Miraculous Chibi Halloween Special, The Smart Division, Tiger Girls, and The Bride Of Frankenstein Lives
From Papercutz, Dark Horse Comics, Maverick and Skybound
Here is the latest comics news and previews, including:
An upcoming Halloween special from Papercutz.
A new thriller coming soon in The Smart Division #1.
There’s a new upcoming young-adult graphic novel from Maverick.
And a Universal horror announcement!
A spooky, spoofy, and MIRACULOUSLY fun Halloween is coming
Halloween fun from Papercutz, with the announcement of the Miraculous Chibi Halloween Special.
Put on your costumes. Halloween is coming early for Miraculous fans!
Inspired by the hit animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and the wildly popular YouTube chibi shorts, MIRACULOUS CHIBI HALLOWEEN SPECIAL delivers a spooktacular collection of playful adventures starring Paris’s favorite heroes, packed with costumes, chaos, and plenty of Halloween mischief.
Written by award-winning author Jeremy Whitley (Navigating with You) and Mad Cave Studios’ 2024 Talent Search winner Molly Jones, with art by Ornella Greco, Lex Hobson, and Mari Chirchirillo, this all-ages graphic novel collection brings together Halloween hijinks, mistaken identities, and just the right amount of goofy chaos for young readers.
Catch Ladybug and Cat Noir in this collection of spooky, spoofy, goofy Halloween stories!
First, it's a 'tail' of mistaken identities and wounded witches in "The Curse of the Black Cat"! The whole town's turned up in costume for Halloween night -- and Cat Noir can't find his friends in the crowd! Then, Marinette has a nail-biting nightmare of...the wrong hair! After waking up with the wrong 'do, will Marinette find the magic spell to make things right? And in another tale of twisted identities, we explore "What if Chloé Bourgeois was LADYBUG?!" What a strange world that would be...
"Halloween is my favorite time of year because for one day, you can be whatever and whoever you want to be. That's extra fun with Miraculous, as every day is Halloween when you're a superhero. But for this one night of the year, Ladybug and Cat Noir don't seem all that different. In fact, what happens when one of their adventures gets intercepted by crowds of civilians dressed as our heroes? This one's a lot of fun!" —Jeremy Whitley
“As the neighbourhood Halloween enthusiast, I was super excited to be able to work on a story for the Miraculous Chibi Halloween Special! I love dressing up, so I absolutely had to sprinkle a little bit of last-minute costume chaos in there for good measure. I hope these stories can get readers into a wonderfully spooky mood for the most frightful time of the year!” —Molly Jones
Designed for middle-grade readers ages 6-9 and longtime Miraculous fans alike, Miraculous Chibi Halloween Special brings spooky-season silliness, superhero hijinks, and chibi charm to the Papercutz graphic novel line.
Miraculous Chibi Halloween Special goes on sale August 11, 2026, in paperback ($9.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545821299 | $14.99), with Final Order Cutoff July 20. Preorder at your most beloved retailer, or at papercutz.com.
The Smart Division #1: First Look And Trailer
Coming soon from Dark Horse Comics is a new sci-fi crime thriller, similar to True Detective meets X-Files, in The Smart Division #1.
By Zach Kaplan and John J. Pearson, Zach had the following to say:
We've entered the era of Artificial Intelligence, but it's nothing like the movies. AI programs like ChatGPT are becoming commonplace, assisting users in every aspect of life, transforming our dependence and allowing us to do things we could never do before. So what we want to know is --
What's going to happen when people start using AI for crimes?
A dark and modern sci-fi detective series set five minutes in the future. When a mysterious new predictive artificial intelligence program appears responsible for assisting someone in the perfect murder, a pair of unlikely investigators, a chaotic Gen-Z savant and a veteran FBI agent, must hunt down the killer by starting the FBI’s first AI crimes division.
THE SMART DIVISION #1 FOC IS JUNE 29TH.
Born Under the Wrong Sign, But Destined to Change Everything
An exciting-looking new young adult graphic novel is coming from Maverick in September 2026 with Tiger Girls.
To be born a girl in the Year of the Tiger is a death sentence.
Mad Cave Studios' Maverick imprint proudly presents TIGER GIRLS, the stunning young adult graphic novel from best-selling writer Felicia Low-Jimenez (Sherlock Sam), artist Claire Low, and award-winning letterer Taylor Esposito. Collecting the celebrated webcomic alongside an exclusive new short story and bonus behind-the-scenes material, this haunting fantasy adventure explores destiny, sisterhood, and the courage to challenge the future.
In a world where every person bears the mark of their Chinese zodiac sign, Tiger-born girls are feared as omens of calamity—and quietly eliminated. But Suling is the rare survivor, raised in secrecy on the remote Tiger Island among her fierce but isolated Tiger Sisters. Forced into the role of record-keeper, Suling longs for something more—freedom, purpose, answers.
When a mysterious woman washes ashore during a raging monsoon, Suling’s carefully controlled world splits open. The stranger carries dangerous knowledge of the mainland… and secrets linked to Suling’s own past. As tensions rise and the island’s future is thrown into doubt, Suling must decide: will she embrace her fate, or rewrite it?
Discover the haunting, action-filled saga in this stunning graphic novel, collecting the celebrated Tiger Girls webcomic, an exclusive new short story, and bonus behind-the-scenes content. A tale of destiny, sisterhood, and the courage to defy the stars.
“Growing up in Singapore, I’ve always felt our superstitions and myths live alongside us,” said Felicia Low-Jimenez. “It's not uncommon to have our classroom sizes determined by the Chinese zodiac. Despite all our modernity, we are still deeply rooted in our traditional beliefs, which wield an almost uncanny power over us. Tiger Girls takes this idea to the extreme and explores what if something as random as the date and time we were born could determine our life or death. Southeast Asian-inspired dystopias are rare in fiction, and it was incredibly rewarding to work with Claire to visualize what this world could look like.”
Claire Low added, “Tiger Girls is a rain and blood-soaked alternate reality of what can very easily be our world. Like the oppressive darkness of a monsoon storm hanging overhead, it shows how, with enough pressure, humanity can so easily be stripped from marginalised groups for arbitrary reasons, demanding each incremental concession of morals in the name of public good. I hope Tiger Girls encourages readers to question their learned reality. To seek their own conclusions rather than accepting what is given simply because it is familiar or comfortable. It is an honour to illustrate this story and its vital message as my debut comic.”
Tiger Girls is a richly imagined fantasy world for those who love tales of young heroes challenging the systems built to control them. Blending mythology, mystery, and adventure, it offers an unforgettable journey for fans of graphic novels that balance action with emotional depth.
Tiger Girls goes on sale September 15, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545835951 | $16.99). Readers can preorder the graphic novel through their local comic shop, bookstore, or preferred online retailer.
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives Coming Soon
Over on her Substack, Kelly Thompson has details on her upcoming mini-series with Skybound – The Bride of Frankenstein Lives
