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Heads Will Roll When Worlds Collide in Red Roots this April

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Lorenzo de Felici will launch an all-new ongoing series in April, Red Roots. This pulse-pounding new adventure will be published by Image Comics.

De Felici rose to prominence with the launch of Oblivion Song—his co-creation with Robert Kirkman—and his subsequent success as the artist on the tentpole Energon Universe title, also with Kirkman, Void Rivals. De Felici and Kirkman’s creative alchemy set the Energon Universe on a path to sales-chart-domination and Void Rivals in-and-of-itself went on to become one of the biggest launches of 2024. It is currently on its 12th reprint with no signs of slowing down in momentum. This recent breakout success makes Felici’s upcoming solo series one of the most exciting new developments in comics of the year.

In Red Roots, the lives of a professional killer and a high school teacher are bound by a terrifying, mysterious force.

Red Roots #1 

Red Roots #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 22:

  • Cover A by de Felici – Lunar Code 0226IM0260
  • Cover B by Luana Vecchio
  • Cover C by Riley Rossmo
  • Cover D by Jason Howard

DC announces MAD About DC, A MAD Magazine-style DC comic book parody, publishing on April 1 and guest edited by Chip Zdarsky

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DC with some trepidation has announced MAD About DC, a 64-page one-shot arriving April 1, 2026. Yes, April 1. And no, this isn’t a prank—unless you count letting Chip Zdarsky run this thing as its Guest Editor a prank on the DC Universe itself. You’d have to ask Chip.

MAD About DC brings together an all-star lineup of writers and artists to lovingly roast, parody, and generally make a mess of the characters fans hold dear.

Inside MAD About DC, readers will find:

  • Sergio Aragonés with “A MAD Look at Comic Book Stores”
  • Jim Zub and Ramon Perez teaming for “Guy vs. Spy”
  • A brand-new DC Fold-In by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
  • A parade of MAD-style parodies skewering the DC comic books you love, and a few you’ve always hated anyway, from Kyle Starks, Dave Johnson, Tini Howard, Mattie Lubchansky, Mark Waid, Ty Templeton, Rainbow Rowell, Vita Ayala, M.L. Sanapo, Mark Russell, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker, Lukas Ketner, Gerry Duggan, Scott Aukerman, Mitch Gerads, Joanne Starer, Joe Quinones, Scott Snyder, Josh Williamson, Deniz Camp, Gail Simone, Colleen Doran, Joe Kelly, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Mariko Tamaki, Riley Rossmo, Al Ewing, PJ Holden, Shannon Wheeler, Leah Williams, Isaac Goodhart, Cody Ziglar, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Daniel Kibblesmith, Brandt&Stein, Casey Gilly, J. Bone, Skottie Young, Andrew Wheeler, Stephen Byrne, Colleen Coover, Benjamin Errett, Matt Fraction, Kagan McLeod, Lee Gatlin, Joseph Starkey, Graham Roumieu…and more?!

Whether you’re a lifelong MAD Magazine fan, a DC diehard, or simply someone who enjoys watching respected creators make questionable choices, MAD About DC promises to fulfill your every comic book dream…or at least three or four of them.

MAD About DC goes on sale April 1, 2026, wherever comics are sold. No whoopee cushions included. The issue features a main cover by Dan “MAD About Gluten Labeling Because It Should Actually Be Clearer or Else What’s the Point” Panosian ($7.99 US), cardstock variants by Simon Bisley and Chip Zdarsky ($8.99 US), and a foil variant by Panosian ($10.99 US).

DC announces Zatanna by Jamal Campbell and The Fury of Firestorm by Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre

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DC: Next Level launches this March with Batwoman by Greg Rucka and DaNi, Deathstroke: The Terminator by Tony Fleecs and Carmine di Giandomenico, and Lobo by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona. Following that in April, DC has announced two new comic book series that push magic, mystery, and raw power into uncharted territory; Zatanna by Jamal Campbell and The Fury of Firestorm by Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre.

The community of Bedford, Colorado, is a sleepy small town. The people say hello to their neighbors, attend town hall meetings, and root for the local high school football team on Friday nights. But this idyllic small town is thrown upside down when the Nuclear Man arrives and starts…experimenting. Firestorm has turned buildings to sand and people to glass with no remorse and no warning. But what exactly provoked Ronnie Raymond to commit this heinous act, and can anyone contain the fury that is Firestorm?

Brought to you by the acclaimed team of Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre, this explosive new series ignites the next major chapter of DC’s Next Level line.

The Fury of Firestorm #1 includes open-to-order card stock variants by Chris Burnham and Riley Rossmo, priced at $4.99 US ($3.99 US main; $6.99 US foil). Lemire provides a 1:25 incentive variant, while Burnham’s cover will also be available as an open-to-order foil edition. A DC: Next Level variant by Jorge Corona and a blank sketch cover round out the assortment.

Zatanna Zatara embarks on her greatest tour yet! As the newest and first Prime Magus in millennia, it is now Zatanna’s sworn responsibility to oversee and guide the world of magic. All eyes are on her.

How will she accomplish this grand task? How will she shoulder this heaviest of responsibilities? How will she confront the horrors waiting in forgotten histories? With a wink, a flourish, and a whole lot of magic!

All-star writer/artist Jamal Campbell returns to the character for an encore performance after his 2025 limited comic book series with DC’s mistress of magic, launching Zatanna into a new ongoing series!

Zatanna #1 features open‑to‑order card stock variants by Adam Hughes and Kyuyong Eom, priced at $4.99 US ($3.99 US main; $6.99 US foil). Julian Totino Tedesco contributes a 1:25 incentive variant, while Hughes’s cover will also be offered as an open‑to‑order foil edition. A Next Level variant by Jorge Corona and a blank sketch cover complete the lineup.

Image reveals variant covers by Brett Bean, Jorge Corona, Jason Howard, Ryan Ottley, Ryan Stegman, Riley Rossmo, and Mirka Andolfo for D’Orc!

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The all-new high-fantasy satire—D’orc—by fan-favorite artist Brett Bean, colorist Jean-François Beaulieu, and letterer Nate Piekos will offer a palooza of additional variant covers by top tier artists including Jorge Corona, Jason Howard, Ryan Ottley, Ryan Stegman, Riley Rossmo, Mirka Andolfo, and more high-flyers yet-to-be-announced. This ongoing series is set to launch next month from Image Comics.

Armed with nothing but a wisecracking enchanted shield and a crippling need for friendship, a lonely orphan stumbles headfirst into Sunderaine’s never-ending war. Light vs. Dark. Elves vs. Orcs. Wizards vs. Common Sense. Dragons vs. Literally Everyone. And caught dead-center? D’orc.

Half dwarf, half orc, and wholly inconvenient to a doomsday prophecy, D’orc’s fated to end the world. Soon, every human, elf, goblin, dwarf, Snargletooth, Necroid, Ice Giant, Trauma Llama, and at least three other unpronounceable magical creatures will know his name. Unfortunately, so will his enemies.

D’orc #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 4:

  • Cover A by Brett Bean – Lunar Code 1225IM0269
  • Cover B by Jorge Corona – Lunar Code 1225IM0270
  • Cover C by Jason Howard – Lunar Code 1225IM0271
  • Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Ryan Ottley – Lunar Code 1225IM8018
  • Cover E 1:50 copy incentive by Ryan Stegman – Lunar Code 1225IM8019
  • Cover F Blank Sketch – Lunar Code 1225IM8020

D’orc #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 11:

  • Cover A by Brett Bean – Lunar Code 0126IM0343
  • Cover B by Riley Rossmo – Lunar Code 0126IM0344
  • Cover C TBA

D’orc #3 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 8:

  • Cover A by Brett Bean
  • Cover B by Mirka Andolfo

Preview: The Moon Is Following Us Vol. 2

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The Moon Is Following Us Vol. 2

(W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Riley Rossmo

All Sam and Duncan want to do is save their daughter Penny from a never ending sleep. But the awful forces causing Penny’s sickness have just won a major battle, putting Sam and Duncan on a knife’s edge. But lucky for them, help may just come in the most unlikeliest of places.

Witness the conclusion of a story where the stakes couldn’t be higher, and no one will come out unscathed.

Collects issues #6-10.

The Moon Is Following Us Vol. 2

Skybound Reveals Variant Covers for Ghost Pepper #7

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Skybound and Image Comics have revealed the variant cover lineup for Ghost Pepper #7, from creator/writer/artist/letterer Ludo Lullabi and colorist Adriano Lucas. Ghost Pepper #7 continues the new arc of the fiery action series and will arrive in comic book shops on January 21, 2026. 

Ghost Pepper  has introduced readers to a reality where humanity survived a monstrous threat, but the world isn’t better for everyone. Every day Loloi hits the road to deliver her delicious cooking to the masses, outsmarting her treacherous competition and staying one step ahead of the massive robots “protecting” them all. But everything changes when she serves a mysterious warrior named Ash, whose secrets might just save the world…if his superhuman strength doesn’t destroy it first. 

Now, Ash’s role in saving the world is revealed, and his enemies plan to silence him…permanently. A new battle begins in issue #7! 

In addition to the main cover by Ludo Lullabi, the lineup of variant covers for Ghost Pepper #7 also includes an open-to-order cover by Chuma Hill, the continuation of the 1:10 incentive “action figure” variant cover series by Frédéric Pham Chuong, a 1:25 incentive variant cover by Riley Rossmo, and a 1:50 incentive variant cover by Homare. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover A by Ludo Lullabi (Lunar Code: 1125IM0322) 
  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover B by Chuma Hill (Lunar Code: 1125IM0323) 
  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Frédéric Pham Chuong (Lunar Code: 1125IM0324) 
  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Riley Rossmo (Lunar Code: 1125IM0325) 
  • Ghost Pepper #7 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Homare (Lunar Code: 1125IM0326) 

Preview: DC’s I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1

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DC’s I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1

(W) Sebastian Bader, Ashley Allen, Dave Baker, Marley Halpern-Graser, Nathan Cayanan, Jadzia Axelrod, Ash Padilla, Steve Orlando (A) Scott Kolins, Bruno Abdias, Nicole Goux, Jon Mikel, MIchael Shelfer, Hannah Templer, Anthony Marques, Riley Rossmo

Ah, the holidays. A time for joy and togetherness, presents and carols… and emotions, drama, and chaos galore. Join our merry gang of heroes and villains as they navigate the highs and lows of holiday romance. Supergirl kicks off her winter vacation with a blind date! Galaxy tries (and fails) to clear her superhero-ing schedule to spend Hanukkah with her sweetheart! And so much more! Warm up your winter with this collection of heartwarming and heart-racing tales coming to shelves this holiday season!

DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1

Preview: Deluge #1

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Deluge #1

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Marika Cresta (C) Ronda Pattison (L) AndWorld Design

A hard rain is falling on Sieverville Correctional Prison for Women. As the river rises and its banks overflow, the same walls that are keeping the prisoners inside the fortress-like structure are failing to keep the water out.

With that water comes something else. Something deadly.

What was once outside is now inside, and the prisoners and guards will have to find a way to get free, because if the water doesn’t get them, the monsters will.

In this terrifying new horror series, readers will follow a group of inmates as they attempt to traverse the flood waters while also avoiding both the very real monsters that are swimming beneath the surface and the proverbial monsters from their lives before incarceration that lurk inside themselves.

Deluge #1

Preview: Super Creepshow Special #1

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Super Creepshow Special #1

(W) Dan Watters, Ryan Stegman, Ed Brisson (A) Carmine Di Giandomenica, Riley Rossmo, Andrei Bressan

Join the Creep in a special celebration of superheroes new, old, and very, very disturbed in what’s already being called the most important comic book of the year! 

Super Creepshow Special #1 will feature stories by the all-star superhero comics talent of Eisner Award winner Dan Watters and Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ryan Stegman and Riley Rossmo, and Ed Brisson and Andrei Bressan. 

First, Dan Watters and Carmine Di Giandomenico plan a funeral for the world’s greatest superhero, but his return might be the worst thing that could ever happen! 

Then, Ryan Stegman and Riley Rossmo introduce the world to the Grave Ghost, a superhero who must solve the case of…his own death! 

Finally, Ed Brisson and Andrei Bressan unleash the chilling tale of what happens when a super serum gets injected into someone who may be more super VILLAIN than hero. 

Super Creepshow Special #1

Absolute Green Lantern #7 is a nice piece of the puzzle explaining this version of the Spectrum more

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How far out is the world that’s coming? From across the depths of space, the Blackstars are turning their attention towards Earth… and only Tomar Restands in their way.

Story: Al Ewing
Art: Jason Howard, Riley Rossmo
Color: Inaki Azpiazu
Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

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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