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Charlie Adlard, Chris Condon, and Andrew Eherich team for Of the Earth

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Artist Charlie Adlard joins co-writers Chris Condon and Andrew Ehrich, colorist Pip Martin, letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and designer Mike Tivey for his triumphant return to single issue storytelling in this neo-noir-tinged eco-horror Of the Earth. This six issue miniseries will launch in May from Image Comics.

Tabitha ‘Tabby’ Black flees a sordid life for her quiet hometown of Solitude, Texas and the comfort of her Gramma’s home where she was raised. Only home isn’t what it once was…. and neither is Gramma.

Of the Earth #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 20:

  • Cover A by Adlard
  • Cover B by Jacob Phillips
Of the Earth

Zack Kaplan and Dark Horse Reveal a Multi-Title Deal for 2026

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Following the success of Kill All Immortals, Masterminds, The Midnight Shadows, and Break Out, Zack Kaplan and Dark Horse Comics are continuing their partnership to offer a thrilling slate of new 2026 comic series throughout the Dark Horse 40th anniversary year. Starting with Only The Savage Are Left in June, Kaplan teams up with artist Stefano Raffaele, followed by The Smart Division with John J Pearson in late summer, before finishing out the year’s lineup with Marvel superstar artist Francesco Manna, for a finale to the story of Frey Asvald in Kill All Immortals III in the fall. The slate includes the work of Thiago Rocha, and Eisner-winning letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou alongside Eisner-winning designer Tom Muller.

Stefano Raffaele joins Kaplan, with colors by Rocha and letters by Otsmane-Elhaou, for Only The Savage Are Left, a powerful and dramatic action-adventure story where surviving the monster-apocalypse requires you to become a monster yourself.

Look for Only The Savage Are Left to arrive in comic shops on June 3, 2026.

Only The Savage Are Left

Kaplan and Pearson, with letterer Otsmane-Elhaou, follow up their series Mindset with The Smart Division. It’s a dark and modern sci-fi detective series about the first AI app that helps us commit the perfect crimes, and the two disparate FBI agents who must hunt it down and stop it.

Find The Smart Division at your favorite comic shop in late fall. More details to come.

The Smart Division

Rocha and Otsmane-Elhaou return for the violently fantastic conclusion of Kaplan’s immortal Viking trilogy alongside Manna’s high impact artwork. The series is heralded as Succession meets John Wick with the fever-pitch action of heroines like Erika Slaughter. The action-packed series finale will see Viking warrior Frey Asvald face a broken family, a modern world of immortal rivals, and the ultimate question – will she free herself from immortality or accept it? Ringo-Award winning, Clio-winning cover artist Oliver Barrett returns with Francesco Manna for some killer Issue #1 covers.

Kill All Immortals III is expected to hit your local comic shop in the fall.

Kill All Immortals III 

The excitement for Zack Kaplan stories from Dark Horse Comics in 2026 begins when Only The Savage Are Left #1 arrives in comic shops on June 3, 2026, for $4.99.

Bleeding Hearts #1 is a nice twist on the zombie genre and great way to help kick off Vertigo!

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The zombies won—and ten years after the fall of humanity, they’re the dominant form of life (or not-life) on Earth. They’ve developed their own cultural practices, their own language, their own society. Mouse-Pokes-Golf-Ball-Through-Hole-In-Head (“Poke” for short) is a beloved member of his community, and with his brother-in-arm Mush, he’s happy to shamble along through the only world he can remember…until the day his heart mysteriously starts beating again. And in a blink, the first humans he sees have stopped looking like food and have started looking like…friends…?

Story: Deniz Camp
Art: Stipan Morian
Color: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

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.

Zeus Comics
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DC K.O. #4 has what we’ve been waiting for, the Contestants vs. Absolute Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman

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DC K.O. #4

Three mysterious new Omega-charged fighters have entered the tour nament…and this trinity of the Absolute will change the face of the DCU forever! It’s all down to how far the final four are willing to go to win in the penultimate chapter of DC K.O.! Plus: Booster’s true allegiance revealed, Darkseid’s return foretold, and a bonkers last page that will bring the battle to the next level! DC K.O. #4 delivers what readers have been waiting for since the beginning of this event.

When DC K.O. debuted, it teased an eventual showdown between Absolute Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman, and the contestants. Issue after issue, it’s a thread that has been absent from the story, until now. But, why is this trio on the side of Darkseid? Who will win? DC K.O. #4 delivers all of that and more as the event begins to wind down towards the final battle.

Written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, DC K.O. #4 is a fun issue that sort of sticks to the formula of new level and boss battle. And that formula has generally worked delivering an event that feels epic and popcorn fun rolled into one. Four contestants remain as Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, and Joker have to face off with a Booster Gold infused Darkseid and his trio of warriors and the battle is entertaining. Yes, the comic sticks to the formula of heroes battling it out before teaming up, but it gives good reason as to the motivations and causes of all of this. There’s also enough twists and turns to keep readers on their toes.

The art by Javi Fernandez and Xermanico continues the bombastic style of the series that feels like Capcom making a new brawler featuring just DC characters. They’re joined by Alejandro Sanchez on color and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The art is entertaining and the battles feel fierce and epic as expected. What’s particularly great is the overall ominous feel of Darkseid’s forces and the flashback where we get to see how his warriors were recruited is fantastic with some great page layouts. There’s some small quibbles like the size of Absolute Batman that grows (can easily be explained by Omega energy) but his height doesn’t line up with what we’ve seen in the recent Absolute Batman/Wonder Woman crossover.

DC K.O. #4 doesn’t break any ground but it’s a fun blockbuster. There’s a lot going on and it does a solid job of telling and showing the why and how of it all while delivering punches. The issue has some solid surprises as well that adds to the enjoyment and “comic book” feel of it all. DC and its team have put together an event that’s a summer blockbuster on the printed page that delivers crazy concepts and great visuals that allow you to sit back and just enjoy.

Story: Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson Art: Javi Fernandez, Xermanico
Color: Alejandro Sanchez Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 7.95 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Read

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Preview: Damsel From D.I.S.T.R.E.S.S.

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Damsel From D.I.S.T.R.E.S.S.

(W) Andrew Clemson (A) Mau Mora (L) Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Abandoned as a child by her adventurer father and having fought her way up through the ranks of the kingdom’s premier espionage agency, Bec has become their top operative. But when a Dwarven princess is kidnapped, Bec must leap into action. Written by ANDREW CLEMSON (STAR BASTARD, BETE NOIR) and illustrated by MAURICIO MORA (HAUNTING, MAJOR THOMÁS) as you embark on an elves & espionage young adult adventure!

Damsel From D.I.S.T.R.E.S.S.

Absolute Martian Manhunter #8 has some fantastic visuals, great story, but the lettering really pops

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Something weird(er) is happening in the town of Middleton, and John Jones is in no mental capacity to handle it. Dealing with a splitting city, a marital split, and a splitting hangover, what happens when he splits from the Martian? Like all breakups, John and the Martian find out what it feels like to be even more alone…and who might be waiting to fill the void.

Story: Deniz Camp
Art: Javier Rodriguez
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

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.

Zeus Comics
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Preview: The Witcher: Blood Stone #1

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The Witcher: Blood Stone #1

Writer: Daniel Freedman
Artist: Pius Bak
Colorist: Roman Titov
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover artist: Pius Bak

Ancient dwarven mines have attracted treasure hunters, and legend has it a horned beast is killing them. With no signs of an attack, Geralt surveys the lay of the land, but the mountains are deadly, and the mines even deadlier. And in the labyrinth of the dwarven caves, what remains is best left untouched.

The Witcher: Blood Stone #1

DC K.O. #3 Delivers the Tag-Team Portion of the Gauntlet

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DC K.O. #3

IT’S TAG-TEAM TIME! As the Omega Tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test–confronted with a decades-long stay in their own personal hell! Emotions run high as heroes falter, villains revel, and the Heart of Apokolips eyes its new King Omega. In the end, only the final four will remain… DC K.O. #3 delivers a new round and a new challenge as the remaining contestants must pick a partner and battle it out.

This event, so far, has been an intriguing one. On the surface it’s simply a tournament that feels very influenced by classic video game fighting games. It also dips into motivations and the drive for each participant as they battle to become the champion. DC K.O. #3 creates a new twist to the formula, opening up with a tease of a possible world if Superman won the tournament. There’s been a focus on Superman throughout the event and his holding back and the impact of that. A person of immeasurable power, he could bring peace, he could really stop evil and suffering… so why hasn’t he?

Written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, DC K.O. #3 is a fun comic that gets interesting because of who each contestant picks. Some are obvious choices, while others are more intriguing in the strategy. What’s nice is, the comic keeps you guessing with power combos and moves that feel like they come out of nowhere in a good way. This isn’t a “battle comic” that just has a lot of punches or weapons used, there’s surprises and deep thought put into each battle and how they play out. And, they add depth to the characters. We get to examine how they think a bit more and the relationships many of them have. It delivers action but also something a little bit more.

The art by Javi Fernandez and Xermanico with color by Alejandro Sanchez and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou looks solid. The comic really feels epic at times taking a little bit of inspiration from video games, especially what feels like Capcom’s fighting series. The visuals make you hear “Fight” as the battles begin with a “KO” as they end. That is blended in with the style you’d expect from a DC comic to make something that has a little bit more excitement and energy to it. Fernandez and Xermanico are talented, but the subject matter/style of story really makes their work pop. Sanchez’s colors and Otsmane-Elaou’s lettering add the icing and cherry really delivering that last bit of energy and excitement to the visuals.

DC K.O. #3 is a fun comic that feels like a nice mix of DC epic event and video game beatdown. It’s just entertaining fun so far with an epic, world threatening back story that teases at least some changes when it’s all over. Right now, it’s delivering a nice balance of surface fun with a little more just underneath.

Story: Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson Art: Javi Fernandez, Xermanico
Color: Alejandro Sanchez Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 7.75 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

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We check out DC’s Vertigo Preview to see what’s coming in February 2026 from the revived imprint

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We check out DC’s Vertigo 2026 Preview Special Edition showing off what’s coming from the revived imprint in February. It features previews of:
The Nice House By the Sea #7
Bleeding Hearts #1
End of Life #1
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1

Story: James Tynion IV, Deniz Camp, Kyle Starks, Chris Condon
Art: Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Stipan Morian, Steve Pugh, Jacob Phillips
Color: Jordie Bellaire, Matt Hollingsworth, Chris O’Halloran
Letterer: Andworld Design, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Becca Carey

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: Our Soot Stained Heart #2

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Our Soot Stained Heart #2

(W) Joni Hägg, Stipan Morian (A) Stipan Morian (C) Ropemann (L) Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Peggy Stones has come far on her own, but not a step further! Will she make it long enough to find out if the mythical Baron of Stories is real? Who are they, and will they help young Peggy to stop Fuel’s Day, or are they just another obstacle in her way? Find out what lies at the far reaches of the north, and whether Peggy’s journey was worth it! Another electric issue from this ragtag creative team of Joni Hägg, Stipan Morian, Ropemann, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou!

Our Soot Stained Heart #2
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