July 2026 is looking absolutely stacked for new comic book series.
We’ve got frontier horror, serial killers, Dracula fighting Nazis, vampire pirates, cosmic symbiote chaos, a Jeff the Land Shark spotlight, and a Power Rangers crossover that sounds like it was built specifically to attack our nostalgia. Basically, the month is doing a lot, and honestly, we respect it.
As usual, this is not every new comic coming out in July 2026. These are the twelve new series, first issues, and limited series launches that caught our attention the most.
The Dirt Beneath the Devil, Mad Cave Studios
Creative team: Dan Panosian, David Ferracci, Lee Loughridge, Patrick Brosseau
The story: June Buckley never wanted anything to do with her father’s legacy, but his death drags her into it anyway. Summoned alongside a group of shady heirs, she is forced to walk the same brutal trail that built his empire, and it does not take long for the journey to start revealing the rot in everyone involved.
Why we’re intrigued: Frontier horror is already enough to get our attention, but this sounds like the kind of western nightmare where inheritance, family trauma, greed, and something monstrous are all walking the same road. Dan Panosian has such a strong eye for grit and atmosphere, and with David Ferracci on interiors, we are expecting this one to look dirty, mean, and very uncomfortable in the best way.
Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy, Image Comics
Creative team: Tyler Boss, Dylan Burnett, Jordie Bellaire, Becca Carey
The story: Rascal Randy, the cotton-tailed killer from Exquisite Corpses, is getting his own origin story. Long before the mascot suit became a murder weapon, Aurora Springs, New York was supposed to be the birthplace of the next great animated icon. Instead, greed and tragedy turned Randy into something much uglier.
This miniseries takes us back before the events of Exquisite Corpses Season 1, revealing the final murder spree that helped turn Rascal Randy into one of the franchise’s most memorable killers.
Why we’re intrigued: We loved Exquisite Corpses, and Randy was easily one of the killers we wanted to know more about. A mascot slasher origin story is already a great hook, but Tyler Boss and Dylan Burnett digging into the sweet, creepy, rotten history behind him makes this feel like one of the month’s easiest yeses.
Gambit: Wanted, Marvel Comics
Creative team: Chris Claremont, Robert Gill
The story: Chris Claremont returns to Remy LeBeau for a retro Gambit story set around the era when he first joined the X-Men. Gambit is back in New Orleans, mutants across the city are being targeted, and a fan-favorite villain has him directly in their sights.
Why we’re intrigued: Gambit is one of those X-Men characters who should always have more solo stories. New Orleans, thieves, mutant trouble, and Claremont returning to one of his own creations is a very specific kind of X-Men comfort food. We are always here for Remy being dramatic, charming, messy, and probably in way more trouble than he wants to admit.
Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar, Marvel Comics
Creative team: Kelly Thompson, Tokitokoro, Gurihiru
The story: Jeff has been kidnapped by Mojo, because of course Mojo would look at the world’s cutest land shark and think, “That needs to be television.” Jeff and his klepto companion Ken are pulled into Mojo’s latest attempt at a hit show, and things somehow get even weirder with a brand-new cast of X-Men-inspired characters, including names like Dazzlestorm, Wolverine-Man, and Rambit.
Why we’re intrigued: We can never get enough Jeff. He is perfect. No notes. Kelly Thompson returning to him already makes this a must-read for us, and the Mojo setup gives the whole thing the exact kind of chaotic, all-ages nonsense Jeff deserves. Sometimes comics should just be fun. This looks very fun.
Killer Influences, IDW Publishing
Creative team: Joey Esposito, Valeria Burzo, Iñaki Azpiazu, Alex Ray, Dave Wielgosz
The story: Melvin is a serial killer with a very modern problem: he wants to be infamous, but he is too efficient and methodical to build a recognizable brand. No one has connected his crimes, except Kylie, a small-town true crime influencer who figures out his pattern before anyone else does.
Instead of running, Kylie reaches out. She sees Melvin as her ticket to fame, and the two strike a deal that is almost definitely going to destroy both of their lives.
Why we’re intrigued: The true crime influencer angle feels horribly current, which is exactly why it works. A serial killer who needs branding and an influencer willing to turn murder into content sounds like a sharp, nasty little nightmare about fame, obsession, and the way people package horror when there is attention to be gained. Check our article about it!
Operation: Iron Coffin, IDW Publishing
Creative team: Kenny Porter, Tyrell Cannon, Alex Ray
The story: Dracula is resurrected and wants redemption. Naturally, that means British Allied forces drop him onto a Nazi train during World War II. The train is loaded with augmented soldiers, superweapons, and a vampire plague that could help create a whole new generation of monsters.
So yes, it is Dracula fighting Nazis on a train.
Why we’re intrigued: Sometimes a premise sells itself, and this is one of those times. Action horror, World War II, Dracula, Nazi experiments, and a train full of monster-making weapons. What else do we need? Kenny Porter and Tyrell Cannon taking Dracula into this kind of blood-soaked mission sounds ridiculous, pulpy, and exactly our kind of chaos.
Power Rangers Unlimited, BOOM! Studios
Creative Team: Kenny Porter, Joey Esposito, Alessio Zonno, Raúl Angulo, Ed Dukeshire
The story: Rangers from across the franchise, both television and comics, are brought together in one massive crossover setup. On a base on Aquitar, the Operator and the Striking Tiger Unlimited Ranger assemble teams from across time and space to fight a rising evil.
Why we’re intrigued: We love Power Rangers, period. A series built around Rangers from different eras teaming up across the Morphin Grid is exactly the kind of thing that makes our inner child start screaming. This could be messy, but honestly, Power Rangers is often at its best when it fully commits to the big, colorful, impossible team-up energy.
Queen in Black, Marvel Comics
Creative team: Al Ewing, Iban Coello, Javier Tartaglia, Guru-eFX
The story: Knull is building a new army at the edge of the solar system, but Hela gets there first. After seizing Knull’s throne, Hela arrives with her own legion of symbiotes, setting up a cosmic war between two massive Marvel threats.
And caught in the middle of all this is Venom’s son.
Why we’re intrigued: We were huge fans of King in Black, and we love Hela. We literally named our cat after her, so yes, this has our attention. Al Ewing has been doing big, weird, cosmic things with Venom and the symbiote side of Marvel, and Hela as the Queen in Black sounds like exactly the kind of dramatic nightmare we want from a summer event.
Sicko, Ignition Press
Creative team: Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, Amanda Grazini, Ariana Maher
The story: Valentine Virago’s autoimmune disorder has become something much more dangerous than anyone understands. Her body can turn something as simple as a sneeze into a weapon, and after years of being treated like a test subject, she is done letting institutions decide what happens to her.
When she runs, her ex-nurse and would-be love interest Jono is sent after her by his parents’ private medical facility. What looks like safety to everyone else looks like a cage to Valentine.
Why we’re intrigued: Body horror, medical institutions, messy romance, and Tini Howard writing a lead character whose body has become both a prison and a weapon? Yes, obviously. Ignition Press has been building a really interesting slate, and this one sounds like it could hit that sweet spot between gross, emotional, and deeply weird.
Star-Crossed, Dark Horse Comics
Creative team: Mark Millar, Corrado Mastantuono, Niso Mastantuono, Clem Robins, Foster R. Kupbens, Daniel Chabon
The story: Thena Khole and Cody Blue are the two best thieves in the universe, and they have been living extremely well after pulling off a heist on the richest woman alive. Unfortunately, that kind of job tends to put a price on your head, and now the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter wants the payout of his career.
Why we’re intrigued: Space criminals, bounty hunters, thieves with too much confidence, and Mark Millar going full sci-fi crime crossover is a pretty easy sell. This sounds like the kind of book that is going to move fast, go big, and probably leave a lot of destruction behind it.
Vampyrates!, BOOM! Studios
Creative Team: Fred Van Lente, Luca Pizzari, Adam Guzowski, Jodie Troutman, Maya Bollinger, Sebastian Girner
The story: In a world ruled by vampires, Empress Nira of the Night Isles would rather sword-fight and party than do any actual ruling. When a coup forces her to stow away on a pirate ship run by the mysterious Captain Akeyo, she has to work her way up from swab to queen of the Sea of Night, all under a thousand-year eclipse.
Why we’re intrigued: Vampire pirates. Eternal eclipse. A messy royal lead who would rather brawl than govern. This is exactly the kind of over-the-top fantasy premise we want comics to give us more often. If this leans fully into the drama, the swords, and the blood-soaked pirate chaos, we could be very into it.
Watson v. Holmes, Iron Age Comics
Creative team: Jon Santana, Jordan Rodriguez, Daniel Annamalai, Dave Lentz
The story: John Watson is up against Sherlock Holmes, but not the detective we are used to. This version of Holmes is long dead, undead, and now described as the world’s deadliest detective. Watson is outmatched, outplanned, and stuck trying to survive a horror-detective nightmare built by the most brilliant criminal mind he has ever known.
Why we’re intrigued: A horror version of Holmes where Watson has to survive his undead partner’s traps is a great concept. The detective angle gives it structure, the horror angle gives it teeth, and the flipped dynamic between Watson and Holmes makes this feel different enough to stand out.
Final Thoughts on July 2026 Comics
July 2026 might be one of the most chaotic new comic months we have covered so far. There are vampires, killers, landsharks, cosmic symbiotes, frontier monsters, true crime influencers, Power Rangers, and Dracula being dropped onto a Nazi train.
So yes, we are eating well.
Our personal must-watch picks right now are probably The Dirt Beneath the Devil, Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy, Operation: Iron Coffin, Sicko, Queen in Black, and Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar. But honestly, this whole month looks packed.
