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The X-Men Hunger for Blood. Get a First Look at Midnight X-Men #1!

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The light had its turn.

Following up on the reveal of the all-new, all-terrifying Midnight Universe, Marvel lifts the curtain on the first look inside the debut series, Midnight X-Men, from writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Matteo Della Fonte along with a movie homage variant cover by Björn Barends and main cover by Dike Ruan.

AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE!

The clock strikes midnight and it’s the dark dawn of a new era.The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire. Blockbuster comic book writer Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men with a hunger for blood as this new world of terror reimagines the heroes of the Marvel Universe!

Preview: Thundarr the Barbarian #4

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Thundarr the Barbarian #4

SECRETS OF THE SUNSWORD REVEALED! It’s one of Thundarr’s greatest assets in his fight against the world’s would-be oppressors — but where did the Sunsword originally come? How was it forged? And how did the history of this remarkable weapon become so inextricably linked to the fates of Thundarr, Ookla, and Princess Ariel? The answers to these questions and more await in the pages of Thundarr the Barbarian #4 — all painstakingly researched and rendered by future historians JASON AARON and KEWBER BAAL, and supported by corroborating covers from MICHAEL CHO, FRANCESCO MATTINA, BJORN BARENDS, and JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER!

Preview: Space Ghost #11

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Space Ghost #11

Tempus the Time-Master, Part Two! Enter… the Time Tyrants! With Space Ghost trapped alone in the prehistoric jungle, he finds himself hunted by Tempus the Time-Master’s enforcers: Toymaker, Tarko the Terrible, Barbos the Time-Pirate, and the Sorceress! Meanwhile, Jan and Jace must survive a dystopian future ruled by the Rock Robots! In order to survive this doomed timeline, they’ll have to team up with a future from the past… as Space Spectre makes his triumphant return! Written by David (Punisher) Pepose and drawn by Dynamite superstar Jonathan Lau, issue #1 features an array of the most incredible artists in the known Galaxy: Bjorn Barends, Francesco Mattina, Jae Lee and Michael Cho!

Preview: Thundarr the Barbarian #3

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Thundarr the Barbarian #3

HISTORY IS (RE)WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS! Caught in the spell cast by malevolent magicians seeking total control over the world, Thundarr and his stalwart companions Ariel and Ookla find themselves hurled into the past — all the way back to the long-distant year of 1994, the time of the Great Cataclysm! Witnessing the wizards’ nefarious presence at this dawn of destruction, Thundarr instinctively attacks. But it is Ariel who draws first blood against the cabal of sorcerers, delivering a devastating blast of magical power — much to the shock of her barbarian friends. The grim truth behind her abilities is about to be revealed — but even with a 2,000-year head start, it may be too late to save their future selves from doom in Sabian’s arena! Prophetic tale-spinners JASON AARON and KEWBER BAAL amp up the energy in their page-turning new take on the classic animated series with Thundarr the Barbarian #3 — featuring cosmically captivating covers from MICHAEL CHO, FRANCESCO MATTINA, BJORN BARENDS, and JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER!

Preview: Giant-Sized Savage Tales #1

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Giant-Sized Savage Tales #1

Writer: David Avallone
Artists: Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Pasquale Qualano, Sebastían Píriz
Covers: Bjorn Barends (A), Bjorn Barends (B), Cosplay – Ivy – Red Sonja (C), Cosplay – Ivy – Vampirella (D), Cosplay – Ivy – Red Sonja and Vampirella (E)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Adventure | $4.99 | Teen

A SAVAGE SPRING IS ABOUT TO BLOOM! The Savage Tales return with a vengeance in an all-new oversized special for 2026! Bursting with action and intrigue, Giant-Sized Savage Tales #1 features four fantastic tales of thrills, spills, and brutality, all crafted by two-fisted word wrangler DAVID AVALLONE and a trio of comics’ hardest of hard-boiled artists! • MARIANO BENITEZ-CHAPO takes the Daughter of Drakulon into the shadows in “Vampirella Noir”! • PASQUALE QUALANO puts the She-Devil With a Sword through her paces in “The Exile”! • MARIANO BENITEZ-CHAPO signs on with Captain Gullivar Jones for “His War Chapter IV”! • and SEBASTIÁN PÍRIZ wraps things up in “The Last Allan Quatermain Story”! This 40-page one-shot also features five uncompromising covers, including two portraits of everybody’s favorite femmes fatales from artist BJORN BARENDS and three classic cosplay compositions from model @IVYCOSPLAY, as well as a special PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG containing three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of covers exclusive to this offering! Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited, and allocations may occur.

Space Ghost Soars Into Second Annual Ahead of Star-Spanning Event!

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

As the summer heats up, fans are invited to join Space Ghost in soaring through another awesome comics annual from the critically acclaimed creative team helmed by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse, and Taylor Esposito! Space Ghost Annual #2 lifts off this July, once again serving as an extra-sized, fun-filled capstone to the past dozen issues aka “Season Two” as well as teeing up teases for what’s to come next in the best-selling series from Dynamite Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products.

Space Ghost, Jan, and Jace are trying to mourn their recent losses, but get hit with a massive curveball when the master thief Magnus and his mysterious, reality-warping partner known only as The Alien set out on a dangerous heist. They’re on the case to discover the deadly secret behind this mind-bending, cosmic crime spree.

In addition to the madness of Magnus, this can’t-miss comic book annual also acts as a prelude to the next Space Ghost adventure, as the space-faring squad careen towards a historic meeting with… The Herculoids! More info on that thrilling crossover are coming soon!

Pepose continues his approach to the character and mythos that has been showered with praise for melding the original whimsical DNA of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon with pulse-pounding superhero storytelling. With most issues being one-off stories or short arcs, each and every issue offers readers something special as the larger stories continue developing. Prolific powerhouse artist Jonathan Lau brings all that energy and more to the page, with his dream project allowing him to fully unleash the action he’s mastered.

The issue features covers by Lau, Bjorn Barends, Tom Raney, as well as superhero genre icon Jerry Ordway.

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Preview: Space Ghost #10

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Space Ghost #10

TIME’S UP FOR THE GUARDIAN OF THE SPACEWAYS! Across the multiverse, a grim figure has been hunting down Space Ghosts — and his name is Tempus the Time-Master! When the Ghost Planet team arrives to prevent the Council of Doom from escaping during an attempted prison break, our heroes are suddenly confronted by this rogue chrononaut — who quickly proves to be a far greater threat than anything they have faced before. As Jan, Jace, and Blip are scattered helplessly across the timestream, can Space Ghost find a way to counter Tempus’s seemingly unlimited abilities before his own time runs out? Find out in the fast-paced pages of Space Ghost #10, brought to you by the self-winding creative team of DAVID PEPOSE and JONATHAN LAU — featuring expertly overclocked covers courtesy of FRANCESCO MATTINA, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, MICHAEL CHO, and BJORN BARENDS!

Preview: Space Ghost #9

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Space Ghost #9

BLIP TO THE (PSYCHIC) RESCUE! When Team Space Ghost is ambushed on the Ghost Planet and trapped inside their own minds by the villainous Sorceress, Blip must don the Creature King’s telepathic helmet in order to save his now-catatonic family. But even if he can manage to throw a monkey wrench into the Sorceress’s works, will it be enough to save the Guardians of the Spaceways from their own inner demons? Or will her All-Seeing Eye burn our heroes to their deepest cores? Find out in the intensely introspective pages of Space Ghost #9, from the telepathically linked creative team of DAVID PEPOSE and JONATHAN LAU — featuring consciousness-expanding covers from FRANCESCO MATTINA, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, MICHAEL CHO, and BJORN BARENDS!

Preview: Thundarr the Barbarian #2

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Thundarr the Barbarian #2

LORDS OF DARKNESS! Across the face of a scarred and battered planet, the magic-wielding wizards who rule over the ruins of Old Earth are banding together to consolidate their grip on their fiefdoms’ downtrodden inhabitants. United by their insatiable thirst for power — and threatened by the unwelcome appearance of Thundarr and his growing band of resistance warriors — these evil sorcerors are poised to unleash their ultimate weapon: a spell that will take them into the past, giving them ultimate control over the future! Hard-hitting wordsmith JASON AARON (Thor, Avengers, Conan) and two-fisted ink-slinger KEWBER BAAL (Vampirella, James Bond) continue their electrifying update of the classic Saturday morning cartoon with Thundarr the Barbarian #2 — featuring conspicuously kinetic covers from MICHAEL CHO, FRANCESCO MATTINA, BJORN BARENDS, and JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER!

Preview: Space Ghost #8

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Space Ghost #8

LEGACY OF DESTRUCTION! Trapped inside Contra Industries, Jan and Jace scramble to survive the Antimatter Man’s hostile takeover! As the rampaging villain works to rebuild the generator that originally transformed him into nigh-omnipotent negative energy, the Guardian of the Spaceways must construct a brand-new weapon to defeat the rogue scientist before he reaches critical mass. But when Jan and Jace discover the Antimatter Man’s true identity, will family bonds make the price of victory too much for Team Space Ghost to bear? Find out in the explosively energetic pages of Space Ghost #8, from expert comics engineers DAVID PEPOSE and JONATHAN LAU — featuring rigorously robust covers from FRANCESCO MATTINA, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, MICHAEL CHO, and BJORN BARENDS!

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