Marc Spector: Moon Knight #9
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Devmalya Pramanik
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (L) Cory Petit
(CA) José Luis Soares Pinto, Jonas Trindade, Rachelle Rosenberg (VCA) Maria Wolf and Mike Spicer, Ario Anindito
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF MONSTERS! Moon Knight made a bold and terrible gamble to try to save his allies, and the cost is about to come due. Can the newly forged MIDNIGHT SONS survive the fallout?
Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar #4
(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Tokitokoro
(C) Jim Campbell (L) Joe Caramagna
(CA) Gurihiru (VCA) Jhony Caballero
ENTER M.O.D.O.K. TO CREATE… A NEW JEFF?! MOJO pressures M.O.D.O.K. (boy, that’s a lot of M .O.s!) to create an ALL-NEW, ALL-IMPROVED Jeff who will heed Mojo’s every command! But Jeff and the Jeff Coast Avengers stage a HEIST to rescue Ken… Will they succeed?! Or will it all go sideways? And how do you escape Mojoworld?!
Marvel and Disney are likely happy they no longer need to deal with the headache that is Ike Perlmutter. He is one of the many high-profile names who donated money towards President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. The Washington Post has reported a list of all the major donors as well as the amounts donated. Perlmutter is the former CEO of Marvel and was removed from the position in March 2023. He was part of layoffs impacting 7,000 jobs and was meant to cut about $5.5 billion in expenses.
Perlmutter, whose The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc., is listed as having donated $20.27 million towards the project.
Perlmutter is listed along with the Adelson Family Foundation, Apple, Nividia, Google, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, Comcast NBCUniversal, Meta, Amazon, Salesforce, TikTok investors, and more. The list is filled with companies with interests before the federal government. One individual not on the list is President Trump who has stated “It’s being paid for a hundred percent by me and some friends of mine.” Numbers show it’s 100% his “friends” and 0% him.
Perlmutters’ $20.27 million is the sixth largest amount listed in the report. It shows a total of $333 million from private donors and there’s an additional $77 million from donors who have requested anonymity. It also doesn’t include in-kind donations. The full list obtained by The Post includes 67 individuals who have donated over $10,000, they have revealed all of the donors who have given over $100,000, 57 of them.
The ballroom donations are routed through the Trust for the National Mall, a D.C.-based nonprofit whose mission is to restore and preserve the National Mall and the White House grounds. Numerous lawmakers and organizations have raised concern that the project is a way to funnel money towards Trump in exchange for favors. The Post’s reporting lays out numerous examples of the conflicts.
Perlmutter’s reign at Marvel was one of controversy. The elusive individual is rarely photographed and is known for his tightness with money. A story goes he once pulled paperclips out of garbage cans for reuse. His relationship with Marvel Studios was contentious, butting heads with Kevin Feige. He hadn’t been involved with the movies since 2015 and lost control of television in 2019. Perlmutter also attempted to put a friend on the Disney board resulting in a proxy battle.
Outside of Disney, Perlmutter is/was a strong support of President Donald Trump, advising on Veterans affairs, a move that may have violated laws. Perlmutter also donated to organizations tied to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.
In 2009, Perlmutter sold Marvel to Disney for $4 billion.
Masterfully crafted based on the likeness of Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Hot Toys‘ figure comes with a newly developed headsculpt that perfectly captures his distinguished expression, detailed skin textures, and facial hair. The portrait also features Hot Toys’ innovative rolling eyeballs feature enabling collectors to adjust the figure’s gaze, adding an additional level of realism. Bringing even more movie-accurate details to life in 1/6 scale, the Beast figure also has ultra-realistic premium wool material hair, meticulously styled to match the character’s on-screen appearance.
The Beast 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure’s newly developed, highly articulated body stands approximately 12.7” (32.5 cm) tall. To recreate Beast’s unique mutant physique, the figure is covered with soft, lifelike fiber-material hair. Beast is dressed in a pair of dark blue custom-tailored pants, with a yellow belt emblazoned with the iconic X-Men logo on the buckle. A wide variety of interchangeable hands, including fists, claw gestures, and grabbing gesture hands, ensures collectors can recreate exciting moments from the upcoming movie.
The Beast 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure is now available to pre-order.
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ESCAPE…INTO DANGER! LOGAN steps from the X-MEN…but awaiting under the glitz and glamour of MIAMI is a simmering criminal underworld, and a crucible that will bring out the warrior, the mutant–the Wolverine! Writer-Artist DAN PANOSIAN takes the reins of Wolverine, steering him into an all-new, can’t miss, auteur-driven adventure, where “paradise” ain’t exactly what you’d expect. Wolverine: Paradise #1 is an entertaining start that feels a little retro in a way like it’d fit in classic Marvel Comics Presents or the first ongoing volume of Wolverine.
Dan Panosian handles the writing and the art for Wolverine: Paradise #1 and the first issue is overall ok. Wolverine decides to take a break and head to Miami where of course trouble is going to be found. In this case, it has something to do with the mob and Dazzler. But, Panosian throws in a little something else with a mysterious character who’s following Logan on his trip.
The issue is one where you generally need to suspend disbelief a few times to enjoy it. There’s a mysterious person who knows Logan but Logan doesn’t know. It’s odd the Wolverine to just walk away from that. Then, there’s the random meeting with Dazzler and in such a large city, it’s just a little too odd for them to meet, especially when Dazzler could use Wolverine’s help (why didn’t she call anyone?). But, just go with the flow as the story, so far, feels like one of the stories you’d find in an arc of Marvel Comics Presents or in-between major arcs of Wolverine. Entertaining but not earthshattering.
Panosian brings his distinctive style to the comic which feels like a bit of a 70s vibe. Wolverine feels like he’d do well in a brawl while most characters feel like caricatures in a way. But, that’s part of the point. The action overall is good and there’s some small details that add some humor and fun to the comic. Overall, the art style gives the comic a sort of rough feel visually that makes it have a tone that feels more like the action B-movies of the 70s.
Wolverine: Paradise #1 is a fun issue you can just pick up and enjoy. It doesn’t feel like the miniseries is going to deliver anything that’ll really shake things up or deliver anything super new and different. Instead, it feels like it’s a simple, entertaining story of Wolverine beating the crap out of gangsters. And, there’s times that’s all you need out of a comic.
Story: Dan Panosian Art: Dan Panosian
Color: Dan Panosian Letters: Cory Petit
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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While 3K’s counterstroke has shocked the X-Men, Philadelphia is no less in the shadow of disaster as the Chairman’s spoilsport plan comes into effect! The X-Men must look to the least of their number, while the Fantastic Four fight against time to deliver the data that can save the day! DNX #3 ups the action as the X-Men must deal with multiple disasters.
I’ve generally enjoyed the DNX storyline as it feels lit gets a bit back to basics for the X-Men. The X-Men are protecting everyone while the opposing side wants to expand the mutant nation to rule over humans. With the Fantastic Four mixed in, the event has been an interesting one that while short, it does a good job of wrapping up recent storylines while delivering a big bombastic battle. DNX #3 is a good issue when it comes to that battle with it clearly over for the Chairman and the X-Virus set loose. That’s not all, a giant ship is bearing down on Philadelphia threatening a second disaster.
Written by Jed MacKay, the comic is interesting and feels like a nice chapter of the overall story, but that’s the thing, it’s a chapter. This is an event taking place in the DNX miniseries as well as X-Men and Fantastic Four. This issue shows, if you haven’t been reading those other series, you’re missing out and missing key information. This is one where the main series can’t be read and appreciate on its own, it relies on its tie-ins for the main story, not ancillary information. It also relies heavily on readers having kept up with the X-Men, making it an interesting one for Fantastic Four readers not interested. A key character in this issue has been around since the beginning of the latest X-Men volume and if you haven’t been reading that series, the moments don’t hit in any way special. Still, there’s something fun about the issue and series as a whole.
The art by Federico Vicentini captures the chaos. With color by David Curiel and lettering by Clayton Cowles, the comic swings big in visuals and nails the frantic nature of what’s going on. The characters look great and it has a lot of visually dramatic moments. But, with a virus loose and a city panicking, the comic doesn’t quite capture any of that well. It all feels like after thoughts for the bigger action going on.
DNX #3 is one with big moments for a few characters. But, their moments flounder without knowledge from other comics. It’s an event that’s not so much contained but playing off of multiple years worth of storytelling and where each issue is key. With all of that, DNX #3 comes off as a sliver of a greater picture instead of big moments to be appreciated on their own.
Story: Jed MacKay Art: Federico Vicentini
Color: David Curiel Letters: Clayton Cowles
Story: 7.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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Scientist, inventor, and criminal mastermind — Marvel’s Doctor Octopus joins the One:12 Collective lineup!
Straight from the comic pages, the One:12 Collective Doctor Octopus is dressed in his classic green bodysuit, featuring a removable lab coat and three interchangeable head portraits in varying expressions. The maniacal menace wields his signature weapon— sets of four highly posable, tentacle-like arms in different lengths that are assembled on his back, complete with multiple interchangeable claws for each arm.
After being exposed to atomic radiation during a lab accident, Dr. Otto Octavius found himself fused to mechanical tentacle-like arms. The same incident also has altered his mind, allowing him to mentally control his newly fused appendages, tragically at the cost of mental stability. He will now stop at nothing to gain more power and defeat his perennial foe, Spider-Man.
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Announced earlier this year, Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm Publishing are bringing two legendary universes together for the first time in Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles, a historic five-issue limited series launching January 2027. Written by Kevin Smith and drawn by David Marquez, the series unites the heroes and villains of the Marvel’s Universe with the galaxy far, far away in an unprecedented pop culture collision.
The anticipated series took the spotlight at New York Comic Con as Marvel Comics revealed new covers and artwork at the Marvel Comics: House of Ideas Panel, with Kevin Smith making a surprise appearance onstage to share more about the project.
Among the reveals was a breathtaking cover by the legendary Alex Ross spotlighting a team-up for the ages: Luke Skywalker and Spider-Man. Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles will feature ongoing variant cover programs, with recurring themes across Covers A-F to bring greater clarity and consistency to the cover collecting experience. Additional variants may also be available beyond the ongoing programs.
The themes for A-F Covers are:
The first issue features covers by David Marquez, Alex Ross, Kaare Andrews, Cory Smith, Rafael Albuquerque, Dan Jurgens, Matteo Lolli, and more.
For decades, Star Wars and Marvel have shared a unique history. Marvel published its first Star Wars comic in 1977—the same year Star Wars: A New Hope transformed pop culture forever. Now, 50 years later, that relationship takes its biggest leap yet as they collide on the page for the first time.
The Galaxy Far, Far Away comes to the World Outside Your Window!
Following a reality-shattering spell, Marvel’s heroes witness the events of A New Hope unfold before their very eyes—setting the stage for an encounter between characters from both universes that fans have dreamt about for decades.
Check out the new artwork and preorder Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles at your local comic shop today. It arrives on shelves January 13, 2027.
This past week, the clock struck Midnight. Across the globe at local comic shops, fans entered the Midnight Universe, Marvel Comics’ bold new publishing line that reimagines its most iconic characters through a terrifying new lens.
The launch has been an incredible success, with over a million copies ordered collectively. The excitement continued today at New York Comic Con during Marvel Comics: The Midnight Hour, a special panel featuring writers Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and Benjamin Percy, alongside Executive Editor Dan Buckley, Editor Jordan D. White, Assistant Editor Kaeden McGahey, and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker. The superstar team shared new details about what’s coming next and debuted never-before-seen artwork, including the covers for all three #4 issues, arriving in January
While the main covers remain cloaked in mystery, readers can look forward to meeting more Midnight incarnations of their favorite characters from A-List mutants to iconic Spidey supervillains as the Midnight Universe’s continues to expand.
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #4
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover A by STEVE BEACH
On Sale 1/13
As New York City hides behind locked doors from the mysterious horror they call Spider-Man, an outcast cop is burning every bridge to find the truth behind the “Parker Incident.” Meanwhile, the devil’s hands have been busy…and the world’s second synthetic mutant is born…
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #4
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by MARCELO FERREIRA
Cover A by KEV WALKER
On Sale 1/20
The Four return from the monolith in the Jornado del Muerto desert with no memory or record of their experience. Their minds and bodies are behaving strangely, which might have something to do with a cosmic artifact they encountered…
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #4
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO BUFFAGNI
Cover A by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 1/27
Two sets of letters go out. All sides are summoned. Two threats are made by both man and mutant. The one-eyed ronin finds a clue that will unravel long-laid plans. And a half-healed wound is hidden by shadow.
The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era. The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire. Midnight X-Men #1 is an interesting start that teases an expansive thought out world taking the best from modern vampire properties.
Story: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Matteo Della Fonte
Color: Arthur Hesli
Letters: Cory Petit
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