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New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/2/2026

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/2/2026

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.  Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/2/2026” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/29/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/29/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

It’s a fifth week of October for new comics, and the “Special Section” has more to offer than the new series releases, but the list is full of interesting books and a bunch of Halloween themed stories.

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 Publishing, Oni Press, Ignition Press, Dynamite Entertainment, Random House, First Second Books, Abrams Books and Vault 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 

The Beauty #1
Ignition Press
Written by Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley
Art by Emanuela Lupacchino & Leonardo Paciarotti
Cover Art by Haun & Nick Filardi

Soon to be a television series produced and showrunner by Ryan Murphy and premiering on FX this fall, the smash-hit comic The Beauty returns to comic shops with a brand-new volume.

Set in a world not unlike our own, The Beauty chronicles what happens when a new sexually transmitted disease begins to spread. Only, this is a disease that people actually want, as those who contract it are literally changed into more beautiful versions of themselves. The only hitch is a slight fever and, eventually, death. But isn’t that an easy price to pay to be gorgeous?

This new series follows several characters as they deal with the Beauty and how it has changed society around them. A thief for hire on a dangerous job, a meteorologist with plummeting ratings, and special agents specializing in Beauty-related crimes will all find their lives converging in unexpected ways. And some fan favorite characters from the original series will return, as well.

The Beauty is written by co-creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, and this time around they are joined by superstar artist Ema Lupacchino (World’s Finest: Teen Titans) for an intriguing morality play that blends crime, horror, and action for a comic book unlike any other.

The main covers for this series are by Haun and colorist Nick Filardi (Powers)!

Release Date: October 29, 2025

PCS NOTES: A fan favorite series returns from a new and exciting publisher just in time for it to make its transition to a live-action series. Can’t wait.

Cloak or Dagger #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Justina Ireland
Art by Lorenzo Tammetta & Andrew Dalhouse
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Mike McKone & Rachelle Rosenberg

GHOSTED!

X YEARS LATER, and Tandy and Tyrone have tied the knot — but their bond has come with a terrible cost. Now they can no longer exist on the same plane at the same time. Reunited at last, the fan-favorite characters from the hit Marvel Rivals face a love story warped by power and fate.

Release Date: October 29, 2025

PCS NOTES: The first “Age of Revelation” new release on the list this week brings a great pair of characters back to the page.

Disney Villains: Maleficent #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Paulina Ganucheau
Art by Theo Stultz
Cover Art by Ganucheau

JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS! The Queen of the Forbidden Mountain returns for an all-new tale of villainy crafted by writer PAULINA GANUCHEAU and artist THEO STULTZ!

Set in the time just after the vengeful Maleficent leveled her curse against Princess Aurora, this hypnotic new adventure follows the power-hungry regent as she sets out to build up her arsenal of magical energy to the point that she will be invulnerable to any force that would dare challenge her reign.

When her goblin minions return from a raid against a neighboring kingdom bearing a mysterious glowing grimoire, the Queen senses an ancient and otherworldly presence between its covers — a force that could deliver to her a new wellspring of nearly unlimited power. To take possession of it, however, she must leave the safety of her kingdom and venture into an unfamiliar and dangerous realm — a place from which few humans ever return!

Featuring darkly beautiful covers by PAULINA GANUCHEAU, ELLERY SANTOS, ROBERT QUINN, and THEO STULTZ, Disney Villains: Maleficent Vol. 2 #1 adds a new layer of complexity to one of Disney’s most compellingly sinister antagonists!

Release Date: October 29, 2025

PCS NOTES: I can’t think of a better Disney Villains series to debut during Halloween week. 

Expatriate X-Men #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Eve L. Ewing
Art by Francesco Mortarino & Raúl Angulo
Letters by Ariana Maher
Cover Art by Mortarino & Angulo

UNITED BY WAR!

X YEARS LATER, like the fallen and reassembled United States, the new team of MS. MARVEL, BRONZE, MELEE and RIFT rises! They have seized control of the Mississippi River waters that divide mutantkind from the rest of humanity. Feared and powerful, their guerrilla tactics keep them in control — until a high-stakes mission to extract a valuable asset threatens to tear them apart. Can they hold together when everything’s on the line?

Release Date: October 29, 2025

PCS NOTES: This one definitely looks fun. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/29/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/15/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/15/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

Now that NYCC is over, it’s time to check out the new releases this week. Marvel continues to roll out Age of Revelation tie-ins, and we want to point you to the special editions section this week for some very interesting graphic novels.

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, Fantagraphics Books, Ahoy Comics, Oni Press, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, DSTLRY Media, 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 

30 Days of Night: Falling Son #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Rodney Barnes
Story by Steve Niles
Art by Chris Shehan & Xenon Honchar
Cover Art by Shehan

IDW’s hit horror franchise returns with a terrifying new tale! The town of Barrow has moved on. Those who remember the vampiric terror of two decades past would rather not talk about it. Those who don’t remember don’t believe the stories. Ignorance will be their downfall, because a dark memory is stirring in the heart of Romania and it has set its sights on Barrow, the death place of Vicente. While vampires seek revenge for their fallen leader in Alaska, troubled teen Jalen James seeks sanctuary. After fleeing gang violence in Los Angeles, Jalen needs a fresh start. But he’s unlikely to find it as the sun falls…

Writer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia, Batman: Full Moon) and artist Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter, The Autumnal) welcome you back to Barrow in the oversize first issue of this revival.

Release Date: October 15, 2025

Die!Namite: Blood Red #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Marco Finnegan
Cover Art by E.J. Su

TIME TO DIE ANOTHER DAY! The ravening undead return to resume their feasting upon the living in the newest bloodcurdling chapter of Dynamite’s all-star supergroup adventures in the dystopic future!

Outside the crazily fortified gates of Sunset City, the zombie hordes search ceaselessly for their prey — and that means women, because the gender-targeting Deadman virus is strictly a boys’ club. Inside the walls, rival factions jockey for power under the iron thumb of Purgatori and her enforcers, the Furies — including Vampirella, who’s stuck on Earth under Drakulonian quarantine to keep the male plague at bay. But it turns out that Vampi’s not the only alien in the skies — and when someone from a certain red planet arrives on the scene, everyone’s plans will get scrambled like a Deadman on a busy highway!

The newly infected creative team of writer FRED VAN LENTE and artist MARCO FINNEGAN unleash all of your favorite femmes fatales in the epic sci-fi grand guignol that is Die!namite: Blood Red #1 — featuring skull-cracking covers from EJ SU, GODTAIL, DAVID COUSENS, and WILL ROBSON!

Release Date: October 15, 2025

PCS NOTES: When the solicitation calls it at “grand guignol”,  your horror senses perk up.

Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Greg Pak
Art by Wilton Santos, Edvan Alves, & Raul Angulo
Lettered by Nate Piekos
Cover Art by Marguerite Sauvage

In a time of fickle gods and feckless governors, the world yearns for heroes! What it gets are the Fallbacks — a party of daring, dubious, and dysfunctional adventurers who arrive in the city of Loudwater in search of gold and glory. But an encounter with kobold thieves puts the Fallbacks in the crosshairs of a rival team of deeply annoying local heroes. Will the Fallbacks pull off a heist for the ages? Or will they sacrifice it all to put these “heroes” in their place?

Release Date: October 15, 2025

PCS NOTES: This looks the the makings of a good time. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/15/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/8/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/8/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

Wow! This is a big list of new number ones. Both Marvel and DC have kicked off their big fall crossover events, and particularly for Marvel, that means a bunch of renaming books and new numbering. Besides the Big Two, the smaller publishers have a bunch of really interesting looking new series kicking off this week.

One other note: We are encouraged to see that quite a few of the new creator-owned debuts this week are written by women. Keep it up industry.

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, Ignition Press, Fantagraphics Books, Vault Comics, Oni Press, IDW Publishing, Abrams ComicArts, 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 

The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #1
Marvel Comics
Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Art by Pere Pérez
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Adam Hughes

Straczynski is teaming up with fan-favorite artist Pere Pérez (TVA, Venom War: Carnage) to tell a story that takes readers back to Peter Parker’s college days at Empire State University. Expect appearances from Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, MJ, and Flash Thompson — plus classic villains and an all-new threat that could shake the Marvel Universe to its core.

Release Date: October 8, 2025

PCS NOTES: JMS returning to a monthly Spider-Man book is pretty exciting.

Amazing X-Men #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Jed MacKay
Art by Mahmud Asrar & Matt Wilson
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Asrar & Wilson

HOPE THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!

X YEARS LATER, on the run after a deadly clash with Revelation’s chief assassin, the shattered X-Men desperately gamble everything on one last mission. With help from an unexpected ally, they venture into the haunted ruins of Graymalkin. What they find there may change everything… if they survive.

Release Date: October 8, 2025

PCS NOTES: This is one of the renamed/renumbered X-Books as a result of the Age of Revelation storyline. League of Comic Geeks has an excellent checklist for this event here.

Binary #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Stephanie Phillips
Art by Giada Belviso & Rachelle Rosenberg
Letters by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Rickie Yagawa

THIS IS BINARY… AND THE UNIVERSE BURNS WITH HER!

X YEARS LATER, in the ashes of the old world, to survive she is reborn — a cosmic force channeling the Phoenix itself. With the universe crumbling, BINARY returns to save what’s left. But power this great always comes with a price… and the end of everything might begin with her.

Release Date: October 8, 2025

PCS NOTES: Phoenix has become Binary for the Age of Revelation.

DC K.O. #1
DC Comics
Written by Joshua Williamson & Scott Snyder
Art by Xermanico, Javier Fernández, & Alejandro Sánchez
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Fernández & Sánchez

The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth into a hellscape in preparation for the return of Darkseid! The end of the DC Universe is here!

The Justice League’s only chance to defeat Darkseid is to enter a deadly tournament, an epic and over-the-top battle royale that will surprise you! The World’s Greatest Heroes fight to become the champion to enter the ring against Darkseid, but there’s a catch… the closer you get to the Heart of Apokolips, the more it corrupts you, changes you into something dangerous.

Which DC character has what it takes to make it to the end? Who is willing to do what it takes to win it all, even if it means taking down their friends and family? You want to get nuts? Let’s get nuts!

Release Date: October 8, 2025

PCS NOTES: DC’s big Royal Rumble kicks off here. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/8/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/1/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/1/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

October is here. That means that publishers will be releasing more and more spooky comics as the month goes along, and that starts now.

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, Ignition Press, Fantagraphics Books, Panick Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Abrams ComicArts, 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 

The Author Immortal #1
Image Comics
Written by Frank J. Barbiere
Art by Morgan Beem
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Beem

A story about the stories that shape us — and the power they still hold.

Hector Ramirez is a failed writer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to help reboot the fantasy book series that defined his childhood. But when he discovers the original author has mysteriously vanished into his fictional world, Hector is pulled into a realm where stories are alive, and some are willing to kill to stay in control.

From acclaimed writer Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Violent Love) and rising-star watercolor artist Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, You Belong Here) comes a literary fantasy for fans of Locke & Key, The Magicians, and Saga with an oversized 40-page debut issue.

Release Date: October 1, 2025

PCS NOTES: We are supremely excited to read this book by an amazing creative cast.

Gotham Academy: First Year #1
DC Comics
Written by Karl Kerschel, Becky Cloonan, & Brenden Fletcher
Art by Marco Ferrari
Cover Art by Kerschel

THE SCHOOL HAS SECRETS. SO DOES SHE. IT’S GOING GREAT.

Olive Silverlock has a problem, and it is shaped like Gotham’s favorite hero: Batman. He “saved” her when her mom lost control and got Commissioner Gordon to pawn her off on Bruce Wayne, who promptly shuffled her off to Gotham Academy. Boarding school. With a bunch of awful rich kids! As if she wasn’t traumatized enough already!

How will Olive navigate her trauma as a new student? Who will she share her first kiss with? And… why are the existing fans talking so much about maps?

Fall in love with the fan-favorite characters all over again in this revealing prequel taking readers back to Gotham Academy! Artist Marco Ferrari joins the original team as we return to the hallowed halls for even more mystery, romance, and teen drama. Guaranteed to delight fans of the original series and introduce new readers to the lovable cast; don’t miss the year it all began!

Release Date: October 1, 2025

PCS NOTES: This fan favorite property returns, and we are excited for it.

Gunpowder Prophets #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Justin Jordan
Art by Patrick Piazzalunga & Roman Stevens
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover Art by Piazzalunga

Huck and Marley help people for money. Well, in theory anyway… For some reason, their “help” always seems to involve massive amounts of property damage, a somehow guaranteed collision with the supernatural, and if Marley has his way, a huge body count. They’re the Gunpowder Prophets, and a simple job rescuing a girl from a backwoods cult turns weird when the super groovy leader’s supernatural powers turn out to be very, very real. It’s seventies-style horror mixed with grindhouse action in Gunpowder Prophets. Gonzo over-the-top action horror from Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), Patrick Piazzalunga (Monsters are My Business), Roman Stevens, and Taylor Esposito.

Release Date: October 1, 2025

PCS NOTES: Mad Cave keeps making good decisions to greenlight books like this.  Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 10/1/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/3/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/3/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

September is here. The air is cooling, and this week there are so many new comic series debuting. There are new starts from almost all of the major comic publishers, and we love to see that.

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, DSTLRY Media, Mad Cave Studios, Archie Comics, Oni Press, Panick Entertainment, Titan Book, Cosmic Lion Productions, 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 

The Adventures of Lumen N. #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by James Robinson
Art by Phil Hester, Marc Deering, & Bill Crabtree
Letters by Jim Campbell
Cover Art by Hester

The year is 1901 and our heroine Lumen is a precocious 13-year-old with many questions about her life. Why has her father been gone for years? Why must she learn so many languages and fighting techniques and what’s with all the lessons in seafaring? Then an attack on her home by a horde of steam-punk assassins delivers the first glimmer of an answer, when Lumen’s savior reveals himself as her grandfather, the legendary Captain Nemo, one of the greatest characters in Victorian science fiction literature. A brand-new world of steam-punk adventure and thrills is about to open up for Lumen as she connects with the grandfather she never knew while together they take on a cabal of evil masterminds, intent on world domination… a world full of heroes and villains from Victorian adventure and fantasy fiction.

Release Date: September 3, 2025

PCS NOTES: I love seeing that these creators collaborate on something new.

Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1
DC Comics
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Art by Scott Godlewski & Alex Guimarães
Cover Art by Godlewski & Guimarães

PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON AND SCOTT GODLEWSKI REUNITE TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPERMAN SAGA!

Superman returns! Fan-favorite Future State: Superman: House of El creators Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scott Godlewski reunite for Adventures of Superman: Book of El! As the Super-Family settles into a well-earned time of peace, a powerful ally-turned-enemy invades Earth with an army at his back and a god-aspect of Olgrun, mad god of the First World. When even the Super-Family lacks the power to stop him, Superman is sent against his will to a place even he’s never been…where he’ll find allies he could never have expected. Concluding the events of Future State and Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s Action Comics, the next epic adventure begins here!

Release Date: September 3, 2025

PCS NOTES: We have been anticipating this series for a while now, and we are very excited to get it in our hands.

Artificial #1
Image Comics
Written by Maria Llovet
Art by Llovet
Cover Art by Llovet

At the center is Clara, a jaded fashion stylist who signs up for an advanced dating service that provides hyper-realistic android partners. But when her robotic dream date malfunctions and turns dangerously possessive, Clara is forced into a chilling fight for her freedom — and her life.

Release Date: September 3, 2025

PCS NOTES: If you are unfamiliar with the amazing talent that is Maria Llovet, here is your chance to correct that error.

Batman #1
DC Comics
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Jorge Jiménez & Tomeu Morey
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Jiménez

A BOLD NEW ERA OF BATMAN STARTS HERE! A new day dawns for the Dark Knight Detective as Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen) joins forces with superstar artist Jorge Jiménez (Batman, Summer of Superman Special) for an unforgettable new era of Batman! The best superhero in comics gets a brand-new first issue to kick off this new era that will test Batman and Bruce Wayne like never before!

Release Date: September 3, 2025

PCS NOTES: The first new number one for the main Batman book in over NINE years is here. We are excited to see what this creative team has in store. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 9/3/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 8/13/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 8/13/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

Summer rolls on and we have a fresh batch of new comics hitting the shelf. We are excited about this list.

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, Harper Collins, Alien Books, Dynamite Entertainment, 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 

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1
Oni Press
Written by Zac Thompson
Art by Daniel Irizarri & Brittany Peer
Cover Art by Irizarri

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely. But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep.

That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways.

Release Date: August 13, 2025

PCS NOTES: We loved the first volume in this series and are excited for its return.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Ryan Parrott
Art by Vincenzo Federici
Cover Art by Alessio Zonno

The crossover sensation is back for a third epic adventure! With Rita and Krang defeated, the bad guys aren’t cutting the Rangers and Turtles no slack! Lord Zedd and Shredder have a new plan to take down the radical teen heroes and if they don’t act carefully, they may just succeed.

The amazing new series from veteran Mighty Morphin Power Rangers writer Ryan Parrott and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation artist Vincenzo Federici kicks off with a moment you have to see to believe!

Release Date: August 13, 2025

PCS NOTES: We get more Ranger and  Turtle action.

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art by Marcelo Ferreira, Daniel Picciotto, & Frank D’Armata
Cover Art by Leinil Francis Yu

It’s the bloody kickoff to an epic battle between the Predators and Marvel’s heroes! A Predator King, emboldened by a new vibranium arsenal and aided by a surprising human ally, launches an all-out invasion of Earth, claiming the planet as a hunting preserve! You’ll need to read to see just who — if anyone — will survive and to witness some shocking twists and turns as the entire Marvel Universe finds itself in the Predator’s tri-laser crosshairs!

Release Date: August 13, 2025

PCS NOTES: Chaos and carnage are sure to fill the pages of this book.  Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 8/13/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/23/25

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/23/25

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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.

There are some very cool new releases this week and comic news is sure to file the comicsphere in the next week with San Diego Comic-Con beginning today. Stay tuned.

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, Abrams ComicArts, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Mad Cave Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, 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 

Darren Aronofsky’s Human Nature #1
Abrams ComicArts
Written by Ari Handel, Darren Aranofsky, & Jeff Welch
Art by Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran
Letters by Aditya Bidikar
Cover Art by Morazzo & O’Halloran

From Academy Award- nominated Darren Aronofsky and his film-making partner Ari Handel – the writer-producer-director team behind the Oscar award-winning Black Swan and instant classics The Fountain and Mother! – along with Jeff Welch comes a social satire of a bizarre yet fathomable future.

Drawn by comic book industry giant Martín Morazzo, Human Nature follows the ego-maniacal, Nebraska-based chicken magnate Duke. Duke has almost all the world’s resources at his disposal. Once a lowly everyday man, Duke managed to work (and intimidate) his way into an endless fortune. However, even though he has almost everything, there’s one thing even the richest man in the world can’t buy: immortality. Or can he?

Find out how a wealthy, lonely man tries to scheme his way into beating death, and the earth-shattering consequences of his actions! Strange, thought-provoking, and, at times, gruesome, read the mini-series Human Nature to get a glimpse of a future resulting from unchecked greed, corporate corruption, and ethically questionable science.

Release Date: July 23, 2025

PCS NOTES: This is an interesting concept.

Godzilla #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Tim Seeley
Art by Nikola Čižmešija, Francesco Segala, & Gloria Martinelli
Letters by Nathan Widick
Cover Art by Čižmešija

THE KAI-SEI ERA, IDW’S NEW GODZILLA UNIVERSE, STARTS HERE!

In 1954, experimentation with a mysterious energy source known as Kai-Sei awakened Godzilla and a host of immortal kaiju. In the years that followed, humanity has been pummeled by near-constant monster attacks. While Japan has begun to treat the kaiju like natural disasters, understanding that their attempts to fight Godzilla only make the threat worse, the American G-Force is going to fight, fight, fight.

The Americans have just discovered the ultimate tool in the fight against kaiju: a young boy named Jacen with the power of Godzilla. Able to harness the mysterious Kai-Sei in the same vein as the King of the Monsters, this boy will either save the world… or bring about its doom.

Join Tim Seeley (Grayson, Hack/Slash, Local Man) and Nikola Čižmešija (Sword of Azrael, Batman and Robin) on the ride of a lifetime!

Release Date: July 23, 2025

PCS NOTES: A new era of Godzilla stories, ushered in by Tim Seeley, sounds good to me. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/23/25” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/16/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/16/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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 is somewhat light in new series debuts, but that does not diminish the quality of those new comics. Check them out.

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, Titan Books, IDW Publishing, Fantagraphics Books, NBM Publishing, 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 

Catacomb of Torment #1
Oni Press / EC Comics
Written by Matt Kindt, Marguerite Bennett, & John Arcudi
Art by David Lapham, Dan McDaid, & Tonči Zonjić
Cover Art by Jorge Fornes

BEHOLD: A BLOODY NEW ONGOING SERIES! Out of the ashes of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, we usher THE TORMENTOR—a new horror host with an unhealthy interest in human anatomy—into the shadow-strewn halls of EC Comics history for our next monthly horror anthology! Hold onto your head (if it’s still attached) . . . because no one escapes THE CATACOMB OF TORMENT!

For Her Royal Travesty of Pain’s first request: Master storytellers John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) & Tonci Zonjic (Black Hammer: Skulldigger & Skeleton Boy), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) & David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman) & Dan McDaid (Shazam!) each take turns manning the rack and turning the red-hot irons for three all-new and blisteringly brutal tales of mayhem and malice in the undying EC tradition!

Plus, as an added bonus: A surprise classic from the EC vaults, painstakingly remastered and newly restored to its original coloring.

The critics are already saying, “This is literal torture” and “Please make it stop!” Pick up this fearful 40-PAGE FIRST ISSUE—and the Tormentor might just consider letting them go!

Release Date: July 16, 2025

PCS NOTES: A fantastic group of creators to kick off this new EC Comics title.

Ghost Pepper #1
Image Comics
Written by Ludo Lullabi
Art by Lullabi & Adriano Lucas
Cover Art by Lullabi

For fans of THE MOON IS FOLLOWING US and BATTLE CHASERS comes an exclusive new action series from rising star LUDO LULLABI (TRANSFORMERS, Battle Chasers) about forgotten heroes, cutthroat food trucks, and saving the world… again.

Humanity survived a monstrous threat, but the world isn’t better for everyone. Every day Loloi hits the road to deliver her delicious cooking to the masses, outsmarting her treacherous competition and staying one step ahead of the massive robots “protecting” them all.

But everything changes when she serves a mysterious warrior named Ash, whose secrets might just save the world… if his superhuman strength doesn’t destroy it first.

Release Date: July 16, 2025

PCS NOTES: This looks fun.

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Jaiver Garon & Jesus Aburtov
Letters by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Mark Brooks

LOOK OUT NEW YORK! A previously dormant Godzilla has been angrily awoken and begun carving a path of annihilation as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes band together to try and stop it’s cataclysmic rampage! But when their combined efforts fail to slow the Bringer of Destruction, Earth’s heroes are forced to go to extraordinary lengths to try and bring Godzilla down — including joining forces with Earths most devious villains! But will this be enough to stop Godzilla as it tears straight through the Marvel Universe into the Dark Dimension and other realms? Plus, how is the King of the Monsters connected to the mysterious metal, Vibranium, and what does this mean for Wakanda? In the face of an unstoppable force of nature, the Marvel Universe must come together like never before in this earth-shattering fight for Earth’s survival. It’s all hands on deck in the FIRST of FIVE electrifying chapters in this epic saga!

Release Date: July 16, 2025

PCS NOTES: Kaiju vs Everyone. Let the chaos begin. Continue reading “New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/16/2025” →

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/9/2025

New Number Ones: New Comics Series and Specials Coming for the Week of 7/9/2025

Posted on by Bob Harrison

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 summer is really heating up with banger after banger on this week’s list. Comics are good for you.

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, Oni Press, Ahoy Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Ten Speed Press, IDW Publishing, Bad Idea Comics, Archie Comics, 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 

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1
DC Comics
Written by Andy Diggle
Art by Leandro Fernández
Cover Art by Fernández

THE GROUNDBREAKING ELSEWORLDS EPIC CONTINUES!

Last year, DC’s iconic Elseworlds was ushered into a new era with the release of Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, continuing the iconic saga of the Batman of the Victorian era and pulling some of DC’s most iconic heroes into the Gilded Age. Now, the team behind the hit series returns to tell the second part of this epic tale in Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice!

Bear witness to the formation of a new kind of Justice League in a steam-powered adventure that will bring these once-familiar heroes from the open plains of the Midwest to the freezing Arctic as they unravel the mystery of alien artifacts from the Kryptonian Age! This jaw-dropping sequel series is not to be missed!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: The previous endeavor for this creative team in this Elseworlds storyline was excellent and we are expecting similar results.

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Patrick Horvath
Art by Horvath
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Horvath

The six-issue return of the Eisner-nominated cozy horror smash hit!

It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice… but this brown bear was smart… she covered her tracks… and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.

But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era.

As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice. A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook.

Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath for one of the most anticipated comics of 2025.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: The highly acclaimed predecessor to this series requires that your pay attention to this new release.

Fantastic Four #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Ryan North
Art by Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, & Edgar Delgado
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Ramos & Delgado

The Fantastic Four return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science, and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong — and they’re sent to four different eras in Earth’s history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben, and Sue all have to fight to survive. Their only hope is to reach the Forever Stone: a mass of dense granite that happens to be one of the longest-lasting rocks on the planet, which — through a combination of obscurity and raw geological luck — has stayed both intact and accessible for most of Earth’s history!

Also featured in this extra-big, extra-special issue: Ben Grimm fights a dinosaur! No other comic DARES to feature the Thing battling several Mapusauruses, but that’s just where WE get started! And it’s all brought to life by the incredible new series artist Humberto Ramos!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: This is a great jumping on point if, for some crazy reason, you have been slacking on your FF reading.

Planet Death #1
Bad Idea Comics
Written by Robert Venditti & Derek Kolstad
Art by Tomás Giorello & Sunny Gho
Letters by Tom Napolitano
Cover Art by Giorello

The explosive 48-page first issue of the record-breaking series premieres in a high end, deluxe prestige format! From the minds of blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad — creator and writer of the box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK — and New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Superman ‘78, Green Lantern), along with artistic visionaries Tomás Giorello (Star Wars, Conan) and ten-time Eisner Award-winner Dave Stewart (Star Wars, Hellboy) comes a groundbreaking new sci-fi epic.

Millions of miles from home, hundreds of ships descend into the stormy atmosphere of a hostile frozen world. On board, an army of resolute men and women brace for the coming assault. They are an invasion force, on an impossible mission — destroy the devastating enemy weapon garrisoned below. Corporal Scott and his battalion are in the vanguard but the human forces are no match for their brutal alien adversaries. Scott’s battalion is dead within moments. He is its lone survivor. The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost.

Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly. Locked in his suit of full combat battle armor, sustained only by what he can carry, and driven by Earth’s wrath, Scott must do by himself what an entire army could not. Destroy the weapon. Return home.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: The little comic publisher with “interesting” ideas launches into a new era with this new number one. It is widely available wherever you find comics.

Also we talked to writer Rob Venditti about this on the SquadCast a few months back. Check that here.

Predator: Black, White & Blood #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Joe Kelly, Eliot Rahal, & Sarah Gailey
Art by Álvaro López, Brian Level, Lee Loughridge, Fran Galán
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Simone Di Meo

From the mad imaginings of Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Deadpool) and rising artist Álvaro López (Captain Marvel, Beware the Planet of the Apes) comes a gut-twisting new take on Predator! A young Predator trying to prove himself prowls the Australian frontier, but his hunt goes south. A run-in with some humans from a convict colony will change the trajectory of everyone’s lives and take readers on a journey never before seen in the Predator universe! Together with stories from superstar creators Eliot Rahal and Sarah Gailey, this anthology is a must-read for all Predator and comics fans!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: Fans of Predator will definitely want to pick this up. I am most excited for the brilliant pairing of Sarah Gailey and Fran Galán on one of these three stories.

The Toxic Avenger Comics #1
Ahoy Comics
Written by Matt Bors
Art by Fred Harper
Cover Art by Harper

You demanded it, so here it is: a new ONGOING series featuring the movies’ grossest hero, masterminded by the hit creative team from 2024’s TOXIC AVENGER miniseries! In this issue’s self-contained horror story, kids are disappearing from Toxie’s hometown of Tromaville, NJ. Did they simply run away from the chemically polluted town? Or is the real explanation even more frightening? Find out before the new TOXIE film hits theaters, THIS SUMMER!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: Toxie is back for a brand new ongoing series, and we are here for it!

The UnChosen #1
Image Comics
Written by David Marquez
Art by Marquez & Marissa Louise
Letters by D.C. Hopkins
Cover Art by Marquez

13-year-old Aida wakes in a city laid waste by a massive explosion — a scene of devastation that SHE caused. Pursued by rival forces wielding incredible powers, she must discover who truly wants to help her, who wants to control her, and the truth behind her own mysterious past.

Acclaimed creator DAVID MARQUEZ (Uncanny X-Men, Miles Morales) makes his highly anticipated debut as both writer and artist on his first creator-owned series.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: I am super interested in seeing David Marquez as writer/artist on this book!

Wild Animals #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by Andy Kuhn & Dee Cunniffe
Cover Art by Kuhn

Neil’s life has been falling apart ever since his father was killed by crooked cops. Fifteen years later, Neil’s mother lays on her deathbed and he’s stuck in a dead-end job, has nowhere to live, and no hope to speak of. Life keeps kicking Neil and he keeps taking it, too frightened to fight back. Until now. With his world crumbling around him, Neil finds himself backed into a corner, with no choice but to make a stand and right the wrongs that have haunted him for years. Revenge is a dangerous path to walk and the deeper Neil goes, the more he realizes that violence is all consuming. Perfect for fans of gritty crime thrillers like Criminal and Parker, Brisson and Kuhn deliver a hard-hitting, high-stakes story that pulls no punches.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: Did you read that solicitation? You are getting this book, right? RIGHT?

New One-Shots and Specials 

Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob #1
Archie Comics
Written by Kevin Smith
Art by Fernando Ruiz
Letters by Jack Morelli
Cover Art by Ruiz

ONE-SHOT SPECIAL

SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES, ARCHIE FANS!! Yes, you read that right—acclaimed writer, director, actor, producer, and podcaster Kevin Smith takes the teens you know and love from Riverdale on the wildest ride of their lives. What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever. Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? SNOOGANS!! Featuring legendary Archie artists Fernando Ruiz and inker Rich Koslowksi, this is a DOUBLE-SIZED, CAN’T-MISS event FOR MATURE AUDIENCES unlike anything we’ve ever done before!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: I never thought I would see this crossover happen, and yet it is here and I am excited for it.

Fantastic Four: First Steps #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Mark Buckingham & Alex Sinclair
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Phil Noto

ONE-SHOT SPECIAL

FROM THE WORLD OF THE UPCOMING FILM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FUTURE FOUNDATION!

Four years ago, the world was transformed as an amazing cosmic-powered quartet revealed themselves and their astonishing abilities to the public! Since that time, they have become world-famous as the Fantastic Four! Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel Comics recounts their very first exploit that saved our city from near destruction!

MATT FRACTION and MARK BUCKINGHAM bring you this all-new adventure marking the moment that all of history changed!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: What a fantastic team to craft a tale in the cinematic universe that we are about to be exposed to.

The Hero Trade: Hero for Sale TP
Bad Idea Comics
Written by Matt Kindt
Art by David Lapham
Cover Art by Joe Quesada

COLLECTED EDITION

Described as superheroes through the lens of Elmore Leonard & Quentin Tarantino, this uber-hip, groundbreaking series of tour de force stories from New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and iconoclastic illustrator David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS) is now being made widely available for the very first time. This meticulously curated collection contains the complete saga of THE HERO TRADE thus far, as well as a wealth of bonus material and behind-the-scenes content exclusive to this edition.

The seemingly straightforward tale of a man with the body of a superhero in the trunk of his car, driving from one nefarious organization to another and selling it piece by piece. An ordinary man at the end of his rope, this score is his last shot, one night to make good. He’s bound and determined to carve out a place for himself in this world, even if he has to do it one bloody body part of Captain Fab at a time. His black market buyers all looking for a piece of the superpowered action, to own a piece of the paragon. To collect it. To touch it. Even taste it. Because eating even a tiny piece of The Fab? Grants you unbelievable powers. Ingest a drop of Captain Fab’s blood? Develop a miraculous healing factor. Feast on an eyeball, snort some teeth dust, dine fabulously and take the ride… although the powers you get may not be what you expected.

This is THE HERO TRADE. There have been many groundbreaking explorations into the superhero genre. This is not one of them. However, it may be the first groundbreaking exploration of the people who consume the superhero genre.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: If you haven’t caught up on the Hero Trade before, now is your chance before the new series starts.

Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes, & Rivals #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Tim Seeley & Tony Fleecs
Art by Mahmud Asrar, Nick Bradshaw, Aaron Kuder, David Marquez, Ron Lim, Nic Klein, Mirka Andolfo, Luciano Vecchio, Marguerite Sauvage, Joshua Cassara, & Ryusei Yamada
Letters by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Adam Hughes

ONE-SHOT SPECIAL

THE SWIMSUIT SPECIAL RETURNS! Roxxon Comics is at it again when they release their own UNAUTHORIZED SWIMSUIT SPECIAL! Wasp is on the case and seizes the opportunity for Marvel’s heroes to do their OWN swimwear fashion shoot all over the world! But fear not, True Believers, we know what you’re REALLY here for! This super-sized special features splash page after splash page of gorgeous art, but with a story so you can pretend you’re “reading it for the articles”…

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: Well Folks, Summer is here. Enjoy!

Meat Eaters TP
Oni Press
Written by Meredith McClaren
Art by McClaren
Cover Art by McClaren

ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL

Let it be said that dying is hard. Nineteen-year-old Ashley Moore found this out the hard way.

All Ashley wanted was to keep her head down and work hard until she could escape the small town where she felt she was stagnating. But after waking up one night covered in blood—and irrevocably dead—Ashley finds her foolproof plan for getting out has gone up in smoke, and something within her has changed.

Without a heartbeat and with a disturbing craving for fresh—preferably bloody—meat, Ashley finds herself privy to a world that exists just beneath our own: a world of ghouls and monsters and things that go bump-in-the-night. Despite her desire to be left alone—and to not think about the night of her death at all—Ashley is slowly drawn into the realm of the unusual, getting advice from ancient vampires, dodging angry pack leaders, and becoming the reluctant big sister to werewolves Motley and Harrison. As she does, she finds it increasingly difficult to put away the parts of herself she wishes to ignore—namely, what happened that fateful night she stopped breathing. The truth, it turns out, can’t stay buried forever.

In this visceral story about the effects of trauma and anxiety, dying is indeed hard. But getting on with it? That can be worse.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: We have been fans of Meredith McClaren for some time now, and we are psyched to see this new graphic novel from her.

Muted Vol. 1 HC
Ten Speed Press
Written by Miranda Mundt
Art by Mundt
Cover Art by Mundt

COLLECTED EDITION

A summoning ritual gone awry kicks off a lush, witchy graphic novel series with joyful streaks of found family and polyamorous sapphic romance—in this first volume of the hit Webtoon coming-of-age story, now with bonus content.

It has been thirteen years since the mysterious fire at the Severin family manor that killed Camille’s mother and twin sister, and the last thing Camille wants to do is return to her old home deep in the swamps of Louisiana. But she doesn’t have a choice. Deeply ingrained family tradition and Matriarch Athalie—Camille’s coldhearted aunt and head of the Severin household—demand it.

When the time comes for Camille to perform the demon-summoning blood ritual that every prospective matriarch in her family must complete, she is afraid of making a mistake. No matter how hard she tries to be a witch worthy of the Severin name, nothing is ever good enough for her aunt. Camille has practiced and practiced, but instead of the beat of demonic wings or the snap of talons, her blood calls forth evergreen vines and leaves. Terrified of what this might mean, she flees into the swamps.

But her failed ritual gives her something precious: time away from Aunt Athalie. Time to spend with her beloved familiar Toben and kindly cousin Silvia. And—unbeknownst to her—time to fall in love, discover the truth of her magic, reunite with long lost family, work through her grief, and solve the mystery of who killed her mother and sister.

Complete with an exclusive bonus chapter, this first volume includes episodes 1-27 of the highly popular Webtoon webcomic Muted.

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: If you are not familiar with this comic story, you are missing out.

Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1
DC Comics
Written by Dan Jurgens
Art by Bruno Redondo, Brett Breeding, Caio Filipe, & Adriano Lucas
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Cover Art by Redondo

ONE-SHOT SPECIAL

ALL-STARS DAN JURGENS AND BRUNO REDONDO TAKE THE MAN OF STEEL TO NEW HEIGHTS! Legends collide as the Man of Steel goes supersized for the Summer of Superman! In this all-new treasury edition, quintessential Superman writer Dan Jurgens pairs with the modern master of sequential art, Bruno Redondo, to craft a larger-than-life story of power, tragedy, action, and, above all — hope. When a vicious armada of extraterrestrial extremists launches an all-out invasion of Planet Earth, only Superman can stand in the way of total annihilation. But there’s something different about this attack — it’s deadly from both without… and within? It’s a tale so titanic we had to tell it at treasury size to celebrate the Summer of Superman in style! Featuring images and info from the brand-new Superman movie, plus a special photo variant cover!

Release Date: July 9, 2025

PCS NOTES: It’s the Summer of Superman. Check out this one-shot with a stellar cast of creative talent.