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This week, we react to Jason Momoa's Lobo look, review Harley Quinn x Elvira #4 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2026, break down Magic: The Gathering's Lorwyn Eclipse (and that investor suit chatter), then go long on Absolute Batman Vol. 1—the smash that's redefining DC's 2026 strategy.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 2026 Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Federico Vicentini Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 28, 2026 RAPID RESPONDERS! SPIDER-MAN shows new speedster RAPID around the friendly neighborhood! Rapid has A LOT to learn about the super-hero game! But the training wheels come off when SCREWBALL live streams death and destruction across NYC!
HARLEY QUINN x ELVIRA #4 Writer: Amanda Conner/Jimmy Palmiotti Artist: Juan Samu/Amanda Conner Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment/DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 28, 2026
With things getting too hot to handle back in Brooklyn, Elvira and Harley abscond to the cooler climes of Transylvania to crash with one of Elvira's best buddies in his tastefully appointed castle. But despite their reputation as old-school hedonists, the Count's already-invited guests don't much care for this pair of interlopers - and they've got some decidedly medieval ideas for how to deal with party crashers!
Lorwyn Eclipsed (Magic Set) Release Date: January 23, 2026
Explore the forever day and eternal night of Lorwyn Eclipsed and you may find one of 500 serialized versions of Bitterbloom Bearer, illustrated by beloved artist Rebecca Guay in a special borderless showcase treatment. Available only in Collector Boosters.
ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOLUME 1: The Zoo Writer: Scot Snyder Artist: Nick Dragotta Publisher: DC Comics
Bruce Wayne comes from nothing. He's not the scion of a wealthy empire in Gotham City, he's the son of a public school teacher who he experienced the unimaginable horror of random gun violence as a child, changing the trajectory of his life forever. With no limitless resources, no billions to fund him, no mansion, and no butler to care for him, Bruce has shaped himself into an entirely different breed of Batman, one that is equal parts brain and brawn, who exists exclusively in the grittiest and most underserved parts of Gotham with no high society mask to fall back on.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1158: Assorted Crises and Space Opera Mayhem
Episode 1158
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • Duration 44:47
Stephen and Matthew are here with hot takes on the new Tomb Raider casting, a rave for Stephen's early pick for Best of 2026, a dive into Gatchaman: Junpei—Henchmen, and a wild, vibes-first tour through Space Opera Xanadax. We also talk publishers committing to bigger swings (and not just one-shot stunts) in 2026!
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ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #8 Writer: Deniz Camp Artist: Eric Zawadzki Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 21, 2026
LIFE IN THE GUTTER! A homeless comic book artist falls into the gutters – literally! Can Wally find his way back to life and reality, or is he lost in the blank white space between panels forever?
GATCHAMAN—JINPEI: HENSHIN (ONE-SHOT) Writer: Tommy Lee Edwards Artist: Daniel Hansen Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date: January 21, 2026
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1157: Chrome, Kong, and The Big Rig
Episode 1157
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • Duration 45:38
We kick things off with Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome #1, celebrate Avengers #800 with a thunderous roll call, and dodge Nazis and kaiju in Escape from Skull Island #1! Then strap in for BIG RIG, where an 18-wheeler becomes a holy weapon in a swords-and-demons road movie. Also: bacon vs. sausage
CYBERPUNK 2077: CHROME #1 Writer: Doug Wagner Artist: Tommaso Bennato Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 14, 2026 A group of friends including a netrunner, a fire graffiti artist, an aspiring rockerboy, and an autotechie set off for a fun photoshoot at a landfill, where among heaps of rubbish, scrap, and metal, they'll find a shot to die for! Rumor has it the place is haunted, and they're about to find out, in Night City, there are things far more frightening than ghosts.
AVENGERS #34 (800) Writer: Jed McKay/Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Farid Karami/Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: January 14, 2026 AVENGERS LEGACY ISSUE #800! EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES mark a critical MILESTONE with eight hundred issues! Everything has been building toward this: MYRDDIN's ENDGAME! KANG stands revealed at the precipice of a NEW UNIVERSE! PLUS: This issue will feature a special 14-page backup story written by Bendis and drawn by superstar artist Mark Bagley, reuniting the powerhouse pair known for their work together on Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble.
Major Spoilers Podcast #1156: Explorers on the Moon
Episode 1156
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 • Duration 53:35
We are back to see what happens to Tintin when he lands on the Moon! Plus, we review Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #4, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Zordquest, and Where Does the Rainbow End? #1.
CONAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #4 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Ivan Gil Publisher: Titan Comics Release Date: January 7, 2026
Conan of Cimmeria has encountered Stygian sorcery and snake-sent creatures many times in his grand adventures, but he has never faced the true unspeakable power of SET… until NOW.
The serpent god's influence coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will weave together to answer a chilling question of past and present – what is Set's grand plan for humanity, and how it's begun, can it be stopped?
Rating:3.5/5
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: ZORDQUEST Writer: Joey Esposito Artist: Gavin Smith Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date: January 7, 2026
What defines a hero? The Power Rangers discover that for themselves in this special one-shot! After a devastating encounter with the villainous Madame Axe-A-Lot, the Mighty Morphin team is left questioning whether they truly have what it takes. To regain their confidence, they'll each have to go on a spiritual quest of discovery to the breathtaking landmarks that the Zords call home! Will they be able to see for themselves the qualities that make them heroes at heart?
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1155: Trash Boy Anime
Episode 1155
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 • Duration 51:18
As we close out the year at the Major Spoilers Podcast, we talk about whatever is on our minds, which turns out to be Roomba, that Trash Boy Anime, our favorite comic book characters, and more!
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1154: Oni Takes Archie, Doom Leaves a Will
Episode 1154
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 • Duration 50:35
On the night before Christmas, we unwrap Will of Doom #1, visit the multiversal mayhem of TMNT: Battle Nexus #1, and debate Avatar: Fire & Ash. Then it's tradition time: Asterix and the Great Crossing—fun gags, thorny depictions, and whether this one's a recommend or a skip. Plus a quick Archie × Oni news chat.
STEPHEN "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: BATTLE NEXUS #1 Writer: Tom Waltz Artist: Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 24, 2025 The raddest TMNT event of the decade kicks off here! This blistering five-part WEEKLY series finds the Turtles fighting for their lives in a martial arts challenge unlike anything they've faced. For the first time, IDW's Heroes in a Half Shell meet allies from other fan-favorite TMNT universes as they fight for their lives & discover the unbelievable secrets of Battle Nexus!" rating:2.5/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4pqda8p
MATTHEW "THE WILL OF DOOM #1 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: CAFU Publisher: Marvel Comics LONG LIVE, DOOM! As the Fantastic Four deal with the fallout from ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, they're faced with big questions and a surprising new global menace! Will the White House have their backs? Will…the RED HULK? The next stage of the Marvel Universe starts here!" rating: 3/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link -
Critical Hit #813: Operation Wild Moon - Part 3 (LNRS01-E03) (AUDIO ONLY VERSION)
Episode 813
Friday, December 19, 2025 • Duration 03:15:26
In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The party searches for the opening to Melvin's lair.
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Legion Clubhouse #203: The Terra Mosaic
Episode 203
Thursday, December 18, 2025 • Duration 32:34
With the new old Legion back, how will everyone deal with the threat of B.I.O.N.?
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #25 January 1992 - On Sale November 21, 1991 w: Tom & Mary Bierbaum a: Dusty Abel/Brad Vancata
Batch SW6 seeks help from an unlikely source. They call... Universo!
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #26 "The Terra Mosaic" February 1992 - On Sale December 19, 1991 w: Tom & Mary Bierbaum/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Jason Pearson/Al Gordon
The end of the Dominator occupation is near... but first, there's BION!
Major Spoilers Podcast #1153: Wrestling, Writers, and Wartime Myths
Episode 1153
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 • Duration 50:58
Wrestle Heist #1 steals the show, Mary Shelley gets her due, and Edenfrost sparks a deep discussion about folklore, history, and storytelling.
STEPHEN WRESTLE HEIST #1 Writer/Artist: Kyle Starks Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 17, 2025 A former pro wrestler—who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter—assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he's screwed over... to rob him blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year. From the outrageous, action-packed mind of multi-time Eisner nominee KYLE STARKS (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place), with eye-popping colors by VLADIMIR POPOV (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape), comes a no-holds-barred heist caper packed with body slams and backstabs. [rating:4.5/5]
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When Galactor's new menace, Professor Toxoid, infects the God Phoenix with a bio-mech virus, Ken, Jun, Joe, and Ryu are fused to their stations and powerless to fight back. As a monstrous Mecha-Beast crushes South City Harbor, the fate of the Science Ninja Team falls to the youngest member, Jinpei. Armed with nothing but a spool of wire, raw nerve, and ninja-science ingenuity, he must reboot the Phoenix before the team--and the city--are lost forever. A pulse-pounding tech-horror one-shot with explosive battles and a blazing Firebird finale!
SPACE OPERA XANADAX ACROSS THE UNKNOWN DIMENSIONS OF THE GALAXY Writer/Artist: Tom Scioli Publisher: Image Comics
Enter the strange new universe of SPACE OPERA XANADAX ACROSS THE UNKNOWN DIMENSIONS OF THE GALAXY! A supercharged cybernetically enhanced brooding loner known only as XANADAX is on a collision course with the kill-crazy COSMIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE, an armada of ruthless SPACE PIRATES, slimy CRIME BOSSES, deadly BOUNTY HUNTERS, an oppressive STAR-SPANNING EMPIRE, and an army of HOMICIDAL ROBOTS!
ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #1 Writer: Simon Furman Artist: Christopher Jones Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 28, 2026 AN OFFICIAL CONTINUATION OF THE SKULL ISLAND ANIMATED SERIES!
Trapped on Skull Island, a desperate band of survivors struggles against the land's relentless horrors while an ancient threat rises from below. But as chaos unfolds, flashbacks reveal Kong's turbulent youth. Now, as hordes of monstrous beasts close in on the stranded humans, the most dangerous enemy of all regains strength to once more challenge Kong's throne.
BIG RIG Writers: Post Malone, Adrian Wassel Artist: Nathan C. Gooden Publisher: Vault Comics Cover Price: $24.99
The Dark Ages… Demon hordes plague Europe as Hell invades Earth. The Six Petals, a secret sect of The Knights Templar, pray for a holy weapon to drive back the scourge. What crashes to earth instead is The Rig, a fully loaded tractor trailer. In the aftermath of its arrival, the only man left standing is an enigmatic former priest. He will become Trucker and lead the fight against Hell—with 25 tons and 18 wheels of demon-slaying machine.
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Rating: 3/5
WHERE DOES THE RAINBOW END? #1 Writer: Francesca Perillo Artist: Stefano Cardoselli Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 14, 2026
A dramatic prequel to the hit story Love Me: A Romance Story, written by Francesca Perillo and drawn by Stefano Cardoselli. This story addresses universal themes of friendship, family, equality, and finding one's own truth.
Gilda has been abandoned by her parents, but fortunately, she has been discovered in the Cacace Bros. Robot Dump…and has been raised by the robots who discovered her. She was lucky to be found in the Rainbow Sector by robots that cared for her. However, she has also been shielded from the outside world, other humans, and from a dangerous section of their robot world called the Dark Cage, where the most hostile of robots live. Word has spread about her ability to fix robots, though, and one vicious robot from the Dark Cage wants her to repair all of the violent robots that live there…and nothing will stop him. Artist Stefano Cardoselli (Don't Spit In The Wind, Long Cold Winter) and writer Francesca Perillo (Long Cold Winter) reunite once again in this exciting prequel to their hit story Love Me: A Romance Story.
Rating:3/5
Tintin: Explorers on the Moon
Writer/Artist: Herge
Picking up where Destination Moon left off, Professor Calculus and Tintin discover a secret agent has managed to sneak onboard the rocket with plans to hijack it and abandon everyone on the moon!
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RODRIGO "AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Writer: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Director: James Cameron Studio: 20th Century Studios Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and more Release Date: December 19, 2025 Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges." rating:3/5
ASTERIX AND THE GREAT CROSSING Writer: Rene Goscinny Artist: Albert Uderzo Publisher: Papercutz Land ho! Asterix and Obelix had been lost at sea, but they've finally reached what they think is a Roman colony. Then the Vikings turn up on a voyage of discovery, and the two Gauls realize that they've done something greater and more important: they've discovered a strange New World."
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Ryan and J.B. storm Ziktor Industries to save Kaitlin, only to find she's suffered a humiliating fate! With a little help from Ryan's mother, Amy, the Troopers battle back—but Grimlord has a new weapon in store…one with ties to Ryan's past.
Will their greatest threat prove to be the one they never saw coming? [rating:3/5]
RODRIGO MARY SHELLEY - THE ETERNAL DREAM Writer: Alessandro di Virgilio Artist: Manuela Santoni Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: January 13, 2026 Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream is an expressively illustrated fictional account of the life of writer Mary Shelley, as told by her famous invention, Frankenstein's monster. With cameos by a variety of other famous writers and historical figures, this graphic novel is perfect for fans of literary and feminist history.
The extraordinary life of the woman who created one of fiction's most enduring characters: Frankenstein's monster. Born at the turn of the 19th century to the famous philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft (forerunner of the feminist movement) and William Godwin (novelist and radical politician), Mary Shelley lived a life in constant flight from social conformity. Her struggle birthed a pop culture phenomenon. Now in print for the first time in English, Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream chronicles Shelley's relationships with other important artists and writers, including her eventual husband Percy Shelley, and the 'butterfly effect' of love, hardship, tragedy, and inspiration that led to the creation of the infamous monster.
EDENFROST Writer: Amit Tishler Artist: Bruno Frenda Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: 2024 Two Jewish siblings summon the power of a Golem to fight their way through the fires of the Russian Civil War. Will the monster be their salvation, or hasten their demise?
After losing their parents in a pogrom, teenage siblings Alex and Yuli use the mystical power of a Golem to survive the chaos of the Russian Civil War. In a harrowing journey through war-torn Ukraine, the duo will face the harsh reality of warfare, ethnic bias, and national pride as they fight for their own place in the world.
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