As new comic day quickly approaches it can be sometimes difficult to decide which of the new comics hitting the shelves at your local comic shop to grab. Do not worry, we are here to help. This week we preview four titles that standout from the crowd including Cult-de-Sac #1, Crownsville TP, and more!
While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing August 12, 2026.
Cult-de-Sac #1
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Fico Ossio
Publisher: Ignition Press
The Hanson family just moved into a new home, and they’re ready to make it all their own. Or so they thought… because in this neighborhood, you don’t want to find yourself on the HOA’s bad side. Unexplainable and terrifying things happen to those who break the rules, and the Hanson family is about to find out what happens when evil hits close to home in Cult-de-Sac!
Cult-de-Sac takes something that should be mundane, an HOA, and turns it into a creepy and unsettling horror story. Cullen Bunn and Fico Ossio lay the foundation for what will be a deeply sinister mystery, all while making you really care about the Hanson family. Cult-de-Sac transforms suburban anxiety into an irresistibly creepy horror and infuriated me in just the right way. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren #1
Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Will Sliney
Publisher: Marvel Comics
THE LEGACY OF VADER CREATES A NEW EMPIRE OF FEAR!
Kyle Ren returns from devastation, wielding total fury! As GENERALS HUX and PRYDE tear THE FIRST ORDER apart with treacherous ambition, Kylo cuts through their schemes with merciless clarity. His wrath forges unity through fear and unleashes a SUPREME LEADER neither general can escape… nor survive disappointing.
A pivotal turning point for Kylo, Hux and Pryde — essential reading for every Star Wars fan.
Crownsville TP
Writer: Rodney Barnes
Artist: Elia Bonetti
Publisher: Oni Press
SINS OF THE PAST DON’T STAY BURIED… THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY OF RISING FROM THE GRAVE!
From Eisner Award–nominated writer and master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Batman: Full Moon, Killadelphia) and phenomenal artist Elia Bonetti (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy), enter a century-spanning tale of suspense and sorrow as true crime meets shocking terror inside an infamous asylum with a tortured past.
Founded at the turn of the 20th century outside of Annapolis, Maryland, the Crownsville Hospital was a notoriously segregated, all-Black psychiatric institute. After decades of overcrowding and neglect— alongside darker, more persistent rumors of patient abuse and illegal medical experiments—it was finally closed. Today, it stands condemned—a crumbling testament to a legacy of all-too-real terror inflicted on a marginalized and vulnerable community. But even as a ruin of its former self, Crownsville still casts a long shadow… When an unexplained death inside the abandoned hospital is ruled a suicide, Annapolis police detective Mike Simms and journalist Paul Blairare are compelled to dig deeper, only to discover the reality of the horrors that once took place th
Crownsville is one of those horror series that stays with you. Writer Rodney Barnes and artist Elia Bonetti take real-life history and blend it with supernatural horror so if feels creepy, unsettling, and leaves a lasting impact. Crownsville is a chilling and thought-provoking horror that proves that sometimes the scariest things are rooted in reality. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
Murder Podcast Vol. 1 TP
Writer: Jeremy Haun
Artist: Mike Tisserand
Publisher: Ignition Press
No one knows how it got on your phone — but when you play the episode, people die!
The creator of The Beauty returns to infect your feed with a violent new horrifically brutal series for true crime lovers!
Fans of true crime podcasts are noticing brand-new episodes of a show they thought was over appearing in their feed, but when they cue up the first episode, they find themselves overtaken by a murderous urge. One that only stops when the killer is stopped, leaving a gruesome death toll in its wake.
For Mina and her friends, these killings are just another topic of their daily gossip, a potential new case for the next true crime show they can’t get enough of. Yet, as the killings get closer and closer to their own lives, it’s becoming clear that there is more going on below the surface than any of them realize.
Murder Podcast is the perfect launch title for Ignition Press, blending true crime, a terrifying tale from Jeremy Haun, and stunning artwork by Mike Tisserand. This premiere issue hooked me with its plot and held me tight with fresh, gripping narrative, and breathtaking visuals. I’m not only excited for what’s next in this series, but I am also super eager to see more from Tisserand in the world of comics. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue
