D’orc meets Schweinehund, a vicious warrior aimed at bringing justice to all the lords of Sunderaine. Yeah, this dude is wound tight and we’re pretty sure the King of Goblin Gate probably has it coming, but at what cost to D’orc and his companions? Oh, and Troll meat will be eaten…sloppily.
Story: Brett Bean Art: Brett Bean Color: Frank William Letterer: Nate Piekos
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D’orc meets Schweinehund, a vicious warrior aimed at bringing justice to all the lords of Sunderaine. Yeah, this dude is wound tight and we’re pretty sure the King of Goblin Gate probably has it coming, but at what cost to D’orc and his companions?
Skybound and Image Comics have announced a landmark tenth printing for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1, the issue that brought new Invincible Universe stories back to comic shops for the first time in seven years, going on to smash sales records with no sign of stopping. This new printing is certified Skybound Gold to commemorate the rare achievement of a tenth printing and will feature all-new covers by top artists in the industry.
From the unstoppable team of creator/writer Robert Kirkman, co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley, colorist Annalisa Leoni, and letterer Rus Wooton, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing will arrive on October 7, 2026.
With 10 open-to-order covers to celebrate the historic tenth printing, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 will head back to comic book shops with special gold foil editions of the issue’s original main cover by Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni and a new cover by Ottley and Leoni, as well as new covers by Brett Bean, Jerome Opeña and Neeraj Menon, Cully Hamner, Nick Bradshaw and Jim Charalampidis, Tom Whalen, James Stokoe, Ben Stenbeck, and Carmine Di Giandomenico.
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 Tenth Printing(Lunar Codes below | SRP: $3.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
The full list of covers is below:
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover A (Foil, $4.99) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover B (Foil, $4.99) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover C by Brett Bean
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover D by Jerome Opeña & Neeraj Menon
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover E by Cully Hamner
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover F by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover G by Tom Whalen
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover H by James Stokoe
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover I by Ben Stenbeck
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 10th Printing Cover J by Carmine Di Giandomenico
This October… blood will be spilled in It Demands Sacrifice! Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Philip Gelatt, the principal writer behind Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots, and filmmaker David Yarovesky, the twisted mind behind the superhero horror sensation Brightburn, have joined forces with artist Adam Pollina and colorist Dean White to unleash It Demands Sacrifice.
On a quiet farm, Bronson, the youngest and smallest member of a close-knit family of goats, lives an idyllic life of sun-drenched fields, fresh hay, and sibling rivalries. His greatest concern is proving to his older siblings—and, more importantly, his imposing father—that he is more than just the runt of the herd.
Then, in a single night, everything changes.
A drug-fueled, sex-obsessed satanic hippie murder cult descends on the farm, slaughtering the family who raised and protected the goats before abducting Bronson and his loved ones. Deep in the wilderness, beneath a blood-red moon, hundreds of cult followers gather for an ancient ritual. Their purpose: to sacrifice the goats and summon a ravenous demon from beyond.
Now, the fate of his family rests on the shoulders of the one creature least prepared to save them.
Innocent, outmatched, and absurdly cute, Bronson must summon a courage he never knew he possessed as he confronts knife-wielding cultists, unspeakable horrors, and forces far beyond his understanding in a desperate attempt to rescue his family before they are offered up in blood.
It Demands Sacrifice #1 features covers by Skottie Young, Tony Fleecs, Patrick Horvath, Mark Buckingham, Brett Bean, and more, and arrives in stores on October 7.
The debut issue of breakout, bestselling hit series D’orcby Brett Bean has sold out completely at the distributor level yet again and shows no signs of slowing down. Image Comics will rush D’orc #1 back to print this week in order to keep up with unending reorder activity.
Armed with nothing but a wisecracking enchanted shield and a crippling need for friendship, D’orc follows a lonely orphan who stumbles headfirst into Sunderaine’s never-ending war. Light vs. Dark. Elves vs. Orcs. Wizards vs. Common Sense. Dragons vs. Literally Everyone. And caught dead-center? D’orc. Half dwarf, half orc, and wholly inconvenient to a doomsday prophecy, D’orc is destined to end the world. Soon, every human, elf, goblin, dwarf, Snargletooth, Necroid, Ice Giant, Trauma Llama, and at least three other unpronounceable magical creatures will know his name. Unfortunately, so will his enemies.
D’orc #1, 7th printing (UPC: 70985304572400117) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 9.
D’orc finds himself in the dark realms with a bad case of swamp ass. And by swamp ass, I mean Bog Monsters. Many of them. They aim on dragging him and the nice lady on the lake down into the depths with them. Will D’ORC escape with the help of Chicken and Shield, or will the very life of him be drained?
Story: Brett Bean Art: Brett Bean Color: Frank William Letterer: Nate Piekos
Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
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D’orc finds himself in the dark realms with a bad case of swamp ass. And by swamp ass, I mean Bog Monsters. Many of them. They aim on dragging him and the nice lady on the lake down into the depths with them. Will D’ORC escape with the help of Chicken and Shield, or will the very life of him be drained?
Image Comics and Top Cow have revealed a line-wide Witchblade Team-Up variant covers in celebration of the milestone Witchblade (2024) #25 issue’s premiere this September. Some of the biggest names in comics will put their artistic spin on Witchblade as its iconic characters make an appearance across the covers of some of Image’s most popular ongoing series.
Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015 and December 2017 to January 2020. The series was created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic series was made into a TNT television series in 2001 and was directed by Ralph Hemecher and starred Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. Later, Top Cow and Japanese animation studio Gonzo produced an anime adaptation of Witchblade, which debuted in 2006.
Marguerite Bennett and Guiseppe Cafaro’s current run on Witchblade (2024) features a reimagined origin, with contemporary takes on familiar characters, as well as fresh story arcs to hook new fans and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the ’90s Image Revolution. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life is forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power? …Or will she be consumed by it?
Witchblade will appear on the covers of:
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 2:
Royals #6 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Jacob Perez – UPC: 70985304634900671
Tales of Wonder #1 Cover H Witchblade Team-Up by Steve Skroce & Neeraj Menon – UPC: 70985304861900181
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 9:
Blood & Thunder #17 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ej Su & Dee Cunniffe – UPC: 70985304317101751
Death Vigil (2026) #2 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Stjepan Sejic – UPC: 70985304830500221
Geiger #25 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson – UPC: 70985303965502561
Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #3 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Liam Sharp – UPC: 70985304788900361
Witchblade (2024) #25 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304035402531
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16:
The Darkness (2025) #8 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304537300831
Die: Loaded #9 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Caspar Wijngaard – UPC: 70985304496300931
Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer #1 Cover I Witchblade Team-Up by Michael Walsh – UPC: 70985304858900191
Kaya #37 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Wes Craig – UPC: 70985303591603731
Monstress #64 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Sana Takeda – UPC: 70985302020206421
Regicide #2 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Akila Gabriel – UPC: 70985304831200251
Something Epic #15 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Szymon Kudrański – UPC: 70985303738501541
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23:
Badrock #3 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Rob Liefeld – UPC: 70985304712400351
Bug Wars: The Coming of The Wardoom #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Justin Mason – UPC: 70985304828200231
Invincible Universe: Capes #11 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Mark Englert – UPC: 70985304498701161
Crimes Against Nature #1 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Gavin Smith – UPC: 70985304857200151
The Department of Truth #39 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Letizia Cadonici – UPC: 70985303032403941
D’Orc #8 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Bean – UPC: 70985304572400831
The Eye Collector #4 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by GMB Chomichuk – UPC: 70985304709400431
Feral #26 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Trish Forstner & Tim Seeley – UPC: 70985303949502641
Ghost Pepper #15 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Ludo Lullabi – UPC: 70985304394201561
M1: Monster Racing League #4 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Jae Lee – UPC: 70985304702500421
Radiant Black #44 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Marcelo Costa – UPC: 70985303068304461
Yumi: 00EX #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Chris Bachalo – UPC: 70985304832900231
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 30:
Final Boss #10 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Tyler Kirkham – UPC: 70985304494901041
Hammerfist #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Parson – UPC: 70985304826800231
Hyde Street #13 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – UPC: 70985304127601331
Spawn #379 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Booth – UPC: 70985300214737931
D’orc learns that Fate can be a cruel mistress, or in this case a wise cracking know-it-all creature that lives inside the damn crystal the Bone Witch trapped him in. He will decide to flee or fight as the danger closes in all around him. Expect blood and a special guest that has a bone to pick!
Story: Brett Bean Art: Brett Bean Color: Frank William Letterer: Nate Piekos
Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
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Join the 2026 Baltimore Comic-Con on September 25th-27th at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. Baltimore Comic-Con has announced that Brett Bean, Che Grayson, Creees Lee, Pornsak Pichetshote, Ethan Sacks, and Frank Tieri as comics guests of the 2026 event. You can get your tickets online now!
Brett Bean is the creator of D’Orc, the hilarious high-fantasy romp from Image Comics and Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Crocodile Fall 2026 with Vault Comics. His other works include Draw! Brett Bean Breaks Down the Art of Drawing, the graphic novel series Zoo Patrol Squad, and the Muk ‘n’ Honey‘ book series. A fan-favorite artist on I Hate Fairyland and Marvel’s Rocket and Groot, Brett continues to make puppet designs for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, variant covers, card art for Marvel Snap, animated films, TV, and more. He lives in Los Angeles with a bunch of redheads.
Che Grayson is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, writer, and TED speaker. Che is a 2016 TED resident, a 2017 IFP Marcie Bloom Film Fellow with Sony Picture Classics, and a 2018 Directing Fellow with Ryan Murphy’s Half Initiative. Che has written for television for Paramount, Apple TV, and Netflix, including Monster High and Hilda. Also a comic book writer, they are best known for their psychological horror Good Deeds, action-horror series Exquisite Corpses, and the upcoming Absolute Catwoman series at DC. As a graduate of New York University’s MFA film program, they have written, directed, and produced while studying under the mentorship of Spike Lee and Kasi Lemmons. Their award-winning film Magic Hour, starring Indya Moore, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Che currently works as a head writer at DreamWorks Animation.
His name is Hyunsung Lee, but most people call him Creees. He recently graduated from SVA, School of Visual Arts in New York City, and he learned the ancient ways in becoming a comic artist. People often ask him how long he’s been drawing and my answer is, “Basically my whole life.” He still has a drawing from when he was 3 or 4 years old hung up on his wall. His childhood was all about drawing Dragonball Z characters and Batman…it was a pretty good childhood. Even though he stopped drawing Dragonball Z characters, he still continues to draw superheroes. Drawing is something he does because it literally keeps him alive; he can’t imagine life if he wasn’t able to draw. Now, he’s striving to become an awesome DC or Marvel comic artist…you know, like Jim Lee? Jim Lee is one of his greatest inspirations, as well as the incredible Kenneth Rocafort. Other inspirations of his are Klaus Janson, who was also his mentor at SVA, Matteo Scalera, and Sean Murphy. Their works are amazing and he hopes that later he will have the same impact on others as they did for him.
Pornsak Pichetshote is a Thai-American award-winning writer of comics and TV. He began his career as a rising star editor at DC’s Vertigo imprint before overseeing DC Entertainment’s TV department, helping spearhead what would become the CW’s Arrowverse of shows. As a comics writer, his work includes Absolute Green Arrow, Infidel, which was selected for NPR’s 100 Favorite Horror Stories of All Time, The Good Asian, which won both Eisner and Harvey Awards, Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives for DC Comics, and Man’s Best for BOOM! Studios.
Ethan Sacks is best known as the writer of Marvel’s Old Man Hawkeye, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. He also wrote the award-winning nonfiction comics, COVID Chronicles and Climate Crisis Chronicles for AWA Studios, as well as several stories for DC Comics. His first Star Wars comic for Dark Horse was just announced. He teamed with his daughter, Naomi, to write the acclaimed Image Comics series, A Haunted Girl, inspired by her real-life battles with depression and suicidality. Before comics, he was a 20-year veteran at the New York Daily News, covering film and geek culture. He also contributes occasionally to NBC News.
Frank Tieri has been active in comics, TV, and film for over 20 years, with past work on Absolute Batman: Ark-M,Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons, Harley Quinn, Deadpool, Ravencroft, Pestilence, Wolverine, Red Sonja, and many more.
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Rafael Albuquerque (Absolute Green Arrow), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Brett Bean (D’Orc), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Carolyn Belefski (Curls), Russ Braun (The Boys), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Eric Canete (Absolute Superman), Joe Carabeo (The Legettes), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Taurin Clarke (Star Wars: Jedi Knights), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Denys Cowan (The Question), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), Mike Decarlo (The Simpsons), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Victor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), Trish Forstner (Feral), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Larry Hama (GI Joe: A Real American Hero), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Jamal Igle (Superman), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), JG Jones (Wanted), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Creees Lee (Sorcerer Supreme), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Jim Lee (Batman: H2SH), Tula Lotay (Bloodland), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Anthony Marques (Superman Unlimited), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Joshua Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Pornsak Pichetshote (Absolute Green Arrow), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Andy Runton (Owly), Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Mark Schultz (Xenozoic Tales, courtesy of Flesk Publishing), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Karl Story (Batman & Robin), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Frank Tieri (Absolute Batman: Ark-M), Peter J. Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Jonathan Uribe (Spawn, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Mark Waid (Action Comics), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Ron Wilson (Marvel Two-In-One), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), and Thom Zahler (Long Distance).
