Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #5
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Madibek Musabekov
DANGER LURKS EVER CLOSER ON JANIX! CAPTAIN LAWSON and TWO-BOOTS unravel the treachery inside their department! What will happen if they collide with MAUL as he launches his campaign of terror? Will JANIX fall to the darkness of corruption and crime?
Wade Wilson: Deadpool #6
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Alex Lins
BADPOOLS! Who’s that knockin’ at the door? Sounds like Wade. SMELLS like Wade. But it’s not Wade… OR IS IT?! The BADPOOLS enter the scene, and DEADPOOL’s life will never be the same!
The Punisher #6
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Farid Karami
(C) Frank D’Armata (L) Cory Petit
(CA) David Marquez and Guru-eFX (VCA) Clayton Crain, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Josemaria Casanovas, Justin Mason and Edgar Delgado, Cory Smith and Rachelle Rosenberg, Lorenzo Ruggiero and Arthur Hesli, David Marquez
“THE LONG BULLET” Starts Here! AN ALL-NEW ENEMY FINDS FRANK CASTLE! Powered by rage and a mechanical prosthesis keeping him alive, who or what is COLLATERAL DAMAGE?! And what do they want from the Punisher… other than HIS LAST BREATH
Wade Wilson and Frank Castle are going head-to-head. Don’t get in their way. Marvel Comics has unveiled “Big Guns,” a four-part crossover kicking off this September in Benjamin Percy and Geoff Shaw’s Wade Wilson: Deadpool and Percy and José Luis Soares’ Punisher. Both runs have returned Marvel’s two trigger-happy icons to their roots with uncompromising, no-holds-barred storytelling, aligning the fates for this dangerous and ultra-violent showdown!
The saga kicks off when Deadpool’s latest mess puts him in the crosshairs of the Punisher. Just as the Merc with a Mouth takes on one of the most high-stakes jobs of his career, Frank Castle seeks to settle the score—igniting a relentless clash of bullets, bloodshed, and mayhem that neither man will walk away from unscathed!
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #8
TARGET: FRANK CASTLE!
Deadpool’s got a new mission! A new vehicle! And a new… ENEMY? Wait, are we talking about Frank Castle? “BIG GUNS” starts here, as multiple forces converge on the ultimate weapon…but only one can emerge victorious!
PUNISHER #8
TARGET: WADE WILSON!
As the spectacle of the summer rolls on, Frank Castle finds himself at odds with the Regeneratin’ Degenerate, Deadpool! But not all is as it seems, as a mysterious interloper seems to be manipulating circumstances and people alike, setting the duo on a collision course with calamity!
Check out Geoff Shaw and David Marquez’s Wade Wilson: Deadpool #8 and Punisher #8 covers, along with the first half of Josemaria Casanovas’ four-part connecting variant covers
Marvel Comics has announced a new unified launch for its upcoming Midnight line. The debut issues of all three titles—Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight Spider-Man—will hit stands together, arriving on October 7 as the only new Marvel comics released that day, an impactful and rare move reflecting the project’s unique scope and potential to grip readers. In addition to being the exclusive Marvel releases for that week, retailers should keep their eye on Marvel Mailers for special launch promotions including promo items, orderable incentives, an enhanced Midnight Variant Program, and special exclusive variant offers.
Fans can see all three debut issue covers, including the reveal of Kev Walker’s Midnight Fantastic Four #1 cover and Steve Beach’s Midnight Spider-Man #1 cover. As previously announced, the main covers of the Midnight titles will be presented in Cloaked Cover trade dress, only revealing the full artwork when turning to the first page. With the exception of the debut issues, the full artwork will remain shrouded in shadow, only revealing themselves to readers who pick them up on stands.
The light had its turn.
Dark. Unpredictable. Unmissable. The Midnight Universe draws in longtime fans and newcomers alike to enter a terrifying new world where anything can happen. Interconnected by rich lore, Marvel’s most acclaimed modern creators are given free rein to reimagine heroes with shocking twists and chilling transformations in boundary-less storytelling that will keep readers on edge issue after issue. The X-Men no longer fight for acceptance, they hunger for blood. The Fantastic Four venture into the unknown not to save the world—but to unleash terror upon it. And Spider-Man discovers that with great power… comes something monstrous.
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale October 7
The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire.
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by KEV WALKER
On Sale October 7
An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways. What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery?
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover by STEVE BEACH
On Sale October 7
A young man is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, he must embrace his grotesque new form to fight back.
Punisher #5
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Sergio Fernández Davila, José Luis Soares Pinto
WAR ZONE! Wounded and reeling as his own body begins to turn against him, Frank Castle has no choice but to confront the ghosts of his past and the grisly reality of his future all wrapped up in one, as JIGSAW’S machinations and mind games come to a senses-shattering head! Face front, True Believers, because, in this issue, all the puzzle pieces start falling into place!
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #4
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Madibek Musabekov
BLOOD GAMBLE! The STAR GAUNTLET — a deadly podrace that takes place in the streets of JANIX — draws thousands of spectators and gamblers from all over the galaxy. Fortunes are won and lost… and so are lives! In the midst of all this chaos, LAWSON uncovers a gambling conspiracy and casino heist that puts him on an unavoidable collision course with MAUL himself!
Wade Wilson: Deadpool #5
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Geoff Shaw
STARING DEATH IN THE FACE! HAMMERHEAD has DEADPOOL’S book of omens. But with BLIND AL in the crosshairs, will WADE sacrifice his life for hers? Plus: The secret from issue #1 revealed!
The Punisher #4
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Sergio Fernández Davila, José Luis Soares Pinto
(I) Jonas Trindade, Oren Junior (C) Frank D’Armata (L) Cory Petit
(CA) David Marquez and Guru-eFX (VCA) Geoff Shaw and Alex Sinclair, Jonas Scharf and Alex Guimarães, Xabi Gaztelua, Adam Gorham and Fabi Marques
BATTERED, BRUISED & BLOODIED! Frank Castle is on the run – from TOMBSTONE, from JIGSAW and from the ghosts of his past! Like a wounded animal with hunters flanking on all sides, Frank will have one choice: FIGHT OR DIE!
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #3
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Madibek Musabekov
BETRAYAL ON JANIX! LAWSON is hunted by an assassin and an officer from his own department! Help comes from an unlikely ally – a crime lord named VARIO, who has his own hidden agenda. And MAUL begins his preparation for a job in Janix by kidnapping a member of the police force!
