Daniel Warren Johnson’s Chainkata Gets 116 Retailer Exclusive Covers

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Daniel Warren Johnson’s Chainkata Gets 116 Retailer Exclusive Covers

Daniel Warren Johnson’s Chainkata #1 gets 116 retailer exclusive covers from Image Comics… here are a few…

Article Summary

• Daniel Warren Johnson’s Chainkata #1 is launching with 116 retailer exclusive covers from Image Comics next month.
• Confirmed Chainkata variants span dozens of comic shops, with artists including Jim Rugg, Clay Mann and Skottie Young.
• Retailer exclusives revealed so far include homages, multiple artist lineups and a huge range of Chainkata #1 editions.
• Daniel Warren Johnson’s Chainkata #1 hits comic shops on 18 November 2026, with more exclusive covers still to come.

Daniel Warren Johnson‘s Chainkata #1 from Image Comics will come with 116 retailer-exclusive covers when it’s published next month. Should they start calling it Absolute Chainkata? These are the ones announced/revealed so far…

• 4Tress, cover featuring artwork by Kevin Tran, as a homage to Chainsaw Man.

• Slabulous, covers featuring artwork by Joel Herrera, Ryan G Browne & Maria Wolf
• 616 Comics, covers featuring artwork by Francesco Tomaselli & Jordan Noir

• Bigg Legg, covers featuring artwork by Sean Forney & Sveta Shubina
• Black Saber Comics, covers featuring artwork by Aurelio Mazzara, Garrett Gunn, George Vega & Marco Itri

• Black Saber Comics, covers featuring artwork by Aurelio Mazzara, Garrett Gunn, George Vega & Marco Itri
• The Comics Den, covers featuring art by Von Randal

• Pop Culture Comics, coverS featuring artwork by Santa Fung & Todd Beats

• Nefarious Comics, cover featuring artwork by Jeff Monk
• Pulp Fiction Long Beach, cover featuring artwork by Erwin Papa

• Mammoth Comics, cover featuring artwork by Brad Ashworth
• Gotham Central Comics, cover featuring artwork by Ito

• Third Eye Comics, covers featuring art by Scie Tronc, Wayshak, Jim Rugg, Clay Mann, Nick Dragotta & Daniel Warren Johnson

• Sophie’s Timeless Treasures covers featuring art by Marat Mychaels in an Absolute Batman #1 homage.

And more from these folk to come…

• AC Pop, covers featuring artwork by Federico Mele & Wil Shrike
• Beachside Hobbies, covers featuring artwork by Aaron Bartling, Chuma Hill, Federico Sabbatini, Marcelo Ventura & Chuma Hill
• Beast Coast Comics, covers featuring artwork by Donghee Kim & Jonathan Uribe
• Big Clutch, cover featuring artwork by Joe Benitez
• Blank Cover Podcast, cover featuring artwork by Kibar
• Bludhaven Knight Comics, cover featuring artwork by Sukesha Ray
• CBBST, cover featuring artwork by Dale Altmann
• Comic Grail Vault, cover featuring artwork by Elvin Ching
• Comic Inspiration, cover featuring artwork by John Giang
• Comic Kingdom Creative, cover featuring artwork by Dave Wilkins
• Comic Odyssey, cover featuring artwork by JP Cuison
• Comics And Signatures, cover featuring artwork by Ze Carlos
• Comics Toons & Toys, covers featuring artwork by Genki Eguro, K. Okada & Rob Liefeld
• Countdown Comics, covers featuring artwork by Kickstradomis & John Courtemanche
• Davis Rider, cover featuring artwork by Ito
• Dynamic Forces, cover featuring artwork by Suspiria Vilchez
• East Side Comics, cover featuring artwork by Redcode
• ECGCE, cover featuring artwork by Riley Rossmo
• FOC Books, cover featuring artwork by Naomi Griffin
• Found Objects, cover featuring artwork by Nimit Malavia
• Geek Street Productions, cover featuring artwork by Brett Booth
• Geeked Out Comics, cover featuring artwork by Su Jian
• Hachimaull518, cover featuring artwork by Stan Yak
• Hall Of Justice Comics, cover featuring artwork by Adam Gorham
• Heavy Mental, cover featuring artwork by Jonathan Knight
• In This Issue Comics, cover featuring artwork by Tyrell Cannon
• Jolzar Collectibles, cover featuring artwork by Flops!
• KRS Comics, cover featuring artwork by Sunghan Yune
• LeapsLair, cover featuring artwork by Jeff Monk
• Nerdy Girl Comics, cover featuring artwork by Tony Trophy
• Pressable Defects Comics, cover featuring artwork by Ken Lashley & Puppeteer Lee
• Prestos Comics, cover featuring artwork by Troy Little
• Rose City Comics, cover featuring artwork by Farel Dalrymple
• Sanctum Tattoos And Comics, cover featuring artwork by Matthew Allison
• Scottydew Comics, cover featuring artwork by Chad Hardin
• Sequential Art Comics, cover featuring artwork by Godtail
• Stupid Fresh Mess, LLC, cover featuring artwork by Skottie Young
• StaySweet Comics Corp, covers featuring artwork by Martin Zavala, Takumi, Tyler Kirkham & Martin Zavala
• Strange Tales To Sell LLC, covers featuring art by Rudy Ao, Ryan Kincaid & Vzewl
• TenFwd Comics, covers featuring art by Dominic Glover
• Thatboychrisp Comics, covers featuring art by Julian Shaw & Steven Defendini
• That Guy Will, covers featuring art by Vincenzo Riccardi
• The Comic Mint, covers featuring art by Alan Quah
• TN Comic Collector, cover featuring art by Buzz
• Top Shelf, covers featuring art by Caleb Ady, Lucas Lee Garza & Jefter
• Trinity Comics, cover featuring art by Laura Rubin
• Warrior’s Comics & Collectibles, cover featuring art by Adriana Melo
• Webster’s Vault, cover featuring art by Creees Lee & Todd Beats
• White Dog Comics, cover featuring art by Alain Nip & Fadime Yildirim
• Wittsknot Comics, cover featuring art by Victor Irizarry & colors by Daniel “PeZ!” Lopez

Chainkata #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, the 18th of November, 2026.

CHAINKATA #1
(W/A/CA) Daniel Warren Johnson

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