JOE BENITEZ RETURNS TO THE MAGDALENA!
This December, original Magdalena artist @ELJoeBenitez returns to the character with a new cover for THE DARKNESS VS. THE MAGDALENA 1!
The special is part of our celebration of 30 YEARS OF THE DARKNESS, bringing together two of the Top Cow Universe’s supernatural forces whose histories have been intertwined for centuries.
Three stories span the ages, from 0 AD Jerusalem to the grungy, industrial 1990s, revealing the Darkness’ influence over the Warriors of the Blood Divine.
Plus, a chapter showcasing Top Cow’s 2026 Talent Hunt winner Zul Kamarrudin!
THE DARKNESS VS. THE MAGDALENA 1
In comic shops December 16!
Ask your local comic shop to preorder your copy.
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Veteran Marvel, DC, Image artist with many years experience drawing them awesome comic books available for work. Covers/pin-ups. interior pages, concept art...Feel free to dm or email.
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“Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, true daughter of Mars, the God of War”- Edgar Rice Burroughs, 𝑨 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔. Pre-order in our store and at select retailers worldwide. Est: Dec 2026/Jan 27
Design/direction-Yours truly
Sculpted by Gurjeet Singh
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All items discounted 5% for the month of September. Combined shipping discount available.
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WEPAAAA! Snake Plissken is back, fam, older, meaner and still allergic to everybody else’s bullshit.
Escape From New York #1: Escape From Chicago gets the vibe RIGHT. Kyle Higgins keeps Snake feeling like Snake, Val Rodrigues makes this busted America look cold as hell, and Maya gives him somebody who is absolutely not impressed by the legend.
No lazy nostalgia trip here. Just Snake, bad choices and a country somehow even more cooked than before. ---> https://t.co/Ms2oPAtmd2
#EscapeFromNewYork #SnakePlissken #EscapeFromChicago #KyleHiggins #ValRodrigues #MadCaveStudios #JohnCarpenter #ComicBooks #ComicReview #ComicCrusaders @MadCaveStudios
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bane Co-Creator Graham Nolan Available for Podcast and YouTube Interviews on Knightfall, Bane, and New Superhero Series THE FANTASTICS
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — September 21, 2026 — Graham Nolan, co-creator and designer of Bane and founder of Compass Comics, is available for interviews with podcasts and YouTube shows to discuss the creation of Bane, the landmark Knightfall storyline, the new DC animated Batman: Knightfall films, and his latest crowdfunding campaign, The Fantastics.
Nolan, working with writer Chuck Dixon, helped introduce Bane in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (1993) and co-defined the character who “broke the Bat” in the Knightfall saga. With DC’s new animated Knightfall adaptation drawing fresh attention to the original comics, Nolan can speak to the character’s origin, visual design, tactical intelligence versus brute force, the Santa Prisca/Venom backstory, and how later adaptations have treated the material.
He is also promoting The Fantastics #1, a 64-page full-color graphic novel he is writing and drawing for Compass Comics. The story follows Navy aviators Kelly “Mac” MacGruder and Tommy “Duke” Mitchell after they return from Monster Island with superpowers and are recruited by the secret organization MM-1. Their first mission takes them to New Mexico, where a buried alien wreck, a nest of Kryll eggs, and the Brood Sentinel threaten to turn Earth into a hatching ground.
“The Fantastics is my love letter to the superheroes of old—not the nihilistic characters that inhabit so many titles today,” Nolan said. “I wanted wonder, excitement, adventure, and characters who are inspirational, aspirational, and fun. I also wanted a superhero book that could tie seamlessly into my established Monster Island universe. And I did it.”
The campaign is live on Back Me Bro and already well past its goal. It runs through October 22, 2026. Colors are by Gregory Wright; lettering by Carlos Mangual. The book is rated PG and is presented as a return to classic, optimistic superhero storytelling within Nolan’s connected monsterverse (Monster Island, Alien Alamo, and related titles).
Booking interviews
Podcasts, YouTube channels, and comic-news outlets can request Graham Nolan for remote or in-studio conversations on Bane, Knightfall (comics and the new animated films), creator-owned publishing, and The Fantastics.
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X: @gnolan12
About Graham Nolan
Graham Nolan is an Inkpot Award-winning comic book writer, artist, and publisher. He is best known as co-creator and designer of Bane and for his 1990s work on Batman and Detective Comics with Chuck Dixon, as well as The Phantom newspaper strip. Through Compass Comics he publishes creator-owned adventure, horror, and now superhero stories, including the Monster Island series, Alien Alamo, Joe Frankenstein, and The Fantastics.
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