Off Panel #570: The 2026 Superhero State of the Union with Oliver Sava

Comics critic Oliver Sava joins the show for the ninth annual Superhero State of the Union, as we talk about where DC, Marvel, and other superhero comics are today. Sava discusses Marvel's big changes, its lack of urgency, the publisher's necessary fixes, its lack of cohesion, the artist gap, Doom exhaustion, the number of Marvel events, the upcoming Midnight line, where we stand on DC, the current Batman book, Absolute DC, Hayden Sherman's greatness, Next Level's merits, the Big Two crossovers, Chris Samnee's glory, the Fourth World, superhero titles outside the Big Two, what's next for DC and Marvel, and more.