Last month during New York Comic Con at the “Jim Lee and Friends” panel, DC teased fans what they can expect in DC K.O., the current mega event series pitting hero against hero. Without a doubt, the most exciting announcement was that the event would open up to the wider multiverse with characters from other publishers and franchises set to the appear including Homelander, Vampirella, and Red Sonja. The exact details of how these crossovers would transpire weren’t revealed at the panel. Today the publisher announced solicit information of the previously one-shot tied to the DC K.O. event.
Entitled DC K.O.: Boss Battle, this one-shot comes courtesy of the creative team of writer Jeremy Adams and various artists including Ronan Cliquet and Carmine Di Giandomenico. The one-shot will be available in comic stores on February 4, 2026.
Keep your eyes peeled for the covers to be revealed. In the meantime, check out the teaser art by Jeff Spokes shown during the panel that will be available as a wraparound cover.
DC K.O.: BOSS BATTLE #1
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by CARMINE Di GIANDOMENICO, RONAN CLIQUET, and MORE
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Variant covers by DARICK ROBERTSON, PATRICK HORVATH, and FRANK CHO
Blank sketch cover
Wraparound variant cover by JEFF SPOKES
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/4/26
Unexpected fighters from beyond the DC Universe enter the arena! Wait… What? WHO?! As the remaining champions in the K.O. tournament prepare for the final rounds, they discover that there isn’t enough Omega energy left to crown the winner a King Omega. To have any hope of stopping Darkseid, they’ll need to engage in combat with the champions of other worlds beyond our own including Annabelle, Homelander, Sub-Zero, and more! This shocking, star-studded crossover sets the stage for the final chapters of the epic DC K.O. event and features matchups you never imagined possible. The ultimate battle is only beginning!
