The Next Level Initiative led by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson is expanding with new titles revealed during their New York Comic Con panel. It was moderated by DC Editor-in-Chief Marie Javins who led discussions on what’s to come in 2027.

One of the big announcements was the Swamp Thing: Hallowed Ground series. It will be written by Steve Foxe with art by Riccardo Federici, though they were tightlipped about what will happen in the comic.

There was a first look at Batman: Justice Year by Joshua Williamson and Bruno Redondo. Batman is secretly working on something that involves the Justice League and rather than working with his allies, he is spying on them.

Another Batman announcement came from the Shadow of the Bat by writer Deniz Camp and artist Javier Rodriguez. Batman will struggle to retain his humanity while fighting a constant stream of evil in a world filled with disasters. The series will introduce new supporting cast and includes concepts that expand Batman’s universe.

A new Vixen series written by Stephanie Williams with art by Khary Randolph starts with a new villain and new love interest from in the Bat-Family. The creators expressed their plans to differentiate her abilities from Animal Man and they stated plans to feature Detroit by making the city itself important to the title. It will feature covers by W. Scott Forbes, David Nakayama, and Jock.

Writer Cody Ziglar provided an update on the upcoming Static series, stating that Virgil Hawkins hasn’t appeared often enough in recent years. He said that he read the official Dakota Universe bible to provide deeper context in the series. Ziglar also pointed out that Dakota has more metahumans than in other cities.

Starfire is getting a new series by writer Alyssa Wong and artist Belén Ortega who described it as “Red Sonja meets One Piece.” It will feature Starfire’s sister, Blackfire, and the creators hinted at an action heavy series that will also have an emotional impact. The series starts in April 2027.

Superboy Prime, who recently stepped in for Superman, is getting his own book with Superboy Prime Special #1. Writer Joshua Williamson and artist Dan Mora will take Superboy-Prime home – which could have repercussions considering his complex history in the DC Multiverse.

More titles will come out of the ongoing Bad Seeds event. It builds on the concept of Gotham being its own character and what would happen if the city turned on the heroes.

The announcements continued with an upcoming Legion of Super-Heroes series will add Timber Wolf and Kid Quantum to the cast. For The Demon new series, artist James Harren shared his plans to make Jason Blood look like someone that has carried his curse through 100 years of life. Artist/writer Michael Walsh talked about the new Jonah Hex project in which the Western antihero will face ghosts without his trusty guns. The new Zatanna series will explore the possibilities in DC’s magic-based stories, including new interpretations of the character.