| The Unexpected | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:TheUnexpected.jpg) Textless cover to The Unexpected #1 (June 2018), by Ryan Sook, featuring Neon, Viking Judge, Ascendant, and Firebrand. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | June 6, 2018 – January 9, 2019 |
| No. of issues | 8 |
| Main character(s) | Firebrand Neon the Unknown Viking Judge Ascendant |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Steve Orlando |
| Artist(s) | Ryan Sook Cary Nord |
The Unexpected is an ongoing American superhero comic book written by Steve Orlando and published monthly by DC Comics. The series was part of the "New Age of DC Heroes" initiative, which launched following the conclusion of the Dark Nights: Metal crossover event, and began publication on June 6, 2018. It focuses on the titular team—consisting of Firebrand, Neon the Unknown, Viking Judge, and Ascendant—and follows their adventures, which relate to the events of Dark Nights: Metal and the Dark Multiverse.
DC announced plans to debut new titles following the conclusion of Dark Nights: Metal in April 2017, under the "Dark Matter" initiative, with the titles connecting to the events of the crossover. The Unexpected was first announced in October as part of the initiative, which had been renamed to "New Age of DC Heroes". According to Orlando, the titles core theme is discovery, describing it as a cross between "The Dark Tower and Seven Samurai", and deals with numerous aspects of DC's multiverse.
The series ended with its eighth issue.