[SPEAKER_00]: Dan Slot returns to Spider-Man Disney's The Owl House continues.
[SPEAKER_00]: Comic Staples is a new monthly comic book scene.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is Comic Book Club News for February 17, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dan Slot left Marvel towards the beginning of 2025, burning all of his bridges with his longtime compatriots to follow his dream of writing Superman for DC Comics.
[SPEAKER_00]: Just kidding, it was amicable and in fact Slot has already signed up for at least one Marvel project.
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be fantastic for first foes.
[SPEAKER_00]: And now he's returning to Spider-Man just in time for a brand new movie with the new ongoing series Spectacular Spider-Man Brand New Day.
[SPEAKER_00]: featuring art by Marcus Toe covers by Phil Hemenas and backup stories with Artist Marcus Martine.
[SPEAKER_00]: The series will in and made just before Spider-Man brand new day hits theaters this July.
[SPEAKER_00]: Slot was instrumental in crafting the original brand new day storyline back in 2008.
[SPEAKER_00]: which followed up on the controversial one more day story line that erased the marriage of Peter Parker and Mary Jane, but open up the door for Peter to date such iconic comic book characters is Carly Cooper, Shay, who may or may not have a last name, and I want to say Captain Marvel, maybe that can't be right.
[SPEAKER_00]: Anyway, in Spectacular Spider-Man Brad New Day, Spidey finds out Kinkpin has a book called The Lexicon that is a directory of all his criminal goings on.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, Spider-Man wants to use it to take down Wilson Thisk.
[SPEAKER_00]: Mr.
[SPEAKER_00]: Negative of the Punisher would also very much like that book.
[SPEAKER_00]: As for how it ties it to the movie, the Punisher is in that, so there you go.
[SPEAKER_00]: Spectacular Spider-Man Brad New Day, number one hit stores on May 13, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Disney's beloved the owl house is back and not impug for, but as an original graphic novel sequel to the animated series titled The Long Lift King, an original the owl house graphic novel.
[SPEAKER_00]: Written by Data Terrace and Mickey Christo Stomo, with art by John Hahn, the new book is set after the events of the series finale, and per the title will focus on the character King.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now, where that hill outlive the rest of the owl house family,
[SPEAKER_00]: He uses a device to erase sad memories, but accidentally erases all of Luz's memories.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now it's up to King the Collector and Ida to get Luz's memories back.
[SPEAKER_00]: Face their deepest fears along the way.
[SPEAKER_00]: The long-lived King and original the Al-House graphic novel hit stores on September 29, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Hide on the heels of the success of the cornerly the comics career.
[SPEAKER_00]: Iser Judge Tiffany Bab is launching the comics staple.
[SPEAKER_00]: New monthly Zine featuring comic book news, reviews, and interviews.
[SPEAKER_00]: Ha, that sounds familiar.
[SPEAKER_00]: The 12-page black and white monthly is print-only and will feature writing from folks like David Brothers, Oliver Salva, David Harper, Susanna Polo, Rob Salcoitz, Omar Valdeviaso, Zach Quintin, Symbic Durmit, and Tiffany Bab.
[SPEAKER_00]: You'll also feature a page on weird comic history from Mary Tyler Moore Hawk creator, Dave Baker.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, we have yet to see how successful this particular project will be.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Kickstarter is launching soon.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is just one of several print experiments launched recently.
[SPEAKER_00]: There's also comics, the magazine, which sort of follows up on chips at our skis at RC comic news and Benjamin Percy's fictional newspaper in the end times.
[SPEAKER_00]: So his comic book news back, is it lucrative?
[SPEAKER_00]: Can you make your living on it now?
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, sure, sure, hope so.
[SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Alvin.
[SPEAKER_00]: And hey, someone should launch a podcast with news about comic book news.
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, wait, I just did that.
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