G.I. Joe, Bug Wars, Last Driver, Lazarus Order & MORE! | New Comics Reviews for 8/19/26 | Episode #812

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WE’RE BACK!!! New Comics Reviews 8/19/26!

In this episode: Jason Aaron takes us back to the Yard, we meet Major Medusa in G.I. Joe #25, Sean Murphy takes us for a ride on the Grid in The Last Driver, and Juan Doe’s Lazarus Order leaves us with a bad case a’ something!

Plus, our Ludicrous Speed Round returns with even more new comics reviews!

After that, Joe and Matt reveal their must-read new comic picks for the week of 8/26/26.

Then, stay tuned for news about our new WEEKLY schedule and the future of the Back Issue Show!

EXCELSIOR!

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New Comic Book Reviews 8/19/26:

Joe’s Picks:

• G.I. Joe #25
  Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
  Written by Joshua Williamson
  Art by Tom Reilly, Andrea Milana & Lee Loughridge
• Lazarus Order #1
  Mad Cave Studios
  Created by Sloane M. Siegel, Benjamin J. Stockham & Juan Doe
  Written by Siegel
  Art by Juan Doe

Matt’s Picks:

• The Last Driver #1 of 5
  Image Comics
  Written by Sean Gordon Murphy
  Art by Sean Gordon Murphy & Matt Hollingsworth
• Bug Wars: The Coming of the Wardoom #1
  Image Comics
  Written by Jason Aaron
  Art by Mahmud Asrar & Matthew Wilson
  

The Ludicrous Speed Round:

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Soundtrack:

• Godzilla March BreakBeat by DJ RX-78
• The Streets of Hell by Meteor
• Random Joints Part 14 by Rob Viktim
• Japanese Spider-Man Mix by DJ RX-78

All music in this episode is 100% free-use, royalty-free, or used with the express permission of the artist and or label, and all of those other fun words which means we didn’t infringe on any copyrights!

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Excelsior!