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COMING SOON: Top Shelf Celebrates the Spirits of Halloween with SPOOPS!

Discover the Whimsical Magic Behind Halloween in this Timeless New Illustrated Fable for the Whole Family  Every few years, there comes along a story so delightfully refreshing, but with such an overwhelming sense of déjà vu, it feels like being introduced to an old friend. Come meet the Spoops in SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween ! Arriving September 2, 2025, SPOOPS ​is the charming debut children’s book from celebrated voice actor and writer AJ LoCascio and illustrator Laurie A. Conley, published by the award-winning independent graphic novel publisher Top Shelf Productions (an imprint of IDW Publishing). Destined to be an instant classic, SPOOPS is the empowering story of Holly Hollowell, a little girl obsessed with Halloween as “It’s the time when I’m most me!”   “I’m absolutely thrilled beyond words to have SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween finally coming out!” says LoCascio, who also created the original designs of each little spirit. “Halloween ...

SMALL FAVORS: The Critically Acclaimed Girly Porno Comic from Colleen Coover Returns February 2026

 The Seminal Sexy Comic is Back with an All-New Cover and Format Oni Press ,  the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to bring  SMALL FAVORS: THE DEFINITIVE GIRLY PORNO COLLECTION  back to print in a new softcover edition this February. Collecting Eisner Award–winning illustrator  Colleen Coover  ( Banana Sunday, Gingerbread Girl) ’s scintillating tale of sapphic friendship, love, and orgasmic indulgence, this edition includes the full-color eighth issue, early character sketches and extra comics, an introduction from writer  Kelly Sue DeConnick  ( Bitch Planet, Wonder Woman Historia ), and a romantic new cover illustrated and designed by Coover. “I’m so excited to have the Definitive Girly Porno Collection of Small Favors return—as girly, definitive, and above all, porn-y as ever,” said creator  Colleen Coover . “This new edition is for everyone who c...

FIRST LOOK: The Epic Conclusion of ULTRAMEGA by James Harren

 The Hit Kaiju Series Concludes Its Run June 25  Today Skybound and Image Comics unveiled a first look at interior pages and variant covers from Ultramega #9, the series finale of the Eisner Award-nominated series. From creator, writer, and artist James Harren ( BPRD, Rumble ) and colorist Dave Stewart ( Hellboy, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! ), the ninth and final supersized issue will be available at comic book shops on May 14, 2025.  Every Ultramega before Noah has fallen. But will he follow in his father’s footsteps...or blast his own path, covered with the corpses of his enemy? James Harren’s masterwork comes to a ferocious finish!  Ultramega #9 will feature a main cover by Harren & Stewart, an open-to-order variant cover by Andrew MacLean ( Head Lopper ), a 1:10 incentive black and white variant cover by MacLean, and a 1:25 incentive black and white variant cover by Harren.   For the second arc of Ultramega ...

An All-New Graphic Novel 'Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen' Arrives This June

  This summer a new nightmare comes to Halloween Town! The iconic film Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas makes its way to comics once more with an all-new graphic novel. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen hits shelves this June. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Shea Ernshaw, the graphic novel of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen will offer a unique visual experience and translation of its already beloved story for fans. Acclaimed author Liz Marsham handles the adaptation, distilling a novel into an exciting and haunting graphic narrative. She's a fan-favorite veteran of Disney's library of stories and worlds, working on projects like Disney Princess: Ariel and the Sea Wolf. She's joined by the artistic duo of Alessio Petillo and Ismael Canales, masterfully bringing the timeless characters of the film and novel to the comic page. Last but certainly not least, comics legend Jill Thompson...

New Comics Reading App Sweet Welcomes IDW Publishing Ahead of Launch

 Watch out for the Next Generation of Sweetness IDW Publishing and Entertainment will join Sweet Shop ahead of the app’s upcoming launch set for later summer 2025. IDW Publishing and Sweet Shop are thrilled at this collaboration and the opportunity to bring the Beneath the Trees and officially licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles publisher’s works to even more potential readers in an all-new app.  “IDW is a creative powerhouse in the comics industry. With their amazing catalog of licensed books like the Teenage Mutant Turtles and their Eisner Award-nominated Star Trek line, to fantastic originals like Beneath the Trees and The Hunger and the Dusk . We can’t have a comic store without IDW,” said Kenny Meyers, owner of Sweet Shop.   IDW will join a number of North American comics publishers, including Image Comics, as among the first to offer their robust catalog of comics to fans via Sweet Shop. Featuring the entire IDW Publishing and Entertainment ca...

PREVIEW: 'James Bond 007: Your Cold, Cold Heart' TPB by Garth Ennis and Rapha Lobosco

  JAMES BOND 007: YOUR COLD, COLD HEART HARDCOVER writer: Garth Ennis artist: Rapha Lobosco cover: Dave Johnson FC | 144 pages | Spy Fiction/Action Adventure | $24.99 | Teen+ In Stores May 28, 2025 Codename: Stalvoda Translation (from Russian): Steel Water It kills without a trace. Puts unspeakable power in the hands of a madman. Buried in its chemical formula is the means of ending the worldwide balance of power. MI6 thought they controlled it — but in fact, British Intelligence has now fallen victim to a decades-old conspiracy, reaching back into the mists of the Cold War. James Bond is assigned to retrieve the lethal compound — and finds himself in a race against friend and foe alike, from the icy cold of Earth’s orbit to the endless wastes of the deserts below. The stakes could not be higher — and, as the opposition soon finds out, 007 will do whatever it takes to get the job done. Writer GARTH ENNIS ( The Boys, Preacher, Battlefields, The Punisher ) joins artist RA...

PREVIEW: GATCHAMAN: THE SOLO ADVENTURES VOL. 1 by Tommy Lee Edwards, Steve Orlando, Mindy Lee, Nuno Plati, et al.

Collecting the high-stakes and shockingly emotional tales of The Eagle, The Swan, and The Owl as originally seen in the Gatchaman comic book one-shots Three exciting, self-contained stories that further explore these classic heroes and expand upon the continuity of Mad Cave's ongoing Gatchaman series! Ken goes undercover to infiltrate an underground gambling ring where martial artists from around the globe fight to the death. There, the winners are captured and brought to a secret Galactor recruiting base. If they refuse to join, the captives are dropped in the jungle and hunted as prey for Galactor's training program. Can anyone make it out alive? Meanwhile, an elite squad of motorcycle-riding death bikers has successfully hijacked an armored train transporting experimental International Science Organization tech. These thieves are fast and ruthless--they carry out their orders with razor-sharp efficiency. The only thing in their way is Jun the Swan and her G-3 hov...