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The Viltrumites are Coming! Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley’s Invincible Universe: Battle Beast Returns

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Skybound and Image Comics have announced the return of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast from the longtime Invincible creative team.  Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 kicks off an all-new story arc of the bestselling series from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman, co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley, colorist Annalisa Leoni, and letterer Rus Wooton will arrive in comic book shops March 18, 2026. 

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 kicks off a new blood-soaked epic, as Battle Beast now faces the two most dangerous enemies of his lifetime…and did we mention that the Viltrum Empire is on the way?  

Even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior…unless he does the unthinkable. A new story arc begins as Battle Beast continues his quest to find the one being who can defeat him in battle and end his life. 

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 will feature a main cover by  Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni and a variant cover program including an open to order cover by Todd McFarlane and Annalisa Leoni, a connecting 1:10 incentive variant by Chris Burnham and Brian Reber, a 1:25 incentive variant by Rossi Gifford, a 1:50 incentive by Edwin Galmon, and a 1:100 Foil incentive variant by Matthew Roberts. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover B by Todd McFarlane & Annalisa Leoni 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover C (1:10 Connecting) by Chris Burnham & Brian Reber 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Rossi Gifford 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Edwin Galmon 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #7 Cover F (1:100 FOIL Incentive) by Matthew Roberts

Final Boss #1 comes out Swinging and Scores a Second Printing

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Tyler Kirkham’s Final Boss didn’t just hit the shelves, it landed a clean shot to the jaw and knocked out the last of the inventory at the distributor level. Reorders are hammering like body shots, prompting Image to rush the debut back to print this week to keep the series in the ring.

The second printing will feature artwork by Ryan Ottley of Invincible fame.

Final Boss drops readers into a no-holds-barred, turbo-charged thrill ride—a love letter to classic beat-’em-ups and over-the-top action epics. Tommy Brazen, ex-street brawler turned powered-up merc, is trying to forge his own path. But when he starts unlocking pieces of his hidden past, he realizes the real endgame is far more complex than he ever imagined.

Final Boss #1, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 14:

  • Cover A by Ryan Ottley – Lunar Code 1125IM8012
  • Cover B virgin 1:25 copy incentive by Ottley – Lunar Code 1125IM8013

Bolt Hunts for Answers as Villains Escape in Capes #2

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Skybound and Image Comics have revealed interior pages, and the lineup of variant covers for Capes #2. Over 20 years since its debut, Capes returns with a special remastering, featuring new art and updated dialogue from the original creative team of Robert Kirkman and Mark Englert. Capes #2 lands in comic shops on December 24, 2025! 

Reprinted for the first time since its release, fans and collectors will not want to miss the new monthly releases of Capes. This series is perfect for fans looking to discover every corner of the Invincible Universe as seen in the hit Skybound and Prime Video series, which continues to shatter records worldwide. 

The city’s most dangerous super villains have escaped prison – and this time, it’s personal for Bolt! But who is targeting CAPES? And WHY? 

Capes #2 features a lineup of covers by both Invincible series artists, contributing creator Ryan Ottley and co-creator Cory Walker. The list includes a main cover by Ryan Ottley and Dave McCaig, an open-to-order cover by Mark Englert, a 1:10 incentive variant by Cory Walker, a 1:25 incentive variant by Jahnoy Lindsay, and a 1:50 incentive black-and-white variant by Ryan Ottley.   

Capes #2

The full list of variant covers is below:  

  • Capes #2 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Dave McCaig (Lunar Code: 1025IM0310) 
  • Capes #2 Cover B by Mark Englert (Lunar Code: 1025IM0311) 
  • Capes #2 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Cory Walker (Lunar Code: 1025IM0312) 
  • Capes #2 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Jahnoy Lindsay (Lunar Code: 1025IM0313) 
  • Capes #2 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) (Black & White) by Ryan Ottley (Lunar Code: 1025IM0314)

Skybound Celebrates Capes #1 Return to Comic Shops with Stacked Variant Program

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Don’t call it a comeback! Skybound and Image Comics have unveiled a new lineup of covers for the long out-of-print and very much in-demand comic book series Capes. Over 20 years since its debut, Capes returns with a special remastering, featuring new art and dialogue from the original creative team of Robert Kirkman and Mark Englert. Find all the new covers when Capes #1 flies back into comic shops on November 19th, 2025! 

Reprinted for the first time since its release, fans and collectors will not want to miss the new monthly releases of Capes. This series is perfect for fans looking to discover every inch of the Invincible Universe as seen in the hit Skybound and Prime Video series, which continues to shatter records worldwide. 

BOLT! KID THOR! KNOCK OUT! CAPTAIN COSMIC! CLAIRE VOYANT! BIG BRAIN! COMMANDER CAPITALISM! Welcome to Capes Inc, employers of your favorite superheroes that protect New York City – well, at least when they’re on the clock – from threats like MACHINE HEAD, TITAN…and now are in the crosshairs of an enemy they never expected! 

Capes #1 features a lineup of covers by both Invincible series artists, contributing creator Ryan Ottley and co-creator Cory Walker. The list includes a main cover by Ryan Ottley, two open-to-order covers by Mark Englert, a 1:10 incentive variant by Cory Walker, a 1:25 incentive variant by Jahnoy Lindsay, a 1:50 incentive black-and-white variant by Ryan Ottley, as well as a blank sketch cover. 

Fans can also look forward to all-new Capes stories that will be coming from another longtime friend of the Invincible Universe, writer Benito Cereno, alongside artist Mark Englert. Beginning in 2026 with issue #7, this revival of Capes promises to take fans even deeper into unexplored areas of the Invincible Universe. 

The full list of variant covers is below: 

  • Capes #1 Cover A by Ryan Ottley (Lunar Code: 0925IM0260) 
  • Capes #1 Cover B by Mark Englert (Lunar Code: 0925IM0261) 
  • Capes #1 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Cory Walker (Lunar Code: 0925IM0262) 
  • Capes #1 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Jahnoy Lindsay (Lunar Code: 0925IM0263) 
  • Capes #1 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) (Black & White) by Ryan Ottley (Lunar Code: 0925IM0264) 
  • Capes #1 Cover F Blank Sketch Cover (Lunar Code: 0925IM0265) 
  • Capes #1 Cover G by Mark Englert (Lunar Code: 0925IM8022) 

Preview: Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6

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Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6

Story: Robert Kirkman Art: Ryan Ottley Color: Annalisa Leoni

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, the bestselling ongoing series reveals the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time! Battle Beast is not only slaughtering his enemies…he’s breaking every sales record along the way! 

ARC FINALE. Battle Beast goes to war. Plus, a looming threat emerges…one longtime fans of Invincible will recognize the moment it makes its shocking FIRST APPEARANCE. 

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6

Free League Publishing and Skybound launch Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying

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Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, the tabletop roleplaying game by Free League Publishing and Skybound Entertainment, is now live on Kickstarter.

This latest RPG from fan-favorite and multiple award-winning publisher Free League is based on Skybound’s groundbreaking comic book series Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, which is also a hit animated series on Prime Video.

Early backers who make a pledge for a physical reward within the first 48 hours of the Kickstarter launch will receive an exclusive cloth patch bearing their choice of the Invincible suit design or the symbol of the Viltrum Empire, home of Omni-Man, at no additional cost.

Backers can also download a completely free Quickstart PDF to get a taste of the game right away. This Quickstart will also be launched as a free content module on the Foundry virtual tabletop during the course of the campaign.

The Kickstarter will include a comprehensive Core Rulebook – in a standard and an exclusive Collector’s Edition – and a boxed Starter Set, both with illustrations by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley and graphic design by Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG).

If unlocked as a stretch goal in this campaign, Skybound will print a limited run of Invincible #1 with a brand-new variant cover drawn and inked by Todd Nauck and colored by Matt Herms. If unlocked, all physical pledge backers will receive one copy of this unique item, which is exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign and will never be printed again.

The Invincible universe is filled with everything we love about superhero stories – costumes and capes, epic brawls across cityscapes, sidekicks, team-ups, alien invasions, witty banter, alternate dimensions, and much more – though these familiar elements are often subverted in surprising ways. Any trope can exist, and any trope can be turned on its head.

In this action-packed storytelling experience, players take on the role of superheroes in their own corners of the Invincible universe. Whether you choose to play an established character from the comic or create your own, this game is the story of what happens to your superheroes – the protagonists of your own saga. 

You might be a wisecracking speedster, a super-genius inventor, a grizzled vigilante, a shape-shifting alien, or a high-flying symbol of hope. Whatever you play and wherever you go, you’ll have to juggle relationships with patrols, face tough challenges and choices, and learn how to use your powers… and learn more about yourself in the process.

Who knows? You might be INVINCIBLE.

Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Core Rulebook Key Features:

  • Your Superhero: Instructions for how to create your very own hero.
  • Powers & Talents: Details on superpowers, talents, and drawbacks that signify what kind of hero you’re playing.
  • Action & Combat: Rules for combat, damage, recovery, adversaries, and challenges.
  • The Invincible Universe: A primer providing guidance on how to capture the feel of the setting, and descriptions of key locations and organizations.
  • Running the Game: Guidance intended for the GM about how to prepare and run a game session.
  • Campaign Play: Tools to help set up campaigns, events and encounters, and non-player characters. 
  • Dramatis Personae: Descriptions and statistics for dozens of key characters from the Invincible universe.

Preview: Skinbreaker #1

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Skinbreaker #1

(W) Robert Kirkman (A) David Finch

Enor has led his tribe for many seasons, but his time as Chieftan is coming to an end. He wields the mighty SKINBREAKER, but at his age, he can barely lift it. Will Enor’s reluctant heir, Anok, take over before their world falls to ruin? As a bloody power struggle begins, an even bigger threat lurks in the darkness beyond their village.

Skinbreaker #1

The full list of covers is below:  

  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover A by David Finch  
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover B (Portrait Variant) by David Finch  
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Tony Moore 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Lorenzo De Felici 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Eric Canete 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover F (1:100 Incentive) by Ryan Ottley  
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover G (1:1000 CGC Signed by Finch & Kirkman/Graded) (Foil) by David Finch 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover H (1:2500 David Finch Original Art Sketch Cover) by David Finch 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover I Blank Sketch Cover 
  • Skinbreaker #1 Cover J Die Cut Foil Mask Cover by David Finch 

Skinbreaker #1 (of 8) Treasury Edition (Lunar Code Coming Soon | SRP: $14.99) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

Battle Beast Goes to War in Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley

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Skybound and Image Comics have revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6, the next chapter of the bestselling new comic book series of the year from the longtime Invincible creative team. The brutal conclusion to the first arc of the blood-soaked, record-breaking series from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman and co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. 

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, the bestselling ongoing series reveals the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time! Battle Beast is not only slaughtering his enemies…he’s breaking every sales record along the way! 

ARC FINALE. Battle Beast goes to war. Plus, a looming threat emerges…one longtime fans of Invincible will recognize the moment it makes its shocking FIRST APPEARANCE. 

In addition to the main cover by Ryan Ottley and series colorist Annalisa Leoni, the lineup of variant covers for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 includes an open to order cover by Sean Murphy and Simon Gough, the final cover of the 1:10 incentive connecting cover series by E.J. Su, a 1:25 incentive variant by Cory Walker and Lorenzo de Felici, a 1:50 incentive variant by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer, and a 1:100 incentive variant by Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas.  

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6

The full list of covers is below:  

  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0725IM373)  
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover B by Sean Murphy & Simon Gough (Lunar Code: 0725IM374) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by E.J. Su (Lunar Code: 0725IM375) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Cory Walker & Lorenzo de Felici (Lunar Code: 0725IM376) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 0725IM377) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6 Cover F (1:100 Incentive) by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas (Lunar Code: 0725IM378)

Skybound announces Invincible Omnibus Vol. 1 featuring Marvel Team-Up #14

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Skybound and Image Comics have announced the Invincible Omnibus Vol. 1 HC, which collects issues #0-47 of the groundbreaking comic book series from creative visionaries Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, along with the iconic Marvel Team-Up #14, for the first time ever.  

Satisfying yearslong fan demand, readers can now experience the critically acclaimed comic from the very beginning, including Invincible’s historic team-up with Spider-Man!  

Collected in a stunning hardcover omnibus, this edition includes the first nine volumes of the hit series and, in collaboration with Marvel Comics, the remastered Marvel Team-Up #14, featuring the unforgettable first meeting of Invincible and Spider-Man first published nearly 20 years ago in November 2005. 

The recently released Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 featured a first-of-its-kind blind bag program that allowed readers a rare chance to get any of the solicited covers, as well as three intermixed secret covers that included Marvel Team-Up #14.   

This one-time printing of the Invincible Omnibus Vol. 1 HC is an absolute can’t-miss for any Invincible fan, and a perfect, one-of-a-kind addition to any comics bookshelf.  

Invincible Omnibus Vol. 1 (ISBN: 9781534332980 | SRP: $125.00) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, and at booksellers, along with digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. 

Has Battle Beast Finally Met His Match in Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Get a First Look!

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Skybound and Image Comics have revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5, the next chapter of the bestselling new comic book series of the year from the longtime Invincible creative team. The next issue of the blood-soaked, record-breaking new series from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman and co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. 

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, the bestselling ongoing series reveals the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time! Battle Beast is not only slaughtering his enemies…he’s breaking every sales record along the way! 

DISCOVER THE SECRET ORIGIN OF PRINCE SALAKA! And has Battle Beast FINALLY met a worthy challenge? 

In addition to the main cover by Ryan Ottley and series colorist Annalisa Leoni, the lineup of variant covers for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 includes an open to order cover by Tony Moore, the continuation of the 1:10 incentive connecting cover series by E.J. Su, a 1:25 incentive variant by Yasmine Putri, a 1:50 incentive variant by Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner, and a 1:100 incentive variant by Esad Ribic.  

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5

The full list of covers is below:  

  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0625IM346)  
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover B by Tony Moore (Lunar Code: 0625IM347) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by E.J. Su (Lunar Code: 0625IM348) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Yasmine Putri (Lunar Code: 0625IM349) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Matt Wagner & Brennan Wagner (Lunar Code: 0625IM350) 
  • Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Cover F (1:100 Incentive) by Esad Ribic (Lunar Code: 0625IM351)
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