The confirmed potential first appearance of Mrs. Hyde in Accessories #3 is the single highest-signal book on this week's list, and it carries the only Hot Spec flag going into the FOC that closes Monday. Everything else sorts underneath it: 12 priority books, 47 confirmed, 60 with intel.
The rest of the priority tier is a mix of confirmed key events and finales. The X-Men Hellfire death, the Kingdom of Zod crossover close, and a pair of series conclusions all carry Confirmed status. If you order any of them, the FOC window is Monday. Read the data and make your own call before it shuts.
Lucky Devils #10 (Image Comics, $3.99, Soule/Browne). Charles Soule's Humanity-versus-Satanity book was ending, and then it wasn't. This is the confirmed surprise finale, added after the ninth-circle-of-Hell issue that read like a wrap. Finales on Soule creator-owned books are worth a look on the number, and this one being an unplanned bonus issue is the specific hook.
Did You Hear About Mimi Green #4 (Dark Horse Comics). Confirmed series finale of the Cornillon/Goldsmith psychological horror run. Mimi's escape from Answers comes down to swallowing the truth about the Sour Creature, and the solicit says it ends in blood one way or another. A four-issue horror book landing its confirmed conclusion is the reason it sits in the priority tier.
Star Trek Zero Point #1 (IDW Publishing, $12.99, Anders). Confirmed tie-in to the 2026 Star Trek TV series, with the first appearance of Raffi Musiker as captain of the U.S.S. Endeavour. Charlie Jane Anders writing, Isaac Sanchez Gonzalez on art. The captaincy debut plus the show tie-in is the read. Incentive covers run to a 1:50 and a 1:25 J Gonzo.
Angel #2 (Dynamite Entertainment, $19.99, Thompson/Giacomino). Kelly Thompson's Angel relaunch continues in the blind-bag format, three random limited covers per bag, allocations expected. The virgin and foil incentive covers go deep, topping out at a 1:100 Jenny Frison virgin. This is part of the same Buffyverse relaunch wave, so shops carrying the line may want to review the order across all three books.
Starship Godzilla Invasion X #1 (rumor-based) (IDW Publishing, $4.99, Gooch). Unverified online reports speculate this could carry the first appearance of Gigan in the Kai-Sei Era continuity. That is chatter, not solicit, so treat it as a rumor call. What is confirmed is the Chris Gooch follow-up to the fan-favorite Starship Godzilla run. If the Gigan angle holds, the debut lives here; if it doesn't, you have a solid kaiju #1 either way. Bleeding Cool also reports IDW is positioning this miniseries as the lead-in to a 2027 Godzilla Vs. Everything crossover event, unconfirmed by the solicit.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 (rumor-based) (Dynamite Entertainment, $4.99, Thompson/Byrne). The solicit claims the comics debut of a beloved unnamed Buffy fan-favorite, but the character is not named, so the first-app is an open question until the book ships. Kelly Thompson and Stephen Byrne on the flagship of the relaunch. The incentive covers are the deepest on the book, and the week's steepest tier at 1:250 is shared, with the metal variant on this book among the holders. The debut claim is the wildcard; the ratios are the known quantity.
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe #7 (rumor-based) (Dark Horse Comics). Part three of The Battle of Snake Mountain in the ongoing tied to the Masters of the Universe movie franchise. The movie-tie-in speculation is the driver, not a confirmed story event, so it reads as a rumor call. He-Man in the catacombs of Vy-Por with allies and enemies both. Watch tier, reader's call.
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