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Dark Horse and Marvel’s fourth Bullpen Books is The Art of The Uncanny X-Men

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Dark Horse Books and Marvel Comics continue the oversized hardcover collection series of Bullpen Books with a fourth volume; The Art of The Uncanny X-Men. This oversized 10×14” book collects iconic covers, full issues and original art reproduced from archival scans, curated and contextualized by comics historians John Lind and Chris Ryall in a new essay, captioned commentary and a new introduction.

The X-Men is one of the bestselling comics franchises of all time, featuring one of the best-loved super hero teams in the Marvel Universe. This volume focuses on the iconic 1970s X-Men era by Len Wein, Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Dave Cockrum, including Giant-Size X-Men #1 (the first appearances of Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Thunderbird) and X-Men #101. It also includes the equally iconic Uncanny X-Men #137 (“The Death of Phoenix”) and “Days of Future Past” in Uncanny X-Men #141–#142.

Curate your own library of the characters and creators integral to Marvel Comics history with The Art of The Uncanny X-Men when the 208-page (10×14”) hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops early 2027, for $59.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

The Art of The Uncanny X-Men

Total THB Vol. 2 is impressive in a lot of ways, but what a drag and chore to read

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HR Watson is free. With the help of her loyal but enigmatic bodyguard, THB, she has fled her home, escaped the government agents on her tail, crossed the red deserts of Mars, and found shelter with a rag-tag band of bohemian musicians. But can HR evade her wealthy father’s enemies long enough to carve out a life for herself in a thrilling, unpredictable new city?

Story: Paul Pope
Art: Paul Pope

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Head to the Lawless American Frontier with The King Goes West: The Complete Marvel Westerns by Jack Kirby

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Dark Horse books in collaboration with Marvel Comics and editor and Marvel archival consultant Cory Sedlmeier, present The King Goes West: The Complete Marvel Westerns by Jack Kirby Volume 1: 1957-1961. This first of three volumes collects Jack Kirby’s Marvel Westerns in page after page of classic artwork alongside rare never-before-reprinted stories and covers. Chronicling a side of Marvel comics that paved the way for the modern Marvel Era, these Western stories take readers far from our bustling world to a place deep in the wilds of western settlements where Kirby’s imagination and artwork could invoke truly breathtaking storytelling.  

Filled to the brim with Kirby’s trademark action, readers can rediscover the many ways that these Western stories spring from the same creative well as Marvel’s legendary super heroes—like Johnny Bart, the all-new Rawhide Kid who vows to use his skills to avenge his murdered Uncle Ben. In this volume, Kirby also presents the original Two-Gun Kid and the Black Rider and crafts taut morality tales of the pioneers and outlaws of the American frontier. Restored from the finest archival materials including scans of original art, these stories can be enjoyed and discussed by fans and historians for many years to come.

Volume 1 collects the complete Jack Kirby stories and covers from Quick-Trigger Western (1956)(1956) #16; Black Rider (1957) #1; Two-Gun Western (1956) #12; Gunsmoke Western (1955) #47, #51-53 & #56-62; Wyatt Earp (1955) #22, #24-26 & #29; Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) #83, #85-97; Two-Gun Kid (1948) #48, #52, #54-57, and Rawhide Kid (1955) #17-20.

Saddle up for The King Goes West: The Complete Marvel Westerns by Jack Kirby Volume 1: 1957-1961 when the 216-page (7×10”) Hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on February 2, 2027, for $59.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

The King Goes West: The Complete Marvel Westerns by Jack Kirby Volume 1: 1957-1961

Preview: Lost in the Future Collection

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Lost in the Future Collection

(W) Damián Campanario (A) Àlex Fuentes

Collects the original Lost In The Future trilogy!

A school field trip to an ancient castle goes terribly wrong for a group of friends, when a dangerous storm erupts. As they are about to leave the castle, the four friends are cornered by their arch nemesis— the class bully, who tries to pull one of his usual cruel pranks. Instead, they all get the scare of their lives, when they fall down a tunnel that transports them into the future: a future where mankind has nearly disappeared from the face of the earth, and where nature has taken control. The friends will have to face up to this hostile new world— as well as their nemesis, who must come to terms with his own trauma— if they are to work together and have any chance of making it back home…

Lost in the Future Collection

Read From Either Side: Yoann Kavege’s High-Concept Fantasy Epic Brings Two Stories Together in the Middle!

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This fall, Mad Cave Studios’ YA imprint Maverick invites readers to choose where the story begins with Fantasy, an inventive fantasy graphic novel from writer and artist Yoann Kavege and letterer Justin Birch, with translations by Nanette McGuinness.

One on a quest for vengeance, the other on a quest for love! Their destinies intertwine in Fantasy—a graphic novel with two perspectives, and two stories. For Alma, it’s the big day: Chosen by the kingdom for the ritual of the bleeding of the gods, the crown princess will journey to the lands of the gods to slay one, and thus avenge an affront to humanity 500 years old. For Yourcenar, it’s the big day: The Oracle finally predicted that she will encounter her beloved. But the young giantess soon realizes that her beloved is human…and thus begins a wait that will last one thousand years. What happens when these two worlds collide? Read Fantasy and find out–with each perspective starting on opposite sides of the book and meeting in the middle!

Part high-fantasy quest, part love story, Fantasy pairs gods, giants, ancient grudges, and impossible destinies with a unique reading experience built around two characters moving toward the same inevitable collision. The result is two stories in one, inviting readers to decide whose journey they want to experience first!

Fantasy goes on sale November 24, 2026 (FOC November 2), in paperback (ISBN: 9781545836163 | $19.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545836156 | $29.99) formats. 

Preview: Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey

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Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey

(W) Mike Norton (A) Mike Norton

Prepare for an absurd, action-packed journey across the cosmos with BATTLEPUG: COSMIC DOGGYSSEY, continuing Mike Norton’s Eisner and Harvey award-winning fantasy comedy that delivers the perfect blend of sword and sorcery, humor, and heart.

Picking up right where the Image series BATTLEPUG: WAR ON CHRISTMAS left off, the last Kindmundian and his oversized companion find themselves in dreamlike worlds of demented danger!

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey

Award-Winning Cartoonist Scott Chantler Takes On His First Flash Gordon Tale with Flash Gordon: Two Worlds

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Mad Cave Studios and King Features Syndicate have announced Flash Gordon: Two Worlds – Vol. 1, the first installment of a two-part, original graphic novel by award-winning cartoonist and 2026 Ringo nominee Scott Chantler, with colors by Eisner-nominated Kike J. Díaz.

Twenty-five years and sixteen books into his career, Chantler is taking on a major licensed character for the first time with a two-volume, standalone story that returns Flash Gordon to the mid-century visual language and pulp adventure of Alex Raymond’s original comic strip and movie serials. Entirely separate from Mad Cave Studios’ other Flash Gordon series, Two Worlds looks backward to move the character forward, pairing classic heroics and adventure with an existential take on Flash Gordon and the world around him.

In a world where Flash Gordon never flew to space to stop him, Ming the Merciless rules over a conquered and devastated Earth. There, a nameless laborer looks to the sky and dreams of the hero he might have been.

On Mongo, the Emperor’s tormented bride, Dale Arden, cannot shake the memory of a man she saw briefly on an airplane years ago. Who was he? And why does it feel like they were meant to have met?

Chantler is the creator of Two Generals, nominated for two Eisner Awards, selected for Best American Comics 2012, and named by CBC’s Canada Reads among the 40 best Canadian nonfiction books. His work also includes Northwest Passage, nominated for Eisner and Harvey Awards, and the Three Thieves series, winner of the Joe Shuster Award for Best Comic for Kids and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens. In 2015, he became the University of Windsor’s first Cartoonist-in-Residence.

Embracing the history, romance, heroics, and visual language that made the character an icon, Flash Gordon: Two Worlds – Vol. 1 finds something new within them. Rooted firmly in the Flash Gordon of the 1930s comic strip and movie serials, the standalone graphic novel is built for longtime fans while remaining accessible to readers discovering Mongo for the first time.

Flash Gordon: Two Worlds – Vol. 1 goes on sale November 10, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545834206 | $19.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545834190 | $24.99) formats.

Flash Gordon Two Worlds – Vol. 1

Mike Norton returns with a Tail-Wagging Good Time in Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey

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 Prepare for an absurd, action-packed journey across the cosmos in the upcoming Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey graphic novel continuing Mike Norton‘s Eisner and Harvey award-winning fantasy comedy. This trade paperback graphic novel from Image Comics will hit comic shop shelves next week and be available this September everywhere books are sold.

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey delivers the perfect blend of sword and sorcery, humor, and heart. Picking up right where the Image series Battlepug: War on Christmas left off, the last Kindmundian and his oversized companion find themselves in dreamlike worlds of demented danger!

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534333864) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, August 26 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, September 22.

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey

Preview: Worst Man

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Worst Man

(W / A) Brandt&Stein
FC, 240pp, $24.99
UK: 25th August / US: 13th October 2026

Eisner and GLAAD award nominated creators Brandt&Stein’s debut graphic novel is White Lotus meets Glass Onion.

On a remote island, far from the distractions of the internet and modern life, we gather here today to celebrate the union of Domino McElligott and Battista Lovely… unless Radcliffe Raleigh can stop it! A professional ‘Worst Man’, Rad is hired by the Mother of the Bride, the merciless tech mogul Valentina McElligott. With the price of failure being his life and less than 32 hours till “I do”, will Rad survive his biggest job yet!

Worst Man

Graphix has obtained exclusive rights to develop five of Osamu Tezuka’s properties!

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Scholastic has announced it will be partnering with Tezuka Productions, Co., Ltd., Osamu Tezuka’s IP company, to reimagine five of Tezuka’s original manga titles for children.

Tezuka Productions, Co., Ltd. is a Japanese mass multi-media company founded by Osamu Tezuka, who is often referred to as the “God of Manga.” Tezuka is famously known for jumpstarting Japan’s modern comic and animation industries, producing over 700 stories, including some of his most popular series, Astro Boy, Princess Knight, Kimba the White Lion, and many more.

Scholastic partnered with Tezuka Productions, Co. Ltd. first in 2024 with the reimagining of Tezuka’s Unico series. Since the Unico Awakening series launched in August 2024, Graphix has released three volumes from acclaimed author, Samuel Sattin, and Eisner Award-winning Japanese artist duo, Gurihiru. The series has become a national bestseller and sold in more than 17 countries around the world. Unico Awakening will culminate with its eighth volume, completing the story arc left unfinished by Tezuka in his lifetime.

In a similar vein to Unico, Scholastic is partnering with Tezuka Productions, Co., Ltd. to reimagine five properties from Osamu Tezuka. These titles will include, Three Eyed One, Princess Knight, Triton of the Sea, Zero Men, and Atom Cat/Astro Cat. Author Samuel Sattin is tagged once again to spearhead the efforts to develop and reimage these series, working alongside Japanese artists. 

Unico Awakening
Unico Awakening
Unico Awakening
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