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FIRST LOOK: ANY GIVEN SMILE #1 (IDW DARK)

The big game is coming up, but that’s not all that is on the mind of the starting quarterback Maximillian Dupree. After a string of mysterious deaths surrounding the bookkeeping and sports betting world. The only connection is they all died with a smile. Now, Dupree needs to not only navigate the big game but also navigate the craziness surrounding these deaths before it’s too late. The first issue of this new chapter in the Smile franchise from IDW Dark is set to rush its way into comic shops on September 23rd, 2026. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday August 17th, 2026, IDW Publishing gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

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FIRST LOOK: STAR TREK #1 (IDW PUBLISHING)

With Captain Seven of Nine sitting in the big chair of the Enterprise-G, the flagship of Starfleet, she now faces a mission of enormous importance to the Federation. But before that mission starts to unfold, Seven is forced to confront questions that go far beyond the needs of Starfleet—questions of morality, responsibility, and the personal cost of carrying the weight of an entire quadrant on her shoulders..

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THE INFERNAL HULK #10 (MARVEL COMICS)

The Infernal Hulk has come to the close of its opening act. As New York prepares for the Hulk and his army of monsters to invade, Bruce Banner and Doctor Voodoo are trying to regain a version of the Hulk for Bruce from Sumanguru. But will they succeed in time to defeat Eldest in his Hulk form? Meanwhile, Eldest may have another thing to fear as Lycana has joined the fight and set her sights on the army of monsters.

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EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY #2 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

To truly understand Rascal Randy, we need to know how he began and issue two of this series gives us just that. We see how Elias Friedman created the character that would go on to become one of the biggest icons of his era. But we also see how this dream scenario can also be turned into a nightmare quickly. Oh yeah, we also catch up with what’s happening in the present with the killer that has taken up the mantle.

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D’ORC #7 (IMAGE COMICS)

It’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite orphan born of the dark and the light, D’Orc! Last we saw D’Orc he had just found out his father is none other than Gloinspear, who is the Dwarf that’s been trying to kill him. And you thought you had daddy issues. Know on the run from his father and searching for the Bone Witch, D’Orc finds himself in a bog. However, things in the bog are not what they seem. But by now D’Orc should be used to crazy things happening in his life.

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BLOOD & THUNDER #16 (skybound entertainment/image comics)

The band is finally getting back together! Now that Akeldama has escaped prison and the IPPF it’s time to go get Thunder. But to achieve this goal she must now break into a prison for guns. Can she break in and save her tag team partner? Or has Thunder already met his untimely demise?

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TRANSFORMERS #35 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)

Energon supplies are running low for the Autobots on Earth, but this doesn’t stop them from helping and searching for answers. Wheeljack is on the Shard looking for solutions, Optimus is trying to save Shredhead and make sure the Decepticons are at bay, and the Aerialbots are on the hunt for the place Thundercracker swears he saw. As the teams are divided they all have threats they don’t know about yet.

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