Poison Ivy #43 Preview

 

When she took over the Order of the Green Knight, Poison Ivy didn't know how to wield her newfound power. While she acted out, Janet from HR nearly died. But this time, Pamela Isley feels more secure. After voters ushered her into office, Pamela's confidence in her newfound authority even took Gotham City Police Department Commissioner Vandal Savage aback. But how long he and the city council will submit to her wishes remains to be seen. Can Poison Ivy govern responsibly while retaining her high approval rating? And can overseeing Gotham and the Order of the Green Knight help Poison Ivy live without Harley Quinn?

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Poison Ivy #43 Preview

Writer: G Willow Wilson

Artist: Jaime Infante

Cover Artists: Jessica Fong, Kyuyong Eom, Manny Vincent Carbonilla & Noobovich

Things To Come Variant Cover Artist: Marcio Takara

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 1, 2026

 

Sewer Maintenance!

 

Mayor Pamela Isley investigates the state of her old stomping grounds, the Gotham City sewer system, and makes some unpleasant discoveries about what lies beneath. Meanwhile, a certain feline felon makes her long-awaited return to Ivy’s life.

 

 

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The Savage Sword of Conan #13 Preview

 

COVER A ALEX HORLEY

After Yezdigerd's forces capture a Hyrkanian castle, the Turanian Prince grows ill. Yezdigerd has been on the warpath lately. And as he takes over cities and strongholds, his treasures increase. Conan has heard hat Prince Yezdigerd now possesses a unique diamond. So, with his soldiers distracted by their leader's delirium, Conan decides to relieve the Turanian of his prize. Will Conan find the Blue Orchid? And can the Cimmerian slip in and out of the castle without getting captured?

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THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #13

Format: Comic book magazine

(W) Roy Thomas, Enrique Dueñas González

(A) Roberto De La Torre, James Castillo

B&W, 64pp, $6.99, On Sale March 30, 2026

 

SAVAGE SWORD ENTERS ITS THIRD YEAR! Featuring the return of the now-classic team of Roy Thomas and Roberto De La Torre for a mesmerizing CONAN tale, a silent SOLOMON KANE story from writer Enrique Dueñas González and artist James Castillo, dynamic covers by Alex Horley and James Castillo, plus pin-ups and more.

 

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COVER B JAMES CASTILLO

 

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COVER D ALEX HORLEY VIRGIN

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Gun Honey Doubles Down #1 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: STANLEY ‘ARTGERM’ LAU

We haven't seen Joanna Tan much since she emerged from hiding. Yet the events in Gun Honey: Collision Course have been far-reaching. The secrets Joanna thought were safely tucked away got shared with the world. In Heat Seeker: Exposed, Dahlia Racers became a target for the wealthy clients she tried to hide when an angry internet reporter made the behind-the-scenes magician's assistant a public figure. What dangers will Joanna Tan face after the world learns her secrets? And will she team up to solve them with Dahlia Racers?

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Gun Honey Doubles Down #1 (of 4)

FORMAT: Comic Book

(W) Charles Ardai

(A) Ang Hor Kheng

Publisher: Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime

FC // 32pp // $4.99 // On sale: June 10, 2026

 

When a botched attack on the dictator of Russia sends three identical-looking men fleeing Moscow for Siberia, Finland, and the Black Sea, Gun Honey Joanna Tan is offered $10 million to separate the real target from his doubles - and make sure the right man dies.

 

 

Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime are thrilled to reveal all solicited covers to the hotly anticipated new GUN HONEY series DOUBLES DOWN! 

Returning in June 2026, with superstar artists Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batgirl) and Stanley "Artgerm" Lau (Robotech, Conan the Barbarian, Wonder Woman, Supergirl). Plus, covers by Rare Temper, Yasmine, and a stunning cosplay variant by model Tabitha Lyons with collectible trading card! 

Award-winning author and Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai returns to the critically-acclaimed GUN HONEY universe with a bold new international thriller sultry weapons smuggler Joanna Tan. This action-packed installment delivers all the intrigue and intensity that fans have come to expect, and will be brought to life through the explosive, cinematic artwork of returning series artist Ang Hor Kheng.

Praised by noir master Ed Brubaker as "the finest kind of noir thriller", the GUN HONEY universe has a TV series in development by Piller/Segan (Haven, The Dead Zone) and Malaysia-based Double Vision (The Bridge), as well as previous GUN HONEY comics including GUN HONEY, BLOOD FOR BLOOD, COLLISION COURSE; and a spin-off series set in the same world, HEAT SEEKER. 

 

 

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COVER B: ADAM HUGHES VAR

 

COVER I: ADAM HUGHES FOIL VAR ($14.99)

 

 

 

 

COVER C: COSPLAY TRADE CARDSTOCK VAR ($6.99)

  

 

COVER D: ANG HOR KHENG VAR

 

 

COVER E: RARE TEMPTER WRAPAROUND NUDE / CLOTHED BAGGED VAR ($10.00)

 

 

COVER F: YASMINE VAR

 

 

COVER G: COSPLAY TRADING CARD BAGGED VAR ($10.00)

 

 

COVER H: YASMINE NUDE FOIL BAGGED VAR ($16.99)

 

 

 

COVER J: STANLEY ‘ARTGERM’ LAU VIRGIN VAR

 

 

 

COVER K: ADAM HUGHES VIRGIN VAR

 

COVER L: STANLEY ‘ARTGERM‘ LAU INKS VIRGIN VAR

COVER M: STANLEY ‘ARTGERM’ LAU COPIC CARDSTOCK VAR ($6.99)

 

GUN HONEY DOUBLES DOWN Issue #1 goes on sale in comic shops and digital devices in June 2026. Fans can pre-order via their local comic shop in the US, and for UK/Europe fans can order via Forbidden Planet. 

 

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For more on Joanna Tan, see my review of Gun Honey: Collision Course #1.

 

For more on Dahlia Racers, see my review of Heat Seeker: Exposed #1. 

The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2 Review

 

The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2 Review

Writer: Chris Condon

Artist & Colorist: Jacob Phillips

Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover Artists: Jacob Phillips, Christopher Mitten & Leandro Fernández

Back Matter Designer: Michael Tivey

Editors: Matthew Levine & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: March 25, 2026

 

In November 1941, the United States stood on the brink of another world war, but no one realized it yet. Ezra Cain gave up a career in archaeology and anthropology to protect his country in the last great war. Now, the ex-cop is a private detective. James Sweet, the Collections and Acquisitions Manager at the American Museum of Natural History, wants Ezra to recover an artifact discovered by his university mentor. What is the Anvil of Hephaestos? And why do Mussolini and Hitler want it so badly? Let’s leap into The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2 and see!

 

Story

A friend from his NYPD days asked Ezra to help an immigrant find her missing husband. Ezra’s usually a stickler for getting paid, but he can’t say no to Mack. And when Ezra forgets their appointment, he frightens the poor woman when he mistakes her for a thief. After that, he can’t say no to Mrs. Rachel Meyer. Still, Ezra needs to know what type of man he’s trying to find, especially as Karl Meyer was the guard who vanished the same night as the Anvil of Hephaestos disappeared.

 

Ezra’s university mentor recommended Ezra to James Sweet. So, after learning more about the missing nightwatchman, Ezra sets off to learn more about the missing artifact. Unlike the action-packed shootout when Ezra recovered something Mr. Trask wanted, The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2 opens with a brace of inquiries. Yet compared with his evening gumshoe-and-client Q&A in Ezra's office, the second takes place during the day. John Morris tells Ezra how he discovered the Anvil of Hephaestos in 1913, and why he thinks ideological world leaders want it. The men took different paths in life. Still, an air of easy camaraderie fits their reunion like a favorite sweater.

 

In Chris Condon’s story, John Morris may be older and walk with a cane. Yet Ezra's life has clearly aged him. His sense of duty and continual search for adventure leave Ezra tired. Nights blend into days, and days into nights, as the private detective uses any opportunity to investigate these interlinked mysteries. While Ezra’s determination to crack both cases yields greater mysteries, it could also cost him his life in The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2.

 

Art

As they speak in his dark office, the desk lamp casts Ezra's shadow on the wall. When Rachel shows him a photograph of her and her husband in New York Harbor, Ezra sits down and leans forward. Yet he keeps his typewriter before his chest, while Rachel Meyer clutches her purse to her abdomen. When she closes her eyes, Rachel remembers silhouettes and imagines the meeting her husband attended. In an era when photos were precious, Rachel shows Ezra a postcard of her husband’s workplace.

 

While Jacob Phillips paints this tense night encounter yellow, orange, and red, Mrs. Meyer wears a blue jacket. Toffee colors her face and stains the office wall as Ezra studies her postcard. By comparison, shades of beige and blue shine brightly when Ezra meets with his university mentor on the beach. The tonal changes of the land and sky evoke watercolors, while white sparkles in the sea hint at the sun's radiance. Likewise, green and red brighten the professor's cottage. Yet black creeps into the background when John Morris shares his fears in The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2.

 

Black uppercase letters that grow bold for intonation fill off-white balloons. Raised voices and heightened emotions enlarge words while deforming balloons and arrows. Smaller lowercase letters accompany lowered voices and may appear as off-white letters against a dark background. The sharp sound effects that slice through a nightmare change shape as Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou welcomes Ezra back to his adventurous life of Hammett dreams. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Ezra's thrill-seeking behavior has helped him live a fuller life than his university mentor. Yet despite Ezra's efforts to make the world a safer place, society seems to be coming apart at the seams. And as the private detective seeks answers to his latest cases, he discovers why he should have stayed in school and learned more about the hidden dangers threatening his world in The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2. 

DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility Review

 

DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility Review

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Colorist: Tomeu Morey

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: Jorge Jiménez, Arthur Adams, Rafael Albuquerque, J Scott Campbell, Olivier Coipel, Clayton Crain, Gabriele Dell'Otto, Mitch Gerads, Adam Hughes, Mikel Janin, Dave Johnson, Scott Koblish, Stanley "Artgerm” Lau, Jim Lee, Steve Lieber, Josh Middleton, David Nakayama, Daniele Sampere, Rafa Sandoval, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Jeff Spokes, David Talaski & Chrissie Zullo-Uminga

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $7.99/$8.99 Card Stock

Release Date: March 25, 2026

 

Dr. Otto Octavius has a list of achievements that many scientists would envy. Yet, as he works in his laboratory, Otto wonders how people regard him. When he confers with his artificial intelligence assistant, D-Cern fails to give him the answers he seeks. Can Doc Ock ensure people remember him as someone who pushed science forward? And who can help him realize his potential? Let's leap into DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility, and see!

 

Story

When Peter Parker follows a story to Metropolis, he teams with his friend Clark Kent to investigate a break-in at STAR Labs. The journalists may have arrived too late to grab the headlines. But while Peter studies the forensic evidence, Clark approaches Dr. Klyburn as a friend. Because of their relationship, Dr. Klyburn shares something with Clark beyond the official STAR Labs press release. But if Clark was troubled before, her announcement shocks him even more.

 

In DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility, Mark Waid alternates the spotlight between Peter and Clark and Otto Octavius and his new partner. While Spider-Man is happy to investigate, Superman drives their investigation. As he forces Spider-Man to keep up, Superman needs help now and then. Yet their concern for others outweighs their worries about protecting themselves.

 

In Mark Waid's story, Otto Octavious fears an inadequate legacy, while his new partner fears for his life. The villains may seek strength by weakening others. But in DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility, the heroes demonstrate that empowering others uplifts everyone.

 

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While Otto focuses on his workbench, his tentacles attend to related tasks in his laboratory. After one tentacle flicks away his phone, the artificial arms take over Otto's project. As Clark Kent and Peter Parker pass through security at STAR Labs, Clark wears a suit while Peter showcases more casual attire. Peter takes photographs of a gaping hole in the wall with the camera hanging from his neck, while Clark opens his spiral-bound notebook as he speaks with Dr. Klyburn. Compared with the industrial setting of Doc Ock's lab, the white walls, glass doors, and gleaming floors imbue STAR Labs with a high-tech appearance. Still, they cannot compare with the futuristic interior of Brainiac's workplace.

 

In DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility, Tomeu Morey lavishes a rich palette of colors on Jorge Jiménez's art. Dr. Klyburn’s red hair and skirt link with Peter's red polo shirt. But while the journalists don their familiar red and blue costumes, Doc Ock dons a white lab coat to match Brainiac's white clothes. The android's green skin forms a further link with Doc Ock's suit and the power they wield. As Superman and his friend from Manhattan protect Metropolis, his blue and white X-ray vision harkens back to the interior of STAR Labs.

 

Tom Napolitano fills white balloons with black uppercase dialogue that grows bold for intonation, swells for raised voices, and shrinks for lowered voices. Brainiac's white speech inhabits black balloons with red borders. The same sound that hits Superman as he stands near a golden globe attacks the driver of a golden vehicle as Metropolis descends into chaos. Yet amid the sounds of rescues and battle, the dialogue filling straight-edged balloons with jagged arrows strikes fear into the heroes' hearts. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Like his friend Peter Parker, Clark Kent strives to help others. It troubles him when he sees his friend embroiled in a bad situation. Yet he holds his tongue, knowing every hero must walk their own path in DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside this first story, see my preview of DC/Marvel:Superman/Spider-Man #1.

Estuary: A Ghost Story #1 Cover Preview

 

COVER A BY MAAN HOUSE

When rich trendsetters head to Monterey, they converge at Arbues Point. The mission located there is 250 years old, and the chapel is one of the oldest buildings standing. Yet while playing tour guide to their affluent guests, the sisters are surprised to find an outsider kneeling at an altar. Why has Maris Cristobal traveled to the mission? And why does a mysterious woman still haunt this lonely stretch of the Northern California coast? 

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ESTUARY: A GHOST STORY #1 (OF 4)

WRITTEN BY TIM DANIEL & D.B. ANDRY ART BY MAAN HOUSE COVER A BY MAAN HOUSE COVER B BY VANESA R. DEL REY COVER C BY TIM DANIEL FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY VANESA R. DEL REY B&W VARIANT (1:20) BY MAAN HOUSE OUT OF THE BLOODSTAINED PAST OF OLD CALIFORNIA . . . A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEVIL IS RISING WITH THE TIDE! From rising stars Tim Daniel & David “D.B.” Andry (Crush Depth, Morning Star) and modern horror virtuoso Maan House (Mine is a Long Lonesome Grave) comes a chilling tale of secrets buried deep beneath the surf of the idyllic California coast . . .  Atop a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean sits the Mission at Arbués Point, a 400-year-old Spanish mission made infamous as one of California’s oldest and most haunted historical sites. But beneath its crumbling, tourist-trap facade, a reclusive nun has spent decades within the Mission’s walls, honing her prayers and practice in pursuit of a secret long-buried beneath the majesty of the chapel, and under the dark waves of the tidal estuary below. When marine archaeologist Maris Cristobal accepts the nun’s offer to begun excavating a fabled shipwreck lying in wait beneath the Mission’s turbulent waters, she’ll soon discover that the sins of past and present are about to wash together into a harrowing surge of a vengeance that can no longer be contained . . . $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FULL COLOR | ON SALE APRIL 8, 2026

 

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Spirit of the Shadows #3 Review

 

Spirit of the Shadows #3 Review

Writers: Daniel Ziegler & Nick Cagnetti

Artist & Colorist: Nick Cagnetti

Letterer: Ferran Delgado

Designer: Winston Gambro

Editor: Karl Bollers

Cover Artists: Nick Cagnetti & Grey Williamson

Publisher: Oni Press

Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 25, 2026

 

Helena Hextress blames Erik Leroux for her sister's death. But by the time she finds Dr. Hyde Perkins, Erik has slipped through her grasp. The "Spirit of the Shadows" has died, and the Clerical has taken Erik to the Spirit Realm.

 

After a beast tears apart the book of his life, Erik has a brief window of time to reassemble it. But even if Erik can bring the book to the Hall of Judgment and convince the Realmkeepers that he deserves to reunite with his beloved Katrina in the Sacred Realm, Helena Hextress is determined to stop that. Why does Helena hate Erik? And is her sister Elizabeth, slowly turning into a beast in the Spirit Realm, truly beyond saving? Let's leap into Spirit of the Shadows #3 and see!

 

Story

When he found Elizabeth in peril, Erik rescued her. Then, she helped him collect his scattered pages. But Helena's magic interrupts their search when she resurrects Erik. As she gives the disoriented Spirit a truth potion, Erik tries to answer her questions. But just as his memories of life faded after he died, Erik's memories of his search through the Spirit Realm slip away before he can share them with Helena.

 

In Spirit of the Shadows #3, Helena grows frustrated. She yearns for the satisfaction of revenge. Yet the circumstances surrounding Elizabeth's death are complicated. Still, what Erik can tell her arrests her attention. It seems that Dr. Hyde Perkins was far more than he seemed. So Helena Hextress flies off to investigate the relationship between the disgraced doctor and the dead musician.

 

While Daniel Ziegler & Nick Cagnetti follow Helena's search for the truth, they also follow Elizabeth's search for Erik's scattered pages. Erik Leroux, Dr. Hyde Perkins, and Helena Hextress may be more complicated than they seem. Yet Elizabeth seems as loving and pure as Erik's beloved Katrina. Like Erik, a beast tore apart her book before Elizabeth could read it. While Helena seeks someone to punish for her sister's death, Elizabeth risks her future in the Spirit Realm to protect Erik from degenerating into a beast. But what she discovers on those pages may change her mind in Spirit of the Shadows #3.

 

Art

Nick Cagnetti splits a panel to reveal Helena's cottage and her conversation with Erik inside. As steam rises from the glass she hands him, Erik pulls his mask up to expose his lips. When he sits beside Helena and recalls a memory, a corpse with a wound in the back sprawls before the bench. Yet in the Spirit Realm, Elizabeth climbs a tree stretching over a river. Risking her existence, she hooks her legs around the limb, hanging down to reach pages caught on rocks amid the raging waters.

 

While Helena's red hair finds echoes in her attire, Erik's skin is green like his outfit. Nick Cagnetti lavishes a palette of bright colors on Spirit of the Shadows #3, making the Spirit Realm glow with fluorescent hues. As Elizabeth climbs a purple and pink tree, her green and yellow dress links her with Erik, her blonde hair evokes Katrina, while her red claw links her with her sister.

 

Black uppercase letters inhabit white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes. The letters grow bold for intonation, and swell for raised voices. Strong emotion or heightened volume deforms dialogue balloons, while blue letters in blue balloons signal an unexpected change. Sound effects heighten magical spells and scientific experiments, as a muffled noise in a cloudlike balloon foretells tragedy. Thanks to Oni Press and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

“Death cannot stop true love,” Westley told Buttercup. “All it can do is delay it for a while.” In life, Erik and Katrina wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of their lives together. But one's actions after death threaten to divert the course of true love in Spirit of the Shadows #3.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

For how this series began, see my review of Spirit of the Shadows #1.