Ram V comes on the podcast to talk about Vertigo's Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy with artist Mike Perkins. Ram V talks about his "Slow Horses with magic" story, playing with the six-issues per volume format, as well as a bit about his big graphic novel swing with Deicidium from Image Comics.

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On the Stack podcast for July 29, 2026, we've got new comic book reviews for Queen in Black #1, Superman 2026 Annual and so many more!

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Queen In Black #1

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Iban Coello and Zé Carlos

Queen In Black: Defenders Of Light And Dark #1

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing and Tom Waltz

Art by Zé Carlos

Queen In Black: Hela #1

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Carlos Magno

Superman 2026 Annual: Year One Thousand #1

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Eddy Barrows, Yasmine Putri

Jughead: Piemageddon #1

Archie Comics

Written by Tom King

Art by Dan Parent

Justice League: Knight Vision Special #1

DC Comics

Written by Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson

Art by Miguel Mendonça

Rocket Raccoon: Rocket Rewind #1

Marvel

Written by Christos Gage, J.M. DeMatteis, Mackenzie Cadenhead, Bill Mantlo

Art by Todd Nauck, Shawn McManus, Enid Balám, Keith Giffen

Feral #25

Image Comics

Written by Tony Fleecs

Art by Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez

Detective Comics 2026 Annual #1

DC Comics

Written by Tom Taylor, Dave Wielgosz

Art by Nicola Scott, Fran Mariscal

What If…? Spider-Man #1

Marvel

Written by J.M. DeMatteis

Art by Yildiray Çinar

Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #5

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum

Art by Scott Hepburn

Batman/Superman: World's Finest 2026 Annual #1

DC Comics

Written by Mark Waid and Tyrone Finch, Mark Russell

Art by Pat Boutin, Clayton Henry

Ultimate Impact: Reborn #3

Marvel

Written by Chris Condon

Art by Stefano Caselli

Nano #1

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Alexandra Grant and Matt Kindt

Art by Natacha Bustos

DC's Hawk-Girl Summer #1

DC Comics

Written by Meghan Fitzmartin, Trick Weekes, Josh Trujillo, Dacy Lim, Andre R. Frattino, Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le, Ramon Perez, Cavan Scott

Art by Meghan Hetrick, Nikola Čižmešija, Andrew Drilon, Rowan MacColl, Rafael Perez, Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le, Ramon Perez, Rafael Loureiro

DoomQuest #3

Marvel

Written by Ryan North

Art by Francesco Mobili

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #2

Dark Horse Comics

By Paul Chadwick

Red Roots #4

Image Comics

By Lorenzo De Felici

The Mortal Thor #13

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Juann Cabal

Only The Savage Are Left #2

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Zack Kaplan

Art by Stefano Raffaele

Geiger #24

Ghost Machine/Image Comics

Written by Geoff Johns

Art by Gary Frank

X-Men #34

Marvel

Written by Jed MacKay

Art by Greg Land

Hellboy In Love: Obsidian #2

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden

Art by Alex Nieto

Writer Saladin Ahmed joins the podcast to discuss his new run on Dynamite's ThunderCats: Cheetara, and much more!

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Christian Ward returns to the podcast to talk about his new, mysterious Oni Press series The Forever Home with artist Sami Kivelä. Ward talks about the inspiration behind the series, how it fits into his career as both a writer and artist, and much more.

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Writer Corinna Bechko joins the podcast to talk all about her run on Oni Press's Sabrina The Teenage Witch. How is she tackling the classic Archie Comics property for a new era? Will we see romance, comedy, horror, or a mix? And most importantly: what is Bechko's surprise day job?

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On the Stack podcast for July 22, 2026, we've got new comic book reviews for Action Comics #1100, X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1 and so many more!

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Full List of Comic Reviews for July 22, 2026:

Action Comics #1100

DC Comics

Written by Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, Dan Slott

Art by Skylar Patridge, Ryan Sook, Daniel Sampere, Dan Mora, Lucas Meyer

X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1

Marvel

Written by Saladin Ahmed, Gail Simone, Erica Schultz, Jed MacKay, Eve L. Ewing

Art by Joëlle Jones, Luciano Vecchio, Aaron Kuder, Tony S. Daniel, Federica Mancin, Cory Smith

Terminal #1

Skybound/Image Comics

Written by Robert Kirkman and Joe Casey

Art by Andy Kubert

Absolute Wonder Woman #22

DC Comics

Written by Kelly Thompson

Art by Dillon Snook

Odin #3

Image Comics

Written by Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV

Art by Letizia Cadonici

Absolute Superman #21

DC Comics

Written by Jason Aaron

Art by Rafa Sandoval

The Amazing Spider-Man #33

Marvel

Written by Joe Kelly

Art by Ed McGuinness

Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers #1

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Christopher Hastings

Art by Denis Medri

Dread The Hall H 2026

Syzygy/Image Comics

Written by Jordan Hart and Chris Ryall

Art by Luana Vecchio, Charles P. Wilson III, Marianna Ignazzi, Tom Williams

Swamp Thing 1989 #4

DC Comics

Written by Rick Veitch

Art by Tom Mandrake

Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost Of The 21st Century #1

IDW

Written by Gerry Duggan

Art by Scott Buoncristiano

Uncanny X-Men #32

Marvel

Written by Gail Simone

Art by Rogê Antônio, Jim Towe & Federica Mancin

Void Rivals #32

Skybound/Image Comics

Written by Robert Kirkman

Art by Conor Hughes

Dark Knights of Steel II: Heir to the Sea #1

DC Comics

Written by Tom Taylor

Art by Riccardo Federici

Sicko #1

Ignition Press

Written by Tini Howard

Art by Amilcar Pinna

Spider-Man: Long Way Home #2

Marvel

Written by Jonathan Hickman

Art by Adam Kubert

Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man #2

Skybound/Image Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Leomacs

The Flash #35

DC Comics

Written by Ryan North

Art by Gavin Guidry

Giant Robot Hellboy Returns #1

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Mike Mignola

Art by Duncan Fegredo

Something Is Killing The Children #49

BOOM! Studios

Written by James Tynion IV

Art by Werther Dell’Edera

Green Lantern #37

DC Comics

Written by Jeremy Adams

Art by Xermánico

Godzilla vs America: Godzilla vs San Diego

IDW

Written by Stan Sakai, Greg & Fake, Dan Jurgens

Art by Stan Sakai, Greg & Fake, Margeaux Pepoy

Skate Ali #2

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Sam Humphries

Art by Natacha Bustos

Superman #40

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Dan Mora

Bad Thoughts #2

Ignition Press

Written by Ande Parks

Art by Dave Wachter

Hidden Springs #3

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Rob Williams

Art by Nil Vendrell

On this week's episode we're doing a preview of what to expect at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, from Marvel's Hall H panel to activations and exclusives and more!

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Matt DeVoe and John Sulaitis, the co-founders of CovrPrice, join the podcast to discuss the past, present, and future of their comic book pricing platform. Plus, we discuss the state of variant covers and blind bags in the industry, and what to expect when you're expecting to be collecting at San Diego Comic-Con.

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