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Miles Morales Returns to Action and Confronts a Dark Threat from the Past in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1

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With a target on the back of Spider-Man and the entire Morales family, Miles Morales will need to dig deeper than ever before to protect his neighborhood and those he loves as the superstar team of writer Bryan Edward Hill and artist Nico Leon kick off a new era in August’s Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1.

Upon returning to Brooklyn after a chaotic trip to the Ultimate Universe, Miles is inundated with the trials and tribulations of the teenage superhero struggle – fighting through supervillains (and homework) and still finding time for date night or dinner with the folks. So, it’s a bit of an unwelcome surprise when a dangerous secret from his father’s S.H.I.E.L.D. past returns with a vengeance and threatens the lives of everyone he holds dear.

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

MILES MORALES is back in black (and red)! 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 SHIELD threatens to destroy not only Spider-Man—but the entire Morales family!

Check out the main cover for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 by Simone Di Meo and keep an eye out for more news and reveals in the months to come. Pre-order Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 with your local comic shop and pick it up in stores on August 12.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1

Marvel Heroes Score in Soccer Variant Covers

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To celebrate soccer mania this summer, Marvel heroes hit the field in Marvel Soccer Variant Covers, the newest monthly cover collection from Marvel’s Stormbreakers! The crowd goes wild as the Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man and more suit up in fun new jersey designs to score winning goals, make dramatic saves—and, in Deadpool’s case, argue with the ref—in exciting soccer matches! Featured across eight upcoming titles, these high-energy covers spotlight the group’s dynamic skills to depict kinetic action that leaps off the page!

The current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. Chosen for their remarkable art, notable achievements, and boundless imagination when bringing the Marvel mythos to the page, these creators represent the future of comic book artistry and embody the raw talent to shatter the limits of visual storytelling!

Check out all eight Marvel Soccer Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ– 75960621001503041
  • IRON MAN #6 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960621491400651
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #29 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960620917002931
  • WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #5 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960621448800521
  • X-MEN #31 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960620920003141
  • X-MEN UNITED #4 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960621443300451
  • VENOM #259 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621330625931
  • DAREDEVIL #4 MARVEL SOCCER VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960621282800431

Marvel Celebrates 50 Years of What If…? with Variant Covers

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This May, Marvel’s Stormbreakers shatter the multiverse in new What If…? Variant Covers! The latest monthly cover collection from Marvel’s elite artists celebrates 50 years of What If…? storytelling with imaginative new twists on your favorite heroes. From dramatic transformations to outrageous power swaps, these eight pieces reflect the endless creativity and spectacular talent of the current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers!

The daring questions asked include:

  • What if… Captain Marvel was a Skrull?
  • What if… Daredevil’s accident gave him the Hulk’s powers?
  • What if… Iron Man’s Extremis was a symbiote?
  • What if… Punisher had Magik’s Eldritch Armor?
  • What if… Rogue became the Sorcerer Supreme?
  • What if… Wolverine controlled his adamantium like Colossus?
  • What if… the X-Men were heralds of Galactus?
  • What if… the Spider-Man’s greatest foes, the Sinister Six, were his greatest allies?

The current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. Chosen for their remarkable art, notable achievements, and boundless imagination when bringing the Marvel mythos to the page, these creators represent the future of comic book artistry and embody the raw talent to shatter the limits of visual storytelling!

Also part of the 50th anniversary celebration are a series of all-new What If…? one-shots! Announced last month, the new one-shots shake the foundations of every corner of the Marvel mythos with startling shifts to iconic storylines, kicking off in June with What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1, where Gerry Duggan and Jan Bazaldua ask “What if… Cyclops had stayed with Madelyne Pryor?” and What If…? Thor #1, where Torunn Grønbekk and Sergio Dávila ask “What if… Thor got Spider-Man’s symbiote suit?”

Check out all eight What If…? Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

  • CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK PAST #2 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960621492100241
  • IRON MAN #5 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960621491400541
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #28 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960620917002841
  • WOLVERINE #20 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960620841802041
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960621001502951
  • PUNISHER #4 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960621516400431
  • X-MEN #30 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960620920003041
  • DAREDEVIL #3 WHAT IF…? VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ – 75960621282800331

Preview: X-Men of Apocalypse #3

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X-Men of Apocalypse #3

(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Simone Di Meo

INTO THE SAVAGE LAND! The XOA journey to a land before time and Gambit finds the woman he loves on a world he never made — Rogue!

Plus, Sabretooth versus Zabu! Guest-starring Magneto, Ka-Zar, Sauron and Simone Di Meo making magic with dinosaurs!

X-Men of Apocalypse #3

Exclusive Preview: X-Men of Apocalypse #2

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X-Men of Apocalypse #2

(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Simone Di Meo (L) Richard Starkings
(CA) Simone Di Meo (VCA) Arthur Adams and Meghan Hetrick, Joe Madureira, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, Mark Brooks, Russell Dauterman, Stephen Platt and Marte Gracia

BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN! The X-Men of Apocalypse have gone back to where it all began in their quest to restore their history! But before they can, it means mixing it up with the original X-Men!

X-Men of Apocalypse #2

Marvel’s Heroes and Villains are reimagined as Monsters in Marvel Monster Variant Covers

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This March, never-before-seen monsters are let loose in the Marvel Universe, each brought to life by the extraordinary talents of Marvel’s Stormbreakers!

The latest Stormbreaker Variant Cover collection, Marvel Monster Variant Covers reimagine a Marvel hero—or in one case, a supervillain—as classic monsters. From vampires and witches to mummies and ghosts, these dramatic pieces spotlight the Strombreakers’ individual flair for the horror and macabre! The covers coincide with the recent launch of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s Infernal Hulk, a new run where the Eldest, the spawn of the Mother of Horrors, has taken over the Hulk’s body and is using it to usher in a new AGE OF MONSTERS!

The current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. Chosen for their remarkable art, notable achievements, and boundless imagination when bringing the Marvel mythos to the page, these creators represent the future of comic book artistry and embody the raw talent to shatter the limits of visual storytelling!

  • X-MEN #26 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960620920002641
  • ALIAS: RED BAND #1 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621502700131
  • DOCTOR STRANGE #4 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ – 75960621125800421
  • BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC #4 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960621245300421
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960621001502541
  • GENERATION X-23 #2 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960621449500231
  • KNULL #3 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960621388700321
  • ROGUE #3 MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960621444000321

Exclusive Preview: Spider-Man Noir #4

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Spider-Man Noir #4

(W) Erik Larsen (A) Andrea Broccardo
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Simone Di Meo (VCA) Erik Larsen and Dean White

GUNS & GHOSTS & GOONS — OH MY! Peter Parker is investigating a slew of dehydrated corpses popping up around town — much to Gwen Stacy’s dismay! And as Peter gets closer to solving the mystery of her father’s death, Gwen homes in on the identity of Spider-Man…

Spider-Man Noir #4

Marvel Celebrates 60 Years and Honors the King of Wakanda with Black Panther Variant Covers

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Next year marks the 60th anniversary of Black Panther, one of Marvel’s most groundbreaking super heroes! In addition to Black Panther Anniversary Special #1, a special one-shot with thrilling new tales from iconic Black Panther creators, Marvel’s Stormbreakers will help celebrate the milestone with new Black Panther Variant Covers.

Featured on titles starting in February, the covers depict T’Challa teaming up with fellow Marvel icons, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and his greatest love, Storm! Spotlighting different costumes and versions of the character—from the new design featured in the upcoming Black Panther: Intergalactic series to Ultimate Black Panther—the eight covers reflect various eras of Black Panther’s incredible history and showcase the diverse styles of Marvel’s elite artists.

The current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. Chosen for their remarkable art, notable achievements, and boundless imagination when bringing the Marvel mythos to the page, these creators represent the future of comic book artistry and embody the raw talent to shatter the limits of visual storytelling!

Check out all eight Black Panther Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

  • AVENGERS #35 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960620426703531
  • STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #1 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960621445700141
  • WOLVERINE #15 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960620841801521
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960621001502241
  • DOCTOR STRANGE #3 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960621125800321
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #8 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ – 75960621122700851
  • SAI: DIMENSIONAL RIVALS #2 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960621391700221
  • ULTIMATE ENDGAME #3 BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960621336800321

X-Men of Apocalypse #1 Feels like a Jumbled Mess… like the X-Men’s Timeline

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X-Men of Apocalypse #1

The X-Men of Apocalypse are here in the Marvel Universe – and that’s a very bad thing for the Uncanny X-Men! X-Men of Apocalypse #1 pits the team against the Uncanny X-Men for a series that caters to the hardcore fans.

I’ve read a lot of X-Men and I couldn’t even tell you what the hell is up with the timelines in X-Men of Apocalypse. Written by Jeph Loeb, the series has a team of X-Men from the Age of Apocalypse traveling to the Age of Xavier… for some reason. In short, after the Age of Apocalypse was ended, that timeline never reverted. Now this AoA team of X-Men is traveling to revert it? It’s kind of hard to understand really what the point is and that’s just one of the issues of this series.

After an Alpha issue, X-Men of Apocalypse #1 hits the shelves almost two months exactly from that Alpha release. And, unless you were really excited and invested in that Alpha issue, this first issue adds very little to everything. The AoA X-Men team come across Nate Grey and battle it out with the usual trope that’s yawn inducing at this point and then go into a battle with the X-Men of that time period. And tropes are on the menu as the end teases more of the same with the second issue.

While the art pops, it’s a bit baffling why there’s any fighting at all and for once heroes just explain to the other heroes what they’re doing and why they’re present. It’s a story that feels pointless beyond cool art. And that includes the mission overall. They’re traveling to… erase their timeline which has already been erased? The motivations, and obvious cause of this anomaly, just feels rather odd in presentation and setup.

But, the art does pop. Simone Di Meo‘s art, especially the colors, look great and feel like a bit of an homage to the original series. Along with Richard Starkings on lettering, the characters and art looks solid with an almost Capcom vs. Marvel feel to the visuals and battles. But, it’s really the art that’s the draw, no pun intended. It’s action, fighting, and characters striking poses, for a story that’s overall thin.

X-Men of Apocalypse #1 is for the hardcore X-Men fans and really for the hardcore that long for the Age of Apocalypse. It’s a weird return to the world, especially with the “Age of Revelation” currently underway and with an ad for that storyline in this issue, it almost makes you think this is tied into that in some way. Who knows where this goes, but, like Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, it feels like a mini-series whose end results will be more entertaining than what happens getting to them.

Story: Jeph Loeb Art: Simone Di Meo Letterer: Richard Starkings, Comicraft
Story: 7.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Pass

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Head back to the 90s in January with X-Men Trading Card Variant Covers

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Shadows of Tomorrow, the next era of X-Men storytelling, begins in January. To celebrate this exciting turning point for mutantkind, Marvel’s Stormbreakers spotlight some of the X-Books’ biggest stars in new X-Men Trading Card Variant Covers.

Showcased in trading card-style frames, the covers harken back to the ‘90s when the X-Men dominated pop culture on comic stands, television, and in iconic trading card sets. Today, X-Men storytelling is more impactful than ever as the aftermath of Age of Revelation arms the X-Men with knowledge to prevent one of the darkest futures in Marvel Comics history. It’s time to embrace bold action, strengthen alliances, and empower the next generation! United, the X-Men will alter mutantkind’s fate and ensure their dream isn’t darkened by the Shadows of Tomorrow! The X-Men Trading Card Variant Covers will be featured on select titles throughout January, including highly anticipated Shadows of Tomorrow series launches like Rogue and Inglorious X-Force.

The current class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio. Chosen for their remarkable art, notable achievements, and boundless imagination when bringing the Marvel mythos to the page, these creators represent the future of comic book artistry and embody the raw talent to shatter the limits of visual storytelling!

First launched in 2020, Marvel’s Stormbreakers evolved from Marvel’s Young Guns program. Over the past 15 years, Marvel selected and recognized 36 up-and-coming artists who went on to draw some of Marvel’s greatest events, iconic series, and beyond, solidifying their place as luminaries in the industry including Steve McNiven, Jim Cheung, Sara Pichelli, Ryan Stegman, and more.

Check out all eight X-Men Trading Card Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

  • WOLVERINE #14 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960620841801451
  • X-MEN #23 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ – 75960620920002351
  • AVENGERS #34 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960620426703471
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #22 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960620917002261
  • INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960621362700151
  • PSYLOCKE: NINJA #1 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960621450100151
  • ROGUE #1 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960621444000151
  • X-MEN #24 X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960620920002451
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