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Terminal #1
THE MUST-READ SUPERHERO SERIES OF THE YEAR FROM THE DREAM TEAM OF ROBERT KIRKMAN, JOE CASEY, ANDY KUBERT, DAVID FINCH, AND ARTHUR ADAMS! There is a secret war being waged across the world by two violent forces with superhuman abilities who blur the lines between good and evil. When Marilyn Howe's search for her missing sister Alessandra puts her in the center of this conflict, she'll learn that the power to save the world comes from unlocking your genetic code and giving up everything you thought you knew about yourself…if you survive the experience. Perfect for fans of INVINCIBLE and X-MEN, nothing can prepare you for the most violent and unpredictable superhero series of the year!
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Published July 22, 2026
About the author
Robert Kirkman
2,645 books7,178 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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July 28, 2026
There is a lot of potential with the ideas on display here. People are given powers but at what cost? The main problem I had was so much is crammed into this that it felt chaotic. I would have rather had things build up slower and see more world building. The twist towards the end threw a little spice in to shake things up. The artwork here is great!
July 23, 2026
I’m on the fence about this one. From the backmatter, Kirkman is very clear that this book is steeped in 90s X-Men, which is not really an era or vibe that I’m a huge fan of. On the other hand, there are some cool ideas here and the promise of an open-ended indie superhero book is alluring. But if that’s a ton of issues of dad rock comics??? Eh.
July 27, 2026
Well, this hits the 90s comics nostalgia like a ton of memberberries. From the Image style "let's rip off the X-Men" books to the actual artist of the X-Men of the 90s, Kirkman isn't joking from the back pages when he said he wanted to emulate the 90s era of X-Men books. The problem is, I'm not sure it's a time to emulate. I loved the era as it's when I got into and grew up on comics but I'm not entirely sure they were genuinely great comics and suspect my tastes have changed. I should really challenge myself and re-read X-cutioner's song onwards and see.
Anyway, this book feels very much like 90s X-Men but also reminds me of what I think was probably wrong with the era too. Lots of characters, some apparently there just for the hell of it (maybe collecter bait), conspiracies, heroes/villains not explaining their motivations, lots of "diary" captions, "twists". It's all their in buckets, we're just missing overly large guns (there's already some pockets). Despite all the X-Men aspirations, the plot is actually very Inhumans x eternals with essentially the tale of an acolyte being exposed to the terrigen mists and there being two factions that have been fighting for some "higher" purpose for decades, maybe centuries.
What I did like was the potential ambiguity that neither faction is "good", I'd actually like it if the "villains" were the actual protagonists. But I don't know if the ambiguity is deliberate or because there wasn't much time spent on the villains? The "protagonists" definitely have a cult vibe going and a creepy Xavier/Cable boss.
Most of the time is spent in the pointbif entry character which makes a lot of sense but it does come at the expense of all the other characters. The twist is exactly what I was expecting given the hype around the twist, and I guess that was meant to be the selling point. If you enjoy the twist, you probably enjoy the book a lot more than I did.
I really enjoyed the art. Andy Kubert is as good as ever and shows he still has what it takes to lead a book, which is slightly funny given he essentially filled the hole of the mega artists who left to form Image and he's arguably held in as high a regard as said founding fathers. Some of the designs are either generic or overworked such as the weird alien/monster thing. I'm already playing spot the redcoat based on which characters appear to have had more time spent designing them. It will be interesting to see what kind of schedule he can keep as the last "regular" book I remember him on was "Batman" and that wasn't very regular. But there are 3 artists on this book so they should be ok.
I won't be reading the next issue but I may check out a digital trade down the line to see where it's going. Kirkman has a good track record with creator owned so it may just be finding it's feet. For those who miss 90s X-Men, then this book is worth checking out as I don't recall the X-Men books since ever coming as close as Terminal #1 does in capturing that spirit. Just be careful it doesn't transpire that it's not what you're looking for in superhero comics anymore.
Overall impression = 2/5
Writing = 2/5
Art = 4/5
Will I read the next issue? no
Wait for the trade collection? It might be easier to judge what the series is about with several issues in hand.
Did I need to read previous issues/series? No, this is entirely new.
Will I read previous issues Not applicable. Although I am tempted to read some X-Men books from the 90s again.
Anyway, this book feels very much like 90s X-Men but also reminds me of what I think was probably wrong with the era too. Lots of characters, some apparently there just for the hell of it (maybe collecter bait), conspiracies, heroes/villains not explaining their motivations, lots of "diary" captions, "twists". It's all their in buckets, we're just missing overly large guns (there's already some pockets). Despite all the X-Men aspirations, the plot is actually very Inhumans x eternals with essentially the tale of an acolyte being exposed to the terrigen mists and there being two factions that have been fighting for some "higher" purpose for decades, maybe centuries.
What I did like was the potential ambiguity that neither faction is "good", I'd actually like it if the "villains" were the actual protagonists. But I don't know if the ambiguity is deliberate or because there wasn't much time spent on the villains? The "protagonists" definitely have a cult vibe going and a creepy Xavier/Cable boss.
Most of the time is spent in the pointbif entry character which makes a lot of sense but it does come at the expense of all the other characters. The twist is exactly what I was expecting given the hype around the twist, and I guess that was meant to be the selling point. If you enjoy the twist, you probably enjoy the book a lot more than I did.
I really enjoyed the art. Andy Kubert is as good as ever and shows he still has what it takes to lead a book, which is slightly funny given he essentially filled the hole of the mega artists who left to form Image and he's arguably held in as high a regard as said founding fathers. Some of the designs are either generic or overworked such as the weird alien/monster thing. I'm already playing spot the redcoat based on which characters appear to have had more time spent designing them. It will be interesting to see what kind of schedule he can keep as the last "regular" book I remember him on was "Batman" and that wasn't very regular. But there are 3 artists on this book so they should be ok.
I won't be reading the next issue but I may check out a digital trade down the line to see where it's going. Kirkman has a good track record with creator owned so it may just be finding it's feet. For those who miss 90s X-Men, then this book is worth checking out as I don't recall the X-Men books since ever coming as close as Terminal #1 does in capturing that spirit. Just be careful it doesn't transpire that it's not what you're looking for in superhero comics anymore.
Overall impression = 2/5
Writing = 2/5
Art = 4/5
Will I read the next issue? no
Wait for the trade collection? It might be easier to judge what the series is about with several issues in hand.
Did I need to read previous issues/series? No, this is entirely new.
Will I read previous issues Not applicable. Although I am tempted to read some X-Men books from the 90s again.
August 5, 2026
Another 90's Image throwback read...and I loved it.
I wasn't really loving the story as it was going along, the Andy Kubert art was fantastic though and I hadn't realized how much I'd missed seeing it.
Then that moment happened, which I won't give away, and then I was hooked.
Robert Kirkman's back page editorial clarified that they wanted to emulate the X-Men comics of the 90's (which the majority of Image superhero team books were also doing at the time). Though I was not a huge fan of many of those books at that time, I am excited for this series. As long as it doesn't spawn out into a half dozen other titles in order to tell a mediocre story.
I wasn't really loving the story as it was going along, the Andy Kubert art was fantastic though and I hadn't realized how much I'd missed seeing it.
Then that moment happened, which I won't give away, and then I was hooked.
Robert Kirkman's back page editorial clarified that they wanted to emulate the X-Men comics of the 90's (which the majority of Image superhero team books were also doing at the time). Though I was not a huge fan of many of those books at that time, I am excited for this series. As long as it doesn't spawn out into a half dozen other titles in order to tell a mediocre story.
July 30, 2026
Honestly such a comically average book. It peaked my interest a little bit, but the way this was continuously pitched to me was by being compared to other super hero teams and so I can’t help but compare and find this to be worse. I especially note that the description of this book mentions x-men, but if anything the way these characters get their powers feels more like the inhumans. There are fun concepts and maybe as the book goes on maybe it will become more memorable, but as it stands the likes of Chad’s hers like crusher, imp, and blaster have not pulled me in. And don’t even get me started on the final corny line of this book, I went from being shocked at the twist to laughing my ass off. But the real highlight is the art, especially the start of the issue where we find a man in his mansion in the British Virgin Islands during the middle of a storm as he steps out to face a golden blinding light as his eye begins to pop out of his head, growing large and literally bursting free.
But then we jump to present day Utah, as a character who looks like they were designed by Rob Liefeld is ignoring the sword on his back to use the energy blasts which come out of his eyes and mouth when facing a little angry dude jumping around like toad from the x-men named Imp. This little dude packs a fiery punch and is able to propel himself forward to literally slash Blaster in half…once again, the set is where this series shines in those intensely gory moments. But then the perspective shifts to a woman by the name of Marilyn and she has a problem in the form of a missing sister. She has resulted to keeping a diary which takes us through the rest of the issue and paying off hackers to scour the dark web for any sign of her. She meets with a man tonight who actually has some pictures of her sister in a weird suit running around with a bunch of odd looking people and this scares the hell out of the hacker. The fight we saw in Utah took place in a data center where this hacker heard all about the cover up that happened there, but he point is immediately proven as Imp slides in behind him and uses his fire hand to slash the man’s head off in front of Marilyn. But as impossible as it sounds, he tells her that they are going to be fast friends once she talks to the obelisk and sees their side of things. She rightfully freaks out and tries to run away, only to stumble at the end of the street to find her sister standing there! Her sister now wears a blue jumpsuit and goes by the name crusher. She puts herself between her sister and Imp and choke slams him into a wall, but as he taunts her about killing blaster he is able to blast her with energy to slip away before she could kill him. Crusher was hoping the reunion with her sister wouldn’t be this dramatic but it’s only going to speed up from here.
Crusher has Marilyn pack her bags and her on a private jet as they flew out to the British Virgin Islands and to the same mansion we saw at the start of the issue. There they are greeted by Ethan, who appears to be on his way to inspect the aircraft. But he also informs Crusher that some of the others have already gone to the memorial to honor the death of blaster as they couldn’t wait anymore. The memorial is actually really cool, it’s a floating orb shaped with tons of shards forming together to form the incomplete shape. Really hoping that each shard doesn’t represent one person or anything because that would be a lot already. At the front door of the mansion the group is greeted by a man named Theed, the same man from the start of the book now with one eye noticeably missing leaving a massive scar. They apologize to Marilyn for how fast everything is moving and allow her to get settled in before they meet downstairs. There they head to the sub basement which is protected from any form of surveillance as Crusher does her best to tell her sister that what she has been doing is very important, but nothing her sister told her could prepare her for what was behind the next door and her entry into her sister’s world…a giant floating eye. And to be honest, it’s a bit condescending. It introduces itself as Maculox and seems to have a wizard of Oz complex as it acts all big and powerful. It says a lot in a very “unique vernacular” but the core of what this giant eye has to say is that just like her sister, Marilyn has the chance to awaken great power inside of her. The eye is really pushing her to make the choice to get really cool powers and fave their enemies, which we also get a brief look into in their black mesa research faculty (black mesa?! Half life?! lol.) as we find out what sees them apart is having red eyes.
Marilyn is now met with a choice, he’s explained to her that the big eye came hwe to activate gifts dormant inside people and because her sister was activated their is a high chance Marilyn can be as well. But with these gifts there is also a chance that curses can be bestowed as well, one member of the group is constantly covering themselves seemingly because they were cursed. Crusher talks her sister through her incredibly changes, all the while Marilyn gets a hint that crusher doesn’t want her to go through the change. But the allure of powers isn’t what attracts Marilyn to making the change…it was the chance that if she does go through with it she can be with her sister again. AWWWW. So there Marilyn stands, in the sub basemen with the giant floating eye as it activates and channels the belief inside herself to change her. Marilyn’s life flashes before her eyes in a burst of energy…and then she cracks. Theed and Crusher run in to find Marilyn explodes all over the floor, she did not possess belief in herself and the “blessing was denied.” That’s quite a shift, Kirkman back in action in killing whoever he wants whenever he wants, lol. The issue ends with crusher burying her sister, all while a mysterious figure watches without an umbrella as of course it’s a funeral so it’s raining. He can see that crushers starting to question everything, and while she is not quite ready to be contacted by this mysterious third party this dude does deliver the title line as he reveals that anyone who agrees to do the eye’s bidding is TERMINAL. BWAHAHAHA, all of them are doomed and this dude is brooding in the rain with body armor on while zinging about it. This made me laugh quite a bit.
But then we jump to present day Utah, as a character who looks like they were designed by Rob Liefeld is ignoring the sword on his back to use the energy blasts which come out of his eyes and mouth when facing a little angry dude jumping around like toad from the x-men named Imp. This little dude packs a fiery punch and is able to propel himself forward to literally slash Blaster in half…once again, the set is where this series shines in those intensely gory moments. But then the perspective shifts to a woman by the name of Marilyn and she has a problem in the form of a missing sister. She has resulted to keeping a diary which takes us through the rest of the issue and paying off hackers to scour the dark web for any sign of her. She meets with a man tonight who actually has some pictures of her sister in a weird suit running around with a bunch of odd looking people and this scares the hell out of the hacker. The fight we saw in Utah took place in a data center where this hacker heard all about the cover up that happened there, but he point is immediately proven as Imp slides in behind him and uses his fire hand to slash the man’s head off in front of Marilyn. But as impossible as it sounds, he tells her that they are going to be fast friends once she talks to the obelisk and sees their side of things. She rightfully freaks out and tries to run away, only to stumble at the end of the street to find her sister standing there! Her sister now wears a blue jumpsuit and goes by the name crusher. She puts herself between her sister and Imp and choke slams him into a wall, but as he taunts her about killing blaster he is able to blast her with energy to slip away before she could kill him. Crusher was hoping the reunion with her sister wouldn’t be this dramatic but it’s only going to speed up from here.
Crusher has Marilyn pack her bags and her on a private jet as they flew out to the British Virgin Islands and to the same mansion we saw at the start of the issue. There they are greeted by Ethan, who appears to be on his way to inspect the aircraft. But he also informs Crusher that some of the others have already gone to the memorial to honor the death of blaster as they couldn’t wait anymore. The memorial is actually really cool, it’s a floating orb shaped with tons of shards forming together to form the incomplete shape. Really hoping that each shard doesn’t represent one person or anything because that would be a lot already. At the front door of the mansion the group is greeted by a man named Theed, the same man from the start of the book now with one eye noticeably missing leaving a massive scar. They apologize to Marilyn for how fast everything is moving and allow her to get settled in before they meet downstairs. There they head to the sub basement which is protected from any form of surveillance as Crusher does her best to tell her sister that what she has been doing is very important, but nothing her sister told her could prepare her for what was behind the next door and her entry into her sister’s world…a giant floating eye. And to be honest, it’s a bit condescending. It introduces itself as Maculox and seems to have a wizard of Oz complex as it acts all big and powerful. It says a lot in a very “unique vernacular” but the core of what this giant eye has to say is that just like her sister, Marilyn has the chance to awaken great power inside of her. The eye is really pushing her to make the choice to get really cool powers and fave their enemies, which we also get a brief look into in their black mesa research faculty (black mesa?! Half life?! lol.) as we find out what sees them apart is having red eyes.
Marilyn is now met with a choice, he’s explained to her that the big eye came hwe to activate gifts dormant inside people and because her sister was activated their is a high chance Marilyn can be as well. But with these gifts there is also a chance that curses can be bestowed as well, one member of the group is constantly covering themselves seemingly because they were cursed. Crusher talks her sister through her incredibly changes, all the while Marilyn gets a hint that crusher doesn’t want her to go through the change. But the allure of powers isn’t what attracts Marilyn to making the change…it was the chance that if she does go through with it she can be with her sister again. AWWWW. So there Marilyn stands, in the sub basemen with the giant floating eye as it activates and channels the belief inside herself to change her. Marilyn’s life flashes before her eyes in a burst of energy…and then she cracks. Theed and Crusher run in to find Marilyn explodes all over the floor, she did not possess belief in herself and the “blessing was denied.” That’s quite a shift, Kirkman back in action in killing whoever he wants whenever he wants, lol. The issue ends with crusher burying her sister, all while a mysterious figure watches without an umbrella as of course it’s a funeral so it’s raining. He can see that crushers starting to question everything, and while she is not quite ready to be contacted by this mysterious third party this dude does deliver the title line as he reveals that anyone who agrees to do the eye’s bidding is TERMINAL. BWAHAHAHA, all of them are doomed and this dude is brooding in the rain with body armor on while zinging about it. This made me laugh quite a bit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 27, 2026
Ok, so I'm cautiously optimistic about this series. I like the premise and the direction it's taking, although it feels like this issue introduces a lot while also leaving out a lot of important details. I'm not sure if there is simply too much to cover, but it felt like I was given a ton of information without enough context.
I did enjoy some of the twists, especially the deaths of certain characters right from the start. It immediately establishes that no one is safe, and I like the stakes that creates. There are also a few misdirects, particularly with the character we initially think will be the main focus but ultimately is not.
The art was superb and easily one of the standout aspects of the issue. It has a classic feel that really resonates with me. At the same time, I would like to see the series take a few more creative risks as it moves forward, but there is plenty of time for that to develop.
Overall, I enjoyed this first issue and plan to keep reading. I definitely recommend it.
Grade: B
I did enjoy some of the twists, especially the deaths of certain characters right from the start. It immediately establishes that no one is safe, and I like the stakes that creates. There are also a few misdirects, particularly with the character we initially think will be the main focus but ultimately is not.
The art was superb and easily one of the standout aspects of the issue. It has a classic feel that really resonates with me. At the same time, I would like to see the series take a few more creative risks as it moves forward, but there is plenty of time for that to develop.
Overall, I enjoyed this first issue and plan to keep reading. I definitely recommend it.
Grade: B
August 30, 2026
I've never read any Kirkman! This has been blowing up with the blind bag nonsense but after talking to someone at the fab Mission Comics I was convinced that this may be worth picking up, despite the gimmicks.
He was right! This is a gory, exciting setup for a new Old Gods - superhumans extravaganza. Kirkman's letter at the end of this first issue certainly makes bold promises. And honestly after reading this issue I was thinking about it all day and ended up reading it again.
Wasn't sure about the art from the various covers I've seen drifting around but the interiors pack.a punch. Great inking and paneling.
Can't wait to see how this unfolds!
He was right! This is a gory, exciting setup for a new Old Gods - superhumans extravaganza. Kirkman's letter at the end of this first issue certainly makes bold promises. And honestly after reading this issue I was thinking about it all day and ended up reading it again.
Wasn't sure about the art from the various covers I've seen drifting around but the interiors pack.a punch. Great inking and paneling.
Can't wait to see how this unfolds!
July 24, 2026
It's alright, it's okay. Nothing earth shaking but I'll definitely pick up the next issue. The art is certainly top of the line when it comes to superhero type art. I look forward to Arthur Adams doing the art on the next issue, I think, maybe it's Finch, I don't know. When it comes to estimation of the ranking of the 3 artists featured it's, Adams, Finch & Andy Kubert, in that order. So I'll definitely be looking towards the next 2 issues, I guess, I will be, don't worry. It's not the greatest thing in the world but it's pretty good for what it is.
July 26, 2026
I enjoyed the start of this series here in Volume 1. It definitely didn’t explain a lot but that makes me interested to learn more. A major twist is Volume 1 definitely sets the stage for an interesting story where you don’t know what will happen in each and every volume which is definitely very Robert Kirkman-esque. I’m excited for another volume in August.
September 16, 2026
Banal and trite stuff that for some reason Kirkman wants to bring back from the nineties. Literally everything else he’s working on is way better than this.. I read issues 1,2 and 7 and that was plenty to know I don’t care about it in the least. Flat characters, mid artwork, same old script. And the story goes for shock value with some inexplicable deaths … I don’t appreciate that.
July 23, 2026
Is this one a hit or a miss? Mostly miss. I can confirm that it is very dark and very gory. I knew that going. Check. But it failed to engage me. The characters seem largely interesting and the violence seems pointless.
August 2, 2026
Meh
I didn't like this title so much. Too generic and formulaic. I feel like I have read this before. The art was ok. Not bad. But Idk I just didn't connect with any of the characters at all. I will read 2 more issues to fully judge but I will not hold out hope.
I didn't like this title so much. Too generic and formulaic. I feel like I have read this before. The art was ok. Not bad. But Idk I just didn't connect with any of the characters at all. I will read 2 more issues to fully judge but I will not hold out hope.
July 22, 2026
Nice first issue. It feels like X-Men with a cosmic twist. Did not see the ending of the first issue coming. I look forward to the next.
July 25, 2026
4.6 I can see this being a hidden gem. Walking dead, Invincible, TERMINAL??!?!
July 26, 2026
A really strong start to this new Kirkman series. Art is great, imagery pops off the page and the world is interesting already. Looking forward to where it all goes
July 28, 2026
Best comic series I've started this year! I can't wait to read the next chapters! What stood out for me was the multilayered story with competing truths!
July 29, 2026
Ehh..
Not sold on this yet.
Maybe it will get more interesting as it continues but I doubt I'll be here past next issue.
Not sold on this yet.
Maybe it will get more interesting as it continues but I doubt I'll be here past next issue.
August 4, 2026
Thought I would give it a try. Not really impressed. Seems like a Youngblood or other 90's Image series about dueling aliens fighting it out on earth. Hasn't this been done to death?
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