THE PHANTOM #1 (W) Ray Fawkes (A) Russell Mark Olson (L) Taylor Esposito (CA) Freddie Williams II Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: September 24, 2025 Cover Price: $4.99 THE GHOST WALKS AGAIN! The Phantom returns! Created by Lee Falks in 1936, the Phantom is one of the first costumed super heroes in history, with untold influence on pop culture. Now, critically-acclaimed creators Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson revive the character for fans old and new. When a violent gang of smugglers stubbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that the Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. It will take all of the Phantom’s many skills — and allies — to restore it. The most exciting series of the year starts here!  

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic . “In Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s sure hands, every uncovered secret is fraught with intrigue and creeping horror.”—Tananarive Due, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Reformatory “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that’s why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure author of macabre tales. In the course of assembling her thesis, Minerva uncovers information that reveals that Tremblay’s most famous novel, The Vanishing, was inspired by a true story: Decades earlier, during the Great Depression, Tremblay att...

  Strange Land Comics, the new boutique sci-fi imprint from Emmy-winning writer Joshua Rubin ( Assassin’s Creed II, Destiny, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Outriders ), has stormed onto the scene with its debut Kickstarter campaign. The studio’s first title, Time Sensitive #1, reached full funding in two hours of launch and rocketed past 200% funding in the first 24 hours. It has now raised over $25,000 — a remarkable milestone for a debut comic from a brand-new studio. With two weeks remaining in the campaign, readers still have a chance to join the wave of early backers. “Seeing this kind of response right out of the gate has been incredible,” said Rubin. “We set out to tell ambitious, emotional, brain-bending stories — and fans have shown they’re ready for it.” The Flagship Title: Time Sensitive An existential sci-fi thriller in the vein of Severance, Black Mirror , and Inception, Time Sensitive features stunning art by award-winning Portuguese illustrator Jorge Coelh...

  Good As Dead #1 Writer: David Lapham, Maria Lapham Artist: David Lapham, Dee Cunniffe Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 17, 2025 Cover Price: $7.99 SERIES PREMIERE FOR FANS OF STILLWATER AND THAT TEXAS BLOOD The Emissary Bridge has always connected the citizens of Port Lindon to hope and opportunity. But when one man shockingly sets himself on fire, the bridge now brings something else to the town: CERTAIN DEATH. Comic book icons DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM (the Eisner Award-winning STRAY BULLETS) present a haunting story of crime, justice, death, and how far a small town will go to keep its secrets. Score: ★★★1/2 (3.5/5) Good as Dead by Maria Lapham, David Lapham, and Dee Cunniffe is a gritty slice of rural noir where no one comes out clean. Set in Port Lindon, a small town steeped in corruption, the story unfolds in the tradition of Justified, Ozark , and Fargo . The Laphams juggle a sprawling cast—too many at times—but the quirky, morally gray character...

Season 1 Debuts on September 19 with Peabody Award-winning Screenwriter and Producer Rodney Barnes Talking about Stephen King, with Co-Hosts Christian Gossett, David Hyde, and Kristen Simon  Have you ever wondered what inspires and fascinates the writers and artists who create comics and graphic novels? Welcome to the Superfan Podcast, where the people who make the comics you love talk about the things that they love… that aren’t comics. Join co-hosts Christian Gossett (Story Artist, Eyes of Wakanda, The Red Star ), Kristen Simon (Executive Editor at Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press), and Superfan Promotions founder David Hyde, as they launch an all-new podcast series, where they’ll interview superstar comic book writers and artists about what they’re passionate about — outside of comics.  The Superfan Podcast debuts on September 19 with a conversation with Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and producer Rodney Barnes ( Killadelphia ) talking about Stephen King. In t...

 Superheroes get weird, wild, and wonderfully wrecked in (maybe) the most important comic of the year! Why So Creepy? Today Skybound and Image Comics revealed the lineup of variant covers and interior pages from Super Creepshow Special #1, the latest special issue of the hugely popular comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Evoke Entertainment Company. An all-new supercharged, superhero chapter of the scariest anthology in existence will hit comic book shops on October 8, 2025.  Join the Creep in a special celebration of superheroes new, old, and very, very disturbed in what’s already being called the most important comic book of the year!  Super Creepshow Special #1 will feature stories by the all-star superhero comics talent of Eisner Award winner Dan Watters ( The One Hand and the Six Fingers, Batman: Dark Patterns ) and Carmine Di Giandomenico ( Absolute Superman ), Ryan Stegman ( X-Men ) and Riley Ros...

  No Mans Land #1 Writer: Szymon Kudraski Artist: Szymon Kudraski Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 17, 2025 Cover Price: $3.99 MINISERIES PREMIERE Diomede Islands.For three months each year, you can walk from the USA to Russia across an ice bridge—a frozen path known as the Ice Curtain.In 1963, when the body of a young woman is discovered on this icy no-man’s land, the already fragile relationship between the superpowers threatens to collapse. With nuclear tensions rising, an FBI agent and a KGB operative must solve the murder—before the ice melts…and war ignites.From SOMETHING EPIC and BLOOD COMMANDMENT creator SZYMON KUDRANSKI comes the must-read thriller of the year. Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) The debut issue of No Man's Land delivers a confident blend of sharp writing and striking visuals.  Dialogue is crisp and believable, with a clear sense of direction and purpose. A consuming political thriller that sets the stakes and plots the mystery with great e...