During his inaugural Bullpen Bulletins! Panel at New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker welcomed hotshot writer Stephanie Phillips to join him to discuss her blockbuster current run of Daredevil!
Launched earlier this year as the record-breaking biggest debut issue in Daredevil history, the series continues to be one of the industry’s top selling titles. Captivated readers have followed the mystery of Omen and his growing threat to both Daredevil and Matt Murdock, and have seen Matt’s personal life take a turn as he adjusts to his new role as a professor at Empire State University. The stakes are about get even higher as Phillips and series artist Lee Garbett lead the series into its milestone 700th issue this March!
The road begins with the debut of Latch this January in Daredevil #11, featuring guest artist Emilio Laiso. A dangerous new player in Hell’s Kitchen, Latch is poised to turn Daredevil’s world upside down!
Readers looking to jump on board can pick up Daredevil Vol. 1: Tomorrow’s Devil, collecting the first five issues of the series, when it arrives in stores this December.
Check out covers for Daredevil #11 by Lee Garbett and Ito, along with a variant cover for #700 by David Mack, and stay tuned for more news about the series in the months ahead.
IDW Publishing has announced acclaimed author Timothy Zahn is joining the final frontier with a new original graphic novel, Star Trek: Roc’s Egg, set to release October 2027. The legendary science fiction and fantasy author is best known for his New York Times-bestselling Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy and his work as creative consultant for the Disney+ miniseries Ahsoka, as well as the Hugo Award-winning Cascade Point. Zahn will be teaming up with celebrated comic artist Ángel Hernández to bring this all-new Star Trek adventure to life.
This announcement arrives as IDW Publishing continues to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek.
Something is rotten on Deep Space 9.
When a mysterious artifact known as a Roc’s Egg arrives on the station—and is seemingly destroyed in transit—a Federation JAG investigation is called in to uncover what really happened. But the deeper the team digs, the stranger the mystery becomes: a secret auction, a station full of wealthy collectors and dangerous criminals, a priceless artifact that may not be what it seems, and a murder waiting to happen.
From acclaimed author Timothy Zahn and artist Ángel Hernández comes Star Trek: Roc’s Egg, a twisty new mystery set aboard Deep Space 9 where everyone has something to hide—and the truth may be more valuable than the treasure itself.
One of the world’s most famous scribes has been given a license to write the world’s most famous spy.
Ian Fleming Publications Ltd is partnering with IDW Publishing on a mission to create all-new comic book adventures featuring James Bond, the iconic MI6 spy – also known as 007 – who made his unforgettable debut in the 1953 Ian Fleming novel Casino Royale. Since then, many brilliant creatives have contributed to the legacy of James Bond across different mediums. Now, the innovative, influential, and award-winning writer Grant Morrison is ready to show the world their radical vision for Bond in comics.
The new James Bond series will open with a 6-part adventure, Sunbreaker, and attempts to create a definitive Bond story featuring everything fans love about the character and his world, while adding a whole lot more. Expect to see James Bond in a few unfamiliar situations, facing unfamiliar foes, in a world very like our own as reflected in a deadly funhouse mirror – a world of intrigue, violence, double cross and deception. A world through which James Bond glides like a killer shark among minnows. Charismatic, ruthless, unstoppable.
With new cars, new gadgets, and a terrifying new ultimate villain ripped straight from the headlines, get ready to be shaken and stirred, as James Bond faces the greatest challenge of his life in Sunbreaker!
More details about Grant Morrison’s James Bond comic and more comics featuring Bond with IDW will be declassified in the near future.
Renowned comic book creator Stan Sakai and Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Soo Lee are honoring the legacy of the chart-topping triumph TMNT: The Last Ronin with a captivating spiritual predecessor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The First Ronin.
With the debut issue slashing into comic shops March 2027, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The First Ronin transports readers to 1600s Japan as the fearsome warrior and tactician General Kameyama is facing impossible odds in a great war. When his allies fall and he becomes the last man standing, the tide swiftly changes when four yōkai – supernatural creatures and monsters from Japanese folklore – who resemble humanoid turtles leap to his aid and defeat his foes. But Kameyama’s battle is far from over as the epic yōkai war approaches…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The First Ronin is a showcase of Sakai’s unforgettable impact on the medium, presenting new character designs, writing, page layouts and an entirely new mythology from his rich imagination. Combined with Lee’s astonishing artwork, this is a must-read series for fans of TMNT: The Last Ronin and the visual storytelling that only comics can provide.
The strongest there is has been overtaken by an ancient evil known as the Eldest and transformed into the Infernal Hulk, the most terrifying and twisted version of the Jade Giant in Marvel Comics history. Now, he tears across the Marvel Universe, corrupting heroes and reshaping the world in his monstrous image. This February, behold his final vision as the Marvel Universe faces the full fury of Infernal Hulk in Hulk War: Infernal Rage, a five-issue event series from acclaimed Infernal Hulk creative team Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein.
Teased over the last year, the event was officially unveiled at New York Comic Con during the Marvel Comics: House of Ideas panel, including the reveal of the main cover. Johnson spoke about how his entire run had been building towards this monumental conflict and the devastating impact Infernal Hulk’s conquest will unleash on the wider Marvel Universe.
Hulk War: Infernal Rage marks the final act of Johnson and Klein’s Infernal Saga, which began in 2023 with Incredible Hulk #1. Readers can witness the opening salvo of Infernal Hulk’s reign in a series of Infernal Hulk Vs. one-shots, which kicked off last month with Infernal Hulk Vs. Wolverine. Across the five one-shots, Infernal Hulk will assemble the Infernal Avengers, heroes twisted into grotesque, horrifying reflections of themselves, first glimpsed in Comics Giveaway Day’s Amazing Spider-Man #1000/Queen in Black #1 CGD 2026.
The war has arrived.
As the remaining heroes race to find the weapon that could turn the tide, the Infernal Hulk declares the Marvel Universe his new kingdom, spreading his corruption as a battle rages both within and beyond his twisted mind.
Check out Klein’s cover and stay tuned for more Hulk War: Infernal Rage news in the months ahead, including tie-in announcements.
From the Eisner Award winning team behind Paper Girls, Roamreunites Saga writer Brian K. Vaughan and Catwoman: Lonely City creator Cliff Chiang for their first new ongoing series in over a decade: Roam. Roam will boast an extra-length debut issue hitting shelves in February 2027 from Image Comics.
Exploring the power and peril that come with new adulthood, Roam is a timeless adventure about the quest each person takes in life to finally find their team.
The extra-length, 50-page Roam #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 24, 2027.
At New York Comic Con, Skybound Entertainment, Image Comics, Hasbro, and Universal announced “Skybound Visions,” a new line of standalone, limited comic series featuring reimaginings of pop culture icons, exploring who those characters are – and who they can be.
Bringing together the biggest comic characters and the biggest creators, Skybound Visions issues will tell complete, evergreen stories showcasing new sides of these beloved icons. Their stories serve as perfect jumping-on points for new readers, while also rewarding lifelong fans.
The Skybound Visions line will launch in 2027 with Transformers: Bumblebee – Lost Planet in January, G.I. Joe: The Island of Dr. Mindbender in February, and Turok: Son of Stone in March. Each issue will be printed on deluxe newsprint, and feature variant covers by top talent.
Transformers: Bumblebee – Lost Planet by writer Tate Brombal and Matt Emmons, colorist Giovanna Niro, and letterer Becca Carey arrives in comic shops on January 27, 2027.
After a devastating Decepticon attack, Bumblebee is stranded on an uncharted planet. Lost in the galaxy, with no way to call for help, the so-called “weakest of all the Autobots” must tackle the biggest mission of his young life. But beneath its surface, this strange planet holds a secret that’s already begun to corrupt and change its indigenous life. Now, the Autobots’ greatest hope must come from the evolution of its most unexpected warrior… if Bee can survive being hunted by the deadliest Decepticon of all!
Then, just one new comic book day after Transformers: Bumblebee – Lost Planet #1 debuts, G.I. Joe: The Island of Dr. Mindbender by writer Karl Kerschl and Doug Mahnke, inker Jaime Mendoza, colorist David Baron, and letterer Tom Napolitano lands in stores on February 2, 2027.
The last team of Joes sent to the Island of Dr. Mindbender never came back… Now, Codename: Flint must return to active duty to lead a fresh batch of recruits to the isolated compound of a madman. A mad scientist who’s grown madder every year–and his creations more monstrous. In the deadliest mission of his career, Flint just wants to rescue his old friends and get back to his family. But on this island, survival isn’t just half the battle–it’s the whole damn war!
The first Gold Key character in Skybound Visions, Turok: Son of Stone by writer Stephen Graham Jones and Leandro Fernández, and colorist Lee Loughridge with letterer Tom Napolitano hits comic shops on March 10, 2027.
Turok wanted to dig up the past. Now, he must survive it. Turok dreamed that his dig in New Mexico would make his name legendary. But when the ground gave way, he fell through history and landed in a valley that shouldn’t exist. Where the Ice Age sits on top of the time of dinosaurs, and at every turn he discovers an era older and hungrier than the last. In a relentless quest to return to his son, Turok must unearth the truth about this hidden world and not lose his grip on a shifting reality that threatens to consume him. Sometimes a dream coming true is a nightmare beyond imagination…
To celebrate this brand-new initiative, a special Skybound Visions ashcan will be available in comic shops on Wednesday, November 11th, providing readers with a sneak peak of character designs and what to expect from all three series in the first slate of Skybound Visions titles.
The web of Spider-Man and his allies continues to expand across the Marvel Universe! New comic series for Spider-Punk and Spider-Man: Noir, a new anthology series Marvel SFX: Thwip and a teaser for an upcoming Amazing Spider-Man/Miles Morales: Spider-Man crossover were revealed to fans during the jam-packed Marvel Comics: The Spider-Web panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday.
SPIDER-PUNK’S GOING SOLO! The Spider-Band is MISSING, and Hobie Brown’s in L.A. to unravel the mystery of what happened to his friends. But he’ll have to confront his inner demons along the way, and those of a new adversary — MZ. NEGATIVE! And if that weren’t enough, she’s teamed up with SCORPION to be the ultimate thorn in Hobie’s side. It’s more musical magic with your favorite rock ’n’ roll Spider-fam!
The new titles will start to kick off in January as readers thrill at the return of Hobie Brown aka Spider-Punk with writer Cody Ziglar and artist Justin Mason reuniting alongside cover artist Taurin Clarke. Spider-Punk#1 will introduce Mz. Negative, a new adversary for Hobie as he searches for the missing members of his band in a rock ‘n’ roll mystery adventure. The first issue features variant covers by Olivier Coipel, Jerome Opena, Simone Di Meo, and Justin Mason.
READY, SET, THWIP! One of comics’ best innovations is the visual sound effect, and the House of Ideas is celebrating the best of all SFX with our new anthology THWIP! Some of comics’ best creators alongside luminaries from outside the field bring their Thiwpiest stories to bear!
A bold new anthology series with a focus on the iconic sound effects from Marvel Comics begins in January with Marvel SFX: Thwip #1, featuring stories by Jed MacKay, multi-Bram Stoker Award and Nebula Award winning author Stephen Graham Jones, and Rainbow Rowell with art from artists Alessandro Cappuccio, Lucas Werneck, and more. Future issues will feature creators including Eric Zawadski, Simone Di Meo, and many more, with additional Marvel SFX series to follow. The first issue features covers by Alessandro Cappullio and Mark Chiarello.
VENOM JOINS THE NOIR UNIVERSE! Just as life seems to be going Peter Parker’s way, a new foe threatens to engulf him in total darkness—literally! As he untangles the mystery of what happened to his new girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend (it’s fine, we’re fine, everything’s FINE), Peter will have to choose between the allure of infinite power or catching a murderer…and his choice may cost him everything.
In February, an all-new Spider-Man: Noir series from writer Alex Segura and artist Farid Karami, finds Peter Parker caught up in an investigation involving a mysterious underworld artefact, his new girlfriend’s ex, and…VENOM NOIR?! Spider-Man: Noir #1 features a main cover by Stephen Mooney.
Teased at the end of the panel with a stunning promotional image by artist Ryan Stegman, the “Crisis of Faith” crossover slated for 2027 from Miles Morales: Spider-Man writer Bryan Hill and Amazing Spider-Man writer Joe Kelly is set to drastically alter the trust and relationship between the two Spider-Men and their allies, with more details to be revealed in the months ahead.
Dark Horse Comics and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast have announced the new ongoing series, Baldur’s Gate 3, featuring fan-favorite characters like Astarion, Shadowheart, Karlach, and more. The first six-issue story arc will follow beloved vampire spawn Astarion Ancunín as he hunts a killer in Waterdeep, with future arcs revolving around Karlach, Wyll, Shadowheart, Gale, and Lae’zel, with appearances other Baldur’s Gate 3 characters.
Astarion’s story arc will be written by award-winning author Alyssa Wong, penciled by Vincenzo Carratù, inked by Elisabetta D’Amico, colored by Valentina Taddeo, and lettered by Buddy Beaudoin. There will be five cover variants available, with art by Gerald Parel, Scott Fischer, Angela Wu, and Tyler Walpole, and one blank character creation cover.
In the first six issues of Baldur’s Gate III, Astarion Ancunín is enjoying his freedom after escaping the clutches of Cazador Szarr. But when Waterdeep is rocked by a spree of gruesome ritual murders, Astarion must hunt down the killer before he becomes their next victim!
The next twelve issues (#7-18), following Karlach into the Nine Hells, will be written by Becky Cloonan and illustrated by Francesco Scimonelli. Stay tuned for more details next year!
Baldur’s Gate III#1 will be available in comic shops on February 24, 2027. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99. Catch a sneak peek at Baldur’s Gate III #1, in Dungeons & Dragons #2, available January 6, 2027.
The winners for the 2026 Harvey Awards have been announced. The awards were presented at New York Comic Con and featured seven categories: Book of the Year, Digital Book of the Year, Best Children’s Book, Best Young Adult Book, Best Manga, Best International Book, and Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel. This year’s Hall of Fame induction also occurred during the ceremony.
Nominations were determined by select creators, publishers, retailers, educators, and librarians. Industry professionals with Professional or Artist Alley badges from ReedPop comic conventions between 2016 and 2026 were eligible to vote on the final Harvey Awards ballot.
Check out the full list of nominees and winners below and congrats to all! Winners are denoted in bold with “Winner” next to their entry.
Hall of Fame Inductees
David Mazzuchelli
Jenette Kahn
Klaus Janson
Frank Miller
Dick Sprang
Carmine Infantino
Frank Robins
Denny O’Neil
Dick Giordano
Jim Aparo
Marshall Rogers
Tim Sale
Digital Book of the Year
In the Real Dark Night by Jimmy Gownley (Webcomic)
The Keluarga Cable Ship Company by Mereida Fajardo (UK Digital)
The Lycan by Mike Carey, Thomas Jane, David James Kelly, and Diego Yapur (Comixology Originals) – WINNER
Nap Comixby Rachael Smith (WEBTOON)
Practical Defense Against Piracy by Tony Cliff (Webcomic)
Terran Omega: The Ghosts of Warby PJ Holden (Webcomic)
The World of Lubluby Charbak Dipta (The Charbax Store)
Best Children’s Book
A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi by Dan Santat (Roaring Brook Press)
Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second) – WINNER
The New Girl: First Crush by Cassandra Calin (Scholastic)
Night Chef by Mika Song (Random House Graphic)
Young Shadow & the Watchdogs by Ben Sears (Fantagraphics)
Best Young Adult Book
Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
Flip by Ngozi Ukazu (First Second)
Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook & Ryan Estrada (Penguin Workshop)
Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young (Little, Brown Ink)
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare) – WINNER
Best Manga
Billy Batby Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki (Kana/Abrams)– WINNER
He Rolled Me Up Like a Grilled Squid by Yoshiharu Tsuge (Drawn & Quarterly)
Landby Kazumi Yamashita (Yen Press)
Miss Ruki by Fumiko Takano (NYR Comics)
My Gorilla Family by Iijima Ichiro (Living the Line)
My Life in 24 Frames Per Second by Rintaro (Kana/Abrams ComicArts)
Best International Book
Animan by Anouk Ricard (Drawn & Quarterly)
Buff Soul by Moa Romanova (Fantagraphics)
Mary Pain by Lola Lorente (Drawn & Quarterly)
Nocturnos by Laura Perez (Fantagraphics) – WINNER
Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom by Marcelo D’Salete (Fantagraphics)
Witchcraft by Sole Otero (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel
The Boys — Season 5 (Prime Video). Based on The Boys by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (Dynamite)
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (Theatrical — Crunchyroll/Sony). Based on Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto (VIZ Media)
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (Theatrical — Crunchyroll/Sony). Based on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge (VIZ Media)
Invincible — Season 4 (Prime Video). Based on Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley (Image/Skybound)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Games — PS5/Xbox/Switch/PC). Based on Batman (DC Comics), created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
My Hero Academia — Final Season (Crunchyroll). Based on My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi (VIZ Media)
One Piece — Season 2 (Netflix). Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (VIZ Media)
Peacemaker — Season 2 (HBO Max). Based on Peacemaker (DC Comics, orig. Charlton), created by Joe Gill & Pat Boyette
Spider-Noir(Prime Video/MGM+). Based on Spider-Man Noir (Marvel Comics) by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky & Carmine Di Giandomenico – WINNER
Your Letter (Netflix). Based on Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho (WEBTOON/Naver)
Book of the Year
Absolute Batman Volume 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta (DC) – WINNER
Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol 1: Martian Vision by Deniz Camp & Javier Rodriguez (DC)
Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance by Ben Passmore (Pantheon)
Cannon by Lee Lai (Drawn & Quarterly)
Drome by Jesse Lonergan (23rd Street Books/Macmillan)
The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
A Garden of Spheres by Linnea Sterte (Peow2)
More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey (Top Shelf/IDW)
The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco (Metropolitan/Holt)
