Emerald City Comic Con packed Seattle in March with its usual six-figure-scale turnout and sold-out four-day passes — an early signal for the 2026 convention season.
The Complete Peanuts and the Calvin and Hobbes hardcover set are the two cornerstone purchases — here's the full print shelf, verified.
Why the publisher founded by seven artists in 1992 remains the default home for creators who want to own their comics — and what that means for readers in 2026.
The Walking Man and My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness lead a stack of one-volume manga that ask for an afternoon, not a shelf.
DC opens Act II with Wonder War and a wave of new #1s, while Marvel steers its whole line toward Armageddon and an Ultimate Universe finale.