DC Black Label

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]

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

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.

Comic 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 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 Emanuela Lupacchino [12]
The Last God: Sourcebook June 2, 2020 Phillip Kennedy Johnson Riccardo Federici [13]
Batman: The Smile Killer June 24, 2020 Jeff Lemire Andrea Sorrentino
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity - Secret Files July 21, 2020 Kami Garcia
Ed Kurz		 David Mack
Jason Badower		 [14]
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1–4 December 18, 2019 – August 18, 2020 Daniel Warren Johnson [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 Phillip Kennedy Johnson Riccardo Federici [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
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1–6 October 20, 2020 – March 23, 2021 Katana Collins Matteo Scalera
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1–8 October 9, 2019 – April 7, 2021 Kami Garcia Mike Mayhew
Mico Suayan		 [19]
Sweet Tooth: The Return #1–6 November 3, 2020 – April 13, 2021 Jeff Lemire
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]
Rorschach #1–12 October 13, 2020 – September 14, 2021 Tom King Jorge Fornés [22]
Strange Adventures March 4, 2020 – October 12, 2021 Mitch Gerads
Evan "Doc" Shaner		 [23]
Batman: Reptilian #1–6 June 22, 2021 – November 23, 2021 Garth Ennis Liam Sharp [24]
Batman: The Imposter #1–3 October 12, 2021 – December 14, 2021 Mattson Tomlin Andrea Sorrentino [25]
Publishing
Batman/Catwoman #1–12 December 1, 2020 – TBD Tom King Clay Mann [26]
The Nice House on the Lake June 1, 2021 – TBD James Tynion IV Álvaro Martínez Bueno [27]
Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1–3 August 3, 2021 – January 25, 2022 Brian Azzarello Alex Maleev [28]
Superman vs. Lobo August 24, 2021 – February 1, 2022 Tim Seeley
Sarah Beattie		 Mirka Andolfo [29]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1–6 September 28, 2021 – February 15, 2022 Bill Willingham Brian Level [30]
Catwoman: Lonely City #1–4 October 19, 2021 – TBD Cliff Chiang [31]
Human Target #1–12 November 2, 2021 – TBD Tom King Greg Smallwood [32]
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #1–3 November 30, 2021 – TBD Kelly Sue DeConnick Phil Jimenez [33]
Upcoming
Batman: One Dark Knight #1–3 December 21, 2021 – TBD Jock [34]
Swamp Thing: Green Hell December 28, 2021 – TBD Jeff Lemire Doug Mahnke [35]
Batman/Catwoman Special #1 January 25, 2022 Tom King John Paul Leon [36]
Suicide Squad: Blaze #1-3 February 8, 2022 – TBD Simon Spurrier Aaron Campbell [37]
Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1–8 March 29, 2022 – October 2022 Sean Murphy [38]
Fables #1–12 May 2022 – TBD Bill Willingham Mark Buckingham [30]
Unproduced
Untitled Superman Series #1–3 2022 Mark Waid Bryan Hitch [39]
Batman/Joker: Deadly Duo TBD Marc Silvestri [40]
Wonder Woman: Diana's Daughter Greg Rucka [33]

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. All Sandman Universe titles are currently 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.[41]

Hill House Comics
Title Issues Publication date Writer Artist Ref.
Released
Basketful of Heads #1–7 October 30, 2019 – May 27, 2020 Joe Hill Leomacs [42]
The Dollhouse Family #1–6 November 13, 2019 – May 20, 2020 Mike Carey Peter Gross
Vince Locke
The Low, Low, Woods December 18, 2019 – June 23, 2020 Carmen Maria Machado Dani
Daphne Byrne January 8, 2020 – June 10, 2020 Laura Marks Kelley Jones
Plunge February 19, 2020 – August 25, 2020 Joe Hill Stuart Immonen
Refrigerator Full of Heads October 19, 2021 – TBD Rio Youers Tom Fowler [43]

The Murphyverse

Sean Murphy's mini-pop-up imprint, "The Murphyverse", is 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.

Murphyverse
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		 [44]
Upcoming
Nightwing[lower-alpha 1] TBD TBD TBD TBD [45]
Batgirl[lower-alpha 1]
  1. 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.

Collected 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
Batman: Damned Batman: Damned #1–3 HC Brian Azzarello Lee Bermejo 160 September 4, 2019 978-1401291402
Superman: Year One Superman: Year One #1–3 HC Frank Miller John Romita Jr. 160 November 12, 2019 978-1401291372
Harleen Harleen #1–3 HC Stjepan Šejić 160 February 11, 2020 978-1779501110
Batman: White Knight – The Deluxe Edition Batman: White Knight #1–8 HC Sean Murphy 232 March 4, 2020 978-1779500649
Batman: Last Knight on Earth Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1–3 HC Scott Snyder Greg Capullo 184 April 7, 2020 978-1401294960
Basketful of Heads Basketful of Heads #1–7 HC Joe Hill Leomacs
Dave Stewart		 184 September 8, 2020 978-1779502971
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
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
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
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Marks of Woe The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1, John Constantine: Hellblazer #1-6, and Books of Magic #14 HC Simon Spurrier Aaron Campbell 216 September 29, 2020 978-1779502896
The Low, Low Woods The Low, Low Woods #1–6 HC Carmen Maria Machado Dani 160 September 29, 2020 978-1779504524
The Dollhouse Family The Dollhouse Family #1–6 HC Mike Carey Peter Gross
Vince Locke		 160 October 13, 2020 978-1779504647
Daphne Byrne Daphne Byrne #1–6 HC Laura Marks Kelley Jones 160 November 3, 2020 978-1779504654
Batman: Three Jokers Batman: Three Jokers #1–3 HC Geoff Johns Jason Fabok 160 November 17, 2020 978-1779500236
Plunge Plunge #1–6 HC Joe Hill Jeremy Wilson 168 November 17, 2020 978-1779506887
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
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1–4 HC Daniel Warren Johnson 200 December 1, 2020 978-1779502612
Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey: The Hunt for Harley Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey #1–4 and Harley Quinn Black + White + Red #12 HC Jimmy Palmiotti Amanda Conner 160 March 23, 2021 978-1779504494
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1–6 and Harley Quinn Black + White + Red #6 HC Katana Collins Matteo Scalera 168 June 29, 2021 978-1779514912
The Last God: Book I of the Fellspyre Chronicles The Last God #1-12, The Last God: Tales from the Book of Ages #1 and The Last God: Songs of Lost Children #1 HC Phillip Kennedy Johnson Riccardo Federici 448 August 3, 2021 978-1779510549
Sweet Tooth: The Return Sweet Tooth: The Return #1–6 TP Jeff Lemire 152 August 17, 2021 978-1779510327
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1-8 and Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity - Secret Files #1 HC Kami Garcia Mico Suayan 304 September 7, 2021 978-1779512024
American Vampire 1976 American Vampire 1976 #1-10 HC Scott Snyder Rafael Albuquerque 264 November 2, 2021 978-1779512673
The Other History of the DC Universe The Other History of the DC Universe #1–5 HC John Ridley Giuseppe Camuncoli 224 November 16, 2021 978-1779511973
Rorschach Rorschach #1–12 HC Tom King Jorge Fornés 312 December 7, 2021 978-1779512048
Strange Adventures Strange Adventures #1–12 HC Mitch Gerads Evan Shaner 376 December 14, 2021 978-1779512031
Batman: The Imposter Batman: The Imposter #1–3 HC Mattson Tomlin Andrea Sorrentino 168 February 22, 2022 978-1779514325
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 The Nice House on the Lake #1–6 TP James Tynion IV Alvaro Martinez 200 March 1, 2022 978-1779514349
Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham #1–6 HC Bill Willingham Brian Level 160 April 19, 2022 978-1779515254
Suicide Squad: Get Joker! Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1–3 HC Brian Azzarello Alex Maleev 160 May 17, 2022 978-1779514257
Batman: Reptilian Batman: Reptilian #1–6 HC Garth Ennis Liam Sharp 160 May 31, 2022 978-1779515339

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