Spec Watch: October 12, 2026 — 17 Priority Books, 45 Confirmed

Two potential firsts carry the top tier this week: Adventure Time Bonnie The Vampire Hunter #1 out of Oni and Midnight Spider-Man #2 from Marvel. Both are confirmed, both sit at the top of the list. At High Priority, Demon #2 and Tomorrow Man #1 carry potential firsts from their solicits, and Batgirl #25 brings back David Cain. FOC closes Monday at noon.

The rest of the week is a mix of finales, Energon Universe crossover setup, and a stack of collected editions that sit outside the spec conversation.

Adventure Time Bonnie The Vampire Hunter #1 (Oni Press, $7.99, Caroline Cash): confirmed potential first of Bonnie the Vampire Hunter. Caroline Cash writes a 56-page one-shot with Tia Roxae, an alternate-universe take on the Bonnibel and Marceline romance where Bonnie hunts vampires for a living. This is the one carrying Hot Spec this week alongside Midnight Spider-Man #2. The 1:10 is a Caroline Cash black and white.

Midnight Spider-Man #2 (Marvel Comics, $4.99, Phillip Kennedy Johnson): the other Hot Spec book this week. Confirmed potential first of the Midnight line's Doctor Octopus. Peter Parker is missing and Oscorp contractors are combing security tapes for a spider.

Batgirl #25 (DC Comics, $5.99, Tate Brombal/Takeshi Miyazawa, Damion Scott). The 25th issue, oversize, with the confirmed return of David Cain coming for Cass. Damion Scott, who co-created the character, is credited on a backup.

Demon #2 (DC Comics, $3.99, James Harren/James Harren). Harren introduces the Prince of Hell, a potential first out of the DC solicit. Jason Blood's run against demons hits a wall in the form of a prince with a score to settle with Etrigan.

Tomorrow Man #1 (Massive Publishing, $9.99, Renato U. Ruffino, Alessio Nocerino/Alessio Nocerino). Potential first of a new hero named Mistero, per the solicit. Tomorrow Man returns in an Antarctic Press adventure and runs into Mistero, friend or foe unknown.

DNX #5 (Marvel Comics, $4.99, Jed MacKay). Confirmed death of a founding X-Men member, the result of Cyclops versus Beast. Scott Summers and Henry McCoy, to the death. The 1:25 is a Skan.

GI Joe #25 (Image Comics, $4.99, Joshua Williamson/Tom Reilly, Andrea Milana, Lee Loughridge). Extra-sized issue that kicks off the confirmed G.I. Joe vs. Night Force crossover in the Energon Universe. Joe battles Joe, friends become enemies. This is a 2nd print.

The Amazing Venom #1 (Marvel Comics). A 2nd printing of the issue that introduced Fred Myers, formerly Boomerang, now Comeback, bonded with the Passenger symbiote as a new Venom antihero. Reprints are not counted as firsts.

X-Orcists #1 (Marvel Comics, $4.99, Ashley Allen). Confirmed potential first of the new mystical X-team: Magik, Juggernaut, and Madelyne Pryor teaming to hunt a demon out of Limbo. Allen and Germán Peralta, the pair from Magik, reunite here. The 1:25 is a Nick Bradshaw standard, the 1:100 is a Jenny Frison virgin.

Batman #15 (DC Comics, $5.99, Matt Fraction/Jorge Jimenez). The assassination of Bruce Wayne setup: six assassins descend on Gotham for one target at the El Granda Gala Enmascarado. Fraction and Jimenez on the ongoing. The 1:25 is a David Aja.

Midnight X-Men #2 (rumor-based) (Marvel Comics, $4.99, Jonathan Hickman). The chatter centers on Cyclops's new vampire-hunter look in this issue. The 1:50 is a Skan virgin, the 1:25 a Joshua Swaby gallery edition.

Avengelyne #1 (Image Comics, $3.99, Rob Liefeld/Daniel Maine). The relaunch coincides with confirmed news the character is in pre-production at Warner Bros. with Margot Robbie's Lucky Chap producing and Olivia Wilde directing. This is a 2nd print.

Conan & Dragonero #7 (rumor-based) (Titan Comics, $4.99, Stefano Vietti, Luca Enoch/Lorenzo Nuti). The read is that this is the final issue of the limited series, unconfirmed. Conan and Dragonero stand back to back against a supernatural force threatening both their worlds.

Each flag says what the research found on the book before the cutoff.

• Confirmed: the publisher's own solicit, preview pages, or an official announcement backs the claim for this exact book and issue. Anything less is Likely (several rumor-class sources agree), Unverified (nothing proves it either way), or marked rumor-based in the text.
• Potential First: a source or the solicit says a character or version debuts here. It stays "potential" until the book is in hand. Reprints and facsimiles are never counted as firsts.
• Buzz Flag: more than one source is talking about the book. It measures chatter, not truth.
• Priority Books: our two top tiers. Hot Spec is a confirmed potential first or a confirmed origin story. High Priority is a potential first that only rumor or chatter backs so far, or a confirmed key event (a death, a milestone, a crossover) without a first.
• Watch: chatter from more than one source, a confirmed event by itself, a 1:50 or higher ratio, or a #1 carrying an unverified claim.
• With Intel: the book has a written spec summary, of any status.
• Ratio Variant: a cover a shop gets only by ordering a set number of the regular cover. 1:25 means one per twenty-five.

We gather what's being said about upcoming books so you can find the ones you care about faster. Rumors can be wrong, and plans change. Nothing here tells you what to buy, and none of it is investment advice. Buy what you want to read and collect.

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