Archie Comics is celebrating 85 years of Archie Andrews in 2026 with new series and themed specials. Archie All-Stars takes the teens of Riverdale to the soccer field for competitive games, mishaps, and hijinks.

Carol Danver’s Seventh Sense is back and she’s experiencing fractured memories of an investigation into DNVR, a covert military group. She asked Rogue and Emma Frost to help bring clarity to those memories, which led to the discovery that DNVR is a hate group that is selling stolen Kree technology.

D-Riders #1 introduces Anaya, a woman whose life is already full of responsibilities before fate takes a sharp turn. Between caring for her parents and dealing with a job she clearly doesn’t love, she’s carrying a lot on her shoulders. Then Eris, the Goddess of Chaos, enters the picture and everything changes.

In 1982, creator-ownership received a huge shot in the arm from Steve and Bill Schanes through their Pacific Comics imprint. The company launched Jack Kirby’s Captain Victory, Mike Grell’s Starslayer, and Neal Adams’ Ms. Mystic, in addition to many other titles, with the creators retaining the rights to their work, a far cry from the usual arrangements in those days.

The new story starts with Daniel Durante, the embodiment of greed and privilege, and Skylar Mooney the daughter of a Durante family staff member. In the first issue, Daniel and his brother attempted to sacrifice Skylar to a demon for their own gain. It appeared to be unsuccessful, but a demonic spirit attached itself to Daniel and has been guiding him ever since he was a teenager.

Maldor, Malik, and the Tin Man have discovered the corpse of a giant fearsome beast, and it leaves the old sorcerer quite concerned. He and the Tin Man know of monsters that can feed on souls, and now they must traverse a twisting road to a castle and the dungeon that is supposed to hold those creatures prisoner.

Writer Geoff Johns, artist Jason Fabok, and colorist Brad Anderson continue to deliver one of the best serialized comic books on the market today, and one of the reasons Rook: Exodus is so good is that it is fundamentally science fiction rather than a superhero comic in disguise.

Young Hellboy: Thrilling Sky Adventures #1 is a reminder that not every comic needs world-ending stakes to be entertaining. Written by Mike Mignola and Tom Sniegoski, this issue delivers a fun pulp adventure centered on Scarlett Santiago, the Sky Devil, as she joins forces with the mysterious Ghost Leopard for a dangerous mission filled with monsters, mystery, and airborne action.

Some post-apocalyptic comics throw readers directly into chaos and spend the rest of the issue explaining how the world collapsed. The Hab #1 takes a different approach. It gives you just enough information to understand the situation while intentionally leaving massive questions hanging over everything

By the time Avengers #160 arrived on the stands, it had gotten around that Wonder Man was back, so it was a great time for The Grim Reaper to make a return appearance. In the hands of Shooter, penciler George Pérez, and inker Pablo Marcos, the story is vintage Marvel magic. With flashbacks to the origin and development of The Vision (there are great story reasons the android is closely tied to Simon Williams), previous Grim Reaper appearances, and Wonder Man’s death and return.

Batman has some of the greatest villains in comics. They may not always be the most intimidating, but they are certainly complex and interesting. In 1989, DC published the Secret Origins Special with stories that took a deeper look into Penguin, Riddler, and Two-Face. But these stories, written by Alan Grant, Neil Gaiman, and Mark Verheiden, did not pit the villains against Batman – they took center stage.

Ryan Steele, Kaitlin Star, and J.B. Reese are the VR Troopers, the Eltarian Colony of Earth’s greatest heroes who fight monsters and any other threat against their people. It begins with Ryan taking a late night stroll to clear his head, only to find that someone has broken into a power plant. Inside he finds unfamiliar creatures/people and human hostages.