Creator Camila Kerwin joins the podcast to discuss her stunning graphic novel of comics journalism, Soft Targets: Guns in America and Kids Caught in the Crossfire. In the book, Kerwin explores the toll of guns in America, diving both into the history from the country's beginnings to today, as well as specific cases of children dying by gun violence.

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Coming to you "live" from the IDW booth, we check in with Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees creator Patrick Horvath at New York Comic Con! With the Halloween special just released and the final series in his trilogy on the horizon, what's next for Horvath? And what has it been like living with serial killer bear Sam Strong so long?

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Stephanie Williams joins the podcast at New York Comic Con 2026 at the top of the DC Comics booth to talk all things Vixen! Ahead of DC's Saturday panel, she discusses her take on the character and her world, writing the first ongoing series for the character, and her hopes to make it to an omnibus. Plus, we talk about her work in the world of Wonder Woman, including the recent Matriarch Special.

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Sean Mackiewicz, Senior Vice President and Publisher for Skybound, joins the podcast to discuss breaking news from New York Comic Con: the launch of Skybound Visions, a new reader accessible line of books. What spurred on this non-Energon Universe line? Why characters like Bumblebee, Dr. Mindbender, and Turok: Son of Stone? And most importantly, why is it being printed on newsprint?

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It's New York Comic Con, and we're coming to you from the DC Comics booth with Ryan North and Gavin Guidry to talk all things The Flash. From the darker turn the book has taken to the overall 12-issue arc and more, we chat with the creative team about what's gone on in this new run.

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On the Stack podcast for October 7, 2026, we've got new comic book reviews for Marvel's Midnight Universe, Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 and so many more!

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Full List of Comic Reviews for October 7, 2026:

Midnight X-Men #1 

Marvel

Written by Jonathan Hickman

Art by Matteo Della Fonte

Midnight Spider-Man #1 

Marvel

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson

Art by Scietronc

Midnight Fantastic Four #1 

Marvel

Written by Benjamin Percy

Art by Kev Walker

Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1

DC Comics

By Michael Walsh

Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 

Oni Press

Written by Corinna Bechko

Art by Kano

The Demon #1

DC Comics

By James Harren

Something is Killing the Children #50 

BOOM! Studios

Written by James Tynion IV

Art by Werther Dell’edera

Dinner Date #1 

Ignition Press

Written by Joanne Starer

Art by Khary Randolph

Absolute Superman #24

DC Comics

Written by Jason Aaron

Art by Juan Ferreyra

Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special #1 

IDW

Written by Patrick Horvath, Che Grayson, Tony Fleecs, Jared Cullum, James Tynion IV

Art by Patrick Horvath, Matt Emmons, Dave Wachter, Jared Cullum, Tyler Boss

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero / Tomb Raider #1 

Image Comics

Written by Kyle Higgins

Art by Elena Casagrande

Batman #14

DC Comics

Written by Matt Fraction, Dan Watters

Art by Matteo Scalera, Scott Hepburn

Batgirl #24

DC Comics

Written by Tate Brombal

Art by Takeshi Miyazawa

The Toxic Avenger Vs. The Noxious Offender #1 

AHOY Comics

Written by Matt Bors

Art by Felipe Sobreiro

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #4

Dark Horse Comics

By Paul Chadwick

Absolute Green Lantern #19

DC Comics

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Jahnoy Lindsay

Kill All Immortals III #1 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Zack Kaplan

Art by Francesco Mortarino

Minor Arcana #19 

BOOM! Studios

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by Jeff Lemire and Shawn Kuruneru

The Deadman #5

DC Comics

Written by W. Maxwell Prince

Art by Martín Morazzo

The Kaiju of Oz #1 

IDW

Written by Mike Costa, Tom Scioli

Art by Ryan Browne, Tom Scioli

Kingdom Of Earth #3 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by David Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick

Art by Soo Lee

Superman: The Stranger #2

DC Comics

By Wes Craig

Flux House Presents #1 

Oni Press

Written by Matt Kindt

Art by Alison Sampson, Brian Hurtt, David Lapham, Matt Kindt

Hellboy In Hell: Nothing But Blood #1 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Mike Mignola

Art by Cyrille Pomès

Tales of Wonder #2 

Image Comics

By Steve Skroce

Witness Point #3 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Heath Corson

Art by Soo Lee

Crowbound #2 

Image Comics

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by Dustin Nguyen

Only The Savage Are Left #4 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Zack Kaplan

Art by Stefano Raffaele

Of The Earth #6 

Image Comics

Written by Chris Condon and Andrew Ehrich

Art by Charlie Adlard

Two years into DC Comics Absolute Universe, we're ranking all the title from Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman, and everything in between. Plus, because it's New York Comic Con week, we discuss a bit about what we're looking forward to at the show.

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Writer Zack Quaintance returns to the podcast to discuss his Kickstarter project Death of Comics Bookcase: Reign of the Comics Bookcase. What's the fine line between comedy and tragedy? How do you skewer the current comics -- and comics journalism landscape? And most importantly, how clean is Zack's room?

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Neon Ichiban's David Steinberger and Chip Mosher join the podcast to talk about the just-launched 3.0 version of the comics app. Now with a buy button in iOS twelve years after it was taken away from ComiXology, and a new mac reader experience, there are a lot of changes behind the scenes. Plus, we talk the current state of DSTLRY, the changing face of digital comics, and much more.

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Writer Matt Bors returns to the podcast to discuss the latest iteration of his Toxic Avenger comics at AHOY: The Toxic Avenger Vs. The Noxious Offender.

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Creator Nate Powell returns to the podcast to discuss his new book Diana from Abrams, a surreal mix of punk rock, witchcraft, and time travel.

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