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Looks like Johns & Hitch’s Redcoat could be up for a movie adaptation.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/atlas-ghost-machine-movie-geoff-johns-comic-book-redcoat-1236617669/
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I had no idea this was coming out, or even that TKO was still operating. But I’ve ordered a copy immediately as Sara was great.
Best option for those of us in the UK seems to be to order from Amazon US, here.
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That Texas Blood returns in June with #21.
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Mike Mignola and Michael Avon Oeming launch new Hellboy Universe series ‘Ghost of a Ghost’ – AIPT
‘Ghost of a Ghost’ #1 is due out on September 23, 2026
Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson are teaming with superstar artist Michael Avon Oeming for Ghost of a Ghost, a new four-issue limited series spinning out of Giant Robot Hellboy. Written by Mignola and Roberson, with art by Oeming, colors by Taki Soma, and letters by Clem Robins, the series follows Agent Jian through a psychedelic spy adventure set in the 1960s. Ghost of a Ghost #1 features a cover by Oeming alongside a variant by Dave Johnson, with later issues featuring variants by Kevin Nowlan, Elsa Charretier, and Michael Cho.
“Many of the stories that I’ve worked on in the Hellboy Universe have started with a conversation, with me having the germ of an idea or Mignola having a half-formed notion he wants to explore,” explained Chris Roberson. “Sometimes the inspiration leans more toward one of us, but this was fully Mike Mignola’s idea from the start. A few years ago at a convention, he sat down with me, Mike Oeming, and Taki Soma and laid out his vision for this character introduced in Giant Robot Hellboy. From there, we got to work bringing it to life. We were all completely aligned on Jian and her story from the start: a globe-trotting spy-fi thriller set in the swinging Sixties, approached in a way the Hellboy Universe hasn’t really explored before.”
Readers first met superspy Agent Jian in Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo’s 2023 Giant Robot Hellboy, where she was exposed to enkeladite, a radioactive substance capable of causing horrifying mutations. Now Jian is tied to a shadowy spy network and using her strange new abilities to stop enkeladite from falling into dangerous hands. The trouble is figuring out whose hands are truly dangerous.
“I’m excited to be working on another Mignola project with writer Chris Roberson and colorist Taki Soma,” said artist Michael Avon Oeming. “We’re bringing a fun retro 1960s spy vibe into the Hellboy world, and if readers have even half as much fun with it as we did making it, they’re going to have a blast.”
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‘Ghost of a Ghost’ #1 is due out on September 23, 2026
Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson are teaming with superstar artist Michael Avon Oeming for Ghost of a Ghost, a new four-issue limited series spinning out of Giant Robot Hellboy. Written by Mignola and Roberson, with art by Oeming, colors by Taki Soma, and letters by Clem Robins, the series follows Agent Jian through a psychedelic spy adventure set in the 1960s. Ghost of a Ghost #1 features a cover by Oeming alongside a variant by Dave Johnson, with later issues featuring variants by Kevin Nowlan, Elsa Charretier, and Michael Cho.
This sounds awesome!!
Even though Hellboy’s timeline ended abruptly 10 years ago, Mike Mignola and his collaborators have spent the last decade filling in the blanks in HB’s long career as well as the activities of his fellow BPRD agents. This one sounds like a lot of fun!
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Image Comics August 2026 Solicitations – League of Comic Geeks
Solicitations for August 2026 – at Image
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Future fun and fisticuffs: Carlos Javier Olivares discusses the wonderful and weird ‘Junk Punch’ – AIPT
From time to time, a comic comes a long that you know will be truly great long before word one.
Junk Punch just such a book.
Admittedly, my love for this new Mad Cave Studios title initially centered on the title alone (which I attest to be the best in at least a decade if not much longer). Then, my admiration only grew when I realized it was another book by Paul Tobin and Carlos Javier Olivares, who made the generally affective String. But once I actually got into Junk Punch (where the duo are joined by colorist Francesca Vivaldi and letterer Taylor Esposito), it too socked me right where it most hurts — squarely in my head and heart.
In Junk Punch, we meet Clara Castanelle, who lives in a world where “new compulsions have arisen to afflict individuals in bizarre ways.” As the title suggests, Clara’s compulsion means she can’t stop KO-ing folks’ nether regions, which she then uses to “solve a bizarre series of thefts, such as kisses stolen from willing and waiting lips.”
And, again, if all you wanted to take away from Junk Punch was the insanity and absurdity, there’s volumes of that to go around. But beyond the neon-colored, near-future hijinks lies something of real depth. A title with this intensely charming lead; oddly resonant themes about being yourself; and attitude and joy to spare. It is, as Mad Cave put it, “entertainment with IMPACT!”
Junk Punch #1 is due out this week (June 3). Ahead of this first blow, we caught up with Olivares earlier this week via email. There, we discussed his collaborations with Tobin, the book’s identity and influences, why Clara works as such a compelling protagonist, balancing the many threads and ideas in this story, and even a possible “Junk Punch-verse,” among other topics and tidbits.
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Huh! I had no idea Paul Chadwick was doing more Concrete (out today…)
Wednesday Comics Reviews: We are all lucky that Paul Chadwick’s CONCRETE is back, and more – Comics Beat
In this week’s Wednesday Comics column, Paul Chadwick’s Concrete returns after a decade-plus hiatus, Hellboy is in love, The Phantom gets a crossover, and much more! Plus, The Prog Report and FOC Watch!
Paul Chadwick’s Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1
Writer/Artist: Paul Chadwick
Publisher: Dark Horse ComicsTwenty years have passed since Paul Chadwick last visited Ron Lithgow, the speechwriter-turned-walking-mountain known in the series as Concrete. There were the odd one offs during the reboot of Dark Horse Presents but no full length stories. Finally the series comes out of hibernation with this new story Stars Over Sand, and boy, is it a welcome return.
Concrete has always been a quiet, reflective series, and Chadwick has not lost that in his return. This first issue isn’t a reset, but it more or less picks up after the previous series The Human Dilemma. Concrete, his assistant Larry, and scientist Maureen travel with the newborn from The Human Dilemma out to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park. Here while writing a speech, our hero gets struck by lightning and gets lost out there.
Nature has always played an important role in Concrete stories and this is no different.There’s a romantic quality to this story in how nature overwhelms Chadwick always frames figures with nature dominating them. The open splash page features a tiny truck and trailer that look ready to be swallowed by the desert around them. One scene where Concrete and his friends wander out into the dunes turns them into insects. As he has throughout the series, Chadwick reminds readers of the both the grandeur of nature and how small we are in it.
Chadwick’s storytelling also focuses on the ephemeral. Time passing, rain washing away footsteps, and even how short our lifespans are in the grand scheme of things. There’s copious imagery of things lost to the sands, especially in the final pages of the issue. The idea that things grasped can just as easily be lost. It’s all beautiful set up for the series premise that once struck by lightning, Concrete will lose his memories and who he is.
Twenty years away and there’s a much rougher quality to Chadwick’s work than previously. He still has a very naturalistic quality to his line. Figures don’t look exaggerated and there’s a gorgeous attention to detail when it comes to nature. But Concrete looks rougher and Chadwick favors a more jagged line. European artists, like Moebius (especially in the thunderstorm sequence) and Herge, have always been in Chadwick’s artistic DNA but it seems more pronounced here.
What’s really striking about this issue though is how beautifully Paul Chadwick uses the comics medium. There’s so many visual ideas on display here. Frequently he’ll “peek” into the trailer Maureen travels in with the baby by cutting into it while Concrete and Larry have a conversation. He uses long panels with multiple images in them. Seeing a creator at this stage in their career experiment with both form and linework is positively thrilling.
Having a new series from Paul Chadwick’s Concrete after so long is truly a gift to comics readers. If there’s any complaint to be had with this issue, it’s that more of a prologue than a self contained issue. Yet that is a minor quibble when there’s so much more to this issue than that.
Concrete has always been about the slow burn and if it took twenty years to get here, it’s been worth the wait.
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Image Comics September Solicitations
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CHRIS CONDON & JACOB PHILLIPS BACK IN THE SADDLE THIS SEPTEMBER WITH NEW LAUNCH THAT TEXAS BLOOD: HELL COMES TO ALLISON RANCH – Image Comics
The series is currently being developed by FX for a drama series
PORTLAND, Ore. 06/22/2026 — Bestselling neo-noir Western That Texas Blood by Chris Condon (News from the Fallout) and Jacob Phillips (Everything Dead & Dying) will ride again in the upcoming That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch. This all-new, six-issue chapter in the beloved ongoing series will kick off in September from Image Comics.
This highly anticipated story arc will also feature exciting variant covers by Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth), Luana Vecchio (Lovesick), Mark Chiarello (Batman/Houdini: The Devil’s Workshop), and more.
“Well… we’re back! Joe Bob returns, this time for a story set in 2003 that we like to call ‘Hell Comes to Allison Ranch.’ It’s our most action-packed story arc yet with strong thematic links to two of our previous, fan-favorite outings—That Texas Blood volume one and The Enfield Gang Massacre,” said Condon in an exclusive scoop on the announcement at IGN. “While this new arc has some connections to our past stories, it’s also a great place for readers unfamiliar with Ambrose County or its inhabitants to jump on, and Jacob and I are excited to bring some new collaborators along with us, too. We are so excited to be adding letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and designer Michael Tivey to the That Texas Blood ranks. With the team we have assembled on this book, and the story we have to tell, I think this may just be the best That Texas Blood story yet.”
In That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Hart are called to the Allison Ranch—the largest and richest ranch in the United States—where family grievances are blooming into full-blown war. This first issue will be loaded with bonus materials including behind the scenes peeks, newly conducted interviews, essays, and cartoons.
Phillips added: “Joe Bob’s back and it feels so good! Coming back to That Texas Blood feels like coming home to us and we’ve missed it after so long away. We return with a brand new story arc, ‘Hell Comes To Allison Ranch.’ A heist gone wrong on the biggest ranch in the US on the night of the invasion of Iraq. This story is the perfect jumping on point for new readers and a warm welcome back for the regulars. So slip on your favourite pair of jeans, grab a can of Doyers and settle in. It’s gonna be one hell of a ride.”
In celebration of this highly anticipated return to shelves, Image Comics will present a special Facsimile edition of the series’ debut issue printed on deluxe newsprint paper for the ultimate reading experience. Longtime fans and new readers alike can revisit the premiere that started it all and remains the perfect read for fans of Yellowstone.
Like Paris, Texas gut-punched by No Country for Old Men, That Texas Blood is a crime series that kicked off with the search for a casserole dish and led readers to a dark and tense confrontation on Sheriff Joe Bob Coates’ 70th birthday. The series is currently being developed by FX for a drama series from Jim Mickle (director, showrunner, and writer of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth) and E.L. Katz (co-executive producer and producing director on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor).
The Enfield Gang Massacre, a sister series to That Texas Blood, is set 150 years in the past and features even more gunslinging action and dark frontier drama.
That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23.
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‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #1 is gloriously, defiantly strange – AIPT
Geof Darrow returns with his trademark blend of satire, absurdity, and jaw-dropping craftsmanship.
Creators like Geof Darrow are needed now more than ever, as comics like Shaolin Cowboy offer unadulterated commentary on the filth and debauchery of corruption and American excess. It’s been three years since Darrow wrapped his last Shaolin Cowboy miniseries, and now he’s back to deliver a suicide note. Easy enough, unless of course xenophobia and excessive greed get in the way!
It’s safe to say that if you’re familiar with Darrow’s work, you’re likely buying it largely for the art. His detailed panels and pages are like none other, cramming in jokes via signs, graffiti, and debauchery. The first two panels are focused on the side of apartment buildings, with long streaks of stains and grim all over the place, and further down, joke names for porn shops and “sexy BBQ.” You know you’re reading a Darrow comic when alligators walk the streets, and nobody is any the wiser. His rendering of American culture is the epitome of selfishness and pollution.
Once the setting of this world is established, Darrow focuses on a leaf fluttering in the wind, which leaves the city and lands on the Shaolin Cowboy. Its weight is too much for a thin branch he’s sitting cross-legged on to bear. It’s as if the cowboy can’t escape the city, but he pays no mind and easily lands on the tip of a used plastic water bottle being held by a skeleton’s fingers. Inside the water bottle is a note that kicks off his journey to find the deceased’s mother.
Much like in previous volumes, the cowboy goes about his business peacefully and slowly, only to encounter raging maniacs who mean him harm. In the case of this narrative, an AI rendering of an immigrant making the news looks vaguely like him, sending many to call the police to collect a reward and put him in harm’s way. This leads to a fight between the cowboy and an old pickup truck, resulting in the cowboy performing incredible flips, kicks, and ultraviolence. The art is stunning, and Darrow will leave your mouth agape with amazement.
Readers get one more fight, and it leans heavily into one involving dog poop. It’s rather gross and not very funny, unless you find poop being flung into faces hilarious. The scene does lead to the cowboy getting a friend to help him on his way from the dog who supplied the poop, so there’s at least a story function for it.
Ian Herring colors the issue to perfection, keeping the general muted color palette from previous Shaolin Cowboy stories alive. There’s something pleasing about the browns and reds of the desert where the cowboy meditates that adds a bit of peace, juxtaposed well with the grit and grime of the city.
Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #1 delivers exactly what longtime fans have come to expect from Geof Darrow: stunning artwork, savage satire, and bursts of ultraviolence wrapped in absurdist humor. While the story itself moves at a leisurely pace and occasionally indulges in jokes that overstay their welcome, Darrow’s singular artistic vision remains impossible to ignore. Every page rewards careful examination, and every action sequence showcases a creator operating at the peak of his abilities. In a comics landscape increasingly driven by familiarity, Shaolin Cowboy remains gloriously, defiantly strange.
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Darrow is a crazy genius. Looking forward to this one.
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Exclusive: Steve Niles and Andrea Mutti to take us to CALLISTO – Comics Beat
The sci-fi horror graphic novel, due out from Lab Press this fall, follows a detective uncovering a sinister cult on the moon of Jupiter.
The Lab Press has announced Callisto, a sci-fi horror graphic novel created by writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), artist Andrea Mutti (Barbarian Behind Bars), colorist Lee Loughridge (Standstill), letterer Marshall Dillon, and designers Emma Price & John J. Hill. Set in the far future, the book follows detective Becca Ramos, whose investigation into a series of disappearances leads her to the titular moon of Jupiter, which has become a major mining and religious cultural center.
The official synopsis tells us to expect “an eerie hidden cult, a steadily growing body count, and a dark, otherworldly force lying in wait just below the surface.” It elaborates, “Having established itself as one of humanity’s major industrial and mining settlements, Callisto is also a hotbed for commerce, culture, and religion. But with capital comes carnage — and with religion comes control — all of which drives Detective Becca Ramos to a chilling discovery that threatens the safety of the colony and those who live there.”
Niles states, “I love the idea of taking a different setting and using it to say something about the world we live in today. While 30 Days of Night might have seemed like an ‘alien’ landscape to some, Callisto ratchets the suspense and horror up to another level with its truly alien setting and surroundings. How would the darkness of humanity evolve when it encounters the darkness of something else entirely? Does escaping the Earth’s orbit allow us to escape our own demons, or do we simply take them with us?”
Dagen Walker, editor-in-chief of The Lab, adds, “At The Lab, we’re always looking for stories that couldn’t exist anywhere else. Callisto feels like one of those books. Steve takes the familiar language of science fiction and noir and transforms it into something deeply personal and unexpectedly haunting. It’s ambitious, uncompromising, and exactly the kind of original storytelling we believe deserves a place on the shelf.”
Callisto is available to pre-order now from Amazon and other retailers ahead of its release in comics shops on September 30, and bookstores and online retailers on October 6. It will have a main cover by Scott Hampton, and a Limited Edition release (totaling 200 copies) featuring a cover by Chris Shehan. You can check those out below, along with an extended interior preview (including an exclusive tenth page).
Lab Press president Diane Richey comments, “Limited Edition versions of The Lab Press books have been part of our DNA since day one, and as we stepped into our second year of publishing, we wanted to push that further. These ‘Day One’ editions launch right alongside the main release, giving readers a shot at something rarer without paying a premium for it. Same price as the regular cover, just a little something extra for the collectors.”
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