Welcome to the New Number Ones!
Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace.
This week has a fantastic mix of new series and special editions. Some properties are returning to print and others are debuting for the first time. We are excited for this.
We have an alphabetical list with cover art and the official solicitation text from the publishers of some of the cool new comics that are coming out this week. Check below for our PCS NOTES to find out what we just have to tell you about the new comics in question.
We have books on this week’s list from: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Mad Cave Studios, IDW Entertainment, Dynamite Entertainment, First Second Books, HarperCollins, Rebellion Publishing, and Image Comics.
We will bring you reviews of these debut issues as they come out, and don’t forget to use the comments section to let us know what you think of this list.
New Series
New One-Shots and Special Editions
New Series This Week
1776 #1
Marvel Comics
Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Art by Sean Damien Hill, Ron Lim, Jay Leisten, Roberto Poggi, & Alex Sinclair
Cover Art by Pete Woods
REVOLUTIONARY WARRIORS, ASSEMBLE! Calamity strikes when a mysterious force dares to tamper with the sacred threads of history. CAPTAIN AMERICA and his formidable squad of Marvel heroes leap into action! Their mission? To safeguard the founding of the United States of America! The fate of the nation hangs in the balance at the dawn of the Revolution, as these valiant heroes must navigate the treacherous waters of the past to ensure a future that remains untarnished.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: Who doesn’t love a good superhero time traveling adventure every once in a while.
American Caper #1
Dark Horse Comics / Absurd Ventures
Written by Dan Houser & Laslow
Art by David Lapham, Chris Anderson, & Lee Loughridge
Letters by Nate Piekos
Cover Art by Tyler Boss
A tale of two totally normal, completely damaged families in a world of corrupt businesses, inept local politicians, bungling criminals, and unfortunate leisurewear. We follow the fortunes of two neighbors on the point of collapse: a Mormon hit man and a gambling-addict lawyer, both intertwined in a real-estate deal gone wrong. Mix in a Mexican beauty queen on the run from her past, two escaped convicts in love, a Wall Street billionaire who has become a cowboy, and a maniac hell-bent on revenge. American culture has become a war about real estate, violence, and snake oil.
From the tax avoiders in the manicured wilderness of Wyoming to the thought police of liberal Brooklyn to the confused political and environmental battlegrounds of Florida, one thing is certain: This tragedy is someone else’s fault.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: We have been waiting for this book since we first heard about it at SDCC this year. We had Chris Anderson, one of the artists on the book, on the SquadCast, and we are super excited for people to feast their eyes on this riotous romp of a comic.
Batman / Static Beyond #1
DC Comics
Written by Evan Narcisse
Art by Nikolas Draper-Ivey & Wil Quintana
Letters by Wes Abbott
Cover Art by Draper-Ivey
In the not-so-distant future, young hero Terry McGinnis patrols the streets of Neo-Gotham as Batman Beyond, while Virgil Hawkins, a.k.a. Static, forges a new technological revolution in Dakota City with the introduction of the Q-Wave Energy Grid. Together alongside the Justice League Beyond, the heroes prepare for the Earth’s induction into the interplanetary alliance known as the Cooperative. Everything seems to be going smoothly…until a new villain arrives on the scene and puts everything at risk. At the center of all the mayhem is the unlikely duo of Static and Batman Beyond, as they must work together to save the world before it’s too late!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: The team-up that has been destined to happen arrives and is delivered by a superbly chosen creative team.
DIE: Loaded #1
Image Comics
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art by Stephanie Hans
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Hans
DIE returns for an epic new story of a dark fantasy adventure game gone horrifically right or wonderfully wrong. A year after their return from the hellish game world, the players gather for Chuck’s wake. They’ve finished with the game. The game isn’t finished with them. The three-time Hugo Award-nominated series is back in November. Get ready to roll initiative. Who’s going to DIE this time?
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: One of my absolute favorite comic series of the last decade returns with the original creative cast and a whole new story. I can’t wait.
Gargoyles X Fantastic Four #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Greg Weisman
Art by George Kambadais
Letters by Jeff Eckleberry
Cover Art by Lucio Parrillo
DISNEY’S STONE GUARDIANS MEET MARVEL’S FIRST FAMILY! When the Manhattan Clan are invited on a tour of the world-famous Baxter Building — the high-tech home of the Fantastic Four — things quickly go from impressive to destructive when Coldsteel joins forces with the Dragon Man to unleash the terror that is Annihilus — trapping Franklin, Valeria, and Gnash in the Negative Zone in the process!
Now, both of these heroic extended families — enchanted stone and super-human alike — must team up in an all-out effort to save their children, their city, and their whole world from destruction!
Written by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and illustrated by celebrated artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS, the 40-page special features non-stop action and adventure, with cosmically iconic covers provided by LUCIO PARRILLO, DECLAN SHALVEY, AMANDA CONNER, MARK BAGLEY, and NICOLETTA BALDARI!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: If Greg Weisman wants to write Gargoyles and Fantastic Four, we are here for it.
Gray Lady #1
Image Comics
Written by Adam Glass & Mike Benson
Art by Ken Lashley
Cover Art by Lashley
A year after a tragic accident on a snowy road, Samantha Ellis is still haunted by the loss of her son, Ben. Grief has unraveled her life, but when a mysterious psychic warns her that Ben is in danger, Sam’s desperation transforms into fierce determination. A chilling blend of the Sixth Sense, and Ghost, the Gray Lady is a supernatural thriller that explores the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child, where hope, grief, and terror collide. From writers Mike Benson (Deadpool, Entourage) and Adam Glass (Supernatural, Suicide Squad) and artist Ken Lashley (Suicide Squad, Uncanny X-Men) comes the BEST horror by the industry’s TOP creative talent!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: This solicitation is enticing and the cover is gorgeous.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ship of Labrador #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mike Mignola & Rob Williams
Art by Laurence Campbell & Lee Loughridge
Cover Art by Campbell
A town overrun by ghosts would be enough of a problem, but Hellboy has an even bigger problem on his hands when a fellow B.P.R.D. agent disappears amongst the paranormal chaos.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: This looks like a good new adventure for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
Liquidator #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Piotr Kowalski & Brad Simpson
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover Art by Kowalski
When Aubrey Street arrives in 1891 looking for a feminist masterpiece that won’t be published for almost 100 years, she worries that 1981 might be rejecting her. Aubrey is a Liquidator, her job is to fix glitches in time. She just wishes she could fix the glitches in her life. In another part of Gilded Age New York, John Hawksmore plans to kill a servant girl whose life has been turned upside down by the book she found in her employer’s library. Somehow, all their lives are connected. They just don’t know it yet…
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: This looks absolutely riveting.
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Jonathan Lau
Cover Art by Bob Quinn
PETER CANNON IS BACK — AND FISTS AND FEET WILL FLY! Dynamite’s millionaire martial artist returns in this all-new action-packed reimagining from enlightened author FRED VAN LENTE (Die!namite) and ascended artist JONATHAN LAU (Space Ghost)!
As a child, Peter Cannon grew up in the secluded culture of “The Awakened,” a isolated movement blending New Age psychology, Tibetan Buddhism, extreme fitness, and other esoteric disciplines. But when a mass suicide wiped out almost all of the Awakened’s followers, an orphaned and abandoned Peter was left to find his own way in the world.
Now, years later, the last surviving member of a mysterious mystical order arrives in New York City on a mission of revenge. His target? The renegade master who destroyed his clan — Peter Cannon! But taking out the fabled Lightning Vessel of the Awakened is easier said than done — especially considering that Cannon’s mind-and-body-perfected moves can collapse time and defy death itself!
Featuring harmoniously honed cover art by ROBERT QUINN, JONATHAN LAU, and DAVE ACOSTA, each issue of Peter Cannon Thunderbolt will also include a special Icon cover from master painter ALEX ROSS!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: We love Peter Cannon, and Fred Van Lente, and Jonathan Lau. This looks like a win.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Godzilla #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Tim Seeley
Art by Fero Peniche & Luis Antonio Delgado
Letters by Brian Kolek
Cover Art by Peniche
The Heroes in a Half-Shell are taking on the King of the Monsters!
Long before the organization was corrupted by Shredder, the Foot Clan’s original purpose was to save Japan from kaiju! Now, in the present day, Godzilla and its fellow monsters have reappeared. Not only is the Foot not prepared to stop them… it would seem Shredder himself is behind the attacks! The villainous ninja is attempting to use the kaiju to create a new mutagen — one that would give his henchman a massive upgrade.
Can the Turtles make it to Japan in time to stop this madness?! Join superstar writer Tim Seeley (Godzilla, Grayson, Revival) and incredible artist Fero Pe (Nightwatcher, TMNT x Stranger Things) in the biggest crossover of the year!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: Lots of green in this book. We are interested to see how this crossover pans out.
New One-Shots and Specials
2000 AD Annual 2026 HC
Rebellion Publishing
Written by Rob Williams, Jim Alexander, Tom Eglington, Garth Ennis, Maura McHugh, Petitecream, & more
Art by Joe Currie, John Hickleton, Staz Johnson, Martin Edmond, Petitecream, & more
Letters by Rob Steen, Gordon Robson, Roger Landridge, & more
Cover Art by José Ladrönn
Collected Anthology
The 2000 AD Annual returns just in time for 2000 AD’s 49th year.
This celebratory Annual contains several all-new stories, featuring Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and PSI, Anderson. The book also contains a few 2000 AD classics from the thrill-archive which have never been reprinted before.
The creative line-up bringing their talents to this tome include Rob Williams, Maura McHugh, Joe Currie, T.C. Eglington, Staz Johnson, Crom, Jake Lynch.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: Fans of this property will not want to miss this fantastic collection of new and old material.
Always Raining Here TP
First Second Books
Written by Hazel and Bell
Art by Hazel and Bell
Cover Art by Hazel and Bell
Original Graphic Novel
The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other.
Carter is an impulsive, fun-loving, extremely gay teen on a mission to finally hook up with any cute, single guy who will have him. Unfortunately, his options are slim. Enter recently-single Adrian, Carter’s very cute, hardworking, and stressed-out target who rebuffs all of his clumsy seduction techniques. Adrian initially plays along but slams on the brakes when he realizes he is still in love with his ex.
After a messy, uninhibited night at a house party that results in Carter helping both Adrian and his best friend Maria―the two boys form a tentative friendship. As their friendship progresses through countless hangouts and a few too many pizza slices, the two become integral to one another. But can their vague relationship survive their first official hookup, Adrian’s self-destructiveness, and a big fight that threatens any chance of either confessing?
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: This story looks adorable.
Besties: Set Sail HC
HarperCollins
Written by Kayla Miller & Jeffrey Canino
Art by Kristina Lau
Cover Art by Lau
Original Graphic Novel
From the New York Times bestselling World of Click, besties Beth and Chanda set sail on their third adventure. But their dream cruise is not all smooth sailing as they navigate the changing tides of friendship and sisterhood.
Busy besties Beth and Chanda are all aboard for a relaxing ocean getaway! Chanda fully embraces being on “Sunshine Time.” The only items on her to-do list are showing off her summer fashions, snorkeling, lounging on the beach with Beth, and sightseeing with her family—including her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Seth, and his parents. Scratch that; Chanda is so at ease that she hasn’t even made a list!
Beth is…less relaxed. Back home, her big sister, Lisa, is preparing to move away for college in the fall. Missing out on precious time with Lisa before she leaves has Beth feeling bluer than the ocean. Making things worse, she’s anxious about seeming like a wet beach towel on this once-in-a-lifetime vacation.
Can the two friends find their sea legs and ride the emotional waves together?
Get whisked away by the latest collaboration from Kayla Miller, coauthor Jeffrey Canino, and illustrator Kristina Luu. Readers will journey along with Beth and Chanda to a world of technicolor sunsets and sparkling oceans as the besties dive into the ups and downs of getting away from it all and being there for each other.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: This captivating solicitation has us intrigued.
Colossal Kaya #1
Image Comics
Written by Wes Craig
Art by Craig, Ryan Stegman, Declan Shalvey, Nathan Fox, Mike Huddleston, Jim Mahfood, James Harren
Cover Art by Craig
One-Shot Special
Nathan Fox! James Harren! Mike Huddleston! Declan Shalvey! Ryan Stegman! Wes Craig teams up with some of the greatest artists in modern comics for a jam-packed SPECIAL. Wrap around cover by Wes Craig! Classic centrefold! A colossal 48 pages of story and extras! COLOSSAL KAYA is an exclusive single issue, not to be collected in a trade paperback and includes a 6-page introduction to the series, perfect for new readers.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: If you love Kaya, and we know you do, you won’t want to miss the spectacular special.
Poison Ivy 2025 Annual #1
DC Comics
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Marc Buckingham & Lee Loughridge
Cover Art by Jessica Fong
One-Shot Special
A tale of times past! No matter what Pamela Isley does, mercy or slaughter, humanity seems dead set on betraying the Earth. Yet Ivy still refuses to let go of her own humanity in service of that which she claims to love. Hoping to discover a way forward, Poison Ivy sets out to find the living repository of all secrets — the Tree of Knowledge. But like those who have tasted the tree’s fruit before her, Ivy learns far more than she bargained for.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are eager to see what Wilson and Buckingham come up with in this book.
Predator: Badlands #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Ethan Sacks
Art by Elvin Ching, Oren Junior, & Juancho Vélez
Cover Art by Juan Ferreya
One-Shot Special
The official prequel, done in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, to the new, eagerly anticipated film, PREDATOR: BADLANDS, is here!
A young Yautja warrior is given a seemingly simple task by his father: Retrieve a piece of technology from a derelict spaceship that crashed years ago.
Inside, however, an ancient and deadly threat lies in wait. Now the Predator will become the prey…
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: We do enjoy some timely comics / film story synergy.
Socrates TP
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Francesco Barilli
Art by Alessandro Ranghiasci
Letters by Giulia Gabrielli
Cover Art by Ranghiasci
Original Graphic Novel
Athens, 399 BC. In what may be remembered as the first trial for crimes of opinion, Socrates is sentenced to death. Accused of corrupting youth with atheistic doctrines, the philosopher’s line of defense is uncompromising and defiant. He is thus sentenced to drink hemlock by an even larger majority of jurors, and once in prison, awaiting execution, he refuses to flee lest he violate those laws to which he has always been devoted. Socrates was not only one of the best known and most influential philosophers in human history, but also the first martyr for his own ideas. His trial tells how the greatest democracy of the time could have sentenced the best of its citizens to death.
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: I enjoy that this story has been adapted to the comics medium.
ThunderCats: Panthro #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by Dave Acosta
Cover Art by Acosta
One-Shot Special
WHEN MONSTERS ATTACK! On a solo excursion beyond the boundaries of the Cat’s Lair, Panthro is enjoying the solitude of the wilderness and a brief respite from his responsibilities when he is set upon by a pack of giant, hostile creatures. For a warrior of his nature, this just became the best vacation ever! But as the battle is joined, the true intent behind the attack is revealed — and this secret could spell doom for all the Thunderans on Third Earth!
Acclaimed ThunderCats: Lost author ED BRISSON joins artist DAVE ACOSTA for an all-out slugfest starring the strongest of the ThunderCats in ThunderCats: Panthro #1 — featuring two-fisted covers from ACOSTA, SEBASTIAN PIRIZ, ROBERT QUINN, and WILL ROBSON!
Release Date: November 12, 2025
PCS NOTES: Ed Brisson has proven his prowess in writing these feline heroes, and now its Panthro’s time to show his prowess in battle.
