FOC Picks for September 13, 2026: Archie Meets the Terminator and More
This week's final-order list is wonderfully unruly: Riverdale meets Skynet, Lara Croft lands on Cobra Island, and a baby goat becomes horror's least likely rescue hero. Here are eight books we'd happily talk up across the counter.
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Archie vs. The Terminator #1
A teenage John Connor transfers to Riverdale High, which is already a magnificent sentence before a Terminator puts Archie and the gang in its crosshairs. Rory McConville writes, Steven and Lily Butler draw, and Francesco Francavilla provides this moody Cover A.
Arrivals #1
If you like your science fiction big enough to need a map, start here. A generation after explorer Tajo Vallar vanished, his children are called home across a system of three worlds and three moons. Jonathan Hickman presents the universe, with Nick Spencer and Mike Huddleston among the listed creators.
Demon #1
James Harren writes and draws a new Etrigan story about a world quietly infested by hell-beasts and a very tired, very haunted Jason Blood. This is the pick for readers who want their superhero horror loud, strange, and unmistakably drawn by one person with a vision.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — Tomb Raider #1
Lara Croft, Shipwreck, Cobra Island, a buried treasure, and Destro racing to reach it first: the pieces fit together almost suspiciously well. Kyle Higgins writes the five-issue crossover, with art by Elena Casagrande and Alex Guimaraes.
It Demands Sacrifice #1
Bronson is the smallest goat on a quiet farm. Then a cult arrives to sacrifice the herd and summon a demon, leaving the least prepared member of the family to attempt a rescue. Philip Gelatt and David Yarovesky write; Adam Pollina draws. Cute goat, extremely not-cute circumstances.
Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1
Michael Walsh writes and draws an older, worn-down Jonah Hex whose quiet life ends when something otherworldly arrives in the town of Ashecott. Western grit and supernatural horror are natural partners; the chance for Hex to redeem himself gives this one an extra pull.
Nova: Return of the Rings #1
One of the Ten Rings of Power has escaped containment, returned to Earth with a new bearer, and targeted Sam Alexander and Worldmind. Josh Trujillo writes, Rafael Loureiro draws, and Humberto Ramos supplies the cover for this Nova starting point.
Supernatural: Dean Winchester #1
Dean gets his first solo series and immediately finds himself injured, alone, and chasing one of his father's unfinished cases through Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Chuck Brown writes, Rapha Lobosco draws, and Marguerite Sauvage provides Cover A.
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