Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets a Brand New Trailer
The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them. Watch the new trailer for Spider-Man Brand New Day, in theatres July 31.
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Mutantkind Must Survive the Deadliest Species in the Galaxy in Alien vs. X-Men!
This September, Marvel Comics and 20th Century Studios join forces for a special crossover saga decades in the making: Alien vs. X-Men!
Following the blockbuster success of Alien Vs. Avengers, Marvel’s bold Alien line of comics evolves, pitting the Children of the Atom against the universe’s perfect organism! Blending super hero storytelling with cosmic horror, the saga will be written by visionary X-Men writer Kieron Gillen and illustrated by acclaimed artist Geraldo Borges. The series will also feature a four-part bonus story by legendary X-Men creator Chris Claremont, who brings the Xenomorphs into conflict with his own parasitic extraterrestrial creation: the BROOD!
The X-Men went looking for a Phoenix egg. They found something else.
The X-Men return to Earth with deadly cargo, and a violent battle between mutant and alien begins. Will an unexpected ally turn the tide in the X-Men’s favor? Will anyone survive the experience? The next evolution of Marvel’s mightiest mutants begins!
Plus: A young Kitty Pryde faces her greatest nightmare when she’s hunted by two of the galaxy’s greatest terrors: the Brood and the Xenomorphs!
Check out covers by Ryan Stegman and Ivan Shavrin and preorder Alien vs. X-Men at your local comic shop today!
Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 is an interesting concept but only a few interesting moments
A DARK HOMECOMING AWAITS… It’s a world before the Punisher. A world where the existence of the Hulk is but a whisper of a rumor. A world where A.I.M. has just developed a Cosmic Cube in the jungles of South America. Frank Castle, Bruce Banner and Peter Parker are all on a mission to keep the Cube out of the wrong hands – including each other’s. In this three-way free-for-all for the power of the cosmos, who will come out on top? Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 is an interesting start with moments of potential that never really come together.
Written by Jonathan Hickman, Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 is an in-continuity, out of continuity, we’re not really sure, story that pits Frank Castle, Hulk, and Spider-Man against each other for a cosmic cube. I mention the continuity bit because it’s Frank Castle that takes part in this, not the Punisher, putting his origin and all of that up in the air and how this all fits in.
Castle is part of a mercenary group sent on a mission by S.H.I.E.L.D. to retrieve a Cosmic Cube. Standing in the way is AIM and Hydra and for some reason the Hulk gets involved. We’re not quite sure of that motivation and then Spider-Man is recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to take on the Hulk… which feels like it’s a complete misunderstanding of power sets on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s part. All of it is convoluted and far more complicated than it needs to be.
The comic stands out as best when it’s Frank and the team he’s working with attempting to escape a Hulk who’s hunting them for the Cosmic Cube. The comic has a Predator vibe to it as members of the squad are picked off and there’s a sense of dread and terror surrounding it all. And honestly, the comic should have just kept it to that. Keep it simple and focused.
Instead, we get Spider-Man thrown into the mix for some reason, a match-up that feels rather one-sided. It’s an odd mix of characters that doesn’t quite click in how it’s presented. It makes things far too complicated and dialing it back a bit, the comic would have excelled and been really interesting (and potentially created more motivation for Frank’s eventual war).
The art by Adam Kubert is what makes the interesting parts actually interesting. With color by Arthur Hesli and lettering by Ariana Maher, Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 presents the chaos and terror of Frank and his fellow soldiers well. You get a sense that they really don’t know what’s going on and what to do. There’s also small moments as the Hulk picks them off one by one. Stretch all of that out and the comic would be overall much stronger, a horror comic featuring Frank Castle being stalked by the Hulk who’s toying with him the whole time.
Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 isn’t a bad start but also doesn’t really stand out. It’s an oddity in that it doesn’t really make much of a case for it to exist. It’s entertaining in some ways. It has some moments that stand out. But, it’s a comic you read and generally forget about soon after. It doesn’t shine with so many choices, even many choices with just these characters, out there.
Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Adam Kubert
Color: Arthur Hesli Letterer: Ariana Maher
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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The Punisher comes to Mezco’s One:12 Collective
“THERE’S NO JUSTICE. THERE’S ONLY PUNISHMENT.”
One man. One mission. An endless war on crime.
Inspired by The Punisher’s classic comic book appearance, the One:12 Collective Punisher brings Frank Castle’s uncompromising crusade to life. Armed with an extensive arsenal and driven by an unbreakable resolve, The Punisher stands ready to deliver his own brand of justice.
The One:12 Collective Punisher features four interchangeable head portraits and fourteen interchangeable hands for creating a variety of combat-ready displays. Sporting his iconic skull-emblazoned costume, the Punisher is outfitted with a removable chest harness, interchangeable utility and tactical belts, thigh holsters, gauntlets, and a boot sheath.
Loaded with an impressive cache of weapons, the Punisher comes complete with a sniper rifle featuring removable components, a rocket launcher, submachine gun, crossbow, revolver with scope, multiple handguns, explosives, and a ballistic shield. Three gun blast FX pieces add even more firepower to his display.
Purchase: Mezco Toyz – Entertainment Earth
THE ONE:12 COLLECTIVE PUNISHER FIGURE FEATURES:
- One:12 Collective body with over 30 points of articulation
- Hand painted authentic detailing
- Approximately 17cm tall
- Four (4) interchangeable head portraits
- Fourteen (14) interchangeable hands:
- One (1) pair of fists (L&R)
- One (1) pair of posing hands (L&R)
- One (1) pair of open hands (L&R)
- One (1) pair of grabbing hands (L&R)
- One (1) pair of gun holding hands (L&R)
- One (1) pair of gun bracing hands (L&R)
- One (1) pair of detonator holding hands (L&R)
COSTUME:
- Skull-emblazoned outfit
- Removable chest harness
- Interchangeable utility belt
- Interchangeable tactical belt
- Left and right thigh holsters
- Left and right gauntlets
- Left and right boots
- Boot sheath
ACCESSORIES:
- One (1) ballistic shield
- One (1) sniper rifle with removable scope, removable barrel, and removable bipod
- One (1) rocket launcher
- One (1) submachine gun
- One (1) crossbow
- One (1) revolver with removable scope
- Two (2) pistols
- One (1) custom handgun
- One (1) knife
- One (1) explosive charge
- One (1) detonator
- Three (3) gun blast FX
- One (1) One:12 Collective display base with logo
- One (1) One:12 Collective adjustable display post
Doctor Doom turns heads and vanquishes all in Doom All-On-One from Al Ewing and Alessandro Cappuccio
Once a year on Midsummer Eve, when the walls between worlds are thin, Doctor Doom travels to Hell to challenge Mephisto for his mother’s soul. This October, writer Al Ewing and artist Alessandro Cappuccio detail one of Doom’s most valiant efforts to save his mother as he takes on the entire Marvel Universe in Doom All-On-One #1, an explosive and action packed one-shot told entirely in landscape-oriented splash pages.
Doom All-On-One #1 follows in the footsteps of 2025’s Marvel All-On-One #1 by Ryan North and Ed McGuinness, another 50-page epic which saw The Thing clobber many of Marvel’s heroes and villains, and Fantastic Four (1961) #252 by John Byrne, which detailed the FF’s journey into the Negative Zone entirely in landscape-style storytelling. Unlike the FF, Doom has no allies on his journey into hell. Doom is entirely on his own.
… AND DOOM HAS THEM OUTNUMBERED!
For decades, Doctor Doom challenged the demon Mephisto as only DOOM would dare — because he could! And also for the freedom of his mother’s soul! This is the tale of his greatest such challenge — as Doom battles the entire Marvel Universe across the searing flames of perdition itself! Does the Marvel Universe have a hope in literal heck? Find out, Doom Believers — across fifty, count ’em, FIFTY wide-screen pages of the eschatological brawl to end ’em all!
Check out the main cover and interior pages from Doom All-On-One #1 by Alessandro Cappuccio plus variant covers by Greg Capullo and InHyuk Lee.
Avengers: Armageddon #1 feels like a bit of a repeat of One World Under Doom
ARMAGEDDON HAS ARRIVED! Red Hulk’s devastating tear across the globe must be stopped… but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to do it! Calling in the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine and more…but who will survive this super-powered cataclysm?! There will be a pre-Armageddon Marvel Universe and a post-Armageddon Marvel Universe. Be here to bear witness to the transformation.
Story: Chip Zdarsky
Art: Delio Diaz, Frank Alpizar
Color: Jesus Aburtov
Letterer: Cory Petit
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Marvel reveals more covers for DNX #1
EVOLUTION IS CONTAGIOUS!
This September, the X-Virus is unleashed and it’ll take the combined genius and power of the X-Men and Fantastic Four to stop it from forcibly mutating humanity in DNX, a five-issue event series from superstar writer Jed MacKay and acclaimed artist Federico Vicentini. Seeded from the very start of MacKay’s acclaimed run, years of buildup culminates in this shocking mutant milestone that erupts across the Marvel Universe with far-reaching consequences for the fragile balance between mutantkind and humanity.
DNX #1 will feature True Believers Blind Bags, special sealed bags that contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering, including rare, one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn sketch covers from surprise contributors. The final DNX #1 variant covers are now unveiled, including both open-to-order covers and blind bag exclusives.
Among the covers revealed today are stunning pieces by two of today’s most exciting cover artists, Fanyang and Puppeteer Lee, spotlighting Psylocke, Magik and Invisible Woman. Lee’s cover will be a regular orderable cover while Fanyang’s striking piece will be a True Believers Blind Bag exclusive. Leinil Francis Yu’s X variant cover is also revealed today, a black and white version of which will be a True Believers Blind Bag exclusive.
Additional Blind Bag exclusives revealed include a wraparound cover by illustrator Chris Giarrusso that pays homage to Whilce Portacio’s classic Uncanny X-Men #281 cover, a Marvel Rivals Variant Cover by NetEase Games showcasing Rogue’s iconic Savage South skin from the hit game, and an Animation Variant Cover featuring artwork from Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97. The latter arrives just ahead of the acclaimed show’s highly anticipated second season, premiering July 1 on Disney+. For collectors, two Blank Variant Covers will also be available, one as a regular open-order edition and the other as True Believers Blind Bag exclusive.
DNX #1 True Believers Blind Bags will only contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering. The main cover and regular open-to-order variant covers cannot be found in True Believers Blind Bags. See below for a list of the exclusive blind bag variant covers. In addition to those listed, fans can once again look forward to super rare exclusive covers by surprise contributors, including hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind sketch covers.
EACH BLIND BAG CONTAINS ONE OF THESE VARIANT COVERS TO DNX #1
- DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER B BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
- DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER C BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
- DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER D BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
- BLACK AND WHITE X VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
- VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
- VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
- VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
- ANIMATION VARIANT COVER
- NEGATIVE SPACE FOIL VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
- MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE GAMES
- BLANK VARIANT COVER B
- WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS GIARRUSSO
- VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
- OR ONE OF SEVERAL RARE, HAND-DRAWN SKETCH COVERS BY SURPRISE CONTRIBUTORS!
The Rolling Stones and Marvel Unite for Exclusive Foreign Tongues Collector Vinyl Series
The Rolling Stones and Marvel have joined forces for a special collector’s release celebrating the band’s forthcoming album, Foreign Tongues. Available for pre-order now HERE, the exclusive U.S. series features five collectible vinyl variants inspired by iconic Marvel characters, each paired with a custom comic book insert showcasing artwork designed to match the corresponding vinyl edition. Foreign Tongues x Marvel will be released July 10.
The Marvel-inspired collection spotlights Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk, reimagined through exclusive album artwork designed by Marvel illustrators for this release.
Last month The Rolling Stones announced the release of their highly anticipated new studio album Foreign Tongues, arriving July 10th from Capitol Records. The incredibly vibrant 14-track collection follows the band’s Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. The new album was introduced with the upbeat and infectious lead single “In the Stars” and opening track “Rough and Twisted.”
Recorded during an exceptionally creative period, Foreign Tongues was brought to life in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed Hackney Diamonds. The result is a dynamic and forward-looking record that captures the band’s unmistakable sound while pushing into new sonic and lyrical territory, further cementing their unparalleled legacy.
The album features standout performances from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Steve Jordan, and Matt Clifford. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from an impressive line-up of guest artists, including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Mini Reviews: Godzilla’s Odyssey #1, Justice League: Dream Girls #2, Skate Ali #1, Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1
Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
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Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1 (Marvel) – Stoners and superheroes collide in the cheesy, yet charming Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1 from Kevin Smith, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, Roberto Poggi, Erick Arciniega, and Marco Menyz. Not all the jokes land, but you can really tell that Smith is like a kid with all the toys in the box having his creations interact with all the Marvel hitters and ending up in one hell of a battle against Dr. Doom and a host of other baddies. The ending is especially sweet building off the honest emotions of Clerks 3 with a Marvel/New Jersey twist. There are so many iconic moments for Marvel/View Askewniverse fans (That’s a big Venn Diagram), and Camuncoli brings a blockbuster sheen to the art without being afraid to get funny. Kevin Smith has truly been killing it with these intercompany crossovers recently. Overall: 8.2 Verdict: Buy
Skate Ali #1 (Dark Horse) – Sam Humphries and Natacha Bustos tell a timely tale of finding community in an age of isolation and authoritarianism in Skate Ali #1. In post-apocalyptic L.A., skating is illegal, but it’s the only thing that keeps protagonist Ali happy and sane. Bustos’ art and colors capture the joy Ali has from riding her board as well as the pitfalls and more surreal elements when she runs into the Warriors-like skate clans. Skate Ali #1 is all about the feeling of giving a shit about something while the world crumbles and is a heightened version of finding joy in subculture while not neglecting the cliqueishness of these space. Also, Ali’s dad made my cry and her nurse’s advice to her after her big skating accident cracked me up. Overall: 8 Verdict: Buy
Justice League: Dream Girls #2 (DC) – JL Dream Girls #2 is another exciting and vulnerable chapter of this Pride Month event penned by Dreamer and Galaxy creators Nicole Maines and Jadzia Axelrod with art from Brandt and Stein, Vincent Cecil, Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund, Stephen Sadowski, and Joe Quinones. Dreamer and Galaxy continue their tour through alternate realities while their friends try to support them, and the Justice League and GL Corps passes judgment on them. Brandt & Stein’s skill with facial expressions work well for the interpersonal conflict of the frame story, and the guest artists shine on homages to the Hard Travelin’ Heroes eras of Green Lantern and Green Arrow, an Old West riff, and Dreamer and Galaxy playing the roles of John Constantine and Zatanna. But underneath these flourishes, JL: Dream Girls #2 boils down to Dreamer fighting a hard fight against herself and having issues even letting her friends in. Maines and Axelrod explore both her identity as a trans woman and a superhero and refreshingly don’t give any easy answers while creating some new conflict for Galaxy in the “real world”. Also, JL: Dream Girls #2 features a kind of holodeck story starring Jo Mullein where Steven Underwood, Morgan Hampton, and comics legend Alitha Martinez use ballroom culture and Spike Lee-influenced ring constructs to show her struggling with memories of “the one who got away”. This internal conflict is compounded by all the different Lantern Corps members staying on Oa, but you don’t need to be current on the GL books to get something out of this memorable character study. Overall: 9.1 Verdict: Buy
Godzilla’s Odyssey #1 (IDW) – In Godzilla’s Odyssey #1, Frank Tieri and Ilias Kyriazis re-cast the titular monster as an agent of Zeus helping Odysseus return home from Ithaca. The comic is a speed-adaptation of the epic poem with Kaiju standing in for various monsters from the myths. There’s a lot of emphasis on the gods making an Odysseus his plaything, and Kyriazis’ designs for them are excellent from muscular Zeus to sensible Athena and angry Poseidon, who ends up being the butt of many jokes. I would honestly read a whole book of Greek myths drawn by Ilias Kyriazis. The comic hits most of the highlights of the poem, but it feels truncated in places. But, hey, there’s no place like home. Godzilla is a more malevolent figure in the Tom Scioli backup in which Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham join forces to fight him. The art is creative, but the story runs out of steam in the end. However, the lead story is a wonderful primer for the upcoming Odyssey film although I’m sure the Greek gods and Godzilla himself will have much less screen time. Overall: 8.4 Verdict: Buy
Preview: X-Men United #4
X-Men United #4
(W) Eve L. Ewing (A) Tiago Palma
Graymatter Lane is totally safe from all interlopers. All threats psionic, military or demonic. Right? Right. But what about the doubts and fears that always emerge among friends and lovers? And who keeps blowing up Emma’s phone? Meanwhile, Iceman has a rather unorthodox training idea. Bring your twenty-sided die.
