Benjamin Percy is an author and comic book writer who has seven novels to his name including most recently The Sky Vault, the final book in The Comet Cycle series. He broke into comics in 2014 and has many big titles on his resume including a long run on X-Force, Wolverine, Teen Titans, Nightwing, and the upcoming Dungeons of Doom, Punisher, and Star Wars: Shadow of Maul.

X-Force (2019-2024)

The X-Men have an island home and a bright future at last—but the dangers they face are far from over! When the X-Men’s foes launch a devastating strike, Krakoa faces a major security breach—and a staggering loss! That means they need a new X-Force. Half intelligence branch, half special ops—X-Force must hit the ground running, taking on the threats targeting mutantkind—beginning by unraveling a mystery and taking vengeance! But their deadly choices will have dark consequences.

Green Arrow (2015-2016)

It’s a scary-good new direction for the Emerald Archer in this, the first volume from acclaimed horror novelist Benjamin Percy! Oliver Queen is back in Seattle and he’s not only got to keep the city safe, he’s also got to look out for his half-sister Emiko, who’s now under his guardianship. But balancing the life of a superhero and a family man is hard when horrifying threats like the mysterious Night Birds are snatching people out of the sky at random. Green Arrow must find out whether the Night Birds are indeed monsters from above, or if there’s something even bigger and even more terrifying behind their sudden appearance in the Emerald City.

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Red Moon

They live among us. They are our neighbors, our mothers, our lovers. They change.

When government agents kick down Claire Forrester’s front door and murder her parents, Claire realizes just how different she is. Patrick Gamble was nothing special until the day he got on a plane and hours later stepped off it, the only passenger left alive, a hero. Chase Williams has sworn to protect the people of the United States from the menace in their midst, but he is becoming the very thing he has promised to destroy.

So far, the threat has been controlled by laws and violence and drugs. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge…and the battle for humanity will begin.

Wolverine (2020-2024)

Wolverine has been through a lot. He’s been a hero and a killer. An X-Man and an Avenger. He’s been to hell and back. Now, as the nation of Krakoa brings together all mutantkind, can he finally be…happy? Wolverine finally has everything he ever wanted—and everything to lose.

Writer Benjamin Percy and legendary Wolverine artist Adam Kubert bring the best there is to his new home! But the worst is never far away—whether it’s Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth or Doctor Cornelius. And Wolverine must make an unlikely alliance when he finds himself targeted by…Dracula?! But the Flower Cartel might have enlisted the deadliest foe of all: Wolverine himself. Logan is about to find himself at the heart of a conspiracy that threatens to darken the Dawn of X!

Nightwing (2018)

Change is on the horizon for Dick Grayson. A new technologist sets his sights on Blüdhaven, creating a holographic, interconnected city where everyone is an individual and part of a larger network. It’s the Internet made physical. Gentrification on gigabyte-laced steroids. But when this new utopia encroaches on his turf, Nightwing starts to uncover a sinister plot based not on revenge…but on a reckoning.

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The Ninth Metal

It began with a comet…

At first, people gazed in wonder at the radiant tear in the sky. A year later, the celestial marvel became a planetary crisis when Earth spun through the comet’s debris field and the sky rained fire.

The town of Northfall, Minnesota will never be the same. Meteors cratered hardwood forests and annihilated homes, and among the wreckage a new metal was discovered. This “omnimetal” has properties that make it world-changing as an energy source…and a weapon.

John Frontier—the troubled scion of an iron-ore dynasty in Northfall—returns for his sister’s wedding to find his family embroiled in a cutthroat war to control mineral rights and mining operations. His father rightly suspects foreign leaders and competing corporations of sabotage, but the greatest threat to his legacy might be the US government. Physicist Victoria Lennon was recruited by the Department of Defense to research omnimetal, but she finds herself trapped in a laboratory of nightmares. And across town, a rookie cop is investigating a murder that puts her own life in the crosshairs. She will have to compromise her moral code to bring justice to this now lawless community.

Ghost Rider (2022-2023)

Ghost Rider goes back to flaming-skulled basics!

Johnny Blaze is in a haze. He has the perfect life: idyllic small town, wife and kids, dog — the American dream. Except for the nightmares. Blaze is having terrifying visions and has a constant, pounding headache — like something inside is trying to get out. This world he’s living in is too good to be true. In fact, it’s more like a prison. But who would purposely be keeping the Spirit of Vengeance on the sidelines — and how? Meanwhile, the FBI has recently discovered a frightening and unexplained surge in supernatural activity. And that can mean only one thing: It’s time for Blaze to hit the dark roads of the Marvel Universe once more, confronting its monsters and battling his demons. Let’s ride!

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Teen Titans (2016-2018)

The Teen Titans are further apart than ever before…until Damian Wayne recruits Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and the new Kid Flash to join him in a fight against his own grandfather, Ra’s al Ghul!

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The Dead Lands

A post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga, a super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts such as the Sanctuary-the remains of St. Louis-a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders.

Then a rider comes from the wasteland beyond its walls. She reports on the outside world: west of the Cascades, rain falls, crops grow, civilization thrives. But there is danger too: the rising power of an army that pillages and enslaves every community they happen upon.

Against the wishes of the Sanctuary, a small group sets out in secrecy. Led by Lewis Meriwether and Mina Clark, they hope to expand their infant nation, and to reunite the States. But the Sanctuary will not allow them to escape without a fight.

Red Hulk (2025)

Thunderbolt Ross is buried in a cell deep below the ground as a prisoner of Doctor Doom — and he’s not alone. Brilliant military, criminal and political minds have been gathered against their will in a prison complex that serves as a “think tank” to help carry out Doom’s plan for global domination. But the Red Hulk has other plans! Ross has been underground for so long, though, that his powers are fading. He’ll need the assistance of the misfit crew of Machine Man, Deathlok and General Simon Ryker if he’s going to outsmart and outmuscle the legion of Doombots that are after them!

Year Zero

A Japanese hitman, a Mexican street urchin, an Afghan military aide, a Polar research scientist, a midwestern American survivalist — five survivors of a horrific global epidemic who must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead. Year Zero wrestles with the weighty moral and theological questions posed by the pandemic and investigates its cause and possible cure.

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Predator Kills the Marvel Universe

A Predator King, emboldened by a new vibranium arsenal and aided by a surprising human ally, launches an all-out invasion of Earth, claiming the planet as a hunting preserve! After several battles in our solar system — which devastate both the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Fantastic Four — the Predators escalate to the next stage of their war. And the X-Men and the Avengers are at the top of their kill list! Wolverine, Spider-Man and Black Panther call on all their experience battling Predators in the past, and an unexpected ally makes an appearance… but will it be enough?

Who will survive this extinction-level event as the entire Marvel Universe finds itself in the tri-laser crosshairs of the Predators?!

Hellverine (2024)

Hellverine is what happens when Wolverine gains the vengeful powers of Ghost Rider – and now he gets his very own solo series!

Because you demanded it — the return of the Hellverine! When a demonic force known as Bagra-Ghul first came to Earth, it brought Logan and Johnny Blaze together to hunt it before it possessed Wolverine and imbued him with the flaming-Adamantium-skulled power of a Ghost Rider! But now, in the present day, what event will put the Hellverine back on the streets? And is he slashing his hellfire claws for good or evil?

Wolverine: The Long Night (Scripted Podcast)

Federal agents are led to the fictional town of Burns, Alaska working a serial murder case. Logan is the main suspect. The agents will uncover Logan’s dual identity and the corruption in the small town. Logan is attempting to escape from society and over the course of the series recover some of his lost memories. He is, however, drawn to execute “frontier justice.” Located nearby is the Aurora cult, who may or may not have power or be involved in the murders.

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The Punisher: Red Band

Frank Castle returns, and he’s out for blood!

The Punisher is back. He may have no memories, but he has a full clip and a thirst for wrathful vengeance — and his violent search for answers could only be chronicled in a Red Band series! Bullets will fly, blood will flow and the citizens and criminals of New York City alike will once again fear the name The Punisher!

Deadpool / Wolverine (2025)

Wade and Logan – together again!

The most unlikely pairing turned the most demanded one, Deadpool and Wolverine must find a way to get along – because the fate of the world hangs in the balance! When the deadly Stryfe resurfaces and his ages-long plan comes to fruition, you’ll get to see a new side of our heroes – because the only thing that stands between Earth and annihilation is the Best There Is and the Merc With The Mouth!

Meanwhile, a third Weapon X alum joins the fun – and Maverick wants answers! Featuring one of the Marvel Universe’s oldest stars, Nick Fury Sr. – and a brand-new one, the mutant Legacy! Your favorite superheroes get put through their paces in a series chock-full of surprises, twist reveals and a villainous plot that’ll turn long-term and newly arriving X-readers’ heads!

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Only one rule…two issues must have been released in 2025. This can be the first two issue, or the last two issues of a series.

10. News from the Fallout // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Jeffrey Alan Love
Publisher: Image Comics

Interrupting your regularly scheduled broadcast to deliver a terrifying sci-fi story that takes place in Nevada in 1962 after a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry.

In 1962 Nevada’s “Atomic Alley,” a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry at the secretive Gaines Army Base and unleashes a contaminate into the atmosphere that turns people rotten. Otis Fallows, a private in the U.S. Army who is present for the test and is the only known survivor, flees the secret army base in search of a safe haven —

but does such a place exist?

10. EC Catacomb of Torment // Paul Eaton

Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: Oni Press

For Her Royal Travesty of Pain’s first request: Master storytellers John Arcudi (B.P.R.D), Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman), Matt Bors (The Toxic Avenger), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Patricia A. Jackson (Star Wars: Tales from the New Republic), and Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), join artists Valeria Burzo (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), Kano (EC’s Cruel Universe), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Shawn Martinbrough (Thief of Thieves), Dan McDaid (Shazam!), Patrick Piazzalunga (Monsters Are My Business), Fabiana Mascolo (Cyberpunk 2077), Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Christopher Mitten (The Autumn Kingdom) to turn the red-hot irons on all-new, blisteringly brutal tales of mayhem and malice in the undying EC tradition!

The critics are already saying, “This is literal torture” and “Please make it stop!” Pick up this fright-packed and fearful first volume — and we might just consider letting them go!

9. The Guy in the Chair // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Hannah Rose May, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Artist: Guillermo Sanna
Publisher: Dark Horse

In the blood-soaked world of assassins and spies, love has no place. Unfortunately for Abhi, a tactical analyst at a private military company, love is all he can think about. Against his employer’s strict policy, he’s fallen head over heels for Merlin, the field operative whose missions he supports as her “Guy in the Chair.”

When Merlin shows up at his apartment bloody, beaten, and pleading for help, Abhi is yanked from behind the safety of his computer screens, and now the two must prevent their former employer and a cabal of corporate overlords from a hostile global takeover that threatens all of humanity.

9. Bug Wars // Paul Eaton

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Mahmud Asrar
Publisher: Image Comics

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids meets Conan The Barbarian in this epic tale of a kid from Alabama suddenly lost in a vicious world beyond his imagining, a world of marauding ant armies, spell-casting spider witches, and beetle-riding barbarians

The Old Slaymaker House; Neighbors whisper about it. Children dare each other to step foot in its overgrown lawn. Exterminators refuse to visit and shudder at the thought of what multi-limbed monsters may burrow in its earth. For Slade Slaymaker and his brother Sydney, it’s the last remnant of their father, a dedicated entomologist devoured by the very creatures he dedicated his life to understanding. Slade, too young to remember his death, continues his legacy with his own love of all things insect. Sydney, old enough to remember the gruesome scene, despises and seeks to annihilate any bug he sees.

When these two brothers’ opposing obsessions clash, Slade finds himself shrunk to the size of his diminutive subjects and thrust into the middle of a brutal Bug War, an earth-shattering struggle that will decide the fate of his family and, perhaps, uncover the secrets behind his father’s gruesome demise.

8. Out of Alcatraz // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Christopher Cantwell
Artist: Tyler Crook
Publisher: Oni Press

Born from one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, Eisner Award–nominated writer Christopher Cantwell (Plastic Man No More, Briar) and Eisner Award–nominated illustrator Tyler Crook (Harrow County, The Lonesome Hunters) present the year’s most taut and breathtaking graphic novel event…

Convicts Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin have washed ashore in San Francisco after surviving their infamous escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962. They soon meet their gruff and disappointed handler, a mysterious young woman who’s also running from something, and hope to quickly get their way north to the border — if they can even make it out of Modesto alive. As a dogged federal manhunt and chance encounters threaten the desperate convicts, everyone involved is about to discover the same bloodstained truth: Life on the run is an even more hellish prison than Alcatraz could have ever been…

8. Those Not Afraid // Paul Eaton

Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Patrick Piazzalunga
Publisher: Dark Horse

Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Learn more about our awful killers Mark Christopher Ewing and Daniel Dodson and their grotesque activities as we enter a frightening game of cat-and-mouse between killers and police. A great graphic novel for fans of true crime and murder fiction.

7. Those Not Afraid // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Patrick Piazzalunga
Publisher: Dark Horse

Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Learn more about our awful killers Mark Christopher Ewing and Daniel Dodson and their grotesque activities as we enter a frightening game of cat-and-mouse between killers and police. A great graphic novel for fans of true crime and murder fiction.

7. Batman: Dark Patterns // Paul Eaton

Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Hayden Sherman
Publisher: DC Comics

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.

6. Spectators // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Niko Henrichon
Publisher: Image Comics

Putting the “graphic” back in graphic novel, this unconventional supernatural romance takes a hard look at sex and violence, and the very different ways we obsessively watch both.

Hundreds of years in the future, New York City is haunted by many ghosts, including a voyeuristic woman who died in our present day and a mysterious gun-toting man from the distant past. Normally solo travelers, these two specters meet each other just in time to observe what might be the end of the (living) world.

6. Escape // Paul Eaton

Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Daniel Acuña
Publisher: Image Comics

Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — equal parts Inglourious Basterds and Watership Down — Escape is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.

Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.

Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.

5. The Exorcism at 1600 Penn // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Hannah Rose May
Artist: Vanesa Del Rey
Publisher: IDW Publishing

Kelly Doyle has just been elected the first female president of the United States of America, and boiling political tension could spill over at any second. Having to balance being a mother to two teenagers and navigating the shifting media landscape, all while preventing World War III, has Kelly spread thin, but she could never predict that the nation’s hallowed halls would soon become a demonic battleground for good versus evil.

5. Transformers // Paul Eaton

Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson
Artist: Jorge Corona
Publisher: Image Comics

Megatron has returned to lead the Decepticons, and only Optimus Prime may be able to stop him.

The war between the Autobots and Decepticons has all been leading to the shocking conclusion that NO ONE will see coming!

4. Exquisite Corpses // Justin Soderberg

Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote
Artist: Michael Walsh, Marianna Ignazzi, Valentine De Landro
Publisher: Image Comics

Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine – this year’s unlucky arena – the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.

4. Absolute Batman // Paul Eaton

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Nick Dragotta
Publisher: DC Comics

An astonishing new version of DC’s iconic characters is here! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades!

Bruce Wayne comes from nothing. He’s not the scion of a wealthy empire in Gotham City, he’s the son of a public school teacher who he experienced the unimaginable horror of random gun violence as a child, changing the trajectory of his life forever. With no limitless resources, no billions to fund him, no mansion, and no butler to care for him, Bruce has shaped himself into an entirely different breed of Batman, one that is equal parts brain and brawn, who exists exclusively in the grittiest and most underserved parts of Gotham with no high society mask to fall back on.

3. Final Boss // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Tyler Kirkham
Artist: Tyler Kirkham
Publisher: Image Comics

Get ready for an over-the-top adventure that’s a high-octane nod to classic action stories. Trying to forge a new path, Tommy uses his newfound powers for various paid enforcer gigs and street fights, only to uncover a past far more complex than he ever imagined.

3. G.I. Joe // Paul Eaton

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Tom Reilly, Andrea Milana
Publisher: Image Comics

In the aftermath of the Autobots and Decepticons’ arrival on Earth, the mysterious organization known as Cobra begins their rise to power. Now, Conrad Hauser, Codename: Duke, must lead a special forces team known as G.I. JOE to take them down.

But what will the newly formed rag-tag group do when the enigmatic Cobra Commander unleashes the terrifying power of Energon on humanity?

2. Look Out // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Dan Baillie
Artist: Tim Bradstreet
Publisher: AWA Studios

When Oscar, recuperating from a divorce, takes a job as a fire lookout in a remote forest outpost, he unearths a mangled sheet of paper inscribed with a strange set of rules that promise to keep him safe during his watch. Oscar laughs it off as a prank— a bit of light hazing from the other fire lookouts in the area — but when night falls, he discovers that the rules, and the threat they protect against, are all too real.

2. Absolute Wonder Woman // Paul Eaton

Writer: Kelly Thompson
Artist: Hayden Sherman
Publisher: DC Comics

Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace… she’s still the Absolute Amazon!

Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades!

In the “classic” DC universe, the Amazons have stood forever apart from Man’s World, forbidding all contact with the outside. But in this new re-imagining, they’ve had their hands in our history for millennia — preventing monster incursions from realms beyond our own, and protecting human society as it developed. But for young Diana, the daughter of the Amazons’ leader, Hippolyta, this isn’t enough. She was raised to be the finest warrior. When she defies both her mother and Zeus, she finds herself exiled from Themyscira and into Man’s World — without her divine powers, and carrying only a few “borrowed” weapons. Now she has something to prove. She’s going to do what the other Amazons refused to do: she isn’t just going to SAVE this world, she’s going to CHANGE it.

1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring // Justin Soderberg

Writer: Patrick Horvath
Artist: Patrick Horvath
Publisher: IDW Publishing

It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice… but this brown bear was smart… she covered her tracks… and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.

But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era. As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice.

A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook. Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath as he returns to the hit series that has taken the comic world by storm!

1. Exquisite Corpses // Paul Eaton

Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote
Artist: Michael Walsh, Marianna Ignazzi, Valentine De Landro
Publisher: Image Comics

Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine – this year’s unlucky arena – the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.

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An epic series that offers a global look at the Zombie Apocalypse. These harrowing tales follow several survivors of a horrific global epidemic from all around the world who must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead. Year Zero wrestles with the weighty moral and theological questions posed by the pandemic and investigates its cause and possible cure.

Tackling a zombie horror story with new purpose and vision can be a difficult task, as the story can blend into the background or can standout like a sore thumb. Few can say they have crafted a zombie tale that stands with legends such as George A. Romero, yet Year Zero does just that. Percy sets out in the first volume telling tales from four different points-of-view and from four different social levels and backgrounds. Giving a new version on what its like to take on a zombie apocalypse.

Things continue with four other perspectives in the second volume by Percy and gets a prequel, a look before the first volume, by Kraus. each of the volumes feature stories from all over the globe (and even space) from people we tend to see avoided in the typical zombie story. We get versions of these stories from those who don’t typically get a voice or get avoided in the mainstream. Its refreshing to see what it would be like to be plunged into the zombie apocalypse from all over the globe.

While I don’t usually connect Percy with zombie stories, I do find one of the better people to jump into this universe and succeed is Kraus. He takes his knowledge of working with Romero on The Living Dead and brings this to Year Zero Vol. 0, a prequel to the original story. However, each of these 12 different perspectives are unique and captivating, while also emotional. There is heart in these stories and you cannot help but feel for those who get a raw deal.

It’s not just the writers on Year Zero who set these stories apart from the crowd, it’s the artists. We give credit to Ramon Rosanas for kicking things off and Goran Sudzuka for bringing vision to the prequel, but it’s the illustrations by Juan José Ryp in the second volume that shines for me. The attention to detail and stunning panels that had me in awe.

Year Zero is a fantastic series taking the zombie genre and giving it some heart and soul while also bringing attention to the forgotten corners of these stories. Benjamin Percy and Daniel Kraus write fantastic tales, while Ramon Rosanas, Juan José Ryp, and Goran Sudzuka bring fantastic visual storytelling.

Year Zero Vol. 1, Year Zero Vol. 2, and the prequel Year Zero Vol. 0 are available at your local comic shops and bookstores everywhere from AWA Studios.

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Horror Comics

Revival

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now, it’s up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve the brutal murder of her own sister. Now everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect, while Em Cypress, murder victim, keeps getting in Dana’s way.

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. After all, there’s a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you’ve worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie… the last thing you want is to disturb the peace.

So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrook’s own meets a grisly, mysterious demise — and you wouldn’t blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree.

Harrow County

Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures — and to the land itself — in a way she never imagined. Could Emmy be the reincarnation of an infamous witch? As supernatural forces that baffle the imagination align against her, Emmy must decide whether she will embrace or deny her destiny… with the fate of every soul — living or otherwise — hanging in the balance!

Science Fiction Comics

Letter 44

When newly-elected president Stephen Blades is sworn into office, the last thing he expected to find on his desk was a letter written by the outgoing president, alerting him to a harrowing secret kept hidden from the world: seven years ago, NASA discovered alien presence in the asteroid belt and sent a stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts to make contact.

President Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet. But only this planet.

Saga

Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults.

Into the Unbeing

A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. Led by botanist Hildur Johansson, the team sets out to conduct a routine exploratory mission to map the terrain, record their observations, and try to understand this anomalous landscape.

They arrive expecting the unexpected, and the Unbeing delivers. The expedition discovers a massive, entirely novel, giant holobiont that threatens to upend everything they understand about the natural world. Propelled by hubris and the intoxicating charm of forbidden knowledge, the research team descends into a hostile alien environment allowed to thrive without human interference. The beautiful yet unforgiving landscape hosts strange flora, gorgeous fauna and dangerous predators lurking in the darkness. As the team pushes deeper, can they survive long enough to find what they’re looking for?

Superhero Comics

Peacemaker Tries Hard

Christopher Smith isn’t very good at being a superhero, but Peacemaker tries hard! An “extremely ages 17+” book from writer Kyle Starks and artist Steve Pugh puts Peacemaker on a quest to save his beloved dog from a super-villain who has some nefarious plans for Christopher Smith’s skill set.

After being released from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. However, when busting up a terrorist ring introduces Christopher Smith to the cutest dog he’s ever seen, he finds the unconditional love he’s been denied his whole life. That is, until the dog is kidnapped right out from under him by a super-villain who has some very un-super-heroic plans for Peacemaker’s brand of ultraviolence. Will he help an infamously unstable super-powered criminal steal the world’s most valuable—and dangerous—DNA?

Minor Threats

It’s hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses, but the little guys, the career criminals. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewelry stores, and get tied to telephone poles before the hero swings off to face the actual big bad. Times are tough for costumed crooks…and they’re about to get much worse.

The psychotic Stickman has done the unthinkable and murdered Kid Dusk, sidekick to Twilight City’s premier crime-fighter, The Insomniac. The Insomniac’s teammates, The Continuum, are tearing Twilight apart, turning it into a terrifying police state—desperate to capture the Stickman and stop the Insomniac from “crossing that final line” in which he may never come back from.

Caught in the middle are the small-time C-list villains, finding it impossible to pull jobs or even walk down the street without being harassed by these heroes. With a bounty on the Stickman’s head, former villain Playtime decides to put together a ragtag team of equally disgruntled supervillains to take down the Stickman and kill him themselves, leading her on a dark journey into the criminal underbelly she’s tried so hard to escape.

This graphic crime drama is about superheroes and villains and the last gasp of the colorful, innocent days of the silver and bronze age…before they’re dragged into the grit-soaked modern era.

Cable: Love and Chrome

He’s been a soldier. An X-Man. A protector of the timestream. From his earliest days, the mutant known as Cable has been living on borrowed time, waging a lonely war against the ravages of the Techno-Organic virus. When a high-stakes mission in the future goes catastrophically awry, Cable is left stranded in the dystopian city of Salvation Bay – and caught in the midst of a civil war that will change his life forever! Cable is no longer alone: He’s fighting to protect an entire city infected with the same disease as him. He battles side by side with Resistance leader Avery Ryder, Cable’s new cause will become personal in ways not even he could expect.

With their own mortality staring them in the face, can these star-crossed soldiers survive against the mutated horrors of the Prime Conclave? Plus: One of mutantkind’s most hyper-advanced foes is eating his way through time, trying to stop the X-Gene from ever evolving in the first place. Only Bishop and Cable can stop this chronal predator from achieving his goal – if they can tolerate working together long enough!

Comedy Comics

Eight Billion Genies

What if every person on Earth gets a genie — and one wish — all at the same time?

If you had one wish… what would you wish for? What if everyone else on the planet had one wish too? That’s Eight Billion Genies. Eight seconds after magical genies grant every person on earth one wish, the world is transformed forever… and that’s just the beginning!

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule (Light of the Jedi, Undiscovered Country) and superstar artist Ryan Browne (Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts) comes the most thought-provoking, hilarious, terrifying and emotional ride of the year.

Rumpus Room

Schrunk is one of these ubiquitous, social media-engaged, uber-wealthy entrepreneurs who’s using his power, influence, and privilege to turn the rest of us against each other—you know the type! But Schrunk sometimes prefers the…hands-on approach: He pits his antagonists against each other in a horrific torture chamber he calls The Rumpus Room, where your ultimate fate is to be crushed and turned into skin cream. But what happens when a cop with an agenda infiltrates Bob’s deadly game room?

A new-agey technocrat billionaire keeps an assortment of random people imprisoned in his “rumpus room” so that he may kill them, one by one, in order to make the not-over-the-counter facial cream that hides his morbid skin condition that gives his face a scaly, reptilian appearance. His one concession to his prisoners: they can democratically “elect” the next person to be placed in the cage from which he harvests the next victim in his deadly quest for facial hygiene!

Star Trek: Lower Decks

First up, a mysterious ghost ship appears just in time, as Mariner is becoming increasing frustrated by the lack of thrills aboard the Cerritos! The thrill level increases significantly when the team is beamed onto an equally mysterious surface of an unknown world populated by an alien race that wishes to learn more about mentorship… through a battle royale! Enter Jadzia Dax, Montgomery Scott, Kathyrn Janeway, T’Pol, and Jean-Luc Picard as the mentors and the Lower Deckers as the mentees!

The Cerritos’ next mission is a supply run to Tavela Minor, but they first need to stop by the Alecto system to get some supplies to, uh, supply them with. However, just before they warp, they see the Alecto system isn’t only missing; it doesn’t exist. Like at all. Now they have a space mystery at hand: What could cause a whole star system to disappear?

Then, suspicious after the Cerritos docks for its second baryon sweep in the same year, Mariner sneaks into a command meeting. There, the Department of Temporal Investigations tasks the crew with finding a time traveler who is rewriting Federation history at an alarming rate. Mariner finds her friends and tells them what’s really going on… only for the timeline to change around them! Obviously, something has gone wrong with Command’s mission, and per usual, it’s now up to Mariner, Tendi, Rutherford, and Boimler to save the day!

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing December 17, 2025.

Wrestle Heist #1

Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Kyle Starks
Publisher: Image Comics

A former pro wrestler — who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter — assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he’s screwed over… to rob him 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), with eye-popping colors by Vladimir Popov (Where Monsters Lie), comes a no-holds-barred heist caper packed with body slams and backstabs.

Wrestle Heist by Kyle Starks is for those longtime pro wrestling fans, as well as anyone craving a humorous caper. Starks brings a revenge-driven heist to the world of pro wrestling like no one else can and does it with such fun! – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

ThunderCats Ho!(liday) Special 2025 #1

Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: Fabio Gallo
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

While on a mission in the snowy mountains of Third Earth, the ThunderCats stumble across Snowman, the last of his people, on the eve of the Festival of the Claw — a day of celebration, food, and gifts, and a time for Snowman to pay tribute to those he’s lost. With no others of his kind remaining to pass his traditions on to, Snowman shares them with the ’Cats, who understand all too well the need to persevere in the face of overwhelming loss.

Meanwhile, just outside of Snowman’s mountaintop village, Queen Tartara’s royal guard are preparing to use the holiday as a perfect opportunity for a surprise attack. But even on this hallowed occasion, not every Thunderan has let down their guard!

Acclaimed ThunderCats: Lost author Ed Brisson and renowned artist Fabio Gallo get the party started in this special 40-page one-shot — with seasonal covers catered by Gallo, Sebastian Piriz, and Robert Quinn, as well as an exclusive blind bag variant!

Mine Is a Long, Lonesome Grave TP

Writer: Justin Jordan
Artist: Chris Shehan
Publisher: Oni Press

From the writer of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode and the artist of House of Slaughter—folk magic and cold-blooded revenge collide in rural Appalachia!

Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated writer Justin Jordan, #1 bestselling artist Chris Shehan, and Ringo Award–nominated artist Maan House throw a brass-knuckled gut punch of revenge-horror torn from the forgotten corners of West Virginia, where magic and murder go hand in hand . . .

Harley Creed is a bad man. He used to be worse.

A violent ex-con with a string of brutal crimes in his past, he only wanted one thing when he finally walked free from prison: to leave Briar Falls, WV, behind and disappear forever. But Harley’s hometown has a strange way of swallowing people whole—call it a consequence of the low-level folk magic that has permeated its darker corners for generations. And now that Harley has returned, pent-up vengeance for his past crimes is about to come roaring back. Somebody has put a hex on him—and Harley has seven days before he dies in twisted, screaming agony.

To reverse it, Harley must find and kill his unseen enemy before their curse can reap its terrible end. But in Briar Falls, there’s no shortage of suspects—and Harley is coming for them all. If can’t have peace, at least he can have revenge.

Mine is a Long, Lonesome Grave by Justin Jordan and Chris Shehan is a story rich with haunting imagery and gut-wrenching drama. From the very first page, I wanted to delve deeper into its mysterious world and know that we are only getting started on what should be a crazy journey in future issues. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

They Choose Violence TP

Writer: Sheldon Allen
Artist: Mauricio Campatella
Publisher: AWA Studios

Laneka, Deidre and Karen, three HBCU besties turned professional career women, enraged by the systemic injustice plaguing their community, band together to form a vigilante squad that targets White Supremacists deemed to have circumvented the justice system and gotten away with protected murder. Serving up grisly justice in increasingly creative ways, the vigilante posse becomes front-page news while always staying one step ahead of the law. It’s liberating, it’s addictive and it’s kinda fun – until a copycat killer emerges.

They Choose Violence asks what happens when you go down the dark, unforgiving road of revenge? What happens when the only path forward is escalation? There’s no turning back now – for anyone.

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TMNT: The Last Ronin – HC Box Set

Writer: Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz
Artist: Kevin Eastman, Isaac Escorza, Esau Escorza, Ben Bishop
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release: November 25 (bookstores), November 26 (comic shops)

Collect the first three series in one convenient box set! A New York Times Bestseller, The Last Ronin has exploded on the scene, becoming a must read for any comic book and graphic novel fan!

The Last Ronin was the second most sold adult graphic novel in 2024 and this box set is the perfect way to catch up on the TMNT story that everyone is talking about! It contains the original series The Last Ronin, the prequel series Lost Years, and the follow up series Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution.

From the notes of legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the making! In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. What terrible events destroyed his family and left New York a crumbling, post-apocalyptic nightmare?

In Lost Years, secrets about the Last Ronin’s final battle come to light — while a new generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes to life!

Then in Re-Evolution, return to the gritty future of The Last Ronin 10 years later to see what new heroes will grow from the ashes of the TMNT legacy.

The Great British Bump-off: Kill or Be Quilt

Writer: John Allison
Artist: Max Sarin
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release: November 25 (bookstores), November 26 (comic shops)

A new cozy mystery graphic novel from Giant Days’ John Allison and Max Sarin, following up to their hit baking murder mystery The Great British Bump-Off.

When wildcat arson hits her new employer right where she lives, Shauna Wickle is drawn into the brutal and vindictive world of quilting, as sisterhood and community needlecraft deteriorate into internecine strife. With the promise of an end to all her financial worries, Shauna must cross enemy lines and infiltrate a cadre of “monsters in human skin”. But they seem… so nice?

Collects The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1–#4.

Buried Long, Long Ago

Writer: Anthony Cleveland
Artist: Alex Cormack
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Release: November 25 (bookstores), November 26 (comic shops)

For fans of historical fiction focusing on a woman, Belle Gunness, with a murderous vendetta…a nice amount of mayhem and the supernatural thrown in for good measure. For fans of the film The Witch and the comic adaptation of The Dunwich Horror.

Based on true events, from 1901-1908 Belle Gunness lured dozens of lonely men to her Indiana farm and savagely murdered them for their money. Because Belle managed to avoid capture and face trial, much of this story remains untold. Until now. This is a fairy-tale retelling of her brutal crimes from the perspective of her three young children…who soon discover there is something far worse, and far more evil, than their mother on the farm. Something Buried Long, Long Ago.

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time

Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Dalibor Talajić
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Releases: December 2

Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajić reunite to complete their chart-topping Deadpool Kills Trilogy! The Marvel multiverse is in Deadpool’s sights!

You loved it when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe. You couldn’t believe your luck when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe again! Now, brace yourselves — because Deadpool is about to kill the Marvel Universe… one… last… time!

But we meet the murderous Merc with a Mouth at a low ebb — alone, broken, bereft of purpose. Far from the sassin’ assassin we know and love — until a multiversal explorer arrives with a mission across realities that only Deadpool can complete.

He has a kill list filled with familiar and surprising versions of your favorite heroes, and teleporting tech that can take him from universe to universe — so it’s time to get bodyslidin’ and body-pilin’! Wade is back on the hunt — and it’s Marvels season!

Collecting Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time #1-5.

I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer

Writer: Doug Wagner
Artist: Daniel Hillyard
Publisher: Image Comics
Release: December 2 (comic shops), December 16 (bookstores)

Sewing together serial killer horror and college drama feels so right — like slipping into a warm blood bath.

Rennie Bethary has just been accepted into New York City’s most prestigious fashion school. Her designs are daring, edgy, and singular… and made of human flesh. Did we forget to mention Rennie is a serial killer who simply wants to be a fashion designer instead? Stupid, pesky, murderous urges!

Collects I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer #1–#5.

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Friends And Enemies Omnibus

Writer: Alyssa Wong, Minkyu Jung, Justina Ireland
Artist: Pere Pérez, Jethro Morales
Publisher: Marvel Comics

Sana Starros and her allies have cornered the Spark Eternal, determined to bring back Doctor Aphra no matter the cost! But can Sana triumph — or will the Spark destroy her, Aphra, and everyone they love? Aphra strikes a bargain for power, but it may come at a terrible cost — unless the crafty doctor has one last trick up her sleeve! Meanwhile, Ronen and Domina clash over the Tagge Corporation’s future, and Sana is caught in the middle! But if there’s one thing Sana’s learned from Aphra, it’s how to use every situation to her advantage!

Plus: is Luke Skywalker friend or foe? The one enemy Aphra never expected to see again! And mysteries from Sana’s past come back to haunt her when she returns to her family’s ancestral home for some downtime. The Starros clan is on the collision course of a lifetime — and Sana must take on her brother, Phel, or all is lost!

Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #26-40, Star Wars: Sana Starros #1-5, and material from Star Wars: Revelations (2023) #1.

The Private Eye

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Marcos Martins
Publisher: Image Comics

From the creator of the New York Times bestselling series Saga, comes the three-time, Eisner nominated, PanelSyndicate.com’s digital comics sensation The Private Eye, finally available in a paperback edition.

Set in an inevitable future of where everyone has a secret identity, The Private Eye is an eerily prescient sci-fi mystery about an unlicensed private investigator who stumbles onto the most important case of his life.

The series is set in 2076, a time after “the cloud has burst”, revealing everyone’s secrets. As a result, there is no more Internet, and people are excessively guarded about their identity, to the point of appearing only masked in public.

You’ll Do Bad Things

Writer: Tyler Boss
Artist: Adriano Turtuluci
Publisher: Image Comics
Release: December 10 (comic shops), December 23 (bookstores)

It’s been ten years since the release of He Came in With a Smile, the true crime smash hit that chronicled the brutal murders committed by the Nursery Rhyme Killer. But in the decade since its release, its author, Seth Holms, hasn’t produced another title.

Seth wants to write a story with a happy ending, but every time his fingers clack across the keyboard, it always ends in his characters’ deaths. Worse yet? These tales of blood and barbarity that flow so freely from Seth’s imagination are starting to happen in real life…

Turn the page on this mind-bending, giallo-inspired thriller from multi-hyphenate Tyler Boss (What’s the Furthest Place From Here?) and breakout talent Adriano Turtuluci!

Collects You’ll Do Bad Things #1–#6.

The Future is ****** Vol. 1

Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: Ennio Bufi
Publisher: Rekcah Comics

The greatest hacker comic book of all time is collected in its first trade paperback! the hacker wars are over. The Black Hats won. Who will save us from the world that’s coming?

Black Mountain – a rogue band of digital ronin, freebooters, and hackers – fight against a world ruled by data barons, artificial overlords, and technological terrorists. Their mission is beyond impossible, but the future is worth dying for.

Welcome to The Future is ******, a 60-issue cyber-sci-fi epic fusing the shadow warfare of Mr. Robot, the kinetic action of The Matrix, and the thrilling espionage of Ghost in the Shell. All this in a mega-sized 288-page first volume for only $9.99?! Who is the generous soul behind this gift to the comics reading public? Santa Claus???

Mine is a Long, Lonesome Grave

Writer: Justin Jordan
Artist: Chris Shehan
Publisher: Oni Press
Release: December 16

From the writer of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode and the artist of House of Slaughter—folk magic and cold-blooded revenge collide in rural Appalachia!

Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated writer Justin Jordan, #1 bestselling artist Chris Shehan, and Ringo Award–nominated artist Maan House throw a brass-knuckled gut punch of revenge-horror torn from the forgotten corners of West Virginia, where magic and murder go hand in hand . . .

Harley Creed is a bad man. He used to be worse.

A violent ex-con with a string of brutal crimes in his past, he only wanted one thing when he finally walked free from prison: to leave Briar Falls, WV, behind and disappear forever. But Harley’s hometown has a strange way of swallowing people whole—call it a consequence of the low-level folk magic that has permeated its darker corners for generations. And now that Harley has returned, pent-up vengeance for his past crimes is about to come roaring back. Somebody has put a hex on him—and Harley has seven days before he dies in twisted, screaming agony.

To reverse it, Harley must find and kill his unseen enemy before their curse can reap its terrible end. But in Briar Falls, there’s no shortage of suspects—and Harley is coming for them all. If can’t have peace, at least he can have revenge.

Red Before Black

Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Artist: Goran Sudžuka
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Release: December 16

From the tough streets of Miami to the eerie Florida backwoods comes an instantly iconic criminal duo from superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Grim) and acclaimed artist Goran Sudžuka (Y The Last Man).

Disgraced army veteran Val is sent to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But she soon finds that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely!

With no one else to turn to but each other, can this lethal partnership survive what’s coming… or each other?

Collects Red Before Black #1-#6.

They Choose Violence

Writer: Sheldon Allen
Artist: Mauricio Campatella
Publisher: AWA Studios

Laneka, Deidre and Karen, three HBCU besties turned professional career women, enraged by the systemic injustice plaguing their community, band together to form a vigilante squad that targets White Supremacists deemed to have circumvented the justice system and gotten away with protected murder. Serving up grisly justice in increasingly creative ways, the vigilante posse becomes front-page news while always staying one step ahead of the law. It’s liberating, it’s addictive and it’s kinda fun – until a copycat killer emerges.

They Choose Violence asks what happens when you go down the dark, unforgiving road of revenge? What happens when the only path forward is escalation? There’s no turning back now – for anyone.

We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us

Writer: Matthew Rosenberg
Artist: Stefano Landini
Publisher: Image Comics
Release: December 24 (comic shops), January 20 (bookstores)

James Bond meets The Island of Doctor Moreau in this graphic novel about a young girl who discovers her father isn’t the hero she believed, but one of the most dangerous super-spy villains on the planet.

After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world’s greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad’s robot bodyguard won’t stop following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever…or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process.

Embark on a journey of regret and retribution, super spies and pseudoscience, growing up and global domination from brilliant artist Stefano Landini and okay writer Matthew Rosenberg.

Far Down Below

Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Gegê Schall
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios

Journey to the center…of Eastern Pennsylvania.

In the muggy Pennsylvania summer of 1983, teen friends Jeff and Brian seek escape from rainy day boredom by exploring Brian’s abandoned — and apparently haunted — family home on the other side of town. What they find instead is a secret that will unlock the doors to adventure and danger as they descend beneath the surface, encounter terrifyingly strange creatures, and journey far, far down below to discover a strange new world… and themselves.

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Beneath (Mad Cave)

(w) Steven S. Deknight (a) Michael Gaydo

Deputy Sheriff Jess Delgado is tasked with transporting the sole survivor of a mysterious attack along the Texas-Mexico border to CoreCivil, a for-profit immigration detention center closing down due to wide-spread protests. Housing only a handful remaining detainees and manned by a skeleton crew of disgruntled guards, the detention center becomes a desperate battle ground when something otherworldly emerges from deep below the earth. Something that only fears the light. Deputy Delgado must pull together the guards and detainees – two groups that hate and fear each other – to survive the night. Or fall to the vengeance of the things that live beneath.

Beneath is a beautiful blend of real-life horrors and supernatural terror that is both suspenseful and thought-provoking. Steven S. Deknight crafts a story that feels like an homage to classics such as The Thing and Tremors, while Michael Gaydos vividly brings these horrors to life in each and every panel. Together they’ve created a horror graphic novel that has the promise of being one of my favorites this year. Beneath is an absolute must-read horror comic. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

Exquisite Corpses (Image)

(w) James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote, Che Grayson, Jordie Bellaire, Tyler Boss (a) Walsh, Valentine De Landro, Adam Gorham, Claire Roe, Gavin Fullerton

Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine — this year’s unlucky arena — the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.

Exquisite Corpses #1 may have a familiar feeling, but James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh elevate the comic with their own spin, along with stunning visuals and interesting character work. The expanded, 60-page, first issue not only lays down the foundation for the series–which is likely to be a gripping and thrilling ride–but also gives each character introduction some breathing room. If the rest of the series is even close to this first issue, we’re in for something truly special. A must-read horror comic. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

The Exorcism at 1600 Penn (IDW)

(w) Hannah Rose May (a) Vanesa Del Rey

Kelly Doyle has just been elected the first woman president of the United States of America, and boiling political tension could spill over at any second. Having to balance being a mother to two teenagers and navigating the shifting media landscape, all while preventing World War III, has Kelly spread thin, but she could never predict that the nation’s hallowed halls would soon become a demonic battleground for good versus evil.

I was hooked after the premiere issue of The Exorcism at 1600 Penn and satisfied the feeling I felt from the outset carried throughout the entire story. Hannah Rose May and Vanesa Del Rey have created a gripping tale that defies genre conventions with its blend of political drama and supernatural horror. This miniseries showcases the kind of innovative storytelling that sets creator-owned comics apart from mainstream titles, more of what we want to see coming from outstanding publishers like IDW Publishing. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

30 Days of Night: Falling Sun (IDW)

(w) Rodney Barnes (a) Chris Shehan

The town of Barrow has moved on. Those who remember the vampiric terror of two decades past would rather not talk about it. Those who don’t remember don’t believe the stories. Ignorance will be their downfall, because a dark memory is stirring in the heart of Romania and it has set its sights on Barrow, the death place of Vicente. While vampires seek revenge for their fallen leader in Alaska, troubled teen Jalen James seeks sanctuary. After fleeing gang violence in Los Angeles, Jalen needs a fresh start. But he’s unlikely to find it as the sun falls…

30 Days of Night: Falling Sun #1 is a truly stellar premiere issue. Rodney Barnes and Chris Shehan craft a tale that has the making of standing up to the original story. Their partnership of talented horror writing and stunningly terrifying imagery makes this series something you won’t want to miss. Hitting the marks for those fans of Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s creation while also allowing space for new readers to join the fray, 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun is a must-read horror series. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

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Look Out (AWA)

(w) Dan Baillie (a) Tim Bradstreet

When Oscar, recuperating from a divorce, takes a job as a fire lookout in a remote forest outpost, he unearths a mangled sheet of paper inscribed with a strange set of rules that promise to keep him safe during his watch. Oscar laughs it off as a prank – a bit of light hazing from the other fire lookouts in the area – but when night falls, he discovers that the rules, and the threat they protect against, are all too real.

Look Out isn’t just one of the best books I’ve read in 2025; it’s also one of the most wonderful comics I’ve come across so far this year. Each page turned feature incredible storytelling, thanks to Dan Baillie’s amazing writing paired with Tim Bradstreet’s stunning illustrations. This unique graphic novella format seamlessly brings together the world of prose novellas with stunning imagery, making it a must-read for horror fans everywhere. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

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Those Not Afraid (Dark Horse)

(w) Kyle Starks (a) Patrick Piazzalunga

Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Learn more about our awful killers Mark Christopher Ewing and Daniel Dodson and their grotesque activities as we enter a frightening game of cat-and-mouse between killers and police.

Those Not Afraid captures the horror and dark humor I have come to expect from the Kyle Starks, paired with outstanding and gruesome artwork from Patrick Piazzalunga. This debut issue is just what I needed to kick-off the year and while it is early 2025, this series has a real chance at being one of the best comics of the year. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Event Horizon: Dark Descent

(a) Christian Ward (a) Tristan Jones

The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for one mission: faster-than-light travel with a top secret and experimental gravity drive. But upon activating the device, the ship journeyed across the borders of hell itself. In a nightmarish realm of torments beyond imagining, Captain Kilpack and the first crew of the Event Horizon must resist all manner of demonic forces including Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, and their own descents into madness and bloodlust, if they’ve any chance of escaping back to their own world.

Event Horizon: Dark Descent nails the disturbing feeling and psychological horror that made the original film become a cult classic. While familiarity with the 1997 feature will add to your overall experience, this series stands on its own as a dark, mature, and stunningly crafted cosmic horror tale, well worth the nearly 30-year wait. Plus, all the more reason to rewatch the classic film over again. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

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Let This One be a Devil (Dark Horse)

(w) James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe (a) Piotr Kowalski

In the early 1900s, Henry Naughton returns home to the family farm in the swampy Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. One night, he encounters a strange predator stalking the woods. This sends the young scholar on a research project that uncovers the legend of Mother Leeds and the terrible birth of the Jersey Devil in 1735.

Let This One Be a Devil is a cryptic horror is truly unlike anything I have read recently. The debut issue from James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson and letterer Tom Napolitano captivated me from the very first page with this quick yet profound read. With many cryptid tales featuring the Jersey Devil exist across multiple different mediums, Let This One Be a Devil sets itself apart from the crowd. Tynion and Foxe truly have something special on their hands and have ensure the stakes are high for upcoming issues in the series. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Athanasia (Vault)

(w) Daniel Kraus (a) Dani

Forrest Molson is going nowhere. One year out of high school — and one year into sobriety — she’s working with her father as assistant groundskeeper at Athanasia Cemetery, the final resting place of fallen members of the Dynamic Guild, Venture City’s resident superheroes. At her lowest point, Forrest discovers Athanasia’s darkest secret. At night, the cemetery soil bleeds a substance created from the spectacular substances that ooze from rotting superheroes. This ooze becomes Forrest’s new drug — and she’s intent on using her unpredictable new powers to be judge, jury, and executioner of Venture City’s evil citizens. But as she loses her mind to her new addiction, she inches closer to becoming the most evil of all.

Athanasia stands alongside some of the great, dark superhero tales such as Watchmen, Black Hammer, and The Boys as another pillar in the ongoing dissection of the superhero story. This is a tale about happens after the cape is folded and the world moves on. It’s a brutal tale, that is also beautiful in its own twisted way. A superhero tale told through a dark lens for sure. Athanasia by Daniel Kraus and Dani is a must-read for those fans looking for a superhuman story outside of the everyday of the big two. – CLICK HERE to read our entire review

The Beauty (Ignition)

(w) Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley (a) Emanuela Lupacchino

Set in a world not unlike our own, The Beauty chronicles what happens when a new sexually transmitted disease begins to spread. Only, this is a disease that people actually want, as those who contract it are literally changed into more beautiful versions of themselves. The only hitch is a slight fever and, eventually, death. But isn’t that an easy price to pay to be gorgeous?

It is freaking fantastic to have more of The Beauty in my life. This new volume adds so much to the already amazing storyline, while also allowing new readers to join the party. Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley bring back to life a truly original story with the help from outstanding illustrations by Emanuela Lupacchino. The Beauty is a must-read comic. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Far Down Below (Mad Cave)

(w) Chris Condon (a) Gegê Schall

It all begins in 1865. Somewhere beneath Pennsylvania, in darkness. A distant sound is heard. A whirring…Suddenly, the wall explodes and a gigantic drill bit bursts through, revealing a train-like cab and locomotive wheels encased by sharp, metal treads. This metal beast is known, simply, as THE MONOLITH. Explorers emerging from the cab look at the massive cavern they are standing in, and declare that they have found it–The Hollow Earth. From the darkness, something slithers up the cab, kills the lights, and the explorers are never seen alive again…

A century later. 1983. It’s a rainy day in Eastern Pennsylvania. Two friends, Mike and Brian, are bored at Brian’s house. While down in the basement, they uncover the key to Brian’s grandfather’s house –abandoned since the mid-60s and presumed haunted after his grandfather mysteriously disppeared.

Far Down Below is a true exploration of discovery and danger. With Chris Condon’s impeccable blend of intrigue and horror along with Gegê Schall’s phenomenal artwork, Far Down Below #1 has to be one of the best debut issue of 2025 and is poised for a top comic of the year honors if future issues are anything like this issue. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

News from the Fallout (Image)

(w) Chris Condon (a) Jeffrey Alan Love

In 1962 Nevada, a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry and unleashes a contaminate into the atmosphere that turns people rotten. Otis Fallows, a private in the U.S. Army who is present for the test and is the only known survivor, flees the secret army base in search of a safe haven—but does such a place exist?

Chris Condon proves his ability to craft all types of comics as he lays the ground work for what seems to be a distinctive horror series in News from the Fallout. The atmospheric story got me from the outset and didn’t let go. Adding to the allure is Jeffrey Alan Love’s haunting black-and-white artwork, which eerily pairs well with Condon’s script. This first issue delivered a truly powerful introduction to the series, leaving me eagerly awaiting future issues. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Buried Long, Long Ago (Mad Cave)

(w) Anthony Cleveland (a) Alex Cormack

Based on true events, from 1901-1908 Belle Gunness lured dozens of lonely men to her Indiana farm and savagely murdered them for their money. Because Belle managed to avoid capture and face trial, much of this story remains untold. Until now. This is a fairy-tale retelling of her brutal crimes from the perspective of her three young children…who soon discover there is something far worse, and far more evil, than their mother on the farm. Something Buried Long, Long Ago.

Buried Long, Long Ago is a historical fiction horror tale that combines real life events with a dark fairy tale element to create an enthralling narrative. Anthony Cleveland excels at exploring this unnerving tale while putting his own spin on it. Alex Cormack pairs wonderfully with Cleveland in brining his immense talents to the table to bring this comic to life in vivid fashion. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring (IDW)

(w) Patrick Horvath (a) Patrick Horvath

It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice… but this brown bear was smart… she covered her tracks… and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.

But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era. As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice. A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook.

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 delivers with its signature artwork and engrossing story, Patrick Horvath has truly outdone himself. This sequel has the same engird and suspense of the original series but takes it to a new level that I didn’t see coming. Horvath has me wanting to immerse myself in the world of Woodbrook and Samantha all over again! Like with the first series, Rite of Spring is a must-read. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

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Murder Podcast (Ignition)

(w) Jeremy Haun (a) Mike Tisserand

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 realizes.

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

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing August 20, 2025.

Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

Writer: Christian Ward
Artist: Tristan Jones
Publisher: IDW Publishing

An all-new cosmic horror story set in the universe of the terrifying cult-classic film!

The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for one mission: faster-than-light travel with a top secret and experimental gravity drive. But upon activating the device, the ship journeyed across the borders of HELL ITSELF. In a nightmarish realm of torments beyond imagining, Captain Kilpack and the first crew of the Event Horizon must resist all manner of demonic forces including Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, and their own descents into madness and bloodlust, if they’ve any chance of escaping back to their own world.

Abandon all hope and board the Event Horizon with multiple Eisner Award–winner Christian Ward (Batman: City of Madness, Two-Face) and powerhouse sci-fi artist Tristan Jones (Aliens: Defiance, Tales of the TMNT), in this unbelievable story of the true and final fate of the original Event Horizon crew.

This original five-issue miniseries serves as an official prequel to the film!

Escape #1

Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Daniel Acuña
Publisher: Image Comics

Shot Down. Hunted. Out Of Time. The new ongoing two-fisted war epic from Rick Remender & Daniel Acuña starts here.

From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author Rick Remender (Deadly Class, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse Daniel Acuña (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.

Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.

Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.

Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.

Kill or Be Killed #1

Writer: Peter Tieryas
Artist: Mike Choi
Publisher: AWA Studios

Your phone buzzes. A message awaits. Someone you love – your spouse, your parents, your child – is in danger. And the only way to save them is to kill. Not only that, but you need to livestream it so everyone can see what you’ve done. He’s known as the Friendship Killer and this is his twisted game. But when one of his victims decides to fight back and expose the killer, it leads him into the dark underbelly of the tech industry and social media in this near-future illustrated prose thriller from acclaimed novelist Peter Tieryas (Mecha Samurai Empire) and visionary artist Mike Choi (Moths, U & I).

The Hive TP

Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artist: Mike Henderson
Publisher: Image Comics

There are those among us that can connect and manipulate the people around them into a hivemind state — like a beehive. These people are called Hivers. It’s not hypnotism. It’s not some kind of drug. It’s biological. Sex. Violence. And Bees. Welcome to The Hive.

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing July 2, 2025.

Godzilla vs. Thor #1

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Aaron Kuder
Publisher: Marvel

Godzilla takes on the God of Thunder! The deadly group of assassins known as The Hand have bestowed Godzilla with the power of The Beast! Kra-Koom!!! Thor must defend Midgard from Godzilla—but at what cost?!

The final round in a series of six one-shot throwdowns!

Charlamagne tha God presents Illuminati #1

Writer: Bryan Hill
Artist: Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz
Publisher: AWA Studios

Charlamagne tha God presents a dark conspiracy tale that shines a light on the most enduring conspiracy of our day. Lilly, an aspiring musician, comes to Los Angeles to bury her sister, Jackie, a rising pop star who died from a drug overdose. But Lilly knows that there is more to Jackie’s death than meets the eye. Embarking on an investigation that takes her on a tour of the dark underbelly of the music industry, Lily uncovers a centuries-old conspiracy that grants fame and fortune at a terrible price. The Illuminati are real and Lilly is about to learn that the world above is the same as the world below, and the power she needs to offset their gravitational pull just might come from the darkness she fears.

EC Cruel Universe Vol. 1 TP

Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: Oni Press

Compelled to OBLIVION, driven to ENTROPY, all life in our cosmos can only end in one place: COMPLETE ANNIHILATION! For the first time in 70 years, the limitless fury of EC Comics rages back to life to shred the very fabric of the universe itself—and wrench bizarre tales of time and space into our dimensional plane!

Our guides across this riveting introduction to a cosmic maelstrom of strange extraterrestrial entities, malevolent scientists, and terrifying technological catastrophe? Learn to fear the void with the irradiated imaginations of writers Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One), Christopher Cantwell (Thanos), Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), Stephanie Phillips (Phoenix), Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman), and more as they collide with the wondrously destructive visions of artists Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Kano (Gotham Central), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Alison Sampson (Department of Truth), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer: Reborn), and many more!

The unpredictable return of EC Comics continues here with the quantum comics event of the millennium! Galaxies will collapse. Space-time will be distorted. And your very will to exist, too, shall be broken. . . . Just remember: It’s all in the name of SCIENCE!

Misery TP

Writer: Todd McFarland
Artist: Szymon Kudrański
Publisher: Image Comics

Cyan Fitzgerald, daughter of Wanda Fitzgerald, the former wife of Al Simmons (Spawn), is on a quest for identity, grappling with extraordinary powers that isolate her. Yearning for a normal life, she faces an unforgiving reality where chaos endangers her loved ones. At her breaking point, Cyan is ready to unleash her fury!

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing June 18, 2025.

They Choose Violence #1

Writer: Sheldon Allen
Artist: Mauricio Campetella
Publisher: AWA Studios

Laneka, Deidre and Karen, three HBCU besties turned professional career women, enraged by the systemic injustice plaguing their community, band together to form a vigilante squad that targets White Supremacists deemed to have circumvented the justice system and gotten away with protected murder. Serving up grisly justice in increasingly creative ways, the vigilante posse becomes front-page news while always staying one step ahead of the law. It’s liberating, it’s addictive and it’s kinda fun – until a copycat killer emerges whose signature contains a special message to them. “They Choose Violence” asks what happens when you go down the dark, unforgiving road of revenge? What happens when the only path forward is escalation? There’s no turning back now – for anyone.

Benjamin #1

Writer: Ben H. Winters
Artist: Leomacs
Publisher: Oni Press

In one L.A. motel room, a cosmic quest is about begin… Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award-winner Ben H. Winters (EC’s Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss, Refrigerator Full of Heads) unravel a three-part, prestige format series exploring the hallucinatory second life of a brilliant author who imagined our desperate future but never imagined he’d become part of it…

More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, Benjamin J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Across 44 novels and hundreds of short stories-including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn’t Erase-Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers’ perception of reality itself…until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982.

Until 2025 . . . when Benjamin J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn’t exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios intensely through his fiction-and, now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself.

In the tradition of Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly and Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard…

Bloodletter #1

Writer: Joseph P. Illidge, Tim Seeley
Artist: Christian Rosado
Publisher: Image Comics

Tasha Thornwall is The Bloodletter, mystical mercenary of the world’s secret underground. A former CIA operative forced to live in the shadows after being outed by Al Simmons 10 years ago, Tasha is now out for revenge when she learns Al Simmons is alive as Spawn. The mission to hunt down and kill Spawn begins in this debut miniseries by Joseph P. Illidge (DC Comics’ The Shadow Cabinet) and Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Local Man, Nightwing), along with the incredible art talents of Christian Rosado.

Star Trek: Omega #1

Writer: Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
Artist: Various
Publisher: IDW Publishing

Two and a half years of comics spanning 60 years of Star Trek history, a fair few awards, and more than a few universe detonations, and it’s all been coming to this…

Star Trek: Omega is the denouement of the critically acclaimed Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant storylines, and the first glimpse at all that comes next. The crews of the Theseus, Defiant, and Enterprise set to work restoring the universe to what it should be after the evil android Lore’s intervention. Each hero finds their peace in preordained or unexpected ways, with individual scenes depicted by one of Star Trek’s or Defiant’s mainline artists!

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night #1

Writer: James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal
Artist: Isaac Goodhart
Publisher: Dark Horse

A new school year begins for Christopher Chaos and his friends as he finds himself divided from his mentor, Adam Frankenstein, and searching for answers outside of any textbook. But when a dangerous, new monster arrives in New Briar City with a mysterious hunter on his trail, a strange case develops that only Christopher can solve! Will the Monster Club survive their latest foe or will they be torn apart—piece by bloody piece?

This issue introduces the Chaosverse’s Dr. Henry Jekyll and a brand-new monster hunter known only as Helbound!

Where Monsters Lie Volume 2: Cull-de-Sac TP

Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Piotr Kowalski
Publisher: Dark Horse

Come join us, friends, for it’s time to visit another gated community for slashers and meet a new cast of horrible monsters as we return to the world of Where Monsters Lie. Connor Hayes, final girl turned apex monster hunter, has been brought to Site B and expected to be a good little killer, but will he cooperate? And what sort of bone-tingling secrets inhabit this new horror hamlet?

Welcome to Site C! Home of hillbilly slashers, backwoods cannibals, and all the rural killers. I’m sure everything will be perfectly fine here.

Seasons TP

Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Paul Azaceta
Publisher: Image Comics

Summer, Winter, Spring and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her shattered family back together before it’s too late for them all?

Rick Remender (Black Science) and Paul Azaceta (Outcast) weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics and it all starts here! Perfect for fans of boundary-breaking horror in all forms.

Kill Them All HC

Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Kyle Starks
Publisher: Oni Press

A betrayed assassin will stop at nothing to get revenge. A hard drinking disgraced former cop just wants to get his thankless job back. For either to get what they want, they’re going to have to fight their way from lobby to penthouse, through wave after relentless wave of merciless criminals, assassins, drug lords, murderers, and even . . . accountants [shudder], until there’s no one left standing. In short: KILL. THEM. ALL.

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