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Jean Grey returns to Earth in new series by Jed MacKay + Rogê Antônio

The Phoenix spins out of DNX into a five-issue miniseries in November.

Jean Grey is coming back to Earth, and she’s bringing the Phoenix with her. Marvel has announced Jean Grey, a new five-issue miniseries from Jed MacKay and Rogê Antônio that will land in November.

The series picks up directly from the events of the upcoming DNX crossover, which MacKay is writing with artist Federico Vicentini. MacKay will also bring Jean Grey back to the X-Men.

“More than anything, it felt like it was time—Jean coming into X-Men was largely precluded by the Phoenix series that was running when we launched, and even after that wrapped, I continued to hold off on it until the time seemed right,” MacKay told AIPT. “After all, adding the Phoenix to your team book throws off the balance in a pretty dramatic way. Now, post-DNX, we’re going to see the X-Men in a position to need Jean Grey—and Jean Grey in a position to need the X-Men. Dovetailing that into this moment being one where Jean is in the public consciousness more than she has previously just worked.”

Oni announces midnight launch parties for ‘Sabrina’ #1

The new title joins the Marvel Midnight Universe for a nighttime drop on Oct. 7.

Sabrina #1, the upcoming title from Oni Press’ Archie line-up, is joining Marvel’s Midnight Universe titles for their big midnight release party. Retailers can start selling the title at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 7, alongside Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four and Midnight Spider-Man.

Marvel announced their midnight release party initiative to retailers earlier this month, along with other promotional efforts for retailers like posters, ashcan editions, glow-in-the-dark stickers and a light-up “Midnight” LED sign. Oni followed today with their own promotional offers, like an open-order variant cover available to retailers hosting a midnight party, featuring art by Chloe Brailsford:

Quick Hits | Warren Ellis, Small Press Expo, Dragon Awards

Plus: News on John Byrne’s ‘Elsewhen,’ Andy Fish and more.

Publishers | Image Comics has announced a new project by Warren Ellis, Ghost Drive Station, after stating that they would not work with him again until he made amends to his sexual misconduct victims. Ellis was one of many creators called out for their behavior in 2020, when his numerous victims created a website that outlined the allegations as well as a path to make amends.

Ellis lost work in the comics industry as a result, and has not had any new comics work published since then (although some of his past publishers have released collected editions that included his work). In 2021, artist Ben Templesmith announced plans for the return of Fell, his comic with Ellis, which led to Image offering a statement that said, “Image Comics will not be working with Warren on anything further until he has made amends to the satisfaction of all involved.”

The creators of the SoManyofUs website last updated it in 2023, stating that, “to the best of our knowledge, Warren Ellis took none of the steps we hoped he would. A mediated accountability process with Warren Ellis is not possible at present, and we do not anticipate our involvement in any progress he might make in the future.” It does not sound like any amends were ever made.

Marvel + Star Wars to cross over for the first time in ‘Hope Assembles’

Kevin Smith and David Marquez bring Luke Skywalker, Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Doctor Doom and more together in a five-issue series.

Marvel and Lucasfilm have announced Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, a five-issue limited series written by Kevin Smith and drawn by David Marquez that will bring the two universes together. The series launches in January 2027 as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Star Wars film.

The news comes via an exclusive to Entertainment Weekly. And yes, that means Luke Skywalker can finally meet Spider-Man, and Doctor Doom can compare armor-cleaning tips with Darth Vader. The images by Marquez shared in the article feature several different Marvel characters with characters from that first, original film. According to the article, a reality-shattering spell will bring the events of Star Wars: A New Hope to Earth-616, putting Marvel’s heroes in the middle of the Galactic Empire’s assault on the Rebel Alliance.

Magik leads a mystical X-team in Marvel’s ‘X-Orcists’

Ashley Allen and Germán Peralta reunite for a five-issue miniseries that pits Magik, Juggernaut and Madelyne Pryor against a demonic invasion.

Ashley Allen and Germán Peralta, the creative team behind Magik and Magik & Colossus, will assemble a team led by Magik to battle a demonic invasion from Limbo this November in X-Orcists.

The five-issue miniseries sees Illyana Rasputin join forces with Juggernaut, Madelyne Pryor and others to stop a demon “unlike anything they’ve ever seen before” in the five-issue miniseries. This marks the third series by the creative team focused on the mystical mutant.

“Round three, baby!” Allen said. “In all seriousness, I’m incredibly grateful to continue this journey with Germán and the rest of the Magik team, telling the story of a character so close to my and fans’ hearts. Magik and Madelyne are both women who have been told what their paths should be, only to choose their own destinies. Exploring this has been such a powerful and rewarding experience and I’m excited for fans to see these two characters reclaim their power, evolve from their pasts, and discover what it means to truly wield themselves.”

Quick Hits | Diamond bankruptcy: Publishers to recover consigned comics after settlement

Plus: News on Dan Boultwood, the 2026 Small Press Expo, San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum, a Marvel Compact Comics line and more.

Legal | After months of stalemate, resolution came this week in the case of Diamond’s trustee Morgan W. Fisher and a group of publishers concerning consigned goods being held by Diamond and Sparkle Pop. The settlement will allow BOOM!, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly and other publishers to recover their inventory from the Sparkle Pop-controlled warehouse, in exchange for waiving roughly $600,000 in claims. It also resolves a side dispute over money Sparkle Pop collected from unauthorized inventory sales during the fight.

The legal battle followed in the wake of Universal Distribution and Ad Populum’s purchase of several Diamond assets, including the comics distribution business, after Diamond declared bankruptcy. Graphic Policy has more.

Creators | Comic creator Dan Boultwood, who worked on Chu, It Came!, Baker Street Irregulars and more, was sentenced in London after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child. Boultwood was sentenced to to three years’ imprisonment, which will be suspended for two years, as well as to rehabilitation activity, community service and sex-offender notification requirements in the United Kingdom. The offenses occurred in 2010 when Boultwood was 29 and the victim was 15; the case reached court after the victim reported it to police in 2023 and Boultwood was arrested in 2025.

Dan Watters + Andrea Broccardo’s ‘Spider-Woman’ ongoing spins out of her 50th anniversary special

Jessica Drew teams with Ben Ulrich to take on hidden threats in New York in the new series, which kicks off in November.

Marvel will follow September’s Spider-Woman 50th Anniversary Special with a new series featuring Jessica Drew that takes her back to her roots as a private investigator.

Dan Watters and Andrea Broccardo will have Spider-Woman team with journalist Ben Ulrich to undercover hidden threats in the seedier parts of the Marvel universe. The new status quo will debut in the special, followed by Spider-Woman #1 in November.

“I’m over the moon that Andrea and I are continuing the story of the mysterious Spider-Woman we start in the Anniversary special,” Watters said. “Investigating leads too dangerous for the Daily Bugle’s journalists, Jess will uncover some of the strangest crimes in New York City. And in a town like this? That’s saying a lot.”

Take a look inside ‘Marvel Dimensions’ by Alex Ross

New preview pages from Ross’ upcoming graphic novel offer a glimpse at the Original Human Torch’s origin.

After giving San Diego Comic-Con attendees an early glimpse at his upcoming graphic novel Marvel Dimensions, Alex Ross has released the book’s first lettered interior pages online. The six-page preview, which leads up to the Original Human Torch’s origin, offers readers their first look inside the hardcover ahead of its Sept. 1 release from Abrams ComicArts.

The preview showcases the lush painted artwork Ross is known for while introducing readers to what initially appears to be a celebration of Marvel’s greatest heroes. But according to Abrams, appearances can be deceiving …

The Punisher faces off with the Predator in a new miniseries

Frank Tieri and Jesús Saíz bring ‘pop culture’s greatest killing machines’ together for a bloody confrontation.

The Punisher is popping up everywhere these days, from numerous comic miniseries to Disney+ specials to big budget blockbusters like the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. But he’s found someone who won’t be so happy to see him, as he faces off the Predator in a new miniseries.

The four-issue miniseries by Frank Tieri and Jesús Saíz will put Frank Castle against the galaxy’s greatest hunter, following in the footsteps of Black Panther, Wolverine and other Marvel characters who have faced off with the aliens.

Marvel will launch Venom + Mary Jane series in the wake of ‘Queen in Black’

Charles Soule and Tommaso Bianchi reunite Eddie Brock with the Venom symbiote, while Ashley Allen and Phil Noto send Mary Jane Watson out on her own.

All good things, right? I’ve been enjoying Al Ewing’s Mary Jane-as-Venom stories, but it looks like they’ll come to an end after Queen in Black concludes.

Marvel has announced what comes next after that event series in San Diego today. Charles Soule and Tommaso Bianchi will helm a relaunched Venom ongoing series beginning in October, while Ashley Allen and Phil Noto bring us a five-issue Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane series in November.

In Venom #1, Eddie Brock and Venom are reunited after their long separation, with Eddie determined to be the ultimate host for the symbiote and reclaim his role as the Lethal Protector.

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.”

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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