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Preview: Queen in Black: Thor #1

Queen in Black: Thor #1

(W) Al Ewing (A) Sergio Fernández Davila

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.

Queen in Black: Thor #1

Preview: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1

(W) Bryan Hill (A) Valentine De Landro, Nico Leon

THE NEXT ERA OF MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN, STARTS NOW!

MILES MORALES IS BACK IN THE RED AND BLACK! SPIDER-MAN thinks he has it allllll handled: homework, super villains…a new school crush? No, no – Miles is focused on what matters: helping the good folks of Brooklyn. Friendly. Neighborhood. Spider-Manning at his best! But a vengeful villain from Jeff Morales’ past with S.H.I.E.L.D. threatens to destroy not only Spider-Man – but the entire Morales family!

Superstars Bryan Hill (ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER) and Nico Leon (PSYLOCKE) join cover artist and Marvel Stormbreaker Simone Di Meo for this next great Miles Morales adventure!

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1

Marvel at Sideshow’s Omega Red Premium Format Figure

Marvel‘s Arkady Gregorivich Rossovich, AKA Omega Red, is a powerful mutant, whose abilities were further enhanced by the Russian super-soldier project. Implanted with retractable tentacles made of radioactive Carbonadium (a malleable imitation of Adamantium), Omega Red is a formidable foe of the X-Men.

Fans can add the Marvel Omega Red Premium Format Figure and the Exclusive Edition by Sideshow to their collection.

Inspired by this compelling character’s comic book appearance, the fully sculpted Marvel Omega Red Premium Format Figure measures approximately 18.81 inches (47.7 cm) tall , 21.28 inches (54 cm) wide, and 23.32 inches (59.23 cm) deep. This high-end collectible depicts the walking weapon as he whips coiled Carbonadium tentacles into a frenzy. Every detail from his distinctive scarlet suit to his striking gray skin has been meticulously rendered.

Rossovich stands on an environmental tundra base evoking the faraway, frigid reaches of his homeland. His cybernetic augmentations echo the scattered metallic structures buried in the snow. Among the wreckage also lies a photograph of Omega Red’s latest target: Marvel’s Wolverine!

The Exclusive Edition of the Marvel Omega Red Premium Format Figure features an alternate portrait option. Rossovich’s modernized look is based on his time as a Horseman of Salvation. With this swap-out piece, collectors can display Omega Red in multiple eras of his history, from origin to evolution.

Search and destroy with the Marvel Omega Red Premium Format Figure and the Exclusive Edition. Available to pre-order now!

Marvel reveals new variant covers for Daredevil, Black Cat, X-Men United, Avengers, and Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane

Thanks to a global roster of extraordinary artists, Marvel Comics continues to deliver some of the industry’s most striking cover art! This week, Marvel is proud to spotlight an exciting selection of upcoming variant covers including all-new entries in previously announced variant cover programs, cover reveals for the biggest launches, and more.

From the latest Muppets Variant Cover to an epic connecting cover for Daredevil, this week has something for every Marvel fan.

  •  Emma Frost meets Miss Piggy in Annie Wu’s Muppet Variant Cover for X-Men United #7, part of a series of covers celebrating the 50th anniversary of “The Muppet Show.” This glamorous—and formidable—duo will also team up in Chip Zdarsky and Pete Woods’ story in The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1.
  • This September, Marvel’s Stormbreakers celebrate the season in new Fall Fantasies Variant Covers, featuring Marvel heroes embracing their favorite fall traditions. Jonas Scharf’s newly revealed Black Cat #14 cover shows Felicia Hardy and some feline friends frolicking through a pile of colorful leaves.
  • Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett’s hit new Daredevil run continues in Daredevil #6, kicking off a new arc, “Of Moles & Owls,” as Daredevil is caught in the crossfire of a deadly new crime war. The arc features interior art by special guest artist Flaviano who also drew connecting covers for Daredevil #6-7 spotlighting the villains Daredevil will face.
  • Spinning out of Avengers: Armageddon, Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s new run of Avengers launches this November. The debut issue will be the latest comic available in True Believers Blind Bags. Iconic artist Mr Garcin delivers a show-stopping variant cover in his signature collage style that features images of the original team lineup within the Avengers logo with images of the all-new lineup surrounding it. Garcin’s cover will be a regular orderable cover.
  • Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane is a new limited series following Mary Jane Watson in the aftermath of Queen in Black. One of the covers shown was by Peach Momoko, part of the visionary artist’s new Momo-Tone Variant Cover collection. These painted covers will arrive in shops this November and the full announcement and more of covers in the collection will be revealed in the weeks ahead.
  • DAREDEVIL #6 TWO-PART CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY FLAVIANO – 75960621282800641
  • BLACK CAT #14 FALL FANTASIES VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960621252101421
  • X-MEN UNITED #7 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU – 75960621122701531
  • DAREDEVIL #7 TWO-PART CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY FLAVIANO – 75960621282800721
  • AVENGERS #1 VARIANT COVER BY MR. GARCIN – 75960621380100151
  • FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MARY JANE #1 MOMO-TONE VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #7 is an electrifying issue

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #7

There is nothing like friends you can count on. Those are the ones close to you whose bongs are really tested. Those tests show how close you really are. We find our truest friends through trials. Not everyone in your life are individuals you can count on. Sometimes you’re the most reliable one in your life. In Marc Spector: Moon Knight #7, Marc assembles his friends for a new Midnight Sons!

The Midnight Sons make their presence known! With Moon Knight’s closest allies, the Midnight Mission, ensnared in the gullet of an interdimensional relative of their living headquarters, Marc calls on Clea, Blade, Ghost Rider, and Daredevil to form a new incarnation of Marvel’s occult operators.

Jed MacKay continues his epic Moon Knight run and has this new version of the classic team taking on the dragon Ginarr and Achilles Fairchild! It’s a solid issue that fans of the characters and the overall concept of the team will get excited for.

The art by Devmalya Pramanik with color with Rachelle Rosenberg and lettering by Cory Petit is amazing. The page layouts pop, it’s a comic where you linger to stare at every panel and every page.

Overall, Marc Spector: Moon Knight #7 is an electrifying issue. The story by Mackay is white-knuckle. The art by the creative team is spectacular. Altogether, it’s a story that shows why the Midnight Sons long deserves to be on the big screen.

Story: Jed MacKay Art: Devmalya Pramanik
Color: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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What If…? Captain America #1 is a thrilling and fun one-shot

What If...? Captain America

As a comic book fan who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I felt I had the best of both worlds. I grew up knowing who Frank Miller and Alan Moore were. I also grew up during the Modern Age, where the comics industry became very commercial. The juxtaposition gave my reading very diverse experiences.

The Modern Age gave us the world of 2099. It showed us how our favorite characters would exist in a different age, one where the heroes that we know have disappeared and a new generation arises. It gave us Miguel O’Hara, Spider-Man 2099, new X-Men, Ghost Rider, Doom, and more. Some became more popular than others and some have an impact on comics and entertainment today. Marvel has been having fun exploring their What If…? line with new one-shots celebrating the classic series. In What If…? Captain America, written by Marc Guggenheim, we find out what would happen if Steve Rogers woke up on Earth-616 in 2099.

We find Steve, woken from his icy sleep 154 years later, in 2099, at the dawn of a new age of superheroes. It’s a different world run by corporations, much different than the one Steve knew. Found by the anti-pollution corporation, ECO Central, Steve is greeted by Miguel Ohara, Wolverine, Ravage, Ghost Rider, Cerebra, and Skullfire. It’s a fun use of the “classic” characters, some helped define the world of 2099. But, this is a world that’s the antithesis of what Steve believes and he has to do something about it.

The comic captures Captain America well and the inclusion of so many of the 2099 characters is a lot of fun. The art by Ron Lim, with color by Andrew Dalhouse, and lettering by Clayton Cowles looks good balancing the old and new and being a bit brighter than what I remember of the original 2099 comics.

Overall, What If…? Captain America is a fun one-shot. The story by Guggenheim is thrilling. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether it’s a story that rocks and a lot of fun to read.

Story: Marc Guggenheim Art: Ron Lim
Color: Andrew Dalhouse Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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A fight to the death in the final issue of DNX leads to a major shift in Jed MacKay’s X-Men run

This November, the X-Men’s war against 3K comes down to a dramatic showdown between Cyclops and Beast—now the 3K’s Chairman—in the final chapter of DNX!

Arriving in September, DNX by Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini unites the X-Men and Fantastic Four for a crossover that serves as a culmination of years of mutant storytelling. Marking a major turning point in MacKay’s run, the event sees 3K’s twisted plan to “make more mutants” finally become reality. After Cyclops’ trip to the future in Age of Revelation, the X-Men believe they know what’s coming. But as they join forces with the Fantastic Four to stop 3K from unleashing the X-Virus, they’ll discover that the future is never set in stone. When the dust settles, fans can expect an exciting shakeup for MacKay and Netho Diaz’s X-Men. Stay tuned in the coming weeks to learn more, including the announcement of an all-new solo series launching in its aftermath.

In DNX #4, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four must regroup and address the unexpected catastrophe, while the effects of 3K’s Chairman’s scheme have only begun to be felt! But the Chairman soon learns that even his plans have flaws… It features a main cover by Kaare Andrews and a variant from Vicentini.

In X-Men #41, a DNX tie-in issue, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four are on a mission to save lives—but O*N*E has a mandate to enforce a quarantine zone and have their own mission to complete. Can both succeed? Featuring a main cover by Diaz and variant by Ivan Shavrin.

And in DNX #5, the event comes to its epic conclusion. X-Men and 3K. Scott Summers and Henry McCoy. Cyclops and the Chairman. To the death. With a main cover by Andrews and variants by Vicentini and Giuseppe Camuncoli.

DNX #1, available in True Believers Blind Bags featuring exclusive covers not available for individual purchase, arrives on September 2. Check out the new covers and preorder both DNX and X-Men at your local comic shop today.

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