#comicbooks — Public Fediverse posts

Ink Alliance Sells Out of its Debut Exclusive, New Titans #38, in Five Days, Reaching Collectors Across 20 States and Canada #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/ink-alliance-sells-out-of-its-debut-exclusive-new-titans-38-in-five-days-reaching-collectors-across-20-states-and-canada/

Help me celebrate my 20th Year in Comics!

DUSK A DAY!

dusk #duskcomics #dusk20 #comics #comicbooks #horror #vampires

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rsbcomics/dusk-omnibus-20th-anniversary

The #Marvel entertainment brand has come to be worth billions of dollars. Similarly, a list of its publications, over the decades, would be so big that many people wouldn't be able to lift a hard copy of it.

Yet my favorite Marvel-branded story ever is a forgotten, downbeat, multi-layered, existential comicbook starring C-3PO—of all things. Just a mere 32 pages, approximately.

#comicbooks
#StarWars

https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/52988/star_wars_special_c-3po_2016_1

Kingdom of Earth #2 preview. In the ruins of Chicago, political tensions rise as the ambitious Orpheus challenges Romero, Grand Leader of the Northern Territory. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-kingdom-of-earth-2/

Hidden Springs #4 preview. With one of their number dead and the military closing in on their escape boat with its kaiju cargo, the residents of Hidden Springs Seniors Home are running out of options. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-hidden-springs-4/

Oni Press November 2026 Solicitations: Scott Pilgrim’s Return and Archie’s Descent Into Hell https://popgeeks.com/oni-press-november-2026-scott-pilgrim-archie/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ScottPilgrim #OniPress #BryanLeeOMalley #ComicBooks #IndieGames

Grendel: Devil's Crucible - Sedition #2 preview. After an attack by the Hounds of Orion, the Necro-Lords are on high alert—and desperate for revenge! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-grendel-devils-crucible-sedition-2/

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #3 preview. Amnesiac Concrete, now in the mountains, does an uncharacteristic thing: he kills a deer and eats it. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-concrete-stars-over-sand-3/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #40 preview. The New York City sewers are vast, and home to more than just the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! #comics #comicbooks #tmnt
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-saturday-morning-adventures-40/

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact #5 preview. School is in session, and Genesis Lythe intends for everyone to make it out with full marks. #comics #comicbooks #startrek #starfleetacademy
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-star-trek-starfleet-academy-lost-contact-5/

The Rocketeer: Infiltrator! #2 preview. Cliff and Betty have only just arrived in Nazi territory, and already this mission is proving more dangerous than the Allied Powers advertised... #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-the-rocketeer-infiltrator-2/

Operation: Iron Coffin #2 preview. Discover the deal Dracula made with Quincy Harker that led to him assisting the Allied forces in stopping the deadly Nazi train that contains a deadly vampire virus! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-operation-iron-coffin-2/

Witchblade/Vampirella #1 preview. Detective Sara Pezzini is no stranger to things that go bump in the night, but she gets more than she bargained for when a mutated vampire comes to town, wreaking havoc. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-witchblade-vampirella-1/

Gigantic: The Complete Series preview. It was a perfect spring day in San Francisco until a towering, armored alien tore through the skyline and turned the city into rubble. #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-gigantic-the-complete-series/

The Eye Collector #3 preview. The children make a sudden, impulsive plan, which runs up against the creature’s careful, ancient plans. Can they stay out of sight? #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-the-eye-collector-3/

@sharonecathcart The talk about #Meta's glasses reminds me of the ads for #Xray glasses that were advertised in #ComicBooks in the 50-60's that falsely promised pubescent boys that they could see through women's clothing with them. 🤦‍♂️

And now their promising to let those same boys (who are now old men) the ability to photography anything they can set their eyes on w/o the consent of women or anyone else they choose to direct focus their glasses on. 😠

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey preview. The last Kindmundian and his oversized companion find themselves in dreamlike worlds of demented danger! #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/24/preview-battlepug-cosmic-doggyssey/

Badrock #2 preview. Here Be Monsters! Badrock’s attempt to save his mother unleashes an all new monster threat! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/preview-badrock-2/

Celebrate Fifty Years of Judge Dredd with an Over-Sized Omnibus #comics #comicbooks #judgedredd
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/celebrate-fifty-years-of-judge-dredd-with-an-over-sized-omnibus/

Benjamin Percy and Raúl Fernández Launch a Twisted New Sci-Fi Horror Series, Egg Hunt #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/benjamin-percy-and-raul-fernandez-launch-a-twisted-new-sci-fi-horror-series-egg-hunt/

The Walking Dead Deluxe #143 has Rick and Alpha meeting... and it's nice and tense #comics #comicbooks #walkingdead #twd

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/the-walking-dead-deluxe-143-has-rick-and-alpha-meeting-and-its-nice-and-tense/

Caroline Cash joins Tia Roxae for Adventure Time: Bonnie the Vampire Hunter Special #comics #comicbooks #adventuretime
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/caroline-cash-joins-tia-roxae-for-adventure-time-bonnie-the-vampire-hunter-special/

Boom Studios has revived Hellraiser comics through Hellraiser: Resurrections. Learn how to read these comics with this handy reading order. https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2026/08/23/hellraiser-resurrections-reading-order

#Comics #ComicBooks #Hellraiser #Horror

Absolute Flash #18 feels like low-stakes compared to other Absolute comics and that's not a bad thing #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/absolute-flash-18-feels-like-low-stakes-compared-to-other-absolute-comics-and-thats-not-a-bad-thing/

Mini Reviews: Talespin #1, Spider-Man/Hulk: Fire and Brimstone #1, American Caper #10, Shellshock #1, Inglorious X-Force #8. Five reviews this week! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/mini-reviews-talespin-shellshock-xforce/

Two of a Kind! Gambit Trades Hands with his Age of Apocalypse Counterpart in Gambit: Gone! #comics #comicbooks
https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/08/23/two-of-a-kind-gambit-trades-hands-with-his-age-of-apocalypse-counterpart-in-gambit-gone/

Imprinted Image: Is Marvel’s “Midnight” Line Making Plans Before It Turns Into a Pumpkin?

Comics Link Roundup August 23

As I was assembling this newsletter, a news item crossed my feed. Marvel is already in discussions for more “Midnight” series beyond the initial three, even before they launch. For those of you that don’t know, Midnight is a new Marvel publishing initiative seemingly designed to capture some of the hype around DC’s Absolute universe. Midnight takes some of the core Marvel characters and reimagines them in a more horror context (The X-Men are half vampires and half vampire hunters, Spider-Man is a body horror experiment gone wrong, and the Fantastic Four are…seemingly also a body horror experiment gone wrong.) Initially planned for each to debut a month apart, Marvel then changed their plans to have all three debut on October 7 at midnight, just in time for Halloween. Not only that, but there would be no other Marvel comics published that day.

Marvel seems to need this to work. For the first time in decades, Marvel is consistenly underselling DC. Although their new Editor in Chief Stephen Wacker most likely inherited this plan from the previous admin, I have to assume he was involved in some of these new changes, like the Midnght release date and the new variant cover program Marvel is launching alongside the universe. Hickman is bringing back data pages for Midnight. While I’m sure the primary Marvel universe is still hoping for success following their summer Armageddon event, Midnight is their moonshot to building off of the now-ended Ultimate 2niverse and reclaiming their momentum as a publisher.

Here’s the problem: I don’t know if the midnight books are going to be any good. Don’t get me wrong; I am excited for Jonathan Hickman to write more X-Men comics, even in an alternate universe. I am but mortal. I think Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s Spider-Man’s take could be interesting, like SPIDER-MAN 2099 but less cyberpunk and more THE FLY. Benjamin Percy’s Fantastic Four…sure, maybe that take could be interesting too. But there are a number of things that have me unsure of just how this will play out.

The first comes from a comparison to Absolute. One of the defining traits of the Absolute Universe, and one of the reasons for its success in my opinion, is the use of top-tier artists. Absolute has many killer writers, to be sure. But when you think of ABSOLUTE BATMAN, you think of Nick Dragotta’s ridiculous proportions and manga-influenced panelings. Similarly, ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN wouldn’t be the same without Hayden Sherman’s intricate panelings and ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER needs Javier Rodriguez’s trippy pop art to work the way it does. These were all exciting choices that both built anticipation before release and delivered on their promise.

I’m not saying that the artists announced for Midnight are not good at their jobs. I’m simply saying that I’ve never really heard of them. They aren’t artists just about to tip into superstardom, other than maybe Kev Walker. Compare even to the Ultimate 2niverse that had Marco Chechetto and Peach Momoko on art duties and you can see what I mean.

Secondarily, I think the “horror” tint has the potential to silo Midnight. Instead of doing what Absolute did, re-examining what made various characters interesting and rebuilding them from the ground up, Midnight feels distinctly alt-universe. This feels more akin to SPIDER-MAN NOIR than Absolute or either of the prior Ultimate lines. It feels like something that has a built-in expiration date of 2 years and not something that can take over the industry.

All that to say, this is a lot of caterwauling before any of the issues come out. I will be checking out all three when they come out, thought I don’t think I’ll be hitting up any midnight releases. I have a normal job to be awake for. Marvel can quell all of my doubts by putting out quality comics. Here’s hoping that’s what they do.

Anyways.

Welcome to Imprinted Image, my comics newsletter. If this is your first time, welcome! This is the best way to keep up with my comics blog. After links to my most recent writing, I’ll provide a roundup of comics industry links. This can be news, media, criticism, or anything that I personally found interesting.

Please don’t forget about the resources tab on this website. It’s a collection of reading guides, tutorials, and free legal resources like public domain image archives. I want this to be as useful as possible, so if you have any additions please send them my way.

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Comics Challenge YouTube

I designed and am participating in a comics challenge this year, alongside some friends in the My Marvelous Year community. I have picked 52 comics from 52 categories, shown below. I’d love for you to participate and comment along as you are reading! Note that on this list, categories that match with episodes from the Extra Issues podcast.

I decided to create a YouTube documenting my reading journey!

This last week, I read THE INCAL by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius for a wide-ranging conversation with my pal Josh about science fiction, magic, and the next phase of human consciousness.

https://youtu.be/tQVJBQXm3AU?si=Sk8D-ryuRaOT1pUw

I’ve also been doing little shorts where I poorly read a scene I liked from these comics. I guess shortform video gets juiced in the algorithm because they have been blowing up. You can check out the playlist of them here.

It would mean the world to me if, in addition to watching this video, you subscribed to my channel and gave the video a like. No one knows exactly how the black box of social media algorithms work, but I do know that if you interact with the video in different ways, YouTube might show it to more people who would be interested. The other easy way you can help is by sharing this video with a comic fan in your life!

Link Roundup

News:

HarperCollins, making manga moves
One of the “Big Five” publishers, HarperCollins has purchased the French manga publisher KAZÉ and will transition it to being an imprint that publishes manga, manwha, manhua, and more in the European and US markets. Will manga ever hit a ceiling in the US markets? Not yet, it seems.

Have you heard of “Lettrism” before?
The Comics Journal has a cool writeup of an installation at the Center for Book Arts in Manhattan called “Rewriting the World: Isidore Isou and the Lettrist Book.” Lettrism was an avant-garde French poetic movement that used something akin to what we would today call comics to create a “hypergraphic” novel. I love looking at comics that aren’t comics.

Diamond Bankruptcy Saga Update
There are two pieces of news with the fallout of Diamond declaring bankruptcy almost two years ago now. First, over 1300 creditors are receiving mailouts explaining how they can reclaim some of the consigned inventory that the new owners of Diamond tried to sell. Second, Diamond and Alliance, who sued Diamond over alleged fraud during their attempted purchase, agreed to extend the timeline for their suit because of the lengthy discovery process. The bureaucracy of the law moves slowly.

Crowdfunding
The Comics Beat has a roundup of crowdfunded comics projects you may want to back.

Other News Roundups:

Comics Beat’s biweekly Digest: 8/18. 8/21.
The Comics Journal’s This Week’s Links: 8/21.

Writing:

SKTCHD posted a conversation with critic Oliver Sava on the comic GIGS by Mark Mosedale and Si Smith.

My favorite video and podcasts:

Podcasts:

OFF PANEL had on Terry Moore to discuss his past work on STRANGERS IN PARADISE being omnibized and his future kickstarter called PANDORA’S BOX.

LET’S TALK COMICS had on Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram to discuss their upcoming comic THE KARMAN BLADE, as well as Che Greyson to talk EXQUISITE CORPSES: THE FOX MASK KILLER.

MY MARVELOUS YEAR posted 2015 pt. 1: Angela, Ants, & Squirrel Girl. Their sister podcast, EXTRA ISSUES, posted their episode on THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK to the public feed and part 2 of their HELLBOY series behind the 6-month patreon delay paywall.

Youtubes:

COMICTROPES posted a fascinating video on the theft of Marvel original art from Kirby, Ditko, and their peers. Seriously, pieces that together would be worth collective millions and perhaps tens of millions today just so happened to go “missing” from the Marvel archives before later being sold.

SKTCHD posted the August installment of his Chip Chat series, where he talks with Chip Zdarsky once a month every month of 2026.

On his second channel, MATTTTTTTT published a look at an old Iron Man / Doctor Doom crossover comic and a review of ULTIMATE MANGA TECHNIQUES, a book by Kazuhiko Torishima, the editor of DRAGON BALL and one-time Editor in Chief of Shonen Jump Magazine.

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Help me celebrate my 20th Year in Comics!

DUSK A DAY!

dusk #duskcomics #dusk20 #comics #comicbooks #horror #vampires

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rsbcomics/dusk-omnibus-20th-anniversary