DC Comics is holding its second-ever DC Round Robin kicking off today at 9:15 am PT/12:15 pm EST through April 3rd at 11:59 pm PT. The first round consists of sixteen titles with only loglines and the concepts for fans to vote on. Fans can cast their vote on DC Comics Twitter, DC Comics Instagram, or on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Community.
Round two DC Round Robin winners will be revealed on April 5th and fans will then learn the writer, artist, pitch and get to see the cover art.
Last year’s winner was Robins by Tim Seeley (Grayson, Suicide Squad: King Shark) and Baldemar Rivas (Unearth). Robins made it past four rounds of voting and has its sixth and final issue coming out on April 19th.
Check out the bracket, and a full rundown of each option below.
HAWKMAN & HAWKWOMAN: THE CHANGELING
Logline: Hawkman and Hawkwoman have never had children together. They know that for a fact. Then who is Hektor Hol, the hotheaded, razor-winged teen who claims to be their son? Can they trust their own memories—or each other?
VERSUS
WILDCAT: NINE LIVES
Logline: Wildcat’s spent eight of his nine lives showing the ropes to some of the DC Universe’s heaviest hitters, and he’s got the scarred knuckles and reset bones to prove it. But now he’s only got one more life to go. How fearless would you be if you knew it was your last round in the ring?
~
THE QUESTIONS: GRAND SOLUTION
Logline: What happens when people from all walks of life are activated as faceless vigilantes, each forced to solve an Alternate Reality Game where the stakes are life and death? That’s THE QUESTION, but does RENEE MONTOYA have the SOLUTION?
VERSUS
CONSTANTINE & THE DEMON: VACATION FROM HELL
Logline: Arcane guile meets hellish fury! John Constantine is forced to play host to Etrigan the Demon and the pair embark on a deeply personal—and potentially apocalyptic—mission. Journeying back home to Liverpool, Constantine must confront ghosts from his past, and Etrigan isn’t exactly his first choice for an ally!
~
SUICIDE SQUAD: DARK
Logline: A team of occult misfits and monsters, assembled by Amanda Waller and led by Vampire Batman, are forced into a mind-melting suicide mission to assassinate Earth-13’s League of Shadows.
VERSUS
JUSTICE LEAGUE [REDACTED]
Logline: Green Arrow has watched many heroes—the great, the good, the kind—be forever scarred by the darkness they swear to fight. Rather than sit by and let any more of his friends fall to the festering abyss, he decides to create a Justice League black-ops team of fighters who can survive a few more shadows—because as far as he’s concerned, they may already be lost. Green Arrow’s team of Nemesis, Killer Frost, Manhunter, Metamorpho, and Cheshire are needed more than ever. Green Arrow was worried about what happens when you look the abyss in the eye? That goes double when Johnny Sorrow and Merlyn team up.
~
FIRESTORM: FOURTH WORLD PROBLEMS
Logline: When Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch make the startling discovery that the Firestorm Matrix contains a spark of the Life Equation, Darkseid and his army turn their sights toward the teenage nuclear heroes. But can Ronnie and Jason put their differences aside and combine into Firestorm, or will Darkseid claim the matrix for himself and Apokolips?
VERSUS
KID FLASH: THE SPEED OF FEAR
Logline: REVERSE-FLASH melds with PARALLAX in an unprecedented combination of the Speed Force and the fear-based yellow power ring to create a deadly SPEED RING to shatter OA’s central Green Lantern battery. A confused and isolated Kid Flash (Wallace West) must chase Thawne across a variety of alien worlds to stop him and the Sinestro Corps while his own powers die because of Kid Flash’s slow disconnection with the Speed Force.
~
BLACK CANARY: WHEN CANARIES CRY
Logline: When Black Canary intercepts an intelligence operative trying to deliver sensitive material on an encrypted disk, she finds herself plunged into the world of espionage to contend with an international consortium known only as Mysterium. With the help of a French spy, Dinah must stop this shadow organization from instigating war for their own profit.
VERSUS
GREEN LANTERN: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF FOREVER
Logline: A dark far-future. A galaxy gripped by tyranny. When an elderly farmer in a backwater system is brutalized by the latest thugs with jetpacks and jackboots to call themselves lawmen, he remembers a forgotten past. An era of champions. A cadre of noble peacekeepers, long since vanished. His name—he’s sure of it—is JOHN STEWART. Whatever happened to the Green Lanterns Corps…and is it too late to reignite the light…?
~
DC HORROR PRESENTS: GHOST TOUR FROM HELL
Logline: A frantic mother begs for Madame Xanadu’s help in finding her missing son—last seen on a ghost tour with friends. Xanadu’s reading reveals there’s a nefarious being behind the disappearances in New Orleans. Enlisting the help of the Demon Etrigan and Deadman, the trio quickly realize that they’re on a Ghost Tour from hell and they’re no match for these supernatural kidnappers.
VERSUS
ANIMAL MAN: THE METAMORPHOSIS
Logline: Buddy Baker, aka Animal Man, has serious problems. His home life is in shambles, his daughter’s powers are awakening, and the world needs him, but he’s stuck. He needs change. Soon Animal Man will enter a cocoon…but when the metamorphosis is complete, what will emerge?
~
GREEN LANTERN: THE BIRTH OF CONSPIRACY
Logline: In 1947, three events kindled America’s fascination with UFOs: the men in black, flying saucer sightings, and the Roswell crash. Three low-level government employees, tasked with monitoring superheroes, realize that one person was at all three events: the Green Lantern, ALAN SCOTT. He hasn’t been seen since.
VERSUS
CAPTAIN CARROT & HIS BEST FRIEND DARKSEID
Logline: The interdimensional space epic no one asked for! DARKSEID is trying to eliminate the newest New God, but the EXTREMELY FUR-IOUS (yes, we hate us too) ZOO CREW is determined to reach their long-foretold CAPTAIN CARROT first…before FRIENDSHIP ruins everything!
~
SUPERBOY: THE MAN OF TOMORROW
Logline: Determined to find his place in a strange universe, Conner Kent/Superboy leaves Earth behind. But his journey of self-discovery brings him face to face with a group of freedom fighters who challenge not just everything Conner stands for, but what it means to bear the Superman crest.
VERSUS
CYBORG: CYBER GODS
Logline: Cyborg has grown so powerful he no longer needs to leave his cold metal lair. He fights the good fight, but only virtually, with Cyborg replicas. When the super-villain Gizmo and Klarion the Witch Boy mix magic and tech, they become powerful technomancers. Cyborg is joined by Beast Boy, who tries to remind him of his true power: his human spirit. Cyborg must reconnect with his human side and face the world, or Gizmo will become an omnipotent, unchallenged cyber-god and Klarion will get what he’s always wanted: chaos and destruction.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
Burbank, CA – March 29, 2022 — DC’s fan voting bracket, where fans decide which title will become a six-issue comic book series, is back. Last year over a million fans voted to select a new digital-first series, and now fans everywhere get that chance again with DC ROUND ROBIN 2022: The choice is yours!
Round One kicks off today, March 29, with sixteen incredible titles to vote on. Fans can choose based on title and logline in eight head-to-head brackets, on DC Comics Twitter, DC Comics Instagram, or on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Community. Voting in Round One closes on April 3rd, so head over to vote now!
Each round in this four-round, fan-driven tournament will involve new reveals, sneak peaks, and more as fans choose the next Round Robin title!
In Round Robin Round One, fans can choose between:
HAWKMAN & HAWKWOMAN: THE CHANGELING
Logline: Hawkman and Hawkwoman have never had children together. They know that for a fact. Then who is Hektor Hol, the hotheaded, razor-winged teen who claims to be their son? Can they trust their own memories—or each other?
VERSUS
WILDCAT: NINE LIVES
Logline: Wildcat’s spent eight of his nine lives showing the ropes to some of the DC Universe’s heaviest hitters, and he’s got the scarred knuckles and reset bones to prove it. But now he’s only got one more life to go. How fearless would you be if you knew it was your last round in the ring?
~
THE QUESTIONS: GRAND SOLUTION
Logline: What happens when people from all walks of life are activated as faceless vigilantes, each forced to solve an Alternate Reality Game where the stakes are life and death? That’s THE QUESTION, but does RENEE MONTOYA have the SOLUTION?
VERSUS
CONSTANTINE & THE DEMON: VACATION FROM HELL
Logline: Arcane guile meets hellish fury! John Constantine is forced to play host to Etrigan the Demon and the pair embark on a deeply personal—and potentially apocalyptic—mission. Journeying back home to Liverpool, Constantine must confront ghosts from his past, and Etrigan isn’t exactly his first choice for an ally!
~
SUICIDE SQUAD: DARK
Logline: A team of occult misfits and monsters, assembled by Amanda Waller and led by Vampire Batman, are forced into a mind-melting suicide mission to assassinate Earth-13’s League of Shadows.
VERSUS
JUSTICE LEAGUE [REDACTED]
Logline: Green Arrow has watched many heroes—the great, the good, the kind—be forever scarred by the darkness they swear to fight. Rather than sit by and let any more of his friends fall to the festering abyss, he decides to create a Justice League black-ops team of fighters who can survive a few more shadows—because as far as he’s concerned, they may already be lost. Green Arrow’s team of Nemesis, Killer Frost, Manhunter, Metamorpho, and Cheshire are needed more than ever. Green Arrow was worried about what happens when you look the abyss in the eye? That goes double when Johnny Sorrow and Merlyn team up.
~
FIRESTORM: FOURTH WORLD PROBLEMS
Logline: When Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch make the startling discovery that the Firestorm Matrix contains a spark of the Life Equation, Darkseid and his army turn their sights toward the teenage nuclear heroes. But can Ronnie and Jason put their differences aside and combine into Firestorm, or will Darkseid claim the matrix for himself and Apokolips?
VERSUS
KID FLASH: THE SPEED OF FEAR
Logline: REVERSE-FLASH melds with PARALLAX in an unprecedented combination of the Speed Force and the fear-based yellow power ring to create a deadly SPEED RING to shatter OA’s central Green Lantern battery. A confused and isolated Kid Flash (Wallace West) must chase Thawne across a variety of alien worlds to stop him and the Sinestro Corps while his own powers die because of Kid Flash’s slow disconnection with the Speed Force.
~
BLACK CANARY: WHEN CANARIES CRY
Logline: When Black Canary intercepts an intelligence operative trying to deliver sensitive material on an encrypted disk, she finds herself plunged into the world of espionage to contend with an international consortium known only as Mysterium. With the help of a French spy, Dinah must stop this shadow organization from instigating war for their own profit.
VERSUS
GREEN LANTERN: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF FOREVER
Logline: A dark far-future. A galaxy gripped by tyranny. When an elderly farmer in a backwater system is brutalized by the latest thugs with jetpacks and jackboots to call themselves lawmen, he remembers a forgotten past. An era of champions. A cadre of noble peacekeepers, long since vanished. His name—he’s sure of it—is JOHN STEWART. Whatever happened to the Green Lanterns Corps…and is it too late to reignite the light…?
~
DC HORROR PRESENTS: GHOST TOUR FROM HELL
Logline: A frantic mother begs for Madame Xanadu’s help in finding her missing son—last seen on a ghost tour with friends. Xanadu’s reading reveals there’s a nefarious being behind the disappearances in New Orleans. Enlisting the help of the Demon Etrigan and Deadman, the trio quickly realize that they’re on a Ghost Tour from hell and they’re no match for these supernatural kidnappers.
VERSUS
ANIMAL MAN: THE METAMORPHOSIS
Logline: Buddy Baker, aka Animal Man, has serious problems. His home life is in shambles, his daughter’s powers are awakening, and the world needs him, but he’s stuck. He needs change. Soon Animal Man will enter a cocoon…but when the metamorphosis is complete, what will emerge?
~
GREEN LANTERN: THE BIRTH OF CONSPIRACY
Logline: In 1947, three events kindled America’s fascination with UFOs: the men in black, flying saucer sightings, and the Roswell crash. Three low-level government employees, tasked with monitoring superheroes, realize that one person was at all three events: the Green Lantern, ALAN SCOTT. He hasn’t been seen since.
VERSUS
CAPTAIN CARROT & HIS BEST FRIEND DARKSEID
Logline: The interdimensional space epic no one asked for! DARKSEID is trying to eliminate the newest New God, but the EXTREMELY FUR-IOUS (yes, we hate us too) ZOO CREW is determined to reach their long-foretold CAPTAIN CARROT first…before FRIENDSHIP ruins everything!
~
SUPERBOY: THE MAN OF TOMORROW
Logline: Determined to find his place in a strange universe, Conner Kent/Superboy leaves Earth behind. But his journey of self-discovery brings him face to face with a group of freedom fighters who challenge not just everything Conner stands for, but what it means to bear the Superman crest.
VERSUS
CYBORG: CYBER GODS
Logline: Cyborg has grown so powerful he no longer needs to leave his cold metal lair. He fights the good fight, but only virtually, with Cyborg replicas. When the super-villain Gizmo and Klarion the Witch Boy mix magic and tech, they become powerful technomancers. Cyborg is joined by Beast Boy, who tries to remind him of his true power: his human spirit. Cyborg must reconnect with his human side and face the world, or Gizmo will become an omnipotent, unchallenged cyber-god and Klarion will get what he’s always wanted: chaos and destruction.
DC ROUND ROBIN 2022 will run through May 17, with Round Two of voting kicking off on April 5th. Fans should stay tuned to DC Twitter, DC Instagram, and DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Community for more news on which titles are moving forward in subsequent rounds, catch sneak peaks and other reveals, and to vote their favorites forward!
The final selected series will debut first in September 2022 on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, DC’s ultimate fan destination and digital comic book subscription service, now available in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and coming soon to the United Kingdom, Brazil and Mexico! It will also hit comic stores and Comixology in October, 2022.
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