# Comics This Week: Batman's Reign, New Series, and Digital Debuts
The comic book world continued its rapid-fire release schedule this week, with major announcements spanning from Marvel's cosmic storytelling to independent publishers preparing their biggest lineups yet.
Marvel kicked off exciting news about a five-issue series called Reborn: Ultimate Impact, written by Chris Condon and illustrated by Stefano Caselli. The series picks up threads from Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, following Miles Morales as he deals with mysterious Origin Boxes that contain superhero powers. An organization called Primewarrior, working with the villain The Spot, is hunting these boxes and Miles himself. The first issue arrives on May 20th and will set up new characters while laying groundwork for Marvel's upcoming Armageddon event.
In the speedster department, Marvel introduced a new character named Rapid in The Amazing Spider-Man 2026 Annual. Peter Parker takes this enthusiastic new speedster under his wing to teach him the ropes of being a superhero, though the training intensifies when the villain Screwball livestreams chaos across New York City. The annual showcases both Peter's mentorship abilities and Rapid's growing pains as a fledgling hero.
Meanwhile, DC Comics revealed an attractive box set for collectors. Six landmark Compact Comics are being bundled together, including All-Star Superman, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: The Long Halloween, DC: The New Frontier, Kingdom Come, and Watchmen. All 1,912 pages will cost just 49.99 dollars, launching November 3rd.
Independent publishers are gearing up for banner years as well. Oni Press, preparing for ComicsPRO 2026, announced new series from Matt Kindt under their new imprint Flux House. Mind Mgmt: New and Improved returns this summer alongside Fort Psycho, a twelve-issue series by Kindt and Brian Hurtt. Meanwhile, Iron Circus revealed six graphic novels heading to Kickstarter, including The Goblin Throne by Melanie Gillman, described as a bloody adult fairy tale about divorced moms and a goblin queen offering dangerous bargains.
Papercutz launched an educational initiative called Disney Science in Comics, using beloved characters to teach scientific concepts. Four titles are arriving between May and August, featuring Toy Story teaching about dinosaurs, Finding Nemo exploring ocean life, Zootopia examining cities of the future, and Big Hero 6 covering galaxies and plants.
Even theme parks got in on comic action. Disney's Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland is receiving an update featuring classic Star Wars characters like Darth Vader and Han Solo, with a connecting comic launching in April to tie the original trilogy into the park's existing story.
Finally, Marvel made Doorman, the underappreciated Great Lakes Avengers member, the star of his own Infinity Comic on Marvel Unlimited, sending him on unexpected visits with Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Doctor Doom as he searches for his next big opportunity. The character, often overlooked despite his portal-creating abilities, finally got his moment in the spotlight.
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