Comic Book Club

On the Stack podcast for July 8, 2026, we've got new comic book reviews for Absolute Batman #22, Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy #1 and so many more!
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Full List of Comic Reviews for July 8, 2026:
Absolute Batman #22
DC Comics
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Werther Dell’Edera

Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy #1 
Image Comics
Written by Tyler Boss
Art by Dylan Burnett

Fantastic Four: First Foes - Shalla-Bal #1 
Marvel
Written by Charles Soule, Ryan North
Art by Mark Buckingham, Phil Noto

Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1
DC Comics
Written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Art by Fran Galán

Witness Point #1 
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Nathan Fillion and Heath Corson
Art by Soo Lee

M.A.S.K. #2 
Skybound/Image Comics
Written by Dan Watters
Art by Pye Parr

X-Men ’97: Season 2 #2 
Marvel
Written by Steve Foxe
Art by Salva Espín

Absolute Catwoman #2
DC Comics
Written by Scott Snyder and Che Grayson
Art by Bengal

Dispatched #1 
Ignition Press
Written by B. Clay Moore
Art by Daniel Gete

Transformers #34 
Skybound/Image Comics
Written by Robert Kirkman
Art by Jason Howard

Jeff The Land Shark: Superstar #1 
Marvel
Written by Kelly Thompson
Art by Tokitokoro

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3
DC Comics
Written by Mariko Tamaki
Art by Amancay Naheulpan

3 Worlds / 3 Moons: Foundations
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer
Art by Mike Del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, Jerome Opeña

Seven Wives #2 
IDW
Written by Zoe Tunnell
Art by Tesslyn Bergin-Dicoi

Daredevil #4 
Marvel
Written by Stephanie Phillips
Art by Lee Garbett

Bleeding Hearts #6
DC Comics
Written by Deniz Camp
Art by Stipan Morian

Showdown #2 
Ignition Press
Written by Dave Wielgosz
Art by Tadd Galusha

The Uncanny X-Men #31 
Marvel
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Jim Towe and David Baldéon

The Fury of Firestorm #4
DC Comics
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Rafael de Latorre

Vampyrates #1 
BOOM! Studios
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Luca Pizzari

Black Cat #12 
Marvel
Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Andrés Genolet

Just Brutal #4 
Ignition Press
Written by Dennis Hopeless
Art by Brahm Revel

Operation: Iron Coffin #1 
IDW
Written by Kenny Porter
Art by Tyrell Cannon

Civil War: Unmasked #3 
Marvel
Written by Christos Gage
Art by Edgar Salazar

W0rldtr33 #21 
Image Comics
Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Fernando Blanco

Innards #2 
Ignition Press
Written by Rob Guillory
Art by Sam Lofti

The Seasons #11 
Image Comics
Written by Rick Remender
Art by Paul Azaceta

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Jude Ellison S. Doyle joins the podcast to chat about DC's Clayface: Celebrity Dirt! We'll get all the dirt on the book, because we're celebrities!
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Kelly Thompson returns to the podcast to discuss the secrecy surrounding Dynamite's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. What can she say about the linked series? Plus, we discuss the success of Absolute Wonder Woman, hopes for an animated series after the announcement of the animated Absolute Batman, and the enduring legacy of Jeff The Land Shark.
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Fred Van Lente heads back to the podcast with Vampyrates, his new BOOM! Studios series that gets the chocolate of vampires in the peanut butter of pirates.
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On this special episode of the podcast we're talking to writer Ben H. Winters, and artists Fábio Moon and Nick Cagnetti about Oni Press's new Archie #1. What is their take on the classic Archie Comics characters? What can fans -- and non-fans -- expect from the new series? And why is Archie's dog Vegas the breakout character of 2026? Tune in to find out!
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