San Diego Comic-Con has wrapped up and the city of San Diego has fined Marvel Studios for covering up the Gaslamp arch. The movie studio is being fined $160,000.
Marvel’s contractor was told to not cover up the arch and install an installation but it was done anyways.
Check out the report from CBS 8 San Diego.
As announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 during the Conan Panel on Saturday 25th July, global publishers Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures announced a BRAND-NEW comic book series, based on the literary predecessor to Conan the Barbarian; Kull!
This new comic series brings on board a stellar creative team featuring multiple Eisner award winning artist Mark Buckingham, as well as the Eisner award winning Dave Stewart, and writer John Arcudi.
Kull #1 is due hit comic shops in early 2027, stay tuned for more updates!
A new manga industry organization called the Independent Manga Alliance announced its formation at the 2026 Comic Con International in San Diego last week.
The organization aims to provide resources to independent manga creators and smaller publishers to help with marketing, translation, distribution, and sales support and connect them with a wider range of readers globally. The Alliance includes founding members comprised of Manga Mavericks Books, Mahjong Pros, Strict Algorithm LLC, Red String Manga, and Curation Entertainment Partners Inc (B!Juku).
Beyond highlighting manga through event panels, the organization looks to be putting together a website full of resources, programs, events, and the ability to network, as well as highlighting publishers.
The organization is also teasing an “Indie Manga Futures Lab,” an initiative “supporting bold ideas and new voices through mentorship, resources, and micro-grants.”
Marvel and WEBTOON have revealed the first wave of original Marvel series — all-new Marvel stories created exclusively for WEBTOON and designed specifically for the platform’s vertical-scroll format.
Announced during Marvel’s “Next Big Thing” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the slate introduces three original series from an exciting lineup of comics and WEBTOON creators, bringing fans new stories and characters from across Marvel that can only be found on WEBTOON.
Marvel Originals Announced at SDCC:
Tony’s Girl
Creative Team: CRC Payne (Writer), StarBite (Artist)
For 17-year-old Tony Stark, life is effortless. It’s the kind of thing that tends to happen when you’re wealthy, popular, and a mile smarter than everyone else in the room. After graduating from MIT, Tony expects to spend the summer pushing the envelope of innovation at his Stark Industries internship. Howard Stark has other ideas. Frustrated by the bad press from Tony’s underage partying, Howard intends to show the world that the de facto heir to the Stark empire is worthy of the mantle — especially as Howard works on a deal to push rival Creighton McCall out of the electronics industry for good. That is how Tony finds himself in a stuffy etiquette class with Meredith McCall. Thrown together, Tony and Meredith are a recipe for disaster. To Meredith, Tony is smug, spoiled, and represents everything she hates about her father’s world. But the line between hate and love is a thin one, and neither Tony nor Meredith can deny the spark between them. As understanding and friendship blossom, so too do deeper feelings, leading to a first love neither one of them saw coming. Too bad their fathers will kill them for dating the enemy.
That Time Deadpool Fell Into WEBTOON…and Found The Longest Title of All Time!!!
Creative Team: Ucheomaaa (Writer), Annie Huang (Artist)
Deadpool becomes the target of a trap that sucks him into the chaotic WEBTOON-verse where regency drama, superhuman cage matches, post-apocalyptic wastelands, and terrifyingly well-dressed Korean teens stand between him and a way back home.
X-Men Korea
Creative Team: Studio LICO
Yeong-seo Go, an ordinary Korean high school student, suddenly awakens as a mutant. After becoming a member of the Hoseok Academy for the Gifted, he must fight against the conspiracy of a megacorporation championing human evolution, confronting the secret of his hidden power and a plot that could shake the future of humanity.
Independent video game company Nitrate Games enters the realm of digital publishing and niche IP development with the announcement of Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture, an adult cozy farm sim that offers fans an opportunity to engage with and play as filmmaker Kevin Smith’s beloved cult classic characters within the digital realm. The announcement was made during Smith’s annual Saturday night Hall H panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
The game provides a raunchy new take on a cozy farming game – if those crops were akin to Jay and Silent Bob’s specific cultural tastes. Heading toward its beta testing phase of production, the game is expected to be released in late Spring 2027 on Steam/PC. Players will build, cultivate, and expand their operation, interact with familiar faces, and experience an original story featuring Kevin Smith’s iconic characters.
This past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, writer Benjamin Percy took the stage at the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel to unveil the second half of “Big Guns,” the upcoming four-part crossover between his runs on Wade Wilson: Deadpool and Punisher. Announced last month, “Big Guns,” featuring artwork by series artists Geoff Shaw and José Luis Soares, kicks off in September. Fans can get a special first look at the crossover including the main covers for all four issues, Josemaria Casanovas’ complete four-part connecting cover artwork, and interior pages from the opening chapters!
Across both acclaimed ongoing series, Percy has taken Marvel’s two trigger-happy icons back to their roots with uncompromising, no-holds-barred storytelling, aligning the fates for this dangerous and ultra-violent showdown! “Big Guns” kicks off when Deadpool’s latest mess puts him in the crosshairs of the Punisher. Just as the Merc with a Mouth takes on one of the most high-stakes jobs of his career, Frank Castle seeks to settle the score—igniting a relentless clash of bullets, bloodshed, and mayhem that neither man will walk away from unscathed!
The new covers by Geoff Shaw and David Marquez reveal more deadly players entering the fray including the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe, Bullseye, and the mysterious supervillain pulling the strings, Black Hole. Plus, the rest of Josemaria Casanovas’ four-part connecting variant covers are revealed, giving fans a glimpse at Wade Wilson’s tricked-out new ride—the Merc Mobile—which will serve as his base of operations moving forward.
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #8
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
Connecting Variant Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS – 75960621448800841
On Sale 9/2
TARGET: FRANK CASTLE!
Deadpool’s got a new mission! A new vehicle! And a new… ENEMY? Wait, are we talking about Frank Castle? “BIG GUNS” starts here, as multiple forces converge on the ultimate weapon…but only one can emerge victorious!
PUNISHER #8
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by JOSÉ LUIS SOARES
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Connecting Variant Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS – 75960621516400831
On Sale 9/9
TARGET: WADE WILSON!
As the spectacle of the summer rolls on, Frank Castle finds himself at odds with the Regeneratin’ Degenerate, Deadpool! But not all is as it seems, as a mysterious interloper seems to be manipulating circumstances and people alike, setting the duo on a collision course with calamity!
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #9
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
Connecting Variant Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS – 75960621516400921
On Sale 10/14
TARGET: BULLSEYE!
Punisher and Deadpool are hunting the same weapon as Black Hole…but what good’s a gun without the greatest marksman of all time to aim it? Sounds like a job for Bullseye!
PUNISHER #9
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by JOSÉ LUIS SOARES
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Connecting Variant Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS – 75960621448800921
On Sale 10/28
THE GOOD, THE BAD(POOLS) AND THE MERCS!
Black Hole pulls Deadpool and Punisher into his deadly trap, as the Badpools and Bullseye make their own plays! The chaotic climax to the wildest crossover of the year concludes with a dramatic addition to Frank Castle’s plans going forward (as well as Wade’s fortunes!)
Following the success of the busiest Mercy Sparx publishing schedule in several years, Heaven’s secret “fixer” returns in Mercy Sparx: Heaven’s Devil this October. An all new quarterly series written by Josh Blaylock, with art by Blaylock and Brian Rogers, and colors by Eisner Award Winners Greg + Fake. The series continues from the events of the sell-out hit “Daddy Issues” miniseries and spin-off success Club Nephilim.
Mercy Sparx is known in divine circles as “Heaven’s Devil” – AKA Heaven’s fixer, sent to do the dirty work angels won’t touch. For years, this devil secretly living among us has left a trail of broken bottles, broken noses, and broken hearts in her wake. But now chaos has come calling again, as a mysterious “nobody” who has lurked in the shadows since Mercy’s first days on Earth rises to become her most dangerous nemesis yet. A perfect jumping on point for new Mercy readers!
Made successful through a savvy confluence between in-store comic shop releases and Kickstarter exclusive content, Mercy Sparx has found its way to new heights of success, and is currently still active in development for film & TV with Assemble Media.
Circuits-Seduction-Revenge, the gonzo cyberpunk, sexy action one-shot from last year also debuts an all new quarterly ongoing series, merging the worlds of “Circuits” with that of the Blaylock and Mark Powers’ The Encoded, taking place five years before the events of The Encoded #1. Written by Josh Blaylock with art by Jethro Morales, with covers by artists including Sveta Shubina and Joel H Herrera.
In 2050 AD, a mysterious rogue pleasure android wreaks havoc on the trillionaire class as they are forced to turn to an equally dangerous artificial life-form to stop her. In a time after humanity has survived the AI singularity and settled into a strange new equilibrium: futuristic metropolises under mandatory “logdowns,” cities reserved for sentient survivors of a deactivated AI consciousness, and breakaway communities living like it’s still 1985.
Mercy Sparx: Heaven’s Devil #1 and Circuits-Seduction-Revenge #1 both debut this October, continuing Devil’s Due Studios’ 25th anniversary year-long celebration and true to its new focus on stories in the supernatural, sci-fi, and high concept action realms.
In the fallout from this summer’s highly anticipated crossover event Queen in Black, Eddie Brock and Venom will find themselves reunited while soon-to-be-former host of Venom Mary Jane Watson will once again strike out on her own!
Revealed during the Marvel Comics Next Big Thing panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the two new series launching this Fall will showcase new adventures and status quos for Eddie Brock, freshly reunited with Venom and once again the Lethal Protector, and Mary Jane Watson, now separated from the symbiote and launching her own business venture in New York City with a supporting cast that includes Black Cat, Iron Man, and more.
How exactly do Eddie Brock and Venom get back together and what is their new mission all about? Fan-favorite writer Charles Soule bonds with red-hot artist Tommaso Bianchi to reveal the secrets behind Eddie and Venom’s reunification and detail the next steps for the former King in Black in Venom #1, a new ongoing series launching in October. Venom #1 features a main cover by Davide Paratore with variant covers by Nick Bradshaw and Martin Coccolo. It comes to shelves October 14.
Having been bonded to the Venom symbiote for the past several months following the events of “Venom War,” Mary Jane Watson emerges from Queen in Black with a new lease on life, new career ambitions, and… a top-secret gift? Rising star writer Ashley Allen and legendary artist Phil Noto are teaming up to pull back the curtain on Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane, a five issue limited series, beginning this November. Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane #1 is out November 4 and features a main cover by J. Scott Campbell and variant covers by Peach Momoko and Russell Dauterman.
THEY ARE VENOM!
Eddie Brock and Venom are reunited — and it feels so good! After years apart, once again THEY ARE VENOM, and Eddie is not going to let this opportunity go to waste. He is determined to be the ultimate host for the symbiote and be the hero he knows he can be…and he’s not going to let any other super heroes say otherwise!
YOU’RE NOW INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING OF WATSON PRODUCTIONS!
Spinning out of storylines from Mary Jane: Face It ,Tiger and Queen in Black comes an all-new adventure for one of the most beloved characters in Spider-Man’s world. Mary Jane Watson—model, actress, hero—is taking on a new role: PRODUCER! But when CHAMELEON sets his sights on sabotage, Mary Jane will need to use every tool in her arsenal—including a TOP SECRET gift from Venom—to come out on top.
For more stories about Mary Jane Watson, pick up current issues of Venom and the Mary Jane: Face It ,Tiger 60th Anniversary Special on sale August 5.
At the official Energon Universe comics panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) this weekend, Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro revealed an all-new trailer, new covers and character designs from the shared universe in a panel featuring Robert Kirkman, Joshua Williamson, Conor Hughes, and Sean Mackiewicz.
Recently celebrating its third anniversary, the Energon Universe comics have proven to be unstoppable, and this year’s panel was packed with new reveals, unexpected teasers, and an exclusive M.A.S.K. wristband giveaway for the SDCC audience, who were also granted an exclusive debut of the all-new trailer!
M.A.S.K. has long been planned as the fourth entry in Energon Universe comics and the panel celebrated the recent launch of the high-octane series from writer Dan Watters and artist Pye Parr. While the audience activated their M.A.S.K. network wristbands and awaited Matt Trakker’s orders, they were shown new character designs for iconic M.A.S.K. characters Trakker’s son Scott, and his trusty protector T-Bob, who will be introduced in upcoming issues of M.A.S.K.
Following the explosive events of the Quintesson War, Void Rivals has entered a new chapter and series artist Conor Hughes joined co-creator and writer Robert Kirkman to discuss ROM’s upcoming arrival in the Sacred Ring. The audience was treated to the reveal of character designs for bounty hunter Predacron and hints of what’s to come in Void Rivals’ next story arc, including new artist Frank Mazzoli!
G.I. Joe kicks off its biggest story arc yet with an extra-sized issue #25 releasing in August and writer Joshua Williamson was on hand to give insight into the key moments that led to G.I. Joe vs. Night Force. Then the all-new Cobra character named Major Medusa was revealed to the world for the first time, including a look at her stunning new character design, with some hints as to what her role might be in the coming issues with G.I. Joe #26 covers featured on screen.
Transformers has proven to be a series true to its title with several key characters experiencing significant changes in recent issues. Robert Kirkman described the process of taking the series in new and unexpected directions with characters introduced across different iterations of Transformers over the years—like Superion, featured in the #36 main cover with newly christened Autobot Thundercracker as his new arm. Energon Universe comics architects Kirkman and Sean Mackiewicz also teased the future of the Transformers, how far Elita Prime might go to win the war, and announced Karl Kerschl will be the guest artist on issue #37.
During the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Phillip Kennedy Johnson revealed more about “Hulk War,” an event spinning out of his and Nic Klein’s acclaimed run of Infernal Hulk—where an ancient evil known as the Eldest has seized control of the strongest there is.
Before “Hulk War” erupts next year, the saga will escalate in a series of four Infernal Hulk Vs. one-shots, where Infernal Hulk tears through Marvel’s greatest heroes on his path to conquer the Marvel Universe. Written by Johnson and featuring a lineup of superstar artists, these penultimate chapters of the Infernal Saga begin in September with Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1 and continue through December in Infernal Hulk vs.. Fantastic Four #1, Infernal Hulk vs.. Spider-Man #1, and Infernal Hulk vs. Avengers #1. Each one-shot delivers a devastating defeat that brings Infernal Hulk one smash closer to remaking the Marvel Universe in his twisted image. Along the way, readers will witness the rise of the Infernal Avengers, Infernal Hulk’s terrifying team of corrupted heroes, first glimpsed in Comics Giveaway Day’s Amazing Spider-Man #1000/Queen in Black #1 CGD 2026.
INFERNAL HULK VS. WOLVERINE #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by JONAS SCHARF
Cover by NIC KLEIN
On Sale 9/9
THE MARCH TO HULK WAR RUNS THROUGH WOLVERINE!
When the X-Men learn the location of mutants abducted and corrupted by Infernal Hulk, the deadliest X-Man vows to free them… by the most violent means necessary. The MARCH TO HULK WAR begins, as the Father of Horrors faces the Marvel Universe’s perfect killing machine!
INFERNAL HULK VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by CIAN TORMEY
Cover by NIC KLEIN
On Sale 10/14
NEW YORK UNDER SEIGE!
Infernal Hulk’s ultimate target is revealed: Reed Richards’ mysterious “Immaculate Engine,” a supernatural machine in the Baxter Building that could destroy Hulk’s army in a single blow! Can the Fantastic Four resist Infernal Hulk’s corruptive power, use the machine and save Earth? Or will they be the next monstrous recruits in Hulk’s INFERNAL AVENGERS?
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by JAVIER PINA
Cover by NIC KLEIN
On Sale November 2026
THE MARCH TO HULK WAR CONTINUES AS INFERNAL HULK CORRUPTS ALL IN HIS PATH!
The Fantastic Four and the Baxter Building have fallen to Infernal Hulk, and New York is under siege! When the Richards are taken too, Spider-Man disobeys orders and goes on a suicide mission to save them at all costs…and to get the Avengers the weapon they need to stop Infernal Hulk and prevent THE AGE OF MONSTERS. Hulk’s inevitable INFERNAL AVENGERS come one step closer to fruition in this unmissable penultimate issue!
INFERNAL HULK VS. AVENGERS #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by TBD
Cover by NIC KLEIN
On Sale December 2026
Infernal Hulk has gathered his armies, his fortress, and now his champions. All the pieces are on the board, and all of our greatest heroes have been corrupted except the last of the Avengers. Can they succeed where all others have failed? The MARCH TO HULK WAR ends here!
