UPDATED 2026 MIDNIGHT RELEASE SCHEDULE and our first one is NEXT WEEK!
Okay so to make these midnight releases possible, I need you guys to read below the ground rules and how this is all going to work.
Our distributor for Marvel (which also distributes IDW, Dark Horse, and Boom! Studios) has decided to work with us and allow us to host midnight releases!
Doors are now going to open at 12AM during those releases! And only the publishers that are listed above are able to be taken home after midnight of that release date.
The distributor for DC (who also runs IMAGE/SKYBOUND) allows pre-payments on new comics but unfortunately cannot be taken home during the midnight release. Once pre-paid, they will be put aside and can be taken home during our regular operation hours (11AM-8PM on Wednesday, 12PM-8PM Thursday-Saturday).
SHORT VERSION: 12AM, we open. Marvel, IDW, DarkHorse and Boom! Studios comics can be physically in your hands during the event. DC and Image/Skybound cannot, but can still be pre-paid in advanced. So yes, Midnight releases are still happening but we just gotta ensure these extra steps to make it work. And seeing how awesome the RGV community is, we’re going to make it happen. So FREE PIZZA, FUN GAMES, and GREAT VIBES here at Kaboom!
You guys thought we were going to just give up on the midnight releases? The support that we’ve received from everyone, not only people in the RGV but somehow, this has reached a global audience from people out of state and even out of country. Your support has made fighting for these community events a lot easier. And yeah, there’s a bit of hate in the comments too, and I’d lie if I said your hate didn’t boost it for us either, but no need to give you that satisfaction.
Either way, it looks like something might just work out after all. However, there will be some extra protocol and large detail on how these will be run. Just give us a bit as we work out the logistics. As for now, tonight’s midnight release is still canceled. But we’re working on the future ones so stay tuned for that.
Again, on behalf of Issac, Ramsey, Roy, and all of us at Kaboom, we would love to share our greatest gratitude for the community for all your support with us and these events. We’ll like to follow up with this quote/photo seen below from Wolf of Wallstreet.
Ladies and gentlemen. It isn’t looking too good with these midnight releases. It’s been a real blast and we hope you all enjoyed going to them as much as we enjoyed hosting them.
If anyone wants to continue to support, the best way is to show up to Kaboom on new comic book day (every Wednesday). Successful NCBD’s are how we can keep moving forward. As of now, we promise to find ways to continue to bring the comic community together in the RGV.