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Comics on sale May 27, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

SUPERMAN: FATHER OF TOMORROW #1 

(W) Kenny Porter (A/CA) Danny Earls

THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF KRYPTON — JOR-EL!

A BRAND-NEW ELSEWORLDS SUPERMAN SERIES STARTS HERE! In a corner of far-flung space, a world explodes. A lon

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Comics on sale May 20, 2026

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NO. 1: DC COMICS

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #1 (OF 6)

(W) Pornsak Pichetshote (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque

WITHOUT THE TRICK ARROWS … WITHOUT THE MONEY … WITHOUT MERCY … WHAT'S LEFT IS THE ABSOLUTE HUNTER! A serial killer is slaughtering cor

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Comics on sale May 13, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHER

NO. 1: DC COMICS

BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #1 

(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Amancay Nahuelpan (CA) Karl Kerschl

LEAPING FROM THE PAGES OF MAY'S BATMAN #9 INTO THE NEXT LEVEL!

Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham's vi

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FCBD Haul 2026

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Swamp Thing by Len Wein and Kelley Jones (Deluxe Edition)

When Tracy and I started our "Swamp Thing" discussion back in 2022, it was with the intention of reading every appearance of Swamp Thing from 1972 through 2018. We didn't quite make it, but we did read all 24 issues of the original series, all 171 of

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Comics on sale May 6, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE METAL LEGION #1 (OF 5)

By Ian Flynn and Adam Bryce Thomas

Following the runaway success of DC x Sonic the Hedgehog in 2025, DC and SEGA of America are teaming up once again for a brand-n

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RIP Gerry Conway

Story Another one of the big names from my younger days gone. 

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Comics on sale April 29, 2026

CAPTAIN'S NOTE: I flat ran out of time this week. I've cobbled together what books I think are shipping and added most of what PR I've been sent, but that's all I've got time for. The rest is up to you!

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

 NO. 1: DC COMICS

BATMAN WOND

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Manga Prime

Right now I'm looking through the longbox I have labled "Manga Prime." Lone Wolf & Cub was the first manga series I collected. I was led to it by Frank Miller (in much the same way I was led to the work of Alex Toth by Howard Chaykin, and the work of

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2001 Nights

It has been said (by me) that buying new comics and not reading them is stupid. Yet I have spent a good portion of my life doing just that, a state of affairs I have spent a not insignificant portion of the last year, year-and-a-half, stiving to rect

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Swamp Thing 1989

Over three decades since the controversy and cancellation, Rick Veitch's legendary lost issues are completed. After a renowned two year run on the series, Veitch's grand finale to Swamp Thing was cut short, and never to see print. Whispers and leaks

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Comics for April 22, 2026

NO. 1: DC COMICS

SUPERMAN: THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM HC (MR)

(W) W. Maxwell Prince (A/CA) Martin Morazzo

THE MIND-BENDING SERIES FROM THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU THE ICE CREAM MAN! Superman faces his own worst weakness in a story where Kryptonite reveals

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Adam Hughes Cancer Diagnosis Revealed

Adam Hughes' wife has revealed that he has cancer.  Sad news. At least he's in with a chance, but a hard row to hoe, I'm sure.

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Marvel Epic Collections

We have a good discussion on this board of DC Finest collections (updated and maintained by Rob Staeger), but not one for the similar Marvel Epic Collections. The line began in 2013, so it's past time we had one (although I'm not going to commit to p

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Comics for April 15, 2026

 

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN #32

(W) Tom King (A/CA) Daniel Sampere

THE WONDER WAR CONTINUES! ALL HAIL THE MATRIARCH! After a disastrous attempt at stopping the Matriarch, she has risen more powerful than ever. Now it's up to Tri

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Lone Wolf & Cub (Deluxe Edition)

Lone Wolf & Cub was the first manga I ever read. (I didn't read Akira until years after it was first released in America.) Those First Comics issues had their flaws (skipped stories, uncompleted series, "flipped" artwork, published out of order, infe

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Comics for April 8, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

FURY OF FIRESTORM #1 (OF 6)

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Rafael De Latorre

THE NUCLEAR MAN GOES NEXT LEVEL WITH JEFF LEMIRE AND RAFAEL DE LATORRE! The community of Bedford, Colorado, is a sleepy small town. The people say

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Quote RED RAVEN, Never More!

I realized that I had access to all of RED RAVEN's Golden, Silver and Bronze Age appearances, few as they are and thought I would focus on this anomaly of Timely Comics. I will be going in publishing order because that's easier and will hightlight ce

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War Comics

BATTLEFIELD:

I'm not a big fan of war comics. I have read all of Frontline Combat and Two-Fisted Tales, but when it comes to Sgt. Rock or Sgt. Fury, I've never been able to get more than a Marvel Masterworks or DC Archives volume in before losing inte

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The End of a Long Time Collector - Bye bye?

Hey guys! I've kinda given up collecting comics - too expensive and too confusing. But I want to go out on something intriguing* and to me, Stargirl and Justice Society kinda look like it. Is it worth quitting after getting these two TPB's or is ther

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