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Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales #1 arrives in February 2026

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From the vaults of BOOM! Studios’ acclaimed horror anthology Hello Darkness comes a curated collection overflowing with grimy, gritty, and gory grotesqueries by bestselling writer Steve Orlando and a certifiable rogue’s gallery of incredible artists in the new special one-shot Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales #1.

When BOOM! first reached out about being part of Hello Darkness, it was the exact kind of surprise I needed—the kind that kicks you in the ass. I’d dipped my toe into horror a bit but never took the dive. When they believed in a strange story like ‘The Foster’, it was too good to be true. And then the call came again and again, I was knocking on all the wood I could find—luckily, I have pine floors. So now, to be honored with a Hello Darkness one-shot and debut a new story with ‘Good Bones’? It’s the best kind of hallucination made real. These are stories I care about—inspired by creators like Gogol, Carpenter, Bulgakov, and Cronenberg! I am so proud of the work in this book, built with an incredible cadre of the dream artistic collaborators—and I can’t wait for you folks to see it all in one place!

-Steve Orlando

Featuring familiar stories, as well as a brand-new terror in “Good Bones” illustrated by the up-and-coming Dillon Snook.

Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales #1 will be available in comic shops February 11, 2026.

Hello Darkness Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales #1

The Killer: Affairs of the State II #6 wraps up the volume leaving a debate about true justice

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There’s no going back in this pulse-pounding finale!

The Killer has followed the truth to its end…and now must face the consequences of what his relentless pursuit has uncovered.

With Barbara’s true intentions coming to light, can the Killer escape the deadly trap that’s been set, or will he be caught in a web of betrayal?

Story: Matz
Art: Luc Jacamon
Translation: Edward Gauvin
Letterer: Andworld Design

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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What Does it Mean to Be a Hero? Larry Hama and the late Mark Bright answer that question in early 2026

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Legendary writer Larry Hama and the late M.D. “Doc” Bright’s final work is presented for the first time at BOOM! Studios in The Center Holds! A superhero series that questions the very nature of what it means to be a hero in a giant-sized first issue!

A new superhero universe is born!

In a world where superheroes have become commonplace, heroes are required to join a union or else face serious financial liability for the damage caused during battles.

Enter the Superheroes’ Union: A team-up of genius Scyber, psychic Lakshmi, the mysterious Keeper, and child prodigy Nekkotron, among others, as they battle villains and bureaucracy alike.

And though the delicate balance of mitigating damage while saving lives is already tough enough, they’ve got their own worries with a constant stream of villains rising up to challenge them.

BOOM! Studios and Larry Hama are proud to be donating 2% of net sales from The Center Holds to The Hero Initiative in honor of M.D. “Doc” Bright’s memory and legacy.

The Center Holds #1 features covers by M.D. “Doc” Bright, Joe Quinones, Khary Randolph, and Chuck Patton. It arrives on shelves February 11, 2026.

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BOOM! Studios Gets the Publishing Rights to My Little Pony

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My Little Pony

BOOM! Studios has announced that it has licensed from Hasbro the publishing rights to the longtime fan-favorite IP that taught us all the friendship is magic, My Little Pony.

Teased at New York Comic-Con 2025, fans can look forward to all-new stories in the My Little Pony universe coming from BOOM! Studios in late 2026, along with a BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign collecting the previous runs of My Little Pony comics launching on Kickstarter early 2026.

BOOM! announced they received the license for Jem and the Holograms in October, around New York Comic Con. Both were previously at IDW Publishing which also had the rights to G.I. JOE, M.A.S.K., and Transformers, all three are now at Skybound.

The Killer: Affairs of the State II #5 shakes things up and will have you trusting no one

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Uncovering the truth comes at a deadly price for the Killer!

After exposing a human trafficking network, the Killer finds himself hunted by powerful foes with dire consequences. With danger at every turn, he questions who’s truly behind the threat—and whether Barbara can still be trusted.

Story: Matz
Art: Luc Jacamon
Translation: Edward Gauvin
Letterer: Andworld Design

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.

Zeus Comics

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The GLAAD Award-Winning Sports Drama Fence is Back 2026!

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New York Times bestselling writer C.S. Pacat and lauded artist Johanna the Mad return to the high-stakes world of Fence with Fence Breakthrough: Quarter Clash, the next chapter in the Fence saga!

The King’s Row fencing team has successfully made it to the quarterfinals, which puts them one step closer to their goal of beating Exton!

But Aiden, as usual, has started to check out, and worse—no one’s even surprised.

Can Harvard figure out how to keep Aiden’s head in the game before the team falls apart? Or will they be faced with the difficult choice to press on to victory without him?

Fence Breakthrough: Quarter Clash #1 will be available in comic shops January 7, 2026. It features a main cover by series artist Johanna the Mad and variants by Sina Grace!

Once More Down the Rabbit Hole in Alice Forever After

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Dan Panosian and Giorgio Spalleta’s twisted take on Alice in Wonderland comes to an end in Alice Forever After, only at BOOM! Studios in early 2026.

Alice faces her most perilous adversary yet—her own past!

It’s been years since Alice returned to the real world, now living peacefully with her endlessly curious, young daughter Evelyn.

Wonderland may now be a distant memory, but beyond the looking glass, things are far from what they once were as the realm cracks and crumbles into decay. A resentful Cheshire Cat seeks out the one thing that can fix what’s broken, but this time it isn’t Alice he’s set his sights on…

With time running out, Alice will have to confront her past adventures—before they claim her beloved daughter.

Alice Forever After features covers by Dan Panosian, Giorgio Spalletta, Michael Dialynas, and Gerald Parel and will be available in comic shops January 14, 2026. 

Mini Reviews: Marvel Knights: Punisher #1, Marian Heretic #1, Absolute Batman #13

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Marian Heretic #1

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

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Marvel Knights: Punisher #1 (Marvel) – This is an average, middle of the road Punisher story with brutal art from Dan Panosian and a phone-it-in kind of script from Jimmy Palmiotti. (I guess Garth Ennis didn’t want to come back.) The obituaries for the dead characters at the end is a fun touch and does humanize the thinly written casualties in Frank Castle’s war on crime. Marvel Knights: Punisher is guns, explosions, and minimal depth feeling more like a video game than a comic. Overall: 6.1 Verdict: Pass

Marian Heretic #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Catholicism, paganism, and nunsploitation ass kicking all blend into the engaging brew that is Tini Howard and Joe Jaro‘s new Marian Heretic series. The Witchblade/Magdalena influence is pronounced, but I love the worldbuilding that Howard does finding a middle path between the Trinitarian patriarchy of The City of Vespers and the witches in the wilds. God totally is a woman because Ariana Grande (and Kevin Smith in Dogma) said so. Jaro brings 90s-tinged art with big action and expressions, but moves the story along smoothly as the protagonist tries to comes to grips with grey areas in a black and white world. Marian Heretic #1 is religious trauma, but make it badass, and I look forward to learning more about this intense world and the women that make it tick. Overall: 8.0 Verdict: Buy

Absolute Batman #13 (DC) – Absolute Batman #13 is like the movie The Dark Knight Rises was actually good and didn’t have lame, ineffectual, pro-cop politics. Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin weave together the story of Bruce and Selina’s romantic relationship with a setup for a final showdown between Bane and Batman with venom coursing through both their veins. Dragotta’s bulkier, jacked take on Batman pays off in this story as Batman comes face to face with being the monster that Gotham needs to protect them. He and Martin continue to bring bone-shattering power and passion to the fight scenes in this issue. (And also one sex scene.) In the plot department, Snyder is skillfully connecting the story of Waylon Jones’ big boxing match in the past to the Batman/Bane battle royale raising the stakes. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy

NYCC 2025: BOOM! and DC team for Swamp Thing is Killing the Children

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For the first time ever, BOOM! Studios’ award winning comic book series, co-created by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, Something is Killing the Children, is crossing over with something dark from DC in the just announced one-shot special Swamp Thing is Killing the Children.

The Eisner-winning creative team and co-creators of Something is Killing the Children are teaming up to tell this exciting, bold new chapter combining the dark supernatural existentialism fans have come to expect from DC’s Swamp Thing, and the kinetic, visceral monster killing heroism that has made Something is Killing the Children a household name.

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NYCC 2025: Jem and the Holograms takes the stage at BOOM! Studios

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Jem and the Holograms

BOOM! Studios and Hasbro have announced that the publishing rights to Jem and the Holograms as been licensed to BOOM!. It’s a truly outrageous announcement as the series, as well as other Hasbro properties were under IDW and have recently split between Dark Horse (with Magic the Gathering) and Skybound (with Transformers and G.I. JOE). Hasbro has dusted off Jem in recent months with the character hitting the stage with Cold Slither during San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Cold Slither is the band from G.I. JOE brought to life. Jem won’t be part of Skybound’s Energon Universe… There goes our dream of Kimber vs. Pythona vs. Elita-1.

Fans can look forward to all-new stories with Jem and all her friends coming from BOOM! in 2026, along with a BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign collecting the historic run of Jem and the Holograms comics launching on Kickstarter this November.

The news arrives during the brand’s milestone 40th anniversary, following the debut of new dolls from The Loyal Subjects, marking an exciting new era for the iconic franchise.

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