On the Stack podcast for January 7, 2026, we've got new comic book reviews for Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1, X-Men #23 and so many more!

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Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1

DC Comics

Written by Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri

Art by Joshua Hixson

X-Men #23

Marvel

Written by Jed MacKay

Art by Tony S. Daniel

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town #1

Dynamite

Written by Torunn Grønbekk

Art by Edu Menna

Batman #5

DC Comics

Written by Matt Fraction

Art by Jorge Jiménez

The Amazing Spider-Man #19

Marvel

Written by Joe Kelly

Art by Pepe Larraz

Godzilla #6

IDW

Written by Tim Seeley

Art by Nikola Čižmešija

Absolute Superman #15

DC Comics

Written by Jason Aaron

Art by Juan Ferreyra

Ultimate Wolverine #13

Marvel

Written by Chris Condon

Art by Domenico Carbone

Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast #1

Dark Horse Comics

Story by Mike Mignola and Rae Allen

Art by Rae Allen

Absolute Green Lantern #10

DC Comics

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Sid Kotian

Venom #253

Marvel

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Carlos Gómez

Archie Vs. Minor Threats #4

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Timmy Heague

Art by Scott Koblish

DC K.O.: Knightfight #3

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Dan Mora

Ultimate X-Men #23

Marvel

By Peach Momoko

The Twilight Zone #3

IDW

Written and drawn by James Stokoe

Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #6

DC Comics

Written by Greg Rucka

Art by Nicola Scott

Wolverine #14

Marvel

Written by Saladin Ahmed

Art by Martín Cóccolo

FML #7

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Art by David López

Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #2

DC Comics

By Gabriel Hardman

Devil On My Shoulder #2

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Kyle Starks

Art by Piotr Kowalski

JSA #15

DC Comics

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by Gavin Guidry

Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #3

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum

Art byScott Hepburn

Poison Ivy #40

DC Comics

Written by G. Willow Wilson

Art by Davide Gianfelice

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #2

IDW

Written by Tim Seeley

Art by Fero Pe

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador #2

Dark Horse Comics

Story by Mike Mignola and Rob Williams

Art by Laurence Campbell

On this week's live show we're welcoming guest Alex Paknadel (Marvel's Cyclops)!

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On the Stack podcast for December 31, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Ultimate Endgame #1, Age of Revelation Finale #1 and so many more!

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Ultimate Endgame #1

Marvel

Written by Deniz Camp

Art by Jonas Scharf, Terry and Rachel Dodson

X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1

Marvel

Written by Jed MacKay

Art by Ryan Stegman with Netho Diaz

Sorcerer Supreme #1

Marvel

Written by Steve Orlando

Art by Bernard Chang

Feral #19

Image Comics

Written by Tony Fleecs

Art by Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez

The Ultimates #19

Marvel

Written by Deniz Camp

Art by Juan Frigeri

The Lucky Devils #6

Image Comics

Written by Charles Soule

Art by Ryan Browne

Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5

Marvel

Written by Benjamin Percy

Art by Marcelo Ferreira, Daniel Picciotto, Brent Peeples

Radiant Black #39

Image Comics

Written by Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark

Art by Marcelo Costa, Giona Zefiro & Paulo Daniel Santos

The Punisher: Red Band #4

Marvel

Written by Benjamin Percy

Art by Julius Ohta

What is the current state of superhero cinema? Either the reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated, or it's on life support, depending on who you ask. But with plenty of new releases in theaters and on TV from both the DCU and MCU in 2026, there's plenty to talk about throughout the year to come.

On this bonus podcast in advance of Ultimate Endgame, we discuss the state of Marvel's new Ultimate Universe. Two years in, how do the individual titles, including Ultimate Spider-Man, The Ultimates, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate Wolverine and Ultimate X-Men stack up? What about the overall plot of the universe, and the real-time format? Is the Ultimate Universe really ending? All this and much, much more.

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On the Stack podcast for December 24, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Absolute Wonder Woman #15, The Will of Doom #1 and so many more!

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Absolute Wonder Woman #15

DC Comics

Written by Kelly Thompson

Art by Hayden Sherman

The Will of Doom #1

Marvel

Written by Chip Zdarsky

Art by Cafu

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus #1

IDW

Written by Tom Waltz

Art by Esau & Isaac Escorza

Green Arrow #31

DC Comics

Written by Chris Condon

Art by Montos

Marvel Winter Break Special #1

Marvel

Written by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs

Art by Nick Bradshaw et al

Void Rivals #25

Skybound/Image Comics

Written by Robert Kirkman

Art by Andrei Bressan

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7

DC Comics

Written by Deniz Camp

Art by Javier Rodríguez

1776 #2

Marvel

Written by J. Michael Straczynski

Art by Sean Damien Hill

Sleep #7

Image Comics

By Zander Cannon

Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #6

DC Comics

Written by Tom King

Art by Belén Ortega

The Amazing Spider-Man #18

Marvel

Written by Joe Kelly

Art by John Romita Jr.

Event Horizon: Dark Descent #4

IDW

Written by Christian Ward

Art by Tristan Jones

Absolute Superman #14

DC Comics

Written by Jason Aaron

Art by Rafa Sandoval

Final Boss #2

Image Comics

Written by Tyler Kirkham

Art by Tyler Kirkham with David Miller

The Flash #28

DC Comics

Written by Mark Waid and Christopher Cantwell

Art by Vasco Georgiev

Return to Sleepy Hollow #2

IDW

Written by Casey Gilly

Art by Savanna Mayer

Superman #33

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Hayden Sherman

American Caper #2

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Dan Houser and Lazlow

Art by David Lapham

DC K.O.: Red Hood vs The Joker #1

DC Comics

Written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson

Art by Dustin Nguyen, Giuseppe Camuncoli

Expatriate X-Men #3

Marvel

Written by Eve L. Ewing

Art by Francesco Mortaring

Cloak or Dagger #3

Marvel

Written by Justina Ireland

Art by Lorenzo Tammetta

Undeadpool #3

Marvel

Written by Tim Seeley

Art by Carlos Magno

X-Vengers #3

Marvel

Written by Jason Loo

Art by Sergio Dávila

Justice League Unlimited #14

DC Comics

Written by Mark Waid

Art by Dan Mora

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #6

DC Comics

Written by Brian Buccellato

Art by Christian Duce

Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #2

DC Comics

By Erica Henderson

Batman / Static: Beyond #2

DC Comics

Written by Evan Narcisse

Art by Nikolas Draper-Ivey

It's time for our picks for the Best Comic Books of 2025! From DC Comics and Marvel, to Image Comics and beyond, we break down our picks what was best of the best in the year that was. Plus, we add some of our own additional picks that didn't make the top 15. And we announce the Comic Book Club Man of the Year for 2025!

The legendary Troy Baker, voice of The Joker on DC High Volume: Batman in the upcoming episodes adapting The Killing Joke, joins the podcast to chat about returning to the role in a whole new way. Plus, we've got the EXCLUSIVE first listen to "Loony" from the upcoming podcast episode, based on the lyrics by Alan Moore, composed by Marcus Bagala and his wife Megan, with vocals by Baker.

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