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The war of the Multiverse erupts in Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood and Web of Venomverse: Fresh Brains

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Over the last few years in hit titles like Edge of Spider-Verse and Venomverse Reborn, the Marvel multiverse has exploded with new Spider and Symbiote players, each with an incredulous story to tell! This March and April, meet some of the wildest ones yet in Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood and Web of Venomverse: Fresh Brains!

In addition to tales detailing the twisted origins and exciting adventures of new multiverse icons, the two epic one-shots will see superstar creators Mat Groom and Luciano Vecchio put the pieces in place for Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse, an upcoming five-issue limited series they’ll be delivering alongside writer Kyle Higgins that pits Spider against Symbiote in a reality-shattering-war! Meet a new blood-sucking Spider-Man, a lethal protector who never lost his appetite for brains, and many more, each designed by Vecchio and set to play pivotal roles in the upcoming epic!

The war of the multiverse begins in Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood #1. Spider-Man and his spider-compatriots across the Spider-Verse are the guardians of the Web of Life and Destiny…but they are heading for a confrontation with the OTHER Arachnid-Multiverse of the symbiote variety when they come into conflict with the VENOMVERSE! In the buildup to that 8-fisted confrontation, meet three new Spider-Versers to see who has what it takes to fight in the web wars! Could it be Count Parker? Spider-Prowler? Or maybe Spider-Hulk? Featuring stories by Groom, Vecchio, Jordan Morris, Greg Pak, Sumit Kumar, Alan Robinson, and Chris Eliopoulos!

In Web of Venomverse: Fresh Brains #1, the Venomverse is upon us! The existence of Venom and symbiotes across the entire Venomverse will be at stake as they go head-to-head with their Spidery counterparts to defend the Symbiote Hive-Mind from the SPIDER-VERSE! As an eight-legged fight creeps to the surface, meet the three new symbiotes who could put the Spiders at the edge of their webs! Which of them has what it takes? Could it be the devious Venomouse? The disorderly Katie Power? Or a whole new Eddie Brock? Featuring stories by Groom, Vecchio, Erica Schultz, Chris Allen, Dylan Burnett, Juan José Ryp, Chris Eliopoulos, and, in his Marvel Comics debut, actor David Dastmalchian!

Check out the covers and preorder March’s Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood and April’s Web of Venomverse: Fresh Brains at your local comic shop today. Stay tuned for more news about Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse in the months ahead.

The Mystery of Ram V and Dan Watters’ The One Hand and The Six Fingers unravels in their upcoming collected edition

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The critically-acclaimed The One Hand and The Six Fingers connecting miniseries will be collected together as a complete story in an upcoming trade paperback, featuring ten alternating chapters, creating a brand-new reading experience for those looking to solve the mind-bending, neo-noir mystery. Hitting shelves this December, The One Hand & The Six Fingers is led by two all-star creative teams offering two different perspectives on a thrilling crime story. Fans of Blade Runner and Se7en will enjoy this shocking sci-fi horror that keeps you questioning what is real and what is simply a nightmare.

The One Hand miniseries, by award-winning creators writer Ram V, artist Laurence Campbell, and colorist Lee Loughridge, tells the story of Neo Novena detective, Ari Nasser—a grizzled homicide detective who’s about to retire with an enviable record, until a brutal murder occurs bearing all the hallmarks of the “One Hand Killer”…which should be impossible since Ari already put him away not once but twice in years past.

Alternating with The One Hand is The Six Fingers, a miniseries by popular writer Dan Watters and artist Sumit Kumar, also featuring stunning colors by Loughridge. The story follows Neo Novena archaeology student, Johannes Vale, who has always been so very in control of his life. But when he commits a brutal murder using the M.O. of a historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control…and Johannes doesn’t remember doing it. 

What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game told through two intertwined narratives. Both men will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of this case—but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of this future-metropolis.

The One Hand & The Six Fingers, which collects The One Hand #1-5 and The Six Fingers #1-5, will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 11, featuring a cover by artist Anand Radhakrishnan (Lunar Code 1024IM317). The trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534369719) will also be available on Tuesday, December 24, at independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.

The One Hand & The Six Fingers

Spencer Ackerman and Julius Ohta take over Iron Man and take on Roxxon and A.I.M. this October

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Marvel’s Armored Avenger takes off for new adventures this October in Iron Man #1! The new hard-hitting run will be written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Spencer Ackerman in his exciting Marvel debut. Ackerman will be joined by rising star Julius Ohta.

Following the conclusion of Gerry Duggan’s Invincible Iron Man, Tony Stark is back on top after regaining control of his company, armor, and confidence. He’s determined to never hit rock bottom again, so when familiar threats like Roxxon and A.I.M. resurface, they’ll be met by an Iron Man more than willing to fight back, play dirty, and unleash every bit of his intellect to bring them down! When the best of his own technology fails him, Tony will build a brand-new armor unlike any seen in his over 60-year history. Dubbed the “Improvised Iron Man,” fans will see it assembled throughout the series as Tony does what he does best—tinkering and upgrading it to counter anything the world throws at him. The series will also debut a new Iron Monger, complete with a mysteriously-powered new armor…

Roxxon and A.I.M. team up to take on Stark Unlimited! But they’re ready for the old Tony Stark. This one? He’s a lot angrier than he used to be. Iron Man is going to war! New armor, old enemies, and unbelievable twists abound in this fresh take on a fury-powered Iron Man!

Check out the main cover by Yasmine Putri, a variant cover by Sumit Kumar, and Ohta’s new armor designs.

The Six Fingers #4 is an interesting issue that leaves us scratching our heads even more

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The Six Fingers #4 teases what’s going on but it’s still not clear exactly what that is.

Story: Dan Watters
Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Spider-Man embraces his dark side in Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood

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Marvel’s popular Black, White & Blood imprint allows the industry’s hottest creators to channel the full ferocity of Marvel’s deadliest characters! Over the last few years, fans have witnessed Wolverine, Deadpool, Moon Knight, Darth Vader, and more unleashed in their own Black, White & Blood series. Now, it’s Spidey’s turn to get bloody! This August, return to Spider-Man’s darkest era in Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood.

The new series sees all-star creators, including some Spidey storytelling legends, honor the 40th Anniversary of Spider-Man’s black costume “black, white & blood” style! Some will reveal never-before-told tales set during the Spidey’s Black Suit era while others explore the costume’s legacy and its impact on Peter.

Here’s what fans can look forward to in the debut issue!

  • J.M. DeMatteis returns to his masterpiece “Kraven’s Last Hunt” alongside Elena Casagrande with an unforgiving story that sheds new light on an iconic scene.
  • J. Michael Straczynski and artist Sumit Kumar in his Marvel Comics debut rips Peter Parker’s (and the symbiote’s) heart out! A last vestige of the symbiote has stayed with Peter all these years, waiting for the right moment to tear Spidey down!
  • Dustin Nguyen writes and draws a spine-chilling tale of Spider-Man being HUNTED. But how can he hope to escape when the danger comes from within?

Check out Leinil Francis Yu’s cover as well a host of variant covers and pick up Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood at your local comic shop this August.

The Six Fingers #3 takes you down a rabbit hole… or is it a wall… in a trippy issue

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The Six Fingers #3 takes you deeper into the madness and begins to tease what is driving the murders.

Story: Dan Watters
Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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The Six Fingers #3 Reveals What Lies Beneath the Surface

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The Six Fingers #3

As his reality crumbles faster, unwilling murderer Johannes Vale attempts to get answers from the previous One Hand Killer Odell Watts. Johannes pieces the previous events together, and artist Ada Avanax discovers his secret and trails his activities. But the two realize how much deeper the hole goes and how much more complicated it is than simply losing one’s memory. The Six Fingers #3 by Dan Watters and Sumit Kumar demonstrates that truth does not exist within a linear or binary concept. Still, it can only be comprehended by looking past reality.

Watters expertly knocks the down dominos he has laid since the beginning to hint at what lies beneath the surface of Johannes and Neo Novena. Much like an iceberg, a much deeper and darker side hides from ordinary eyes. The reveal challenges what the readers assumed about the metropolis and presents a more horrific version. With his job as an archeologist, he has to travel back to the past to discover the truth mentally. He is figuratively digging into his subconscious and the hollow skeleton of the city in front of him this entire time. Despite revealing some truth to Johannes and the reader, the mystery gets more complicated and cannot be easily solved.

The revelation of a “right hand” and a “left hand” portrays Johannes’s and Ari’s relationship and roles in a different light. Instead of existing as opposing forces, they worked together unwillingly towards some unknown goal. The reveal also reframes the cat-and-mouse hunts of the previous One Hand Killers as a cyclical force that moves onto a new person. Each is an investigator of different mysteries. With his dad’s gift as a guide, he must use it to decipher the past and figure out what happened between the gaps. Existing as a vessel for whatever force guides him, he needs to embrace being the right hand to unravel the blank spots in his mind.

I am still impressed with Kumar’s stunning art as he portrays the various psychological horrors within the book. All the events still feel like a nightmare you cannot wake up from. Matched with Lee Loughridge’s haunting colors and Aditya Bidikar’s stylish lettering, all of their artistic talent works in perfect unison. With all of the action and plot being dreamlike, The Six Fingers #3 artwork taps into the subconscious nature of the work and embraces it.

As the hidden underbelly of Neo Novena opens itself to Johannes, his understanding of his role as the right hand starts to become clearer to him and the reader. Watters and Kumar in The Six Fingers #3 do not give straight answers but masterfully start putting the pieces from the previous issues together while having the readers draw their conclusions on what has happened. The mystery of Johannes and his role as the right hand has gotten much more complicated and existentially interesting in the best ways possible.

Story: Dan Watters Art: Sumit Kumar 
Color: Lee Loughridge Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
Story: 8.8 Art: 8.9 Overall: 8.8 Recommendation: Read

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The Six Fingers #2 will leave you guessing as we’re taken into the mind of a killer

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The Six Fingers #2 by Dan Watters and Sumit Kumar has a man wrestle with forces outside of his control, and all the while, it twists his life away from him.

Story: Dan Watters
Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughride
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
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The Six Fingers #2 Has Reality Become a Living Nightmare

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The Six Fingers #2

Johannes Vale has been unable to live normally after discovering his identity as the new One Hand Killer in Neo Novena. Haunted by a murder he does not remember committing, he has to retrace his previous night to discover why he committed such an act. As his dreams and nightmares blend with his real life, Johannes attempts to parse through reality to find the truth. The Six Fingers #2 by Dan Watters and Sumit Kumar has a man wrestle with forces outside of his control, and all the while, it twists his life away from him.

A key element established in the series is the notion of reality or how conditions or forces influence it we cannot see. Johannes does not know why he has been murdering people but aims to decipher what leads him to murder. The notion of a superficial understanding of his actions becomes moot since he firmly believes that a greater hand has led him to become the new One Hand Killer. Watters and Kumar do a fantastic job of presenting Johannes as an unreliable narrator, such as him staring at a tear in his wall before it immediately has him writing symbols after a murder. The walls of his reality begin to bend as he miraculously wakes up in alien locations despite having no memory of traveling there. I appreciate the team for not focusing on the physical motivation for his actions but on the more abstract reason why Johannes has become the new One Hand Killer. Aside from making the mystery more interesting, it allows the story to focus more on fears about the subconscious in the team’s depiction of psychological horror.

Similarly, the dream-like tone of the series provides a fascinating counterpoint to the analytic detective narrative of The One Hand. Considering Johannes’s background as an archeology student, he and Ari Nassar are investigators and examiners of human behavior through different lenses. The two differ since Ari’s job as a police detective forces him to think critically and logically, while Johannes demonstrates a penchant for looking outside the box for answers. Both are looking for answers inside of the darkness but for opposite reasons. Considering how the One Hand Killer leaves a series of symbols after a murder, Ari deciphers the wall for physical clues about the killer’s identity. Still, Johannes examines them to see what logically led him to it. And there might not be a logical reason as to what has been drawing him to murder.

Kumar’s art demonstrates how chaos and order are at war. Combined with Lee Loughridge’s colors and Aditya Bidikar’s lettering, the reader is effortlessly placed in Johannes’s headspace as he attempts to hold onto reality before it is quickly removed. It strongly connects the reader to his mental state and emotions as he tries to make sense of the darkness gradually surrounding him. Much like Johanness, the reader is at the whims of artistic talent as they challenge our notions of reality through their work.

The Six Fingers #2 stands as another powerful issue from Watters and Kumar that will have readers question what they know about Johannes. The light at the end of the tunnel slowly extinguishes while the darkness envelops the reader more. Eventually, the abyss can only look back at you.

Story: Dan Watters Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughridge Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
Story: 8.7 Art: 8.7 Overall: 8.7 Recommendation: Read

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The Six Fingers #1 is a fantastic crime comic. Fans won’t want to miss this!

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The One Hand Killer has been stalking the streets of Neo Novena again and claimed a new victim. Johannes Vale, a graduate student whose life has been slowly falling apart, discovers he killed a man under the guise of The One Hand Killer the other night despite having no memory of it. Now, with a series of blood-drawn symbols on the wall, Johannes has to discover what compelled him to murder an innocent man in The Six Fingers #1.

Story: Dan Watters
Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughride
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
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