The Mallorcan publisher Dolmen presents an autumn catalog that blends classicism, narrative risk, and social commitment. From the return of icons like Judge Dredd and Flash Gordon to proposals addressing migration, violence, and identity, the new releases for October showcase a Dolmen more ambitious and diverse than ever.
October arrives laden with powerful titles from the Dolmen label, demonstrating that comic books remain a narrative form capable of entertaining, questioning, and moving audiences. The publisher, known for rescuing gems of the ninth art and for promoting unique voices and significant themes, has assembled in its new catalog a selection that mixes the classic, the experimental, and the necessary.
One of the most anticipated releases is Judge Dredd: Necropolis, a legendary saga from 2000 AD never before published in Spain. The story, dark and monumental, places Mega-City One on the verge of collapse under the rule of the Dark Judges. This is joined by Rogue Trooper Vol. 2, with a script by Gerry Finley-Day and Alan Moore, as the countdown to the character’s cinematic debut begins. In both cases, science fiction becomes a fierce critique of authoritarianism and dehumanization.
But Dolmen doesn’t stop at the blasters. In Chocolate: Mysterious Death of a Boy, Rafel Gallego and J.A. Mendiola adapt a play into comic form that resurrects the tragic story of a young immigrant forgotten by official history. Through journalism and memory, this graphic novel becomes a tribute to art and the right to be remembered.
Commitment also resonates in Los Nadie, a collective work where Afro-descendant journalists and illustrators give voice and face to migrant victims in the tragedy of Melilla. It is a narrative and visual exercise that directly engages the reader, placing comics at the heart of social denunciation.
In parallel, Dolmen also provides space for the history of technological development (MSX: The Birth of the First Standard), nostalgic homage (Esther and Her World – Vol. 8), and cultural chronicles with a gastronomic twist (Searching for the Best Hamburger in the Balearic Islands). The latter title humorously and rigorously follows the route of a real contest celebrating local cuisine in hamburger format.
Darkness is also present. Seven in Darkness by Ángel Luis Sucasas, and The Cry of the Cuckoo, translated into Catalan, explore the margins of horror with stories that traverse the psychological and the supernatural. The classics of comics are also not forgotten, such as Quena and the Sacramús, Buz Sawyer, or The Empire of Trigan, which are available in packs ideal for new readers and discerning nostalgics.
With this array, Dolmen confirms that there is not just one way to read—or tell—the important stories. October is, for its readers, a month to look at the past with new eyes, confront the present without filters, and celebrate comics as a total art form.
- Judge Dredd: Necropolis
Script: John Wagner
Art: Carlos Ezquerra, Will Simpson, Jeff Anderson - Rogue Trooper Vol. 2
Script: Gerry Finley-Day, Alan Moore
Art: Cam Kennedy, Brett Ewins, Eric Bradbury, Jesús Redondo - Flash Gordon 1969–1971
Author: Dan Barry - Chocolate: Mysterious Death of a Boy
Script: Rafel Gallego
Art: J.A. Mendiola - MSX: The Birth of the First Standard
Author: Jordi Orte - The Masked Warrior Vol. 9
Author: Manuel Gago - Los Nadie
Script: Sergio Illescas
Art: Mario-Paul Martínez
Illustrators: Eusebio Nsue, Gabriel Castillo, Shiroug Idris, Zainab Fasiki, Frank Zarate - Esther and Her World Vol. 8 – Turquoise Series
Script: Philip Douglas
Art: Purita Campos - Manual Magazine #16
Various Authors
(Interviews with Ikumi Nakamura, Tomohiko Sho, Johanna Kasurinen, Tonda Ros) - Seven in Darkness
Author: Ángel Luis Sucasas - The Cry of the Cuckoo (Catalan edition)
Author: Iván Ledesma - Searching for the Best Hamburger in the Balearic Islands
Authors: Alejandro Guerrero Ploeg and Roberto Martín
Illustrations: Andrea Moretto Bés - Pack – Quena and the Sacramús (Vols. 1 and 2)
Author: Gos - Pack – Buz Sawyer (1943–1947)
Author: Roy Crane - Pack – The Empire of Trigan (Vols. 1 and 2)
Script: Mike Butterworth
Art: Don Lawrence and Ron Embleton
