From fan-favorite creator Tom Scioli comes an all-new, intergalactic tale of revenge in the upcoming The Myth of 8-Opus. This ongoing series is set to launch in February 2027 from Image Comics.
The action-packed series premiere will also feature variant covers by Erik Larsen and Jim Rugg as well as a D’orc Team-up variant by Scioli himself.
For centuries, intergalactic peace was kept by the warrior known only as 8-Opus! Ten years ago, he disappeared and chaos reigned supreme. Buried in a techno-cosmic sarcophagus, within a crimson pyramid on a hellish grailworld, kept alive by a combination of science, sorcery, and spite, 8-Opus breaks free, vowing revenge on whoever put him there. If he’s going to survive, 8-Opus will have to fight a host of demi-gargoyles, old foes, and even the old friends who’ve abandoned him to his fate.
Part god, part man… trapped in a hellish world of maniacs and monsters, 8-Opus battles for justice in this one-of-kind story that readers won’t want to miss.
The Myth of 8-Opus will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 24.
(W) Joe Kelly, Nick Lowe, Destin Daniel Cretton, Tom Holland, Noah Hawley, J. M. DeMatteis, Frank Miller, Peach Momoko, Paul Levesque, Brian Michael Bendis, Larry Lieber, Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, Nick Lowe, Erik Larsen, Marcos Martín, Christopher Priest, Roger Stern, Marv Wolfman, Tom DeFalco (A) Pepe Larraz, Patrick Gleason, Humberto Ramos, Peach Momoko, Ed McGuinness, Stuart Immonen, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Phil Noto, Marcos Martín
THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN AMAZING SPIDER-HISTORY!
Spider-Man faces his greatest fear and his most frightening new villain in decades… RAVAGE! Plus, some of the greatest creative minds on Earth honor one thousand issues of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! NOAH HAWLEY (Alien: Earth, Fargo, LEGION) makes his comic book debut, Frank Miller and Peach Momoko collaborate for the first time, Stuart Immonen and Brian Michael Bendis return to Spider-Man together, and some of the best ASM creators return to the title!
At last, longtime fin-heads and new readers alike will have the opportunity to binge-read the legendary Savage Dragon series by Image Comics partner and CFO Erik Larsen from the beginning with the upcoming Savage Dragon Compendium, Vol. 1 paperback. This massive collection will include The Dragon #1-5 (comprising the expanded version of the original three-issue miniseries that launched the series in 1992) and Savage Dragon #1-44 and hit shelves from Image Comics just in time for holiday shopping.
There will also be a Direct Market exclusive variant cover available only at comic shops.
In this Savage Dragon Compendium, Vol. 1, the earliest adventures of Laren’s idiosyncratic superhero series are collected for the first time into one gigantic volume. Amongst these pages Savage Dragon defends Chicago from Overlord and the Vicious Circle, takes on an all-out gang war, and fights to prevent the destruction of the planet Earth itself!
Dragon goes from cop to corpse and to hell and back—literally! This compilation also features the birth of Dragon’s son, the death and rebirth of Darklord, and Dragon’s ascension to the head of Special Operations Strikeforce. It guest-stars WildC.A.T.s, Spawn, Hellboy, the Maxx, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even God Himself.
Larsen’s Savage Dragon is the longest-running, full-color comic book series to feature a single artist/writer, with the character first appearing in a three-issue miniseries that launched with the company’s founding in 1992. It continues to release in trade paperback and hardcover collected editions and regularly releases new single issues. It is swiftly approaching its next milestone issue, #300, making this the perfect time to get caught up on the series with this shelf-busting compendium edition.
Savage Dragon Compendium, Vol. 1 paperback (ISBN: 9781534361348) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, November 18 and independent bookstores, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, December 15.
The Savage Dragon Compendium, Vol. 1 paperback Direct Market Exclusive (ISBN: 9781534364950) will be available at local comic book shops only on Wednesday, November 18.
The much buzzed aboutSavage Dragon #280and Savage Dragon #281 by Image Comics partner and CFO Erik Larsen have sold out completely at the distributor level yet again. Image will rush these popular new issues back to print in order to keep up with rising demand.
In Savage Dragon #280, the surviving members of the rescue team that went into Russia fight their final battle in an effort to come home.
Larsen’s Savage Dragon is the longest-running, full-color comic book series to feature a single artist/writer and the character first appeared, as part of a three-issue miniseries, that launched with the company’s founding in 1992. It continues to release in trade paperback and hardcover collected editions and regularly releases new single issues. It is swiftly approaching its next milestone issue, #300.
Savage Dragon #280, third printing (UPC: 70985305211128013) and Savage Dragon #281, third printing (UPC: 70985305211128113) will both be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23.
Dark Horse Books collects the iconic stories of villains Marvel Comics has created over the years in a series of hardcover archival collections that span six decades of the savage and sordid characters.
The second volume Marvel’s Most Villainous Volume 2: Doctor Doom explores a curated collection of stories, original art, and covers from Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, John Byrne, Bob Layton, Dave Cockrum, John Romita Jr., Jim Lee, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Larry Lieber, Wallace Wood, Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott, Doug Moench, Tom Sutton, David Michelinie, Bob Layton, Mark Waid, Mike Wieringo, Mike Mignola, Salvador Larocca, Paolo Rivera, Daniel Acuña, John Buscema, Rich Buckler, Ron Frenz, Paul Ryan, Esad Ribić, Alex Ross, Jon Bogdanove, Terry Austin, Billy Graham, Alex Maleev, Mike Zeck, Gil Kane, John Romita Sr., George Pérez, Erik Larsen, Frank Miller, alongside insights from comics historians Chris Ryall and John Lind.
From his battles with the Fantastic Four, to his clashes with gods and heroes alike, the stories in Marvel’s Most Villainous Volume 2: Doctor Doom HC demonstrate why Doom has remained one of the most formidable villains in the Marvel Universe. Covering four decades of material on the legacy and impact of Doctor Doom, this collection belongs on every Marvel fan’s bookshelf and demonstrates why this armored tyrant is arguably the most villainous villain to ever grace the page!
Doom has no rivals when Marvel’s Most Villainous Volume 2: Doctor Doom HC (376 pages, 7.75×11”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on December 22, 2026, for $65.00. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.
This week’s eye-popping Savage Dragon #281by Image Comics partner and CFO Erik Larsen has sold out instantly at the distributor level. Image will rush this thrilling new issue back to print in order to keep up with rampant reorder activity. Savage Dragon #280 also sold out and went back to press.
In Savage Dragon #281, Malcolm Dragon returns home from Russia to find that the world has changed and life has moved on without him. Now he has to try and put his life back together.
Larsen’s Savage Dragon is the longest-running, full-color comic book series to feature a single artist/writer and the character first appeared, as part of a three-issue miniseries, that launched with the company’s founding in 1992. It continues to release in trade paperback and hardcover collected editions and regularly releases new single issues. It is swiftly approaching its next milestone issue, #300.
Savage Dragon #281, second printing (UPC: 70985305211128112) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 26.
Last week’s jaw-droppingSavage Dragon #280 by Image Comics partner and CFO Erik Larsen turned readers’ heads and has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image will rush this exciting new issue back to print in order to keep up with escalating demand.
In Savage Dragon #280, the surviving members of the rescue team that went into Russia fight their final battle in an effort to come home.
Larsen’s Savage Dragon is the longest-running, full-color comic book series to feature a single artist/writer and first launched, alongside the company’s founding, in 1992. It continues to release in trade paperback and hardcover collected editions and regularly releases new single issues. It is swiftly approaching its next milestone issue, #300.
Savage Dragon #280, second printing (UPC: 70985305211128012) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 5.
The countdown to Amazing Spider-Man #1000 continues with new variant cover reveals!
On sale September 16, the highly anticipated milestone issue, destined to take its place in comic book history, delivers both a major turning point for Joe Kelly’s run and an incredible lineup of anniversary stories celebrating Spider-Man’s legacy. The landmark issue will feature two main covers, one from each of the current run’s lead artists. Legendary artist John Romita Jr. joins acclaimed illustrator Paolo Rivera for a stunning painted cover, while modern superstar Pepe Larraz delivers a striking traditional piece. Both artists are also contributing variant covers for the issue.
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 will also feature a spectacular lineup of variant covers from some of the industry’s most celebrated artists. Revealed are stunning pieces by Erik Larsen, MR Garcin and Julian Totino Tedesco, along with a Marvel Studios Variant Cover commemorating the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in theaters July 31.
One of the issue’s special anniversary stories comes from two renowned Amazing Spider-Man creators, writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Humberto Ramos. Their story “Requiem of a Goblin” is spotlighted on Ramos’ newly revealed variant cover.
Reserve your copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1000 at your local comic shop!
Don’t miss the Baltimore Comic-Con at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center this September 25-27, 2026. Baltimore Comic-Con welcomes Zeea Adams, Steve Englehart, Erik Larsen, Andy Price, James Robinson, and Jim Starlin as guests of the 2026 event! You can get your tickets online now!
Zeea Adams is best known for coloring the art of Neal Adams on DC, Image, and Dynamite covers such as Deadman, Batman, Killadelphia, Mighty Mouse, and her first ever variant cover, Squish & Squash #1. Her most popular convention request is her color on commission art and her line of Voodoo Doll art. Zeea is fresh from her NYC gallery exhibition of Ben Casey hot girl paintings.
Steve Englehart‘s take on The Batman and the Joker established superheroes for grown-ups, first in comics, then in the film adaptation, the animated series, and the later movies. His take on Captain America rescued Cap and then rescued the MCU from fan service. His Wanda and Vision established Disney+. His Guy Gardner helped anchor James Gunn’s DCU. His Luke Cage and Hellcat helped solidify Netflix. His Night Man ran on regular TV. Plus, Star-Lord, Mantis, Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi…and The Avengers, The Defenders, The West Coast Avengers, The Green Lantern Corps, The JLA, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Mister Miracle, Coyote, Scorpio Rose, The Strangers, Shadowman, Vampirella, Kilowog, John Stewart, and Silver St. Cloud.
Erik Larsen has been in the comics business for over 40 years. He’s worked on every book you’ve ever loved, including Savage Dragon, Spider-Man, Thor, The Punisher, Doom Patrol, Aquaman, Wolverine, Nova, Spider-Man Noir, Spawn, Captain America: The End, Fantastic Four: The World’s Greatest Comics Magazine, SuperPatriot, Freak Force, and Ant. He is the creator/writer/artist of Savage Dragon and was one of the seven founders of Image Comics.
Illustrator and writer Andy Price has been the lead artist for the record breaking My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic books from IDW Publishing. Andy is a graduate of the Joe Kubert School, and works in most mediums. His art runs from cute cartoon animals to superheroes to horrific terrors. Past work includes IDW Publishing, DC Comics, Marvel, Image, Storm King Productions, LEGO, and Archie Comics. Andy is also the illustrator for The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book and the Cryptid Creatures Coloring Book, both available from Adams Media. He lives in the USA, where he watches horror films, scoops cat boxes, and celebrates James T. Kirk’s birthday.
James Robinson was born in Great Britain but has lived in the U.S. since 1989 where he began working in comics initially for DC and Dark Horse Comics. Among his more known and regarded works are Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell, sundry Legends of the Dark Knight arcs, Superman, Justice League of America, Batman, Detective Comics, Wonder Woman, and Earth 2. He is perhaps most well-known for his award-winning runs on both Starman and Leave It To Chance.
After a long working relationship with DC Comics, James made the switch to Marvel Comics where he wrote All-New Invaders, the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, and the Scarlet Witch among other titles. He also wrote Airboy for Image Comics, and Grand Passion and Felix Leiter for Dynamite Comics.
James work in films includes scripts for every major studio, including The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for 20th Century Fox. He also wrote and directed the black comedy Comic Book Villains for Goldcrest. In TV, James was a writer/co-exec producer on Stargirl for the WB for three seasons.
After that, he returned to comics with several creator-owned series for Dark Horse including ‘Patra, Welcome To The Maynard, Los Monstruos, and The Adventures of Lumen N. He is also writing an on-going Kickstarter comic, Rogues’ Kingdom.
His first novel, The Singular Pair will be published this year.
James resides in Las Vegas with his wife Alyson and their dogs.
The multi-talented Jim Starlin has worked on both writing and creating art for some of the most noteworthy creations since his entry into the field of comics in the 1970s. The mind behind the Marvel character Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, he is also responsible for a number of noteworthy cosmic characters in the Marvel Universe, including Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and the villainous Thanos, all of whom are featured in the major motion picture, Guardians of the Galaxy. He developed noteworthy runs on Marvel’s Captain Marvel, Warlock, and Silver Surfer, Marvel mini-series Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, and Infinity Crusade, and DC Comics’ Batman, The Weird, and Cosmic Odyssey. His Death of Captain Marvel was the first Marvel graphic novel to be published. More recently, he has provided writing and art for DC’s Stormwatch and writing on Green Lantern: Mongul, and he returned to his classic villain with Marvel’s Thanos: The Infinity Revelation.
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Russ Braun (The Boys), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Trish Forstner (Feral), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Torunn Grønbekk (Catwoman), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Larry Hama (GI Joe: A Real American Hero), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Jamal Igle (Superman), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Khoi Pham (Star Wars: Darth Vader), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Andy Runton (Owly), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Mark Schultz (Xenozoic Tales, courtesy of Flesk Publishing), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Billy Tucci (Shi), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Mark Waid (Action Comics), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), and Thom Zahler (Long Distance).
The mystery wearer of the super stylish new Red & Blue Venom suit was revealed this past April in Web of Venom #1 to be none other than fan favorite villain-turned-vigilante Boomerang! This September, after fighting alongside his fellow symbiote heroes during Queen in Black, he’ll swing into his first solo adventure in Amazing Venom, a five-issue limited series from returning Web of Venom creative team, writer Jordan Morris and artist Luke Ross. Now calling himself Comeback, Fred Myers sets a course for Klyntar, the symbiote homeworld, on a cosmic quest that will test his limits as a hero and reshape his understanding of what it means to be a symbiote host.
When last we left the red-and-blue be-symbioted Fred Myers—formerly Boomerang, now Comeback—he was trying to keep his life uncomplicated. The last thing he wanted was to get caught up in the symbiote nonsense of Hela and Knull’s war over Earth…but the best laid plans of saps and symbiotes often go awry. Now, in the fallout, Fred and his symbiote, Passenger, find themselves on a mission way, way, WAY more complicated than your average Venorang can handle!
Check out covers by Stefano Caselli and Luke Ross, along with an homage variant cover by Erik Larsen inspired by his iconic Amazing Spider-Man #347 cover and a foil variant cover by Matteo Lolli.
