Month: January 2026

Nominees announced for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

This year’s nominees include ‘Absolute Green Lantern,’ ‘Runaways,’ ‘Gaysians,’ ‘Spent,’ ‘It Rhymes with Takai’ and more.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, commonly known as GLAAD, have announced the nominees for their 37th annual Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for the fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ+ community and the issues that impact their lives.

The awards feature two comics-focused categories — one for comics books and one for graphic novels. DC, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Top Shelf and James Tynion’s Tiny Onion all received multiple nominations this year.

Check out the lists for the two comics categories below, and you can find the complete list of nominees across more than 30 categories on the GLAAD website.

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Marvel announces the line-up for ‘Spider-Man/Superman’

The crossover one-shot arrives in April.

Following DC’s reveal of the creative teams working on Superman/Spider-Man, Marvel has now revealed the creators for their side of the crossover. Spider-Man/Superman will include stories by Brad Meltzer, Pepe Larraz, Dan Slott, Marcos Martin, Geoff Johns, Brian Michael Bendis and more.

Like the DC title — and the two Batman/Deadpool crossovers that proceeded it — Marvel’s title is also an anthology and will feature stories with not only Clark Kent and Peter Parker, but also Miles Morales, Steel, Gwen Stacy, Lana Lang, Wonder Woman, Jane Foster and more.

“I’ve been waiting 50 years to write this book,” Meltzer said. “Superman and Spider-Man have affected me more than most real people. I carry them with me everywhere — and our story cuts to the core of what it means to be a good person. I’m honored that Nick Lowe and everyone at Marvel even asked. Just wait until you see Pepe’s work. Get your capes and web-shooters ready…”

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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | ‘Avengers’ celebrates 800 issues

Check out new comics arriving this week by Jed MacKay, Brian Michael Bendis, Farid Karami, Mark Bagley, Scott Snyder, Javier Fernandez, Todd McFarlane, Peach Momoko and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Free Comic Book Day 2026 will include titles from DC, Skybound, Titan, Vault + more

See what you can get for free on Saturday, May 2.

This year’s Free Comic Book Day is starting to take shape, with publishers announcing some titles and the FCBD website sharing many more. The titles have also popped up on the distributors’ websites, revealing some of the cover art you can expect to see in May.

Universal Distribution now owns Free Comic Book Day and its branding, having bought it in the wake of the Diamond Comics Distributors bankruptcy. They’ve teamed up with Lunar Distribution for the event, which will occur on May 2, which is the same day as Penguin Random House’s Comics Giveaway Day.

Here’s a look at what to expect:

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My favorite comics of 2025

And some graphic novels, too.

Last year was a rough one when it came to comic book and graphic novel availability — not only did you have the collapse of Diamond Comics and the fallout that impacted publishers, retailers and inevitably readers, but you also had numerous book bans being enacted in schools and libraries. Add to that the ongoing turmoil here in the U.S. around tariffs, and you’ve got all sorts of headwinds beyond just the usual ones.

That being said, the comics themselves kind of rocked. Marvel and DC’s “rebooted” universes, the Absolute line and the Ultimate line, both delivered some creative highs for the company, while everyone from Skybound and their Energon line-up to Tiny Onion to Oni Press, brought their A games. New distributors have filled the void left by Diamond, and newer digital platforms like Neon Ichiban and Global Comix brought some competition to the dominant Comixology. Despite the distractions, there was a lot to be excited about.

So, all that being said, here is my own list of my favorite comics and graphic novels from 2025, presented in no particular order. Also I’m sure I’m forgetting something, so maybe I’ll add to it later.

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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | Enjoy your stay at Ark M this week

New comics arrive this week by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson, Peach Momoko, Chris Condon, Domenico Carbone, Mike Mignola, Rae Allen, CS Pacat, Johanna the Mad and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Picture + Panel | Jesse Mechanic + Tom Hart on creating comics on grief and loss

We continue our interview series in advance of a live question-and-answer session between the two creators in Boston next week.

Today we continue our interview series with creators speaking at the monthly Picture + Panel event in Boston, which brings together two comic creators to talk about a specific topic. Today, Tom Hart and Jesse Mechanic will talk about grief and the impact it has had on their work, and we’re fortunate to present a preview of that conversation. You can find more details on the event here.

Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for the unique form of expression that is the comics medium.

Tom Hart is a critically acclaimed Eisner-nominated cartoonist and the Executive Director of The Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida. He is the creator of Rosalie Lightning and the Hutch Owen series of graphic novels and books. The Collected Hutch Owen was nominated for best graphic novel in 2000 and has received a Xeric Grant. Tom has taught sequential art at the University of Florida and at NYC’s School of Visual Arts.

Jesse Mechanic is an opinion columnist, essayist and artist. He has published work in Mother Jones, In These Times, HuffPost, Truthout and other publications. Jesse enjoys woodworking, the television show Cheers and working diligently to dismantle the various oppressive systems that define our world. The Last Time We Spoke is his debut graphic novel.

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Bloodthirsty butterflies spread the plague in ‘Nectar’

The new comic by Jeremy Robinson, Annapaola Martello and Francesco Francini will debut from Vault Comics this spring.

Novelist Jeremy Robinson will team with artists Annapaola Martello and Francesco Francini on Nectar, a horror comic about bloodthirsty butterflies that Vault Comics will publish in March.

The story takes place on an island village off Salem, Massachusetts, where a strange species of butterflies spreads the Dancing Plague and has a taste for human blood. 

“When my wife, Hilaree, and I started spitballing story concepts, all I knew was that I wanted to create a new Victorian monster to rival Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and werewolves,” said Robinson. “Our twisted imaginations went to work and just minutes later we had blood-sucking butterflies and the dancing plague wrapped together, along with the title: Nectar. I loved the idea so much, I started writing the script the next day.”

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Groo faces prophecy + catastrophe in a new miniseries this spring

Dark Horse Comics announces ‘Groo: The Prophecy’ for April.

Groo the Wanderer will return for another miniseries from Dark Horse this year, with the first issue debuting in April. The longtime Groo team of co-writer/artist Sergio Aragones, co-writer Mark Evanier and letterer Stan Sakai will return, along with colorist Carrie Strachan.

“The subtitle is ‘The Prophecy’ and it concerns a woman with the power to see the future…and the future she sees is pretty darned scary,” Evanier said on his blog.

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