DC Compact Comics
Far Sector
DC Compact Comics are budget re-releases of trade paperbacks published by DC.
At digest size, the series is smaller[1] and cheaper than regular trade paperbacks. It seems designed to appeal to more casual comic readers, who might be more accustomed to prose novels and tankōbon of manga. They're pretty well curated, and certainly good value, if a little harder to read with the smaller text.
They each contain one or more complete limited series, along with the occasional bonus episode, so they contain only full stories.
It's like DC remembered they're in the business of selling stories for people to read, not selling artificially scarce art for people to collect. The only collectable things about this series are the matching covers and that the stories are generally well-received — perfect.
Books
| Released | Name |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-04 | Batman: The Court of Owls Saga |
| 2024-06-04 | Watchmen |
| 2024-07-02 | All-Star Superman |
| 2024-07-02 | Far Sector |
| 2024-08-06 | Batman: Hush |
| 2024-08-06 | Wonder Woman: Earth One |
| 2024-09-03 | Harley Quinn and the Gotham City Sirens |
| 2024-09-03 | Joker |
| 2024-10-01 | American Vampire: Book One |
| 2024-10-01 | Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman |
| 2025-05-06 | Kingdom Come |
| 2025-05-27 | Static: Season One |
| 2025-06-03 | DCeased |
| 2025-06-17 | Batwoman: Elegy |
| 2025-06-24 | Superman: Birthright |
| 2025-07-01 | The Authority: Relentless |
| 2025-07-15 | Superman/Batman |
| 2025-08-05 | DC: The New Frontier |
| 2025-08-19 | Wonder Woman: Blood and Guts |
| 2025-09-02 | Batman: Arkham Asylum |
| 2025-09-16 | Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart |
| 2025-10-07 | Batman: The Long Halloween |
| 2025-10-21 | Y: The Last Man |
| 2025-11-04 | V for Vendetta |
| 2025-11-18 | We3 |
| 2026-01-06 | Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow |
| 2026-01-20 | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight |
| 2026-02-03 | Batman: White Knight |
| 2026-03-03 | Nightwing: Leaping into the Light |
| 2026-03-17 | The Flash: Rebirth |
| 2026-04-07 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns |
| 2026-05-05 | Green Arrow: Year One |
| 2026-05-19 | Gotham Central |
| 2026-06-02 | Superman: Red Son |
References
- "Got the Compact Edition of Watchmen early. Here's some comparison photos to the first printing of the trade and the Absolute Edition." @NaveenKalirai Twitter, May 2024
Further reading
Official information
- "DC Compact Comics Series" Penguin Random House
Comics: Comic book | DC Compact Comics | Graphic novel | Limited series | Masked vigilante | Modern Age | Superhero | Watchmen
