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.
Holy Moley Folks! What an amazing list of new series and special editions!? There are so many must reads this week that thank goodness there is a long weekend coming to help us catch up.
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, IDW Publishing, Boom! Studios, Vault Comics, Bad Idea 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
Archie #1
Oni Press
Written by Ben H. Winters
Art by Fábio Moon & Jason Wordie
Cover Art by Stuart Immonen
BEING YOUNG NEVER GETS OLD! THE MILESTONE COMICS PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR STARTS HERE AS ONI PRESS AND ARCHIE COMICS PROUDLY PRESENT A GROUNDBREAKING NEW ONGOING SERIES FOR THE MOST JOYOUS COMIC BOOK ICON OF ALL!
A new day is dawning in Riverdale as New York Times bestselling writer, Edgar Award and Philip K. Dick Award winner, and Eisner Award nominee Ben H. Winters (EC’s Cruel Universe, Benjamin) joins multiple Eisner Award–winning artist Fábio Moon (Daytripper, Casanova) to reintroduce America’s favorite teenager — and begin a star-studded countdown to Archie’s 85th anniversary — with a 21st-century testament to teenage idealism and the limitless joy of Archie Comics!
For his entire life, 17-year-old Archie Andrews has had it all: adoring friends, football glory, and a natural charm that always seems to make him the center of attention. Now, through his eyes, experience the warmth and wonder of Riverdale and its near-infinite roster of residents — the popular kids, the endearing oddballs, and everyone in between — as Archie embarks on a whirlwind, all-star adventure through his town’s past, present, and future… beginning with a local film festival that’s about to turn everything upside down!
And, at the center of it all, lies an enigmatic paradox that only Archie’s pal Jughead Jones can possibly unravel…
Plus: Puzzles! Pin-ups! Bountiful bonus stories! And a veritable sweet shop of surprises that all link to the same inextricable mystery… Finally, your antidote for postmodern malaise has arrived. Welcome to the all-new ARCHIE #1!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: A new chapter in the publishing life of Archie Andrews starts here, and it is a really good start.
Black Panther / Namor: Doomed #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan
Art by Stefano Nesi & Jesus Arbutov
Letters by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Dave Johnson
BLACK PANTHER AND NAMOR TRAPPED IN HELL… WITH DOOM!!!
Black Panther and Namor must investigate Hell when Wakanda and Atlantis are attacked by demons! But once there, these rival kings discover they aren’t alone, as they cross paths with the wandering soul of Doctor Doom!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: An unlikely team up may make for interesting storytelling.
Crowbound #1
Image Comics
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Dustin Nguyen
Letters by Steve Wands
Cover Art by Nguyen
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale meets Cormac McCarthy’s The Road with echoes of Kill Bill and Pan’s Labyrinth when a noncompliant mother makes a dark pact with an ancient, violent Scarecrow Queen to stop a totalitarian government from taking her daughter.
Rose isn’t special. She works in the Factory just like everyone else — a dark, sprawling monolithic structure that runs along the coast and cuts the world in two. All that’s left now are desolate settlements that exist in its shadow, made up of submerged villages, derelict woods, and deadly swamps. No one knows what’s left of the world on the other side…
But when Rose’s young daughter Ava is violently taken from their shanty town home a year before she is meant to join the work force, Rose will come face-to-face with the surreal, harrowing forces outside the Factory’s walls — including a terrifying figure called the Scarecrow Queen, who has an offer: one last chance to save her daughter, in exchange for her soul.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: When this creative team works together, magic happens. Can’t wait to see what they have in store for us this time.
The Doom Patrol #1
DC Comics
Written by Darcy Van Poelgeest
Art by Niko Henrichon
Letters by Lucas Gattoni
Cover Art by Henrichon
The Doom Patrol is broke. Adopting a heroes-for-hire business model to stave off financial and emotional ruin, the team finds itself responding to a simple case — a missing cat. But when this case proves to be far from simple, the world’s strangest heroes find themselves pulled into a truly out-of-this-world situation! And elsewhere, beyond the view of Robotman, Elasti -Girl, and Negative Man — and perhaps even beyond the veil of our reality — a ghost of the team’s past is preparing to cross into their world.
The visionary team of Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and legendary artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators, Pride of Baghdad) ushers the Doom Patrol into a new age for DC Next Level.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This creative pairing is inspired for multiple reasons. The Doom Patrol is about to be weird in all the best ways.
Legion of Super-Heroes #1
DC Comics
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art by Hayden Sherman & Tamra Bonvillain
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Sherman & Bonvillain
One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Tomorrow!
But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered.
Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe!
Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: Just give me the book already! This will be the top of my read pile this week.
No Gods, No Masters #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Julio Anta
Art by Jacoby Salcedo & Francesco Segala
Letters by Becca Carey
Cover Art by Salcedo
When afternoon detention is interrupted by the sudden and violent emergence of a kaiju, three New York City teenagers with seemingly nothing in common will band together to survive the apocalypse!
Catch the debut of an all-new series from writer Julio Anta and artist Jacoby Salcedo that tells a different kind of kaiju story!
Felipe is still getting accustomed to life in New York City, and when a kaiju ravages Manhattan, he’ll need the help of two of his classmates to rescue his mom from a wrecked subway station.
From the Eisner-nominated team behind Frontera and This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story comes a new adventure that, amid the blockbuster destruction of a kaiju rampage, focuses on the people and communities most impacted.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This is a fantastic introduction to a captivating story told by a creative team that understands how to make excellent comic books. Find out more about this book from the conversation we had with the creators on this week’s SquadCast.
Prima Apparata #1
Ignition Press
Written by Olivia Dufault
Art by Rebekah Isaacs & Marissa Louise
Letters by Becca Carey
Cover Art by Isaacs
Welcome to the Conservatory.
After Earth was shattered into surviving pockets across the galaxy, humanity’s most talented young women train at this prestigious celestial boarding school to become the next generation of mech pilots.
But these students aren’t soldiers, they’re ballerinas; and the mechs aren’t built for battle, but performance. All engineered in body and mind to entertain a ruling class of cosmic patrons in an annual life-or-death recital of mankind’s only unifying story: the saga of Appolyta the Huntress, a goddess whose pursuit of one last elusive prey ends in heartbreak.
This year’s top recruits, the quietly ambitious Mar and rebellious Rhea, endure a cutthroat curriculum to compete for the crowning title of Prima Apparata. As their bond deepens and Mar’s obsessive quest puts her under the wing of Appolyta herself, the line between art and indoctrination blurs—and the great personal cost of perfection will transform their lives.
Black Swan and Never Let Me Go meet Pacific Rim in this groundbreaking space opera from rising debut writer Olivia Dufault (Love Ignited, FX’s Legion) and fan-favorite veteran illustrator Rebekah Isaacs (BRZRKR: Fallen Empire, Money Shot)!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: I am interested in this story, but possibly more excited to see Rebekah Isaacs art in a new monthly comic.
Project Perseus #1
Vault Comics
Written by Jack Mulqueen
Art by Edison Neo & Kike J. Diaz
Letters by Buddy Beaudoin
Cover Art by Neo
It’s a race against time! When a disgraced member of a cryptid hunting squadron vanishes with a time-traveling apparatus, Slug Stephens must sober up from a decade-long bender to track down an all-too-familiar friend turned foe.
With a legendary lineup of cover artists, featuring Esad Ribíc, Brett Bean, Pete Carroll, Jorge Corona, and more, Jack Mulqueen (Nightlife Noir) and Edison Neo (TMNT, Godzilla) bring readers a stylish and hilarious adventure across treacherous jungles, frozen oceans, and deadly dive bars.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This looks fun.
Superman: The Stranger #1
DC Comics
Written by Wes Craig
Art by Craig & Jason Wordie
Letters by Tom Napolitano
Cover Art by Craig
Step into the Golden Age and witness the first adventures of Superman! During the day, Clark Kent does what he can to make ends meet in the bustling city of Metropolis, but when the sun goes down, he leaps into action to keep the city streets safe! As Superman, Clark fights for a better tomorrow, but he feels like he’s not affecting change. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor struggle to survive. Can Superman truly save the downtrodden? The next Superman epic brought to you by superstar creator Wes Craig!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: We are very interested to see what Wes Craig has in mind for the Man of Steel.
Tales of Wonder #1
Image Comics
Written by Steve Skroce
Art by Skroce & Ian Herring
Letters by Pat Brosseau
Cover Art by Skroce & Herring
WHAT IF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SUPERHEROES CAME TO LIFE?
Superstar creator STEVE SKROCE (WE STAND ON GUARD, Wolverine, The Matrix) debuts an all-new action-packed series for fans of GHOST PEPPER and The Ultimates.
Stu and Jake’s friendship was forged in WW II, but the one thing it couldn’t survive was the comic book industry. As their Wonder Comics creations grew from four-color sensations to a global phenomenon, everything changed…
Now, these two legendary comic creators have reunited to launch the America’s Freedom Force cinematic universe, only to discover the make-believe superheroes and monsters from their stories are very, very real.
Can Stu and Jake overcome decades of bad blood and stolen credit? They better if they’re going to help save our world!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This looks like a great concept by a fantastic creator.
Teen Titans #1
DC Comics
Written by Kyle Higgins
Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo & Marcelo Costa
Letters by Becca Carey
Cover Art by Di Nicuolo
When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend — a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict — Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard will do whatever it takes to find their friend, including teaming up with Red Hood!
Jason thinks they’re soft and reckless. They don’t understand how he can still kill people. Now they have to work together — whether they like it or not!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: Looks like Jason will have his hands full.
Warbird #1
Bad Idea Comics
Written by Robert Venditti & Derek Kolstad
Art by Alex Maleev
Cover Art by Maleev
Blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad, creator and writer of the internationally acclaimed, box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ‘78), and master illustrator Alex Maleev, the Eisner Award-winning artist behind seminal runs on Daredevil, Moon Knight and more, have combined powers to bring you a white-knuckle, globe-spanning action/spy thrill ride.
Cole is a repo man of the highest caliber, repossessing heavily guarded mega yachts from billionaires, private planes from captains of industry, and everything in-between. If it’s got an engine, he can drive it, ride it, or fly it straight out from under the nose of an army of guards.
Now he’s handed the job of a lifetime. The impossible job. One that will bring him face to face with the highest stakes.
The Russians have stolen aeronautical military secrets from China, France, Germany, The UK, and the US to “Frankenstein” together the ultimate bleeding edge, next-gen fighter jet: The Warbird. There are only three of them in existence. They are a force of absolute nature—$1.4 billion apiece—dominating every global hotspot from Syria to Ukraine. And Cole’s been hired to steal one… and destroy the other two.
His fee? 10%. A cool $140 million. But this isn’t a repossession job. This is outright theft. And failure doesn’t mean jail time and fines—it means a bullet to the back of the head.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This has a phenomenal creative team and is definitely worth checking out.
New One-Shots and Specials
Batman / Superman / Weird Al: World’s Weirdest #1
DC Comics
Written by Al Yankovic, Mark Waid, Tyrone Finch
Art by Dan Schoening, Fico Ossio, & Luis Antonio Delgado
Letters by Steve Wands
Cover Art by Schoening & Delgado
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
AN ALL-NEW, OVER-SIZE, “WHA-HUH?” TEAM-UP ADVENTURE! The fifth dimension is being hit with an affliction that turns everything dull and ordinary, but as Mr. Mxyzptlk reaches out to Superman and Batman for help, the same plague has hit Earth! There’s only one person to call: “Weird Al”! Get ready for a wild one-shot where the one and only “Weird Al” Yankovic joins the World’s Finest team!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: The concept that this book might possibly exist never entered my wildest dreams, but it is here, and I am interested.
Bruce Wayne: Not Super – The Bat-Catastrophe TP
DC Comics
Written by Stuart Gibbs
Art by Berat Pekmezci
Cover Art by Pekmezci
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) brings his signature wit and heart to the second installment of Bruce Wayne: Not Super — a laugh-out-loud, lesson-packed adventure perfect for middle grade readers who love heroes with humor.
Being a secret vigilante isn’t easy.And trying to catch a villain in the act of villainy while trying to learn the ropes of the superhero thing has 13-year-old Bruce Wayne exhausted and struggling at school. Although he is far more frustrated by the fact that Selina Kyle has a crush on Batman—but not him.
When Jack Napier and his hulking sidekick Bane are recruited by Hugo Strange for a high-stakes heist at Gotham City Bank, Bruce will get a second chance to prove he has what it takes to defend the streets of Gotham. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when he catches Selina helping Jack. Coming from a school full of heroes and villains, he should have known she would be more than she seems! And now Bruce will have to find a way to stop them all before they can accomplish their plan.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: I am excited to see this book come out.
The Cutting Garden HC
Image Comics
Written by Darcy Van Poelgeest
Art by Erin Connally
Letters by Aditya Bidikar
Cover Art by Connally
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
A tender, brutal love story about mothers and daughters and what we become in their absence in this gorgeous, hand-painted original graphic novel. On a quiet street in 1930s New Orleans, a florist agrees to work through the night to construct a floral arrangement for a funeral the coming morning for a peculiar customer—a precocious 11-year-old girl named Adeil who pays the florist in stories. For every new flower the florist adds to the bouquet, Adeil offers another dissonant detail in her story: a chance meeting with a disillusioned jazz singer, a dilapidated family home, an idyllic life on the fringes of an imperfect world. As dawn approaches and the arrangement takes shape, the florist is left to piece together the final details of Adeil’s mysterious life and ponder…where exactly does she fit into this story? From Eisner Award-winning writer DARCY VAN POELGEEST (Little Bird) and superstar watercolor artist ERIN CONNALLY comes THE CUTTING GARDEN, a gorgeously rendered meditation on finding beauty in the darkest corners of our own humanity.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This looks amazing.
A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts TP
Oni Press
Written by Oliver Mertz
Art by Alex Diotto & Mertz
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover Art by Diotto
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
From writer and colorist extraordinaire Oliver Mertz (The Monuments, First Law of Mad Science) and acclaimed artist Alex Diotto (Youth, Indigo Children) comes a weird tale of conspiracy, faded superheroics, and suburban angst in ’90s Washington, D.C.
Sixteen-year-old Ari Ackerman just witnessed a murder. Or two. Or maybe he didn’t. He’s not quite sure. What he does know is that he loves the Washington, D.C., punk scene and is trying very hard to process the perpetual impending death (and frequent resurrections) of his cancer-stricken father. Ari’s best friend, Maya Meng, just wants to hang out and go see Jawbox play at the Black Cat. But sadly, an escalating series of unexplained deaths can really ruin a perfectly good day.
For readers who like What’s the Furthest Place from Here?, Love and Rockets, David Lynch, Daniel Clowes, Seinfeld, Agatha Christie, Powers, Fugazi, and Wes Anderson, A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is sure to evoke all the feelings that come with being an outsider, making sense of the world around you, and finding your place in it.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: You won’t want to miss this book. For more about it, we had Oliver Mertz, the writer and colorist of this book, on the SquadCast to talk about it. Check the conversation here.
Hellraiser: Resurections – New Wounds #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Mike Costa
Art by Paco Camalllonga & Andrew Cramer
Cover Art by Martin Simpson
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
A new era of ecstasy and agony begins here for Hellraiser!
The long-awaited return of Hellraiser to comics is finally upon us, starting with Hellraiser: Resurrections, a series of five one-shots setting up the launch of a new Hellraiser ongoing series coming to shelves this winter!
In this first one-shot, writer Mike Costa and artist Paco Camallonga draw readers into the hedonistic world of Hellraiser when an investigation into the mysterious Puzzle Box goes sideways, and the gateways to Hell open anew.
From the darkest corners of Rio de Janeiro’s criminals to the underbelly of the untouchable elites in Europe, this Alpha issue twists and turns its way through a story that teases and delights right up to its surprising finish. If you want the earliest glimpse of what’s to come in the new Hellraiser series, then get your hands on this comic and see if you can unlock all its secrets!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: Fans of Hellraiser will definitely want to jump on here with the first of a series of One-Shots that will take the universe to new heights.
The Hunger and the Dusk Deluxe Edition HC
IDW Publishing
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Chris Wildgoose
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover Art by Wildgoose
COLLECTED EDITION
Hugo- and World Fantasy Award–winning writer G. Willow Wilson and all-star artist Chris Wildgoose invite readers to experience love on the brink of extinction in their high fantasy tour de force!
This oversize hardcover edition collects all 12 issues of the critically acclaimed saga.
In a dying world, only humans and orcs remain—mortal enemies battling for territory and political advantage. But when a group of fearsome ancient humanoids known as the Vangol arrive from across the sea, the two struggling civilizations are forced into a fragile alliance to protect what they have built.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: If you haven’t read this story yet, shame on you. Here is the perfect opportunity to fix that error with a beautiful collection.
Kali TP
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Daniel Freedman
Art by Robert Sammelin
Letters by Michael David Thomas
Cover Art by Sammelin
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
From Daniel Freedman (Raiders) and Mondo and DICE artist Robert Sammelin comes an original graphic novel that’s a nonstop, high-octane existential action spectacle that perfect for Mad Max: Fury Road fans.
Stabbed in the back, poisoned, and left for dead by her own gang, Kali sets off on a one-way road of vengeance across a war-torn desert battlefield. With impending death coursing through her veins and a despotic army hot on her tail, Kali will stop at nothing to get her revenge, even if its the last thing she ever does. A nonstop high octane existential action spectacle from writer Daniel Freedman and artist Robert Sammelin.
Includes new expansive creator interview conducted by Brandon Graham and an art gallery featuring new work by some of today’s most acclaimed artists.
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: This is a book where the solicitation grabs you and has you intrigued.
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Tate Brombal
Art by Soo Lee & Patricio Delpeche
Letters by Aditya Bidikar
Cover Art by David Talaski
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein special one-shot!
Fan-favorite character Adam Frankenstein spins out of the GLAAD Media Award nominated The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos into his very own special! In “Gods & Monsters,” Tate Brombal (Batgirl, Barbalien: Red Planet, House of Slaughter) and Soo Lee (Carmilla, Maleficent) reveal the origins of Adam’s horrific creation under the knives of Victor Frankenstein. This epic tale thrillingly adapts Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the Chaos Universe and finally answers readers’ questions about the heartbreaking early life of Christopher Chaos’s mentor. Adam Frankenstein must become a protector for all Monsterkind . . . His immortal mission begins here!
This special also includes an eight-page “Monsters in Love” short story as a flip-book feature with a special cover illustration by Bradley Clayton!
Release Date: September 2, 2026
PCS NOTES: We have long been fans of the Christopher Chaos stories and adding Soo Lee to this one-shot takes it to the next level.
