X-Men Annual #1
(W) Ryan Stegman (A) Ryan Stegman, Steve Skroce, Sanford Greene
When an all-new mutant menace known as the Creationist forces four artists to visualize monsters that tear through reality, the X-Men must survive an attack where imagination itself becomes the enemy. Now they have to stop the Creationist before his nightmare visions consume the world in an epic issue featuring several superstar guest artists.
Immortal Thor #19
(W) Al Ewing (A) Jan Bazaldua, Dan Jurgens, Various (CA) Alex Ross
RATED T+
In Shops: Jan 15, 2025
SRP: $4.99
THIS IS NOT THE STORY OF THE IMMORTAL THOR!
This January, the new Ultimate Universe gets even deadlier with the launch of Ultimate Wolverine! Written by rising star Chris Condon and drawn by powerhouse artist Alessandro Cappuccio, the newest ongoing series of Marvel’s hit Ultimate line introduces Wolverine as the Winter Solider, an agent of the diabolical mastermind behind this corrupt world, the Maker! Fans can see Wolverine unleashed in the all-new Ultimate Wolverine #1 trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork. Plus, check out all the Ultimate Wolverine #1 covers, including pieces by superstar artists like Lee Bermejo, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Gleb Melnikov, Steve Skroce, Josemaria Casanovas, and Leinil Francis Yu.
The action-packed trailer shows Wolverine is still the best there is as he’s deployed against mutantkind by his handlers, Magik, Colossus, and Omega Red. But are they really in control of the Maker’s most lethal asset, or is the man behind the mask ready to strike out on his own? The trailer also reveals that the series will debut Ultimate versions of other X-Men icons, starting with Nightcrawler and Mystique.
Check out the trailer along with all the covers and preorder Ultimate Wolverine at your local comic shop today. Before Ultimate Wolverine #1 arrives, read a special prelude story by the creative team on December 11 in Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1.
January’s issue of Immortal Thor is destined to go down in Asgardian history as 19 artists come together to deliver an incredible journey across Thor’s kingdom!
While Thor is away gathering resources to deal with the looming threat of Utgard, Immortal Thor #19 spotlights different characters from Thor’s legendary mythos in single-page stories, each drawn by a different artist. The stories will be connected by the mysterious viewpoint of a significant hero from Thor’s past who’s set to return in next week’s Immortal Thor #17.
Immortal Thor #19 marks the return to Asgard for artists Dan Jurgens, Valerio Schiti, CAFU, Lee Garbett, and original Immortal Thor artist Martín Cóccolo. Artist Humberto Ramos and Leonard Kirk’s pages will pick up plot threads introduced in Strange Academy and Avengers Inc., respectively. The issue also reunites Al Ewing with past collaborators like Luciano Vecchio, Juann Cabal, and David Baldeón. Regular series artist Jan Bazaldua will open and close the issue, setting the stage for the title’s startling next arc!
Here’s a full list of artists contributing to this extraordinary issue:
This is not the story of the Immortal Thor! The All-Father had a journey to make to a far star – and so, for a time, the Golden Realm was left to rule itself. Yet even in the absence of the King, the story continued – and each Asgardian had their own drama to play out. These are the TALES OF ASGARD… Check out some never-before-seen interior artwork and preorder Immortal Thor #19 at your local comic shop today!
At New York Comic Con’s Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel, the biggest comics panel of the weekend, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, writer Chris Condon, and more revealed the next ongoing series coming to Marvel’s hit new Ultimate Universe. Joining acclaimed titles Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate X-Men, and Ultimates is… ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
Hitting stands in January, Ultimate Wolverine will be written by rising star Chris Condon and drawn by Moon Knight powerhouse artist Alessandro Cappuccio. True to the character’s origin as a government weapon, Ultimate Wolverine is an unwilling agent of the Maker, the secret creator of this corrupt universe. Mindwiped and used as an assassin, he’s still the best there is as at what he does… even if he’s not in control of who he does it to.
THE MAKER’S ULTIMATE WEAPON!
In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – Magik, Colossus and Omega Red – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier! But WHO is the weapon behind the mask?
Before Ultimate Wolverine arrives in January, readers will see him in action for the first time in a prelude story by Condon and Cappuccio in Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1, the special one-shot that concludes the first year of Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe and sets up the next year of stories, including the Maker’s long-awaited return!
Check out Cappuccio’s main cover for Ultimate Wolverine #1 along with variant covers by Gleb Melnikov and Steve Skroce. Plus see Cappuccio’s original design sheet and the newly revealed Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 Spoiler Variant Cover featuring Ultimate Wolverine.
BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Uncanny Valley #4, the next issue of a brand new original series by fan-favorite writer Tony Fleecs, acclaimed illustrator Dave Wachter, and letterer Pat Brosseau. Join in on the wild ride of cartoon mayhem, family drama, and deadly secrets in Uncanny Valley, available July 24, 2024!
Cartoonish chaos ensues as Oliver finds himself in danger during an action-packed cacophony, but a maternal protector isn’t far behind. But the clearing smoke makes room for a sinister figure, ready to make a sacrifice…
Uncanny Valley #4 features a main cover by series artist Dave Wachter, and variant covers by artists Erica Henderson and Steve Skroce.
Each August, Marvel Comics commemorates its anniversary with a grand, giant-size one-shot that boldly explores the scope of the Marvel mythos in exciting ways, such as last year’s Eisner-nominated Marvel Age #1000. This year is no exception as all-star creators craft stories set in the far, far future of the Marvel Universe in Marvel 85th Anniversary Special!
Marvel 85th Anniversary Special will feature stories by a wide array of talent, from legendary creators to rising stars, including Ryan North, Alan Davis, Christopher Priest, Iman Vellani, Sabir Pirzada, Steve Skroce, Josh Cassara, Stephen Byrne, Kaku Yuji, Carlo Pagulayan, and more! Discover how history will remember your favorite heroes and their legendary exploits in this daring trip to the 85th century!
In the far future, exploits of the heroes of the Marvel Age are the stuff of legend, half remembered but still celebrated! Come with us now on a tour of the greatest museum in all the cosmos, in which the few surviving relics of those bygone days have been assembled. Each piece tells a unique story – about the Contest of Champions and how it wrought an end to the Age of Heroes, about the greatest triumph of Ms. Marvel, and the final, secret exploit of Excalibur! And more!
Check out Kaare Andrews’ cover and join Marvel’s greatest storytellers for this once-in-a-lifetime celebration this August!
Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood #4
(W) Steve Skroce, Stephanie Phillips, Mary Sangiovanni (A) Steve Skroce, Danny Earls, Stefano Landini (CA) Kyle Hotz
Rated T+
In Shops: Jan 03, 2024
SRP: $5.99
FEW SURVIVORS REMAIN…WHO WILL MAKE IT OUT ALIVE?!
Three more sagas from the front lines of the zombie apocalypse – the final desperate remnants of humanity in a Marvel Universe full of horror! BLADE makes his last stand against evil in the stark, dangerous polar north! A lone PUNISHER faces down the horde…and the decision that very well may be his last! And SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL battles the Savage Land in an onslaught that can only be described with two words: zombie dinosaurs! What more can we say?! Don’t miss out on the bloodiest installment yet!
Created by Keanu Reeves, BRZRKR gets a brand new collection featuring a pair of stories set within the 80,000 year history of BRZRKR in BRZRKR: Bloodlines Vol. 1, a softcover trade paperback hitting shelves Spring 2024. BRZRKR: Bloodlines Vol. 1 collects BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness #1 and BRZRKR: Fallen Empire #1.
The renowned and record-shattering Keanu Reeves is joined by writer/artist Steve Skroce, writer/director Mattson Tomlin, fan-favorite artist Rebekah Isaacs, and colorists Dave Stewart and Dee Cunniffe in two unforgettable, violent tales:
In Poetry of Madness, B. safeguards the ancient realm of Atlantis as its unstoppable protector. But a sickly monarch symbolizes the rot within the city and the cracks created by a secret cult might spell the end of the legendary kingdom, one beyond even B.’s ability to save.
In Fallen Empire, a former kingdom decimated by the BRZRKR has a single survivor…one who must have her story heard and recorded else the same fate befall another damned kingdom.
BRZRKR: Bloodlines Vol. 1 will be available in comic shops March 27, 2024 and in bookstores April 2, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop, bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
BOOM! Studios has announced two recent sellouts, Alice Never After #1 and BRRKR: Poetry of Madness #1, both with get new printings.
Alice Never After #1 is the premiere issue of the new five-issue original series from superstar artist and writer Dan Panosian, artist Giorgio Spalletta, colorist Francesco Segala, and letterer Jeff Eckleberry!
Alice finally got her wish. Wonderland has become her new home, but with her abuser’s avatar with the uncanny grin turning the mad residents of a moonstruck world against her, she’s clawing for a little rationality amongst the chaos. As Alice’s sister Edith and her childhood friend Earl fight for a way to bring her back, Alice has to contend with whether or not her torment is due to her father, herself, or maybe a curious combination of both…
BOOM! Studios has announced Alice Never After #1 Second Printing, featuring brand new cover art by R1c0, available in stores August 23, 2023.
Iconic filmmaker and record-shattering comic creator Keanu Reeves is joined by acclaimed writer and artist Steve Skroce, Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and Eisner Award-nominated letterer Ed Dukeshire, for the first-ever BRZRKR one-shot special that pits the immortal B. against a Lovecraftian nightmare in BRRKR: Poetry of Madness.
A sea of gore and devastation awaits as B., through a fateful chance encounter, safeguards the advanced and ancient realm of Atlantis as its unstoppable protector. But a sickly king serves as a symbol for the rot inside the kingdom, as the security and bliss created through B.’s violence is shallow… The cracks created by a secret cult might spell a monstrous end for the legendary city, one beyond even B.’s ability to save.
BOOM! Studios has announced BRRKR: Poetry of Madness #1 Second Printing, featuring brand new cover art by Steve Skroce, available in stores August 16, 2023.
