For 50 years, Jefferson Pierce has been a father, an educator, a leader, and the electrifying hero known as Black Lightning. This January, DC celebrates five decades of Black Lightning with DC Power: Black Lightning 50th Anniversary Special, a 48-page one-shot bringing together creators from across comics to honor Jefferson Pierce’s enduring legacy while continuing his story in the DC Universe.

The Next All-New, All-Uproarious Story Arc for Riverdale’s Sold-Out, Smash-Hit Ongoing Series is Almost Here … Care of New York Times Bestselling Writer Ben H. Winters, Rising Star Nick Cagnetti, and Eisner Award-Winning Artist Fábio Moon!

It Demands Sacrifice #1 reached comic shops on October 21, 2026. Publisher BAD IDEA reports launch-day sellouts at stores across the country and says limited copies remained at the distributor level when it issued the announcement.

BAD IDEA has announced a second printing of Planet Death #2, joining third printings of issues #0 and #1. The publisher says the reprints will arrive alongside Planet Death #3 in November.

Mad Cave Studios has announced The Heir, a five-issue Irish folk-horror series by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden, with art by Gavin Fullerton, colors by Juancho! and letters by Becca Carey. Issue #1 arrives January 13, 2027.

DC All In Saga: The New Gods #1 arrives January 13, 2027. Writers Ram V and Alex Paknadel join artist Joan Urgell and colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr. for a 48-page one-shot about the surviving New Gods finding refuge on Earth.

DC has announced Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos, a six-issue Elseworlds series written by Dan Watters and illustrated by Kyle Hotz. The first issue arrives January 20, 2027, with colors by Dan Brown and letters by Steve Wands.

IDW Publishing and Sanrio have announced a June 2027 release for the Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World! collection and a limited-edition Supercute Mystery Box. The 96-page collection gathers issues #1–4 by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Cody Lemieux.

Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. have announced EC Tortured Hearts 2 #1, a 56-page horror-romance one-shot arriving January 27, 2027. The full-color issue is priced at $8.99.

Top Shelf Productions will publish Jake Tapper’s debut graphic novel, The Butcher: The Decades-Long Hunt for Klaus Barbie, One of the World’s Most Notorious Killers, on June 1, 2027. Tapper both writes and illustrates the book.