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 Archie #1, No Gods No Masters #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 September 2, 2026.
Archie #1
Writer: Ben H. Winters
Artist: Fábio Moon
Publisher: Oni Press
A new day is dawning in Riverdale as New York Times bestselling writer, Edgar Award and Philip K. Dick Award winner, and Eisner Award nominee Ben H. Winters joins multiple Eisner Award–winning artist Fábio Moon to reintroduce America’s favorite teenager — and begin a star-studded countdown to Archie’s 85th anniversary — with a 21st-century testament to teenage idealism and the limitless joy of Archie Comics!
For his entire life, 17-year-old Archie Andrews has had it all: adoring friends, football glory, and a natural charm that always seems to make him the center of attention. Now, through his eyes, experience the warmth and wonder of Riverdale and its near-infinite roster of residents — the popular kids, the endearing oddballs, and everyone in between — as Archie embarks on a whirlwind, all-star adventure through his town’s past, present, and future… beginning with a local film festival that’s about to turn everything upside down!
And, at the center of it all, lies an enigmatic paradox that only Archie’s pal Jughead Jones can possibly unravel…
Archie feels like a celebration of the 85 years of Riverdale while also the start of something refreshingly new. Ben H. Winters and Fábio Moon deliver a premiere issue that captures a lot of what made Archie and his friends endure for generations while also putting their own modern spin on it to make newcomers feel welcome. Archie is a charming and funny new beginning that will kick-off a new line of Archie Comics. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
No Gods No Masters #1
Writer: Julio Anta
Artist: Jacoby Salcedo
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
When afternoon detention is interrupted by the sudden and violent emergence of a kaiju, three New York City teenagers with seemingly nothing in common will band together to survive the apocalypse!
Catch the debut of an all-new series from writer Julio Anta and artist Jacoby Salcedo that tells a different kind of kaiju story!
Felipe is still getting accustomed to life in New York City, and when a kaiju ravages Manhattan, he’ll need the help of two of his classmates to rescue his mom from a wrecked subway station.
From the Eisner-nominated team behind Frontera and This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story comes a new adventure that, amid the blockbuster destruction of a kaiju rampage, focuses on the people and communities most impacted.
No Gods, No Masters is proof that some of the best kaiju stories aren’t those solely about giant monsters tearing apart cities, but the ones about the people who are left in the aftermath. Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo have created an emotional, timely series that balances large scale destruction with heart. No Gods, No Masters is a monster story with tale that stands above the giants who have attacked the city. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein #1
Writer: Tate Brombal
Artist: Soo Lee
Publisher: Dark Horse
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein special one-shot!
Fan-favorite character Adam Frankenstein spins out of the GLAAD Media Award nominated The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos into his very own special! In “Gods & Monsters,” Tate Brombal (Batgirl, Barbalien: Red Planet, House of Slaughter) and Soo Lee (Carmilla, Maleficent) reveal the origins of Adam’s horrific creation under the knives of Victor Frankenstein. This epic tale thrillingly adapts Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the Chaos Universe and finally answers readers’ questions about the heartbreaking early life of Christopher Chaos’s mentor. Adam Frankenstein must become a protector for all Monsterkind . . . His immortal mission begins here!
This special also includes an eight-page “Monsters in Love” short story as a flip-book feature with a special cover
The Twilight Zone: Stories from the Fifth Dimension TP
Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: IDW Dark / IDW Publishing
Return to the Twilight Zone in this all-new anthology series featuring stories by some of the best creators in comics today!
Each issue is a new tale in the vein of the iconic original television series that’s captivated audiences for over 60 years. And like the show, these stories will be revealed in terrifying black and white!
These stand-alone 22-page stories are a spiritual sixth season of the original show. All-star creative teams tell the tales of billionaires, scientists, families, and knights as they journey to island paradises, bitter battlefields, and the farthest reaches of outer space.
Featuring stories by Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, Shredder) & Morgan Beem (The Author Immortal, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches), Tom Scioli (Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre, Fantastic Four: Grand Design), James Stokoe (Godzilla in Hell, Orphan and the Five Beasts), Nate Powell (the March trilogy, Swallow Me Whole), and L. Marlow & Francesco Francavilla (Batman: The Black Mirror, Afterlife with Archie).
The Twilight Zone #1 does everything that I hoped it would, it captures the spirit of the 1959 television series while giving it a modern touch. Dan Watters crafts a terrifying tale with a human connection, while Morgan Beem adds the unsettling story with their unique art style. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the franchise you will find something to love about this new series. The Twilight Zone hits all the right notes, paying homage to the original while standing firmly on its own. – CLICK HERE to read our review of the first chapter
