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CURRENT SERIES · NEW SUPERHERO UNIVERSE · Verified July 25, 2026
Terminal: Start with issue #1 · No prior reading required
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- No paperback collection exists yet
Terminal launched July 22, 2026, so the story currently begins with the individual first issue
1 individual comic: Terminal #1 - Estimated total
- $4.99 publisher cover price
One standard reading copy of Terminal #1. Variant, blind-bag, signed, and resale prices can be substantially higher. - What happens next
- Terminal #2 releases August 26, 2026. Put Terminal #2 onward on delivery.
FOUR CURRENT SERIES + ORIGIN MINISERIES · Core titles verified July 19, 2026
Complete Energon Universe: Follow Void Rivals, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and M.A.S.K.
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- 17 paperback books across the connected universe
Void Rivals Volumes 1–5, Transformers Volumes 1–5, G.I. Joe Volumes 1–3, plus Duke, Cobra Commander, Scarlett, and Destro
14 individual comics close the current gaps, plus the Energon Universe specials - Estimated total
- $348–$360 estimated cover-price range
The exact total depends on availability and special-issue pricing. Before tax and shipping. - What happens next
- August continues M.A.S.K., Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Void Rivals. Put all four current series on delivery.
CURRENT SERIES · IDW CONTINUITY · Verified July 19, 2026
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024): The current TMNT run, starting with Jason Aaron’s new-reader-friendly #1
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- 2 paperback books: TMNT Vol. 1: Return to New York and Vol. 2: NYC vs. TMNT
Together they contain issues #1–12 of the current series
7 individual comics: issues #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, and #19 - Estimated total
- $74.91 estimated cover price
2 books at $19.99 + 7 comics at $4.99. Before tax and shipping. - What happens next
- Issue #20, the oversized 300th-mainline special, releases July 22, 2026. Put issue #20 onward on delivery.
COMPLETED SERIES · Complete compendium set verified July 20, 2026
Invincible: Read the completed story from the beginning
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- 3 paperback books: Invincible Compendiums Volumes 1–3
Volume 1 contains #0–47, Volume 2 contains #48–96, and Volume 3 contains #97–144
No individual comics needed - Estimated total
- $194.97 estimated cover price
3 compendiums at $64.99. Before tax and shipping. - What happens next
- The complete 144-issue story ends in Compendium Vol. 3. No monthly pull list needed.
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