Conan & Dragonero #7 Review

 

Conan & Dragonero #7 Review

Writers: Luca Enoch & Stefano Vietti

Artist, Colorist & Cover Artist: Lorenzo Nuti

Letterers: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith

Editor: Chris Butera

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $4.99/$14.99 Foil

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

Conan of Cimmeria has traveled across the Hyborian Age. Recently, ancient magic opened a portal between worlds. Conan befriended Ian Aranill, also known as Dragonero. After returning to Conan's world, they recovered the gems that prevented an ancient demon from entering the Hyborian Age. But their journey across two worlds took time. And when they secured the gems, no portal offered them rapid transit back to Tarantia. Without Myrva’s skyship, Conan and Ian endured a long journey across desert, river, and sea.

 

Now, Conan and Dragonero have reached Tarantia. But the gems have been away from their resting place too long. Nightmarish creatures slay the fleeing inhabitants. Can Conan and Dragonero kill the lesser demons terrorizing Tarantia? And can these warriors from two worlds stop an ancient demon from invading the Hyborian Age? Let's shout "Khame Adwerte," leap into Conan & Dragonero #7, and see!

 

Story

As they battle the street demons, Ian Aranill remains a stranger to Conan's world. But when Ian asks about the creatures and how they relate to otherworldly events at the temple, Conan shrugs off his friend's ponderings. Dragon blood gave Ian a connection with the winged species. He wonders how magic works in the Hyborian world compared with his own. But Conan isn't interested in how sorcery works, or why the ancient demon sent its foot soldiers ahead. So, he leads his friend to the temple where priests guarded the powerful gems. 

 

In Kuthchemes, Conan and Ian saw how badly things could go when Humans sought to control the gems. Yet when the heroes from two worlds reach the temple, they discover how much worse the Hyborian World is without the gems. In Conan & Dragonero #7, many priests collapsed while protecting Tarantia from an otherworldly being. Amid a glowing portal in the ceiling, the ancient demon's tentacles seek to break through the remaining priests' magical barrier.

 

Luca Enoch and Stefano Vietti keep the action flowing as the heroes battle the ancient demon. Ian and Conan must combine their strengths to reseat the gems in their resting place. But the otherworldly invader won't make it easy in Conan & Dragonero #7.

 

Art

Clad in a loincloth and boots, Conan swings an axe at the demons scrambling across the streets. Ian, still wearing armor and a cloak, attacks them with a sword. The street demons slash the warriors with their claws. Their incisors extend far beyond their giant maws as the street demons attempt to bite off their attackers' heads. Lorenzo Nuti continually changes the shape and orientation of his rectangular panels amid the fighting. Conan and Ian race over an arched footbridge without glancing at the bodies floating in the canal.

 

Scarlet splashes as the heroes battle the demons scrambling across cobblestones or clambering over classical architecture. Ian's armor and cape feel at home as he stands beneath a turquoise-and-tan canopy in the abandoned marketplace. As the warriors ascend the orange-and-red splattered steps toward the temple entrance, the yellow energy within makes the structure glow. Lorenzo Nuti dots the purple-blue sky with dark specks as storm clouds swirl above the temple in Conan & Dragonero #7.

 

Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith fill white balloons with black uppercase letters. They italicize words as voices grow in intensity and swell in volume. Text also changes color as Conan fears for his friend and swears by his god. As wind roars through the carnage-strewn streets, lesser demons and their master screech and scream, and Humans die. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

When Aquilonians established a foothold in Cimmeria, Conan joined the battle of Venarium to repulse them. Yet after securing Cimmeria’s independence, Conan later helped defend an Aquilonian fort in Pict-held lands at Conajohara. Now, he defends Aquilonia's capital city against an otherworldly invader. Alongside Ian Aranill, Conan fights to prevent an ancient demon from establishing an otherworldly stronghold on the Hyborian world in Conan & Dragonero #7.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see Conan & Dragonero #7 Preview. 

 

For how this series began, see Conan & Dragonero #1 Review.

For the Colossus of Kuthchemes, see Conan & Dragonero #6 Preview.  

 

Scott Pilgrim Ex: Dawn Of Metal Scott #1 Cover Preview

 

Scott enjoys reconnecting with his friends. But his life is so busy that sometimes it's just impossible. Still, today, he's making it happen. Scott is finally reconnecting with Wallace Wells. Plus, other Scott is there. Hooray! They can enjoy a great lunch together and reconnect. So what if their reminiscences don't jive? Their disagreement couldn't herald a confrontation with a dangerous new enemy, could it?

Here's all the info from Oni Press:

 

Scott Pilgrim Ex: Dawn Of Metal Scott #1 Cover Preview

Writer, Artist & Cover Artist: Bryan Lee O’Malley

Colorist: Nathan Fairbairn

Design: Jacob Ferguson

Publisher: Oni Press

Issue Description: 24 Pages, Full Color, One-Shot

Price: $3.99 US

Release Date: November 11, 2026

 

 

 

Multiple Eisner Award winner Bryan Lee O’Malley returns to Scott Pilgrim for the first time since the bestselling series’ conclusion... with a brand-new, one-shot prequel to the hit Scott Pilgrim EX video game!

 

Scott met Ramona. Sparks flew. The two of them had to work together to defeat Ramona’s Seven Evil Exes and their nefarious leader, Gideon Gordon Graves. Some other stuff happened in various media formats that may or may not be canon. That’s all in the past. These days, Scott and Ramona are a happy couple, and the Exes have moved on from their unhealthy obsessions. I guess they all got therapy. Or whatever. Now, after a period of peace, a new threat is about to emerge. Are our heroes ready? Let's find out!!!

 

Features the complete 16-page Dawn Of Metal Scott prequel comic, plus never-before-seen extras!

 

 

Thanks to Oni Press and Superfan Promotions for sharing this cover preview with us. 

 

 

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: Die With Honor #1 Preview

 

COVER A Dylan Teague

Mead and Stix served together on Kalanthia. After an off-the-books mission went wrong, they remade their life together in Tokyo. Keeping under the radar, the AWOL soldiers worked as private detectives. But when Mead agreed to investigate the death of Madame Nomura's daughter, things got complicated fast. 

 

Mead needs Alura's help to get Cheshire's scientists to circumvent her replicant partner's expiration date. But Stix is appalled by the scientist's inhumanity as they experiment on replicants. Can Mead and Stix survive a Yakuza war between Madame Nomura and Alura? And how will Cheshire fare as the Tyrell Corporation seeks to maintain their monopoly on Replicants?

 

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

 

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: Die With Honor #1 Preview

Writer: Nancy A. Collins

Artist: Mariano Taibo

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color

Series Length: 4 Issues 

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus: Die with Honor #1 sees Alura show the Kalanthia traitor, who is head of the Cheshire bootleg Replicant program, photos of Stix and Mead. Realising they are still alive, he panics and demands she kills them. Alura refuses until Uldren makes good on his promise of delivering bootleg Replicants as promised.

 

Later, she summons Stix and introduces him to the ‘Borealis Team’ – a three Cheshire Replicant team who are all clones of the original Aurora Team who served with Stix on Kalanthia. He is ordered to lead them on a mission to hunt down and kill Madame Nomura.

 

Meanwhile, Mead, still believing that Stix is the killer of Sayo – Nomura’s daughter, steals his Cheshire ID card and breaks into Cheshire HQ in search of evidence and witnesses the brutal mass assassination of the Yakuza sub-bosses by a second Cheshire Replicant kill team led by Lerna, who is linked to Alura via one of the two surviving Aurora Yokes. 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are more collectible covers:

 

 

 

COVER B Alan Quah

 

 

COVER C Kit Wallis

 

 

COVER D Jesus Hervas

COVER E Dylan Teague Virgin Cardstock

COVER F Alan Quah Virgin Cardstock 

COVER H Alan Quah Inks

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COVER G Alan Quah Foil 

 

Available from local comic shops. For UK & Europe visit Forbidden Planet. For more details, visit Titan Comics. 

 

 

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

For how this story started, see Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus #1 Review.

For how the second story arc began, see Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is to Win #1 Review. 

Archie In Hell #1 Review

 

 

Archie In Hell #1 Review

Writer: Patrick Horvath

Artist: Tyler Crook

Colorist: Francesco Segala

Flatter: Sabrina del Grosso

Letterer: Tyler Crook

Cover Artists: Tyler Crook, Patrick Horvath, Paul Azaceta, Jessie Lonergan, Kano, Dan Parent, Mirka Andolfo & Mahmud Asrar

Publisher: Oni Press

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

Archie Andrews loves life. He’s got the best girl in the world, Betty Cooper. But then, he also adores Veronica Lodge. When he's not dating the lovely ladies in his life, Archie hangs out with his friend Jughead. His life in Riverdale couldn't be better. Still, Archie will do his best to make it Heaven on Earth. What happens when Archie resolves to pack more into each day? Can Archie juggle his love life, schoolwork, sports, time with his friends, and still find time for charitable endeavors? Let’s leap into Archie In Hell #1 and see!

 

Story

It may be the weekend. Still, Archie rises at dawn. He has a date with Betty in the afternoon, then another with Veronica in the evening. But first, he wants to help the food drive. Archie grabs cans of food for Reach Out Riverdale and goes out to collect more. The people in Archie's life received the same appeals. Still, Archie is the one who mobilizes them to contribute.

 

Life has taught Sabrina to be careful. When she gained her magical abilities, Sabrina tried to shirk them. Yet in Archie In Hell #1, Sabrina no longer needs Salem to urge her to take her role as Greendale's protector seriously. Instead of rebuking her for not being cautious enough, her familiar thinks Sabrina is being too cautious. Yet when a spell alerts her to danger, the teenage witch needs her aunts' help to understand the stakes and who might be most endangered.

 

As Patrick Horvath splits the narrative between his two protagonists, Archie does good works, while Sabrina races to protect him. Along the way, Reggie seeks to discredit Archie to gain Veronica's favor. Yet even though he inadvertently helps his rival, Reggie and Sabrina are two steps behind the villains. In Archie In Hell #1, the Order of A’ldarax has planned its operation well. And whether they succeed or fail, Riverdale, Greendale, and the world will never be the same.  

 

Art

As the sun rises, Archie's mother carries a hamper of clothes to Archie's bedroom. Her jaw drops when she finds his room empty. Archie's father sits in the dining room, nursing a mug as Archie passes. Both parents lean out to watch their industrious son depart. A framed painting of a thatch-roof cottage links Fred and Mary Andrews’ conventional lifestyle with Hilda and Zelda Spellman’s old-world magic.

 

As Tyler Crook links Riverdale and Greendale, white space frames rectangular panels. Francesco Segala and Sabrina del Grosso adorn Archie In Hell #1 with limited and full palettes. Yellow sunlight streams into Archie’s bedroom as candles fill a dark room with yellow light. The teenage witch confers with her aunts amid yellow light while Reggie rides his yellow motorcycle. Archie's orange hair links him with Sabrina's top and Reggie's helmet. Archie's red car seems to herald bloodshed. Yet as panels adopt more diagonal angles, green conjures change in Archie's reality.

 

While Tyler Crook places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes, Salem’s white uppercase letters appear in black balloons. Reggie’s words quickly shrink and swell as jealousy unbalances him. Yet when they recognize the danger threatening their world, Sabrina lowers her voice, Archie’s words grow bold and unbalanced, and both friends conjure large letters into spiky balloons. Sound effects link Archie's car with Reggie's motorcycle as Archie knocks on doors in Riverdale. Thanks to Oni Press for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

As each day brings new opportunities for Archie and his friends, Archie's innocence makes him a target of nefarious individuals. A sect needs someone like him to accomplish their goal. Yet, with Sabrina's help, Archie may surprise the Order of A’ldarax in Archie In Hell #1.

 

Rating 9.2/10

 

For more collectible covers, see Archie In Hell #1 Cover Preview. 

 

For Sabrina's early struggles with witchcraft, see Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 Review. 

 

For more of Archie's adventures, see Archie #1 Review and Archie #2 Review. 

Artists From The Abyss: Charlie Adlard #1 Cover Preview

 

Cover A By Charlie Adlard

 

 

Words can calm. Or they can kill. But most dangerous of all are the words we want to hear. As a lobbyist, Morris Graves spends his life calming people’s fears. He believes he helps improve their lives. But when he gives them what they want, people die. And the longer they listen to him, the worse the world gets. 

 

Morris enjoys a comfortable lifestyle by helping people prosper. But what price might he pay for steering society in an unhealthy direction? And who else will this special issue introduce us to?

 

Here's all the info from Oni Press:

 

 

Artists From The Abyss: Charlie Adlard #1 (One-Shot) Cover Preview

Writers: Chris Condon & Tim Seeley

Artist: Charlie Adlard

Publisher: Oni Press

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color

Price: $5.99 US

Release Date: November 11, 2026

 

 

 

From the depths of the endless abyss... 

 

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EC Comics and Oni Press proudly present the first in a new series of one-shot celebrations spotlighting the boldest and bloodiest talents from EC’s new class of caustic cartoonists! (Take it from us: They really put the “ill” in “illustrator,” heh heh!) Our first victim? Comics legend and Eisner Award–winning artist Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead, Of the Earth)!

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For the first time between two covers, survey Adlard’s punishing portfolio of uninvited resurrections, souls sold cheap, and spectacularly sadistic horrors as illustrated in the immortal EC Comics manner (with lots and lots of red, naturally). Plus: A brand-new, never-before-told tale reuniting Adlard with acclaimed writer and fellow survivor of the Tormentor’s rack: Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, That Texas Blood)!

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This is sure to be the most murderous mag you’ll read all winter! Shovel and lyme not included.

 

 

Here's another collectible cover:

 

 

 

B&W Artist Edition Variant (1:20) By Charlie Adlard

 

Thanks to EC Comics and Oni Press for sharing this cover preview with us.

Batman #15 Review

 

Batman #15 Review

Writer: Matt Fraction

Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Colorist: Tomeu Morey

Letterer: Clayton Cowles & Jorge Jiménez

Cover Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Variant Cover Artists: Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos; Dustin Nguyen; Becky Cloonan; Jorge Jiménez; David Aja

Editors: Jessica Berbey & Rob Levin

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99 US | Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock) | Variant $7.99 US (foil)

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

As Tim Drake recovered from police brutality in the hospital, a TV interview with Dr Annika Zeller offered Bruce Wayne hope of helping criminals forge better futures. Instead, Professor Hugo Strange commissioned a high-speed hit on the psychological researcher via Dantai Tozuki’s motorcycle-riding Triple Zeros. Then, the night got even livelier when the sword-wielding Ōjō attempted to assassinate Bruce Wayne. 

 

Now, Bruce Wayne appears on Sophie Silvaire’s talk show. Will the TV interview inspire others to help make Gotham safer? Or might it unleash more deadly attacks on the Bat-family? Let's leap into Batman #15 and see!

 

Story

Jim Gordon’s life has become a nightmare. He’s struggled to uphold the law while Vandal Savage corrupted the GCPD, sent his daughter to Supermax, and ordered his private army to kill masks and bats. But when Batman requests his help, Jim Gordon agrees. Then Jim discovers that, like Vandal Savage, Batman wants him to break the law.

 

Dr Annika Zeller vowed to leave Wayne Enterprises. Then, Bruce Wayne convinced her to stick around a little longer. She and Bruce share more than a disastrous (not a) first date. They both attempt to help others using controversial methods. But remaining on staff at Arkham Towers traps Dr Zeller in Batman’s ethical labyrinth in Batman #15.

 

Batman identified six assassins who want to kill Bruce Wayne. Verity Pennyworth helped him take two off the streets of Gotham. Still, he cannot risk endangering bystanders by letting the remaining four choose when and where to attack him. So, Bruce announces he’s leaving Gotham. Then he gives them one more opportunity to kill him by announcing he will attend the Gran Gala Enmascarada at the Vauxhall Center.

 

Matt Fraction opens his story by interweaving Bruce's public façade on Sophie Silvaire's talk show with his private conversation with Superman and Wonder Woman. The TV interview also evokes Vicki Vale's earlier interview with King Panther, and Bruce's suggested reading for his son. While Sophie Silvaire bookends this story about illusions, Gotham’s modern masque reawakens inhabitants’ love for masked heroes. As they recover from Poison Ivy’s prehistoric plants, the traumatized residents readily embrace a night of glamor, knowing its aura of safety is just another mask that Gotham wears in Batman #15.

 

Art

When he meets with his Justice League friends, Wonder Woman stands before him, while Superman hovers above him. Yet both look down as Bruce tells them his plan. In Gotham, angels rise above the Vauxhall Center. Batman clings to a nearby building, knowing the search lights glowing from every corner aren't sending the bat-signal. Later, he addresses his team beside a bank of monitors. Amid the sterile walls and floors, glass partitions make the Batcave feel like Gotham General.

 

As Jorge Jiménez chronicles Bruce Wayne’s grand illusion, the sun sinks into the distant hills, filling the sky above Bruce, Superman, and Wonder Woman with yellow and orange light. The red carpet before the Vauxhall Center forms a cross, signaling a need for medical attention. Yet the green trees and the living arch surrounding the entrance link with Dr Zeller attending to her patient in Arkham Towers. As she adjusts her Crown of Thorns amid red lighting, Bruce Wayne walks the red carpet in a red suit. The green tank and Robin’s green mask highlight how Annika and Bruce strive to influence those under their care. Yellow and gold link an entertaining TV host with an entertaining killer. Yet Tomeu Morey adorns the walls, floors, and monitors with blue, linking the Batcave with the masked hero who brings hope to Gotham in Batman #15.

 

Clayton Cowles fills white balloons with uppercase black letters, while Bruce Wayne’s interview with Sophie Silvaire appears above images from the TV broadcast. The dialogue grows bold with intonation and shrinks for lowered voices. White offscreen dialogue fills colored boxes, while giant red letters signal a challenge. As the celebrities arrive in classy cars, revving engines signal danger. Sound effects also accompany a confrontation between rivals, while an assassin adapts to Bruce's carefully laid plan. Yet white lowercase letters in a gray box evoke another occasion when an assassin killed people to lure Batman into a trap. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

It’s easy to follow the rules when they make sense and are administered responsibly. But after Vandal Savage and Poison Ivy leave office, Batman isn't the only one wondering if more ethical leaders will take their place. Unable to work openly with Gotham's officials, Bruce Wayne lies while Batman breaks the law. As his friends and enemies worry about his decisions, Batman strives to prevent four assassins from killing people to hurt Bruce Wayne. Yet to capture the world-class killers, he lays a trap at the city’s heavily populated celebration in Batman #15.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see Batman #15 Preview. 

 

For Batman's recent struggle to protect Gotham, see my Bad Seeds Event List.

 

For Bruce Wayne's battle with the Triple Zeros and the assassin Ōjō, see Batman #5 Review. 

 

For the masked people who hired Lady Ōjō, see Batman #11 Preview.   

 

For Vicki Vale's interview with the "Suplex Superman," see Batman #12 Preview. 

Green Lantern Corps #22 Preview

 

 

Penned by the original Guardians, the Book of Oa is billions of years old. Yet it continues to lead the Lanterns as they navigate all the changes life throws their way. Finding his name written in its pages propelled Hal Jordan on a quest of discovery. And recently, it began speaking to Guy Gardner.

 

Jessica Cruz has appointed a team of Alpha Guardians to help unite all the Lantern Corps. Given his relationship with the Emotional Entities, Jessica wants Guy Gardner’s help in leading the combined Corps. Yet after the Manhunters attacked his team, stole Aya’s body, and invaded Oa, Guy prefers his own company. Where will the Book of Oa send Guy next? And who is the imminent visitor that Predator keeps warning Guy about?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

Green Lantern Corps #22 Preview

Writer: Morgan Hampton

Artist & Cover Artist: Fernando Pasarín & Oclair Albert

Variant Cover Artists: Ramon Villalobos & Juan José Ryp

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US | Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: November 11, 2026

 

 

Krona Returns!

“Green Lantern: First Light” Part 2!

 

 

Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner have entered the Well of the Emotional Entities in a desperate attempt to find Hal Jordan, who is lost in the universe following a cryptic hint from the Book of Oa. They’ll need the new chromatic Alpha Lanterns to work together and manage their powers to face what’s on the other side: the decrepit surviving Guardians of the Universe and the monstrous reborn Krona!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For why Simon Baz tells John Stewart the kids are all right, see Green Lantern Corps #21 Preview. 

For Jo Mullein's visit to the Living City, see Green Lantern Corps #20 Review.

For how Guy gains his new "Chrome" power, see Green Lantern Corps #19 Preview. 

For how Guy Gardner introduces Jessica Cruz to the Emotional Entities, see my Green Lantern Corps #18 Review. 

For Oa's sun went supernova, see my preview of Green Lantern Corps #17. 

For how Jo Mullein helped Guy Gardner regain his confidence, see my review of Green Lantern Corps #16. 

For Jo Mullein's fears of returning to Earth, see Justice League: Dream Girls—A DC Pride Event #2 Preview.