Issues are all the time taking place in Massive Two comedian books, notably over in Marvel’s universe. (Effectively, universes, plural.) With spring barely began and the remainder of the yr not too far off on the horizon, it’s about that point to begin revealing what’s in retailer for the heroes and villains of Marvel Comics for 2023 and at the very least the primary few weeks of 2024. We’ve acquired you lined on the large stuff, a few of which was revealed at both MegaCon in Orlando, FL or C2E2 over in Chicago through the weekend.
I’m a, I’m a Spider-Boy
It looks as if each nanosecond, the Spider-Man nook of the Marvel universe spits out a brand new Spider-character to take their first swing into the world. Over within the pages of Dan Slott and Mark Bagley’s Spider-Man comedian that began up again in October, the pair are going to introduce a brand new hero into the world: Spider-Boy.
In contrast to Miles Morales or Gwen Stacy earlier than him, Spider-Boy is claimed to be utterly homegrown in the primary Marvel universe. Per Slott, the character has “secret ties to darkish corners of Spider-Man lore, and a narrative that’s all his personal.” And apparently, he isn’t model new; he’s supposedly somebody who’s “been right here all alongside and starred in among the best tales in Spider-Man historical past!” So, presumably he’s Ben Reilly or a supporting participant who hasn’t proven up in a few yr? We’ll discover out what Spider-Boy and his new powers are all about beginning with subsequent week’s Spider-Man #7.
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Suns out, Symbiotes out
Symbiotes have a habit of causing trouble for pretty much everyone they come in contact with. Carnage is one of the most troublesome of them all, and in what’s been previously dubbed the “Summer of Symbiotes,” he’s looking to ruin everyone’s day again. As part of celebrating Venom’s 35th birthday, some books from the Spider-Man publishing line will be crossing over, spawning limited series, and just generally focused on the homicidal goo monsters from space.
Books included in this are the current ongoing books Venom and Carnage (naturally) and Red Goblin. They’ll be joined by the two limited series: the Liz Allan-headlined Cult of Carnage: Misery by Sabir Pirzada and Francesco Mortarino, and the Edge of Venomverse digital comic for Marvel Comics Infinity. Crossover-wise, Carnage Reigns will spread across Carnage, Red Goblin, and Miles Morales: Spider-Man.
Once that crossover wraps and the Carnage symbiote heads to space in Web of Carnage from Ram V and Francesco Manna, everything will be wrapped up in August’s Loss of life of the Venomverse. The five-part miniseries sequence from Cullen Bunn and Gerardo Sandoval will see the Carnage symbiote go on a multiverse highway journey to kill any and all Venoms it needs.
Have a pleasant journey, see you subsequent Fall of X
On Saturday at MegaCon, Marvel Comics formally unveiled what’ll await the mutants on this yr’s Fall of X, whereby issues for mutantkind and Krakoa lastly go up in flames. Issues will start in earnest in July with one more Hellfire Gala one-shot. “Hazard, conspiracy, and sacrifice threatens to shatter all the things mutantkind achieved on Krakoa,” reads Marvel’s official description. “Mutantkind has skilled unparalleled progress and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa—however can it actually final without end?”
Earlier Hellfire Gala points have been used to rotate members out and in of the core X-Males e-book by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz, and this upcoming one isn’t any exception. Kate Pryde will depart the Marauders to affix the primary X-team starting with August’s X-Males #25 from Duggan and Stefano Caselli, as soon as once more adopting her Shadowkat mantle, however with totally different spelling and a glance meant to symbolize her earlier ninja coaching.
Different returning X-books throughout this time embrace X-Males Crimson from Al Ewing and artists reminiscent of Caselli and Jacopo Camagni; Immortal X-Males from Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck; and Ben Percy’s Wolverine (drawn by Geoff Shaw) and X-Drive (Bob Gill). There’s extra newcomers this time, although, and plenty of of them with out artistic groups connected: Kids of the Vault, Realm of X, Astonishing Iceman, Alpha Flight, and Darkish X-Males are all a part of the occasion.
Rounding issues out are a trio of non X-books: Invincible Iron Man by Duggan and Juan Frigeri, Immortal Spider-Man, and Uncanny Avengers by Duggan and Javier Garron are additionally going to play an element within the Fall of X.
Blade’s again to do what he does finest
To shut issues out, we’ve saved the very best information for final: Blade’s acquired a solo comedian once more. Whereas the character’s spent the previous couple of years as an Avenger, assembly his secret daughter Brielle, and getting caught up in different supernatural tales (like Marvel’s Midnight Suns), it’s been a while since he headlined an ongoing e-book.
Revealed simply forward of the weekend by Polygon, Bryan Edward Hill (Killmonger, Batman & the Outsiders) and Elena Casagrande (Surprise Girl: Trial of the Amazons) will start a brand new run for the vampire hunter this summer season. The e-book follows Blade as he’s known as to take care of a “darkish, historical energy” that he unintentionally opened up within the first place. And it’s not like he’s acquired a lot of a selection, since if he doesn’t deal with the issue, all the supernatural underworld will kill him. As Hill informed the outlet, Blade’s new e-book is “a possibility to discover his historical past, reveal new features of his world and create a narrative that’s brutal, horny, and daring because it travels into the world of monsters and magic.”
Blade #1 is hitting at simply the appropriate time. His solo film remains to be anticipated to launch in mid-2024 (at the very least, at time of writing), the place he’ll be performed by Mahershala Ali. Not solely is it coming not lengthy after his daughter’s e-book, Bloodline: Daughter of Blade by Danny Lore and Karen S. Darboe, it’s additionally following from the character’s look within the aforementioned Midnight Suns.
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