Publisher TwoMorrows fills out the selections for the second half of next year — and moves into 2028!
TwoMorrows has added six editions of Back Issue to its publishing slate for 2027 and early 2028, led by a special Gerry Conway tribute.
Dig the solicitations for Back Issue #176 to #181:
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BACK ISSUE #176
Gerry Conway Tribute issue! We lost one of the Bronze Age greats with the passing of writer/editor Gerry Conway in 2026, so this issue, we spotlight some of his most important contributions to comics. Featuring Conway’s Kirby Konnections for DC Comics (Kamandi, Hercules Unbound, Return of the New Gods, and even Secret Society of Super-Villains), Gerry’s many co-creations, Conway’s pivotal runs on Spider-Man and Batman, and so much more. This issue shines a light on his work with Paul Levitz, Don Newton, Jim Aparo, Gene Colan, John Romita, Ross Andru, Sal Buscema, Tom DeFalco, and others. With a Spider-Man and Scorpion cover by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 6/16/27
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BACK ISSUE #177
The color purple is associated with royalty, Oprah, and Prince—and is also a featured color on some of our favorite Bronze Age comics characters, which we explore in this Purple Issue! There’s no purple prose here—just hero/villain histories of The Purple Man, the Inhumans’ Medusa, Clea, Shrinking Violet, Grape Ape, Baron Zemo, and more! Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Gene Colan, Paul Smith, Gil Kane, Frank Miller, Herb Trimpe, George Pérez, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and others. With a deep purple Clea cover by Michael Golden. Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 7/21/27
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BACK ISSUE #178
There’s good business and bad business, but definitely no monkey business this issue, as we’re Taking Care of Business! We get serious with retrospectives on post-Crisis Lex Luthor, Maxwell Lord, Morgan Edge, the Cadmus Project, Damage Control, the Green Lantern Corps, and other movers and shakers of comics’ Bronze Age. Featuring the work of John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, Dwayne McDuffie, Ernie Colón, Roger Stern, Ron Frenz, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and others. With a classic Guardian cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta! Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 9/15/27
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BACK ISSUE #179
Just like a certain fighter pilot, Back Issue #179 has a Need for Speed! We zoom right into the future past of the Reverse-Flash and his many variants. Then, don’t blink or you’ll miss our runaway hero-histories of Quicksilver, Speed Racer, Alpha Flight’s Northstar and Aurora, XS, and more speedy characters. Featuring the fast, furious work of Cary Bates, Irv Novick, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Len Strazewski, Joe Phillips, and others. It’s a maverick issue that’ll make Bronze Age fans’ hearts race, with a classic cover by Nick Cardy. Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 11/17/27
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BACK ISSUE #180
We’re off on a Magical Mystical Tour! This issue spotlights conjuring characters, including a retrospective of Dr. Fate in all his/her many forms throughout the Bronze Age of comics! There’s also hocus-pocus with behind-the-scenes features on your favorite sorcerers and sorcerettes, including the Scarlet Witch, the White Witch, Agatha Harkness, Klarion the Witchboy, the Enchantress, and more. Featuring the work of J.M. DeMatteis, Shawn McManus, George Pérez, John Byrne, Roy Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell, Curt Swan, Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, and others. With an enchanting Dr. Fate cover by Walter Simonson. Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 1/19/28
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BACK ISSUE #181
Aww, heck—Back Issue! #181 is going to H-E-Double Hockey Sticks, and we’re taking you with us! There’ll be fire and brimstone aplenty as we give Mephisto his due. Plus, devilishly good articles on Bronze Age favorites including Hellboy, the New Teen Titans’ Trigon, Matt Groening’s “Life in Hell,” The Defenders’ “Six-Fingered Hand Saga,” Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s monumental graphic novel From Hell, Spawn (including Todd McFarlane’s feud with a real-life hockey pro!), and more. Featuring work by Mike Mignola, George Pérez, Don Perlin, J.M. DeMatteis, and others, with a sizzling cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. Edited by Roger Ash.
Print: $10.95
Digital: $4.99
Sale Date: 2/16/28
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Buncha thoughts:
— I’m not alone in saying this but Gerry Conway was one of the best to ever do it, so I’m glad he’s getting this tribute. I’ll also stake my money and reputation on the idea that he was the greatest Spider-Man writer of them all.
— Reverse-Flash is probably my fave Flash villain, with perhaps the exception of Captain Cold.
— Every one of these issues will be available in comics shops, but you can also pre-order them right now directly from publisher TwoMorrows. For the fully updated 2027 catalogue, click here. For the 2027 update flyer, click here. Each is interactive and allows you to place orders. Dates are tentative and subject to change.
— There’s a lot more from TwoMorrows set for the second half of 2027 (and into 2028), so check out the links below — and head on back here across the next few days!
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MORE
— TREVOR VON EEDEN Gets Well-Deserved Attention in Upcoming COMIC BOOK CREATOR Issue. Click here.
— TwoMorrows Adds a SECOND Spotlight on DON NEWTON. Click here.
