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Good morning. New York Comic Con dropped a wave of publisher announcements, from Grant Morrison's James Bond to Stan Sakai's TMNT prequel. Marvel's convention giveaway hit eBay before attendees left the floor. The Harvey Awards named 2026's best.
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IDW Publishing announced Grant Morrison will write James Bond: Sunbreaker at New York Comic Con. The project marks Morrison's first sustained work on the licensed spy property and extends IDW's nine-year James Bond comics program, which launched in 2017 with Warren Ellis and Jason Masters on Vargr.
Morrison brings a distinct pedigree to the franchise. Their previous espionage-adjacent work includes The Invisibles, a creator-owned series that blended occult conspiracy with action tradecraft, and several high-profile superhero runs that reframed established characters through conceptual lenses. Bond represents a tighter genre sandbox: the character comes with 60 years of film and literary continuity, a global licensing apparatus, and a fan base that expects certain tonal markers.
IDW has positioned James Bond as a tent-pole license alongside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Trek. The imprint typically pairs marquee writers with mid-tier artists to differentiate stories from the film side of the IP. Morrison's involvement raises the commercial and critical stakes - their name attracts both the direct market and bookstore buyers who might skip a standard Bond miniseries.
No artist, release date, or issue count was disclosed. Morrison has historically worked on six-to-twelve issue arcs when writing licensed or corporately owned characters, so Sunbreaker likely slots into that range. IDW's Bond books have sold modestly compared to superhero monthlies, but they perform well in collected editions and international markets where the character remains a cultural touchstone.
Why it matters: Morrison's track record pulls in readers who otherwise ignore licensed comics, and IDW needs differentiated products as the direct market fragments. A high-profile Bond run could drive bookstore pre-orders and overseas sales, two channels where IDW has been building share since the pandemic.
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2026 Harvey Awards winners announced at NYCC The Harvey Awards presented winners at New York Comic Con on Friday night, recognizing work across multiple segments of the comics medium. The Harveys, named after Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman, honor creators and publishers in categories ranging from mainstream superhero work to independent publishing and digital comics. Winners were selected by comic professionals through a juried voting process administered by the awards committee. Read at source (The Comics Beat) →
Stan Sakai and Soo Lee announced for TMNT: The First Ronin IDW Publishing revealed a five-issue TMNT: The First Ronin miniseries by Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai and artist Soo Lee at New York Comic Con. The project serves as a spiritual prequel to the best-selling TMNT: The Last Ronin, which has moved over 300,000 copies across formats since 2020. Sakai's involvement bridges IDW's TMNT universe with his own anthropomorphic samurai continuity, a crossover dynamic the publisher has leveraged in multiple prior miniseries. Read at source (The Comics Beat) →
Skybound announces SKYBOUND VISIONS line for January launch Skybound Entertainment unveiled SKYBOUND VISIONS, a new reader-friendly imprint launching in January with miniseries for G.I. Joe, Bumblebee, and Turok. The line aims to remove continuity barriers for new readers, a strategy Skybound has tested with Transformers Energon Universe, which sold over 400,000 copies of Void Rivals #1 in 2023. Each series will run as a self-contained story accessible without prior knowledge of the licensed properties. Read at source (The Comics Beat) →
DC announces Absolute Justice five-issue miniseries for 2027 DC Comics will publish Absolute Justice, a five-issue miniseries written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Juan Ferreyra, in 2027. The project arrives as DC continues building its Absolute Universe imprint, a line of reimagined continuity launched in late 2024 with Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Superman. Aaron currently writes Thor and Avengers for Marvel, making Absolute Justice a rare concurrent DC commitment for the writer. Read at source (The Comics Beat) →
- Marvel captured over 50% of comic shop market share last week, driven by Amazing Spider-Man #1000 and DNX releases
- Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Vol. 9 debuted in Japan's top 10 with over 30,000 copies sold following hiatus return
- Marvel's NYCC Midnight Spider-Man #2 giveaway flipped to eBay immediately at approximately $100 per copy
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The 2026 Comics Guide.
Buying and selling comics in 2026, plus five extras including the Grader Comparison Chart and the Dealer Buy-Rate Sheet. Future editions are free.
What’s in the 2026 Comics Guide →| January 2027 | SKYBOUND VISIONS line (G.I. Joe, Bumblebee, Turok miniseries) |
| 2027 | Absolute Justice #1 (Aaron / Ferreyra, DC) |
Full calendar (The Comics Beat) →
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