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Review of 2026 comics up to October 3: Absolute Batman, Amazing Spider-Man #1000, Ultimate Spider-Man, Image and Skybound hits, and our top 10.
Read article →Which 2026 new comic series have held beyond issue 1: Absolute Green Arrow, D'orc, White Sky, Terminal and more, judged on public signals as of October.
Read article →Luther Strode turns 15 with an Image anniversary #1 on October 7, 2026. The 18-issue trilogy, reading order, original versus anniversary and what to keep.
Read article →Larry Lieber scripted the first Thor, Iron Man and Ant-Man stories, drew Spider-Man's daily strip for 32 years and writes in #1000. His career and credits.
Read article →Where to start with the Thing: three Fantastic Four foundation issues, Marvel Two-in-One, the 1983 series, modern miniseries and his wedding to Alicia.
Read article →The exact reading order of the six chapters of Kraven's Last Hunt across three Spider-Man series, why it matters, and how to collect the arc in single issues.
Read article →The Christmas comics worth reading: Batman #219, Miller's first Batman, Marvel Team-Up #1, Uncanny X-Men #143 and holiday anthologies, plus the date trap.
Read article →Steve Ditko's career: Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, the 1966 departure, Charlton, Mr. A, Speedball. His key works, and how to collect them.
Read article →Stan Lee's career from Timely to Marvel: how the Marvel method worked, the Kirby and Ditko authorship debates, and what to know when collecting his work.
Read article →John Romita Jr. from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11 to the Hobgoblin, Daredevil, Kick-Ass and the #1000 cover: his career, key issues and a reading path.
Read article →Jack Kirby's career in order, from Captain America and the Fantastic Four to the Fourth World and the Eternals, with what to collect and read.
Read article →Frank Miller's career from Daredevil and Elektra to The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and Amazing Spider-Man #1000, with what to read and what to collect.
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