Comic FOC lands this Monday, November 2 — and this cycle's order deadline is loaded with a second printing for DC's Ringo Award-winning flagship, the single deepest incentive ratio we've seen all season on a wild new pizza-noir one-shot, and a fresh wave of new-series launches. Here's what's genuinely on this cycle's cutoff, what already closed its order window but hasn't shipped yet, and what's driving buzz on shelves right now.
On FOC This Monday, November 2
Every pick below carries an FOC date of November 2 in our own catalog — order before Monday to lock in your copies before the window closes.
Absolute Batman #1 (Second Printing) (DC Comics)
Absolute Batman just took home the 2026 Ringo Award for Best Series, and demand for its debut issue hasn't cooled off since — Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's Absolute Universe launch is back for a second printing this cycle, Dragotta's cover art included.
DC W.I.P. Absolute Batman #1 Second Printing CVR A Nick Dragotta
Shop NowJustice League Unlimited #25 (DC Comics)
Milestone issue #25 arrives with the deepest variant program on this cycle's DC slate: ten covers, topped by a Dan Mora wraparound and running all the way to a 1:25 Vincenzo Riccardi incentive.
Justice League Unlimited #25 CVR A Dan Mora Wraparound
Shop NowAbsolute Wonder Woman #26 (DC Comics)
Hayden Sherman's arc continues straight out of a storyline that's been the talk of the Absolute Universe line all month, with four card stock variants backing the Cover A.
Green Lantern #50 Facsimile Edition (DC Comics)
DC reprints a genuine milestone issue from Ron Marz and Darryl Banks' run, with a blank sketch cover and a Banks foil rounding out the set — the same classic-era reprint format that's kept moving fast across DC's facsimile line all season.
Miracleman #1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel)
One of the hardest, priciest runs in back-issue collecting gets a rare reprint: Mick Anglo and Don Lawrence's original Miracleman #1, with a foil variant alongside the standard cover.
Fugitive X-Force #1 (Marvel)
A new X-Force ongoing launches from Tim Seeley and Athila Fabbio with five covers, including a 1:100 Eric Canete virgin and a 1:25 Pere Perez incentive — ratios that size usually mean a publisher is expecting real demand.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 (Marvel)
Christos Gage and Eric Gapstur's new launch arrives five covers deep, with incentive ratios running to 1:25 and a 1:50 Leo Romero virgin pull.
The Amazing Spider-Man #1005 (Marvel)
Closing in on the legacy numbering's next four-digit milestone, this issue carries one of the week's heaviest incentive ladders — 1:25, 1:50, and a 1:100 Mark Spears virgin among seven covers total.
Amazing Spider-Man #1005 David Nakayama Color Block Black Virgin 1:50 Variant
Shop NowSpawn #381 (Image Comics)
Picks up right where #380 left off — its Shawn Crystal "Halloween Monster" cover is already gone from shelves (see below) — with Harvey Tolibao providing both a color and a black-and-white cover this time.
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 (Image Comics)
Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis's new Skybound/Universal Monsters launch continues with six covers and incentive ratios stacked all the way to 1:75.
Vampirella Vs. Darkstalkers Special #1 (Dynamite)
The single deepest variant program of the cycle: fourteen covers, a blind-bag mystery pull, and incentive ratios running from 1:10 to 1:25.
Vampirella Vs Darkstalkers Special #1 (One Shot) CVR A Drax
Shop NowRobin Hood (2026) #1 (Dynamite)
Dynamite's new ongoing launches just as deep as the Vampirella crossover above — fourteen covers topped by Joshua Middleton's Cover A, with incentive ratios climbing to 1:25.
Robin Hood (2026) #1 CVR A Joshua Middleton
Shop NowHank Howard Pizza Detective: The Deep Cut #1 (BAD IDEA)
David Lapham and Robert Venditti close out their pizza-noir saga with the single deepest incentive ratio of this entire cycle — a 1:250 "Extra Large Pie" virgin cover from Ryan Sook and Jesse Lonergan, backed by eight more guest-artist pizza covers.
Hank Howard Pizza Detective The Deep Cut #1 (One Shot) CVR A David Lapham
Shop NowVenom #1 — Second Printing (Marvel)
Marvel's new Venom ongoing is already back for a second printing, with Tommaso Bianchi providing fresh cover art for retailers restocking a sold-through debut.
Past FOC, Not Out Yet — Coming Soon
These books' order windows already closed, but they haven't shipped — don't mistake the buzz for availability.
Detective Comics #168 Facsimile Edition (DC Comics)
FOC closed October 26, so the order window's shut — but it streets November 18, 2026. Lew Sayre Schwartz's original cover gets a foil treatment as part of the reprint set.
Detective Comics #168 Facsimile Edition CVR A Lew Sayre Schwartz
Shop NowAction Comics #1104 (DC Comics)
FOC closed October 19; it streets November 11, 2026. Mark Waid's Superman run continues, with a Mahmud Asrar card stock cover joining DC's line-wide Watchmen 40th Anniversary variant program.
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #57 (DC Comics)
FOC closed October 26; it streets November 18, 2026. Mark Waid again, this time with Dan Mora on Cover A — the same artist drawing three of this cycle's other hottest covers.
Archie Vs. The Terminator #2 (Dynamite)
FOC closed October 26; it streets November 18, 2026. John Connor enrolls at Riverdale High in this crossover's second issue, backed by a ten-cover program running from a $100 metal premium variant to a 1:20 virgin incentive.
Archie Vs The Terminator #2 CVR A Francesco Francavilla
Shop NowAlready on Shelves — Not on FOC, But Still Worth Grabbing
These aren't part of this cycle's FOC — their order windows closed weeks ago and they're already shipping — but they're driving real secondary-market buzz right now, so they're worth a look at your shop's new-release wall.
Absolute Batman #25 (DC Comics)
Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's anniversary-sized issue streets today with eleven covers, including a three-panel connecting triptych and a Gabriele Dell'Otto wraparound foil — the Joker reveal everyone's been talking about is finally here, and the newly-added Clay Mann/Dragotta foil cover is already seeing a fast aftermarket price run-up.
Absolute Batman #25 CVR A Nick Dragotta Gatefold Triptych
Shop NowSpawn #380 (Image Comics)
Shawn Crystal's "Halloween Monster" cover (Cover C) has already sold through at shops tracking it closely; Francesco Mattina's main cover and its virgin variant are still available here.
Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunrise #1 (DC Comics)
This Bad Seeds one-shot ships today with Dan Mora drawing two of its six covers — a card stock and a foil — alongside Stjepan Sejic's spot-foil variant.
Batman Bad Seeds Sunrise #1 (One Shot) CVR A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cliff Rathburn
Shop NowPoison Ivy #49 (DC Comics)
Also shipping today for Covers A–D, with Dan Mora's card stock cover generating the most chatter. Note: this issue's Stjepan Sejic foil (out November 4) and Dan Quintana Halloween glow-in-the-dark variant (out November 11) are separate, later print waves — not available yet.
Harley Quinn #1 Facsimile Edition (DC Comics)
DC reprints Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson, and Rachel Dodson's launch of Harley's first solo ongoing, with a blank sketch cover and a Dodson foil rounding out the set.
Harley Quinn #1 Facsimile Edition CVR A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
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