Michael Myers Returns For New Halloween Series That's Already A #1 Hit

Published Nov 15, 2026, 6:30 PM EST Robert Wood is a writer and editor based out of Cheshire, England. He is the author of 'The False Elephant: and 99 Other Unreasonably Short Stories' - 100 stories, each told in exactly 100 words. Rob got into comics via Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man and the UK anthology 'The Mighty World of Marvel,' which was running Frank Miller's Daredevil, Classic Hulk and Contest of Champions II. Prior to journalism, he worked in copywriting and copyedited for Oxford University Press. He is on X as @PinchTwigs and Instagram as roobwoodjourno. Sign in to your ScreenRant account The latest entry in the iconic Halloween franchise is already a major success despite having just begun, pulling in far more fans than anyone imagined. Forty-eight years after his debut, Michael Myers isn't just still going - he's breaking new ground. Releasing in 1978, John Carpenter's Halloween was a seismic moment in horror cinema. Essentially defining the 'slasher' movie and the concept of a final girl (despite not necessarily originating either), a $1.98 Captain Kirk mask painted white somehow became one of the most chilling images in pop culture history. With seven direct sequels, an attempted franchise reboot and a requel trilogy, Halloween has varied in quality over the years, but the franchise's latest effort is already a certified hit. Halloween: The Game Comic Just Outsold Absolute Batman November 4 saw the release of Halloween: The Game Comic #1, from Hans Rodionoff, Adam F. Goldberg, Eamon Winkle, Ivan Dedov, Robert Nugent and Kristen Fitzner Denton. According to aftermarket sales data from covrprice.com (via Comic Book Resources), the first issue of this new series was the most purchased of the week, even surpassing DC's Absolute Batman. For contrast, Absolute Batman was the best-selling comic of 2024, with issue #1 among the best-selling DC single issues of all time. While later issues rarely sell as well as #1, Absolute Batman #25 was billed as a major milestone, seeing this new continuity's Bruce Wayne face off against the Joker for the first time, with a range of variant covers to appeal to collectors. Indeed, Absolute Batman has reportedly been selling so well that it prevented DC Comics being hit with layoffs by new owner Skydance. By any metric, Absolute Batman is a sales juggernaut, and yet Halloween: The Game Comic seems to have eaten its lunch. Why The New Halloween Comic Sold So Well The numbers specifically relate to issues bearing the cover art of Jonathan Wayshak (above), riffing on the iconic poster for Halloween II, with Michael Myers' face reflected in a knife plunged into a pumpkin. The comic tells the story of Michael Myers' escape from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, taking place the night before the events of the original 1978 movie. The comic will follow Myers killing his way back to Haddonfield, detailing the lives he took along the way to his fateful encounter with Laurie Strode, as well as the killer gradually assembling his iconic outfit. Halloween: The Game Keeps Breaking Records While the popularity of the Halloween franchise and Michael Myers as a character shouldn't be downplayed in relation to the comic's success, it's worth noting that Halloween: The Game was a phenomenon in its own right. The game is an asymmetrical survival horror where up to four players control potential survivors, while one takes control of The Shape himself. The antagonist player is far more powerful than the survivors, with the ability to effectively teleport across the map and sabotage lights in his vicinity, while the survivors must accomplish a range of tasks to escape. The simple cat and mouse gameplay made the game huge on streaming, reaching beyond Halloween fandom and earning a record number of concurrent players in its category upon launch, with around 500,000 people playing at the same time. Will Halloween: The Game Comic's Success Continue? With that level of success, it's not exactly surprising that a comic adaptation did so well, especially in a market where other horror game adaptations (e.g. the Dead By Daylight specials and Bloodborne) have also found success. However, the question remains as to whether the series will keep drawing in readers past its number #1 issue, which tends to be the definitive high for almost every modern comic. It turns out that as compelling as Michael Myers and Halloween are on film, they translate incredibly well to pretty much any other medium, with the game and now its comic adaptation pulling in huge numbers of fans on launch. Halloween: The Game Comic #1 is available now from Panick Entertainment. Movie(s) Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends First Film Halloween Genres Horror, Slasher Cast Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Donald Pleasence, Brian Andrews, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens, Charles Cyphers, Andi Matichak, Danielle Harris, Judy Greer Character(s) Laurie Strode, Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, Tommy Doyle, Lindsey Wallace, Marion Chambers, Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Allyson Nelson, Jamie Lloyd, Karen Nelson Director John Carpenter, Rick Rosenthal, Tommy Lee Wallace, Dwight H. Little, Dominique Othenin-Girard, Joe Chappelle, Steve Miner, Rob Zombie, David Gordon Green Halloween is one of the longest-running horror franchises in cinema. Debuting with Halloween (1978), it introduced audiences to Michael Myers, a masked killer terrorizing the fictional town of Haddonfield on Halloween night. Spanning over 13 films, including sequels, remakes, and reboots, the franchise centers around Michael's relentless pursuit of his original target, Laurie Strode.