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Rocket Raccoon Celebrates 50 Years in July with Rocket Raccoon: Rocket Rewind

Big things come in small, furry packages… and this July, Rocket Raccoon sets out to prove it with a 50th anniversary one-shot: Rocket Raccoon: Rocket Rewind!

Buckle up and travel the stars as Rocket engages in over-the-top action and calamity across three all-new stories from a roster of titanic creators including writers J.M. DeMatteis, Christos Gage, and MacKenzie Cadenhead and artists Shawn McManus, Todd Nauck, and Enid Balám, plus a re-presentation of Rocket’s debut tale from co-creators Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen.

Originally introduced in the pages of Marvel Preview #7 by Mantlo and Giffen, Rocket has blasted and jetpacked his way into becoming an integral part of the Marvel cosmic tapestry and a key figure (as well as the heart and soul) of numerous Guardians of the Galaxy team line-ups.

Follow the heavily armed rapscallion as he blazes new trails in locations both new and familiar across the following stories:

  • Rocket Raccoon encounters a mysterious galactic book collector before coming face-to-face with the one-and-only Rocky Raccoon (wait, what?!) in a brain-bending tale from writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Shawn McManus.
  • In “BoomShakaLaka,” MacKenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám take Rocket to a paradise planet full of good vibes and an immensely powerful artifact that’s just begging to be stolen by a cybernetically enhanced creature with a bad attitude. Know anybody like that?
  • Christos Gage and Todd Nauck set out to prove that size does matter in “The Fight in the Raccoon,” featuring an odd-couple team up of Hank Pym and Rocket as they fight back a massive invasion force in Sub-Atomica!
  • Plus, the original debut of Rocket by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen!

Check out the covers for Rocket Raccoon: Rocket Rewind #1, including the main image by Ryan Stegman and variants by David Baldeón and Mike Mignola, and place your pre-orders at your local comic shop!

Mary Jane: Face it, Tiger #1 Celebrates 60 years of Mary Jane Watson and Sets the Stage for her Next Era!

Sixty years ago, Marvel Comics hit the jackpot. In Amazing Spider-Man #42, Mary Jane Watson made her full debut, brought to life by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. and her luck has never run out! From Peter Parker’s true love to fashion model, super hero, and even symbiote host, MJ has done it all with style. This August, Marvel celebrates the character’s legendary legacy in Mary Jane: Face it, Tiger #1, a giant-sized one-shot with all-new stories spanning her most iconic eras, plus a glimpse at what’s next for the inimitable Mary Jane. August will also see the launch of all-new Mary Jane Watson Variant Covers, a runway-worthy collection of new Mary Jane artwork from today’s hottest artists.

Mary Jane: Face it, Tiger features a lineup of renowned writers including legendary Spider-Man scribes J.M. DeMatteis, J. Michael Straczynski, and Ann Nocenti, along with rising star Ashley Allen. They’re joined by an all-star group of artists, including Phil Noto, Alina Erofeeva, Andrea Broccardo, Luigi Zagaria—ensuring Mary Jane will look her very best!

Check out Jim Cheung’s main cover along with a variant cover by David Nakayama, which will also be available as a virgin variant cover. Preorder Mary Jane: Face it, Tiger #1 at your local comic shop, and stay tuned for the reveal of the Mary Jane Watson Variant Covers in the weeks ahead.

Marvel celebrates the 50th Anniversary of What If? with new One-Shots!

For 50 years, Marvel Comics has dared to ask What If?, putting bold twists on major Marvel moments and opening the floodgates to the multiverse! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original What If? series, Marvel will publish eight all-new What If…? one-shots this summer. Crafted by some of today’s biggest talents, the new one-shots shake the foundations of every corner of the Marvel mythos beginning with startling stories starring the X-Men and Thor and continuing with epic reimaginings of pivotal storylines like Secret Wars and Kraven’s Last Hunt

The new one-shots kick off in June with What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1, where Gerry Duggan and Jan Bazaldua put a spin on one of comics’ most tragic love stories, and What If…? Thor #1,which sees Torunn Grønbekk and Sergio Dávila shift symbiote history towards a mighty new destiny!

Check out the full lineup along with Lucas Werneck’s first two covers and stay tuned for more details in the months ahead.

WHAT IF…? UNCANNY X-MEN #1

Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by JAN BAZALDUA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
Promo Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On Sale 6/3

WHAT IF…CYCLOPS HAD STAYED WITH MADELYNE PRYOR?

Imagine a world where Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen, had survived the Inferno. What would have happened if Cyclops had saved her soul. What would have happened if he and Maddie had raised their son, Nathan Summers? What would that world look like? And why would that be the most terrible thing to happen to mutantdom and Earth itself?

WHAT IF…? THOR #1

Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 6/17

WHAT IF…THOR GOT SPIDER-MAN’S SYMBIOTE SUIT?

Amid the chaos, there comes a costume – but not to the hero you know! Legend has it that bonding with the symbiote suit made Thor mightier still. But what shadows lurking in the Ten Realms would take interest in such a powerful pairing?

WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1

Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by CAFU
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/1

WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1

Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
Art by DAVID MESSINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/15

WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/29

WHAT IF…? CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by RON LIM
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/5

WHAT IF…? RUNAWAYS #1

Written by RAINBOW ROWELL
Art by ZULEMA LAVINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/19

WHAT IF…? X-MEN #1

Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by SUMIT KUMAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/26

Preview: Spider-Man ’94 #5

Spider-Man ’94 #5

(W) J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jim Towe

TlL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! It’s the final battle between SPIDER-MAN and MORLUN — and you won’t believe how it ends! Kraven, Kaine, Mary Jane — it all comes crashing down!

PLUS: One of the most heartfelt endings you’ll see all year!

Spider-Man '94 #5

Preview: Spider-Man ’94 #2

Spider-Man ’94 #2

(W) J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jim Towe

THE MARK OF KAINE! After his first altercation with KAINE, Spider-Man is left with many unanswered questions. Where did Kaine come from, and what are his connections to the dreaded MORLUN?

Brace yourselves and expect the unexpected as the lore of the hit animated series continues to expand in new and exciting ways!

Spider-Man '94 #2

Preview: Spider-Man ’94 #1

Spider-Man ’94 #1

(W) J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jim Towe

THE HIT ’90s ANIMATED SERIES RETURNS!

After searching to the ends of the Multiverse, PETER PARKER — the AMAZING, the SPECTACULAR, the RADIOACTIVE Web-Head himself — A.K.A. SPIDER-MAN, swings back into the streets of New York City with his beloved Mary Jane WATSON in tow! But what’s this? One of these villains is not like the others: Witness this universe’s debut of not one, but TWO of Spider-Man’s greatest villains from the comics!

Legendary Spider-Scribe J.M. DeMATTEIS and rising star artist JIM TOWE bring you the return you’ve all been waiting thirty years for! And you’re never going to expect the twists and turns ahead for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

Break out your action figures, and post up in front of the TV as we bring you back to the greatest era of animated super-hero television in history!

Spider-Man '94 #1

Preview: Spider-Man ’94 #1

Spider-Man ’94 #1

(W) J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jim Towe

THE HIT ’90s ANIMATED SERIES RETURNS!

After searching to the ends of the Multiverse, PETER PARKER — the AMAZING, the SPECTACULAR, the RADIOACTIVE Web-Head himself — A.K.A. SPIDER-MAN, swings back into the streets of New York City with his beloved Mary Jane WATSON in tow! But what’s this? One of these villains is not like the others: Witness this universe’s debut of not one, but TWO of Spider-Man’s greatest villains from the comics!

Legendary Spider-Scribe J.M. DeMATTEIS and rising star artist JIM TOWE bring you the return you’ve all been waiting thirty years for! And you’re never going to expect the twists and turns ahead for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

Break out your action figures, and post up in front of the TV as we bring you back to the greatest era of animated super-hero television in history!

Spider-Man '94 #1

Preview: Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

(W) David Michelinie, Ryan North, J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jonas Scharf, Creees Lee, Dave Wachter (CA) Greg Capullo
In Shops: Aug 20, 2025
SRP: $5.99

A collection of Venom stories from across the history of the symbiote begins here, all rendered in Venom’s own black and white (and red)! David Michelinie and Jonas Scharf take us to the jungle, as Venom stalks a vicious paramilitary science outfit bent on weaponizing Brock’s symbiote! In the aftermath of Maximum Carnage, J.M. DeMatteis and Dave Wachter pit Eddie Brock against a family matter — and a dark truth — in “Fathers & Sons”! Ryan North and Creees Lee put the Lethal in lethal protector as Venom helps a kid… get revenge!

Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

Preview: Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

(W) David Michelinie, Ryan North, J. M. DeMatteis (A) Jonas Scharf, Creees Lee, Dave Wachter (CA) Greg Capullo
In Shops: Aug 20, 2025
SRP: $5.99

A collection of Venom stories from across the history of the symbiote begins here, all rendered in Venom’s own black and white (and red)! David Michelinie and Jonas Scharf take us to the jungle, as Venom stalks a vicious paramilitary science outfit bent on weaponizing Brock’s symbiote! In the aftermath of Maximum Carnage, J.M. DeMatteis and Dave Wachter pit Eddie Brock against a family matter — and a dark truth — in “Fathers & Sons”! Ryan North and Creees Lee put the Lethal in lethal protector as Venom helps a kid… get revenge!

Venom: Black, White & Blood #1
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