DC Comics relaunches Batman with new #1 issue and costume.

2025 is set to be a monumental year for DC's flagship Batman comic series. As Chip Zdarsky concludes his run with Batman #157, the stage is set for Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's highly anticipated Hush 2 storyline, which will kick off in March. Following Hush 2, DC is poised to relaunch Batman with a brand new #1 issue, introducing a new writer and a fresh costume design.

At the ComicsPro retailer event, it was announced that Matt Fraction, known for his work on Uncanny X-Men and The Invincible Iron Man, will take the helm as the new writer for this volume of Batman. Jorge Jimenez, the current Batman artist, will continue to lend his talents to the series. Together, Fraction and Jimenez have crafted a new look for Batman, opting for a vintage-inspired blue and gray costume. They've also designed a new Batmobile to complement the iconic hero's updated aesthetic. Check out the new Batsuit below:

"I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Batman. It was the first comic I ever read,” Fraction shared. “Jorge and I have a very superhero-forward kind of take on Batman. We’ve got a new Batmobile, we’ve got a new costume, we’ve got new characters, and we’ve got a lot of old ones too—good and bad; all the stuff that makes Batman the coolest character in comics. We want to celebrate it all.”

Fans can look forward to the release of Batman #1 in September 2025.

In addition to the exciting Batman news, DC provided further details on the future of the Superman line during the ComicsPro event, as part of the ongoing "Summer of Superman" initiative. Supergirl is set to star in her own new series, complete with a new costume designed by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. Sophie Campbell, known for her work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will both write and illustrate this new Supergirl book, which will see Kara return to Midvale.

“I came up in the comics industry doing mostly graphic novels that I wrote and drew myself, so doing the same with Supergirl feels like I’m returning to my storytelling roots,” Campbell explained. “My main touchstones to Kara Zor-El were the stories and the wild costumes from the 70’s, the 1984 Supergirl movie, and The CW show, which I was a huge fan of. In creating this version of Supergirl, I’ll be drawing on some of those influences as the series unfolds.”

Supergirl #1 is slated for release on May 14.

Action Comics will also see a new creative team, with Justice League Unlimited writer Mark Waid teaming up with Resonant artist Skylar Patridge. The series will shift its focus to explore Clark Kent's teenage years in Smallville, delving into how he grappled with his emerging powers as Superboy.

"I start the book with Clark as a 15-year-old boy, learning to be a superhero for the first time,” Waid stated. “What is that like, learning to use your powers at that age? What kind of challenges are you facing? Skylar and I are also bringing Smallville a little more up to date—it still has that rustic feel to it, but farms don’t look like that anymore."

Waid and Patridge's run will begin with Action Comics #1087, set for release in June.

Lastly, DC has announced that Krypto will star in his own five-issue miniseries as part of the DC All In initiative. Titled Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton, the series is penned by Ryan North, known for his work on Fantastic Four, and illustrated by Mike Norton, known for Revival. This miniseries will delve deeper into Krypto's origin story than ever before.

“Krypto's origin has always been done at kind of a high level," North remarked. "The little guy starts out on Krypton, ends up on Earth, and helps Superman fight crime. The chance to really define Krypto—to show what a little lost dog would go through if he landed all alone on a strange alien world named Earth—was really enticing. And I also fell in love with the idea of treating Krypto as the actual dog he is: he doesn't talk, and we don't cheat by reading his thoughts in balloons either. Mike Norton’s art captures exactly what needs to be ‘said’ in every scene.”

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 is scheduled to hit shelves on June 18.