Author and comic book writer Benjamin Percy joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 263 on January 14, 2026. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled 16 comics and books by Percy you should read!
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!
