ECCC ’26: Dark Horse announces panel & signing schedule Dark Horse has announced its booth number and panel and signing schedule for Emerald City Comic Con 2026 from March 5-8 in Seattle.

Today's Digest rounds up some of the news we missed from various publishers during ComicsPRO, including a new AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER book starring freedom fighter Jet, and the next RED SONJA series.

New NEON GENESIS EVANGELION in production from Yoko Taro Evangelion wrapped up its 30th anniversary festival with the biggest announcement: a new Evangelion production scripted by Nier's Yoko Taro.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS are 10-for-10 at the 53rd annual Annie Awards Netflix's most-watched film swept its ten nominated categories at the animation industry's largest award ceremony.

GUNBUSTER and GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC coming to the Criterion Channel in March 2026 Criterion announced two anime titles will come on its streaming platform next month: Gunbuster: The Movie and the first season of GitS: SAC.

POKEMON to celebrate 30th anniversary with announcements on Pokémon Day The Pokémon Company is gearing up for an exciting anniversary as it readies fans for its upcoming Pokémon Day.

Manga Mavericks announces North American & European distribution deals U.S.-based manga publisher Manga Mavericks Books has announced distribution deals for the North American and European retail markets.

The blue blur clashes with the kaiju king in SONIC x GODZILLA miniseries IDW's blockbuster crossover event begins this summer!

Update your scorecard: D&Q has signed a multi-year agreement with PRH Publisher Services for distribution in all channels.

Beat’s Bizarre Adventure: TRICORNERED WINDOW and beyond This week, Beat's Bizarre Adventure covers SEVEN DAYS: MONDAY-SUNDAY, DEMON LORD 2099 and NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW.

Exclusive: Mad Cave announces hybrid horror-romcom BABYLON COVE Mad Cave Studios has announced Babylon Cove, a limited series that puts a demonic, flesh-eating twist on classic romantic comedy tropes.

Classic Comic Compendium: COLOR OF RAGE is a less-known work from Kazuo Koike Color of Rage is a travelling buddy story that plays off the idea of a stranger in a strange land learning the customs.

Interview: How Sunny Side Makers Market organizers uplift indie artists

Viola Davis is producing a movie of the afro-fantasy series THE UNTAMED, published by Stranger Comics. (No word on any involvement from Amandla Stenberg, who co-wrote the spin-off NIOBE, though.)

Unsurprisingly, VENOM is getting his own animated film, although Phil Lord and Chris Miller don't appear to be involved.

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Mark Russell and PJ Holden will team up at Mad Cave on DOG TAG, the story of a soldier-journalist on the Western Front during WWII.

Meet SKATE ALI, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Sam Humphries, and Natacha Bustos's rebellious new young heroine, from a future where LA has banned skateboarding.

The X-Men's short but sweet time in Australia is being revisited in X-MEN: OUTBACK, a new five-issue series this June.

A robot Abraham Lincoln searches for the meaning of life in IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT

More than one Robin will arrive in Gotham in ABSOLUTE BATMAN #20 Unredacted solicitation text for ABSOLUTE BATMAN #20 appears to reveal the arrival of "Robins."

#ComicsPRO '25: All-star creative team of writers and artists assemble for new superhero series TERMINAL from Skybound

#ComicsPRO '26: Energon Universe expands with M.A.S.K. ongoing series from Dan Watters and Pye Parr

James Tynion IV, Marguerite Bennett, and Letizia Cadonici's new horror series ODIN will answer the question of who'd win in a fight: Norse gods, or neo-Nazis?

Movie Review: A24's HOW TO MAKE A KILLING is about class and entitlement

Marvel May 2026 Soliciations

ComicsPRO '26: Tiny Onion reveals three new EXQUISITE CORPSES series

DC Comics May 2026 Solicitations Full solicitations information for DC Comics titles scheduled to arrive in stores in May 2026.

Britain’s DENNIS THE MENACE receives anniversary coin from Royal Mint Released February 19, the new commemorative coin will come with a specially produced Dennis comic featuring the character visiting The Royal Mint itself

Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, and Nick Spencer's sci-fi universe THREE WORLDS/THREE MOONS is finally coming to comics stores, courtesy of Dark Horse this July.

Knull's conflict with Hela in the pages of his own book will continue in event series QUEEN IN BLACK, a crossover series that'll also have lots of blind bags.

Worlds collide yet again in new DC x SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: METAL LEGION miniseries

ComicsPRO '26: IDW launches Hello Kitty comics program: Hello Kitty is finally coming to American comics in a series written by Mariko Tamaki with art by Cody Lemieux 

#ComicsPRO '26: Jay and Silent Bob cause mayhem in the Marvel Universe in special one-shot

Paul Chadwick’s CONCRETE returns this summer for new miniseries The announcement of Concrete: Stars Over Sand coincides with a flurry of activity over at Dark Horse as the publisher celebrates 40 years in the industry

#ComicPRO '26 Exclusive: Tini Howard and Amilcar Pinna put a surreal spin on healthcare in new series SICKO from Ignition Press

#ComicsPRO '26: Dynamite LILO & STITCH anthology series to reveal the origin of Cobra Bubbles

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Mattel unveils massive #MastersOfTheUniverse publishing program ahead of theatrical film #MOTU

Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker reunite to debut all-new Invincible Universe character Ella Mental

IDW celebrates milestone TMNT 300th issue this July

ComicsPRO ’26: Marvel unveils details on massive AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON event A rampage by the Red Hulk sets the stage for Marvel's massive summer event.

ComicsPRO ’26: 2000 AD returns weekly to America in new Rebellion and Lunar partnership Announced at ComicsPRO '26, 2000 AD owner Rebellion has partnered with Lunar Distribution to co-publish the comic in the US

Dark Horse’s MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE gets a movie tie-in this summer Dark Horse's MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE comics get a movie tie-in angle this summer.

ComicsPRO ’26: Square Enix announces Natsu Hyuuga’s APOTHECARY DIARIES spin-off and more ComicsPRO '26: quare Enix announces "The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story," an official spin-off revisiting the universe through the eyes of Xiaolan.

ComicsPRO ’26: DC plans some BAD SEEDS Today at ComicsPRO, DC closed out its full day of publishing announcements with a first look at Bad Seeds, a Gotham City-centric event arriving in the third quarter of this year. No specific dates or creative teams were named, although it's entirely possible…

#ComicsPro '26: Dynamite unveils release details for BEN 10 comic series

BAYWATCH taps WITCHBLADE star to reprise ’90s role in revival David Chokachi will return to Baywatch, reprising the role of lifeguard Cody Madison in the upcoming series revival.

ComicsPRO ’26: DC adds BARBARA GORDON, THE DEADMAN, and TEEN TITANS to Next Level lineup The new titles join DC's already-announced slate of Next Level series set to debut this year.

ComicsPRO ’26: DC teases an Absolute event, reveals new GREEN ARROW and CATWOMAN details ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW will launch in May, with ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN following in June.