Legendary Comics 2026 Publishing Slate

 

They say good fences make good neighbors. But unlike Robert Frost, the kaiju don't respect property lines. And like Pink Floyd, they're great at tearing down walls. So Humanity relies on brave and talented people to pilot the Jaegers that keep the monsters at bay. But are the giant mechas sufficient to meet every threat? And what else is happening in the continuing war between Humanity and the monsters that threaten us?

Here's all the info from Legendary Comics:

 

Legendary Comics Announces 2026 Publishing Slate

 

The Battle Continues: The Official Canon Return to the Pacific Rim Universe

 

PACIFIC RIM: FINAL BREACH – Volume One - On Sale May 5, 2026

 

Synopsis:

PACIFIC RIM: FINAL BREACH – Volume One is the officially canon graphic novel continuation of the Pacific Rim saga, following the events of Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim Uprising. As humanity prepares to take the war directly to the Precursors, the story continues the canonical threads of the films, following fan-favorite characters Raleigh Becket, Jake Pentecost, and Newt Geiszler. Introducing new Jaegers and Kaiju, Book One sets the stage for the PPDC’s most dangerous mission yet: canceling the apocalypse.

 

Writer: Joshua Fialkov (Avatar: The Last Airbender – Netflix live-action)
Artist: E.J. Su (Transformers)
Format: Paperback (Available in stores and digitally)

ISBN: 9781681161426

Price: $19.99

 

 

 

 

MONARCH: THE LOST ADVENTURES - Available Summer 2026

 

Synopsis:
A new graphic anthology expanding the world of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS on Apple TV+, featuring five all-new stories that dive deeper into the mythology of the Monsterverse.

 

ISBN: 9781681161471

Price: $19.99

 

THE USS LAWTON AND THE ION DRAGON

 

Synopsis:
Before becoming a Monarch operative, Billy Randa faces a harrowing test of endurance against a formidable creature in this gripping tale of resilience.

 

Writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Drew Zucker
Colorist: Brad Simpson

 

KENTARO, HIROSHI, AND KONG

 

Synopsis:
Kentaro, Hiroshi, and Kong embark on a journey that leads to the creation of the Apex base on Skull Island, setting the stage for what’s to come.

 

Writer: Marguerite Bennett
Artist: Alberto Sapien

Colorist: Eren Angiolini

 

LEE SHAW

 

Synopsis:
During Monarch’s lockdown, Lee Shaw reflects on a defining moment from his past in this character-driven story exploring the choices that shaped him.

 

Writer: Tony Lee
Artist: Tony Shasteen

 

KEIKO AND THE BRAMBLEBOAR

 

Synopsis:
Stranded in the treacherous realm of Axis Mundi, Keiko must fight to survive in a world teeming with danger and mystery.

 

Writer: James F. Wright
Artist: Amanda Perez Puentes

 

CATE AND MAY

 

Synopsis:

Set before Season One, these interludes offer insight into Cate and May’s lives before crossing paths with Monarch—and each other.

 

Writer: Stephanie Williams
Artist: Roberta Ingranata

Colorist: Piky Hamilton

 

 

 

 

TRICK ’R TREAT: WITCHING HOURS - On Sale August 18, 2026

 

Synopsis:
From the deliciously dark imagination of Michael Dougherty comes an original graphic novel set in the world of Trick ’r Treat, featuring four never-before-published Halloween tales filled with mischief, morality, and monsters.

 

ISBN: 9781681161389

Price: $19.99

 

ONE LAST HALLOWEEN

 

Synopsis:
At a rundown nursing home, a group of lonely patients summons the spirit of Halloween for one final celebration—with unexpected and frightening results.

 

Writers: Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields

Artist: Rafael Pimentel

 

DID YOU MISS ME?

 

Synopsis:
When a man returns from the dead on Halloween, he has one night to reunite with his beloved wife—only to uncover a horrifying secret.

 

Writers: Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields

Artist: Andrea Mutti

Colorist: Valerio Alloro

 

HARVEST MOONS

 

Synopsis:
On a conservative space colony far removed from Earth, a group of kids discovers that Halloween is more than a long-lost tradition.

 

Writers: Curtis Waugh & Michael Dougherty

Artist: El Garing

Colorist: Ellie Wright

 

HALLOWEEN COUNTRY

 

Synopsis:
Deep in Wyoming corn country, three ranch hands disrupt a strange occult ritual and find themselves hunted by a half-formed creature straight out of Halloween folklore.

 

Writers: Breehn Burns & Michael Dougherty

Artist: Breehn Burns

 

 

 

 

 

DUNE DELUXE BOXED SET: THE OFFICIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL MOVIE ADAPTATIONS - On Sale October 20, 2026

 

Synopsis:
A collectible graphic novel slipcase edition celebrating Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, featuring exclusive packaging and a commemorative poster from the upcoming Dune movie.

 

Writer: Lilah Sturges

Artists: El Garing, Zid, Drew Johnson

ISBN: 9781681161501

Price: $49.99 

 

 

Thanks to Legendary Comics for sharing their 2026 Publishing Slate with us. 

 

Dune: The Storyboards--Imagining the Dune Movies

 

The new Dune movies have been in development for a long time. When Brian Herbert was touring bookshops with co-writer Kevin J Anderson for the final chronological installments--Hunters Of Dune and Sandworms Of Dune--he mentioned that he was in contract negotiations with the studios. Everyone wanted to do justice to Frank Herbert's original vision. Still, good things sometimes take a long time. 

Today, another Dune adventure is available. If it sounds like something you'd like to see, plant your thumper, grab your maker hooks, and prepare to climb aboard.

Here's all the info from Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment:

 

Pre-Sales for Dune: The Storyboards – Imagining the Dune Movies

Exclusive Edition Launches Today

 

Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment announced the launch of a pre-sales campaign for the new behind-the-scenes book Dune: The Storyboards – Imagining the Dune Movies, which features images from Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, and the upcoming third film in the franchise. From the mind of visionary director Denis Villeneuve — who brought Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune to life with Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures — this remarkable book showcases the creative process behind the making of the Dune films. The book will be released at retail in Q1 2027, and fans of Legendary’s Dune films can now pre-order a unique collectible edition on Kickstarter now.

 

Featuring hundreds of illustrations by Sam Hudecki, Dune: The Storyboards – Imagining the Dune Movies shows how the look and feel of Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy came together before filming began. The storyboards outline everything from small character moments to the story’s major action sequences. Film scholar and acclaimed author Simon Ward — known for his The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant and The Art of Kong: Skull Island — serves as the writer of the book.

 

“Denis Villeneuve envisions every shot with precision, and Sam Hudecki translates that vision beautifully onto paper.  Bringing their creative relationship to life in this book is truly exciting – and I can’t imagine a better storyteller than Simon Ward to capture it,” said Robert Napton, SVP & Publisher of Legendary Comics. 

 

The edition live today is being pre-sold exclusively on Kickstarter and will not be available anywhere else.

Also, a special  “Portfolio Edition” is available (limited to 500 pieces) that includes:

·                     Exclusive Slipcase Package

·                     Special hardcover  

·                     3 print portfolio featuring illustrations from Sam Hudecki

·                     Pin set 

 

About Legendary Comics: Founded in 2011, Legendary Comics is driven by a passion for mythic entertainment and collaboration with industry trailblazers. Known for titles such as the bestselling collaboration with D.C. Comics, Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, the Hugo-nominated graphic novel adaption of Dune Part One, and other expansive stories for the universes of Pacific Rim, Trick ‘r Treat, Enola Holmes, and Legendary’s Monsterverse. The slate is rounded out by originals like the Eisner Award-nominated Annihilator with Grant Morrison and Head Wounds: Sparrow with Oscar Isaac.

 

 

Thanks to Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment for sharing this announcement with us. 

 

Dune Graphic Novels Box Set Preview

 

 

I came late to the Dune party. I didn't read Dune until 1983, and didn't see the 1984 until 1987. But in the next few years, I read all six of Frank Herbert's novels, the latter two as they came out. I reread all six, along with Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings every year for a few years in the late '80s and early '90s. It would be much later that I read Brian Herbert's biography Dreamer Of Dune, and learned more what prompted his father to write those novels. 

If you're a diehard Dune fan, I'd also recommend The Road to Dune, which includes Brian and Kevin J Anderson's telling of Frank Herbert's original conception for the novel from the author's original notes. The book also contains scenes that Frank Herbert didn't include in the first three novels.

If you love graphic novels, check out this beautiful retelling of the classic novel. Here's all the info from Abrams ComicArts:

 

Just in Time for The Holiday Season:

Abrams ComicArts Collects The Acclaimed Dune Graphic Novels In A Stunning New Box Set

Three Spectacular Hardcover Graphic Novel Adaptations of Dune, 

The Groundbreaking Science-Fiction Classic by Frank Herbert

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune is a literary masterpiece beloved by readers around the world. The seminal science fiction story, set in the far future, chronicles the adventures of Paul Atreides, as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. The story – both on the page and in the acclaimed film adaptations – 

explores the complex, multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis.

And now, just in time for the holiday season, Abrams ComicArts is releasing Dune: The Graphic Novel: The Complete 3-Book Boxed Set, featuring all three nationally bestselling Dune graphic novel adaptations written by Brian Herbert (Frank's son) and acclaimed novelist Kevin J. Anderson, featuring lush color art by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín. The jaw dropping art by Allén and Martín transports readers to the Dune universe, blending classic science fiction storytelling with a bold contemporary comics aesthetic.

These national bestselling graphic novel adaptations have been embraced by Dune fans old and new. Here’s what people are saying about the Dune Graphic Novel Adaptations:

“Boasting eye-popping art from Raúl Allén and Patricia Martin… Dune: The Graphic Novel is a scene-by-scene adaptation of the beloved novel from two writers who are already very familiar with the worlds of Arrakis and beyond.”―The Hollywood Reporter

“The palette practically makes Arrakis‘ blazing heat and desolation jump off the page… Gorgeous.”―Nerdist

"An adaptation worthy of continuing the franchise's legacy for a new generation.”―CBR

“Breathtaking.”―SPACE.com

“Compelling.”―Boing Boing

“A resoundingly successful adaptation.”

―Foreword STARRED Review

“Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín take a dense story and apply all that nuance and subtext to their visual language in adapting Dune. Panels establish scope and geography, and showcase the character who has the power in a scene, all the while guiding you as if you were on a theme park ride through the wild sci-fi action of warring families and giant sand worms. These two have pulled off a rare feat and made a political tale visually compelling."
―Eric Heisserer, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Arrival

Abrams will release the 552-page, three-volume Dune: The Graphic Novel: The Complete 3-Book Boxed Set on November 18, 2025. 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

About the Box Set

Dune: The Graphic Novel: The Complete 3-Book Boxed Set

By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Art by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín

Abrams ComicArts | November 2025

U.S. $78 | 

Hardcover | 552 Pages

7.87 x 5.91 inches Inches | Full-color illustrations throughout

Hardcover ISBN: 9781419787171 

 

Thanks to Abrams ComicArts and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us. 

Dune: Atreides Ornthopter Replica

 

I discovered Frank Herbert's novel Dune in the early 1980s. Like JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, it opened an entirely different world to me. Dune was a visionary novel, with an impressive sweep, and more on the level of The Lord of the Rings than anything else I had ever read. In the late '80s and early '90s, I read Herbert's six volume series and Tolkien's Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings every year. 

One aspect of Herbert's novels that intrigued me was the Ornthopters. Along with stillsuits, lasguns, and personal shields, they imbued his future world with reality. Now, you can purchase your very own Ornithopter. You may not be able to fly it between Arrakeen Palace and Stilgar's sietch, but it can transport your imagination to Arrakis and beyond. 

Here's all the info from Insight Editions: 

INSIGHT EDITIONS EXCLUSIVE:
Dune: Atreides Ornthopter Replica Has Arrived

Available exclusively from Insight Editions, this meticulously engineered replica brings the iconic Atreides Ornithopter from DUNE into your hands. Crafted using the original VFX files from Denis Villeneuve’s visionary adaptation, this model captures the sheer power and elegance of the Imperium’s most formidable flying craft. Here's why you'll want one for your collection:

✹ Authentic to the Film: Modeled from official VFX files for ultimate accuracy ✹ Expert Craftsmanship: 10.5 inches long, die-cast metal & ABS construction ✹ Display-Ready Details: Flight mode with gear raised and weapons deployed.  ✹ Weathered Finishes: Film-accurate paint and aging effects

This is a limited-edition pre-order item and ships late September. You’ll be notified when your order ships.

For more photos and information, see the pre-order page at Insight Editions.

Happy Birthday Frank Herbert

A few notes on Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert wrote Dune, my favorite novel of all time. 

He was born ninety-five years ago, on October 8, 1920.

His master creation, Dune, was published first in book form in 1965, which makes 2015 it's 50th Anniversary.

He wrote a number of novels, including five Dune sequels. Hollywood made two adaptations: a big screen movie, and a TV series based on the first three novels.

Since then, his son Brian and author Kevin J Anderson have cowritten sixteen further Dune novels, and still Dune fans hunger for more.

To me, his life story was at least as fascinating as his greatest novel. To read about his life, check out Dreamer Of Dune by his son Brian Herbert.

Some writers truly cast a long shadow. 

Dragon Dave

Kevin J Anderson's Jihad

The author exploring Red Rock Canyon State Park

Author Kevin J Anderson is mad about hiking. In fact, he hikes everyday. Why? Because he writes everyday. And yes, he writes while he's hiking.

Everyday he leaves home with his notes, heads out on a trail into the wilderness, dictates his chapters into recorder, and later transcribes his notes into the computer for editing. This is one sign of his brilliance: he's found a way to fuse two activities he loves to maximize his time.

Many years ago Kevin J. Anderson was hiking through Death Valley, and the desolate surroundings reminded him of Dune by Frank Herbert. Like me, Kevin loved the novel and its sequels, and as Frank Herbert had died, he wondered if Herbert's son Brian might be writing any more in the series. As Kevin had published several novels by this point, he called up Brian, introduced himself, and offered his services as a cowriter. Brian eventually took him up on his offer. So because he was hiking through a desolate place like Death Valley, because he had laid down a foundation of respectability as a writer, and because he had the audacity to call up Brian and make the offer, Kevin J. Anderson became a cowriter of this bestselling series.

My own love affair with Dune began in the early 1980s. One of the first characters Frank Herbert introduced me to was Piter De Vries, a man who takes drugs to aid his fantastic mental abilities. He's been trained as a Mentat, which means his mind has all the associative and computational capabilities of a computer. This makes him a highly skilled man whose services are in great demand. You see, thousands of years in the past, computers gained artificial intelligence that enabled them to think and act for themselves. These computers and their mobile robot counterparts decided that they were better and smarter than humans. So, after many years of subjugation, humanity fought a great war to free themselves from all computers and intelligent robots. This war was called the Butlerian Jihad, and after humanity triumphed, computers and robots were declared illegal. Thus, the necessity of trained people like Piter De Vries to use his computational and associative capabilities to help society keep advancing. 

As the Butlerian Jihad lay in the past, Frank Herbert didn't offer too many details about it. Nevertheless, it was a foundational event in Dune's history, and readers like me who loved Frank Herbert's Dune novels wondered about the Butlerian Jihad, and hungered for more details about it.

In addition to writing novels set after Frank Herbert's six Dune novels, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson delved into the series'  past  One of their prequels was The Butlerian Jihad. After decades of wondering about this key event, I finally got to read all about it. 

Had Kevin not followed his instincts, called up Brian, and offered his services, The Butlerian Jihad might never have been written. Alternatively, Brian might have written The Butlerian Jihad on his own, or with another author. But because Kevin J. Anderson followed his curiosity, and risked rejection, he got to cowrite a book that I very much wanted to read: The Butlerian Jihad! How cool is that?

I've read books by Kevin J. Anderson before he started writing Dune novels, and I've read many of his other novels set in other universes since. But the ones that thrust him into the forefront of my awareness were his Dune novels. Happy Birthday Kevin J. Anderson. Thanks for cowriting The Butlerian Jihad, and so many other entertaining books. Without your impact on my life, my bookshelves wouldn't be nearly so full. Imagine how terrible that would that be. Talk about a dystopian future!

Dragon Dave

Related Internet Links
A short video in which Kevin discusses his Dune novels
Watch Part 1 of the "Frank Herbert's Dune" TV miniseries

Kevin J. Anderson's Passion For Storytelling

What I'm Reading Wednesday

I’ve always admired Kevin J. Anderson for his business acumen.  I’ve always been grateful to him for helping expand important Science Fiction universes, such as Star Wars and Frank Herbert’s Dune novels.  Meeting him at conventions and book signings has always proven a great pleasure.  Yet, while I’ve enjoyed his novels, I’ve always felt as if I had missed something crucial in his storytelling.  His novels--filled with exciting plots, richly portrayed worlds, and interesting characters—told me everything I needed to know about that particular story...and nothing about him. 

Some people say that a pastor or priest only has one sermon, and that he repeats that sermon, in infinite variation, every time he stands behind the lectern.  That sermon, and the passion and thought behind it, drove him to enter the ministry.  I suspect the same can be said of authors, as each day’s effort involves sitting down before a blank page, and imbuing it with meaning.  Writing is demanding work, and while a lucky few reside atop the bestseller charts year in and year out, most toil in obscurity, and would make far greater incomes if they devoted their energies and creativity to other pursuits.  In a career spanning a quarter-century, Kevin J. Anderson has written, co-written, or edited well over 100 books.  I wondered what ignited his passion for storytelling, and what fire still burned inside him, fueling his literary efforts.

In Resurrection, Inc., his first published novel, I found the answers I sought.  In the near future, blue collar workers are rapidly being displaced.  Servants, reanimated corpses driven by computer chips and synthetic organs, are filling all jobs involving repetitive tasks.  Francois Nathans, the head of Resurrection, Inc., conceived of reanimating the dead as way to free the living from drudgery.  Now he watches as displaced workers choke streets and welfare offices.  Where is the drive, the enthusiasm for reinvention, the fervor for forging greater futures individually and elevating mankind? 

When he decides that something else must be holding mankind back, his attention turns to religion.  And why not?  It’s been argued that, all too often, when seeking value and meaning for their lives, people choose comfortable beliefs over uncomfortable truths.  So Nathans wonders: might religion be inhibiting humanity from achieving the social progress he desires?  With the aid of Vincent Van Ryman, the son of a business partner, he forges a new religion: neo-Satanism.  He intends to create no more than an elaborate sham.  He wants converts to later see through the religion, and in so doing help them see beyond the falsehood he believes underlie all religions.  Yet people—even those he views as smart and intelligent—keep finding value and meaning in the rituals, services, and scriptures he and Vincent create.    

As usual, Kevin J. Anderson provides readers with a compelling future world, a fast-moving plot, interesting characters, and dramatic situations.  With Resurrection, Inc., he offers us a book that's difficult to put down.  But it’s the ideas behind the story, and the questions they raise, that I'll take away from this novel.  For example: What is the proper role of Faith and Belief?  Is Truth something that exists outside us, that we either accept or reject?  Or is Truth something we create for ourselves, and sometimes even knowingly construct from the most outrageous lies.  For some of the biggest, and perhaps the most compelling lies of all, are not Religions, but Fictions.  Some stories and characters grow so important to us that they become a part of us, and guide us through life in crucial ways. 

In Resurrection, Inc., Francois Nathans learns that what drives others, and what they perceive as truth, is at odds with the passion that drove him to create his company, and fueled his efforts to elevate mankind.  I wonder: in his first published novel, did Kevin J. Anderson share a part of his soul?  Did he hint at the passion that caused him to start writing stories, and still fuels his creative engine?  The novel suggests not only why he writes his stories, but perhaps also why I keep on reading him.  It suggests the reason he’s become one of my favorite authors.  For there must be a greater, better, and more elevated reason than that I simply like the guy.  

At least, that's what I believe.

Dragon Dave 

Greg Bear: Impressions of Frank Herbert

Perhaps the novel that touched me most deeply, and will forever remain most important to me, is Dune by Frank Herbert.  His son Brian wrote a biography, Dreamer of Dune, which covered numerous aspects of Frank’s life, and shone a light on Brian’s difficult relationship with his father.  While Frank Herbert might have been conflicted in other areas of his life, his love of nature really comes through in Brian’s narrative.

At the World Fantasy Convention held in San Diego a few years ago, I kept on spotting author Greg Bear.  Unlike most of the big name authors, who rarely appeared except when they spoke in panel discussions, Bear mixed with the crowd, attended panels, frequented the con suite, and spoke freely with everyone.  As I always wish to speak with authors about their work, I tried to remember those stories of his I had read.  But it had been several years since I had read one, and I simply couldn’t think up an interesting question.

On the last day, we attended a final panel discussion in which three artists participated.  Who should sit in front of me but Greg and Astrid Bear!  Now Astrid is the daughter of Poul Anderson, and I read quite a few of her father’s novels in my teens.  Suddenly I remembered that Poul Anderson, Jack Vance, and Frank Herbert had been close friends, and had even built a houseboat together.  Suddenly, I had my question to ask.

After the discussion, I asked Greg and Astrid about Frank Herbert.  At first they deferred, saying they really didn’t know him well.  But they must have seen that the question mattered to me, and both strained to give me what they could: their general impressions of the man.  While I didn’t learn anything radically new about Frank Herbert, I really appreciated that they took the time to expound upon the little they had to offer.   

After a few minutes, Astrid excused herself to talk with some friends, and I felt that I should ask Greg something about his own work.  I asked him why he tackled the mix of stories he did, sometimes stories wholly his own, other times ones set in worlds created by others.  He answered that question satisfactorily, but his manner changed, and I could tell that he had grown uncomfortable, so I thanked him for his time, and moved to leave.  After my wife and I had gathered our things and reached the aisle, who should stop me but Greg Bear, who spoke for several more minutes about Frank Herbert’s approach to writing, and about how important Dune had been to him as a young man. 

After the convention, I connected with his website, and sent him an email, saying he didn’t need to respond, but just thanking him again for his kindness in discussing Frank Herbert with me.  The following day I found a response in my email: “Happy to reminisce, David!  Frank had a huge impact on me as well!”

How can I go on from that?  What more remains to be said about this very talented, very successful author?  When you meet someone of his caliber, who prefers to talk about others rather than himself, who prefers to mix with readers and aspiring writers to hanging out in the bar or the green room with editors and fellow writers, who is so open and kind and giving…

Words fail me.

I can tell you that I’ve read (or reread) several of his books since then.  And while I admire him for what he has written, I admire him even more for who he is. 

Dragon Dave

Related Internet Links

Greg Bear’s website

Jack Vance remembers building the houseboat