DC Black Label

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DC Black Label
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Parent companyDC Comics
StatusActive
PredecessorVertigo Comics
Founded2018
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Publication typesComic books
Fiction genres

DC Black Label is an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics consisting of original miniseries and reprints of books previously published under other imprints. The imprint intends to present traditional DC Universe characters for a mature audience with stand-alone, prestige-format series.[1] The first title of the imprint, Batman: Damned, was shipped on September 19, 2018.[2]

With the discontinuation of DC's Vertigo imprint, new and current series, as well as reprints of old titles, are published under the DC Black Label imprint beginning in 2020.[3]

Comic books[]

Single issues of comic books that are issued under the Black Label line will be published in Prestige Format. If a comic book series exceeds a miniseries run length, it will be published in standard format.

hideComic books
Title Issues Publication date Writer Artist Ref.
Released
Batman: Damned #1–3 September 19, 2018 – June 26, 2019 Brian Azzarello Lee Bermejo [4]

[5]

Superman: Year One June 19, 2019 – October 16, 2019 Frank Miller John Romita Jr. [6]
Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1 November 20, 2019 Sean Murphy Klaus Janson
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child December 11, 2019 Frank Miller Rafael Grampá [7]
Harleen #1-3 September 25, 2019 – December 18, 2019 Stjepan Šejić [8]
Batman: Last Knight on Earth May 29, 2019 – December 18, 2019 Scott Snyder Greg Capullo [9]
Joker: Killer Smile #1-3 October 30, 2019 – February 19, 2020 Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino [10]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1–8 July 24, 2019 – March 25, 2020 Sean Murphy [11]
Birds of Prey #1 June 2, 2020 Brian Azzarello [12]
The Last God: Sourcebook June 2, 2020 [13]
Batman: The Smile Killer June 24, 2020 Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity - Secret Files July 21, 2020 Kami Garcia
 David Mack
 [14]
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1–4 December 18, 2019 – August 18, 2020 [15]
The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage November 20, 2019 – August 25, 2020 Jeff Lemire Denys Cowan [10]
The Last God: Songs of Lost Children #1 September 22, 2020 Dan Watters Steve Beach [16]
Batman: Three Jokers #1–3 August 25, 2020 – October 27, 2020 Geoff Johns Jason Fabok [17]
The Last God #1–12 October 30, 2019 – January 26, 2021 [18]
Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey #1–4 February 12, 2020 – February 2, 2021 Amanda Conner
Jimmy Palmiotti 		Arthur Adams
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1–3 September 2, 2020 – February 2, 2021 Tom Taylor Darick Robertson
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1–8 October 9, 2019 – April 7, 2021 Kami Garcia Mike Mayhew
[19]
Sweet Tooth: The Return #1–6 November 3, 2020 – April 13, 2021 Jeff Lemire
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn October 20, 2020 – March 23, 2021 Katana Collins Matteo Scalera
The Other History of the DC Universe #1–5 November 24, 2020 – July 27, 2021 John Ridley Giuseppe Camuncoli [20]
American Vampire 1976 #1–10 October 6, 2020 – August 3, 2021 Scott Snyder Rafael Albuquerque [21]
Publishing
Strange Adventures #1–12 March 4, 2020 – September 28, 2021 Tom King
[22]
Rorschach October 13, 2020 – September 14, 2021 [23]
Batman/Catwoman December 1, 2020 – TBD Clay Mann [24]
The Nice House on the Lake June 1, 2021 – TBD James Tynion IV Álvaro Martínez Bueno [25]
Batman: Reptilian #1–6 June 22, 2021 – November 23, 2021 Garth Ennis Liam Sharp [26]
Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1–3 August 3, 2021 – October 5, 2021 Brian Azzarello Alex Maleev [27]
Superman vs. Lobo August 24, 2021 – TBD Tim Seeley
Sarah Beattie 		[28]
Upcoming
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1-6 September 21, 2021 – TBD Bill Willingham Brian Level [29]
Batman: The Imposter #1–3 October 12, 2021 – TBD Mattson Tomlin Andrea Sorrentino [30]
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons October 19, 2021 – TBD Kelly Sue DeConnick Phil Jimenez [31]
Catwoman: Lonely City #1–4 October 19, 2021 – TBD Cliff Chiang [32]
Human Target #1–12 November 2, 2021 – TBD Tom King Greg Smallwood [33]
Batman: One Dark Knight #1–3 December 7, 2021 – TBD Jock [34]
Batman/Catwoman Special #1 December 21, 2021 Tom King John Paul Leon [35]
Fables #1-12 May 2022 Bill Willingham Mark Buckingham [29]
Unproduced
Batman/Joker: Deadly Duo limited series TBD Marc Silvestri [36]
Wonder Woman: Diana's Daughter Greg Rucka [31]
Batman: Beyond the White Knight Sean Murphy [37]

Black Label lines[]

The Sandman Universe[]

Main article: The Sandman Universe

In August 2018, The Sandman Universe was unveiled by creator Neil Gaiman, initially published under Vertigo. DC closed Vertigo in January 2020 as part of a reorganization of age-directed imprints. As of November 2019, all Sandman Universe titles are published under DC Black Label.

Hill House Comics[]

Main article: Basketful of Heads

Hill House Comics is a pop-up horror line of comics founded and curated by Joe Hill under DC Black Label. The first release, Basketful of Heads #1, written by Joe Hill, was released on October 30, 2019. There is also a backup story, Sea Dogs, written by Joe Hill in every comic series, with each chapter of this story following the order of when each comic issue under Hill House Comics was released.[38]

hideHill House Comics
Title Issues Publication date Writer Artist Ref.
Released
Basketful of Heads #1–7 October 30, 2019 – May 27, 2020 Joe Hill [39]
#1–6 November 13, 2019 – May 20, 2020 Mike Carey Peter Gross
Vince Locke
December 18, 2019 – June 23, 2020 Carmen Maria Machado
January 8, 2020 – June 10, 2020
February 19, 2020 – August 25, 2020 Joe Hill

The Murphyverse[]

On March 2 via a Twitter Q&A, Sean Murphy announced that he would be overseeing a mini-pop-up imprint set in the world of Batman: White Knight, with him writing the bones of the stories and with other writers and artists fleshing it out. The books are planned to be released in-between the main volumes of White Knight.

hideMurphyverse
Title Issues Publication date Writer Artist Ref.
Released
Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn #1–6 October 20, 2020 – March 23, 2021 Katana Collins
Sean Murphy 		Matteo Scalera
Dave Stewart 		[40]
Upcoming
Nightwing[a] TBD TBD TBD TBD [41]
Batgirl[a]
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b name not final

Collected editions[]

Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight was originally released as a regular DC Comics comic book miniseries, but the collected edition was released under the DC Black Label imprint.

hideCollected editions
Title Material collected Format Writer Artist Pages Publication date ISBN Ref.
Batman: White Knight Batman: White Knight #1–8 SC Sean Murphy 232 October 3, 2018 978-1401279592 [citation needed]
Batman: Damned Batman: Damned #1–3 HC Brian Azzarello Lee Bermejo 160 September 4, 2019 978-1401291402 [citation needed]
Superman: Year One Superman: Year One #1–3 HC Frank Miller John Romita Jr. 160 November 12, 2019 978-1401291372 [citation needed]
Harleen Harleen #1–3 HC Stjepan Šejić 160 February 11, 2020 978-1779501110 [citation needed]
Batman: White Knight – The Deluxe Edition Batman: White Knight #1–8 HC Sean Murphy 232 March 4, 2020 978-1779500649 [citation needed]
Batman: Last Knight on Earth Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1–3 HC Scott Snyder Greg Capullo 184 April 7, 2020 978-1401294960 [citation needed]
Basketful of Heads Basketful of Heads #1–7 HC Joe Hill
Dave Stewart 		184 September 8, 2020 978-1779502971 [citation needed]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1–8 and Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1 HC Sean Murphy 272 September 15, 2020 978-1779504487 [citation needed]
Joker: Killer Smile Joker: Killer Smile #1–3 and Batman: The Smile Killer #1 HC Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino 160 September 15, 2020 978-1779502698 [citation needed]
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child – The Deluxe Edition Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child HC Frank Miller Rafael Grampa 80 September 15, 2020 978-1779503916 [citation needed]
The Low, Low Woods The Low, Low Woods #1–6 HC Carmen Maria Machado Dani 160 September 29, 2020 978-1779504524 [citation needed]
The Dollhouse Family The Dollhouse Family #1–6 HC Mike Carey Peter Gross
Vince Locke 		160 October 13, 2020 978-1779504647 [citation needed]
Daphne Byrne Daphne Byrne #1–6 HC Laura Marks Kelley Jones 160 November 3, 2020 978-1779504654 [citation needed]
Batman: Three Jokers Batman: Three Jokers #1–3 HC Geoff Johns Jason Fabok 160 November 17, 2020 978-1779500236 [citation needed]
Plunge Plunge #1–6 HC Joe Hill Jeremy Wilson 168 November 17, 2020 978-1779506887 [citation needed]
The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1–4 HC Jeff Lemire Denys Cowan 200 November 24, 2020 978-1779505583 [citation needed]
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1–4 HC 200 December 1, 2020 978-1779502612 [citation needed]

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