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Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair: A Perfect Normal Superdrop on Sale August 31

Secret Lair: A Perfectly Normal Superdrop, a new collection of eight limited Magic: The Gathering drops announced at MagicCon Amsterdam, goes on sale August 31. Despite the name, this Superdrop covers a lot of ground: Marvel pets, Hulk in several extremely calm moments, romance-comic covers, Dan Hipp’s unmistakable style, Gene Luen Yang’s take on Journey to the West, Ian Miller’s intricate fantasy art, Robin Eisenberg’s cosmic mysticism, and Lofi Girl-approved study supplies. A perfectly normal amount of things to put in one place.

Artist Series: Ian Miller celebrates the work of legendary fantasy illustrator Ian Miller, whose highly detailed, surreal, and unmistakable art has appeared on Magic cards across multiple eras. Ian Miller’s intricate, surreal fantasy worlds give every image a little more to find the longer you look. 

Featuring: Gene Luen Yang brings award-winning cartoonist Gene Luen Yang’s style to characters from Journey to the West. From Monkey to Tripitaka, this drop reimagines the legendary journey with bold character work, clean storytelling, and a little room for trouble along the way. 

Cosmic Chill by Robin Eisenberg brings Robin Eisenberg’s cosmic style to Magic with glowing figures, celestial backdrops, and rituals that look right at home somewhere far outside Earth’s atmosphere. It’s bright, strange, and full of the kind of quiet confidence that comes from knowing exactly which spell you’re about to cast next.

Secret Lair x Lofi Girl: Beats to Cast To brings the iconic 24/7 study radio energy to Magic cards. Defeat procrastination with the perfect headphones, a cat to pet and late nights studying ancient scrolls.

Secret Lair x Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Pets celebrates some of Marvel’s most beloved animal heroes and companions, including Lockjaw, Jeff the Land Shark, Throg, Lockheed, and Devil Dinosaur. These pets may be small, strange, enormous, amphibious, prehistoric, or technically a shark, but they are all doing their best.

Secret Lair x Marvel: Hulk SMASH! showcases different eras of Hulk through Magic cards illustrated by Marvel Comics artists. From classic Hulk to Planet Hulk, Joe Fixit, and Bruce Banner’s transformation, this drop is large, loud, green, and red in exactly the expected amounts. 

Secret Lair x Marvel: Dan Hipp features Marvel characters through Dan Hipp’s vibrant, expressive style, including Doctor Strange, Professor X, Wolverine, Mister Sinister, and Man-Thing. Hipp’s work is beloved by Marvel fans, especially in the Marvel Snap community, and this drop brings that same bold, playful energy to Magic.

Secret Lair x Marvel: True Believers in Love turns some of Marvel’s most memorable romances into dramatic romance-comic covers. Luke Cage and Jessica Jones, Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters, Captain America and Peggy Carter, Wiccan and Hulkling, Thanos and Death, and Rogue and Gambit all get their moment. Some are sweet. Some are tragic. Love contains multitudes.

All drops in A Perfectly Normal Superdrop will be available in Foil ($39.99) and Non-Foil ($29.99) while supplies last.

These limited Secret Lair: A Perfectly Normal Superdrop drops will go on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on August 31, 2026. For every $199 spent, fans will receive a foil Command Tower promo card, while supplies last—a perfectly normal headquarters for a perfectly normal amount of assembling

Magic: The Gathering Command Tower promo

Artist Series: Ian Miller

  • 1x Shivan Dragon, 1x Animar, Soul of Elements, 1x Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, 1x Tsabo Tavoc

Featuring: Gene Luen Yang

  • 1x Kibo, Uktabi Prince as “Monkey, Awakened to Emptiness”, 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar as “Pigsy of the Eight Precepts”, 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs as “Sandy, Awakened to Purity”, 1x Dosan, the Falling Leaf as “Tripitaka, Seeker from Tang”, 1x Quest for Renewal

Cosmic Chill by Robin Eisenberg

  • 1x Orvar, the All-Form, 1x Sage of Hours, 1x See Double, 1x Slip Through Space, 1x Sway of the Stars

Secret Lair x Lofi Girl: Beats to Cast To

  • 1x Felidar Guardian as “Lofi Cat”, 1x Starfield of Nyx as “Snowman Starfield”, 1x Careful Study, 1x Merchant Scroll as “Grandma’s Scroll”, 1x Paradise Mantle as “Cozy Headphones”

Secret Lair x Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Pets

  • 1x Ephemerate, 1x Shark Typhoon, 1x Lightning Bolt, 1x Searing Blaze, 1x Commune with Dinosaurs, 1x Titanic Ultimatum

Secret Lair x Marvel: Hulk SMASH!

  • 1x Anger, 1x Gratuitous Violence, 1x Rishkar’s Expertise as “Joe Fixit’s Expertise”, 1x Search for Tomorrow, 1x Unnatural Growth

Secret Lair x Marvel: Dan Hipp

  • 1x Mystical Dispute, 1x An Offer You Can’t Refuse, 1x Training Grounds, 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder as “Mister Sinister, Hubris Unbound”, 1x Bristly Bill, Spine Sower as “Man-Thing, Marsh Protector”

Secret Lair x Marvel: True Believers in Love

  • 1x Happily Ever After, 1x True Love’s Kiss, 1x Run Away Together, 1x Savor the Moment, 1x Grave Pact, 1x Thrill of Possibility

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Fero Peniche

After the shocking events of TMNT #20, the 300th issue special, death becomes a thing of the past as “The City That Never Dies” begins! Following an ominous warning from an old adversary, the Turtles try to stop their enemies from destroying the veil between the living and the dead. Can the newly reunited Hamato Clan reassemble the destroyed Ujigami mask and restore the veil? Or will the newly risen dead stand in their way?!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene is powerful graphic journalism

The story of Hurricane Helene as told by those who survived. Islands in the Sky brings those stories to life by pairing real survivors with award-winning comics creators to preserve what happened and help the region recover. This project, the first from the Appalachia Comics Project, is part record, part resistance, and part recovery. It is a testament to the power of community and creativity to bring healing and preserve the truth about one of America’s deadliest and costliest national disasters. Islands in the Sky was selected this year as the First Year Reading Book for Berea College in Kentucky.

Contributors to Islands in the Sky include a Nobel Prize winner, two Pulitzer Winners, two National Book Award winners, a MacArthur Genius grant recipient, and a Peabody winner.

Story: Jim Bourdy, Allie Bourdy. Greg Pak, Tera McIntosh, Amy McIntosh, Gene Luen Yang, Suzanne Palmer, Anthony Del Col, Matthew K. Manning, Andrew Aydin, Cory Vaillancourt, Steve Orlando, Nick Filardi, Shannon Burcham, Angie Stone, Alex Segura, Hannah Roy, Brian Michael Bendis, Jessica Stepp Edney, Matt Fraction, Dr. David Easterling
Art: Josh Adams, Thien Pham, Briana Loewnsohn, Ned Wolfe, Jarrett Rutland, Valentine De Landro, June Kim, Brent Schoonover, David Hahn, C.A.P. Ward, Aster D’Amico, Nate Powell
Color: Nick Filardi, Matthew Wilson, Laura Martin
Letterer: Jodie Troutman, Josh Reed, C.A.P. Ward, Nate Powell

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.

Golden Apple Comics

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20

(W) Gene Luen Yang, Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (A) Freddie E. Williams II, Chris Allan, Eric Talbot, Frank Fosco, Ben Bates, Jim Lawson, Dan Duncan, Sophie Campbell

Mutating the comics industry since their first issue debut in 1984, we are proud to shellebrate 300 issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mainline series.

It all began with four brothers and their master, alone against the world. A lot has changed, but the bond of Clan Hamato is, if anything, stronger than ever. They will need that strength to fight what is coming. A threat unlike anything they have ever faced before threatens to destroy the worlds of the living and the dead alike.

Forty-one years and 300 issues have led to this, one of the biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories yet. The City That Never Dies begins here.

Also in this issue: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman and superstar scribe Tom Waltz take timestress Renet through a tour of TMNT past with classic Turtles artists Ben Bates, Eric Talbot, Chris Allan, Frank Fosco, Jim Lawon, and Dan Duncan! Plus, stunning pinups from IDW Turtles icon Sophie Campbell!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20

Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene is powerful graphic journalism

The story of Hurricane Helene as told by those who survived. Islands in the Sky brings those stories to life by pairing real survivors with award-winning comics creators to preserve what happened and help the region recover. This project, the first from the Appalachia Comics Project, is part record, part resistance, and part recovery. It is a testament to the power of community and creativity to bring healing and preserve the truth about one of America’s deadliest and costliest national disasters. Islands in the Sky was selected this year as the First Year Reading Book for Berea College in Kentucky.

Contributors to Islands in the Sky include a Nobel Prize winner, two Pulitzer Winners, two National Book Award winners, a MacArthur Genius grant recipient, and a Peabody winner.

Story: Jim Bourdy, Allie Bourdy. Greg Pak, Tera McIntosh, Amy McIntosh, Gene Luen Yang, Suzanne Palmer, Anthony Del Col, Matthew K. Manning, Andrew Aydin, Cory Vaillancourt, Steve Orlando, Nick Filardi, Shannon Burcham, Angie Stone, Alex Segura, Hannah Roy, Brian Michael Bendis, Jessica Stepp Edney, Matt Fraction, Dr. David Easterling
Art: Josh Adams, Thien Pham, Briana Loewnsohn, Ned Wolfe, Jarrett Rutland, Valentine De Landro, June Kim, Brent Schoonover, David Hahn, C.A.P. Ward, Aster D’Amico, Nate Powell
Color: Nick Filardi, Matthew Wilson, Laura Martin
Letterer: Jodie Troutman, Josh Reed, C.A.P. Ward, Nate Powell

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.

Releases in comic shops August 2026.

Golden Apple Comics

Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Fero Peniche

After the stunning conclusion to the Ujigami saga, the Hamato Clan is truly, completely whole for the first time in centuries. With much having changed since their parents were in the land of the living, the Turtles take them out on the town, but underneath this happy reunion are dark tidings. Though the Turtles’ parents have returned from the dead… something has come with them.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19

IDW reveals Juan Ferreyra and Ito’s Blind Bag Covers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300

The biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic of the year arrives this July in the special milestone 300th issue, kicking off the blockbuster storyline ‘The City That Never Dies’ and featuring a fan-focused Blind Bag cover program with all-star artists.

With pre-orders closing this Monday (June 1, 2026), IDW Publishing is proud to offer a look at truly stunning Blind Bag exclusive covers by the best-selling artists Juan Ferreyra and Ito, plus a first look at interior artwork from Freddie E. Williams II, Andrew Dalhouse.

The shellebration includes several cool versions of a never-before-seen cover by co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, Ninja Turtle cover debuts by industry icons Frank Miller and J. Scott Campbell, plus Stan Sakai,​ Michael DooneyMateus SantoloucoGiuseppe Camuncoli, and Freddie E. Williams II. Here’s the full cover program.

  • Cover A Freddie E. Williams, Jeremy Colwell
  • Cover B Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, Fahriza Kamaputra
  • Cover C Frank Miller, Alex Sinclair
  • Cover D J. Scott Campbell, Nei Ruffino
  • Cover E Michael Dooney
  • RI 1:25 Eastman & Laird (black & white, full art variant)
  • RI 1:50 Stan Sakai
  • RI 1:100 Giuseppe Camuncoli
  • RI 1:200 J. Scott Campbell (full art variant)
  • RI 1:300 Miller (black & white, full art variant)
  • RI 1:000 Eastman & Laird (inks, red masks), featuring Eastman’s signature and CGC
  • Blind bag exclusives: Ito, Mateus Santolouco, Juan Ferreyra, Miller (color, full art), Campbell (black & white, full art), open order covers (full art)
  • Also available: Foil blank sketch

With the Ninja Turtles’ mother and Splinter now resurrected and reunited with their family for the first time ever in the modern era, Clan Hamato is stronger than ever… And they’ll need that strength to fight what’s coming. A danger unlike anything they have ever faced before threatens to destroy the worlds of the living and the dead alike.

One of the biggest Ninja Turtles stories yet begins here in the explosive opening salvo of ‘The City That Never Dies’ from Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang and celebrated artists Freddie E. Williams II and Fero Pe. Plus: Experience a wild trip through TMNT’s history with co-writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz and classic TMNT artists Ben Bates, Eric TalbotChris AllanFrank FoscoJim Lawson, and Dan Duncan.

The deadline to pre-order Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300 and your favorite covers is June 1st.

The Books of Clash Vol. 7 is another fun volume with a nice lesson for young readers

The JazzyPickleton Cucumbers have gone AWOL! With Terry, Pim Pim, and Jane still off on the Mysteriously Mysterious Mystery Island, Yolanda and Pam touring with a goblin band, and Sonny searching for a cure for the ill Zeke, King Bernard has no team to field. The Cucumbers have to forfeit a match to the always-defeated Dingleberries! Humiliated, the King holds tryouts for new team members―but can these rookies perform in the arena?

Story: Gene Luen Yang
Art: Kendall Goode
Ink: Alison Acton
Color: Karina Edwards, Alex Campbell

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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Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Freddie E. Williams II, Fero Peniche

The epic conclusion to the Ujigami saga! Although Splinter has returned to the land of the living, he is not yet whole. Splinter’s essence has been fractured, and the Turtles must work together to make their master whole again while fighting off the monstrous minion Shinigami has brought from beyond the veil! Will Clan Hamato finally be whole once more?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18

Exclusive Preview: Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1

Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Michael YG
(C) Yen Nitro
(CA) Fan Yang (VCA) Derrick Chew, Ivan Tao

Deadly Reunion! Jubilation Lee always puts her life on the line for those in need — but for family? She’ll do anything! When the cousin she never knew is in sudden need of help, Jubilee tracks him down to save him! But Jubilee may find that her familial bonds aren’t as strong as she hoped! What secrets does her cousin hold? And what dangerous mutant power does he wield?! Join the phenomenal Gene Luen Yang (SHANG-CHI) and Michael YG as they embark on a bombastic and life-altering journey of family, heart and heartbreak!

Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1
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