Prana Publishers September 2026 Solicitations

Step into a world of creepy and eerie stories told from the poor souls that find their way to The Witch's hovel. From inside those blood soaked walls come three new tales of stark black & white horror harkening back to the days of mature reader horror mags. These tales will send a chill down your spine and deliver wise cracking terror for those foolish enough to enter. Come howl at the moon with us and join the Monster Bash! Stories by WILLY'S WONDERLAND screenwriter G.O. Parsons, horror writer S.A. Check, scary scribe Alexander Banchitta, and horror hack James Kuhoric!

Unstoppable, determined, and highly skilled. Overkiller is a one man army with a one track mind. No one can stop him on his quest of vengeance but what happens when death is the last thing his enemies have to worry about. Can the overkiller find the answers he needs or will he meet his end?

Detective David Hastingsaccidentally discovers there’s been aserial killer operating in Pittsburghsince the 1880s! Sure, it soundscrazy. That’s why he and his partner,Detective Steve Metcalf, decide to investigate it on their own, but it might be the last mistake they ever make! From writer J.C. Vaughn, the creator of AL CAPONE, VAMPIRE, and artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo, the artist of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, comes this two-part tale.

This is it! The resurrection of the CursedVerse and the first step into American Mythology's shared universe! There's something really wrong with the past and we are about to have a front row seat to see the birth of the horrors set in motion by an eternal monster. Three big stories featuring Bombshell & Tomm Tomm, The Cemetorian fights The Night Terror, and a pulp-tastic debut of Dash Carrington -- the man of tomorrow! This issue has everything and is the primer for the future. If you missed out on the ABSOLUTES and THE ULTIMATES -- this is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a brand new event. Where were you when the story was revealed how everything fits together?

The wheels are turning and the heads are rolling! Thirty years ago a tragic car accident left six people dead, leaving the small town of Adamsville scared and giving birth to the legend of Hector Cruz, a spectre who haunts the town, brutally punishing anyone who violates the rules of the road. This couldn’t be worse news for sixteen-year-old Tyler Theting, who’s about to start the first day of Driver’s Ed! Between school crushes, a sick mom, and gruesome murders, does Tyler have what it takes to conquer the road? Or will he crash out? It’s THE TOXIC AVENGER meets RED ASPHALT in the debut issue of DEADSTOP from writers Evan Michael and Zak Johnson, with chilling interiors from industry legend Daimen Worm! (OCTOBER FACTION, THE EXORCISM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE). Get your DEADSTOP #1 at your local Comic Shop in September! And remember, in Adamsville... Driver’s Ed turns into Driver’s Dead!

THE “CRIME & PUNISHMENT ISSUE” IS HERE! IN THIS ISSUE: Who is the creative team so reliably great that our Editor-in-Chief has his Local Comic Shop reserve everything they do? Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips, the creative team behind such hard boiled masterpieces as CRIMINAL, RECKLESS, PULP, THE FADE OUT, KILL OR BE KILLED, and many, many more--that’s who! We talk with Sean and Ed about all they’ve got coming out, including more CRIMINAL and the upcoming UNFINISHED TALES. ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE IN THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC COMICS MAGAZINE OF ALL TIME! KEY SELLING POINTS: • MORE NEW CHEW COMICS BY JOHN LAYMAN AND ROB GUILLORY! • Creator Interviews About What You Do Read! • Features On What You Should Read! • Staff Picks Of What You Will Read! • Actual Comics You Can Read! • Power Rankings with Real Sales Data! • Art Instruction and Classifieds! • Comic-Sized to Fit on Store Racks!

The night gets deadlier. From G.O. Parsons (the creator of WILLY'S WONDERLAND) and James Kuhoric (FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH) comes the terrifying second chapter of the all-new FRIGHT NIGHT saga! After Jerry Dandrige’s resurrection, Charley Brewster and Peter Vincent discover the nightmare is only beginning. A young witch arrives with a horrifying warning: Jerry seeks an ancient grimoire containing a spell capable of opening the gates of Hell itself. As supernatural evil spreads across Rancho Corvallis, Amy Peterson feels an unnatural connection pulling her toward Jerry, while Evil Ed desperately tries to keep the cursed book out of vampire hands. Zombies. Witches. Demons. The apocalypse is coming — and FRIGHT NIGHT is just getting started. Classic horror-comedy action in the spirit of the original film!

The night gets deadlier. From G.O. Parsons (the creator of WILLY'S WONDERLAND) and James Kuhoric (FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH) comes the terrifying second chapter of the all-new FRIGHT NIGHT saga! After Jerry Dandrige’s resurrection, Charley Brewster and Peter Vincent discover the nightmare is only beginning. A young witch arrives with a horrifying warning: Jerry seeks an ancient grimoire containing a spell capable of opening the gates of Hell itself. As supernatural evil spreads across Rancho Corvallis, Amy Peterson feels an unnatural connection pulling her toward Jerry, while Evil Ed desperately tries to keep the cursed book out of vampire hands. Zombies. Witches. Demons. The apocalypse is coming — and FRIGHT NIGHT is just getting started. Classic horror-comedy action in the spirit of the original film!

The final bell is ringing! In the pulse-pounding conclusion, the parking lot is a graveyard and all bets are off! Big Jim D’Orso is playing for keeps, while Cindy hunts for the ultimate equalizer. This series goes out with more than just a bang, but clotheslines, powerbombs, chair-shots, and slams!

In a city known for crime, a crime will once more reshape the city. Five men, all rulers of the mafia underworld, are found shot dead in a crowded room… and no one knows who did it. Now a dedicated detective must find the truth and unravel the mystery of the sixth man’s identity and motivation…

REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK features 51 short stories in a sprawling, high-voltage, graphic memoir anthology celebrating the grit, glory, absurdity, and heart of life in New York City. Co-edited by veteran comix creators Dean Haspiel and Doug Latino, this vibrant collection brings together a wildly eclectic mix of legendary and emerging voices, including New Yorker cartoonists, MAD contributors, and AMERICAN SPLENDOR collaborators. Storytellers hail from across comix, comics, graphic novels, literature, art, film, and music, each offering their own take on the city that never sleeps--humorous, heartbreaking, surreal or unmistakably true--capturing the everyday chaos and accidental poetry of New York life. The anthology features work from cultural luminaries and underground icons alike, including Roz Chast, David Collier, Joe Dator, Gary Dumm, Liana Finck, Bob Fingerman, Drew Friedman, Danny Hellman, Ben Katchor, Gideon Kendall, Keith Knight, Peter Kuper, Barbara Willy Mendes, Rachelle Meyer, Josh Neufeld, Ann Nocenti, Rick Parker, R. Sikoryak, Noah Van Sciver, Doug Latino, Julia Wertz, Ron Wimberly, Jonathan Ames, Karl Stevens, Onur Tukel, Spencer Alexander, Wesley Allsbrook, Dieu Sam B., Jonathan Baylis, Nick Bertozzi, Wendy Blake, C. Cassano, Cecil Castellucci, Ezra Cumbo, Vito Delsante, Jen Ferguson, Dean Haspiel, Charles Fetherolf, Christopher Gomez, Ben Granog, James Greene, Sarah Lee Grillo, Jennifer Hayden, Ariel Kahtan, Whitney Matheson, Jared Miller, Moby, Chris Miskiewicz, Eli Neugboren, Ayoko Nito, Pat Palermo, Joan Reilly, Peter Rostovsky, Gil Roth, Rani Som, JG Thirlwell, Cynthia Von Buhler, Sean Von Gorman, Steve Walker, Owen Brozman, Carol Tyler, and Tony Wolf--each conveying a singular voice and style within the city’s ever-evolving mythology.

SEASONS Vol. 1: Spring is a slice-of-life drama with superhero and supernatural elements, focusing on Fletcher Hart Iiams, a misunderstood young man who is running away from past miseries and himself as he struggles with being given a new set of powers with every seasonal transition. As the world changes, so does he and his abilities, creating an allegorical character study about finding a reason to live in this world that will drag you down with it if you let it. Written by Nandor Fox Shaffer and illustrated by Anthony Gonzales-Clark.

When Metis, an admiral’s daughter and a humble fisher boy named Zeus rebel against the tyrannical Titan empire, it sparks a revolution that boils over across all of Ancient Greece! WAR GODS is a dynamic and beautifully illustrated epic fantasy saga that reimagines the Greek gods as mortal heroes whose accomplishments rise to the status of legend. Written by Brian Nathanson, illustrated by Josh Hood, colored by Nikos Koutsis, and lettered by DC Hopkins.