Rebirth collections, Superman Triangle Titles, Flash by Waid Book Two, Justice League: Breakdowns, Zero Hour Legion, Vigilante by Wolfman, 1980s Blue Beetle, more in DC Comics Spring 2017 solicitations

When we looked at a bunch of online solicitations the other day, I mentioned that I thought DC Comics's official catalog solicitations were probably just around the corner. Sorry for some repetition, but sure enough, here they are.

We already know about the paperback-first releases of the Rebirth series starting in 2017, and also some great, unexpected collections including Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, beginning to collect the "Triangle Titles"; Wonder Woman and the Justice League, Dan Vado's "Judgment Day"-era stories; Justice League: Breakdowns, the end of Keith Giffen and company's "Justice League International/bwa-ha-ha" days; and the start of a full-color collection of Mike Barr's Batman and the Outsiders.

This updated list has a couple more good ones -- the first collection of the 1980s post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Ted Kord Blue Beetle series, the second Flash by Mark Waid collection, a post-Zero Hour "Legionnaires" collection, and a collection of Marv Wolfman's Adrian Chase Vigilante series.

More details follow the listings, so let's jump in. Note that all of this information is subject to change before publication. Not all links may yet be functional.

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• Absolute Preacher Vol. 2

• Absolute Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang Vol. 1

• Action Comics Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects issues #957-#962.

• Action Comics Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects issues #963-968.

• All Star Batman Vol. 1

• American Vampire Vol. 9

• Aquaman Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

As before, the solicitation says issues #1-6 without the Rebirth special.

• Aquaman Vol. 2: Black Manta Rising

One of the few Rebirth collects solicited so far with a title.

• Aquaman Vol. 8

Paperback reprint.

• Astro City Vol. 13

• Astro City Vol. 14

• Azrael Vol. 2: Requiem

The first volume of the reprint of the Dennis O'Neil collected Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4 and issues #1-6 of the series; though I'd like to see these collections be as large as possible, issues #7-12 would finish the "Fallen Angel" storyline, cover the Underworld Unleashed tie-in, and end with the two-part "Angel Rising."

• Batgirl & the Birds of Prey Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects the Rebirth special and issues #1-6.

• Batgirl Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects issues #1-6.

• Batgirl: A Celebration of 50 Years

No details, but the temporary cover is the cover of Gail Simone's first New 52 issue.

• Batgirl: An Adult Coloring Book

• Batman '66 Meets John Steed & Emma Peel

• Batman '66 Meets The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

• Batman & Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Vol. 1

Collects Superman #76 and World’s Finest Comics #71-94.

• Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 1

As mentioned the other day, collects Brave and the Bold #200, New Teen Titans #37, and issues #1-12 of the regular series.

• Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze

• Batman Beyond Vol. 3

This is said to collect issues #13-18, though the pre-Rebirth series only goes to issue #16; either way this is the series' last collection before Rebirth.

• Batman by Brian K. Vaughan

There's a hardcover scheduled for December and this appears to be hardcover too, but I'm wondering if it's the paperback edition instead.

• Batman in Hush Part 2: An Adult Coloring Book

• Batman Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects the Rebirth special and issues #1-6.

• Batman Vol. 10: Epilogue

This listing still has the old contents, Batman #51-52, Annual #4, and a story from Detective Comics #27, rather than the issues, the annual, and the Futures End tie-in and Rebirth special.

• Batman Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

This should collect Batman 7-12 and the first annual, including the Batman parts of the "Night of the Monster Men" crossover.

• Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1

Complete Knightquest. Say it with me. We want complete Knighquest.

• Batman: Legacy

Hopefully this will collect the original "Legacy" issues and then some. As Bobby Barrett smartly pointed out on Facebook, making it a Bane-centric book would be pretty cool.

• Batman: Night of the Monster Men

Batman #7-8, Nightwing #5-6, and Detective Comics #941-942.

• Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3

• Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 2

• Batman/Superman Vol. 5

Paperback reprint of the hardcover.

• Batman/Superman Vol. 6

As discussed the other day, unfortunately this pre-Rebirth collection isn't due out until March 2017.

• Blue Beetle Vol. 1

Finally, a collection of the 1980s Blue Beetle series by Len Wein. Issues #1-13 include team-ups with the Question and the Teen Titans, and Legends crossovers. A second collection could complete the series at issue #24 and would see the original Blue Beetle Dan Garrett appear and a Millennium crossover.

• Blue Beetle Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Issues #1-6 and the Rebirth special.

• Books of Magic Book One

• Cosmic Odyssey: The Deluxe Edition

Can't argue with Mike Mignola's art at deluxe size.

• Cyborg (Rebirth) Vol. 1

Issues #1-6 and the Rebirth special.

• DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 3

• DC Universe by Mike Mignola

Speaking of Mike Mignola, this collects Superman: The World Of Krypton, Action Comics Annual #1, Superman #18 and 23, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54, Batman: Gotham Knights #36, Swamp Thing Annual #5, Phantom Stranger #1-4, and more.

• Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love

The three-issue Sarah Vaughn miniseries.

• Deathstroke Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects Deathstroke: Rebirth and issues #1-6.

• Deathstroke, the Terminator Vol. 3: Nuclear Winter

This has been on and off the schedule for a while now, the third collection Marv Wolfman's Deathstroke, the Terminator. If we actually see it out, it'll collect issues #14-20, which is the Deathstroke parts of the "Total Chaos" crossover plus "Nuclear Winter" (with Arsenal), this series at its best.

• Detective Comics Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects Detective #934-939.

• Detective Comics Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects Detective #940-945.

• DMZ Book Three

• Doom Patrol Book Three

Reprinting Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol #51-63 and Doom Force Special, previously collected in Magic Bus and Planet Love.

• Doom Patrol by Gerard Way Vol. 1

Collects the first six issues of the "Young Animal" series.

• Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Vol. 1

• Earth 2: Society Vol. 3

Collects issues #13-16 and the Annual #1.

• Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 3

Collects Brotherhood of the Bat, Scar of the Bat, Dark Knight Dynasty, and Batman: Man-Bat.

• Everafter: From the Pages of Fables

• Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book 14

• The Filth New Edition

• Flash by Mark Waid Book Two

• Flash Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Flash Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

• Flintstones Vol. 1

• Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade

This collection of the Vertigo crossover event has been knocking around for a while but never quite saw the light of day, but maybe this will do it. Collects the Children's Crusade two-parter plus annuals from Black Orchid, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol, and Arcana/Books of Magic.

• Future Quest Vol. 1

• Gen 13: The Complete Collection

Collects Gen 13 #1/2, Gen 13 Vol. 1 #1-5, Gen 13 Vol. 2 #0-7 and Gen 13 Rave.

• Grayson Vol. 5

Said to collect issues #19-25, but given that Grayson ends with issue #20, shagmu suggested the other day that this might be issues #17-20, the Annual #3, and maybe Nightwing: Rebirth.

• Green Arrow Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

We don't know for sure but this is most likely issues #1-6 since the next trade collects issues #7-12.

• Green Arrow Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

... issues #7-12.

• Green Arrow Vol. 8

Glad to see the Mike Grell collctions still going strong. This collects issues #54-62 and Grell's run ended with issue #80, so it might be DC can finish it out in two more trades, though I'd be happy to see these continue into the Connor Hawke era.

• Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1

• Green Lanterns Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Green Lanterns: Rebirth and issues #1-6.

• Green Lanterns Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects issues #7-12.

• Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Includes he Rebirth special (also said to be collected in the Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion trade) and issues #1-6.

• Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects issues #7-12

• Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys

• Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Die Laughing (Rebirth)

• Harley's Little Black Book

The six-issue Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys, the six-issue Harley's Little Black Book, and Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Die Laughing (another of the few Rebirth collections to get a title), collecting the Rebirth special and issues #1-6.

• Hawkman & Adam Strange: Out of Time

• He-Man/Thundercats

I'm exceptionally excited about this miniseries; both of these are DC properties, I think, but I can only hope someone's working on a DC/IDW crossover of He-Man/Transformers.

• Hellblazer Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five Vol. 1

• Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five Vol. 2

Collects issues #1-6 and #7-12 respectively.

• The Invisibles Book One

• JLA: The Nail/Another Nail Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition of the two three-issue Elseworlds miniseries written and drawn by Alan Davis.

• John Constantine: Hellblazer Vol. 16

Collects issues #175-188, in Mike Carey's run. Is this right, that all of Hellblazer hasn't been collected yet?

• Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1

Collects Justice League of America #77-113, including stories previously found in Crisis on Multiple Earths Vols. 2-3.

• Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 3

Collects issues #20-30.

• Justice League United Vol. 3

I'm glad that this is back on the schedule again, just for the completeness of my collection; includes issues #11-16 and the "Divergence" sneak peek.

• Justice League Unwrapped by Jim Lee

Jim Lee's penciled, un-inked Justice League #1-12 (Origin and Villain's Journey).

• Justice League Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Issues #1-6 and the Rebirth special.

• Justice League Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Issues #7-12.

• Justice League: Breakdowns

As discussed earlier, this is Justice League America #53-60 and Justice League Europe #29-36, the final stories from Keith Giffen's bwa-ha-ha era, leading directly into the recent Superman and the Justice League collections.

• Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Paperback reprint of the hardcover, which contained Justice League: Gods and Monsters #1-3, Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Superman, Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Batman, and Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Wonder Woman.

• Justice League: Power & Glory

This is a collection of the pre-Rebirth Bryan Hitch Justice League of America series. The solicitation, however, says it collects issues #1-3, #5-12, and the first annual, which doesn't make much sense; at least, issues #4 is part of the "Power and Glory" storyline.

• Kid Eternity Book One

• Legends Companion

This was on the last round of solicitations and I'm glad it hasn't disappeared entirely. Though there's scant Suicide Squad material here, I can understand DC holding this to come out closer to the movie. Contents still listed as Batman #401, Detective Comics #568, Green Lantern Corps #207, Cosmic Boy #1-4, Justice League of America #259-261, Secret Origins #10 and #14, Fury of Firestorm #55-56, Blue Beetle #9-10, Warlord #114-115, Superman #3, Adventures of Superman #426, and Action Comics #586.

• Legionnaires Book One

This is exciting -- a new collection series of the relaunched Legion of Super-Heroes series after Zero Hour. The title says "Legionnaires" and this collects the Legion and Legionnaries titles, but again, this is the "regular" Legion series after Zero Hour by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer, and Tom McCraw. Collects Legion issues #0 and #62-68 and Legionnaires #0 and #19-24, which is the previous Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow collection plus a couple issues. If this keeps going, the next volume should have the "Future Tense" crossover with Karl Kesel's Superboy.

• Lucifer Vol. 2: Father Lucifer

• Midnighter: The Complete WildStorm Series

• Nightwing Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Quarantine Zone

• Raven

• Red Hood & the Outlaws Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Robin War

• Robin: Son of Batman Vol. 2

• Scooby Apocalypse Vol. 1

• Scooby-Doo Team-Up Vol. 3

• The Sheriff of Babylon Vol. 2: Pow. Pow. Pow.

• Starfire Vol. 2

• Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Boomerang/Killer Croc/Amanda Waller

• Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo

• Suicide Squad Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Suicide Squad Vol. 6

• Super Pets: The Silver Age

• Supergirl Book Two

• Supergirl Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Supergirl: The Bronze Age Vol. 1

• Superman & Batman: Generations

• Superman Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Superman Vol. 2

• Superman Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

• Superman: The Final Days of Superman

• Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Book One

• Superman/Batman: Saga of the Super Sons New Edition

• Superman/Wonder Woman Vol. 5: A Savage End

• Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus

• Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Book One

• Teen Titans Go!: Ready for Action

• Teen Titans Vol. 4

• Titans Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Vigilante

• Vigilante by Marv Wolfman Vol. 1

• Wacky Raceland

• Wonder Woman '77 Vol. 2

• Wonder Woman & the Justice League America Vol. 1

• Wonder Woman by George Perez Book Two

• Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

• Wonder Woman Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

• Wonder Woman Vol. 9

• Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 1

• Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Battles

• Zatanna by Paul Dini

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