Yeti Picks of the Week for May 20th, 2026
- Luis Godoy II
- May 20
- 4 min read
Hey Everyone, Welcome back to Comic Book Yeti's Picks of the Week. Its an Image heavy week with Oni, Mad Cave and goddammit donut, we've got a Vault book too. Come check them out. As is usual, each comic is under $5 and each collection is under $20, check out today's picks.
The Comic Picks under $5
BABYLON COVE #1 (OF 5)
MAD CAVE $4.99
(W) Rafer Roberts (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Eric Powell
Steven King and Hallmark Holiday movies are not something I would have ever thought to crossover but here it is.
FROM THE SOLICIT:
This is a story about Heather, a no-nonsense career-gal who returns to her picturesque New England hometown for the first time in a decade to attend a family funeral; Dennis, the all-American dreamboat who broke Heather’s heart in high school; Charlie, the late-blooming shy boy who Heather never gave the time of day, and Karthon, the ancient demon with plans to feast on the flesh of everyone in town. If you ever wondered what would happen if Stephen King were allowed to write one of those Hallmark holiday movies...Welcome to BABYLON COVE.
DEAD TEENAGERS #3 (OF 5)
ONI PRESS $4.99
(W) Jude Ellison S. Doyle (A) Caitlin Yarsky (CA) Naomi Franq
Looks like the gang is getting closer to breaking free from their prom groundhog's day repeats.
From the Solicits:
Razor-sharp writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw, Be Not Afraid) and Eisner Award–nominated artist Caitlin Yarsky (EC's Cruel Universe) are bringing their terrifying time loop full circle as the blood-spattered past of the Class of '97 meets the harsh realities of 2026 . . . What do you do when you're stuck reliving your eleven-thousandth version of the same day with several of your high school besties? Max out your credit card and throw a rager at your celebrity friend's New York City penthouse apartment, of course! Brandy, J. T., and Claire are coping (badly) with the never-ending repetition of teenage murder, death, and rebirth that have led them to this crossroads . . . but they're about to discover that a familiar figure from their past might be the key to ending it all.
OF THE EARTH #1 (OF 6)
IMAGE $4.99
(W) Chris Condon, Andrew Ehrich (A/CA) Charlie Adlard
Charlie Adlard return to Image with this noir horror series. There's some scare in these hills.
From the Solicits:
MINISERIES PREMIERE Legendary artist CHARLIE ADLARD (THE WALKING DEAD) joins writers CHRIS CONDON (THAT TEXAS BLOOD) & ANDREW EHRICH, colorist PIP MARTIN (EVERYTHING DEAD & DYING), letterer HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU (ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS), and designer MIKE TIVEY (NEWS FROM THE FALLOUT) for his triumphant return to Image Comics in this neo-noir-tinged eco-horror miniseries that is Blood Simple meets John Carpenter's The Thing. Tabitha 'Tabby' Black flees a sordid life for her quiet hometown of Solitude, Texas and the comfort of her Gramma's home where she was raised. Only home isn't what it once was.... and neither is Gramma.
The Collections Picks under $20
BARRIER TP
IMAGE $19.99
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente (CA) Marcos Martin
Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin originally presented this as a pay what you want on their site, Panel Syndicate. It comes to print for the first time here.
From the Solicits:
From the Eisner Award-winning team behind The Private Eye, BARRIER is a shockingly prescient drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration…with a spectacular sci-fi twist. When Texas rancher Liddy and Honduran immigrant Óscar collide on the U.S.-Mexico border, neither can understand the other’s words—but both are forced to rely on trust when they’re thrust into an unimaginable encounter. Told in English and Spanish without translation, Barrier is a visually stunning, genre-bending story that explores the walls we build between nations, cultures, and each other. Collected for the first time in its original "widescreen" format—and perfectly complementing Image's new softcover edition of THE PRIVATE EYE—this gorgeous new edition contains the entire Harvey Award-winning miniseries.
DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL TP VOL 01 DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE
VAULT $19.99
(W) Tevagah Matt Dinniman (A) Laurel Pursuit (CA) Yoshi Yoshitani
Goddammit, Do Carl and Donut have to take the comic world by storm too?
From the Solicits:
The LitRPG fantasy smash hit phenomenon and New York Times bestseller, DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, is now a graphic novel for the very first time! The Apocalypse WILL be televised! You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Getting stuck on a sadistic alien game show with her cat. Join Carl and Princess Donut as they try to survive the end of the world — or just get to the next level of a trap-filled fantasy dungeon.
JUNIPER LODGE HC
IMAGE $18.99
(W) Dustin Weaver, Jeremy Barlow, D.J. Bryant (A/CA) Dustin Weaver
Paklis is a great series, I'm glad they're taking all the individual parts and collecting them together for the full story here.
From the Solicits:
A dreamy and haunting collection of standalone tales where perception unravels, identity fractures, and reality bends—delivered with visionary style by Dustin Weaver.
A twisted town in the Old West sacrifices one of its own every twelve hours at the demand of a demonic gun. A man finds his mind is trapped in the brain of an insect, and believes the normal world he sees is a delusion. An abandoned roadside motel is home to an entity that has captured the imagination of a passing comic book artist and is drawing him back.
The Juniper Lodge is a self-contained collection of five stories from the pages of Dustin Weaver's anthology series PAKLIS. Unpredictable, idiosyncratic, and original, each story explores themes of perception, memory, and identity while expertly moving between genres with a dynamic style.
The psychological and surreal become alluring through Weaver's engaging characters and vivid worlds, while never failing to get under the skin.
Collects stories previously published in PAKLIS: #0,1,2,6,9.
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