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 Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1, Escape #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 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.
