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On 31 August 2009 Disney agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock-and-cash deal worth about US$4 billion, or US$50 per Marvel share. The deal brought Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor, and more than 5,000 characters, into Disney.

Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter returned to Weekly Shonen Jump with chapter 411 in issue 31, on sale 29 June 2026, the first new chapter since chapter 410 on 9 December 2024; it will not run on a strict weekly schedule.

Chuya Koyama's astronaut manga Space Brothers, running in Kodansha's Morning since 2007, published its final chapter in spring 2026 and ends with its 46th volume on 23 July 2026, a run of about 18 years.

The 38th Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on 24 July 2026, gave DC's Absolute Martian Manhunter Best Limited Series and Best Penciller/Inker, and Absolute Batman Best Continuing Series; DC took 10 wins.

Shueisha's contract with Walt Disney Japan to publish Marvel manga, signed in March 2019, ends on 30 September 2026, taking Deadpool: Samurai, Spider-Man: Kizuna and Spider-Man: Octo-Girl off its ebook storefronts from 28 September.

Adachitoka, the duo behind Noragami, begins the new manga Yadoya no Oinu-sama (The Inn's Dog) in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine, with cover and lead colour pages in the November 2026 issue on sale 6 October.

Marvel's new Midnight imprint, a superhero-horror line set apart from the main Marvel Universe, debuts on 7 October 2026 with Midnight X-Men #1, Midnight Fantastic Four #1 and Midnight Spider-Man #1, the only new Marvel comics on sale that day.

Michael Walsh writes and draws Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death, a six-issue folk-horror western from DC's Next Level line that sees the bounty hunter face an otherworldly evil in the town of Ashecott. Issue #1 goes on sale on 7 October 2026.

The Harvey Awards, comics' reader-and-creator-voted prizes, announce their 2026 winners during New York Comic Con on 9 October, with Best Manga nominees including Billy Bat and Miss Ruki and Best Adaptation nominees from One Piece to Chainsaw Man.

Dan Panosian writes and draws Wolverine: Paradise, a five-issue Marvel limited series that drops Logan into a criminal underworld in Miami after he steps away from the X-Men. Issue #1 goes on sale on 14 October 2026 at $4.99.

Mokumokuren's horror-tinged coming-of-age manga The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) publishes its final chapter, 51, on 20 October 2026, a week after chapter 50, five years after it launched on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up website.

Titan Manga brings Yunosuke Yoshinaga's mecha manga Break Blade (Broken Blade) back into English print with a special anniversary edition on 15 December 2026, the first English release since CMX stopped at three volumes in 2010.

Seattle's spring pop culture convention fills the Seattle Convention Center for four days of comics, cosplay, gaming and panels.

Comic-Con International's Southern California convention brings comics, film, TV and cosplay to Anaheim for three days.

DC's premium hardcover Absolute Batman: Deluxe Edition Vol. 1, collecting issues 1-14 (The Zoo and Abomination) by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta in 424 pages, is due on 27 April 2027, with a companion covers book on 29 April.

Chicago's comics and pop culture convention runs three days at McCormick Place with celebrity guests, cosplay and gaming.

Free Comic Book Day 2027 falls on Saturday 1 May, and DC plans a free special in which Matt Fraction (Batman) and Scott Snyder (Absolute Batman) each write the same hook two ways to show how their two Dark Knights solve a case.

Florida's biggest fandom convention returns for a four-day weekend of celebrities, cosplay and family-friendly attractions.