1 month, 3 weeks - Marvel and DC have a lot riding on 2026. After a year that ranged from decent to disastrous, it’s tough to argue that “fatigue” isn’t a factor, but true believers are holding firm that next year will change everything. Spider-Man is going back to the streets, Supergirl is poised to build on Superman’s momentum, and all eyes are on Avengers: Doomsday – the ultimate test of Marvel’s remaining muscle.The stage is set for box office redemption and a new path forward for superhero cinema. It’s the end of the post-post-pandemic era, a once-in-a-generation chance for a fresh start. If they mess this up, the genre might be truly cooked; next year could be the last chance to save comic book movies and shows from their flop era. That’s why we’re looking forward to 2026, the make-or-break year for superhero media.One caveat before we begin: All dates are subject to change. Schedules can and likely will slip, but as far as we know, this is what’s on deck for 2026. So, let’s start with the main event…

4 months, 1 week - Prime Video debuted the fan favorite Burger Mart-inspired teaser trailer for Season Four of Invincible at the packed New York Comic Con panel with over 4,500 enthusiastic fans in attendance. Voice cast members Steven Yeun, Gillian Jacobs, and co-creator, executive producer, and co-showrunner Robert Kirkman revealed the highly anticipated teaser trailer, which announced the critically acclaimed adult-animated superhero series co-produced by Skybound Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios, will return in March 2026. Fans in attendance were treated to an additional surprise announcement that Lee Pace (Foundation, Bodies Bodies Bodies) will join the voice cast of Invincible as Thragg, the long-awaited character making his series debut in Season Four. One of the comic’s most enduring and imposing villains, Thragg leads the Viltrum Empire as Grand Regent. Trained from birth for this role, Thragg rules his people through strength, cruelty, and will – determined to restore Viltrum to its previous glory at any cost.Based on the award-winning comic book series by Robert Kirkman, co-creator Cory Walker, and contributing creator Ryan Ottley, Invincible stars Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, and J.K. Simmons, Seth Rogen, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Lee Pace, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Rhys, Jason Mantzoukas, Zazie Beetz, Grey DeLisle, Zachary Quinto, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Clancy Brown, Jay Pharoah, Mark Hamill, and Melise Jow. The series is produced by Skybound Entertainment’s animation studio Skybound Animation. The executive producers are Kirkman, Rogen, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, Simon Racioppa, Margaret M. Dean, and Evan Goldberg. The co-executive producers are Helen Leigh and Cory Walker.

5 months, 2 weeks - Invincible VS is a brutal superhero 3v3 tag fighting game set in the Invincible universe, where you can battle to the death as a team of fan-favorite characters in iconic locations.

11 months, 1 week - “To me, there is no greater pleasure than to feel the warmth of my fists drenched in blood.” Those fiendish words are spoken by the brutal supervillain Conquest – voiced by The Walking Dead’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan – in IGN’s exclusive clip from the Season 3 finale of Invincible, which streams on Prime Video on Thursday, March 13. The battle-scarred Conquest first appeared in the season's penultimate episode, which saw the alternate universe Invincibles invade Earth. Conquest is the especially powerful enforcer the Viltrum Empire sends to force protagonist Mark Grayson’s (voiced by Steven Yeun) to complete his mission of prepping Earth for takeover.