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

Comic books

Single issues of comic books that are Issued under the Black Label imprint will be published as prestige format.

Comic books
Title Issue Publication date Writer Artist Ref.
Batman: Damned 1 September 19, 2018 Brian Azzarello Lee Bermejo [3]

[4]

2 December 5, 2018
3 June 26, 2019
Batman: Last Knight on Earth 1 May 29, 2019 Scott Snyder Greg Capullo [5]
2 TBA
3
Superman: Year One 1 June 19, 2019 Frank Miller John Romita Jr. [6]
2 TBA
3
The Other History of the DC Universe 1 TBA John Ridley Alex Dos Diaz [7]
2
3
4
5
Batman: Three Jokers 1 TBA Geoff Johns Jason Fabok [8]
2
3

Collected editions

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

Collected editions
Title Material collected Format Writer Artist Pages Publication date ISBN Ref.
Batman: White Knight Batman: White Knight #1-8 TP Sean Murphy 232 October 3, 2018 978-1401279592 [9]
Batman: Damned Batman: Damned #1–3 HC Brian Azzarello Lee Bermejo 160 September 4, 2019 978-1401291402 [10]
Superman: Year One Superman: Year One #1–3 HC Frank Miller John Romita Jr. TBA September 10, 2019 978-1401291372 [11]

Re-releases

DC Comics also re-releases some of its past titles as part of the Black Label.

Re-releases
Title Material collected Format Writer Artist Pages Publication date ISBN Ref.
All-Star Superman All-Star Superman #1–12 TP Grant Morrison Frank Quitely 304 November 28, 2018 978-1401290832 [12]
DC: The New Frontier The New Frontier #1–6, Justice League: New Frontier Special Darwyn Cooke 520 February 13, 2019 978-1401290924 [13]
Kingdom Come Kingdom Come #1–4 Mark Waid Alex Ross 392 May 1, 2019 978-1401290962 [14]
Frank Miller's Ronin Ronin #1–6 Frank Miller 336 May 15, 2019 978-1401290979 [15]

References

  1. ^ Marston, George (June 15, 2018). "DC BLACK LABEL BATMAN: DAMNED #1, SUPERMAN: YEAR ONE, OTHER HISTORY Release Dates". Newsarama. Purch.
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich (July 11, 2018). "DC Comics' Black Label Series to Be Oversized – Starting with Batman: Damned". Bleeding Cool. Avatar Press.
  3. ^ "BATMAN DAMNED #1 (OF 3) (MR)". Previews World. Diamond Comic Distributors. July 18, 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Update: BATMAN: DAMNED #1 Will Not Be Reprinted, Next Issue Pushed Back". Newsarama. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ^ Arrant, Chris (July 24, 2018). "SNYDER & CAPULLO's BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH Double-Sized". Newsarama. Purch.
  6. ^ McGloin, Matt. "SUPERMAN: YEAR ONE ANNOUNCED BY FRANK MILLER AND JOHN ROMITA JR".
  7. ^ "THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 Solicitation". Newsarama. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  8. ^ Arrant, Chris (July 19, 2018). "3 JOKERS Lands at BLACK LABEL - But is In DCU Continuity". Newsarama. Purch.
  9. ^ "DC Comics SEPTEMBER 2018 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "DC Comics MAY 2019 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "Comic Viewer". www.dccomics.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. ^ "DC Comics OCTOBER 2018 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "DC Comics JANUARY 2019 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "DC Comics MARCH 2019 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "DC Comics APRIL 2019 Solicitations". Newsarama. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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