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‘Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

#Marvel #MarvelComics #Disney

Damn this is so wack

‘Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

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Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComicsNews #MarvelComics #Marvel 90 Years Later, It's the End of an Era for Marvel Comics http://dlvr.it/TTZCb9

Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)
#Business #BusinessNews #MarvelComics

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)
#Business #BusinessNews #MarvelComics

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-comics-new-york-la-1236650120/

A Look Back at Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #107 (1985)

Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

Welcome back superhero enthusiasts, 1980s arts and culture enthusiasts, Spider-Man fans and comic book collectors! Today we go back to the year 1985 to examine a small part of the Marvel Comics shared universe through a tale of the Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man monthly series.

As I was not a regular reader of Spectacular Spider-Man comics, I missed out on the Sin-Eater storyline. I first learned about the Sin-Eater while reading a key flashback in Amazing Spider-Man #300. That particular detail boggled me for some time, and it was only recently I decided to start reading the comic books about the Sin-Eater.

With those details laid down, here is a look back at Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #107, published in 1985 by Marvel Comics with a story written by the late Peter David (Spider-Man 2099) and by the late Rich Buckler.

Early story

The story begins with Jean DeWolff recalling several important details from her past as well as her family background. Her father was a police inspector who never forgave her mother for giving birth to her. She was only six months old when her parents split up. Sometime later, her mother married a patrolman named Carl Weatherby and Jean herself admired her stepfather.

As she grew into adulthood, Jean was very influenced by her patrolman stepfather and she went on to go into police academy and graduated. Jean went on to become a fast-rising policewoman.

In the present day, New York police officers barged into a private residence searching for captain DeWolff and the place had bad odor. A dead woman was found inside a bedroom….

Quality

The first thing I will say about this comic book is that the writing done by Peter David is very grounded with reality and this resulted in a dark and gritty approach to storytelling. The heart of the story is the sudden murder of policewoman Jean DeWolff and its impact on the city of New York is strong and evident.

The story here is ultimately a detective story with a good amount of mystery, suspense and intrigue laced all over it. Along the way, Spider-Man here is barely the protagonist as the impact of Jean DeWolff’s murder has been dramatized through multiple characters in the city from J. Jonah Jameson to Matt Murdock (Daredevil).

This comic book also examines how the justice system in Marvel’s fictional portrayal of New York City works and it actually showed Peter Parker attending witnessing a court room arraignment to see how the bad guys he dealt with (as Spider-Man) were handled by the system. Again, this shows how grounded in reality the story is and the details should be seen. There is also a strong sense of local community dramatized.

The art by Rich Buckler is excellent and he really brought to life Peter David’s script with a heavy emphasis on realism. It seems to me that the illustrator took inspiration from TV shows and movies to achieve a unique visual style fitting for this particular tale.

Conclusion

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #107 (1985) is indeed a very powerful tale that has to be seen if you want a gritty 1980s Spider-Man story. The David-Buckler creative duo delivered a very grounded story about murder in New York City that impacted its people which serves as a reminder that violent crime can cause waves of disturbance and disruption. That said, this first chapter of Sin-Eater storyline is pretty believable. As the creative team emphasized the murder’s impact on a wide scale, it is not surprising that Spider-Man’s share of the spotlight was sacrificed somewhat to achieve it. As of now, I am looking forward to the next chapter of the Sin-Eater storyline.

Overall, Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #107 (1985) is recommended.

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Random Roar: Don’t Believe A Word Squirrel Girl Says!
But nod along with her anyway, I'm sure she'll simply ignore your protests
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Random Roar: Don’t Believe A Word Squirrel Girl Says!
But nod along with her anyway, I'm sure she'll simply ignore your protests
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#DisabilityPrideMonth
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They both have #PTSD, her from getting shot in the line of duty. Him from being experimented on during WWII.
Both have lost an arm and replaced it with a high tech prosthetic

Random Panels I have drawn.

From a story in the MARVEL anthology (2020). Color by Wes Wong.
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Random Panels I have drawn.

From a story in the MARVEL anthology (2020). Color by Wes Wong.
#wackywednesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #marvelcomics #surlyhack

Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComicsNews #SpiderMan #MarvelComics Marvel Officially Reveals Carnage’s New Role in the Spider-Man Franchise http://dlvr.it/TTY5ss

Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComicsNews #JessicaJones #MarvelComics Marvel Officially Confirms Jessica Jones' Return With a New Spider-Man Twist http://dlvr.it/TTY5sk

Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComicsNews #MarvelComics #XMen Marvel Officially Confirms the X-Men’s Newest Recruit Is Ready to Sacrifice Everything http://dlvr.it/TTY5s9

Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComicsNews #Alien #Alien #MarvelComics Marvel Officially Reveals a New Breed of Xenomorph Hybrid http://dlvr.it/TTY34J

The @MidtownComics mail call madness continues! Just unearthed this absolute gem: Doomquest #1 (Cover I Incentive Pete Woods Variant)! @Marvel is kicking off an epic time-travel saga with Doctor Doom! Writer @RyanNorth and interior artist @FrancescoMobili are cooking up something truly special, and this @PeteWoods cover is gorgeous!

See more pickups at https://comicbookaddicts.com/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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Find out how to read The Infernal Saga, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s big horror-infused Hulk run with this reading order. https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2026/07/15/phillip-kennedy-johnson-and-nic-kleins-hulk-run-reading-order/

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Find out how to read The Infernal Saga, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s big horror-infused Hulk run with this reading order. https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2026/07/15/phillip-kennedy-johnson-and-nic-kleins-hulk-run-reading-order/

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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

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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.

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?

If there are some great comics, collected or in single issues, that you think I should be reading, tell me about them! And if you do try out any of these series, let me know how you liked them, or didn’t. This is a safe space for haters. If you enjoy this service, please share this article on social media or tell someone that you know reads comics about it.

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Last Iron Man pull for the day! 🤖 Digging into the vault to admire Iron Man #5 (1968), featuring Tony Stark in "Frenzy in a Far-Flung Future!"

Huge props to @Marvel, writer Archie Goodwin, penciler George Tuska, inker Johnny Craig, and editor Stan Lee for this Silver Age masterpiece.

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#IronMan #MarvelComics #SilverAgeComics #ComicBookAddicts #TonyStark

Pulling another Silver Age classic from the vault today! 🤖 Just admiring Iron Man #12 (1969), featuring the epic 1st appearance and origin of the Controller in "The Coming of the Controller!"

Huge props to @Marvel, writer Archie Goodwin, penciler George Tuska, inker Johnny Craig, and editor Stan Lee for this masterpiece.

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#IronMan #MarvelComics #SilverAgeComics #ComicBookAddicts #TonyStark #FirstAppearance

Pulling another Silver Age classic from the vault today! 🤖 Just admiring Iron Man #12 (1969), featuring the epic 1st appearance and origin of the Controller in "The Coming of the Controller!"

Huge props to @Marvel, writer Archie Goodwin, penciler George Tuska, inker Johnny Craig, and editor Stan Lee for this masterpiece.

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#IronMan #MarvelComics #SilverAgeComics #ComicBookAddicts #TonyStark #FirstAppearance

Pulling some Silver Age classics from the vault today! 🤖 Just admiring this beautiful copy of Iron Man #13 (1969), featuring an epic battle against the Controller in "Cry Carnage!"

Huge props to @Marvel, writer Archie Goodwin, penciler George Tuska, inker Johnny Craig, and editor Stan Lee for this masterpiece.

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#IronMan #MarvelComics #SilverAgeComics #ComicBookAddicts #TonyStark

Bronze Age key added! 🤖 Astonishing Tales #25—the 1st appearance & origin of Deathlok the Demolisher!

Bringing this gem to @Terrificon to get signed. Props to the legendary team: Rich Buckler, Doug Moench, @klausjanson, Al Milgrom, & Mike Esposito. Features the 1st published work by George Pérez!

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#AstonishingTales #Deathlok #MarvelComics #Terrificon #BronzeAgeComics #ComicBookAddicts

#DisabilityPrideMonth
#MarvelComics
#Storm
#Xmen

Storm like most X-Men has PTS but Storm also has devastating Claustrophobia.

#DisabilityPrideMonth
#Storm
#XMen
#MarvelComics

Almost all the X-Men have PTS But Storm has devastating Claustrophobia as well.

#Storm
#DisabilityPrideMonth
#MarvelComics
#XMen

All the X-Men have PTS including Storm but she also has devastating Claustrophobia.

Celebrate the art and artistry behind the Wall-Crawlers and their exploits with The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

On sale now: amzn.to/4weR1NT

#Games #PlayStation #SpiderMan #Marvel #MCU #MarvelComics #Movies #TV #Artist #Books #Art #GameDev #GamingSky #ComicSky #BookSky #PromoSky

Celebrate the art and artistry behind the Wall-Crawlers and their exploits with The Art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

On sale now: amzn.to/4weR1NT

#Games #PlayStation #SpiderMan #Marvel #MCU #MarvelComics #Movies #TV #Artist #Books #Art #GameDev #GamingSky #ComicSky #BookSky #PromoSky

The Art of Marvel Rivals is a must-have for any fan of multiplayer shooters, super heroic action, or breathtaking competition across Marvel’s Multiverse!

On sale now: amzn.to/4asH9Zq

#Games #Art #MarvelRivals #Books #Marvel #MarvelComics #Artist #GameDev #GamingSky #BookSky #ComicSky #PromoSky

The Art of Marvel Rivals is a must-have for any fan of multiplayer shooters, super heroic action, or breathtaking competition across Marvel’s Multiverse!

On sale now: amzn.to/4asH9Zq

#Games #Art #MarvelRivals #Books #Marvel #MarvelComics #Artist #GameDev #GamingSky #BookSky #ComicSky #PromoSky

Imprinted Image: I’m Going Live Today at 2 Central

Comics Link Roundup July 12

Last week I asked and you answered. I now have more than 50 subscribers on YouTube, the requirement before you can go live. So, to celebrate, I’m doing a livestream today at 2 PM Central time. You can watch by clicking the video embedded below.

https://www.youtube.com/live/hKSD-jnWpaY?si=e1gSFJH0izDeoM0p

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.

I made a comic! It’s a two-page mini-zine, and you can read it for free here. But! If you would like a cool print version mailed you, there are two ways you can do that. Either support me on Patreon to get this and any future physical media I do, or buy it on Ko-fi for as low as $ 1.

I also have a behind the scenes video previewing the physical mini-comic, as well as some behind-the-scenes information on my inspiration.

https://youtu.be/C1938iMGzOc

Divining Comics is sponsored by readers like you

I have a Patreon! For as little as $3 a month, you can keep the lights on at this blog and get your name at the bottom of every article. At higher tiers, you can vote in monthly Patreon polls and more! Anything you can offer means the world to me, and I cherish all my supporters.

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 week, I read the incredible LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK. Who knew that Disney tie-in comics could look so good?

https://youtu.be/XmH4DUhoxps?si=nWj_TY4tXOYoV_Xw

Next week, in honor of Bastille Day, French month begins with THE SMURFS

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:

Variant Covers are continuing to be hot, but not without controversy. Due to claims by fans that comic shops are creating artificial scarcity with their custom variant cover drop schedules, DC comics has made a list of rules for their variant covers to prevent price gouging, and violators can be banned from purchasing DC comics going forward.

There’s a new sales record for a piece of original comic art. No, it isn’t from Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jerry Siegel or Bob Kane. It’s a piece by Don Heck, one of the first page drawings of Iron Man.

The digital comics market is still in flux. Image takes their titles away from GlobalComix, meaning the only way to buy them now is on the Kindle, Apple, or Google Book store, or if you have access to the SweetShop beta, the only comics-focused reader with Image titles.

Comix Wellspsring, a print service popular with independent comics, is suspending operations. This is after they recently announced a deal with GlobalComix to bring their digital first comics to print.

Comic Book Yeti has a list of crowdfunding projects you may way to back

Buy a bundle of digital comics for cheap over on Humble Bundle. They have a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

Other News Roundups:

Comics Beat’s biweekly Digest: 7/7. 7/10.
SKTCHD’s Comics Disassembled: 7/10.
The Comics Journal’s This Week’s Links: 7/10.

Stats:

PranaDM’s Top 400 Comics sold: 7/10.
Bleeding Cool’s Top Weekly Bestseller List: 7/11.
Bleeding Cool’s Most Anticipated Comics: 7/5. 7/11.
Bleeding Cool’s Hottest Comics: 7/7.
ICv2 Top Graphic Novels – Superhero, Author, and Manga:
Image Top 10 Comics: June 2026.

Writing:

Comic Book Herald published a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN reading order.

SKTCHD posted a retrospective on Nick Dragotta‘s career and how he became one of the hottest artists of the moment.

Shelfust has an article on ultraviolence in SIEGE # 2.

The Comics Journal posted a career retrospective on Gerry Conway and a reconsideration of Jim Shooter‘s legacy.

My favorite video and podcasts:

Podcasts:

OFF PANEL had on Ed Brubaker to talk the CRIMINAL TV show and his upcoming UNFINISHED TALES and Iman Vellani to talk her debut comic writing in CHACHU.

LET’S TALK COMICS also interviewed Iman Vellani about CHACHU.

MY MARVELOUS YEAR posted 2014 Variant Cover F, talking X-MEN ’97 season 2. Their sister podcast, EXTRA ISSUES, published part 6 of their Osamu Tezuka series, talking PHOENIX and LETTERS TO ADOLPH. On patreon, you can get early access to their first episode on HELLBOY.

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Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics,” Alex Seubert and Dustin Commet.

Divining Comics is also brought to you by the support of the “Friends of Divining Comics,” Comic Book Herald.

If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Follow me on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.

Imprinted Image: I’m Going Live Today at 2 Central

Comics Link Roundup July 12

Last week I asked and you answered. I now have more than 50 subscribers on YouTube, the requirement before you can go live. So, to celebrate, I’m doing a livestream today at 2 PM Central time. You can watch by clicking the video embedded below.

https://www.youtube.com/live/hKSD-jnWpaY?si=e1gSFJH0izDeoM0p

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.

I made a comic! It’s a two-page mini-zine, and you can read it for free here. But! If you would like a cool print version mailed you, there are two ways you can do that. Either support me on Patreon to get this and any future physical media I do, or buy it on Ko-fi for as low as $ 1.

I also have a behind the scenes video previewing the physical mini-comic, as well as some behind-the-scenes information on my inspiration.

https://youtu.be/C1938iMGzOc

Divining Comics is sponsored by readers like you

I have a Patreon! For as little as $3 a month, you can keep the lights on at this blog and get your name at the bottom of every article. At higher tiers, you can vote in monthly Patreon polls and more! Anything you can offer means the world to me, and I cherish all my supporters.

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 week, I read the incredible LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK. Who knew that Disney tie-in comics could look so good?

https://youtu.be/XmH4DUhoxps?si=nWj_TY4tXOYoV_Xw

Next week, in honor of Bastille Day, French month begins with THE SMURFS

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:

Variant Covers are continuing to be hot, but not without controversy. Due to claims by fans that comic shops are creating artificial scarcity with their custom variant cover drop schedules, DC comics has made a list of rules for their variant covers to prevent price gouging, and violators can be banned from purchasing DC comics going forward.

There’s a new sales record for a piece of original comic art. No, it isn’t from Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jerry Siegel or Bob Kane. It’s a piece by Don Heck, one of the first page drawings of Iron Man.

The digital comics market is still in flux. Image takes their titles away from GlobalComix, meaning the only way to buy them now is on the Kindle, Apple, or Google Book store, or if you have access to the SweetShop beta, the only comics-focused reader with Image titles.

Comix Wellspsring, a print service popular with independent comics, is suspending operations. This is after they recently announced a deal with GlobalComix to bring their digital first comics to print.

Comic Book Yeti has a list of crowdfunding projects you may way to back

Buy a bundle of digital comics for cheap over on Humble Bundle. They have a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

Other News Roundups:

Comics Beat’s biweekly Digest: 7/7. 7/10.
SKTCHD’s Comics Disassembled: 7/10.
The Comics Journal’s This Week’s Links: 7/10.

Stats:

PranaDM’s Top 400 Comics sold: 7/10.
Bleeding Cool’s Top Weekly Bestseller List: 7/11.
Bleeding Cool’s Most Anticipated Comics: 7/5. 7/11.
Bleeding Cool’s Hottest Comics: 7/7.
ICv2 Top Graphic Novels – Superhero, Author, and Manga:
Image Top 10 Comics: June 2026.

Writing:

Comic Book Herald published a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN reading order.

SKTCHD posted a retrospective on Nick Dragotta‘s career and how he became one of the hottest artists of the moment.

Shelfust has an article on ultraviolence in SIEGE # 2.

The Comics Journal posted a career retrospective on Gerry Conway and a reconsideration of Jim Shooter‘s legacy.

My favorite video and podcasts:

Podcasts:

OFF PANEL had on Ed Brubaker to talk the CRIMINAL TV show and his upcoming UNFINISHED TALES and Iman Vellani to talk her debut comic writing in CHACHU.

LET’S TALK COMICS also interviewed Iman Vellani about CHACHU.

MY MARVELOUS YEAR posted 2014 Variant Cover F, talking X-MEN ’97 season 2. Their sister podcast, EXTRA ISSUES, published part 6 of their Osamu Tezuka series, talking PHOENIX and LETTERS TO ADOLPH. On patreon, you can get early access to their first episode on HELLBOY.

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Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics,” Alex Seubert and Dustin Commet.

Divining Comics is also brought to you by the support of the “Friends of Divining Comics,” Comic Book Herald.

If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Follow me on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.

Fresh out of the @cgccomics slab lab! 🕷️ We just locked a massive 80s grail into the vault: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984) in a solid 7.5! 🖤 Found raw at A Hero's Legacy before they closed their doors. This is the legendary origin of the Venom symbiote!

Massive props to @Marvel, @JimShooter, @MikeZeck & @JohnBeatty for this masterpiece!

Dive into more vault treasures: https://comicbookaddicts.com/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#SecretWars #MarvelComics #CGCComics #Venom #ComicBookAddicts

Fresh from @cgccomics! 🎯 Scored a massive Top Pop! Added Longshots #1 (2025) Yoon Variant to the vault. Found raw at Newbury Comics in Manchester, CT, it came back a pristine 9.8! Only 3 in 9.8 and 0 higher!

Huge shoutout to @Marvel, writers @GerryDuggan & @jhickman, interior artist @Alanrobinson, and cover artist @junggeunyoon for this masterpiece.

See more: https://comicbookaddicts.com/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#Longshots #MarvelComics #CGCComics #ComicBookAddicts #TopPop

#MarvelComics #DCComics
Não sei se tem algo de verdade nesse rumor, mas a Disney vai encerrar as publicações da Marvel Comics aos poucos e licenciar a mesma para Webton até 2030 e a DC apostando tudo no Absolute Batman.

#MarvelComics #DCComics
Não sei se tem algo de verdade nesse rumor, mas a Disney vai encerrar as publicações da Marvel Comics aos poucos e licenciar a mesma para Webton até 2030 e a DC apostando tudo no Absolute Batman.

Fresh from @cgccomics! ⚡ Added Incredible Hulk #449 (1997) to the vault! Scored raw from Brick House Comics & Collectibles Warehouse in Meriden, CT, it came back a solid 8.0 (White Pages)!

Features the 1st appearance of the Thunderbolts! Story by Peter David, art by Mike Deodato Jr.

See more: https://comicbookaddicts.com/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#IncredibleHulk #MarvelComics #CGCComics #Thunderbolts #ComicBookAddicts

Fresh from @cgccomics! 🛸 Added a gorgeous Marvel Spotlight v2 #8 (1980) Newsstand Edition to the vault! Scored raw from Legends of Superheros in Oakville, CT, it came back a solid 9.0 (White Pages)!

Featuring Captain Marvel with a story by Mike Barr & art by Frank Miller!

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#CaptainMarvel #MarvelComics #CGCComics #ComicBookAddicts #FrankMiller

‘Marvel TōKon: First Strike’ Comic One-Shot and Variant Covers Celebrate the Release of ‘Marvel TōKon: Fighting Souls'

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-tokon-first-strike-comic-one-shot-and-variant-covers-game-tie-in

#marveltokon #marvelcomics #marvel #comics #videogames #gaming #gamingnews

‘Marvel TōKon: First Strike’ Comic One-Shot and Variant Covers Celebrate the Release of ‘Marvel TōKon: Fighting Souls'

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-tokon-first-strike-comic-one-shot-and-variant-covers-game-tie-in

#marveltokon #marvelcomics #marvel #comics #videogames #gaming #gamingnews

Marvelous Market: Best New Comics July 8

Ngozi Ukazu *clap clap clap clap clap*

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

DISPATCHED # 1

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MacGyver meets Die Hard in this life-or-death unboxing! Estranged from his family and living under a government-issued alias, ex-black ops agent Morgan Power endures a life in suburban exile as a delivery driver for a major global courier company. It’s a 180 from his action-packed classified work abroad, until a routine shift puts him in the crosshairs of a domestic terrorist takedown. Trapped in the parking garage of a besieged corporate office park, Power goes back to basics with nothing but his survival skills and a delivery van full of unopened packages — and endless possibilities — to fight his way from floor to floor and free the hostages. But some boxes hold more trash than treasure, and Powers will also have to contend with his intensifying PTSD as the situation escalates and time runs out. Writer B. Clay Moore (Bloodland, The Leading Man) and rising artist Daniel Gete (Skin Police) deliver a classic lockdown thriller with a fresh twist!

EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY # 1

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THE COTTON-TAILED EXQUISITE CORPSES KILLER GETS A SPINOFF ORIGIN STORY.

The sleepy little town of Aurora Springs, NY, has exactly one claim to fame: it’s the birthplace of Rascal Randy. Not the man in the suit — the man has never mattered. He was no one until he put the mascot head on for the first time, until he felt the life leave someone’s body through the thickly furred gloves of the suit.

No, Aurora Springs is the birthplace of Rascal Randy the rabbit, who, once upon a time, was poised to become the greatest animated character this country had ever seen — until greed and tragedy changed his trajectory forever.

Now, before the events of EXQUISITE CORPSES SEASON 1, witness the final murder spree of this iconic killer, as chaos hops into town with buckteeth bared and ears flopping… and the secret, sordid history of Rascal Randy is finally revealed.

IT’S SYMBIE # 1

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SYMBIE GOES SOLO! Symbie may be a symbiote without a host, but that’s never slowed him down! Ever since Spider-Man freed him from a mad scientist’s lab, Symbie has made it his mission to unleash mischief across the Marvel Universe. His latest targets? The Fantastic Four, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Captain America and the Marvel Mutts! From SYMBIE INFINITY COMIC to MARVEL MUTTS INFINITY COMIC and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, see some of Symbie’s greatest Marvel moments so far – all in one place for the very first time!

WITNESS POINT # 1

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From the minds of Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) and Heath Corson (Animal Kingdom, Minor Threats), and illustrated by Soo Lee (Carmilla: The First Vampire), comes a new modern noir series full of mystery, murder, and the chaos of a small town caught up in a massive government screw up.

Welcome to Baraboo, a small Midwestern town nestled in the mountains of Wisconsin, home of the Ringling Brothers Circus headquarters and friendly neighbors that all know and trust each other… until it’s revealed that the town has been the dumping ground for every murderer, con-man, and crook in the Witness Protection program for the past forty years. “Witness Point” as Baraboo was nicknamed by the previous marshal, has now become a hotbed of conspiracy as every resident of this formerly sleepy town eyes their neighbor with new suspicion, wondering who among them could secretly be the worst kind of criminal.

It doesn’t help when the new marshal, sent to help beleaguered sheriff “Kite” Calhoon clean up the mess, is found with his head and hands cut off, his body dumped in town square with the Annual Harvest Festival just around the corner. Thankfully they’ve sent another marshal to help. Unfortunately, she tells them she’s the ONLY marshal sent to help. And the identity of the dismembered man becomes another piece of the puzzle as the town descends into chaos.

ONGOING SERIES

ABSOLUTE BATMAN # 22

SOLICIT COPY:

THE ORIGIN OF HARLEY QUINN! As the Robins nest in Gotham’s backyard, and Batman faces ultimate defeat, Harley Quinn’s origin is revealed. How does Harley connect with Ark M, and how did the Robins fledge from hatchlings to birds of prey? The call of more than one predator will be answered in this issue.

FREE PLANET # 14

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VIVE LA RÉVOLUTION! Lutheria’s greatest fear has come true: Renewed war with the Interplanetary Development Alliance. In the explosive final issue of FREE PLANET’s first story cycle, the Freedom Guard has been drawn into a revolution on neighboring Dumuzid. But not everyone will make it out alive…

M.A.S.K. # 2

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THE NEW HIT ENERGON UNIVERSE SERIES CONTINUES! Bruce Sato and Gloria Baker — are you ready to save the world? As Matt Trakker’s newest M.A.S.K. recruits race to recover a weapon of unknown origin, V.E.N.O.M. strikes!

W0RLDTR33 # 21

SOLICIT COPY:

Despite everything Amanda has been through, she can’t forget that, hidden somewhere deep inside the relentless assassin known as PH34R is a shy little girl named Sammi. So with PH34R nowhere to be found, Amanda goes back where it all began. Amanda goes to the Winter house.

Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs

HEAVEN HC

SOLICIT COPY:

Four young women investigate a vanishing strip club in this supernatural, surreal graphic novel.

Out past the edge of town, there exists a strip club called Heaven that only some can find. Some say it’s a mirage. Others say you can’t miss the giant neon heels lighting up the desert night skies.

Dolly can’t find a place to belong. After losing her identity as a gymnast and navigating family turbulence, she’s adrift from school and friends. When a mysterious presence beckons her to Heaven, she wonders if she may just have found her place — but just what does it want in return?

Katie Skelly’s first graphic novel since her acclaimed Maids in 2020, Heaven finds out what happens when the artist’s quintessential cool girl characters let their guards down and let the world in. With a supernatural strip club backdrop and an eye-popping sense of color that would make Dario Argento proud, Heaven reinforces Skelly’s place as one of the most distinctive voices working in contemporary comics today.

ORION TP

SOLICIT COPY:

WHEN PRINCE ORION UNCOVERS HIS SINISTER PARENTAGE, HE MUST DECIDE FOR HIMSELF IF HE IS DESTINED TO BE A HERO — OR A VILLAIN.

The festivals on New Genesis are merry, and the gods who fill its skies are lovers. But Prince Orion, adopted son of the Highfather, is none of these things. A brooding, battle-hungry warrior, Orion wonders how he was ever chosen to become an intergalactic prince, secretly in fear that he does not belong on the planet he calls home. And then Orion’s darkest nightmares are confirmed when the Highfather himself brings Orion’s true parentage to light: Not only is Orion from Apokolips , adopted as part of a cosmic pact, but he is the spawn of the tyrant Darkseid . How can Orion face his loved ones as a beast from Apokolips ? How can he live with himself when a tar-black evil runs through his veins? And when Darkseid threatens to destroy all of New Genesis, Orion will have to answer the ultimate question: Could he ever be a hero? Or was he born to become a monster?

In this highly anticipated sequel to Barda, #1 New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please !) takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure featuring the fan-favorite New God Orion.

PUNISHER & FURY MAX Omnibus HC

SOLICIT COPY:

Legendary PUNISHER scribe Garth Ennis reveals the secret, bloody history of Frank Castle and Nick Fury!

Before the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Now learn the truth about Castle’s first command — and his first kill. It’s the answer to the question: What made the Punisher? Colonel Nick Fury certainly had an impact along the way. As an old man, Nick sits alone in a dank hotel room, coughing his confessions into a tape recorder, laying out a legacy of carnage stretching back to World War II — including his encounters with a young Marine sniper named Frank Castle. You won’t believe the horrors Frank and Nick went through in Vietnam — and how they survived to tell the tale! Nick’s constant lust for combat has blinded him to all other concerns, but the end is coming. The debt is long past due. And Fury’s true legacy will soon be written in blood for all to see. Plus: a modern-day tale of the Punisher, rooted in seeds planted decades ago in Moscow and Afghanistan!

COLLECTING: Punisher: The Platoon (2017) #1-6, Fury MAX (2012) #1-13, Get Fury (2024) #1-6, Punisher: Soviet (2019) #1-6

WRESTLE HEIST TP

SOLICIT COPY:

A no-holds-barred heist caper packed with body slams and backstabs for fans of over-the-top action!

After being crippled by a shady wrestling promoter, a former pro wrestler gathers a team of others wronged in the ring to rob the promoter blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year! From the outrageous, action-packed mind of multi-time Eisner nominee KYLE STARKS (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place), with eye-popping colors by VLADIMIR POPOV (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape).

Collects issues #1-5.

Preorders on Final Order Cutoff

THE BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER HC

SOLICIT COPY:

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.

CHACHU # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

1979. Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the “real world” for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle — her “Chachu” — a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu’s wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down — with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets.

Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, CHACHU is the solo writing debut of superstar IMAN VELLANI (Ms. Marvel), a reinterpretation of the classic neo-noir private investigator story brilliantly illustrated by MARIANNA IGNAZZI (EXQUISITE CORPSES) and colored by JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman).

DEATH VIGIL # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

The smash hit series is back! Bad news: You’re dead. Good news: You can join a band of Death Knights and help protect the world from necromancers and cosmic horror. The pay’s not great, but you’ll love your co-workers. So grab your spirit weapon and prepare for battle against the Primordial Enemy — join Death Vigil today!

From critically acclaimed creator STJEPAN ŠEJIC (STJEPAN ŠEJIC, RAVINE, APHRODITE lX, WITCHBLADE, Harleen) comes the exciting return of his creator-owned series DEATH VIGIL! The story of modern-age Death Knights locked in an ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the ravenous primordial Elder Gods. The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight, and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the never-ending battle between Good and Evil.

H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE DUNWICH HORROR HC

SOLICIT COPY:

The horror was born before dawn on February 2, 1913—the feast of Candlemas, although the people of Dunwich call that ancient festival by a different name. Of unknown father, Wilbur Whateley was not christened—yet he descended still from a one-proud Puritan family that left Salem in 1692 to found Dunwich, Massachusetts. And the descent of the Whateleys and their old town has been deep indeed—its now crumbling houses overlooked by bare hills topped by stone circles, where unhallowed rituals were held before the first settlers ever came.

Yet it was none other than ten year old Wilbur Whateley that led Dr. Henry Armitage, head librarian at Miskatonic University, to drive the dusty, rutted roads out to Dunwich, and meet the child prodigy who had been corresponding with him on the most abstruse and disturbing lore. Dr. Armitage could hardly believe the sight of the priceless hoard of occult books rotting away in the Whateley farmhouse—nor that of the dark, goatish Wilbur, for whom those books had been his only education.

But young Wilbur Whateley is not content with his homeschooling—to complete his studies, he needs something Miskatonic possesses, the Latin edition of the Necronomicon. And if they’re too snooty to lend their precious copy out to a country boy like him, Wilbur has other means to try to get it. The lad is no mere academic dilletante; he studies these things for a reason. Wilbur Whateley was born into this world with a great and horrific purpose—to open a doorway for those not of this world to return to Earth!

What did I miss?

If there are some great comics, collected or in single issues, that you think I should be reading, tell me about them! And if you do try out any of these series, let me know how you liked them, or didn’t. This is a safe space for haters. If you enjoy this service, please share this article on social media or tell someone that you know reads comics about it.

Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics”: Alex Seubert. Dustin Commet

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If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Or, if you can’t afford to support me financially at this time, simply follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.

Marvelous Market: Best New Comics July 8

Ngozi Ukazu *clap clap clap clap clap*

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

DISPATCHED # 1

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MacGyver meets Die Hard in this life-or-death unboxing! Estranged from his family and living under a government-issued alias, ex-black ops agent Morgan Power endures a life in suburban exile as a delivery driver for a major global courier company. It’s a 180 from his action-packed classified work abroad, until a routine shift puts him in the crosshairs of a domestic terrorist takedown. Trapped in the parking garage of a besieged corporate office park, Power goes back to basics with nothing but his survival skills and a delivery van full of unopened packages — and endless possibilities — to fight his way from floor to floor and free the hostages. But some boxes hold more trash than treasure, and Powers will also have to contend with his intensifying PTSD as the situation escalates and time runs out. Writer B. Clay Moore (Bloodland, The Leading Man) and rising artist Daniel Gete (Skin Police) deliver a classic lockdown thriller with a fresh twist!

EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY # 1

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THE COTTON-TAILED EXQUISITE CORPSES KILLER GETS A SPINOFF ORIGIN STORY.

The sleepy little town of Aurora Springs, NY, has exactly one claim to fame: it’s the birthplace of Rascal Randy. Not the man in the suit — the man has never mattered. He was no one until he put the mascot head on for the first time, until he felt the life leave someone’s body through the thickly furred gloves of the suit.

No, Aurora Springs is the birthplace of Rascal Randy the rabbit, who, once upon a time, was poised to become the greatest animated character this country had ever seen — until greed and tragedy changed his trajectory forever.

Now, before the events of EXQUISITE CORPSES SEASON 1, witness the final murder spree of this iconic killer, as chaos hops into town with buckteeth bared and ears flopping… and the secret, sordid history of Rascal Randy is finally revealed.

IT’S SYMBIE # 1

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SYMBIE GOES SOLO! Symbie may be a symbiote without a host, but that’s never slowed him down! Ever since Spider-Man freed him from a mad scientist’s lab, Symbie has made it his mission to unleash mischief across the Marvel Universe. His latest targets? The Fantastic Four, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Captain America and the Marvel Mutts! From SYMBIE INFINITY COMIC to MARVEL MUTTS INFINITY COMIC and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, see some of Symbie’s greatest Marvel moments so far – all in one place for the very first time!

WITNESS POINT # 1

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From the minds of Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) and Heath Corson (Animal Kingdom, Minor Threats), and illustrated by Soo Lee (Carmilla: The First Vampire), comes a new modern noir series full of mystery, murder, and the chaos of a small town caught up in a massive government screw up.

Welcome to Baraboo, a small Midwestern town nestled in the mountains of Wisconsin, home of the Ringling Brothers Circus headquarters and friendly neighbors that all know and trust each other… until it’s revealed that the town has been the dumping ground for every murderer, con-man, and crook in the Witness Protection program for the past forty years. “Witness Point” as Baraboo was nicknamed by the previous marshal, has now become a hotbed of conspiracy as every resident of this formerly sleepy town eyes their neighbor with new suspicion, wondering who among them could secretly be the worst kind of criminal.

It doesn’t help when the new marshal, sent to help beleaguered sheriff “Kite” Calhoon clean up the mess, is found with his head and hands cut off, his body dumped in town square with the Annual Harvest Festival just around the corner. Thankfully they’ve sent another marshal to help. Unfortunately, she tells them she’s the ONLY marshal sent to help. And the identity of the dismembered man becomes another piece of the puzzle as the town descends into chaos.

ONGOING SERIES

ABSOLUTE BATMAN # 22

SOLICIT COPY:

THE ORIGIN OF HARLEY QUINN! As the Robins nest in Gotham’s backyard, and Batman faces ultimate defeat, Harley Quinn’s origin is revealed. How does Harley connect with Ark M, and how did the Robins fledge from hatchlings to birds of prey? The call of more than one predator will be answered in this issue.

FREE PLANET # 14

SOLICIT COPY:

VIVE LA RÉVOLUTION! Lutheria’s greatest fear has come true: Renewed war with the Interplanetary Development Alliance. In the explosive final issue of FREE PLANET’s first story cycle, the Freedom Guard has been drawn into a revolution on neighboring Dumuzid. But not everyone will make it out alive…

M.A.S.K. # 2

SOLICIT COPY:

THE NEW HIT ENERGON UNIVERSE SERIES CONTINUES! Bruce Sato and Gloria Baker — are you ready to save the world? As Matt Trakker’s newest M.A.S.K. recruits race to recover a weapon of unknown origin, V.E.N.O.M. strikes!

W0RLDTR33 # 21

SOLICIT COPY:

Despite everything Amanda has been through, she can’t forget that, hidden somewhere deep inside the relentless assassin known as PH34R is a shy little girl named Sammi. So with PH34R nowhere to be found, Amanda goes back where it all began. Amanda goes to the Winter house.

Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs

HEAVEN HC

SOLICIT COPY:

Four young women investigate a vanishing strip club in this supernatural, surreal graphic novel.

Out past the edge of town, there exists a strip club called Heaven that only some can find. Some say it’s a mirage. Others say you can’t miss the giant neon heels lighting up the desert night skies.

Dolly can’t find a place to belong. After losing her identity as a gymnast and navigating family turbulence, she’s adrift from school and friends. When a mysterious presence beckons her to Heaven, she wonders if she may just have found her place — but just what does it want in return?

Katie Skelly’s first graphic novel since her acclaimed Maids in 2020, Heaven finds out what happens when the artist’s quintessential cool girl characters let their guards down and let the world in. With a supernatural strip club backdrop and an eye-popping sense of color that would make Dario Argento proud, Heaven reinforces Skelly’s place as one of the most distinctive voices working in contemporary comics today.

ORION TP

SOLICIT COPY:

WHEN PRINCE ORION UNCOVERS HIS SINISTER PARENTAGE, HE MUST DECIDE FOR HIMSELF IF HE IS DESTINED TO BE A HERO — OR A VILLAIN.

The festivals on New Genesis are merry, and the gods who fill its skies are lovers. But Prince Orion, adopted son of the Highfather, is none of these things. A brooding, battle-hungry warrior, Orion wonders how he was ever chosen to become an intergalactic prince, secretly in fear that he does not belong on the planet he calls home. And then Orion’s darkest nightmares are confirmed when the Highfather himself brings Orion’s true parentage to light: Not only is Orion from Apokolips , adopted as part of a cosmic pact, but he is the spawn of the tyrant Darkseid . How can Orion face his loved ones as a beast from Apokolips ? How can he live with himself when a tar-black evil runs through his veins? And when Darkseid threatens to destroy all of New Genesis, Orion will have to answer the ultimate question: Could he ever be a hero? Or was he born to become a monster?

In this highly anticipated sequel to Barda, #1 New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please !) takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure featuring the fan-favorite New God Orion.

PUNISHER & FURY MAX Omnibus HC

SOLICIT COPY:

Legendary PUNISHER scribe Garth Ennis reveals the secret, bloody history of Frank Castle and Nick Fury!

Before the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Now learn the truth about Castle’s first command — and his first kill. It’s the answer to the question: What made the Punisher? Colonel Nick Fury certainly had an impact along the way. As an old man, Nick sits alone in a dank hotel room, coughing his confessions into a tape recorder, laying out a legacy of carnage stretching back to World War II — including his encounters with a young Marine sniper named Frank Castle. You won’t believe the horrors Frank and Nick went through in Vietnam — and how they survived to tell the tale! Nick’s constant lust for combat has blinded him to all other concerns, but the end is coming. The debt is long past due. And Fury’s true legacy will soon be written in blood for all to see. Plus: a modern-day tale of the Punisher, rooted in seeds planted decades ago in Moscow and Afghanistan!

COLLECTING: Punisher: The Platoon (2017) #1-6, Fury MAX (2012) #1-13, Get Fury (2024) #1-6, Punisher: Soviet (2019) #1-6

WRESTLE HEIST TP

SOLICIT COPY:

A no-holds-barred heist caper packed with body slams and backstabs for fans of over-the-top action!

After being crippled by a shady wrestling promoter, a former pro wrestler gathers a team of others wronged in the ring to rob the promoter blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year! From the outrageous, action-packed mind of multi-time Eisner nominee KYLE STARKS (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place), with eye-popping colors by VLADIMIR POPOV (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape).

Collects issues #1-5.

Preorders on Final Order Cutoff

THE BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER HC

SOLICIT COPY:

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.

CHACHU # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

1979. Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the “real world” for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle — her “Chachu” — a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu’s wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down — with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets.

Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, CHACHU is the solo writing debut of superstar IMAN VELLANI (Ms. Marvel), a reinterpretation of the classic neo-noir private investigator story brilliantly illustrated by MARIANNA IGNAZZI (EXQUISITE CORPSES) and colored by JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman).

DEATH VIGIL # 1

SOLICIT COPY:

The smash hit series is back! Bad news: You’re dead. Good news: You can join a band of Death Knights and help protect the world from necromancers and cosmic horror. The pay’s not great, but you’ll love your co-workers. So grab your spirit weapon and prepare for battle against the Primordial Enemy — join Death Vigil today!

From critically acclaimed creator STJEPAN ŠEJIC (STJEPAN ŠEJIC, RAVINE, APHRODITE lX, WITCHBLADE, Harleen) comes the exciting return of his creator-owned series DEATH VIGIL! The story of modern-age Death Knights locked in an ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the ravenous primordial Elder Gods. The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight, and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the never-ending battle between Good and Evil.

H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE DUNWICH HORROR HC

SOLICIT COPY:

The horror was born before dawn on February 2, 1913—the feast of Candlemas, although the people of Dunwich call that ancient festival by a different name. Of unknown father, Wilbur Whateley was not christened—yet he descended still from a one-proud Puritan family that left Salem in 1692 to found Dunwich, Massachusetts. And the descent of the Whateleys and their old town has been deep indeed—its now crumbling houses overlooked by bare hills topped by stone circles, where unhallowed rituals were held before the first settlers ever came.

Yet it was none other than ten year old Wilbur Whateley that led Dr. Henry Armitage, head librarian at Miskatonic University, to drive the dusty, rutted roads out to Dunwich, and meet the child prodigy who had been corresponding with him on the most abstruse and disturbing lore. Dr. Armitage could hardly believe the sight of the priceless hoard of occult books rotting away in the Whateley farmhouse—nor that of the dark, goatish Wilbur, for whom those books had been his only education.

But young Wilbur Whateley is not content with his homeschooling—to complete his studies, he needs something Miskatonic possesses, the Latin edition of the Necronomicon. And if they’re too snooty to lend their precious copy out to a country boy like him, Wilbur has other means to try to get it. The lad is no mere academic dilletante; he studies these things for a reason. Wilbur Whateley was born into this world with a great and horrific purpose—to open a doorway for those not of this world to return to Earth!

What did I miss?

If there are some great comics, collected or in single issues, that you think I should be reading, tell me about them! And if you do try out any of these series, let me know how you liked them, or didn’t. This is a safe space for haters. If you enjoy this service, please share this article on social media or tell someone that you know reads comics about it.

Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics”: Alex Seubert. Dustin Commet

Divining Comics is also brought to you by the support of the “Friends of Divining Comics”: Comic Book Herald.

If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Or, if you can’t afford to support me financially at this time, simply follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.

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Filled with superb artwork and illustrated characters from the original Marvel Comics, Marvel Encyclopedia is the one book every fan has to own!

On sale now: amzn.to/4uKokYS

#Marvel #XMen #Avengers #SpiderMan #FantasticFour #Books #TV #Art #MarvelComics #MCU #Artist #BookSky #ComicSky #PromoSky

Imprinted Image: Two Subscribers Away

Comics Link Roundup July 5

As of writing this, I am sitting at 48 subscribers on YouTube. When I hit 50, I am able to livestream. That sounds like a lot of fun and I am looking forward to trying that out. Even if you don’t want to watch any of my videos, it would be a huge kindness if you went and subscribed to my channel.

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.

I made a comic! It’s a two-page mini-zine, and you can read it for free here. But! If you would like a cool print version mailed you, there are two ways you can do that. Either support me on Patreon to get this and any future physical media I do, or buy it on Ko-fi for as low as $ 1.

I also have a behind the scenes video previewing the physical mini-comic, as well as some behind-the-scenes information on my inspiration.

https://youtu.be/C1938iMGzOc

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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!

My Adventure Comics June continued with CORTO MALTESE, a comic I absolutely loved. You can tell why it is one of your favorite creator’s favorite comics. Fantagraphics will publish new color editions later this year.

https://youtu.be/v6MClz7Yt-s?si=MmSq31rSmQqeW-fl

Next week, I’m covering THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK.

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:

The biggest controversy in comics was about Tillie Walden’s new book CHARITY & SILVIA. Professor Rachel Cleves claims that Walden’s book is an unauthorized adaptation of her non-fiction, researched biography of the same name. Walden and her publisher maintain that Cleves book was one source among many. You can read all of their statements and a full rundown of the claims here.

Some of the big drama on comics social media this week was John Romita Jr.’s cover for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 1000. Some thought it wasn’t very exciting, others loved it, and still others (probably the camp closest to where I fall) think it was merely inked and colored in a way not suited to JRJR’s style.

I haven’t really dived in to the new digital comics landscape myself (I don’t read digitally as much anymore), but there are still moves being made. As the post-Comixology landscape continues to evolve, do any of you use new services like Sweet Shop, Neon Ichiban, or GlobalComix? What are your thoughts?

Stephanie Williams was the first black woman ever nominated for Best Writer at the Eisners. Some of the bigger comics news sites didn’t catch this. The Beat has an opinion piece arguing why this oversight is a big deal and the ways to stop something like it from happening going forward.

The Diamond Bankruptcy Saga continues at a slow pace. The publishers who claim ownership over the items Diamond held under consignment, the Alliance suit claiming Diamond didn’t negotiate in good faith, and the SparklePop suit claiming Alliance poached talent are all hitting deadlines in the next few months.

The Beat has a roundup of crowdfunding projects you may want to back.

Buy a bundle of digital comics for cheap over on Humble Bundle. They have Supergirl comics

Other News Roundups:

Comics Beat’s biweekly Digest: 6/23. 6/26. 6/30. 7/3.
SKTCHD’s Comics Disassembled: 6/26. 7/3.
The Comics Journal’s This Week’s Links: 6/26. 7/3.

Stats:

PranaDM’s Top 400 Comics sold: 6/26. 7/3.
Bleeding Cool’s Top Weekly Bestseller List: 6/27. 7/4.
Bleeding Cool’s Most Anticipated Comics: 6/29.
Bleeding Cool’s Hottest Comics: 6/23. 6/30.
ICv2 Top Graphic Novels – Superhero, Author, and Manga: Spring 2026.

ABSOLUTE BATMAN issues are getting sold for absurd prices on eBay.

Writing:

Comic Book Herald published his favorite graphic novels of June 2026.

SKTCHD posted a “Double Take” with Oliver Sava on the new Zander Cannon book SLEEP.

Shelfust has an article on THE ULTIMATES # 21 as a work of popcorn resistance. They also continue their Year of Evil looking at Scarlet Witch’s first appearance in X-MEN # 4. Finally, their issue by issue coverage of SPAWN hits # 14.

How To Love Comics posted a BLACK HAMMER reading order.

The Comics Journal posted a career retrospective on the life of Mark Gruenwald.

My favorite video and podcasts:

Podcasts:

OFF PANEL had on Matt Kindt to discuss his new MIND MGMT spinoff NEW AND IMPROVED and Omar Valdivieso to talk about the omnibus industrial complex.

LET’S TALK COMICS interviewed Trish Forster about her career and time on FERAL and STRAY DOGS.

MY MARVELOUS YEAR posted 2014 pt. 9, talking SECRET AVENGERS, LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, and CAPTAIN AMERICA, and 2014 pt. 10, talking UNCANNY AVENGERS and the AXIS event.

YouTube:

SKTCHD chatted with Chip Zdarsky for part 6 of their year-long conversation on how Chip’s year is going.

MATTTT published a documentary on Ed Brubaker and his frustrations with his time at Marvel comics.

COMIC TROPES posted a video on David Mazzucchelli’s defining Batman art in YEAR ONE, a video on comic book creators who made incredibly popular characters but went broke because of the deals Marvel, DC, and others offer, and a video on shark comics.

COMICBOOK COUPLE’S COUNSELING continued season 2 of their miniseries “The Stacks,” where they have industry people select comics to talk about from the shelves of Third Eye Comics, like the Criterion Closet, with Matt Fraction.

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I'm finding out that John #Byrne, an artist who redefined Marvel's #XMen in the 1980s, is drawing AND writing them again. A "swan song".
I know nothing of Byrne's current standing, but as a testimony of an artist's old age, I find this #interview with him moving.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/books/review/john-byrne-x-men-elsewhen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u1A._M-8.KJ0bsuVKE3KN&smid=nytcore-android-share

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A decade before the X-Men movies even began, Jim Lee confirms he was making Charles Xavier Patrick Stewart

From Jean Grey to Martian Manhunter to Grifter, Jim Lee has drawn his share of comic book heroes…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #20thcenturyfox #adaptationpipeline #AU #Australia #CharlesXavier #Comics #Entertainment #Film&TV #JimLee #MarvelComics #PatrickStewart #X-Men
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/770764/

A decade before the X-Men movies even began, Jim Lee confirms he was making Charles Xavier Patrick Stewart

From Jean Grey to Martian Manhunter to Grifter, Jim Lee has drawn his share of comic book heroes…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #20thCenturyFox #adaptationpipeline #CA #Canada #CharlesXavier #Comics #Entertainment #Film&TV #JimLee #MarvelComics #PatrickStewart #x-men
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/771910/