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Shaq, Stephanie Williams, Ray-Anthony Height, Studio Sky-Tiger, and Archie team for Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar

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Shaquille O’Neal is setting sail into the comic book world! The basketball Hall of Famer and business mogul has partnered with Archie Comics to develop Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar, a new original comic book series coming this fall centered on the rise of one of history’s most mythological pirates, by Eisner-nominated writer Stephanie Williams with artwork by Ray-Anthony Height and Studio Sky-Tiger. Colin Smeeton, Mike Parris, and Matthew Gross from O’Neal’s Jersey Legends Productions/Authentic Studios are overseeing the project for the studio. 

Described as a grounded, character-driven pirate epic, the project charts the transformation of an African king from royalty to slavery to a feared outlaw of the Caribbean, blending historical inspiration with cinematic storytelling. The project is positioned as a sprawling, franchise-ready narrative, combining the political complexity of Black Sails, the sweeping scope of Vikings, and the character-driven storytelling of Shōgun. The release described the tone as leans “Gladiator on the high seas,” with a focus on power, survival, and vengeance.

Growing up, I always loved stories about warriors who refused to quit. Black Caesar starts as a king, loses everything, and takes his freedom back on his own terms. That’s the kind of story I want to help tell. We built something that’s going to entertain you and make you think. I’m ready for the world to see what we created with Archie Comics, an iconic brand I have been a big fan of for many years. Archie has such an incredible legacy of storytelling, and being able to collaborate with a brand that has meant so much to generations of fans made this project even more exciting for me

-Shaquille O’Neal

For O’Neal, the project represents a move deeper into original IP creation, with a story that emphasizes legacy, identity, and the cost of freedom.

Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar is slated for release this year, with additional details to be announced at a later date.

DC Announces New Series, Returning Favorites, and a Crossover for DC GO!

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DC has revealed what’s coming to DC GO!, the publisher’s mobile-first webcomics imprint. Launching in October 2024, DC GO! has become a destination for fast-paced, character-driven digital stories designed for vertical reading. DC GO! delivers original DC stories and reimagined classics in an easy-to-read scrolling format, with episodes crafted for quick, engaging reading sessions and fresh takes on iconic characters.

In 2026, the imprint will debut new seasons for five returning fan-favorite series, launch three brand-new originals, and bring storylines together in its first-ever crossover event, “Runway to Ruin!,” marking DC GO!’s biggest slate to date. 

DC GO! will kick off its 2026 slate with new seasons of three of its most-read originals:

  • Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite (Slice-of-Life/Superhero Comedy) follows Jon’s attempts to balance superheroics with a Daily Planet internship (June 2026) by writer Sam Camp and artist Seraji. The first episode of the new season is available now on DC Universe Infinite.
  • The Magical Mysteries of Shazam! (Fantasy/Supernatural Adventure) brings Billy Batson’s whimsical, monster-filled world to life with heart and humor (August 2026) by writer Steve Orlando and artist Giopota.
  • Nothing Butt Nightwing (Action/Comedy) sends Dick Grayson undercover as a globe-trotting supermodel in a stylish, comedic caper (September 2026) by writer Patrick R. Young and artist Moy R. Marco.
Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite

These titles will lead into DC GO!’s first imprint-wide crossover event, “Runway to Ruin!” arriving October 2026 with an Alpha episode written by Patrick R. Young and art by Andrew Drilon. The event will weave together storylines from across the slate throughout the month, culminating in an Omega episode. Following the crossover, DC GO! will debut three new original webcomic series and launch new seasons of two more continuing series.

Runway to Ruin

For fans of Warriors and a Wee Wonder and Harley Quinn in Paradise, new stories are on the horizon! Stay tuned for Warriors and a Tween Wonder (Slice-Of-Life/Comedy) by writer Stephanie Williams and artist Dominic Bustamante, and Poison Ivy in Briarwood (Romance/Comedy) by writer CRC Payne and artist Bailie Rosenlund, launching later this year.

Poison Ivy in Briarwood

This all coincides with the line’s first print releases in October 2026, with Ringo Award Winner for Best Humor Webcomic Nothing Butt Nightwing Vol. 1 (collecting episodes 1-13), Ringo Award Nominee for Best Humor Webcomic Harley Quinn in Paradise Vol. 1 (collecting episodes 1-13), and Ringo Award Winner for Best Webcomic Renaissance of Raven (collecting the full series). These releases mark the first time these DC GO! stories will be available in print, expanding the imprint’s reach to new readers and retailers.

Roots of Madness #6 wraps things up nicely for the series while teasing the future

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Etta’s research into the mysterious flowers that grow around the Meridian Fellowship has allowed her to unlock the secrets of the universe, but at what cost? As the sinister forces within the Fellowship try to wrestle her discoveries away from her, can Etta maintain her grip on reality, or will she succumb to the temptation of the flowers just like those who came before her?

Story: Stephanie Williams
Art: Letizia Cadonici
Color: Alessandro Santoro
Letterer: Andworld Design

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: Street Sharks Annual 2026 #1

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Street Sharks Annual 2026 #1

(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Ariel Medel

A new shark enters the fight—and this one’s a whale!

The Street Sharks’ best friend and trusted ally, Moby Lick, is in town on the heels of one of the Sharks’ worst enemies. Evil businessman and big-game poacher Malcolm Medusa III and his trusted saboteur henchman, Clammando, have broken out of prison at the same time a dinosaur was found alive in a deep ocean trench. They’re set on capturing the dinosaur and cloning it to seed the next generation of fossil fuels! But they’ll need a scientist to make it happen, and who better than their last cellmate, Dr. Paradigm? The Street Sharks will need all the help they can get to stop all three of their greatest enemies!

And in the backup story: With the lair all to himself, Bends invites a girl over for a dinner date. But when the Sharks are away, the Seaviates come out to play! Bends will be defenseless to stop them…or so he wants you to believe.

Street Sharks Annual 2026 #1

Preview: Temporal

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Temporal

(w) Stephanie Williams (a) Asiah Fulmore

From acclaimed writer Stephanie Williams (Nubia & The Amazons, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll, The Raven Boys graphic novel adaptation) and rising comic artist Asiah Fulmore (Amethyst: Princess Of Gemworld and Batman: The Brave and The Bold) comes a thrilling new limited series about family, identity, and the dangerous allure of who we used to be. A retired time thief risks everything to steal a vintage gaming console for her son, accidentally reawakening dangerous forces that could collapse all realities, forcing her to confront her past to save her family’s future.

Once upon a time, Savannah and Marcus were the most skilled temporal thieves in the business, slipping through history to acquire rare artifacts. That was before they settled down, had a son, and built a quiet life together. Ten years later, as their son Harper celebrates his birthday, Savannah questions whether suburban bliss is enough. When Harper’s disappointment over a replica gaming console triggers memories of her former life, Savannah makes a decision that could jeopardize everything she and Marcus have built. Against her husband’s knowledge and her best friend’s warnings, Savannah steps back into the portal for “one last job” – a simple mission to retrieve an original gaming console from the past. But nothing stays simple for long in a business where time is money.

Temporal

Roots of Madness #5 teases a bit more of what’s going on, putting pieces of the puzzle together

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Etta’s experiments on the magical flowers her ancestors tried to warn her about have taken her well beyond scientific expectation. Her benefactors at the Meridian Fellowship, on the other hand, have hoped for the results she’s seeing. As Etta unlocks the remarkable secrets of the flowers, Jewel and the others at the Fellowship reveal their true intentions. Just what has Etta done?

Story: Stephanie Williams
Art: Letizia Cadonici
Color: Alessandro Santoro
Letterer: Andworld Design

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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New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident Gets a New Printing. Returns in April

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Nothing alleged about it, following strong demand at comic shops, New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident is returning to shelves on April 22. Dan Mora leads the second printing with a brand-new Second Printing variant cover, while Diego Olortegui’s second Printing main cover will feature a recolored logo.

The issue is led by writers Joseph P. Illidge, Stephanie Williams, Morgan Hampton, and Nikolas Draper-Ivey, with art by Carlo Pagulayan, Valentine De Landro, Edwin Galmon, and others. Covers for the issue include work by Diego Olortegui, Denys Cowan, Dan Jurgens, Yasmine Putri, Carlo Pagulayan, and Sway. The story reframes Dakota City as a pivotal battleground whose consequences continue to ripple throughout the DC Universe. 

Spinning out of the pages of New History of the DC Universe, uncover an untold moment in DC history, where a murder leads to an all-out war between the heroes of Dakota City and the U.S. government led by Lex Luthor. As their home becomes a battlefield, what must Static, Rocket, and the others sacrifice to keep their loved ones safe? But as heroes fall in the past, the stage is set for their return in the present…

Originally released February 25, New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident quickly generated significant attention among retailers and readers, with the first printing selling through at distribution shortly after release. The story dives deep into the events that shaped the Milestone Universe while placing them within the evolving historical framework of DC’s larger mythology.

With demand for the issue continuing to grow, the second printing ensures that readers and collectors will have another opportunity to experience this important chapter in the evolving history of Dakota City and the DC Universe. 

Check out our review of New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident and the new covers below.

New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident Lays Out the Past, Present, and Future

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Spinning out of the pages of New History of the DC Universe, uncover an untold moment in DC history, where a murder leads to an all-out war between the heroes of Dakota City and U.S. government! As their home becomes a battlefield, what must Static, Rocket, and the others sacrifice to keep their loved ones safe? But as heroes fall in the past, the stage is set for their return in the present…

Story: Joseph P. Illidge, Stephanie Williams, Morgan Hampton, Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Art: Valentine De Landro, Carlo Pagulayan, Stephen Segovia, Fico Ossio, Edwin Galmon
Ink: Jason Paz
Color: Marissa Louise, John Kalisz, Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Andworld Design

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: Star Trek Deviations: Threads of Destiny #1

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Star Trek Deviations: Threads of Destiny #1

(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Greg Maldonado

This special one-shot features Lieutenant Nyota Uhura. In the 23rd century, she explores far-flung star systems with her crew on the Enterprise as part of her mission to communicate and build bridges with life found across the Galaxy. But in the 20th century, humankind was working to build understanding among themselves, with African Americans on Earth championing the Civil Rights Movement and using their voices and acts of protest to end racial segregation and discrimination.

Now, by way of the Guardian of Forever, Uhura is yanked back through time to 1963. There, she’ll join all those fighting for equality and justice and reconnect to why her work as a communications officer is perhaps the most important work of all.

Star Trek Deviations: Threads of Destiny #1

Preview: Temporal #5

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Temporal #5

(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Asiah Fulmore

The series finale! Pulled through a mysterious portal, Savannah and Harper find themselves in an impossible place as two Earths threaten to collide. With reality itself unraveling, long-buried secrets about the fractured moon and the Temporal Key Stone finally surface, along with a discovery that will change the Morris family forever.

Temporal #5
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