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 Killer Influences #1, Power Rangers Unlimited #1, 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 July 1, 2026.
Killer Influences #1
Writer: Joey Esposito
Artist: Valeria Burzo
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Killer Influences follows Melvin, a serial killer who is aspiring to be one of the most infamous to ever do it, a true American nightmare. His problem? He’s so efficient and methodical that he doesn’t have a brand. No one has connected his crimes—except for Kylie, an aspiring true crime influencer who is flailing at a small-town newspaper. When she comes across Melvin’s crimes and reaches out to him… she figures out how she’s going to become a star. She will give Melvin the identity he needs to be the iconic serial killer he wants to be, while she follows his exploits on her channel and becomes famous. Kylie and Melvin make a pact that will make their dreams come true and destroy their lives in the process.
Eisner Award nominee Joey Esposito (The Pedestrian, Batman: Urban Legends) and rising-star artist Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds, EC Comics) deliver a scathing and thrilling true crime serial killer saga with Killer Influences!
Killer Influences stands out by blending society’s true crime obsession with influencer culture in a way that feels both unsettling and original. Joey Esposito crafts a chilling tale, while Valeria Burzo and Iñaki Azpiazu really bring the story together with excellent illustrations and color. Killer Influences is a gripping true crime story turning fame and fear into a dangerously addictive pact. – CLICK HERE to read our review
Power Rangers Unlimited #1
Writer: Joey Esposito, Kenny Porter
Artist: Alessio Zonno
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Get ready for a groundbreaking new series featuring all your favorite Rangers across time and space!
This is it, Power Rangers fans! All of your favorite Rangers from every season and every series of the long-running television and comic series will finally be united in ways you’ve never even dreamed!
At a mysterious base on the planet Aquitar, a morphinomenal program is taking shape… Under the guidance of the eccentric Operator, the Striking Tiger Unlimited Ranger calls upon Power Rangers from across time and space to form elite teams and battle a rising evil!
In the first issue of this all-new ongoing series, get ready as Power Rangers superfans Joey Esposito (The Pedestrian) and Kenny Porter (Superman: Father of Tomorrow, Operation: Iron Coffin) alongside superstar artist Alessio Zonno (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) draw from across thirty years of canon to bring together unlimited dream teams of your favorite Rangers.
The Beast of Borikén #1
Writer: Julio Anta
Artist: Daniel Irizarri
Publisher: Dark Horse
A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don’t Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life!
In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a ground-breaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firstand, el Chupacabra is on a parallel path with elemental destruction left in his wake.
This issue includes a haunting True Weird short story by Justin Jordan, Tony Akins and Aditya Bidikar!
Beast of Borikén is the kind of story that delivers on multiple levels, a frightening monster tale while also offering much more beneath the surface. Julio Anta and Daniel Irizarri craft a coin that blends folklore and horror with community and identity into something truly compelling. Beast of Boriken is a haunting and heartfelt reimagining of the Chupacabra that proves some of the most powerful monsters are often in real-world struggles. – CLICK HERE to read our review
Red Book Vol. 1 TP
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Dark Horse
From the New York Times bestseller and multi-Eisner award-winner James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth) and Eisner award-winning Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, B.P.R.D., Judge Dredd) comes this ambitious, non-fiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions, but this time in the communist countries of the Soviet Union and China.
Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident in Russia. Meng Zhaoguo, a logger with the Red Flag Logging Commune, witnesses a glowing white object crash into the Phoenix Mountain near the Russian border. Four children in the Russian city of Voronezh witness a red egg-shaped UFO descend and a group of seemingly extraterrestrial beings disembark. Flights are immediately diverted into and out of Xiaoshan Airport in China as passengers and crew aboard multiple planes report flashes of otherworldly light from four unidentified objects.
How are all the cover-ups by the Chinese and Russian governments over UFO sightings related? James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters — this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.
