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DC Releasing Four New Titles In September
DC announced today that, alongside the release of #0 issues for currently running series, they will be introducing four brand new titles into their catalog in September. The books are “Talon”, “Sword of Sorcery”, “Phantom Stranger”, and “Team Seven”. Some new titles continue to re-imagine seminal characters from DC’s past, while others are ushering a new era of heroes such as “Talon”, a spinoff of Scott Snyder’s current “Night of the Owls” event. See more details after the break.
DC announced a few weeks back that they would release #0 issues for currently running titles beginning in September. Obviously, much like the initial reboot, it is a way to gain more readership and allow people to enter a series without being completely lost. While this is a new way for publishers, and if we’re not masking it, it is a marketing ploy. However, it seems to be a good move. There’s no better way to gain new readership than to offer a proper jumping on point that serves as an introduction to the next chapter in the book. These issues will entice new readers and old readers alike, and hopefully bring something new to the table.
Dan DiDio said in an interview with CBR: “You always remind yourself of where you were before you started. We did the New 52 for a reason: because we knew there was a general sense that people were losing faith in our ability to tell stories or just a general sense of apathy for what was going on. Now we’ve got a new level of excitement, and we’re never going to take that excitement for granted. We’re going to challenge ourselves and challenge our material. Now that we’ve met expectations for the fans, we don’t want to ever take them for granted ever again.”
Onto the four new books: “Talon”, as mentioned is a spinoff of he current ongoing in the Batman universe, will be written by Tynion with art by Guillem March, and it stars Calvin Rose and his escape from the Court of Owls. “Phantom Stranger” will be written by Dan DiDio with art from Brent Anderson. “Sword of Sorcery” introduces a little classic fantasy into DC’s lineup, and it will be written by Christy Marx with artist Aaron Lopresti. The series will include a “Beowulf” back-up story written by Tony Bedard with art by Jesus Saiz. Lastly, “Team Seven” will be written by Justin Jordan with Jesus Merino on art duties, and it will explore the early days of the DC Universe.
There’s lots to look forward to from DC in the coming months. Unfortunately, with new titles comes the cancellation of others. With the announcement of the four new books, the cancellations should be announced shortly.
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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