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Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Liliana #1 is an interesting, but not exciting, start

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Liliana Vess is the most powerful necromancer in the multiverse, but her power came at a cost. For her strength and her mastery of death, Liliana bargained her soul to four powerful demons: Kothophed, Razaketh, Belzenlok, and Griselbrand. But now, Liliana seeks to regain her freedom and destroy the pact she wears etched into her skin.

Liliana’s journey has brought her to Innistrad, the rumored location of Griselbrand, and a plane rife with corruption, chaos, and suffering. Determined to hunt the demon down and reclaim the piece of her soul he took, her task will not be an easy one—for Liliana Vess is not the only seeker of vengeance upon the plane of Innistrad.

Story: Torunn Grønbekk
Art: Nataliia Rerekina
Color: Lauren Affe
Letterer: Clayton Cowles

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Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s Black Hammer #1 gets a Facsimile Reprint in February

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Dark Horse Comics presents the Black Hammer #1 Facsimile Reprint, a collectible reprint of the first issue of the Eisner Award—winning series written by Jeff Lemire, illustrated by Dean Ormston, colored by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Nate Piekos. Released in celebration of the critically acclaimed superhero universe’s tenth anniversary, the Facsimile Reprint faithfully reproduces the issue with its original design, ads, and backup material. It will be available in comic shops in February 2027 with both its original cover and a brand-new 1:10 variant cover illustrated by Lemire.

Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City—Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien—now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!

Black Hammer #1 Facsimile Reprint will be available in comic shops on February 10, 2027 for $4.99.

Cover of the comic 'Black Hammer' featuring a girl floating above a hammer, surrounded by shadowy figures including an elderly man crawling on the ground, against a vibrant orange background.

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NYCC 2026: Barbie: Together in Time from Ben Kahn, Natalie Nardozza, Heather Breckel, and Frank Cvetkovic arrives in February 2027

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Dark Horse and Mattel announced at NYCC 2026, the return of Barbie to comics with an ongoing Barbie comic series beginning with a six-issue arc Barbie: Together in Time.

Written by Ben Kahn this all-new adventure features art by Natalie Nardozza, colors by Heather Breckel, and letters by Frank Cvetkovic.

Main cover art by Bowen McCurdy, variant covers by Laia Lopez, Gretel Lusky, Paulina Ganucheau, alongside a blank variant.

When Barbie and Ken surprise Barbie at her science internship, they’re not expecting the brush-off they receive. Hurt, Ken wanders into a supercollider test run—and disappears! With the help of their mentor Dr. von Science, Barbie and Barbie must follow Ken’s time energy to different places and eras to collect it and restore their friend to the present. But accessing the time energy won’t be simple!

Each issue explores a different time period and features historical Barbie dolls.

Barbie begins with Barbie: Together in Time #1 which arrives in comic shops on February 10, 2027, for $4.99.

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Mini Reviews: Sabrina the Teenage #1, Midnight X-Men #1, Tales of Wonder #2, Concrete: Stars Over Sand #4, Dinner Date #1

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Logan Dalton Leave a comment

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.

Logan

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 (Oni Press) – Corinna Bechko and Kano’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 seamlessly mixes teen drama and horror with a pop of color. Kano’s cartooning is agile, especially when Sabrina is freaking out about her powers and new imp-ish energy. Also, Bechko sets up a magic system for the series, but doesn’t forget the part. As an added bonus, cartoonist extraordinaire Nick Cagnetti illustrates a four page backup about the witch/familiar relationship. This new Sabrina series hits right in the middle between the supermarket digests and Chilling Adventures, which is perfect for an ongoing series. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy

Midnight X-Men #1 (Marvel) – Vampires and X-Men are two of my favorite things so Midnight X-Men #1 was an easy sell to me. And it lives up to the hype as Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, and Arthur Helsi build a vicious, theocratic world with the faintest sliver of heroism. One thing I’ve enjoyed about Hickman’s writing over the years is that he has mastered the build up to an “Oh shit” water cooler moment in key issues of his runs. He pulls another one off in Midnight X-Men #1, and Della Fonte’s design add even more gravity to the sequence. And this is in addition to Stryker and Nightcrawler’s religious debates, some weird science, and one hell of a romance. As a former X-Men fan fic reader, I love a doomed ship, and Jonathan Hickman basically centers the hook of this new comic around one. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy

Tales of Wonder #2 (Image) – This book is worth reading just for the nine panel grid of sequence of thinly veiled Stan Lee and Jack Kirby analogues beating the crap out of each other. But for all the meta-ness in Steve Skroce’s script, this is mostly big, loud superheroics drawn in loving detail and flashily colored by Ian Herring. Sometimes you want to pontificate on how Lee was an asshole, but sometimes you want to see a jacked patriot, bear, sexy witch, and vomiting fly thing kick butt. Overall: 7.9 Verdict: Buy

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #4 (Dark Horse) – Paul Chadwick showcases his range as a cartoonist in Concrete #4 offering visceral thrills and reflective moments. Maureen escaping from the broken helicopter is an action film in miniature and is pure adrenaline while Larry tries to break through to a semi-amnesiac Concrete. The issue predominantly focuses on Concrete’s cognitive state after he was struck by lightning, and the unvarnished truth is that it’s not good. There’s a mournfulness to Chadwick’s writing that matches his hero’s confusion. But there are sparks of light and humor like when Concrete joke about, well, concrete lands at his keynote speech at a concrete conference. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy

Dinner Date #1 (Ignition) – Vampires, online dating, the gig economy, and the “good for her” subgenre all collide in Dinner Date #1. Joanna Starer crafts two whip-smart, yet messy and likable protagonists in Izzy and Syd while Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez bring the immersive NYC after dark visuals. Dinner Date draws on the sad and bleak reality of being a woman in 2026, but add blood, fangs, and delicious sense of humor. I enjoy how Starer and Randolph start the story as a straight up sapphic romance before giving it a genre twist. This is the kind of comic I need in spooky season. Overall: 9 Verdict: Buy

Preview: Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Liliana #1

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Liliana #1

Writer: Torunn Grønbekk
Penciller: Natalia Rerekina
Colorist: Lauren Affe
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover artist: Natalia Rerekina

An all-new untold story from the world of Magic: The Gathering written by Torunn Grønbekk (Jane Foster: Valkyrie, Red Sonja, Catwoman) and illustrated by Nataliia Rerekina (The Witcher).

Cover of 'Magic: The Gathering - Untold Stories: Liliana' comic book featuring a prominent female character, mystical elements, and a fantasy landscape.

Comic book cover for 'Magic: The Gathering - Untold Stories: Liliana' featuring a character holding a skull, dressed in a purple gown, with an eerie moonlit background and zombies in the foreground.

Cover of 'Magic: The Gathering' comic titled 'Untold Stories: Liliana', featuring a dark-haired woman in a purple gown sitting on a throne with mystical wisps around her.

Preview: Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers #3

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers #3

Writer: Christopher Hastings
Artist: Denis Medri
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Letterer: Lucas Gattoni
Cover artist: Elizabeth Beals

Our heroes are on the hook! Tricked by the wicked Valindra, the monster party accidentally teleports into the Harpers’ secret base. It’s a fight for their lives against fearsome new foes, from a clever cleric to a hulking bard-barian. Meanwhile, Valindra attempts to attune the Gorget of Dominance—and if she succeeds, she’ll rule all of Faerûn! Can Looksy stop her with his adorably mischievous spells, or is this the end of our monstrous adventure?

Cover of Dungeons & Dragons comic issue featuring a knight battling tentacled monsters, with a female character in the background.

Cover of Dungeons & Dragons comic issue featuring a split design with a tentacled creature on the left, a mystical warrior in the center, and a skeletal knight on the right, with imagery of an ancient city in the background.

A group of diverse characters engaged in a conversation in a fantasy setting. One character with blue hair and a hood gestures while addressing others, including a large figure with an animal-like appearance and dark-cloaked individuals. They discuss teleportation and wizards in a light-hearted tone.

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Preview: Star-Crossed #3

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Star-Crossed #3

Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Corrado Mastantuono
Letterer: Clem Robins
Cover artist: Stuart Immonen

The two greatest thieves in the universe have a price on their head and every single bounty hunter alive is out to collect it.

Every bounty hunter in the galaxy is after the Space Bandits after they robbed the Queen of Most, but her two Royal Assassins are closing in fast and body-hopping their way to their prey. Can the girls outrun them?

Comic book cover of 'Star Crossed' issue #3 featuring colorful artwork of two characters holding guns, with a futuristic cityscape in the background.

Cover art for 'Star-Crossed' comic issue #3, featuring a woman with a gun and a child looking alarmed in a futuristic setting, illustrated in black and white.

Cover of the comic book 'Starcrossed' issue #3, featuring two characters in dynamic poses, one climbing a rocky surface and the other firing a weapon. The title is prominently displayed at the top in bold orange letters.

NYCC 2026: Alyssa Wong and Vincenzo Carratu kick off the new Baldur’s Gate 3 ongoing series with a tale of murder and mayhem

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Dark Horse Comics and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast have announced the new ongoing series, Baldur’s Gate 3, featuring fan-favorite characters like Astarion, Shadowheart, Karlach, and more. The first six-issue story arc will follow beloved vampire spawn Astarion Ancunín as he hunts a killer in Waterdeep, with future arcs revolving around Karlach, Wyll, Shadowheart, Gale, and Lae’zel, with appearances other Baldur’s Gate 3 characters.

Astarion’s story arc will be written by award-winning author Alyssa Wong, penciled by Vincenzo Carratù, inked by Elisabetta D’Amico, colored by Valentina Taddeo, and lettered by Buddy Beaudoin. There will be five cover variants available, with art by Gerald Parel, Scott Fischer, Angela Wu, and Tyler Walpole, and one blank character creation cover.

In the first six issues of Baldur’s Gate III, Astarion Ancunín is enjoying his freedom after escaping the clutches of Cazador Szarr. But when Waterdeep is rocked by a spree of gruesome ritual murders, Astarion must hunt down the killer before he becomes their next victim!

The next twelve issues (#7-18), following Karlach into the Nine Hells, will be written by Becky Cloonan and illustrated by Francesco Scimonelli. Stay tuned for more details next year!

Baldur’s Gate III #1 will be available in comic shops on February 24, 2027. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99. Catch a sneak peek at Baldur’s Gate III #1, in Dungeons & Dragons #2, available January 6, 2027.

Get a First Look Inside Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles #1

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The Mechanical Sea is calling, and Canto is ready for adventure! Following the announcement of the all-new ongoing series, Dark Horse Comics is giving readers a first look inside Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles #1 from Eisner- and GLAAD Award-nominated writer David M. Booher, co-creator and acclaimed series artist Drew Zucker, colorist Vittorio Astone, and letterer AndWorld Design.

Action! Suspense! Adventure! Set sail with Canto across the Mechanical Sea!

In this all-new ongoing series, the small knight with a big heart travels the Unnamed World to help those in need. That mission takes him to the mysterious Forgotten Isles, where jungle fauna mixes with strange machines. What happened to the Forgotten People who once lived there? That mystery must wait when catastrophe befalls his best friend, Mico the Malorex. Will Canto’s courage be enough to save his companion? Or will their journey end at the bottom of the Mechanical Sea?

Since its 2019 debut, Canto has captured readers’ hearts with stories of courage, friendship, and the belief that even the smallest hero can change the world. The Clockwork Chronicles begins a new era for the character while giving first-time readers an easy place to jump aboard.

Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles #1 features a main cover by Drew Zucker and Vittorio Astone, with variant covers by Duncan Fegredo and Mr. Oz, plus the first in a series of collectible “vintage pulp” incentive covers from Lukas Ketner, who will create one for each of the first six issues.

Perfect for longtime fans and first-time readers alike, this thrilling new adventure is filled with imagination, unforgettable characters, and a tiny tin hero whose kindness is every bit as powerful as his courage.

Series artist Drew Zucker will be in attendance at NYCC 2026 (Oct. 8-11), and writer David M. Booher will be in attendance at LA Comic Con (Oct. 30 – Nov. 1); both are available for interviews.

Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles #1 goes on sale November 18, 2026 with the final-order-cutoff on October 12.

Cover of 'Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles' featuring a small humanoid character in armor and a red cape, standing in water with waves splashing around. The background includes clouds and a colorful sky.

Comic book cover for 'Canto: The Clockwork Chronicles' featuring a muscular, red-skinned character wearing a Santa hat and a mechanical mask, with green vines prominently displayed.

A colorful comic panel featuring a pink bird soaring over the ocean at sunrise. Below, a character in a helmet appears disoriented on the sandy beach, while another character, an unusual creature with a beard, addresses the helmeted character. Speech bubbles convey dialogue between the characters.

Mini Reviews: Badrock #3, Hillbilly: The Treason of Twelve-Toe Maggie #1, Adventure Time Halloween Special, lien vs X-Men #1, Hello Kitty #2

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Logan Dalton Leave a comment

Cover of 'Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World' comic featuring Hello Kitty with a magnifying glass, My Melody, and Kuromi holding a bag, with colorful background and playful elements.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

Logan

Badrock #3 (Image) – Badrock went from being heartfelt, nostalgic, and a little badass to dumb in a hurry. Rob Liefeld, Seth Damoose, and Pedro Estouco serve up reheated Cold War leftovers in a half-assed dystopian world in Badrock #3. I’m also surprised Disney hasn’t sent their lawyers to take out the blatant Deadpool ripoff aka Vandel. But, hey, the action is still pretty cool, and Damoose set up a nice tech vs brawn battle when Badrock and the generically Asian superhuman Chynamo (Wtf is that name?) throw down. Overall: 5.7 Verdict: Pass

Hillbilly: The Treason of Twelve-Toe Maggie #1 (Dark Horse) – This is my first entry into Eric Powell’s Hillbilly stories, and it didn’t disappoint. He re-tells the tragic backstory of Rondell the Witch Killer and sets him off on a new adventure trying to get a magic hat from a particularly spry witch for the titular Twelve-Toe Maggie. There’s a folk poetry to Powell’s writing style, and I love all the digressions and talk of biscuits and molasses. This is basically Appalachian Hellboy/Witcher, and I’m here for it and want to go back and read the previous volumes. Finally, Eric Powell’s art style finds the right balance between pretty and ugly, and I love his design for Leon the wood booger. (I think he might be Mothman.) Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy

Adventure Time Halloween Special (Oni Press) – Finn and Jake come face to face with the grey areas between heroes and monsters in the dungeon crawling spectacular Adventure Time Halloween Special from Jeremy Malloul, Adam Seats, and Rebecca Nalty. Jake’s desire to fill up his adventurer punch card backfires, and he and Finn end up as minions in a dungeon with Seats twisting them into stranger shapes as the story progresses. However, walking in the monsters’ shoes basically upends their entire worldview. I love Adam Seats and Nalty zine-style art work and all the RPG references. It’s a fun bizarro version of Adventure Time, and Skeleton Princess is my new fave. Overall: 8.4 Verdict: Buy

Alien vs X-Men #1 (Marvel) – The xenomorphs cut through Marvel’s merry mutants with glee and green gore in Kieron Gillen and Gerardo Borges’ Alien vs X-Men #1. I love the blending of the Astonishing X-Men and Utopia eras, and Gillen and Borges’ take no prisoners approach to character deaths. There’s some crazy body horror stuff going on too. In the Chris Claremont/Dave Messina backup story, Kate Pryde becomes besties with the Brood Queen. This story is a little overwritten, but I’m here for the evil, villainous sapphic vibes between Kitty and Magik. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy

Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World #2 (IDW Publishing) – Hello Kitty #2 is a super cute celebration of community and also a darn good mystery. Seriously, Mariko Tamaki and Cody Lemieux pull out all the classic mystery stops, including red herrings and one heck of a cliffhanger. They also go deep into the Sanrio bench in this issue while focusing on My Melody’s daily life. (She’s totally me when I’m planning for events at work even though I have more of Kuromi’s sense of style.) This comic is truly my monthly oasis from all the bad things in the world. Overall: 8.9 Verdict: Buy

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