FOC Drop: August 24, 2026 — 62 Ratios, 28 New #1s

470 SKUs resolve to 187 unique books this week, and the incentive structure is where the shape lives. 62 ratios spread across the docket, with Dynamite Entertainment carrying 19 incentive covers and Marvel 17, the two publishers driving most of the week's ratio depth. Marvel leads raw volume at 91 titles, DC follows at 63, and Image rounds out the featured trio at 61. The launch count sits at 28 new #1s against 187 unique books, so roughly 15% of the week's series are debuts. The headline debut is Avengers #1, the Zdarsky and Checchetto post-Armageddon reset, and it anchors the steepest incentive tier on the entire docket.

Dynamite's Angel #2 carries the week's highest single-title cover count at 19 variants, more than Space Ghost Vs The Herculoids #1 at 14 and Marvel's Avengers #1 at 13. On the incentive side, Avengers #1 holds the docket's steepest tier at 1:200, the single deepest ratio of the week.

91 titles | 6 new #1s | 13 variants | 1 reprint | 17 ratios | FOC: August 24 | On Sale: September 23 - October 7 (some titles ship later)

Marvel's post-Armageddon reset drives the week, with the Avengers relaunch positioned as the line's next anchor. The 91-title count is the week's volume leader, and 17 of those SKUs carry incentives, second only to Dynamite. The launch beat runs through Avengers #1, but the slate also spreads across a Doom one-shot and ongoing chapters in the Thor and Spider-Man corners. Six new #1s land in Marvel's docket, and the incentive weight concentrates on the Avengers debut.

Avengers #1 (Marvel Comics). Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto reunite for a new Avengers era in the wake of Armageddon, the release that carries the week's steepest incentive tier at 1:200. The team assembles Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain Marvel, Daredevil and Luke Cage as the world order gets rewritten, with 13 covers on this issue.

Doom All-On-One #1 (Marvel Comics). A one-shot pitting Doctor Doom against the entire Marvel Universe across fifty landscape-oriented splash pages, tied to his long-running challenge to Mephisto for his mother's soul. The issue carries incentives up to 1:50 and 8 covers.

Thor #801 (Marvel Comics). The Thor line hits legacy number 801 with Sigurd Jarlson beginning a quest to call Asgard's hero back from Hel. The issue carries 6 covers.

Marvel's three highest ratios this week: 1:200 Avengers #1, 1:100 Avengers #1, 1:50 Thor #801.

63 titles | 3 new #1s | 8 variants | 1 reprint | 1 ratio | FOC: August 24 | On Sale: September 16-23 (some titles ship later)

DC's slate splits between its Superman line pushing the Kingdom of Zod arc toward resolution and a Bat-family block covering several ongoing chapters. The 63-title count sits second in the week, but the incentive footprint is light, with a single ratio across the whole slate. Three new #1s land in DC's docket. The volume distributes across World's Finest starting a fresh arc, Batwoman returning to Gotham, and Catwoman running its own caper.

Superman Unlimited #17 (DC Comics, $5.99, Dan Slott/Rachael Stott). Part seven of Kingdom of Zod, with Superman's new Kryptonite-absorbing power tested against Zod's plans. Superboy-Prime, Conner Kent, and Tomorrow Man hold off Zod's army in the issue. This one carries 4 covers.

Batman Superman Worlds Finest #55 (DC Comics, $4.99, Mark Waid/Adrian Gutierrez). A new story arc opens with the heroes pulled into the crosshairs of the League of Assassins and Ra's al Ghul, and Talia caught between her father's goals and Batman. The issue carries 4 covers.

Batwoman #7 (DC Comics, $4.99, Greg Rucka/DaNi). Batwoman returns to Gotham branded a cold-blooded killer, with Commissioner Savage declaring open season on the Bat and Poison Ivy's urban renewal seeding chaos. Batman reaches out for help restoring hero comms in the issue. It carries 4 covers.

DC's only ratio this week: 1:25 Absolute Green Arrow #5.

61 titles | 4 new #1s | 7 variants | 0 reprints | 6 ratios | FOC: August 24 | On Sale: September 16-30 (some titles ship later)

Image's slate mixes arc finales with a new miniseries launch this week. The 61-title count places third in the week, with 4 new #1s and 6 incentive covers, the steepest being a 1:100 on the Exquisite Corpses launch. Two long-running creator-owned books, Redcoat and Kaya, wrap story arcs, while the Exquisite Corpses spinoff opens a fresh miniseries. The volume sits across finales and the debut rather than a single line push.

Exquisite Corpses Fox Mask Killer #1 (Image Comics, $4.99, Che Grayson/Adam Gorham, Jordie Bellaire). A miniseries premiere digging into the backstory of the Fox Mask Killer, an assassin feared among other assassins who now wants out. This is Image's steepest incentive of the week at 1:100, and the issue carries 10 covers.

Redcoat #20 (Image Comics, $3.99, Geoff Johns/Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson). The finale of the "1909" arc, with immortals Simon Pure and Benedict Arnold battling to end each other and the question of whether an immortal can truly die. The issue carries 2 covers.

Kaya #37 (Image Comics, $3.99, Wes Craig/Wes Craig). The finale of Kaya's sixth story arc, with Kaya facing a greater threat while fleeing a mob and Jin deciding his own fate up north as the Dragon-God and Great Oracle awaken. The issue carries 2 covers.

Image's three highest ratios this week: 1:100 Exquisite Corpses Fox Mask Killer #1, 1:50 Exquisite Corpses Fox Mask Killer #1, 1:50 GI Joe #26.

Top 3 by volume:

Dynamite Entertainment: 52 titles. Led by Space Ghost Vs The Herculoids #1 (David Pepose/Jonathan Lau), a crossover launch where Space Ghost and the Twins collide with Zandor and the Herculoids over the rare mineral Quasarite as the Federation invades the planet Amzot. The issue carries 14 covers, and Dynamite leads the week with 19 incentive covers across its slate.

Titan Comics: 29 titles. Notable for Gun Honey Doubles Down #4 (Charles Ardai/Ang Hor Kheng), where Joanna Tan is offered $10 million to find the real target among three identical men fleeing Moscow for Siberia, Finland, and the Black Sea. The issue carries 10 covers.

IDW Publishing: 28 titles. Anchored by Godzilla [Kai-Sei Era] #13, a new story arc where Godzilla lives inside G-Force operative Jacen Braid, the two former enemies now seeing eye to eye as Jacen uncovers the government's role in his origin. The issue carries 5 covers.

Wildcard:

Abrams: 4 releases, the most distinctive being Jagaaan #1 (Muneyuki Kaneshiro/Kensuke Nishida), a manga from the Blue Lock author about police officer Shintaro Jagasaki, whose right hand morphs into a fleshy gun as people around him contort into violent monsters. The strongest launch outside the volume top three this week.

62 ratios across 470 SKUs, with Dynamite's 19 incentive covers and Marvel's 17 accounting for more than half the week's ratio depth.

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