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Exclusive Preview: The Sentry #1

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The Sentry #1

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Christian Rosado
(C) Matt Milla (L) Joe Caramagna
(CA) Alex Maleev (VCA) Cafu and Frank D’Armata, Francesco Mobili and Moreno Dinisio, Jae Lee and June Lee

HE’S BEEN AN AVENGER, A DARK AVENGER AND A THUNDERBOLT!

THE SENTRY IS BACK — BUT SO IS THE VOID!

From creator Paul Jenkins comes a bold, high-stakes epic about MARVEL’S most dangerous hero — the SENTRY, a man with the power of a million exploding suns– and the dark entity born from his own psyche: the VOID. When the Void resurfaces, threatening to unravel reality itself, the Sentry must battle not only cosmic forces and criminal empires, but the monster within.

Guest-starring REED RICHARDS, SPIDER-MAN and the KINGPIN in a tale of impossible choices and devastating consequences. Can the Sentry save everything when the cost might be everything he loves?

The Sentry #1

The Punisher #1 shakes things up just enough while also sticking to the basics

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The Punisher #1

As unflinching and uncompromising as ever, Frank Castle’s memory is damaged and he’s hunting for answers and criminals alike! He’ll get more than he bargained for of both when the notorious and bloodthirsty JIGSAW returns…with THE PUNISHER dead in his sights! The Punisher #1 is the return of Frank Castle to an ongoing series with a debut that sticks to the formula that works while giving something new.

When I was heavily collecting comics in the 90s, I bought up everything featuring the Punisher. The character felt a bit adult for my barely teen self, the R-rated comic I probably shouldn’t have been reading. So, I have a bit of a nostalgic spot for the character. That and the fact Benjamin Percy has taken on the writing duties for this new ongoing series made The Punisher #1 a comic I had to check out.

While the comic is a debut issue, it isn’t a clean one. Percy dips a bit into the recent Punisher: Red Band series, making it a recommended read to get completely caught up with what’s going on. But, with some details missing, the basic concept of the Punisher is simple. Frank is back out there killing criminals but now he has some memory trouble.

Percy’s writing takes on a noir-ish vibe to it with a lot of narration as Frank struggles to function. While the vigilante justice is quick and sporadic, Percy focuses in on the physical struggles the Punisher is having and it causing him to pass out. It creates an unpredictability for the character and takes him from being the unstoppable killing machine to a vulnerable man that you know will collapse at an inconvenient time endangering himself.

Percy too shakes things up with the first villain on the deck. While Jigsaw is a classic Punisher foe, this comic also changes things up for him, giving him a new focus and goal. It has potential to spill out from beyond this series, impacting other street level New York City characters and could be one of the more intriguing aspects to spin out of the series.

The art by José Luis Soares is solid. With ink by Oren Junior, color by Frank D’Armata, and lettering by Cory Petit, the comic looks solid. There’s a grittiness to the comic that matches its vigilante tone. The comic at times has a noir-ish/detective tone to the writing that the art reflects. You almost expect Frank in a trench coat and fedora at his desk as he has a spell and passes out. But, Soares and the team delivers far more with small details that emphasizes the physical struggle Frank faces. You can see by his body language the frustration at what’s happening to him.

The Punisher #1 feels like a new concept for the character who has struggled over the decades to deliver something new. From instrument of god to Frankenstein, the character has had change ups that haven’t often worked. But, The Punisher #1 does. It sticks to the basics while adding in a new obstacle for Frank to overcome and a new mystery to unfold. It has the DNA of the character and what fans can expect but makes sure to give us something a bit more to keep readers on their toes.

Story: Benjamin Percy Art: José Luis Soares
Ink: Oren Junior Color: Frank D’Armata Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 Kicks off some Summer Popcorn Fun

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Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1

As a fan of the Predator movies, I love the direction the series is going in. The movies haven’t always had this bright of a future. There’s been a lot of misses and missed opportunity in the past with battle royales that felt anything but. The property has expanded the hunt through location and time and Marvel has taken on that aspect in their recent comics that pit Predators against Marvel’s heroes. The latest is the next chapter in those connected stories. Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 kicks off the series that brings all of that together for one epic story and battle.

Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 is the bloody kickoff to an epic battle between the Predators and Marvel’s heroes! A Predator King, emboldened by a new vibranium arsenal and aided by a surprising human ally, launches an all-out invasion of Earth, claiming the planet as hunting preserve! You’ll need to read to see just who – if anyone – will survive and to witness some shocking twists and turns as the entire Marvel Universe finds itself in the Predator’s tri-laser crosshairs!, a Predator King makes the entire Earth, his hunting ground and its up to Marvel’s heroes to prove otherwise.

Written by Benjamin Percy, Predator Kills The Marvel Universe is a continuation of the previous volumes before which involved Wolverine, Black Panther, and Spider-Man. While this one references those stories, readers don’t need to have read them to appreciate it. While you’re understanding may be deeper, the story itself is pretty simple, Kraven is leading Predators against Earth’s heroes. Percy delivers some surprises and also the first two strikes for an opening that sets up the story well.

The art by Marcelo Ferreira and Daniel Picciotto looks solid and delivers just enough of the violence we’d expect from the Predator hunts. With color by Frank D’Armata and lettering by Clayton Cowles, the comic looks sharp folding in the Predators to the Marvel world with ease.

Overall, Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 is an exciting start to the story that feels like it has real life stakes for Earth’s mightiest heroes. The story is heartbreaking at times and definitely shocking. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, it’s a story that fans will feel as their favorite heroes are eviscerated.

Story: Benjamin Percy Art: Marcelo Ferreira, Daniel Picciotto
Color: Frank D’Armata Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Exclusive Preview: All-New Venom #8

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All-New Venom #8

(W) Al Ewing (A) Carlos Gomez
(C) Frank D’Aramata (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) Adam Kubert, Laura Martin (VCA) Fanyang, Scott Koblish, Val Staples
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 02, 2025
SRP: $4.99

EIGHT-ISSUE TENTACULAR SPECTACULAR!

As Venom battles the Symbiote Squad at the Daily Bugle, the Sleeper Agent attempts a daring jailbreak on North Brother Island…neither of them knowing that S.C.A.R. has a superior new ally in the war on symbiotes! Doctor Octopus is back – and he’s more armed and dangerous than ever!

All-New Venom #8
All-New Venom #8

Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes to the Marvel Premier Collection and it’s still so good

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Writer Ed Brubaker pushes the Captain America mythos headlong into the future with high adventure and full-throttle action. For more than fifty years, the Soviets employed an undercover agent — an unstoppable, untraceable killer known as the Winter Soldier — to assassinate key political figures in the West. His suspected identity? Bucky Barnes, Captain America’s one-time partner, thought to have been murdered in the closing days of World War II.

Now the Winter Soldier is back, working under the command of the ruthless General Lukin — who has obtained a functional Cosmic Cube, a weapon of limitless power that can bend reality itself. Vowing to end Lukin’s reign of terror and destruction, Captain America relentlessly tracks the Cube — only to find himself face-to-face with the Winter Soldier. Will Cap be forced to battle his resurrected partner so soon after finally learning the astonishing truth?

Story: Ed Brubaker
Art: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, John Paul Leon
Finishers: Steve Epting with Mike Perkins
Color: Frank D’Armata
Ink: Tom Palmer
Letterer: Randy Gentile, Chris Eliopoulos, Joe Caramagna

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ComicsPRO 2025: Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti launch a new era of Captain America

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Writer Chip Zdarsky made a surprise appearance at Marvel Comics’ ComicsPro presentation to announce he would be writing an all-new run of Captain America this July alongside artist Valerio Schiti!

Following Zdarsky’s Eisner-nominated run on Daredevil and Schiti’s breathtaking recent work on Avengers and G.O.D.S., the two acclaimed creators team up to change how the world views Captain America forever! The opening arc of their game-changing new run takes place in a rarely explored time period—after the World War II hero emerged from frozen suspended animation, but before he joined the Avengers. Declassifying Steve Rogers’ first mission after re-enlisting in the U.S. Army, the story sees Captain America tasked with infiltrating Latveria, leading to his previously untold first encounter with Doctor Doom. Packed with bold, relevant insights into Captain America’s role and legacy as he learns just how much the world has changed in his absence, this top secret conflict will come back to haunt all involved when the series progresses into present-day storylines. In addition, fans can look forward to Cap suiting up in an all-new stealth uniform and leading an all-new group of Howling Commandos.

While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed—for better and for worse. He awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren’t so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve faces a critical decision: adapt to a new kind of warfare, or forge his own path? And what will the choice he makes in the past mean for his future?

Check out a promotional image by Valerio Schiti and stay tuned for more news about the new run in the weeks ahead, including the reveal of artist Ben Harvey’s main cover! Captain America #1 arrives July 2, 2205.

Exclusive Preview: All-New Venom #3

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All-New Venom #3

(W) Al Ewing (A) Carlos E. Gomez
(C) Frank D’Armata (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) Adam Kubert (VCA) Federico Sabbatini, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 12, 2025
SRP: $4.99

HERE COMES THE SON!

At last – the All-New Venom comes face-to-face with Dylan Brock! After all this time, how will symbiote and son react? Meanwhile, Madame Masque is making her move against A.I.M. – but is she doing it from inside a black-and-gold symbiote? As another suspect is eliminated, the answers are closer than ever…

All-New Venom #3

Timeslide #1 gives glimpses of what might come wrapped in an ok story

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Timeslide #1

An X-Man from the future arrives in the present with a dire warning: One of mutantkind’s most hyper-advanced foes is eating his way through time, trying to stop the X-Gene from ever evolving in the first place. Only two X-Men can stop this chronal predator from achieving his goal-if they can tolerate working together long enough. Join Bishop and Cable on a trip through futures past, present and beyond. Timeslide #1 continues the tradition of an end of year comic teasing what’s to come.

Written by Steve Foxe, Timeslide #1 is a serviceable story with Cable and Bishop at the center taking on a threat launched by the Children of the Vault. The main story is fine with Cable and Bishop jumping around in time to key pivotal moments in mutant history. Foxe delivers a nice interaction between the two as they have a bit of tense history between them. None of that really comes into play beyond some tough guy talk.

But, it’s really the glimpses of what might/will come in the Marvel Universe that’s the draw and as far as that, the comic just so-so. While it’s interesting to see what is and isn’t teased and what images are used, beyond the reveal of Miracleman, the comics have been generally forgettable. It feels more like continued missed opportunity to really get readers excited for what’s to come.

The art by Ivan Fiorelli is nice. With color by Frank D’Armata and lettering by Joe Caramagna, it looks good but nothing is really memorable or excites. It’s perfectly fine and Cable and Bishop look good. The various moments all are recognizable but overall it feels like someone else trying to riff on what has come before in some “lost moment” comic series. Like the story itself, it perfectly entertains but doesn’t have a “fuck yeah” moment.

Timeslide #1 is a fine comic that has some teases and a serviceable story. I generally like the idea of what Marvel has been trying to do, but they’ve really gotten to the point where these teaser comics get me pumped for what’s to come. There’s something there, it just doesn’t quite do what it’s supposed to really be doing.

Story: Steve Foxe Art: Ivan Fiorelli
Color: Frank D’Armata Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

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All-New Venom #1 is a familiar concept but still very entertaining

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All-New Venom #1

The smiling, swashbuckling spider-hero New York loves to hate to love is back – and more fun-loving than ever! That’s right, it’s… Wait, it’s VENOM?! An all-new host is taking the symbiote in a whole new direction – but who? It could be the Journalist…the Terrorist…the Sidekick… or even the Mayor… We’re giving you all the clues, good believers – but you won’t know until the mask comes off! All-New Venom #1 treads a familiar path but still delivers a debut that’s a pretty fun start.

Playing the guessing game as to the identity of a killer or a superhero isn’t a new concept. It’s been done over and over and how it plays out is key. The length of the guessing game. The way the key suspects are introduced. All are important in determining if that sort of story works. Writer Al Ewing dives into Venom with an “all-new” take on the character and a new individual donning the symbiote.

All-New Venom #1 is a focused and almost claustrophobic in its debut. Taking place almost entirely in a court room, we’re introduced to four individuals who might be the new Venom and by the end of the comic, left guessing. And in that way, the comic is very much a success.

Ewing delivers a tone that’s fun and playful with a take on Venom that’s a cross between the brain eating monster of old and a wise-cracking Spider-Man. But who is underneath? We’re possibly given some hints and the suspects are introduced but the comic will leave you guessing. Ewing uses a witness in the trial to help set things up and muddy the waters as to who might be the new anti-hero. The characters themselves deliver a wink and nod to the concept when three come back together after the action realizing any of them could be the new Venom and each declaring their alibi is pretty flimsy. It’s a comic that’s very self-aware with its concept and plays into it when it can.

The art by Carlos Gómez is solid. With Frank D’Armata on color and lettering by Clayton Cowles, the comic visually looks good. The action is entertaining to watch and even court scenes between lawyers is visually interesting, especially in its use of panels. The visuals play off of Ewings winks and nods teasing who might be the new Venom with moments that’ll leave the reader pausing on panels and contemplating who it might be.

All-New Venom #1 is a familiar concept but it’s done well and seems to know its a familiar concept and runs with it. The writing delivers some action and some laughs and most importantly will keep readers guessing and want to come back for more to find out the answer. A good debut for the next chapter of the character.

Story: Al Ewing Art: Carlos Gómez
Color: Frank D’Armata Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 7.95 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Read

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Exclusive Preview: Venom #35

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Venom #35

(W) Al Ewing (A) CAFU
(C) Frank D’Armata (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) CAFU (VCA) Iban Coello
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 03, 2024
SRP: $3.99

“VENOM WAR” PRELUDE – BROCK AGAINST BROCK!
Following CARNAGE’s battle with VENOM and his assault on the Garden of Time, Eddie Brock – all the Eddie Brocks – are in free fall… literally! The future of the entire Earth – and all of time – is now at stake. For both Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, have glimpsed terrifying visions of each other’s future as Venom. For calamity to be averted, can either Brock suffer the other to live?

Venom #35
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