A major milestone for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes calls for the return of one of their mightiest creators! This January, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS returns to the Marvel Universe in AVENGERS #34, the landmark 800th issue of AVENGERS. The issue by current Avengers creative team, writer Jed MacKay and artist Farid Karami, will feature a special 14-page backup story written by Bendis and drawn by superstar artist Mark Bagley, reuniting the powerhouse pair known for their work together on Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble.  

Tampa-based hardcore thrashers COLD STEEL are proud to announce their east coast headline tour in support of their upcoming debut album, ‘Discipline & Punish,’ kicking off on November 8th. Produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood Incantation), the new full-length will be out on November 7th via Spinefarm.  

Rebellion, the award-winning publisher of 2000 AD, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and much more, announced today that its acclaimed back catalog and upcoming slate of new releases will be available on Neon Ichiban, the revolutionary digital platform redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect comics and manga. Neon Ichiban recently opened its doors last month.  

True Norwegian black metal horde 1349 is now unleashing a new performance video for the song “Striding the Chasm,” which is taken from the band’s upcoming live album, ‘Winter Mass,’ via Black Metal Promotion.  

Nothingman, Age of Ruin’s forthcoming album, is a collection of 10 songs that cuts a path to the heart with harmony and angst that others would be naïve not to mimic. The band sacrificed blood and sweat for two years to expel Nothingman.  

The cosmic side of the Marvel Universe is experiencing a radical transformation in IMPERIAL, the four-issue event series by Jonathan Hickman, Iban Coello, and Federico Vicentini. In its wake, a new era of space storytelling begins with series launches like PLANET SHE-HULK, NOVA: CENTURION, and, announced today, BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC, a four-issue limited series by acclaimed writer Victor LaValle (Wolverine: Sabretooth War) and rising star artist Stefano Nesi (Gwenpool).  

A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms, the landmark debut album from the Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel founded band, is celebrated with two special limited-edition releases: a mesmerizing 2LP zoetrope vinyl edition and an audiophile One-Step pressing as part of the Definitive Sound Series (DSS). Both releases commemorate the album’s 25th anniversary by showcasing its striking visuals and its groundbreaking sound in never-before-heard clarity.  

For over thirty years, Long Island, New York-based INTERNAL BLEEDING has been stabbed in the back, has suffered through terrible tragedies, and has experienced frustrating setbacks. However, they have not let these challenges define them. The pent-up anger, frustration, and feelings of betrayal of the past three decades have been crystalized and synthesized into their seventh album, Settle All Scores.  

Heavy metal and punk rock! It’s fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common – often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn’t always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than bumped, and beers more likely to be hurled than shared – except when it came to Motörhead. That was the one band all could agree on. The one band that was truly ours!  

the AGE OF APOCALYPSE returns! Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary ‘90s X-crossover, X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE will be six-part saga written by legendary writer Jeph Loeb, one of the creators behind the original event, and drawn by Eisner nominated artist Simone Di Meo. Mirroring the original, X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE begins in X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1, continues through X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE #1-4, and concludes in X-MEN OF APOCALHPA OMEGA #1. Today, fans can learn about X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE #2, hitting stands in December.  

Insight Editions is  pleased to announce,in collaboration with Netflix, THE ART & MAKING OF FRANKENSTEIN: WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO [Insight Editions; October 2025]– the official companion book to the anticipated October 2025 film Frankenstein.  

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