Ultimate Wolverine #16 wraps things up but lacks a certain emotional punch... really snikt #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/04/17/ultimate-wolverine-16-wraps-things-up-but-lacks-a-certain-emotional-punch-really-snikt/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A Hidden Legacy, a Violent Path Forward, and Something Ancient Waiting at the End of the Trail. Don't miss Cloven by Dan Panosian, David Ferracci, Lee Loughridge, and Pat Brosseau #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/04/17/a-hidden-legacy-a-violent-path-forward-and-something-ancient-waiting-at-the-end-of-the-trail-dont-miss-cloven-by-dan-panosian-david-ferracci-lee-loughridge-and-pat-brosseau/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Narco #2 dives right into its concept but feels a bit rushed by the end of the issue #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/04/17/narco-2-dives-right-into-its-concept-but-feels-a-bit-rushed-by-the-end-of-the-issue/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Dan Abnett and Matteo Della Fonte shine the spotlight on the early days of Peter Parker and Frank Castle’s not-so-friendly relationship this July in Punisher vs. Spider-Man #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/04/17/dan-abnett-and-matteo-della-fonte-shine-the-spotlight-on-the-early-days-of-peter-parker-and-frank-castles-not-so-friendly-relationship-this-july-in-punisher-vs-spider-man/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Dusk a Day

#comicbooks
#horror
#vampire
#comics
#duskcomic20

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rsbcomics/dusk-omnibus-20th-anniversary

Racer X #6 features a nice connection to the recent issues of Speed Racer #comics #comicbooks

https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/04/17/racer-x-6-features-a-nice-connection-to-the-recent-issues-of-speed-racer/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I made a comic!

Imprinted Image: Comics Link Roundup April 17

You read that right, folks. I made a comic! It’s a two-page mini-zine, and you can read it for free below this text. But! If you would like a cool print version mailed you, there are two ways you can do that. Either support me on Patreon to get this and any future physical media I do, or buy it on Ko-fi for as low as $ 1.

And I also have a behind the scenes video previewing the physical mini-comic, as well as some behind-the-scenes information on my inspiration.

https://youtu.be/C1938iMGzOc

All that aside, let’s get on with the usual fare. The links in this are only up to date from last Friday, April 10. The links for this week will be included in a newsletter next week.

Welcome to Imprinted Image, my semi-weekly comics newsletter. If this is your first time, welcome! This is the best way to keep up with my comics blog. After links to my most recent writing, I’ll provide a roundup of comics industry links. This can be news, media, criticism, or anything that I personally found interesting.

Please don’t forget about the resources tab on this website. It’s a collection of reading guides, tutorials, and free legal resources like public domain image archives. I want this to be as useful as possible, so if you have any additions please send them my way.

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Comics Challenge YouTube

I designed and am participating in a comics challenge this year, alongside some friends in the My Marvelous Year community. I have picked 52 comics from 52 categories, shown below. I’d love for you to participate and comment along as you are reading! Note that on this list, categories that match with episodes from the Extra Issues podcast.

I decided to create a YouTube documenting my reading journey! MAGAZINE MARCH has almost concluded. Last week I published a video on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP from Japan and Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s UMBRELLA ACADEMY.

https://youtu.be/wJf0fEMr754

https://youtu.be/wRdEw5r9bzw

I’ve also been doing little shorts where I poorly read a scene I liked from these comics. I guess shortform video gets juiced in the algorithm because they have been blowing up. You can check out the playlist of them here.

It would mean the world to me if, in addition to watching this video, you subscribed to my channel and gave the video a like. No one knows exactly how the black box of social media algorithms work, but I do know that if you interact with the video in different ways, YouTube might show it to more people who would be interested. The other easy way you can help is by sharing this video with a comic fan in your life!

Link Roundup

News:

Comics, Making Real News
The Hollywood Reporter had a piece on the Rise of the Superstar Artists. They compare it directly to the ’90s, when a number of artists like Todd MacFarlane, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, and more could seemingly do no wrong sales-wise, which lead to the creation of Image Comics. The Beat has some thoughts as to what this all could portend.

The Diamond Bankruptcy Saga Continues
The court has denied publishers the motion to recover the books that Diamond held on consignment.

Indie Comics Library
New archive just dropped. This one is a searchable archive of independent comic creators, with a focus on Black creators.

A Heist
Over 100 pieces of original art were stolen from the house of Mark Evanier. If you see any of these pieces showing up on the art market, report it to the proper authorities.

Do You Like Discourse?
It was a slow news week, so discourse it is. The Beat has the writeup, because of course they do. Rob Liefeld seemingly dissed the Bendis and Bagley ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, calling it a new coat of paint over the Lee / Ditko era, and Alan Moore says that comics are no longer for the working class, but for the middle class, to their detriment. I disagree with MacDonalds’ assessment that Moore isn’t responding to the comics market as it exists. Sure, over the past 9 months, DC and other companies have started putting out cheap collections of their back issues, Marvel and DC have digital subscriptions, and libraries are free. But new comics are $5 a month for 20 pages of material. It has almost never been a worse economic proposition to buy a comic magazine than right now.

Writing:

SKTCHD wrote a breakdown of what happens when a comic becomes a speculator hit from the perspective of the creators and an analysis of which comic book characters would survive and thrive on THE PITT. They also published an interview with Eric Harburn of TinyOnion and one with Hunter Gorinson of ONI Press.

Shelfdust continued their Year of Evil looking at The Black Hand‘s first appearance. They also published an essay on the manga SMOKING IN THE SUPERMARKET WITH YOU.

Comic Book Herald published Dave’s Favorite Graphic Novels of March 2026, as well as reading orders for DC’s Absolute Universe and Marvel’s summer event ARMAGEDDON, both of which will be updated as the comics actually come out.

Several sites have roundups of crowdfunded comics projects you may be interested in backing! The Beat (Twice). Graphic Policy (Twice) (Thrice!)(Okay, are they doing this every day?)(Yeah, seems pretty often).

Humble Bundle has a few packs of digital comics you can buy for cheap: All of THE BOYS. Classic Valiant.

Other News Roundups:

SKTCHD’s Comics Disassembled: 3/27. 4/10.
Comics Beat’s biweekly Digest: 3/31. 4/3. 4/7. 4/10.
The Comics Journal’s weekly links to New, Reviews, and Interviews: 4/3. 4/10.

Very Limited Data Bestseller Lists from the past few weeks:

Weekly Top 400 Bestseller List from Prana / Comic Shop Assistant: 3/27. 4/3. 4/10.
Weekly Bestseller List from Bleeding Cool / ComicHub: 3/29. 4/4.

Weekly “Hottest Comics” from Bleeding Cool / Covrprice: 3/31. 4/7.
Most Anticipated Comics from Bleeding Cool / League of Comic Geeks: 3/31. 4/5.
Top March Comics from ICv2 / ComicHub: Top 20 Graphic Novels. Top 50 Comics.

The Beat reports that Circana Bookscan data shows that Graphic Novel sales to bookstores were up 28.5% in Q1 of 2026.

My favorite video and podcasts:

Podcasts:

OFF PANEL had on Faith Erin Hicks to talk about her graphic novel INBETWEENS and Tiffany Babb to discuss her Kickstarter for a comics criticism zine.

LET’S TALK COMICS had on Matthew Rosenberg to chat about taking over SPAWN and his original comic IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT.

MY MARVELOUS YEAR posted 2014 pt. 2 covering Jason Aaron’s continuing Thor era and the ORIGINAL SIN comic and event, as well as 2014 Variant B talking the first few episodes of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN season 2.

YouTube:

MATTTT (that’s Matt with 4 Ts) has a video on MOOMIN. He also has a new channel, MATTTTTTTT (Matt with 8 Ts) where he posts more casual videos, like

COMICTROPES had a video thinking through if it was a mistake to tell Wolverine’s origin story.

COMICBOOK COUPLE’S COUNSELING continued season 2 of their miniseries “The Stacks,” where they have industry people select comics to talk about from the shelves of Third Eye Comics, like the Criterion Closet, with Christian Ward all the way in the UK.

SKTCHD published a video asking Matthew Rosenberg, Pornsak Pichetshote, and Gregg Katzman what their Four Favorite comics are.

What the hell, I’ll plug my YouTube again. Watch me talk about WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and UMBRELLA ACADEMY.

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