What if DC Comics releases three new Elseworlds titles? Well, no need to imagine the possibilities because the publisher has indeed announced three titles coming to the alternate universe line: Supergirl: Survive, Superman: Father of Tomorrow, and sequel series Dark Knights of Steel II.
First out of the gate is Superman: Father of Tomorrow, written by Kenny Porter with art and covers by Danny Earls, which hits stores on May 27. In the book, Jor-El takes a rocket to Earth and gets adopted (?) by the Kents, instead of Kal-El. Will they swaddle Jor-El like a baby? We’ve got preview pages below, so check it out for yourself.
Then on June 3, another riff on everyone’s favorite comic book character, Superman’s baby rocket, as Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, alongside art and covers by Rod Reis, tells the story of what would happen if Kara Zor-El and baby Kal-El were sent in the rocket together, and had to survive throughout the universe. (And there are some gorgeous preview pages for that one below, as well).
Finally, on July 15, writer Tom Taylor and artist Yasmine Putri are back for Dark Knights of Steel II. While we don’t have much info on that one, it’ll be set in the same medieval take on the DC Universe as the original series.
Check out the official synopses, covers, and preview pages for the titles, below.
SUPERGIRL: SURVIVE
A Krypton That Burns. A Universe That Doesn’t Want Them. A Girl Who Refuses to Die.
Kara Zor-El lives a life of small problems—school dances, family squabbles, and the impossible task of holding her floppy baby cousin Kal—but Krypton has big ones. As General Zod tightens his grip and the planet begins to burn, Kara and Kal are launched into the stars together, trapped in a prototype rocket and fighting to survive a universe that doesn’t care if they live or die.
Supergirl: Survive, a new DC Elseworlds comic book series written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan with art and covers by Rod Reis, launches on June 3. Parker and Sheridan (Eisner Award-nominees for Kill Your Darlings) join visionary artist Reis (New Mutants) for a harrowing Elseworlds tale of two refugees bound by blood, trauma, and hope.
SUPERMAN: FATHER OF TOMORROW
What If the Man of Tomorrow… Was Jor-El?
When the planet Krypton explodes, a lone rocket escapes the destruction—not carrying Kal-El, but his father. Jor-El crash-lands in Kansas, where a kindly couple takes him in. As he adjusts to life on Earth, Jor-El discovers he can help his new home not only with his powers, but with his brilliant mind. This is the story of a Man of Steel and Science—and the world he saves.
Superman: Father of Tomorrow, a new DC Elseworlds comic book series written by Kenny Porter with art and covers by Danny Earls, launches just ahead of Supergirl: Survive, on May 27.
DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL II
The medieval DC Universe returns to fire and fury
DC will also return to one of its most beloved alternate–universe sagas with Dark Knights of Steel II, launching July 15 from writer Tom Taylor and artist Otto Schmidt, with covers by Yasmine Putri. More details will be revealed soon.
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