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Preview: Spirit of the Shadows #1

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Spirit of the Shadows #1

(W) Nick Cagnetti and Daniel Ziegler (A) Nick Cagnetti

Once, Erik Leroux was a mortal musician, selflessly devoted to his music and his true love, Katrina . . . until his sudden death plunged his soul into the carnival-like torments of the Spirit World beyond our own. Now, reborn as a phantom with fleeting memories of his life among the living, and forever cursed to bear the arcane costume his corpse wore to the grave, Erik will claw his way back from the infernal planes to uncover the mysteries of his own life . . . and avenge the dark sins that transformed him into the SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS!

Spirit of the Shadows #1

Judge Dredd Megazine Is Now Available Through Lunar!

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Judge Dredd Megazine

The future has arrived at Lunar Distribution! Starting with February’s edition of the Lunar Catalogue, the award-winning Judge Dredd Megazine will be available each and every month for order through Lunar, bringing Thrill-Power worldwide!

Judge Dredd Megazine has been running since 1990, and in its current form is a monthly 100-page magazine which features new comics alongside features, interviews, and more. The Megazine focuses on Judge Dredd and the future dystopia of Mega-City One which he patrols – and is also the home to iconic and beloved characters like Judge Anderson, Devlin Waugh, and Metta Lawson.

Some of the most famous stories in 2000 AD history first found their home in the Megazine, including the iconic and thrilling Judge Dredd: America as well as the horror of Young Death; alongside modern classic runs like the heavy-hitting Dreadnoughts and the wild-west action of Lawless.

Each issue of Judge Dredd Megazine features some of the most acclaimed and individual creators currently working in comics, including names like John Wagner, Garth Ennis, Chris Weston, Colin MacNeil, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, John Higgins, Alex de Campi, Phil Winslade and more.

Alongside the all-new comics published in each monthly edition, the Megazine also features a variety of features and interviews set across the world of comics, celebrating and championing new initiatives and raising attention to comics being created across the UK. From interviews with film director Ben Wheatley and Dredd’s co-creator John Wagner through to features on the recent Dan Dare revival and return of A1/Deadline, the Megazine offers news and updates on the ever-changing and inventive world of British comics – making it an essential read for anyone interested in what’s going on in the industry!

The first available issue of The Big Meg will be Judge Dredd Megazine 491, which features a pulse-pounding collection of stories! Every Megazine kicks off with a ten-page Judge Dredd story, and Megazine 491 also features the acclaimed alt-universe serial Megatropolis; the return of the dimension-hopping Department K; the hard-edged 1970s New York Coppers Fargo & McBane; the sci-fi soccer shenanigans of John Wagner and Dan Cornwell’s Rok The World; the radioactive terror of Atomfall; and much more!

The arrival of Judge Dredd Megazine as a monthly comic via Lunar continues the growing partnership between Rebellion and Lunar, which began in 2025.

Alongside Judge Dredd Megazine, Lunar also offer Rebellion Special releases including the upcoming Action 50th Anniversary Special, which celebrates the anniversary of the controversial UK comic with a new 48-page issue spearheaded by Garth Ellis; and new and backlist collections including the Judge Dredd: Rend & Tear Graphic Novel, as well as The Complete Alan Moore, a new series of hardback collections which begins in 2026.

Retailers looking to order Judge Dredd Megazine should look to February’s edition of “Next Phase”, available via Lunar and on the Lunar website – featuring the Lawman of the Future as this month’s cover star! 

Sal Buscema has passed away at the age of 89

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Legendary comic artist Sal Buscema passed away this past weekend at the age of 89. News broke today, which would have been his 90th birthday. Silvio Buscema was born January 26, 1936 in New York City, the youngest of four siblings. He credited his brother John with his pursuit in drawing.

Sterling Clark broke the news via the Comic Book Club.

Wow. I just received word from Mrs. Joan that Sal Buscema passed away last Friday. He was 89. Today, he would’ve turned 90. When I think back on my childhood and all of the comic books that I read, Sal’s name seems to have appeared in just about all of them. I didn’t just read the books that he illustrated, I studied them.

Every nuance in his pencils and his inks I saw and tried to mimic. He was definitely one of the greats during those years at Marvel, when handling more than three titles a month was not just a requirement but a necessity. Sal’s art had a direct impact on my own, along with his older brother John, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, John Romita Sr and Ron Frenz.

Ron, God bless him, was the person responsible for Sal and I meeting some time ago and for that I’ll be forever grateful. Sal was a very nice, kind and generous person who I am happy to have known and who took note of my skills enough to mentor me. The wonderful conversations we had will always be cherished.

My condolences to his wife Joan, the Buscema family and to all of us fans who grew up with and love his amazing art. I’ll have more posts later. – SC

Buscema began his career as an inker in the 1950s when his brother John Buscema allowed him to do so on some Dell Comics John was drawing.

Buscema worked for numerous publishers including DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Marvel, and more. For Marvel he had many runs on The Avnegers, Captain America, Defenders, The Incredible Hulk, Marvel Team-Up, and The Spectacular Spider-Man.

He married his wife Joan in 1960 and they had three sons, Joe, Tony, and Mike. He’s been recognized through numerous awards including the Inkpot, Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award, Inkwell, and more.

Andrew Maclean’s Head Lopper returns to shelves this April to celebrate 10 years

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Longtime Head Lopper fans will have something to celebrate this Spring with the highly anticipated return of Andrew MacLean’s beloved adventure comic. An all-new story arc of the ongoing series will kick off with an extra-length issue in April from Image Comics—just in time to mark the 10 year anniversary of its original launch.

MacLean’s masterclass in kinetic action and dark humor will be on full display in Head Lopper (2026) #1. Witness Norgal behead mythic beasts while his chatty, severed-witch-head companion, Agatha, provides relentless sass. It’s visually stunning, high-fantasy carnage that proves decapitation is better with company.

Head Lopper #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 22:

  • Cover A by Andrew Maclean – Lunar Code 0226IM0299
  • Cover B by James Harren – Lunar Code 0226IM0300
  • Cover C by 1:25 copy incentive by Jim Rugg – Lunar Code 0226IM0301
  • Cover D by 1:10 copy incentive by Dylan Burnett – Lunar Code 0226IM0302
  • Cover E by 1:10 copy incentive by Jeffrey Alan Love – Lunar Code 0226IM0303
  • Cover F by 1:25 copy incentive by Alex Horley – Lunar Code 0226IM0304
  • Cover G by Sketch Cover – Lunar Code 0226IM0305
Head Lopper #1

Matt Wagner’s Batman & The Monster Men gets a Fanhome Edition

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Fanhome has launched The Legends of Batman, an expansive series of hardcover graphic novels featuring the greatest adventures of DC’s legendary Caped Crusader.

This incredible series of stories brings Batman’s life story together in an epic full-color collection.

We check out Batman & The Monster Men which collects all six issues of the series.

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Story Matt Wagner
Art: Matt Wagner
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Color: Dave Stewart
Letterer: Rob Leigh

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DreamHaven Books and Comics Goes Viral in ICE Defiance

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Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books has become a bit of an internet celebrity over the weekend. The 70 year old Ketter was interviewed about the occupation, terrorism, and murder of a US citizen by ICE in Minneapolis where he cursed them out stating “I’m seventy years old and I’m fucking angry!”

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-24T17:18:20.136Z

In an interview with MS Now on Saturday with clashes between protesters and federal agents going on, Ketter was caught in the smoke-filled streets where he cursed out federal agents.

During the moment, tear gas was fired at the protesters including Ketter. As the HuffPost article described the situation goes on:

Just then, a loud boom went off nearby, and demonstrators could be heard chanting in the distance. The man then walked over to a pallet of plastic water bottles and took one out before the waves of tear gas smoke enveloped him entirely.

He then began coughing before walking off into the smoke and disappearing.

That led to a now iconic photo of Ketter within the remaining smoke from a recent attack by the federal government against its own citizens.

(photo via DreamHaven Facebook page)

On their Facebook page, Ketter recounted the situation:

Wow. So much to address.

First things first. FUCK ICE. They murdered Alex Pretti on Saturday in cold blood. I won’t accept any other explanation. The young man is dead because of Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and the rest of that ghoulish group.

Because of this I was angry enough to go to the site of Alex’s murder to pay respects and witness for myself the ICE thugs who support these actions. I got there about an hour after the murder and went right up to the intersection that ICE had taped off and stood guard. There were perhaps 50-100 of them and several hundred observers/protesters milling around. Some were right up front yelling and swearing. I became one of them.

No one made a move toward the agents but suddenly several canisters of tear gas were thrown into the crowd. A number of agents broke the tape and ran after people along a side street to my left for no reason I could see. I stood where I was as more tear gas and flash bombs (they were loud) were thrown at us. There was shooting, probably pepper balls. Most people had backed off but a few had gas masks and stayed near the line. I had no gas mask and I don’t know what made me stay but I did. And I was screaming even louder.

I was screaming and sobbing, not from gas, but from Fury and sadness. I don’t think the gas had affected me at this point. A gas-masked camera man had been circling around near me asked if I was OK. I was physically fine but I had snapped. I was so angry that people hired by our government could do this to innocent people. Hence the rant which seems to have gone viral.

People have been so kind – from the concerned people there at the scene offering me help to the many, many thousands who have watched the video and offered their support. Those who ordered books from us (it will take a bit to get things sorted out) and eventually crashed our website (working on that too), I thank you. People discovered the old GOFUNDME we had after the riots after George Floyd was murdered and our store was heavily damaged and have been making donations there. I’m greatly touched by that but I would like to offer that money to our local food shelves if donors wouldn’t mind. The store is intact and doing well and the money should go to a greater cause.

I’ll have more for you later today and in upcoming days. Thank you all and stay strong. I’m still fucking angry! Greg

DreamHaven Books and Comics was established in 1977 by Ketter in Minneapolis and the oldest continuously running science fiction, fantasy, and horror bookstore in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. In 1999 it was awarded the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award and in this act of defiance, probably deserves more recognition and awards for showing off the best of the comic book community.

You can support the store by purchasing directly from their site but due to overwhelming support, their store has had issues keeping up with the flood of traffic. Follow them on Facebook as well.

Also, Fuck ICE.

Supergirl: The World brings together writers and artists from 15 countries the celebrate the Maiden of Might

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DC has announced Supergirl: The World, a new hardcover anthology spotlighting the Maiden of Might through stories created by writers and artists from 15 countries across the globe. Arriving day-and-date worldwide on June 2, 2026, this landmark project invites readers everywhere to experience Supergirl through the lens of cultures, landscapes, and creative traditions from around the world.

Following in the footsteps of DC’s international anthologies Batman: The World and Joker: The World, this new collection brings Supergirl to Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Cameroon, France, Poland, Turkey, Finland, Colombia, Serbia, Japan, and the United States. Each region contributes an original story that reflects its own voice, artistic style, and cultural perspective, creating a global mosaic of what Supergirl represents to fans everywhere.

DC extends its thanks to the international publishing partners bringing Supergirl: The World to readers around the globe. The anthology will be released simultaneously across participating regions through Panini (Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico), Ovni (Argentina), Zebra Comics (Cameroon), Dargaud/Urban Comics (France), Story House Egmont (Poland), Story House Egmont Oy Ab (Finland), Čarobna Knjiga (Serbia), and JBC (Turkey). Their collaboration ensures that fans worldwide can experience these stories together on launch day, each edition reflecting the unique creative voices of its home country.

Supergirl: The World will feature stories from some of the best-known international voices in comics:

  • United States: Mariko Tamaki (writer), Skylar Patridge (artist), and Joëlle Jones (cover)
  • Spain: Aneke (writer, artist, cover)
  • Italy: Francesca Michielin (writer) and Federica Croci (artist, cover)
  • Serbia: Uroš Dimitrijević (writer) and Stevan Subic (artist, cover)
  • Cameroon: Njoka Suyru (writer), Coeurtys Ulrich Minko (thumbnails), and Ejob Nathanael Ejob (artist, cover)
  • Finland: Johanna Sinisalo (writer) and Rosi Kämpe (artist, cover)
  • Argentina: Tomás Wortley (writer) and Rocío Zucchi (artist, cover)
  • Turkey: Mahmud Asrar (writer, artist, cover)
  • France: Kid Toussaint (writer) and Joël Jurion (artist, cover)
  • Brazil: Fernanda Chiella (writer, artist, cover)
  • Poland: Anna Krztoń (writer) and Kasia Nie (artist, cover)
  • Mexico: Mariana Moreno (writer, artist, cover)
  • Germany: Yann Krehl (writer) and Marie Sann (artist, cover)
  • Colombia: Sara Rodríguez (writer, artist, cover)
  • Japan: Satoshi Miyagawa (writer) and Kai Kitago (artist, cover)

Supergirl has long stood as one of DC’s most inspiring Super Heroes, a symbol of hope, resilience, and compassion. In this new anthology, creators from around the world explore how Kara Zor-El’s story resonates across borders and cultures, and how her mission to protect her adopted home takes on new meaning when viewed through a global lens.

Each chapter offers a standalone story rooted in the country that created it, from street-level heroics to sweeping, mythic adventures. Together, they form a portrait of Supergirl that is both universal and deeply personal.

Supergirl: The World is a 184-page hardcover priced at $24.99 US. The anthology will be published simultaneously across participating regions, allowing fans around the world to experience the collection together on release day.

Preview: Queen Kodiak

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Queen Kodiak

(W) Christopher Greenslate (A) Riccardo Faccini (C) Dearbhla Kelly (L) Justin Birch

Following in the massive footsteps of legends like Godzilla and King Kong, comes QUEEN KODIAK, a colossal, super-charged Kodiak grizzly bear… one who survived from the ice-age and who’s been irreversibly enhanced by a mysterious geothermal energy pulsing in the unknown depths of an Alaskan ice cave. And although QUEEN KODIAK’s been asleep for thousands of years, melting ice and subsequent tectonic activity has disturbed her hibernation. And in her debut graphic novel, she wakes up to find her only cub missing.

But as much as we want to meet her and watch her wreck shop on the Pacific northwest (sorry Seattle), our story actually centers on JOEY FOX, an embattled 17-year-old girl, and natural empath, who befriends Queen Kodiak’s cub after a tectonic shift in her own life — the recent passing of her mother. As a result, Joey’s been sent to Alaska’s Kodiak Island to live with the man who left them ten years ago, her state trooper father. In many ways, it’s a story about how families survive overwhelming odds.

Queen Kodiak

Preview: Dick Tracy #15

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Dick Tracy #15

(W) Alex Segura, Michael Moreci (A) Geraldo Borges (C) Mark Englert (L) Jim Campbell

THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE OF THE LATEST – AND GREATEST – DICK TRACY STORYLINE!

Betrayed, cornered, and without his friends and even his City, Tracy stands face-to-face against the man responsible for the wave of bloodshed invading Tracy’s turf. Is it Pruneface? The Brow? Lips Manlis? We won’t spoil it – but the last page is killer.

Buckle up for the latest chapter in Mad Cave’s noir reimagining of iconic pulp hero, DICK TRACY!

Dick Tracy #15
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