During the New York Comic Con panel, DC announced many upcoming projects, including the return of the Vertigo imprint and Hush 2 from Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb.
HUSH 2
Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb announced a sequel to their celebrated Batman: Hush series, to be published within the pages of DC’s ongoing Batman comic book series in 2025, with a HUSH 2 prelude to be published in DC’s Justice League Unlimited #1 comic book on November 27. Fans got to see a page from the Hush 2 prelude, plus a page from the first issue of HUSH 2, and saw the pencils, inks and colors for the first HUSH 2 cover by Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair.
DC VERTIGO RETURNS
Jim Lee also announced the return of the DC Vertigo imprint as the home of DC’s creator-owned comic books, graphic novels and collected editions. Lee brought writer James Tynion IV to the stage, with a call-out to artist Álvaro Martínez Bueno in the crowd, and announced that Tynion and Bueno’s creator-owned The Nice House by the Sea comic book series will be going back to print on the first three sold-out issues and will be the first series to bear the new DC Vertigo imprint logo. Fans received a NYCC exclusive edition of The Nice House by the Sea #1.
PEACEMAKER
Tim Seely and Mitch Gerads spoke to the fans about Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! The upcoming five-issue comic book series features a Vigilante story by creators Seeley and Gerads paired with an Eagly story by creators Rex Ogle and Matteo Lolli, with James Gunn as story consultant. Set between seasons one and two of Max Original series Peacemaker, the comic will give fans and readers a taste of where the hit television show will go in 2025…with two of its fan-favorite characters!
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG 2
Robert Napton and writer Brian Buccellato talked about the June 2025 release of Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The action moves to Legendary’s Monsterverse, as the Super-Villains of the DCU attempt to weaponize the Titans, with the DC Super Heroes in hot pursuit to thwart their plans. Readers will be treated to “titanized” versions of DC Super Heroes, plus the return of Legendary Comics’ Colonel Shaw, and new Titans, including Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra.
