People will tell you DC Comics isn’t publishing “Rebirth” anymore, and I will tell you they are chumps 🙂 Like it or not, this is the Rebirth era of DC, and we enter year four with some major events, a linewide theme, and the return of some iconic DC characters.
Rebirth year three was defined by creative changes across major titles, including Scott Snyder on Justice League, G.Willow Wilson on Wonder Woman, and Brian Michael Bendis on Superman. At launch, year four continues building on those creative directions, including the Bendis-driven events like Event Leviathan and the return of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Likewise, Scott Snyder’s Justice League is kicking off a linewide Year of the Villain throughout all DC comics.
Below you’ll find a guide to the comics of Rebirth Year Four, broken out into sections that I’ve been tracking since Rebirth Year One!
Previously:Â DC Rebirth Year Three
Year of the Villain Reigns
Justice League Vol. 4: The Sixth Dimension
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Collects: Justice League 19 To 25
DC Year of the Villain Omnibus
Collects: Year of the Villain tie-ins.
For the full issue by issue guide to this event, check out Comic Book Herald’s Year of the Villain reading order.
Year of the Villain: The Infected
Collects: See the Comic Book Herald reading order
“The Infected” is a part of “Year of the Villain” focusing on schemes of The Batman Who Laughs.
Collects: Batman/Superman #1 To #5
Included in the above “Infected” reading order.
Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books Part 7
Batman Vol. 11: The Fall and the Fallen
Collects: Batman #70-74 And Batman Secret Files #2
Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Part 1
Collects: Batman #75-79
Collects: Catwoman #14-19
Collects: Batman: Last Knight On Earth #1-3
Collects: Ogn
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight
Collects: Detective Comics #1001-1005 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000
Red Hood: Outlaw Vol. 2: Prince of Gotham
Collects: Red Hood Outlaw #32-38
Collects: Nightwing #57-62
Collects: Dc Walmart Giants – Batman
Event Leviathan (Superman Family Comic Books Part 7)
Collects: Event Leviathan #1-7
Full Event Leviathan reading order.
Collects:Â Twelve issue series!
Collects: Ogn
Collects: Dc Walmart Giants – Superman
Justice League Comic Books Part 8
Collects: Aquaman #48-52
Collects: Hawkman 7 To 12
The Flash Vol. 11: The Greatest Trick of All
Collects: The Flash #66 -69 And The Flash Annual #2
DC Universe Comics
Collects: DCeased #1-6, DCeased: A Good Day To Die
Freedom Fighters: Death of a Nation
Collects: Freedom Fighters #1-12
Legion of Super-Heroes, Millennium
Check here for Comic Book Herald’s complete guide to Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium.
Superman Vol. 3: The Unity Saga: The President of EarthÂ
Collects: Superman 16-21
Collects: Legion Of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1-2 And Legion Of Super-Heroes #1-6
DC Tales From the Multiverse!
Young Justice Vol. 2: Lost in the Multiverse
Collects: Young Justice #7-12
Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse
Collects: Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall #1, Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Death Of Superman #1, Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1, Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1, And Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #1. Plus Source Material In Batman #497, Superman #75, Blackest Night #1, Infinite Crisis #1 And Tales Of The Teen Titans Annual #3
Collects: Flash Forward #1-6
Superman Comics (Part 8)
Superman: Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt
Collects: Action Comics #1015-1020
Batman Bat-Family Comics (Part 8)
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: Greetings from Gotham
Collects: Detective Comics #1006-1011
Batman Vol. 13: The City of Bane Part 2
Collects: Batman #80-85
Collects:
Red Hood: Outlaw Vol. 3: Generation Outlaw
Collects: Red Hood: Outlaw #37-41
Collects: Batman & The Outsiders #8-12
Collects: Catwoman #20 To #24
Nightwing Vol. 1: The Gray Son Legacy
Collects: Nightwing #59 To #64
Batman Beyond Vol. 7 First Flight
Collects: Batman Beyond #37-42
Justice League Universe Comics (Part 9)
The Flash Vol. 12: Death and the Speed Force
Collects: The Flash #76-81
Aquaman Vol. 3: Manta vs. Machine
Collects: Aquaman #54-58 And Aquaman Annual #2
Collects: Wonder Woman #74-81
Wonder Woman #750 Deluxe Edition
Collects: Wonder Woman #750
Hawkman Vol. 3: Darkness Within
Collects: Hawkman #13 To #18
Justice League Odyssey Vol. 3: Final Frontier
Collects:
Justice League Dark Vol. 3: The Witching War
Collects:
Teen Titans Vol. 3: Seek and Destroy
Collects: Teen Titans #31-38
DC Universe Comics
Collects:
The Terrifics Vol. 3: The God Game
Collects: The Terrifics 15-18 And Annual 1
Suicide Squad: The Complete Tom Taylor Series
Collects: Suicide Squad #1 To #6
Batman: Joker War
Batman Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs
Collects:Â Batman #86 to #94
The complete Joker War reading order.
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hi please add year 5 too iam having trouble
This has been an invaluable resource, thank you so much for maintaining it. I’m close to finishing the fourth year of Rebirth so please, please, please, please put up your guide to year five. 🙂
ive been reading through this list but im wondering where does red hood: outlaw vol 4 go because after vol 3 it seems to cut straight to dark nights death metal then future state then infinite frontier.
i also noticed flash vol 13 isnt here and i know there is a vol 14 but im not sure when its set as it isnt in infinite frontier with the new flash vol 1 but it isnt here either?
Also flash year one which is in the middle between Vol 11 and 12 is missing from the lists. Also is there nothing else after joker war? or does everything lead into dark knights metals after that? I feel like theres a handful missing but im not sure that’s why i need a list lol
This needs to be updated to current. I’m having trouble placing my newest books. Thanks!
Hi, love this site. Is this chronological order going to be completed because the comics are way past DC Rebirth now with the arrival of Infinite Frontier, and this order isnt complete, as stuff like Justice League Vol. 5: The Doom War and the Flash Vol. 13: Rogues Reign are missing. They also seem to be a part of Year of the Villain so I guess they’re important.
Thanks
Infinite Frontier is on the website! I’m still going through and writing the updates for this. It should be up soon!
How is Batman: Last Knight on Earth in the DC Rebirth continuity? I thought because it was Black Label it wouldn’t be.
It is Black Label and as such takes place out of continuity. However, it’s an influential book from DC as it acts as a sort of epilogue to Snyders New 52 Batman run.
Keep updating this please. It is so helpful and awesome for keeping track of the comics i want to buy.
can someone please help me out and tell me why is there a batman volume 1 after batman vol 13: City of Bane?
it is because it is a new writer but it is technically vol 14
thanks Zachary …its so very confusing for someone that started following rebirth after a 3 year break
It’s the start of a new run so you can start from vol. 1 and not really need to read City of Bane. The run continues into Infinite Frontier with vol. 4: The Cowardly Lot Part 1 being available for pre-order now!
You’re a big help man, I can’t describe my gratitude in words. Thank you so much for this.
Glad you dig the work – thanks and enjoy the comics!
Where’s Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen?
Thanks so much for putting together a timeline and updating it as often as you can.
Is there any way you could add the new age comics to the timeline (Specifically The Terrifics TPB)? I don’t see any volumes of them across any of the years of timelines.