ACME COMICS NEW RELEASES FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 2026

NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

ABSOLUTE FLASH #14
– The mysterious marauder from within the MIRROR DIMENSION last seen in the DC ALL IN FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025 SPECIAL returns to menace WALLY and LINDA! What secrets and insights into the MULTIVERSE await? Find out in the pages of ABSOLUTE FLASH!

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #19
– WONDER WOMAN has never been in as dire straights at she is now! To survive she will have to call upon the power of the lasso called TROIKA, but that is not done so lightly so a hefty price will have to be paid. Get ready for a series changing moment!

ALTER EGO MAGAZINE #199
– C.C. BECK versus JULIUS SCHWARTZ!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27 DEATH SPIRAL CONCLUSION
– The new villain TORMENT, now in league with the Symbiote CARNAGE, and left nothing but death and destruction in their wake. What is SPIDER-MAN willing to do to stop the targeted killing spree? What is VENOM willing to do? All eyes are on the exciting conclusion!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-VERSITY #1
– After his stint as the RESOLUTE SPIDER-MAN, NORMAN OSBORN determined that none of SPIDER-MAN’s allies are up to the challenges that can arise. Now he will personally put MILES MORALES, SPIDER-GWEN, SILK, ARANA, SPIDER-BOY, and SPIDER-GIRL to the test in his SPIDER-VERSITY!

AMERICAN CAPER #6 [MATURE READERS]

ASTROBOTS #5 (OF 5)

BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS #3 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]

BARBARIC THE LONG DEATH #3 (OF 3) [MATURE READERS]

BEAUTY #5 [MATURE READERS]
– If you’re enjoying THE BEAUTY on FX, jump into the world established by the original comic book with this special stand alone jumping on point issue by JEREMY HAUN and JASON HURLEY!

BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN YEARBOOK #1 [MATURE READERS]

CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON
– In the destablized nation of LATVERIA, STEVE ROGERS has made a choice and is in league with one of two warring groups. Choices of that magnitide have consequences that CAPTAIN AMERICA will have to live with! GEt ready for the upcoming AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON event with this series and WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON!

CORPSE KNIGHT #1 (OF 6) [MATURE READERS]
– In war ravaged France, a young girl’s world is shattered as her father down before her! Death is not the end as he rises again to protect his daughter on a perilous journey through the wilderness destroy the evil at the source! New from IMAGE COMICS by film director MICHAEL CHAVES, artist MATTHEW ROBERTS, and color artist RICO RENZI, this is set to be another immediate hit!

CROWN: A TALE OF HELL #2 (OF 2) FROM THE WORLD OF HELLBOY
– HELLBOY’s siblings battle for control of Hell in this prequel mini series by MIKE MIGNOLA, his brother TODD MIGNOLA, and artist WARWICK JOHNSON-CADWELL.

CYCLOPS #3 (OF 5)
Rampaging REAVERS. ‘Nuff said. This means trouble. It’s TEARJERKER against CYCLOPS. But our hero is at a disadvantage. He is without his visor. How will he overcome Tearjerker and his cybernetic enhancements?

DEATH FIGHT FOREVER #3 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]
– Meet series writer and cover artist ANDREW MACLEAN at ACME COMICS on SATURDAY APRIL 22!

DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH DARK DESTINY #4 (OF 4)

DETECTIVE COMICS #1108
– A mystery presents itself, a conspiracy so deep that it will require the skills of BATMAN, GREEN ARROW, and BLACK CANARY to detect. The era of the new DYNAMIC TRIO is underway!

DETECTIVE COMICS #577 YEAR TWO PART 3 OF 4 FACSIMILE EDITION
A facsimile of one of the most underrated BATMAN stories, BATMAN: YEAR TWO. In this reprint of part 3 in the four issue mini series, Batman must stop the deadly REAPER and the only way to do so is to work alongside the man who changed his life forever. The man who put BRUCE WAYNE on the trajectory to become Batman, JOE CHILL!

DIABLO DAWN OF HATRED #1 (OF 4) [MATURE READERS]
– A new story set in the world of the DIABLO video game series.

DICK TRACY #16

EVENT HORIZON: INFERNO #1 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]
– The prequel to the fan favorite sci-fi horror movie EVENT HORIZON was such a massive hit that IDW presents the sequel on the other side of the film! Set two hundred years later, a mission to recover the doomed vessel has finally reached Neptune! The stories and legends cannot be true, or are they more than true?

EXQUISITE CORPSES #12 [MATURE READERS]

FLASH #32
– The survival of CENTRAL CITY depends on a fast team up between FLASH and CAPTAIN COLD! The first issue by RYAN NORTH and GAVIN GUIDRY was a surprise hit, time to get onboard!

FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE #3 (OF 4) [MATURE READERS]

FRANKENSTEIN: NEW WORLD–THE SPEED OF DARKNESS #1 FROM THE WORLD OF HELLBOY

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SSSILENT MISSIONS COPPERHEAD #1 (ONE-SHOT)

GREEN LANTERN #34
– KYLE RAYNER is back as the GREEN LANTERN of Earth, but some issues from space are here with him! Maybe with help from his friend WALLY WEST, he can figure it all out in this classic team up!

HARLEY AND IVY LIFE AND CRIMES #5 (OF 6)

HARLEY QUINN #61

HEAD LOPPER #1 [MATURE READERS]
– The award winning fan favorite action fantasy series is back! NORGAL the adventurer returns and heads will roll! MEET ANDREW MACLEAN AT ACME COMICS SATURDAY APRIL 22 FROM 12-5!

HELLO BODY HORROR #1 [MATURE READERS]
– Featuring stories by MARTIN ORAZZO, JEREMY BASTIAN, ROBERT HACK, and more.

HULK: SMASH EVERYTHING #5 (OF 5)

IN YOUR SKIN #1 (OF 4) [MATURE READERS]
– A BOLLYWOOD movie star and her biggest fan collide in an unpredictable dark story from IMAGE COMICS by ADITYA BIDIKAR and SOM.

INFERNAL HULK #6
– The INFERNAL HULK has Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with their backs up against the wall, but IRON MAN has a plan! He leads a strike force to level the living city with the spear of THE ONE ABOVE ALL and a new suit of armor, the HELLBUSTER. Tony means to end the Age of Monsters. FOREVER. But will all this be enough to keep him alive against the Infernal Hulk? Or will he face corruption like all the others?

INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE CAPES #6

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #18
– To face an unprecedented threat, the JUSTICE LEAGUE expanded membership to include every vetted and capable hero in the DCU to become JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED. After the events of the KING OMEGA TOURNAMENT where even super-villains tried to save Earth, membership has expended again in a way that will take getting used to. Who will make the most of their amnesty and who will abuse the advantage?

LANDS UNKNOWN: THE SKINLESS MAN #2 (OF 2)

MAID CAFE #2 [MATURE READERS]

MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #3

MONSTRESS #61 [MATURE READERS]

NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #9 (OF 12) [MATURE READERS]

NO PLACE #5 [MATURE READERS]

OTHER/HALF #2
– The highly engaging romantic comedy detective story from JIM MCCANN and JOE EISMA continues from IGNITION PRESS.

PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #3 (OF 6) [MATURE READERS]
– The aesthetics of DICK TRACY collide with the epic scope of INDIANA JONES to create the first EZRA CAIN story in this leading series for the new DC VERTIGO line! Copies of issus 1-2 are available here now!

PHANTOM VS THE SKY BAND #1 ONE-SHOT

POWERS 25 #8 [MATURE READERS]
– Turn the clock back to see how the original detectives covering super powers related homicide influenced DETECTIVE CUTTER, the young woman who is the focal character today.

ROCKETEER: THE ISLAND #2

ROGUE #4 (OF 5)

SAVAGE DRAGON #279 [MATURE READERS]

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN REFORGED #4 [MATURE READERS]

SENTRY #2 (OF 5)
– The SENTRY is back, but that must also mean that THE VOID is active as well! What is the darkness falling over the world and how will it affect the HULK? Find out here in this new story written by PAUL JENKINS, the original creator of Sentry!

SORCERER SUPREME #5
– DORMAMMU releases the BLAZING HOUND to test WANDA MAXIMOFF!

SPAWN THE CURSE OF SHERLEE JOHNSON #5 [MATURE READERS]

SPAWN THE DARK AGES #5 (OF 6) [MATURE READERS]

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1 FACSIMILE EDITION

SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN #1 ONE SHOT
– And now the MARVEL COMICS edition of the crossover sensation! Top creators like BRAD MELTZER, PEPE LARRAZ, DAN SLOTT, MARCOS MARTIN, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, LOUISE SIMONSON, and many more treat you to outstanding stories merging the worlds and characters of SUPERMAN and SPIDER-MAN for all new stories! Available in a variety of VARIANT EDITION COVERS!

SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #4 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]

STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE – ECHOES OF THE EMPIRE #1
– The heroes of the REBELLION and the villains of the EMPIRE unexpectedly collide on the planet BATUU in this all new GALAXY’S EDGE story.

STRENGTH & ASH #1 [MATURE READERS]

SUPERMAN #37 THE REIGN OF THE SUPERBOYS
– With SUPERMAN missing since the end of DC K.O., SUPERBOY PRIME has stepped up for the city of METROPOLIS and the DCU! Since he knows the ins and outs of comic books, he’ll need a secret identity and a job that you’ll get a kick out of! Unfortunately, the other heroes remember his dark deeds in INFINITE CRISIS and one of Superman’s most difficult foes is ready to strike in a way that’ll leave an impression!

THUNDERCATS X SILVERHAWKS THUNDERHAWKS #1
– The characters from THUNDERCATS LOST are trapped in a future and desperately need to return to the past to prevent a devastating war!

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS PHANTOM OF THE OPERA #3 (OF 4)

USAGI YOJIMBO: KAITO ’84 #2

VAMPIRELLA #1
Christopher Priest begins an all new chapter in the legendary Vampirella.
Draculina, having lost her Vampiri powers and the baby she stole from her sister, Vampirella. Now human, Draculina also loses her peace of mind. As her thirst for blood is cruelly reawakened. The threat of being consumed by an evil that controlled her for centuries. Draculina will try to outrun the evil that is slowly creeping in on her. Or she’ll die trying.

VOID RIVALS #29 ENERGON UNIVERSE
– The QUINTESSON WAR nears conclusion and things are going badly for the worlds of the SACRED RING! DARAK and DULIN face the trial of the QUINTESSONS and if you know 1986’s TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE, then you know those do not go well! Meanwhile, the ELITE SHARKTIONS are released! Don’t overlook the intergalactic aspect of the ENERGON UNIVERSE in VOID RIVALS!

WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #3

WOLVERINE #19
– Find out what has the mighty HERCULES on a collision course with WOLVERINE as the next big storyline begins with a bang!

YOUNGBLOOD #5 [MATURE READERS]

ACME COMICS PRESENTS

COMICS FOR BATS OF ALL AGES

ADVENTURE TIME #12

ARCHIE #125 FACSIMILE EDITION

BLACK LIVES TP VOL 01 GREAT MINDS OF SCIENCE

DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL GN

DUCKTALES #12

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #86

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL. 21: REPRISE
– Contains SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 79-83.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #36

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ANIMAL MAN BY TOM VEITCH AND STEVE DILLON OMNIBUS HC
– Contains ANIMAL MAN 27-50 and more.

BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP (2026 EDITION)
– The sequel to BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN by JEPH LOEB and the late TIM SALE.

BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE HC
– Contains BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT: A LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE 1-6.

BIKER MICE FROM MARS TP VOL 01 RED PLANET PANIC
– Contains the new BIKER MICE FROM MARS 1-4 from the NACELLEVERSE line.

CREEPY PRESENTS: RICHARD CORBEN GN [MATURE READERS]

DC FINEST BATMAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY TP
– Contains BATMAN 423-429, BATMAN ANNUAL 12, DETECTIVE COMICS 590-595, and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL 1, plus BATMAN: THE CULT 1-4.

EAT YOUR YOUNG TP [MATURE READERS]
– When a 2000 year old immortal decides that it is time to attempt to pass it all on to one of his many offspring, a battle royale ensues! Watch as archetypal characters from across genres brawl for it all!

GACHIAKUTA 10 MANGA GN

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO COMPENDIUM TP BOOK 03
– Contains G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO 77-113 and G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS 16-28

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO COMPENDIUM TP BOOK 03
DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE ANDY KUBERT COVER

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO DELUXE HC BOOK 01
– Contains G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 301-310.

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO DELUXE HC BOOK 01
BRAD WALKER & LAURA MARTIN EXCLUSIVE VARIANT EDITION

GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE ALIENS TP

HIDE AND SEEK MANGA GN

JLA SALVATION RUN TP (2026 EDITION)
– In her latest bid to rid the DCU of supervillains, AMANDA WALLER has shunted her prisoners to the savage world called SALVATION to fend for themselves! What could possibly go wrong with characters like LEX LUTHOR, GRODD, FLASH’s ROGUES, THE JOKER, and others all in the same place? Maybe they’ll destroy each other or maybe a common enemy will bring them together! RICK FLAGG is about to find out! The lost and overlooked mini series from 2007 is back and just at the right time! Contains SALVATION RUN 1-7.

LOST FANTASY TP VOL 02 [MATURE READERS]
– Contains the now very sought after LOST FANTASY 5-8.

MARK SPEARS MONSTERS HC VOL 01 [MATURE READERS]
– Contains MARK SPEARS MONSTERS 1-4.

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: RISE OF DARK SPECTER TP
– Contains MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS 101–110, POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: THE COINLESS 1, and POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: HYPERFORCE 1.

MORTAL THOR TP VOL. 1: NO GODS NO MASTERS
– The immortal THOR has not just perished, he has fallen out of all thought and memory! In his place a very mortal man named SIGURD JARLSON picks up a very normal hammer to do what’s right. And that earns him powerful enemies that once challenged the mighty Thor himself! Check out one of the best MARVEL COMICS on the shelves today! Contains MORTAL THOR 1-5, part two of AL EWING’S THOR TRILOGY.

MY DRESS-UP DARLING 15 MANGA GN

NO MAN’S LAND TP [MATURE READERS]
– For three months out of the year a real world phenomenon occurs where a walkable ice bridge connects the UNITED STATES and RUSSIA. What happens when a murder is uncovered in this zone during the COLD WAR of the 1960s? Which country’s investigator will arrive first and how will their finding impact the already high tensions? Contains NO MAN’S LAND 1-4 by SZYMON KUDRANSKI. Soon to be adapted to film!

ORLA TP [MATURE READERS]
– A lonely woman navigating the modern dating world struggles to find her place while also harboring a deadly secret within! The least she can do it point it towards the worst of the worst in the shallow end of the dating pool, but what happens when she finds someone who likes her for who she is? Can the monster really be contained? Find out in this romantic comedy creature feature story! Contains ORLA 1-5.

ROBIN THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC (2026 EDITION)
– Contains stories from BATMAN 192, 202- 203, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 239-242, 244-245, 248, 250, 252, 254, 259, 333, 337-339 and 341-343; DETECTIVE COMICS 390-391, 394-395, 398-403, 445, 447, 450-451 and 481-485; BATMAN FAMILY 1, 3-9 and 11-20; WORLD’S FINEST COMICS 200 and DC COMICS PRESENTS 31 and 58.

SISTERHOOD A HYDE STREET STORY TP [MATURE READERS]

STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN AND CHILD TP
– Contains STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 1 1-8 and SEASON 2 1-8.

STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE STORIES TP: TIDES OF TERROR
– Contains STAR WARS HYPERSPACE STORIES: TIDE OF TERROR 1-4.

SUPERMAN THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM HC [MATURE READERS]
– The acclaimed creators behind the lauded ICE CREAM MAN series from IMAGE COMICS turn their talents to the world of SUPERMAN! An array of new KRYPTONITE fragments appears and Superman must test each one to learn what effect they have. Results will vary from the comical, to the unexpected, to the worst case scenario! Contains SUPERMAN THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM 1-5.

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS HC VOL. 2
– Contains ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR 33-60, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 2, ULTIMATE X-MEN/ ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR 1, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR/ ULTIMATE X-MEN 1, ULTIMATE X-MEN/ ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 1,ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR/ ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL 1, ULTIMATUM: FANTASTIC FOUR REQUIEM 1.

ULTIMATE X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION TP: WORLD TOUR
– Contains the original 2001 series ULTIMATE X-MEN 13-25.

NEW ACTION FIGURES

TRANSFORMERS MASTERPIECE EDITION MPG-17 OPTIMUS PRIME STYLE GEN

TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE
LEADER CLASS MEGATRON

REPRINT COMICS

NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE THE DAKOTA INCIDENT #1 ONE-SHOT 2ND PRINTING

NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE THE DAKOTA INCIDENT #1 ONE-SHOT 2ND PRINTING
DAN MORA VARIANT EDITION B

PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PRINTING
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PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PRINTING
HAYDEN SHERMAN VARIANT EDITION B [MATURE READERS]

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FURY OF FIRESTORM #1 (OF 6)

SPAWN #374 [MATUTE READERS]

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN #1

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ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 01 THE LAST AMAZON

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01 THE LAST AMAZON

GEIGER TP VOL 03

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 03

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA DELUXE EDITION HC

NIGHTS TP VOL 02 [MATURE READERS]

SPECTRE BY JOHN OSTRANDER AND TOM MANDRAKE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01

SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW TP

SWAMP THING BY RICK VEITCH TP BOOK 01 WILD THINGS [MATURE READERS]

SWAMP THING BY RICK VEITCH TP BOOK 02 SYNCHRONICITY [MATURE READERS]

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This Week’s Comics & Merchandise for April 22nd 2026

NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

ACME COMICS PRESENTS

COMICS FOR BATS OF ALL AGES

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NEW TRADE PAPERBACKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, & HARDCOVERS

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