DC's Compact Comics Line Is the Smartest Thing It's Done in Years

DC has released an ad for its new Compact Comics line, a range of some of the company’s most popular titles, scaled to a portable 5.5″ x 8.5″ and going for just $9.99 each.

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Just one inch taller than the average manga volume, the new line eschews the unwieldiness of traditional graphic novels, which are typically printed around the size of a paper magazine you cannot fold. Better still, these small books contain the entirety of their story arcs, instead of the multi-volume format of trade paperbacks or even the average manga series. Also unlike most manga, each volume will remain in full color, but printed on a paper stock slightly less glossy than the average $20+ graphic novel.

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These are the four titles currently available, followed by the line’s upcoming slate:

• Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
• Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
• All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
• Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell

Coming soon:

• Wonder Woman: Earth One by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette – August 6
• Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee – August 6
• Joker by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo – September 3
• Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens by Paul Dini, Peter Calloway, Tony Bedard, Guillem March, Andres Guinaldo – September 3
• American Vampire Book One by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, Rafael Albuquerque – October 1
• Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman by Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker – October 1
• Kingdom Come – by Mark Waid, Alex Ross – May 6, 2025
• Static: Season One – May 27, 2025
• DCeased – June 3, 2025
• Batwoman: Elegy – June 17, 2025
• Superman: Birthright – June 24, 2025
• Superman/Batman: Book One – July 15, 2025