Batman Comics: The 2026 Release Schedule

Fighting crime in Gotham City is a full-time job — one that Batman has been doing for the past 85 years, and he’s not slowing down! As one of the most popular DC Comics heroes, the Caped Crusader always stars in many series, from his adventures in the main continuity to the Absolute version and other stories set in different realities.

DC Comics releases many books featuring the Dark Knight every year, in different formats, and it can sometimes be hard to keep track of when a book is coming out, whether it’s the latest omnibus, a new edition of an old series, a reprint, or the latest volume in a new collection.

To help you keep track of what Batman is up to, we have compiled a list of what’s coming in 2026. Don’t forget to check out our Batman guide to find out where each story fits into his timeline.

January 6, 2026

• Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween [2026 Edition]
  Collects Batman: The Long Halloween #1-13, plus a host of extras, including an interview with Loeb and Sale, a section on the Long Halloween action figure line, a look at the series proposal, and sketches by Sale!
• Batman & Superman in World’s Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 [2026 Edition]
  Collects stories from World’s Finest Comics #117-158.

January 13, 2026

• Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Myth and Mysteries
  This volume collects stories from Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12 and #15-19.
• Batman: R.I.P. [2026 Edition]
  Collects Batman #676-683.

January 20, 2026

• Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: DC Compact Comics Edition
  Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1 and Batman: Master of the Future #1

January 27, 2026

• Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween (HC)
  Collects Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #1-10 and The Last Halloween #0.
• DC Finest: Batman – The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (1939-1941)
  Collects Batman #1-5 and Detective Comics #27-52.
• Batman Adventures: Mad Love Deluxe Edition [2026 Edition]
  Collects Harley Quinn’s  comic book debut

February 3, 2026

• Absolute Batman Vol. 2: Abomination
  Collects Absolute Batman #7-14.
• Batman: White Knight – DC Compact Comics Edition
  Collects Batman: White Knight #1-8 

February 10, 2026

• Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2 – Elixir
  Collects Detective Comics #1097-1102.

February 17, 2026

• Batman and Robin by Tomasi and Gleason Book 3
  Collects Batman and Robin #29-40, Batman and Robin Annual #3, Robin Rises: Omega #1, and Robin Rises: Alpha #1.

February 24, 2026

• Batman and Robin Vol. 2: The Gotham Cycle
  Collects Batman and Robin #20-24.
• Batman by James Tynion IV Omnibus Vol. 2
  Collects Batman #52; Batman #106-117, Detective Comics #1027, Batman Black & White #1, The Joker #5-15, The Joker 2021 Annual #1, Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1, Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper #1, Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1, Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1, and Batman: Fear State: Omega #1.

March 10, 2026

• Batman / Superman: World’s Finest Vol. 8 – 20,000 Leagues
  Collects Batman / Superman: World’s Finest #35–37 and #40–43.

March 17, 2026

• Elseworlds: Batman Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Batman Annual #18; Detective Comics Annual #7; Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1; Batman: Holy Terror #1; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #4; Batman & Dracula: Red Rain #1; Batman: Master of the Future #1; Robin Annual #3; Robin 3000 #1-2; Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat #1; Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #2; Batman/Houdini: The Devil’s Workshop #1; Catwoman Annual #1; Batman: Dark Joker; The Wild #1; Batman: In Darkest Knight #1; Batman: Castle of the Bat #1; Batman: Bloodstorm #1; Batman: Knight Gallery #1; Batman: Man-Bat #1-3; and Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat #1.

March 31, 2026

• Batman: Dark Patterns
  Collects Batman: Dark Patterns #1-12
• Batman Beyond Unlimited Compendium
  Collects Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker #1; Superman/Batman Annual #4; Batman Beyond #1-6; Batman Beyond #1-8; Justice League Beyond #21, #25; Superman Beyond #0; and Batman Beyond Unlimited #1-18.
• Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 [2026 Edition]
  Collects stories from Detective Comics #75-91, Batman#16-25 and World’s Finest Comics #10-14.
• Batman R.I.P.: Absolute Edition
  collects the storyline from DC Universe #0 and Batman #676-681, the missing chapter from Batman #701-702, and bonus issue Batman #700. Featuring a brand-new introduction and painting by Tony S. Daniel, along with the complete original art from “R.I.P.”

April 7, 2026

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – DC Compact Comics Edition
  Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1-4

April 14, 2026

• Batman: Sword of Azrael – The Deluxe Edition
  Collects Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4, Azrael/Ash #1
• Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – The Kryptonian Age
  Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – The Kryptonian Age #1-6

April 21, 2026

• DC Finest: Batman – A Death in the Family
  Collects Batman #423-429, Batman Annual #12, Batman: The Cult #1-4, Detective Comics #590-595, Detective Comics Annual #1.
• Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice
  Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice #1-6.

April 28, 2026

• Batman by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Batman #125-138, Catwoman #57-58, Batman: Urban Legends #1-6, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Battle Lines #1, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Scorched Earth #1, and Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood #1-2. 
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Tomorrow’s Heroes
  Collects Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #14–20

May 5, 2026

• The Bat-Man: Second Knight
  Collects The Bat-Man: Second Knight #1-2

May 12, 2026

• Immortal Legend Batman
  Collects Immortal Legend Batman #1-4
• Batman in the Seventies [2026 Edition]
  Stories from Batman #232, 237, 260; Batman Family #1; DC Super Stars #17; Detective Comics #407, 410, 442, 457, 481

May 19, 2026

• Gotham Central: DC Compact Comics Edition
  Collects Gotham Central #1-10

May 26, 2026

• Batman: Urban Legends Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Batman: Urban Legends #1-16.

June 2, 2026

• Batman Vol. 1: Daylight
  Collects Batman (2025) #1-6.
• Batman: Detective Comics – The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 2
  Collects Catwoman #27-28, Batgirl #27, Birds of Prey #27-28, Detective Comics #25-52, Batwing #27, Detective Comics Annual #3, Secret Origins #2 and #10, Detective Comics: Futures End #1, Convergence: Justice League #1, and Detective Comics: Endgame #1.
• Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison: Absolute Edition
  Collects Batman & Robin #1-16, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6, and Batman: The Return #1.

June 9, 2026

• Batman / Superman: World’s Finest – The Deluxe Edition Vol. 1
  Collects Detective Comics #1050 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #1-10.

June 16, 2026

• Batman: Under the Red Hood – DC Compact Comics Edition
  collects the full original Red Hood saga from Batman #635–641, #645–650, and Batman Annual #25.
• Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia
  Collects Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1-3

June 30, 2026

• Batman and Robin Vol. 3: The Quiet Man
  Collects Batman and Robin #25–28

July 7, 2026

• Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Monster Men [2026 Edition]
  Collects Batman & the Monster Men #1-6

July 14, 2026

• DC Finest: Batman – Blind Justice
  Collects Detective Comics #598-600 (1989)
• Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Deluxe Edition [2026 Edition]
  Collects Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-6.
• Batman: White Knight – Absolute Edition
  Collects Batman: White Knight #1-8 in oversize format, featuring a brand-new cover, a new introduction, development sketches, and more.

July 21, 2026

• Batman by Darwyn Cooke: Absolute Edition
  Collects Batman: Ego, Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score, Detective Comics #759–762, Catwoman #1–4, Batman: Gotham Knights #23 and #33, Solo #1 and #5, Batman/The Spirit #1, Batwing #24, #26–27, Harley Quinn #0, New Talent Showcase #19, Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1, and Batman: Ego and Other Tails Deluxe Edition #1. With an extensive gallery of covers and original art, along with an introduction and essays by artist and longtime editor for Cooke, Mark Chiarello, essays by friends and collaborators, and so much more!

July 28, 2026

• Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Detective Comics #393 (main story and cover), Batman #217-244, Detective Comics #393-426, Limited Collectors’ Edition #51, The Saga of Ra’s Al Ghul #1-4

August 4, 2026

• Batman / Static: Beyond
  Collects Batman/Static: Beyond #1–6.
• Batman by Tom King Omnibus Vol. 2
  Collects Batman #33-69, The Flash #64-65, and stories from DC Nation #0 and Batman Secret Files #1
• Batman: Arkham – Clayface [2026 Edition]
  Collects stories from Detective Comics #40, #298, #478 and #479, Outsiders #21, Secret Origins #44, Batman #550, Catwoman #4, Batman: Gotham Knights #68-71, Batman Villains Secret Files #1, and Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2) #23.3.

August 11, 2026

• Batman by Tom King Book 3
  Collects Batman #41-60 and DC Nation #0!
• Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: The Courage That Kills
  Collects Detective Comics #1101-1106

August 18, 2026

• Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia (HC)
  Collects Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1-4.
• Batman / Superman: World’s Finest Vol. 9 – The Merger
  Collects Batman/ Superman: World’s Finest #44-49.
• Batman & Son – DC Compact Comics Edition
  Collects Batman #655-658 and #663-666.

August 25, 2026

• Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween (TP)
  Collects Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #1-10 and the final collaboration between Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, The Last Halloween #0.

September 1, 2026

• Batman by Neal Adams: Absolute Edition Vol. 1
  Collects his stories from World’s Finest Comics #175-176; The Brave and the Bold #79-86; Detective Comics #395, #397, #400, and #402; and Batman #219, along with an extensive cover gallery and more!
• Batman: City of Madness
  Collects  Batman: City of Madness #1 -3
• Bruce Wayne: Not Super – The Bat-Catastrophe

September 8, 2026

• Absolute Batman Vol. 3
  Collects Absolute Batman #15–18, Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1, and Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1.
• DC Finest: Batman – The Demon Lives Again!
  Collects Batman #231-245 and Detective Comics #410-429
• Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Detective Comics #393 (main story and cover), collects Batman #217-244, Detective Comics #393-426, Limited Collectors’ Edition #51, The Saga of Ra’s Al Ghul #1-4.
• DC / Marvel: The Cosmic Kiss Caper & Other Stories
  Collects DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1, DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider- Man #1; and the first-ever print versions of the vertical-scroll digital comics DC/Marvel: The Flash/Fantastic Four and DC/Marvel: Supergirl/Blade.

September 15, 2026

• Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham – The Deluxe Edition
  Collects Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #1-4.
• Batman: HUSH 2
  Collects Batman #158-163 and the “H2SH” prelude from Justice League Unlimited #1.
• Batman: Killing Time
  Collects Batman: Killing Time #1–6.
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe Edition
  This 40th anniversary deluxe edition collects the original four-issue Prestige series and includes a new afterword by Miller; a tribute cover gallery featuring artwork by Jim Lee, Jock, and others; and more!

September 22th, 2026

• Batman by Grant Morrison Book 3
  Collects Batman #701–702; Batman & Robin #10–16; Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6

September 29th, 2026

• Batman: Detective Comics by Ram V Omnibus
  Collects Detective Comics #1062-1089 and Detective Comics 2022 Annual #1, plus bonus stories from Batman Secret Files #1, DC’s Crimes of Passion #1, and Strange Love Adventures #1.
• Batman: Night of the Owls Compendium
  Collects All Star Western #9; Catwoman #9; Nightwing #8–9; Red Hood and the Outlaws #9; Batgirl #9; Batman #1–11; Batman and Robin #9; Batman: The Dark Knight #9; Birds of Prey #9; Detective Comics #9; Batwing #9; and Batman Annual #1.

October 6, 2026

• Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – Absolute Edition
  Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1 and Augustyn’s sequel Batman: Master of the Future #1 with artist Eduardo Barreto, original scans of Mignola and Russell’s inked pages, and much more.
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 [2026 Edition]
  Collects The Brave and the Bold #74-109.

October 20, 2026

• Batman: Gotham Adventures Omnibus Vol. 1
  Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #1-42; Batman: Gotham Knights #14; Superman Adventures #25; Adventures in the DC Universe #3; The Batgirl Adventures #1; Harley & Ivy: Love on the Lam #1.

November 3, 2026

• Robin & Batman: Jason Todd
  Collects Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1-3.
• Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 [2026 Edition]
  Collects Detective Comics #93–112, Batman #26–35, and stories from World’s Finest Comics #15–22.
• Batman: Jekyll & Hyde
  Collects Batman: Jekyll & Hyde #1-6

November 10, 2026

• Batman: The Black Casebook – Deluxe Edition
  Collects stories from Detective Comics #148, # 215, #235, #241, # 247, and #267; Batman #62, # 65, #77, #86, #112, #113, #134, #153, #156, #162, # 180, and #452-454; and World’s Finest Comics #89 and #223, along with a story by Morrison and Burnham from Detective Comics #1027

November 24, 2026

• DC Finest: Batman – The Curse of Crime Alley (1979-80)
  Collects Batman #307–324; Detective Comics #482–490; DC Special Series #21; and The Brave and the Bold #159.

December 1st, 2026

• Batman Vol. 2: Blood & Money
  Collects Batman #7-12.
• Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2
  Collects Batman #117–132 and Detective Comics #258–281.
• Absolute Batman Incorporated [2026 Edition]
  Collects all eight issues of the original series together with the Leviathan Strikes! one-shot and issues #0-13 of the second series from the New 52. Also features a special sketchbook section showcasing conceptual art and designs from Morrison and collaborators Chris Burnham, Yanick Paquette, and J.H. Williams III.
  
• World’s Finest: The Deluxe Edition [2026 Edition]
  Collects World’s Finest (1990) #1-3.

December 8, 2026

• Batman: Beyond the White Knight – The Deluxe Edition
  Collects: Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1-8; Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood #1-2.

December 29, 2026

• Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul [2026 Edition]
  Collects Batman #670–671, Robin #168–169, Detective Comics #838–839, Nightwing #138–139, Batman Annual #26, and Robin Annual #7.

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