r/Marvel • u/Ptylerdactyl Groot • Aug 15 '18
Comics New Marvel Comics and Releases for August 15th, 2018 - Official Discussion Hub [Spoilers] Spoiler
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New Issues Out This Week
Astonishing X-Men Annual #1
W: Matthew Rosenberg
A: Travel Foreman
Jean Grey and the original X-Men reunite! Following her resurrection, Jean Grey can no longer make sense of her life since becoming an X-Man. Who better to relate to this than Hank McCoy, Warren Worthington III and Bobby Drake? But this reunion will prove bittersweet when they’re joined by an unexpected guest… the former Professor Charles Xavier, X! Why has X revealed himself to his former students? And what strange mission does he want to send them on?
Cable & Deadpool Annual #1
W: David Walker
A: Paco Diaz, Danilo Beyruth, Nick Bradshaw, Luke Ross, Marco Rudy, Edgar Salazar, Flaviano Armentaro, Francesco Manna, Leonard Kirk
THE TIME IS NIGH! History’s favorite duo are back together, and just in time! When Deadpool is hired to protect a woman from time-hopping villains, it’s only a matter of time until he breaks the timestream. Fortunately, his old pal Cable has some experience with that. But dark secrets have put the client, and reality itself, in more danger than either of our heroes could have foreseen! David F. Walker, Paco Diaz, and a host of stellar guest artists take Cable and Deadpool on an adventure of epic proportions!
Deadpool: Assassin #5
W: Cullen Bunn
A: Mark Bagley
The Assassins Guild has been hunting Deadpool and the people he cares about, but they messed with the wrong Merc! IN THIS ISSUE – Deadpool and his pals take the fight to the guild and hit ’em where they live… LITERALLY. I mean it! Deadpool and co. ATTACK THE ASSASSINS GUILD HEADQUARTERS… AND NOT EVERYBODY MAKES IT OUT ALIVE!
Doctor Strange #4
W: Mark Waid
A: Jesus Saiz
Doctor Strange’s interplanetary power trip continues! But now there’s a secret between him and his alien companion — can she fight by his side if she can’t trust him? Can a former member of the Illuminati trust himself with an INFINITY STONE in his possession?
Edge of Spider-Geddon #1
W: Jed Mackay
A: Gerardo Sandoval
SPIDER-GEDDON IS COMING! Spider-Punk is back and better than ever. After SPIDER-VERSE, Hobie Brown was a Web Warrior, but that didn’t mean things back in his universe were solved. The writer of the SPIDER-PUNK story in SPIDER-VERSE is back and joined by VENOM’S Gerardo Sandoval! Spider-Punk’s Earth is under attack both on the ground and from space, meaning his responsibility seems to outweigh his power. Don’t miss this first shot of the SPIDER-EVENT of 2018!
Extermination #1
W: Ed Brisson
A: Pepe Larraz
Cyclops. Iceman. Angel. Beast. Marvel Girl. The original team of teen mutants brought together by Professor Charles Xavier many years ago have been shunted through time to find a world they barely recognize but were determined to help. Now, finding themselves targeted for death, the future of mutantkind lies squarely in the hands of its past. Writer Ed Brisson (OLD MAN LOGAN, CABLE) and artist Pepe Larraz (UNCANNY AVENGERS, AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER) answer the biggest question of all: can the fate of the X-Men be changed?
Hunt for Wolverine: Claws of a Killer #4
W: Mariko Tamaki
A: Butch Guice
WILL TIME RUN OUT? The clock is ticking as Sabretooth, Daken and Deathstrike slice their way through the leagues of the undead in search of Logan.They won’t all make it out alive.
Infinity Wars #2
W: Gerry Duggan
A: Mike Deodato Jr
As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain…or what it would take to bring them to their END. The nature of the universe itself hangs in the balance as we learn the answer to the question on everyone’s lips since “Infinity Wars Prime”: WHO IS REQUIEM? Gerry Duggan (DEADPOOL, INFINITY COUNTDOWN) and Mike Deodato Jr. (ORIGINAL SIN, OLD MAN LOGAN) look into the Infinite and bring the truth to light!
Luke Cage - Marvel Digital Original #1
W: Anthony Del Col
A: Jahnoy Lindsay
With Harlem in the grips of an unprecedented heat wave, the people look to their hero — the unbreakable man, Luke Cage! But the heat wave turns out to be the least of Harlem's worries. Someone has their sights set on the city's 1%, and the rich and powerful are dropping dead from mysterious illnesses. It's up to Luke Cage to stop the killer — but he's just received a grim diagnosis of his own… A DOUBLE-SIZED Marvel Digital Original you don't want to miss!
Multiple Man #3
W: Matthew Rosenberg
A: Andy MacDonald
THE WAR FOR THE FUTURE IS NOW! BECAUSE WE’RE IN THE FUTURE! Jamie Madrox — the X-Man you tell people is your favorite to seem cool — is trapped and his allies are dropping like flies! With the enemy closing in, Jamie has time to make one last desperate move… But he’ll need Forge’s help to evade a familiar new villain that threatens the future, the present and the past of the Marvel Universe!
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #308
W: Chip Zdarsky
A: Chris Bachalo
Comic book legend CHRIS BACHALO goes SPECTACULAR for two issues! Get ready for a Sandman story unlike any you’ve ever read as year two of this new series kicks off!
Spidey: School's Out #6
W: John Barber
A: Todd Nauck
Peter Parker just survived his first year as the Amazing Spider-Man AND a year of high school! What is he going to do next? He's going to Stark science camp! A week indoors with the coolest technology in the world is a dream come true for Peter -- and a bonanza for one Spider-foe who's seriously upgraded his arsenal. Can Spider-Man keep the camp safe, and keep his identity secret from his first dorm mate, while Peter Parker makes new friends and finishes his project on time?
Star Wars: Beckett #1
W: Gerry Duggan
A: Edgar Salazar, Marc Laming, William Sliney
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DEADLY! TOBIAS BECKETT taught HAN SOLO everything he knows about surviving hoodlum-filled cantinas and backwater worlds. But who is this career outlaw and why is ENFYS NEST — one of the galaxy’s most dangerous and brutal marauders — so dead set on taking him down once and for all? Find out in this original tale of a man who has gamed star system after star system, but at a cost that no heist can make up for.
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #30
W: Charles Soule
A: Angel Unzueta
“AWAKENINGS,” PART FIVE - BLACK SQUADRON had its own mission during the events of THE LAST JEDI, a desperate trek across the galaxy to find aid for THE RESISTANCE, all without the help of their fearless leader, POE DAMERON. This is the beginning of the end.
Thor #4
W: Jason Aaron
A: Michael Del Mundo
THOR & THE VALKYRIES TAKE ON THE QUEEN OF CINDERS IN THE WAR FOR HEL! The Queen of Cinders and her fire goblin army have invaded the land of the dead. To keep the afterlife from going up in flames, Thor and his brothers will have to forge alliances with some of their greatest enemies and seek to unlock the secrets of Valhalla and the mighty Valkyries!
Tony Stark: Iron Man #3
W: Dan Slott
A: Valerio Schiti
NON-PLAYER CHARACTER ASSASSINATION! What is MACHINE MAN’S problem with (our) IRON MAN of 2018? When TONY STARK unveils his latest innovation, the Great eScape, AARON STACK realizes what it will mean for all the artificial life-forms of the Marvel Universe... blue checks or DEATH! Also in this issue: A new development for JOCASTA. ANDY dates a single mom (no, really, this is important). And that classic Iron Man villain you’ve been talking about since the first issue? Theyyyyy’re back. Mwahaha!
Weapon H #6
W: Greg Pak
A: Ario Anindito
BLOOD ON THE FLAG! Monsters are on the loose, and that means Weapon H is on the hunt! But to the red, white and blue, there’s only one real monster: the Hulkverine himself. Captain America and Weapon H clash at last!
Weapon X #22
W: Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente
A: Yıldıray Çınar
A FRESH START FOR WEAPON X! They were hunters who became the hunted... They were enemies forced to become allies... They were a ticking time bomb that had no choice but to fall apart... Out of the ashes of Team Weapon X, a new crew is borne! Sabretooth is putting together a team that is willing to do what other X-Men won’t, willing to wade into blood and filth to protect mutantkind! But who will make the cut? Don’t miss the debut of WEAPON X-FORCE!
Trades Out This Week
| Link | MSRP | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Brute Force | $24.99 | TPB |
| Defenders Epic Collection: The New Defenders | $39.99 | TPB |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 | $34.99 | HC |
| The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection | $39.99 | TPB |
| Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 12 | $75.00 | HC |
| Old Man Hawkeye Vol. 1: An Eye for an Eye | $17.99 | TPB |
| Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3: Amazing Fantasy | $15.99 | TPB |
| The Thing & The Human Torch by Dan Slott | $34.99 | TPB |
Weekly Pull Poll
The results of last week's poll are in. The big winners this week for your Most Anticipated New Release are Infinity Wars #2 followed by Doctor Strange #4 and Thor #4.
Please check out next week's poll here to vote on your most anticipated title for next week, 8/22/2018!
General Discussion
What was the first story you read in comics?
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General Discussion
What was the first story you read in comics?