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Forty Years After His Sacrifice, Beta’s Untold Story Finally Comes to Light in The Last Starfighter: Beta

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This fall, the beloved duplicate gets his due! Following the launch of its first-ever ongoing The Last Starfighter comic series this July, Mad Cave Studios returns to one of the franchise’s greatest mysteries. The Last Starfighter Beta finally reveals what became of the simuloid who sacrificed himself so Alex Rogan could save the galaxy. 

Original The Last Starfighter screenwriter Jonathan Betuel returns alongside producer Paul Davidson for a new story arc written by Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes, with art by David Cutler, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Rob Jones, Cover A by David Lopez, and Cover B by Jessica Fong. This standalone one-shot uncovers the secret history of the unlikely hero whose story wasn’t over after all.

When the Ko-Dan Armada sent an assassin to kill small-town boy Alex Rogan, it was Alex’s simuloid duplicate, Beta, who saved the day, sacrificing himself to convince the Ko-Dan that Alex was dead. The move bought the Last Starfighter valuable time—enough to sabotage the Ko-Dan mothership and save the planet Rylos.

That’s been the story for forty years.

Now, original film writer Jonathan Betuel joins a star-studded creative team to reveal Beta’s true fate. Beta survived the Ko-Dan assault, but he’s not the only alien entity left on Earth. With Alex far away, Beta is stranded and alone. Can an organic robot with no orders to execute find its own purpose on an alien planet? Not if the Zando-Zan have anything to say about it.

The Last Starfighter: Beta offers longtime fans an essential missing chapter while serving as a heartfelt standalone story that honors one of science fiction’s most enduring cult classics. Equal parts action, humor, and emotional character study, the issue shines a long-overdue spotlight on the hero who made Alex Rogan’s victory possible.

Clocking in at 40 full-color pages, The Last Starfighter: Beta #1 goes on sale October 21, 2026, with FOC September 28.

You Are On Native Land Supports Native Communities through Storytelling and Action

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A powerful new anthology brings together Indigenous creators, centering stories of resistance, identity, and community. Mad Cave Studios supports organizations and awareness surrounding the Missing & Murdered movement with the anthology You Are On Native Land: A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights. All profits from the collection will be donated to Not Our Native Daughters, a Native-led, survivor-led organization dedicated to addressing the Missing, Murdered, and Exploited Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis.

Collecting stories and art donated by some of comics’ leading Indigenous creators, You Are On Native Land features contributions from Jon Proudstar, Gord Hill, Chas Lowry, Kelly Lynne D’Angelo, Jackie Fawn, Steph Littlebird, Roy Boney, Jim Terry, David Cutler, David Mack, Arihhonni “Honni” Cannon Clay David, and many more. Tales of native resistance, family and kinship, love and grief fill the book, including a special reprint of Tribal Force #1, the first comic to feature a superhero team made up entirely of Indigenous heroes.

More than an anthology, You Are On Native Land stands as a collective effort to support Native communities through storytelling and action.

You Are On Native Land: A Charity Comic For Indigenous Rights goes on sale September 15, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545835937 | $19.99), with a Direct Market FOC of August 24.

Get a first look at Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1

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Marvel Comics’ annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year with Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1, a new Marvel’s Voices one-shot that introduces Kahhori, the breakout hero from the second season of Marvel Animation’s anthology Disney+ series What If…?, to the Marvel Comics universe.

Kahhori’s highly-anticipated debut is written and drawn by an array of extraordinary talent: What If…? writer Ryan Little, Marvel Studios artist Todd Harris, Indigenous writers Arihhonni “Honni” David and Kelly Lynne D’Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts, and acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler and Jim Terry!

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World and into our hearts from her first appearance fighting invaders to her home. She’s already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her own world… So what NOW?

Chasing a threat out of Sky World, Kahhori lands in the fiery streets of Hell’s Kitchen! But culture shock’s gonna be the least of her problems as her strange adversary tears through time and space. Featuring exciting guest stars like Daredevil, Echo, and Moon Knight, don’t miss this action-packed saga of one of the most exciting characters to emerge from the MCU!

Check out all three covers, including stunning pieces by artists Afua Richardson and Maria Wolf and a variant cover showcasing original concept art by Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development, Ryan Meinerding, along with never-before-seen interior artwork. Preorder Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1 at your local comic shop today! It comes to shops November 6, 2024.

From Disney+’s What If…? to the comic page, Kahhori comes to Marvel Comics

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Marvel Comics’ annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month will be extra special this year with Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1, a new one-shot that will introduce Kahhori, the breakout hero from the second season of Marvel Animation’s anthology Disney+ series What If…?.

This new installment in the Marvel’s Voices line will be written and drawn by an array of exciting talent, including Kahhori’s co-creator and What If…? writer Ryan Little. The character’s debut adventures will also be written by Indigenous creators Arihhonni “Honni” David and Kelly Lynne D’Angelo in their Marvel Comics debuts and feature art by acclaimed Marvel artists David Cutler, Jim Terry, and more! 

The Mohawk warrior Kahhori fell into Sky World and into our hearts from her first appearance fighting invaders to her home. She’s already helped save all of reality from a demented Doctor Strange and secured peace in her own world… So what NOW? Award-winning storyteller Ryan Little launches Kahhori into the 616! Chasing a threat out of Sky World, she lands in the fiery streets of Hell’s Kitchen! But culture shock’s gonna be the least of her problems as her strange adversary tears through NYC. Featuring exciting guest stars and the comics debuts of some extraordinary creators, Marvel’s Voices brings you an extra-special anthology celebrating Indigenous heritage and one of the most exciting characters to emerge from the MCU!

Check out Afua Richardson’s cover and preorder Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1 at your local comic shop today!

Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds #1

Adventure Time returns to comics in 2024 with Oni

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C’mon, grab your friends and head to distant lands because Adventure Time is coming back to comics! Oni Press has announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and Cartoon Network to bring the beloved, award-winning library of Adventure Time comic books and graphic novels back into print with brand-new, lovingly crafted compendium collections, beginning in fall 2024 with the Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 and Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium. 

In addition to its ongoing collection program for the Adventure Time library, the new partnership between Oni and WBDGCP, will also encompass an array of all-new series and graphic novels – the first comics inspired by the hit animated series in more than five years and slated to begin publication in 2025. 

Arriving in comic shops and bookstores everywhere in October 2024, re-discover the milestone debut that made the hit Cartoon Network series into a genre-defying comics landmark in the Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1! Collecting the first 35 issues of the Eisner Award-winning run led by New York Times best-selling writer Ryan North (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) that the A.V. Club heralded as “an experience…[that] explores the vast opportunities that graphic storytelling presents,” the first in Oni’s new line of shelf-busting, softcover Adventure Time compendium collections features contributions from acclaimed artists Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, Mike Holmes, Jim Rugg, T. Zysk, Kat Philbin, David Cutler, Ian McGinty, Jesse Tise, Carey Pietsch, Yumi Sakugawa, Liz Prince, Becca Tobin, Missy Peña, Jeffrey Brown, Jess Fink, and Dustin Nguyen.

Then: Coming one month later in November 2024, your quest into the Candy Kingdom begins anew in the Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium, collecting Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake #1–6 from Fionna and Cake creator Natasha Allegri, alongside Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake: Card Wars #1–6 from New York Times best-selling author Jen Wang with artists Britt Wilson, Betty Liang, and shorts from creators N.D. Stevenson, Lucy Knisley, and Kate Leth.

It’s the mathematical and radical adventures of Finn and Jake as they team up with some of Ooo’s most memorable residents to do what they do best—PUNCH THINGS! Er, we mean ADVENTURE! With Princess Bubblegum, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Ice King, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and more along for the ride, what could possibly go wrong?! Find out when Adventure Time returns to store shelves everywhere to enchant a new generation of readers this fall with the brand-new Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 and Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium softcover collections!

Marvel celebrates Native American Heritage Month with Wyatt Wingfoot and Kushala, The Spirit Rider variant covers and backup stories

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This year, Marvel continues its tradition of assembling an extraordinary array of Indigenous and Native talent to celebrate Native American Heritage Month! In the same spirit as last year’s Marvel’s Voices: Heritage one-shot, fans will see new adventures starring their favorite Indigenous and First Nations super heroes and see them take center stage on stunning variant covers this November!

Ghost Rider #20 and Sensational She-Hulk #2 will both have thrilling backup stories written and drawn by Indigenous and First Nations creators. These tales will feature the titular heroes fighting bravely alongside fellow Marvel icons: Kushala, aka the Spirit Rider, and Wyatt Wingfoot. These eight-page specials will give readers a chance to discover Kushala and Wyatt Wingfoot’s goals and legacy, all while setting them up for exciting future journeys in the Marvel Universe. In addition, these two extra-sized issues will have Marvel’s Voices Heritage Variant Covers that spotlight these pairings by award-winning Cherokee artist Roy Boney.

Here’s what fans can look forward to:

  • Witness a fiery vengeance that’s been burning for centuries in a story by writer Steven Paul Judd and artist Shaun Beyale! Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, crosses paths with Kushala, the Sorcerer Supreme and Ghost Rider of the 1800s also known as Spirit Rider, and as they rev up for battle against an ancient foe, they’ll learn about the different methods they use to tame the spirit of vengeance!
  • The Best Friend of the Marvel Universe and She-Hulk’s ex-boyfriend makes his triumphant return in a story by writer Bobby Wilson and artist David Cutler! It’s up to Wyatt Wingfoot and She-Hulk to defend Washington D.C. from a full-blown Negative Zone invasion. Powered up by new tech and strengthened by his status as chief of the Keewazi Nation, Wyatt finds an inventive solution to stopping Blastaar’s endless forces!

See both team-ups in action in Boney’s two variant covers and preorder these November issues at your local comic shop today!

The daughter of Dracula seduces her prey in Artgerm’s What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1 cover

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Marv Wolfman will return to Marvel this November in What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1! Known for redefining comic book horror storytelling in his groundbreaking run of The Tomb of Dracula, Wolfman will revisit both his co-creations Blade and Dracula, whom he introduced to the Marvel Universe. Drawn by artist David Cutler, the shocking What If…? story will boldly ask the question, “WHAT IF…the legendary Dracula transformed Blade the vampire slayer…into a vampire?!” And Blade and Dracula won’t be the only ones getting their fangs bloody—the one-shot will also feature the return of the daughter of Dracula, Lilith Drake! Known for her intense hatred of her father, Lilith is back with a vengeance, and fans can see her in all her undead glory in a stunning variant cover by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau.

Revel in the beauty of Lilith, Queen of the Undead, in Artgerm’s variant cover, which will also be available as a Virgin Variant Cover, and be there when master of the craft Marv Wolfman unleashes true Marvel Comics horror in What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1 this November!

What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1 Artgerm variant cover

Marv Wolfman returns to Marvel Comics Horror with What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula

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Home to some of the most memorable and thought-provoking stories in the Marvel mythos, What If? was the series where anything could happen! Now it’s back in What If…? Dark, a new series of special one-shots where the imaginations of comic creators run wild with dark twists on iconic stories! This November, Marvel welcomes back legendary writer Marv Wolfman as he teams up with artist David Cutler and Scott Hanna in What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1!

Wolfman redefined comic book horror storytelling in his groundbreaking run of The Tomb of Dracula where he introduced Dracula to the Marvel Universe and co-created Blade and the daughter of Dracula, Lilith Drake. Now decades later, he’ll revisit his mythology-molding work with a new What If…? story that asks the question, “WHAT IF…the legendary Dracula transformed BLADE the vampire slayer…into a vampire?!”

See Dracula take a bite out of Blade in Giuseppe Camuncoli’s main cover and be there when master of the craft Marv Wolfman unleashes true Marvel Comics horror in What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1 this November!

What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1

Preview: Iron Man Annual #1

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Iron Man Annual #1

(W) Stephanie Williams, Jason Loo (A) David Cutler, Alberto Foche Duarte (CA) Francesco Mobili
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: $4.99

IRON MAN VS. STORM! When the forces of chaos move upon our heroes, the past, present and future come crashing in on them – and only one can emerge victorious! The might of human ingenuity versus the power of the natural universe: IRON MAN battling STORM is a clash of titans you won’t want to miss!

Iron Man Annual #1
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