WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, OCTOBER 21ST – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

The indie side of October 21 is deep, familia. Manga, horror, creator-owned books, graphic novels and sleeper releases are all fighting for room on the shelf.

What’s on the Shelf is built from distributor order forms and shipping-date information, giving fans an early look at what may be landing at their local comic shops. Not every shop orders every title, variant or edition, so check directly with your retailer if you are hunting a specific release.

PLEASE NOTE: This October 21, 2026 list is a one-week advance preview. Shipping information can change, and not every title will arrive in every store. “AR” means Ask Your Retailer for the price.

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PUBLISHER, TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS

ABRAMS APPLESEED

Daredevil My Mighty Marvel First Book HC, $10.99

Marvel Whose Superpower Is That HC (An Abrams On The Job Book), $12.99

ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

100 Things You Love To Draw Creating Your Artistic Voice HC, $22.99

ABRAMS COMICARTS

Come Again GN, $19.99

Diana The Punk Singer Who Ripped Through Time HC, $29.99

Don Quixote A Graphic Novel Adaptation HC, $27.99

Fall Through GN, $19.99

Mutts Sunday Funnies Hardcover Box Set (Volumes 1 & 2), $40.00

Mutts Sunday Funnies Volume 1 The Complete Sunday Comic Strips 1994–96 HC, $19.99

Mutts Sunday Funnies Volume 2 The Complete Sunday Comic Strips 1997–98 HC, $19.99

Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade The First Collection Of Simpsons Sunday Strips HC, $25.99

Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror Ominous Omnibus 3-Volume Box Set, $125.00

ABRAMS FANFARE

Fox River Comics Camp HC, $14.99

AHOY COMICS

Toxic Avenger Volume 3 Toxie Goes To Washington TP, $17.99

AIRSHIP

Easygoing Territory Defense By The Optimistic Lord Production Magic Turns A Nameless Village Into The Strongest Fortified City Light Novel Volume 8 SC, $15.99

Loner Life In Another World Light Novel Volume 15 SC, $15.99

AMULET BOOKS

Avatar The Last Airbender The Yangchen Novels Ultimate Collector’s Edition HC, $49.99

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Novel Volume 21 Fight Or Flight HC, $15.99

Oliver’s Great Big Universe Novel Volume 4 Oceans Are Deep HC, $15.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS

Legacy The Final Chapter #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Fred Perry), $4.99

ARCHIE COMICS PUBLICATIONS

Archie Comics Digest #8 Christmas Stocking (Cover A Dan Parent & Rosario Tito Pena), $9.99

ATA BOY

Ata Boy DC Batman 144 Piece Button Assortment, AR

Ata Boy DC 144 Piece Button Assortment #1, AR

Ata Boy DC Absolute 14 Magnet Pack, AR

Ata Boy DC Absolute 144 Piece Button Assortment, AR

Ata Boy DC Absolute 8 Button Pack, AR

BAD IDEA

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Adam Pollina), $5.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Tony Fleecs), $5.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Patrick Horvath), $5.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover D Skottie Young Foil Variant), $9.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover E Grant Wood Old Masters Variant), $5.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover F Flops Retro Variant), AR

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover G Suspiria), AR

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover H Brett Bean), AR

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover I Adam Pollina Book And Vinyl Record Variant), AR

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover J Adam Pollina Glow In The Dark Variant), $9.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover K Mark Buckingham Intermix Variant), $5.99

It Demands Sacrifice #1 (Of 4)(Cover L Erik Elizarrez WhyNot Willie Variant), $5.99

BATTLE QUEST COMICS

Summoner Wars #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Martin Abel), $4.99

Summoner Wars #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Martin Abel), $4.99

CHRONICLE BOOKS

Marvel Spider-Verse Mazes SC, $16.95

Studio Ghibli My Neighbor Totoro 500-Piece Puzzle (Fly With Totoro), $22.95

CHURCH GHOST

Consciousness A Neo-Decadent Manifesto #1 (One Shot), $9.00

Electro-Etheric Minotaur SC, $40.00

Utzy And Dusty Swan Swan Hummingbird GN, $40.00

CSN PRESS

Comic Shop News #2044, AR

DARK HORSE MANGA

Lone Wolf And Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 3 HC, $54.99

DIAL BOOKS

Huda F Would Love You A Graphic Novel GN, $17.99

Huda F Would Love You A Graphic Novel HC, $24.99

DK FLIP

LEGO Friends Pet Rescuers Bunny Breakout HC, $19.99

LEGO Ninjago Quill Of Destiny Attack Of The Scroll Guardian HC, $19.99

DK PUBLISHING

Marvel X-Men The Ultimate Guide HC, $45.00

DRAWN AND QUARTERLY

Happy Hour A Book Of Drawings HC, $22.00

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Horses And Sex HC, $25.00

DYNAMIC FORCES

Batman #1 (Cover K Blank Card Stock Variant) Signed And Remarked By John Pleak With A Batman Sketch, AR

FANTAGRAPHICS

Nirvana Is Here GN, $29.99

GALLERY 13

Bring On The Bad Guys Origins Of The Marvel Comics Villians SC, $21.99

GEMSTONE PUBLISHING

Overstreet Guide To Grading Comics Seventh Edition HC, $39.95

Overstreet Guide To Grading Comics Seventh Edition SC, $29.95

GHOST SHIP

Lilia’s Pregnancy Spells The World’s End Volume 3 GN, $14.99

Please Go Home Miss Akutsu Volume 11 GN, $13.99

GRAPHIX

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Volume 13 Karen’s New Year GN, $14.99

Baby-Sitters Little Sister Volume 13 Karen’s New Year HC, $25.99

Goosebumps The Graphic Novel Volume 3 Stay Out Of The Basement GN, $12.99

Goosebumps The Graphic Novel Volume 3 Stay Out Of The Basement HC, $12.99

HARPERALLEY

Hooves Of Death Volume 2 GN, $15.99

IGNITION PRESS

Beauty Volume 3 TP, $19.99

Folk Of Dooney Hollow #2 (Cover A Jeremy Haun), $4.99

Folk Of Dooney Hollow #2 (Cover B Alex Lins), $4.99

Patron #3 (Cover A Christian Ward), $4.99

Patron #3 (Cover B John J. Pearson), $4.99

INKLORE

Wet Sand Volume 4 GN, $23.00

INSIGHT EDITIONS

Back To The Future The Complete Screenplay HC, $29.99

IZE PRESS

Finding Camellia Side Stories Volume 9 GN (per Amazon), $20.00

I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog Volume 8 GN (per Amazon), $20.00

Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom Volume 10 GN, $20.00

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Volume 12 GN, $20.00

Reunion Volume 1 GN, $24.00

Semantic Error The Novel Volume 3 SC, $16.00

Solo Leveling Ragnarok Volume 2 GN, $20.00

Tomb Raider King Volume 16 GN, $20.00

World After The Fall Volume 15 GN (per Amazon), $20.00

KANA

City Hunter Omnibus Volume 4 TP, $29.99

Hideout GN, $17.99

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT

Holy Brawl #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Athila Fabbio), $5.99

Holy Brawl #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Athila Fabbio Holofoil Variant), $29.99

Johnny Rebs Fear Machine #1 (Cover A Toby Willsmer), $5.99

Johnny Rebs Fear Machine #1 (Cover B Alex Sanchez), $5.99

Johnny Rebs Fear Machine #1 (Cover C Bryan Silverbax), $5.99

Johnny Rebs Fear Machine #1 (Cover D Bryan Silverbax Holofoil Full Art Variant), $29.99

Kid Slapshot Cosmic Horror #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Troy Dongarra), $5.99

Kid Slapshot Cosmic Horror #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Erick Marshall), $5.99

Kid Slapshot Cosmic Horror #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Clint Kisor), $5.99

Kid Slapshot Cosmic Horror #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Franco), $5.99

Witchtober #3 (Cover A Renata Garcia Caturday Night Variant), $6.99

Witchtober #3 (Cover B Fer Lozada Cat-O-Lantern Variant), $6.99

KODANSHA COMICS

Beck And When A Dragon Calls #1 (Halloween Trick-Or-Read 2026 Edition), AR

Blue Lock Volume 35 GN, $12.99

Drifting Dragons Volume 18 GN, $12.99

Fan/Girl X Call/Boy Volume 1 GN, $14.99

Senpai Is An Otokonoko My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 8 GN, $15.99

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Trinity In Tempest Volume 12 GN, $12.99

Wave Listen To Me Volume 12 GN, $12.99

LAB PRESS

Creatures Corridors GN (The Lab Portable Edition), $9.99

Essentials Volume 1 GN (The Lab Portable Edition), $9.99

Super Science Volume 1 GN (The Lab Portable Edition), $9.99

LABYRINTH ROAD

Nell Of Gumbling My Holiday Diary GN, $14.99

Nell Of Gumbling My Holiday Diary HC, $21.99

LOVELOVE

Eternal Covenant Volume 5 GN, $19.99

Touch Within The Abyss Deluxe Edition HC, $24.99

MAD CAVE STUDIOS

51 #6 (Of 8)(Cover A Jok), $4.99

Astro Quantum TP, $17.99

Dog Tag #6 (Of 6)(Cover A PJ Holden), $4.99

Escape From New York Escape From Chicago #1 (Cover I Stephen Mooney Metal Full Art Variant), $79.99

Filthy Lambs #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Chris Evenhuis), $4.99

Filthy Lambs #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Meghan Hetrick), $4.99

Filthy Lambs #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Caitlin Yarsky), $4.99

Filthy Lambs #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Caitlin Yarsky Foil Variant), $4.99

Flash Gordon Quarterly #9 (Cover A Yanick Paquette & Arif Prianto), $6.99

Last Starfighter Beta #1 (Cover A David Lopez), $6.99

Last Starfighter Beta #1 (Cover B Jessica Fong), $6.99

Pop Kill #1 (Cover G Sumeyye Kesgin Seasonal Flavors Halloween Themed Variant), $6.99

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Soo Lee), $6.99

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Alessandro Renaldi), $6.99

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Nicoletta Baldari), $6.99

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Arianna Florean), $6.99

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Juni Ba), AR

Star Wars The Mandalorian And Grogu Nightmare On Nevarro #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Soo Lee Foil Variant), $7.99

Terrorbytes Halloween Annual #1 (Cover A Dave Chisholm), $6.99

MAGNETIC PRESS

Wandering HC, $29.99

NAKAMA PRESS

Best Friend Show GN, $10.99

NO STARCH PRESS

Secret Life Of Circuits An Illustrated Guide To Electronic Circuit Design HC, $39.99

ONI PRESS

Archie #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Stuart Immonen), $4.99

Archie #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Oliver Barrett), AR

Archie #1 (2nd Printing Cover C Stuart Immonen), $4.99

Chef’s Kiss Again GN, $14.99

Faceless And The Family Maze Of The Mechanical Aliens #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Matt Lesniewski), $4.99

Faceless And The Family Maze Of The Mechanical Aliens #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Billy Fowler), $4.99

Faceless And The Family Maze Of The Mechanical Aliens #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Matt Lesniewski Black & White Variant), AR

Forever Home #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing Cover A Christian Ward), $4.99

Forever Home #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Christian Ward), $4.99

Forever Home #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Sami Kivela), $4.99

Forever Home #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Elsa Charretier), $4.99

Forever Home #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Sami Kivela Full Art Variant), AR

Forever Home #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Elsa Charretier Full Art Variant), AR

Moon Deer HC, $24.99

Oni Press December 2026 Checklist Postcard, AR

PANINI PUBLISHING

Doctor Who Magazine #633 (September 2026), $17.99

PAPERCUTZ

Geronimo Stilton Reporter 4-In-1 Volume 7 TP, $17.99

PENGUIN YOUNG READERS

Bluey’s Big World A Book About Everything Bluey For Real Life HC, $14.99

RANDOM HOUSE GRAPHIC

Pizza And Taco Mega Meal Boxed Set (Books 1-10), $105.90

RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS

Marvel’s Mastering The Art Of Comics HC, $35.00

Star Wars The Mandalorian Season One The Manga Volume 1 GN, $14.00

Star Wars The Mandalorian Season One The Manga Volume 2 GN, $14.00

REBELLION PUBLISHING

2000 AD #2503, $7.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT

100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead To My Own Death Volume 6 GN, $14.99

Crow Hill Don’t Be Shy The Complete BL Manga Collection Omnibus TP, $25.99

Ghost And Witch Volume 3 GN, $13.99

Gladiator Battle Life Manga Volume 2 GN, $14.99

How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Manga Volume 25 GN, $13.99

No Longer Allowed In Another World Volume 12 GN, $13.99

Reincarnated As A Dragon Hatchling Manga Volume 9 GN, $13.99

Three Hundred Years Of Longing Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian Novel Volume 4 GN, $19.99

Thrice Married To A Salted Fish Novel Volume 4 GN, $19.99

SHOJO BEAT

Red River 4-In-1 Edition Volume 9 TP (Volumes 25-28), $16.99

Yona Of The Dawn 3-In-1 Edition Volume 1 TP (Volumes 1-3), $19.99

SHONEN JUMP

Undead Unluck Volume 27 GN, $11.99

SHP COMICS

EroTech Volume 1 GN, $24.99

SOURCE POINT PRESS

Killer Cosplay GN, $19.99

SQUARE ENIX MANGA

Dragon Quest The Mark Of Erdrick Volume 5 GN, $24.99

My Dress-Up Darling XOXO Volume 1 GN, $14.99

Otherside Picnic Volume 15 GN, $12.99

Wash It All Away Volume 10 GN, $14.99

STEAMSHIP

Flirting With My Bear-Like Boyfriend Omnibus TP (Volumes 1-2), $24.99

TOKYOPOP

A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation Omnibus Volume 2 TP (Volumes 4-6), $24.99

TOKYOPOP KIDS

As Yubooh Slumbers Volume 1 GN, $15.99

As Yubooh Slumbers Volume 1 GN (Mientras Yubooh Duerme)(Spanish Edition), $15.99

TOON BOOKS

Pepper GN, $19.99

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

You Wish Volume 3 Crunch Time GN, $14.99

UDON ENTERTAINMENT

Street Fighter Masters Cammy Vs. Chun-Li #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Drax Gal), $4.99

Street Fighter Masters Cammy Vs. Chun-Li #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Paolo Pantalena), $4.99

Street Fighter Masters Cammy Vs. Chun-Li #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Enid Balam), $4.99

Street Fighter Masters Cammy Vs. Chun-Li #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Mondo), AR

USBORNE

Illustrated Grimm’s Fairy Tales HC, $19.99

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

Valiant Beyond The X-O Manowar #9 (Finale)(The Pilgrimage #1 Of 1)(Cover A Sid Kotian), $4.99

Valiant Beyond The X-O Manowar #9 (Finale)(The Pilgrimage #1 Of 1)(Cover B Federico Sabbatini Tarot Card Variant), $4.99

Valiant Beyond The X-O Manowar #9 (Finale)(The Pilgrimage #1 Of 1)(Cover C Colm Griffin Arcade Full Art Variant), $4.99

X-O Manowar Black White And Gold #1 (Cover A Guillermo Fajardo), $5.99

X-O Manowar Black White And Gold #1 (Cover B Joe Quesada Black White & Gold Variant), $5.99

X-O Manowar Black White And Gold #1 (Cover C Guillermo Fajardo Full Art Variant), $5.99

X-O Manowar Black White And Gold #1 (Cover D Joe Quesada Gold Foil Version Variant), $7.99

VAULT COMICS

Primal Hunter Volume 2 TP, $19.99

Project Nemesis Novel Nemesis Saga Volume 1 HC, $30.00

VERTICAL COMICS

Darwin Incident Volume 10 GN, $12.95

VIZ MEDIA

Horror Picture Book Is It There Or Not HC, $19.99

Horror Picture Book Looking At Me HC, $19.99

VIZ SIGNATURE

Apothecary Diaries Maomao’s Notes On The Inner Palace Volume 1 GN, $22.99

Climber Volume 7 GN, $22.99

Kingdom Volume 12 GN, $14.99

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc Volume 15 GN, $14.99

Record Of Ragnarok Volume 20 GN, $14.99

Ultraman Volume 22 GN, $14.99

Witching Hour Volume 1 GN, $14.99

WATTPAD BOOKS

A French Star In New York SC, $12.99