Category: Comic Books

Dark Horse announces new ‘Minor Threats’ noir series, ‘The Cleaner’

Gerry Duggan, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum and Mark Torres return to the Minor Threats universe with another spinoff this fall.

Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum and Scott Hepburn’s Minor Threats line will expand yet again in November with From the World of Minor Threats: The Cleaner.

Dark Horse announced the four-issue noir series at the San Diego Comic-Con this week. The title will be written by Gerry Duggan, Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, with art, colors, and design by Mark Torres and letters by Nate Piekos. The character first appeared in the anthology From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome to Twilight in a story by Duggan and Torres.

“When Gerry and Mark introduced The Cleaner in Welcome To Twilight, we knew there were more bodies buried in that fertile ground,” said Blum. “Along with those rotting heroes and villains was a deeply human, personal, twisted, pulpy, gorgeous story that Gerry and Mark Torres needed their own series to tell. The Cleaner is one of the best examples of what a Minor Threats story can be, a point of view in the genre of spandex we’ve never seen, grounded by an emotional hook that pulls you deep into their world.”

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Fortune and glory, kid: Jason Aaron + Aaron Kuder bring Indiana Jones back to comics

‘Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium’ will launch at Marvel this December.

The Lucasfilm Publishing panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today revealed that Indiana Jones will raid lost arks once again in the pages of a comic. Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium, a new five-issue miniseries by writer Jason Aaron and artist Aaron Kuder, will kick off a new era of Indy comics set during the original film trilogy.

Aaron is no stranger to working on Lucasfilm Properties, having helped launch a new era of Star Wars comics in 2015.

“I’ve wanted to adventure alongside Indiana Jones since I was 8 years old, to climb through ancient crypts and run for my life in exotic locales, to seek the world’s most fabled treasures. Now, here I am, feeling the same sort of joy I felt in 2015 when we launched Star Wars #1,” Aaron said. “This is the Indy of Raiders of the Lost Ark, fresh off his harrowing experience on the island of Geheimhaven. Dark events were set in motion that day, strange new enemies have risen from the shadows, and for Indy and Marion Ravenwood, the globe-trotting, punching, whip-cracking, and death-defying escapades, not to mention the archaeology, have just begun.”

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Dark Horse announces ‘Invasive Species’ by Frank Miller + Ryan Benjamin

The publisher announced the new series in advance of Miller’s appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Frank Miller will make his return to the San Diego Comic-Con this week to unveil his next project: Invasive Species, a new science fiction series from Dark Horse Comics. Illustrator Ryan Benjamin and colorist Alex Sinclair, who are both working on the series, will join Miller for a signing at the convention.

“Any day you get to personally announce a new Frank Miller book is already amazing but when you get to add Ryan Benjamin and Alex Sinclair to the mix it becomes one for the ages,” said Tim Weisch, Dark Horse’s head of publishing and business development. “I can’t wait for fans to see what they’re doing in the new book Invasive Species and folks at SDCC will be the first to see it!”

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Iron Man builds toward issue #700 by throwing Tony Stark into the slammer

The series will come out twice a month beginning with ‘The Incarcerated Iron Man’ storyline in December.

Iron Man will move to a twice-a-month schedule in December as writer Joshua Williamson begins building toward issue #700 of the title, which will come out in March of next year. Every other issue will have a different artist and a different story, with even numbers featuring “The Incarcerated Iron Man” and odd numbers showcasing a new team of armored warriors led by War Machine.

“The journey to our epic Iron Man #700 anniversary issue is so big that we had to split the book into two and double ship it,” continues Williamson. “Our amazing series artist Carmen Carnero will handle the even-numbered issues where Tony Stark is in prison. While the odd-numbered issues are taken over by the ‘War Machines.’ James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes puts together a new team of Armored Warriors to help take down Madame Masque, Adam Ware, and the new A.I.M. while Tony is locked up. For those issues we’re joined by my old partner in crime, Gleb Melnikov! I feel lucky to have two amazing artists on my team during this action-packed story!”

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The Underworld Universe expands with new series ‘Victoria Jaguar’

Mark London and Marco Rudy’s ancient-myth horror series brings an immortal guardian into the growing shared universe this November.

Mad Cave Studios has slowly been growing the Underworld Universe they launched in 2024, featuring characters and concepts created by their publisher, mark London. This November adds another new character, Victoria Jaguar, who debuts in a new five-issue series from London, artist Marco Rudy and letterer Pat Brosseau.

Since launching in 2024, the Underworld Universe has grown into a connected line of supernatural thrillers spanning Revolution 9, Hour of the Wolf, Exit City, the crossover event Endless Night and the recently launched Mister Nemo (which had a really fun debut issue, if you haven’t checked it out yet). Victoria Jaguar turns the universe’s focus toward ancient legends and immortal guardians.

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Storm assembles a new team of X-Men to fill the void left by the Avengers in ‘Maximum X-Men’

Christopher Yost and Tony S. Daniel’s new ongoing series launches in December.

It’s not often you walk into an Avengers panel to learn about the X-Men, but that’s what happened at the San Diego Comic-Con today.

Marvel used its Avengers: Armageddon panel to reveal what’s next for its mutants: Maximum X-Men, an ongoing series from writer Christopher Yost and artist Tony S. Daniel. Yost worked on various X-Men titles back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, most notably on long runs on X-Force and New X-Men. Both creators made surprise appearances at the panel to discuss the series.

“I’ve worked on my fair share of X-Books over the years, but Maximum X-Men is everything I love about comics rolled into one—it’s underdog heroes saving the world from the biggest Avengers-level threats imaginable, it’s mind-breaking action and drama and everything people expect from X-Men, all with a classic Claremont vibe,” Yost said.

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No saving throw: Dark Horse launches a new ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ ongoing series

Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Ibraim Roberson assemble Faerûn’s most legendary heroes as a draconic apocalypse looms over the Forgotten Realms.

Dark Horse continues its partnership with Wizards of the Coast with the launch of Dungeons & Dragons, a new ongoing series written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with art by Ibraim Roberson, Arabson Oliveira and Dan Brown, and letters by Haley-Rose Lyon.

Dark Horse has published miniseries based on the popular roleplaying game since they picked up the license, including Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers, which debuted this past Wednesday (the first issue was great, if you haven’t read it yet). But this will be the first ongoing comic series based on D&D since the early days of IDW’s comics.

“This book is the very definition of a passion project for us,” said Kelly. “We’ve been roleplaying together for as long as we’ve been a writing team, which is only slightly less than we’ve been friends. Playing D&D is how we started to fuse our individual storytelling instincts into the incredible blade of our partnership; if a table wants to tell imaginative, emotional stories, then it needs to work off of a core of collaboration, creativity and trust. It’s one of the reasons that we think D&D is one of the greatest games ever made. Yes, the mechanics and game design are tip-top – yes, its magic system is incredible and we will be using it to its ABSOLUTE FULLEST – but MOST IMPORTANTLY…D&D is a game that can never be ‘won,’ but which can make you a better person through playing. Of course, player catharsis only comes from character pain…and sadly for our characters, we’re about to end the world.”

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Bryan Lee O’Malley returns to Scott Pilgrim for the first time in 16 years with a new one-shot

‘Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott’ is a prequel to the Scott Pilgrim EX video game.

Oni Press has announced Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1, a new one-shot written and drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley that will arrive in November. The comic is his first new Scott Pilgrim comic since the original series wrapped 16 year ago.

The one-shot serves as a prequel to the Scott Pilgrim EX video game, introducing antagonist Metal Scott across a complete 16-page story, along with never-before-seen extras and a look at O’Malley’s creative process.

“When I was asked to create a minicomic for Scott Pilgrim EX, I quickly said yes without considering the implications,” said O’Malley. “Only when I started writing and drawing it did I realize this would be the first new Scott Pilgrim comic in 16 years. It’s only a trifle, but returning to Scott’s Toronto really did feel like coming home.”

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Mad Cave will release ’80s-inspired slasher series ‘Hammer Head’ this fall

Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro’s new five-issue horror series follows the lone survivor of a killing spree that won’t stay in the past.

Mad Cave Studios has announced Hammer Head, a brutal new five-issue horror series from writer Ed Brisson and artist Damian Couceiro, with colors by Dee Cunniffe and letters by Pat Brosseau.

The comic is about the lone survivor of a killing spree by a monstrous Michael Myers-like killer called Hammer Head , who rises from the dead every few years and causes her to relive the guilt and trauma of what she survived.

Brisson hopes to cause some trauma of his own on readers:

“When I first got into comics, my plan was always crime and horror,” said Brisson. “While I’ve managed to write plenty of crime, I’ve only managed to dabble in horror here and there—mostly in short stories in Hellraiser, Creepshow and Hello Darkness—though I guess you could argue that my Ghost Rider run was horror-based. Still, I’ve somehow never done a straight horror project—until now. With Hammer Head, we wanted to create something that had the same feel as an ’80s slasher movie, but without feeling derivative. I wanted something that felt fresh, something that played with the tropes of ’80s slashers in an interesting and new way. Something that people wouldn’t see coming. Something that would horrify readers when they finally discovered what was REALLY happening.”

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Ignition Press announces ‘Mad Science Division,’ a science fiction/comedy series about budget cuts gone wrong

Dan Watters and Brian Level ask what happens when bureaucracy meets bioweapons research.

As their final announcement in the lead-up to the San Diego Comic-Con, Ignition Press has announced Mad Science Division, a creator-owned series by Nightwing and Home Sick Pilots writer Dan Watters and Poison Ivy artist Brian Level. They’re joined by colorist Lee Loughridge and letterer Frank Cvetkovic.

“Mad Science Division is my first foray into creator-owned comics for a few years,” Watters said. “I’ve been champing at the bit to work in this space again, and this book is an explosion of all the things I’ve wanted to do. I wanted to make something mad, gross, fun and funny, and I knew Brian was the perfect person to make that comic with. This story delights me. If you like any of my work at all, I think you’ll like this too.”

The new series is about a genetic engineering and bioweapons development company whose R&D arm gets a new chief coordinator, and his job is to cut the budget by 30 percent. Little does he know what sort of genetic experiments fall under this division, and what will happen when the guardrails are down.

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Punisher takes on Black Widow, Wolverine + Winter Soldier in new Marvel one-shots

Tom Waltz teams with Greg Land, Bruno Büll and Edgar Salazar for three oversized stories about Frank Castle’s anti-social tendencies.

The Punisher’s not exactly a “plays well with others” kind of guy, and that’ll come into play in a series of one-shots arriving later this year.

Marvel has announced Punisher Showdowns by writer Tom Waltz and several different artists, which will pit Frank Castle against Black Widow, Wolverine and the Winter Soldier beginning this October.

Marvel describes the stories as “previously untold conflicts” from Frank Castle’s long war on crime, exploring how his uncompromising methods have repeatedly brought him into conflict with other heroes across the Marvel Universe.

The series kicks off with Punisher Showdowns: Black Widow #1 on Oct. 21, featuring art by Greg Land, followed by Punisher Showdowns: Wolverine #1 on Nov. 4 with art by Bruno Büll and Punisher Showdowns: Winter Soldier #1 on Dec. 2 with art by Edgar Salazar.

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Mad Cave revisits the ‘Satanic Panic’ with new slasher series this October

Matt Miner and Clayton McCormack blend ’80s horror with real-world moral hysteria in a four-issue miniseries debuting in time for Halloween.

The fears that fueled the moral panics of the 1980s will become the backdrop for a new horror comic from Mad Cave Studios this fall.

Mad Cave has announced Satanic Panic, a four-issue miniseries from writer Matt Miner, artist Clayton McCormack, colorist Oliver Mertz and letterer Matt Krotzer that mixes classic slasher horror with the real-life paranoia that Satan was infecting America’s children through heavy metal music, Dungeons & Dragons and other means during the 1980s.

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