It time that we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming on New Comic Book Day this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace.
This week’s list is chock full of superstar creators and super intriguing new concepts that have our wallets crying uncle.
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, Boom! Studios, Vault Comics, Scholastic Books, Penguin Random House, Archie Comics, Oni Press, 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
Chachu #1
Image Comics
Written by Iman Velani
Art by Marianna Ignazzi & Jordie Bellaire
Letters by Lucas Gattoni
Cover Art by Ignazzi
1979. Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the “real world” for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle — her “Chachu” — a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu’s wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down — with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets.
Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, CHACHU is the solo writing debut of superstar IMAN VELLANI (Ms. Marvel), a reinterpretation of the classic neo-noir private investigator story brilliantly illustrated by MARIANNA IGNAZZI (EXQUISITE CORPSES) and colored by JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman).
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES:
Death Vigil #1
Image Comics / Top Cow
Written by Stjepan Šejić
Art by Šejić
Cover Art by Šejić
The smash hit series is back! Bad news: You’re dead. Good news: You can join a band of Death Knights and help protect the world from necromancers and cosmic horror. The pay’s not great, but you’ll love your co-workers. So grab your spirit weapon and prepare for battle against the Primordial Enemy — join Death Vigil today!
From critically acclaimed creator STJEPAN ŠEJIC (STJEPAN ŠEJIC, RAVINE, APHRODITE lX, WITCHBLADE, Harleen) comes the exciting return of his creator-owned series DEATH VIGIL! The story of modern-age Death Knights locked in an ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the ravenous primordial Elder Gods. The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight, and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the never-ending battle between Good and Evil.
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: Fans of Death Vigil and Šejić will definitely be excited for this new release.
Fort Psycho #1
Oni Press / Flux House
Written by Matt Kindt
Art by Brian Hurtt & Bill Crabtree
Letters by Becca Carey
Cover Art by Hurtt
WELCOME TO FORT PSYCHO — THE EXTREME ACTION COMIC THAT ONLY STOPS TO RELOAD! From New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT) and adrenaline-racing artist Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun, Manor Black), enter the 40-page first chapter of a powerful new maxi-series stocked with trained killers, secret betrayals, and the long-buried truth about the mission that led them to an off-the-grid island prison with no hope of escape…
Ten years ago, the nation of Singapore sank into the Pacific Ocean. The underground terrorist network known as the Seven Seals took credit for the largest act of terror in human history. In the aftermath, the United Nations created a strike team of highly trained covert operatives with one mission: locate, identify, and eliminate the Seven Seals’ secretive leader. The team’s clandestine affairs were to always remain in the shadows — until their final, explosive confrontation resulted in a large-scale tragedy too bloody to cover up and too tragic to ignore.
Disgraced and disavowed by the governments that trained them, the world’s most dangerous secret agents have been convicted for their crimes and sentenced to serve time side by side in the one place capable of holding them: their old island headquarters, Fort Cyclone — now known in the media by the derogatory nickname “Fort Psycho.”
And that’s where the official story is about to go terribly, terribly wrong…
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: What a fantastically intriguing solicitation from some excellent comic creators.
Masters of the Universe: Genesis #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Rich Douek
Art by Gavin Smith & Fabi Marques
Cover Art by Marc Buckingham
Discover the origins of your favorite heroes and villains! In issue #1, we meet Skeletor — a power-hungry demon-mage determined to seize control of Castle Grayskull, conquer Eternia, and become Master of the Universe!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: We are big fans of this creative team and stoked to see them telling stories on this fan-favorite property.
Money Shot: The F*ck Offs #1
Vault Comics
Written by Tim Seeley & Patton Oswalt
Art by Garth Graham & Maksim Strelkov
Letters by Crank
Cover Art by Graham
It had to happen! In the grand tradition of Secret Wars, Crisis of Absolute Proportions, and Battle of the Network Stars comes a massive cosmic crossover! A strange force has returned after millennia to gather the finest champions from across the galaxy to compete in grand games. But there’s no fighting here. No, this is THE F%CK OFFS! Some will win! Some will lose! And everyone will come! From the geniuses of debauchery, Tim Seeley, Patton Oswalt, and Garth Graham, comes the horniest arc of Money Shot yet.
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: We have long been been fans of Money Shot, and Tim Seeley along with his co-writer always come up with fun new ways to play with this characters.
The Omega Book #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by James Patrick
Art by Pauli Junquera
Letters by Pat Brosseau
Cover Art by Junquera
The Omega Book has the secrets of the universe in it. All of them. And the priest Brady Parsons has just inherited pages of it from his father. But now, everyone wants that knowledge, they’ll do anything to get it, and if the book falls into the wrong hands it will end the world. No, the universe. To stop that from happening, Brady enters a world of science and mystery he never imagined, he’ll see and do things that nobody has ever seen or done, and he’ll uncover the truth about the amazing things the Omega Book can do, its origins, and even about the father he’s hated his whole life.
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: This sounds super exciting. We are looking forward to checking it out.
Power Rangers Green #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Paul Allor
Art by Gustaffo Vargas
Letters by Ed Dukeshire
Cover Art by Tony Harris
He’s the last Power Ranger on Earth… but that doesn’t mean he’s alone.
The world we know is long gone. Tommy Oliver has put away his morpher and settled into a quiet life with his strange little family. But one day, an unexpected visitor from his past arrives on his doorstep and challenges him to take up the hero’s mantle once more.
Can he relive the past with this unexpected ally? Will the Green Power Ranger finally return?
Go on an unexpected journey with Power Rangers veteran writer Paul Allor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe) and up-and-coming artist Gustaffo Vargas (ALTIPLANO, Olympos: Nullhunter), as they explore a reenvisioned future for Tommy Oliver and the fate of the world as we know it!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: Pay attention Ranger Nation. This one looks pretty darn cool.
The Smart Division #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Zack Kaplan
Art by John Pearson
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Pearson
A dark and modern sci-fi detective series set five minutes in the future. When a mysterious new predictive artificial intelligence program appears responsible for assisting someone in the perfect murder, a pair of unlikely investigators, a chaotic Gen-Z savant and a veteran FBI agent, must hunt down the killer by starting the FBI’s first AI crimes division.
Creator Zack Kaplan (Kill All Immortals, Masterminds, Port of Earth) and Eisner-winning artist John Pearson (In Bloom, The Infernals, The Department of Truth) reunite for the first timesince their fan-favorite sci-fi horror series, Mindset!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: Kaplan and Pearson are a fantastic combination, and we are looking forward to their latest collaboration.
New One-Shots and Specials
Frostbite TP
Scholastic / Graphix
Written by Ian Boothby
Art by Pia Guerra
Cover Art by Guerra
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
A suspenseful YA graphic novel thriller where the winter chill isn’t the only thing that bites!
Siblings Jen and Dante are social media influencers and post videos of themselves doing extreme sports. But when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain, the stunt goes awry. Dante’s ankle gets slashed, and the helicopter crew — who were supposed to be waiting at the bottom of the mountain — are nowhere to be found. As the confused teens seek answers, they meet up with some locals and soon find themselves flesh to fang with a group of frost vampires! Their only hope for survival is to make it to sunrise, when the vampires become dormant under the snow once again.
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: We are big fans of this creative team, and are salivating to get our fangs (uh… I mean hands) on this book.
Jughead: Piemageddon #1
Archie Comics
Written by Tom King
Art by Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, & Rosario Peña
Letters by Jack Morelli
Cover Art by Parent
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
This is it—the hottest comic of the summer, fresh out of the oven! The incomparable writer TOM KING (of the upcoming Archie movie!) teams up with legendary artist Dan Parent to present one of the wildest events to ever take place in the Archie Universe!
Picture it: Riverdale, some year A.D. What was supposed to start out as a showcase of Jughead’s pie-eating skills morphed into the wildest food fight America—no, THE WORLD—has ever seen. Betty vs. Veronica (kind of), Reggie being… well, Reggie. Hot Dog lounging. Friends turned to enemies. Hearts broken. Crumbs everywhere. What’s to become of Riverdale? And will Jughead ever get to taste a sweet morsel of pie? All this AND a peek at Old Man Archie & Jughead. No matter what your favorite flavor is, this issue has something for you. Have a taste for yourself in JUGHEAD: PIEMAGGEDDON!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: Tom King and Dan Parent are at it again. Pushing the world of Archie to new limits of Archieness.
Just Another Summer HC
Mad Cave Studios / Maverick
Written by Susan Bridges & Tilly Bridges
Art by Giulia Rinaldo, Gaia Fredella, & Valentina Briški
Letters by Chas! Pangburn
Cover Art by Paulina Ganucheau
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
When scandal sidelines two LA teen celebrities, a punishment summer on a Montana farm forces them to trade red carpets for rubber boots—and to choose between the futures they were raised for and the loves they never saw coming.
Eager for a break from their brutal schedules as A-list actors, teen sisters Hayley and Becky Huxley sneak out to experience LA on their own terms. After a big mistake gets them fired from their gig on a hit TV show, they’re sent to a dairy farm in Montana to learn a little humility!
Sparks fly when they meet farm hand Jake, who can’t believe he has to babysit some pampered rich girls all summer! But Becky’s very into the cute girl at the local diner, and Hayley and Jake start to realize that they have more in common than they think. Even though she’s a cis city girl and he’s a trans country boy — they might just be falling for each other. But they’re from entirely different worlds, it could never work! …or could it?
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: Come on. Get this book. It looks amazing.
Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Steve Orlando, Tom Waltz,& Josh Trujillo
Art by Bruno Büll, Yen Nitro, Athila Fabbio, Javier Tartaglia, Ryusei Yamada, & Jim Campbell
Cover Art by Juan Frigeri
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
YOU’RE INVITED – TO EXPERIENCE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
As MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS makes its debut on gaming systems near you this Fall, don’t miss out on this exciting anthology showcasing brand-new high-octane adventures from the MARVEL TŌKON Universe that you won’t get anywhere else! From show-stopping brawls to deep abiding mysteries — this one-shot acts as a companion piece to the upcoming 4v4 tag-team fighting game! Uncover secrets and more in this action-packed special!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: We love seeing these creators take a crack at this new gaming universe ahead of the launch.
Rex Rocket: Cosmic Weiner Dog Vol.1
Penguin Random House
Written by John Gallagher
Art by Gallagher
Cover Art by Gallagher
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Introducing a hysterical brand new graphic novel series from the bestselling creator of Max Meow! Meet Rex Rocket, a super stretchy weiner dog who boldly ventures to a mysterious new planet with his pals to stop an angry monster. Little do they know, Rex’s boss is hoping that they’ll fail!
Rex Rocket isn’t very strong…or organized…or smart. But sometimes, all you need to save the galaxy is to be an infinitely stretchy, baby blue weiner dog!
When the crotchety Commander Dill sends Rex and his crew on a critical mission to the planet Gratuvius 4, Rex thinks it’s the perfect chance to impress his boss. Little does he know that Dill is planning for Rex to fail! And no knows just how chaotic things on Gratuvius are about to get!
Why is there a giant monster running around trying to eat the planet’s king? Why does everyone on the planet seem so happy to be working all the time? Why can’t Rex accept that the mysteriously helpful voice on the Sagan isn’t just inside his head?!
Get ready to blast off, recruit! Rex needs you to solve all these mysteries (and many more!) in the start to John Gallagher’s hilarious and epic new series. HOT DOG!
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: John Gallagher’s next thing looks like tons of fun.
Teen Titans: Together TP
DC Comics
Written by Kami Garcia
Art by Gabriel Picolo
Cover Art by Picolo
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
TEEN TITANS: TOGETHER, THE TITANS TEAM-UP, IS COMPLETE!
H.I.V.E. has been experimenting on teens with super-human abilities, and Kori Anders was next on their list. Dick Grayson, Raven Roth, Garfield Logan, Max Navarro, and Damian Wayne got to Los Angeles to save her before Slade Wilson found her, but should she trust these strangers? After all, they’ve accused her mom’s fiancé of abduction, experimentation, and torture! And Kori’s new friend, Victor Stone, has a summer internship designing next-level prosthetics in Edge Labs, a company funding H.I.V.E.
To make matters worse, Kori’s sister, Kira, is working with the organization and singing their praises. H.I.V.E. has a plan for taking down Raven’s demon father, Trigon. They’ve got a plan for training the next generation of superheroes. They’ve got plans for everything.
Lines blur as the teens struggle to decide what to do. H.I.V.E. might be their greatest ally…but at what cost? Can the Teen Titans pull together a plan before they fall apart?
Release Date: August 5, 2026
PCS NOTES: After a long, deliberate, and excellent climb, the Teen Titans are together in this new graphic novel. We spoke to writer Kami Garcia earlier this year about the development of this series and what it means to her. Check it out HERE.
