Dark Horse Ongoing Series

MASTERMINDS (2025)

Final Level. As Edward crashes the last round in the game, he must face the Mastermind of his initiation. But can he outsmart the society’s most dangerous challenge yet to finally join their ranks, and if so, will he be willing to pay the price?• Are you ready for the last level? Join Zack Kaplan and Stephen Thomspon for the mind-bending finale of their latest series!

Level Four. Suspicious of everyone, a fugitive on the run and with time running out, Edward must uncover the society’s secrets and determine whether the game is actually a billion-dollar heist or if it is truly a sadistically concocted real-life initiation to join the smartest society of all time.• Five-issue series.

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5
Issues
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Pages/Issue
Ongoing
Frequency
TBD
Rating

All Issues

Masterminds #5 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

Issue #5

$4.99
Release: June 03, 2026
Masterminds #4 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

Issue #4

$4.99
Release: February 25, 2026
Masterminds #3 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

Issue #3

$4.99
Release: December 24, 2025
Masterminds #2 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

Issue #2

$4.99
Release: October 08, 2025
Masterminds #1 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

Issue #1

$4.99
Release: August 27, 2025

Reading Order

  1. Masterminds #1 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

    When an ambitious and troubled video game programmer dares to audition for a secret society in the gaming/tech indust...

  2. Masterminds #2 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

    Level Two. Edward and Angie begin the adventure of a lifetime as they face the Masterminds’ strange but brilliant rea...

  3. Masterminds #3 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

    Level Three. After a brush with death in the audition’s most dangerous puzzle yet, a suspicious and paranoid Edward d...

  4. Masterminds #4 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

    Level Four. Suspicious of everyone, a fugitive on the run and with time running out, Edward must uncover the society’...

  5. Masterminds #5 (Cover A) (Stephen Thompson)

    Final Level. As Edward crashes the last round in the game, he must face the Mastermind of his initiation. But can he ...

Publication Timeline

1

August 27, 2025

Issue #1 in the MASTERMINDS (2025) run.

2

October 08, 2025

Issue #2 in the MASTERMINDS (2025) run.

3

December 24, 2025

Issue #3 in the MASTERMINDS (2025) run.

4

February 25, 2026

Issue #4 in the MASTERMINDS (2025) run.

5

June 03, 2026

Issue #5 in the MASTERMINDS (2025) run.