Comic Source Weekly July 1, 2026 — McFarlane SDCC Exclusives, Ignition Pavilion & Absolute Line Dominates

This week on The Comic Source Weekly, Jace breaks down the biggest comic book news for the week of July 1, 2026.

The lead story is Todd McFarlane Productions offering signed SDCC 2026 exclusive McFarlane / Artgerm collector sets through a July 9 Whatnot live show, giving fans outside San Diego a shot at limited convention exclusives. Jace also covers Ignition Press expanding its SDCC presence with Booth #5531 and the new Ignition Pavilion offsite pop-up across from the convention hall, kicking off its Ignition Sequence of ten SDCC announcements.

Also covered this week: DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist's Edition from Act 4 and Skybound, Bad Idea's Hank Howard and Dingoliath glow-in-the-dark cover updates, Ghost Machine's SDCC exclusives, Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, McFarlane Toys DC Direct Weekly Pin Drops, Oni and Archie's Riverdale relaunch, Fort Psycho, Ghost Pepper, The Eye Collector, Liberty, Image's retailer award nominations, and the Radiant Black audiobook.

Jace also looks at what hit for the week of July 1, counts down the Prana Top 10 Bestseller List for the week of June 23, and highlights books approaching Final Order Cutoff on July 6.

NEWS SOURCES

Oni / Archie Redesigns and Relaunch
https://www.onipress.com/news/first-look-oni-press-reveals-complete-archie-1-covers-with-elsa-charretier-stuart-immonen-kano-karl-kerschl-fbio-moon-dan-parent-khary-randolph-amp-more

The Eye Collector #1 Second Printing
https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/inventory-of-the-eye-collector-wiped-out-in-a-blink-debut-issue-rushed-back-to-print-this-week

Image Select Retailer Award Nominations
https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/image-comics-opens-comic-shop-retailer-appreciation-award-for-spring-2026-nominations-round

Liberty Kickstarter
Press release provided directly.

Radiant Black Audiobook
https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/image-comics-first-ever-audiobook-radiant-black-is-now-available

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