The final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man has been delayed. Paul Jenkins and Sean Phillips’ Hellblazer gets an omnibus. Minor Threats gets library edition.
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Ultimate Spider-Man finale delayed.
Paul Jenkins and Sean Phillips’ Hellblazer gets an omnibus.
Minor Threats gets library edition.
This is Comic Book Club News for October 30, 2025.
Ultimate Spider-Man #24 Delayed By Marvel:
The final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man will be coming later than expected. Originally scheduled for December 31, the issue is now scheduled to be released on January 28, 2026.
That’s the long and short of the news, but the side-effect of this is that Ultimate Spider-Man #24 will now be released the same day as Ultimate Endgame #2, instead of the same day as Ultimate Endgame #1. Given how tightly plotted the Ultimate Universe has been thus far, with the whole thing happening in pseudo-real time — though the most recent issue of Ultimate Spider-Man did jump ahead to take place in December… Will the events of Ultimate Endgame #1 spoil the highly anticipated Spider-Man finale?
We’ll know more in January… Unless the issue release date slips again.
Paul Jenkins And Sean Phillips’ Hellblazer Gets Omnibus:
Paul Jenkins and Sean Phillips’ four-year-run on John Constantine, Hellblazer is getting an omnibus.
Per ICv2, the 1,256 page volume will include Hellblazer #51, #85–128, and #250, Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #1, and Hellblazer: Books of Magic #1–2. It will cost $150, and hit stores on March 24, 2026.
Hellblazer continues to be a top seller for collections, with the Jamie Delano omnibus hitting the top 20 graphic novels list when released last October.
Minor Threats Gets Library Edition:
Here’s something you can threaten someone with (in a minor way) at your local library: From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1, which collects the Dark Horse miniseries Barfly and The Alternates.
Set in — per the name — the also-ran supervillain world created by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn, the two spinoff miniseries focus on characters that popped up in the background of the main series… Minor threats for the main characters in Minor Threats. In The Alternates, Tim Seeley and Christopher Mitten and Tess Fowler teamed up for a story of a bunch of b-list superheroes who got lost in another dimension during a comic book style crossover. Years later, they’re back and trying to live their lives — but not well. Among other characters, the book introduced fan favorite Crab Louie, who confusingly seems to be made out of lobsters.
Then there’s Barfly, written by Kyle Starks, Oswalt, and Blum, with art by Ryan Browne. This one stars a one-time henchman who is a giant fly. All he wants to do is hang out and play music with his band, but unfortunately his old boss is back in town with other ideas…
The hardcover collection From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 includes the full run of both series, is priced at $49.99, and will hit comic book shops on June 3, 2026.
For Comic Book Club News, I’m Alex Zalben. So, more like penultimate Spider-Man, am I right?
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