Gangs of Gotham, Mad Science Division, and Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare: Weekly Comic Reviews

Reviews are back on Comic Frontier! However, full disclosure: I won't burn myself out by trying to cover too much at once. So, future weekly reviews of new releases might feature one post, or they might have ten. There’s nothing set in stone; I just want to talk about some of the books I liked each week! I could also talk about older books! The rules are, there are no rules. Just comics! So… without further ado.

Gangs of Gotham #1 (2026) - Christopher Cantwell, Mike Henderson, Trish Mulvihill, and Becca Carey - DC Comics

Capturing the chaos of Gotham’s dark underbelly, Gangs of Gotham follows Anarky as he balances survival and bending his morals further, making a deal with Torus and the Minotaur and putting himself in direct conflict with Batman. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight sends Stephanie (completely unrecognizable with a new codename) undercover to try to crack Minotaur’s growing stronghold. Ultimately, Cantwell and crew tell a compelling story, with Henderson and Mulvihill featuring Gotham as a nightmarish, shady city, steeped in corruption and danger, and showing how a down-on-his-luck Anarky gets tangled in a larger conspiracy — and asks how he will escape, if that’s even possible.

Mad Science Division #1 (2026) - Dan Watters, Brian Level, Lee Loughridge, and Frank Cvetkovic - Ignition Press

Imagine one of the worst, continue-to-fail-upwards people imaginable suddenly gains massive power, and his own idiocy and ascension make things much more dangerous than it should ever be… surely, this isn’t commentary on anything in the real world. Watters introduces a world brimming with story potential through the lens of a truly despicable protagonist. Level’s art is as dark and shady as the main character and becomes increasingly more repulsive (complimentary) as you learn about them and how their incompetence and greed threaten everyone around him. I can’t wait to see where this goes because the first issue is dynamite.

Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare: A Graphic Novel (2026) - Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén, and Patricia Martín - Marvel Arts/Abrams Books

Marvel Arts delivers another visually stunning graphic novel. Beautifully packaged, Endless Nightmare serves as a great showcase for Allén and Martín, who deliver appropriately trippy and spellbinding art that takes full advantage of the bigger format. The story isn’t reinventing the wheel, but is a satisfying vehicle for the gorgeous artwork throughout. If you haven’t read the Marvel Comics titles from Marvel Art and Abrams Art, you are absolutely missing out.