Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4 Review

 

Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4 Review

Writer, Artist, Colorist & Letterer: Matt Kindt

Cover Artists: Matt Kindt, Martín Morazzo & Patricia Martín

Editors: Sierra Hahn & Joelena Despard

Publisher: Oni Press

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: September 30, 2026

 

When he passed his entry exams with flying colors, his superiors placed Jon Swon in Detective Services. He works with Agent Delphi to investigate mysterious deaths. After visiting crime scenes in Arizona, their superiors send them to Europe. In the French Alps, Swon and Delphi meet more Mind Mgmt agents. They belong to the agency's toughest department. Agents who graduate from the Mind Over Body department cannot die. Or at least, they shouldn't. Yet one of their number died when a tree fell on him.

 

Can Swon and Delphi explain how a tree cut weeks before suddenly fell over when Agent Zippo died? And can they connect Zippo’s death with the murders in Arizona, and the Dutch death cult that invaded their motel rooms?

 

Story

When Swon and Delphi met Agents Styx, Bear, and Fowler, they revealed that Zippo had gone rogue a few months ago. Their Immortal friend was convinced that someone was killing Mind Mgmt Agents. Then, they received a damaged postcard from him. Only one word was legible: Ayush. Fowler asserts that Ayush was a Mind Mgmt agent. But now, he’s gone missing.

 

As Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4 opens, Agents Swon and Delphi have found Ayush. He tells them he grew up on an island with other children. His instructors trained them to become the luckiest people on Earth. Ayush excelled during their training and could have been an exemplary agent. But when he graduated, Ayush decided to leave them. Then, he realized the truth. After investing so much work in training him as a Fortune Specialist, his superiors will never let him quit.

 

Matt Kindt’s story takes place in a world constantly on the brink of chaos. Mind Mgmt controls society's narrative so people trust their leaders, and international relations don't devolve into war. Agent Gemini Delphi believes in subverting truth to preserve peace. Jon Swon seeks to uphold right and wrong. Yet in a controlled society, Ayush wants the ability to decide his own future. So, he has worked to overturn an organization that treats its subordinates as disposable objects. And true believer Agent Delphi, a Martial Arts expert, has a license to kill in Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4.

 

Art

Ayush begins his tale on a rocky island. The sheer cliffs amid the ocean suggest an outpost of civilization. Yet as the instructors clad in white shirts and pants clutch children in red diapers, their actions are anything but civilized. As Ayush grows up, he wears red overalls and black shirts like his classmates. Silhouettes portray acts of violence. Yet a broken string heralds a lifetime of luck.

 

Matt Kindt inks Ayush’s memories on brown paper in Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4. The pre-washed paper suggests aging and distress. Yellow, green, and red watercolors dominate the students' trials. Yet the blue skies above the island in the opening panels return when Ayush gets his first taste of freedom before an event Agent Swon clings to occurs.

 

As Agents Delphi and Swon listen, Ayush's tale appears in beige boxes. On-screen dialogue appears in white balloons. When the action returns to the present, blue outlines and text indicate how to file a Mind Mgmt report. White letters in blue boxes accompany acts of violence, while black letters in blue boxes relate to Delphi and Eraser's offscreen dialogue. Yet the handwritten, lowercase dialogue only grows bold once, when former agent Ayush's statement provokes Delphi to violence. Thanks to Oni Press and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

While investigating the mysterious deaths of fellow Agents, Gemini Delphi and Jon Swon have struggled to understand how these seemingly random occurrences could have been engineered. Then, they get a lucky break. Still, the agents and their superiors must decide how to capture or kill the luckiest person alive in Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4.

 

Rating 9.4/10

 

For more covers see Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #4 Cover Preview. 

 

For all the action in Arizona and France, see Mind Mgmt: New & Improved #3 Review.  

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 Cover Preview

 

Cover A: Kano

Transitioning from childhood to the teenage years can be tough. High School forces you to level up in every area of your life. Every day brings unexpected discoveries, demands that you make important decisions, and imposes new responsibilities. And there's no end of authority figures who want to teach you how to think and behave. 

Sabrina has just discovered that she is a witch. Perhaps even more shocking: she's just realized that her cat can talk. How will Sabrina take to her new responsibilities? And what dangers will threaten the novice?

Here's all the info from Oni Press: 

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 Cover Preview

Writer: Corinna Bechko

Artists: Kano & Nick Cagnetti

Letterer: DC Hopkins

Cover Artists: Kano; Marguerite Sauvage; Naomi Franq; Caroline Cash, Dan Parent, Erica Henderson; Mahmud Asrar & Matt Wilson

Also Available: Sketch Covers & Comic Shop Exclusives

Editors: Megan Brown & Joelena Despard

Publisher: Oni Press

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 7, 2026

 

 

Your local Teenage Witch 

is Conjuring Mischief!

 

 

Just in time for Halloween, Hugo Award–Nominated writer Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One, EC’s Blood Type) and Eisner Award–Nominated artist Kano (Daredevil, EC’s Cruel Universe) summon a new spell of magic and mischief in a brand-new ongoing series hell-bent on launching comics’ most iconic sorceress-in-training into a spectacular new era for Archie Comics!

 

Who’d ever want to be ordinary when you could be a teenage witch instead? Sabrina is still reeling from the surprise revelation of her secret birthright. With Halloween just around the corner, high schooler Sabrina Spellman is honing her craft one hex at a time. She's also figuring out how to balance her magical new life with the crushing responsibilities of being 16 years old. But when her feline familiar, Salem, drops a mythical trickster onto Sabrina’s literal doorstep, she might not be able to keep her two worlds from smashing together like busted pumpkins on All Hallow’s Eve. No time for fate. No time for destiny. No time for homework. Sabrina’s about to find out that being a teenager is far from magical . . . even when you’re a teenage witch!

 

Plus, a special trick (and treat): Explore the inner workings of Sabrina’s secret guide to familiars, featuring the spellbinding artwork of Nick Cagnetti (Spirit of the Shadows)!

 

 

Here are more covers to collect:

 

 

Cover B: Marguerite Sauvage

 

 

 

Cover C: Naomi Franq

 

 

 

 

Cover D: Caroline Cash

 

 

Cover E: Blank Sketch

 

Foil Variant ($8.99): Kano

Foil Variant ($8.99): Caroline Cash

Pyre Satanic Variant: Chloe Brailsford

Teaser Variant (1:10): Kano

Classic Variant (1:20): Dan Parent

Variant Cover (1:50): Erica Henderson

B&W Variant (1:250): Kano

Not Shown:

Variant Cover (1:100): Mahmud Asrar

 

For more Archieverse titles from Oni Press, see Archie #1 Review and

Archie: New Riverdale Compact Edition SC. 

The Demon #1 Preview

 

He grew up in Camelot centuries ago. While he has aged, he still retains his vigor. And as he travels, he is never alone. The voice in his ears speaks to him. It urges the man to let it set the world aright. Yet he tries to shut out his inner voice, fearing what a loss of control could mean.  

Who is this weary traveler? And what dangers will he face when his footsteps lead to Gotham?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

The Demon #1 Preview

Writer: James Harren

Artist: James Harren

Cover Artist: James Harren

Variant Cover Artists: Daniel Warren Johnson & Michael Walsh

Next Level Variant Cover Artist: Hayden Sherman

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: John Mccrea

Foil Variant Cover Artist: James Harren

Also Available: Blank Sketch Cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

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

Release Date: 10/7/26

 

Superstar Writer/Artist James Harren 

takes The Demon Etrigan To The Next Level!

 

The world is infested with a darkness it cannot see. Beasts from Hell feast on humanity’s soul. Enter: Jason Blood. A man alive too long. Witness to centuries of Hell’s victories. A wanderer with a shattered mind & a split soul. Following the mute face—a lost wizard—tortured by a voice from Hell, can Jason Blood protect our world & save his soul? Will the Demon Etrigan rise again? Superstar writer/artist James Harren creates a brand-new epic starring the mightiest demon of them all!

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

Superman: The Stranger #2 Preview

 

He’s worked tirelessly to hone his craft. Clark Kent has pounded the pavement to get a job reporting the news. But times are tough. Too tough to risk hiring a promising newbie when editors are letting go of seasoned professionals.

 

Still, Clark can contribute to society. He doesn’t feel right accepting money for it. Still, whether they’re rich or poor, he’s determined to use these unexplained powers to help others. Can anyone help Clark get a break? And who does he write to when he pours out his thoughts in his diary at the end of a long day?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

Superman: The Stranger #2 Preview

Writer: Wes Craig

Artist & Cover Artist: Wes Craig

Variant Cover Artists: Riley Rossmo & Matt Taylor

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

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

Release Date: October 7, 2026

 

 

Enter: Lois Lane!

 

 

Clark’s crusade for the downtrodden has hit some walls. He wants to do the most good, but he feels the people who need him the most are the most invisible. All of that changes when he stumbles upon Lois Lane, an intrepid reporter who’s made it her mission to make the unseen seen. With information gleaned from her articles, can Clark begin to turn the tide in his mission to uplift the people of Metropolis?!

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For how this series started, see Superman: The Stranger #1 Review. 

Poison Ivy #48 Review

 

Poison Ivy #48: Bad Seeds Week 6 Part 1 Review

Writer: G Willow Wilson

Artist: Marcio Takara

Colorist: Arif Prianto

Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover Artist: Jessica Fong

Variant Cover Artists: Noobovich, Dan Mora & Manny Vincent Carbonilla

Dark Knight Returns 40^th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Hayden Sherman

Bad Seeds Spot Foil Variant: Alexander Lozano

Editors: Jessica Berbey, Arianna Turturro & Rob Levin

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: September 30, 2026

 

The Parliament of Trees wanted her blood. Gotham turned against her. The Order of the Green Knight elected a new leader. Even Janet from HR admitted she was considering abandoning her. So, Poison Ivy turned defeat into victory the only way she knows. She delivered Gotham to the Parliament of Trees. Then she dialed plant growth up to 11.

 

Can anyone talk Poison Ivy into giving Humanity a second chance? Or will she let a superbloom make Earth uninhabitable to anything but plants? Let's grab a mug of Ghost Pipe tea, leap into Poison Ivy #48, and see!

 

Story

As Pamela Isley wanders through the terraformed streets of Gotham, she believes global warming will inevitably kill off Humanity. She is just helping nature root out an invasive species so a more diverse garden can flourish. Yet as she walks the streets without Vandal Savage’s police officers or TUCO soldiers, she cannot hide from the people who voted for her. So, Pamela heads for a place of safety, where her connection to Earth and Humanity feels strongest. Instead, Robinson Park becomes a symbol of her failure to protect Humanity, Nature, or the Parliament of Trees.

 

Mayor Isley may have lost her popular support. But in Poison Ivy #48, friends surround Pamela Isley. But despite their love for her, Pamela hasn't always treated them with the love and respect they deserve. She wants them to understand all the great things she has done for them. Yet, like people caught in a dysfunctional relationship, her friends and allies remind her that relationships necessitate trust and compromise. And perhaps something more that Pamela seems incapable of giving.

 

As Pamela Isley stumbles through her personal valley of the shadow of death, G Willow Wilson doesn't let her off the hook. People from her past try to give Pamela a wake-up call. Those she has betrayed confront her. Perhaps even now, at the 11^th hour, Pamela can still correct the situation. She may assert that Humanity’s need to become the dominant species has made its extinction inevitable. Still, Pamela Isley struggles to recognize that her need to dominate every situation is “boiling her alive” in Poison Ivy #48.

 

Art

Poison Ivy is used to thinking of herself as nature's master. Yet as she pushes through the foliage overtaking Gotham, glowing pollen floats through the air. If she lingers close to a plant, another leaf erupts upward. Her hair flows with the wind that carries terraforming seeds through the streets and neighborhoods. When she meets two people clutching each other, Pamela Isley meets their frightened faces with a smile. Yet when they stand, and anger overcomes their expressions, the woman they voted for turns her back on them.

 

As Marcio Takara shows nature overtaking Gotham, Arif Prianto adorns Poison Ivy #48 with a verdant palette. Amid rampant greenery and orange spores, Poison Ivy’s red hair symbolizes her anger at Humanity. Yet indigo plants arise beneath the blue sky, as Mr Hill regards her with his jack-o’-lantern features. Pamela may think she has brought renewed vitality to Gotham. Yet the black creatures that arise from the ground show mere vestiges of color.

 

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou fills white and colored balloons with uppercase and lowercase dialogue. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Mr Hill, who has stuck with Pamela during her mayorship, addresses her with yellow balloons. And another friend rebukes her using violet balloons. Yet the leader of the invaders reclaiming Gotham employs orange balloons, while her companion speaks white letters into black balloons. As enlarged dialogue reveals shock and pain, sound effects accompany the rampant growth and an unexpected attack. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Mayor Isley never had a plan for Gotham. Nor did she seek the leadership of the Order of the Green Knight. She only assumed positions of responsibility because people like Vandal Savage and Bella Garten threatened her life and liberty. Now, as she suffers amid the catastrophe she has unleashed, Pamela Isley lacks the power to protect herself. And unless she can somehow pull off another inspired victory, Pamela Isley’s prospects for the future have never been bleaker in Poison Ivy #48.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see Poison Ivy #48 Preview. 

 

For more of the Bad Seeds Event, see

 

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Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1 Preview 

 

Batman #13: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 1 Preview 

 

Batgirl #23: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 2: Preview 

 

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Detective Comics #1113: Bad Seeds Week 4 Part 2 Preview  

 

Catwoman #91: Week 4 Part 3 Preview 

 

Nightwing #142: Bad Seeds Week 4 Part 4 Preview  

 

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JSA #24 Preview

 

They united to prevent the Ultra-Humanite from helping Hitler conquer the world. In the 1950s, the government consigned the Justice Society of America to history. Yet, each decade brings change. And when the 1960s arrive, the nuclear weapons developed in the 1940s now endanger the entire world. So, Wildcat, Hourman, and Dr Mid-Nite carry out a covert mission behind enemy lines. The government will disavow them if they're captured. And their friend will die if they fail.

Can the JSA stalwarts rescue their captured friend? And why did he go to work for another team?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

JSA #24 Preview

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Teddy Kristiansen

Cover Artist: Diego Olortegui

Variant Cover Artist: Teddy Kristiansen

Kingdom Come 30th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Lucio Parillo

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

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

Release Date: October 7, 2026

 

Behind Enemy Lines!

 

Wildcat, Dr. Midnite, & Hourman are trapped behind enemy lines & must save one of their former teammates! How will the heroes risk it all for one of their own? Find out in this last tale of the Justice Society of America!

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

  

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

 

 

For how this story started, see JSA #23 Preview. 

For more great JSA action, see:

 

 

JSA #22 Review

 

 

JSA #21 Review  

 

 

JSA #17 Review