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Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 Starts the March to Madness

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Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1

Jack Griffin has always been invisible to the people around him—at least in his own mind. But when an experimental breakthrough presents a path to make his dreams of invisibility a reality, no one—not even the woman he loves—will stand in his way. Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 brings the classic story to the comic page.

Skybound has been doing an amazing job bringing classic horror stories to comic pages with the return of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, and more. The stories have been a mix of original and adaptations of classic takes. Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 is the latest entry to the series and feels more like the latter, an adaptation of the classic take as opposed to something new.

Written by James Tynion IV, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 introduces us to Jack Griffin, a scientist who accidentally discovers a chemical that impacts the color of them but also increases intelligence. It’s a discovery he wants to pursue, something he keeps close to his chest as he secretly shows disdain for those around him. Tynion delivers an individual where you can slowly see them slide into evil. Griffin is that individual who was the “quiet fellow” before he commits murder. The comic doesn’t rush things, allowing us to get to know Jack and see his slide into what’s to come.

Tynion is joined by Dani on art, colors by Brad Simpson, and lettering by Becca Carey. The art looks fantastic with a look and style that feels like a match for the anger within Jack. The flashes of violence slowly build in a proto American Psycho sort of way as he gets angrier and angrier throughout the comic’s progression. It captures the era well and promises a treat as the series progresses.

Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 breathes new life into a classic allowing old fans and new readers to discover the horror story mixed with beautiful visuals. It’s a nice slow build for what should be a rather unnerving and scary time in future issues. The debut builds on the tension of the situation as the anger grows within Jack for what we know will be an eventual explosion. It’s a solid take on a story that has survived over 100 years for a reason.

Story: James Tynion IV Art: Dani
Color: Brad Simpson Letterer: Becca Carey
Story: 8.75 Art: 8.75 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

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Immortal Legend Batman #1 Feels Like Batman in a New Setting But Shows Itself to Be More

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Immortal Legend Batman #1

Humanity broke the barrier between our universe and our universe’s shadow. From the void came horrific apparitions that craved nothing but destruction. But from this terror…a legend was born. A warrior who found a way to access the energy that binds our universe and the shadow universe, transforming him into a cosmic dark knight. This immortal legend was named Batman. He fought to keep us safe but then one day abandoned the war. Though he didn’t disappear entirely. Now they say he hunts a rouges gallery of monsters…born from the shadows! Immortal Legend Batman #1 delivers a new Elseworlds take on the classic character that really shines the further it goes on.

Immortal Legend Batman #1 is an intriguing start to a series that drops readers into a futuristic world that’s a bit sci-fi and a bit Western. A small town is being haunted by murders with Bruce Wayne as the sheriff and Batman a scary legend who might have crossed the line. Written by Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom, that opening might sound like Batman in a new setting but the duo deliver something more and a bit different.

The opening sequence is really just that an opening sequence, before we’re introduced to this version of Batman as well as Robin and Nightwing and a story of space travel that sounds a bit Warhammer 40,000 which beings from another world unleashed due to it. We’re given the deep dive into it all and then presented a bit of a twist at the end, a different focus than we thought. What begins as a murder mystery morphs into something far different. And that switch is what makes it all rather intriguing and interesting.

The art by Erica D’Urso and Dan Mora is solid. With color by Tamra Bonvillain and lettering by Becca Carey the world is intriguing with an opening that feels more like a Western than anything else. But, the visuals of the series shifts a bit after a while showing off a world and story more entrenched in sci-fi. It’s a cool mix of the two that much like the story itself evolves over time. This Batman is an interesting design as well that feels like a mix of Azrael Batman and Batman Beyond with a bit of others thrown in as well. The take on familiar characters are solid and the initial villain shown feels like a cool riff on a classic Batman villain. The comic looks solid and pops a bit in its visuals.

Immortal Legend Batman #1 is an interesting start. It’s a comic that my thoughts evolved over time as the comic itself morphed throughout. What seemed like a simple Western ends as something more and a bit different. It’s a solid direction and concept and one I want to see more of. Overall, it’s a debut that’s full of surprises and twists and a story that goes in unexpected directions.

Story: Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom Art: Erica D’Urso, Dan Mora
Color: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Becca Carey
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Oni Press’ Uncanny Investigation Begins in High Strangeness: Book One – In Stores October 8!

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Oni Press and SpectreVision have unveiled the next glimpse into High Strangeness – a five-part experiment in comic book storytelling influenced by real, documented cases of paranormal phenomena, revealing the liminal spaces where reality and hallucination and science and mythology give way to cosmic wonder and existential terror. The first issue of the double-sized, prestige format journey into the unknown begins on October 8th with High Strangeness: Book One as writer, producer, and real-life experiencer Daniel Noah joins acclaimed writer Chris Condon and Ringo Award–winning artist Dave Chisholm for an unexpected encounter with the strange beings known as the Men in Black . . . 

Chicago, 1967. Magazine writer Harry Kean has been dispatched to rural Indiana to investigate the sudden disappearance of Becky Plume, a local teenager who stepped into the national spotlight with staggering photographic evidence of a recent UFO sighting. Frustrated to leave his developing stories in Chicago—and the wife he’s hoping to win back—Harry sets off to expose a hoax but instead finds himself in a labyrinth of high strangeness involving a missing girl, her boyfriend, a UFO, and some mysterious black-clad visitors circling at the perimeter of a mystery more vast than Harry could possibly imagine. 

Told across five interconnected, prestige-format issues that will interlock to reveal an ambitious, dimension-spanning finale, each chapter of High Strangeness also includes a feature-length essay by podcaster and researcher Jim Perry on the historical facts and documentary evidence underpinning the phenomena detailed in each issue.

With future issues featuring High Strangeness architect Daniel Noah joining writers Zac Thompson, Christopher Cantwell, Cecil Castellucci, and Christian Ward alongside dazzling artists Noah Bailey, Valeria Burzo, and Chloe Stawski, High Strangeness will reveal the liminal spaces where reality and hallucination and science and mythology give way to cosmic wonder and existential terror… Featuring a stunning collection of covers by Jock, Dave Chisholm, Becca Carey, and Malachi Ward, enter High Strangeness: Book One on October 8!

High Strangeness: Book One

Exquisite Corpses #4 ups the body count while adding depth to the characters

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Audrey is desperate to make it home to take her son trick-or-treating, but she’ll be lucky to make it out alive when Big Bruce’s car lot becomes the battleground for a long-simmering grudge match.

Story: James Tynion IV, Che Grayson
Art: Michael Walsh, Adam Gorham
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Becca Carey

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Bug Wars gets a Spyder Wytch Special One-Shot Stinger Story in January 2026

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Before Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar’s Bug Wars returns with its next epic arc in 2026, the The Spyder Wytch Special will strike with a deadly one-shot in the New Year—setting the stage for Aaron and Asrar’s brutal fantasy saga to spin into even darker corners of the yard. Bug Wars: Spyder Wytch Special will provide fans with additional world building and enrich the Bug Wars lore—all the while priming readers for the series’ return later in 2026.

This jumbo-sized one-shot will feature stories of the mysterious and deadly Spider Sect, including the adventures of the exiled warrior sorceress, Wysta the Wayward Wytch. Alongside Aaron and Asrar will be contributions from artist Baldemar Rivas.

Bug Wars: Spyder Wytch one-shot will be available at comic book shops in January 2026.

In Bug Wars, the Old Slaymaker House is shrouded in mystery. Neighbors whisper about it. Children dare each other to step foot in its overgrown lawn. Exterminators refuse to visit and shudder at the thought of what multi-limbed monsters may burrow in its earth… For Slade Slaymaker and his brother Sydney, it’s the last remnant of their father, a dedicated entomologist devoured by the very creatures he dedicated his life to understanding. Slade, too young to remember his death, continues his legacy with his own love of all things insect. Sydney, old enough to remember the gruesome scene, despises and seeks to annihilate any bug he sees.

When these two brothers’ opposing obsessions clash, Slade finds himself shrunk to the size of his diminutive subjects and thrust into the middle of a brutal Bug War, an earth-shattering struggle that will decide the fate of his family and, perhaps, uncover the secrets behind his father’s gruesome demise.

Bug Wars: Spyder Wytch Special

Preview: Kill Train

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Kill Train

(W) Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (A) Martina Niosi (C) Simone D’Angelo (L) Becca Carey (CA) Skylar Patridge

Kill Train is an absurd, dystopian, battle for survival, told in real time, that takes us on a journey through one woman’s subconscious, uncovering the wounds of her past and her strength to survive…

To control the population explosion that nearly crippled the city, New York has instituted Kill Train, a randomized, extermination program where designated subway trains are picked at random, and all the passengers are slaughtered by the end of the line. In this not-so-distant future, we meet Vanessa, a struggling single mom in the midst of a nervous breakdown, who discovers that she, herself, is on a Kill Train. Now, for once in her life and with everything to prove, Vanessa decides she’s not going down without a fight.

Kill Train

Absolute Wonder Woman #10 features some amazing art as Wonder Woman navigates the maze

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What Diana seeks inside the maze seems to elude her at every turn. And as things unravel around her, she finds herself questioning everything, even her mission. Meanwhile, in Gateway City, an old obligation has raised its head…violently!

Story: Kelly Thompson
Art: Hayden Sherman
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Becca Carey

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Exquisite Corpses #3 balances focusing on characters and delivering over the top moments

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The blood gets pumping when death is administered to the hospital, and two of the game’s deadliest killers meet-cute at the concert hall.

Story: James Tynion IV, Pornsak Pichetshote
Art: Michael Walsh, Valentine De Landro
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Becca Carey

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DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #5, and honestly the miniseries as a whole, is the comic book equivalent of a “good hang”

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Review: DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #5

DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #5, and honestly the miniseries as a whole, is the comic book equivalent of a “good hang”. The various bursts of colorful energy, chaos emeralds, and plot to defeat Darkseid and save the multiverse is just a frame for fun banter, relationships, action team-ups, and let’s face it, an excuse for Team Sonic members to wear DC Comics superhero costumes. After the previous two issues showed the Sonic heroes in the DC Universe and vice versa, Ian Flynn, Adam Bryce Thomas, and Matt Herms put everything together as the two hero teams combine forces to take down Darkseid once and for all.

Other than Super Sonic deflecting an Omega beam and sending it right back at Darkseid, the best part of DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #5 are the beginning and the end. The different heroes filling in each other on their adventures on the Sonic and DC Comics Earths is like when you get separated on a night out and regale your friends with crazy shenanigans. I especially adored Amy Rose’s enthusiasm for the Amazons and Themiscyra with Thomas drawing big gestures, and Wonder Woman reassuring the pink hedgehog that she will be part of the sisterhood. On the flipside, there’s the terse back and forth between Batman and Shadow about the happenings in Gotham featuring dry humor that the late Kevin Conroy and Keanu Reeves would excel and sinking their teeth into. And, of course, there’s the big fun chili dog featuring finale with Flynn leaving the door just slightly ajar for a sequel even though you can’t get more high stakes than Darkseid. I definitely think individual character crossovers could work though.

Being a regular artist on the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog series, of course, Adam Bryce Thomas nails the Sonic characters, but I enjoy the manga influenced take on the DC superheroes while still keeping the iconic Jack Kirby designs for Darkseid and the various Apokoliptians that pop up in the series. The style is an olive branch for younger readers who may have grown up on manga and not Big Two superheroes, but maybe are getting into the DC characters via the Webtoons, the recent Superman film, or hell even Fortnite. Also, this type of visual presentation fits in with the physics defying world of the Sonic video games although chaos emeralds are definitely something that Eclipso would be into, or Thanos if for some reason Marvel lost the rights to the Infinity stones.

While temperatures soar and outside world continues to plunge into ideological darkness, the DC x Sonic the Hedgehog has been a nice escape as two, well-matched teams of wholesome heroes work together to save the universe and learn something about themselves through their experiences in different settings. I could read Ian Flynn’s dialogue for the interactions between these iconic characters all day, and Thomas and Herms bring the candy colored action that makes you feel like you’re playing video games in your neighbor’s basement after a long hot day. The recent live action Sonic the Hedgehog films are a great way to introduce kids to the superhero genre, and this comic kind of bridges the gap between those movies and something like the DC Animated Universe or even the vast never ending world of Detective Comics Comics.

Story: Ian Flynn Art: Adam Bryce Thomas
Colors: Matt Herms Letters: Becca Carey
Story: 7.6 Art: 8.2 Overall: 7.9 Recommendation: Buy

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SDCC 2025: Oni Press and SpectreVision invoke High Strangeness

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In advance of Comic Con International 2025 in San Diego, CA, Oni Press and SpectreVision – the production company run by partners Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee – have revealed more details about High Strangeness. The projected announced in 2023 is a five-part experiment in comic book storytelling inspired by first-hand accounts of real paranormal encounters within the dimly lit borderlands of human experience where overlapping phenomena like UFOs, hauntings, cryptid sightings, and inexplicable synchronicities seem to indicate a higher, unseen order of reality…

A decade ago, Daniel Noah – writer, producer, director, and co-founder of SpectreVision, was a typical skeptic … until an awe-inspiring and unexplainable encounter at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado (the haunted hotel that inspired The Shining) left him questioning the verifiable existence of paranormal phenomenon. In the ensuing years, Noah has documented and logged hundreds of otherworldly encounters spanning the superspectrum of “high strangeness” that connects sightings of objects in the sky to haunted places and other perplexing manifestations that seem to extend like fingers from a hidden hand. 

SpectreVision is teaming with Oni Press and a mind-bending cast of premier comics storytellers – including superstars Chris Condon, Dave Chisholm, Zac Thompson, Noah Bailey, Christopher Cantwell, Valeria Burzo, Cecil Castellucci, Chloe Stawski, and Christian Ward. The five ad-free, prestige-format issues will interlock to reveal an ambitious, dimension-spanning finale informed by Noah’s own real-life glimpses of nonhuman intelligence.

In the first double-sized, 40-page chapter debuting this October: Noah joins co-writer Chris Condon and artist Dave Chisholm for an unexpected encounter with the enigmatic Men in Black in 1967 as magazine writer Harry Kean is dispatched to rural Indiana to investigate the sudden disappearance of Becky Plume, a local teenager who stepped into the national spotlight with staggering photographic evidence of a recent UFO sighting. Frustrated to leave his developing stories in Chicago—and the wife he’s hoping to win back—Harry sets off to expose a hoax but instead finds himself in a labyrinth of high strangeness involving a missing girl, her boyfriend, a UFO, and some mysterious black-clad visitors circling at the perimeter of a mystery more vast than Harry could possibly imagine. 

Each ad-free installment of High Strangeness will be packaged in Oni’s deluxe prestige format with cardstock covers, upgraded paper quality, and 40 pages of content – including a feature-length essay by podcaster and researcher Jim Perry on the historical facts and documentary evidence underpinning the phenomena detailed in each issue. 

High Strangeness: Book One – 1967 arrives in comic shops everywhere on October 8th with a stunning collection of covers by Jock, Dave Chisholm, Becca Carey, and Malachi Ward. 

Find out more when High Strangeness transmits directly from San Diego Comic Con on Saturday, July 26th at the Neil Morgan Auditorium in the San Diego Central Library with a live podcast taping of SpectreVision Radio Live. Exclusively at SDCC, on SpectreVision co-founders Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah and Euphomet creator and host Jim Perry for a live podcast taping exploring SpectreVision’s first comics collaboration for a wide-ranging, investigative conversation a will surveil the liminal spaces where reality, hallucination, science and mythology give way to cosmic wonder and existential terror with writers Christopher Cantwell and Chris Condon, Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson, and Senior Editor Bess Pallares. 

High Strangeness: Book One – 1967
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