Zack Kaplan talks Only the Savage are Left and more!

About this episode

Zack Kaplan discusses upcoming comic titles with Dark Horse Comics for 2026.

Superstar Creator Zack Kaplan joins me to talk about the list of titles coming to Dark Horse in 2026! Following the success of Kill All Immortals, Masterminds, The Midnight Shadows, and Break Out, hit-maker Zack Kaplan and Dark Horse Comics are continuing their partnership to offer a thrilling slate of new 2026 comic series throughout the Dark Horse 40th anniversary year. Starting with Only The Savage Are Left in June, Kaplan teams up with creator superstar artist Stefano Raffaele (Alien Vs. Captain America, Detective Comics, Star Wars), followed by The Smart Division with Eisner-winning artist John J Pearson (In Bloom, Infernals, Mindset and Department of Truth) in late summer, before finishing out the year’s lineup with Marvel superstar artist Francesco Manna (Imperial Wars Exiles, Ultraman, Carnage and Predator), for a finale to the story of Frey Asvald in Kill All Immortals III in the fall. The slate includes the work of Thiago Rocha (Sister Imperator, Kill All Immortals), and Eisner-winning letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Masterminds, The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly) alongside Eisner-winning designer Tom Muller. Look for Only The Savage Are Left to arrive in comic…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Huls

Guest: Zack Kaplan

Topics covered

• comics
• interview
• Dark Horse
• Zack Kaplan
• new releases
• artistry

Keywords

• Zack Kaplan
• Dark Horse Comics
• Only The Savage Are Left
• Kill All Immortals
• comic series
• Stefano Raffaele

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dark Horse Comics

Books & works: Kill All Immortals, Masterminds, The Midnight Shadows, Break Out, Only The Savage Are Left

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