DC Comics has revealed its solicitations for August 2026, featuring the start of new arcs in Batman and Superman, plus the special Next Level: One Shot #1, where Gerry Duggan and Fernando Blanco put Deadshot in the crosshairs. Also noteworthy is the limited series Batman & Robin: Year One – Dynamic Duos, by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, and Poison Ivy #47, by G. Willow Wilson and Leandro Fernández, which sets the stage for the Bad Seeds crossover.
Deadshot and the Art of Never Missing the Narrative Mark 🎯
Next Level: One Shot #1 promises to explore Deadshot's psyche under the pen of Gerry Duggan, a writer who knows how to balance action and character development. Fernando Blanco brings a visual style that favors clean lines and sharp shadows, ideal for an antihero who operates on the fringes. This 40-page special acts as a springboard for future plots, connecting with the Bad Seeds arc. Duggan plans to use the character's past as an anchor, without resorting to forced twists. The narrative structure bets on choreographed combat sequences that reveal information about the protagonist.
Poison Ivy: When Planting a Garden Becomes a Crossover Event 🌿
G. Willow Wilson and Leandro Fernández bring Poison Ivy to issue #47, just before Bad Seeds turns everything upside down. Ivy plans to use her garden as the ultimate weapon, but someone should remind her that plants also need water, not just revenge. The funny thing is that no one at DC seems to have told her that a crossover isn't prepared with fertilizer, but with cliffhangers. Meanwhile, Batman and Superman try to sort out their lives without a bat or a Kryptonian stealing the spotlight.