While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing July 1, 2026.

Killer Influences #1

Writer: Joey Esposito
Artist: Valeria Burzo
Publisher: IDW Publishing

Killer Influences follows Melvin, a serial killer who is aspiring to be one of the most infamous to ever do it, a true American nightmare. His problem? He’s so efficient and methodical that he doesn’t have a brand. No one has connected his crimes—except for Kylie, an aspiring true crime influencer who is flailing at a small-town newspaper. When she comes across Melvin’s crimes and reaches out to him… she figures out how she’s going to become a star. She will give Melvin the identity he needs to be the iconic serial killer he wants to be, while she follows his exploits on her channel and becomes famous. Kylie and Melvin make a pact that will make their dreams come true and destroy their lives in the process.

Eisner Award nominee Joey Esposito (The Pedestrian, Batman: Urban Legends) and rising-star artist Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds, EC Comics) deliver a scathing and thrilling true crime serial killer saga with Killer Influences!

Killer Influences stands out by blending society’s true crime obsession with influencer culture in a way that feels both unsettling and original. Joey Esposito crafts a chilling tale, while Valeria Burzo and Iñaki Azpiazu really bring the story together with excellent illustrations and color. Killer Influences is a gripping true crime story turning fame and fear into a dangerously addictive pact. – CLICK HERE to read our review

Power Rangers Unlimited #1

Writer: Joey Esposito, Kenny Porter
Artist: Alessio Zonno
Publisher: BOOM! Studios

Get ready for a groundbreaking new series featuring all your favorite Rangers across time and space!

This is it, Power Rangers fans! All of your favorite Rangers from every season and every series of the long-running television and comic series will finally be united in ways you’ve never even dreamed!

At a mysterious base on the planet Aquitar, a morphinomenal program is taking shape… Under the guidance of the eccentric Operator, the Striking Tiger Unlimited Ranger calls upon Power Rangers from across time and space to form elite teams and battle a rising evil!

In the first issue of this all-new ongoing series, get ready as Power Rangers superfans Joey Esposito (The Pedestrian) and Kenny Porter (Superman: Father of Tomorrow, Operation: Iron Coffin) alongside superstar artist Alessio Zonno (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) draw from across thirty years of canon to bring together unlimited dream teams of your favorite Rangers.

The Beast of Borikén #1

Writer: Julio Anta
Artist: Daniel Irizarri
Publisher: Dark Horse

A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don’t Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life!

In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a ground-breaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firstand, el Chupacabra is on a parallel path with elemental destruction left in his wake.

This issue includes a haunting True Weird short story by Justin Jordan, Tony Akins and Aditya Bidikar!

Beast of Borikén is the kind of story that delivers on multiple levels, a frightening monster tale while also offering much more beneath the surface. Julio Anta and Daniel Irizarri craft a coin that blends folklore and horror with community and identity into something truly compelling. Beast of Boriken is a haunting and heartfelt reimagining of the Chupacabra that proves some of the most powerful monsters are often in real-world struggles. – CLICK HERE to read our review

Red Book Vol. 1 TP

Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Dark Horse

From the New York Times bestseller and multi-Eisner award-winner James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth) and Eisner award-winning Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, B.P.R.D., Judge Dredd) comes this ambitious, non-fiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions, but this time in the communist countries of the Soviet Union and China.

Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident in Russia. Meng Zhaoguo, a logger with the Red Flag Logging Commune, witnesses a glowing white object crash into the Phoenix Mountain near the Russian border. Four children in the Russian city of Voronezh witness a red egg-shaped UFO descend and a group of seemingly extraterrestrial beings disembark. Flights are immediately diverted into and out of Xiaoshan Airport in China as passengers and crew aboard multiple planes report flashes of otherworldly light from four unidentified objects.

How are all the cover-ups by the Chinese and Russian governments over UFO sightings related? James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters — this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Griffin Sheridan to the podcast to discuss Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, The Horror of Godzilla, Supergirl: Survive, and more!

Griffin is half of the Eisner-nominated comic writing duo along with Ethan S. Parker. The two of them are known for their Image Comics horror / fantasy series Kill Your Darlings. Since then they have gone on to work on Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, Marvel Zombies: Red Band, Blink and You’ll Miss It, and more! Additionally, the upcoming The Horror of Godzilla and Supergirl: Survive.

Grab the trade paperback collected edition of Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone on June 23, 2026 from IDW Publishing.

#287: Griffin Sheridan – Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone

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Griffin along with his writing partner Ethan S. Parker are comic book writers who made their industry debut with the Image Comics horror / fantasy series Kill Your Darlings. Since then they have gone on to work on Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, Marvel Zombies: Red Band, Blink and You’ll Miss It, and more! Additionally, the upcoming The Horror of Godzilla and Supergirl: Survive.

Kill Your Darlings

Narnia meets Hereditary in this compelling and emotional dark fantasy adventure.

Rose loves nothing more than to play pretend in a magical land of her own creation. To her, that world is as real as our own—from her fluffy friends to the terrible evil that lurks at the center of it all. In one night, the line between fantasy and reality will disappear, an ancient hunger will feed again, and Rose will be pulled into a gruesome saga that began centuries before her birth.

Debut writers Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan and master artists Bob Quinn (Knights of X, Black Cat Social Club) and John J. Hill (Vanish, Crossover) are proud to present a fantastic nightmare years in the making.

Marvel Zombies: Red Band

The dead rise again – for the first time!

It was the most important space flight in the history of the Marvel Universe. Four intrepid adventurers took off into the unknown and returned changed, gifted with great abilities — and hungering for human flesh! Travel back to the birth of a Marvel Universe parallel to our own but chock-full of horror — and then follow it on its dreadfully divergent path through events you know… with a zombified twist!

The surviving heroes are whisked away to Battleworld to face the Secret Wars with their shambling super-foes! Can even Thanos with his Infinity Gauntlet wipe out half of all life in a universe where the dead don’t die? Zombie Iron Man and Zombie Captain America fight an even more bloody Civil War! Who will rise to become the champions we know and love? Who will be torn limb from limb? And who will devour the scraps? Find out in this blood-soaked series that introduces a new era of Marvel Zombies!

Blink and You’ll Miss It

In the strange town of Perennial Harbor, time doesn’t just heal wounds—it reopens them.

Decades after their love faded, Melody and Jesse find themselves caught in a spiraling mystery where the past is more alive than the present. As Melody slips further back in time, she finds herself reliving memories and rewriting fate for a time and place she thought she’d left behind. Can she discover the unsettling truth causing reality to unravel around her? Or will it ultimately destroy her and the only person she’s ever truly cared for?

From the breakout writing team of Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan and featuring stunning debut art by Keith Browning, this genre-blurring emotional thriller blends sci-fi, romance, and psychological horror into one unforgettable story.

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone

What’s going on inside the Deadzone?! Find out in this comic series set in the world of the all-new Godzilla Kai-Sei Era.

Inside the new IDW Godzilla universe, there exists a mystery larger than any other…what is the Deadzone? Inhabitants of this new world know the Deadzone to be a walled-off portion of the Pacific Northwest, cordoned off after the most disastrous Godzilla attack the country has ever faced. The government would have its citizens believe that nothing is still alive inside the Deadzone…but do you believe that?

There are stories of a man…or rather, a half kaiju, half man…who travels freely throughout the Deadzone. Some say he can even kill a kaiju. Some say…this “wanderer” is not the only of his kind. Follow the Wanderer as he encounters the strangest characters to hit comics in a decade: Glasseater and Runt! Two kaiju-controlling kids who are being hunted for their strange abilities. Together, these three will run afoul of Godzilla-worshipping churches, the world’s biggest Godzilla fan (literally!), and an underground kaiju fight ring.

Journey into this mysterious new world with writers Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker and artist Pablo Tunica (Godzilla/Ghostbusters 2, Sea Serpent’s Heir). Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] and Starship: Godzilla!

Supergirl: Survive

Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Rod Reis take Supergirl on a new Elseworlds journey!

Kara Zor-El lives a life of small problems. How are you supposed to hold a floppy little baby like her new cousin Kal? Who should she ask to the spring formal? And when will her father and her uncle Jor-El stop squabbling? But the planet Krypton has big problems… like the militaristic dictator Zod ruthlessly crushing dissent and threatening to unleash the planet’s most dangerous weapons on the opposition. And when things boil over and Krypton begins to burn, Kara and her infant cousin will find themselves trapped together in a prototype rocket, struggling to survive in a hostile universe that doesn’t care if they live or die… and which might prefer the latter!

Breakout writers Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan join visionary artist Rod Reis (New Mutants) to tell the story of teenage Kara and infant Kal, sent on their journey through the stars together, not apart… that is, as long as Kara can keep him alive!

The first issue dropped June 3, 2026 with issue two coming July 1 from DC Comics!

The Horror of Godzilla

A terrifying look at Godzilla’s first attack!

Tokyo, 1954. As the country begins to look toward its postwar future, two scientists start an experiment in the Pacific Ocean. It is meant to change everything…and it will. Come now, reader, and bear witness to the incredible horror of the King of the Monsters. There are no heroes. There are no survivors. There is only the wrath of Godzilla.

This standalone four-issue miniseries serves as a prequel to the Kai-Sei Era while also being perfect for fans of Godzilla: Minus One, Shin Godzilla, and Godzilla (1954). Written by rising star authors Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker and illustrated by one of the best horror artists of all time, Tristan Jones (Event Horizon, Aliens), this comic experience puts you on the ground during the kaiju’s first attack. And as readers will soon discover, they’ve never seen a Godzilla attack quite like this one before…

The premiere issue hits your local comic shop on July 29, 2026 from IDW Publishing.

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing June 24, 2026.

Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man #1

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Leomacs
Publisher: Image Comics

Adam Jaeger thought he could become someone new at college… but not like this. One moment he was partying, the next he’s recovering from a massacre that left almost no survivors. The worst part? He might be responsible… As the monster within tries to claw loose, Adam will do anything he can to stop from becoming… The Wolf Man.

The Eye Collector #1

Writer: Jonathan Ball, G. M. B. Chomichuk
Artist: G. M. B. Chomichuk
Publisher: Image Comics

In The Eye Collector, an ancient being has its curiosity toward Earth reignited when the humans of the Apollo 10 mission make wishes over the Moon. But what is this spectral creature, and what does it want with our world? Seeing is believing…

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone TP

Writer: Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan
Artist: Pablo Tunica
Publisher: IDW Publishing

What’s going on inside the Deadzone?! Find out in this comic series set in the world of the all-new Godzilla Kai-Sei Era.

Inside the new IDW Godzilla universe, there exists a mystery larger than any other…what is the Deadzone? Inhabitants of this new world know the Deadzone to be a walled-off portion of the Pacific Northwest, cordoned off after the most disastrous Godzilla attack the country has ever faced. The government would have its citizens believe that nothing is still alive inside the Deadzone…but do you believe that?

There are stories of a man…or rather, a half kaiju, half man…who travels freely throughout the Deadzone. Some say he can even kill a kaiju. Some say…this “wanderer” is not the only of his kind. Follow the Wanderer as he encounters the strangest characters to hit comics in a decade: Glasseater and Runt! Two kaiju-controlling kids who are being hunted for their strange abilities. Together, these three will run afoul of Godzilla-worshipping churches, the world’s biggest Godzilla fan (literally!), and an underground kaiju fight ring.

Journey into this mysterious new world with writers Griffin Sheridan and Ethan S. Parker (Kill Your Darlings) and artist Pablo Tunica (Godzilla/Ghostbusters 2, Sea Serpent’s Heir). Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla (Kai-Sei Era) and Starship Godzilla!

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone is such a great addition to the Kai-Sei era, proving that a great Godzilla story doesn’t always need massive kaiju battles with the King of the Monsters at the center. Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, along with artist Pablo Tunica and letterer Nathan Widick blend post-apocalyptic adventure featuring an unlikely group, heartfelt moments, and just the right touch of humor to give us something that feels fresh, while also unmistakably Godzilla. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

Starship Godzilla: First Wars TP

Writer: Chris Gooch
Artist: Oliver Ono
Publisher: IDW Publishing

Join a crew of cosmic misfits as they soar through the stars in Mechagodzilla in this series that ties in with the all-new Kai-Sei Era of Godzilla comics!

You didn’t think kaiju were only on Earth, did you?

In the fight for galactic supremacy, no weapon is more powerful than a kaiju…and no team is better equipped to capture and transport these titanic monsters than the crew of Starship Godzilla!

This ragtag group flies through space in Mechagodzilla and takes high-risk, high-reward missions across the galaxy. A kaiju heading toward your planet? Give them a call. A colossal space pest clogging up your trade route? They’ll get rid of it. A galactic civil war utilizing kaiju on both sides? They’ll…uh…do their best to stay out of it. But where there’s a galactic war, there’s a galactic conspiracy, and our crew members may not all land on the same side of this fight.

A brand-new kaiju space epic starts here in Starship Godzilla from Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth) and Oliver Ono (Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp)! Part of the new Godzilla connected comic book universe with Godzilla (Kai-Sei Era) and Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone!

Each new Kai-Sei era comic feels unmistakably like a Godzilla story, yet each also carves their own path and has a unique identity. While the first two had strong premiere issues, Starship Godzilla might take the cake. Writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono have created something spectacular with Starship Godzilla, something truly out of this world. A premiere issue that had me riveted to each panel with sheer excitement. – CLICK HERE to read the review of the first issue

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic creator Tyler Boss to the podcast to discuss Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy and more!

Boss is the artist behind such comics as What’s The Furthest Place From Here?, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Dead Dog’s Bite, a few issues of The Department of Truth and more. Tyler also has many variant covers under his belt. More recently he has jumped into the writing seat for You’ll Do Bad Things, Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera, and the upcoming Exquisite Corpses spin-off Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy.

Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy drops at local comic shops on July 8, 2026 from Image Comics.

#286: Tyler Boss – Writer of Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy

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While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing June 17, 2026.

Land of Never #1

Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Miguel Mora
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios

Six months ago, Jim Hoke’s daughter Wendy disappeared from her room. All Jim caught was a glimpse of a hulking figure at the window—the kind of late night vision that’s easily written off as a hallucination. No one believes Jim’s story—and six months later, the retired pathologist is just looking for anyone who’ll still listen. And even if he finds someone, should they believe him? Jim already retired early for planting evidence against an alleged killer. His word doesn’t mean much—and it means even less with him as a suspect in Wendy’s disappearance. He can’t leave town, he can’t forget what he saw, and he get any sleep thanks to the nightmares.

With Wendy’s disappearance declared the coldest of cases, Jim believes he’s the only one who cares about finding his daughter. And he’s got a withered Father’s Day card in his pocket to remind him—all he can do is his best. So he better step it up. Jim goes into business for himself, tracking leads and harassing anyone who’s polite enough to listen to his story. He dives into rabbit hole after rabbit hole, until he meets someone else like him. Then another, then another, a whole community of people who’ve lost someone to a cryptid they call the Floating Man—just like the huge creature Jim saw take Wendy. Suddenly, Wendy’s abductor has a name—the Floating Man. And Jim’s obsession has direction—he’s got to track down the Floating Man, uncover his crimes and free not just his daughter Wendy, but everyone who’s been lost.

Land of Never takes a familiar tale and twists it into something truly unsettling. Steve Orlando delivers a gripping mystery fueled by a desperate father, all while Miguel Mora illustrates atmospheric tension that jumps from the page. Land of Never is the version of an age-old classic that you never knew you needed, a blend of heart and horror. Cannot wait for what is coming next. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

The Guy in the Chair TP

Writer: Hannah Rose May, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Artist: Guillermo Sanna
Publisher: Dark Horse

In the blood-soaked world of assassins and spies, love has no place. Unfortunately for Abhi, a tactical analyst at a private military company, love is all he can think about. Against his employer’s strict policy, he’s fallen head over heels for Merlin, the field operative whose missions he supports as her “Guy in the Chair.”

When Merlin shows up at his apartment bloody, beaten, and pleading for help, Abhi is yanked from behind the safety of his computer screens, and now the two must prevent their former employer and a cabal of corporate overlords from a hostile global takeover that threatens all of humanity.

The Guy in the Chair is a unique new comic written by two passionate storytellers, Hannah Rose May and Utkarsh Ambudkar. With its fresh premise, seamless blend of spy-thriller and romantic comedy, and outstanding artwork by Guillermo Sanna and Dearbhla Kelly, this premiere issue sets the foundation for what is likely to be one of my favorite comics of the year. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review of the first issue

Blink and You’ll Miss It TP

Writer: Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan
Artist: Keith Browning
Publisher: BOOM! Studios

Decades after their love faded, Melody and Jesse find themselves caught in a spiraling mystery where the past is more alive than the present. As Melody slips further back in time, she finds herself reliving memories and rewriting fate for a time and place she thought she’d left behind. Can she discover the unsettling truth causing reality to unravel around her? Or will it ultimately destroy her and the only person she’s ever truly cared for?

From the breakout writing team of Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan (Kill Your Darlings) and featuring stunning debut art by Keith Browning, this genre-blurring emotional thriller blends sci-fi, romance, and psychological horror into one unforgettable story.

Blink and You’ll Miss It is a profound, emotional, and utterly unique time travel story. Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan craft a love story with unsettling moments that make you feel for our core characters. It’s a deeply meaningful comic that had me gripped from the first page. – CLICK HERE to read the entire review

The New Space Age TP

Writer: Kenny Porter
Artist: Mike Becker
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios

Disgraced astronaut Mark Mitchell has only ever had one true mission—to find his little brother Joey, who was abducted by aliens from a crop circle when they were little. But when Mark’s hotshot piloting gets him grounded and the last of the public space program defunded, Mark loses his only means of finding Joey out in space. Until Mark’s homemade scanning rig discovers the shocking truth about the crop circles—they’re instructions for space travel. Mark will need to uncover the hidden messages that have been left on Earth for years, and reverse engineer the magic that can finally help him find Joey.

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Inside this universe, there exists a mystery larger than any other…what is the Deadzone? Inhabitants of this new world know the Deadzone to be a walled-off portion of the Pacific Northwest, cordoned off after the most disastrous Godzilla attack the country has ever faced. The government would have its citizens believe that nothing is still alive inside the Deadzone…but do you believe that?

There are stories of a man…or rather, a half kaiju, half man…who travels freely throughout the Deadzone. Some say he can even kill a kaiju. Some say…this “wanderer” is not the only of his kind. Follow the Wanderer as he encounters the strangest characters to hit comics in a decade: Glasseater and Runt! Two kaiju-controlling kids who are being hunted for their strange abilities. Together, these three will run afoul of Godzilla-worshipping churches, the world’s biggest Godzilla fan (literally!), and an underground kaiju fight ring.

As someone who has never really followed Godzilla all that closely, a story that revolved around a part of the Godzilla universe but not specifically focused on the monster we all know, was something that really wasn’t on my radar. However, after the killer main Godzilla series, I was excited to dive into Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone. Not knowing what to expect was part of the excitement and that’s exactly why I dug this series.

Parker and Sheridan put together a fantastic story with a post-apocalyptic backdrop and featuring an unlikely group of creatures on a journey throughout the wasteland. Unlike the massive Kaiju battles you expect in a Godzilla story, this is more street level, but with a few bigger creatures in the way to really give us the monster vibe. This tale of survival is fresh in the world of Godzilla, making it all the more special. Escape the Deadzone follows along with a nameless wanderer trying to navigate a hostile, unforgiving world.

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone is an action-pack, mysterious, and adrenaline-filled monster story that feels fresh in the Godzilla universe. What made it even more fun was how Parker and Sheridan balances this heartfelt and emotional journey with just the right amount of humor. Don’t get me wrong, this story is filled with moody and violent action, but also has heart and a well-timed joke.

With six-issues in the first volume, Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone builds on a great pacing to give us an epic final chapter and leading us into what is to come in future stories. We get a journey of mutated monsters and stellar kaiju action we had hoped for from the start.

Yes, Parker and Sheridan have scripted a wonderful story, but it’s the gritty, grungy, and moody artwork by Tunica that gives this story depth. The dark and ugly post-apocalyptic world is visualized by Tunica is something special. But the first volume wouldn’t be complete without some of the best lettering of the year by Nathan Widick, which really stands out on a few pages, but in such a great way.

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone is such a great addition to the Kai-Sei era, proving that a great Godzilla story doesn’t always need massive kaiju battles with the King of the Monsters at the center. Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, along with artist Pablo Tunica and letterer Nathan Widick blend post-apocalyptic adventure featuring an unlikely group, heartfelt moments, and just the right touch of humor to give us something that feels fresh, while also unmistakably Godzilla.

The collected edition of Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone hits local comic shops and bookstores everywhere on June 23, 2026 from IDW Publishing.

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Arriving this October, the Harvey Award-winning Horvath joins forces with superstar creators James Tynion IV (Exquisite Corpses) and Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things), Tony Fleecs (Feral) and Dave Wachter (Uncanny Valley), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman) and Matt Emmons (The Council of Frogs), and Jared Cullum (Usagi Yojimbo) to craft a must-read original one-shot featuring the adorable citizens of Woodbrook gathering around a campfire to share terrifying stories.

“I’m thrilled to invite some new friends to play for a bit in the world of Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees. Every new step this project has taken has been such a treat, and I felt like there’s no better time for it than Halloween. I can’t wait for readers to see what these new creators have in store for them.” -Patrick Horvath

“Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees is one of my favorite comics of the past few years, and it’s a pleasure to be invited to have a bit of gruesome fun in this killer, off-kilter world Patrick has created.” -James Tynion IV

“I was a Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees fan before almost anyone. I read a review copy before the first issue came out and haven’t stopped loudly singing its praises since. Patrick Horvath is working in a subgenera of a subgenre. He’s taking something familiar and comforting and adding outrageous violence and pathology and creating something wholly original. I couldn’t be more excited to come play in his sandbox. And that I’ve got the genius Dave Wachter here with me (co-creator of the Eisner Nominated Uncanny Valley) and we’re sharing the book with Patrick himself and James Tynion and Jared Cullum. This promises to be a beautifully disgusting comic.” -Tony Fleecs

“Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees is equal parts charming, horrific and morbidly beautiful. Patrick is a visionary and what he has brought to comics and the horror genre is something truly singular. Getting to play in the proverbial sandbox for this Halloween special is going to be a real treat.” -Che Grayson

“Patrick brings a poetic subtlety to an often intense story-world that only he can, with art that is both timeless and unique. The soft tonal palette, atmosphere and time-honored sacred traditional approach often juxtaposed against the darker, if sometimes profane imagery works so well for his stories and swallows you whole into his work. It’s an honor to have a chance to humbly play in his world.“ -Jared Cullum

“Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I absolutely adore it. Patrick Horvath has created something truly unique. And it really taps into the brainstems of those of us who grew up on Richard Scarry books. I love working with my brilliant friend Tony Fleecs, so when I was asked to draw a story in this world, there was no way I was going to say anything but ‘F* yeah!’ I can’t wait to draw something really creepy for this.” -Dave Wachter

Contact a comic shop near you to pre-order Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special and guarantee your copy. Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees Vol. 1 is currently available everywhere graphic novels are sold and the deluxe hardcover storybook edition is only available via IDW’s online shop. More news about the future of Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees will be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con.

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Boss is the artist behind such comics as What’s The Furthest Place From Here?, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Dead Dog’s Bite, a few issues of The Department of Truth and more. Tyler also has many variant covers under his belt. Lately he has jumped into the writer’s seat for You’ll Do Bad Things, Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera, and Exquisite Corpses at Image Comics.

What’s The Furthest Place From Here? (Image)

From Eisner nominated artist Tyler Boss (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, Dead Dog’s Bite) and bestselling writer Matthew Rosenberg (DC vs. Vampires, Uncanny X-Men) comes an epic adventure about growing up and getting lost at the end of the world.

When 16 year-old Sid goes missing in the wastelands, it’s up to the members of her gang to try to discover what happened. But what they find is a whole world beyond anything they could imagine. Like Lord of the Rings meets Lord of the Flies, or John Carpenter by way of John Hughes, this series smashes together sci-fi and fantasy with elements of comedy, horror, and mystery for an emotional coming-of-age story unlike anything you’ve read before.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (Black Mask)

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank is the darkly comedic story of four burgeoning child criminals and their elaborate plans.

When a group of bumbling criminals show up in her father’s life looking to pull one last job, young Paige has two choices – let her father get caught up in their criminal hijinks or enlist her three best friends to do the job first. Paige picks the bad one.

200ish pages of full color comic-booking about friendship, family, growing up, and grand larceny from rising star writer Matthew Rosenberg (We Can Never Go Home, Kingpin, Secret Warriors) and equally rising star artist Tyler Boss (Lazarus, Calexit, Vice Magazine).

Dead Dog’s Bite (Dark Horse)

Cormac Guffin has gone missing. It’s been three days and no one has seen hide nor hair of her. The police have nothing, and the townsfolk are acting more like a funeral procession than a search party. If Cormac has any hope of being found, it rests on the slouching shoulders of her best friend Joe. Joe will need her wits about her though because, like any story worth hearing, nothing is what it seems.

The Department of Truth (Image)

Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn’t prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true: the JFK Assassination, Flat Earth Theory, Bigfoot, Mothman, and so much worse. One organization has been covering them up for generations, controlling the narrative for what they claim is the greater good

What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth―and will learning it destroy Cole’s life from the inside out?

Tyler Boss illustrated issues 7 and 25.

DC vs. Vampires: World War V (DC)

It’s the dead of winter, and any hope for a fragile truce between the Green Arrow-led human heroes and vampire queen Barbara Gordon’s army has been dashed by Damian Wayne and his guerrilla fighters. He’s the only one fighting back against the bloodthirsty hordes, leaving Green Arrow with a choice: Does he stand and fight, or sacrifice the boy in the name of peace?

Tyler Boss illustrated issues 2 and 3.

You’ll Do Bad Things (Image)

It’s been ten years since the release of He Came in With a Smile, the true crime smash hit that chronicled the brutal murders committed by the Nursery Rhyme Killer. But in the decade since its release, its author, Seth Holms, hasn’t produced another title.

Seth wants to write a story with a happy ending, but every time his fingers clack across the keyboard, it always ends in his characters’ deaths. Worse yet? These tales of blood and barbarity that flow so freely from Seth’s imagination are starting to happen in real life…

Exquisite Corpses (Image)

Trick-or-treating. Clocking in for your shift at work. Going to the annual Halloween party down at the Pit. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine, any one of these activities could spell a gruesome death as twelve of the most dangerous killers in the world turn their sleepy little town into the playing field for a game that will decide the fate of the entire country for years to come.

Boss wrote issues 6 and 9.

Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera (Image)

After a series of violent crimes wracks the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaé’s career is in chaos. But the show must go on, and Christine will discover that no one — especially the mysterious voice whispering from the eaves — is what they seem.

As an old friend returns to investigate these surprising attacks, Christine will find out there’s no escaping… THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy (Image)

The sleepy little town of Aurora Springs, NY, has exactly one claim to fame: it’s the birthplace of Rascal Randy. Not the man in the suit — the man has never mattered. He was no one until he put the mascot head on for the first time, until he felt the life leave someone’s body through the thickly furred gloves of the suit.

No, Aurora Springs is the birthplace of Rascal Randy the rabbit, who, once upon a time, was poised to become the greatest animated character this country had ever seen — until greed and tragedy changed his trajectory forever.

Now, before the events of Exquisite Corpses Season 1, witness the final murder spree of this iconic killer, as chaos hops into town with buckteeth bared and ears flopping… and the secret, sordid history of Rascal Randy is finally revealed.

The first issue of Rascal Randy hit local comic shops on July 8, 2026.

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D’Orc, the half dwarf/ half orc is fated to end the world because of some inconvenient doomsday prophecy from the Book of Certain Doom.

Armed with nothing but a magical yet ambitiously violent shield and a chicken with its head cut off, D’orc is caught dead center into Sunderaine’s never-ending war between the Light and Dark. Elves vs. Orcs. Wizards vs. Common Sense. Dragons vs. Literally Everyone.

Can he survive being hunted, blamed, and beaten by every human, elf, goblin, dwarf, Witch, Timelord, Ice Giant, three headed Dog, and at least three other unpronounceable magical creatures?

As a fan of I Hate Fairyland, D’Orc was an easy read as it has the feeling of the book created by Skottie Young and later illustrated by Bean, but in a world filled with orcs, goblins, elves, wizards, and more. As someone who isn’t a huge fantasy reader, this campy and over-the-top style story made it easier to follow along and care for the story at hand. Not to mention it’s more humorous than most fantasy stories I have read.

This style of artwork, which again reminds me of I Hate Fairyland, is something I enjoy in a story such as this. Something that adds a bit of animation and exaggeration to the story, giving the comic a lighter feeling when dealing with a battle of light and dark. The artwork is playful and over-the-top which made each and every page something of a spectacle. Not to mention the wonderful colors by Jean-François Beaulieu and letters by Nate Piekos.

What made D’Orc even more special than a simple funny fantasy story with excellent artwork was how Bean actually weaves in themes of identity and finding one’s self in a world where you don’t belong to any specific group. Half dwarf, half orc, D’Orc doesn’t fully belong to the dark or light, the orcs or the dwarves, but finds themself in limbo. This thought-provoking element added to the silly romp, giving the story a bit more meaning along the way.

Not only is D’Orc a campy, humorous, and fun fantasy story, but also takes the genre and almost makes fun of itself in a lighthearted way. Those who are regular readers of the genre will see obvious tropes and storylines that make the genre what it is, but Bean has fun while doing it and gives us something fresh and exciting.

Although I am a fan of Brett Bean, D’Orc honestly surprised me in the right ways with a chaotic, funny, fantasy adventure with heart, even tackling a sense of identity. D’Orc is an entertaining fantasy romp that embraces the genre while gleefully poking a bit of fun at them. Bean delivers on a wonderfully told, amazing illustrated, and thoughtful adventure.

D’Orc Vol. 1: The Book of Certain Doom hits local comic shops on July 29, 2026 (FOC: June 29) and bookstores everywhere on August 18 from Image Comics.

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