2021 sees the fallout of Dark Nights: Death Metal, and another relaunch. With DiDio's departure, his 5G/Generations initiative is discarded. Future State, a month long event set in the near future, creates a number of new heroes, which are then introduced to the new mainstream in Infinite Frontier. A new imprint, DC Horror, was also launched.
Creators[]
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2021:
- Andrew Vachss
- Charles Beeson
- David Anthony Kraft
- Douglas S. Cramer
- Francisco Haghenbeck
- Frank Thorne
- Gonzalo Mayo
- John Paul Leon
- Joye Hummel
- Liz Berube
- Neal McPheeters
- Pat McGreal
- Richard Donner
- Robson Rocha
- Si Spencer
- Sondra James
- Stephen Hickman
- Steve Lightle
- Steve Sherman
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2021 cover date:
- Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target (Volume 1)
- Aquaman: The Becoming (Volume 1)
- Arkham City: The Order of the World (Volume 1)
- Batman '89 (Volume 1)
- Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman/Catwoman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point (Volume 1)
- Batman: Black and White (Volume 2)
- Batman: Reptilian (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Detective (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Imposter (Volume 1)
- Batman: Urban Legends (Volume 1)
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Black Manta (Volume 1)
- Blue & Gold (Volume 1)
- Catwoman: Lonely City (Volume 1)
- Challenge of the Super Sons (Volume 1)
- Checkmate (Volume 3)
- Crime Syndicate (Volume 1)
- Crush & Lobo (Volume 1)
- DC Horror Presents: Soul Plumber (Volume 1)
- DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring: The Lover (Volume 1)
- DC vs. Vampires (Volume 1)
- DC's Round Robin (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Deathstroke Inc. (Volume 1)
- Future State: Aquaman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Catwoman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Dark Detective (Volume 1)
- Future State: Gotham (Volume 1)
- Future State: Green Lantern (Volume 1)
- Future State: Harley Quinn (Volume 1)
- Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Justice League (Volume 1)
- Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Future State: Nightwing (Volume 1)
- Future State: Robin Eternal (Volume 1)
- Future State: Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Future State: Suicide Squad (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman of Metropolis (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman: Worlds of War (Volume 1)
- Future State: Swamp Thing (Volume 1)
- Future State: Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Future State: The Flash (Volume 1)
- Future State: The Next Batman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2021 cover date:
- American Vampire 1976 (Volume 1)
- Amethyst (Volume 4)
- Aquaman (Volume 8)
- Batman Beyond (Volume 6)
- Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul (Volume 1)
- Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman: Black and White (Volume 2)
- Batman: Earth One (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Adventures Continue (Volume 1)
- Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn (Volume 1)
- Challenge of the Super Sons (Volume 1)
- Challenge of the Super Sons (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Crime Syndicate (Volume 1)
- DC Classics: The Batman Adventures (Volume 1)
- DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring: The Lover (Volume 1)
- DCeased: Dead Planet (Volume 1)
- Dark Nights: Death Metal (Volume 1)
- Dollar Comics (Volume 1)
- Far Sector (Volume 1)
- Future State: Aquaman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Catwoman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Dark Detective (Volume 1)
- Future State: Green Lantern (Volume 1)
- Future State: Harley Quinn (Volume 1)
- Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Justice League (Volume 1)
- Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Future State: Nightwing (Volume 1)
- Future State: Robin Eternal (Volume 1)
- Future State: Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Future State: Suicide Squad (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman of Metropolis (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Superman: Worlds of War (Volume 1)
- Future State: Swamp Thing (Volume 1)
- Future State: Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Future State: The Flash (Volume 1)
- Future State: The Next Batman (Volume 1)
- Future State: Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Generations (Volume 1)
- Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey (Volume 1)
- Hawkman (Volume 5)
- Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (Volume 1)
- Inferior Five (Volume 2)
- Infinite Frontier Secret Files (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Infinite Frontier (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 2021 cover date:
- Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1
- Are You Afraid of Darkseid? #1
- ArkhaManiacs
- Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1
- Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1
- Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1
- Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper-01 #1
- Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1
- Batman Special Edition (FCBD) #1
- Batman/Fortnite: Foundation #1
- Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1
- Batman: Knightwatch - Batman Day Special Edition #1
- Batman: The Audio Adventures Special #1
- Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1
- Batman: The World
- Black Adam: Endless Winter Special #1
- Catwoman: Soulstealer (graphic novel)
- DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
- DC Love Is a Battlefield #1
- DC Pride #1
Characters
Selected 2021 character debuts. See all.
- Zhu Bajie (Prime Earth)
- Shelton Lyle (Prime Earth)
- Yara Flor (Prime Earth)
- Nezha (Prime Earth)
- Melinda Zucco (Prime Earth)
- Thao-La (Prime Earth)
- Devil Ray (Prime Earth)
- Kryl-Ux (Prime Earth)
- Gold Beetle (Prime Earth)
- Match (Prime Earth)
- Andira (Prime Earth)
- Delilah Inaego (Prime Earth)
- Respawn (Prime Earth)
- General Anderton (Prime Earth)
- Auteur.io (Prime Earth)
- Bernard Dowd (Prime Earth)
- Winston Shen (Prime Earth)
- Doctor Rodriguez (Prime Earth)
- Dane (Prime Earth)
- Jay Nakamura (Prime Earth)
- Daniel Dunbar (Prime Earth)
- Stitch (Prime Earth)
- Sylvester Pemberton (Prime Earth)
- Kira Kosov (Prime Earth)
- Alejandra Cortez (Prime Earth)
- Willow Zimmerman (Prime Earth)
- Brick Pettirosso (Prime Earth)
- Cameron Chase (Earth-Two)
- Matthew Price (Prime Earth)
- Sigurðr (Prime Earth)
- Sylvan Ortega (Prime Earth)
- Hadiyah (Prime Earth)
- Laura Shugel (Prime Earth)
- Edwald Olafsson (Prime Earth)
- Meili Lin (Prime Earth)
- Charybdis II (Prime Earth)
- Levi Kamei (Prime Earth)
- Sean Mahoney (Prime Earth)
- Mary Kowalski (Prime Earth)
- Roy Lincoln (Prime Earth)
- Alinta (Prime Earth)
- Orphan III (Prime Earth)
- Terrence Sloane (Prime Earth)
- Leonardo Lane (Prime Earth)
- Nathan Craig Jones (Prime Earth)
- Aella (Prime Earth)
- Vengeance (Prime Earth)
- Clio (Prime Earth)
- Hippolyta Trevor (Prime Earth)
- Potira (Prime Earth)
Teams
Selected 2021 team debuts. See all.
- Task Force X II (Prime Earth)
- The Hands
- Authority (Prime Earth)
- All-Star Squadron (Prime Earth)
- Justice League Queer (Prime Earth)
- Totality (Prime Earth)
- Task Force Z (Prime Earth)
- The Truth (Prime Earth)
- Seven Soldiers of Victory (Prime Earth)
- Wildcats (Prime Earth)
- Titans West (Prime Earth)
- Team 6 (Prime Earth)
- Infinity, Inc. (Prime Earth)
- Children of Dionysus (Prime Earth)
- Living Assault Weapons (Prime Earth)
- Manta Men (Prime Earth)