We Are Yesterday Reading Order Checklist

The Legion of Doom is perhaps one of the most sinister forces in the DC Universe. They are the Justice League of villainy, bringing the likes of Lex Luthor, The Joker, Sinestro, Gorilla Grodd, and Black Manta under one team. Their combined forces make them deadly at the best of times. However, in the We Are Yesterday crossover, they have a competitive edge over our heroes – knowledge of the future.

Find out how Batman, Superman, and the Justice League save the day with our We Are Yesterday reading order. It has everything you need to know to read this crossover, with creative teams, release dates, and other helpful details to make your reading experience easy.

Background reading

We Are Yesterday is the first crossover of DC Comics’ All In era. Due to this, you might want to catch up on what’s been happening in the DC Universe. Here are a couple of reads I recommend.

DC All In Special #1
Written by Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder. Art by Daniel Sampere, Wes Craig, and Dan Mora.

This one-shot sets up the All In era. This includes establishing the new status quo for the Justice League and kicking off a much larger meta-story that will reverberate through various comics for some time.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #1-5
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillan.

Following DC All In Special #1, DC Comics launched a new Justice League comic book series. Inspired by the classic animated series, this series sees a massive and rotating roster of heroes on the team. Check out Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #1-5 in the lead-up to We Are Yesterday to get a sense of the crossover’s tone.

We Are Yesterday reading order

Below is the prescribed reading order for the We Are Yesterday crossover. Read all six parts in this order to get the full story.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38 (Part 1)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Clayton Henry.
Available 16th April.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #6 (Part 2)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Travis Moore.
Available 23rd April.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Annual 2025 (Part 3)
Written by Mark Waid, Christopher Cantwell, Morgan Hampton. Art by Dan McDaid and Clayton Henry.
Available 30th April.

Note: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Annual 2025 will also include the definitive telling of Green Lantern John Stewart’s origin story.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #39 (Part 4)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Dan Mora.
Available 21st May.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #7 (Part 5)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Travis Moore.
Available 30th May.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #8 (Part 6)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Travis Moore.
Available 25th June.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #9 (Epilogue)
Written by Mark Waid and Gail Simone. Art by Dan Mora and Pop Mhan.
Available 23rd July.

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After We Are Yesterday

Wondering what to read next? Follow the threads of We Are Yesterday’s conclusion in the following comics.

Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1
Mark Waid and Marc Guggenheim. Art by Cian Tormey.

This one-shot picks up on the mysterious Quantum Quorum threads.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #10
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Dan Mora.
Available 27 August.

Justice League Unlimited (2024 series) #10 continues the story started in the previous issue.

Superman (2023 series) #28
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Dan Mora.

Superman (2023 series) #28 is the first part of Legion of Darkseid. It’s the next chapter in the larger meta-story that DC Comics has been telling since the DC All In Special #1. The concludes with Superman (2023 series) #30.

DC K.O. event

DC K.O. is the next big DC Comics event, telling a pivotal step in the larger All In meta-story. Launches in October. Keep a look out for a DC K.O. reading order on the site soon.

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