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Comics Guide for Nov. 11, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

VERTIGO

BLEEDING HEARTS #9 

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #3 

TEEN TITANS #3  

DOOM PATROL #3

FURY OF FIRESTORM #8 (OF 9) 

BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #7 

ACTION COMICS #1104 

"Lex Luthor: Year One" Part Two

SUPERGIRL

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The Avengers (2026)

"There came a day, a day unlike any other..."

Following the events of Avengers: Armageddon, the Avengers disbanded. When a recent battle between the Avengers and the Red hulk resulted in an explosion that killed thousands, the United Nations passed th

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Captain Action & Action Boy

This mini-comic was my introduction to most, if not ALL, of these characters. 

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Comics Guide for Nov. 4, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

ABSOLUTE

ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #4 (OF 6)

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #25

ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #20

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BATGIRL #25

BATMAN #15

BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE EDITION

This is the one where Bane broke Batman's back. I honestly disliked

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"Forgotten" Comics No One Remembers

Rob's recent post in the "DC Finest Line" discussion (see p.85) sent me scrambling for Marvel Masterworks Hulk v10, where I found the instruction booklet for the Aurora "Hulk" model tucked between the pages. This series of super-hero models was origi

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Comics Guide for Oct. 28, 2026

As I noted somewhere else this week, Oni Press dropped out of the Top 10 in Q3 (according to ICV2.com), with Titan Comics moving up (all the way to No. 9). Dynamite and Viz Media dropped a few notches. None of that is a surprise.

What is a surprise i

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Comics Guide for Oct. 21, 2026

I've got the COVID (again) so I'm doing the minimum this week. Y'all will have to write all the commentary this time!

 

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

ABSOLUTE 

ABSOLUTE FLASH #20

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #6

BAD SEEDS

BATWOMAN #8

CATWOMAN #92

DETECTI

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Comics Guide for Oct. 14, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

DC FINEST: HORROR — WHERE DEAD MEN WALK TP

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Neal Adams, Jack Adler

SPELLBINDING STORIES OF SHOCK AND SUSPENSE FROM DC'S DARKEST CRYPTS!

DC Finest's celebrated horror anthology shambles ah

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The Art of Betty & Veronica

This showed up at my LCS this week. I didn't pre-order it and I don't even remember seeing it solicited. It was in shrink-wrap so I couldn't look at it, but it is compiled by Craig Yoe, which is a huge plus. Looking online, I see it was originally re

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Comics Guide for Oct. 7, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

DC’S QUOTH THE RAVEN: WHATEVER #1 (ONE-SHOT)

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Sweeney Boo

YOU EVER DANCE WITH THE DEVIL IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT? WHAT ABOUT WITH THE DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS?

Written by Tini Howard, Patrick R.

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Amazing Spider-Man #1000

Amazing Spider-Man #1000 was released today (but only if you don't count #442-788 and #802-999, which were never published). Spider-Man belongs to a specific genre of literature, the bildungsroman, or "coming of age" story, the story of how a youth b

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A Confederacy of Dunces

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Comic Guide for Sept. 30, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN 2026 ANNUAL: WONDER WAR — THE MATRIARCH SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT) 

(W) Stephanie Williams, Leah Williams (A) Eduardo Pansica, Belen Ortega (CA) Daniel Sampere

MATRIARCH'S INFERNO!

Wonder Woman Annual: Wonde

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Who knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman in Current Continuity?

1. Bruce Wayne - I am making the bold assumption that Bruce knows that he is Batman.
2. Alfred Pennyworth knew, so I'm assuming that the niece (or whatever relation she is) that they're bringing in to hold his place until they bring him back knows as well.
3. A

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On Format

"The comic book movement itself is special. It's something that's a result of evolvement. From what I understand, the editorial comic was first. And then they added a few panels to that and you had a comic strip. And they added a few pages to that an

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Comics Guide for Sept. 23, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

ABSOLUTE

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #24

ABSOLUTE FLASH #19

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #24

KINGDOM OF ZOD

SUPERMAN #42

VERTIGO

BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY #2 (OF 6)

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DC W.I.P. BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1

FLASH #37

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What if Captain America wasn't revived in Avengers #4? (A very limited look)

OK, I'm not the Skipper, I can't possibly correlate all of Cap's appearances from Avengers #4 onwards,but I have a sneaking suspicion that it won't matter. Also, I'm working  from comics that I am largely unfamiliar with, so I'll probably screw somet

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Batman: The Long Halloween and Unbearable Holidays

I am hoping to evaluate and analyze from a dramatic perspective and my own view of Batman's journey through THE LONG HALLOWEEN, DARK VICTORY, CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME, the various specials and finally ending with THE LAST HALLOWEEN by Jeph Loeb and Tim

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Comics Guide for Sept. 16, 2026

TOP 10 PUBLISHERS

NO. 1: DC COMICS

JOE KUBERT: 100 YEARS — A LIFE IN COVERS #1 (ONE-SHOT)

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 care

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MAD Memories

Yesterday I bought a small stack of 14 MAD magazines published between 1961 and 1970. I have seen some of the features reprinted before, but most of them were new to me. My older brother never read a comic book in his life (as far as I know), but he

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