Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #12
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Ryan Ottley (C) Annalisa Leoni (L) Rus Wooton
Seriously… did you think they’d only fight for two issues? One seeks the ultimate conquest. The other seeks a glorious death. The universe is beginning to miss quieter catastrophes.
Ready for seconds? Following the success of Meals to Astonish: Spider-Man #1, world-class chef, restaurateur, humanitarian, and educator José Andrés and his fearless team at World Central Kitchen continue their inspiring journey through the Marvel Universe in Meals to Astonish: Avengers #1, arriving this October.
The Meals to Astonish one-shots team up Chef José with Marvel’s greatest heroes for adventures that celebrate World Central Kitchen’s life-changing and impactful mission to provide food and nourishment to communities in crisis around the world. Following the main course by returning creative team Steve Orlando and Roi Mercado, Meals to Astonish: Avengers will also include a new installment of Jeff’s Table, stories from T.E.S.T. Kitchen Infinity Comic by Michelin Star Chef Paul Eschbach and artist E.J. Su, and more—including the shocking debut of Venomom by Jacob Chabot!
World-class chef, restaurateur, humanitarian and educator José Andrés joins the Avengers! Tony Stark and José are headed to Las Vegas to debut their new disaster-relief technology when they’re attacked by Ultron! It’s up to José and the Avengers to save their tech—and the world!
Whet your appetite with Leinil Francis Yu’s cover and pick up Meals to Astonish: Avengers #1 at your local comic shop this October!
Announced during the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Predator vs. Punisher, a four-issue series by Frank Tieri and Jesús Saíz, launches in November.
After explosive battles against Marvel’s greatest heroes, the galaxy’s deadliest hunter sets his sights on Marvel’s most relentless vigilante! It’s a matchup that fans have dreamed about for decades as Frank Castle and the Predator face off in a collision that pushes both legendary hunters to their absolute limits!
THE PUNISHER TAKES ON THE PREDATOR!
New York City becomes a hunting ground when a Predator arrives looking for worthy prey and finds Frank Castle! As crime bosses fall, the body count rises and the streets run red, two legendary killers violently collide in a brutal showdown featuring a murderer’s row of underworld villains including KINGPIN, JIGSAW, SILVERMANE, THE OWL and more!
Check out a promo piece by Dustin Weaver, along with a variant cover by Alex Maleev and an homage variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu inspired by Frank Castle’s iconic first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #129.
Skybound and Image Comics have shared a first look at Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #12. The brutal arc finale of the bestselling series from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman, co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley, colorist Annalisa Leoni, and letterer Rus Wooton arrives in comic book shops on August 19, 2026.
Seriously… did you think they’d only fight for two issues? One seeks the ultimate conquest. The other seeks a glorious death. The universe is beginning to miss quieter catastrophes.
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #12 will feature a main cover by Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni plus a variant cover lineup including an open to order cover by Leinil Yu and Romulo Fajardo Jr., a connecting 1:10 incentive variant by Chris Burnham and Brian Reber, a 1:25 incentive variant by Riley Rossmo, a 1:50 incentive variant by Miki Montlló, and a 1:100 incentive variant by Toni Fejzula.
The full list of covers is below:
Ultimate Impact: Reborn #2
(W) Chris Condon (A) Stefano Caselli
(C) Marte Gracia, David Curiel (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Leinil Francis Yu and Dean White (VCA) Federico Vicentini and Edgar Delgado, Taurin Clarke, Mateus Manhanini, Justyna Dura
WONDER MAN (RE)BORN! With the ORIGIN BOXES scattered, new heroes (and villains) rise across the Marvel Universe. Miles Morales races to undo the damage — but is it too late?! And a new threat from the Ultimate U is at large… and aiming the Ultimate Nega-Bands right in the Punisher’s face!
Queen in Black, the new crossover event spinning directly out of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s run of Venom, begins on July 22. Spanning a five-issue series by Ewing and Iban Coello, alongside essential tie-in limited series and issues, the saga follows Marvel’s heroes as they fight to safeguard Earth from an epic cosmic collision between Knull and Hela. Today, Marvel officially unveils the covers and information for the event’s final chapters, arriving this September.
Hela has seized Knull’s throne and now commands a legion of deadly symbiotes as the QUEEN IN BLACK! Meanwhile, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension, claiming terrifying new power for himself as the GOD OF LIGHT! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war, and Earth is the final prize!
The newly revealed issues spotlight the long awaited emergence of Venomworld in Queen in Black #4-5, a startling development teased since the early days of Ewing’s mind-bending run. As Earth is consumed by symbiotes, current Venom host Mary Jane Watson is forced to make a desperate choice, one that will shape both the fate of the Marvel Universe and her future as a symbiote hero in Venom #262. Meanwhile, Eddie Brock faces his own pivotal decision that redefines his role as a symbiote host in Queen in Black: Venom Unchained #3. And both new Defenders squads unite for the climactic finale in Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #4, and Marvel’s master thief joins the battle to pull off the galaxy’s greatest heist in Black Cat #14.
QUEEN IN BLACK #4 (OF 5)
Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 9/16
VENOM ASCENDING!
As the war between Hela and Knull gets personal, Tyr unleashes his final weapon on the beleaguered Avengers! Meanwhile, in the Baxter Building, Reed Richards investigates Codex’s half-symbiote power… with cataclysmic consequences! Will the end of Venom’s golden era coincide with the end of Planet Earth?
QUEEN IN BLACK #5 (OF 5)
Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 9/30
OH, THE HUMANlTY!
In the war between Light and Dark, the winner’s taken their prize… but is it Hela or Knull who’s ascended to the Throne of All? Either way, the only thing standing between them and all life on Earth is… the VENOMWORLD! It’s the ultimate symbiote battle—and for Mary Jane Watson, it’s the last stand!
BLACK CAT #14
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS
On Sale 9/9
COSMIC THEFT?
The only hope to stop the Knull and the Queen in Black’s war is… BLACK CAT?! Oh, wait—she’s gotta steal something?! PURRRFECT! The stakes couldn’t be higher for Felicia. Hopefully, she knows how to fly a spaceship!
QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK #3 (OF 3)
Written by TOM WALTZ
Art by ZÉ CARLOS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
On Sale 9/16
CATACLYSMIC CONTINGENCY!
The Defenders have taken a beating on two fronts, emboldening Knull and Hela to personally finish off both strike teams once and for all. The time has come for Plan B—but will this desperate contingency be enough for Team Light and Team Dark to stop the dual horrors of the Queen in Black and the God of Light from turning Planet Earth into yet another battlefield in their cosmic conflict? Light and Dark forces collide (and unite!) in this bombastic grand finale!
QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED #3 (OF 3)
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JUANAN RAMÍREZ
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 9/30
THE KING IS BACK?
Eddie Brock was the King in Black… right up until he wasn’t. It was him vacating the throne that led to the return of Knull and Hela’s rise as the Queen in Black. Can he make up for his mistake? Could he take back the crown as god of symbiotes?
VENOM #262
Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
On Sale 9/30
WHO IS THE NEW ALL-VENOM?
Mary Jane Watson is Venom… and so is everybody else! VENOMWORLD LIVES!
The war between Knull and Hela just ended—and even Eight Billion Venoms might not be enough to beat the winner! It’s the strangest adventure yet for the World’s Strangest Roommates… but is the lease finally up?
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #4
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Luca Maresca
(C) Bryan Valenza (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Leinil Francis Yu and Romulo Fajardo Jr. (VCA) Davide Paratore, Fabrizio De Tommaso, Philip Tan, Simone Bianchi
All of the pieces are falling together — Primewarrior’s attempt to create the next great super-soldier has brought together some of the past’s greatest successes, from Wolverine to Nuke to David Colton, A.K.A. CAPTAIN AMERICA! As the final puzzle piece clicks into place, the stage is set for the next AVENGERS epic and Wolverine must make a choice that will have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe…
Comics Giveaway Day this past weekend gave readers their first taste of Queen in Black, an upcoming crossover event spinning directly out of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s run of Venom as well as the new Knull limited series by Ewing, Tom Waltz, Juanan Ramirez. Launching in July, the saga unfolds in a five-issue event series by Ewing and Iban Coello, alongside key tie-in limited series and issues Fans can see the cover of Queen in Black #3, arriving in August, along with the tie-in issues on sale that same month.
Hela has seized Knull’s throne and now commands a legion of deadly symbiotes as the QUEEN IN BLACK! Meanwhile, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension, claiming terrifying new power for himself as the GOD OF THE VOID! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war, and Earth is the final prize!
Read on to learn what to expect from Queen in Black this August!
QUEEN IN BLACK #3 (OF 5)
Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 8/12
THE CODEX IS THE KEY!
Hela wants him as her secret weapon – Knull just wants him dead! Dylan Brock’s survival might be the one thing Venom and Eddie Brock agree about – but even at the end of the world, can they work together? All this and the rollicking return of the Fantastic Five!
QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK #2 (OF 3)
Written by TOM WALTZ
Art by ZÉ CARLOS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
On Sale 8/12
LIGHT AND DARK COLLIDE!
The Defenders have taken the fight to the dual threat of Hela and Knull, choosing offense over defense to save the Earth. But will in-fighting and tragedy combine to seal the fates of Team Dark and Team Light before they can complete their desperate mission? Or will the mysterious and dangerous “Plan B” turn the tide in this seemingly unwinnable battle? The fate of the world hangs in the balance between the forces of light and dark!
QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED #2 (OF 3)
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JUANAN RAMÍREZ
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 8/19
JAILBREAK!
Sleeper has broken Eddie Brock out of prison only for him to return to…the Queen in Black trying to take over the world?! Eddie wants to try to help or at least to go protect the people he loves – but Sleeper has other plans!
QUEEN IN BLACK: THOR #1
Written by AL EWING
Art by SERGIO DAVILA
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
On Sale 8/5
A TRUE KING RISES
As Beta Ray Bill battles Hela at the edge of space, he considers his role as the heir of Thor’s story… little dreaming that the story continues with Sigurd Jarlson or that the Death-Goddess has plans for the Mortal Thor. Somewhere in the city, a man with a hammer is about to face the ultimate test.
VENOM #261
Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
On Sale 8/26
VENOM’S OLDEST ENEMY RETURNS!
Long ago, a friend of Reed Richards had a problem – an alien costume that didn’t want to come off. Reed Richards blasted it off with a sonic weapon and imprisoned it for study. It seemed like a good idea at the time…but now he’s got to work with that alien to save the world – and Venom holds one heck of a grudge!
Captain America #11
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Valerio Schiti
(C) Romulo Fajardo Jr. (L) Joe Caramagna
(CA) Valerio Schiti and Romulo Fajardo Jr. (VCA) Baldemar Rivas, Chip Zdarsky, E.M. Gist, Leinil Francis Yu and Romulo Fajardo Jr., Dike Ruan and Moreno Dinisio
DOOM’S ULTIMATE WEAPON REVEALED ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON! Steve puts aside his mission to protect Victor Von Doom’s ultimate weapon from both the U.S. and Latveria, which puts him on a dangerous collision course with Red Hulk’s ALL-NEW, ALL-HULK strike team! But there are some wars not even Captain America can win… Witness the spark that starts the fire of ARMAGEDDON in this can’t-miss issue!
This July, Marvel Comics celebrates Disability Pride Month with an all-new saga starring heroes that represent strength and empowerment for the disability community. Written by Marieke Nijkamp and drawn by Andrea Di Vito, the story will be told in special backup stories across four issues: Amazing Spider-Man #32, Uncanny X-Men #31, Fantastic Four #14, and Wolverine #24. Each issue will also feature a Disability Pride Variant Cover by one of several seminal artists: Jamie McKelvie, David Mack, Aaron Kuder, Leinil Francis Yu, and Stephen Segovia.
Intersecting with a range of different disabilities, the iconic characters spotlighted include DAREDEVIL, MISTY KNIGHT, ECHO, HAWKEYE, SILHOUETTE and FINESSE. This formidable group of heroes will come together to save Colleen Wing from a deadly threat in an action-packed story highlighting the power of community and uplifting one another.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32
Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Promo Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Disability Pride Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 7/1
UNCANNY X-MEN #31
Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
On Sale 7/8
FANTASTIC FOUR #14
Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by AARON KUDER
On Sale 7/15
WOLVERINE #24
Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 7/22
Marvel’s Disability Pride Celebration is part of the Marvel’s Voices program, which delivers super-powered storytelling that explores the multitude of unique backgrounds, journeys and identities found in the Marvel Universe.
Check out Jamie McKelvie’s Disability Pride Variant Cover along with David Mack’s Disability Pride Variant Cover and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
