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ZATANNA #2 (DC COMICS)
With great magic comes greater challenges.
Being the new Prime Magus, Zatanna Zatara is being challenged like never before. Her latest outing leads her to Memphis, Tennessee. Searching for a plague spirit is difficult enough. Having the Department of Occult Affairs waiting in the wings is a whole other problem.
X-MEN #30 (MARVEL COMICS)
We have arrived at the final issue of the Danger Room run and all bets are off. The X-Men make their final push to try and bounce back from the calculated attacks from the Danger Room. Will the X-Men pass the test and take down this threat, or will the Danger Room accomplish their goal and the demise of the X-Men?
CAPES #7 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
This issue follows one of the best and most highly rated superheroes, Bolt. He may have hit a rough patch, but it’s how one perseveres that makes them the best. Plus, we are introduced to a brand-new hero, Ella Mental! Not to mention a new writer on the series, and the table is set for excitement!
BATMAN #163 (DC COMICS)
The end is (almost) finally here for one of Comics’ most polarizing tales.
In 2024, it was announced “H2SH” was taking over the current Batman series with its’ legendary creative team in March of 2025. Batman facing off with Hush sounded like a no brainer. Since the return, it has been a very mixed reaction amongst fans.
SUPERMAN #38 (DC COMICS)
It’s PRIME TIME BAY-BAY!
Superboy-Prime is carving his own legacy as the New Prime of Tomorrow while Clark Kent is missing. The path hasn’t been easy to follow. There is much to learn and little time to do it in.
One area CK is completely lost in is the world of Magic. He had better learn his way fast because Witchfire is making plans involving him!
THE FLASH #33 (DC COMICS)
Wally West is about to go viral and not in a good way.
Someone has been manipulating social media into constantly having Flash save people for clicks and views. All the while, something far more sinister has been building in the background.
FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE #4 (Mad Cave Studios)
We have come to the conclusion of the craziest story ever told or is it just the beginning? As Miguel and Nebraska close in on Discau, they face a final stand. If you thought this coke filled fever dream was wild before, you haven’t seen anything yet!
GREEN LANTERN #35 (DC COMICS)
Lights, Camera, Odyssey?
Kyle Rayner’s current “partner” is drawing some attention along with his return to Sector 2814. The high price of fame is weighing in.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1109 (DC COMICS)
Welcome to Gotham City, Oliver Queen! Hope you survive the trip.
Queen has been thrown off a 70-story building. The culprit is a young girl who’s been following Queen, Dinah Lance and Bruce Wayne from a graveyard.
THE SENTRY #3 (MARVEL COMICS)
Robert Reynolds has faced many challenges but none as personal as this.
Normie, his longtime canine companion is dying. Reynolds is helpless to save him.
CORPSE KNIGHT #2 (IMAGE COMICS)
As Foy deals with what her father has become, she must figure out what makes him tick, well keeping him safe from himself and others. Her only hope is to find Joan of Arc and pray she can save her dad. However, the road to this savior is going to be trying and hard.
FERAL #23 (IMAGE COMICS)
Any hope for Elsie and the crew is sinking fast.
Humans are conducting tests in a makeshift CDC. The subjects are the stray cats and dogs they find. Leland was the latest test subject. The results were not in his favor,
SUPERMAN: FATHER OF TOMORROW #1 (DC COMICS)
A planet explodes in the far corner of the universe. One lone passenger is on board. The ship crashes in Smallville, Kansas.
Think you’ve heard this story before? Think again.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #19 (DC COMICS)
A return of a dangerously evil figure haunts the JLU!
After the events of “Absolute Power”, the Brainiac Queen was thought to have been defeated. Since then, the Justice League has gone through a series of changes. Expanded Roster. DC K.O. Even villains being members as part of an amnesty deal.
THE ROCKETEER: THE ISLAND #3 (IDW PUBLISHING)
Cliff, Goose, and TinTin are looking for Betty and Miss Payne on this Island that time has forgotten. They must dodge the natives, dinosaurs, and of course the king of the island, Kong. Will our rescue team be able to save the ladies or will they stumble on to something much larger?
THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #4 (DC COMICS)
Has Ezra Cain finally caught a break?
His search for Karl Meyer has ushered Cain down a dark path. The snooping around the Clockworkers' Union has painted a huge target on his back. Allies are few and far between. Sandy might be his only friend at this stage until lady Luck intervened.
KILL ALL IMMORTALS II #5 (Dark Horse Comics)
Frey chooses family and alongside her brother’s she is attempting to save her father Erik the Red from Genghis Khan and his family. The fight for her father’s life is just the beginning, as she will inevitably have to choose between her morals and the family business.
FIRST LOOK: A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES #1 (DSTLRY)
A young boy named Marinus leads a tough life, that only gets weirder when he falls asleep. While asleep he is transported to a world where he doesn’t know if it’s real or not. This first issue of this series from DSTLRY releases on July 15th, 2026, at the comic shops. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday May 25th, 2026, DSTLRY gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.
THE OLYMPIAN #2 (ACORN COMICS)
Vasilis Meyer is a young man from Niftee, New Hampshire.
Small town life is all he ever knows. At times, ignorance is bliss. Many can thrive in this setting and never aspire for more.
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE: BATTLE BEAST #9 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
After dispatching Juggernaut & Colossus, Battle Beast is not quite satiated. His appetite for legendary battles and his ultimate death is not quenched. King Salaka, however, would like to keep his friend Battle Beast around as he fears that there are some who are against him in Fantania.