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Preview: Deathstroke: The Terminator #1

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Deathstroke: The Terminator #1

(W) Tony Fleecs (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico

THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST ASSASSIN HITS THE NEXT LEVEL WITH TONY FLEECS AND CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO!

Soldier-turned-superhuman assassin for hire Slade Wilson has made hundreds of enemies in his day, and now one of them is taking his world apart piece by piece. The hit is out on Deathstroke as he evolves into his purest form… a terminator out for revenge and ready to kill anyone who stands in his way.

Prepare for brutal violence with over-the-top action and intrigue from the twisted mind of writer Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Uncanny Valley) with pulse-pounding art by Carmine Di Giandomenico (Flash). DC’s contract killing bogeyman is back and bloodier than ever!

Deathstroke: The Terminator #1

DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 Teases Potential But Feels like it Holds Back

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DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1

Unexpected fighters from beyond the DC Comics enter the arena! Wait… What? WHO?! As the remaining champions in the K.O. tournament prepare for the final rounds, they discover that there isn’t enough Omega energy left to crown the winner a King Omega. To have any hope of stopping Darkseid, they’ll need to engage in combat with the champions of other worlds beyond our own including Annabelle, Homelander, Sub-Zero, and more! This shocking, star-studded crossover sets the stage for the final chapters of the epic DC K.O. event and features matchups you never imagined possible. The ultimate battle is only beginning! DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 delivers some unexpected battles but overall feels like it doesn’t go far enough.

DC K.O. has been going on for the past couple of months and has DC’s heroes and villains going through a gauntlet to see who will eventually challenge Darkseid. As part of that, the contest has felt like video game match ups mixed with a March Madness bracket as the contestants get winnowed with each release. DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 takes place after the third issue of the series and has the remaining four heroes battling characters from outside of the DC universe to gain power to then use against Darkseid. It’s a side quest to level up.

Written by Jeremy Adams, the comic brings together some very unlikely characters and match-ups and has a few that we’d like to see more of. Contestants are sent to various worlds to battle having heroes and villains face Annabelle, Homelander, Sub-Zero, Sabrina, Vampirella, and Samantha Strong. Some of the battles work and work really well while others barely happen.

There’s some battles like Batwoman vs. Vampirella that seem like they’d be great but barely register in the comic. Sabrina’s addition feels rather odd in its execution. But, Wonder Woman vs. Red Sonja and Superman vs. Homelander are both battles we need to get an entire comic of. And that pretty much sums up the issue. There’s some aspects that are barely a blip while others don’t get enough of a focus. Lex Luthor taking on Samantha from Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees has so much potential and seeing Lex freak out with what he’s facing has some great humor to it. But, that gets far too few pages. The Joker arguing with Annabelle has some laugh out loud moments. Again, it too is given little beyond a few pages but they’re a highlight. Superman fighting Homelander could be great to really juxtapose those characters but it doesn’t go far enough to do so. It’s a comic that’s full of hits and misses. It teases something really great but isn’t given enough pages to do it and with what little each moment has, plays it rather conservative.

The art is handled by Ronan Cliquet, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Kieran McKeown, and Pablo M. Collar with color by Hi-Fi and lettering by Tom Napolitano. It looks pretty solid and there’s some sequences that look absolutely solid. The art has a rather quick and frenetic aspect to it that matches the rather short time given to each aspect of the comic. There’s some matches that really stand out and there’s moments where a lot is packed into the issue.

And that’s the thing with DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1, it packs a lot in. It expands the story beyond the remaining for contestants. If it focused on just that four, it’d have been a far tighter and better issue with each getting a bit more time to enjoy. But, it’s an issue that attempts to put too much into it which makes everything feel a bit short. It’s not bad and there’s some things that are really great. It overall shows off some potential we’ll hopefully see more of in the future.

Story: Jeremy Adams Art: Ronan Cliquet, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Kieran McKeown, Pablo M. Collar
Color: Hi-Fi Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.3 Recommendation: Read

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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DC Unleashes a Multiversal Showdown in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1. Check Out an Early Preview!

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Arriving February 4, DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 delivers a high-octane one-shot that brings the multiverse into the event. The issue is from writer Jeremy Adams and artists Ronan Cliquet, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Kieran McKeown, Pablo M. Collar, and Hi-Fi. This special issue throws DC’s greatest Super Heroes into a gauntlet of unexpected challengers from across comics, horror, fantasy, and gaming.

For the first time ever, DC Super Heroes will face off against icons including Sub-Zero (Netherrealm), Homelander, Red Sonja and Vampirella (Dynamite), Samantha Strong (IDW Publishing), and even New Line Cinema’s Annabelle, the infamous horror doll. And in a surprise twist, DC has revealed that Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie Comics) will make a cameo appearance!

In DC K.O.: Boss Battle, the heroes of the DC Universe are running out of time, and don’t have enough Omega Energy to enter the final battles. To stop Darkseid’s escalating threat, they must enter a series of escalating boss fights across the multiverse, each more unpredictable than the last. Every encounter pushes them closer to the edge, and failing to level up means certain failure in the final DC K.O. contestant brackets!

DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 arrives on February 4 at participating comic shops and digital retailers with a main cover by Jamal Campbell and card stock variant covers by Jeff Spokes, Darick Robertson and Diego Rodriguez (featuring Homelander), Patrick Horvath (featuring Samantha Strong), Frank Cho and Sabine Rich (featuring Vampirella, Red Sonja, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch), and Gleb Melnikov (AEW cameo variant). Jeff Spokes’ variant cover will be available as an OTO wraparound in both card stock and foil. DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1 will retail for $4.99 US (main), $5.99 US (card stock variants), and $7.99 US (foil variant).

Preview: Void Rivals #25

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Void Rivals #25

(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Andrei Bressan (C) Patricio Delpeche (L) Rus Wooton

The Quintesson War begins! No one could prepare for an all-out assault from the Quintessons! Darak and Solila must lead their people in the deadliest war they’ve ever faced! When the dust is settled, the status quo of Void Rivals will be forever changed! 

Void Rivals #25

DC All In goes Next Level with its Second Arc Starting March 2026!

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After DC’s brawling DC K.O. comic book event series concludes on March 4, 2026, Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson are helping to take “DC All In” to the “Next Level,” beginning a second act of the publishing initiative that began with the DC All in Special and the launch of DC’s Absolute universe.

DC: Next Leve is a series of bold, creator-forward #1s, starring fan-favorite characters, and helmed by some of the best talent in comics. These new Next Level titles will launch alongside bold new storylines in DC’s ongoing and limited series as DC All In begins its second act.

NEXT LEVEL IS LOBO’S ONLY LEVEL WITH SKOTTIE YOUNG AND JORGE CORONA RIDING SHOTGUN!

The Eisner-nominated creative team that brought you a fantastic parable of adolescence in the Midwest, the story of an artist who embraces darkness a little too closely, and the tale of a gunslinger with too much grit to stay buried, brings you a classic yarn spun in the star-kissed threads of the cosmic DC Universe.

Vrrrrroooooommmmmmmm! The Main Man’s back, baby! And his ride is a motorcycle that moves at the speed of sound, but only if that sound is a rippin’ guitar solo, and you better hop on before he leaves you in the dust with all the bastiches he’s fragged for money or convenience!

It’s a guts-soaked path from DC K.O. to the end of the universe, where Lobo is going to scratch his name and number in the Source Wall with a cool knife. Don’t miss the mayhem, special guests, or tasty, tasty continuity! Don’t you do it!

Lobo, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Skottie Young with art and main cover by Jorge Corona, debuts on March 4, 2026. The first issue features open-to-order card stock variants by Lee Bermejo, KyuYong Eom, and Corona, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for card stock; $6.99 US for foil). Juan Ferrerya contributes a 1:25 incentive variant, while Bermejo’s cover will also be available as an open-to-order foil edition, alongside a blank sketch cover.

EISNER-WINNER GREG RUCKA AND VISIONARY ARTIST DANI JOIN FORCES TO CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE!

Acclaimed writer and co-creator of the modern Batwoman, Greg Rucka, returns to the story of Kate Kane alongside celebrated artist DaNi for a DC Next Level series that will redefine Batwoman and her mission for a new generation.

Batwoman.

Daughter. Sister. Soldier. Hero.

But since she was 10 years old, Kate Kane has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and the machinations of a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil when the devil is real? And how do you win?

Batwoman, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Greg Rucka with art and cover by DaNi, debuts on March 11, 2026. The debut issue includes open-to-order cardstock variant covers by artists including Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, Stjepan Šejić, Jorge Corona, and more, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for cardstock; $6.99 US for foil). Joshua “Sway” Swaby contributes a 1:25 incentive variant, while Artgerm’s variant will be offered as an additional open-to-order foil cover, alongside a blank sketch cover.

THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST ASSASSIN LEVELS UP WITH TONY FLEECS AND CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO!

Prepare for brutal violence with over-the-top action and intrigue from the twisted mind of writer Tony Fleecs with pulse-pounding art by Carmine Di Giandomenico. DC’s contract killing bogeyman is back and bloodier than ever!

Soldier-turned-superhuman assassin for hire, Slade Wilson, has made hundreds of enemies in his day, and now one of them is taking his world apart piece by piece. The hit is out on Deathstroke, as he evolves into his purest form…a terminator out for revenge and ready to kill anyone who stands in his way.

Deathstroke: The Terminator, a new DC Next Level comic book series written by Tony Fleecs with art and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico, debuts on March 18, 2026. The first issue features open-to-order card stock variants by Dan Panosian, KyuYong Eom, and Jorge Corona, priced at $3.99 US ($4.99 US for card stock; $6.99 US for foil). Tony Fleecs provides a 1:25 incentive variant, while Panosian’s cover will also be available as an open-to-order foil edition, alongside a blank sketch cover.

DC NEXT LEVEL INTRODUCES FRESH FACES AND FAN FAVORITES

DC Next Level, part of the second act of DC All In, is a new publishing initiative spotlighting characters like Batwoman, Deathstroke, The Demon, Firestorm, Lobo, Barbara Gordon, Zatanna, the Teen Titans, and more. The creative roster includes Jeff Lemire, Greg Rucka, Javier Rodríguez, Jamal Campbell, Skottie Young, Mariko Tamaki, James Harren, Kyle Higgins, Joshua Williamson, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Michael Walsh, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Rafael De Latorre, Jorge Corona, Tony Fleecs, Amancay Nahuelpan, Deniz Camp, DaNi, and others. The initiative promises fresh perspectives and dynamic storytelling across the DC Universe.

While the new series will be independent reads and not heavily tied to other books, they will exist alongside DC’s ongoing comic book series like Superman, Batman, Justice League Unlimited, and more. The focus is creating new-reader friendly debuts that roll out over time creating easy jumping-on point.

In the announcement, Snyder and Williamson teased this is just the second phase of what is planned with a legion of stories still to be told.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Super Creepshow Swings into Action March 2026

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Skybound and Image Comics have announced Super Creepshow, an all-new spinoff series of the Eisner Award-nominated comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Evoke Entertainment Company. Coming hot on the heels of the Super Creepshow Special that debuted as a one-shot in October, Skybound and Image Comics will publish a five-part anthology series centered around superheroes and villains of the creepiest variety! Super Creepshow #1 will debut in comic book shops on March 18, 2026. 

In the spirit of all iterations of Creepshow in pop culture, every issue of the Creepshow comic series comes packed with two stomach-churning stories from your favorite superhero creators. Each issue of the anthology series will feature different creative teams from the worlds of comics, books, film, television, and beyond. Every uniquely horrifying standalone story is guaranteed to scare you to death. 

Super Creepshow #1 features tales by superhero comic icon Kieron Gillen and artist Rossi Gifford, as well as Eisner Award-winning creators Ryan North and Derek Charm, with letterer Pat Brosseau. 

The star-studded creative team behind Super Creepshow #1 concocted a pair of skin-crawling stories to kick off the new series. First up, Kieron Gillen and Rossi Gifford deliver a terrifying story that will have your spider sense tingling! Then, Ryan North and Derek Charm make the case that super speed is the most horrific power of all! 

In addition to the main cover by Pye Parr, Super Creepshow #1 comes with a lineup of variant covers, including open to order covers by Carmine Di Giandomenico and Derek Charm, as well as a die cut mask cover by Andrea Mialana and Jillian Crab.  

The Super Creepshow series’ all-star creative roster just goes on with the likes of Gerry Duggan, Scott Buoncristiano, Marv Wolfman, Michele Rubini, James Harren, Brandon Thomas, Juann Cabal and many others to be announced! 

Super Creepshow #1 (Lunar Codes Coming Soon | SRP $3.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Super Creepshow #1 Cover A by Pye Parr 
  • Super Creepshow #1 Cover B by Carmine Di Giandomenico 
  • Super Creepshow #1 Cover C by Derek Charm 
  • Super Creepshow #1 Cover D (Die Cut Mask) by Andrea Milana & Jillian Crab ($4.99)
Super Creepshow #1

Preview: Green Lantern #29

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Green Lantern #29

(W) Jeremy Adams (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico

HAL JORDAN AND GREEN ARROW UP AGAINST A COSMIC MYSTERY! Hal Jordan is off to Star City to check on his good friend Oliver Queen when things go sideways and the boys find themselves with a bit of a problem that can only lead to some serious hard travellin’ solutions!

Green Lantern #29

The Quintesson War Begins in Void Rivals #25

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Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers for Void Rivals #25. From the phenomenal creative team of writer Robert Kirkman, artist Andrei Bressan, colorist Patricio Delpeche, and letterer Rus Wooton, the Sacred Ring will never be the same when issue #25 hits comic book shops on December 24, 2025. 

The Quintesson War begins! No one could prepare for an all-out assault from the Quintessons! Darak and Solila must lead their people in the deadliest war they’ve ever faced! When the dust is settled, the status quo of Void Rivals will be forever changed! 

Void Rivals #25 will feature a main cover by Lorenzo De Felici, along with a lineup of variant covers including an open-to-order cover by Andrei Bressan, an open to order cover by Ben Oliver, a 1:25 incentive variant by Carmine Di Giandomenico, a 1:50 incentive variant by Leirix Li, a 1:100 foil incentive variant by Ludo Lullabi, a blank sketch cover, a foil variant of the main cover, two foil mask covers by Andrea Milana and Andres Juarez, and a die cut foil variant by Eric Canete. 

Void Rivals #25

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Void Rivals #25 Cover A by Lorenzo De Felici (Lunar Code: 1025IM0269) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover B by Andrei Bressan (Lunar Code: 1025IM0270) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover C by Ben Oliver (Lunar Code: 1025IM0271) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Carmine Di Giandomenico (Lunar Code: 1025IM0272) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Leirix Li (Lunar Code: 1025IM0273) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive) (Foil) by Ludo Lullabi (Lunar Code: 1025IM0274) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover G Blank Sketch (Lunar Code: 1025IM0275) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover H (Foil Cover A) by Lorenzo De Felici (Lunar Code: 1025IM0276) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover I (Foil Darak Mask) by Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez ($4.99) (Lunar Code: 1025IM0277) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover J (Foil Solila Mask) by Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez ($4.99) (Lunar Code: 1025IM0278) 
  • Void Rivals #25 Cover K (Foil, Die Cut) by Eric Canete ($5.99) (Lunar Code: 1025IM0279) 

Skybound Reveals Fresh Covers for Ghost Pepper’s Spicy New Story Arc

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Skybound and Image Comics have revealed a first look at covers for the second story arc of the hit comic book series Ghost Pepper, including the debut of rising star artist Frédéric Pham Chuong’s themed variant cover series. From creator/writer/artist/letterer Ludo Lullabi and colorist Adriano Lucas, the high-octane action series about forgotten heroes, cutthroat food trucks, and saving the world continues when issue #6 arrives in comic book shops on December 17, 2025.  

Each of the covers in the “action figure” themed variant cover series by Frédéric Pham Chuong depicts Ghost Pepper’s cast of characters encased in classic figure packaging for fans to collect and display as if it’s a pristine figure. This themed set will span the Cover C (1:10 incentive) variant cover slot for issues #6-12.

Ghost Pepper introduced readers to a reality where humanity survived a monstrous threat, but the world isn’t better for everyone. Every day Loloi hits the road to deliver her delicious cooking to the masses, outsmarting her treacherous competition and staying one step ahead of the massive robots “protecting” them all. But everything changes when she serves a mysterious warrior named Ash, whose secrets might just save the world…if his superhuman strength doesn’t destroy it first.

The second story arc of Ghost Pepper begins in the aftermath of a major battle, when Loloi brings Ash to her home village, which has been overrun by a corrupt mayor and his augmented henchmen! All the while, hunters are closing in…

In addition to kicking off the action figure variant cover series by Frédéric Pham Chuong, the lineup of variant covers for Ghost Pepper #6 also includes the main cover by Ludo Lullabi, an open-to-order variant cover by Carmine di Giandomenico, a 1:25 incentive variant cover by Patricia Martín, a 1:50 incentive variant cover by new artist Pepper, and a blank sketch cover. 

The full list of covers is below:  

  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover A by Ludo Lullabi (Lunar Code: 1025IM0362) 
  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover B by Carmine Di Giandomenico (Lunar Code: 1025IM0363) 
  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong (Lunar Code: 1025IM0364)  
  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Patricia Martin (Lunar Code: 1025IM0365) 
  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Pepper (Lunar Code: 1025IM0366) 
  • Ghost Pepper #6 Cover F Blank Sketch (Lunar Code: 1025IM0367) 
  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong (Lunar Code: 1125IM0324)  
  • Ghost Pepper #8 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong 
  • Ghost Pepper #9 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong  
  • Ghost Pepper #10 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong  
  • Ghost Pepper #11 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong  
  • Ghost Pepper #12 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong 
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