Show notes
In this episode we discuss; NYCC 2026: Marvel's Big Changes, Absolute Justice & Major Comics Announcements The Comic Source New York Comic Con 2026 delivered major announcements from Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Skybound, IDW and more, and Jace breaks down over 50 comic book news stories from the convention in this special edition of Comic Source Weekly. Marvel's new Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker discusses major changes to publishing, retailer support, variant covers, creative relationships and the future direction of Marvel Comics. Plus, Kevin Smith's Marvel/Star Wars crossover expands, Phillip Kennedy Johnson's Hulk saga approaches its finale, Brian Michael Bendis returns to Magneto, and Marvel reveals developments involving Spider-Man, the Midnight Universe, Daredevil and more. DC announces Absolute Justice, the first major crossover bringing together the heroes of the Absolute Universe. Jace also covers upcoming storylines for Absolute Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Flash, new DC Next Level projects, Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Superman collaboration, and the latest Black Label and Vertigo announcements. Over at Skybound, major changes are coming to the Energon Universe, including Megatron's transformation, the arrival of the Dinobots, Battle Force 2000 and a new chapter for Baroness. Skybound also reveals its Visions lineup, including Turok, Bumblebee and G.I. Joe projects. Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang reunite for ROAM at Image Comics, while IDW reveals developments involving James Bond, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Trek. Which NYCC 2026 comic book announcement has you most excited? Let us know in the comments, along with any important stories we didn't cover. Follow The Comic Source on all social media with our Linktree - https://linktr.ee/thecomicsource #NYCC2026 #ComicBookNews #MarvelComics #DCComics #AbsoluteJustice #EnergonUniverse #ComicSourceWeekly CHAPTERS 00:00 NYCC 2026 Special — Opening Hook 00:28 Introduction 01:04 Marvel — Stephen Wacker's Plans for Change 12:36 Marvel and Star Wars: Hope Assembles 15:25 Hulk War: Infernal Rage 17:01 Bendis Returns to Magneto 18:11 Immortal Soldiers 19:14 Avengers, Mephisto and Spider-Man 21:51 Marvel Teases 1 Day 23:07 Peter Parker vs. Miles Morales 25:00 Spider-Punk Gets an Ongoing 26:15 Spider-Man Noir Returns 27:10 Marvel's Sound Effects Anthology 28:10 More Spider-Man Announcements 31:05 Venom's Unexpected Romance 32:10 Marvel's Midnight Universe 37:45 Captain Marvel After Armageddon 38:50 X-Men: Regulators 41:10 Daredevil #700 42:35 Marvel's 2027 Lineup 44:30 Marvel Brick and Renown Collections 47:00 DC — Absolute Justice 48:45 Absolute Justice Preview Pages 49:55 Absolute Batman's Future 53:15 Absolute Batman Animation 54:10 Absolute Superman's Next Chapter 55:50 Absolute Green Lantern 57:35 Absolute Wonder Woman 59:40 More Absolute Universe Announcements 01:04:00 Batman's Murder Mystery 01:06:10 Batman: Justice Year 01:07:30 Batman: Shadow of the Bat 01:09:35 Legion of Super-Heroes 01:10:45 Starfire 01:12:00 Swamp Thing: Hallowed Ground 01:13:10 Superboy-Prime 01:14:30 Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong III 01:15:30 Gotham by Daylight 01:17:10 Superman's Supernatural Stories 01:19:30 Tom King and Mitch Gerads on Superman 01:20:40 DC Next Level 01:27:40 Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light 01:29:55 DC Black Label Presents Anthology 01:32:20 Joker/Harley: Malicious Intent Returns 01:35:00 Hide Nor Hair 01:36:11 100 Bullets, Black Tower and Bleeding Hearts 01:37:55 Fanatic and Dreambound 01:39:45 Skybound Visions 01:43:30 Transformers — Megatronus Rex and Dinobots 01:44:45 Void Rivals and Cobra-La 01:45:40 M.A.S.K. and Battle Force 2000 01:46:30 G.I. Joe — Baroness Returns to Cobra 01:47:32 Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang Reunite for ROAM 01:49:00 D'orc Glow-in-the-Dark Reprints 01:50:30 Jim Zub's Omen-Bound 01:52:45 Grant Morrison's James Bond 01:54:30 TMNT Enters a New Era 01:56:20 IDW's New Star Trek Projects 01:59:30 Murdoch Mysteries Comes to Comics
