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Steve Skroce Returns to Superhero Comics with Tales of Wonder

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Skybound and Image Comics have announced Tales of Wonder, a new limited series from superstar creator/writer/artist Steve Skroce, colorist Ian Herring, and letterer Pat Brosseau. Tales of Wonder #1 arrives in comic shops on September 2, 2026.  

Steve Skroce presents a superhero epic unlike any other as two estranged comic book creators must save the world when their most heroic and villainous creations come to life, perfect for fans of The Ultimates and Ghost Pepper. ”

Stu and Jake’s friendship was forged in World War II, but the one thing it couldn’t survive was the comic book industry. As their Wonder Comics creations grew from four-color sensations to a global phenomenon, everything changed… 

Now, these two legendary comic creators have reunited to launch the America’s Freedom Force cinematic universe, only to discover the make-believe superheroes and monsters from their stories are very, very real. Stu and Jake must overcome decades of bad blood and stolen credit if they’re going to help the world’s greatest superheroes save our world! 

Tales of Wonder #1 will feature a main cover by Steve Skroce and Ian Herring, with a variant cover program including open to order covers by Yasmine Putri and Jorge Fornés, a 1:25 incentive variant by Peter Carroll, a 1:50 incentive by Caspar Wijngaard, a 1:100 Foil incentive variant by Miki Montlló, a blank sketch variant, and a Witchblade team-up cover by Steve Skroce and Neeraj Menon.  

Tales of Wonder #1

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover A by Steve Skroce & Ian Herring 
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover B by Yasmine Putri
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover C by Jorge Fornés 
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Peter Carroll 
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Caspar Wijngaard 
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover F (1:100 FOIL Incentive) ($4.99) by Miki Montlló 
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover G Blank Sketch ($4.99) 

The 2026 Hugo Award Nominations have been announced

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LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention has announced the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

Members of the World Science Fiction Convention are able to vote on the Hugo Awards. Voting begins in early May.

1,488 valid nomination ballots were cast. The nominators made 23,543 nominations for 4,299 works and individuals across 21 categories.

The 2026 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the Astounding Award will be presented on Sunday evening, August 30, 2025 at a formal ceremony at LAcon V.

“Best Graphic Story or Comic” featured 362 ballots cast for 243 nominees. The finalists ranged from 19-42 votes. The six nominees are a wide range of storytelling, creators, and publishers.

You can see all six nominees in the category below and the full list of nominees here.

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC

362 ballots cast for 243 nominees. Finalists range 19-42.

  • Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Hayden Sherman and Mattia de Iulis, coloring by Jordie Bellaire, lettering by Becca Carey (DC Comics)
  • A Girl and Her Fed, written by KB Spangler, art by Ale Presser (www.agirlandherfed.com)
  • A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted and art by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books; Walker UK)
  • The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orion UK)
  • The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Caspar Wijngaard, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
  • The Space Cat, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford (First Second)

Preview: The Power Fantasy Vol. 3: The End of History

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The Power Fantasy Vol. 3: The End of History

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Caspar Wijngaard

They all want to save the world. Their power is such that they save the world every day they don’t come into conflict. It’s getting harder to save the world, every day.

The critically-acclaimed series from KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, DIE) and CASPAR WIJNGAARD (HOME SICK PILOTS, ALL AGAINST ALL) continues with a third volume that lights the fuse on the bomb called “total annihilation.”

The Power Fantasy Vol. 3: The End of History

Preview: The Power Fantasy #12

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The Power Fantasy #12

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Caspar Wijngaard

That Etienne Lux guy, eh? He’s an interesting fella. What’s going on with him? Also, %@$!ing chaos fallout from issue 11. Seriously, we’re just throwing handfuls at poop at every fan we see, then demanding more poop and more fans. More poop! More fans!

The Power Fantasy #12

The Power Fantasy #12 Ignites Tensions. The New Story Arc Threatens Full-Scale Escalation.

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The Eisner Award nominated The Power Fantasy by multiple award winning writer Kieron Gillen and fan-favorite artist Caspar Wijngaard, and published by Image Comics, will kick off a pulse-pounding new story arc with issue #12 next month. This new chapter will center around the enigmatic Etienne Lux character.

In The Power Fantasy #12, readers are drawn deeper into the chaos of Etienne Lux’s world—where the stakes are high and the consequences unimaginable. The issue opens with a gripping new development, brought on by the fallout of previous betrayals and power plays, and sets the stage for unpredictable confrontations to come. 

Gillen and Wijngaard’s The Power Fantasy is a Cuban Missile Crisis scenario reimagined through a cracked mirror of superhuman paranoia and ideological brinkmanship—except instead of nuclear warheads, the world teeters on the edge of annihilation at the hands of the weaponized superpowered few.

Locked in a deadly chess match over ideology and survival, The Power Fantasy builds a world where superpowered beings are the arms race—living warheads of ego, trauma, and propaganda.

The Power Fantasy‘s characters are trapped in a zero-sum game where escalation is easier than empathy, and every move risks planetary fallout. Trust is a luxury, diplomacy is performance, and every moment is a gamble with extinction.

The Power Fantasy #12 Cover A by Wijngaard (Lunar Code 0825IM0300) and The Power Fantasy #12 Cover B by Chloe Brailsford (Lunar Code 0825IM0300) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8.

The Power Fantasy #12
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