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The Last Starfighter returns to Comics Collecting the Movie Adaptation

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Long cherished by science-fiction fans for its heart, ambition, and outsider heroism, The Last Starfighter returns in a format that honors its legacy while making it newly accessible to today’s readers. Mad Cave Studios presents The Last Starfighter Movie Adaptation, a newly collected paperback edition of the original three-issue comic adaptation of the cult-classic film. 

In 1984, The Last Starfighter thrilled movie-goers all over, and for comic book readers hungry for more science fiction, it was a revelation. Now the three-part comic adaptation of the beloved film gets new life in an exclusive collection! 

The project, led by the original screenwriter Jonathan Betuel and producer Paul Davidson, is an exclusive 80-page edition, featuring an all-star cast of creators with a story by Bill Mantlo, art by Bret Blevins and Tony Salmons, colors by Christie Scheele, and lettering by Rick Parker, with original covers by the late Jackson Guice. Together, this creative team delivers a faithful and heartfelt adaptation that captures what made The Last Starfighter endure: a sense of wonder, its unlikely hero, and its belief that courage can come from anywhere!

The Last Starfighter Movie Adaptation soars into comic shops and select bookstores on June 23, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545827062 | $17.99) format. Final order cut-off is June 1. 

The Last Starfighter Movie Adaptation

Butch Guice has Passed Away

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Captain America: Theater of War: Ghosts of My Country
Captain America: Theater of War: Ghosts of My Country cover by Butch Guice

Word has come out that Jackson “Butch” Guice has passed away at the age of 63. In early April he woke up admitted to a hospital ICU with a serious case of pneumonia and he had been getting better though still on a ventilator in late April, his last update.

Guice’s career stretches back to the early 80s where his first credited work was penciling and inking The Crusaders #1 published in November 1982, though he ghosted on Rom Annual #1 in earlier 982. From there, he worked on high profile projects like Micronauts, Dazzler, X-Factor, The New Mutants, and more.

He collaborated on various series with Mike Baron including First Comics’ Badger, Nexus, and The Chronicles of Corum.

Guice has worked with DC on titles such as Action Comics, Birds of Prey, and Resurrection Man, with Marvel highlights include Captain America, The invincible Iron Man, Iron Man, Winter Soldier, and there’s further work with Dark Horse Comics, Valiant, IDW Publishing, Crossgen Comics, and more.

Guice is survived by his wife and daughter. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and fans.

Preview: Kong: The Great War #6

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Kong: The Great War #6

writer: Alex Cox
artist: Tommasso Bianchi
covers: Jae Lee (A), Jackson Guice (B), Joe DeVito (C)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

After five days of near-relentless onslaught by creatures beyond imagination, the crew of U-184 has been reduced to a few desperate survivors — and Kong is revved up to finish the job! Before the night is over, their fate will be sealed — but will any remain alive to tell the tale? Find out in this final issue of Kong: The Great War, written with savage fury by ALEX COX and illustrated with gruesome beauty by TOMMASSO BIANCHI!

Kong: The Great War #6

Preview: Kong: The Great War #5

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Kong: The Great War #5

writer: Alex Cox
artist: Tommasso Bianchi
covers: Jae Lee (A), Jackson Guice (B), Joe DeVito (C)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

From the fevered pen of ALEX COX and the master brush of TOMMASO BIANCHI comes a haunting tale of gore and ape-shaped death! In this issue, our heroes finally reach the safety of high ground as they scale the deadly island’s skull-shaped mountain. Safe from Kong (for the moment!), they can see human civilization in the distance. But will the cave in which they have taken refuge prove to be a sanctuary — or a mortuary?!?

Kong: The Great War #5

Preview: Kong: The Great War #4

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Kong: The Great War #4

writer: Alex Cox
artist: Tommasso Bianchi
covers: Jae Lee (A), Jackson Guice (B), Joe DeVito (C)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

Deep in the jungles of Skull Island, the crew of U-184 survives (as best they can) under the constant threat of grisly death, ferocious prehistoric predators, and, never far behind them… KONG! The pressure mounts as they are steadily overtaken by fear, violence, and disease — but hope flickers in the distance! Will they find the strength to persevere? Or will their bones be added to the endless cascade of human remains that Skull Island leaves for posterity? Only acclaimed author ALEX COX and superstar artist TOMMASO BIANCHI know for sure — but soon all will be revealed!

Kong: The Great War #4

Preview: Kong: The Great War #3

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Kong: The Great War #3

writer: Alex Cox
artist: Tommasso Bianchi
covers: Jae Lee (A), Jackson Guice (B), Joe DeVito (C)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

Flying thunder lizards! The King of Tyrannosaurs! Man-eating giant insects! The sailors of U-184 are trapped in a world beyond all reason, and the ape-god that rules this island hellscape stands on the horizon, waiting and watching as hot death pursues the doomed mariners across his kingdom. In this pulse-pounding tale written by ALEX COX and illustrated by TOMASSO BIANCHI, the shadows of Skull Island’s jungles offer no escape from the carnage — and rescue is only a fleeting dream!

Kong: The Great War #3

Preview: Kong: The Great War #2

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Kong: The Great War #2

writer: Alex Cox
artist: Tommasso Bianchi
covers: Jae Lee (A), Jackson Guice (B), Joe DeVito (C)
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+

The men of U-184 have survived one night on the island… but the casualties mount with relentless fury, as more beasts from the annals of pre-history wreak terror on the modern world! Acclaimed author ALEX COX and international sensation TOMASSO BIANCHI bring us a vision of violence and survival in a savage world forgotten by time — where the only rule is fear, and the only law is given by Kong!

Kong: The Great War #2

Preview: James Bond: Himeros #1

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James Bond: Himeros #1

writer: Rodney Barnes
artist: Antonio Fuso
covers: Francesco Francavilla (A), Jackson Guice (B), Blank Authentix (C), Francesco Francavilla (D-RI/BW)
FC | 32 pages | Spy/Fiction, Action/Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+

Himeros is the Greek God of sexual desire and one of the Erotes, the winged gods of love. When Aphrodite was born from the sea-foams she was greeted by the twin loves Eros and Himeros.

But when sexual desire goes too far, it takes the legendary super-spy James Bond to bring justice to the most vulnerable among us as he investigates the suspicious death of an accused sex trafficker – one whose ties run deep… and deadly.

Writer Rodney Barnes make his Dynamite 007 debut in this special series, featuring art by returning Bond superstar artist Antonio Fuso and two amazing covers: Francesco Francavilla and Jackson “Butch” Guice!

• Created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952.

• The character appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming’s death in 1964.

• There have been twenty-seven films in total, produced between 1962 and 2021.

Rodney Barnes is an American screenwriter and producer. Barnes has written and produced The Boondocks, My Wife and Kids, Everybody Hates Chris, Those Who Can’t, Marvel’s Runaways, American Gods, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and is currently an executive producer/writer on HBO’s Untitled Los Angeles Lakers drama.

James Bond: Himeros #1

The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes! Holiday Special Comes to Walmart this Sunday

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With the holidays rapidly approaching, DC and Walmart are adding to their lineup of 100-page “Giant” comics with a new one-shot to ring in the holiday season! Following the success of their horror-themed Swamp Thing Halloween Horror Special, DC’s World’s Greatest Super-Heroes! Holiday Special is headed to participating Walmart stores in the U.S. today and should reach stores by Sunday.

The fan-favorite creative trio of The Flash—Scott Lobdell (writer), Brett Booth (artist) and Norm Rapmund (inker)—have reunited for an original tale featuring the Scarlet Speedster, “Twas the Riot Before Christmas.” Barry Allen’s holiday tradition of giving gifts to the kids at the Central City Home for Wayward Children gets interrupted by a riot at Iron Heights penitentiary featuring some of the Flash’s deadliest foes. In restoring order, he receives help from an unexpected source, but will it be in time to spend Christmas with the kids at the home?

This Walmart exclusive also reprints a host of holiday-themed stories from throughout DC’s history: Tom King and David Finch’s “Good Boy,” from the 2016 Batman Annual tells the painful (certainly for the Dark Knight) story of how Batman and Alfred brought Ace the Bat-Hound into the family.

Originally featured in the 2014 Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1, “K!llin’ Time,” written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Darwyn Cooke, shows how Harley Quinn decides to deal with aging and finding her first gray hair—by killing Father Time!

Written by Joe Kelly with art by Ale Garza, “All I Want for Christmas” from the 2006 DC Infinite Holiday Special spotlights Supergirl in a tale of making a little girl’s Christmas wish come true by reuniting her with her father after the Maid of Might shows him the importance of not being an absentee parent and gives him a second chance to be a father to his child.

The anthology also features two stories from the 2016 DC Rebirth Holiday Special. In “A Light in the Dark,” Kate Perkins (writer) and Paolo Pantalena (artist) featured Batwoman in a holiday rescue story involving pie and the story of Hanukkah, while Green Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz are subjected to a series of trials by a mysterious alien race where the prize is not just the fate of the world, but something that Earth will always need: Hope. “The Epiphany” was co-written by Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala, with art by V. Ken Marion.

1992’s Superman #22 rounds out the lineup with the story “Metropolis Mailbag,” written by Dan Jurgens with art by Jackson “Butch” Guice. As the holidays approach, the Man of Steel finds out that even he has limits when he reads some letters that are addressed to him in the Daily Planet’s “Superman room.”

The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes! Holiday Special sells for $4.99 and arrives in participating Walmart stores throughout North America by Sunday, November 11.

Preview: Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Archive Vol. 1 HC

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Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Archive Vol. 1 HC

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Clive Barker, D.G. Chichester, Alan Grant, John Wagner
Artists: Jim Baikie, Paul Johnson, Martin Emond, Jackson Guice, Alfred Ramirez, Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagrán
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola
Price: $44.99

Explore horror master Clive Barker’s ’90s cult-classic Nightbreed series like never before in this comprehensive hardcover archive collection.

Features the adaptation of Clive Barker’s original screenplay; year 1 of the original ’90s Nightbreed Epic comic run; and theHellraiser/Nightbreed crossover, all remastered and collected for the first time.

First appearing in the cult classic 1990 film, the Nightbreed is a tribe of monsters and outcasts who hide out from society in an underground community called Midian.

Features a Foreword written by D.G. Chichester.

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