Comic writer Kenny Porter joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 288 on July 1, 2026. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled 9 comics by Porter you should read.
Kenny Porter is a comic writer living in Michigan. He is known for his work on Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, DC: Mech, Superman, Green Lantern at DC Comics; The Schlub at Image Comics; The New Space Age at Mad Cave Studios; and more! Kenny is having a hell of a year with the release of Superman: Father of Tomorrow, Power Rangers Unlimited, and Operation: Iron Coffin.
Superman: Father of Tomorrow #1 is on shelves now with Operation: Iron Coffin and Power Rangers Unlimited hitting your LCS on July 8, 2026 from IDW Publishing and July 1 from BOOM! Studios respectively.
Superboy: Man of Tomorrow (DC)
Conner Kent is back in the DC Universe! But after the events of Dark Crisis, he not only feels like he doesn’t fit in with the rest of the Superman family, he doesn’t fit in with the hero community at all. Conner takes his fight for truth and justice to the stars and sets out on a mission to carve his own path. Space is a big place though and what unknowns lurk for him in the great unknown?
After the events of Dark Crisis, Conner Kent has no idea where he fits in on Earth. He feels disconnected from the only family he’s ever known and doesn’t want to rely on his fellow Teen Titan friends. Using his bravado and swagger Conner sets out on a journey to the vastness of space to carve his own path as a hero. The great unknown is a big place though and with every opportunity comes new obsticles. What new threats await Conner as he discovers his new calling?
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The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (DC)
A lead up to The Flash feature film! This collection of the 3-issue series follows the Barry Allen from the DC Universe films teaming up with Batman to stop a brand-new threat to central city!
Race through the streets of Central City in this lead-up to the hotly anticipated blockbuster The Flash! After Barry Allen’s adventure with the Justice League, he’s determined to become a truly skilled and inspirational hero. But new threats are arising all around Central City. Barry will need to master his powers, and fast, to face down the likes of Girder, Tarpit, and the Top!
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The Schlub (Image)
Kenny Porter, Ryan Stegman (Vanish, Venom), Tyrell Cannon (Beef Bros), Mike Spicer (Beta Ray Bill), and John J. Hill (Harley Quinn) team up for a new action/comedy series!
Failing dentist Roger Dalton blames the world for his problems until he is body-swapped with the world’s greatest superhero. Can Roger save Earth and finally prove to his family he’s not a loser? Or are we doomed? Featuring cataclysmic clashes! Enraged parents! Outer space action! Tender Romance! Brutal fisticuffs! Tooth extractions! All this and more in one colossal collection.
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Knight Terrors: Robin (DC)
It’s Robin versus Robin versus nightmare Robins? When the two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight against their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest moments of their lives.
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The New Space Age (Mad Cave)
A disgraced astronaut discovers that crop circles are instructions for space travel as he rallies together experts on science and magic to save his brother, who was abducted by a UFO.
Disgraced astronaut Mark Mitchell has only ever had one true mission—to find his little brother Joey, who was abducted by aliens from a crop circle when they were little. But when Mark’s hotshot piloting gets him grounded and the last of the public space program defunded, Mark loses his only means of finding Joey out in space. Until Mark’s homemade scanning rig discovers the shocking truth about the crop circles—they’re instructions for space travel. Mark will need to uncover the hidden messages that have been left on Earth for years, and reverse engineer the magic that can finally help him find Joey.
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DC: Mech (DC)
The age of the superhero ended after World War II, when an invasion from Darkseid and his parademons ushered in the age of the mech. The world has stockpiled colossal battle suits piloted by elite warriors waiting for another invasion, and it’s finally here. The Earth’s greatest mech pilots—Batman, The Flash, the Green Lanterns, Wonder Woman, and the last son of a dying world named Kal-El—must suit up and join forces.
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Superman: Father of Tomorrow (DC)
In a corner of far-flung space, a world explodes. A lone rocket escapes the destruction and races through space, ultimately landing on a small farm in small-town Kansas. A kindly couple steps with trepidation toward the alien craft as the door opens. Out steps a man named Jor-El, the sole survivor of the planet Krypton! As Jor-El fits in to his new home, he realizes that he can help the world, not just with his newfound powers but with his intellect as well. Witness how a Man of Steel and Science saves the world!
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Operation: Iron Coffin (IDW)
The recently resurrected Dracula, one of the world’s greatest monsters and most infamous vampires, is hell-bent on redemption. The mission he takes to make that redemption possible? Teaming up with British Allied forces during World War II. They’ll air-drop him onto a Nazi train containing a horde of soldiers, augmented villains, and a vampire plague that, if released, will create a new generation of vampire terrors. Dracula will have to battle his way through the train, confronting his past sins and facing off against the wicked Hazel and Ivy, who are calling the shots for the Nazis… and who have a vested interest in Dracula’s failures.
The action horror book of the year is here, from critically acclaimed writer Kenny Porter and rising star artist Tyrell Cannon (Fantastic Four Fanfare).
Hitting your local comic shops on July 8, 2026!
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Power Rangers Unlimited (BOOM!)
Get ready for a groundbreaking new series featuring all your favorite Rangers across time and space!
This is it, Power Rangers fans! All of your favorite Rangers from every season and every series of the long-running television and comic series will finally be united in ways you’ve never even dreamed!
At a mysterious base on the planet Aquitar, a morphinomenal program is taking shape… Under the guidance of the eccentric Operator, the Striking Tiger Unlimited Ranger calls upon Power Rangers from across time and space to form elite teams and battle a rising evil!
In the first issue of this all-new ongoing series, get ready as Power Rangers superfans Joey Esposito (Batman: Urban Legends) and Kenny Porter alongside superstar artist Alessio Zonno (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) draw from across thirty years of canon to bring together unlimited dream teams of your favorite Rangers.
Hitting your local comic shops on July 1, 2026!
