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 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special #1, Star Trek: Holo-ween II #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 October 7, 2026.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special #1
Writer: Patrick Horvath, Jared Cullum, Che Grayson, James Tynion IV, Tony Fleecs
Artist: Patrick Horvath, Jared Cullum, Tyler Boss, Dave Wachter, Matt Emmons
Publisher: IDW Publishing / IDW Dark
Patrick Horvath joins forces with James Tynion IV, Tony Fleecs, Dave Wachter, Che Grayson, Jared Cullum, Tyler Boss, and more for an original one-shot set in the world of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees!
Years have passed since Samantha Strong left Woodbrook, but her legend has only grown. Now that the cat is out of the bag, more and more horrific murders have been tied back to her. Some are her doing… others mere folklore… but all absolutely gripping stories featuring everyone’s favorite cuddly serial killer. Gather around the campfire on Halloween night with some of the best creators working today and listen as the citizens of Woodbrook spill the beans on Samantha Strong’s most terrifying deeds.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special somehow adds to the fact that this overall series is one of the greatest comics to be created in recent years, if not ever. Patrick Horvath’s unique concept is expanded upon by some of comics top-tier creators bridging the gap between story arcs in a nearly-perfect Halloween Special. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special is a must-read comic, one of 2026’s best single issues. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
Star Trek: Holo-ween II #1
Writer: Alex Segura
Artist: Bailie Rosenlund
Publisher: IDW Publishing
A Halloween mystery unfolds on Deep Space 9!
On the eve of a high-stakes diplomatic summit, Deep Space 9 is thrown into chaos by a sudden communications blackout and a string of deeply unsettling incidents. With senior leadership called away, Worf, Dax, Odo, and Bashir must hold the station together as tensions rise among visiting dignitaries.
Then, a distressed starship arrives with explosive claims — and one member of the DS9 crew stands accused of murder. As suspicion spreads and paranoia takes hold, a creeping sense of dread settles over the Promenade. And somewhere inside the station’s holosuites, something has gone terrifyingly wrong…
Star Trek: Holo-ween II is a wonderfully creepy trip to Deep Space 9 that delivers just the right about of Star Trek thrills this Halloween season. Writer Alex Segura and illustrator Bailie Rosenlund craft a story that weaves a terrifying locked-station mystery into the Star Trek universe in a way that seems fitting. Star Trek: Holo-ween II is the perfect miniseries to read this Halloween, with each issue dropping weekly October 7-28, 2026. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
Midnight #1’s (we know, it’s cheating)
AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE!
Midnight X-Men #1
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Matteo Della Fonte
Publisher: Marvel Comics
The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era. The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire.
Blockbuster comic book writer Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men with a hunger for blood as this new world of terror reimagines the heroes of the Marvel Universe!
Midnight Fantastic Four #1
Writer: Benjamin Percy
Artist: Kev Walker
Publisher: Marvel Comics
First steps into darkness! An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways.What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery?
From the twisted minds of Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, Punisher) and Kev Walker (Infernal Hulk, Doctor Strange) comes a tale of existential dread and secrets best kept…
Midnight Spider-Man #1
Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Artist: ScieTronc
Publisher: Marvel Comics
A young Peter Parker is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, Peter embraces his grotesque new form to stop them.
If Destruction Be Our Lot Vol. 1 TP
Writer: Matthew Rosenberg, Mark Elijah Rosenberg
Artist: Andy MacDonald
Publisher: Image Comics
When humans disappears and robots flourish, one robot dares to go beyond the walls to find the humans who might still be alive in the sci-fi adventure of the year, where WALL-E meets Fallout.
Humanity is extinct and all that remains are the robots who once helped us. The robots that once helped us are happier now, doing their work without human interference. But not Abraham Lincoln. Abe is haunted by the thought that there must be something more out there — that somewhere, human beings might still exist. After nearly getting killed, he’s determined to wander the Earth until he finds them… or gets recycled trying. Join him on an epic quest to learn who lives beyond the walls, why no one ever comes back, and what it means to be truly alive.
Artist Andy MacDonald (Wonder Woman, Doctor Strange), and writers Mark Elijah Rosenberg (Approaching The Unknown, Year Million) and Matthew Rosenberg (We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) bring you an ongoing story about finding purpose, holding onto hope, and really lonely robots.
Writing duo Matthew Rosenberg & Mark Elijah Rosenberg and artist Andy MacDonald find humanity in a cold and robotic future where humans are seemingly long gone in If Destruction Be Our Lot. A science-fiction adventure where a lonely robot Abraham Lincoln searches for a new purpose in a post-apocalyptic world that is fighting back. With unanswered questions abound, this first volume is a must-read, but makes you want so much more…in a good way. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
