
- Aquaman #50
- City of Bane Begins (in Batman #75)
- Year of the Villain: The Offer #1
- The Legion Return (Superman #13)
- Wonder Woman #75
- Flash #75
August
- Batman who Laughs Finale
- Batman/Superman #1
- Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul
- Bendis attempts a double tie-in issue (Action Comics #1014)
- Year of the Villain: Dark Gifts begins
September
- Tim Drake’s New Name gets revealed (Young Justice #8)
- Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #1
- Legion of Superheroes: Millenium #1
- Flash Forward #1
- Gotham City Monsters #1
- Inferior Five #1
- Superman meets Naomi (Action Comics #1015)
- Batman and Catwoman kiss (Batman #88)
October
- Batman’s Grave #1
- Metal Men #1
- RWBY #1
- Tales from the Dark Multiverse!
- Morrison’s The Green Lantern Concludes!
- Supersons Reunion (Superman #16)
- Batgirl Soft Reboot
November - Far Sector #1
- gen:LOCK #1
- The Infected Tie-ins
- Legion of Superheros #1
- Event Leviathan Finale
- Green Lantern: Blackstars
- He man and the Masters of the Multiverse #1
December
- Year of the Villain: Hell’s Arisen
- Suicide Squad #1
- Deathstroke #50
- Doomsday Clock finale
- Tom King’s Batman Finale
- Superman Secret Identity Reveal
Remember Everything Mentioned here is ALREADY OUT, but for people on DCU you can expect them to come out then. This year of DC had some real highlights and real disappointments, but it’s hard to argue that big stuff wasn’t happening this year. The end of the year is interesting as there are some questions about what is going on in April and May 2020 (and beyond) chiefly the rumored and basically confirmed 5G. It will be interesting to see what happens in 2020. However this year we get the 2019 content and there’s some great stuff on the way! Year of the Villain is hit or miss but the hits are HUGE! I can’t wait to see what happens in 2020 and beyond
-Nathan.Payson
(Your Friendly Neighborhood Reporter)