Some people shake their presents to figure out what’s inside. Comic collectors are about to spend December staring at a sealed bag and trying to manifest a favorite cover. The 2026 Image Comics Holiday Blind Bag reaches comic shops on Wednesday, December 23, carrying one randomly selected incentive variant for $25. Santa apparently has access to the Image archives, fam, and he’s keeping the pull list to himself.
The promise is specific: every bag contains one ratio variant of at least 1:25, with the possibility of a 1:100 incentive variant. Image also says a lucky few buyers could discover a signed comic or an exclusive surprise. Those are potential extras, so keep the expectations straight before you start picturing an autograph under the tree.
The mystery is the whole game
There’s a particular kind of collector who enjoys opening something without knowing exactly what’s coming. That’s who this holiday package speaks to. You’re getting a guaranteed incentive variant, but the series and specific cover are random. If your entire mission is one particular Spawn or Witchblade cover, take that randomness seriously. A surprise pull and a targeted purchase scratch two different collector itches.
The ratio designation describes the incentive variant, and Image has not announced individual pull odds for the different tiers. A 1:100 possibility does not mean one out of every hundred holiday bags contains that tier. The announcement also doesn’t specify a particular issue or artist for each possible series. Enjoy the hunt, Crusaders, but don’t let the wrapping paper do the thinking for you.
Spawn, Witchblade and a whole lot of beautiful chaos
Image’s announced pool covers a wide stretch of its catalog. The possible series include Badrock, Blood & Thunder, Bug Wars, Chachu, Chainkata, Corpse Knight, Crimes Against Nature, Crowbound, The Darkness, The Darkness vs. Angelus, Death Fight Forever, Death Vigil, The Department of Truth and D’orc. That already gives the mystery bag room to jump between familiar heavy hitters and very different corners of the line.
The possibilities continue with Exquisite Corpses, Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer, Exquisite Corpses: Lone Gunman, Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy, The Eye Collector, Feral, Final Boss, Fireborn, Geiger, Ghost Pepper, Hammerfist, Head Lopper, I Hate Fairyland and If Destruction Be Our Lot. Horror readers have plenty of names to recognize there, with fantasy and action ready to crash the party.
Also named are In Your Skin, Inferno Girl Red, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, Invincible Universe: Capes, Karman Blade, The Last Driver, Lost Fantasy, Luther Strode, M1: Monster Racing League, Mirka Andolfo’s Sweet Paprika: Black, White & Pink Halloween Special, Odin, Ofiusa and Omen Bound. The draw here is the range. Your holiday pull could land somewhere completely different from your regular stack.
Rounding out the announced possibilities are The Princess Murders, Radiant Black, Red Roots, Royals, Skinbreaker, Spawn, Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss For Atticus, Tales of Wonder, Terminal, W0rldtr33, White Sky and Witchblade. These are possible pulls, with one comic in each bag. Image presents the titles as examples of series that may appear.
For more December collecting news, check out our coverage of The Darkness 30th anniversary plans. There’s plenty competing for space on that end-of-year comic shop trip.
The 2026 Image Comics Holiday Blind Bag carries UPC 70985305003200111, costs $25 and arrives December 23, 2026. Give your local comic shop those details when asking about ordering or availability, and visit Image Comics for publisher updates. If you enjoy the surprise, this is one to ask about. If you’re hunting a specific book, keep that goal in mind before you put your cash down.
Crusaders, which series would make you happiest when that bag opens? Battle Beast, The Department of Truth, a little Spawn madness? Let us know what you’re hoping to pull. Artwork courtesy of Image Comics.
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