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Jeremy Bastian, Sean Forney, Cully Hamner, Joëlle Jones, Tom King, and Chip Zdarsky are coming to Baltimore Comic Con

Attend the Baltimore Comic-Con this September 25-27, 2026 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. Baltimore Comic-Con has announced Jeremy Bastian, Sean Forney, Cully Hamner, Joëlle Jones, Tom King, and Chip Zdarsky as comics guests of the 2026 event. You can purchase tickets online now!

Jeremy Bastian is the creator and illustrator of Cursed Pirate Girl from BOOM! Studios and Archaia Comics. He is renowned for his delicate detail, whimsical characters, and strange creatures, all drawn at the actual print size with a very small brush! Cursed Pirate Girl beckons to the 19th century in both subject and style. He has also contributed to Guild: Tink from Dark Horse Comics, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard from BOOM! Studios/Archaia Comics, Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream from Locust Moon Press, and Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom from Simon and Schuster. His Cursed Pirate Girl Annual was released by BOOM! Studios.

Sean Forney is an illustrator currently working on covers and art for Counterpoint Comics, Rocketship, Coffin Comics, Dynamite, Image, Orange Cone, Aspen, and Castle Thunder Comics, along with his own series, Scarlet Huntress. Published cover titles: Commander Tomorrow (Rocketship), Thundercats (Dynamite), Chutzpah (Castle Thunder Comics), Lady Death (Coffin), Vanish (Image), Vampirella/Red Sonja (Dynamite), Vampirella Strikes (Dynamite), Fathom: The Core (Aspen), Spicy Pulp Comics (Virus/Heavy Metal), Bloodstrike (Image), and TMNT (IDW). Cover and interiors: Counterpoint, Rocketship, Bear Claw Studios, Devil’s Due/1First, and Zenescope. Commercial artwork includes Upper Deck, Cut the Rope (Titan Publishing), Lego, Inc., My Adventures with Spider-Man (Marvel/Identity Direct), and Spin Master’s Bakugan toy line. The newest issues of Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman and Scarlet Huntress Meets Wendigo are both out now.

Cully Hamner has drawn many things for many publishers, but he’s probably best known for co-creating Jaime Reyes (DC Comics’ current Blue Beetle, recently adapted into a Warner Bros. feature film); his creator-owned comic Red (also adapted as a pair of hit Bruce Willis films); and a list of credits at DC about as long as your leg — most recently as cover artist on numerous titles across the Batman and Superman lines, as well as the new Blue Beetle: Graduation Day, and interiors on books like Detective ComicsSuperman Red & Blue, and Blue and Gold. At Marvel, he’s provided a ton of covers for the Spider-Man titles, Black Panther vs. DeadpoolWar of the RealmsYonduM.O.D.O.K.Planet of the ApesAliens, and the Joe Fixit series. Also coming up are covers for BOOM! Studios, AWA, Tiny Onion, Mad Cave, and many other publishers. His next major projects are Ruby Actual with Greg Rucka at Image Comics and as regular cover artist on DC’s new JSA series by Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui.

Joëlle Jones is an Eisner-nominated artist currently living and working in the Pacific Northwest.

Since attending PNCA in Portland, OR, Jones has contributed to a wide range of mainstream and indie projects, with credits at Marvel, DC, IDW, BOOM! Studios, Vertigo, Oni Press, The New York Times, and fashion designer Prada. Notable titles include her creator-owned series Lady Killer, as well as Wonder GirlBatmanCatwomanSupergirl: Being Super, and Helheim.

She is also a founding member of the creator-owned publisher DSTLRY, with several projects in the works there.

Tom King is the New York Times-bestselling author and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer of comic book projects including Batman, Mister MiracleStrange AdventuresThe Human TargetThe Vision, and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the latter which serves a source material for the DC Studios film Supergirl released on June 26, 2026. He recently served as co-creator of the HBO series Lanterns, released in August 2026. Currently, King is writing Wonder Woman at DC Comics, The Archie Movie for Universal Studios, and showrunning the much-anticipated Mister Miracle animated series. Prior to his writing career, King served overseas in the Iraq and Afghan theaters of war as a counterterrorism officer in the CIA. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children.

Chip Zdarsky is the current writer of Captain America for Marvel Comics despite being Canadian. For Image Comics, he’s the writer of Newburn and the writer/illustrator of the award-winning Public Domain.

His previous work includes DaredevilBatman, and Spider-Man: Life Story for Marvel, and he’s the illustrator of Image Comics’ Sex Criminals, an Eisner-winning series and NYT Bestseller despite all the penis jokes.


This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Rafael Albuquerque (Absolute Green Arrow), Jiba Molei Anderson (The Horsemen, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rodney Barnes (Killedelphia, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Brett Bean (D’Orc), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Carolyn Belefski (Curls), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Eric Canete (Absolute Superman), Joe Carabeo (The Legettes), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Iron Man), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men), Taurin Clarke (Star Wars: Jedi Knights), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Denys Cowan (The Question), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), Mike Decarlo (The Simpsons), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Olivia Dufault (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Victor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), Sean Forney (Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman), Trish Forstner (Feral), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), David Gerrold (Star Trek), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman), Kevin Grevioux (I, Frankenstein, courtesy of Advent Comics), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), N. Steven Harris (Aztek: The Ultimate Man, courtesy of Advent Comics), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, courtesy of Ignition Press), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Sean Damian Hill (Bishop: War College, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jamal Igle (Superman), Joseph P. Illidge (The Shadow Cabinet, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rebecca Isaacs (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), JG Jones (Wanted), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Creees Lee (Sorcerer Supreme), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Jim Lee (Batman: H2SH), Rick Leonardi (Spider-Man 2099), Jesse Lonergan (DROME), Tula Lotay (Bloodland), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Andy MacDonald (Rogue Planet), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Anthony Marques (Superman Unlimited), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, courtesy of Advent Press), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Bill McKay (Kim the Delusional), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Joshua Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (Batman), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Dan Parsons (Star Wars), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Pornsak Pichetshote (Absolute Green Arrow), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Eric Powell (The Goon), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Andy Runton (Owly), Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matt Slay (Patchwork Ends), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Cat Staggs (David Dastmachian’s Through), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Charles Stewart III (Storm: Lifedream, courtesy of Advent Comics), Karl Story (Batman & Robin), Brandon Thomas (Legend Has It, courtesy of Advent Comics), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Frank Tieri (Absolute Batman: Ark-M), Peter J. Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Jonathan Uribe (Spawn, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Dave Wachter (Godzilla), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Dan Watters (Mad Science Division, courtesy of Ignition Press), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Ron Wilson (Marvel Two-In-One), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Thom Zahler (Long Distance), and Chip Zdarsky (Captain America).

Lanterns S1E1 “Pilot” delivers the buddy copy formula with a superhero twist

Lanterns

DC Studios‘ latest big project has hit television with the debut of Lanterns on HBO. Based on DC ComicsGreen Lantern, the series stars Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. The debut episode quickly sets up the dynamic of these two, as Jordan is the grizzled, seen a lot of shit, veteran, training his rookie replacement… and Jordan being a massive asshole during it but in the end, is giving him a good one.

Produced and written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, the series has a pretty high pedigree, and it absolutely meets the high bar as far as expectations.

After an intro that really gets the setting and characters down, Jordan and Stewart head to a small town in Nebraska where bodies lay on a football field after a shooting and Hal is convinced it involves aliens. Lanterns might be based on a green hued comic series, but what’s presented is more in line with HBO’s grittier adult detective series.

The comic goes heavy on the grizzled vet fucking with his rookie partner and the dynamic between Jordan and Pierre is fantastic. This isn’t the hotshot Hal Jordan of the comics, it’s one who’s been doing this for quite a while and is irritable and irritating. He also has no problem mouthing off and treating his partner like crap. He’s every grizzled vet cop that’s been on a cop and detective show. He’s one that’s willing to pick fights and do things his way.

John Stewart is the rules following rookie who listens to his boss(es) and follows orders, even when the boss is a complete asshole. We get glimpses of his childhood towards the beginning (something that feels new to the character) that hints at something much darker in his past.

Where the show really surprises is the humor of it all. The interactions between Jordan and Stewart often result in laughs, with Jordan delivering his dry sense of wit. The situations, while serious, are delivered in such a way it’s hard to not laugh. Much of the laughs come from the fantastic play between Chandler and Pierre. Their line deliveries and interactions are brilliant and make a dry and serious show in tone, entertaining and fun.

Of course, the series has a grand conspiracy involving invading aliens on some sort of mission, local conspiracy militias, murder, and the Lanterns’ special powers. In many ways, the series has more in common with HBO’s other DC superhero series Watchmen, than it does with a DC Studios production like the recent Superman.

Overall, it’s an interesting series that fits right with many of the prestige shows on HBO. It might feel like a departure from the superheroes one might expect from DC Studios, but it shows DC is far more than tights. If this is more of what we can expect in the revamped DC live action world, it’s a welcome addition and direction for live action comic adaptations.

Overall Rating: 9.0

Preview: Jughead: Piemageddon #1

Jughead: Piemageddon #1

(W) Tom King (A) Dan Parent

This is it—the hottest comic of the summer, fresh out of the oven! The incomparable writer TOM KING (of the upcoming Archie movie!) teams up with legendary artist Dan Parent to present one of the wildest events to ever take place in the Archie Universe!

Picture it: Riverdale, some year A.D. What was supposed to start out as a showcase of Jughead’s pie-eating skills morphed into the wildest food fight America—no, THE WORLD—has ever seen. Betty vs. Veronica (kind of), Reggie being… well, Reggie. Hot Dog lounging. Friends turned to enemies. Hearts broken. Crumbs everywhere. What’s to become of Riverdale? And will Jughead ever get to taste a sweet morsel of pie? All this AND a peek at Old Man Archie & Jughead. No matter what your favorite flavor is, this issue has something for you. Have a taste for yourself in JUGHEAD: PIEMAGGEDDON!

Jughead: Piemageddon #1

SDCC 2026: Lanterns gets an Official Trailer Ahead of its August Debut!

HBO Max has unveiled the official trailer for the DC Studios drama series Lanterns, from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television, during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) featuring stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, and co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King. The eight-episode season debuts Sunday, August 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery with cosmic ties as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

The series stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, Ulrich Thomsen, Nathan Fillion, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Graphic Book Club: Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow

Matthew Klein joins Alex K Cossa to kick off the newest audio offering from Graphic Policy, the Graphic Book Club!

Join us for the fourth episode where we talk about Super Girl: Woman of Tomorrow

We spend a bit of time talking about the book, getting into a few related side topics before finally picking the next read: Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage. See below for more information on the next read.

Join the conversation!

Matthew and Alex on Bluesky @matthewklein316.bsky.social and @karcossa.bsky.social.
Matthew’s on Instagram @macktheknife1116.

Matthew’s book Crashing is available now through IDW Publishing. His webcomic The Rhyme Scheme is available for free here. You can also find his podcast, Comics For You via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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It’s time to go back to the 90’s! Carnage, the spawn of Venom, has assembled an army of Spider-Man’s criminally insane adversaries to spread his message of hostility, chaos and wholesale slaughter: Carrion, Demogoblin, Shriek and the Spider-Man Doppelganger! Outmanned and overpowered, the wall-crawler must recruit his own band of super-beings to combat the rising tide of evil: Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger, Firestar, Captain America, Iron Fist, Deathlok and – Venom?! Spider-Man’s worst enemy becomes his uneasy ally in the battle to halt the pure evil of Carnage’s mad rampage! Plus, an explosive day for Peter Parker leads him into a savage showdown with the Punisher – and Sabretooth!

The book is available in multiple different formats from your favourite local retailer.

Purchase: Amazon

Preview: Wonder Woman #34

Wonder Woman #34

(W) Tom King (A) Daniel Sampere, Bruno Redondo

THE BATTLE IS ONLY BEGINNING!

Diana and Steve’s bittersweet reunion is cut short by the Matriarch and her plans to destroy Wonder Woman. Can Trinity save her parents and the world? You won’t want to miss the riveting conclusion of “The Wonder War” Act One!

Cover of Wonder Woman comic issue 34 featuring three characters: Wonder Woman wielding her lasso, a hand gripping a sword, and a character with white hair in the background. The title 'Wonder Woman' is prominently displayed at the top.

Preview: DC W.I.P.: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1

DC W.I.P.: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1

(W) Tom King (A) Bilquis Evely

A LOOK AT THE STUNNING SUPERGIRL EPIC BY TOM KING AND BILQUIS EVELY! Step into the world of comics like never before with DC W.I.P. Get up close and personal with the stunning original artwork from one of comics’ greatest artists. Featuring the original art of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow from Bilquis Evely! The brilliance of Evely’s work can be seen like never before in this massive oversize presentation. Don’t miss your chance to own this incredible, one-of-a-kind piece of comics history.

Line art illustration of Supergirl holding a sword aloft, wearing her iconic costume, with a dog by her side; text reads 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1'.

“The Wonder War Act 2” Begins in September with Wonder Woman #37 and Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1

The second act of “The Wonder War” begins this September! DC has revealed that Act 2 of the storyline begins on September 16 with Wonder Woman #37 by writer Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere, and continues on September 30 with Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, a 48-page special from writer Stephanie Williams, writer Leah Williams, artist Eduardo Pansica, and artist Belén Ortega.

In Wonder Woman #37, “The Wonder War” continues! Steve Trevor and his daughter Trinity arrive in the present after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Matriarch 20 years in the future. Now they must find Wonder Woman and convince her of the threat a seemingly innocent child will pose in the years to come. Will the truth prevail? Don’t miss the exciting first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2”!

Wonder Woman #37, written by Tom King with art and cover by Daniel Sampere, will feature variant covers by David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom, and Mahmud A. Asrar. This first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2” publishes on September 16 with a main cover priced at $4.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $5.99 US.

In Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, we witness the Matriarch’s inferno. After the shocking events of Wonder Woman #34, the Matriarch must crawl her way through Hell and back to the land of the living to stop Steve Trevor and Trinity from changing the past. The only thing that stands in her way is a river filled with the souls of heroes and villains alike who perished by her hand. Retribution is coming for the Matriarch. Will she survive it, or is she doomed to fate?

Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, written by Stephanie Williams and Leah Williams with art by Eduardo Pansica and Belén Ortega and a cover by Daniel Sampere, will feature variant covers by Kyuyong Eom, Guillem March, and Leirix. This 48-page special publishes on September 30 with a main cover priced at $5.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $6.99 US.

The Visions is that good. Don’t miss the Marvel Premier Collection edition

The android Avenger known as the Vision wants to be human — and what’s more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning — to the laboratory where Ultron created him as a weapon. The place where he first rebelled against his destiny and imagined that he could be more — that he could be a man. There, he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition (or obsession): the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold the Visions! Theirs is a story of togetherness and tragedy — one that will set the former Avenger on course for a devastating confrontation with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Story: Tom King
Art: Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Michael Walsh
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Clayton Cowles

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Tom King, Gabriel Walta, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles reteam for Murder with Six of Us

Dark Horse Comics, writer Tom King, and artist Gabriel Hernández Walta presents Six of Us, a brutal Hollywood noir. Joined by colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Clayton Cowles, this brutal story of grief and lies behind the camera lens arrives in comic shops September 2026. 

This six-issue series includes covers by Hernández Walta with variant covers by Fabio Moon, Elsa Charretier, Jorge Fornes, Raul Alen, Tula Lotay, and more.

A beloved cast member of a hit show dies under mysterious circumstances, sending shockwaves through Hollywood and revealing the secrets, betrayals, and desires lurking beneath the glittering facade. As the surviving cast confront their past; old rivalries and hidden truths emerge and the line between life and performance begins to blur.

Find the truth “behind-the-scenes” in a story about grief, ambition and lies we tell to keep the show alive in Six of Us #1 (of 6) when the series arrives in comic shops on September 9, 2026, for $4.99.

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