DC’s San Diego Comic-Con 2024 announcements ranged from a returning classic logo to new comics, animated series and live-action television previews. The highlights below are an editorial selection, not an official ranking: DC described its own recap as only a small sample of the convention news. Every release date or window here reflects a plan announced in 2024, not a current schedule.
Comics: a new Justice League and an expanding All In slate
1. Justice League Unlimited put the Watchtower at the center of All In
Writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora were announced for Justice League Unlimited, a new series tied to DC’s broader fall 2024 All In publishing initiative. Waid described its Watchtower as a home for “every superhero on Earth,” suggesting a wide-angle take on the League rather than a small, fixed roster. DC’s panel report also placed the announcement in the lead-up to the All In Special one-shot, which was planned for publication in the first week of October 2024. DC’s panel report
2. The New Gods and Justice Society brought familiar teams back into focus
DC announced The New Gods by writer Ram V and artist Evan Cagle, with a December 2024 launch plan. A new Justice Society series was also announced, with Jeff Lemire writing and Diego Olortegui drawing. The announcements broadened the All In comics slate beyond the Justice League; the convention recap did not give a release date for the Justice Society series. DC’s convention recap
3. Absolute Flash put a teenage Wally West in an alternate DC setting
Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles were announced as the creative team for Absolute Flash, starring a 15-year-old Wally West. The book belongs to DC’s Absolute line, an alternate-world initiative distinct from the publisher’s core continuity. It was one of the clearest signs that the fall announcements were not limited to extensions of the existing superhero status quo.
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4. Creature Commandos got a horror-comics counterpart
DC announced DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos, a six-issue limited series written by David Dastmalchian with art by Jesús Hervás. The comics take was separate from the animated series also presented at the convention, even though both used the Creature Commandos name. The recap identified the issue count but did not specify a publication date. DC’s convention recap
5. Absolute Green Lantern was announced for the following spring
Scott Snyder announced Absolute Green Lantern, written by Al Ewing and drawn by Jahnoy Lindsay. DC’s 2024 recap gave March 2025 as its planned launch window. Like Absolute Flash, it was part of the Absolute alternate-world line, not a new installment in the main DC continuity.
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6. Creature Commandos offered the first look at Gunn and Safran’s DC Universe
James Gunn showed the first trailer for Creature Commandos at the Jim Lee & Friends panel. DC positioned it as the first media set in the DC Universe led by Gunn and Peter Safran. The adult animated series was described as seven episodes about incarcerated monsters recruited for missions too dangerous for humans. DC’s recap said it was planned to arrive on Max in December 2024. DC’s panel report
7. My Adventures with Superman added Conner Kent
My Adventures with Superman introduced a design for Conner Kent, also known as Superboy, and announced that he would join the show’s third season. The reveal connected the animated series’ future to another established Superman character, though DC’s recap did not give a season-three premiere date.
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8. Batman: Caped Crusader recast the Penguin as Oswalda Cobblepot
DC showed a first look at Batman: Caped Crusader and revealed that Minnie Driver would voice Oswalda Cobblepot, a female version of the Penguin. The series was set to premiere on Prime Video that weekend, making the panel announcement a near-term launch preview rather than a distant project reveal. DC’s convention recap
9. Harley Quinn and Ivy were headed to Metropolis
DC announced a November 2024 release plan for season five of Harley Quinn, moving Harley and Ivy to Metropolis. The recap also pointed to Bane working at the Daily Planet and to appearances expected from Lena Luthor and Brainiac. That change of city opened the animated comedy’s world to characters and settings more closely associated with Superman.
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Live-action television: two different kinds of DC story
10. The Penguin was positioned between Matt Reeves’ Batman films
HBO previewed The Penguin in Hall H, where attendees saw a new trailer. According to DC’s recap, Matt Reeves and cast members described the crime drama as a bridge between 2022’s The Batman and its sequel. That places the series within Reeves’ film continuity, separate from Gunn and Safran’s DC Universe. DC’s convention recap
Superman & Lois previewed its final season
Warner Bros. Television showed footage from season four of Superman & Lois, continuing the Doomsday cliffhanger. DC’s event schedule listed a two-hour premiere event for October 17, 2024, on The CW. Producers also teased possible Arrowverse cameos; that was a possibility floated at the panel, not confirmation that specific characters would appear. DC’s event preview
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Branding: DC brought back its classic bullet logo
Jim Lee announced the return of the Milton Glaser-designed DC bullet logo at the Jim Lee & Friends panel. DC said the mark had been its official logo from 1976 through 2005 and would return to comics starting in October 2024, as well as serve as the DC Studios logo. Gunn said, “Peter (Safran) and I knew we needed one logo that would bring us all together.” The move connected the publisher’s comic-book identity with its studio branding while honoring a familiar mark and the creators behind DC’s stories. DC’s panel report
How the announcements fit together
The convention news covered several distinct DC continuities and formats, rather than one unified release slate:
- Core comics and All In: Justice League Unlimited, The New Gods and the new Justice Society sat among the broader fall publishing initiative.
- Absolute comics: Absolute Flash and Absolute Green Lantern were presented as alternate-world stories, not as additions to the core line.
- Gunn-Safran DC Universe: Creature Commandos was presented as its first screen project.
- Other screen continuities: The Penguin bridges Reeves’ Batman films; Harley Quinn, My Adventures with Superman, Batman: Caped Crusader and Superman & Lois each continued their own series.
- Branding: the returning bullet logo was a shared visual identity, not a new story or continuity announcement.
DC’s July 30 recap explicitly called its list a small sample of the publisher’s convention plans. These ten details therefore capture prominent announcements across comics, animation, live-action television and branding; they are not a claim to cover every DC reveal at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. DC’s full recap
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