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The full Marvel November 2025 solicitations have been released by the publisher. We announced the Predator: Badlands prequel one shot yesterday but there’s plenty of other exciting comics coming in November. This month sees the debut of X-Men of Apocalypse which sees the X-Men from the landmark Age of Apocalypse meet their Earth-616 counterparts. One World Under Doom finally reaches its conclusion. The fallout from Marvel’s other big 2025 event, Imperial, sees the debut of two new series; Planet She-Hulk and Nova: Centurion. The House of Ideas kicks off Christmas festivities a month early with the Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular. All…
Brzrkr’s bloody Saga from Keanu Reeves is not over. boom! The studio announced today that Immortal Warrior B will be returning to a brand new miniseries entitled Brzrkr: The Bleeding Tide. The series comes from Eisner Award-winning author Marjorie Liu (Monster) and artist Garry Brown (The Massive). So, what’s next for B? According to the boom, the story begins when the pirate captain chases a strange heartbeat into the depths of the ocean. When I woke up, B. is forced into yet another brutal battle. This time we will protect our crew from ambush in the sea. But while blood…
Yesterday I felt like I was reviewing the Blood Hunt Trade Paperback, but in fact I wrote that review in October 2024. Now, 10 months later, we are reviewing a new hardcover version of Marvel’s Blood Hunt: Red Band Edition. Blood Hunt: Red Band was the first “Red Band” edition of the comic released by Marvel. This is an exciting new polybag option for fans who really wanted that extra gore. Sadly, for an extra $15 of $15, I don’t think a hardcover release of Red Band Edition is worth it unless you’re a huge fan of the event and…
Akihiro is a character who doesn’t get much play. With fewer banks than his world-famous father and fan favorite clone sisters, he is not a solo adventurer and is often kicked out to support or plot the device. He has his own (figic) demons beyond the concept and ratio of Wolverine umbrella, but without the right hook, he may not be able to find a platform to wrestle them. Giving him his own literal demon may not have been the most obvious solution to his problem, but it is the right hook he needed. The concept of Helberin was originally…
Every week there is a true flood of new cartoons: new issues, variant covers, new #1, fresh miniseries. There are plenty of dozens of bookshelves to land in local comic shops, but it can also be achieved at local indie bookstores! ). From fresh original graphic novels, the much-anticipated archive editions and recent collections of cartoons, from collections for all traders, there are plenty of trade paperbacks and hardcovers to fill the shelves. After reviewing these types of books for AIPT over the years, I have come to appreciate what makes the collection really special. Here at TradeWatch, I picked…
James Gunn from DC Studios is insane $% & when two fan favorite characters share the spotlight (and equal page counts)! @#$Interface as a story consultant on five issues in calamity. We begin to end with the best news ever: Daddy’s House! Peacemaker has returned to Evergreen. Just in time to see what Adrian did to the place. The real villain has been revealed! Who is the controller? Why is there this story about scented condoms? Who was okay with this? Meanwhile, nude! Bad language! Super violent! I kick all %#$! This book has everything! Plus, we are at the…
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…