Blokees’ Transformers 2026 Christmas Advent Calendar brings together their Defender line of figures for a surprise each day. It features a Christmas exclusive Optimus Prime, and two Special Chase Versions, with tool-free assembly throughout.
Bring the Combaticons together and combine into Bruticus for the ultimate Christmas surprise. Turn the countdown into a Transformers Christmas to remember.
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Animotion Media Group has launched the music project for Solar Sisters a new cross- media IP for middle-grade audiences, with the release of its first single, “Solar Cyclone,” and an accompanying animated music video. Released on October 9, the track introduces the sound of the franchise ahead of an upcoming three-song EP rollout that will launch to coincide with the publication of Solar Sisters, the original graphic novel from Papercutz.
Created by Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl, Solar Sisters is being developed as a connected entertainment universe spanning graphic novels, original music, animated videos, and tabletop gaming. Animotion’s music rollout extends the story beyond the page, allowing audiences to discover its characters through songs that exist inside the fictional world while also working as standalone releases for listeners encountering the property for the first time.
“Solar Cyclone”, the project’s flagship song, appears several times within the graphic novel itself. The single is the first release from the forthcoming three-track EP, currently titled Solar Sisters: Nova Starr The EP is a creative collaboration between franchise co-creator Amit Tishler, composer and music producer Alon Kaplan — whose credits include Lost in Play and Moomin: Midsummer Madness — and singer-songwriter HalaCG, whose diverse musical talents and voice bring the character of Nova Starr to life.
The single is performed as a duet by HalaCG as Nova Starr and guest vocalist Risa Mei as Luna Dust, one of the graphic novel’s central protagonists. Mei is a voice actress and singer known for her work on projects like Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact and My Dress-Up Darling. The animated “Solar Cyclone” video was directed by Amit Tishler and features artwork by comic artists Virginia Salucci, Giulia Zucca, and Saturn Ibarra.
A second animated music video, for the second single “Controlled,” will premiere November 6.
Also directed by Tishler and featuring artwork by Salucci and Zucca, with both videos scheduled for release through HalaCG’s main YouTube channel. A third song, “Watch Me Fall” will premiere on December 4th, completing the full EP release. Together, the songs and videos establish the music project as both an extension of the original narrative and a distinct gateway into the wider Solar Sisters universe.
Written by Tishler and Sperl, with artwork by Salucci, colours by Zucca and lettering by Taylor Esposito, the science-fiction adventure follows Phoebe Dust, a washed-up child star who tries to save her family’s struggling moon resort, the Lunar Link, and accidentally rockets her alien sister, Luna, into interstellar superstardom. Unfortunately, Luna’s popularity also draws the ire of Nova Starr, the galaxy’s most ruthless idol, who plots to claw the spotlight back by any means necessary. Now, with the forces of fame, fortune, and cutthroat rivals pulling from every direction, Phoebe must keep her family’s future from being blown into stardust.
The franchise will continue to expand in 2027 with Stardom: The Solar Sisters Game, a family-friendly, non-violent tabletop roleplaying game about the pursuit of fame. The game is in development with Seattle-based Lichenwood Games and Amit Tishler’s Vancouver-based 10 Forward Productions.
Eisner award–winning author Ben Hatke recounts his epic circumnavigation of the globe in Home/World, a profound graphic memoir perfect for fans of Bill Bryson.
One spring morning, Ben Hatke walked out his door and headed east, carrying a sketchbook and the audacious trust that if he journeyed long enough, the curve of the earth would bring him home again. What he met was a world more perilous and more generous than he ever imagined.
In Home/World, the Eisner Award–winning creator chronicles this circumnavigation through ink-and-watercolor pages that capture not just the sweep of continents but flickers of human encounters: a shared meal in a village, a moment of terror at a border crossing, the language of laughter breaking through babel. Hatke’s storytelling transforms the travel narrative into something urgent and immediate—a reckoning with our fractured yet resilient planet.
In an age when the world feels boundless and claustrophobic, Home/World offers not an escape, but a return. A return to wonder, to hope, to the possibility that strangers may prove kinder than we think, and to the belief that art may yet hold humanity together.
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In this funny, feel-good follow-up to Mixed Feelings, Sara struggles to find her place because she’s constantly caught between TWO spaces: childhood and adulthood, drama club and volleyball, friends and a crush. Perfect for fans of The Tryout, The New Girl: First Crush, and Pizza Face. Getting thrown for a loop!
What is the best part of seventh grade?
A: The cutest boy in school messages you on AIM. B: You’ve made the volleyball team and nailed your drama club audition. C: Your parents recognize how responsible you are and treat you like an adult. D: SIKE! None of this turns out the way you expect it to!
Seventh grade started out strong, but now Sara is struggling… Because of her volleyball schedule, she may not be cast in the play. And due to her commitment to drama club, she could be benched during the big game. To make matters worse, her crush only seems to talk to her when he needs help in math class. And to top it off, her parents pick and choose when to treat her like a kid or a grown-up.
Sara’s finding herself caught in a strange in-between space. Is she an actress or an athlete? A crush or a calculator? An adolescent or an adult? With so many mixed signals, will Sara ever be able to find her place?
In this feel-good follow-up to Mixed Feelings, being a teenage girl has never been so hilarious and harrowing at the same time!
Story: Sara Amini Art: Shadia Amin Color: George Williams
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Blokees’ Transformers 2026 Christmas Advent Calendar brings together their Defender line of figures for a surprise each day. It features a Christmas exclusive Optimus Prime, and two Special Chase Versions, with tool-free assembly throughout.
Bring the Combaticons together and combine into Bruticus for the ultimate Christmas surprise. Turn the countdown into a Transformers Christmas to remember.
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Discover The Apothecary Diaries from Xiaolan’s perspective in novelist Natsu Hyuuga’s official spin-off story!
Though born into poverty, Xiaolan was content with her simple life caring for her siblings. But out of desperation, her family was forced to make a terrible decision… Sent to the imperial palace as a servant, Xiaolan now spends her days washing laundry and tending to the consorts’ needs. She doesn’t mind her new lot in life—after all, there’s food!—and soon makes friends with another servant, a strange girl named Maomao. Can the two help each other as they find their way in the scheming, status-seeking society of the rear palace?
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The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era. The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire. Midnight X-Men #1 is an interesting start that teases an expansive thought out world taking the best from modern vampire properties.
Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Matteo Della Fonte Color: Arthur Hesli Letters: Cory Petit
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A young man is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, he must embrace his grotesque new form to fight back. Midnight Spider-Man #1 is a solid start that delivers a new spin and weaves an interesting web for the origin of the classic character.
Story: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art: Scietronc Color: Neeraj Menon Letters: Joe Caramagna
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An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways. What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery? Midnight Fantastic Four #1 helps kick off the launch of the “Midnight Universe” and delivers a familiar but interesting concept and direction.
Story: Benjamin Percy Art: Kev Walker Color: Frank D’Armata Letters: Joe Sabino
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