ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
DC Comics leads this week's news with the announcement of Year of Wonder, its 2027 celebration of Wonder Woman. Following Tom King and Daniel Sampere's run, Louise Simonson and Cian Tormey begin a 4-issue storyline involving the Amazon Safety Act, Lois Lane, Granny Goodness and the Female Furies. Stephanie Williams and Elena Casagrande follow with a 6-issue run carrying the series through issue #50.
Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos comes from Dan Watters and Kyle Hotz. In this 6-issue Elseworlds series, humanity has become a galactic conquering power, and the Green Lantern Corps is fighting a losing war against the human empire. Hal Jordan, once a soldier of that empire, now fights on the Corps' side after being betrayed by Oliver Queen.
DC also announces a Black Lightning 50th Anniversary Special, bringing Jefferson Pierce back into the spotlight alongside his family and fellow heroes. Ram V returns to the New Gods with Alex Paknadel and Joan Urgell, while Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 shifts into December.
Over at Marvel, the first interior preview of Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles shows classic Star Wars events colliding with the Marvel Universe. Kevin Smith and David Marquez bring the 2 worlds together in a 6-issue series beginning in January 2027. Other Marvel news includes the return of Bucky Barnes in Immortal Soldiers and new X-Men '92: Incursions covers.
Image Comics has plenty to discuss, including Sean Gordon Murphy and Corin Howell's The Lost Bones of Lake Totem, a Bissette and Totleben Swamp Thing Artist's Edition, new Invincible Universe material in Capes, the latest Ice Cream Man printing, Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead, and The Territory.
Additional news includes IDW's Hello Kitty blind-box graphic novel, Jake Tapper's The Butcher, Dark Horse's B.P.R.D.: Declassified, Archie #5, long-term plans for Redcoat, the return of Secret Agent X-9, Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones's final Dracula volume, and more Planet Death printings.
What Hit — October 21: Jace selects 10 comics with the strongest chances of appearing on the next Prana bestseller list, led by Absolute Green Arrow #6.
Prana Top 10 — October 14: Marvel takes 7 of the Top 10 spots, DC takes 3, and Midnight Spider-Man #1 remains at #1. Last week's What Hit predictions finish at 6 of 10, with all 10 selections inside the Top 17.
Final Order Cutoff — October 26: 19 comics across 6 slides, with special attention to overlooked titles, reprints, and books worth ordering before retailers finalize their numbers.
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00:00 Hook 00:51 Introduction 01:46 DC's Year of Wonder 04:08 Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos 06:22 New Gods Return 07:16 Black Lightning 50th Anniversary 09:27 Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M Delayed 10:56 Star Wars / Marvel: Hope Assembles 12:18 Immortal Soldiers — Bucky Barnes 13:20 X-Men '92: Incursions 14:15 The Lost Bones of Lake Totem 15:49 Swamp Thing Artist's Edition 17:11 Capes #13 / Invincible Universe 18:41 Ice Cream Man: Chocolate/Vanilla Twist 19:28 Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead 20:18 The Territory 21:18 Hello Kitty Blind Box 22:38 Jake Tapper's The Butcher 23:20 B.P.R.D.: Declassified 23:51 Archie #5 24:45 Redcoat — 100-Issue Plans 25:46 Secret Agent X-9 27:06 Dracula Book IV: The Undead 28:02 Planet Death Additional Printings 28:43 What Hit — October 21 34:41 Prana Top 10 — October 14 37:00 Prana Summary / What Hit Results 39:04 Final Order Cutoff — October 26 40:14 FOC — DC Comics, Part 2 41:04 FOC — Marvel Comics 41:40 FOC — Image Comics 42:38 FOC — Wake / Ignition Press 43:11 FOC — Mad Cave / BAD IDEA 44:01 Closing
