Joe Casey Returns to Ben 10 for Issue #6 as Dynamite Marks a 500,000-Copy Milestone

Dynamite's Ben 10 has crossed 500,000 copies ordered by retailers across its first five issues, a milestone the publisher is framing as proof that licensed all-ages books still have real pull in the Direct Market, with the caveat that the figure reflects retailer orders rather than confirmed point-of-sale numbers. The main title steps aside in October for Ben 10: Creator Files, a behind-the-scenes companion issue, before returning in November with issue #6 and a simultaneous collected edition gathering #1-5.

The bigger news attached to that momentum is on the creative side: Joe Casey, who scripted the series' opening arc in issues #1-3 before handing off to Steven T. Seagle for #4-5, is coming back to write issue #6 and beyond. Dynamite is continuing the series' numbering rather than resetting to a new #1, treating Casey's return as a continuation rather than a relaunch. Casey says the new arc introduces "a major new villain to the series" while "raising the dramatic stakes," with the character's design, credited to artist Robert Carey, being kept under wraps for now.

Issue #6 also ships with a free bonus poster featuring new artwork from Duncan Rouleau, one of the original creators of the Ben 10 franchise, teasing threads for upcoming arcs; at least one figure on the poster has reportedly been obscured in preview materials. Between the sales number and the return of its original writer, Dynamite is clearly positioning Ben 10 as a flagship for its licensed-comics push heading into 2027.