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Take a trip through X-Men history with Variant Covers this July

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This year marks 60 thrilling years of both the Avengers and the X-Men! In June, the 2023 class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers will celebrate the Avengers with stunning new variant covers – and come July, it’s the mutants’ turn!

Just as the X-Men enter Fall of X, an unpredictable new era for Marvel’s Merry Mutants, revisit your favorite time periods from throughout X-history in eight stunning covers that will adorn Marvel’s hottest titles in July. Marvel’s elite artists have delivered fresh takes on classic moments in the mutant mythos including Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost’s fabulous debut, Rogue joining the team, the rise of the Sentinels, and more.

Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

Check out all eight covers now and pick them up at your local comic shop this July! 

  • CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA – 75960620532500161
  • X-MEN #24 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE – 75960609999302481
  • X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL – SINISTER FOUR #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO – 75960620661200141
  • IMMORTAL X-MEN #13 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA – 75960620004701351
  • X-FORCE #42 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – 75960609467704231
  • X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN – 75960620591200151
  • X-MEN RED #13 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI – 75960620212601341
  • X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA 2023 #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK – 75960620574500191

An exiled T’Challa strikes from the shadows of Wakanda in the Black Panther #1 trailer

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A new reign has begun! Following John Ridley’s acclaimed run of Black Panther, award-winning author Eve L. Ewing and artist Chris Allen will launch a brand-new Black Panther ongoing comic series next month. The new saga will see Black Panther serve Wakanda in a bold new way after he’s exiled from the throne. A king without a crown and a fugitive in his own homelands, T’Challa journeys deeper into Wakanda than ever before as he finds new purpose striking from the shadows of the Wakandan city that bears his father’s name, Birnin T’Chaka. Operating as an undercover vigilante, Black Panther vows to remain the Wakandan people’s sworn protector by defending this broken city from danger. But as he tries to understand the heart of this city that feels it has been forgotten by the Black Panther, he’ll discover it has challenges unlike any he’s faced before, including powerful crime families and corruption that go against all that Wakanda stands for. 

Fans can get their first taste of this daring new direction in the all-new Black Panther #1 trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork. The thrilling trailer takes fans to the streets of Birnin T’Chaka for the very first time! The city pulses with both beauty and danger as Black Panther leaps into action against the forces of its criminal underworld, including a new adversary, Beisa! This alluring thief is more than willing to teach T’Challa the ways of her city and fans can catch her harsh first lesson right in the debut issue!

The trailer also spotlights Black Panther’s stunning new costume design by series artist Chris Allen.

Get in on the ground floor of Black Panther’s all new era when Black Panther #1 hits stands on June 14. It features covers by Taurin Clarke, Elena Casagrande and Jordie Bellaire, Rahzzah, Skottie Young, Steve Rude and Chris O’Halloran, Sanford Greene, Matteus Manhanini, Chris Allen, Mr Garcin, and Chris Allen and Guru-eFX.

Marvel celebrates 60 years of Avengers with new Variant Covers

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This year marks 60 incredible years of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! In addition to launching a brand-new era of Avengers under writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa, Marvel will celebrate the team’s milestone with stunning new variant covers by 2023’s class of Marvel Stormbreakers! This group of elite artists have spotlighted their favorite eras from throughout Avengers history in stunning artwork that adorn the covers of Marvel’s hottest titles this June. Across eight covers, see nods to pivotal moments throughout the decades including the debut of Cap’s Kooky Quartet, Spidey joining the team, and more.

Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

Check out all eight covers now and pick them up at your local comic shop this June!

  • GROOT #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO – 75960620627800221
  • X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL – MUTANT FIRST STRIKE #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK – 75960620660500121
  • BLACK PANTHER #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN – 75960620503500181
  • INCREDIBLE HULK #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA – 75960620663600131
  • VENOM #21 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – 75960620191402121
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE – 75960620200302821
  • STORM #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI – 75960620610000221
  • X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL – HERALDS OF APOCALYPSE #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA – 75960620659900121

Fall of X, G.O.D.S., Ultimate Invasion, and more in Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day titles

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This year’s Free Comic Book Day will be packed with new beginnings including a prelude to the X-Men’s next era, Fall ofF X; an introduction to Jonathan Hickman’s bold upcoming projects, G.O.D.S. with Valerio Schiti and Ultimate Invasion with Bryan Hitch; the debut of a new Venom villain, and so much more. In addition to these exciting lead-in stories for fans and newcomers alike, Marvel Comics will also spotlight creators and characters from different cultures and communities in a special installment of the Marvel’s Voices program, Free Comic Book Day: Marvel’s Voices, and deliver all-ages Spider-Man adventures in Free Comic Book Day 2023: Spidey & His Amazing Friends #1 so that even the youngest readers won’t go home empty handed!

It’s one of the biggest days for the comic book industry, and this year promises to be the greatest one yet! Here’s what fans can looking forward to:

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1

Be the first to arrive at this year’s game-changing Hellfire Gala in a story by the current X-Men creative team: writer Gerry Duggan and artist Joshua Cassara. This year’s HELLFIRE GALA will be more dramatic than ever, and the tragic events of the night will lead mutantkind directly into FALL OF X.

Then join Duggan and superstar artist Javier Garrón as they reassemble the Avengers Unity Squad to navigate the dangers of FALL OF X and solve the mystery of the new Captain Krakoa in a prelude story to their upcoming run of UNCANNY AVENGERS. This action-packed story will also feature the debut of the STARK SENTINELS, a new line of mutant hunters who cause major havoc on the night of the Gala and in the pages of Duggan’s INVINCIBLE IRON MAN.

And score a sneak peek at one of the most talked about launches of the year, Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti’s G.O.D.S., an extraordinary epic at the crossroads of magic and science where Marvel’s cosmic pantheon will be boldly reimagined.

Written by GERRY DUGGAN & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by JOSHUA CASSARA, JAVIER GARRÓN & VALERIO SCHITI
Colors by MARTE GRACIA & MORRY HOLLOWELL
Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN & MORRY HOLLOWELL

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1

Dive into the next story arc of Zeb Wells’ run of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN with a story that sees the return of two classic Spidey villains! Featuring incredible art by Patrick Gleason, this thrilling story also unleashes the full potential Spider-Man’s new suit!

Then, web-swing over to the symbiote side of things with current VENOM masterminds, Al Ewing and Cafu! The pair will pull back the curtain on a secret chapter in symbiote history where an experiment went horribly wrong…. Say hello to new Venom villain, FLEXO!

And get a glimpse into Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch’s ULTIMATE INVASION, a saga that begins with a daring mission to revive the Ultimate Universe but ends with the promise of something all-new and vastly different than anything that’s come before…

Written by ZEB WELLS, AL EWING & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by PATRICK GLEASON, CAFU, BRYAN HITCH & ANDREW CURRIE
Colors by MARCIO MENYZ, FRANK D’ARMATA & ALEX SINCLAIR
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON & BRYAN VALENZA

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: MARVEL’S VOICES #1

Spotlighting creators and characters across Marvel’s diverse and ever-evolving universe, this book will include a range of stories from previous Marvel’s Voices issues that star Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, Wave, and more! Plus a brand-new Ironheart adventure by writer John Jennings and Paris Alleyne that debuts her deadly new nemesis, KHEM!

Written by JOHN JENNINGS, NYLA INNUKSUK, SABIR PIRZADA, ALYSSA WONG & CODY ZIGLAR
Art by PARIS ALLEYNE, NATASHA DONOVAN, ERIC KODA, STEPHEN BYRNE, DIÓGENES NEVES & EDER MESSIAS
Colors by ERICK ARCINIEGA, RACHELLE ROSENBERG, BRIAN REBER, FRANK WILLIAM & DIJJO LIMA
Cover by CHRIS ALLEN & PARIS ALLEYNE

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: MARVEL’S VOICES #1

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1

Swing into adventure with Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Miles as they face off against Green Goblin, Doc Ock and more in this spectacular special. Filled with easy-to-read comic stories based on the hit Disney Junior show, this book is perfect for the youngest readers aged 5-7. Young fans will even be able to test their wall-crawling skills with thrilling interactive activity pages! Kids will love this not-to-be-missed comic: the perfect primer for the newest generation of Spider-Fans!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1

Celebrate the Guardians of the Galaxy with Avengers Homage Variant Covers

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On April 12, Marvel’s band of cosmic super heroes begin an exciting new era in Guardians of the Galaxy #1 by writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Kev Walker. To celebrate this new run and the 55th anniversary of the title, Marvel’s Stormbreakers Class of 2023 have depicted the team in stunning new variant covers!

Releasing throughout May, these covers depict the Guardians at various moments in their storied history including the original debut, their 2000s reinvention, and more. Over the years, the team has stepped up to become the galaxy’s mightiest heroes, and these covers honor that by featuring their most legendary lineups in homages to iconic Avengers cover!

  • NEW AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2008)
  • AVENGERS #9 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2019)
  • AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 (2020)
  • AVENGERS #16 starring the team from ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2017)
  • AVENGERS #58 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2013)
  • AVENGERS #500 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #30 (1992)
  • AVENGERS #4 starring the team from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18 (1969)
  • WEST COAST AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2015)

Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

  • IMMORTAL X-MEN #11 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA – 75960620004701151
  • MOON KNIGHT #23 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA – 75960620137202331
  • SCARLET WITCH #5 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO – 75960620235500521
  • DANNY KETCH: GHOST RIDER #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI – 75960620582000121
  • STORM #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – 75960620610000141
  • WARLOCK: REBIRTH #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK – 75960620589900221
  • DOCTOR STRANGE #3 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE – 75960620534900341
  • AVENGERS BEYOND #3 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN – 75960620642100331

Groot teams up for variant covers this April

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WE ARE GROOT! This spring, Groot will not only play a surprising role in a new run of Guardians of the Galaxy, but the sentient tree alien will also star in a brand-new solo series that chronicles the quest that made him the iconic hero he is. To celebrate Groot’s big year, Marvel’s Stormbreakers Class of 2023 have depicted him in new variant covers! See Groot in all his various shapes and sizes lend a helping branch to the X-Men, Avengers, and more in these stunning pieces that will adorn Marvel’s hottest titles throughout April.

Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

Check out the covers now and stay tuned in the coming weeks for the reveal of May’s Stormbreaker Variant Covers!

  • AVENGERS: WAR ACROSS TIME #4 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN – 75960609891000421
  • COSMIC GHOST RIDER #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO – 75960620451900221
  • CAPTAIN MARVEL #48 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE – 75960609268004831
  • X-MEN #21 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – 75960609999302151
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA: SYMBOL OF TRUTH #12 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA – 75960620279901221
  • DOCTOR STRANGE #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK – 75960620534900221
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI – 75960620424300531
  • SINS OF SINISTER: DOMINION #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA – 75960620522600141

T’Challa returns in Black Panther by Eve L. Ewing and Chris Allen

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The cover and design sheet for the highly anticipated Black Panther #1 has been revealed! Coming this June, T’Challa returns in the new solo ongoing comic book series by writer Eve L. Ewing and artist Chris Allen.

Banished from the throne and a fugitive in his own homelands, T’Challa still can’t leave Wakanda without its sworn protector. A king without a crown, he finds new purpose lurking the streets and shadows of the Wakandan city that bears his father’s name, BIRNIN T’CHAKA. New direction, new villains, new creative team – get in on the ground floor of Marvel’s next smash hit! Get a first look at the revamped design for T’Challa now.

Eve’s new ongoing series follows notable flagship Black Panther runs written by legendary authors, most recently including John Ridley, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and many talented writers who have contributed to other Black Panther and Wakanda series including Nnedi Okorafor, Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, Evan Narcisse, Bryan Edward Hill, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rembert Browne, and more.

Check out Taurin Clarke’s cover and Chris Allen’s design sheet now and pick up Black Panther #1 when it hits stands this June!

Preview: Scarlet Witch #2

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Scarlet Witch #2

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Sara Pichelli, Chris Allen (CA) Russell Dauterman
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 01, 2023
SRP: $4.99

SCARLET WITCH BATTLES DREAMQUEEN!
Wanda Maximoff is no stranger to grief, so when Viv Vision stumbles through Wanda’s door, exhausted and terrified of the nightmares playing her mother’s death on repeat, Wanda dives into Viv’s dreams to find the cause of the android’s suffering. And it turns out Viv isn’t alone in her mind? Scarlet Witch faces off against DREAMQUEEN in a reality-bending battle for Viv’s freedom! PLUS! This issue includes a special super-heroic back-up story featuring Scarlet Witch and Storm celebrating Black History Month!

Scarlet Witch #2

Exclusive Preview: Moon Knight #20

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Moon Knight #20

(W) Jed MacKay, Danny Lore (A) Alessandro Cappuccio, Ray-Anthony Height
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (I) Le Beau Underwood, Scott Hanna (L) Cory Petit
(CA) Stephen Segovia, Rachelle Rosenberg (VCA) Chris Allen and Guru-eFX, Gerardo Sandoval and David Curiel, Philip Tan and Frank D’Armata
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 01, 2023
SRP: $4.99

There’s blood on the streets as assassins work their way through a list of names containing those who once formed Moon Knight’s Shadow Cabinet. But with a number of potential targets and no idea who’s next, how can Moon Knight save his former associates?
PLUS: Just in time for Black History Month, a second story in which the crescent crusader crosses paths with the Sheriff of the Vampire Nation, Blade!

Moon Knight #20

Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day releases Kicks off some of the Biggest Stories of 2023

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For this year’s Free Comic Book Day, Marvel will have something for every fan, offering four separate titles packed with exciting entry points into the Marvel Comics mythos! In addition to lead-in stories to the biggest comic book sagas of 2023 including Fall of X and Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti’s upcoming epic, 2023’s Free Comic Book Day titles will also spotlight creators and characters from different cultures, communities, and identities and provide the perfect first comic for new readers!

Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men #1 features a pair of all-new stories that set the stage for the next evolution in mutant adventures, Fall of X! First, X-Men masterminds Gerry Duggan and Joshua Cassara give fans a peek at the drama to come at this year’s Hellfire Gala and reveal the surprising fate of Captain Krakoa. Then, superstar artist Javier Garrón joins Duggan for a story that features the rise of Stark Sentinels and lays the groundwork for an uncanny new team book launching later this year. Plus meet Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti at the crossroads of science and magic with a sneak peek at their upcoming mystery project! Featuring a cover by Javier Garrón.

Free Comic Book Day 2023: Spider-Man/Venom #1 will web-sling readers into the exciting developments currently taking place in the world of Amazing Spider-Man and Venom! First, see Zeb Wells and Patrick Gleason unleash the full fury of Peter Parker’s new spidey suit and reveal the exciting plans for one of Spider-Man’s fiercest foes. Then witness a symbiote experiment gone horribly wrong and the creation of a terrifying new enemy for Venom in a story by writer Al Ewing and new Venom artist CAFU. Plus a surprising preview of new Marvel saga just on the horizon by two of Marvel’s top creators! Featuring a cover by Patrick Gleason.

Free Comic Book Day 2023: Marvel’s Voices #1 invites readers to the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Marvel’s Voices series, which spotlights creators and characters across Marvel’s diverse and ever-evolving universe. The book will include a range of stories from previous Marvel’s Voices issues that star Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, Wave, and more! Plus a brand-new Ironheart adventure by writer John Jennings and Paris Alleyne that debuts her deadly new nemesis, KHEM! Don’t miss stories written by Jennings, Nyla Innuksuk, Sabir Pirzada, Alyssa Wong, and Cody Ziglar and art by Alleyne, Natasha Donovan, Eric Koda, Stephen Byrne, Diógenes Neves, and Eder Messias. Plus, a cover by Chris Allen!

And last but certainly not least, Free Comic Book Day 2023: Spidey & His Amazing Friends #1 is back! Swing into adventure with Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Miles as they face off against Green Goblin, Doc Ock and more in this spectacular special. Filled with easy-to-read comic stories based on the hit Disney Junior show, this book is perfect for the youngest readers aged 5-7. Young fans will even be able to test their wall-crawling skills with thrilling interactive activity pages! Kids will love this not-to-be-missed comic: the perfect primer for the newest generation of Spider-Fans!

Check with your local comic shop regarding availability and don’t miss the chance to pick up these extraordinary one-shots when they arrive in May! 

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