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Vampire: The Masquerade comes to Titan Comics in November with Vampire: The Masquerade: Wake in Hate

Titan Comics and White Wolf have announced a BRAND-NEW comic book series, exploring a new world within the universe of one of the most iconic tabletop role playing games, Vampire: The Masquerade! Vampire: The Masquerade: Wake in Hate #1 hits comic shops on the November 11, 2026. This new 4-part comic series brings on board a stellar creative team featuring award-winning writer John Lees with art by Tom Mandrake.

When a city on edge becomes a feeding ground, one vampire is sent into the chaos to uncover what’s really hunting amidst the protests.

In the shadows of a city on fire, the bloody feed on every screen has spilled into the streets. Amidst the turmoil, whispers spread of bodies drained in the chaos, killings too precise to be human. When suspicion falls on vampires exploiting the unrest, the powers that be turn to Silky, enigmatic owner of The Dutchman bar, to uncover the truth.

Vampire: The Masquerade: Wake in Hate #1 hits comic stores on the November 11, 2026. The series will consist of 4 issues, followed by a graphic novel collection releasing in April 2027. It features covers by Andrea Sorrentino, Seth Adams, Tom Mandrake, and Andrea Olimpieri.

DC Celebrates the Legacy of Joe Kubert on His Centennial This September

This September, DC celebrates the life and legacy of legendary artist, writer, and educator Joe Kubert on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Across a career that spanned generations, Kubert helped define the visual language of comic book storytelling through his groundbreaking work on characters including Sgt. Rock, Hawkman, Enemy Ace, Ragman, Tarzan, and many others. His dynamic artwork, unforgettable covers, and commitment to nurturing future generations of artists through the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art continue to influence comics today.

To honor Kubert’s centennial, DC will publish a series of special releases celebrating his artistry, storytelling, and enduring impact on the medium.

Artists, Family, and Students Unite to Honor Joe Kubert

Leading the celebration is DC Special #5 Facsimile Edition, accompanied by a newly commissioned artist-jam homage cover that brings together members of the Kubert family and acclaimed Kubert School alumni to celebrate Joe Kubert’s enduring influence on generations of comic book artists.

Contributors to the commemorative cover include Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Emma Kubert, Jan Duursema, Tom Mandrake, Ron Wagner, Amanda Conner, Rick Veitch, Stephen R. Bissette, Lee Weeks, Ron Randall, Steve Lieber, and colorist Brad Anderson.

Originally curated by Joe Kubert himself, DC Special #5 presents four of the creator’s personal favorite stories and stands as a fitting tribute to an artist whose influence continues to shape the industry decades after his work first appeared on newsstands.

DC Special #5 Facsimile Edition arrives September 16 and features additional foil and blank sketch cover variants celebrating Kubert’s legacy.

100 Years of Iconic Covers

Also arriving in September is Joe Kubert: 100 Years – A Life in Covers, a comic book gallery showcasing some of the most memorable covers from Kubert’s remarkable career.

Spanning multiple decades of DC history, the collection highlights Kubert’s work on titles including The Brave and the Bold, House of Mystery, Sgt. Rock, Ragman, and more, demonstrating the versatility, emotion, and storytelling power that made Kubert one of comics’ most recognizable visual voices.

The one-shot also includes a special foreword by Katie Kubert, offering a personal perspective on her grandfather’s enduring legacy.

Joe Kubert: 100 Years – A Life in Covers #1 arrives September 16.

Celebrating Sgt. Rock

Rounding out the centennial celebration is Sgt. Rock by Joe Kubert: Deluxe Edition, a hardcover collection spotlighting many of Kubert’s defining stories featuring the character most closely associated with his career.

Presented in fully restored color, the collection showcases Kubert’s mastery of visual storytelling across stories of heroism, sacrifice, and humanity set against the backdrop of war.

Whether depicting battlefield action or quieter character moments, Kubert’s work on Sgt. Rock remains a benchmark for comic book storytelling and continues to inspire readers and creators alike.

Sgt. Rock by Joe Kubert: Deluxe Edition arrives September 15.

Sgt. Rock by Joe Kubert: Deluxe Edition

A Legacy That Lives On

One hundred years after Joe Kubert’s birth, his influence can still be seen across the comics industry through the artists he inspired, the stories he created, and the generations of creators who followed in his footsteps.

This September, DC invites readers to celebrate the life and work of a creator whose contributions helped shape the history of comics and whose artistic legacy continues to endure.

DC’s Joe Kubert centennial releases will be available this September wherever comics, books, and graphic novels are sold.

Preview: Swamp Thing 1989 #4

Swamp Thing 1989 #4

(W) Rick Veitch (A) Tom Mandrake

THE CHILD IS BORN, AND ALL OF HELL IS LICKING ITS CHOPS! After over three decades of anticipation, Rick Veitch’s legendary finale to the Swamp Thing saga explodes! The child is born, and Anton Arcane has slithered out of hell to claim them as his final prize. Can John Constantine and Abby’s closest friends protect their baby? Will the fate of the world be tipped into an abyss of unalloyed hatred? Or will Swamp Thing do whatever it takes to return to his loved ones and save them from Arcane’s clutches? Welcome to the ultimate ending to the saga of Swamp Thing.

Swamp Thing 1989 #4

Preview: Swamp Thing 1989 #3

Swamp Thing 1989 #3

(W) Rick Veitch (A) Tom Mandrake

BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, SWAMP THING MUST FACE THE SOURCE! After three decades of controversy and cancellation, Rick Veitch’s finale to the Swamp Thing time-travel saga barrels toward its mind-bending conclusion! Swamp Thing’s journey back through time has finally led all the way to the Big Bang and beyond. There, in the presence of the Source of the Multiverse, Swamp Thing must make an impossible choice: join the Source of life itself or find his way home to Abby. While 13 billion years in the future, John Constantine works his occult network while Hell itself is ablaze with villains of yesteryears forging evil into a new and terrifying form! The child of Swamp Thing, Abby Arcane, and John Constantine, heir to the role of Earth’s Elemental, is about to be born. And everything hangs in the balance.

Cover of Swamp Thing comic issue #90 featuring a large stone monolith with 'SWAMP THING' written on it, surrounded by a fiery background, and a green creature standing in the foreground.

Preview: Swamp Thing 1989 #2

Swamp Thing 1989 #2

(W) Rick Veitch (A) Tom Mandrake

As Swamp Thing is flung backwards through time, his true destination is revealed! While John Constantine works a world of connections to locate the lost elemental, Abby prepares to give birth to their child of three worlds. Witness the epic odyssey that could not see print until now! Over three decades in the making, welcome to the grand finale of Swamp Thing!

Swamp Thing 1989 #2

Rick Veitch, Michael Zulli, and Vince Locke’s Swamp Thing 1989 #1 comes to comic shelves this April

DC has announced that Swamp Thing 1989 #1, the long-awaited, fully restored, lost issue that begins the conclusion of Rick Veitch’s acclaimed late-1980s run on Swamp Thing will be released in April 2026. After more than three decades, Veitch’s ambitious final epic will be released under the DC Black Label across four issues, published monthly through July.

Written by Rick Veitch, with art by original penciler Michael Zulli and inked by Vince LockeSwamp Thing 1989 #1 completes the comic Veitch and Zulli intended to deliver as Swamp Thing #88. In this issue, Swamp Thing is cast back through time and encounters a humble carpenter whose presence will alter the creature’s destiny and send ripples through the DC Universe. The issue also sets the stage for the long-anticipated origin of Etrigan the Demon and catapults Swamp Thing on his mythic journey back to the Big Bang and beyond.

The main cover by Rick Veitch reflects the quiet tension and symbolic weight of the story’s historical setting. Variant and foil covers by Michael Zulli present painterly imagery of Swamp Thing that captures the emotional and mythic intensity surrounding this pivotal moment in Swamp Thing’s saga.

The issue will be released with its original trade dress, period-accurate numbering on the cover, facsimile-style paper stock, and vintage ads, Swamp Thing 1989 #1 begins the journey to Veitch’s final Swamp Thing saga, running as it would have been published in 1989.

DC Black Label is completing the work exactly as it was intended. The long-lost Swamp Thing #88, now called Swamp Thing 1989 #1, features art by the late Michael Zulli, who returned to work on the issue before his passing in 2024, completing the painting featured as the variant cover. Working closely with Zulli’s wife, Karen Zulli, DC selected Vince Locke, Zulli’s longtime inker, to complete the issue over his original pencils while preserving the integrity of Zulli’s original vision.

Veteran Swamp Thing series artist Tom Mandrake will illustrate the brand-new Swamp Thing 1989 #2-4, which would have been Swamp Thing #89–91, bringing Veitch’s never-published storyline to its intended conclusion. For Swamp Thing 1989 #2-4, colorist Trish Mulvihill honors the palette and spirit of legendary series colorist Tatjana Wood while letterer Todd Klein brings the same reverence to the work of original Swamp Thing series letterer John Costanza.

Swamp Thing 1989 #1 is a 32-page comic book priced at $4.99 US, with a card-stock variant available for $5.99 US and a foil variant for $7.99 US. The new series begins on April29, 2026.

Preview: Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze

(W) Mellow Brown, DJ BenHa Meen (A/CA) Tom Mandrake
In Shops: Aug 14, 2024
SRP: $29.99

Written by Mellow Brown, the critically acclaimed writer of Blade Runner: Origins, and DJ BenHa Meen. Drawn by award-winning artist, Tom Mandrake!

In a galaxy where a tyrannical force has silenced music and enslaved all life, Hendrix must embark on a perilous quest to find a magical talisman powerful enough to unlock the incredible latent power of his trademark sound.

Get a look at Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze from Mellow Brown, DJ Ben Ha Meen, Tom Mandrake, and Titan Comics

This is a pure rock and roll space opera featuring the legendary Jimi Hendrix as you’ve never seen him before. Fully sanctioned by Experience Hendrix L.L.C.; Authentic Hendrix, LLC – Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze is the first ever full-length graphic novel inspired by the music of the legendary Jimi Hendrix – arguably the world’s greatest guitarist. Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze is from writers Mellow Brown and DJ Ben Ha Meen, featuring art by Tom Mandrake.

This 21st Century psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll odyssey sees Jimi Hendrix embark on a quest to the very centre of the universe in search of a magical talisman powerful enough to unlock the incredible latent power of his music so that he can share it with a universe starved of the rock ‘n’ roll by a tyrannical intergalactic force hellbent on silencing all music from the universe and enslaving all life.

Order Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Forbidden Planet for UK & Europe. Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (128pp, HC, $29.99, 9781787731899) is on sale from August 13, 2024, and features two covers to collect by legendary illustrator artist Tom Mandrake – a stunning wraparound cover and an exclusive cover for comic shops.

Preview: Blade Runner 2039 #10 (of 12)

Blade Runner 2039 #10 (of 12)

(W) Mike Johnson (A) Andres Guinaldo (CA) Tom Mandrake
In Shops: Feb 14, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Ash continues her mission to assassinate the reclusive NIANDER WALLACE, turning to the one person she believes can help her gain access to him, CAL MOREAUX, the first Blade Runner, now a powerful underworld figure. Meanwhile, LUV and the Replicant clone of Ash methodically pursue their own manhunt to eliminate Ash and capture Cleo and Isobel…

Blade Runner 2039 #10 (of 12)

It’s a Jimi Hendrix Space Odyssey in November with the graphic novel Purple Haze

This Fall, global publisher Titan Comics releases Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze, an original graphic novel from critically acclaimed author Mellow Brown with DJ Benhameen, illustrated by award-winning artist Tom Mandrake, and in collaboration with Jimi’s sister, Janie Hendrix.

This epic adventure sees the iconic Jimi Hendrix as you’ve never seen him before! The story sees Hendrix embark on a perilous quest to the very center of the universe in search of a magical talisman powerful enough to unlock the incredible latent power of his trademark sound, so that he can free a diverse population starved of rock ‘n’ roll by a tyrannical intergalactic force hellbent on silencing music and enslaving all life.

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze blends classic sci-fi pulp, and Afro-futurism to craft a psychedelic space odyssey that captures the magic, hope and rebellion that Jimi’s legendary music is known for.

Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an influential guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his career spanned only three studio albums – Are You Experienced (1967), Axis: Bold as Love (1967), & Electric Ladyland (1968) – he is widely recognized as one of the most creative guitarists in the history of music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (128pp, hardcover, $29.99, 9781787731899) is set for release in comic shops, bookstores and on digital devices in November 2023. Pre-order now at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Forbidden Planet for UK & Europe.

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze
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