Category: Comic Books

ROM’s surprise Energon Universe debut gets a wider release in August

Skybound will also release ‘M.A.S.K. Origins’ #1 outside the blind bag program where they first debuted.

Fans who missed ROM’s long-awaited return to comics in June will get another chance next month.

Skybound has announced that ROM Special #1 and M.A.S.K. Origins #1 will both receive open-to-order releases on Aug. 26, making the two previously blind bag-exclusive comics widely available. The move follows the not-at-all surprising strong demand from readers after both books debuted as surprise inclusions in the M.A.S.K. #1 blind bag program.

The main covers are only slightly different than what blind-bag buyers received in their bags, and will retail for $3.99 and $4.99 respectively — which is less than a blind bag cost last month, and certainly less than what the comics have been going for on the secondary market.

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Dynamite expands Vampirella’s world with Pathfinder, Darkstalkers crossovers + new compact collection

The publisher announced two crossover miniseries and an affordable digest-sized collection of Kurt Busiek-written stories.

Dynamite Entertainment is giving Vampirella fans plenty to sink their teeth into this fall.

In the lead-up to the San Diego Comic-Con, the publisher has announced a trio of new releases starring the Daughter of Drakulon, including crossover series with Pathfinder and Capcom’s Darkstalkers, as well as the first compact edition collecting one of the character’s most influential modern runs.

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Avengelyne relaunches at Image Comics this October

Rob Liefeld and Daniel Mainé usher in a new beginning for the ’90s heroine.

Rob Liefeld is bringing one of his signature creations back to comics this fall, as he teams with artist Daniel Mainé on a new Avengelyne ongoing series at Image Comics.

First appearing in 1995 at Liefeld’s Maximum Press, the avenging angel was co-created by Liefeld, former Image publisher Tony Lobito and model Cathy Christian, whose likeness the character is based on. The character has appeared in various titles published by Maximum, Avatar Press and Image Comics over the years, and a movie adaptation of the character continues in pre-production at Warner Bros.

“Avengelyne is all the way back!” Liefeld said. “Finding a creative partner on par with Daniel Mainé was essential in creating these new adventures. Daniel is blowing me away, a perfect match for our Avenging Angel. As with all my titles, I wait until the right talent manifests, and I wouldn’t be doing this without Daniel. His work is certain to impress.”

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Pallie Paul Allor + Chris Evenhuis explore generational horror in ‘Filthy Lambs’

Mad Cave’s new horror series follows a wealthy family whose fortune is built on a blood-soaked pact with Hell.

Every family has skeletons in the closet, but the Grimaldis keep something much worse in their basement.

Mad Cave Studios has announced Filthy Lambs, a new horror series from writer and letterer Pallie Paul Allor, artist Chris Evenhuis and colorist Sjan Weijers Launching in October, the series blends occult horror, family drama and dark comedy into a story about the hidden cost of inherited wealth.

“Writing Filthy Lambs, I wondered if the woman in the basement could hear the children laughing,” Allor said. “I knew she could smell the candles burning and feel the rope digging into her wrists. But could she hear the children? The birds screeching in the conservatory? Could she hear the family matriarch telling her children that the family is blessed? The family is not blessed. The family is haunted, not by ghosts, but by a contract forged in hell. They’re haunted by every warm and comfortable night they’ve spent in a house splattered by decades of blood.”

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Dynamite splits Sam + Dean into dueling ‘Supernatural’ series this fall

Chuck Brown, Rapha Lobosco, Paulina Ganucheau and Kendall Goode launch a new era for the Winchester brothers, who go their separate ways following September’s ‘Wayward’ special.

Dynamite Entertainment is taking Supernatural in a new direction this fall, launching the first pair of interconnected solo comic series starring Sam and Dean Winchester.

The new approach begins in September with Supernatural: Wayward, a one-shot by Paulina Ganucheau and John Amor that separates the Winchester brothers before spinning them into their own ongoing adventures in October.

According to Dynamite, Wayward finds Sam and Dean facing forces powerful enough to drive them onto separate paths, setting the stage for two parallel series that will follow the brothers as they investigate mysteries in different parts of the country.

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‘Canto’ returns this fall in an ongoing comic series from Dark Horse

David M. Booher and Drew Zucker reunite for ‘Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles,’ which kicks off in November.

One of comics’ all-ages heroes is embarking on his biggest adventure yet this fall. as Dark Horse Comics has announced Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles, the first ongoing comic series starring the fan-favorite clockwork knight.

The new title, which launches in November, reunites co-creators David M. Booher and Drew Zucker, alongside colorist Vittorio Astone and letterer AndWorld Design.

“Canto has always lived in an expansive world, full of undiscovered stories about courage and adventure and helping others,” Booher said. “That’s why the new ongoing series The Clockwork Chronicles is about expanding the adventures for new readers meeting the character for the first time. The whole team has worked hard to keep the magic that makes Canto so captivating while launching an exciting new era of stories.”

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Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Johnson + Juan Santacruz reignite the Sugar Wars in ‘Pop Kill: Big Candy’

The sequel to the satirical action series brings back Jon Pyle and Dina Deluxe as a secret candy consortium targets them over a revolutionary new sugar substitute.

Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Johnson and Juan Santacruz are returning to their sugar-coated world of corporate conspiracies with Pop Kill: Big Candy, a new four-issue miniseries launching from Mad Cave Studios in October.

They’ll be joined by colorist Vittorio Astone and letterer Sean Konot for a story set eight months after the events of Pop Kill, which pitted rival soft drink empires against one another in a violent satire of corporate culture. In Pop Kill: Big Candy, the focus shifts from soda to candy, as Jon Pyle and Dina Deluxe find themselves caught in another deadly conspiracy.

“Pop Kill: Big Candy doesn’t just escalate—it detonates, erupting into a sugar-fueled riot of adult chaos that makes our first run look like a warm-up,” Palmiotti said. “Mad Cave gave us one directive: Go wild. So we ripped off the brakes and hurled Jon Pyle and Dina Deluxe into a world where sugar is worth more than gold.”

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Toxic Avenger faces his evil twin in new series this October

Matt Bors and Felipe Sobreiro bring the Noxious Offender to comics in a five-part event.

The Toxic Avenger’s nemesis will soon pollute the pages of his comics, in addition to the movie screen. AHOY Comics and Troma Entertainment have announced The Toxic Avenger vs. The Noxious Offender, a five-issue series by writer Matt Bors and artist Felipe Sobreiro launching this October.

The series marks the first comic book appearance of the Noxious Offender, Toxie’s evil duplicate, who was introduced in the film Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV. In the story, the Offender’s arrival coincides with the reappearance of Toxie’s estranged father, and Toxie must confront his dark counterpart’s takeover of Tromaville while preparing to become a father himself as girlfriend’s pregnancy progresses.

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Matt Kindt will launch ‘Flux House Presents’ this October

The 64-page quarterly anthology brings together Brian Hurtt, David Lapham, Ella Kindt and Alison Sampson for three self-contained stories.

Matt Kindt’s Flux House imprint is adding to its line-up this fall, with the addition of a quarterly anthology titled Flux House Presents.

The 64-page debut issue, coming from Oni Press, features three stories: the double-sized first chapter of “Spark,” a two-parter about a young woman and her hunter-gatherer community fighting to survive a harsh change of seasons; “Room 101,” a Kindt/David Lapham collaboration about a derelict motel room that opens onto doorways across time and space; and a new tale spun out of Kindt and Brian Hurtt’s Fort Psycho. The anthology’s contributors also include Alison Sampson and Ella Kindt makes her interior art coloring debut on the issue, alongside artist .

“I really miss the weird anthology. From the classic DHP to the one-man show of Eightball, Negative Burn and Taboo,” Kindt said. “I want to channel that weird unexpected fun on every page with pulp and horror and sci-fi. I want to bring back short form comics — where even a 2-page story can change your life. And give creators a chance to play and experiment.”

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Sam Alexander’s Nova returns to face the Ten Rings of Power this October

The young hero will star in a Marvel’s Voices one-shot celebrating Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month.

Sam Alexander, the younger Nova introduced in 2011, is stepping back into the ring in a new one-shot — well, make that “rings.” Marvel has announced Nova: Return of the Rings #1, a Marvel’s Voices one-shot arriving in October that kicks off a new saga centered on the Ten Rings of Power and doubles as a celebration of Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month.

Writer Josh Trujillo, who’s also writing Planet of the Apes Vs. Fantastic Four, is joined by Rafael Loureiro, known for his work on Dazzler. A bonus story by writer Juan Ponce and artist Andy Pereira rounds out the issue, focusing on how Sam balances heroics with family life.

If you’re not up on your recent Marvel lore, the Ten Rings of Power, once worn by The Mandarian, were blasted across space by Ironheart and Forge in the pages of Invincible Iron Man. Now one ring has returned with a new bearer determined to seize the Xandarian Worldmind, the sentient supercomputer that guides the Nova Corps, as the first step toward galactic domination. If you read the recent Nova series starring the older Nova, Richard Rider, you know the Worldmind is currently in his possession, so maybe we’ll see a guest appearance here?

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Greg Pak + David Cousens take on the ThunderCats this October

Lion-O faces a mysterious ‘Feral King’ as Dynamite offers a fresh jumping-on point to the series.

Dynamite Entertainment is launching a new era of ThunderCats comics this fall, with writer Greg Pak and artist David Cousens helming ThunderCats #1 in October.

The series picks up with the ThunderCats on Third Earth, sharing the planet with their buddies the SilverHawks, their enemies the Mu’Tants and other as-yet-undiscovered entities. Lion-O, still maturing into his role as Lord of the ThunderCats, must contend with the arrival of the Feral King, who rides in on a meteor and whose intentions could break the fragile peace among Third Earth’s tribes.

Pak, known for his work on Planet Hulk and Darth Vader, said the new run leans into the franchise’s mix of science fiction and fantasy.

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AJ Mendez, Aimee Garcia, Ildy Modrovich + Amilcar Pinna bring ‘East Side Saints’ to Ignition Press

The demon-hunting series debuts in 2027.

Ignition Press has announced East Side Saints, a new series co-created by writers AJ Mendez, Aimee Garcia and Ildy Modrovich with artist Amilcar Pinna and colorist Amanda Grazini.

The series follows 15-year-old Alex Gomez, who inherits her family’s demon-hunting business along with a bruja grandmother and a closely guarded family secret. Ignition describes it as a “coming-of-rage story” set on the streets of East L.A.

“East Side Saints is a story about becoming your own hero,” Mendez said. “When the system fails, power is corrupted and demons roam the streets, the East Side Saints will get their hands dirty in order to save Los Angeles. They might not be the heroes you asked for, they might make things worse, they might even charge you for saving your life, but damnit they’re all you’ve got, and I hear they take Venmo. This story is a love letter to the misfits, the troublemakers, and the rule-breakers, whose rough edges are the weapons that will save the world.”

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