DC Comics Confirms The Deadman Isn't Ending As Soon As Fans Think

Published Aug 5, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT Patrik Walker is an Emmy Award–winning writer who covers all things Comics & Superheroes. His work can also be found at the Dallas Cowboys, The Sporting News, and CBS Sports, among other outlets. One of the most respected names in his field, he is also a diehard enthusiast of all things comics, anime, gaming and movies — thriving in spaces where discussions involving those or similar topics reign supreme. Plenty is going well for fans of DC Comics nowadays, and more great news just arrived to keep the good times rolling. Yes, Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe are dominating, and in ways so feverish that DC Comics is willing to ban price gougers, but that's not the only ticket in town — The Deadman series has turned heads as well. And so much so that, as The Deadman #3 hits shelves in early August, the original plan to make it into a six-issue limited series has been tossed out the window. Instead, listening to the demand of fans for the series, DC Comics is extending the run in a major way. Instead of stopping a six issues, The Deadman series will double that number — a full 12 issues being put in the hands of readers before this run o...