Compact Comics Archives

Announced at MCM London Comic Con/ComicsPRO this weekend, the entire black-and-white original run of Judge Dredd from 2000 AD will be reprinted by Rebellion Publishing in the Compact Comics line popularised by DC Comics, once a month, every month starting in January 2027, through to the end of 2028 At that point, they will decide[...]

And that's whether or not DC Comics should put the Absolute line into the Compact Comics publishing format Especially Absolute Batman A chunk of ten to twelve issues, smaller, thinner, newsprint-ish paper, at $10 price points The argument goes like this: DC Compact Comics Concept Absolute Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman Absolute Batman is bringing in more comic book readers[...]

As seen in this weekend's Jem And The Holograms/My Little Pony Free Comic Book Day… sorry, I mean Comics Giveaway Day, both Jem And The Holograms and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic will be getting new Compact Comics editions from new publisher Boom Studios, reprinting the early IDW editions from 2015 and 2012 respectively,[...]

We already looked at Altered States: Warlords #1 by David Avallone and Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Supernatural Special: Cavielby Preeti Chhibber and Pasquale Qualano, Supernatural #8 by Greg Pak and Daniel Scalisi, and Dynamite beginning their Compact Comics line with Pathfinder… but Dynamite Entertainment also has plenty of Stitch, Ben 10, Red Sonja, Thundercats X Silverhawks, Mumm-Ra,[...]

The Jem And The Holograms comic book series from IDW Publishing that ran from 2015 to 2017 is to be repackaged and republished by Boom Studios into a series of four digest graphic novels, the size and shape of DC Comics' Compact line, which has proved so popular of late, and will be published later[...]

A new way to promote their comics, First Wave in Invader Comics' full February 2026 solicits and solicitations

Vault Comics' December 2025 solicits launch a new Barbaric series, The Long Death #1 by Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden and Fábio Marques

They just wanted people to be aware of the… mathematics, I guess. DC Comics Offers Retailers A DC Compact Comics Display "The DC Compact Comics price and sizing is perfect for readers of prose and manga looking to pick up a new-reader-friendly storyline in a self-contained full color graphic novel," said Anne DePies, SVP & General Manager,[...]

DC Comics is now offering a DC Compact Comics display, measuring 13.5" width x 16.5" depth x 57" height and arrives with a two-sided header card, showcasing Watchmen on one side and Batman: The Court of Owls Saga on the other This 6-pocket display can fit approximately 36 DC Compact Comics, and is scheduled to[...]

Here's a new ad for the DC Compact Comics line, collecting classic comic books in large chunks, in a bigger-than-digest-but-smaller-than-normal size, aimed at the MG, YA and manga audiences and with this as, the general public as well, and a ten dollar price point to match And… finally This is a decent ad I was[...]

Compact Comics! One of the biggest complaints I have about the current direct comic book marketplace comes down to price Comic books used to be a working-class pastime because they were cheap, immediate… and wonderful Then, as prices rose well above inflation, they became a middle-class pastime In Britain, we went from Beano, Dandy, Bunty[...]