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Dark Horse reveals a Brand-New Tale of Adventure in Avatar: The Last Airbender – Jet: Rebels and Rhinos

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Dark Horse Comics and Avatar Studios presents Avatar: The Last Airbender –Jet: Rebels and Rhinos, a new standalone graphic novel about Jet, the charismatic leader of a rebel group of children fighting against the Fire Nation. This brand-new tale of adventure from the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender reveals Jet’s origin story, written by Faith Erin Hicks, illustrated by Peter Wartman, colored by Adele Matera, and lettered by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt and Tyler Smith.

After his village is destroyed by the Fire Nation Army’s elite unit known as the Rough Rhinos, Jet’s life’s goal becomes making Colonel Mongke and his cavalry of soldiers pay for their crimes. But in a war-torn kingdom, who’s going to adopt a child’s mission of revenge? Jet uses his powers of persuasion to gather a small but determined force of other young people who are looking for something different in the midst of war: a community. When Jet has his chance to confront Mongke, will he throw away the found family he’s helped to build in pursuit of vengeance?

Avatar: The Last Airbender–Jet: Rebels and Rhinos (paperback, 80 pages, 6 × 9”) arrives in comic shops and bookstores on September 8, 2026. It is now available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $13.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender–Jet: Rebels and Rhinos

Witness how the Kyoshi Warriors joined the War Against the Fire Nation in Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Kyoshi Warriors

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Dark Horse Comics, in collaboration with Avatar Studios and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, presents Avatar: The Last Airbender—Kyoshi Warriors, a brand-new tale of the Kyoshi Warriors. This story will be told across three monthly single-issue comics, with the first issue arriving in May 2026. The series will be written by Brandon Hoáng, illustrated by BellBessa and Xanthe Bouma, colored by Adele Matera, and lettered by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt. Each issue will also feature cover art by Danielle Weires.

Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors leave their island home to join the war against the Fire Nation. Met with suspicion and resentment by the mainlanders, they struggle to prove their worth to the Earth Kingdom. But when that opportunity arises, will they be willing to compromise their values as Kyoshi Warriors to embrace it?

Follow the Kyoshi Warriors when Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Kyoshi Warriors #1 (of 3) arrives in comic shops on May 6, 2026. It’s now available for preorder from your local comic shop. Each issue will contain 22 story pages and will be available for $4.99.

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Join Aang, Katara, Toph, and Zuko for a Day of Boomerang School in Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2 – Sokka’s Boomerang Class

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Dark Horse Books in collaboration with Avatar Studios  presents Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class, the next volume in the Chibis line, perfect for younger readers. Celebrated children’s author Kelly Leigh Miller writes the exciting tale of unexpected challenges with illustrations by Ruka Ito and lettering by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt.

Sokka gets teased sometimes for being the only non-bender on Team Avatar. But he has his own special talent: throwing a boomerang! With some prodding, Aang, Katara, Toph, and Zuko join Sokka for a day of “Boomerang School” that’s full of surprises!

Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class (paperback, 48 pages, 5.5” x 7.9”) arrives in comic shops and bookstores on July 21, 2026. It is now available for preorder from Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $8.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class

Preview: Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #4

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Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #4

Writer: David M. Booher
Artist: Aviv Or
Colorist: Cris Peter
Letterer: Jimmy Betancourt
Cover Artist: Ethan M. Aldridge

It’s a buccaneer blowout in NYC! The city becomes a mix of old pirate port town and present-day metropolis as ghost pirates wreak havoc throughout the city. The crew follow Kidd’s psychokinetic trail back to his newly-reformed lavish 17th century mansion. Here they’ll finally come to cross blades with the dreaded (and perhaps misunderstood) pirate captain . . .

Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #4

The Avatar: the Last Airbender—Fire and Family Treasury Boxed Set collects Three Standalone Graphic Novels

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Flameo, hotman! Dark Horse Books, in collaboration with Avatar Studios and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, continue the adventures of the beloved animated series in original comics. Now, three standalone graphic novels featuring Fire Nation favorites will be collected into one hot set for collectors.

The Avatar: the Last Airbender—Fire and Family Treasury Boxed Set brings together Avatar: The Last Airbender—Azula in the Spirit Temple, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer, and Ashes of the Academy. The Ringo Award-winning creative team behind Avatar: The Last Airbender—Suki, Alone returns for these new adventures, each written by Faith Erin Hicks with art by Peter Wartman, colors by Adele Matera, and letters by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt. This set of three paperback volumes is presented in a beautifully designed slipcase featuring new artwork by Peter Wartman and Adele Matera and includes a new fold-out poster.

In Azula and the Spirit Temple, after a failed attack on her brother, Azula finds herself in a strange forest temple inhabited by a solitary monk… or is it something more mysterious? Azula must confront her past, and will finally face a chance at redemption.

The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer follows Iroh and the bounty hunter June, after June kidnaps the tea shop proprietor intending to collect the generous bounty on his head. Iroh must confront a painful part of his past when faced with those who placed the bounty on him, while his journey inspires June to rethink her life as well.

In Ashes of the Academy, Zuko continues his reform campaign in the Fire Nation—and his focus is now on the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, where his younger half-sister, Kiyi, is now a student. When Zuko finds Azula’s old school resistant to change, he enlists the help of Mai to monitor the situation and keep an eye on Kiyi—as an academy teacher! And it’s a good thing, because there’s more than schoolwork afoot at the academy.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Fire and Family Boxed Set collects three original paperback volumes together in a slipcase. Each volume spans 80 pages and measures 9 x 6” and is recommended for ages 8 and up. The boxed set will be available on September 16, 2025 at bookstores and on September 17, 2025, at comic shops. It will retail for $38.97 and is available for pre-order now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever books and comics are sold.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Fire and Family Boxed Set

Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 blends the new films with classic cartoon

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Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #1

The Ghostbusters’ increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a “friendiversary” celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town! Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 kicks off a new ghost busting adventure while exploring the price of fame.

Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 is an interesting comic with a vibe that’s a mix of the latest films and a bit of a throwback to the classic animated series. Written by David M. Booher, the comic’s strength is exploring a family dynamic with the pressure of being Ghostbusters. While one member of the classic lineup is featured in the comic, this has more to do with Trevor, Phoebe, their mom, and Gary Groober.

And that’s the strength of the comic. It’s able to do what the previous Ghostbusters couldn’t really do, feature a family dynamic. Trevor and Phoebe are doing what they can to balance their new life with being kids while their mom and Gary are balancing a new job and city with trying to raise these kids. Oh yeah, they also catch ghosts. It’s an interesting growth of the series and evolves it from the classic monster of the moment of the animated series, movies, and comics. The dynamic has shifted from friends/team taking on the supernatural to an actual family doing it.

Booher also explores the impact of fame on them as well. Phoebe is trying to be a normal kid but her notoriety has attracted fans and bullies resulting in an inability to live a semi-normal life in and out of school. The fame that comes with being a Ghostbuster is something teased and danced around in the past, but here its front and center and not too subtle with the opening ghost busting.

Aviv Or‘s art is good. With color by Cris Peter and lettering by Jimmy Betancourt the characters are recognizable though not perfect likenesses of the actors that play them. The ghosts remind me a lot of what we saw in the Real Ghostbusters cartoon and there’s some fun with the specters there. Overall, it looks good.

Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 is an interesting start and the negative is an ending that feels rather abrupt and sudden with not a ton of setup but beyond that, it’s a nice continuation of the Ghostbusters new chapter.

Story: David M. Booher Art: Aviv Or
Color: Cris Peter Letterer: Jimmy Betancourt
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Sister Imperator #1 has sold out and gets a new printing

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Dark Horse Comics and Tobias Forge, founder and mastermind of the global theatrical rock band GHOST, debuted Sister Imperator #1 to eager fans everywhere on March 5, 2025. The standard retail variant of this first issue quickly sold out at the distributor level, and in response, Dark Horse has ordered a continuation printing. The new supply of Sister Imperator #1 is expected to arrive at comic shops on April 9, ahead of issue #2, out on April 16. Fans and retailers alike, be sure to pre-order these issues!

Writer Corinna Bechko writes the series with guidance from Forge, with interior art by Puste, colors by Thiago Rocha, and letters by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt. Cover art for the series is by Mikael Eriksson.

Ensure you don’t miss any of the powerful revelations and truths revealed and pre-order Sister Imperator #1 and #2 from local comic shops now.

The City of Owls Fanhome Edition… there’s better options to read this story

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Fanhome has launched The Legends of Batman, an expansive series of hardcover graphic novels featuring the greatest adventures of DC’s legendary Caped Crusader.

This incredible series of stories brings Batman’s life story together in an epic full-color collection.

The Legends of Batman Collection includes the best and most essential Batman adventures by legendary creative teams. The collection forms an expansive overall narrative that begins with Batman’s origin in Year Zero and culminates in Batman Year 100.

The Fanhome The Legends of Batman collection delivers a modern classic: The City of Owls!

Collecting: Batman #8-12, Batman Annual #1

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Story: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Art: Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Rafael Albuquerque, Jason Fabok, Becky Cloonan, Andy Clarke, Sandu Florea
Color: FCO Plascencia, Dave McCaig, Peter Steigerwald, Nathan Fairbairn
Letterer: Richard Starkings, Jimmy Betancourt, Sal Cipriano, Dezi Sienty, Patrick Brosseau

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The Court of Owls Fanhome Edition… there’s better options to read this story

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Fanhome has launched The Legends of Batman, an expansive series of hardcover graphic novels featuring the greatest adventures of DC’s legendary Caped Crusader.

This incredible series of stories brings Batman’s life story together in an epic full-color collection.

The Legends of Batman Collection includes the best and most essential Batman adventures by legendary creative teams. The collection forms an expansive overall narrative that begins with Batman’s origin in Year Zero and culminates in Batman Year 100.

The Fanhome The Legends of Batman collection delivers a classic: The Court of Owls!

Collecting: Batman #1-7

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Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Greg Capullo
Ink: Jonathan Glapion
Color: FCO Plascencia
Letterer: Richard Starkings, Jimmy Betancourt

Fanhome provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Shiver me timbers! The Ghostbusters are back in Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest

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Dark Horse Comics presents Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest, an all-new adventure with Phoebe, Trevor, Gary, Callie, and their friends! This four-issue series is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Back in Town and bridges the gap between the films Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

In Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest, the Ghostbusters’ increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop. While Trevor steadies himself by trying to plan a “friendiversary” celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe meets someone who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when a ghostly saber summons the ghost of Captain Kidd and threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town!

David M. Booher returns to pen more adventures for the new Ghostbusters crew with art by Aviv Or, colors by Cris Peter, and lettering by Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft. Tyler Crook will illustrate the cover art for issue #1, with a variant cover by Max Sarin.

Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1 (of 4) sails into comic shops on May 21, 2025. It is now available to pre-order for $4.99.

Ghostbusters: Dead Man’s Chest #1
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