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Dan Didio and Tom Derenick Bring a Classic Spy Into the Modern Day in Noir Series 'Secret Agent X-9'

The new series is inspired by the Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond’s spy-thriller Secret X-9 newspaper comic strip, which ran for more than 60 years  Acclaimed writer Dan DiDio ( Ancient Enemies ) and artist Tom Derenick ( Flash Gordon: Killer of Worlds ) are bringing a classic spy into the modern day in their upcoming noir series Secret Agent X-9, coming from Mad Cave Studios and King Features . The new eight-issue comic book series is inspired by the spy-thriller Secret X-9 newspaper comic strip by Dashiell Hammett ( The Maltese Falcon ) and Alex Raymond ( Flash Gordon ), which ran for more than 60 years. Fans of classic noir and detective stories like Dick Tracy will love this thrilling new take on beloved spy Phil Corrigan . Featuring colors by Jão Canola ( Terrorbytes ) and letters by Jeff Eckleberry ( Rip Kirby ), Secret Agent X-9 #1 hits shelves on January 27, 2027. ​ In 1934, Hammett and Raymond created their genre-defining strip Secret X-9 , starring ...

Fantagraphics To Publish 'Visiting America: 19 Days In An I.C.E. Facility' A Shocking Graphic Memoir by R.E. Burke

 In Stores May 2027 While on vacation in the Pacific Northwest , a 28-year-old British cartoonist was shackled and detained in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) facility for 19 days. As her family mounted a campaign to free her, R.E. Burke documented the lives of the ordinary, innocent women she found herself incarcerated with and their attempts to survive the immoral violation of their legal and human rights. In this work of graphic memoir and journalism, British cartoonist R. E. Burke tells the story of how, in February 2025, as she was attempting to cross the border into Canada from Washington State, an innocent technicality led to hours of terrifying interrogation and unjust detainment in an I.C.E. facility (run by the for-profit GEO corporation ) for 19 days. In vivid color and startling detail, Visiting America immerses readers in her experiences: her fear, despair, disorientation, and her fellow detainees’ attempt to help her acclimate. Burke ...

All the Suspects are Unusual in PROMETHEUS GRAFT: THE SLAYINGS AT DEATH’S END #1

Amidst a Ghastly Gathering of Vampyrs, Witches and Werewolves, This December You’re Invited to a Comics Murder Mystery Party From Creators George Northy & Caitlin Yarksy and Oni Press! ONCE MANKIND'S GREATEST MONSTER ... NOW THE WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to present an extended look inside PROMETHEUS GRAFT: THE SLAYINGS AT DEATH’S END #1 – a taut and twisting murder mystery teaming rising star George Northy ( Yuletide, EC’s Shiver SuspenStories ) and Eisner Award–nominated artist Caitlin Yarsky ( Dead Teenagers, Black Hammer )! This December, you're invited to a remote Romanian castle for a first-of-its-kind comics whodunnit with infinite surprises and even more stitches, as the infamous, undead spawn of Dr. Frankenstein – now reborn as the world's most brilliant criminal investigator – is tasked with solving a monstrous ...

The World’s Most Imaginative Superhero Returns in MISTER INVINCIBLE REDUX

 Pascal Jouselin’s Award-Winning All-Ages Comic Is Back in Action This January! Oni and Magnetic Press – the Eisner Award-winning publisher celebrating prestige graphic novels from around the globe since 2013 – are proud to announce the triumphant return of a global comics sensation in MISTER INVINCIBLE REDUX by French comics phenom Pascal Jouselin (Chihuahua). On January 27, 2027 the highly acclaimed, award-winning Mister Invincible collection returns to print in a new 144-page edition, featuring forty-eight all-new pages of format-bending adventure and creativity for middle grade readers! ​ "The magic of Pascal's work is like untangling a Rube Goldberg device or watching dominoes fall perfectly, wondering if things are going to unfold successfully, but they inevitably do through the cleverness of his exploitation of the sequential art format itself.” said Magnetic Press’ Director of Publishing, Mike Kennedy. “This book plays with the fourth wall in so many fun wa...

Iconic Japanese Horror Novel 'Ring' Makes Audiobook Debut

 'Ring' debuts in English-language audiobook this October with subsequent novels in the 'Ring' trilogy—'Spiral' and 'Loop'—arriving in audiobook later 2026. Kodansha—purveyors of English-language manga, books, and more— is proud to announce the English-language audiobook debut of Ring , the first novel in the iconic and influential Japanese horror saga by Koji Suzuki. Ring will be available wherever audiobooks are sold starting October 27, 2026. Subsequent novels in Suzuki’s Ring trilogy, Spiral and Loop will also debut as English-language audiobooks before the end of 2026. The debut of Ring in audiobook marks the first time Koji Suzuki’s work has been adapted to audiobook in English. In the story of Ring , a mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure. Asakawa, a hardworking journ...

SIR REGINALD & THE CLOCKWORK HEART: An All-New Pulp Adventure Anthology from Juni Ba, Jesse Lonergan, Dimitrios Pantazis, Armand Bodnar, & Joe Atalla

An All-New Pulp Adventure Anthology Heads To Kickstarter From Goats Flying Press, Featuring Stories Written by Creator Joe Atalla, With a Cover by Juni Ba! With Art by the Eisner Award-nominee cartoonist of The Fables Of Erlking Wood , The Eisner And Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist of Drome , The Superstar Illustrator of Hello Halloween , The Smash-Hit Indie Creator of Frog Knight , And Creator Joe Atalla Goats Flying Press is proud to announce Sir Reginald & the Clockwork Heart , an all-new pulp adventure anthology featuring a cadre of all-star comic creators. The gorgeous, 96 page, full-color, hardcover book features five interconnected adventures written by Joe Atalla (a dynamic cartoonist making his writing debut) and illustrated by a cadre of sensational superstar creators — Eisner Award-Nominee Juni Ba ( The Fables Of Erlking Wood ), Eisner And Ignatz Award-Winner Jesse Lonergan ( Drome ), superstar Illustrator Dimitrios Pantazis ( Hello Halloween ), and sma...