Image have 84 books on the schedule for April 2026, across 83 series. 8 of them are first issues.
New #1s in April 2026
A first issue is where a new reader can start without back issues, which is why they are listed first here. Image have 8 this month.
| Title | By | On sale | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Machine: the Official Guidebook #1 (Of 5) | Brad Meltzer, Peter J. Tomasi, Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul and Andrew Currie, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Bryan Hitch | 1 April | $3.99 |
| Royals #1 (Of 6) | Derek Kirk Kim and Jacob Perez | 1 April | $4.99 |
| Fireborn #1 | Franklin Jonas, Curt Pires | 15 April | $4.99 |
| Blood Squad Seven Yearbook #1 | Joe Casey and Paul Fry | 22 April | $4.99 |
| Corpse Knight #1 (Of 6) | Michael Chaves and Rico Renzi, Matthew Roberts | 22 April | $3.99 |
| Head Lopper #1 | Andrew MacLean | 22 April | $5.99 |
| In Your Skin #1 (Of 4) | Aditya Bidikar and Som | 22 April | $4.99 |
| Red Roots #1 | Lorenzo De Felici | 29 April | $4.99 |
Every book, week by week
1 April
- Ghost Machine: the Official Guidebook #1 (Of 5) $3.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Baroness #1 (One Shot) $3.99
- GI Joe TP, Vol. 3 $16.99
- Hack/slash Deluxe Edition, Vol. 6 HC $49.99
- Kaya #34 $3.99
- Killroy Is Here (One Shot) $3.99
- Nights, Vol. 3 TP $16.99
- Royals #1 (Of 6) $4.99
- The Sacrificers #20 $3.99
- The Walking Dead Deluxe #134 $3.99
8 April
- Blood & Thunder #12 $3.99
- D'Orc #3 $3.99
- Die: Loaded #6 $3.99
- Everything Dead & Dying TP $16.99
- Free Planet #11 $3.99
- G.i. Joe: a Real American Hero #327 $3.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Crimson Guard #1 (One Shot) $3.99
- Happy! Deluxe Edition TP $14.99
- King Spawn #54 $3.99
- Paper Girls Backpack Edition TP, Vol. 2 $12.99
- Spawn #374 $3.99
- Sunstone TP New Edition, Vol. 2 $14.99
- The AUTHOR IMMORTAL, VOL. 1 TP $16.99
- Transformers #31 $3.99
15 April
- Artificial TP $16.99
- Fireborn #1 $4.99
- Ghost Pepper #10 $3.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Zartan #1 (One Shot) $3.99
- Lost Fantasy #9 $4.99
- Malevolent #3 $3.99
- Narco #2 (Of 5) $3.99
- Radiant Black #41 $3.99
- Rat City #24 $3.99
- Redcoat #17 $3.99
- Spawn Origins TP, Vol. 32 $16.99
- Super Creepshow #2 (Of 5) $3.99
- The Darkness VS. Angelus (One-Shot) $5.99
- The Moon Is Following Us TP, Vol. 1 $14.99
- The Power Fantasy TP, Vol. 1 $9.99
- The Scorched #50 $4.99
- The Thing on the Doorstep #3 (Of 5) $3.99
- The Walking Dead Deluxe #135 $3.99
- Tigress Island #2 (Of 5) $3.99
- Witchblade #20 $3.99
22 April
- Blood Squad Seven Yearbook #1 $4.99
- Corpse Knight #1 (Of 6) $3.99
- Death Fight Forever #3 (Of 5) $3.99
- Exquisite Corpses #12 $4.99
- G.i. Joe: a Real American Hero Compendium, Book 3 TP $64.99
- GI Joe A Real AmerIcan Hero Deluxe HC, Book 1 $49.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Copperhead #1 (One Shot) $3.99
- Head Lopper #1 $5.99
- In Your Skin #1 (Of 4) $4.99
- Invincible Universe Capes #6 $3.99
- Lost Fantasy TP, Vol. 2 $16.99
- Monstress #61 $3.99
- No Man'S Land TP $16.99
- Rat City TP, Vol. 2 $16.99
- Savage Dragon #279 $3.99
- Sisterhood a Hyde Street Story TP $16.99
- Spawn The Dark Ages #5 (of 6) $3.99
- The Curse of Sherlee Johnson #5 $3.99
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 (Of 4) $4.99
- Void Rivals #29 $3.99
- Youngblood (2025) #5 (Legacy #99) $4.99
29 April
- Dust to Dust #8 (Of 8) $3.99
- Feral #22 $3.99
- Final Boss, Vol. 1 TP $16.99
- Final Boss: Masked Vigilante (One-Shot) $3.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero #14 Hama Files Edition $3.99
- Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Firefly #1 (One Shot) $3.99
- Gunslinger Spawn #53 $3.99
- I Hate Fairyland #50 $3.99
- Red Roots #1 $4.99
- Skinbreaker #8 $4.99
- Skinbreaker Treasury Edition #8 $14.99
- Spawn Sam and Twitch Case Files #23 $3.99
- The Sacrificers #21 $4.99
- Transformers Deluxe Edition, Book 2 HC $49.99
- Transformers Deluxe HC, Book 1 $49.99
- Viking Moon #3 (of 5) $3.99
- Violator TP (2024) $29.99
- White Sky #3 $3.99
- Wrestle Heist #5 (of 5) $3.99
Collected editions
32 of the 84 books on the April 2026 list are collections rather than single issues: trades, hardbacks and omnibuses gathering a run that has already been published.
| Title | On sale | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Baroness #1 (One Shot) | 1 April | $3.99 |
| GI Joe TP, Vol. 3 | 1 April | $16.99 |
| Hack/slash Deluxe Edition, Vol. 6 HC | 1 April | $49.99 |
| Killroy Is Here (One Shot) | 1 April | $3.99 |
| Nights, Vol. 3 TP | 1 April | $16.99 |
| Everything Dead & Dying TP | 8 April | $16.99 |
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Crimson Guard #1 (One Shot) | 8 April | $3.99 |
| Happy! Deluxe Edition TP | 8 April | $14.99 |
| Paper Girls Backpack Edition TP, Vol. 2 | 8 April | $12.99 |
| Sunstone TP New Edition, Vol. 2 | 8 April | $14.99 |
| The AUTHOR IMMORTAL, VOL. 1 TP | 8 April | $16.99 |
| Artificial TP | 15 April | $16.99 |
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Zartan #1 (One Shot) | 15 April | $3.99 |
| Spawn Origins TP, Vol. 32 | 15 April | $16.99 |
| The Darkness VS. Angelus (One-Shot) | 15 April | $5.99 |
| The Moon Is Following Us TP, Vol. 1 | 15 April | $14.99 |
| The Power Fantasy TP, Vol. 1 | 15 April | $9.99 |
| G.i. Joe: a Real American Hero Compendium, Book 3 TP | 22 April | $64.99 |
| GI Joe A Real AmerIcan Hero Deluxe HC, Book 1 | 22 April | $49.99 |
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Copperhead #1 (One Shot) | 22 April | $3.99 |
| Lost Fantasy TP, Vol. 2 | 22 April | $16.99 |
| No Man'S Land TP | 22 April | $16.99 |
| Rat City TP, Vol. 2 | 22 April | $16.99 |
| Sisterhood a Hyde Street Story TP | 22 April | $16.99 |
| Youngblood (2025) #5 (Legacy #99) | 22 April | $4.99 |
| Final Boss, Vol. 1 TP | 29 April | $16.99 |
| Final Boss: Masked Vigilante (One-Shot) | 29 April | $3.99 |
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero #14 Hama Files Edition | 29 April | $3.99 |
| Gi Joe a Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Firefly #1 (One Shot) | 29 April | $3.99 |
| Transformers Deluxe Edition, Book 2 HC | 29 April | $49.99 |
Variant covers this month
Image are showing 265 covers across 84 books, and 62 of those books have more than one. A long variant list is a publisher betting on a title, and it is the thing to settle before release day rather than at the counter.
| Title | Covers | On sale |
|---|---|---|
| I Hate Fairyland #50 | 14 | 29 April |
| Fireborn #1 | 12 | 15 April |
| Red Roots #1 | 10 | 29 April |
| Corpse Knight #1 (Of 6) | 8 | 22 April |
| The Scorched #50 | 8 | 15 April |
| Final Boss: Masked Vigilante (One-Shot) | 7 | 29 April |
| Head Lopper #1 | 7 | 22 April |
| Transformers #31 | 7 | 8 April |
| Exquisite Corpses #12 | 6 | 22 April |
| Lost Fantasy #9 | 6 | 15 April |
| Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 (Of 4) | 6 | 22 April |
| Ghost Pepper #10 | 5 | 15 April |
| Invincible Universe Capes #6 | 5 | 22 April |
| Skinbreaker #8 | 5 | 29 April |
| The Darkness VS. Angelus (One-Shot) | 5 | 15 April |
What it costs
The usual price this month is $3.99, on 47 of the 84 issues. 10 price points appear in all.
| Price | Issues |
|---|---|
| $3.99 | 47 |
| $4.99 | 12 |
| $16.99 | 11 |
| $49.99 | 4 |
| $14.99 | 4 |
| $5.99 | 2 |
| $12.99 | 1 |
| $9.99 | 1 |
| $64.99 | 1 |
| $29.99 | 1 |
Series with more than one issue this month
1 series ship twice or more in April 2026, which is usually a sign of a title being accelerated towards an event or a finale.
- THE WALKING DEAD DELUXE: #134, #135
What Image said
Image posted about the April 2026 slate on their own account. Their posts are below, rebuilt here with a link to each original.
Check out the new Image Comics arriving in stores this week (4/1/2026)! D’ORC #3 by Brett Bean hits the stands, things get significantly more complicated in DIE: LOADED #6, and the highly anticipated collected editions—EVERYTHING DEAD & DYING TP and Sunstone TP New Edition, Vol.…
Here’s a look ahead at the new Image Comics hitting shelves this week (4/1/2026): Royals #1, the new series from Derek Kirk Kim & Jacob Perez, plus Nights Vol. 3 TP, Kaya #34, and more!
Where this list comes from
Every title, date and price here is read from Image's own release calendar, not from a retailer or a solicitation round-up. Dates are the week Image list an issue in; comics ship on Wednesdays and a title can slip, so treat a date more than a month out as a plan rather than a promise.
Frequently asked questions
How many comics is Image releasing in April 2026?
84 books across 83 series, 8 of which are first issues. 32 of them are collected editions rather than single issues.
What Image #1s come out in April 2026?
8: Ghost Machine: the Official Guidebook #1 (Of 5); Royals #1 (Of 6); Fireborn #1; Blood Squad Seven Yearbook #1; Corpse Knight #1 (Of 6); Head Lopper #1, and 2 more.
How much do Image comics cost in April 2026?
Most are $3.99. 10 different cover prices appear on the month's schedule.
Every cover Image have shown for April 2026
The rest of the covers Image published with the April 2026 schedule, first issues first.
