The October 14, 2026 comic book releases feature major launches, anniversary specials, and indie debuts across several publishers. Key titles include a new Venom series from Marvel, a Gotham-focused series from DC Comics, and a crossover between Archie and The Terminator.
In addition to mainstream superhero titles, the lineup includes prominent manga volumes, licensed fantasy books, and horror anthologies. Numerous comic book publishers contributed to the extensive slate, offering a wide selection for readers and collectors.
This week is packed with major launches, anniversary specials, horror books, and event tie-ins. Marvel leads the week with several high-profile #1 issues, DC expands its Batman line, and indie publishers deliver some of the strongest debuts of October.
Marvel launches a brand-new Venom series, making this one of the hottest books on shelves this week.
THEY ARE VENOM!
Eddie Brock and Venom are reunited — and it feels so good! After years apart, once again THEY ARE VENOM, and Eddie is not going to let this opportunity go to waste. He is determined to be the ultimate host for the symbiote and be the hero he knows he can be… and he’s not going to let any other super heroes say otherwise! Writer Charles Soule (DAREDEVIL, STAR WARS) and artist Tommaso Bianchi (DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER, THUNDERBOLTS) bond together to bring us this story of two becoming one!
DC’s Bad Seeds initiative continues with a brand-new Gotham-focused series. Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 expands the ongoing Bad Seeds storyline while shining a spotlight on the darker corners of Gotham City.
SIX STORIES OF SURVIVAL FROM SUPERSTAR WRITERS MATT FRACTION AND MARIKO TAMAKI!
As the chaos of Bad Seeds erupts across Gotham City and the Bat-Family races against daylight, the citizens of Gotham City must endure the threats of Poison Ivy’s superbloom on their own.
Join Eisner Award-winning writers Matt Fraction and Mariko Tamaki as they tell six street-level tales of fear, courage, and perseverance, starring everyday people who must learn what it means to be a hero — with or without a cape.
One of comics’ most acclaimed horror anthologies returns with a special standalone issue. Ice Cream Man has consistently been one of Image’s most inventive and unsettling series, and this special release is an easy recommendation for both longtime readers and newcomers looking for a Halloween-season read.
FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL! Step back into the world of ICE CREAM MAN with this special edition of its first ever issue! Presented in stark black and white, the pages of this inaugural comic book confection are tucked behind something truly special: a “hidden” treatment of the original cover art…which uses focal decoder technology to make the Ice Cream Man disappear! But don’t worry, sweeties. To bring him back, simply grab your included Lookety Split Decoder Lens and unlock the original cover art…now with an added sprinkling of secret messages and pictures! It’s comix cover-acrobatics as you’ve never quite seen before! And lest we forget, ICE CREAM MAN #1: CHOCOLATE / VANILLA TWIST also boasts remastered lettering by Team ICM stalwart Good Old Neon…and—gasp!—a BRAND NEW ICM short story from the entire team! It’s a celebration of ICE CREAM MAN befitting its legacy: weird, inexplicable…and cool as all-get-out. Grab yours before it’s gone, and get ready for the heady, steady march to Issue #50! Just like that!
Dark Horse continues one of its strongest licensed fantasy books.
Our heroes are on the hook! Tricked by the wicked Valindra, the monster party accidentally teleports into the Harpers’ secret base. It’s a fight for their lives against fearsome new foes, from a clever cleric to a hulking bard-barian. Meanwhile, Valindra attempts to attune the Gorget of Dominance — and if she succeeds, she’ll rule all of Faerûn! Can Looksy stop her with his adorably mischievous spells, or is this the end of our monstrous adventure…?
Riverdale collides with Skynet in one of the year’s most unexpected crossovers.
The crossover no one saw coming is here! When a teenage John Connor enrolls at Riverdale High, Archie and the gang soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a Terminator!
Written by RORY MCCONVILLE (Terminator, Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword, Spawn) and drawn by Archie artists STEVEN BUTLER and LILY BUTLER, this four-issue crossover event features covers by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, ROBERT HACK, BJORN BARENDS, and BILL GALVAN!
This issue features a PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG which contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this title. Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited. Allocations may occur.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major Titan releases were highlighted in the primary release lists reviewed.
No major new releases identified in the primary release lists reviewed.
One of the most popular modern shonen series continues with its latest English-language volume.
The biggest books of the week are Venom #1, DOOM All-On-One #1, Batman: Bad Seeds – Streets of Gotham #1, Archie vs. The Terminator #1, Ice Cream Man: Chocolate/Vanilla Twist #1, Hammer Head #1, and Mythos Magick #1. Between the major Marvel launches and a strong lineup of indie debuts, October 14 looks like one of the deepest release weeks of the month.
I’ll be picking up Barbara Gordon: Breakout #6, Batman and Robin: Year One – Dynamic Duos #3, Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #2, Batman: Bad Seeds – Streets of Gotham #1, Transformers #37, Wade Wilson: Deadpool #9, and Wolverine: Paradise #1. I’m considering Hammer Head #1.
What books are on your pull list this week?
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