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Preview: Hotblood! Vol. 2: The Valley of Kings

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Hotblood! Vol. 2: The Valley of Kings

(W) Toril Orlesky (A) Toril Orlesky

Hotblood! Vol. 2: The Valley of Kings is a reimagining of the 2017 hit webcomic Zarco – a story about grief, crime that pays, and a desperate chase up the Pacific Coast.

Welcome back to the red days of the West, where centaurs and humans coexist and nothing good lasts. When two bodies turn up in the ashes of a burned homestead, one lawman picks up a trail that leads its bloody way back to Asa and Rook.

Nine years after the events of Hotblood! Vol 1: The Land of Promise, Evander Rook is a centaur on the run. When his trail leads to two unidentifiable corpses in a burned-down house, it’s the job of US Marshal Zarco to bring him in – dead or alive. But as he gets closer to his quarry, what started as a routine investigation will lead Zarco to the edge of everything he’s ever known.

Cover of the comic 'Hotblood! 2: The Valley of Kings' featuring two characters embracing on a horse with a stylized, illustrated background.
A black bird soaring in the sky, clutching a snake in its talons.
A character lying in a desolate landscape during sunset, with dark hues and a somber mood.
A close-up of hands braiding hair in the top panel, followed by a moody landscape depicting waves and a twilight sky in the middle panel, and a character looking contemplative in the bottom panel.
An artistic comic panel featuring a silhouette of a horse in a desolate landscape with mountains in the background. The panel contains a textual quote that reads, 'FIRE IS AS NATURAL TO OUR WORLD AS RAIN.'

A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is a weird and fantastic superhero love letter to Washington, DC

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From writer and colorist extraordinaire Oliver Mertz (The Monuments, First Law of Mad Science) and acclaimed artist Alex Diotto (Youth, Indigo Children) comes a weird tale of conspiracy, faded superheroics, and suburban angst in ’90s Washington, D.C.

Sixteen-year-old Ari Ackerman just witnessed a murder. Or two. Or maybe he didn’t. He’s not quite sure. What he does know is that he loves the Washington, D.C., punk scene and is trying very hard to process the perpetual impending death (and frequent resurrections) of his cancer-stricken father. Ari’s best friend, Maya Meng, just wants to hang out and go see Jawbox play at the Black Cat. But sadly, an escalating series of unexplained deaths can really ruin a perfectly good day.

For readers who like What’s the Furthest Place from Here?, Love and Rockets, David Lynch, Daniel Clowes, Seinfeld, Agatha Christie, Powers, Fugazi, and Wes Anderson, A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is sure to evoke all the feelings that come with being an outsider, making sense of the world around you, and finding your place in it.

Story: Oliver Mertz
Art: Alex Diotto
Color: Oliver Mertz
Letters: Taylor Esposito
Special Choreography: Sarah Beth Oppenheim
Flats: Marcos Sales

Get your copy now at your local comic shop or digitally and online with the links below.

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Time-Traveling Chickens: Bawk to the Future is fantastic for early readers

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Star Chapter Books are the perfect bridge for kids moving beyond beginning readers but not yet ready for longer chapter books. With short chapters, bold two-color illustrations, and fast-paced, funny stories, these confidence-building books make reading fun and rewarding.

Two chicken friends accidentally time travel back to the age of the dinosaurs in this first tale in the rollicking Time-Traveling Chickens series from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness!

Nugget and Tenders are super-big, super-smart, talking chickens. When evil scientists trap them in a time machine, they land in the age of the dinosaurs. Not ones to be easily discouraged, these adventurous avians see their chance to change the course of chicken-kind. Can they change the past and get back to their future—or is the duo doomed to be a dinosaur’s dinner?

Each Star Chapter Book is 112 pages long, divided into six to eight short chapters with illustrated panels on every page to keep kids engaged from start to finish. This highly visual early chapter book format supports the transition from leveled readers to chapter books, making Star Chapter Books a perfect fit for independent reading, classroom libraries, or shared story time.

Story: Kaz Windness
Art: Kaz Windness

Get your copy now!

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Uncivilized Books Overhauls its Patreon to Buy Direct with its Subscription Service

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Uncivilized Books

Uncivilized Books has been running a subscription service to buy directly from the comic publisher through Patreon for years. For just $5 a month, you got comics delivered to your door of each release by the publisher.

But, things are being changed up expanding what people can subscribe to. Options for the subscription are now:

  • Comic Books Only ($5/month)
  • Graphic Novels Only ($15/month)
  • Graphic Novels + Comic Books ($20 / month)

The publisher also announced it would be launching an anthology called DREGS! That too will be available towards the end of the year.

  • DREGS! Only ($6/month) – starts Dec 2026
  • DREGS! + Comic Books ($10/month) – starts Dec 2026
  • Graphic Novels + DREGS! + Comic Books ($25/month) – starts Dec 2026

Uncivilized Books has also revealed it’s upcoming releases. Coming in 2026:

  • FIRE! by Hideko Mizuno (Mangalith)
  • Ex Libris (2nd edition) by Matt Madden
  • The Sickness Vol 1 (2nd edition) by Lonnie Nadler & Jenna Cha

If subscribers have first editions, they will be able to substitute them for any graphic novel from Uncivilized Books’ back catalog.

The releases for the first six months of 2027 has also been revealed:

  • Lucky by Gabrielle Bell
  • The Blot by Tom Neely
  • The Humans Omnibus Vol 1 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely
  • Alexander the Great: Empire of the Mind by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Mangalith)!

The upcoming comics lineup will include new work from John Porcellino, new issues of Cartoon Dialectics, the long-awaited return of The Sickness comics, and some other projects still shaping up.

Exclusive Preview: Destination Antarctica: The Frozen Continent Bursting with Life

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Have you ever dreamed of visiting the White Continent? Jump aboard Marc’s motorboat as the expedition guide leads a group of schoolchildren on an unforgettable learning adventure. Navigate through icy waters and sparkling icebergs, meet curious penguins, playful seals, majestic whales, and discover all the tiny creatures that make this unique ecosystem thrive.

Merging the excitement of a graphic novel with fascinating real-life science, Destination: Antarctica teaches young readers about the wonders of this frozen world–and why it’s so important to protect it. Fun, educational, and beautifully illustrated, it’s an adventure that brings the icy continent to life from a child’s perspective.

Destination Antarctica: The Frozen Continent Bursting with Life is written by Guillaume de Remacle, with art by Adrienne Barman, translated by Jeffrey K. Butt, and published by Helvetiq. Out now in shops, get your copy on Bookshop or from your local comic or book store.

Check out an exclusive preview below!

Destination Antarctica: The Frozen Continent Bursting with Life

Exclusive Preview: Flight 111

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On September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 departed John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, bound for Geneva, Switzerland. Less than an hour later, while flying over the Atlantic near Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia (Canada), the aircraft encountered smoke in the cockpit and ultimately crashed into the ocean, killing all 229 passengers and crew aboard.

In Flight 111, Swiss comic artist Talel Aronowicz confronts the unspoken tragedy that has shaped her life. For decades, her grandparents’ deaths in that crash were a taboo–never spoken of, never understood. Through evocative artwork, journal-like reflections, and intimate storytelling, she explores grief, memory, and the long shadow of loss, bringing readers along as she pieces together what really happened and what it meant. This memoir blurs history and personal discovery into a moving graphic novel that touches the heart while shedding light on a real-world tragedy.

Published by Helvetiq, Flight 111 is out now in shops. Get your copy on Bookshop or from your local comic or book store.

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Flight 111

Preview: Forevr

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Forevr

Brian “Box” Brown
September 8, 2026

Why say goodbye? Death is only a temporary glitch in this eerily plausible future from award-winning graphic novelist Brian “Box” Brown.

Brenda’s mom is dying—but not for long. Like millions of others, she’s uploaded her consciousness to the groundbreaking new app Forevr, which allows the surviving family members to chat with her on their screens for a very reasonable monthly fee. Now Brenda’s dad doesn’t have to be alone…while Brenda and her girlfriend focus on building their careers as wilderness survival influencers. But when this very modern family sets out on a camping trip, their tensions and tech addictions build to an explosive climax whose consequences may last…forever.

Forevr

Fantagraphics and Humble Bundle team for the Disney Masters Collection & Originals to benefit First Book

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Iconic Disney characters take the world of comics by storm in this Humble Bundle of Disney Masters and original comic series from Fantagraphics! The greedy Scrooge McDuck journeys from the Yukon to Atlantis and beyond in Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection! Mickey Mouse goes steampunk in the retrofuturist odyssey Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Versus The Mouseton Society of Evil! Epic Mickey hops from your console to the pages of his own comics in the video game inspired Disney Epic Mickey: The Comics Collection! Join Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, and more of your favorite Disney legends in new tales and classic adventures in this bundle for old fans and newcomers alike! Grab this collection now at the price of your choice, and support First Book charity with your purchase.

The Disney Masters Collection & Originals features 48 items with a retail value of $1,097 and you can get it all for just $25.

The Disney Masters Collection & Originals Humble Bundle

Gothic Nightmares Get a Manga Mayhem Makeover in Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians

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At the dawn of the 19th century, Dracula has nearly conquered Europe and set his sights on the Americas… but the Vampire King meets his match in Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians: The Legend of the Golden Jaguar, the newest deluxe oversized graphic novella from publisher Fun Time Go!

Created and written by comic industry luminary David Hedgecock, this latest offering in the Kickstarter-exclusive Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians graphic novel line sees the fearless and sharp-tongued Mina Murray lead a ragtag troop of monsters in deadly contest against the Vampire King. Will they keep an ancient Amazonian power from falling into Dracula’s clutches?

Mixing manga-influenced artwork, vibrant color, a dash of steampunk, and a bite of Hammer Films horror, Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians is now live for crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians: The Legend of the Golden Jaguar features a superstar collection of creators, both within its pages and as contributors for the coveted Kickstarter rewards. The Xong Brothers provide the gorgeous art on the lead story, while Osvaldo “Montos” Montpeller and David Garcia Cruz illustrate a back-up story. Also, bestselling author Jonathan Maberry contributes a backup prose story with spot illustrations by Omar Lozano.

mong the crowdfunding rewards, backers will find:

  • Five collectible cover options, including artwork by:
    • The Xong Brothers
    •  Ludo Lullabi
    • Chuma Hill
    • Tony Harris
  • Books, pins, collector boxes, exclusive dustjackets, and metal prints
  • Day One discounts for early backers
  • Special discounts and rare items available through Fun Time Go!’s VIP program
  • …and more!

Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians reimagines familiar faces from classic horror and literature in a wildly alternate 19th century where the fantastic and the frightening are everyday realities. Debuting in 2024 with the subtitled The Legend Begins and continuing the following year with The Legend Continues, the series frames its larger-than-life cast with lavish art, expressive character work, and kinetic action to give the MISS MINA world a wholly distinct visual identity.

Miss Mina and The Midnight Guardians: The Legend of the Golden Jaguar is now live via Kickstarter, with the campaign ending on October 2nd, 2026!

Bulgilhan Press’ Slices of Life Wins the Massachusetts Book Award for Notable Contribution to Publishing

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The Massachusetts Book Awards are annual awards given by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. The ‘Notable Contribution to Publishing‘ award considers the quality of the book as object—including production standards, design, and printing and goes to a Massachusetts publisher creating works of a high caliber. 

The second annual Notable Contribution to Publishing Prize went to Somerville-based Bulgilhan Press’ Slices of Life: A Comic Montage, by Qu. This graphic novel is a masterful collection of silent comics reveling in the quiet beauty of the small moments in life.

It’s been a real surprise and honor to see that Qu’s Slices of Life: A Comic Montage has not only received amazing widespread recognition, but also gained a much broader readership than we could have imagined. As an independent publisher, each release only occurs due to the monumental effort of very few people; the artists I have the privilege of publishing and I are forever intertwined by our shared love of comics and our labor. We’re over the moon for Qu’s work to be recognized with the second Notable Contribution to Publishing prize from the Massachusetts Book Awards, proving that one should approach their life with an open and curious mind.

-Zachary Clemente, publisher and founder of Bulgilhan.

Zachary Clemente contributes to the Massachusetts comics ecosystem in so many ways — as the past Co-Director of the MICE, as the publisher of Bulgilhan, and as the Chair of the Board for the Boston Comic Arts Foundation. We’re lucky to have him here, championing our comics community. 

-Shelli Paroline, BCAF Executive Director

Slices of Life: A Comic Montage, by Qu
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