New Comics This Wednesday — October 28, 2026

October 27, 2026|Superhero Empire

New comics land Wednesday, October 28 — and this Halloween week belongs to the Absolute Universe's 25th-issue milestones, a new DC event one-shot, and a wave of horror launches timed for the holiday. Here's what's worth watching.

This Week's Highlights

Absolute Batman #25 (DC Comics)

Absolute Batman caps 25 issues with every villain and hero converging on Gotham at once. Comics Beat called it the biggest issue of the week, and Nick Dragotta's gatefold triptych cover is already generating serious back-issue buzz.

Absolute Batman #25 CVR A Nick Dragotta Gatefold Triptych

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Also available: J Scott Campbell Card Stock Variant, Greg Capullo Card Stock Variant, Bryan Hitch Connecting Card Stock Variant, Jonboy Meyers Glow-In-The-Dark Variant

Absolute Wonder Woman #25 (DC Comics)

The Heretic arc turns a corner as Barbara Minerva's transformation into the Absolute Cheetah finally arrives — a major redesign moment for Diana's oldest rival in Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman's acclaimed run.

Absolute Wonder Woman #25 CVR A Hayden Sherman Gatefold Triptych

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Also available: Mark Brooks Card Stock Variant, Terry Dodson Card Stock Variant, Bryan Hitch Connecting Card Stock Variant, Babs Tarr Glow-In-The-Dark Variant

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 (Image Comics)

Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis reunite for a new #1 launch reviving the Universal Monsters line. Early coverage is calling it one of the most striking horror debuts of the season, and the stacked variant lineup is drawing collectors fast.

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 CVR A Mattia De Iulis

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Also available: Joshua Middleton Variant, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Variant, Luana Vecchio Connecting Variant, Ryan Sook Die-Cut Foil Variant

DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. The World #1 (DC Comics)

A dedicated event one-shot tracing Darkseid's past, present, and future from Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Sanford Greene, and Yasmine Putri — flagged as a key pickup on this week's trending lists.

DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. The World #1 CVR A Sanford Greene

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Also available: Mark Spears Card Stock Variant, Javi Fernandez Card Stock Variant, Anthony Marques Card Stock Variant, Juan Ferreyra Foil Variant

Superman: The Wedding Album 30th Anniversary Special #1 (DC Comics)

A 56-page anniversary special revisiting the wedding of DC's most famous couple, reuniting the original creative team of Dan Jurgens, Rainbow Rowell, Louise Simonson, and Karl Kesel for a nostalgia-driven one-shot collectors are circling.

Superman: The Wedding Album 30th Anniversary Special #1 CVR A Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway Wraparound

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Also available: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Card Stock Variant, Terry Dodson Card Stock Variant, Joshua Middleton Wraparound Variant, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Foil Variant

Justice League: The Dark Realm Special #1 (DC Comics)

Dan Mora writes and draws his first official DC script — a real creative milestone for one of the industry's most in-demand artists — unveiling a new, darker corner of the DCU.

Justice League: The Dark Realm Special #1 CVR A Dan Mora

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Also available: Juan Ferreyra Card Stock Variant, Ariel Olivetti Card Stock Variant, Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant, Daniel Bayliss Foil Variant

Runners-Up to Watch

A handful of additional releases drawing solid attention this week:

Satanic Panic #1 (of 4) (Mad Cave Studios)

A new slasher-horror #1 set at the height of the 1980s Satanic Panic, timed perfectly for Halloween week.

Satanic Panic #1 (of 4) CVR A Clay McCormack

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Also available: Justin Coffee Variant, Justin Coffee Foil Variant, Justin Coffee Glow-In-The-Dark Variant

Batman: Bad Seeds — Sunrise #1 (DC Comics)

An oversized one-shot capping off the “Bad Seeds” event as Gotham's long night finally breaks, from Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson. Dan Mora's variant covers are already a chase.

Batman: Bad Seeds — Sunrise #1 CVR A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cliff Rathburn

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Also available: Dan Mora Card Stock Variant, Stjepan Sejic Spot Foil Variant, Dan Mora Foil Variant, Matteo Scalera Glow-In-The-Dark Variant

Amazing Spider-Man #1002 (Marvel)

Spider-Man and Ravage's rivalry reaches round three, with Peter forced to confront shocking clues about the villain's true origins.

Amazing Spider-Man #1002

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Also available: Michael Cho Variant, Todd Nauck 4-Part Connecting Legacy Variant

Harley Quinn #1 Facsimile Edition (DC Comics)

A reprint of Harley Quinn's very first solo ongoing series #1 — a perennial nostalgia pull for one of DC's most collected characters.

Harley Quinn #1 Facsimile Edition CVR A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson

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Also available: Blank Card Stock Variant, Foil Variant

Spawn #380 (Image Comics)

Spawn returns to a city where the shadows have grown bold. Shawn Crystal's limited Halloween Monster variant was already reported sold out at Midtown Comics ahead of release.

Spawn #380 CVR A Francesco Mattina

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Also available: Virgin Variant, Shawn Crystal Halloween Monster Variant

Hello Darkness #26 (BOOM! Studios)

Body horror returns in full force in this acclaimed ongoing series from Tini Howard and Savanna Mayer, continuing its reputation as a must-read for horror readers.