To borrow a phrase from a common marriage tradition, the just-released Marvel Comics September 2020 comic book solicitations have some titles old, some titles new, even a few borrowed (i.e. licensed), and quite a few blue.
The biggest news of this round of solicitations is the finale of the six-issue Empyre event, and several fallout tie-ins signaling a changed direction for some Marvel characters post-event - including a "Marvel Space Age" of some sort. Could this be a connection to Marvel's cosmic titles? Seems likely, given Al Ewing co-writes Empyre and is the series writer of Guardians of the Galaxy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is rallying the troops - and some enemies - meanwhile in Captain America #23. Although the issue was previously solicited and teased the return of the hero's top villain (Red Skull, right?), in these new solicits there's a new cover - with the return of the Iron Patriot (but not THAT Iron Patriot).
Meanwhile, the cult success of Immortal Hulk is leading to some tie-ins of its own - a She-Hulk tie-in shared with Empyre, and also a #0 issue that promises to recontextualize some classic Hulk stories from the past into what Ewing and artist Joe Bennett have built with the tweaked title.
And as a reminder, with Newsarama’s new site comes a new solicitations browsing experience.
If you “Image 1 of x” in the upper left corner, there are multiple variant covers to check out. Click the left and right arrows to see them all.
And all images can be expanded with the compass key in the lower right-hand corner too!
So check out Marvel's new comics from their September 2020 comic book solicitations. For a full list of Marvel's collections and reprints, visit Diamond's website.
EXCALIBUR #12
TINI HOWARD (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
X OF SWORDS — Secrets of the Book!
With Rictor in his clutches, Apocalypse must survive long enough to begin the ritual he has waited on for eons.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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X-MEN #12
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)
X OF SWORDS — THE SUMMONING BEGINS!
A lead-in to the biggest X-story of the year.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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X OF SWORDS: CREATION #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A)
Cover by PEPE LARRAZ & MARK BROOKS
VARIANT COVER BY MIGUEL MERCADO
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
LAUNCH VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Premiere VARIAT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
BLACK AND WHITE WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
X OF SWORDS – CHAPTER 1
A tower. A mission. A gathering of armies.
72 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$6.99
X-FACTOR #4
LEAH WILLIAMS (W) • CARLOS GOMEZ (A) • Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
Variant Cover by R.B. SILVA
ANGEL TIMELESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
X OF SWORDS – CHAPTER 2
Death and rebirth. Corruption. A dark discovery.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
X OF SWORDS HANDBOOK #1
MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM (W)
Cover by RON LIM
The dramatic new era for mutantkind takes center stage in the official handbook!
This all-new collection of X-Men-related profiles will bring you up-to-date on Apocalypse, Wolverine (Logan), Magik (Rasputin) and Meggan just in time for X of Swords! This issue includes profiles for Cypher, Moira MacTaggert, two Captains Britain (Brian and Betsy Braddock) and Krakoa itself! Plus: the young Cable (Nathan Summers) and the X-Men!
48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN: MARVEL TALES #1
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by HERB TRIMPE, JOHN BYRNE & ALAN DAVIS
Cover by INHYUK LEE
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE - APR200906
A legendary hero flies the flag for the United Kingdom as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! In Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe’s incredible CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-2, Brian Braddock must choose between the Sword of Might and the Amulet of Right. Only one will transform him into Captain Britain, champion of Albion! Then, Brian takes a trip across the pond and ends up in Spider-Man’s neighborhood — but their first meeting turns downright murderous, courtesy of Arcade, in MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #65-66 — by the fan-favorite team of Claremont and John Byrne! Then, the sword is drawn in EXCALIBUR (1988) #1 as Claremont joins artist Alan Davis to team Captain Britain and his girlfriend Meggan with a trio of ex-X-Men — Nightcrawler, Shadowcat and Phoenix — to form the UK’s most offbeat super team! Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-2, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #65-66 and EXCALIBUR (1988) #1.
88 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$7.99
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TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN
MISTER SINISTER #1
Reprinting: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #221
32 PGS./ Rated T...$1.00
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WILD CHILD #1
Reprinting: Alpha Flight (1983) #11 (A story), Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #51 (A story)
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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NANNY & ORPHAN MAKER #1
Reprinting: X-Factor (1986) #35
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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EMPATH #1
Reprinting: New Mutants (1983) #16
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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SCALPHUNTER #1
Reprinting: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #211
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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HAVOK #1
Reprinting: X-Men (1963) #58
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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CYPHER #1
Reprinting: New Mutants (1983) #13
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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SOULSWORD #1
Reprinting: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #171
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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MAGIK #1
Reprinting: Magik (1983) #1
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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SATURNYNE #1
Reprinting: Marvel Super Heroes (1979) #380-383 (Captain Britain stories)
32 PGS./ Rated T ...$1.00
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IRON MAN #1
CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • CAFU (A/C) • Wraparound Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
Launch Variant COVER BY R.B. SILVA
PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
IRON MAN TIMELESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY RICK LEONARDI
VARIANT COVER BY TENJIN
VARIANT COVER BY DUSTIN WEAVER
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BIG IRON!
Tony Stark is looking to restart his engine. He decides he’s going back to basics, putting away his high-tech toys and high-profile image so he can get his hands dirty again. It’s time to dig into the guts of real machines, put on some old-fashioned metal and fly.
But can he really lay that Stark-sized ego down? Life isn’t that simple, something that old friends and frustrating foes are quick to point out. If you strip down a billionaire to his bolts, does he run solid or just overheat?
Tony’s going to find out once a threat to the entire universe rears its head from the past. As he suits up again, Tony remains sure of one thing: he’s still IRON MAN down to his flesh and blood core.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE & LARRY LIEBER
Penciled by DON HECK, GENE COLAN & STEVE DITKO
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Iron Man is born! In one of the most significant issues of the Silver Age, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Don Heck unite to introduce Tony Stark — a character destined to be an icon! When Stark, a brilliant arms manufacturer, is captured and ordered to develop weapons for an evil tyrant, he instead forges a mighty suit of iron that empowers his escape — and safeguards his wounded heart! Stark’s daring transformation ultimately sets him on a path of redemption that would forge him into one of Earth’s mightiest heroes: the invincible Iron Man! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #39.
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
NICK SPENCER (W) • Mark Bagley (A/C)
Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY –
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• Spider-Man has been pushed harder than he has in a very long time and in ways he has never been before.
• How far can he be pushed before he breaks?
• Who he has to face this issue is going to answer that very clearly as we are one issue from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LGY #850!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SINS OF NORMAN OSBORN #1
Nick Spencer (w)
Federico VICENTINI (a)
Cover by RYAN OTTLEY
Variant Cover by JOSE MARIA CASONOVAS ROJAS
• The Sin-Eater has leveled up thanks to Kindred, and his evil plan is WORKING — New York City is on fire at its own hand, Ravencroft is under siege and Spider-Man seems to be the only one who knows right from wrong anymore.
• He certainly can’t look for help from Ravencroft’s chief administrator, NORMAN OSBORN, whose past will haunt both himself and Spider-Man!
• So Spidey calls his Amazing friends Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Ghost-Spider, Spider-Girl and Madame Web in to help. The Order of the Web is born.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99
AMAZING SPIDER–MAN #850 (#49)
NICK SPENCER with TRADD MOORE, KURT BUSIEK & SALADIN AHMED (W)
RYAN OTTLEY, HUMBERTO RAMOS & MARK BAGLEY with TRADD MOORE & CHRIS BACHALO (A)
Cover by RYAN OTTLEY
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL
VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK GLEASON
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY BRUCE TIMM
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN reaches another landmark and we’re celebrating Spider-Style!
• As if things weren’t bad enough for Spider-Man with Sin-Eater’s reign of terror reaching riot level… THE GREEN GOBLIN IS BACK!
• Spidey has been through a lot, but even the worst things that have ever happened to Spider-Man have just been a prelude for what happens here, with an epic main story by a veritable Hall of Fame of Spider-Creators.
• As if that wasn’t enough, this issue also boasts a collection of prestige short stories by Tradd Moore, Kurt Busiek, Chris Bachalo
& Saladin Ahmed!
96 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99
THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 (of 5)
KYLE HIGGINS & MAT GROOM (W) • FRANCESCO MANNA with MICHAEL CHO (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS
VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV
SPIDER-MAN VARIANT by Olivier Coipel
VARIANT COVER by Yuji Kaida
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
CLASSIC PHOTO VARIANT COVER AND BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
In darkness there lurks Kaiju – terrifying and unfathomable monsters. Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol!
But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out – and their quest is about to drive them toward a decades-old dark secret and put them on a collision course with a mysterious warrior from beyond the stars!
Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Mat Groom (Self/Made) and Francesco Manna (AVENGERS) reimagine the classic origin of a pop culture icon as THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN begins!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
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BLACK WIDOW #1
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • ELENA CASAGRANDE (A) • Cover by ADAM HUGHES
Variant cover by GERALD PAREL - FEB200825
Variant cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL - FEB200826
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL - FEB200827
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY J.G. JONES - FEB200828
MARVEL SUPER WAR VARIANT COVER BY NetEase GAMES - FEB200829
VARIANT COVER BY KIM JACINTO
KELLY THOMPSON. BLACK WIDOW. ‘NUFF SAID!
Best-selling, Eisner–nominated writer Kelly Thompson (CAPTAIN MARVEL, STAR) and rising star artist Elena Casagrande (Catwoman) launch a new BLACK WIDOW series that changes everything! Natasha Romanoff has been a spy almost as long as she’s been alive. And she’s never stopped running, whether she was working for the good guys…or the bad. But Natasha’s world is about to be upended. Beyond San Francisco’s Golden Gate lies a mystery that only the Marvel Universe’s greatest spy can solve. Don’t miss the heartbreaking thrill ride of 2020!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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FANTASTIC FOUR #23
DAN SLOTT (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
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EMPYRE Tie-In!
• The ultimate Omni-Wave Projector — built by Valeria Richards, powered Franklin Richards. In their hands, it could lay waste to the Empyre...
• ...but what if it fell into the hands of the Celestial Assassins? A tipping point in the Empyre saga! A fight that Spider-Man and Wolverine can’t afford to lose! And two lives that that will be forever changed!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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CAPTAIN MARVEL #21
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • CORY SMITH (A)
Cover by JORGE MOLINA
EMPYRE Variant Cover by JENNY FRISON
SPOILER VARIANT Cover by TBA
EMPYRE Tie-In!
A CAPTAIN’S LEGACY — THE ACCUSED FINALE!
The rise and fall of the Supreme Accuser. The end of a war, the end of an ERA…and the birth of an even more dangerous world. Carol Danvers must make a choice that will define her life and the lives of those closest to her.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE #6 (of 6)
AL EWING & DAN SLOTT (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG
AVENGERS VARIANT by ALEXANDER LOZANO
FANTASTIC FOUR VARIANT by MICHAEL CHO
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MIGNOLA
KREE/SKRULL VARIANT by TONY DANIEL
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Who will rule the EMPYRE?
• There can be only one King of Space—and it’s the last liege standing! But as combat rages on, the clock ticks down to catastrophe!
• Will the ultimate interstellar weapon fry planet Earth before or after all sentient life on the planet is wiped out?
• The Avengers and the Fantastic Four are tested as never before—as EMPYRE comes to a pulse-pounding finish!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
EMPYRE FALLOUT: FANTASTIC FOUR #1
DAN SLOTT (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A)
Cover by R.B. SILVA
VARIANT COVER by CARMEN CARNERO
VARIANT COVER by ALAN DAVIS
SUB-MARINER TIMELESS
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
• The fate of all future Kree/Skrull Wars is placed in the hands of... Reed Richards and his family, the Fantastic Four.
• This is NO standard issue of a Marvel Comic, True Believer. Two MAJOR TURNING POINTS for THE ENTIRE MARVEL UNIVERSE will take place here!
• Also in this issue... The Profiteer returns, but is she here for revenge... or justice? And a special appearance by the most ominous cosmic character of them all, The Unseen!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1
AL EWING (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER by JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER by GREG LAND
• The end of EMPYRE begins a new age for the Marvel Universe!
• In the aftermath of the cosmic conflict, the forces gather one last time... but why? And at whose bidding?
• New bonds will be forged, new families will be founded, and there’s a new role waiting for Earth... but new destinies bring new dangers – and new enemies!
• Welcome to the new Marvel Space Age, true believer – hope you survive the experience!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
IMMORTAL SHE-HULK #1
AL EWING (W) • Jon Davis-Hunt (A) • Cover by JOE BENNETT
EMPYRE VARIANT by SIMONE DI MEO
VARIANT COVER by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
SHE-HULK TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
IN THE WAKE OF EMPYRE, JEN WALTERS GOES IMMORTAL!
The Cotati invasion has changed everything for Jennifer Walters. Now she seems to have a new lease on life…but things are never that simple for the gamma-powered. Al Ewing gives She-Hulk the “IMMORTAL” treatment with a horrifying stand-alone tale!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
SHANG-CHI #1 (OF 5)
GENE LUEN YANG (W) • DIKE RUAN WITH PHILIP TAN (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Design variant by Jim Cheung - APR200838
VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE - APR200839
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THE MASTER RETURNS!
An ancient and evil secret society has stayed in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zhu. But now his successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world…Zheng Zhu’s son, Shang-Chi! Witness the Marvel Universe’s greatest fighter return to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind long ago…and discover the secrets to Shang-Chi’s past that will change his world forever.
Don’t miss out on this epic tale of family, betrayal and justice as the incredible team of Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), Dike Ruan (SPIDER-VERSE, BLACK CAT) and Philip Tan (UNCANNY X-MEN) launch a new chapter in the legend of Shang-Chi!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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JUGGERNAUT #1 (OF 5)
FABIAN NICIEZA (W) • RON GARNEY (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW - MAR200880
VARIANT COVER BY RON GARNEY - MAR200881
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY Werner Roth - MAR200882
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG - MAR200884
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READY OR ‘NAUT, HERE HE COMES!
A mystic gem. A force of overwhelming power. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut. Except himself. Another building falls. Cain Marko is done letting others pick up the pieces of the things he’s destroyed. Renowned X-scribe Fabian Nicieza (X-FORCE, DEADPOOL) and celebrated artist Ron Garney (CAPTAIN AMERICA, DAREDEVIL) team up to take the unstoppable in a new bold new direction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS #2 (of 4)
MARK WAID (W) • NEAL ADAMS (A/C)
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
SILVER SURFER TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER by DANIEL ACUNA
The Silver Surfer leads the Fantastic Four in a mad race to find the missing Galactus. Only he has the power to defeat Antithesis — the Negative Zone version of Galactus himself!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
MAESTRO #2 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • GERMÁN PERALTA & DALE KEOWN (A)
Cover by DALE KEOWN
VARIANT COVER by GEORGE PÉREZ
PART TWO: THINGS GET UGLY!
The world as we know it is long gone — but the Hulk we know and love will never die. Humans killed the Earth…and now the Hulk must choose whether to save it or doom it forever. Peter David’s legendary saga continues with an action-packed tale of irradiated destruction! Plus: Just how did Rick Jones gather all the weapons and collectibles of his super-heroic generation? Hulk veteran artist Dale Keown reveals secrets decades in the making!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
IMMORTAL HULK #0
BILL MANTLO, PETER DAVID & AL EWING (W)
MIKE MIGNOLA, ADAM KUBERT & MORE (A)
Cover by MATTIA DE IULIS
THE REAL STORY OF BRIAN BANNER –
WITH A NEW TALE BY AL EWING!
Al Ewing and Joe Bennett’s Immortal Hulk series has
illuminated the Hulk’s history like none before it. This special issue reprints INCREDIBLE HULK #312 and INCREDIBLE HULK #-1, two of the pivotal stories that inspired the Immortal take on Brian Banner, Bruce’s father and the terrifying conduit to the One Below All. Plus: A brand-new story reveals yet more secrets behind this mastermind of cruelty. A can’t-miss issue for any Immortal Hulk fanatic!
64 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
IMMORTAL HULK: THE THRESHING PLACE #1
JEFF LEMIRE (W)
MIKE DEL MUNDO (A/C)
Variant Cover by JOE BENNETT – FEB200978
TWO OF COMICS’ MOST IMAGINATIVE TALENTS UNITE FOR A HULK TALE LIKE NONE OTHER!
There’s a monster raging in America’s heartland – and it’s not the Hulk. When a young girl goes missing on a Kansas farm, Bruce Banner gets the itch – the one that tells him gamma is on the loose. But this town doesn’t take kindly to strangers – especially the big, green, violent kind. Can the Hulk save a child before it’s too late, or is he about to take the blame for another massacre?
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
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IMMORTAL HULK #37
AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
HULK TIMELESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS - APR201028
• When Bruce Banner first came to Shadow Base, he was cut up into pieces and stored in jars. Now Shadow Base is under his control.
• But Bruce Banner was only the second test subject.
• Now...THE FIRST is free.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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X-FACTOR #3
LEAH WILLIAMS (W)
DAVID BALDEÓN (A)
Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
DROWNING IN THE STREAM!
Every streamer in the Mojoverse is desperate to get a little of the X-magic on their channel, but all X-Factor wants to do is figure out who murdered a Krakoan citizen.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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HELLIONS #4
ZEB WELLS (W)
STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A/C)
HAVOK STANDS ALONE!
Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned — the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!
32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$3.99
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CABLE #4
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)
FORCED INTO A CORNER…
Ancient knights from another galaxy are targeting Cable…and he’s got no choice but to give them what they want!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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WOLVERINE #5
BENJAMIN PERCY (W)
VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (A)
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
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BLOOD CLOCKS!
In the snowbound darkness of the north, Wolverine is the prisoner of Dracula. By forming an unlikely alliance, Logan fights back. Stakes, claws, tricked-out snowmobiles and wintry mayhem await you.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
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MARAUDERS #12
Gerry Duggan (W) • MATTEO LOLLI (A)
Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
RED RECKONING!
The Black King removed the Red Queen from the board…what move will the White Queen make?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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NEW MUTANTS #12
ED BRISSON (W) • MARCO FAILLA (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
The human world never seems to tire of lashing out at Krakoa. The NEW MUTANTS have their ways of striking back.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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X-FORCE #12
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • BAZALDUA (A)
Cover by Dustin weaver
THE CEREBRO SWORD!
After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
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GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: STORM #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W)
RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C)
Variant Cover by JEN BARTEL –
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TIMELESS STORM VARIANT
COVER BY ALEX ROSS
HICKMAN & DAUTERMAN TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN!
In GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: JEAN GREY & EMMA FROST, Hickman and Dauterman took Jean and Emma into Storm’s mind to learn what had happened to her. Now they take the X-Men’s resident goddess to the far end of the world to save herself!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/ Rated T+ …$4.99
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MARVEL ZOMBIES: RESURRECTION #1 & 2 (of 4)
PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A) • Covers by INHYUK LEE
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA - FEB200798
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO - FEB200799
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY RIAN GONZALES - FEB200800
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS - FEB200801
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND - FEB200802
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY PATCH ZIRCHER - FEB200803
ISSUE #2 - VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND - MAR200943
ISSUE #2 - VARIANT COVER BY DAMION SCOTT - MAR200944
ISSUE #2 - VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE - MAR200945
THE MARVEL ZOMBIES RISE AGAIN!
When the corpse of Galactus reaches planet Earth carrying a cannibalistic virus, Spider–Man and a ragtag group of heroes struggle to save survivors and uncover the truth!
ISSUE #1 - 56 PGS./Parental Advisory …$5.99
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ISSUE #2 - 32 PGS../Parental Advisory …$3.99
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GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: TRIBUTE TO WEIN & COCKRUM #1
LEN WEIN (W) • ALEX ROSS, KEVIN NOWLAN, CHRIS SAMNEE, MARCUS TO, SIYA OUM, STEPHEN SEGOVIA, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, CARMEN CARNERO, BERNARD CHANG, AARON KUDER, TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, JUANN CABAL, GURIHIRU, MARK BROOKS, KRIS ANKA, PHIL NOTO, VALERIO SCHITI, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, MATTEO LOLLI, EMA LUPACCHINO, CARLOS GÓMEZ, IBAN COELLO, R.B. SILVA, RAMON ROSANAS, JOSHUA CASSARA, DAVID BALDEÓN, MARCELO FERREIRA, JAVIER GARRÓN, ROD REIS, JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ, MARCO CHECCHETTO, JEN BARTEL, MIKE DEL MUNDO, RAHZZAH, PEPE LARRAZ & MIKE HAWTHORNE (A) • Cover by ADI GRANOV
Variant Cover by TRADD MOORE – Order using MAR200905
WRAPAROUND VARIANT Cover by ED MCGUINNESS – ORDER USING MAR200906
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT Cover by DAVE COCKRUM – Order using MAR200907
VIRGIN HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY DAVE COCKRUM – Order using MAR200908
CELEBRATING THE CLASSIC’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY!
Forty-five years ago, a comic book came out that would change the face of Marvel Comics forever. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men completely, replacing the bulk of the teen heroes with a completely new international cast! The legendary one-shot took comic fans by storm and set the series off in a new direction, setting the stage for the legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont to make them the most popular heroes in the Marvel Universe! Now, 37 of Marvel’s top artists come together to re-create this epic story, each re-drawing one pulse-pounding page in tribute to this Marvel masterpiece!
48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
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STRANGE ACADEMY #3
SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT VARIANT COVER BY ART ADAMS - MAR200940
VARIANT COVER BY RYAN OTTLEY - MAR200941
SCARLET WITCH TIMELESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
DOYLE DORMAMMU, HEAD OF THE CLASS?
• Anyone who has been to New Orleans knows that it’s a magical place, but the students of STRANGE ACADEMY are about to see it firsthand.
• Their first field trip as a class shows them a city (and the stakes of what they’re living) in ways that light a fuse that is going to blow up in a big way.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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MILES MORALES: SPIDER–MAN #18
SALADIN AHMED (W) • CARMEN CARNERO (A)
COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN
BABY MORALES VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH - MAR200935
• Ganke. Barbara. Judge. Lana. Mr. Sumida. Rio. Jeff.
• Miles knows he has to help people as Spider-Man, so he’s ready to live as an outlaw.
• But is he ready to do it without the support of someone he loves? Who’s with Miles, who’s against him, and who’s side are YOU on?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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SPIDER-WOMAN #4
KARLA PACHECO (W) • PERE PéREZ (A) • Cover by JUNGGEUN YOON
Villain Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE – APR200982
BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!
• Spider-Woman finds herself in the last place on Earth she wants to be: Wundagore Mountain.
• What could possibly bring Jess back to the place that gave her powers? Who would put someone through that trauma? The answers will shock you!
• It’s about to get very, VERY personal.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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WEB OF VENOM: WRAITH #1
DONNY CATES (W) • GUIU VILLANOVA (A) • Cover by KYLE HOTZ
VARIANT COVER BY JUAN JOSE RYP - FEB200937
VARIANT COVER BY EM GIST - FEB200938
SPINNING OUT OF THE PAGES OF VENOM AND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!
KNULL IS COMING!
• Since his appearance in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, one thing WRAITH has made perfectly clear is that he’s hunting KNULL, the God of the Symbiotes.
• Now, in the wastelands on the outskirts of the cosmos, he’ll have his chance to face him…
40 PGS./ one-shot/ Rated T+ …$4.99
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VENOM #28
DONNY CATES (W) • JUAN GEDEON (A) • Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
IN THE WAKE OF “VENOM ISLAND,” WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE WICKED WEB-SLINGER?
KNULL IS COMING!
As if ONE new threat to Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, wasn’t bad enough, an entirely different foe rears its monstrous head as Eddie and Dylan try to find their way! But in this dangerous new world, Eddie’s also enlisted the help of some new allies, some of whom have familiar faces — and who Eddie may never want to leave!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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SPIDER-MAN #4 (of 5)
J.J. ABRAMS & HENRY ABRAMS (W) SARA PICHELLI (A)
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
2020 VARIANT COVER BY WILL SLINEY - OCT190996
VARIANT COVER BY SARA PICHELLI - OCT190997
• Peter Parker is in the hands of Cadaverous and only his son Ben can save him.
• You may think you know where this story is going, but there are so many surprises coming!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #23
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • BOB QUINN (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
CAPTAIN AMERICA TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS - APR201030
ALL DIE YOUNG! Continues!
A restoration! A resurrection! A bit of redemption! And the return of Cap’s number one foe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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FANTASTIC FOUR #24
DAN SLOTT (W) • PACO MEDINA (A) • Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
HUMAN TORCH TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
INVISIBLE WOMAN TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
MISTER FANTASTIC TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
THE THING TIMELESS VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
Hey, remember that time Iceman replaced the Human Torch as a member of the Fantastic Four? No? Well, Johnny Storm sure remembers! And now it’s time to let everybody else in on the secret of the Fantastic Four story we were never supposed to talk about!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6
AL EWING (W) • Marcio Takara (A) • Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
• As old tensions explode in the far-off Earth System, the political map of the galaxy is redrawn.
• Meanwhile, old friends and lovers must redraw the maps of themselves – or tear them up entirely.
• He used to be the Human Rocket. Now he’s the Human Wreck. Is there any coming back for Nova?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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THOR #7
DONNY CATES (W) • AARON KUDER (A) • Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – ORDER USING APR201009
VARIANT Cover by GUILE SHARP – ORDER USING APR201010
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MJOLNIR...
And this is a poor time for the All-Father of Asgard to lose his primary weapon. The Golden City is in chaos after Galactus’ ill-timed visit, and there are new threats on the horizon. Thor needs his hammer now more than ever…and yet the Uru grows heavier with every passing day. What will it take for the God of Thunder to hang on to one of the most powerful weapons in the Multiverse?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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X–MEN: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1
JAY EDIDIN & KURT BUSIEK (W)
Tom Reilly (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER by Tom Reilly - FEB200903
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE McKone - FEB200904
The Marvels Snapshot tour through Marvel history continues, showcasing Marvel’s greatest characters through the eyes of ordinary people! Or does it? In this case, the “ordinary person” is teenaged Scott Summers, witnessing the dawn of the Marvel Age from a Nebraska orphanage and wondering what his place in it might be. What was it like to experience the debut of the FF, the Hulk, Iron Man and more? To wish you could be a part of it all? Writer Jay Edidin (Thor: Metal Gods, Jay & Miles X–Plain the X–Men) makes his Marvel comics debut, teamed with Tom Reilly (Immortal Hulk), to tell a story of upheaval and decision that would shape the X–Men (and the Marvel Universe) forever after.
40 PGS./One–Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
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MARVELS X #5 (of 6)
ALEX ROSS & JIM KRUEGER (W)
WELL–BEE (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY WELL-BEE –
MAR200964
Finding a cure for whatever it is that turned all of humanity into monsters proves almost impossible for even Reed Richards, Bruce Banner, Tony Stark and the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe. The fact that no one wants to be cured leads to a revolt against the heroes themselves. Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Well-Bee continue their invincible prequel to the EARTH X trilogy.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
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AVENGERS #36
JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A) • Cover by MATTEO SCALERA
GHOST RIDER TIMELESS VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
THE AGE OF KHONSHU PRESENTS THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!
Moon Knight versus the Black Panther—for the fate of reality.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DOCTOR DOOM #7
CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W)
SALVADOR LARROCA (A/C)
MARVEL ZOMBIES VARIANT COVER
BY MIGUEL MERCADO - FEB200971
Doctor Doom returns to Latveria, out for revenge on those who stole his throne away from him. With the help of his remaining allies and one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, he’ll work to expose and destroy the conspirators working against him. But the black hole on the moon is growing critical, and Doom’s brilliant mind may be the only one that can stop catastrophe that will wreak havoc throughout the entire solar system. Still, Doom isn’t one to just offer a friendly hand... If the people of Earth want his help, he’s going to make them beg for it.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #3 (of 5)
DEREK LANDY (W)
FEDERICO VINCENTINI (A)
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant by Cory Smith - FEB200969
• Hot on the trail of the Natural - a gifted new killer who has already beaten them once – Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes track him down...to his parents’ house. Where they meet the biggest Captain America fans who ever were.
• From a living room full of Cap memorabilia to a warehouse full of Hydra agents, the Falcon and the Winter Soldier are closing in on their ultimate quarry: the prospective new Hydra Supreme.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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DAREDEVIL #22
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • FRANCESCO MOBILI (A) • Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
“TRUTH/DARE” CONTINUES!
• Still grappling with the blood on his hands, Matt Murdock makes one of the biggest choices of his life.
• But what effect will Matt’s choices have on DAREDEVIL? And what about the people who need him?
• See why people are talking about DAREDEVIL as one of Marvel’s best ongoing series!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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STAR WARS #6
CHARLES SOULE (W) • JESÚS SAIZ (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA
Yellow Lightsaber Action Figure Variant Cover
by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER – Order using MAR201072
Empire Strikes Back Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE – Order using MAR201071
THE PATH TO JEDI WISDOM…OR A DEADLY TRAP OF THE DARK SIDE?
• THE FORCE led LUKE SKYWALKER to someone who can provide him with great insight into the path to JEDI wisdom…
• But their meeting will change Skywalker FOREVER. Luke thought his duel against his father, Darth Vader, was the ultimate test. But Luke’s trials have only just begun.
• The galaxy needs Luke Skywalker. And a Jedi needs a weapon!
• Meanwhile, Vader continues his search for his long-lost son, and the REBEL ALLIANCE finds itself on the verge of losing all hope.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5
GREG PAK (W) • RAFFAELE IENCO (A) • Cover By Inhyuk Lee
Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE – ORDER USING APR201052
A QUEST FOR TRUTH…A JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION!
• DARTH VADER’S search for revenge against those who hid his son Luke reaches a terrible climax – at the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA!
• What secrets does he learn? And who will pay as a result?
• All the answers are coming – in the ruins of POLIS MASSA – the birthplace of Luke Skywalker!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #4
ALYSSA WONG (W) • MARIKA CRESTA (A)
Cover by VALENTINA REMENAR
VARIANT COVER BY TULA LOTAY – ORDER USING APR201057
RING OF FIRE!
• Trapped and betrayed, DOCTOR APHRA fights to escape the cursed city of VAALE before madness overcomes her!
• Meanwhile, RONEN TAGGE’s sinister plan for the RINGS OF VAALE approaches fruition.
• Will Aphra be able to thwart him in time?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #5
ETHAN SACKS (W) • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Empire Strikes Back Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE
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BATTLE OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS!
• Only one man can stop BOBA FETT from executing his long sought vengeance. But can VALANCE survive the battle of the two greatest bounty hunters of their age?
• Why did NAKANO LASH betray her team during their doomed mission to CORELLIA?
• The answer could ignite an all-out crime war across the underworld and change Valance’s life forever.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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Release calendar
FOC 08/10/20, ON SALE 09/02/20
BLACK WIDOW #1
CABLE #4
CAPTAIN BRITAIN: MARVEL TALES #1
EMPYRE #6
FANTASTIC FOUR #23
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6
IMMORTAL HULK #0
MARVEL ZOMBIES: RESURRECTION #1
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #18
NEW MUTANTS #12
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – MISTER SINISTER #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – NANNY & ORPHAN MAKER #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X:MEN – SATURNYNE #1
WOLVERINE #5
FOC 08/17/20, ON SALE 09/09/20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48
CAPTAIN MARVEL #21
EMPYRE: AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1
EMPYRE: FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
HELLIONS #4
IMMORTAL SHE-HULK #1
MARAUDERS #12
STAR WARS #6
THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – EMPATH #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – SCALPHUNTER #1
WEB OF VENOM: WRAITH #1
X-FACTOR #3
X-FORCE #12
FOC 08/24/20, ON SALE 09/16/20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE SINS OF NORMAN OSBORN #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA #23
EXCALIBUR #12
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: STORM #1
IMMORTAL HULK #37
IRON MAN #1
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5
THOR #7
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – CYPHER #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – HAVOK #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN – MAGIK #1
VENOM #28
X-MEN #12
X-MEN: MARVELS SNAPSHOTS #1
FOC 08/31/20, ON SALE 09/23/20
DAREDEVIL #22
DOCTOR DOOM #7
FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS #2
JUGGERNAUT #1
MAESTRO #2
MARVELS X #5
SPIDER-MAN #4
SPIDER-WOMAN #4
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #5
TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 FACSIMILE EDITION
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN - SATURNYNE #1
TRUE BELIEVERS: X-MEN - SOULSWORD #1
X OF SWORDS: CREATION #1
FOC 09/07/20, ON SALE 09/30/20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49
AVENGERS #36
FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #3
FANTASTIC FOUR #24
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: TRIBUTE TO WEIN & COCKRUM #1
IMMORTAL HULK: THE THRESHING PLACE #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES: RESURRECTION #2
SHANG-CHI #1
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #4
STRANGE ACADEMY #3
X-FACTOR #4
X OF SWORDS HANDBOOK #1
