# DC Compact Comics

DC Compact Comics is a line of full-color paperbacks from DC Comics. Announced in November 2023, ahead of a June 2024 launch, they were described as "perfect for readers of prose and manga looking to pick up a new-reader-friendly storyline in a self-contained full color graphic novel".
At 8.5in x 5.5in, they are smaller than the traditional 10.2in x 6.6in of a collected trade paperback comic.
The initial 10 titles released in 2024 were: Batman: The Court of Owls, Watchmen, All-Star Superman, Far Sector, Batman: Hush, Wonder Woman: Earth One, Harley Quinn & The Gotham City Sirens, Joker, American Vampire Book One, and Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman - with a further 15 books announced for 2025.
One of those 15, Death, a spin-off from the Sandman series, was cancelled following sexual assault allegations against writer, Neil Gaiman.
As well as being dedicated to a specific character or series, each release is also designated by genre via a tag in the top right of the cover. These genres include Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, Adventure, and Mystery.

## Reception

The announcement was largely greeted positively in the comics community with SKTCHD's David Harper saying the line was, "...honestly the best thing to come from one of the Big Two in I don’t even know how long.". Gordon Jackson at Gizmodo noted that "DC’s Compact Comics Line Is the Smartest Thing It’s Done in Years." In Comicsbeat, Joe Grunenwald stressed that: "the size, price and content are all suitable for mass market."

## Sales

Four of 2024's overall top-10 bestselling graphic novels came from DC's Compact Comic line. Batman: The Court Of Owls ranked fourth, with All-Star Superman fifth, Batman: Hush sixth, and Watchmen seventh. By February 2025, up to eight months after release, all four books remained in the monthly top-ten graphic novel chart.

## Impact

The line launched five months ahead of the DC Finest series, which was aimed at a similar market to the Marvel Epic Collection.
In late 2024, at the New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics announced the Premier Collection: a similar line of digest-sized 9in x 6in releases "featuring Marvel’s most celebrated and prestigious storylines and creators from its entire comic book legacy".

## List of volumes
### American Vampire

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Book One | 2010–2011 | American Vampire #1–11 | Scott Snyder, Stephen King | Rafael Albuquerque | Horror | 320 | 1 Oct 2024 | 978-1779527349 |

### The Authority

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Relentless | 1999–2000, 2017 | The Authority (vol. 1) #1–12 Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1 "Requiem" from WildStorm: A Celebration of 25 Years | Warren Ellis | Bryan Hitch | Adventure | 360 | 1 Jul 2025 | 978-1799501992 |

### Batman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 1989 | Batman: Arkham Asylum OGN | Grant Morrison | Dave McKean | Thriller | 248 | 2 Sep 2025 | 978-1799506997 |
| The Long Halloween | 1996–1997 | Batman: The Long Halloween #1–13 | Jeph Loeb | Tim Sale | Mystery | 376 | 7 Oct 2025 | 978-1799502883 |
| Hush | 2002–2003 | Batman #608–619 | Jeph Loeb | Jim Lee | Mystery | 312 | 6 Aug 2024 | 978-1779527264 |
| The Court of Owls Saga | 2011–2012 | Batman (vol. 2) #1–11 | Scott Snyder | Greg Capullo | Thriller | 304 | 4 Jun 2024 | 978-1779527271 |

### Batwoman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Elegy | 2009–2010 | Detective Comics #854–860 | Greg Rucka | J. H. Williams III | Adventure | 240 | 17 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501824 |

### Catwoman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Trail Of The Catwoman | 2001–2002 | Catwoman: Selina's Big Score Catwoman (vol. 3) #1–9 "Trail of the Catwoman" from Detective Comics #759–762 | Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker | Darwyn Cooke | Adventure | 336 | 1 Oct 2024 | 978-1779527288 |

### DCeased

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| DCeased | 2019 | DCeased #1–6 | Tom Taylor | Trevor Hairsine | Horror | 216 | 3 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501633 |

### Harley Quinn

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Harley Quinn and the Gotham City Sirens | 2009–2010 | Gotham City Sirens #1–13 | Paul Dini, Guillem March | Guillem March | Adventure | 320 | 3 Sep 2024 | 978-1779527301 |
| Wild at Heart | 2013-2014 | Harley Quinn #0-13 | Amanda Conner | Jimmy Palmiotti | Adventure | 392 | 16 Sep 2025 | 978-1799503033 |

### Joker

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Joker | 2008 | Joker | Brian Azzarello | Lee Bermejo | Thriller | 136 | 3 Sep 2024 | 978-1779527318 |

### Static

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Season One | 2021–2022 | Static: Season One #1–6 | Vita Ayala, Reginald Hudlin | | Adventure | 184 | 27 May 2025 | 978-1799501541 |

### Superman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| All-Star Superman | 2005–2008 | All-Star Superman #1–12 | Grant Morrison | Frank Quitely | Fantasy | 296 | 2 Jul 2024 | 978-1779527257 |
| Birthright | 2003–2004 | Superman: Birthright #1–12 | Mark Waid | Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan | Adventure | 312 | 24 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501916 |

### Superman/Batman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Book One | 2003–2004 | Superman/Batman (vol. 1) #1–13 "When Clark Met Bruce" from Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003 | Jeph Loeb | Ed McGuinness, Michael Turner | Adventure | 304 | 15 Jul 2025 | 978-1799502135 |

### Wonder Woman

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Blood And Guts | 2011–2012 | Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #1-12 | Brian Azzarello | Cliff Chiang, Tony Akins | Adventure | 280 | 19 Aug 2025 | 978-1799502494 |
| Earth One | 2016–2021 | Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 1–3 | Grant Morrison | Yanick Paquette | Fantasy | 376 | 6 Aug 2024 | 978-1779527332 |

### Y: The Last Man

| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Book One | 2002–2003 | Y: The Last Man #1-10 | Brian K. Vaughan | Pia Guerra, José Marzán | Science Fiction | 248 | 21 Oct 2025 | 978-1799502890 |

### Miniseries

This section includes books that have self-contained miniseries and are unlikely to have a sequel
| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Genre | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
| DC: The New Frontier | 2004–2005 | DC: The New Frontier #1-6 Justice League: The New Frontier Special | Darwyn Cooke | Dave Stewart | Science Fiction | 416 | 5 Aug 2025 | 978-1799502340 |
| Far Sector | 2019–2021 | Far Sector #1–12 | N. K. Jemisin | Jamal Campbell | Science Fiction | 296 | 2 Jul 2024 | 978-1779527295 |
| Kingdom Come | 1996 | Kingdom Come #1–4 | Mark Waid | Alex Ross | Fantasy | 208 | 6 May 2025 | 978-1799501299 |
| V For Vendetta | 1982–1989 | TBC | Alan Moore | David Lloyd | Thriller | TBC | 4 Nov 2025 | 978-1799503132 |
| Watchmen | 1986–1987 | Watchmen #1–12 | Alan Moore | Dave Gibbons | Thriller | 416 | 4 Jun 2024 | 978-1779527325 |
| We3 | 2004 | We3 #1–3 | Grant Morrison | Frank Quitely | Science Fiction | TBC | 18 Nov 2025 | 978-1799503255 |

## Upcoming releases

| Title | Pub. date | ISBN |
| Kingdom Come | 6 May 2025 | 978-1799501299 |
| Static: Season One | 27 May 2025 | 978-1799501541 |
| DCeased | 3 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501633 |
| Batwoman: Elegy | 17 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501824 |
| Superman: Birthright | 24 Jun 2025 | 978-1799501916 |
| The Authority: Book One | 1 Jul 2025 | 978-1799501992 |
| Superman/Batman: Book One | 15 Jul 2025 | 978-1799502135 |
| DC: The New Frontier | 5 Aug 2025 | 978-1799502340 |
| Wonder Woman: Blood and Guts | 19 Aug 2025 | 978-1799502494 |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2 Sep 2025 | 978-1799506997 |
| Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart | 16 Sep 2025 | 978-1799503033 |
| Batman: The Long Halloween | 7 Oct 2025 | 978-1799502883 |
| Y: The Last Man Book 1 | 21 Oct 2025 | 978-1799502890 |
| V For Vendetta | 4 Nov 2025 | 978-1799503132 |
| We3 | 18 Nov 2025 | 978-1799503255 |

### Cancelled

| Title | ISBN |
| Death | 978-1799502647 |