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 Red Roots #1, Murder Hobo #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 April 29, 2026.
Red Roots #1
Writer: Lorenzo De Felici
Artist: Lorenzo De Felici
Publisher: Image Comics
The lives of a professional killer and a high school teacher are bound by a terrifying, mysterious force.
Murder Hobo #1
Writer: Joseph Schmalke
Artist: Ryan G. Browne
Publisher: Midnight Factory
In the Lands of High Adventure, brave heroes seeking fame and fortune wage glorious battle against the malevolent forces threatening their realm. But this is not their story. No, this is a tale about a different type of hero, the dreaded Murder Hobo. Selfish mercenaries who thrive on anarchy, these agents of chaos foil even the best-laid plans.
Follow their exploits in this new ongoing series from writer Joseph Schmalke (Seven Years in Darkness, We Don’t Kill Spiders) and series artist Ryan G. Browne.
Final Boss: Masked Vigilante #1
Writer: Tyler Kirkham
Artist: Leon Govender
Publisher: Image Comics
From the explosive world of Final Boss emerges its most enigmatic breakout star: the Masked Vigilante. She is the fan-favorite, shadowed assassin shrouded in absolute mystery — until now. We dive deep into her origins, uncovering the history of this lethal protector. Melding with the darkness, she unleashes an arsenal of dangerously crafted weaponry to dismantle a ruthless crime syndicate.
From the World of Minor Threats: Archie vs. Minor Threats TP
Writer: Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Timmy Heague
Artist: Scott Koblish
Publisher: Dark Horse
A comics crossover event between the hit Minor Threats series by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn with the perennial favorite Archie series. Not a hoax! Not a dream! The fun-loving teens of Riverdale collide with the crooked super-criminals of Twilight City in the most bombastic crossover of the year!
It’s your favorite high-schoolers forced to fight your favorite costumed villains in a story that will have lasting ramifications on all involved!
Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead and friends are on a field trip to Twilight City when the magical meddling of Sabrina the Teenage Witch lands them in the seedy underbelly of Redport, the most villainous part of town controlled by Frankie Follis AKA Playtime and her gang of Minor Threats. Archie and the others suddenly find themselves drafted into both sides of the war Playtime is waging against magic users in her turf. One thing is for sure… blood and milkshakes will be spilled!
Prepare to see these characters like you’ve never seen them before in a high stakes epic that turns heroes into villains and villains into… students of Riverdale High?! How they let us get away with this, beats us but whatever you do, don’t let your parents catch you reading this humorous, horrific, and heart-pounding piece of sequential art!
Written by Minor Threats co-creators Oswalt and Blum with Timmy Heague (Archie Comics) and art by Scott Koblish (Deadpool).
