Freshly Pressed! New Comic Book Day 17th June 2026

Some of the biggest names in the industry launch incredible new eras this New Comic Book Day, ranging from a long-awaited sci-fi return from a comic book legend to high-concept political thrillers and multiverse-altering crossovers.Plus the world's first trillionaire. And What If Thor got Spider-man's symbiote suit??

Read on below for CGC's guide to all the brand-new #1s and one-shots arriving on shelves this week.

The New #1s and One-Shots

616 Day Marvel Mystery Bag Featuring Doom

Marvel Comics celebrates 616 Day by putting the spotlight on its greatest sovereign... Each sealed mystery bag contains an exclusive black-and-white edition of Doomquest #1 by Ryan North and Francesco Mobili, featuring an exclusive variant cover by Simone Bianchi or a rare hand-drawn sketch cover. Inside, readers will also find one facsimile edition of a classic Doctor Doom story (either Avengers #25, Fantastic Four #258, or Iron Man #149 with standard or modern superstar variant covers) and a Doctor Doom paper mask with artwork by Jack Kirby!

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1

The five-part story follows Concrete as he suffers from amnesia, confusedly wandering the desert mountains covered in blood, while his friends Larry and Maureen frantically search for him under a looming deadline. This issue marks the triumphant return of the multi-Eisner, Harvey, and Reuben Award-winning creation for the first time since 2012.

Gladiator Battle Life Vol. 1 (Manga)

In the Colosseum of the Taurus Empire, warriors find desire, despair, and hope as they fight to the death. Baron Ruckel Fautash is a well-known gladiator who has forsaken his noble name and embraced being branded as a hated villain in the ring to carve his own path of steel and sweat.

Gun Honey: Doubles Down #1

When a botched attack on the dictator of Russia sends three identical-looking body doubles fleeing Moscow for Siberia, Finland, and the Black Sea, weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is offered $10 million to separate the real target from his doubles — and make sure the right man dies.

Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1

This two-part miniseries follows Anastasia as she is called to Crete when an excavation team unearths a tomb with striking similarities to an engraved skull stolen from her by a witch in India, reigniting her search for the mysterious Suaren Artea society.

Lobo #1 Facsimile Edition

This facsimile reprint of the 1990 classic finds the last Czarnian arrested and remanded to L.E.G.I.O.N custody, forced to deliver his prisoner — who wrote an unauthorised, scandal-causing biography of the Main Man — alive across the galaxy.

Memories of Giselle OGN

Sincere and brutal, this semi-autobiographical tale follows siblings navigating the quiet trauma of childhood abuse. Repressing her painful past, Giselle is haunted by the memory of her late grandmother and the recurring image of an empty boat, leading her on a psychological path toward accepting what she has had to carry.

Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1

In a gritty, pre-Punisher alternate world where the Hulk is but a rumor, Frank Castle, Bruce Banner, and Peter Parker find themselves on a collision course. All three embark on a desperate three-way free-for-all mission to keep a newly developed Cosmic Cube out of A.I.M.'s hands — and each other's.

Transformers: Worst Bot Ever — Bot Swap OGN

This charming, middle-grade OGN follows Ballpoint, a tiny Decepticon who transforms into a pen. Possessing a tiny body but a massive ego, Ballpoint is kicked out of the Decepticons after a colossal failure and must strike out alone to defeat the Autobots and prove his worth to his former comrades.

Trillion Dollar Kid #1

Part of Ghost Machine's first crossover event, "Who Are the Unbelievables?". Tommy Townsend III, a 13-year-old and the world's first trillionaire, embarks on a quest to hunt down extraordinary beings hiding in plain sight — "The Unbelievables" — realising that there is some wonder that money simply cannot buy.

What If...? Thor #1

Kicking off Marvel's 50th-anniversary celebration of the What If? anthology line, this issue asks: "What if Thor got Spider-Man's symbiote suit?". The story explores the dark destinies and shadows of the Ten Realms that awaken when the God of Thunder bonds with the ultimate alien costume.