Episode 285 - May 2026 Previews

About this episode

Ian and Murd discuss the latest comic book previews for July 2026, highlighting various new releases and adaptations.

Another episode this week? So fast?? Yep! And boy oh boy is this a banger. Ian and Murd are the duo for this month's BEAST of a Previews episode, pun intended, with books mainly set for July 2026 release. Highlights include Warbird and Banana Number One from Bad Idea featuring Alex Maleev and Kevin Maguire respectively, DNX begins at Marvel with Bad Beast (The Chairman), some new What If...? books in and around the Spider-Man world, Action Comics makes it to issue 1100, Dan Abnett attempts his modern take on Zorro with Zorro's Legacy, Street Fighter vs The Valiant Universe is a thing, collections of both the Marvel and DC published Batman/Deadpool and Superman/Spider-Man, Nick Marino's Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla launches (hey we totally had him on recently), Vampyrates! is a match made in heaven out of Boom! for Fred Van Lente, Buffy the Vampire Slayer relaunches at Dynamite with Kelly Thompson, Dark Horse brings Murd back to his origins with Marvel Universe Gallery: 1990-1994 Trading Card Collection, The DC Art of Bruno Redondo from Clover Press, Dark Shadows was on way less time than it felt like, the latest Dread the Hall H from Image, The Last Starfighter gets a sequel at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Levenstein, Brent Kossina

Guest: Murd

Topics covered

• comic book previews
• upcoming releases
• graphic novels
• comic book adaptations
• pop culture

Keywords

• comic book previews
• July 2026 releases
• Warbird
• Banana Number One
• Bad Idea
• Marvel
• Dark Horse
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad Idea, Dynamite, Dark Horse, Oni

Products: Warbird, Banana Number One, Bad Beast (The Chairman), What If...? books, Action Comics, Zorro's Legacy, Street Fighter vs The Valiant Universe, Batman/Deadpool, Superman/Spider-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla

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