Zatanna #7 Preview

 

When Zatanna chose to become the Prime Magus, she didn’t realize that an agency in Earth’s government would try to weaponize the Magical Realm. Nor did Zatanna foresee that her mother’s people would embroil her in a fiery contest for the future of the Hidden City. Zehuti, the Lord of Wisdom and the last Prime Magus, disagrees with Zatanna's approach as the guardian of the Magical Realm. Yet his manifestation is one of three who guide her, helping Zatanna bring hope to seemingly hopeless situations.

 

Who will request Zatanna’s aid next? And how may Allure help or hinder the Prime Magus?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

Zatanna #7 Preview

Writer: Jamal Campbell

Artist: Yasmine Putri

Cover Artist: Jamal Campbell

Variant Cover Artists: David Talaski, Javier Rodríguez & Riley Rossmo

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

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

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

The Lady White Returns!

 

 

In search of revenge, the ghostly vampire puts her plans into motion and drags Zatanna into a fight with a ruthless new foe that threatens to push the Prime Magus to the brink. Blood will be spilled. Blood will be consumed. And blood ties will be revealed!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

To better understand muses and dragons, see Zatanna #6 Preview. 

For a revelation that brings Zatanna healing, see Zatanna #5 Preview. 

For Zatanna's meeting with Zehuti, see Zatanna #4 Preview.

For Zatanna's visit to the realm of a loa, see my review of Zatanna #3.

For Zatanna's trip to New Orleans, see my review of Zatanna #2. 

For how this series began, see my review of Zatanna #1. 

For Zatanna's fight against Harley Quinn, see my preview of DC K.O.: Zatanna Vs Harley Quinn #1: All Fight Month Round Five Preview  

The Forever Home #2 Review

 

The Forever Home #2 Review

Writer: Christian Ward

Artist: Sami Kivelä

Colorist: Jason Wordie

Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover Artists: Christian Ward, Sami Kivelä & Elsa Charretier

Publisher: Oni Press

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 21, 2026

 

Tommy wants to go outside and play. His sister, Sarah, tells him he can't because the adults killed the world. But neither of Henry's children truly understands the situation. People may have destroyed themselves and their ecosystem. Yet the world survives. And it changes rapidly as Henry watches the view outside his home. Nature may once again thrive on Earth. Still, Henry has preserved the best of Humanity inside his Forever Home.

 

But for every 20 minutes inside his engineering marvel, one year passes outside. After his son disobeys his instructions and runs outside, a few hours pass inside. As Henry watches the windows, his son returns a man. Will Henry let his son and his new friends inside his perfect home? And what has Tommy done in the years he spent outside? Let's leap into The Forever Home #2 and see!

 

Story

Twelve years have passed since Tommy ran outside. But he has never been alone. Tommy always had Dodo. When his dog pursued one of the foraging robots, Tommy hurried to bring him back. But after Tommy reached his dog, a grand adventure beckoned. His father never let him run and play. Henry expected Tommy to mind his manners and be a perfect little gentleman. But outside his father's strictly controlled environment, Tommy could explore the world outside his home. Then, when he was ready, he could return through the robots' entryway.

 

Then Tommy met a girl he liked. Her community took him in. Suddenly, Tommy had other options. The Forever Home #2 reveals how Tommy has fared outside his father's realm. It also explains why, once Tommy left, returning to his parents and sister proved more difficult than retracing his steps.

 

Christian Ward's story doesn't travel through time to the scene that opened the first issue. Nor does it reach the shocking end. Instead, it reveals Tommy's journey to adulthood. His grand adventure with Dodo is nearing its end. But perhaps the girl who returns his affections can be his next traveling companion, if he fully invests in their future together.

 

Tommy's father, Henry, would regard Briss's father as a savage. Yet while Henry preserves the cream of his civilization, World-Father Ensor seeks to preserve his culture and traditions. Tommy has brought joy to his daughter and contributed to his community. Still, Tommy's parents shaped his worldview. And Tommy's mother and father cling to the old ways that led to Humanity's destruction in The Forever Home #2.

 

Art

Dodo was a golden puppy who ate from a bowl nearly as big as the basket he slept in. After six years in Henry’s time-traveling house, Dodo's head reached Tommy's waist when he sat on his haunches. Now, Dodo's vitality is abandoning him. Tommy sits beside his aged dog. Yet time has also changed Tommy. A dark braid falls below his breastplate. Paint decorates his features. Bracers protect his forearms. An animal skin covers his right shoulder, while a giant leaf adorns his left.

 

As Sami Kivelä portrays Tommy amid his community, Jason Wordie adorns The Forever Home #2 with a vibrant palette. A cloaked man travels along a red-and-purple ledge. Trees choke tilted gray buildings in the valley below. Yellow lightning crackles through an orange sky. As his eyes reflect the yellow-and-red scene, the tribe's yellow-and-orange campfire links with the nearby wildfires. Yet a story recalls a boy pursued by nature gone wild. And nightmarish black creatures rise above the structures of yesterday, their red eyes and mouths evoking jack-o’-lanterns.

 

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou places black uppercase letters in dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes. Giant white letters locate Tommy's tribe in time. White lowercase letters fill the darkened wall behind him. Remembered conversations fill beige balloons and boxes, while white letters in red balloons haunt Tommy's sleep. Sound effects accompany a dog’s barking, a monster’s scream, and a warning that rings through Tommy’s community. Thanks to Oni Press and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Stories celebrate our way of life. They also preserve our traditions and culture. For the Tall Shadow Commune, campfire stories remind them of why they do what they do. Yet, evolving threats may require new approaches. So, as danger approaches, a clash of worldviews shakes Tommy's adoptive home in The Forever Home #2.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

For more collectible covers, see The Forever Home #2 Cover Preview.

 

For how this series started, see The Forever Home #1 Review. 

Justice League: Dark Realm Special #1 Preview

 

As a man carries his daughter on his shoulders, he listens attentively to her thoughts. Like Wally West, the father marvels at what she is learning in school. He recalls those halcyon days when each day was filled with discoveries. 

 

Then, while the girl studies a bug on her hand, more find their way onto her hair. Before he can lower her from his shoulders to brush them off, the swarm steals his daughter away from him. Who is this traumatized man? And how does he prevent other people from losing their loved ones?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

Justice League: Dark Realm Special #1 Preview

Writer: Dan Mora

Artist & Cover Artist: Dan Mora

Variant Cover Artists: Juan Ferreyra, Ariel Olivetti, & Serg Acuña

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Daniel Bayliss

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 48 Pages

Price: $5.99 US | Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

Master Storyteller Dan Mora

Unveils The Dark Realm Of The DCU!

 

 

The Justice League is an Unlimited force across the Earth and the stars… but the dimensions beyond our realm of understanding are now breaking through! Or have they been here this whole time? In his writing debut, visionary artist Dan Mora at last reveals the untold origin of Cadejos—the epic, fire-breathing, wolf-like powerhouse of the Justice League Unlimited— on a journey of redemption, power, and vengeance. From folklore legend to superhero, witness a battle of good vs. evil like you’ve never seen before!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For how the Villain Amnesty program is tearing the Justice League apart, see Justice League Unlimited #23 Review. 

For Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, Metamorpho, and Mr Terrific's battle with Despero, see Justice League Unlimited #22 Preview. 

For Batman & Lex Luthor's mission to Slaughter Swamp, see Justice League Knight Vision Special #1 Review. 

For Batman & Lex Luthor's shared vision, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #21. 

For Brainiac Queen's return, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #20. 

For how the Justice League's gets a surprising new spokesperson, see my review of Justice League Unlimited #19. 

For Mary Marvel, Martian Manhunter, and Booster Gold's mission into the timestream, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #18.

 

For how Justice League opened its doors to villains, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #17. 

 

Conan: Tides of the Tyrant King #2 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: Jesus Merino

Conan has fought in battles big and small. He seeks not glory, but adventure, and a few coins to fill his purse. Stephen Costigan has fought in a war that threatened to consume his world. Yet unlike Conan, he emerges shaken, disillusioned, and seeking a new purpose in life. Then, one woman unites them across time and space. To both men, she is a damsel in need of protection. Yet she wields a power that not even Thulsa Doom suspects.

 

After protecting her from danger, how will Zuleika change Conan and Stephen Costigan’s lives? And can she help both men reclaim the sense of purpose they have lost? 

 

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

 

Conan: Tides of the Tyrant King #2 Cover Preview

Writer: Jim Zub

Artist: Jésus Merino

Colorist: Jão Canola

Letterers: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith

Cover Artists: Jésus Merino, Phroilan Gardner, Sean Izaakse & Micah Ulrich

Editor: Chris Butera

Publisher: Titan Comics 

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color 

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 21, 2026

 

 

CONAN OF CIMMERIA believed that THULSA DOOM’s evil had been banished forever, but the Atlantean necromancer’s dark power stirs once more. If it cannot be stopped, the dead shall overtake the living! The Tyrant-King of Atlantis returns and all shall suffer, unless Conan and his brave allies can turn back the tide!

 

Here are more covers to collect:

 

 

COVER B: Phroilan Gardner

 

 

 

COVER C: Sean Izaakse

 

COVER D: Micah Ulrich

 

  

COVER E: Jesus Merino Virgin Cardstock

COVER F: Micah Ulrich Virgin 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 cover preview with us. 

For how Zuleika united Conan and Stephen Costigan, see Conan: Tides of the Tyrant King #1 Review.

For more on Zuleika see The Savage Sword of Conan #16 Review. 

Read the Free Comic Book Day issue: Conan: Tides of the Tyrant King #0 at Titan Comics. 

 

For Titan's earlier Conan events, see:

Conan: Battle of the Black Stone #1 Review & 

Conan: Scourge of the Serpent Review.  

 

Superman #43 Preview

 

They were fellow reporters at the Daily Planet. Then, Perry White left his post as Editor-in-Chief, and Lois Lane became her husband’s boss. Saddled with the responsibility of overseeing a global news empire, Lois cannot escape her office to become an investigative reporter whenever she feels like it. Nor can she teach her son to build a Daily Planet outlet in Smallville, as he’s taken on new responsibilities as Tomorrow Man. But Lois can still send her husband out to discover the stories no one else is covering.

 

What assignment will land on Clark’s desk when he returns to the Daily Planet? And after their long separation, how much will Lois worry about him? 

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

Superman #43 Preview

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist & Cover Artist: Xermánico

Variant Cover Artists: Brett Bean, Bailie Rosenlund, & Rachta Lin

Glow-In-The-Dark Variant Cover Artist: Stevan Subić

Kingdom Come 30th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Ben Oliver

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

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

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

The Man Of Steel Returns To Metropolis 

For A New Story Arc By Joshua Williamson 

And New Ongoing Superman Artist Xermánico!

 

 

After Superman was in DC K.O.’s tournament, lost in time and at war with General Zod, Lois Lane gives Clark Kent a new adventure…to be a reporter?! Clark Kent begins a new investigation into a mysterious death cult in Metropolis, but he’s not the only one on the case…Marilyn Moonlight makes her return! Both heroes are drawn to a dangerous side of Metropolis that Clark Kent didn’t know existed, where one of DC Comics’ greatest enemies is hiding…

 

Also features Superman’s new ongoing superstar artist…Xermánico!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For all of the recent Kingdom Of Zod storyline:

For General Zod's rise to power, see Action Comics #1100: End Of Reign Review. 

For the mission to El Caldero, see Supergirl #16: Kingdom Of Zod Part 1 Review. 

For the battle in El Caldero, see Action Comics #1101: Kingdom of Zod Part 2 Review. 

For how Superman takes the fight to Zod, see Superman Unlimited #16 Review.

For Zod's revival of Ursa see Superman #41: Kingdom Of Zod Part Four Review 

For Ursa, Kara, and young Clark's arrival on Krypton, see Supergirl #17: Kingdom Of Zod Part 5 Preview 

For what happens when Ursa, Kara, and young Clark meet Zod on Krypton, see Action Comics #1102: Kingdom Of Zod Part 6 Preview. 

For how Superman saves the world, but perhaps made more enemies, see Superman Unlimited #17: Kingdom Of Zod Part 7 Review.  

For why Zod hated Jor-El, see Superman #42: Kingdom Of Zod Part Eight Review 

For the spectacular conclusion, including epilogues affecting each super-series, see Superman: Kingdom Of Zod Special #1: Kingdom Of Zod Part 9 Review

 

Absolute Green Arrow #6 Review

 

Absolute Green Arrow #6 Review

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist: Rafael Albuquerque

Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo

Letterer: Jeff Powell

Cover Artists: Rafael Albuquerque & Marcelo Maiolo

Variant Cover Artists: Gerald Parel, Inhyuk Lee & Leirix

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Nimit Malavia

Editors: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

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

Release Date: October 21, 2026

 

Everywhere she looks, death surrounds her. Then there are the monsters that Dr Iker created. Dinah Lance agreed to protect billionaire Reese Tyler from the Green Arrow. But that was only after Hector Hammond threatened to cut off her father's cancer treatments.

 

Now, Hector Hammond has given Dinah's dad a death sentence. One Green Arrow lies dead at her feet. But can another help Dinah escape Iker's chamber of horrors? And is there still time to save her father? Let's leap into Absolute Green Arrow #6, and see!

 

Story

When Hector Hammond caught them investigating his secret genetics laboratory, he left Dinah Lance tied up with the Green Arrow. The masked man mentioned Dinah's mother, but Hector's return silenced Green Arrow's tongue. Then Hector removed the serial killer's mask. Suddenly, Dinah realizes why Malcolm Merlyn, Hammond's chief of security, hired her to investigate the Green Arrow murders. Yet when Malcolm dies, another Green Arrow pulls his bow on her. And Dinah is not surprised.

 

In Absolute Green Arrow #6, Dinah discovers the identity of the second person who posed as the masked serial killer. The Green Arrow fills the gaps in Dinah’s knowledge. She learns how her discoveries enhanced the two killers’ investigations. And Dinah gets another version of the truth about the man she loved, even if he cheated on her and avoided his responsibilities to pursue his dream.

 

Pornsak Pichetshote’s story is about endings. Yet it is also about new beginnings. Just as Oliver Queen sought to accomplish two great things before going to war to combat a great wrong, Dinah Lance must confront her mother’s failure as a Star City Police Detective, and how it has affected her life. The Second Green Arrow also has a painful past. But after combating Hector Hammond and his billionaire buddies, not everyone sees the Green Arrow as a villain. As the surviving Green Arrow makes friends to help him navigate the future, Dinah Lance discovers others who can help her find her way forward.

 

Dinah, the Green Arrow, and others may wish Oliver had made wiser choices. Still, Oliver Queen's struggle to empower people in an oppressive world becomes a vision for others to follow in Absolute Green Arrow #6.

 

Art

The Green Arrow clutches the handle of a throwing knife, locking his two-sword bow together. He pulls back the string affixed to the sword hilts, aiming a broadhead arrowhead at Dinah. A hood obscures his features. Yet, he unmasks in the past. When the Green Arrow shakes his finger at him, Oliver Queen clenches his fists. Then Ollie lifts a compound bow off a wooden crate.

 

While a haze mutes the colors in the Green Arrow’s memory, Dinah stands amid a storm of intense red in Absolute Green Arrow #6. Light-green memories fill unconnected green puzzle pieces below the confrontation. As Marcelo Maiolo applies a limited palette to Rafael Albuquerque’s art, yellow, red, and green accompany characters as they consider their options, act to protect others, and seek enlightenment. Yet blue dominates two pages of this extra-long story when Dinah's iron-hard control weakens.

 

Jeff Powell fills white dialogue balloons and boxes with black and colored uppercase letters. Green Arrow's uppercase and Dinah Lance's lowercase thoughts fill shaky green rectangles and yellow paper scraps. The dialogue grows bold with intonation, shrinks for lowered voices, and enlarges when voices rise. Sound effects amplify the battle for Green Arrow and Dinah Lance's futures, while the silent climax shakes the Absolute Universe. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

While she lived, her father struggled to live with his wife’s betrayals. When the revelations following her mother’s death isolated her, Dinah Lance sought a new life by taking out her anger on others. Yet after hurting others as an MMA fighter, she decided to protect people, even if they represented everything they despised. After years of repressing her pain, Dinah discovers that working with others to forge a better future, even if they may fail her, is the real superpower in Absolute Green Arrow #6.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

For more collectible covers see Absolute Green Arrow #6 Cover Preview. 

 

For the Green Arrow that Hector Hammond unmasked, see Absolute Green Arrow #5 Review. 

For how Dinah learned Oliver Queen's fate, see Absolute Green Arrow #4 Review. 

For how Dinah discovers the identity of the boy in the cave, see Absolute Green Arrow #3 Review. 

For why Dinah wears gloves to question a suspect, see my preview of Absolute Green Arrow #2. 

For how Dinah lost her job protecting a pop star, 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. 

 

Absolute Wonder Woman #25 Preview

 

When she grew up on the Wild Isle, Artemis taught Diana to keep a level head and never let an opponent shake her. But when the Gods of Fear arrived in Gateway City, Diana’s concern for Barbara Ann Minerva got the better of her. Diana knows that people like Veronica Cale will use whatever she does as an excuse to attack her. But Phobos and Deimos know how to hurt Diana more effectively than the government’s greatest military leaders.

 

Can the twin sons of Ares and Aphrodite turn Barbara Minerva against Diana? And has the god Urzkartaga kept his word that Barbara will remain in control of their partnership?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

Absolute Wonder Woman #25 Preview

Writer: Kelly Thompson

Artist & Cover Artist: Hayden Sherman

Variant Cover Artists: Terry Dodson & Mark Brooks

Glow-In-The-Dark Variant Cover Artist: Babs Tarr

Connecting Variant Cover Artist: Bryan Hitch

Showcase Variant Cover Artist: Alexander Lozano ($24.99 US)

Also Available: Blank Sketch Cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Price: $5.99 US | Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

"Heretic" Takes A Shocking Turn

As The Absolute Cheetah Arrives!

 

 

The world-shaking "Heretic" arc kicks into a new gear as Diana’s search for Barbara Minerva comes to a bloody end in a milestone oversized issue! Do not miss the debut of the devastating Absolute Cheetah—she’s not quite what anyone expected…which is the only way Barbara Minerva would have it!

 

 

 

 

 

 Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For Diana's confrontation with Phobos and Deimos, see Absolute Wonder Woman #24 Preview. 

For how Ares gets along with his father, see Absolute Wonder Woman #23 Preview. 

For Diana's search for her mother, see my preview of Absolute Wonder Woman #22. 

For Barbara Minerva's conversation with a god, see my preview of Absolute Wonder Woman #21.

For how Veronica Gale captured Diana, see my preview of Absolute Wonder Woman #20.

For how Aphrodite both blessed and cursed Diana, see my review of Absolute Wonder Woman #19.