BOOM! Studios’ acclaimed horror anthology Hello Darkness collects some of its most stomach-churning stories, along with new spinetingling tales in the new one-shot Hello Body Horror#1 coming to comic shops April 2026!
In “Body Positivity” by Mark Bouchard and Rye Hickman, a fitness influencer striving for greatness has her mind go where her body cannot follow…yet.
In “Minimal Scarring” by indie sensation Derick Jones, a plastic surgeon who caters to the ultra-rich uses what pieces they leave behind to transform himself.
Also featuring stories by Michael W. Conrad, Martín Marazzo, Jeremy Bastian, Ziyan Qiu, Jenna Cha, and Robert Hack for a veritable “Who’s Who” in “Kill U Comics!”
Hello Body Horror #1features cover art by Rebeca Puebla, Jenny Frison, Jonathan Wayshak, and Yanick Paquette and comes to comic shops on April 29, 2026.
From author Andrew Wheeler and visual storyteller comes Hey, Mary!, a touching LGBTQ+ story for young adults learning to accept every aspect of themselves.
Mark is a good Catholic boy. He goes to church, he says his prayers, and he spends too much time worrying about hell. When Mark realizes he has a crush on another boy in his school, he struggles to reconcile his feelings with his faith as the weight of centuries of shame and judgment—and his fear of his parents’ response—presses on his shoulders. Mark seeks advice from his priest, as well as a local drag performer, but also receives unexpected input from key figures in Catholic history and lore, including Joan of Arc, Michelangelo, St. Sebastian, and Savonarola. Ultimately, only Mark can answer the question: Is it possible for him to be both Catholic and gay?
We’ve got an exclusive playlist from the creators that you can listen to above. Hey, Mary! is available now! Get it from Amazon, Bookshop, or your local comic shop or bookstore.
The year is 1997, and crime on the Moon runs rampant…and in the Lunar colony of Buzztown, a billionaire’s daughter has just gone missing. Washed-up private investigator Daniel Schwinn is tasked with finding the missing child, but in the process discovers a dark conspiracy stemming back decades…
Schwinn will have to navigate a world of undead drug addicts, mechanized robocops, and blue-skinned Soviets known as Darksiders to discover the truth. In doing so, he’ll have to confront his own allegiances, and try to atone for past mistakes since resurfaced.
Missing on the Moon is your next neon-noir obsession, brought to you by writer Cory Crater (The Codex) and artist Damian Couceiro (X-Force, Ghost Rider 2099, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
(W) Rachel Pollack, Joe Corallo (A) Scot Eaton, Michael Allred, Rye Hickman In Shops: Jun 04, 2024 SRP: $9.99
In the 1990s, writer Rachel Pollack did the impossible: she raised the bar for surprise and strangeness in her beloved run following Grant Morrison’s career-making Doom Patrol! This one-shot reprints the debut of the iconic Coagula, DC’s first transgender superhero, from Doom Patrol #70, along with the long-unavailable one-shot Vertigo Visions: The Geek (with superstar artist Michael Allred)! And in a final, original short story, Rachel’s most beloved creation, Kate Godwin, a.k.a. Coagula, returns to the spotlight in tale of triumph over death itself written by Joe Corallo, Rachel’s longtime friend and collaborator, and drawn by Rye Hickman!
Oni Press has announced four fantastically colorful and captivating YA and middle-grade graphic novels making their debut in the spring of 2025! Spanning science fiction, action-adventure, and LGBTQ+ stories of self-discovery, these books have something for readers of any age and interest. Get ready for four brand-new worlds created by critically acclaimed knockout writers Ben Kahn (GLAAD Award nominee), Ananth Hirsh (Ignatz and Ruben Award winner), Joey Weiser (Eisner Award nominee) and Andrew Wheeler (Shuster and Eisner Award winner), alongside all-star artists Georgeo Brooks (Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings), Tess Stone (Harvey Nominee), and Rye Hickman (Eisner Award Nominee). You won’t want to miss out on these unforgettable adventures when they roll into stores next spring!
From GLAAD Media Award nominee Ben Kahn and illustrator Georgeo Brooks comes Mr. Muffins in January 2025! An uplifting, action-packed story about the powerful connection between humans and their pets, complete with epic space battles, and asks the age-old question: Can a corgi save the galaxy?
Eleven-year-old Reuben Mahmoud just wants a break. When he takes his pet corgi, Mr. Muffins, to the park, he expects to get just that—some free time to relax with his best friend. Instead, he finds himself smack dab in the middle of an alien invasion and apparently Mr. Muffins is destined to save the galaxy!
BUZZ!, first released in 2013 by writer Ananth Hirsh and artist Tess Stone, returns in February 2025 with an updated edition featuring all-new cover art and bonus material from the creators. Read and reread the frenetic tale of spelling-bee battles, friendship, and the discovery of self-worth!
Webster’s first day of high school goes off the rails when he ends up at a back-alley rumble . . . FOR UNDERGROUND SPELLING!
He’s dubbed the Golden Kid, and from that moment on he’s drawn into the world of underground spelling bees, where letters fly like shurikens and defeat is never an option. His talent is recognized by the mysterious and dashing Outlaw King Khan, and the suave and plucky Black Queen Bonnie, who introduce the Golden Kid to no-holds-barred competitive spelling in this timeless adventure.
Next March, Join Ash, Dot, and all the fighting champions in the fast-paced, action-packed graphic novelThe Littlest Fighter! The newest story from Eisner Award nominee Joey Weiser is perfect for young fans of kaiju monsters and epic battle sequences!
Ash is a novice fighter about the size of a human kid who battles giant monsters across the land, and boy, he has started to make a BIG name for himself as he defeats champion after champion on his way to fame and glory! Frankly, he’ll fight anyone, even if it means destroying a few buildings or villages along the way. That’s when he stumbles across Dot, a young villager who wants to put an end to all the fighting—which turns this littlest fighter’s whole world upside down!
Next April, from author Andrew Wheeler and visual storyteller Rye Hickman comes Hey, Mary!A touching LGBTQ+ story for young adults learning to accept every aspect of themselves.
Mark is a good Catholic boy. He goes to church, he says his prayers, and he spends too much time worrying about hell. When Mark realizes he has a crush on another boy in his school, he struggles to reconcile his feelings with his faith as the weight of centuries of shame and judgment—and his fear of his parents’ response—presses on his shoulders. Mark seeks advice from his priest, as well as a local drag performer, but also receives unexpected input from key figures in Catholic history and lore, including Joan of Arc, Michelangelo, St. Sebastian, and Savonarola. Ultimately, only Mark can answer the question: Is it possible for him to be both Catholic and gay?
(W) Kristen Kiesling (A) Rye Hickman In Shops: Apr 24, 2024 SRP: $24.99
Rowan Sterling should be worrying about normal teenage things like attending college and whether her best friend Lucas is maybe more than a friend. Instead, she’s having terrifying visions of blood and violence. As the premonitions increase in number and intensity, Rowan finds herself drugged, kidnapped, and sent to a mysterious facility called Rosewood. It isn’t long before Rowan discovers Rosewood isn’t a boarding school or an asylum: it’s a training center for teens with special abilities who are known as Harrows. Harrows can view the actions of would-be murderers before they commit crimes, and the scientists at Rosewood believe it is their duty to use the Harrows’ powers to make the world a safer place. Rowan is immediately drawn to Rosewood’s mission; after all, she lost her mother to a random act of violence two years prior. Empowered by the skills she’s acquired and ready to change the world, Rowan returns home, but when she reunites with Lucas, she has a vision of him shooting a man in cold blood. Now Rowan is questioning everything she learned at Rosewood-she refuses to believe Lucas is capable of murder-and sets out to protect him from the Harrows.
Next week, Abrams Fanfare will publish the genre-bending graphic novel thriller The Harrowing by illustrator Rye Hickman and writer Kristen Kiesling, who is making her comics writing debut. Stylish, surprising, suspenseful, and unsettling, the book follows a psychic teen who hunts potential killers… until she discovers the boy she loves is her next target. The Harrowingwill be published on April 16, 2024.
On the very day that 17 year-old Rowan Sterling almost, nearly, finally, kisses her longtime best friend and secret crush Lucas, she makes a surprising (and quite unwelcome) discovery. Rowan should be worrying about normal teenage things like attending college and whether Lucas is maybe more than a friend after all. But Rowan Sterling is gifted and she’s having terrifying visions of blood and violence. As her premonitions increase in number and intensity, Rowan seeks her father’s help, but instead finds herself drugged, kidnapped, and sent to a mysterious facility called Rosewood. And it isn’t long before Rowan discovers that it isn’t a boarding school or an asylum: it’s a training center for teens with special abilities who are known as Harrows. Rowan is a Harrow, a seer of death, and her world has forever changed.
Kiesling has shared an exclusive playlist and commentary to go with the upcoming graphic novel.
Music impacts all aspects of my writing. Different melodies and rhythms help me build tension or draw out a character’s emotions in a scene. For example, when I was writing The Harrowing, I knew Rowan’s character had to undergo the journey of losing everything she believed about her family, finding a new sense of identity, and then having it all torn away. It demanded that I tap into emotions of grief, chaos, love, and betrayal. Sometimes, I found myself stuck, unsure of what to write next or how to infuse the scene with the emotional punch it needed. Creating a playlist helped me immerse myself in the direction the story needed to take and kept me inspired to continue. I hope you enjoy!!!
DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride comic book anthology returns for 2024 in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! DC’s comics are as vast, varied, and fantastic as the incredible and weird locations found across the DC cosmos, and DC’s LGBTQIA+ characters are everywhere, belong anywhere, and can do anything they set their hearts and minds to. How they get there is as important as where they’re going, so join them as they explore the farthest edges of the DC Multiverse, together! DC’s 2024 Pride collection of books and comics will be available at your local comic book shop, bookstore, library, and beyond, taking DC’s characters across the far reaches of the Phantom Zone, the Fourth World, and beyond!
DC Pride 2024 #1, DC’s annual anthology containing all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan favorites, will publish on May 28. The 104-page Prestige format comic will feature a main cover by Kevin Wada, an open-to-order wraparound variant cover by David Talaski, foil and card stock variants by Babs Tarr, and Wada’s main cover offered as a 1:25 card stock variant.
In DC Pride 2024, DC will host an unmissable autobiographical story written by industry legend Phil Jimenez about the fantastical worlds that shaped him, brought to life by Giulio Macaione. This heartwarming story is a can’t-miss highlight, plus Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor, in a story by Nicole Maines and Jordan Gibson; Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld in a story by Gretchen Felker-Martin and Claire Roe; Superman (Jon Kent) gets Jay, Bunker, and the Ray together for a boys’ night out in A-Town in a story by Jarrett Williams and D.J. Kirkland; Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up in a story by Jamila Rowser and ONeillJones; Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival in a story by Ngozi Ukazu; Circuit Breaker’s unstable powers fritz him into the Phantom Zone in a story by Calvin Kasulke and Len Gogou; plus a Blue Starman story written by Al Ewing and character pinups, in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere—even the farthest reaches of the known and unknown worlds!
As an additional DC Pride teaser, this year’s anthology features a special preview of DC’s upcoming YA OGN The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by New York Times bestselling author of Wicked LovelyMelissa Marr, teamed up with celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge.
When Harleen signs up to participate in a clinical research trial with her girlfriend, Pamela, her only goals are extra cash and a chance to control her anxiety. But what she gets instead are increasingly larger gaps in her memory and stolen mementos from some guy named Jack. Soon Harleen discovers she’s sharing her life with Harley—a take-no-prisoners, who-cares-about-attendance, maybe-we-oughta-save-the-bunnies kind of girl. She is the opposite of Harleen in every way. And although she’s throwing Harleen’s life completely off track, maybe she ain’t so bad either…
New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr and celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge, with color by Jeremy Lawson and lettering by Lucas Gattoni, explore the twisted transformation from Harleen to Harley in this compelling new YA original graphic novel on sale beginning September 3!
In the 1990s, writer Rachel Pollack did the impossible: she raised the bar for surprise and strangeness in her beloved run following Grant Morrison’s career-making Doom Patrol! To celebrate her life and works, DC will publish a spotlight issue,DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack, hitting shelves on June 6. This 96-page one-shot comic book reprints the debut of the iconic Coagula, DC’s first transgender Super Hero, from Doom Patrol #70, penciled by Scot Eaton, along with the long-unavailable one-shot Vertigo Visions: The Geek (with superstar artist Michael Allred)!
And in a final, original short story, Rachel’s most beloved creation, Kate Godwin, a.k.a. Coagula, returns to the spotlight in a tale of triumph over death itself written by Joe Corallo, Rachel’s longtime friend and collaborator, and drawn by Rye Hickman!
Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story is the untold origin story of Dreamer, the first trans Super Hero ever to appear on TV! DC’s newest YA graphic novel publishes on April 2, written by Nicole Maines and drawn by Rye Hickman with color by Bex Glendining and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.
Nia’s spent her whole life taking a back seat to her older sister, Maeve, who was expected to inherit their mother’s Seer powers: the ability to see the future through dreams, passed down to one woman in each generation. But when Nia, a trans girl, starts having visions of the future, she must suppress her powers to protect her relationship with her sister.
Soon Nia’s dreams become impossible to ignore, and she has no choice but to distance herself as she navigates her new reality. Taking off for Metropolis, Nia is quickly swept up in the bustling city and, guided by her dreams, connects with a group of queer girls who feel more like sisters than her own. As Nia starts to discover her powers may be more than just a burden, she’s given a choice: accept her new responsibility as a Seer or give it all up for a chance at normalcy.
From Nicole Maines, the actress, activist, and writer who originated the fan-favorite role of Dreamer on the groundbreaking Supergirl TV show, and with art by Rye Hickman, who captures Nia’s depth and humor, comes this joyful and gut-wrenching graphic novel featuring characters from Galaxy: The Prettiest Star in DC’s first YA crossover!
Throughout its line of monthly comic books, DC will highlight Pride-themed variant covers on series that feature queer characters in regular and lead roles. This year, look for DC Pride covers on Action Comics #1066 (Betsy Cola),Batman #148 (Skylar Patridge),Green Arrow #13 (A.L. Kaplan), Poison Ivy #23 andHarley Quinn #41 (W. Scott Forbes), Nightwing #115 (Bruka Jones), Outsiders #8 (Don Aguillo), Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4 (Fatima Wajid), Superman #15 (Angel Solorzano), The Flash #10 (Nick Robles), and Wonder Woman #10 (Phil Jimenez and Arif Prianto).
And if you missed picking up previous years’ variant covers, DC has you covered with DC Pride: Uncovered #1! DC’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ artists put the party in Pride with their fabulous array of variant covers spotlighting LGBTQIA+ characters across the DCU year after year, and this art book collects a robust selection of fan favorites in one place for the very first time! Don’t miss out on a gallery of gorgeous art as imaginative and colorful as the characters themselves.
DC Pride: Uncovered #1, on sale June 11, is a gallery comic of gorgeous covers from Jen Bartel, Phil Jimenez, Jim Lee, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, David Talaski, Babs Tarr, Kris Anka, and more! DC Pride: Uncovered will have a main cover by Jen Bartel, with variant covers by Oscar Vega; Luciano Vecchio; Mateus Manhanini; and Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Tamra Bonvillain. DC Pride: Uncovered #1 will be scripted by DC editor Andrea Shea.
DC Pride is back again with a brave and bold and all-new collection of stories starring DC’s fan-favorite stable of LGBTQIA+ characters–many of whom will find themselves in thrilling team-ups the likes of which you’ve never seen before!
Story: Grant Morrison, Jeremy Holt, Leah Williams, Mildred Louis, Rex Ogle, A.L. Kaplan, Josh Trujillo, Nicole Maines, Christopher Cantwell, Nadia Shammas Art: Hayden Sherman, Andrew Drilon, Paulina Ganucheau, Stephen Sadowski, Skylar Patridge, Mildred Louis, Bruka Jones, A.L. Kaplan, Don Aguillo, Rye Hickman, Claire Roe, Triona Farrell, Babs Tarr, Angel Solorzano, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Noah Dao, Maria Llovet, Brandt & Stein Letterer: Aditya Bidikar, Lucas Gattoni, Frank Cvetkovic, Ariana Maher, Morgan Martinez, Rusty Gladd Color: Marissa Louise, Enrica Erin Angiolini, Tamra Bonvillain, Dearbhla Kelly, Bex Glendining
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(W) Grant Morrison, Nicole Maines, Christopher Cantwell, Nadia Shammas, and others (A) Hayden Sherman, Paulina Ganucheau, Stephen Sadowski, Skylar Patridge, Mildred Louis, and others In Shops: May 30, 2023 SRP: $9.99
DC Pride is back again with a brave and bold and all-new collection of stories starring DC’s fan-favorite stable of LGBTQIA+ characters–many of whom will find themselves in thrilling team-ups the likes of which you’ve never seen before! Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy go to extreme measures to get a little alone time…but there’s nowhere on the planet Crush can’t crash! Jon Kent gets a comprehensive course in dark magic when John Constantine sics a golem on him. Tim Drake and Connor Hawke learn that there’s nothing more awkward than reuniting with an old friend after you’ve both come out and one of you was indoctrinated by the League of Shadows for a while. Circuit Breaker struggles to stifle his powers after the Flash of Earth-11 leaps out of the time stream and knocks them both into another dimension. Just how far would Flashlight go to honor his lost love? All these stories and many more in DC Pride 2023! This year’s anthology also includes: An introduction by Phil Jimenez! A 5-page preview of Dreamer’s YA debut written by Nicole Maines and drawn by Rye Hickman! A parade of pinups by Babs Tarr, Maria Llovet, Brandt & Stein, Noah Dao, Travis G. Moore, and more!
