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REVIEW: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Omnibus

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Omnibus
By Various
384 pages/IDW Publishing/$24.99

While Star Trek: Deep Space Nine may never achieve the commercial success of Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation, it is, for many, the best of the many series. Produced while the focus was on TNG and the development of Voyager, it allowed the series to delve deeper into characters and themes that its predecessors had not explored. It really found its point of view once the Dominion was introduced, followed by the multi-season war, which led to some of the franchise’s strongest writing. 

It’s little surprise then that IDW waited three years after acquiring the license from Paramount Pictures before publishing any DS9 material. There have been miniseries and one-shots, which are now nicely collected into this omnibus.

Collected are Fool’s Gold, Too Long a Sacrifice, and The Dog of War, along with five short stories. These have been written by Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Mike Chen, Cecil Castellucci, Cavan Scott, Dave Baker, and Thom Zahler, with artists Fabio Mantovani, Emanuela Lapacchino, Francesco Lo Start, Greg Scott, Ángel Hernández, Megan Levens, Josh Hood, Nicole Goux, and Andy Price.

Fool’s Gold (clearly set between seasons three and four) focuses on the space station being a gathering spot for thieves and bounty hunters, testing Constable Odo and Colonel Kira, and delighting Quark. Too Long a Sacrifice (set late sixth season) is an Odo murder mystery, while The Dog of War (a 30th anniversary tribute) is a delightful romp as Quark brings a corgi aboard the station. What no one noticed is that the dog has some Borg components wreaking havoc in its wake.

While this provides entertaining stories, they all lack the real feel of the series, its busy population and numerous subplots dealing with nearby Bajor, the wormhole, the mysterious Founders who dwell within it, or Sisko’s spiritual journey.

These are serviceable and respect the characters and their actors; they don’t really explore anything new or delve deeper. Certainly, the short stories work well given their length, with “The First Year” being the best of the bunch.

Much of the writing is solid and serviceable; the art captures the look and feel of the station and its varied population, along with some nice cameos from races from other corners of the franchise.

Since we’re not getting a movie or even new novels, we have these to provide us with some reading comfort, and if these are new to you, this volume does a good job packaging them together, although there are just a few bonus pages.

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REVIEW: Broadway on the Big Screen 6-Film Collection

You gotta love Warner Archive. They find interesting, thematically linked titles and place them together on an affordable Blu-ray for fans and collectors alike. Among the February releases was this one, an assortment of film adaptations of1950s Broadway smashes, each with their pluses and minuses. Collected on Broadway on the Big Screen are Brigadoon (1954), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Pajama Game (1957), Damn Yankees (1958), Gypsy (1962), and the outlier The Boyfriend (1971). The latter alone makes this an intriguing set to own and watch.

For the record, the other sets now available feature Fred Astaire and Spencer Tracy.

Interestingly, two of these qualify as fantasies, as Brigadoon and Damn Yankees feature magical places and the devil himself. In the former, game hunters Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) encounter the magical town, which exists on our plane of existence once a century for just a day. It is also a wedding day, and the hunters are invited to the party where Tommy falls for the bride’s older sister, Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse).

In the latter, middle-aged Joe Boyd makes a deal with the devil, Applegate (Ray Walston), and is transformed into Joe Hardy (Tab Hunter), who joins the Yankees roster but is seduced by Lola (Gwen Verdon), forced to choose between his old life and a soulless one. The original production hasn’t aged particularly well, but Washington D.C.’s Arena theatre produced an updated revival that received terrific notices.

Brigadoon

Richard Bissell’s 1953 novel 7½ Cents was turned into The Pajama Game a year later, which was quickly adapted for screens. Here, workers at the Sleeptite Pajama Factory unionize, led by Doris Day. She is confronted by the new superintendent, John Raitt, and of course, they fall in love. The workplace drama goes as one would expect.

Another prose adaptation is Guys and Dolls, turning Damon Runyon’s stories and colorful characters with their unique phraseology into a fun story, Here, cash-strapped gambler Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) best big time gambler Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) that he could not romance the woman of his choice: the Save-a-Soul Mission’s Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) while Nathan’s seven-year fiancée (Vivian Blaine) pines.

The real-life Gypsy Rose Lee wrote a memoir of her life that became a best-seller, a smash Broadway show, and then a movie, starring the ultimate stage mother, Rosalind Russell, who badgers her daughter, Natalie Wood, into performing as a stripper back in the glory days of burlesque.

Guys and Dolls

The outré director Ken Russell spanned the genres as he experimented with filmmaking and storytelling. Among his lesser-remembered works is The Boy Friend, a movie centered around the world’s most famous model of the day, Twiggy (these days perhaps best remembered only for a small role in The Blues Brothers). He chose a relatively obscure 1953 British musical (instrumental in introducing the world to Julie Andrews) about an understudy (Twiggy) thrust into the spotlight just when a Hollywood director was coming to see about adapting the musical into film. MGM cut 25 minutes from Russell’s finished film, and it went on to receive good notices and profitable box office receipts. Thankfully, the cut material was restored for the disc.

You see some wonderful performances and actors, like Walston, in their prime. You can see casting misfires (Brando, Twiggy) and errors (Russell is good but the part is owned by Ethel Merman). You also see musicals as sheer entertainment, mostly lacking the heavy themes from the Oscar & Hammerstein musicals from this era. There are strong themes, to be sure, but the strongest one here, nascent female empowerment, dissolves when the romance takes center stage. At worst, they are weaker than their stage versions and at their best, can transport you to other times and places.

The Pajama Game

The discs included here are all previous Blu-ray iterations, with excellent transfers that retain the bright colors of the day. The Boyfriend is the best of the lot. Warner thankfully remastered Brigadoon in 2005, with a new soundtrack and new extras.

Equally strong is the audio quality on each disc, which is particularly important for musicals.

Here is a breakdown of the special features per film:

Brigadoon

  • Deleted Scenes: Four musical numbers—“Come to Me, Bend to Me,” “From This Day On,” Sword Dance,” and “There for You Go I!”—that were cut prior to theatrical release.
  • Trailer (3:45)

Guys and Dolls

Damn Yankees
  • The Goldwyn Touch (23:54), focusing on the Sam Goldwyn approach to filmmaking
  • From Stage to Screen (26:41) explores the adaptation process, justifying the exclusion of some Broadway songs (which I miss)
  • Adelaide (00:51)
  • Brando Dance Lesson (1:34)
  • Goldwyn’s Career (2:38)
  • On the Set (1:12) Tom Mankiewicz discusses being a kid on the set as a kid
  • Rehearsing Adelaide (1:29)
  • Theatrical Trailer (SD; 4:53)

The Pajama Game

Gypsy
  • Song Selection – Jump
  • Deleted Musical Sequence (3:02) “The Man Who Invented Love”,
  • Theatrical Trailer (3:17)

Damn Yankees

  • Song Selection – Jump
  • US Theatrical Trailer (2:31)
  • UK Theatrical Trailer (2:32)
The Boy Friend

Gypsy

  • Songs: Thought lost, these cut songs were found via a private collector and restored: “Wherever We Go” (2:39) and “You Couldn’t Get Away From Me (3:37)
  • Trailer (3:36)

The Boy Friend

  • All Talking . . . All Singing . . . All Dancing (8:40): An archival featurette
  • Trailer (2:47)
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We Are Pan Recounts Cuban Mass Evacuation of Children

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 3, 2026) – Family or freedom? Top Shelf Productions invites you to discover the astonishing history of the mass evacuation of Cuban children, leaving communism—and their loved ones—behind, with the unforgettable original graphic novel, WE ARE PAN, available June 2, 2026. This debut graphic novel from professional illustrator and storyteller Andre Frattino, with art by Yasmin Flores Montanez, beautifully captures the devastation and hope of those affected by the Castro regime in the early 1960s, and includes a foreword from a descendant, critically acclaimed and award-winning author Alex Segura (Secret Identity, Alter Ego).

We Are Pan is based on the true story of Operación Pedro Pan, a joint effort between the U.S. government and the Catholic Welfare Bureau to evacuate 14,000 children from Cuba to the U.S. between 1960 and 1962. With the rise of communism following Fidel Castro’s revolution, parents feared for their children’s future and, through this secret operation, secured passage for them to America. These children (later referred to as “Pedro Pans”) would be distributed across the U.S., mostly living in foster homes. In many cases, these children never saw their families again, and their lives would be changed forever. This is their story.

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REVIEW: Godzilla Rulers of Earth

Godzilla Rulers of Earth
By Chris Mowry, Matt Frank, and Jeff Zornow
592 Pages/IDW Publishing/$13.99

I grew up in the 1960s when the first Godzilla movies became part of the monster movies frequently found on television at all hours of the day or night. I recall being thrilled to be taken to see Destroy All Monsters because it was the monster team-up I always imagined.

But I never thought Godzilla lent itself to comic books, no matter who tried their hands at it, beginning with Marvel in the 1970s. So much depended on the iconic roar and the man in the suit. Company after company has tried, and it appears IDW found a winning formula with this particular series. It ran for 25 issues, the longest run for any Godzilla title, and remains fondly recalled by fans of the character. If you, like me, skipped this, you can now get a nicely priced omnibus of the complete series at the 6’ x 9” size.

The stories here pick up after the ongoing Godzilla as the kaiju begin appearing around the world. This typical problem is enhanced by the arrival of shapeshifting Cryogs, aliens bent on conquering the world. They form an alliance with the undersea Devonians, an ancient civilization new to the reader. 

This alliance appears to spell the end to humanity, with Destoroyah and Biollante dispatched to destroy Godzilla (as if). Meanwhile, the Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces (CKR), led by Commander Steven Woods and a team of Kaiju Watchers, fronted by Lucy Casprell, represent the main humans involved in the story.

Across the first dozen issues. We watch battle after battle, as buildings are toppled, people flee in panic, and the CKR try to hold things together. Things look pretty bleak for mankind until the Devonians betray their alien partners, resulting in the CKR and Godzilla turning the tide.

Undaunted by their seeming defeat, the Cryogs unleashed the Trilopods, parasitic aliens that absorb the DNA and powers of any kaiju they bite, creating hybrid clones of Earth’s monsters. Now we have something new to worry about, but it sure gives artists Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow something fun to draw, and they make it work, issue after issue. Their humans are never quite right, but their kaiju and aliens are lovely.

Things are looking pretty bleak as one by one, the kaiju are defeated and trussed up in Los Angeles hives. This, of course, puts all the creatures in one place for the climactic battle in the final issue.

Chris Mowry paces things nicely, making certain his humans have things to do and feel even though it’s clear he, like the artists, does better with the kaiju and aliens. Mowry certainly has been steeped in the Toho lore, and there are some nice deep cuts for long-time fans.

If you want monsters, you get them all: Godzilla, Gigan, Rodan, Mothra, Zilla, Kumonga, Gorosaurus, Anguirus, Titanosaurus, Battra Hedorah, and Mechagodzilla. Even SpaceGodzilla gets some screen time.

Reading this took me back to the first battle royale with the monsters, and it felt nostalgic in a good way.

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REVIEW: Lucifer: The Complete Series

Prime Time Television all too often reduces great ideas to easily digestible concepts, often resulting in police procedurals of one sort or another. As a result, when the Vertigo Comics interpretation of Lucifer Morningstar was optioned by Fox in 2014, they quickly announced that the devil would be running a piano bar, like in the comics, but also partner with a policeman. I was initially turned off to the notion and was slow to sample Lucifer when it finally debuted in 2016.

A funny thing happened: the buzz was surprisingly good. The ratings were solid, and it kept getting renewed. Thanks to the miracle of On Demand, my wife and I were able to go back to the beginning and play catch-up.

For those who missed out on the initial run, can now find the entire 93 episodes spread across six seasons collected from Warner Archive as Lucifer: The Complete Series. Essentially, the individual seasons have been packaged together, unfortunately, with no new Special Features. So, if you already possess these, you can skip them. To the uninitiated, this is for you.

Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg created Lucifer Morningstar as supporting players in the acclaimed Sandman comic, and then Vertigo gave him his own series (2000-2006), written by novelist Mike Carey. The fallen angel was cast from Heaven to rule over Hell and was accompanied by one of Lilith’s offspring, Mazikeen, whose first act as his companion was to cut off his wings.

The season six cast.

On the Fox version, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) has left ruling Hell out of boredom (you’d be bored too after 10 billion years) and now runs Lux, a piano bar in Los Angeles. Throughout the series, the tension between acting on one’s desires and fate versus free will is a recurring theme explored through the regular cast and the story du jour. As devils, demons, and angels spend more time on this mortal coil and interact with mankind, those interactions force them to reexamine their core beliefs.

Fascinated after an encounter with police detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), Lucifer pulls strings to get named a consultant and becomes Decker’s partner. The slow-burning romance between the two carries us pretty much through the first five seasons until they finally become the couple we knew they would be, but unlike many such couplings, this one burns brighter when they’re together, resulting in a very satisfying conclusion. Mazikeen (Leslie-Ann Brandt) initially objects strenuously to this diversion until she leaves Lux and becomes a bounty hunter and ultimately shares Decker’s home, leading to some enchanting exchanges between the demon and Decker’s daughter Trixie (Scarlet Estevez).

With every passing season, the cast grows and becomes more varied, enriching the interactions, especially as Lucifer seeks out Dr. Linda Martin (Rachel Harris) to process his evolving emotions and as his brother angel Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) spends more time among mortals. Add in the eternal optimist police scientist Ella Lopez (Aimee Garcia), other angles, cops, exes, and more, and the ensemble became richer. One after the other learned Lucifer’s secret, spoiling some of the mystique, but it seemed inevitable.

Ellis is just wonderful as the title character, deliciously reveling in being the devil while letting himself become vulnerable and even fall in love. The remainder of the cast is solid, with nice chemistry among them. Their work made the series tremendous fun to watch.

The series struggled in the ratings, despite positive reviews, so Fox canceled it, and the fans were loud enough to attract Netflix’s attention. They acquired it and ordered its final three seasons, which managed consistency despite the production pause during the pandemic. After meeting the angels’ mother, Charlotte (Tricia Helfer), we finally got around to meeting dad (Dennis Haysbert in the thankless role of God). This set up the final storyline as Mother and Father decided it was time to move on, and the fight for the Silvery City’s throne was on.

The discs come neatly packed in a plastic shell case and a cardboard slipcase. They are the original Blu-ray presses, with varying degrees of quality, ranging from good to very good. The 1080p, AVC-encoded BD-50s nicely reproduce the rich colors and preserve the shadows required for many of the storylines. The lossless DTS-HD MA is more consistent season to season and up to the task for comfortable home viewing.

Each season includes deleted scenes and gag reels. The first season includes four brief character profiles and the cast appearing at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. Season two’s discs have the 2016 Comic-Con panel and a look at the show’s move from Vancouver to Los Angeles in Reinventing Lucifer in the City of Angels (14:42).

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Busiek & Pérez’s JLA/Avengers Miniseries to Receive Facsimiles

New York, NY— February 25, 2026 — This summer, Marvel Comics and DC Comics join forces to bring JLA/AVENGERS, the 2003 limited series by legendary creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez, back to comic shops! The history-making four-issue saga will be boldly re-presented in its original form as new Facsimile Editions with original trade dress and wraparound cardstock covers. Marvel Comics will publish JLA/AVENGERS #1 (May) and #3 (July) while DC Comics will publish AVENGERS/JLA #2 (June) and #4 (August). The issues will also feature all-new variant covers.

It’s the grandest Marvel and DC comics crossover of them all and an icon-packed event decades in the making! After years of anticipation, JLA/AVENGERS reunited acclaimed writer Kurt Busiek (Marvels) with his AVENGERS collaborator George Pérez – an artistic legend for both companies – to assemble every single member of Earth’s Mightiest and the World’s Greatest in one blockbuster book! Universes collide as the Justice League fights the towering Terminus and the Avengers face the awesome menace of Starro! Each team must undertake an epic quest on the other’s world, with the fate of both realities in the balance!

JLA/AVENGERS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 5/27

AVENGERS/JLA #2 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
On Sale 6/24

JLA/AVENGERS #3 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
On Sale 7/22

AVENGERS/JLA #4 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
On Sale 8/26

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Bridge Planet Nine by Jared Throne

I came into this book with almost no expectations, and was happily surprised – it’s a taut, smartly-paced crime thriller in a lived-in SF universe. I’ll try not to spoil what turns into a twisty plot with a lot of revelations, but keep that in mind.

Bridge Planet Nine  is Jared Throne’s second full-length graphic novel, and I think the first to be published by an established company – Top Shelf put it out in October. It’s the kind of book that takes unabashedly genre materials, uses them well, and mixes them to make its own story.

It’s the medium future. Humanity has expanded to some unknown number of other planets, and seems to be living under a mildly dystopian corporatocracy – well, about as dystopian and corporate-ruled as today, frankly. One of those corporations, Partna, has a string of “Bridge Planets” – uninhabited worlds used as refueling stations for automated transport ships. It sounds like the point is either to extract all of the mineral wealth from those planets or to degrade them enough that Partna can take full ownership for some other activity later – or maybe both.

Four people are planning a heist on one of those planets. Garrett was a VP at Partna before a scandal – which he claims he had nothing to do with – took him down, tossed him in prison, and ruined his life. He has the knowledge and the desire to hurt Partna. The other three are specialists: Hudson is a long-time criminal with a lot of expertise; Wes is the one who’ll get them through digital security, with his reprogrammed drone Etta; and Pearl, Wes’s sister, is the pilot. They have contacts so they can “borrow” a ship to get there and back – not in a lot of comfort, but good enough.

Garrett knows of a high-value ship, with extra security, coming into Bridge Planet Nine soon. The ship, and the planet, are completely automated – no staff at all. So the four heisters just have to get there, quietly take what they want, and get back out – a big payout for all four of them, minimal risk.

Of course it’s not that simple.

Before we meet the heisters, there’s what I might call a cold open. A group of people, on a planet somewhere, execute or sacrifice one member of their group by chaining him outside at night and removing the mask they all wear. Something in the environment kills him, unpleasantly, almost immediately. We don’t know exactly where they are. But we can guess.

Garrett and crew do get to Bridge Planet Nine without trouble, and park their ship away from the transfer station they plan to hit. They take a ground truck over, marvel at the ruined buildings from when this was an inhabited planet, and get to work on the security at the transfer station. They know their jobs, are smart and organized, and have planned carefully. (This is roughly a third of the way into the book.)

Things go badly in unexpected ways, as they always will in a heist thriller. The mission shifts, there are revelations of what Partna did and is doing on Bridge Planet Nine, and, of course, there is sudden violence and death. There are other characters, too, of course. You need to have a larger cast than just four people to have enough deaths to make a thriller.

The borrowed ship does lift off from the planet at the end of the story; I’ll say that much. It does return to Earth, with a crew and a pilot. The people on that ship are not unrewarded by their efforts on Bridge Planet Nine. It’s a good ending, a satisfying ending – one that fits for both a heist thriller and a gritty anti-corporate SF story.

Throne draws this in an indy-friendly style, with sharp spotted blacks, crisply distinct faces, and a good eye for design – both of his pages and for elements in his world. Suitably for both the heist and grungy-SF genres, most of the background elements look worn, lived-in, half-broken – he draws a universe that’s already seen a lot of activity, where the street has been making its own uses for things for a long time now. Bridge Planet Nine is impressive: it tells its cross-genre story well, with distinctive characters, a strong sense of place, and serious tension throughout.

Reposted from The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.

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Missed A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? Own it on Disc in June

BURBANK, CA (February 23, 2026) – Journey back to Westeros when Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment releases A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Complete First Season on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, and DVD June 16, 2026. Based on an adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s novella “The Hedge Knight,” the series brings to life the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire, Egg, in a sweeping tale set a century before the events of Game of Thrones. Fans can relive all six thrilling episodes from Season One along with exclusive bonus content, including never-before-seen featurettes and behind-the-scenes specials. Pre-order your copy today! 

Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends. 

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall, Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg, Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, Bertie Carvel as Baelor Targaryen, Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree, Sam Spruell as Maekar Targaryen, Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Finn Bennett as Aerion Targaryen, Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer and Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion.

Co-Creator/Executive Producer, George R. R. Martin; Co-Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer, Ira Parker. Executive Producers Sarah Bradshaw, Owen Harris, Ryan Condal, and Vince Gerardis. Directors, Owen Harris and Sarah Adina Smith.

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Complete First Season– includes all 6 Season One episodes, plus (2) exclusive bonus featurettes:

  • “Building A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
  • “Welcome to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (Extended)

Additional Bonus Features:

  • “A Knight in the Making” web documentary series (Episodes 1-6)
  • “Ashford Meadow Set Tour with Dexter Sol Ansell”
  • “Inside the Episode” (Episodes 1-6)
  • Character Spotlights:
    • Meet Dunk
    • Meet Egg
  • Blooper Reel

PRODUCT:

4K UHD/Blu-Ray/DVD

Audio: English
Subtitles: English

Running Time: Approx. 3 hours 20 minutes 

Rated: TV-MA

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Rogue One 10th Anniversary One-Shots Coming in May

New York, NY— February 19, 2026 — Ten years ago, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story introduced the group of unlikely heroes who stole the plans to the original Death Star and set the stage for the Rebellion’s greatest victory. Announced earlier today at io9, Marvel Comics will celebrate the anniversary of the beloved film by publishing five one-shots spotlighting its key characters, starting in May with Cassian Andor, who went on to headline the film’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Disney+ prequel series, Andor. Returning to the grit and glory of a Rebellion on the brink of war, the all-new stories will be set just before the events of the film, revealing never-before-told backstories and adventures from this pivotal era.

“From the moment the first images of Cassian, Jyn, Saw, Baze, and Chirrut were revealed, fans have wanted to know more about the brave outsiders who risked everything to help combat the Galactic Empire and its terrifying superweapon, and to learn more about what Vader was doing before A New Hope,” Lucasfilm Senior Editor Robert Simpson told io9. “We always knew the end of Rogue One wouldn’t be the end of their stories, and we’re so excited for fans to get these glimpses into their pasts.”

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – CASSIAN ANDOR #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by LUKE ROSS

CASSIAN ANDOR’S FINAL MISSION BEFORE HE MEETS HIS ULTIMATE HEROIC DESTINY!

Before the heist that shook the galaxy, a lone Rebel operative walks into danger. Cassian Andor infiltrates the lawless maze of Kafrene, racing against troopers, bounty hunters, and time itself in a tense espionage thriller.

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – JYN ERSO #1
Written by ETHAN SACKS
Art by RAMON ROSANAS

A PRISONER OF THE EMPIRE. A CHANCE AT HOPE.

On the toxic Wobani fields, Jyn Erso’s brutal routine shatters when an unlikely crew begs the infamous slicer “Liana Hallik” to help pull off an impossible escape. Can Jyn outwit Imperial security droids, tower cannons, and incinerators long enough to crack the code—and keep a frightened young prisoner alive? Will a leap of faith heal old scars from Galen, Lyra, and Saw… or will Wobani claim Jyn’s future before the Rebellion ever can?

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – SAW GERRERA #1 
Written by MARC BERNARDIN
Art by GABRIEL GUZMAN

WITNESS THE ACT OF REVOLUTION THAT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE REBELLION!

After proving himself in the Clone Wars, Saw Gerrera was a soldier for the cause of freedom and was willing to do anything to secure it — including leading a mission deep into Imperial territory. At stake: a source of information that would provide a tactical advantage that could shift the balance of power in the Rebels’ favor! But is the price for that information too high?

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – CHIRRUT & BAZE #1
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art by KIERAN MCKEOWN

A STRIKE AGAINST THE EMPIRE…BUT AT WHAT COST?

Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe attempt a covert mission to sabotage a kyber mine that has been overtaken by Imperial forces. But when something unexpected stands between them and their objective, the mission becomes far more complicated than they expected. To succeed, faith will be tested, and an impossible choice must be made!

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – DARTH VADER #1
Written by CHRIS CONDON
Art by LUKE ROSS

WHEN NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, THE EMPIRE SENDS IN ITS ATTACK DOG – DARTH VADER!

Director Orson Krennic’s negotiations with the gem-rich planet of Harreld have hit a standstill. Its leader, Harqque, refuses to allow the Empire to mine its rare kyber deposits for use in the Death Star’s deadly super laser. But when the Emperor catches wind of Krennic’s failure, he sends his most trusted acolyte – Darth Vader – to ply the kyber from Harqque by any means necessary.

“This has been one of the most incredible Star Wars anniversary projects to work on!” Editor Mark Paniccia shared. “Just look at this roster of talent and these amazing covers by David Marquez! If you can’t get enough of these intriguing and memorable characters, this is for you! An absolute must for fans of Rogue One and Andor!”

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Armageddon Events Promises to the Remake Avengers This Summer

New York, NY— February 19, 2026 — The last year of Marvel Comics storytelling, particularly the events of One World Under Doom and Chip Zdarsky’s Captain America, has been leading to a watershed moment in Avengers history. That turning point arrives this June in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON, a five-issue event series from Zdarsky, the superstar writer known for his defining and Eisner-nominated work on Daredevil, and rising stars Frank Alpizar & Delio Diaz, the artist duo behind Doomed 2099 and recent issues of Captain America.

Following key buildup in Captain America and Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon, AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON leads to a transformative shakeup of the team—the likes of which haven’t been felt since Avengers: Disassembled. The saga begins in Latveria, where Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, A.K.A. Red Hulk, claims Doom’s homeland for himself, igniting a global conflict. When the Avengers assemble against him, explosive escalations will force them to unleash a power that changes how the world views their mightiest heroes forever. This pivotal chapter will lead directly into a new era of AVENGERS starting later this year.

ARMAGEDDON HAS ARRIVED!

Red Hulk’s devastating tear across the globe must be stopped…but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to do it! Calling in the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine and more…but who will survive this super-powered cataclysm?! There will be a pre-Armageddon Marvel Universe and a post-Armageddon Marvel Universe. Be here to bear witness to the transformation.

AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #1
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by FRANK ALPIZAR & DELIO DIAZ
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 6/3

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