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NYCC | Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ returns in a new comic series

In ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town,’ Sally must protect Dr. Finkelstein’s newest creation from Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

Dynamite Entertainment will revisit Halloween Town next year as they revisit Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in a brand-new four-issue series, The Shiver of Christmas Town.

Torunn Grønbekk, writer of Red Sonja, Thor, Venom and more, will take a deep dive not only into Halloween Town, but into its “sister city,” Christmas Town. Joining Grønbekk is artist Edu Menna, colorist Adriano Augusto and letterer Taylor Esposito.

The story follows Sally and the mischievous trio Lock, Shock, and Barrel as they care for Dr. Finkelstein’s latest creation—a creature unexpectedly adorable and full of surprises. Chaos ensues as the little monster winds up in the hands of the trio during their journey to Christmas Town.

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NYCC | Spider-Man, Venom + Carnage get caught in a ‘Death Spiral’ next year

The Spider-crossover event begins in February.

Spider-Man, Eddie Brock and Mary Jane Watson’s individual stories have taken some interesting turns in recent months, but those three characters and all their new identities will collide in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral.

The storyline, revealed at the New York Comic Con this week, will start in a one-shot this February, then continue in Amazing Spider-Man and Venom through April.

“One of the wildest times in Spider and Symbiote history revs into high gear with this killer crossover!” Editor Nick Lowe said. “Not only will readers get to witness Peter Parker learn that his longtime love Mary Jane Watson is bonded with one of his greatest nemeses, but both learn that Eddie Brock has paired with the baddest symbiote ever, Carnage. They’ll all be even more horrified when they face a scarier villain—TORMENT! No one is safe.”

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NYCC | Godzilla goes galactic in ‘Godzilla: Infinity Roar’

The King of the Monsters teams up with the King in Black in a new five-issue cosmic rampage from Gerry Duggan, Javier Garrón and Ig Guara.

The King of the Monsters isn’t done with the Marvel Universe just yet. Marvel and Toho International announced at New York Comic Con this week that Godzilla: Infinity Roar, a new five-issue cosmic crossover, will launch in February of next year.

The series reunites writer Gerry Duggan and artist Javier Garrón, the creative team behind Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe, and will also feature art by Ig Guara.

According to Marvel, Infinity Roar picks up after the events of Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe, which concludes in November. In the new series, Earth’s heroes have succeeded in exiling Godzilla into space — but that victory may prove short-lived. Out among the stars, Godzilla encounters Knull, the god of the symbiotes, forming an unholy alliance between the King of the Monsters and the King in Black.

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NYCC | Dynamite brings ‘Thundarr the Barbarian’ to comics for the first time

The new series by Jason Aaron and Kewber Baal begins next year.

Dynamite Entertainment is teaming with Warner Bros. and writer Jason Aaron for the first-ever Thundarr the Barbarian comic book series, more than 40 years after the cult-favorite cartoon’s original run. The new series will launch in January with interior art by Kewber Baal.

The original Thundarr the Barbarian aired for two seasons in the early 1980s, mixing post-apocalyptic adventure, fantasy and science fiction elements. The show was the creation of Steve Gerber of Howard the Duck and Man-Thing fame, with production design contributions from The King, Jack Kirby, and the legendary Alex Toth, among others — a group of creators that has long made fans wonder why Thundarr never made the leap to comics.

(It almost did, once upon a time).

That gap is finally being filled by Aaron, known for acclaimed runs on Thor, Conan the Barbarian, and Star Wars. In Dynamite’s announcement, Aaron said:

“Thundarr the Barbarian isn’t simply my all-time favorite Saturday morning cartoon. It’s a fundamental component of my DNA as a writer… In a career full of dream jobs, this one will most assuredly go down as one of the dreamiest.”

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NYCC | Jeff Lemire + Dustin Nguyen reunite for ‘Crowbound’

The dark new series will land in March.

Fans of Descender, Ascender, and Little Monsters have something new to get excited about. Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are teaming up once again for Crowbound, an ongoing series launching from Image Comics in March. The announcement dropped last night at New York Comic Con during the Lunar Distribution retailer event.

“Crowbound has been a project Dustin and I have been developing for several years, and we are incredibly excited to finally unleash it,” Lemire said. “This is our next major collaboration, something huge in scope like Descender was, but this story will also break new creative territory for us.”

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Crowbound follows Rose, a mother on a desperate quest to rescue her daughter Ava after she is taken by the sinister Factory Men. Along the way, Rose must confront eerie, otherworldly forces, navigate a nightmarish lowland filled with strange creatures, and challenge forgotten gods in a sprawling dark fantasy adventure that blends Southern Gothic dread with Neo-Western grit.

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NYCC | ‘Jem and the Holograms’ return to comics at BOOM! Studios next year

BOOM! will bring new ‘Jem and the Holograms’ stories to fans in 2026 and launch a Kickstarter to collect the franchise’s previous comics runs.

BOOM! Studios and Hasbro will bring the fan-favorite franchise Jem and the Holograms back to comics in 2026. Expect all-new adventures featuring Jem and her friends, alongside a BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign collecting the historic run of Jem and the Holograms comics, launching on Kickstarter this November.

The announcement coincides with the brand’s 40th anniversary and the release of new dolls from The Loyal Subjects.

“I was part of the team that brought Jem & the Holograms back to comics in 2015 and saw first-hand the positive impact our stories had on a broad and diverse community of readers,” said Michael Kelly, publisher of BOOM! Studios. “I could not be happier than to be working with Jerrica, Kimber, Stormer and the rest of the group (yeah, even Pizzazz) once again.”

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Exclusive | Unwrap an advanced look at ‘Yuletide’ by George Northy and Rachele Aragno

‘Tis the season to be terrified.

While most holiday tales focus on sugarplums and goodwill toward men, Oni Press is bringing something darker down the chimney this year with Yuletide, a horror-tinged holiday adventure from writer George Northy and artist Rachele Aragno.

This three-issue series of double-sized issues counts down to Christmas with a story that’s more interested in the eerie, ancient roots of the season than its twinkling lights and festive cheer. And we’ve got an exclusive look at some pages from the first issue.

Set in Christmas, Pennsylvania—a town that bills itself as “the merriest place on Earth”—Yuletide follows a group of teens who find themselves caught between their town’s obsession with America’s biggest holiday and something far more sinister lurking beneath the tinsel and tradition.

“I’ve long been fascinated by the dark, strange, obscure Yuletide monsters from various cultures, from Germany to Iceland to Wales. The way these demons have been buried and forgotten felt like the perfect metaphor for how we often bury our own darkness and personal demons throughout the holidays,” Northy said. “If Buffy taught us ‘High School can be Hell,’ then Yuletide will show that the best way of dealing with our own holiday demons isn’t by pretending they aren’t there, it’s by facing them together.”

Check out the preview and the solicitation for the first issue below, and look for it to arrive at your local comic shop Oct. 15.

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DC + Marvel have more crossovers planned for 2026

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first team-up, DC and Marvel will bring Superman and Spider-Man back together for more crossover madness.

If you enjoyed the recent Deadpool/Batman crossover between DC and Marvel, then here’s some good news — the two publishers will continue to work together in 2026, releasing both reprints of past crossovers as well as new stories.

It’s not a surprise, really, as Entertainment Weekly revealed that the two publishers had plans for 2026 back when Deadpool/Batman and November’s Batman/Deadpool were announced. And now we know what those plans include — two new crossover books featuring Superman and Spider-Man, as well as reprints, or “fascimile editions,” of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Marvel Treasury Edition #28.

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It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means …

AEW and DC Comics — two Wednesday staples — are teaming for a comic series and cross-promotion.

Fans of All Elite Wrestling know the familiar catchphrase that the masked Excalibur says every Wednesday night to kick off AEW’s Dynamite. And comic fans, of course, know that Wednesday means “new comics.” But now the two are coming together, again, as AEW has announced a crossover miniseries that will see AEW’s wrestlers meet the Justice League in 2026.

Writer Steve Orlando will team with artist Travis Mercer on the project, which will feature covers by Lucas Meyer.

DC and AEW plan to have a “special preview edition” of the comic at the New York Comic Con later this month, where AEW owners Tony Khan and wrestlers like Jon Moxley, Swerve Strickland, Orange Cassidy and Willow Nightingale, will join comic creators Steve Orlando and Travis Mercer on a panel.

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Here’s an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at ‘Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador’ #1

Artist Laurence Campbell shares his layout and process art from the upcoming two-part Hellboy story.

Today we have an exclusive peek at the artistic process behind the upcoming Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador #1, arriving this November from Dark Horse Comics.

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams up with Judge Dredd writer Rob Williams for a chilling new two-part story, with stunning artwork from Hellboy universe veteran Laurence Campbell. In these exclusive layout and process pages, you can see Campbell’s approach to bringing this ghostly tale to life.

The story plunges Hellboy into a town besieged by supernatural forces, where spirits run rampant and a fellow B.P.R.D. agent has vanished into the paranormal maelstrom. It’s classic Hellboy horror—atmospheric, mysterious and packed with the occult danger fans love. Check out the process pieces below.

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Kyle Starks rings the bell for ‘Wrestle Heist’

The five-issue miniseries arrives in December from Image Comics.

Kyle Starks of Sexcastle, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton and Peacemaker Tries Hard fame, will get in the ring with colorist Vladimir Popov on Wrestle Heist, a five-issue miniseries coming from Image Comics in December.

It’s the story of a washed-up wrestler who nearly meets his end thanks to a crooked promoter. So he tags in a crew of fellow wrestlers to rob the promoter blind during the biggest show of the year. Or, for those fluent in wrestling (or even the related “sports entertainment” dialect): imagine if, after the Montreal Screwjob, Bret Hart reformed the Hart Foundation to steal the WrestleMania gate from Vince McMahon. Or for those who don’t speak wrestling: think Ocean’s 11, but everyone’s in tights.

“I am so excited to return to Image Comics—the place where all my Eisner nominations happened—with my new book Wrestle Heist which will be great for fans of wrestling, fans of heists or fans of having a great time while reading a comic!” said Starks. “I believe comics should be fun and I promise this one is a romp you don’t want to miss!”

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Marc Silvestri returns to ‘The Darkness’ in December

‘This isn’t just a nostalgia trip—it’s a reinvention.’

Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri will embrace The Darkness once again in December, as he returns to the series he co-created in 1996, promising “a thrilling expansion of The Darkness mythology with fresh twists to surprise even its most devoted fans.”

Ed Benes will draw the first issue, with inks from Matt “Batt!” Banning, Sal Regla and John Livesay; colors by Arif Prianto; and letters by Troy Peteri. Raymond Gay will take over interior art with issue #2.

“The Darkness has always been one of my favorite characters, and I’ve wanted to come back to it for a long time,” said Silvestri. “Fans have been asking for years when Jackie would return, and now we get to deliver something truly special. This is going to feel familiar, but it’s going to take you places you’ve never been before.”

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