COMICS THE MAGAZINE #7 FOC August 3, 2026

PRE ORDER FOC DATE August 3, 2026 / IN-STORE DATE September 2, 2026 THE “CRIME & PUNISHMENT ISSUE” IS HERE! IN THIS ISSUE: Who is the creative team so reliably great that our Editor-in-Chief has his Local Comic Shop reserve everything they do? Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips, the creative team behind such hard boiled masterpieces as CRIMINAL, RECKLESS, PULP, THE FADE OUT, KILL OR BE KILLED, and many, many more--that’s who! We talk with Sean and Ed about all they’ve got coming out, including more CRIMINAL and the upcoming UNFINISHED TALES. ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE IN THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC COMICS MAGAZINE OF ALL TIME! KEY SELLING POINTS: • MORE NEW CHEW COMICS BY JOHN LAYMAN AND ROB GUILLORY! • Creator Interviews About What You Do Read! • Features On What You Should Read! • Staff Picks Of What You Will Read! • Actual Comics You Can Read! • Power Rankings with Real Sales Data! • Art Instruction and Classifieds! • Comic-Sized to Fit on Store Racks!