From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, THE HERO TRADE) and master illustrator Lewis LaRosa (PUNISHER MAX, BLOODSHOT) comes an explosive cosmic odyssey of unparalleled scope and artistry.

Twenty minutes ago, a massive monolith crashed into the heart of Baltimore, obliterating 16 square blocks. No one knows where it came from or why. Somehow, the monstrous deep space object evaded the global surveillance net. Three elite breach teams were dispatched to penetrate its outer shell and disable it.

Ten minutes ago, it sprouted tendrils that began ripping apart nearby streets, cars and even people using the raw material to print itself larger. Police, SWAT, the Feds, even NORAD were powerless to stop it.

Just two minutes ago, the megalithic anomaly achieved its final form -- a gigantic, hundred-story tall, humanoid, mecha-robot -- then began marching towards Washington, DC.

Now, our only hope is Officer Jack Casey, a beat cop scarred by the past, who along with what remains of the breach teams must scale the robot from the inside. If they can reach the head, they can destroy it, but time is running out. The government has scrambled a nuclear response and the world has just learned that a second, bigger monolith is about to impact Earth.

​In shops May 13th!

The Rocketeer: The Island #4
Story Dave Stevens
Writer John Layman
Artist Jacob Edgar
Cover Artist Dave Stevens, E. J. Su
32 pages 
$4.99
June 24, 2026

​Kong has kidnapped Betty, but he must protect her from the only beast on the island scarier than him — a giant T. rex named King Bloodscale! And all the Rocketeer can do is try to keep up! Will there be a new king of the island? Or will Beauty kill the Beast?

John Layman and Jacob Edgar bring you a final fight you never saw coming!

THE OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH #2
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by LEWIS LAROSA
Colors by LAURA MARTIN
Letters by TAYLOR ESPOSITO
$5.99  |  32 PGS.  |  FULL COLOR  
ON SALE June 17, 2026

​New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, THE HERO TRADE) and master illustrator Lewis LaRosa (PUNISHER MAX, BLOODSHOT) raise the stakes in the next issue of their explosive cosmic odyssey of unparalleled scope and artistry.

CODENAME OLYMPUS is on the move! The deep space mecha-robot that razed half of Baltimore marches towards Washington, DC leaving death and destruction in its wake. Nuclear-armed fighter jets stand by, awaiting instructions to take out Olympus…and what’s left of the city. Locked inside the towering megalith, Baltimore beat cop Jack Casey and the last survivors of an elite government breach team are all that stand between the city and nuclear annihilation. Facing down savage, otherworldly predators and a brutal barrage of deadly tests, the team must scale miles of harsh terrain in a hostile alien world to reach the head, and destroy Olympus from the inside. With minutes before launch and countless lives on the line, the clock is ticking. Because Olympus is only the beginning–and a second, far larger monolith is hurtling towards Earth.

Press release

​Brace yourself!

An earth-shattering comic event eight years in the making crashes into stores this May--OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH #1.

From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and master illustrator Lewis LaRosa (PUNISHER MAX) comes an explosive cosmic adventure of unparalleled scope and artistry.

And they're teaming up with an elite cadre of superstar-only artists along for this blockbuster thrill ride.

Who better to bring for the robo-mech-fighting, kaiju-smashing action than superstar artist James Harren?

James Harren, the artistic force of nature behind Image Comics' Eisner-nominated mega-hit Ultramega, joins OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH #1 with a bone-crushing cover.

And you can earn an ultra-limited art printing featuring Harren's jaw-dropping inks this weekend at BAD IDEA: The Emerald City Comic Con Panel!

Join BAD IDEA on Sunday, March 8th at 12:45 PM in Summit Room 347 for an exclusive deep dive into all things OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH plus WARBIRD, THE HAB, THE ODDBALL'S ODYSSEY, PROJECT: GOAT, TANKERS VS ANCIENT ALIENS and all of our massive 2026 releases.

Every qualifying BAD IDEA: The Emerald City Comic Con panel attendee will receive a super-limited OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH art print showcasing James Harren's stunning cover art.

To qualify, you MUST be following both the CUL-DE-SAC campaign AND the much-anticipated ENIAC campaign.

BAD IDEA: The Emerald City Comic Con Panel
 
The next wave of BAD IDEA comics continues right here! Join superstar artist Jonathan Wayshak, the modern comic art phenomenon behind CUL-DE-SAC and a soon-to-be-announced blockbuster project, and BAD IDEA impresario Siena Fallon for an exclusive look at BAD IDEA's biggest slate yet! Witness brand-new art from THE OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH, WARBIRD, THE HAB, THE ODDBALL'S ODYSSEY, TANKERS VS ANCIENT ALIENS, PROJECT: GOAT, and much more! Plus, special guests AND a convention exclusive giveaway!
 
Sunday March 8th 12:45PM
Summit | Lvl 3 | Room 347

THE OLYMPUS SAGA: MEGALITH #1
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by LEWIS LAROSA
Colors by LAURA MARTIN
Letters by TAYLOR ESPOSITO
$5.99  |  32 PGS.  |  FULL COLOR  
FOC ON APRIL 13, 2026  | ON SALE MAY 13, 2026
LUNAR CODE: 0326BD0516
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Twenty minutes ago, a massive monolith crashed into the heart of Baltimore, obliterating 16 square blocks. No one knows where it came from or why. Somehow, the monstrous deep space object evaded the global surveillance net. Three elite breach teams were dispatched to penetrate its outer shell and disable it.

Ten minutes ago, it sprouted tendrils that began ripping apart nearby streets, cars and even people using the raw material to print itself larger. Police, SWAT, the Feds, even NORAD were powerless to stop it.

Just two minutes ago, the megalithic anomaly achieved its final form -- a gigantic, hundred-story tall, humanoid, mecha-robot -- then began marching towards Washington, DC.

Now, our only hope is Officer Jack Casey, a beat cop scarred by the past, who along with what remains of the breach teams must scale the robot from the inside. If they can reach the head, they can destroy it, but time is running out. The government has scrambled a nuclear response and the world has just learned that a second, bigger monolith is about to impact Earth.

The Rocketeer: The Island #3
Story Dave Stevens
Writer John Layman
Artist Jacob Edgar
Cover Artist Jacob Edgar, Dave Stevens, J. Gonzo
32 pages 
$4.99
May 27, 2026
​
Betty’s been kidnapped for sacrifice! With his girlfriend and another crew member missing, the Rocketeer must race across the island to find and rescue them. But after running into dinosaurs along the way, he’ll need help to understand just what he’s up against. Fortunately, that help arrives in the most unexpected way. Unfortunately, it may be too late, because... Kong is coming.

The Rocketeer fights his most terrifying enemy yet!

The Limited Series by Dan Watters, Ram V & Matthew Roberts Gets a Remaster This Summer
Press release
LOS ANGELES 02/09/2026 —Skybound Entertainment, in partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, proudly announces the remastered release of Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! #1 (of 2), the limited comic book series from writers Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, Destro) and Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Batman: Detective Comics), with art by Matthew Roberts (Manifest Destiny). Rising from the depths, the creators return to present the first two issues of their series in stunning, remastered black and white.

Originally released as a four-issue limited series, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! picks up years after the events of the 1954 Universal Pictures’ film. Journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat–but is he a friend or foe? Or is he simply…THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON?

“After the massive success of our Dracula Black & White Special, we’re thrilled to return to the Black Lagoon!” said Alex Antone, Editorial Director at Skybound. “Dan Watters and Ram V delivered an incredible crime story that fans never saw coming, and Matthew Roberts’ stunning art may look even better in black & white.”

In addition to Gill-Man himself, the series introduces new characters like journalist Kate Marsden and serial killer Darwin Collier, along with a returning character from the film – the mysterious Doctor Edwin Thompson.

Released as part of Skybound and Universal Products & Experiences’ expanding Universal Monsters comic line, Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! followed the Eisner Award-nominated Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds and was later joined by titles including Michael Walsh’s Frankenstein, Faith Erin Hick’s The Mummy, James Tynion IV and DANI’s The Invisible Man, and the upcoming Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera by Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds. Each installment pairs top creative talent with one of pop culture’s most legendary horror icons, delivering fresh, standalone stories for longtime fans and new readers alike.

Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #1 (Lunar Codes l Coming Soon | SRP: $6.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

The full list of covers is below:

• Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #1 Cover A by Matthew Roberts
• Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #1 Cover B by Mark Chiarello

 
Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #2 (Lunar Codes Coming Soon | SRP: $6.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

The full list of covers is below:

• Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #2 Cover A by Matthew Roberts
• Universal Monsters: Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Black & White Special #2 Cover B by Abigail Larson

KING KONG: THE GREAT WAR TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $19.99
Rating: Teen+
Writer: Alex Cox
Artist: Tommaso Bianchi
Cover: Jae Lee & June Chung
Page Count: 144
ON SALE DATE: 1/21/26

MAROONED ON SKULL ISLAND!
The year is 1917, and the world been consumed by war for three years. For the crew of the German submarine U-184, however, the real battle is just beginning! Shipwrecked on a uncharted island, the U-Boat's crew face terrors beyond imagining from the moment their boots touch the sand as they are attacked from all sides by monsters and horrors never before seen on Earth. As they fight their way across the island in a desperate bid for survival, blood-stained death strikes indiscriminately from above and below. And pursuing them relentlessly is a gargantuan force of nature that knows no master - and no mercy!
King Kong: The Great War collects all six issues of the spellbinding series from acclaimed author ALEX COX and international art sensation TOMMASO BIANCHI, bringing to graphic life a hellish vision of endurance in a land forgotten by time - where the only rule is fear, and the only law is given by Kong!

Little Shop Of Horrors  The Journal of Classic British Horror Films Issue #52, Celebrating 53 Years With Gorgo

In 1961, mama Gorgo (Orga) tore London apart while going to save Gorgo Junior. For film goers of that period, it was a gorgeous, colorful, knockout. For M-G-M, and particularly the King brothers, (or as they were originally known – the Kozinsky brothers) Maury, Frank and Hymie, it was a successful trip into the ‘man-in-a-suit-asaurus’ realm that Toho had instigated with their original Godzilla.

In our massive (270 full size pages/over 625 rare high quality black & white and color images) study of the film, you’ll learn all the inside info on how it came to be. Not just from the previous Eugene Lourie articles with Paul Mandell, or Lourie’s auto-bio, but lots of never seen or read production information and comments/stories from crew members.

AND, you’ll have the fascinating, full story of the King/Kozinsky Bros., from their early ‘slightly’ gangster- like businesses, to very successful independent movie producers (Dillinger. Gun Crazy. The Brave One (Academy Award © winner). In the movie Trumbo, John Goodman plays Frank King to perfection.

Stephen R. Bissette on the Gorgo (Konga & Reptilicus) Charlton comic books. Lee Kaplan writes about the models and toys based on Gorgo.

• Covers by Mark Maddox and Neil Vokes
• Hundreds of Behind-the-scenes Photos, NEVER SEEN before, showing how all the monster and effects scenes were filmed and achieved by Academy Award © winning SPFX director Tom Howard, and photographed by another award winner – Freddie Young.
• 11 Full Page Color Paintings including Basis Gogo’s Famous Monsters of Filmland #11. BRUX(David Brooks). Bob Eggleton. The Gurch. Tim Hammell. Alistair Hughes. Ron Lizorty. Stewart McKissick. Adrian Salmon. Mike Schneider. William Stout.
• 270 Pages As Joe Dante says in his introduction – ‘Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before.’
• Price $39 plus $6 shipping, early November 2025, https://www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com/, Amazon

KAIJUNIOR VOL 1 #1
21 PULP
(W) James Patrick (A) Shannara Stetson (CA) Paulina Ganucheau, Emily Drouin, Luisa Russo, Michelle Pellegrini
Kaijunior will be King of the Kaiju! Well, he thinks he will be one day. He's only six right now. The other problem is that all King of the Kaiju have a special power, and his hasn't developed yet. So Kaijunior sets off to learn how to unlock his power from the first King of Kaiju, the great Cathala!
In Shops: Dec 03, 2025
SRP: $5.99

G FAN #150
DAIKAIJU
​Godzilla's never been more popular, with a new American movie and at least one new Japanese movie in production, a new TV mini-series imminent, and a steady stream of books, toys, and collectibles devoted to the King of the Monsters. G-FAN, the world's longest-running fanzine, keeps you up to date with all the latest developments, plus loads of info from the Big G's 70+ year history, in this landmark 150th issue!
In Shops: Dec 24, 2025
SRP: $8.95

James Aquilone is launching the Kickstarter for Monstrous: The Kaiju Issue, a kaiju sized magazine, the Kickstarter campaign for this is now live, check out the info below.

MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE Features a Brand-New Konga Vs. Gorgo Comic,
 the Debut of American Kaiju MegaSquatch, Creepy Covers by Larry Tuason and EV Cantada, 
and Much, Much More
 
September 8, 2025 - Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone’s Monstrous Books has celebrated the traditions of pulp fiction and classic movie monsters with MONSTROUS MAGAZINE, an acclaimed black-and-white magazine-format comic book anthology which features some of the most interesting and inventive genre writers being published today. Now MONSTROUS MAGAZINE will look east for the inspiration for its next all-star anthology: MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE will celebrate the legendary monsters from Japan, just in time for the ongoing global celebration of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary. The Kickstarter campaign for MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE is now live.

MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE features a fantastic line-up including:

• Godzilla at 70, a celebration of the King of Monsters by Patrick Macias (The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces).
• A Brief History of Kaijus by Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening).
• An all new kaiju design by Dinosaur Sanctuary mangaka Itaru Kinoshita.
• “The Colossus From the Crater," a brand-new sci-fi short story set on a remote moon and featuring a giant alien mummy, penned by novelist Greg Cox, who wrote the official prose adaptation of Godzilla (2014), soon to be reprinted in a new omnibus edition.
• An all-new Konga vs. Gorgo comic, featuring the creatures from the cult 1960s American International Pictures movies and Charlton Comics, written by James Aquilone and illustrated by Dave Swartz (Confederate Monster)
• Ninjago writer and the co-founder of Wandering Planet Toys, Chris “Doc” Wyatt explores the long history of Godzilla toys.
• The first appearance of the Kaiju MegaSquatch, in a comic book story by James Aquilone and EV Cantada (Joe Ledger, Grimm Fairy Tales) 
• Superfan Promotions co-host David Hyde charts the history of music in iconic kaiju cinema.
• Three iconic covers — a Konga vs. Gorgo cover by Larry Tuason (Knightingail: The Legend Begins), a MegaSquatch cover by EV Cantada and colorist Zac Atkinson and a Godzilla cover. 

Just like the creatures themselves, this magazine (previously digest size) will be enlarged to a full-size 8.5-x-11-inch format. “When I decided to do a Kaiju issue of MONSTROUS MAGAZINE I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a Kaiju-size magazine, so we’re going from 5.5 x 8.5 to 8.5 x 11 inches,” said James Aquilone. “And that’s just the beginning. We’re resizing the  MONSTROUS MAGAZINE back issues, too, and now, for a limited time, they will be available in the new collectible, oversized Kaiju format.”

Previous issues of MONSTROUS MAGAZINE, feature a mix of comics, prose stories, and articles. The debut issue includes:

• A collectible cover by Colton Worley (Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel, The Shadow) 
• An essay by Elvira Mistress of the Dark writer David Avallone about the legacy of his father, pulp legend Michael Avallone
• A reprint of pulp legend Michael Avallone’s first short story "The Man Who Walked on Air, " originally published in Weird Tales in 1953
• The very first Dead Jack comic, "Dead Jack and Oswald Meet Frankenstein," written by James Aquilone and illustrated by J.K. Woodward
• "Monster Rally," a comic story by Nancy A. Collins with art by Zac Atkinson

Other rewards for the MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE campaign include an exclusive Kaiju challenge coin and the debut issue of MONSTROUS PRESENTS, a 32-page comic reprinting “Rise of the Morlocks” and “Dead Jack and Oswald Meet Frankenstein,” both by James Aquilone and artist J.K. Woodward.