Darby Allin

Darby Allin, the real-world AEW professional wrestler, crosses into the DC universe as a fictionalized version of himself, bringing his death-defying, fearless persona into contact with iconic heroes like Superman and Batman across a series of AEW/DC promotional comics.

Darby Allin crashes into the Modern Age DC universe with the kind of electric energy you'd expect from a 2024 debut, brought to life by writer Steve Orlando and artist Serg Acuña. Making a first appearance in AEW Presents Orange Cassidy, this character quickly found a home across some of DC's most prestigious titles — Action Comics, Batman, and Multiversus: Collision Detected — racking up 49 catalog appearances in remarkably short order. The company Darby keeps is genuinely thrilling: sharing pages with the likes of Orange Cassidy, Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay, "Timeless" Toni Storm, and Dr. Britt Baker makes for one of the most distinctive and unexpected corners of contemporary DC comics. If you're looking for a fresh face making serious waves in the modern era, Darby Allin is absolutely worth your attention.