Today Skybound and Image Comics, in partnership with Scott Dunbier’s Act 4 Publishing, revealed a new extended preview of Jim Aparo’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition, available everywhere books are sold September 2025. 

Fans can fully immerse themselves in over 200 pages of original art from Aparo’s legendary runs featuring Batman (Brave and the Bold, Detective Comics) and The Spectre (Adventure Comics).  

Truly honoring one of DC’s most prolific artists through the 1970s and 1980s, this gorgeous hardcover presents classic Aparo art from what is regarded as his peak period and features ten stories, including four complete The Brave and the Bold stories, one Batman story from Detective Comics, five complete Adventure Comics issues featuring The Spectre, as well as a selection of classic covers and pages. 

Although appearing to be in black and white, nearly all the art is scanned in color, enabling the reader to see the work as close to the original as possible – ink gradients, blue pencil, and all the unique nuances that make original art so special – are all clearly visible and printed at the same size as drawn.  

The Artist’s Edition of Jim Aparo’s work is an art book disguised as a comic collection. The only better way to see these pages is by looking over Aparo’s shoulder at his drawing board! 

Jim Aparo’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition is the first book in the publishing partnership between Act 4 Publishing and Skybound, with Darwyn Cooke’s The Complete Spirit Connoisseur Edition quickly following in October 2025. Wally Wood's EC Stories Artist’s Edition- EXPANDED and Mike Mignola's Hellboy in Hell Book 2 Artist’s Edition will follow in February 2026 and April 2026, respectively.   

Future releases within the publishing partnership include J. Scott Campbell’s Danger Girl Artist Edition, Dave Stevens’ Covers and Stories’ Connoisseur Edition, Jason Pearson’s Body Bags Artist’s Edition, and Paul Smith’s Leave It to Chance Artist’s Edition. Publishing details for these books will be announced in the coming months. 

Jim Aparo’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition (978-1-5343-3487-8 | SRP $150.00) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday September 17, 2025, and at booksellers on Tuesday September 30, 2025.  

For updates and to join the mailing list, please visit https://www.skybound.com/act-4-skybound-entertainment.