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6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics’ August 2019 solicitations

New details emerge about the X-Men, Spider-Man, Star Wars, and more!

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Marvel Comics has released their August 2019 solicitations and there’s quite a few tidbits to chew on from the cover art and summaries. Make no mistake it’s going to be a great time to be a Symbiote fan as Absolute Carnage is taking full effect as the event kicks off. Marvel is going all in with the variant covers too, which you can view below! House of X #2 and Power of X #2 are dropping in August too as well as some fun new miniseries. Here are my 6 takeaways from the solicitations!

#1: Absolute Carnage is absolutely taking over in August.

There will be 8 Absolute Carnage books to read in August, which might hit your wallet hard given the first issue of the event is $7.99. That said, it’s an eclectic bunch of books which include Saladin Ahmed’s Miles Morales as well as some colorful Symbiote driven books that are pretty unexpected.

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ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 (of 4)

DONNY CATES (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)

Variant Cover by ARTGERM (Virgin Version Also Available)

Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN  TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Variant Cover by RON LIM

Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

Codex Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV

Connecting Variant Cover by TBA

Cult of Carnage Variant Cover by GABRIELLE DELL’OTTO

Hidden Gem Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY

Party Variant Cover by MIKE DEODATO (B&W Version Also Available)

Premiere Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Young Guns Variant Cover by AARON KUDER

Blank Variant Cover Also Available

After turning Venom’s world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who’s ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He’s skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red!

72 PGS./Rated T+ …$7.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #2 (of 4)

DONNY CATES (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)

Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN  TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Variant Cover by RON LIM

Codex Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN

Connecting Variant Cover by TBA

Cult of Carnage Variant Cover by KRIS ANKA

Young Guns Variant Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO

  • After the terrifying conclusion of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1, a new player is on the board, and it’s NOT who you’d expect!
  • Barely able to escape with their lives, SPIDER-MAN and VENOM have no choice but to drag a slew of other heroes into Carnage’s crosshairs.
  • Worse yet, Carnage’s rampage through New York City claims an unexpected piece of collateral damage…and there’s NOTHING Venom or anyone can do to stop it!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

VENOM #17

DONNY CATES (W) • IBAN COELLO (A) • Cover by KYLE HOTZ

Bring on the Bad Guys Variant Cover by SUNGHAN YUNE

CODEX VARIANT BY TBA

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN!

  • With CARNAGE on the loose, VENOM must protect his son Dylan — at all costs!
  • But as longtime Venomaniacs know, VENOM AND CARNAGE aren’t the only symbiotes loose in New York!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS. DEADPOOL #1 (of 3)

FRANK TIERI (W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) • Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM

Variant Cover by DAN PANOSIAN

Codex Variant Cover by TBA

Connecting Variant Cover by TBA

Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY (Virgin Version Also Available)

LET’S GET CRAZY!

  • At long last, Deadpool is ready to get his head straight and checks himself into Ravencroft Institute.
  • Unfortunately, there’s another new arrival: CARNAGE! But I don’t think he’s here for a group therapy session…
  • Madness and mayhem abound in the can’t-miss showdown of the year!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: LETHAL PROTECTORS #1 (of 3)

FRANK TIERI (W) • Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque (A) • COVER BY BENGAL

Codex Variant Cover by YASMINE PUTRI

Connecting Variant Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD

Variant Cover by TBA (Virgin Version Also Available)

THE CULT OF CARNAGE COMES TO NEW YORK CITY!

When he was last seen, John Jameson was being recovered from the scene of a massacre in Doverton, Colorado, by Misty Knight. Since then, they’ve both been MIA. So how, then, are they the only two people poised to prevent chaos as a mysterious foe of Spider-Man’s is RESURRECTED in the basements of RAVENCROFT INSTITUTE FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE:

MILES MORALES #1 (of 3)

SALADIN AHMED (W) • Federico Vincentini (A)

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Codex Variant Cover by EMA LUPACCHINO

Connecting Variant Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

Variant Cover by TBA (Virgin Version Also Available)

Young Guns Variant Cover by JAVIER GARRON

TARGET: SCORPION!

It’s business as usual for Miles Morales as he finds himself squaring off with Mac Gargan, A.K.A. THE SCORPION! But as a cult of Carnage’s bloodthirsty acolytes swarms New York, Miles will learn the hard way that Scorpion has a history with Venom and the other symbiotes of the Marvel Universe! If he can survive this issue, that is.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SCREAM #1 (of 3)

CULLEN BUNN (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A/C)

Codex Variant Cover by MIKE ALLRED

Connecting Variant Cover BY MARK BAGLEY

VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN (VIRGIN VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE)

Young Guns Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE…AND IT’LL BE A SCREAM!

Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she’s been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she’s also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand — and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SEPARATION ANXIETY #1

CLAY CHAPMAN (W) • BRIAN LEVEL (A) • Cover by PHILIP TAN

Codex Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Design Variant by Brian Level

Variant Cover by TBA (Virgin Version Also Available)

HELLISH HORROR IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER!

Since the conclusion of DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE, four of the five LIFE FOUNDATION SYMBIOTES – Riot, Phage, Agony and Lasher – have been bonded to a stray dog, wandering the Midwest. But as Carnage descends on New York, its siblings will find it impossible to resist the siren song of KNULL…

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

#2: Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men begin to flourish

With the second issues out for Hickman’s new reboot of the merry mutants we can see via the solicitations trouble is in their future. The info that we’ll “learn the truth” about one of the X-Men’s greatest allies is particularly interesting. Will a main character we know and love get a new backstory? Only time will tell.

HOUSE OF X #2 & 3 (of 6)

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A/C)

ISSUE #2 & #3 – Virgin Variant Covers by Pepe Larraz

ISSUE #2 & #3 – FLOWER VARIANT COVERS BY SARA PICHELLI

ISSUE #2 & #3 – DECADES VARIANT COVERS BY TBA

ISSUE #2 & #3 – CONNECTING VARIANT COVERS BY YASMINE PUTRI & MAHMUD ASRAR

ISSUE #2 & #3 – YOUNG VARIANT COVERS BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

ISSUE #2 & #3 – ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVERS BY JOHN  TYLER CHRISTOPHER

Learn the truth about one of the X-Men’s closest allies…and then begin the fight for the future of mutantkind! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (AVENGERS, SECRET WARS, FANTASTIC FOUR) continues reshaping the X-Men’s world with Marvel Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS)!

40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)

POWERS OF X #2 & 3 (of 6)

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • R.B. SILVA (A/C)

ISSUE #2 & #3 – Virgin Variant Covers by R.B. Silva

ISSUE #2 & #3 – NEW CHARACTER VARIANT COVERS BY DUSTIN WEAVER

ISSUE #2 & #3 – DECADES VARIANT COVERS BY TBA

ISSUE #2 & #3 – Young Variant Covers by Skottie Young

ISSUE #2 & #3 – Action Figure Variant Covers by John Tyler Christopher

ISSUE #2 & #3 – CONNECTING VARIANT COVERS BY YASMINE PUTRI & MAHMUD ASRAR

As Xavier sows the seeds of the past, the X-Men’s future blossoms into trouble for all mutantdom. Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (NEW AVENGERS, INFINITY, FF) continues reshaping the X-Men’s past, present and future with breakout artist R.B. Silva (UNCANNY X-MEN)!

40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)

 

#3: New one-shot stories abound

Silver Surfer is getting a story written by Peter David with art by Francesco Manna, the famous Yancy Street is getting focused on by Gerry Duggan and Greg Smallwood, Cullen Bunn is having fun with Marvel Monsters again, Louise Simonson is giving us the Power Pack one-shot we deserve, and Peter David and Rick Leonardi are bringing a never printed Spidey story to light. A nice way to celebrate Marvel’s 80th.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

FANTASTIC FOUR: 4 YANCY STREET #1

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)

Variant Cover by Stonehouse

Hidden Gem Variant Cover by Jack Kirby

Variant Cover by TBA

  • The first of a series of regular essential releases expanding on the ongoing legend of the Fantastic Four and their world!
  • The FF are now living on Yancy Street, but not all of their neighbors are happy about that.
  • The Thing investigates a nasty piece of vandalism that conjures up painful old memories as he takes a trip down memory lane through the Lower East Side and it’s made all the more dangerous by…THE TERRIBLE TRIO!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

SILVER SURFER: THE PRODIGAL SUN #1

PETER DAVID (W) • FRANCESCO MANNA (A)

Cover by MICO SUAYAN

Variant Cover by RON GARNEY

CHAPTER 2 OF 3!

Continuing Prodigal’s journey home from FANTASTIC FOUR: THE PRODIGAL SUN #1, the one individual who can aid him in accomplishing it is the Silver Surfer. But Prodigal has a history with the Surfer. Witness that now as we see the Surfer, back when he was still the herald to Galactus, as Prodigal battles him to prevent Galactus from destroying an entire world because of his unending appetite.

40 PGS./one-shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

MARVEL MONSTERS #1

CULLEN BUNN (W) • SCOTT HEPBURN, SUPERLOG, Becky Cloonan, Gerardo Zaffino & MORE! (A)

Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

Variant Cover by TBA

THE MONSTERS ARE COMING!!!

Someone is doing terrible things to the Marvel Monsters, and only Kid Kaiju can stop it! But that’s not all! A murderers’ row of artists like Becky Cloonan, Gerardo Zaffino and others are on hand to provide awesome monster splash pages, accompanied by cross sections from superstar artist Superlog! It’s the big, bold, beautiful celebration of all things Monstrously Marvel that you won’t want to miss!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

POWER PACK: GROW UP! #1

LOUISE SIMONSON (W) • JUNE BRIGMAN & Gurihuri (A)

COVER BY June Brigman

Variant Cover by ELSA CHARRETIER

VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA

BELOVED POWER PACK CREATORS LOUISE SIMONSON AND JUNE BRIGMAN GET THE GANG BACK TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL 80TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!

For more than 60 issues, Louise Simonson and June Brigman brought a light and youthfulness to Marvel Comics that had rarely been seen before — or since. Alex, Julie, Katie and Jack Power — four ordinary children granted incredible alien abilities — soared into our hearts with amazing adventures from the Morlocks’ sewers to the depths of space. Now Louise and June return for a blast into the past — with a bonus helping of Wolverine and Kitty Pryde! When the Brood crash a Lila Cheney concert, Power Pack jumps into action. But can they fight past their own anxieties — and each other — fast enough to drive off the invasion? Plus: Fan-favorite artist Gurihuri teams up with Louise Simonson for the first time in a special short story!

40 PGS./ one-shot/Rated T …$4.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN: SELF-IMPROVEMENT #1

PETER DAVID WITH RANDY SCHUELLER & TOM DEFALCO (W)

RICK LEONARDI & RON FRENZ (A)

Cover by MARK BAGLEY

  • In honor of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary, we’ve uncovered a hidden gem!
  • Fan Randy Scheuller submitted an idea of Spider-Man donning a black suit before SECRET WARS, but his story was never printed.
  • So we tasked SPIDER-MAN legends PETER DAVID and RICK LEONARDI with bringing it into the light!
  • Then read a story by two of the creators who told the first printed stories of the black costume, TOM DEFALCO and RON FRENZ!

48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99

#4: Spider-Man may have survived the hunt, but trouble is ahead

It appears Nick Spencer is pitting Kingpin up against Spider-Man, which has been a long time coming. So long Spencer hinted at this confrontation way back in his debut Free Comic Book Day comic. Apparently, the Sinister Syndicate is back too, or at least a new version of them!

The Marvel Gameverse is kicking into high gear too with Spider-Man Velocity right in time as City at War ends with issue #6. Plus, Seanan Mcguire and Takeshi Miyazawa introduce Ghost-Spider (no Gwen in the title)!

Also, Tom Taylor’s second arc ends, and Chip Zdarsky’s excellent Life Story miniseries ends with Spider-Man at the age of 72 in 2019. That’s rough man.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27

NICK SPENCER (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by RYAN OTTLEY

Bring on the Bad Guys Variant Cover by WOO CHUL LEE

  • There is a new Sinister Syndicate!
  • Beetle, Electro, Lady Octopus, Scorpia and White Rabbit have come together for one reason: TO HUNT BOOMERANG!
  • Spidey knew having Boomerang as a roommate would come back to bite him, but not like this.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28

NICK SPENCER (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by RYAN OTTLEY

Bring on the Bad Guys Variant Cover by TBA

  • RULE OF THUMB: Don’t tick off Wilson Fisk, A.K.A. Mayor of NYC, A.K.A. FORMER (“Former”?) Kingpin of Crime.
  • Sadly, Fred Myers (A.K.A. Boomerang) was never good with rules.
  • Spider-Man is caught in the middle of this mess – and that thing that must also come with great power won’t let him just walk away.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: VELOCITY #1 (of 5)

DENNIS “HOPELESS” HALLUM (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A)

Cover by SKAN

Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV

Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO

Retro Game Variant Cover by MATTHEW WAITE

THE FIRST ALL-ORIGINAL STORY SET IN THE GAMERVERSE STARTS HERE!

Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum continues the saga of the spectacular SPIDER-MAN with an ALL-NEW story set in the Gamerverse! How and why did PETER PARKER build the armored VELOCITY SUIT seen in the Marvel’s Spider-Man video game? Find out here!

After the events of CITY AT WAR, SPIDER-MAN continues to balance his colliding worlds as he attempts to protect New York City against super villains like SWARM, while reporter MARY JANE WATSON delves deep into an investigation with legendary Daily Bugle journalist BEN URICH. Learn the never-before-told backstory behind the popular VELOCITY SUIT as unexplainable occurrences bedevil the city and our heroes come face-to-face with…a poltergeist?!

Illustrated by Emilio Laiso (CHAMPIONS, STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA), with eye-popping covers by the inimitable SKAN, you won’t want to miss a panel of the first all-original story following up the worldwide hit video game!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GHOST-SPIDER #1

SEANAN MCGUIRE (W) • TAKESHI MIYAZAWA(A)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

Variant Cover by Joe Quesada

Variant Cover by TBA

GWEN STACY MAKES HER WAY TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!

  • With a cloud of infamy hanging over her head on Earth-65, GWEN STACY now travels to Earth-616 for super hero action…and school?!
  • The newest student at ESU is about to get a crash course in multiversity as she splits her time between the world she loves and the world she’s just getting to know!
  • But what devious villain has eyes on Gwen’s travels?
  • Is Gwen ready for what comes next?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #6 (of 6)

CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A) • Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY

Variant Cover by PAUL POPE

THE REAL-TIME LIFE STORY OF SPIDER-MAN CONCLUDES!

The year is 2019, and the 72-year-old web-slinger is about to embark on his final adventure! Will the end of Spider-Man’s life story mean the end of his life?

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #11

TOM TAYLOR (W) • TBA (A)

Cover by ANDREW C. ROBINSON

Bring on the Bad Guys

Variant Cover by TBA

  • All the threads laid down since #1 come together in a way that you’ll never see coming!
  • The Rumor, Under-York, & [CLASSIFIED] come colliding together all while May and Peter deal with her condition!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

#5: Star Wars is in a healthy place

Series continue from Greg Pak on the main Star Wars title, Si Spurrier weaves new webs for Doctor Aphra, Jody Houser closes out her series on TIE Fighter, and Ethan Sacks with Will Sliney finish their Galaxy’s Edge series. Oh, and Robbie Thompson’s Target Vader reaches its second of 6 issues. Plus Tom Taylor takes on one-shot stories featuring General Hux and Poe Dameron.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #35

SI SPURRIER (W) • WILTON SANTOS & ANDREA BROCCARDO (A)

COVER BY ASHLEY WITTER

STAR WARS GREATEST MOMENTS VARIANT BY GREG SMALLWOOD

“UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAPON” PART IV

  • It’s time for DOCTOR APHRA to do what she does best: honor her commitments, help people in need, do the right thing.
  • Hahaha, nope, the people she’s swindling won’t buy that either. Unlucky for them, she’s always two steps ahead.
  • Unlucky for her, the steps lead directly to Coruscant, and into the arms of an old enemy…

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

STAR WARS #70

GREG PAK (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

STAR WARS GREATEST MOMENTS VARIANT BY WALT SIMONSON

ROGUES, ROMANCE AND ROCK MONSTERS!

  • With the fate of the Rebellion at stake, our heroes scramble to set their decoys and traps to protect THE REBEL FLEET. But everyone’s plan suddenly becomes more complicated.
  • What can a frontier cardsharp teach Luke about THE FORCE? What are HAN and LEIA doing in the Lanz Carpo honeymoon suite?
  • And which utterly iconic STAR WARS villain finally takes notice as CHEWIE and THREEPIO tangle with the rock monsters of Planet K43?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – GENERAL HUX #1

TOM TAYLOR (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE

CONCEPT VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

MOVIE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

MAROONED!

  • GENERAL HUX and KYLO REN crash-land on a far-off planet.
  • With no hope of rescue, the two are forced to work together to survive.
  • But can they survive each other?

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – POE DAMERON #1

TOM TAYLOR (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE

CONCEPT VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

STAR WARS GREATEST MOMENTS VARIANT BY CHRIS SAMNEE

MOVIE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

FIGHT AND FLIGHT!

  • POE DAMERON is the greatest pilot in THE RESISTANCE.
  • But before the Resistance, he commanded another crew. He flew for the NEW REPUBLIC.
  • But was Poe flying for the right cause?

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

STAR WARS: TIE FIGHTER #5 (of 5)

JODY HOUSER (W)

ROGE ANTONIO & JUAN GEDEON (A)

Cover by  TOMMY LEE EDWARDS

Character Variant Cover

by Jeff Langevin

VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI

THE EMPIRE STRIKES!

  • The mission is to deal a devastating blow to THE REBELLION.
  • Can the squadron come together in time to complete the mission?
  • And will any survive the fight?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE #5 (of 5)

ETHAN SACKS (W) • WILL SLINEY (A)

Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS

VARIANT COVER BY LUKE ROSS

A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD!

  • KENDOH’S crew of mercenaries spring their heist to steal one of the rarest relics in the universe – the hilt of the fabled SWORD OF KHASHYUN from DOK-ONDAR’S DEN OF ANTIQUITIES.
  • But with the FIRST ORDER tightening its grip on BLACK SPIRE OUTPOST and the notorious RED FURY STORMTROOPERS on their trail, can these master thieves survive long enough to collect their prize?
  • And does Dok-Ondar have one last gambit to play?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

6 big takeaways from Marvel Comics' August 2019 solicitations

STAR WARS: TARGET VADER #2 (of 6)

ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • STEFANO LANDINI (A) • Cover by NIC KLEIN

VARIANT COVER BY JOHN McCREA

THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED!

  • VALANCE and DENGAR track DARTH VADER while also seeking out the perfect weapon to kill the SITH LORD…
  • …which they’ll need as Vader turns the tables on the hunters and corners them!
  • And both hunter and hunted uncover dark secrets behind the criminal syndicate known only as THE HIDDEN HAND.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.

#6: Where is Thor!?

We all know War of the Realms wraps up in July, but it appears that event will directly effect Thor. Jason Aaron is now onto his final Thor story (say it ain’t so) and it appears the hero is missing. Here’s to hoping he’s enjoying a ton of mead while we find out where he’s gone to.

THOR #16

JASON AARON (W) • MIKE DEL MUNDO (A) • Wraparound Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

Bring on the Bad Guys Variant Cover by TBA

ALL-NEW WORLD FOR THE GOD OF THUNDER!

Thor has disappeared! That’s all we can say without spoiling the epic, Midgard-shattering conclusion of WAR OF THE REALMS –

but trust us, you won’t want to miss this issue, which is the kickoff of Jason Aaron’s final Thor story!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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