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Absolute Superman #21A Rafa Sandoval Regular Release: Jul 22, 2026Cover: Sep 2026 THE UNBELIEVABLE FINALE OF “REIGN OF THE SUPERMAN!” The final battle with King Shazam. “Reign of the Superman” begins here. But which Superman will it be? Creators WriterJason AaronArtistRafa SandovalCover ArtistRafa SandovalCover ColoristUlises ArreolaPencillerZander CannonColoristUlises ArreolaLettererBecca CareyEditorChris ConroyEditor in ChiefMarie Javins Absolute Wonder Woman #22B
I was beginning to think I was going to have to reach out to get an update on the status of this order from May. Again. But, upon checking the mail today, I found that was unnecessary. Heat Seeker: Exposed#1 Pack Exclusive Cover#1E Heat Seeker: Exposed#2E#3E#4E As you can see, the covers are signed by cosplayer Grace McClung AKA Gracie the Cosplay Lass, who, of course, appears on the cover of each issue. Which is, of course, why I bought these comics, even though I already have them collected…
Doctor Fate, Vol. 1 TP #1TP Release: May 20, 2025 Creators WriterJ.M. DeMatteisArtistShawn McManus | Keith GiffenCover ArtistKeith Giffen | Kent WilliamsCover PencillerKeith Giffen | Kent WilliamsCover InkerDave Hunt When I was a kid, I liked Dr. Fate from the first time I saw him. Which I believe was in a DC Blue Ribbon Digest featuring the Flash and some of his friends, but I can’t say for certain. I just thought his odd mix of styles looked cool, what with the girdle, the collared cape, and…
Dark Knights of Steel, Vol. 2 #1A Yasmine Putri Regular Release: Jul 15, 2026Cover: Sep 2026 THE FAN-FAVORITE ELSEWORLDS EPIC CONTINUES! An entire medieval world was forever changed when a spaceship crashlanded from a doomed planet. Monarchs died, kingdoms rose, long-buried treachery came to light…and a League was born. Now an ancient, violent war brews beneath the waves, one that promises untold destruction should it break the surface. If the League hopes to weather it and protect the lands of…
The Last Starfighter (Mad Cave) #1A Taurin Clarke Regular Release: Jul 01, 2026 Mad Cave Creators WriterDeric A. Hughes | Benjamin RaabArtistWilli RobertsCover ArtistTaurin Clarke Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada! There were three main things that dominated the summer of 1984 for me. Two of them were movies. The other was a person, though that person was in one of those two movies and was a big part – but…
Batman, Vol. 1 #156D Facsimile Foil Variant Release: Jul 08, 2026Cover: Sep 2026 Creators WriterBill FingerArtistSheldon MoldoffCover ArtistSheldon MoldoffCover InkerCharles ParisPencillerSheldon MoldoffInkerCharles ParisLettererStan StarkmanEditorJack Schiff Conan & Dragonero #3A Max Von Fafner Regular Release: Jul 08, 2026 Titan Comics
Another first Sunday means another session of Comic Book Club. Via I won’t always have a Haul post to accompany Comic Book Club, but this past Wednesday, there was a comic that I considered buying but decided against – the first issue of the story we discussed last month – and one that I realized after that I had missed. So, since I was out in the world anyway, I decided to swing by the comic shop and rectify that, and then I grabbed something else that caught my eye. I’ll leave it as an…
Learn how to drive safely with some fun and educational activities brought to you by the Maid of Might because you can’t take it for granted that she’ll be able to save you and you aren’t stronger than steel.
Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #10A Scott Godlewski Regular Release: Jul 01, 2026Cover: Sep 2026 THE RETURN OF SUPERWOMAN! After thousands of years without Superman, fighting his enemies in a losing battle, Kara Zor-El nearly lost hope. Now faced with a Kal-El aligned with the formerly estranged Nightwing and Flamebird, the Black Racer, the Valkyries of Warworld, and a Brainiac reborn, will she find the strength to fight again, or has the plague of Kryl-Ux touched her, too? Creators…
American Honda Presents DC Comics’ Supergirl #1 Release: 1984Cover: 1984 Creators WriterJoe Orlando | Barry Marx | Robert Loren FlemingArtistAngelo TorresCover ArtistAngelo TorresColoristJoe OrlandoLettererJohn CostanzaScripterAndrew HelferEditorBarry Marx Yes…and I’ve come to a decision…I’m through being Supergirl! As I write this, I’m a few hours away from heading out to a movie theater to take in an early matinee of Supergirl, so I thought it only fitting that I look at the comic that…
Full disclosure: I actually got this on Thursday, but I’d held off on posting it immediately because I was expecting something else to arrive that same day and wanted to post them together. However, it still hasn’t arrived, and the shipper provides no detailed tracking information, so I have no idea when – or if – it will. Thus: The Rocketeer: The Island #3DFLOPS! Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500) I’m hoping the other thing arrives soon, as I have a deadline by which I need to have read it. Adding…
Absolute Superman #20A Rafa Sandoval Regular Release: Jun 24, 2026Cover: Jul 2026 ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN’S GREATEST BATTLE YET! It’s Superman versus King Shazam versus Hawkman versus [REDACTED] in the greatest battle the Absolute Universe has ever seen! But who is their mystery challenger? Creators WriterJason AaronArtistRafa SandovalCover ArtistRafa SandovalCover ColoristUlises ArreolaEditor in ChiefMarie Javins Absolute Wonder Woman #21C
Everybody loves Terry Long. Women want him. Men want to be him. Even after their divorce, his ex-wife remained obsessed with him. He had it all. The perfect man. Everyone’s fantasy made flesh. That is, at least what writer Marv Wolfman would have had you believe. Marv Wolfman, probably. This is because, most people – myself included – assert that Terry L
Detective Comics, Vol. 1 #359H Facsimile Foil Variant Release: Jun 17, 2026Cover: Aug 2026 The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl – Barbara Gordon has put together a “Batgirl” outfit for the policeman’s ball. While en route, she spots Killer Moth’s men assaulting Bruce Wayne, and steps forward into her new life as a crimefighter. Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi – Ralph and Sue are en route to a costume party when they fall asleep in the cab. When Ralph realizes that the cab they woke up in is…
Heavy Metal (the magazine) turns 40 next year, and to celebrate that they produced collections of some of the material that has appeared in the magazine over the years. My selection arrived in the mail today. The box it arrived in. Druuna Serpieri CollectionFront Druuna Serpieri CollectionBack I had an issue of Heavy Metal that contained a chapter of a Druuna story and it was largely incomprehensible. I’ve read more of her misadventures since, and the stories remain incomprehensible, but the…
Action Comics, Vol. 3 #1099A Ryan Sook Regular Release: Jun 10, 2026Cover: Aug 2026 BLAST FROM THE PAST! After defeating Xotar, Superboy and the Justice League turn their attention to another mystery unsolved. The rocket ship that brought Clark to Earth has been activated. Could this be the key to finding Superman? Creators WriterMark WaidArtistSkylar PatridgeCover ArtistRyan SookColoristPatricio DelpecheLettererSteve WandsEditor in ChiefMarie Javins Conan & Dragonero #2A
Another first Sunday, another Comic Book Club. Via Given that the movie adapting it comes out later this month, the book in question was Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. It’s a book I have a lot of thoughts about, but it was a big group full of people who also have a lot of thoughts about it, and our time was limited, so while it was a good discussion, we barely scratched the surface. In addition to the discussion, I also picked up a few things. There was, of course, a button, and the discussion…
Supergirl: Survive #1A Rod Reis Regular Release: Jun 03, 2026Cover: Aug 2026 Creators WriterGriffin Sheridan | Ethan ParkerArtistRod ReisCover ArtistRod Reis With Superman: Father of Tomorrow and this title, now seems to be the time for alternate takes on the survivors of Krypton’s destruction. The former finds Jor-El, after having lost Lara and Kal-El, being the sole survivor of Krypton’s destruction and landing in Smallville and being taken in by the Kents. This Elseworlds tale focuses on…
This one is a bit different from most Paneling posts, as I typically focus on a specific panel that has burned itself into my memory but this one is about a panel that I did not remember. Which is surprising, as it’s a panel that is a bit of a headscratcher. It comes from here… The Brave and the Bold #149 …but while I had the original back in the day – acquired, I think, via mystery pack, though it may have been a Whitman version – I most recently read it in here: Teen Titans: The Bronze Age…
Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #9A Scott Godlewski Regular Release: Jun 03, 2026Cover: Aug 2026 THE FUTURE OF THE PHANTOM ZONE! After a face-off with Pyrrhos, Superman has won the support of the Fourth World, but it’s not going to be enough. As Kryl-Ux grows more powerful, he also grows less human, and Osul’s time is running out. Superman needs one more ally who’s been hidden in the Phantom Zone: the matriarch of the House of El, Kara Zor-El. Creators WriterPhillip Kennedy…
Two years ago, I went to a small local con with a terrible name. I didn’t go last year, and hadn’t intended to go this year, as I don’t really have the money to go digging in bins, but when I went to the comic shop this past Wednesday, the owner offered me a free pass, so I figured I might as well. I was kind of put off by the fact that I could not for the life of me find the names of any comic creators on the guest list. Most every guest was an actor or voice actor. I guess that RWBY was a…
Absolute Wonder Woman #20A Hayden Sherman Regular Release: May 27, 2026Cover: Jul 2026 SEASON OF THE WITCH REACHES ITS BLOODY FINALE! Against the wall, Diana and Zatanna must join forces or perish. When Diana makes the ultimate sacrifice to end the conflict and face her true foe head-on, things become more complicated than she feared. Wonder Woman is not an island unto herself, and other forces have vested interests in her mission. Don’t miss the finale of the epic Season of the Witch! Creators…
Mad About DC #1D Dan Panosian Foil Variant Release: Apr 01, 2026Cover: Jun 2026 Creators WriterThe Usual Gang Of Comic Book Creators Who Needed The Extra MoneyArtistThe Usual Gang Of Comic Book Creators Who Needed The Extra MoneyCover ArtistDan Panosian Is–Is that a new Robin? I’ve been meaning to write this one for a while, but I know no one has been meaning to read it, so I’ve held off. Anyway, here I am now, writing it. And what is it I’m writing about? Well, why don’t we ask Chip Zdarsky,…
This comics-adjacent Mail Call arrived in Virginia early last week, then decided to go on a side quest to Tennessee before finally ending up stuffed in my mailbox. Front Back The real prize from this Kickstarter that I backed – the actual episodes on Blu-ray – won’t arrive until later this year. Hopefully, it follows a more direct route. In any case, I saw some variants I want, so there will be some actual comics arriving in the mail soon. Check back soon to see that Mail Call. Born and raised…
Batman, Vol. 1 #244E Facsimile Foil Variant Release: May 20, 2026Cover: Jul 2026 RETURN OF RA’S AL GHUL! Ra’s al Ghul has risen once more from the life-giving Lazarus Pit, challenging Batman to a one-on-one duel to the death beneath the unforgiving desert sun! Torn between her love for her father and for her beloved Dark Knight, whose side will the mysterious Talia choose? Creators WriterElliot S. Maggin | Dennis O’NeilArtistIrv Novick | Neal AdamsCover ArtistNeal AdamsPencillerIrv Novick |…
Action Comics, Vol. 3 #1098A Ryan Sook Regular Release: May 13, 2026Cover: Jul 2026 REIGN OF THE SUPERBOYS! AT WAR WITH THE WEAPONS MASTER! The Weapons Master has homed in on the most scientifically advanced tech on Earth, which happens to be hiding on the Kent Farm…Clark’s rocket ship. Now the Justice League and Superboy must defend his legacy and save the town of Smallville from Xotar and his cache of malevolent munitions! Creators WriterMark WaidArtistPatricio Delpeche | Skylar PatridgeCover…
Absolute Superman #19A Rafa Sandoval Regular Release: May 06, 2026Cover: Jul 2026 KING SHAZAM IS HERE TO SHATTER THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! King Shazam has risen with a power unlike anything Superman has faced before. What connection does he have to Brainiac and the mysterious Father Box? Plus, another classic character has made their Absolute debut, though it remains to be seen if they’re a friend or foe of the Man of Steel… Creators WriterJason AaronArtistRafa SandovalCover ArtistRafa…
Met up with some folks for the latest Comic Book Club to discuss a comic I picked up recently. Via Comic Book Couples Counseling The haul for the meetup – beyond having some discussion – was the usual button and list of discussion questions… …but also a couple of free comics to round out a weekend of free comics that were brought by some of the Comic Club participants.
There was a cold breeze early on this Free Comic Book Day as I stood in line waiting for the shop to open, holding my raffle ticket and hoping that my winning streak would not come to an end, but fearing that it would as number after non-matching number was called out. However, victory suddenly appeared in the form of something that I didn’t actually want for itself but rather for what it represents (winning). Funko POP! Iron Spider With that out of the way, it was on to looking over the…
Last week, I looked over the variant covers for the Spider-Man/Superman crossover, made my selections, finished my comic-buying, came home, and published my Pull List post. Then I browsed Bluesky and saw that someone had posted a variant cover that I had not seen and would have purchased if I had. I just assumed the shop hadn’t had it, as they don’t always go all in on variants. I immediately went online to order it and saw another variant that I would have bought if I’d seen it, so I ordered…
