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Wonder Man #1 Delivers Superhero Fun mixed with Noir

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUPER-HERO ACTION! Simon Williams has had his ups and down, from being manipulated into villainy by the Enchantress, to being one of the brightest stars in the Avengers! But just like Hollywood, no matter how low the lows, Simon keeps fighting the good fight! But what happens when the past finally catches up to him? Enter Randolph Chancellor: Simon’s former cellmate! A true love letter to L.A. as well as the history of Wonder Man. Wonder Man #1 delivers an interesting start that feels more like a detective whodunnit that your typical superhero comic.

At this point, I have no idea what the status is for Simon Williams/Wonder Man in the Marvel comic universe. He was a hero, he was a villain, he was a pacifist. But, thankfully with Wonder Man #1 you have to know none of that to enjoy it.

Writer Gerry Duggan seems to keep things rather simple and focused with the debut issue, keeping it to the main things that really make Simon Williams/Wonder Man stand out from all of the other heroes. Duggan dips into his past as a villain and the experiments done on him to give him power. Basically, he’s kind of a screw up, that’s never quite clicked. That’s not just being a superhero but also as an actor as well. He’s had some hits, he had his moment, but now he’s more of a fixer for the individuals that manage his career.

That gets him involved with an old friend who is having a sort of good streak for his career but also might have stolen a lot of money meant for a show. Wonder Man #1 feels like it echoes a recent real story of a producer who took a lot of money for a production and delivered nothing except goods for himself.

And that’s partially what makes Wonder Man #1 interesting. It has more to do with inside Hollywood baseball and a wink and nod but also has a feel that’s more like classic detective stories, down to the dame coming into the picture.

The art by Mark Buckingham is good. With ink by Aure Jimenez, color by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettering by Joe Caramagna, the comic’s visuals are interesting, with a look that feels a bit like a reality show following Wonder Man. There’s a behind the scenes sort of vibe to it that’s interesting visually. That extends beyond the panel with pages whose sides look like a film reel. It all adds to the feel the comic is going for mixing superhero aesthetics with reality television. It works really well for the comic.

Wonder Man #1 is a solid start that isn’t what I expected at all. It has far more in common with detective stories than it does with modern superhero comics and is a great introduction to Simon Williams/Wonder Man. Well worth checking it out for something a little different.

Story: Gerry Duggan Art: Mark Buckingham
Ink: Aure Jimenez Color: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 8.0 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.85 Recommendation: Read

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Preview: Wonder Man #1

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Wonder Man #1

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Mark Buckingham

LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUPER-HERO ACTION!

SIMON WILLIAMS has had his ups and down, from being manipulated into villainy by the Enchantress, to being one of the brightest stars in the Avengers! But just like HOLLYWOOD, no matter how low the lows, Simon keeps fighting the good fight! But what happens when the past finally catches up to him? Enter Randolph Chancellor: Simon’s former cellmate!

A true love letter to L.A. as well as the history of WONDER MAN, Legendary artist MARK BUCKINGHAM joins Marvel Mainstay GERRY DUGGAN!

Preview: Godzilla: Infinity Roar #2

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #2

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Ig Guara, Javier Garrón

GALACTUS’ HUNGER VS. GODZILLA’S APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION! As the KING IN BLACK and the KING OF THE MONSTERS continue to cut a bloody swath across the universe, spreading KNULL’S symbiotic infection, heroes across the cosmos take desperate measures to stem the tides! THE FANTASTIC FOUR make an ally of an old enemy as elsewhere GODZILLA’S roar awakens its own ancient adversary — KING GHIDORAH! As these forces collide over ASGARD, only one thing is assured — the MARVEL COSMOS will never be the same again!

Did Someone Say Vampires? Skybound Shares First Look at Superpowered Scares in Super Creepshow #2

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

When the Creep-signal hits the sky it’s not just a call, it’s a warning! Skybound and Image Comics have unveiled interior pages and the lineup of variant covers from Super Creepshow #2. The new series spins off of the Eisner Award-nominated comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Evoke Entertainment Company. Another stacked creative team delivers the latest batch or twisted heroes and villains when Super Creepshow #2 arrives in comic book shops on April 15, 2026.

In the spirit of all iterations of Creepshow in pop culture, every issue of the Super Creepshow comic series comes packed with two stomach-churning stories from your favorite creators. Each issue of the five-part anthology will feature different creative teams from the worlds of comics, books, film, television, and beyond. Every uniquely horrifying standalone story is guaranteed to scare yo to death.

Where do superhero powers come from? Surely, not there… Gerry Duggan and Scott Buoncristiano reveal the dark truth about the mastermind behind a superhero and the lengths he’ll go to steal the spotlight. Then, the iconic Marv Wolfman and Michele Rubini ask the most important question of all: Are vampires superheroes?

In addition to the main cover by Pye Parr, Super Creepshow #2 comes with a lineup of variant covers, including open to order covers by Scott Buoncristiano and Michele Rubini and Lee Loughridge.

The full list of covers is below:

Super Creepshow #2 Cover A by Pye Parr (Lunar Code: 0226IM0454)
Super Creepshow #2 Cover B by Scott Buoncristiano (Lunar Code: 0226IM0455)
Super Creepshow #2 Cover C by Michele Rubini & Lee Loughridge (Lunar Code: 0226IM0456)

Marvel celebrates the 50th Anniversary of What If? with new One-Shots!

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

For 50 years, Marvel Comics has dared to ask What If?, putting bold twists on major Marvel moments and opening the floodgates to the multiverse! To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the original What If? series, Marvel will publish eight all-new What If…? one-shots this summer. Crafted by some of today’s biggest talents, the new one-shots shake the foundations of every corner of the Marvel mythos beginning with startling stories starring the X-Men and Thor and continuing with epic reimaginings of pivotal storylines like Secret Wars and Kraven’s Last Hunt!

The new one-shots kick off in June with What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1, where Gerry Duggan and Jan Bazaldua put a spin on one of comics’ most tragic love stories, and What If…? Thor #1,which sees Torunn Grønbekk and Sergio Dávila shift symbiote history towards a mighty new destiny!

Check out the full lineup along with Lucas Werneck’s first two covers and stay tuned for more details in the months ahead.

WHAT IF…? UNCANNY X-MEN #1

Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by JAN BAZALDUA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
Promo Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On Sale 6/3

WHAT IF…CYCLOPS HAD STAYED WITH MADELYNE PRYOR?

Imagine a world where Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen, had survived the Inferno. What would have happened if Cyclops had saved her soul. What would have happened if he and Maddie had raised their son, Nathan Summers? What would that world look like? And why would that be the most terrible thing to happen to mutantdom and Earth itself?

WHAT IF…? THOR #1

Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 6/17

WHAT IF…THOR GOT SPIDER-MAN’S SYMBIOTE SUIT?

Amid the chaos, there comes a costume – but not to the hero you know! Legend has it that bonding with the symbiote suit made Thor mightier still. But what shadows lurking in the Ten Realms would take interest in such a powerful pairing?

WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1

Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by CAFU
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/1

WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1

Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
Art by DAVID MESSINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/15

WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/29

WHAT IF…? CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by RON LIM
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/5

WHAT IF…? RUNAWAYS #1

Written by RAINBOW ROWELL
Art by ZULEMA LAVINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/19

WHAT IF…? X-MEN #1

Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by SUMIT KUMAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/26

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Preview: Godzilla: Infinity Roar #1

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #1

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Ig Guara, Javier Garrón

The combined forces of Earth’s mightiest heroes managed to spare Earth by exiling Godzilla off into space… but in doing so may have just heralded the end of the larger galaxy! As Knull, the god of the symbiotes fans the flames of Godzilla’s anger, a new campaign for galactic conquest begins with the King of the Monsters and the King in Black at the helm! Will the cosmos be able to band together to stop the two juggernauts, or will a new era of death and destruction descend upon the cosmos? One thing’s for sure, from the Galactic Empire of Wakanda, Shi’ar Empires, Kree-Skrull space and beyond, no planet will be safe as Godzilla destroys the Marvel galaxy!

DC announces MAD About DC, A MAD Magazine-style DC comic book parody, publishing on April 1 and guest edited by Chip Zdarsky

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

DC with some trepidation has announced MAD About DC, a 64-page one-shot arriving April 1, 2026. Yes, April 1. And no, this isn’t a prank—unless you count letting Chip Zdarsky run this thing as its Guest Editor a prank on the DC Universe itself. You’d have to ask Chip.

MAD About DC brings together an all-star lineup of writers and artists to lovingly roast, parody, and generally make a mess of the characters fans hold dear.

Inside MAD About DC, readers will find:

Sergio Aragonés with “A MAD Look at Comic Book Stores”
Jim Zub and Ramon Perez teaming for “Guy vs. Spy”
A brand-new DC Fold-In by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
A parade of MAD-style parodies skewering the DC comic books you love, and a few you’ve always hated anyway, from Kyle Starks, Dave Johnson, Tini Howard, Mattie Lubchansky, Mark Waid, Ty Templeton, Rainbow Rowell, Vita Ayala, M.L. Sanapo, Mark Russell, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker, Lukas Ketner, Gerry Duggan, Scott Aukerman, Mitch Gerads, Joanne Starer, Joe Quinones, Scott Snyder, Josh Williamson, Deniz Camp, Gail Simone, Colleen Doran, Joe Kelly, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Mariko Tamaki, Riley Rossmo, Al Ewing, PJ Holden, Shannon Wheeler, Leah Williams, Isaac Goodhart, Cody Ziglar, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Daniel Kibblesmith, Brandt&Stein, Casey Gilly, J. Bone, Skottie Young, Andrew Wheeler, Stephen Byrne, Colleen Coover, Benjamin Errett, Matt Fraction, Kagan McLeod, Lee Gatlin, Joseph Starkey, Graham Roumieu…and more?!

Whether you’re a lifelong MAD Magazine fan, a DC diehard, or simply someone who enjoys watching respected creators make questionable choices, MAD About DC promises to fulfill your every comic book dream…or at least three or four of them.

MAD About DC goes on sale April 1, 2026, wherever comics are sold. No whoopee cushions included. The issue features a main cover by Dan “MAD About Gluten Labeling Because It Should Actually Be Clearer or Else What’s the Point” Panosian ($7.99 US), cardstock variants by Simon Bisley and Chip Zdarsky ($8.99 US), and a foil variant by Panosian ($10.99 US).

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Preview: This Ends Tonight TP

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

This Ends Tonight TP

(S) Kelvin Mao, Robert Windom (W) Gerry Duggan (A) Jae Lee

THIS ENDS TONIGHT presents three intertwining tales of revenge that tears through Las Vegas on a single action-packed night.

Sin City has about 250 murder victims sent to the morgue every year — these three tales eclipse that in just a few hours with guns, knives, swords, poison, a spike strip and vehicular mayhem. THIS ENDS TONIGHT!

GERRY DUGGAN (X-Men & Deadpool) and JAE LEE (Eisner-winning artist of Inhumans and Hellshock) team up with co-writers KELVIN MAO and ROBERT WINDOM and colorist JUNE CHUNG.

Collects all 3 issues.

Wonder Man is Hollywood’s Hero in a New Series Debuting in March

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Simon Williams makes it big in March, starring in an all-new limited comic series by superstar writer Gerry Duggan and acclaimed artist Mark Buckingham.

Wonder Man returns to Hollywood for action both on and off set! Using his ionic—and iconic—powers to keep Tinsel Town in line, Simon gets caught up in a deadly mystery involving an old friend. With Hellcat chasing his tail and studios demanding his head, Simon embarks on the adventure that will make or break his career! A saga sure to make headlines, Wonder Man is a perfect entry point to the multi-faceted character, mining his rich history and setting the stage for his next breakthrough role!

LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUPER HERO ACTION!

Simon Williams has had his ups and down, from being manipulated into villainy by the Enchantress, to being one of the brightest stars in the Avengers! But just like Hollywood, no matter how low the lows, Simon keeps fighting the good fight! But what happens when the past finally catches up to him? Enter Randolph Chancellor: Simon’s former cellmate! A true love letter to L.A. as well as the history of Wonder Man!

Check out Paulo Siqueria’s cover for the debut issue along with a Foil Variant Cover by Netho Diaz, a Headshot Variant Cover by Phil Noto, and a variant cover by Mark Buckingham and be sure not to miss Marvel Television’s own take on Simon Williams in Wonder Man, releasing January 27 on Disney+!

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Marvel’s Cosmic Icons Face off Against Legendary Kaiju in Godzilla: Infinity Roar Cosmic Variant Covers

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

This February, the stars quake before the King of Monsters in Godzilla: Infinity Roar, the latest crossover comic book series from Marvel Comics and Toho International. Announced last month at New York Comic Con, the five-issue limited series will be written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by artists Javier Garrón and Ig Guara. Fans can check out new Cosmic Variant Covers that will grace all five issues of Godzilla: Infinity Roar, each depicting a showdown between a Marvel cosmic character and a monster from Godzilla storytelling.

The series follows Godzilla’s defeat at the hands of Marvel’s pantheon of super heroes in Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe, which concluded last month. Exiled to a distant planet, Godzilla is reawakened by Knull, the God of Symbiotes! As Knull fans the flames of Godzilla’s anger, a new campaign for galactic conquest begins with the King of the Monsters and the King in Black at the helm! Will the cosmos be able to band together to stop the two juggernauts, or will a new era of death and destruction descend upon the cosmos?

In anticipation of Godzilla’s intergalactic rampage, the new Cosmic Variant Covers spotlight different Marvel cosmic icons battling monsters from Godzilla’s universe. The jaw dropping pieces are drawn by some of the industry’s most acclaimed artists including Paulo Siqueira, Junggeun Yoon, Dave Rapoza, E.J. Su, and Mark Brooks. Continuing the tradition of these epic crossover sagas, these covers are sure to ignite the imagination of both Marvel and Godzilla fans.

Place your bets on these five wild matchups!