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Octopath Traveler arrives in October with its English Translation from Dark Horse Books and Square Enix

Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present the Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook, officially published in English for the first time! New and old fans of Octopath Traveler can now personally experience the expansive land of Orsterra, with detailed instructions, game sheets, and lore from the world of Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent! Featuring a 2D6-based TRPG system, the tabletop role-playing game rulebook arrives in bookstores October, 2026.

Gather a team of adventurers to explore, battle, and build relationships within an engaging, lore-rich setting that takes place in the official Octopath Traveler timeline. Players can create characters with their own unique class and background or play as beloved characters from the games with pre-built, customizable character sheets. They can then embark on canon, pre-written heroic journeys of mystery, action, and adventure—or shape the narrative from the gamemaster’s chair and work together with players to create unique stories through the vast magical world of Octopath Traveler.

Plan your next campaign with the Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook when the 328-page (6.75×10”) hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on October 6, 2026, for $59.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook

Feed your need for a kaiju-fighting, tragic tale of motherhood and second chances with The Weapon is Hungry

From 2023 Hugo Award-winning writer and writer of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and showrunner of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2  Bartosz Sztybor and 2023 Hugo Award-winning artist Alessio Fioriniello, Dark Horse Comics presents The Weapon is Hungry, an original story of survival and sacrifice. Joining Sztybor and Fioriniello, are colorist Jonathan Amarillo, letterer Frank Cvetkovic, and designer Piotr Niklas as the story of a dangerous weapon—or innocent child—arrives in bookstores and comic shops in September 2026.

A child or a weapon of mass destruction—a deadbeat mother finds a second chance to get it right and another, to destroy the world! Estranged from her family, a troubled mom finds a baby kaiju, the first of its kind since their forced extinction. Despite its monstrous nature, she sees an innocent child worthy of love and protection, but will its true power soon be unleashed? Alongside her boyfriend, the son of an alcoholic veteran and her teammate, an eccentric chain smoker—the trio become entangled in a government conspiracy. With the yakuza, monster hunters, and a crazy sushi chef after them, they must make a choice: save the baby, save the world, or save themselves.

Experience an original story from the award-winning writer and artist behind Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams in The Weapon is Hungry when the 184-page (5.75×8.25”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on October 27, 2026, for $19.99.

The Weapon is Hungry

Dark Horse reveals Four new Manga Releases for Late 2026

Dark Horse Manga has announced a new, expansive lineup of Manga coming to English audiences in Fall 2026 and beyond. 

Suicide Island

In a story evoking both Lord of the Flies and Battle Royale, a young Japanese man, Sei, is transported to the mysterious, remote Suicide Island after a failed suicide attempt—where he must live the rest of his days or figure out how to die! With society turning its back on many suicidal citizens, the island fills up with haunted, driven characters, often in conflict with each other and sometimes barely holding onto sanity! 

This series is created by mangaka Kouji Mori, with translations by Kumar Sivasubramanian and lettering by Eisner Award-nominated Steve Dutro.

Suicide Island Volume 1 (232 pages, 5.125×7.25”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on December 8, 2026, for $14.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Suicide Island

Babanba Banban Vampire

An unassuming worker in a long-established public bathhouse is really the lustful 450-year-old vampire Ranmaru Mori! The heir to this esteemed Koi No Yu Bathhouse, Rihito Tatsuno, is a fifteen-year-old virgin—who is about to fall in love for the first time with a girl in his class! Ranmaru begins to weave a desperate plan to prevent Rihito from losing his virginity and to make him fall for Ranmaru instead, so the bloodsucker can eventually have pure, eighteen-year-old virgin blood for his own vampiric self!

This hilarious, BL manga series from Hiromasa Okujima has already been adapted into an anime and a live-action film! Translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian and lettered by Eisner Award-nominated Steve Dutro.

Babanba BanBan Vampire Volume 1 (208 pages, 5.125×7.25”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on November 10, 2026, for $13.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Babanba Banban Vampire

Asobi Asobase

Hanako, Olivia, and Kasumi are three Japanese schoolgirls who love to play games—so they create a special club for themselves to challenge each other to intense, over-the-top games and dares! As they struggle with their own unique personalities, they also struggle to make their group an official club in the eyes of the student council.

From mangaka Rin Suzukawa, this omnibus series collects several original volumes into one trade paperback, with translations by Jongwoo Kim and lettering work by Thiago Péres, Lucas Saguista, and Naaice. Original Japanese volumes 1, 2, and 3, and part of Volume 4, are collected in the first Asobi Asobase Omnibus.

Asobi Asobase Volume 1 (564 pages, 5.75×8.25”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on November 17, 2026, for $29.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Asobi Asobase

Forget-Me-Not

Stroll along the banks of the canals in beautiful Venice, Italy, and you’ll see the slacker—a young woman noodling on her guitar, pecking a bit at her laptop, and maybe getting a little reading in. But watch your step in this ancient town, because some of the other people you might run into—the ragged derelict, the drunken streetwalker, even that clean-cut gondolier—they’re all her, too! She’s Mariel Imari, of Italian and Japanese descent, whose skill at disguise comes from being part of a famous dynasty of detectives.

But Mariel hasn’t yet cracked the one case that would allow her to inherit her grandfather’s estate—Forget-me-not, the painting stolen from the mansion 22 years ago, which she needs to recover as a condition of his will. You see, Mariel is brilliant, but Mariel is also a bit lazy and slovenly and bored…and about to be a bit embarrassed, too, when her sisters show up from Japan, under the impression that Mariel is rich! Will Mariel ever catch the master thief standing between her and an aristocratic lifestyle? Does she really want to?

Created by mangaka Kenji Tsuruta with translation by Dana Lewis and lettering by Susie Lee.

Forget-Me-Not Volume 1 (256 pages, 5.25×10.25”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on January 5, 2027, for $29.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Forget-Me-Not Volume 1

The Consignment Group files their Support for the Ad Hoc Committee’s Motion to release Consigned Stock in Diamond’s Chapter 7 Case

The Consignment Group, which consists of Aspen, Black Mask, DSTLRY, Dynamic Force/Dynamite, Heavy Metal, Magnetic Press, Massive Publishing, Oni-Lion Forge, Panini, Alien Books, Graphic Mundi, Titan, Vault Comics, and Dark Horse, have submitted a response/joinder to the court in support of the Ad Hoc Committee‘s motion for the court to release consigned stock currently held by Diamond.

One of the biggest fights during Diamond’s chapter 11/chapter 7 process has concerned consigned goods provided by publishers and currently held by Diamond and stored by Sparkle Pop. In short, Diamond believes they “own” the product and can sell the goods to help pay off its debts. Of course, the publishers wants their goods back.

In their response/joinder, the Consignment Group argues:

  1. The publishers have a distribution agreement with Diamond for the goods on a consignment basis, but the publishers own the inventory,
  2. If the distribution agreement is terminated, the goods need to be returns,
  3. Diamond currently has a lack of “adequate storage,” has let insurance lapse, and the goods are still being sold unauthorized,
  4. The stock is losing value and publishers aren’t able to distribute the product through other ways which is causing issues with consumers as well as contractual claims,
  5. The distribution agreement has been terminated/rejected and because of that, the goods should be immediately returned,
  6. Some consigned goods were provided after Diamond’s chapter 11 process began, so the trustee doesn’t have claim to that.

They’re asking the judge to grant the Ad Hoc Committee’s relief and release the consigned inventory, as well as any other relief the Court deems just and proper.

You can read the full filing below.

Preview: Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #4

Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #4

Writer: Patton Oswalt · Jordan Blum
Artist: Scott Hepburn
Colorist: Ian Herring
Letterer: Nate Piekos
Cover artist: Scott Hepburn

Minor Threats from past and present unite to begin their final assault against real estate mogul Cooper Scadwell and his nefarious plans for the multiversal gentrification of Redport. But they’re not the only players to enter the fray as Frankie’s daughter Maggie aka Modder and her team of teen superheroes, The Action, make their move to bring Playtime to justice. An epic battle erupts beneath the subterranean tunnels of Twilight City but not everyone is making it out alive. Don’t miss out on the penultimate issue to our explosive finale as Frankie and costumed crime prepare to make their last stand!

Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #4

Preview: Avatar: The Gap Year – Tipping Point #6

Avatar: The Gap Year – Tipping Point #6

Writer: Ethan Sacks
Artist: Salvatore Porcaro
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Letterer: Michael Heisler
Cover artist: Salvatore Porcaro

A beyond-the-screen adventure set before the events of the award-winning film Avatar: The Way of Water!

With multiple defeats weighing on Jake and the Na’vi, morale is shaken and hopelessness is beginning to set in. What can they do against such a heavily armed and armored foe? After facing Bukowski and his soldiers again, Jake calls the retreat, but does he have a new strategy in mind that may turn the tide?

Avatar: The Gap Year - Tipping Point #6

Preview: Groo: The Prophecy #1

Groo: The Prophecy #1

Writer: Sergio Aragonés · Mark Evanier
Artist: Sergio Aragonés
Colorist: Carrie Strachan
Letterer: Stan Sakai
Cover artist: Sergio Aragonés

Groo and Rufferto travel far over the land and across an ocean to get away from those who fear Groo and his infamous bad luck. Our hungry pair of adventurers seems to be running toward catastrophe, though! The priestess Sybilia has visions of terror after terror arriving to her village—with only Groo also arriving to seemingly save her townspeople! Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier deliver another wild Groo ride, with Eisner Award-winning lettering by Stan Sakai and exquisite colors by Carrie Strachan!

Groo: The Prophecy #1

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

Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Jace #1

Writer: Michael W. Conrad
Artist: Caitlin Yarsky
Colorist: Alex Guimarães
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover artist: Caitlin Yarsky

Jace Beleren is the most talented mind mage in the Multiverse. A master of telepathy, illusion, and memory distortion, Jace’s heroic feats are tainted by a duplicitous past that threatens to unravel him at any given moment.

Dive deep into Jace’s lost memories to uncover the manipulation by his mentor, Tezzeret, in pursuit of a dangerous magical artifact with the potential to reshape or destroy the Multiverse as we know it. Written by Eisner Award–winning author Michael W. Conrad and illustrated by the talented Caitlin Yarsky.

Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories - Jace #1

Geof Darrow’s Shaolin Cowboy is Staying A.I.Live

Geof Darrow returns to Shaolin Cowboy just in time to fill every fan’s heart with hope and hilarious hardcore action. Dark Horse presents Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live, continuing the former-monk’s quest across a dangerous landscape one fist of epic fury at a time. Teaming with colorist Ian Herring and letterer Nate Piekos, Darrow explores the vibrant and highly-praised world of this new adventure with art and anachronisms in a way that is sure to keep the brainrot at bay. Featuring variant covers by Peach Momoko, Daniel Warren Johnson, Ryan Ottley, Dave Johson, Gilbert Hernandez, David Mack, Adi Granov, and Paul Chadwick!

The Shaolin Cowboy faces an icy reception when he leaves his wasteland retreat on a mission of mercy, following the considered consul of a desert swallow and a horned toad, both endangered species. But none as endangered as the wandering ex monk becomes, once again because in this typical AMERIGUNN small town he learns euthanASIA is the new import duty on foreign imports!!! 

Supporting “Shaolin Cowboy First” legislation; pre-order Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #1 (of 4) for when it arrives in comic shops on July 1, 2026, for $4.99. 

Preview: Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts #3

Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts #3

Writer: Casey Gilly
Artist: Antonio Di Caprio
Colorist: Eren Angiolini
Letterer: AndWorld Design
Cover artist: Antonio Di Caprio

Lara, Carter, and Anna depart for the Italian island of Sardinia. But it’s not the white sand beaches and pristine turquoise waters that bring them to this Mediterranean paradise. A dangerous legend, an ancient civilization, and the mysterious Postulant are somehow connected—and at the heart of it all is a stolen artifact which may hold world-altering power. It’s up to Lara to reclaim it before a secretive and familiar cult unleashes its true potential!

Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts #3
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