At New York Comic Con back in October, DC teased the next phase of their All In initiative, Next Level. At the time it was revealed that a new Batwoman series from writer Greg Rucka and artist DaNi would be among the first Next Level offerings. Now DC has unveiled more details about the first three March-debuting titles under the Next Level banner, including Skottie Young and Jorge Corona on Lobo and Tony Fleecs and Carmine Di Giandomenico on Deathstroke: The Terminator.
Coming first on March 4th is Young and Corona’s Lobo. Here’s the solicit text and cover info:
Vrrrrroooooommmmmmmm! The Main Man’s back, baby! And his ride is a motorcycle that moves at the speed of sound, but only if that sound is a rippin’ guitar solo, and you better hop on before he leaves you in the dust with all the bastiches he’s fragged for money or convenience!
It’s a guts-soaked path from DC K.O. to the end of the universe, where Lobo is going to scratch his name and number in the Source Wall with a cool knife. Don’t miss the mayhem, special guests, or tasty, tasty continuity! Don’t you do it!
Lobo, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Skottie Young with art and main cover by Jorge Corona, debuts on March 4, 2026. The first issue features open-to-order card stock variants by Lee Bermejo, KyuYong Eom, and Corona, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for card stock; $6.99 US for foil). Juan Ferrerya contributes a 1:25 incentive variant, while Bermejo’s cover will also be available as an open-to-order foil edition, alongside a blank sketch cover.
Rucka and DaNi’s Batwoman follows the next week, on March 11th:
Batwoman.
Daughter. Sister. Soldier. Hero.
But since she was 10 years old, Kate Kane has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and the machinations of a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil when the devil is real? And how do you win?
Batwoman, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Greg Rucka with art and cover by DaNi, debuts on March 11, 2026. The debut issue includes open-to-order cardstock variant covers by artists including Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, Stjepan Šejić, Jorge Corona, and more, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for cardstock; $6.99 US for foil). Joshua “Sway” Swaby contributes a 1:25 incentive variant, while Artgerm’s variant will be offered as an additional open-to-order foil cover, alongside a blank sketch cover.
And Fleecs and Di Giandomenico’s Deathstroke: The Terminator rounds out the lineup on March 18th:
Soldier-turned-superhuman assassin for hire, Slade Wilson, has made hundreds of enemies in his day, and now one of them is taking his world apart piece by piece. The hit is out on Deathstroke, as he evolves into his purest form…a terminator out for revenge and ready to kill anyone who stands in his way.
Deathstroke: The Terminator, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Tony Fleecs with art and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico, debuts on March 18, 2026. The first issue features open-to-order card stock variants by Dan Panosian, KyuYong Eom, and Jorge Corona, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for card stock; $6.99 US for foil). Tony Fleecs provides a 1:25 incentive variant, while Panosian’s cover will also be available as an open-to-order foil edition, alongside a blank sketch cover.
Along with the info on the initial three titles, DC also teased other characters and creators involved with the Next Level lineup:
DC NEXT LEVEL, part of the second act of DC ALL IN, is a new publishing initiative spotlighting characters like Batwoman, Deathstroke, The Demon, Firestorm, Lobo, Barbara Gordon, Zatanna, the Teen Titans, and more. The creative roster includes Jeff Lemire, Greg Rucka, Javier Rodríguez, Jamal Campbell, Skottie Young, Mariko Tamaki, James Harren, Kyle Higgins, Joshua Williamson, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Michael Walsh, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Rafael De Latorre, Jorge Corona, Tony Fleecs, Amancay Nahuelpan, Deniz Camp, DaNi, and others.
DC All In architects Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder also offered more insight into the goal of Next Level:
“These books are set in continuity,” said Williamson. “While the series will be independent reads and not heavily tied to other books, they will exist alongside DC’s ongoing comic book series like Superman, Batman, Justice League Unlimited, and more.”
“This line will launch similar to DC’s Absolute line of comics,” said Snyder. “The DC: NEXT LEVEL books are very new-reader friendly and will roll out over time. Like the Absolute line, this is an initiative that welcomes new readers that are looking for a jumping-on spot for DC’s main line of comic books.”
“In March, the first month of DC: NEXT LEVEL, new series starring Lobo, Deathstroke, and Batwoman are three new books that stay true to the characters as they’ve appeared in DC ALL IN and DC K.O., but the creative teams will take them into new, badass stories that explore different genres that any fan can dive into,” said Williamson.
“We can’t wait for you to see what’s coming,” said Snyder, “and this is just the beginning.”
“This is just the second phase of what we’ve planned for DC ALL IN,” said Williamson. “There’s a legion of stories still to be told.”
A ‘Legion’ of stories? We see what you did there, Josh. Snyder has previously expounded on DC Next Level in his newsletter, which also offered some teases for a forthcoming The Demon series.
Look for Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, and Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 all to arrive in stores and digitally in March 2026.
