Top Comics to Watch Week September 24th 2025 |98

David @ 98 Comics
Sep 21
3 min read

This week is pure chaos in the best way possible. We’ve got monster-filled history lessons, multiversal mayhem, resurrected legends, and a brand-new horror line kicking off with a bang.

From Marvel’s timeline-shattering Battleworld #1 to the blood-soaked Nordic nightmares of Viking Moon, the racks are stacked with first issues and big swings. Robert Kirkman’s Skinbreaker brings Battle Beast energy to a savage new fantasy epic, while Star Trek: The Last Starship resurrects Captain Kirk in a post-Federation galaxy gone wild.

And don’t overlook The Twilight Zone #1, which revives one of TV’s most iconic anthologies in stark black-and-white horror. Let's take a closer look....

Battleworld #1 The Multiverse Collides

The Battleworld concept from Secret Wars explodes back onto the scene in a five-issue limited series by Christos Gage (Superior Spider-Man) and Marcus To (X-Force). In the tradition of both the original 1984 Secret Wars and Jonathan Hickman’s 2015 event, this new Battleworld shatters the walls between timelines, bringing together fragments of countless realities to form a single patchwork planet, a battlefield for survival.

Yes, a mysterious power has gathered heroes and villains from across the Multiverse and thrown everyone into all-out war.

Image Courtesy of Marvel Comics

The Twilight Zone #1 - A New Dimension

One of television’s most enduring and acclaimed series is making a comeback, this time as a brand-new anthology comic under IDW Publishing’s horror imprint, IDW DARK.

Brought to life by some of today’s most innovative and celebrated comic creators, each installment will deliver a standalone story inspired by the legendary show that’s been intriguing and unsettling audiences for over six decades. True to its roots, every issue functions as a self-contained episode, immersing readers in a different creator’s eerie and thought-provoking vision of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

In a nod to the classic program, all the comics will be presented in stark black and white for maximum atmospheric impact.

Image Courtesy of IDW

Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 - EPIC

I don’t usually flag Star Trek books, but this one’s too intriguing to ignore. The Last Starship #1 kicks off a bold new era in the Trek comics universe. The United Federation of Planets has completely collapsed after a galactic disaster known as The Burn, and only one ship remains: the battle-scarred Enterprise-Omega. Leading the charge? A scrappy, last-hope crew... and, in a jaw-dropping twist that has fans buzzing, a resurrected James T. Kirk.

**Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 (Patridge Cover)**

With no Federation, no backup, and no rules, the galaxy has turned into a Wild West of chaos and survival. This crew has to salvage what’s left of Starfleet’s mission, peace, unity, and hope, using nothing but grit, loyalty, and whatever scraps of tech are still functional. As for Kirk? He’s not just out of time, he’s staring down a future where everything he stood for is gone.

Images Courtesy of IDW

SKINBREAKER #1 INVINCIBLE SPIN-OFF

This one’s got “instant Image classic” written all over it. Skinbreaker #1 is a brand-new original series from Robert Kirkman and artist David Finch, the legend behind some of DC’s most iconic Batman art.

**Skinbreaker #1 (David Finch & Annalisa Leoni Cover)**

Set in a savage, fantasy world, it follows Enor, an aging tribal chieftain who’s barely able to lift the monstrous war weapon known as the Skinbreaker. His reluctant heir, Anok, stands at the crossroads of destiny as enemies (from within and beyond) push their fractured people toward collapse.

With bloody succession, raw swordplay, and what sounds like a looming monster threat, this first issue is building a world where survival hangs on razor-thin loyalty and power. The tone here is dark, primal, and mature, think Battle Beast energy with Game of Thrones tribal politics, could be a keeper!!!

Images Courtesy of Image Comics

VIKING MOON #1 - A Horror History Lesson

This dark epic rewrites Viking history through a horror lens. The comic reimagines Leif Erikson’s real-life attempt to colonize Vineland (now Newfoundland) as more than just a failed expedition; something far darker was waiting in the forests. After his group disappears, a new expedition led by Ulf arrives 20 years later to reclaim the land... and that’s when the blood really starts flowing. The whispers of night-stalking beasts that are part human, part monster? Yeah, they’re real, and they don’t want settlers.

This series blends real historical backdrops with supernatural horror in a way that’s primed. Expect moody art, Nordic mythology, and a relentless atmosphere where every shadow could mean death.

Images Courtesy of Image

Final Word

From multiverse mashups to mythic horror and bold new beginnings, this week is packed with potential. Whether you're chasing firsts, rare variants, or just great storytelling, now’s the time to lock in your pulls. Don’t sleep, the next big book could be one you miss on the shelf.