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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | Batman enters the gauntlet in ‘Knightfight’

Check out new comics and graphic novels arriving this week by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Tom Reilly, Matt Kindt, David Rubin, Erica Henderson, Stephanie Phillips, Aaron Kuder, Tim Seeley 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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NYCC | Dave Baker brings ‘Halloween Boy’ to Oni Press

The ‘Mary Tyler MooreHawk’ creator brings his self-published pulp epic to Oni in 2026.

Cartoonist Dave Baker is teaming with Oni Press for a new edition of his underground hit Halloween Boy.

Announced at New York Comic Con, Halloween Boy Vol. 1: Last of the Halloween Boys arrives in May 2026, collecting the first five self-published issues of Baker’s duotone sci-fi pulp adventure in hardcover for the first time, complete with a new cover.

The Mary Tyler MooreHawk creator described Halloween Boy as “a two-fisted adventurer for the post-superhero age.” It’s a high-concept, meta-pulp romp that mixes cosmic quests, interplanetary warfare and pulp heroics with a personal story about family and legacy.

“Does the book feature megalomaniacal villains, inter-planetary warfare, and classic pulp-inspired escapades? You bet,” Baker said in Oni’s announcement. “But it’s also a deeply personal reflection on family, fraternity, and purpose… I really wanted to re-construct the heroic iconography that lured me into this great medium as a child. To repurpose, remix, and rebuild the best aspects of these types of stories in a hyper-earnest and sincere way.”

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