Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor: The Prison Paradox Preview

 

The Doctor is a Time Lord from Gallifrey. He loves fashion and fixing problems. He also loves people of all species, even if they're unfashionable. So after robots abduct Belinda Chandra from Earth, the Doctor tries to take her home. Strangely, he cannot find his favorite planet. Did an alien species that writes atrocious poetry destroy Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass? Or did someone transport the planet elsewhere and rename it Ravalox?  

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor: The Prison Paradox

Author: Dan Watters

Artist: Sami Kivela

Publisher: Titan Comics 

SC, 112 pages, FC, $17.99

ISBN: 9781787748439

On sale July 21, 2026

 

The Doctor and Belinda star in a spectacular new adventure as they encounter new foes and new friends aboard an inescapable prison facility in a forgotten part of the universe.

 

The Doctor continues his adventures through time and space alongside a team of allies from across the universe, fellow prisoners held captive in a maximum security space prison! Each has a story to tell and a role to play in uncovering the mysteries of their incarceration.

 

ANNIE THE ADIPOSE: The Adipose are a parasite race, only able to reproduce through the death of others. When discovered they are euthanized or imprisoned to prevent interplanetary epidemics. Conviction: Existence as a parasitic lifeform.

 

H-8 THE CYBORG: A ship of Theseus of pilfered cybernetics, H-8 doesn’t remember what part of him is biological anymore, or what species he started out as. A hulking being obsessed with firepower, he’s bristling with weapons- including a Dalek gun attached to his arm! Despite this, he’s surprisingly affable. You’d like him. Conviction: Weapons theft.

 

FELIK THE SLITHEEN: Embarrassed by her family’s history, Felik fled them to become the pirate scourge of two galaxies. Endlessly hunted by her own kind. Conviction: Piracy.

 

MEEZAN THE TENTACULON: An aquatic squid being made entirely out of twisting tentacles; Meezan is the last of her kind and very sad about it. After her underwater planet became a desert, she returned to try and flood it. Which was not taken well by the land-dwelling species that had come to settle there. Conviction: Attempted terraforming without a permit.

 

 

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Pre-order it now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and Forbidden Planet for the UK and Europe. 

 

 

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For the 15th Doctor's adventures with Ruby Sunday, see my review of Doctor Who: Everyone Must Go TP. 

 

Superman Unlimited #15 Review

 

Superman Unlimited #15 Review

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Lucas Meyer

Colorist: Giuliano Peratelli

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover Artist: Taurin Clarke

Variant Cover Artists: Zoe Thorogood & Fernando Blanco

Editors: Jillian Grant & Paul Kaminski

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 15, 2026

 

Jon left Lois Lane as a boy, but returned a man. She missed watching her son grow up. But when a masked man brought Jon back to her, de-aged to how Lois last saw him before he returned as an adult, her journalistic instincts kicked in. Lois isn't alone in doubting that young Jon is her son. As Jon Kent disguises his features, "Tomorrow Man" struggles to see himself in the boy. Yet, Jon's return hits Damian Wayne hardest. He lost his friend. And when young Jon returned, he showed no interest in resuming their friendship.

 

Regardless of how others feel about him, young Jon seemed committed to being a hero. Then he saw what Lois and John Henry did to Beppo. And suddenly, the boy realized what the people responsible for protecting him planned to do to him. Can anyone control an enraged Superboy? And how are John Henry and Lana doing after the accident at Steelworks? Let's stop by a phone booth, leap into Superman Unlimited #15, and see!

 

Story

While Green Kryptonite can exert a toxic effect on Humans, it doesn’t normally empower them. Yet when Dabney Donovan’s clones injected Beppo with a Green-K serum, the chimpanzee became stronger than Jon Kent. After how Ultraman tortured him, Superboy identified with the chimpanzee. But instead of returning him to Bibbo Bibbowski, John Henry Irons incarcerated Beppo in a red sun enclosure. So, when young Jon discovers that Irons and his “mother” plan to incarcerate and experiment on him, the boy who was tortured in a volcano grabs John Henry’s hammer and attacks Tomorrow Man.

 

While Jon Kent tries to reason with his younger self, Superboy feels betrayed in Superman Unlimited #15. Jon suspects that this boy isn’t him. Yet they look the same and share similar fears after Ultraman tortured them both in a volcano. While young Jon feels betrayed by Tomorrow Man and Lois Lane, Damian Wayne is also outraged. When Jon Kent returned older after a trip through time, Damian felt like he had lost his best friend. Damian sees the boy as an imposter who defiles his memories of Jon and likely intends great harm to his world.

 

While young Jon experiences the pain of betrayal and rejection, Beppo's blood sample spurs explosive growth in John Henry's stockpile of El Calderan Green Kryptonite. The results of John Henry's scientific research endanger Lana, altering his wife's metahuman form. Just as young Jon demonstrates unrivaled superstrength when angry, Dan Slott’s action thriller reveals the dangers of El Calderan Green K. Far from being gifts to Jon and Humanity, young Jon and the mountain of Green K threaten to extract a heavy toll on Earth in Superman Unlimited #15. 

 

Art

As Superboy attacks Jon Kent with his hammer, John Henry Irons activates the controls to ensure Beppo doesn’t break free of his containment. Yet crystals sprout from the floors, walls, and ceilings of the building. While threatening everyone, a blast shield traps Beppo in a windowless container where he can be impaled without warning. Agitated, Lois's breath condenses inside her transparent helmet as she speaks into her cellphone. Jonathan and Martha listen to the landline receiver in their home. As Krypto and the Supermobile soar into the sky, Jonathan touches a tablet, activating nearby severe weather sirens.

 

As giant Green-K crystals also erupt from the ground outside, Giuliano Peratelli adorns Lucas Meyer’s apocalyptic visions with vibrant color in Superman Unlimited #15. While the red containment field imprisons a raging Beppo, Superboy’s eyes glow red as his hammer hurls Tomorrow Man into red shadow. Yet when Superboy’s ire cools, his blue suit links him with Batman as two people who suffered childhood trials and wish to protect others from experiencing similar horrors. While red links Robin and other heroes, the green portions of his suit shine as vibrantly as Lana Lang. Yet in this story of overcoming obstacles and transformation, the shape of Robin's cape and its interior color indicate that Tomorrow Man was thinking of yesterday when he chose his new costume.

 

Dave Sharpe places uppercase black dialogue in white dialogue balloons and offscreen dialogue in colored narrative boxes. Words grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and shrink for lowered voices. Shaky lines of text and slithering arrows suggest shock and fatigue. Sound effects accompany hammer blows, midair collisions, and alerts as laughter fills the air. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.  

 

Final Thoughts

Jon Kent risked a reality-threatening paradox to mentor a younger version of himself. Yet Batman, who suspected young Jon’s identity all along, congratulated his son for recognizing a villain in disguise. As “Superboy” unleashes his anger on “Tomorrow Man” when he believes he betrayed him, heroes confront the dangers of seeing ourselves in others in Superman Unlimited #15.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Superman Unlimited #15. 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Superman Unlimited #14.

For what happened before that, see my review of Superman Unlimited #13. 

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Superman Unlimited #12.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Superman Unlimited #11. 

 

Absolute Flash #17 Preview

 

 

Wally West wants to find his father. Sam Scudder claims he can rescue Rudy West from Still Point via the mirror dimension. But first, Wally must find Elenore Thawne, the brains behind Project Olympus. Unfortunately, after their research destroyed Fort Fox, Elenore Thawne has disappeared. And as questions regarding the failed project arise in Washington DC, Colonel Flag wants all the fallout from Project Olympus to disappear. So he's offered the Rogues a clean slate. But first, they must kill Grodd. 

While Wally tries to reunite with his father, Grodd has found his father. The two experimental subjects from Elenore Thawne's operation are enjoying life together as a family. Or at least they were, until the soldiers came. Can Wally protect Grodd from the Trickster and her fellow Rogues? And what happened to Grodd's dad? 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Flash #17 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Haining

Cover Artist: Nick Robles

Variant Cover Artists: Dexter Soy, Tk & Tk

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Can Grodd Be Saved?

 

 

The Flash and the Rogues work to liberate Colorado from Grodd’s control, but can they save Grodd as well as the town?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Absolute Flash #16. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Absolute Flash #15.

For what happened even before that, see my review of Absolute Flash #14.

For how this story arc started, see my review of Absolute Flash #13. 

 

Batwoman #5 Preview

 

Forge a new future. Be who you want to be. In a world where you can remake yourself, does your name matter? Kate Kane lost her sister Beth. Then, she became Alice. Now, Alice has become Batwoman. And unlike Kate, she injures and kills anyone in her path. Will Kate or Pagona win the battle for Beth/Alice's soul? And why is "Batwoman" targeting the Eschaton Tower?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batwoman #5 Preview

Writer: Greg Rucka

Artist & Cover Artist: Dani

Variant Cover Artists: Stjepan Šejić, Nicola Scott & W. Scott Forbes

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

A last chance for 

Redemption…or Damnation!

 

 

As Batwoman’s quest to avenge her sister’s death reaches its apex, she discovers the Dark Faith has a new, much more terrifying plan. A Kane must be the Alice who ushers in the era of Darkseid…and if Beth is dead, Kate must take her place. How do you fight the devil when the devil is real? Greg Rucka & DaNi bring an epic conclusion to their first arc of this blockbuster Next Level series.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batwoman #4.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Batwoman #3.

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Batwoman #2.

For how this series started, see my preview of Batwoman #1.

For the Batwoman story, "Second Date," see my preview of Justice League Dream Girls: A DC Pride Event #1. 

 

Absolute Green Arrow #3 Review

 

Absolute Green Arrow #3 Review

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Jeff Powell

Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque & Marcelo Maiolo

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Dan Panosian & Kyuyong Eom

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Becky Cloonan

Editors: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

Oliver Queen knew he was risking his soul. Yet as he built his empire, he ignored the detestable acts of the friend who tutored him through college. By the time he and Jubal Slade made Green Arrows Trading a success, Ollie had tarnished his soul. Still, Dinah Lance loved him. And when his body washed ashore, his ex-girlfriend mourned Ollie's passing.

 

Now, Dinah hunts a man who seems the opposite of Ollie. He hunts down billionaires and slays them without a shred of mercy. Who is the Green Arrow Killer? And why did he murder the one person Ollie sought to protect? Let’s grab our bows, leap into Absolute Green Arrow #3, and see!

 

Story

When Dinah got suspended for being too protective at a pop star's exclusive party, Hector Hammond canceled her father's health insurance to force her to work for him. But after the Green Arrow Killer murdered Reese Tyler, Dinah investigates suspects alongside Malcolm Merlyn. Even though Hammond hired Dinah because she used to be a Star City cop and knew Oliver Queen, Hammond and Merlyn don't share what they know with her. So, Dinah reaches out to a former friend still working as a Star City detective, only to discover she knows more than he does about the boy they found in Oliver’s Arrow Cave.

 

While Malcolm Merlyn quietly gathers facts, Dinah throws herself into the hunt for answers. After she shocked him by unleashing her MMA fighting skills on one of their suspects, Malcolm has let her investigate on her own. Although an employee told Malcolm that his boss had been out of the country for months, Dinah tracks down Roy Harper in Absolute Green Arrow #3. And once again, she’s not above threatening a suspect to get to the truth.

 

As readers follow Dinah’s investigation, Pornsak Pichetshote weaves another Green Arrow attack into his story. Once again, the serial killer survives to slay another day. Yet the attack reveals the mood in society. Dinah carries a lot of guilt over her inability to help her father. And people like Hector Hammond, who serve as the gatekeepers of the economic system, are targets for her wrath. When Dinah finds Roy Harper, he enhances her understanding of the relationship between Hector Hammond, Reese Tyler, and Oliver Queen. And Dinah Lance makes a discovery that explains the boy’s mutated body in Ollie’s Arrow Cave, and hints at the possible identity of the Green Arrow Killer in Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

Art

As Dinah studies a headshot of Guillermo Garcia, she remembers her first MMA fight. The window above their booth fills with Dinah’s memory of finding the young boy in Ollie’s survival bunker, with eyes staring back at her from his neck and torso. Dinah may no longer be paid to fight. Yet a bandage adorns her cheek as she grabs her helmet. Outside the diner, the rebel with a cause mounts her motorcycle and roars through traffic, leaving a trail of smoke in her wake.

 

While Rafael Albuquerque portrays Dinah’s investigations and reveals memories, yellow light fills the daytime. Objects in sunlight thrive in orange, while green clings to the shade and tinges the night in Absolute Green Arrow #3. When Marcelo Maiolo reveals another Green Arrow Killer attack, the killer’s eyes glow red through his mask, along with the forces arrayed to halt his killing spree. Compared with Dinah’s MMA memory cast in blue and indigo, Roy’s memories are faded red, yellow, and green against yellow backgrounds.

 

As Jeff Powell fills white balloons and boxes with black uppercase letters, words grow bold with intonation and swell with raised voices. Red uppercase letters fill yellow balloons amid Roy’s yellow-tinged memories, while sound effects enhance the Green Arrow Killer’s attacks. But as a vigilante kills for justice in this upside-down world, his costume and weapons glow bright green. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Dinah Lance exists in a perpetual state of simmering rage. She's angry because she has no choices in her life. At every turn, economic factors determine her social status and limit her ability to help others. Yet as Dinah investigates millionaire Roy Harper and his relationship with billionaire Oliver Queen, she discovers that their wealth failed to bring them happiness and isolated them from the people they loved in Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

Rating 9.5/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #3.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #2. 

For how this series started, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #1.

For how Oliver Queen died, see my preview of Absolute Evil #1. 

For more on the series, see Pornsak Pichetshote on Absolute Green Arrow. 

 

 

 

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #53 Preview

 

 

When Travis Morgan arrived, he took responsibility for this prehistoric land of dinosaurs and magic. But other visitors aren't so noble. Colonel Randall Kreitzer turned the tables on his benefactors. As Tyrant Rex, the former Air Force pilot leads a rampaging army across Skartaris. 

Superman and Batman have fallen prey to his magic. Warlord guesses at the sorcerer's ambitions. Then Tyrant Rex's forces strike again. Can Robin help Warlord, Tara, Mariah and Shakira halt Tyrant Rex's stampede across Skartaris? And can they free Superman and Batman from his control?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #53 Preview

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Adrián Gutiérrez

Cover Artist: Dan Mora

Variant Cover Artists: Rachta Lin & Adrián Gutiérrez

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

The Finale of 

“Standoff in Skartaris” 

 

 

The brutal battle between Batman and a magically amped Superman threatens the entire realm of Skartaris! How can Robin and Warlord hope to shut down a fight of such magnitude?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #52. 

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #51.

For what happened before that, see my preview of the oversize anniversary issue Batman/Superman: World's Finest #50. 

 

Catwoman #89 Preview

 

 

Carmine Falcone lost the Palermo Pearl in Venice. Yet, he returned to Gotham with gained greater control over his organization. And whether she likes it or not, Catwoman is indebted to him. Unlike Falcone, when Roman Sionis lost everything, he looked for people to blame. Katarina Belov bailed him out. But she had one prerequisite: he must make Catwoman suffer.

So far, Black Mask has stripped Holly Robinson of her sobriety. He forced Selina's sister to relive the way he tortured her and killed her husband. Now, one of his lookalikes has implicated Selina as a terrorist. Can Selina prevent the bomb her double planted in Burnley Station from exploding her life in Gotham? And can she help Samuel "Slam" Bradley avoid her friend George's fate?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Catwoman #89 Preview

Writer: Torunn Grønbekk

Artist: Davide Gianfelice

Cover Artist: Seba Fiumara

Variant Cover Artists: Frank Cho, Jeehyung Lee & W. Scott Forbes

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Tick 

Tick 

Boom!

 

 

Catwoman is caught in Alley Town as Black Mask’s plan reaches its penultimate phase. With all the pieces finally in play, can Selina figure out Black Mask’s ultimate goal, or is it curtains for the feline fatale?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Catwoman #88.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Catwoman #87. 

For what happened even before that, see my review of Catwoman #86. 

For how this story began, see my review of Catwoman #85. 

 

 

 

 

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1 Review

 

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1 Review

Writer & Artist: Tardi

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Price: $29.99

Book Length: 196 Pages (Full Color)

Book Size: 8” x 10.75”

Release Date: July 14, 2026

ISBN: 9798875002380

 

At 11:45 pm on November 4, 1911, a pterodactyl egg cracked inside the Museum of Natural History in Paris. While the police attributed early sightings of a pterodactyl to alcohol consumption, reports spread in Parisian newspapers. As mauled victims and corpses mounted, French newspaper criers shouted the latest attacks from every street corner.

 

Eventually, President Armand Fallièrs realized this wasn’t the opposition’s latest attempt to destroy his government, but a prehistoric threat to modern life in the Third Republic. How did France react to the pterodactyl’s reign of terror? And what other dangers threatened France during this Belle Époque? Let’s leap into The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1 and see!

 

Story

After a pterodactyl flew past his office window, the President ordered the police to free Paris from this nuisance. Yet the idea of a prehistoric reptile flying through the city seemed too nonsensical to be believed. So, the case eventually landed on Léonce Caponi’s desk. Believing that this was his big break, the Inspector vowed to solve the petro-dactyl case.

 

While the police assign their least capable detective to the Pterodactyl Pterror, a young writer attempts to capitalize on the mania in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1. Adèle writes novels serialized in the newspaper, and she researches her stories thoroughly. She sees through popular conceptions and waves of pop culture. And as a woman of strong beliefs, when she sees a wrong, she attempts to right it. Unfortunately, she goes too far, leading her to employ henchmen and abduct a young woman to secure an inventor’s help.

 

Tardi’s story follows Adèle’s adventures in Paris during the early 1910s. It’s a glittering era that celebrates the greatness of past civilizations while producing modern marvels. Scientists investigate prehistoric animals and prehuman species while spiritualists pursue the mysteries of life after death. Adèle remains as skeptical of people’s wild theories and romantic views of the past as she is of the government’s ability to serve its people.

 

As she plunks away at her typewriter and gets embroiled in one caper after another, Adèle sees ample evidence that societal progress only sweeps our primitive urges under the rug. And while Léonce Caponi may not be the shining star of the Parisian Police, Adèle’s suspicions that the little separates coppers from criminals are justified in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1.

 

Art

As Tardi reveals the buildings, monuments, and statues of Paris, skeletal reconstructions from the past fill the museum. When a pterodactyl breaks out of its egg, it shatters its glass display case. As it crashes through the glass-paneled ceiling, a man in a book-filled study laughs and dances as he flaps his arms. Amid the grand architecture and lavish interior design of homes and offices, trains rumble into stations, and early automobiles fill the streets. Gentlemen wear suits, flat caps, and bowler hats while carrying pistols in their pockets. Ladies like Adèle wear long dresses, jackets, frilly blouses, and top their bundled-up hair with wide-brimmed hats.

 

Amid the detailed art, Tardi limits the colors in each panel to a handful in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1. When she first appears, her maroon attire links her with the pterodactyl and the blood it spills. A green train, automobiles, and crocodiles link Adèle with an ancient demon who lurks in the French underground. Unlike those who plot mass deaths in Paris, neither Adèle nor the man who admires her is a fervent nationalist. Yet while he sleeps in blue-and-white pajamas beneath a blue blanket, he dreams of spotting Adèle amid more red pterodactyls.

 

Tardi fills colored narrative boxes and white dialogue balloons with lowercase letters. The font enlarges or shrinks according to the available space in each panel. Or, given the musical nature of French, these changes may reflect the author’s enthusiasm or distaste for the characters. Large, bold capital letters denote shouts, while a gray Poof enhances the flash powder as a student attempts a late-night photo with an early camera on a tripod. Extracts from newspapers fill panels, elaborating on current events, as Adèle smokes cigarettes, ponders not getting involved, and then ventures out to face danger once again. Thanks to Fantagraphics for providing a physical review copy.

 

Final thoughts

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1 contains Tardi's first four Bandes Dessinées following the intrepid antihero. An introduction by Cynthia Rose reveals the author's fascination with the feuilletons, or early newspapers, that merged fact and fiction in the 1910s.

 

Tardi puts his own spin on history. Paris rises as the center of civilization, at the forefront of scientific research, while revering the glories of the past. Yet like everything precious, this golden era teeters on a knife's edge as Humanity's inherent unwillingness to get along emerges on the horizon.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

For more, see my spotlight on The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol 1.