The “Rebirth” era of DC Comics enters its third year with the most significant changes to date. A vast array of creative shifts, and DC’s announcement of a wide variety of comic book imprints have shaken up the general consistency of the era’s first two years.
Likewise, “DC Rebirth” is no longer officially the publisher’s initiative title, although for consistency and ease of continuity, it’s still clear to me that these comics are a continuation of the time period that will forever be known as “Rebirth.” Year three marks the ascendance of Scott Snyder writing Justice League for the first time, Brian Michael Bendis leaving Marvel for DC’s Superman line of comics (and then some), and Tom King’s status as Batman writer and creative voice behind the major Heroes in Crisis event.
Previously: DC Rebirth Year Two
Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books Part 5
Collects: Batman #51-56
Collects: Catwoman #1-6
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 8
Collects: Detective Comics #982-986
Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 4: Good Night Gotham
Collects: Red Hood and the Outlaws #19-25
Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing
Collects: Batman #58-61, Batman Annual 3 And A Story From Batman: Secret Files
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 9: Deface the Face
Collects: Detective Comics #988-993
Collects: Deathstroke #30-36
Batgirl Vol. 5: Art of the Crime
Collects: Batgirl #26-29, Batgirl Annual #2
Batwoman Vol. 3: The Fall of the House of Kane
Collects: Batwoman #12 To #18
Nightwing Vol. 7: The Bleeding Edge
Collects: Nightwing #44 To #49, Annual #1
Batman Beyond Vol. 4: Target: Batman
Collects: Batman Beyond #20 to #25
Superman (Superman Family) Comic Books Part 5
Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga
Collects: Superman #1-6
The Brian Michael Bendis era of Superman begins with his first ongoing arc of Supes following the Man of Steel weekly series.
Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1: Invisible Mafia
Collects: Action Comics #1,001-1,006
Adventures of the Super Sons Vol. 1: Action Detective
Collects: Adventures Of The Supersons #1 To #6
Supergirl Vol. 1: The Killers of Krypton
Collects: Supergirl #21-26
Justice League (Justice League Family) Comic Books Part 6
Trinity Vol. 4: The Search for Steve Trevor
Collects: Trinity #17 To #22
The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman
Collects: Issues #1 to #6
Justice League Odyssey Vol. 1: The Ghost Sector
Collects: Justice League Odyssey #1-6
Wonder Woman Vol. 7: Amazons Attacked
Collects: Wonder Woman #38-45
Wonder Woman Vol. 8: The Dark Gods
Collects: Wonder Woman #46-50 And Annual #3
Wonder Woman Vol. 9: The Enemy of Both Sides
Collects: Wonder Woman #51-55 Plus Wonder Woman: The 75th Anniversary Special And Stories From Justice League Giant #1-2
Justice League Dark Vol. 1: The Last Days of Magic
Collects: Justice League Dark #1 To #6
Wonder Woman & the Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour
Collects: Wonder Woman/Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour #1-2, Wonder Woman #56-57 And Justice League Dark #4
For the complete checklist and guide page, see Comic Book Herald’s Witching Hour reading order.
Aquaman/Suicide Squad: Sink Atlantis
Collects: Suicide Squad #45, Aquaman #39, Suicide Squad #46, Aquaman #40
Issues in the crossover are listed in order above.
Collects: Justice League #8-12, Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth Special #1 and Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth Special #1
Note that “Graveyard of the Gods” overlaps with the Justice League portion of “Drowned Earth.”
Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth
Collects: Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1, Justice League #10-12, Aquaman #40-41, Titans #28 And Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1
For the complete checklist and guide page, see Comic Book Herald’s Drowned Earth reading order.
Collects: Flash #46 to #51
New Super-Man and the Justice League China
Collects: New Super-Man #20-24
Teen Titans Vol. 1: Full Throttle
Collects: Teen Titans Special #1 And Teen Titans #20-24
Collects: Titans #23-27 And Titans Special #1
The Antiheroes & Oddballs Part 5
The Hellblazer Vol. 4: The Good Old Days
Collects: Hellblazer #19 to #24
Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Harley Vs. Apokolips
Collects: Harley Quinn #43-49
Harley Quinn Vol. 2: Harley Destroys the Universe
Collects: Harley Quinn #50-54
Suicide Squad Vol. 8: Constriction
Collects: Suicide Squad #41-44 And Suicide Squad Annual #1
Collects: Plastic Man #1-6
Green Lantern and Green Arrow Comic Books Part 5
Collects: Green Arrow #39-42 And Annual #2
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 7: Darkstars Rising
Collects: Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps #42-50
Green Lanterns Vol. 8: Ghosts of the Past
Collects: Green Lanterns #42-49
Heroes in Crisis
Comic Book Herald’s Heroes in Crisis reading order.
Collects: The Flash #52-56
The Flash Vol. 10: Force Quest
Collects: The Flash #58-63 And #66-69
Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books Part 6
Collects: Batman #61-63 And #66-69
Batman issues 64 and 65 are “Heroes in Crisis” tie-ins
Catwoman Vol. 2: Far From Gotham
Collects: Catwoman #7-12
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Mythology
Collects: Detective Comics #994-999, 1001-1006 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000
Detective Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition
Collects: Detective Comics #1000
Red Hood: Outlaw Vol. 1: Requiem for an Archer
Collects: Red Hood & The Outlaws Annual #2 And #26-31
Collects: Batgirl #30-36
Collects: Nightwing #50-56
Batman Beyond Vol. 5: The Final Joke
Collects: Batman Beyond #25-30
Collects: The Batman Who Laughs #1-6
Collects: Batawang
Superman (Superman Family) Comic Books Part 6
Superman Vol. 2: The Unity Saga: The House of El
Collects: Superman Issues #7-14
Adventures of the Super Sons Vol. 2
Collects: Adventures Of The Super Sons #7-12
Supergirl Vol. 2: Sins of the Circle
Collects: Supergirl #27-32
Superman: Action Comics Vol. 2: Leviathan Rising
Collects: Action Comics Issues #1007-1011 And The Leviathan Special
Justice League (Justice League Family) Comic Books Part 7
Justice League Vol. 3: Hawkworld
Collects: Justice League #13-18 And Justice League Annual #1
Collects: #6 to #10
Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Just War
Collects: Wonder Woman #58-68
Justice League Dark Vol. 2: Lords of Order
Collects: Justice League Dark #7 to #12
Aquaman Vol. 1: Unspoken Water
Collects: Aquaman #43-47
Teen Titans Vol. 2: Turn It Up
Collects: #25 to #27
Shazam! Vol. 1: The Seven Magic Lands Part 1
Collects: Shazam! #1-6
Collects: Titans #29-36
The Antiheroes & Oddballs Part 5
Harley Quinn Vol. 3: The Trials of Harley
Collects: Harley Quinn #55-60
Collects: Old Lady Harley #1-5
Collects: Deathstroke #36-40
Teen Titans/Deathstroke: The Terminus Agenda
Collects: Deathstroke #41-43 And Teen Titans #28-30
Collects: Hawkman #1-6
Green Lantern and Green Arrow Comic Books Part 5
Green Lanterns Vol. 9: Evil’s Might
Collects: Green Lanterns #50-57
The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman
Collects: The Green Lantern #1-6
Collects: The Green Lantern #7-12
Wonder Comics Part 1
Young Justice Vol. 1: Gemworld
Collects: Young Justice #1-6
Collects: Naomi #1 to #6
Collects: Wonder Twins #1 to #6
Collects: Dial H for Hero #1 to #6
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Year 4 update anytime soon? Love these reading orders
Yes, please, year 4 would bê great
Hey Dave, I cannot find the year 4 reading order anywhere. I was hoping you could help me out.
Where does Batman & the Outsiders, Vol 1: Lesser Gods go on these lists? It’s not on this one or the Rebirth Year Four list
It’s being added to the update, but I will be putting it in Part 8 because of the year of the villain influence.
Hey man love the list first off.when will you be updating to add the new age of heroes such as the teriffics and other new titles.im about to start year 3 should i wait or continue reading
Hello there, this and the past 2 Rebirth timelines have been so helpful, but I’m wondering; does Year of the Villain count as Rebirth Year 4 with the same comic runs or is it something else?
Hey I love this order but I don’t see Batman who laughs or any of the new age of hero’s
Hi Dave! I’ve been using your reading order since 2017 and its been extremely helpful, thanks. I see you update your page, I just didn’t find Red Hood and The Outlaws 2, The Flash 11, Batman & The Outsiders or Doomsday Clock.
Hi Dave! I didn’t find Batman & The Outsiders 1 in the order reading order. Thanks.
I don’t see any new age of hero’s on here
Just wanted to say, thank you for these guides. 🙂
This has helped me so much. Are you going to keep updating?
Absolutely 🙂
Hello there, it’s not on this list just yet but do you know what the deal is with the Detective Comics relaunch? Is it a product of one of the events or something? Anyway, this list is extremely helpful, I look forward to seeing when it’s updated!
If “Titans Vol. 5” comes after both “Teen Titans Vol. 1: Full Throttle” and “Adventures of the Super Sons Vol. 1”, why is Titans Vol. 5 already released, but the other two aren’t? That makes no sense to me.
Thanks, man!
But… where is Wonder Woman #51-55?
Are you going to add the other imprint titles as well?
(things like The Sandman Universe and the upcoming Wonder Comics)
I still don’t see death of hawk man. It has been said to be rebirth adjacent.
Thanks for the update, but I still don’t see where in the order to file Cyborg vol.3. Thanks a lot.
Hey appreciate the addition to the Rebirth order I might have skipped over or these might not pertain to these list but i can’t find the following.
The Hellblazer Vol. 3
The Hellblazer Vol. 4
Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 3
Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 4
Teen Titans Vol. 3
Batman Beyond Vol. 4
Gotham City Garage Vol. 2
The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman
Mera: Queen of Atlantis
Thanks for the feedback! I’ve added the volumes you outline, either here or back in Year Two if I missed. The Vol. 3’s went back in Year Two, as did Mera.
Thanks for this reading order. It really helps me keep track of things.
Cool, glad you enjoy!