Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dial H, Vol. 1 | 2012 | China Mieville | Buy |
| 2 | Dial H, Vol. 2 | 2012 | China Mieville | N/A |
Dial H: The New 52 collects China Mieville’s run on DC Comics’ Dial H series. The story follows Nelson Jent, an overweight, down-on-his-luck man who discovers a rotary phone dial that transforms him into a random superhero each time he uses it. Mieville brings his characteristic weirdness to the superhero genre, creating bizarre and often unsettling hero identities.
The two collected volumes were published in 2012 as part of DC’s New 52 relaunch. Mieville uses the premise to explore identity, power, and the absurdity of superhero conventions, filtered through his own literary sensibility.