Few writers, artists, or creative minds have influenced the DC Universe of the 2000’s the same way as Geoff Johns. Across era defining works like Green Lantern: Rebirth, Infinite Crisis, Blackest Night, and Flashpoint, Johns has dramatically shaped DC Comics as we know the today.
Below you’ll find a complete guide to the DC Universe of Geoff Johns. I’ve labeled my personal favorite series with the Comic Book Herald logo next to the comic title.
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The DC Universe of Writer Geoff Johns
JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.
Collects: Stars And S.T.R.I.P.E. #1 To #8
JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., Volume 2
Collects: Stars And S.T.R.I.P.E. #0, #9 To #14
Collects: Jsa Secret Files #1 And Jsa #1-15
It’s a testament to Johns’ meteoric rise that these JSA collections bear his full brand name in the title, given that the first five issues are written by David Goyer and James Robinson, and co-written beyond. Nonetheless, Johns’ love for the DC Universe is clear from his start on the revived Justice Society of America. Particular credit goes to the work put into making Black Adam a significantly more interesting character, with payoffs throughout the remainder of the decade.
Collects: Jsa #16-25, Jsa: Our Worlds At War #1, Jla/Jsa Secret Files & Origins #1 And Jla/Jsa: Virtue And Vice
Collects: Jsa: All Stars #1-8, Jsa Annual #1, Jsa Secret Files And Origins #2 And Jsa #26-31
Collects: Jsa #26-81, Jsa Annual #1 And Jsa Secret Files #1
Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book One
Collects: Hawkman #1-14 And Hawkman: Secret Files And Origins #1
A vast majority of the Hawkman cycle of reincarnation is firmly established for the modern era in this take on the Hawks mythos.
Hawkman by Geoff Johns Book Two
Collects: Hawkman #15-25 And Jsa #56-58
Flash and Teen Titans by Geoff Johns
The Flash By Geoff Johns Book One
Collects: The Flash #164-176
The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Two
Collects: The Flash #177-188, The Flash: Our Worlds At War #1, Flash Secret Files And Origins #3, And Dc First: Flash/Superman #1
The Flash By Geoff Johns Book Three
Collects: The Flash #189-200
The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Four
Collects: The Flash #201-213
The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Five
Collects: The Flash #214-#225 And #1/2 And Wonder Woman #214
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus
Collects: Teen Titans #1/2-26, 29-46 And 50, Legends Of The Dc Universe #2, Titans Secret Files #2, Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2003, Beast Boy #1-4, Teen Titans/Legion Of Super Heroes Special #1, Outsiders #24-25, Robin #147-147, Infinite Crisis #5-6 And Teen Titans Annual #1
The 2003 relaunch of Teen Titans crafts a compelling new Titans lineup, with some of the old guard (Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire) joining the new guard of legacy heroes (Tim Drake, Wonder Girl, and Conner Kent).
Green Lantern and DC Universe Events by Geoff Johns
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects: Green Lantern Rebirth #1-6, Green Lantern Corps Recharge #1-5, Green Lantern #1-25, Green Lantern Corps #14-18, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1, Green Lantern Secret Files 2005 #1, Tales Of The Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime #1 And Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files #1
For me, this is the defining Geoff Johns’ written comic, as he resurrects Hal Jordan and expands the possibilities of the Green Lantern Corps. One of the earliest long comic runs I got into, and the one that made me even remotely interested in the Green Lanterns!
Collects: Jsa: Classified #1-4, Power Girl #1-12
Collects: Infinite Crisis #1 To #7
The mega event of the 2000’s is an admirable feat of ambition, delivering on the promise of a Crisis on Infinite Earths sequel (two decades later), and meditating on the “Darkening” of superhero comics (while simultaneously contributing to that darkness).
Collects: 52 #1-26
Collects: 52 #27-52
Collects: Booster Gold (2007) #1 To #6
One of Johns’ most underrated series launches in the wake of 52, following the impact the series had on Booster Gold and Rip Hunter.
Collects: Booster Gold #0, 7-10 And 1 Million
Collects: Superman 650-653 And Action 837-840
Collects: Jsa #76-87, Justice Society Of America #1-28, Justice League Of America #8-10, Justice Society Of America Annual #1, Jsa Kingdom Come Special: Superman #1, Jsa Kingdom Come Special: Magog #1 And Jsa Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom #1
Blackest Night through Brightest Day
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2
Collects: Green Lantern #26-52, Blackest Night #0-7, Dc Universe #0, Untold Tales Of Blackest Night #1-2, Blackest Night Tales Of The Corps #1-2
Includes Blackest Night
Collects: Action Comics #844-846, #851, 866-870, And Action Comics Annual #11
Superman: Escape from Bizarro World
Collects: Action Comics#855-857, Superman #140, Dc Comics Presents #71 And The Man Of Steel #5
Collects: Superman: Secret Origin #1-6
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Collects: Action Comics #858-863
Collects: Brightest Day #0 To #24
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 3
Collects: Green Lanern #53-60, Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special #1, Green Lantern (2011) #1-20, Green Lantern Annual #1, Green Lantern Corps #58-60, And Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #8-10
Includes New 52 Green Lantern.
Road To Flashpoint by Geoff Johns
Collects: The Flash: Rebirth #1 To #6
The Flash Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues: Brightest Day
Collects: The Flash #1 To #6, The Flash Secret Files (2010)
The Flash Vol. 2: The Road to Flashpoint
Collects: The Flash #8-12
Collects: Flashpoint #1 To #5
New 52 Comics of Geoff Johns
Collects: Justice League #1 To #6
Justice League, Vol. 2: The Villain’s Journey
Collects: Justice League #7 To #12
Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
Collects: Aquaman #0-25, #23.1, #23.2, Justice League #15-17
Shazam by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank
Collects: Justice League #0, #21 And Stories From Justice League #7-11, #14-16 And #18-20
Justice League Vol. 4: The Grid
Collects: Justice League #18-23
Collects: Forever Evil #1-7
Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes
Collects: Justice League #24-29
Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League
Collects: Justice League #30-39
Collects: Superman #32-39
Justice League: The Darkseid War Saga Omnibus
Collects: Justice League #40-50, Justice League: Darkseid War Special #1, Divergence #1 And All Six Darkseid War One-Shot Tie-In Issues
Collects: Ogn
While I strongly dislike Johns’ takes on Batman, his two part Earth-One contributes with artist Gary Frank are notably accessible for the Earth One audience.
Collects: Ogn
DC Rebirth Comics of Geoff Johns
DC Universe: Rebirth Deluxe Edition
Collects: Dc Universe: Rebirth #1
After effectively “causing” the New 52 through the events of Flashpoint, Johns ends the era and launches DC Rebirth with this extremely effective 80 page giant. Characters Johns has prioritized throughout his writing career are on full display, including Wally West, Johnny Thunder, and, uh, the Watchmen?!
Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition
Collects: Action Comics #1000
Johns contributed a short story with frequent Superman co-writer Richard Donner!
Collects: Doomsday Clock #1 To #12
Collects: Shazam! (2018) #1 –
What a great breakdown of Geoff Johns’s DC books. I’m a big Johns fan and have all the books in the collection save for Hawkman and Teen Titans and they are all really good. My first time reading a Geoff Johns totals was the Sinesteo Corps War and I was really enjoying it. Then I got a page where the hero’s were in trouble. I turned the page to see a spread of the GLC charge in to save the day. It was such a powerful moment. I had never felt that excitement reading a comic before. But this grabbed me. I’ll never forget that page turn. Now that I have collected all his works, at least all his works I intend to collect, I’m going back to the start to read it all in order. That’s where this list comes in. You’ve made this venture of mine possible. So thank you! I’m very much looking forward to this voyage.
Hi Dave. Could you please update this list? I really enjoy the contents of Comic Book Herald and the works of Geoff Johns.😀
Geoff Johns also wrote Day of Judgement in which Hal Jordan becomes the Spectre, Blackest Night: The Flash 1-3 (collected in Black Lantern Corps Vol 2, Final Crisis: The Rogues and Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds, and Superboy: The Boy of Steel