Comic writer Dan Watters joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 292 on July 29, 2026. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled 13 comics by Watters you should read.
Watters is an Eisner-winning comic writer located in England who has worked on numerous projects from DC, Marvel, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, and more. These titles include Nightwing, Destro, Detective Comics, The Six Fingers, Loki, Home Sick Pilots, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Batman: Dark Patterns, and more.
Recently Dan was been writing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder and the opening chapter of The Twilight Zone for IDW Publishing, as well as M.A.S.K. for Image Comics. The trade paperbacks for TMNT: Shredder and The Twilight Zone: Stories from the Fifth Dimension hit stores on August 4 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
Nightwing (DC)
Dick Grayson joins DC’s “All In” initiative with a brand-new creative team for Nightwing. It’s not all sunshine when Blüdhaven erupts into a warzone between rival gangs fighting for the future of crime. Nightwing must push himself further than he ever has to save his home and legacy. Don’t miss this groundbreaking new era from the new creative team of writer Dan Watters and artist Dexter Soy.
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Home Sick Pilots (Image)
In the summer of 1994, a haunted house walks across California. Inside is Ami, lead singer of a high school punk band-who’s been missing for weeks. How did she get there? What do these ghosts want? And does this mean the band has to break up?
Expect three-chord songs and big bloody action as Power Rangers meets The Shining (yes really), and as writer Dan Watters and artist Caspar Wijngaard (Limbo, Star Wars, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt) delve into the horrors of misspent youth.
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Lucifer (DC)
This is the one true tale of what befell the Prince of Lies, the Bringer of Light – Lucifer. The blind, destitute old man, who lives in a small boarding house in a quiet little town, where nothing is quite what it seems and no one can leave. He’s trapped, you see? Trapped in a bizarre prison with no memory of how he got there or why. He has no recollection of setting out to find his offspring. He also does not remember that if he does not find him it could be the end of all things. Meanwhile, in Los Angles, a cop who may have brain cancer is tasked with a mission; find and kill Lucifer.
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Batman: Dark Patterns (DC)
Batman: Dark Patterns is a series of four self-contained, street-level mysteries that delve into the early days of Batman’s role in Gotham City and his healing presence within its streets.
This grounded, mystery-driven narrative evokes the rich tone and style of beloved classics such as Batman: Year One , Batman: The Long Halloween , and Batman: Hush . Penned by the talented Dan Watters and brought to life through the striking artistry of Hayden Sherman, each three-part story stands alone as a gripping detective case, shedding light on the trauma and resilience of Gotham’s citizens and its urban landscape.
The series masterfully underscores Batman’s dual identity as a methodical sleuth and a shadowy beacon of hope, skillfully steering clear of cosmic or supernatural distractions. This intentional focus reassures readers of a steadfast commitment to a more authentic, detective-driven experience, highlighting relatable mysteries that brilliantly showcase the Dark Knight as a healer cloaked in darkness.
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Coffin Bound (Image)
Izzy Tyburn has promised the world that if it won’t have her in it, it’ll have nothing of her at all. Chased by an unstoppable killer, she’s retreading her life, leaving nothing behind but burned rubber, ash, and the sun-scorched bones of those who get in her way. Ride shotgun on an existential road trip through the tangle of a blood-splattered life.
Mad Max: Fury Road meets Sandman in this full-throttle, grindhouse fantasy epic!
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Destro (Image)
For Fans of Cobra Commander – Destro has major ambitions now that Energon has been discovered, but he’ll have to balance keeping his allies close while crushing his enemies to maintain his power.
James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers…for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro’s ambitions grow, the “Crimson Twins” Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy.
Acclaimed writer Dan Watters and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright) change the balance of power in the Energon Universe forever.
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The Six Fingers (Image)
Neo Novena archaeology student, Johannes Vale has always been so very in control of his life. But when he commits a brutal murder using the M.O. of a historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control… and Johannes doesn’t remember doing it.
What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game told through two intertwined narratives. Both men will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of this case — but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of this future-metropolis.
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The Seasons Have Teeth (BOOM!)
In a drab, colorless world, the seasons bring change… and also destruction.
Andrew, a retired conflict photographer, lives deep in regret after an unthinkable tragedy, but when the seasons arrive — each one a god-like creature — everything transforms. As he risks everything to track down Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, can the perfect picture of each be enough to find redemption… and ultimately bring color back to his world?
Dan Watters is joined by artist Sebastián Cabrol (Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts, Maestro: World War M) for this down to earth yet supernaturally apocalyptic tale.
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M.A.S.K. (Image)
The world is becoming a terrifying place. Matt Trakker needs your help saving it.
Enter M.A.S.K.— a network of specialists ready to respond to the next global emergency. At a moment’s notice, Trakker and his agents deploy bleeding-edge technology that converts their vehicles—and their drivers—into the ultimate weapon.
But Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M. are one step ahead in a secret arms race, scouring the globe for deadly weapons from this planet and beyond, ready to sell out the entire human race. Only M.A.S.K. can stop them…but will Trakker’s own secrets jeopardize their entire mission?
Powerhouse creators Dan Watters and Pye Parr (Petrol Head) launch the most anticipated new series of the year, where anyone and everyone in the Energon Universe must join the fight for humanity’s survival.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! (Image)
Years after the events of the original film, journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat — but is he friend or foe? Or is he simply… THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON?
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Doctor Who: The Prison Paradox (Titan)
The Doctor and Belinda star in a spectacular new adventure as they encounter new foes and new friends aboard an inescapable prison facility in a forgotten part of the universe.
The Doctor continues his adventures through time and space alongside a team of allies from across the universe, fellow prisoners held captive in a maximum security space prison! Each has a story to tell and a role to play in uncovering the mysteries of their incarceration.
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Limbo (Image)
A detective with no memory, no identity, and no manners. A femme fatale seeking escape from a powerful crime lord. A voodoo queen with a penchant for mixtapes and hi-tops. A goat-eating TV… A surreal neon-noir fusing hardboiled pulp with an 80’s VHS visual aesthetic, dripping with neon and static.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder (IDW)
As a dark new power rises from the shadows of New York, so does a much darker power return to the city’s streets…for revenge! Long a nemesis of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shredder has returned forever changed by a maddening ordeal beyond imagining—a man out of time, betrayed by all around him, without the Foot Clan, and quite possibly insane. When one of his former Foot prodigies forms their own rival clan with infernal designs on New York, a recovering Shredder must quest deep into the criminal underworld, where enemies both old and new will discover what defiance will bring them at the end of the Shredder’s blades.
