DC Finest is a line of full-color trade paperbacks from DC Comics. Announced at 2024's ComicsPRO Comics Conference,[1] their stated intention is to be "affordably priced, large-size paperback collections" providing "a new line of comprehensive collections of the most in-demand periods, genres, and characters from across DC history".[2]
This is similar to Marvel's Epic Collection, which launched in 2013.
As well as covering DC's major heroes, and offering a line devoted to company-wide events, the books will allow fans to "curate collections of their favorite tales from specific genres, which may include science fiction, romance, war, westerns, horror, and other genres; many of these volumes will feature material reprinted for the first time."[3]
Ten books were announced for release in November and December of 2024, with a further 18 for the first six months of 2025.
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year One & Two | 1986–1987 |
| Frank Miller, Mike Barr | David Mazzucchelli, Alan Davis | 592 | |||
| The Killing Joke and Other Stories | 1987–1988 |
| Alan Moore, Mike Barr | Brian Bolland | 600 |
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Lines | 1988–1994 |
| Mindy Newell, Jo Duffy | J.J. Birch, Jim Balent | 600 | |||
| Vengeance and Vindication | 1994–1996 |
| Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Jo Duffy | Jim Balent | 624 |
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Hour Part One | 1994 | Dan Jurgens | Jerry Ordway | 496 | |||
| Zero Hour: Part Two | 1994 | 558 |
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For America and Democracy | 1940–1942 |
| Gardner Fox | Sheldon Mayer, Jack Burnley | 632 | ||
| The Plunder of the Psycho-Pirate | 1942–1945 |
| Joe Gallagher, Stan Aschmeier | 600 |
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First Superhero | 1938–1940 |
| Jerry Siegel | Joe Shuster | 584 | |||
| Kryptonite Nevermore | 1970–1971 |
| Dennis O'Neil | Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson | 572 |
| Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Writers | Artists | Pages | Pub. date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Wonder Woman | 1983–1986 |
| Dan Mishkin, Kurt Busiek | Don Heck, Trina Robbins | 632 | |||
| Origins & Omens | 2007–2009 |
| Gail Simone | Terry Dodson, Aaron Lopresti, Bernard Chang | 584 |