What Happened Last Week?

A brief overview of major events, announcements, or trends in the comic industry from the past week.

• Highlight #1: Marvel Launches Emma Frost: The White Queen Series In June 2025

  • Marvel Comics has unveiled a new series titled Emma Frost: The White Queen, set to debut in June 2025. While specific details about the creative team remain undisclosed, the first issue will feature cover art by Greg Land, Joelle Jones, Joshua Swaby, Mike Henderson, and Rickie Yagawa.→ Read more

• Highlight #2: The Umbrella Academy Returns In June 2025 With "Plan B"

  • Umbrella Academy will make its return in June 2025 under a fresh initiative dubbed "Plan B." The new phase sees Gerard Way taking a leading role in reshaping the series, promising bold narrative twists and evolving character dynamics. This creative overhaul aims to reinvigorate the franchise and captivate both longtime fans and newcomers alike. → Read more

• Highlight #3: Ryan North Discusses 'One World Under Doom' Event.

  • Writer Ryan North, known for his work on Squirrel Girl and the current Fantastic Four series, is spearheading Marvel's latest crossover event, One World Under Doom. This narrative explores a world already under Doctor Doom's control, delving into themes of power, politics, and leadership → Read the whole interview

Weekly Highlights

New Releases

Marvel Comics

• The Amazing Spider-Man #68

  • THE 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN CONTINUES! The Scions of Cytorrak are too much and Spider-Man has used up ALL of his lives. Is this the FINAL death of Spider-Man!?

• Ultimate Wolverine #2

  • THE MAKER'S COUNCIL AND THEIR ULTIMATE WEAPON! Colossus, Omega Red and Magik put the Ultimate Wolverine to the test by seeing how well he handles the OPPOSITION, a group fighting for mutant liberation!

• Uncanny X-Men #10

  • The four potential mutant recruits known as the OUTLIERS are the target of a new, vicious and unstoppable anti-mutant weapon initiative, a cold-hearted pack of tracking Sentinels based on dogs, who use their enhanced senses and chainsaw-like teeth to hunt down and KILL mutants! Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, as the Outliers face... the bone-chilling BLOODHOUNDS!

Find all Marvel’s new comic releases here.

DC Comics

• Nightwing #123

  • CAN NIGHTWING SAVE HIS CITY FROM ALL-OUT WAR? Nightwing answers a distress call from the genetically spliced Flyboiz, creating an opportunity to bring another gang on board with his plan to save Bludhaven's streets from a bloody war. But have they mutated themselves too far to be saved?

• Batman / Superman: World's Finest #36

  • UNDER THE WAVES... LIES DEATH! Superman and Batman must team with Aquaman and Swamp Thing to prevent a global eco-catastrophe engineered by... the Floronic Man?! An extradimensional battalion of converts wrecks havoc on the high seas in this latest installment of the 20,000 leagues epic!

• Wonder Woman #18

  • WONDER WOMAN REJOINS THE FIGHT! After the birth of her daughter, Diana finally returns to the battlefield ready to take down those who dared to harm her Wonder Girls. To take down Sovereign's formidable general, Grail, she must call upon her friend turned foe... The Cheetah!

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Image Comics:

• G.I. Joe #4

  • THE RACE IS ON! Both Cobra and the Joes are in a deadly contest to retrieve Cybertronian tech first. Meanwhile, a Joe learns Cobra Commander's secrets... the hard way!

• W0rldtr33 #13

  • Ellison continues to piece together the sad, strange story of the girl who would become PH34R, hoping to discover the key to defeating the Undernet. But each new revelation poses more questions than answers…and he’s becoming less and less sure that the end of this rabbit hole leads anywhere he wants to go.

• King Spawn #42

  • Something old and malevolent is lurking in the shadows of New York City. Even with his powers fully restored, can Spawn defeat this ancient evil before more innocents are taken? RORY McCONVILLE takes over the writing chores of KING SPAWN and sends Al down a dark, horrific path where he learns that even a Hellspawn can be hunted.

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