Comic Source Weekly July 29, 2026 | Marvel After Armageddon, Terminal Takes #1 & Absolute DC Expands

Marvel is laying out its future after Avengers: Armageddon, with a new Avengers series from Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, Maximum X-Men, Eddie Brock reuniting with Venom, new books for Mary Jane Watson and Spider-Woman, and several other major announcements. This week I break down what Marvel's post-Armageddon direction could mean, along with DC launching new ongoing series for Vixen, Static and Steel, the continued expansion of the Absolute Universe, and Terminal #1 reportedly selling 300,000 copies before taking the top spot on the Prana Bestseller list. I also cover the biggest announcements from Image, Skybound, Dark Horse, IDW, Oni Press, Archie, BOOM! Studios, Mad Cave, Ignition Press and San Diego Comic-Con, along with this week's hottest books, two weeks of Prana Top 10 Best Sellers, and the biggest Final Order Cutoff recommendations for August 3.

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00:00 Marvel, DC & Terminal Headlines
01:05 Intro and SDCC Catch-Up
04:12 Marvel After Avengers: Armageddon
16:10 Midnight Universe, WEBTOON & Manga
23:22 Spider-Woman, Indiana Jones & Mangaverse
26:26 Muppets, Stormbreakers & Marvel Masterworks
30:57 DC News — Vixen, Static & Steel
36:11 Batman, Gotham & DC Next Level
44:04 The Absolute Universe Expands
54:02 Image Comics & Skybound
01:00:06 Terminal, Battle Beast & Savage Dragon
01:07:58 Dark Horse Comics
01:13:43 IDW & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
01:17:15 Oni Press & Archie Comics
01:19:32 BOOM!, Mad Cave & Ignition Press
01:27:19 Bill Sienkiewicz Documentary & Eisner Awards
01:32:03 The Warbird Movie Rumor
01:34:36 What Hit
01:37:54 Prana Top 10 — July 15
01:43:30 Prana Top 10 — July 22
01:47:56 Final Order Cutoff
01:55:24 Closing & Comic Source Weekly Shirts

 

News Sources

Marvel

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/maximum-x-men-assemble-avengers-armageddon-aftermath-december-2026

https://www.marvel.com/articles/live-events/sdcc-2026-san-diego-comic-con-all-the-marvel-news-recap

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/chip-zdarsky-marco-checchetto-launch-avengers-1-ahead-of-doomsday/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-punisher-will-join-marvels-avengers-in-the-wake-of-armageddon/

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/friendly-neighborhood-mary-jane-and-venom-new-comic-series-queen-in-black-aftermath

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/spider-woman-ongoing-marvel-series-by-dan-watters-andrea-broccardo/

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/indiana-jones-and-the-sword-of-pandemonium-bold-new-era-marvel-comics-december-2026

https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/30/marvel-webtoon/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-launch-a-new-manga-line-in-japan-with-kadokawa-for-2026/

https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/31/marvel-first-look-marvel-mangaverse-web-of-blood-ghostlock/

https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/31/marvel-50-years-the-muppet-show-covers/

https://aiptcomics.com/2026/07/31/marvel-autumn-fall-stormbreakers-variant-covers/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-first-new-marvel-masterworks-books-from-clover-press-revealed/

DC

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/deniz-camp-reveals-details-of-upcoming-batman-shadow-of-the-bat/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-dc-announces-absolute-black-canary-and-beyond-ark-m-one-shots-at-absolute-universe-panel/

Image Comics and Skybound

https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/rob-liefelds-highly-anticipated-avengelyne-comic-book-set-to-launch-this-october-series-already-in-pre-production-for-adaptation

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-robert-kirkman-talks-terminal-invincible-and-transformers-in-robert-kirkman-live/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-sanford-greene-announces-bitter-root-black-white/

https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/scott-snyder-jocks-horror-masterpiece-gets-expanded-remastered-wytches-vol-1-pledged-edition-this-fall-ahead-of-tv-show-adaptation

https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/jaw-dropping-savage-dragon-281-sells-out-at-distributor-instantly-rushed-back-to-print-this-week

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-image-unleashes-its-artists-for-a-frank-panel-discussion/

Dark Horse, IDW, Oni and Independents

https://www.darkhorse.com/newsfeed/dark-horse-books-presents-stranger-things-the-first-shadow/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-dnd-ongoing/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-26-dark-horse-mattel-barbie-comics/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/digest-072326/

Ignition Press, Awards and Industry

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ignition-pavilion-packs-in-five-times-the-capacity-of-hall-h-at-sdcc/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/2026-eisner-award-winners-announced-at-sdcc/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/would-keanu-reeves-play-the-lead-in-a-bad-idea-comics-warbird-movie/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/produce-this-last-nights-bad-idea-comics-san-diego-comic-con-party/

https://www.comicsbeat.com/bad-idea-warbird/