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Hi, all.
I’m coming to Chicago — 3/27 through 3/29 — for C2E2 2026!
That toddlin’ town.
Find me Friday through Sunday at The McCormick Center at Artist Alley Table # V-12 — pictured on the extremely helpful map below.
You can’t miss it. You won’t miss it.
I’ll be selling and signing copies of my new book, How To Survive The Marvel Universe, as well as a “greatest hits” of books and comics like:
Marvel’s Loki (out of print!)
Santa’s Husband AND Princess Dinosaur (both illustrated by THE Ashley Quach)
A collection of all-ages Spider-Verse stories — and more!
And very happy to sign, for free, any other comics you happen to bring with you. Written by me, or otherwise.
Mad About D.C. Teaser Trailer
Up next — a hearty “Uh-oh,” triggered by my editor, acquaintance, god, and least favorite child, CHIP ZDARSKY.
Pictured: Oh no, what is this.
Click here (if you’re reading this in your e-mail) or watch below (when viewing on the famous website Kibblesmith.com) to see the new “cinematish” teaser from virtuoso comics creator and the editor of the upcoming Mad About D.C., Chip Zdarsky — as he quote “debases himself” for clicks and (god willing) your pre-orders.
But don’t take Chip’s word for it. Like all Canadians, he is a shape-changing trickster. Here’s the official word via D.C. Comics:
DC is proud (and slightly concerned) to announce MAD About DC, a 64-page one-shot arriving April 1, 2026. Yes, April 1. And no, this isn’t a prank—unless you count letting Chip Zdarsky run this thing as its Guest Editor a prank on the DC Universe itself. You’d have to ask Chip.
“They say at DC there’s nowhere to go but down after writing Batman, and, yeah, it’s true,” said Zdarsky. “It’s very true.”
MAD About DC brings together an all-star lineup of writers and artists to lovingly roast, parody, and generally make a mess of the characters fans hold dear.
“This project embraces the spirit of MAD Magazine in the best possible way,” said Marie Javins, DC’s Editor-in-Chief. “MAD has a long tradition of sharp, fearless satire, poking fun at everything, including DC, with real wit and craft. When Chip pitched a project that would roast the DC Universe, it was clear he could assemble the right team. These creators know our characters inside and out, which is why they can twist them in ways that feel both surprising and smart. That kind of playful irreverence is what MAD does best.”
Inside MAD About DC, readers will find:
• Sergio Aragonés with “A MAD Look at Comic Book Stores”
• Jim Zub & Ramon Perez teaming for “Guy vs. Spy”
• A brand-new DC Fold-In by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne
• A parade of MAD-style parodies skewering the DC comic books you love, and a few you’ve always hated anyway, from Kyle Starks, Dave Johnson, Tini Howard, Mattie Lubchansky, Mark Waid, Ty Templeton, Rainbow Rowell, Vita Ayala, M.L. Sanapo, Mark Russell, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker, Lukas Ketner, Gerry Duggan, Scott Aukerman, Mitch Gerads, Joanne Starer, Joe Quinones, Scott Snyder, Josh Williamson, Deniz Camp, Gail Simone, Colleen Doran, Joe Kelly, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Mariko Tamaki, Riley Rossmo, Al Ewing, PJ Holden, Shannon Wheeler, Leah Williams, Isaac Goodhart, Cody Ziglar, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Daniel Kibblesmith, Brandt & Stein, Casey Gilly, J. Bone, Skottie Young, Andrew Wheeler, Stephen Byrne, Colleen Coover, Benjamin Errett, Matt Fraction, Kagan McLeod, Lee Gatlin, Joseph Starkey, Graham Roumieu…and more?!
Whether you’re a lifelong MAD Magazine fan, a DC diehard, or simply someone who enjoys watching respected creators make questionable choices, MAD About DC promises to fulfill your every comic book dream…or at least three or four of them.
MAD About DC goes on sale April 1, 2026, wherever comics are sold. No whoopee cushions included. The issue features a main cover by Dan “MAD About Gluten Labeling Because It Should Actually Be Clearer or Else What’s the Point” Panosian ($7.99 US), cardstock variants by Simon Bisley and Chip Zdarsky ($8.99 US), and a foil variant by Panosian ($10.99 US).
Call your local comics shop to reserve a copy now — and if you don’t have a local shop yet, find one here!
On Sale Now!
Rick And Morty: The End #4
We’re closer to the end of the end to the beginning of the end — a sentence that we all agree makes perfect sense. Now on sale digitally and at your local comic shop, the latest installment of Rick And Morty: The End!
Cover by Dave Bardin.
Looks like we might be doing some kind of Hannibal Lecter thing? Weird! Here’s what Oni Press has to say about it:
It’s the trial of the century as Rick Sanchez stands accused of crimes against all existence! His only representation: his grandson, Morty Smith, for the defense! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?! As the trial gets underway, a cavalcade of all-star characters from Rick and Morty’s storied past (and future) come forward to offer testimony tipping the scales endlessly back and forth in a galactic tête-à-tête between the greatest minds of our time . . . and the worst. The clock is ticking down to THE END in the next mind-bending chapter of the finale to Oni Press’ groundbreaking Rick and Morty saga from Emmy Award nominee Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and fan-favorite artist Jarrett Williams (Speed Force).
I.P. tie-in comics occupy a weird space in the art and business of comic books and it can be difficult to get people to check them out —and this property in particular has had it’s ups and downs, let’s say. But I think this is easily some of my best work and much of that work is an attempted meta-narrative about the ups and downs — what even is this, what is it to us, who are we, and why are we all doing this?
In fact, let’s just assume that is my best work, because it’s my most recent, and it’s an attractive narrative that I just keep getting better and better as I hone my craft. If that sounds like narcissistic madness — good ear! But it is undeniable that the visual component is incredible work from artist Jarrett Williams and colorist Alessandro Santoro, both of whom have been on these series with me from the beginning and both of whom seem able to level up extraordinarily with every issue.
So please check it out! Pick up the individual digital issues of Rick And Morty: The End to read on the device you’re currently using and also zip back to its first chapter Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe, out in hardcover next month.
Also Still On Sale!
And the 144-page, illustrated hardcover handbook from Chronicle Books — So You’ve Been Bitten By A Radioactive Spider: How To Survive The Marvel Universe.
—all available digitally or from a local comic shop near you.
Okay, see you in Chicago. Or should I say C 2 in Chicago … E 2.
