SDCC 2025: Robert Kirkman Announces The Return Of Invincible Universe Series ‘Capes’

by Olly MacNamee

During his Robert Kirkman LIVE at SDCC panel creator Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead, TRANSFORMERS) announced the return of the long out-of-print comic book series Capes from Skybound and Image Comics. Launching this November with co-creator/artist Mark Englert (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hack Slash)and a special remastering featuring new art and dialogue from the original creative team, this series will continue with the original numbering meaning Capes #7 will be the first all-new issue dropping in 2026 with enito Cereno (Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, Blood & Thunder) as series’ writer.

Capes #1 Cover A by Ryan Ottley
Cover B by Mark Englert
Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Cory Walker
Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) (Black & White) by Ryan Ottley
Cover F Blank Sketch Cover

“BOLT! KID THOR! KNOCK OUT! CAPTAIN COSMIC! CLAIRE VOYANT! BIG BRAIN! COMMANDER CAPITALISM! Welcome to Capes Inc, employers of your favorite superheroes that protect New York City – well, at least when they’re on the clock – from threats like MACHINE HEAD, TITAN…and now are in the crosshairs of an enemy they never expected!”

Speaking on record, Kirkman said:

“With so much excitement surrounding all things Invincible-related, I knew we had to get Capesback in print! Revisiting the original issues was so much fun, we knew we couldn’t stop there. I love these characters and it was a thrill to get to introduce the world to Bolt, Kid Thor and Knockout in Invincibleseason 3. If the world wants more Capes how can we not give it to them?”

Mark Englert added:

“When Robert contacted me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to recolor Capes, I was super excited. I wasn’t expecting going over the old pages to feel so therapeutic, almost mentoring my younger self to bring the art up to par with rest of the amazing books in the Skybound library. When we made the decision to go all in, really remaster the art beyond the colors, adding backgrounds, fixing up faces or figures, my passion for drawing sequential pages was rekindled and I wanted to keep going. Creating brand new Capesstories with Robert and Benito has been a dream come true!”

Incoming writer Benito Cereno also added his two cents:

“It’s been a real thrill to get to dive back into the Invincible Universe, especially into some of its less-explored corners. Any Invinciblefan might spend time wondering about the off-panel adventures of Allen the Alien or the Immortal, but it takes a real weirdo to wonder what Battery Bill and Brain Boy were up to during the Viltrumite War. And luckily for me, I get a chance to be that weirdo, officially, together with my old pal, Mark Englert!”