Deadman #1 launched in June as one of DC's most talked-about new series of 2026 — and the secondary market agreed. The Mike Choi 1:25 incentive variant hit #8 on CovrPrice the week of June 8 at $30 NM. Issue #2 is in store Wednesday June 24.
What made issue #1 work
W. Maxwell Prince — best known for Ice Cream Man — brings a horror writer's instincts to Boston Brand's afterlife. Martín Morazzo's art is dense, cinematic, and completely unlike anything else in DC's current line. The result is a debut issue that read less like a superhero book and more like a prestige horror title wearing a DC badge. Source: DC Comics official.
The collector angle on issue #1
The Mike Choi 1:25 incentive variant for Deadman #1 hit #8 on CovrPrice for the week of June 8, 2026, valued at $30 NM. That's a strong first-week result for an incentive variant on a debut issue. Early issues of DC Next Level titles that show secondary market strength in week one are worth holding. Source: CovrPrice.com weekly data.
Issue #2
The mystery Prince established in issue #1 deepens. Boston Brand has always been a character defined by being trapped — in his own ghost, in service to Rama Kushna, in a world that doesn't know he exists. Prince is finding new ways to make that entrapment feel urgent. Source: League of Comic Geeks, Deadman #2 individual issue page.
Creative team
Written by W. Maxwell Prince. Art by Martín Morazzo. Published by DC Comics under the DC Next Level imprint. Source: League of Comic Geeks.
In store Wednesday June 24
Deadman #2 is in store Wednesday June 24 and available at superheroempire.com.
Sources: League of Comic Geeks (Deadman #2 issue page) · CovrPrice.com (week of June 8, 2026) · DC Comics official