We’re wrapping up our look at July’s solicits today with a peek at what’s coming from Marvel in July. I hope you guys like ominous solicits!
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Robot Avengers, Assemble!
We covered this when it was announced, but coming out of “Age of Ultron” is a book starring a bunch of artificial intelligence Avengers like the Vision. Humphries is a very creative storyteller and Araujo just showed off some of his chops in the “Fantastic Four” AU tie-in, so if you like robots then I’ve got some good news for you.
AVENGERS A.I. #1
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (A)
Cover BY DUSTIN WEAVER
ARTIST VARIANT BY ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
8-BIT VARIANT BY MATTHEW WAITE
BLANK VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
HARDER. BETTER. FASTER. STRANGER.
• The triumph of Hank Pym turns to tragedy for the human race…an unfathomable Pandora’s Box of destruction!
• When a brave new world is unleashed, only one team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can save us from the future – AVENGERS A.I.!
• THE VISION! HANK PYM! VICTOR MANCHA! DOOMBOT! The mysterious ALEXIS! MONICA CHANG, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.!
• The AGE OF ULTRON is over! The AGE OF A.I. is NOW!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
A Mighty Hunger
Ominously teased and relatively foreboding, apparently something that likes the color purple is hungry. Most folks are guessing Galactus, but you know what? I’m going to go out there: it’s Marvel’s new Purplethulu, a purple Cthulhu that has been under the sea all this time. Oh, and is a robot.
AGE OF ULTRON #10 U.C.
CLASSIFIED (W) • CLASSIFIED (A/C)
32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
Infinite No More
Marvel’s Infinite Comics starring the Guardians of the Galaxy are being collected into this one-shot with art by Ming Doyle. The Infinite Comics have been pretty great, perhaps even better than the series they spin out of, but that’s what happens when you get folks like Ming Doyle to illustrate your comics!
Which is my way of saying, buy this for the Ming Doyle Rocket Raccoon story.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW’S AVENGERS #1
Brian Michael Bendis (W)
Mike Oeming, Ming Doyle & Michael Del Mundo (A)
Cover by Ming Doyle
• LEAPING OFF THE PAGES OF THE BIGGEST COMIC OF THE YEAR COMES STORIES ABOUT THE BIGGEST HEROES IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• FIND OUT WHO THE GUARDIANS ARE – AND WHY THEY’RE WORTHY OF GUARDING THE GALAXY.
• FEATURING: ROCKET RACCOON, DRAX, GAMORA & GROOT!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
Gearing Up for Infinity
We are all set for “Infinity” to be Marvel’s next big thing to get mixed critical reviews on the internet as half of the comic fanbase rejoices Hickman’s brilliance while the other half laments events. However, as we get closer to it, it’s important to note that “Avengers” (co-written with Nick Spencer) and “New Avengers” will be making a heavy push with preludes to “Infinity.”
AVENGERS #15
JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER (W)
STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Cover by LEINIL YU
“ECHO TERRA”
• Prelude to INFINITY: Part Two.
• Aliens races fleeing an intergalactic terror crash to Earth, just as the Avengers are occupied with the now-active Origin Sites!
• Captain Universe and Manifold take a trip across the universe.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
AVENGERS #16
JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER (W)
STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Cover by LEINIL YU
50th Anniversary Variant Cover by Daniel Acuna
“THE TWO WORLDS SOLUTION”
• Prelude to INFINITY: Part Three.
• The battle between the Avengers and Mad Earth heats up.
• Whatever happened to Ex Nihilo and Abyss, and for that matter, Starbrand and Nightmask as well?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Continued belowNEW AVENGERS #8
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A/C)
“LORDS OF CHAOS”
• As casualties pile up in the ongoing war between Wakanda and Atlantis, an Illuminati member is forced to make a hard choice.
• An Inhuman learns of the Illuminati’s plans.
• Prelude to INFINITY: Everything falls apart.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
So, if you’re a completionist, there’s that.
Ain’t No Party Like A Sentry Party ‘Cause A Sentry Party Don’t Stop
But it should. It should’ve a while ago, when the Sentry died. Dammit, Remender!
UNCANNY AVENGERS #10
RICK REMENDER (W) • DANIEL ACUNA (A)
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Ragnarök Now continues!
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF DEATH are unleashed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The Future of Captain Marvel
This is it! July brings the finale of ‘The Enemy Within,’ a crossover between Kelly Sue’s two Avengers titles with a heavy focus on good ol’ Captain Marvel. I’m more excited about this than “Infinity,” truth be told, but I will note that I am a wee bit nervous about Carol’s future. She’s one of those characters that very quickly earned a special place in most reader’s hearts; I’d hate for there not to be a “Captain Marvel” #15, which I think is a fear most readers of this title have.
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #17
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W)
MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A)
Cover by JOE QUINONES
Variant cover by AMANDA CONNOR
Part 4 of 5 of THE ENEMY WITHIN
• With the world quite literally ripping apart at the seams, and the Avengers scattered…how much longer can Captain Marvel fend off the madness of the Magnitron…?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL #14
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W)
SCOTT HEPBURN (A)
Cover by JOE QUINONES
Variant COVER BY AMANDA CONNER
Part 5 of 5 of THE ENEMY WITHIN
• THE CONCLUSION TO THE HARROWING FIVE-PART CAPTAIN MARVEL/AVENGERS ASSEMBLE EVENT IS HERE!
• CAPTAIN MARVEL WILL END MAGNITRON’S REIGN.
• NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.
• NO. MATTER. WHAT.
• IT’S A DEADLY FLIGHT TO THE FINISH!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Zeb Wells and Paco Medina Take Over Nova
Here’s a thing: Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’ “Nova” is one of the most exciting new Marvel books. Weird, right? After a critically demolished book like “Hulk” or “Avengers: X-Sanction,” you’d think that there’d be no more of there collaborations from Marvel… and yet, here we are with the best one yet. So I’m sad that they’re leaving the book with issue #5.
But, Zeb Wells and Paco Medina? Even better. I was highly skeptical of a new Nova series with Marvel NOW!, but I’ll happily admit that this is easily one of the best new books they’re putting out. If you’re into Marvel’s cape comics, get excited for July.
NOVA #6
ZEB WELLS (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
• Now that we’ve seen his origin, there’s only one thing standing between Nova and being an Avenger…
• He needs to ask his mom.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Kieron Gillen vs “Journey into Mystery” Fans
I was thinking about “Journey into Mystery” today as I listened to a Sigur Ros record, and I thought, “I wonder if Kieron will ever do anything like that again?”
And then I read the solicit for “Young Avengers” #8.
You can almost hear tumblr screaming “GILLLLEEENNN!!!!!!” now.
YOUNG AVENGERS #7 & 8
KIERON GILLEN (W)
JAMIE MCKELVIE (A/C)
ISSUE #7
• Three months have passed for the Young Avengers. What have they been up to? Fun stuff, I’ll bet. The sort of “stuff” that makes an excellent super hero comic. THIS IS TRUTH WITH A CAPITAL EVERYTHING.
• A very important breakfast. A new Young Avenger. A selection of emotions.
• Oh – I bet you thought we forgot about those Skrulls from issue 1. We haven’t.
ISSUE #8
• The Young Avengers desperately race across the multiverse. Nothing can stop their pursuit of their missing friend. Except the urge to stop and take photos, obv.
• Lots of cleverly hidden exposition.
• Kieron decides it’s time to make all the JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY readers scream.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Fialkov Kills the Ultimates
There’s this little rumor, one that was quickly dashed down, that Marvel was going to destroy their Ultimate universe. It would certainly make sense; as good as “Ultimate Spider-Man” else, everything else has fallen apart. Brian Wood is definitely picking up “Ultimate X-Men,” but this last big crossover the books had is weighing heavily on the future of the titles, with the Ultimate universe barely resembling what it was when it was originally launched, existing somewhat as a failed experiment.
Now, Sam Humphries leaves “Ultimates” for Joshua Hale Fialkov, and the first thing Fialkov does is an arc called “Disassembled.” And he kills some character. And the end of the Ultimates is NIGH!
Well, maybe that rumor wasn’t all the way off?
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #27 & 28
JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (W) • CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (A)
Covers by Michael Komarck
ULTIMATES DISASSEMBLED BEGINS!!!
• The Hunt for the final stone puts the life of an Ultimate at risk!
• As Reed gets his first glimpse of Ultimate Kang’s true motivations.
• For the world to live, an Ultimate MUST die. And he’s really not happy about that.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ULTIMATES DISASSEMBLED CONTINUES!!!
• Wait, did you really just kill XXXXXXXXX?!?
• No. Seriously. Not cool. At all.
• The End of the Ultimates is NIGH!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Three New Spider-Books
We’ve covered all three of these before, but it bears repeating that you’re going to have an abundance of Spidey content come July. Pick your favorites!
THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1
NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A)
Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ARTIST VARIANT Cover BY Shane Davis
8 BIT VARIANT Cover BY Matthew Waite
MRRC SKETCH VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
BLANK VARIANT Cover ALSO AVAILABLE
BRAND NEW ON-GOING!
Boomerang and some of Spidey’s deadliest baddies prove that with terrible powers come terrible responsibilities!
Rising Star Nick Spencer teams with Eisner Award winning sensation Steve Lieber for a walk on the Spider-Verse’s evil side!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1 (of 5)
KEVIN SHINICK (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A)
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MONTH GETS SINISTER WITH THE RETURN OF CARNAGE!
• LOCKED AWAY IN AN ASYLUM, IT LOOKS LIKE CARNAGE IS GONE FOR GOOD—BUT HIS FELLOW INMATES HAVE OTHER PLANS…
• WILL THEY SUCCESSFULLY WAKE THE MONSTER?
• OR WILL THIS HIDEOUS EXPERIMENT CREATE THE MOST POWERFUL, DANGEROUS, MANIACAL CARNAGE YET… A SUPERIOR CARNAGE?
• KEVIN SHINICK (Avenging Spider-Man, Robot Chicken) and STEPHEN SEGOVIA (Extreme X-men, Thor) come together to create a story so grotesquely gratifying you wont be able to look away!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #1
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • DAVID LOPEZ (A)
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
Variant Cover by HUMBRTO RAMOS
BLANK VARIANT Cover ALSO AVAILABLE
SKETCH VARIANT Cover ALSO AVAILABLE
• SUPERIOR SPIDER-MONTH JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE SUPERIOR
WITH A BRAND NEW ONGOING!
• CHALLENGE THEM, OF COURSE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Double the Hawkeye, Double the Fun!
Two “Hawkeye” issues? It’s like Marvel is baiting the Eisners at this point!
So, “Hawkeye” gets an annual for Kate things and a regular issue for Clint things. Oh, Team Hawkguy… what a sinister web you appear to be weaving.
HAWKEYE ANNUAL #1
MATT FRACTION (W) • JAVIER PULIDO (A/C)
• Go west, young lady! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles — to get away from New York, life, and Clint Barton—but NOT trouble!
• But Madame Masque is hanging out at poolside with the rich and famous as well!
• Who is Kate Bishop? Find out alongside Kate Bishop herself as a wild new status quo comes to HAWKEYE.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
Continued belowHAWKEYE #13
MATT FRACTION (W)
DAVID AJA (A/C)
• Fraction and Aja continue the surprise comic hit of the century!
• After a lifetime of decisions both good and bad, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize they are brothers and ultimately, they’re the only ones who can save one another. I mean if they don’t kill each other first.
• Good luck with that, Barton brothers.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Charles Soule is a Thunderbolt
Charles Soule is the new “get ’em!” guy in comics, apparently, after picking up “Swamp Thing” from Scott Snyder and now taking over for Daniel Way on “Thunderbolts.” Did Soule sell his soul to the comics devil? I don’t know, but I’m excited to see what he brings to the table for Marvel’s silliest Expendables-esque book.
THUNDERBOLTS #12-13
CHARLES SOULE (W)
Issue #12 – STEVE DILLON (A)
Issue #13 – TBD (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
• First, a look at the Punisher’s role on the team…does he trust his teammates?
• Then, delve into the secrets of the most mysterious thunderbolt…Mercy!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (EACH)
Maybe the Best Deadpool Story Ever?
“Deadpool” has been one of those books I actively have avoided for some time now, having read the Joe Kelly run as a young comic collector and never finding myself able to move beyond that particular interpretation of the character. As much as I like both Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, I’ve avoided their new series for fear of being a jaded reader.
But, uh, this solicit/cover is kind of hilarious. And I think maybe I might catch up.
DEADPOOL #13
GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN (W)
SCOTT KOBLISH (A)
Cover by KRIS ANKA
• Another “lost” Deadpool issue…this one from the ’70s!
• Deadpool hits the streets with Power Man & Iron Fist!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
