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Check Out this Week's New Comic Releases. See what's coming to shelves and support your local comic shop! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/check-out-this-weeks-new-comic-releases-7-15-26/

Check Out this Week's New Comic Releases. See what's coming to shelves and support your local comic shop! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/check-out-this-weeks-new-comic-releases-7-15-26/

The Folio Society Announces Ultimate A Game of Thrones 30th Anniversary Limited Edition https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/07/a-game-of-thrones-folio-society-30th-anniversary-limited-edition/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AGameOfThrones #FolioSociety #ComicBooks #LimitedEdition #GeorgeRRMartin

Space Ghost Annual 2026 #1 Review: Dynamite Sets the Stage for a Cosmic Collision With The Herculoids https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/07/space-ghost-annual-2026-1-review-dynamite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SpaceGhost #ComicBooks #DynamiteComics #Herculoids #CosmicHeroes

Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #4 Review: Dynamite’s ThunderCats x SilverHawks Tie-In Makes Evil Feel Ancient Again https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/07/mumm-ra-the-ever-living-4-review-dynamite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ThunderCats #SilverHawks #MummRa #ComicBooks #ComicReview

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 146

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Varied Scary Movie 3 Reaction Videos – After enjoying Scary Movie (2000), I eventually saw Scary Movie 2 in a California cinema and it was disappointing due to its rushed and uninspired presentation. More than two years later, I saw Scary Movie 3 in a packed cinema here in the Philippines. Directed by David Zucker – part of the famous Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker (ZAZ) – Scary Movie 3 does not quite match the fun and quality of the original film of 2000 but it was still a huge improvement over Scary Movie 2. Not only that, the 2003 film had Anna Faris back as Cindy Campbell while the legendary comedian Leslie Nielsen was a notable addition. To see how much of an impact Scary Movie 3 has with YouTubers, watch and selected video reactions below.

https://youtu.be/6oA14JOzpYI?si=t2vc_eXaRQYo-VjD

https://youtu.be/N1zuVJjqKpY?si=ZBTmYfNUfz61iZL4

https://youtu.be/AsbHUv6kYx8?si=T4gcdBn2Iq9Y6qTe

https://youtu.be/_6zNbl6fyU0?si=buEAmGCt92WCKfnl

#2 A Korean Comic Café – If you are visiting South Korea and if you want to spend time in a place that allows privacy, access to digital entertainment, comic books and a variety of food and drinks during the day, try visiting a comic café. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/_SjDkz13eJg?si=RH2_z-dYS7j-_ero

#3 Ranting For Vengeance Looks At Great Comics That Actually Suck – What do you think makes a comic book great? Could it be because of the creators’ work, the storytelling style, real-world events that inspired the creative process, or the reputation of the creators who made it? In his video from 2025, Ranting for Vengeance examines that comics that were perceived to be great but sucked. Watch his video and pay close attention to the details and his explanations.

https://youtu.be/5_yhbVLv9Xg?si=c6sEH1HE4eSKOEis

#4 Ashleigh Burton Reacts To Weird Science – If you have read comic books of Weird Science, could you see their connection with the 1985 science fiction teen comedy film Weird Science? Directed by the late John Hughes, Weird Science follows two nerdy social outcast high school students who have had enough of being humiliated by others and enduring disappointing lives. Together, the two plan to make the perfect dream woman come true using a computer while hacking a government computer system. As it is loosely based on the Weird Science series of EC Comics, the film was a notable product of its time and it remains a memorable part of 1980s Hollywood cinema. To see if it has any entertainment impact, watch Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video now.

https://youtu.be/8wKX18W3ynI?si=-Xj-h24vUPYYzvat

#5 Sega’s F355 Challenge Revisited – During a visit to Gameworx inside Festival Mall in 1999, I saw the arcade game F355 Challenge from Sega. After marveling at its graphics during the first several minutes, I bought arcade tokens to play it. To my surprise, F355 Challenge was a racing simulation as it was designed with in-depth driving realism in mind. Yu Suzuki (Virtua Fighter) was the man who produced and directed the game, and in my opinion F355 Challenge has to be played in its original arcade form while the Sega Dreamcast port is the alternative. To see what F355 Challenge has to offer gamers, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/LEhqR2RA6kY?si=OirSKt1Oe4iCOonV

#6 Penalties On Littering At Shibuya – Shibuya is one of the most lively urban spots in Japan. Located in Tokyo, is a special ward where visitors can enjoy the immense commercial joints and it is now the premiere hub for youth culture. Sadly, as Japan is attracting tens of millions of foreign tourists each year, littering at Shibuya has gone up tremendously. Fortunately, the local authorities are taking action again littering and those who littered will be penalized when they are caught. Learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/6d-JRA-o1OQ?si=xfd4hn4OLXKuMpBt

#7 GoodBadFlicks Reviews The Bees – Way back in the late-1980s, the 1978 horror movie The Bees was shown on local TV and it drew a large audience. I cannot forget the time when a classmate of mine got so scared watching it. The Bees is a Mexican production that had the late John Saxon in a major role. To see the quality and production details of The Bees, watch the video of GoodBadFlicks below.

https://youtu.be/2A-UZSsjGL8?si=jVtYyJ-WHi-GBd9u

#8 Steakhouse In Tokyo – If you are touring Tokyo right now, there is this particular place that serves customers with really delicious and satisfying steaks. This video shows very enticing meals and I would love to visit once I return to Japan someday. Enjoy the video!

https://youtu.be/81dhoQGn-ww?si=ZQWSRh9d-8NxkKVG

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Disney Villains: Ursula #5 preview. Triton’s trident commands the seas. The weapon’s wielder is nigh on unstoppable. Will the oceans bow to Ursula? Or worse…one of her evil sisters!? #comics #comicbooks #disney
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-disney-villains-ursula-5-2/

Disney Villains: Ursula #5 preview. Triton’s trident commands the seas. The weapon’s wielder is nigh on unstoppable. Will the oceans bow to Ursula? Or worse…one of her evil sisters!? #comics #comicbooks #disney
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-disney-villains-ursula-5-2/

Austrian artist Chris Scheuer has died. He was known for some beautiful volumes produced during the 1980s, and more recently autobiographical work. https://www.kleinezeitung.at/artikel/36828193/ein-leben-zwischen-tusche-fantasie-und-erzaehlkunst #comicbooks

Austrian artist Chris Scheuer has died. He was known for some beautiful volumes produced during the 1980s, and more recently autobiographical work. https://www.kleinezeitung.at/artikel/36828193/ein-leben-zwischen-tusche-fantasie-und-erzaehlkunst #comicbooks

Space Ghost Annual 2026 #1 preview. As Space Ghost and the Twins mourn their recent losses, they find themselves trying to stop a dangerous heist pulled by the master thief known as Magnus and his mysterious, reality-warping alien! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-space-ghost-annual-2026-1/

Space Ghost Annual 2026 #1 preview. As Space Ghost and the Twins mourn their recent losses, they find themselves trying to stop a dangerous heist pulled by the master thief known as Magnus and his mysterious, reality-warping alien! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-space-ghost-annual-2026-1/

Marvelous Market: Best New Comics July 15

2 Si 2 Spurrier

Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new # 1s and new volume 1s, I’ll be giving you my top 4 recommendations in 4 categories. Like Houston legend Mike Jones rapped, “We’re still tippin’ on four-fours.” I’m going to give you the top four new comics, top four ongoing comics, the top four graphic novels, and the top 4 preorders.

The work going into this curation is made possible by readers like you. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month, you can help make this work possible.

New Issue # 1s

GRENDEL: DEVIL’S CRUCIBLE – SEDITION # 1

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The Hounds of Orion have two new weapons in their arsenal: The Grendel Prime himself, back from a five-hundred-year absence, and a clone of the fierce, long-dead Grendel warrior Christine Spar! Now it’s time to take the fight to the Necro-Lords, and the hordes of Anti-Grendel squads between Grendel Prime and his goal of total control.

MINOTAUR # 1

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Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse?

Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.

From Simon Spurrier (The Flash, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America) and Mike Dowling (The Amazing Spider-Man, Unfollow) comes Minotaur, an X-Files for the forward-looking era, with science-fiction ideas ripped from the pages of New Scientist, manifesting among human societies in spooky, unsettling ways.

A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES # 1

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NEW DSTLRY SERIES DEBUT FROM SIMON SPURRIER AND MATÍAS BERGARA!

Mar has a secret. Sometimes, without warning, he falls out of the world. This would be an inconvenience if his life wasn’t already such a drag.

When he’s gone, he finds himself in an extraordinary city. A city which is also a machine, endlessly crossing a shoreless ocean. A city of two halves: the bright, bustling spires above the waves, and the beast-haunted twilight halls below. And between, clowning along the rusting beach, a troupe of anarchic magpies with all the answers but none of the questions.

Recipients of the Angoulême Sélection Officielle, GLAAD Award, and multiple Eisner Award nominations, creators Simon Spurrier and Matias Bergara present a new fantasy masterpiece in the tradition of Coda and Step By Bloody Step, driving the comics medium into new, beautiful, baleful waters.

For fans of THE NEVERENDING STORY, ARCANE, and THE BOY AND THE HERON.

THREE WORLDS / THREE MOONS: FOUNDATIONS # 1

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From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner Award-nominated creator of East of West, The Manhattan Projects, Decorum, and more comes this ambitious, science fiction universe presented by comics titan Jonathan Hickman.

The next great comics universe starts here! From the extraordinary creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, and Nick Spencer comes an epic sci-fi saga on an intergalactic scale.

Across a distant solar system and countless millennia-long cycles, a war has been fought between the forces of magic and science, and order and chaos. When astronaut and explorer Tajo Vallar undertakes a doomed expedition to a dormant moon full of mysteries, the conflict begins anew, and more dangerous than ever before!

Don’t miss this perfect starting point for everything to come, as a new universe is born.

ONGOING SERIES

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW # 3

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DINAH ON THE TRAIL OF THE GREEN ARROW KILLER! After the horrifying events of last issue, Dinah must capture the Green Arrow Killer as she finally finds Oliver Queen’s protege Roy Harper. But as the killer’s attacks intensify and Dinah discovers the unsettling effect they’re having on Star City, Harper’s trail takes her on a journey darker and more twisted than she ever imagined.

ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS # 9

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Are you poor, desperate, huddled, massive? Do you live in a dark age, a depression, one of the many historical periods of slim pickings and no options? Welcome to the TEMPS, the first cross-temporal employment app! The past and future are filled with low skill, low wage gigs! Gigs such as: Cobbler’s assistant in plague-era Europe! Salvager in the ruins of New York, 2832! Soldier in Krang’s Cross-Time Army! Temp is shattering the temporal ceiling!

G.I. JOE # 24

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WHAT IS CRYSTAL BALL’S SECRET PLAN? Risk puts it all on the line for an unexpected ally. But can any Cobra agent — or Joe — be trusted?

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHREDDER # 10

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Shredder looks to cement his grip over the Dog Star Clan with extreme prejudice. But the Earth Protection Force is closing in on Shredhead… and this time its agents aren’t looking to take any prisoners.

Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs

ACROSS THE WIDEST SEA TP

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A story about how entering adulthood can feel like being lost at sea.

Abandoned in the middle of the ocean by her parents to learn to fend for herself, Léonie must find dry land. She meets Balthazar, a teenager whose canoe is taking on water, and Agathe, who lets herself be carried by the current and no longer has any hope of landing. They join forces to find a shore. A metaphorical story about the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC vol. 1 HC

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This iconic adventure series from the ’70s stars the bold heroine Adéle, who must contend with supernatural monsters wreaking havoc in Belle Époque Paris.

Paris, 1911. One gloomy night at the Museum of Natural History, a pterodactyl escapes from its display and wreaks havoc upon the city. Enter journalist extraordinaire Adèle Blanc-Sec, who must use her wits and firepower to get to the bottom of this bizarre mystery. An enchanting antihero, Adèle is fearless, brash, and thoroughly ill-tempered, smoking and cursing her way through the case—always barely escaping peril to tell her tale.

Masterful French cartoonist Jacques Tardi created his iconic The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec series in the 1970s. Set in the atmospheric Belle Époque Paris, the series features supernatural monsters, mad science, steampunk aesthetic, murder, humor, and delightful derring-do. This new collection of classic Adèle stories includes four episodes (previously published in two earlier volumes): “Pterror Over Paris,” “The Demon of the Eiffel Tower,” “The Mad Scientist,” and “Mummies on Parade.”

In celebration of Adele’s 50th anniversary, Fantagrpahics is thrilled to re-issue these classic stories in luxuriously redesigned hardcover editions. While Fantagraphics published the first four Adele adventures 15 years ago, this new series will bring the complete 10 episode run of the series into English for the very first time. With an introduction by British journalist and comics historian Cynthia Rose.

HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. 1955-1957 Omnibus TP

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This second collection of Hellboy’s earliest days as a B.P.R.D. agent takes him across the globe in adventures that tie in to the darkest corners of the Hellboy and B.P.R.D. comics.

Join Hellboy and his fellow agents on globe-trotting horrifying mystery adventures from a fire ghost in a forgotten dinosaur theme park to vengeful demons in Hong Kong, Cold War weapons tests that lead to mutilated monsters in the South Pacific to a forgotten ghost in a NYC potter’s field and more, plus the true story of Hellboy’s turn on the silver screen in Mexican luchador films!

This volume collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. across volumes 1955, 1956, and 1957, from a slew of extraordinary talents including Mike Norton, Alison Sampson, Shawn Martinbrough, and more in this paperback edition!

MOTHER PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER TP

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MOOOO! Lord Momon cries out, ready for her meal. MOOOO! Baby sister cries out, miserable and cold. As a young teen, sweet Miki learns the bizarre truth about her family: for centuries, they have harnessed half-cow, half-human beasts known as “kudan” for their wealth and power. And soon, another shall be born. The hour approaches. Her mother moans in pain as the contractions begin. But all poor Miki can plead is MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER! Published in 1988 at the end of the classic era of horror manga, MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER is a revolting and zany tour de force by the incomparable Shirakawa Marina. The author’s last published graphic novel, this manga marks the ultimate elaboration of Shirakawa’s creepy, crackpot synthesis of Japanese history, legend, and the occult, as made famous in his cult favorite UFO MUSHROOM INVASION.

Never before reprinted even in Japan, and with an essay about Shirakawa’s mysterious life and career, MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER is the eighth volume of Smudge, a line of vintage horror and dark fantasy manga curated by award-winning historian Ryan Holmberg and published by Living the Line.

Preorders on Final Order Cutoff

BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE – DYNAMIC DUOS # 1

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MARK WAID AND CHRIS SAMNEE RETURN TO THEIR FAN-FAVORITE SERIES EXPLORING BATMAN AND ROBIN’S EARLY YEARS!

Batman and Robin are back in action! The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder have been hard at work cleaning up the streets of Gotham City, and their partnership has only gotten tighter. But when a gang of street kids starts causing mischief, Batman and Robin will need to get to the bottom of where these kids came from and who is in charge! Mark Waid and Chris Samnee return to Gotham to tell another tale of the early days of the Dynamic Duo!

THE BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER HC

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NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL DEBUT from Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso-the legendary creative team behind the seminal crime series 100 Bullets!

In the old American West, three children set off across the wild Texas frontier to rescue their mother-kidnapped by ruthless outlaws who gunned down their preacher father. Throughout their journey, they’ll face the harsh elements of an unforgiving landscape, deadly animals hungry for blood, merciless bounty hunters and so much more… all in a relentless quest to rescue their family.

Along the way, they’ll learn the terrible cost of revenge — not just in lives, but in how it stains a soul. While revenge may be satisfying in the moment, it leaves a yearning behind that lasts a lifetime. And once you taste it, nothing else is ever so sweet.

In the tradition of The Searchers and The Outlaw Josey Wales comes a brutal new western series from writer BRIAN AZZARELLO and artist EDUARDO RISSO-the Eisner award-winning team behind the Vertigo crime classic, 100 Bullets and Image Comics, Moonshine!

For fans of 1883, BLOOD MERIDIAN, & THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.

REGICIDE # 1

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A DOOMED MARCH THROUGH TRANSYLVANIA…

A farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania! It’s Dracula meets BERSERK in this dark fantasy series full of sexy entities and betrayal.

SANFORD GREENE’S 1000 TP

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From the Eisner winning creators of Bitter Root. Set in a modern world of aliens, warlocks, zombies, and ancient beasts, 1000 follows Dragon Son – a supreme entity who’s abandoned all creation as he struggles to return to his true Dragon form by completing one thousand acts of repentance. Son is joined by five other agents who are charged with secretly policing the world and keeping civilization from crumbling completely.

1000 first premiered as a webcomic and won the 2018 Ringo Award for Best Webcomic. This deluxe edition collects the entire run of the webcomic with additional behind the scenes content.

What did I miss?

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Marvelous Market: Best New Comics July 15

2 Si 2 Spurrier

Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new # 1s and new volume 1s, I’ll be giving you my top 4 recommendations in 4 categories. Like Houston legend Mike Jones rapped, “We’re still tippin’ on four-fours.” I’m going to give you the top four new comics, top four ongoing comics, the top four graphic novels, and the top 4 preorders.

The work going into this curation is made possible by readers like you. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month, you can help make this work possible.

New Issue # 1s

GRENDEL: DEVIL’S CRUCIBLE – SEDITION # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

The Hounds of Orion have two new weapons in their arsenal: The Grendel Prime himself, back from a five-hundred-year absence, and a clone of the fierce, long-dead Grendel warrior Christine Spar! Now it’s time to take the fight to the Necro-Lords, and the hordes of Anti-Grendel squads between Grendel Prime and his goal of total control.

MINOTAUR # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse?

Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.

From Simon Spurrier (The Flash, John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America) and Mike Dowling (The Amazing Spider-Man, Unfollow) comes Minotaur, an X-Files for the forward-looking era, with science-fiction ideas ripped from the pages of New Scientist, manifesting among human societies in spooky, unsettling ways.

A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

NEW DSTLRY SERIES DEBUT FROM SIMON SPURRIER AND MATÍAS BERGARA!

Mar has a secret. Sometimes, without warning, he falls out of the world. This would be an inconvenience if his life wasn’t already such a drag.

When he’s gone, he finds himself in an extraordinary city. A city which is also a machine, endlessly crossing a shoreless ocean. A city of two halves: the bright, bustling spires above the waves, and the beast-haunted twilight halls below. And between, clowning along the rusting beach, a troupe of anarchic magpies with all the answers but none of the questions.

Recipients of the Angoulême Sélection Officielle, GLAAD Award, and multiple Eisner Award nominations, creators Simon Spurrier and Matias Bergara present a new fantasy masterpiece in the tradition of Coda and Step By Bloody Step, driving the comics medium into new, beautiful, baleful waters.

For fans of THE NEVERENDING STORY, ARCANE, and THE BOY AND THE HERON.

THREE WORLDS / THREE MOONS: FOUNDATIONS # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner Award-nominated creator of East of West, The Manhattan Projects, Decorum, and more comes this ambitious, science fiction universe presented by comics titan Jonathan Hickman.

The next great comics universe starts here! From the extraordinary creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, and Nick Spencer comes an epic sci-fi saga on an intergalactic scale.

Across a distant solar system and countless millennia-long cycles, a war has been fought between the forces of magic and science, and order and chaos. When astronaut and explorer Tajo Vallar undertakes a doomed expedition to a dormant moon full of mysteries, the conflict begins anew, and more dangerous than ever before!

Don’t miss this perfect starting point for everything to come, as a new universe is born.

ONGOING SERIES

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW # 3

SOLICIT COPY:

DINAH ON THE TRAIL OF THE GREEN ARROW KILLER! After the horrifying events of last issue, Dinah must capture the Green Arrow Killer as she finally finds Oliver Queen’s protege Roy Harper. But as the killer’s attacks intensify and Dinah discovers the unsettling effect they’re having on Star City, Harper’s trail takes her on a journey darker and more twisted than she ever imagined.

ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS # 9

SOLICIT COPY:

Are you poor, desperate, huddled, massive? Do you live in a dark age, a depression, one of the many historical periods of slim pickings and no options? Welcome to the TEMPS, the first cross-temporal employment app! The past and future are filled with low skill, low wage gigs! Gigs such as: Cobbler’s assistant in plague-era Europe! Salvager in the ruins of New York, 2832! Soldier in Krang’s Cross-Time Army! Temp is shattering the temporal ceiling!

G.I. JOE # 24

SOLICIT COPY:

WHAT IS CRYSTAL BALL’S SECRET PLAN? Risk puts it all on the line for an unexpected ally. But can any Cobra agent — or Joe — be trusted?

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHREDDER # 10

SOLICIT COPY:

Shredder looks to cement his grip over the Dog Star Clan with extreme prejudice. But the Earth Protection Force is closing in on Shredhead… and this time its agents aren’t looking to take any prisoners.

Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs

ACROSS THE WIDEST SEA TP

SOLICIT COPY:

A story about how entering adulthood can feel like being lost at sea.

Abandoned in the middle of the ocean by her parents to learn to fend for herself, Léonie must find dry land. She meets Balthazar, a teenager whose canoe is taking on water, and Agathe, who lets herself be carried by the current and no longer has any hope of landing. They join forces to find a shore. A metaphorical story about the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC vol. 1 HC

SOLICIT COPY:

This iconic adventure series from the ’70s stars the bold heroine Adéle, who must contend with supernatural monsters wreaking havoc in Belle Époque Paris.

Paris, 1911. One gloomy night at the Museum of Natural History, a pterodactyl escapes from its display and wreaks havoc upon the city. Enter journalist extraordinaire Adèle Blanc-Sec, who must use her wits and firepower to get to the bottom of this bizarre mystery. An enchanting antihero, Adèle is fearless, brash, and thoroughly ill-tempered, smoking and cursing her way through the case—always barely escaping peril to tell her tale.

Masterful French cartoonist Jacques Tardi created his iconic The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec series in the 1970s. Set in the atmospheric Belle Époque Paris, the series features supernatural monsters, mad science, steampunk aesthetic, murder, humor, and delightful derring-do. This new collection of classic Adèle stories includes four episodes (previously published in two earlier volumes): “Pterror Over Paris,” “The Demon of the Eiffel Tower,” “The Mad Scientist,” and “Mummies on Parade.”

In celebration of Adele’s 50th anniversary, Fantagrpahics is thrilled to re-issue these classic stories in luxuriously redesigned hardcover editions. While Fantagraphics published the first four Adele adventures 15 years ago, this new series will bring the complete 10 episode run of the series into English for the very first time. With an introduction by British journalist and comics historian Cynthia Rose.

HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D. 1955-1957 Omnibus TP

SOLICIT COPY:

This second collection of Hellboy’s earliest days as a B.P.R.D. agent takes him across the globe in adventures that tie in to the darkest corners of the Hellboy and B.P.R.D. comics.

Join Hellboy and his fellow agents on globe-trotting horrifying mystery adventures from a fire ghost in a forgotten dinosaur theme park to vengeful demons in Hong Kong, Cold War weapons tests that lead to mutilated monsters in the South Pacific to a forgotten ghost in a NYC potter’s field and more, plus the true story of Hellboy’s turn on the silver screen in Mexican luchador films!

This volume collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. across volumes 1955, 1956, and 1957, from a slew of extraordinary talents including Mike Norton, Alison Sampson, Shawn Martinbrough, and more in this paperback edition!

MOTHER PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER TP

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MOOOO! Lord Momon cries out, ready for her meal. MOOOO! Baby sister cries out, miserable and cold. As a young teen, sweet Miki learns the bizarre truth about her family: for centuries, they have harnessed half-cow, half-human beasts known as “kudan” for their wealth and power. And soon, another shall be born. The hour approaches. Her mother moans in pain as the contractions begin. But all poor Miki can plead is MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER! Published in 1988 at the end of the classic era of horror manga, MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER is a revolting and zany tour de force by the incomparable Shirakawa Marina. The author’s last published graphic novel, this manga marks the ultimate elaboration of Shirakawa’s creepy, crackpot synthesis of Japanese history, legend, and the occult, as made famous in his cult favorite UFO MUSHROOM INVASION.

Never before reprinted even in Japan, and with an essay about Shirakawa’s mysterious life and career, MOTHER, PLEASE DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO A MONSTER is the eighth volume of Smudge, a line of vintage horror and dark fantasy manga curated by award-winning historian Ryan Holmberg and published by Living the Line.

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BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE – DYNAMIC DUOS # 1

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MARK WAID AND CHRIS SAMNEE RETURN TO THEIR FAN-FAVORITE SERIES EXPLORING BATMAN AND ROBIN’S EARLY YEARS!

Batman and Robin are back in action! The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder have been hard at work cleaning up the streets of Gotham City, and their partnership has only gotten tighter. But when a gang of street kids starts causing mischief, Batman and Robin will need to get to the bottom of where these kids came from and who is in charge! Mark Waid and Chris Samnee return to Gotham to tell another tale of the early days of the Dynamic Duo!

THE BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER HC

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NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL DEBUT from Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso-the legendary creative team behind the seminal crime series 100 Bullets!

In the old American West, three children set off across the wild Texas frontier to rescue their mother-kidnapped by ruthless outlaws who gunned down their preacher father. Throughout their journey, they’ll face the harsh elements of an unforgiving landscape, deadly animals hungry for blood, merciless bounty hunters and so much more… all in a relentless quest to rescue their family.

Along the way, they’ll learn the terrible cost of revenge — not just in lives, but in how it stains a soul. While revenge may be satisfying in the moment, it leaves a yearning behind that lasts a lifetime. And once you taste it, nothing else is ever so sweet.

In the tradition of The Searchers and The Outlaw Josey Wales comes a brutal new western series from writer BRIAN AZZARELLO and artist EDUARDO RISSO-the Eisner award-winning team behind the Vertigo crime classic, 100 Bullets and Image Comics, Moonshine!

For fans of 1883, BLOOD MERIDIAN, & THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.

REGICIDE # 1

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A DOOMED MARCH THROUGH TRANSYLVANIA…

A farmhand lives a simple life until village elders insist he set out for the capital with a dangerous stranger. Their mission? Kill the murderous viceroy of Transylvania! It’s Dracula meets BERSERK in this dark fantasy series full of sexy entities and betrayal.

SANFORD GREENE’S 1000 TP

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From the Eisner winning creators of Bitter Root. Set in a modern world of aliens, warlocks, zombies, and ancient beasts, 1000 follows Dragon Son – a supreme entity who’s abandoned all creation as he struggles to return to his true Dragon form by completing one thousand acts of repentance. Son is joined by five other agents who are charged with secretly policing the world and keeping civilization from crumbling completely.

1000 first premiered as a webcomic and won the 2018 Ringo Award for Best Webcomic. This deluxe edition collects the entire run of the webcomic with additional behind the scenes content.

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Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #4 preview. Abandoned and alone, furious and full of revenge…Mumm-Ra makes an insidious bargain that will truly make him Ever-Living! #comics #comicbooks
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Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #4 preview. Abandoned and alone, furious and full of revenge…Mumm-Ra makes an insidious bargain that will truly make him Ever-Living! #comics #comicbooks
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Zero Instance #1 preview. Zero Instance starts with a bang as the final boss escapes the screen and bleeds into the real world. #comics #comicbooks
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By A Thread Book 2 #6 preview. A powerful enemy seemingly holds all the cards. Will Jo, Charlie, Muscles, Hunter, Canon, and their allies be able to stop them and make it off the island? #comics #comicbooks
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By A Thread Book 2 #6 preview. A powerful enemy seemingly holds all the cards. Will Jo, Charlie, Muscles, Hunter, Canon, and their allies be able to stop them and make it off the island? #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-by-a-thread-book-2-6/

Star Trek: The Last Starship #9 preview. The Federation and the crew are divided. Two visions for the future emerge. One will rebuild. One will fight back. The line is drawn. #comics #comicbooks #startrek
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-star-trek-the-last-starship-9/

Star Trek: The Last Starship #9 preview. The Federation and the crew are divided. Two visions for the future emerge. One will rebuild. One will fight back. The line is drawn. #comics #comicbooks #startrek
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-star-trek-the-last-starship-9/

Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla #1 preview. When the King of the Monsters and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur's world, the brilliant and evil Dr. Eggman will try to harness the power of the kaiju #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-sonic-the-hedgehog-x-godzilla-1/

Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla #1 preview. When the King of the Monsters and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur's world, the brilliant and evil Dr. Eggman will try to harness the power of the kaiju #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-sonic-the-hedgehog-x-godzilla-1/

Smile: For the Camera #5 preview. Only Ivy remains, and as she approaches her end, she’s hell-bent on bringing down those who have escaped justice their whole lives. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-smile-for-the-camera-5/

Smile: For the Camera #5 preview. Only Ivy remains, and as she approaches her end, she’s hell-bent on bringing down those who have escaped justice their whole lives. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-smile-for-the-camera-5/

Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood #3 preview. Sarah will stop at nothing to protect her sister, even if it means seducing the objects of Mary’s eye. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-sleepy-hollow-the-witches-of-the-western-wood-3/

Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood #3 preview. Sarah will stop at nothing to protect her sister, even if it means seducing the objects of Mary’s eye. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-sleepy-hollow-the-witches-of-the-western-wood-3/

Super Creepshow #5 preview. Never meet your heroes with two new tales. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-super-creepshow-5/

Super Creepshow #5 preview. Never meet your heroes with two new tales. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-super-creepshow-5/

G.I. JOE #24 preview. What is Crystal Ball’s secret plan? Risk puts it all on the line for an unexpected ally. But can any Cobra agent—or Joe—be trusted? #comics #comicbooks #gijoe #energonuniverse
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-gi-joe-24/

G.I. JOE #24 preview. What is Crystal Ball’s secret plan? Risk puts it all on the line for an unexpected ally. But can any Cobra agent—or Joe—be trusted? #comics #comicbooks #gijoe #energonuniverse
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-gi-joe-24/

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #11 preview. What... did you really think they’d only fight for one issue?! Conquest doesn’t quit… and Battle Beast is having way too much fun. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-invincible-universe-battle-beast-11/

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #11 preview. What... did you really think they’d only fight for one issue?! Conquest doesn’t quit… and Battle Beast is having way too much fun. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/14/preview-invincible-universe-battle-beast-11/

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 First Look: Oni Press and Archie Comics Cast a New Spell This October https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/07/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-1-first-look-oni-press-archie-comics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SabrinaTheTeenageWitch #ComicBooks #ArchieComics #OniPress #HalloweenMagic

The Fury of Firestorm #4 is another fantastic issue with some amazing art #comics #comicbooks
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The Fury of Firestorm #4 is another fantastic issue with some amazing art #comics #comicbooks
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Transformers #34 packs a lot into the issue with some interesting aspects but overall feels rushed #comics #comicbooks #transformers #energonuniverse
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/transformers-34-packs-a-lot-into-the-issue-with-some-interesting-aspects-but-overall-feels-rushed/

Transformers #34 packs a lot into the issue with some interesting aspects but overall feels rushed #comics #comicbooks #transformers #energonuniverse
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/transformers-34-packs-a-lot-into-the-issue-with-some-interesting-aspects-but-overall-feels-rushed/

"Watch your precious Metropolis burn to the ground Superman"

All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets

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"Watch your precious Metropolis burn to the ground Superman"

All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets

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Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice? preview. A look at a failed superhero who crossed the line, killing his mortal foe after finding out his young sidekick had been murdered by them, and his return. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-whatever-happened-to-the-crimson-justice/

Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice? preview. A look at a failed superhero who crossed the line, killing his mortal foe after finding out his young sidekick had been murdered by them, and his return. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-whatever-happened-to-the-crimson-justice/

The Phantom Vol. 1 preview. When a violent gang of smugglers stubbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that the Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-the-phantom-vol-1/

The Phantom Vol. 1 preview. When a violent gang of smugglers stubbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that the Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-the-phantom-vol-1/

Honor and Curse: Eternal Vol. 1 preview. An immortal ninja cursed with a vengeful war spirit is forced out of hiding to protect the last descendants of his sworn family, even if it means unleashing the monster within #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-honor-and-curse-eternal-vol-1/

War Wolf #7 preview. The Bear is still watching—long after the Oorts have ravaged the planet—and this time the world is watching Thomas Bruin just as closely. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-war-wolf-7/

Mister Nemo #1 preview. A brilliant analyst uncovers a global conspiracy—and is immediately marked for disappearance—only to be rescued by the mysterious Nemo, a man waging a secret war from beneath the ocean #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-mister-nemo-1/

Junk Punch #2 preview. The Case of the Illegally Stolen Goals is heating up for Clara, and when things heat up, they expand! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/13/preview-junk-punch-2/