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Ultramega, Volume 2 Author/Artist: James HarrenColorist: Dave StewartPublisher: Image ComicPublication date: August 2025 A bloody, epic Tokyo-inspired series written and drawn by James Harlen, ultramega ultimately returns to volume 2 after years of delays and breaks. Following the events in the previous volume, Earth is now a wasteland ruled by the mysterious and powerful queen of monsters. Along with Noah, a new ultra mega who has begun to challenge her tyrannical rule over the Queen of Kaiju and the planet, he faces challenges that go far beyond his abilities and must desperately rise up at the opportunity or attempt to…
Z2 Comics has announced that WTF is a podcast. This is a graphic novel based on comedian Marc Maron’s longtime podcast WTF. Created by Brian Box Brown in collaboration with Maron producer Brendan McDonald, the book records the entire history of WTF from 2004 (when Maron began working at Air America Radio) until 2025. Image courtesy of Z2 Comics “The success of WTF still seems unrealistic to me, so it’s a definitive story that a great cartoonist is told, and Box Brown is the perfect person to do that,” said Maron, 61. Brown replied, “I remember listening to episode 1…
2023 Graphic Novel and Art Anthology Blondie: Abs the Odds is a LCSD edition featuring a brand new dust jacket designed by Montos, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of Blondie. This year’s Local Comic Shop Day will be held on Saturday, September 27th, 2025. “In support of local comic shop day and ahead of the release of Blondie’s new studio album High NOON in spring 2026, Z2 will release an LCSD version featuring the art of Rising Comics Superstar Montos, available at local comic shops in North America.” Debbie Harry (lead singer) and Chris Stein (lead guitarist) founded the iconic…
Welcome to another edition of Fantastic Five. This week we saw two perfect 10. One is from DC and the other is Marvel. Let’s go to the book! The Week’s Best Comics: August 20, 2025 #5: Drawing Blood #8 “Drawing Blood” #8 returns with a rather calm installment Drawing #8 returns with a gloomy story as its hero hits the bottom of a rock and faces the literal ghost of his past. I’m glad this book is back. I’m glad you handled these moments with integrity and the gravity that is worthy of them. The creative team definitely needs to…
Marvel Comics marks the upcoming release of Tron: Ares, the next chapter in Disney’s legendary sci-fi saga. Throughout October, Select Marvel Issues will feature heroes such as Spider-Man, Captain America, and Scarlet Witch, reimagined through the neon-stained lenses of the Tron Universe. This is not my first trip to the Marvel grid. In 2010, the set of Tron: Legacy Variant covered excitement in fans, and now the concept is back to a bigger and bolder than ever before. This new collection introduces Marvel icons as if they were programs within the Digital Frontier. It absorbs shining armor, speeds up light…
November is a blockbuster month for Marvel, and the solicitations prove it with over 180 covers spanning universe-shaking events, bold new beginnings, and epic finales. The spotlight burns brightest on X-Men of Apocalypse #1, the launch of Jeph Loeb and Simone Di Meo’s apocalyptic saga (more on that via X-Men Monday), backed by a staggering lineup of variant covers from industry titans like Artgerm, Daniel Warren Johnson, Joe Madureira, Arthur Adams, and more. But that’s only the beginning. From the latest twists in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe to pulse-pounding adventures across Spider-Man, Avengers, and Star Wars, this month’s slate delivers something…
I was always biased towards X-Line teenage-centered books. This was difficult to tackle effectively in the Kracon era. With the launch of NYX, it seemed like they were trying to explore what mutant life would look like in New York since the end of Krakoa. I love this concept and can focus on community, identity and survival in cities where books continue to be both mutant heaven and threat. Unfortunately, with the series ending in issue 10, it feels like this trade paperback collects the final chapters and is trying to tie many threads together too quickly. What remains is…
Superman Unlimited #4 may be a Superman book, but it’s clear that creators Dan Slot and Rafael Alberkhaki want to touch on all the characters associated with Steel’s Man, not to mention the wide range of the DC Universe. A proper case: This issue focuses on Jimmy Olsen and the genius teenager of Gorilla City, seeking to investigate the mystery surrounding Gotham City’s Daily Planet Branch. Trouble raises the head in human form, and Jimmy pulls away from normal. Trigger his special signal clock and call Superman. Thanks to the high levels of Kryptonite around him, he is weaker than…
The classic animated 90s Samurai Pizza Cats is back. This time, we have partnered with Tatsunoko Productions to take on a new intermediate comic adaptation from Mad Cave Studios Imprint Nakama Press. Written by Fred Kennedy, drawn by Lorenzo di Santo and by Charles Prickett, the series begins in spring 2026 with the new adventures of the Cyberferlin Defender in Tokyo. Here’s an overview of Samurai Pizza Cats: 1: Welcome to Little Tokio, pizza lovers! And what a hot situation you walked! The big cheese is re-appointed to his stinky shenanagan! This time he uses a fish stick to settle…
Before Jason Aaron and Mahmoodusler’s Bug Wars return in 2026 with the next major storyline, readers will be able to taste what’s coming in a deadly new one-shot this January. The oversized problem dives deep into the dark corners of the garden, expanding the myth and setting the stage for the brutal second chapter of the Saga. The special highlights the ominous Spider Sect and presents the story of Weista the Wayward Watch in the War of the Exiled Magician. Aaron and Asler are joined by artist Valde Malibas (D.C.’s two-faced, Godzilla vs. Kansas City) to bring this shadowy world…