I love Stephanie Phillips’ Daredevil 1 leading the solicitations. Just in time for Daredevil Season 2.
I’m not sure why, but I am dreading Chip Zdarsky’s Armageddon. Probably because the X-Men titles are all ending around when it starts, so what is going to happen?
Wolverine : Weapons of Armageddon 1, like One World Under Doom, I’m going to see how long I can avoid the crossover until I need to pay attention to it.
Punisher 1, by Benjamin Percy, just makes sense.
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Makes sense they wouldn’t put too much time between the next Godzilla crossover. Magik was pretty involved in the conclusion, so I’ll get the first issue to see if that continues.
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It’s Jeff Meets Daredevil, such a cute idea. Daredevil really having a moment early 2026, which makes sense. I’ll be curious to see which digital comics get printed. I believe we are all caught up with Lockheed appearances.
Marc Spector : Moon Knight 1, another classic relaunch where you keep the same writer.
Black Panther Anniversary Special, I like that there is a Storm story by Murewa Ayodele.
Ultimates 21, Luke Cage and the New Avengers vs Maker’s Council, which should include Magik, but we’ve seen her as a prisoner on Ultimate Endgame 3, so I’m not sure. Plus, Ultimate Sprite is dead, so I don’t know.
Ultimate X-Men 24, the last issue, what a ride this has been! Going to make for a great omnibus.
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Well, if you are going to write that Magik will be appearing, then I’ll buy it, it really is all I ask of a solictiation.
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Magik is on the cover of Ultimate Endgame 3, so I’ll be there.
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Cyclops 1, writer Alex Paknadel, has been making it known that this is super new reader friendly, so I like that.
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I’m on board for Magik & Colossus 1! I love Ashley Allen, and German Peralta. If there are any solo Magik variant covers, those are the ones I want. But I am looking forward to giving Colossus the much needed restart that he needs.
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Generation X-23 1, is a title I simply adore.
Storm : Earth’s Mightiest Mutant 1, addresses my main complaint about the previous volume, that it was too cosmic. Now she’s back on Earth, and going to a funeral. Which I’m super worried about, as Kitty Pryde hasn’t been shown to be anywhere. Would Marvel let Murewa Ayodele kill Kitty in a Storm solo series?!
Wade Wilson : Deadpool 1, written by Benjamin Percy, so we have to get a crossover at some point, right?
Uncanny X-Men 23, hopefully it isn’t Calico who is being captured!
Uncanny X-Men 24, hopefully Jubilee isn’t going to become a vampire, again.
Wolverine 15, with Alpha Flight, that’s cool!
Wolverine 16, with Alpha Flight AND Silver Sable! Hopefully Nightcrawler is here too, I love those two together. Never forget Uncanny Spider-Man!
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I need that cover with Magik on it! Six variant covers, so she’s probably on a few of these. I’m surprise they are not showing off the Vecchico variant. Is that one Magik? Not double shipping, I love that.
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Dungeons of Doom 2, also written by Benjamin Percy, references a mutant that Charles Xavier knew had to be kept secret. That guy is a real jerk.
Spider-Man & Wolverine 10, Logan reunites with a Mariko.
X-Men of Apocalypse 4, with Carol Danvers! and Rogue, uh oh!
The End 2099 3, I feel like I’m ready to just eBay whichever issues I need. Though I like the idea of House of M Wanda vs Post-Dark Phoenix Jean Grey.
Planet of the Apes / Fantastic Four 1, sounds like a lot of fun.
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I thought January felt like a light month, but maybe 2026 is going to be kind to my wallet!
I’ll be buying :
Godzilla Infinity Roar 1
Ultimate Wolverine 14
Ultimate Endgame 3
Magik & Colossus 1
X-Men 25
5 comics, so maybe I can get a few Magik variants for both her mini, and X-Men. That’ll be nice.
Iron Man 1, so lucky they are getting Carmen Carnero for this series.
Ultimate X-Men 23 going strong until The End.
Ultimate Endgame 2, no reference to Wolverine or any X-Men. Nine variant covers, so maybe one of those will have Sprite or Magik on it?
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We have Ultimate Magik on the main cover of Ultimate Wolverine 13! I guess knowing this entire universe is ending, that I’ll stick to the end of it, especially if Magik is still there. No reference to The Opposition makes me worry that Sprite doesn’t make it.
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X-Men of Apocalypse 3, I do appreciate they list as many characters as they do. They’re going to the Savage Land, so of course, they find Rogue there. Zabu, Magneto, Ka-Zar, and Sauron too.
Psylocke : Ninja 1, I can’t believe they are telling a retro series set during the time Betsy Braddock was in Kwannon’s body?! Just tell a present day story with Kwannon fighting ninjas! oh, but we really want Psylocke versus Elektra, and she’s Daredevil now, so that’s complicated. So, make it fun to read complicated then! This is a pass for me.
Sai : Dimensional Rivals 1, with Peach Momoko writing Sai going through the multiverse I’ll be interested to know who she meets along her journey. Different artists are attached for the different stories, so this should be fun.
Dungeons of Doom 1, is a pass for me until we know which characters are involved.
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Luna Snow World Tour 1, has me with Magik being on the cover. I wonder if Karma will be in this?
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X-Men V7 23, confession time – I wasn’t buying every issue of this, which is dumb, as I’m the host of a podcast that 1/3 of which is Magik focus, so I should be getting her team title. So, I’m definitely getting every issue of this going forward. I also love that Vecchio is tackling X-Men with his cover variants, so I’ll definitely be getting the Magik one. I’m sure she’ll be one of the first three to come out. I imagine it has to be Cyclops who is left in the Age of Revelation title, as no one would care that Beast is stuck in the future. Plus, Cyclops has his ongoing starting soon.
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X-Men V7 24, of course, as soon as I commit to this plan, I completely forgot that X-Men ships twice a month. I’m not that surprise that Psylocke got the second Vecchio cover. Magik has to be third, right? Or last. It is a very large team, so he’s going to be doing a lot of these covers.
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Uncanny X-Men V6 22, Mutina is back!
Wolverine V8 14, guest starring Silver Sable! I’ve always liked her, so this should be great.
Inglorious X-Force 1, is a hard pass for me, but I do love how 90s this is. Cable, Meltdown, Archangel, and Hellverine – what a team!
Rogue 1, I do like Rogue getting her own ongoing, she deserves it.
Logan : Black, White & Blood 1, is a pass for me.
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Sorcerer Supreme 2, this is an ongoing series?! Six variants so I wonder if we’ll get one with Magik?
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The End 2099 2, I have the first issue preordered, but I am not feeling compelled to get the second one. Though I do appreciate all of the characters being listed – Nova 2099 vs AoA Wolveine, Red Hulk vs Red Hulk 2099, House of M Wanda vs Doctor Strange 2099, and Spider-Man 2099. With me buying two issues of X-Men a month, I’ll have to see what my budget is for these side series.
Hulk : Smash Everything 2, now with dinosaurs! That sounds fun.
Spider-Man & Wolverine 9, versus Arachnix, who is a Spider-theme Wolverine Which does sound fun.
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Marvel Rivals : The Cities of Heaven 1, reminds me that I haven’t played Marvel Rivals in a couple weeks. Magik and Hulk oppose Luna Snow, who is starting 2026 off with two issues. Pretty impressive, and I’m on board. Hopefully Magik is on one of the two variant covers.
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Spider-Boy Team-Up 1! The very best Amalgam issue of the complete run. We get introduced to Phantom Cat, a mix of Phantom Girl and Shadowcat, twice! I would say, just eBay the original, as I was able to get Spider-Boy 1 at cover price, but this one would be hassle free, and probably not cost as much for shipping. I’m tempted to get it for Walker D.
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Avengers V9 34, is also issue 800! I would just switch to the bigger number, if it was up to me. Magik isn’t on the Russell Dauterman cover, so I’ll be passing on this.
Battleworld 5, ending already. First issue was pretty good. Second issue should be out soon, right?
Strange Tales 4, ends the series.
Marvel Zombies : Red Band 5, no one seems to be writing about this series, and fandom hasn’t been late with updating the character list.
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No Superman / Spider-Man reprint? I wonder if that will be part of DC’s Soliciations?
No Magik & Colossus series either. Must be a February book. No scheduled Kitty Pryde appearance either.
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I’m going to be buying :
Ultimate Wolverine 13, regular cover
Luna Snow : World Tour 1, regular cover
X-Men 23, regular cover
X-Men 24, probably a variant, but not the Thor cover (for some reason is an option), maybe the Vecchio Psylocke variant, if Magik isn’t on one of the other five variants. Hopefully Marvel does a decent job of showing us all of the options before DCBS stops the preorders.
Sorcerer Supreme 2, if Magik is on one of these covers
Marvel Rivals : The Cities of Heaven 1, hopefully one of the two variant covers has Magik
So, Five comics, with maybe a six? Might as well get Sorcerer Supreme 2 as six isn’t hurting my budget like 11 comics did.
What are you getting, dear reader?
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I’m just now thinking that Marvel Rivals and World tour might be miniseries, but they don’t have 1 (of 5) in the title.
Ultimate Universe : Two Years In # 1, references Guardians and Daredevil. Magik was in the One Year In special.
Ultimate X-Men 22, final battle of Armor and Shadow King.
Ultimate Wolverine 12, there are only 13 issues, so hopefully Sprite is making it through okay, but I’m getting a bad feeling that Logan is the last of the Opposition, as he takes the fight to Eurasian Republic.
Ultimate End 1, of 5, it has all been leading to this! Does Sprite and/or Magik make it to this event? Neither one is on a variant cover. I guess I’ll commit to one of the blindbags, and be satisfied with reading the digital copy. Hopefully I can at least tell which cover I have through the blindbag, so I can catalogue it on Leage of Comic Book Geeks. I’m JacalsIII on there, and will follow back.
Not only is the Ultimate Universe coming to a potential end, or a pivot, Age of Revelation is ending as well, so we can get excited for a brand new year, and brand new series.
Expatriate X-Men 3, of 3, Darkchild is bothering both the Amazing and Expatriate X-Men.
Book of Revelation 3, of 3, we do see the Spirit of Philadelphia on the main cover, and Marvel has all but confirmed that is Kitty, so I’ll commit to finishing the series.
Amazing X-Men 3, of 3, this definitely seems to be the main series of the event. No Darkchild reference, and she isn’t on the cover, but I’m getting the other two issues, so might as well complete it.
unDeadpool 3, of 3, Expatriate X-Men are referenced, so I’ll get this issue. They’re not seen on any of the three covers, so I’ll figure out which cover later.
Carol Danvers is Binary, that probably would have sold a few extra copies back in the beginning.
Unbreakable X-Men 3, of 3, references the return of some beloved mutants, and a few less beloved, so I wonder if this is were we see Calico and Ember?
Radioactive Spider-Man 3, of 3, still not that interested, except that we know Dr. Celicia Reyes is in this series, so I’ll at least be reading it.
Cloak or Dagger 3, of 3, ugh, the Fenris Twins.
X-Vengers 3, of 3, I forgot Sam Wilson was the President during Age of Revelations. We see the back of Dani’s head on the cover.
Longshots 3, of 3, has a very fun solicitation, stating everyone dies.
Iron & Frost 3, of 3, Emma trying to get to Tony, so I guess we’re not getting them together the entire time?
Age of Revelation Finale, I’ll get the concluding chapter. I wonder if this is going to be like Sins of Sinister, and all you really need are the bookends?
Meals to Astonish 1, has Storm on the cover, so I’m listening.
Here it is! Sorcerer Supreme, with the cover I want by Devmalya Pramanik. It definitely reads like Magik is the new Sorcerer(ess) Supreme.
Even adding Angela to Doctor Strange isn’t getting me to read Doctor Strange monthly.
The Will of Doom 1, I’ll get the J. Scott Campbell variant cover, which is odd that it isn’t listed here. He has Magik on his cover.
The End 2099 1, of 5, I’m tempted to pick this up as it is 2099 vs characters of the multiverse, including AoA Wolverine, Claremont/Byrne Cyclops and Jean Grey. Spider-Man 3099 is debuting as well. Makes me regret not getting the Battleworld mini.
Hulk Smith Everything 1, of 5, I guess this is another one of those minis where I have to track to see if Kitty, Lockheed, and Magik show up. I have my doubts.
X-Men of Apocalypse 2, of 4, odd this is not listed closer to the X-Men section. They’re fighting the Original Five X-Men, so I’m not that tempted by this.
Marvel Winter Break Special 1, I can only hope we get Spring and Fall specials next year! On the cover we get Emma Frost, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Storm, so I’ll take a chance that Kitty and Magik will appear in this. At least one of them should.
Marvel Zombies : Red Band 4, of 5, issue one apparently came out recently, but I can’t find any reviews of it, or which characters appeared, so I’ll have to keep checking back.
Marvel Black White, Blood and Cuts 3, of 4, Joshua Cassara did a X-Men variant cover for the first issue that I need to buy.
Battleworld 4, of 5, still bugs me that they went with Days of Future Past Storm, but maybe she’s making references to Kate throughout this series?
Strange Tales 3, of 4, still no reference to Magik, so we’re probably safe to pass on this.
Marvel Rivals : Ignite – in Color 1, this reads like a first in print of a digital comic. Peach Momoko writes and draws a Sai story. Now that I can play Marvel Rivals, I’m more interested in the comics. Magik isn’t on the cover, and I doubt she’s in the Punisher or Luna Snow story.
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 5, of 5, AIPT doesn’t even show a cover, so that’s interesting. Could Kitty Pryde and Dani Moonstar be one of the survivors? Neither of them was in issue 2, so I’m less thrilled with this series. That’s why I always use LoCG for their images. Wolverine is the only mutant on the cover.
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This started feeling like an expensive month as I was finishing the X-Men section, but let’s see :
Ultimate Wolverine 12
Ultimate End 1
Expatriate X-Men 3
Book of Revelation 3
Amazing X-Men 3
unDeadpool 3
Age of Revelation Finale
Sorcerer Supreme, the Devmalya Pramanik cover
Will of Doom 1, if there is a J. Scott Campbell cover
The End 2099 1
Marvel Winter Break Special
Oooof! 11 issues, that might be pushing it, but if I can get everything under $50, that’ll be nice.
weird this isn’t repeated for the Marvel Solications. My plan is to get the Sozomaika Emma Catwoman cover to go with my Magik Catwoman Deadpool Batman cover, but also, hoping we get a copy with either Kitty Pryde or Magik on it.
My dream would be to get a Manuel Preitano variant with Kitty Pryde and Lockheed the Dragon with Whistle and Lebowitz the Dog. Heck, I might buy two covers so I can hang one, if that were to happen.
Walker D wants the Jim Lee Batman / Wolverine cover, so we’ll be getting two covers like we did with Deadpool / Batman.
I’m passing on the X-Men of Apocalypse, if AoA Shadowcat shows up, I’ll get those, she has survived the event now that Giant Size Age of Apocalypse has happened. Thanks, Ms. Marvel!
Also passing on X-Men : Tales from the Age of Apocalypse, which is just reprinting the first issue of four minis, and Generation Next isn’t even one of them.
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The second comic I’m buying is Amazing X-Men 2, now that we know this is the title with Darkchild.
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The third comic I’m buying is Book of Revelation 2. I have a theory the Spirit of Philidelphia is Kitty Pryde, just look at that lady on the cover, reminds me of when she couldn’t solidify after the first Mutant Massacre.
But there is a terrific Inhyuk Lee Magik streetwear variant cover, that if it isn’t $35, I’m going to get that cover, so less risky of an investment.
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Unbreakable X-Men 2, I don’t see Calico on the cover or the solicit, so I’ll be passing on this one.
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The fourth comic I’m buying is Expatriate X-Men 2, which is the Exceptional X-Men series of the crossover. Plus, it has Ms. Marvel and Melee, I love them both, so I’m here for it.
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The Last Wolverine 2, adding Nightcrawler and Heather Hudson gets me more interested in this series.
Laura Kinney : Sabretooth 2 has Gabby and Akihiro, so that’s cool, and apparently a famous X-Villain returning. Still a pass for me.
Rogue Storm 2, Gambit is now involved in two AoR titles.
Undeadpool 2, now has Cable. Still a pass.
Iron & Frost 2, one of the titles I’m definitely looking forward to.
Longshots 2, now has the X-Babies?! If Shadowkitty was on the cover, I would buy it so quickly! Three variants, so there’s still hope.
Binary 2, still playing coy about which lady has the title.
Sinister’s Six 2, which has Logan, so why are they looking for him in Last Wolverine? Odd.
X-Vengers 2, I love Dani Moonstar leading the Avengers, she should be leading a major team. Hopefully once the timeline resets, Dani is placed in a major role.
Omega Kids 2, now with Rachel Summers, who I love, but enough to read a Quentin Quire book? We’ll have to find out.
Radioactive Spider-Man 2, fighting Mayhem, with the aid of Ghost-Spider and whoever Spin is?
Planet She-Hulk, I like Jennifer Walters having a new title, and written by Stephanie Phillips? Sounds like a great combo.
Daredevil / Punisher : The Devil’s Trigger 1, I like Jimmy Palmiotti coming back to the Marvel Knights line.
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One World Under Doom 9 finally ends this event. I thought we were supposed to get this as a variant cover :
if we do, I’ll get it as my fifth comic. And if it isn’t $35. I got burned by not buying the Russell Dauterman Magik 8 cover through DCBS, and now I’m super worried about how expensive variant covers can be. It would still be rare me spending that much on a cover, but a Dauterman Kitty Pryde cover is one such cover I’ll spend $35 for.
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Echo : Seeker of Truth 1, nice that Marvel keeps trying with Echo.
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Spider-Man : Holiday Spectacular 1 is the sixth comic I’ll be buying, as I do love me a Marvel Holiday Special. Usually guaranteed to get a Kitty Pryde story, but I see Thing is referenced, and on the cover, BUT! X-Men are referenced as well. Three variant covers, so maybe Kitty will be on one of these?
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Marvel Zombies : Red Band 3, have to check to see if Kitty or Magik show up in this.
Amazing Spider-Man 15 has Warlock coming out of Spider-Man’s new suit, or IS Spider-Man’s new suit. Have to make sure I read this once it is out.
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My seventh comic is Ultimate Wolverine 11, and I’m so thrilled that Ultimate Sprite is on the traditional cover! Magik is after the Opposition, so maybe we’ll get Sprite vs Magik? Which is a match up I don’t want to see anyone get hurt over.
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Ultimate X-Men 21 should continue to be as great as ever.
Battleworld 3, supposedly we’re getting the next big character in this, a Venomized Spider-Man, who does look cool.
Fantastic Four 5 has Black Cat, I love that Felicia is getting her due.
Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 5, now covered in the Carnage symbiote for a variant cover, which is fun.
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 4, Spider-Man and Wolverine are on the main cover, and the solicit states Black Panther opens Wakanda to the heroes.
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So that’s November 2025 from Marvel!
I’ll be getting :
Batman / Deadpool with the Sozomaiki Emma Frost / Catwoman cover, and the Jim Lee Batman / Wolverine cover
Amazing X-Men 2, main cover
Book of Revelation 2, the Inhyuk Lee cover
Expatriate X-Men 2
One World Under Doom 9, the Sorcerers Supreme cover (if we get one), Devmalya Pramanik is the name to look for.
Spider-Man Holiday Spectacular, ideally a cover featuring Kitty Pryde
Ultimate Wolverine 11, main cover with Ultimate Sprite
X-Men Age of Revelation is upon us! I feel like I’m not going to be as involved with this.
I want to commit to whatever the main series is, so Overture feels like what that is.
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Amazing X-Men 1, the secret ally, from the cover, appears to be the leader of the 3K X-Men, and not Magik like I thought.
Book of Revelation 1, there is a Ghost of Philadelphia, could that be Magik? I might just have to end up eBaying comics later.
Unbreakable X-Men, Gambit and either two or three others.
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Expatriate X-Men is clearly the Exceptional X-Men title of the crossover, so I’ll commit. Be nice if we knew these were 1 of 4 or just one shots, but I love those Exceptional X-Men members, so I’ll support this series.
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The Last Wolverine, with Leonard from Wolverine V8, who I liked, but this is a pass for me.
Laura Kinney : Sabretooth, I like Laura, and I do not like Sabretooth, so this a pass.
Rogue Storm, with Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath, all trying to kill Storm, that’s a pass for me.
UnDead-Pool, is a hard pass.
Binary, is it Carol back in her Binary form, but infused with the Phoenix, or is Jean cosplaying as Binary?
X-Vengers, I love Dani being the leader of the Avengers. Glad she brought Cannonball along.
Sinister’s Six, I love how fun the title is, but Sinister, Havok, Black Cat, Domino, Omega Red, Fantomex, and Venom does not sell me a series.
Omega Kids, glad the Quentin Quire fans have a title to get excited about.
Cloak OR Dagger is very interesting.
Radioactive Spider-Man, with his radioactive spider blood, is another hard pass for me. Great Joe Kelly is writing this, so it feels important.
Iron & Frost, I love the concept for this, as I did grow to like Emma Frost and Tony Stark together.
Longshots, I love Gerry Duggan and Jonathan Hickman coming back for this. Mojo messing with Wonder Man, Hellcat, Bishop, Rhino, and Kraven. Which is not a cast that interests me that much.
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World of Revelation, tells us more about the world of Revelation (great name for an issue), I probably should get this as Kitty Pryde and Magik are not shown anywhere, so maybe they’ll be part of the two prelude series. We’ll learn how Dani joined the Avengers. There’s also a part of me that just wants to get Expatriate X-Men, and call it good.
Fantastic Four / Gargoyles, such a fun idea for a crossover.
Return to Planet Hulk, not for me.
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I switched my cover to Magik & Catwoman so quickly! Walker D is getting the Skottie Young cover.
AIPT lists the updated section :
• PLUS as-yet-unrevealed backup stories further shaking the Marvel and DC Universes!
so we know there are three back ups, but maybe there is a fourth? Maybe featuring Magik & Catwoman? I would love that. Or with Elektra and Batgirl Cassie?
I keep finding myself excited for the Batman / Deadpool crossover, and ideally, the huge success of this, giving us plenty of more crossovers.
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I’m skipping all of these Imperial titles, the first two did not connect with me.
Marvel Knights : Punisher, I do love Jimmy Palmiotti. I’m not anticipating a Daredevil and a Ghost Rider miniseries.
Battleworld 2, looks like Marvel is finally doing something with CrossGen. If Days of Future Past Kate Pryde shows up, I’ll add it to my eBay list.
Marvel Zombies Red Band 2, zombies are going to Secret Wars, so I’ll be checking for a Lockheed appearance. I did not see him on either cover.
One World Under Doom 8, Doom vs everybody and the X-Men are listed, as the team. This event feels like it is lasting forever, but also has been super missable.
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion 5, Miles and the Maker back at it.
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I’ve learn recently that Ultimate Wolverine is a planned 12 issues, so I might as well keep buying the series. Eurasian Republic leaders are referenced, and Magik is one of them, so it should be safe. I wonder what the two variant covers are?
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Miles Morales : Spider-Man 39, deals with the fallout of the Ultimate Incursion.
Marvel DC Spider-Boy Facsimile copy makes me regret a little for not picking that comic when I recently got a chance to get a free Amalgam copy. I went with Iron Lantern, but was tempted by Spider-Boy. Now it is going to be hard to distinguish the copies on eBay. But I’m still passing on it.
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X-Men Undertow, reprinting the infinity comic, X-Men From the Ashes, issues 19-25. Magik appears in issues 23 & 24, and I really need to support these physical copies of digital comics, as I really want them to print Lovable Lockheed.
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Strange Tales lists a slew of magical characters, but not Magik, so this is a pass for now.
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see, this is what I need from a solicitation. Magik, clearly on the cover, and variant cover, and in the description, this is how you get me to buy a comic. Plus, Jeff the Land Shark is a pretty fun character.
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Emma Frost White Queen 5, the conclusion. First two issues have been pretty great.
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Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 4, the Hulk issue. That Godzilla as Wolverine cover is very silly. if I can keep October cheap, and it appears I should be able to, I’ll try to get this cover for Walker D, and if the cover is inexpensive. A lot of ‘ifs’ there.
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Death of Silver Surfer 5, looks like we are getting the Lady Surfer. We already got our tickets for Fantastic Four for next Wednesday, so I’m super excited.
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 3, Spider-Man and Wolverine are named, and an unexpected ally appears. We’ll see if Kitty Pryde and / or Magik appear at all.
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so my October 2025 list is :
Expatriate X-Men 1 Ultimate Wolverine 10 X-Men The Undertow Jeff the Land Shark 5 Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 4 – the Wolverzilla cover
and I’m debating Age of Revelation Overture and World of Revelation.
it does not appear that I’ll be keeping this month cheap enough for me to treat myself to the four back issues that I want from DCBS that are on my Ms. Marvel list, but that’s okay.
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Hours after writing everything, AIPT dropped this :
Magik is in Amazing X-Men V3 2, and this sure looks like Kitty Pryde from Fantastic Four vs X-Men in Book of Revelation 2, so I guess I’m not debating getting World of Revelation anymore, and adding Amazing X-Men 1 to the list.
The first book I’m getting is Deadpool / Batman, as I’m a sucker for a crossover.
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X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha 1, taking place right after AoA Omega, means no Shadowcat, so this is a pass for me. Maybe she’ll show up for a panel?
Spider-Man 94 1, I guess this isn’t going to be a spinoff animated series? At least JM DeMatteis is writing it.
Battleworld 1, shame they went with Storm from Days of Future Past, instead of Kate Pryde. I wonder if she’ll show up for a panel?
Marvel Zombies : Red Band 1, a series focused on the Fantastic Four and zombies.
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I’m definitely tempted to get Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 3, as it is supposed to be the X-Men issue. I’m surprised Magik didn’t make it to the cover. I do like that Iron Godzilla cover.
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Imperial War : Exiles 1, the Xaviers – Charles, Xandra, and Lilandra, are on the run. This would be the part of Imperial I would care about, if Xavier wasn’t there.
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The third comic I’m getting in September is Ultimate Spider-Man : Incursion 4, and either Magik featured cover works for me.
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The fourth comic is Ultimate Wolverine 9. Wolverine and the Opposition is taking the fight to Magik!
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One World Under Doom 7, of 9, Doom tries to his best maintain power.
Spider-Man & Wolverine 5 vs Dreadshadow and Shadow Coven. Whoever they are.
Wolverines and Deadpools 3, final issue, vs Shadow King, which is disappointing.
Uncanny X-Men 20, Logan and Ransom get the spotlight.
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is that a Kitty Pryde and Lockheed cosplayer next to Captain Marvel?! I might have to get this cover.
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I HAVE to get that Alex Ross Kitty Pryde and Lockheed cover! Hopefully it isn’t $35, otherwise, I’ll have to get it through eBay.
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X-Men 22 implies October is going to have a big X-Event, involving Apocalypse and Doug Ramsey – The Revelation.
Laura Kinney : Wolverine 10, guest starring a sick Gabby, and Clea Strange, as they deal with Dracula’s son, Xarus.
Storm 12, Storm vs the oldest storm god, Hadad.
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Magik double ships, so I don’t love that for my wallet, but this is pretty awesome. Shame instead of a Magik Alex Ross cover, we get a Havok, so that’s a hard pass for me.
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Phoenix 15, still dealing with Sara Grey.
Wolverine 13, Logan heads the mafia.
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No reference to Lockheed, but maybe he shows up in this?
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Emma Frost : White Queen 4, Emma in Las Vegas!
Do we need a Civil War 1 reprinting month to month?
Deadpool/Wolverine 9, both are horsemen for Apocalypse.
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Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 2, the X-Men get referenced, and a few on the cover, but no Kitty Pryde or Magik.
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No Psylocke 11?! That’s a real shame. Especially if there is a big crossover coming.
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Deadpool / Batman (twice, as Walker D wants a copy) Godzilla Destroys Marvel Universe 3, maybe Ultimate Spider-Man : Incursion 4 Ultimate Wolverine 9 Uncanny X-Men 21, convention cover Exceptional X-Men 13, the Alex Ross cover Magik 9 Magik 10 It’s Jeff & Other Marvel Tails 1, maybe Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 2, maybe
This feels like an expensive month, so I’ll probably get the maybes off of eBay, if necessary. I really have to keep my comic purchases around $30 or so, can’t be getting too wild.
X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha Gambit and various other mutants right after X-Men Omega come to 616. Which seems missable to me, unless Magik and/or Kitty are involved.
Marvel All On One 1 Thing vs Marvel, as apparently everyone is doing that these days. All told in splash pages. Could be fun, and I do see some mutants on the two variant covers, but no Kitty nor Magik.
Thor 1, as it is that time of year again. Still by Al Ewing.
Black Cat 1, but not by Jed Mackay, but G. Willow Wilson, so that’s super intersting.
All New Spider-Gwen : Ghost Spider 1, still by Stephanie Phillips. I really liked that issue with Phoenix.
Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 2, now covered in the symbiote. Which just kills my buzz. Plus, wouldn’t the instant Godzilla uses his mouth blast, the symbiote get knocked off? No Kitty or Magik on any of the variant covers, and Black Panther, and the Fantastic Four are referenced in the solicit. I’ll get a copy if my three favorites show up at all.
Venom : Black, White & Blood 1, features a story by JM DeMatteis, set right after Maximum Carnage, so my favorite spider-writer, writing a story around one of my favorite spider-eras.
I don’t have much interest in Imperial. Though Stephanie Phillips writing Imperial War : She-Hulk sounds interesting.
One World Under Doom 6, heroes keep trying to unseat Doom, when all it takes is for him to grow bored.
X-Men : Tooth and Clay, printing the From the Ashes 13 – 18 Infinity Comic. Magik isn’t in any of those issues, so this is a pass for me.
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The first comic I’m buying for August. We’re getting the other exclusive story from the Paragon Collection. Thanks to AIPT Preview pages
Kitty Pryde and Lockheed are in this, so I have to get it.
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Marvel Rivals : Hellfire Gala 1, does have Magik on the cover, but like the Funko Rivals Magneto, I sort of don’t want anything to do with the game until I can play it, and me getting a PS5 seems like forever from now.
Jeff The Land Shark 3, features Psylocke and Wolverine (the boy one), so I like that.
Wolverines and Deadpools 2, of 3, vs Shadow King.
Spider-Man and Wolverine 4, the first issue was pretty fun.
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I wish I wasn’t on such a budget, as I would just buy this as Katherine Pryde is part of the Opposition, but does using the organization name mean she is in the issue? Especially as it states Wolverine vs Ultimate Angel? I guess I’m worried about it just being Black Widow like from the incredible fifth issue. I should just buy it, and give it to Walker if she’s on in it. Or maybe Magik will be?
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Ultimate Spider-Man : Incursion 3, Miles meets the Ultimate X-Men, so that should be interesting to see someone else write and draw these characters who isn’t named, Peach Momoko.
Ultimate X-Men 18, the conclusion of volume 3! No idea what volume four could consist of.
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The second comic I’m definitely buying. Interesting that the Jeffrey Brown variant cover isn’t shown, as they revealed it earlier in the week.
I really need to get Jeffrey Brown’s Days of Future Fun, and his Hulk Teaches books. I’m hoping this variant cover isn’t too much, but that’s when eBay will come in for the assist.
I’ll skip on preordering issue 21. Odd X-Men is the title that they are double shipping for months now. Must be because of Magik.
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The third comic I’m definitely buying. I need that Dauterman variant cover! Hopefully it is cover price, and not a $50 cover, which I’ve gotten the Cyclops Dauterman cover for X-Men 16, and that was essentially cover price, so I should be okay. I do love that Dani is a co star of this title. Now that we got the Russell Dauterman Magik costume gallery variant, here is hoping we finally get the Kitty Pryde cover!
The fourth comic I’m buying. I don’t love that Kitty Pryde is missing, but at least she’s on the cover. There is a variant cover, but I’ll just commit to the proper one. Maybe she’s looking for Lockheed?
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Laura Kinney : Wolverine 9, Gabby is still in the title, so that’s great! Xarus, son of Dracula also shows up, which is less great.
Phoenix 14, still in the Sara Grey arc.
Psylocke 10, dealing with the Lady in White, with Kwannon’s face! That happens to her sometimes.
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The fifth comic I’m buying. No variant covers, just landing with Alan Davis. The mini that got me using DCBS in the first place, which I’ve been loving. #NotSponsoredButWouldLoveToBe We will never view Uncanny X-Men 192 the same, but I just checked, and we only see Kitty hugging everyone, so not that drastic. Time will tell.
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Wolverine 12, Mrs. Howlett is back, which is great! So is Sabretooth, which is less great.
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time 5, of 5, the first two issues were not for me, so I’m not really tracking this anymore.
Deadpool / Wolverine 8, Joshua Cassara is back! We meet new mutant, Legacy.
Emma Frost : The White Queen 3, no covers jump out at me, and I’ll have someone tell me if this is a retro series worth following.
The Thing 4, vs Juggernaut, who is back in his red outfit.
West Coast Avengers 10 is really committing to Ultron.
Hellverine 9, is really committing to Hell Hulk.
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After thinking I missed it last month, Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 1 is out in August. Makes sense to not launch the same month as Godzilla Destroys Marvel. Interesting no variant covers are shown. No Kitty, Lockheed, or Magik, so I’m passing on this for now. I reread Predator vs Wolverine 4, and I loved when the X-Men showed up, especially Kitty Pryde and Dani Moonstar easily defeating a Predator, so hopefully those two show up in this, and survive, of course.
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Let’s see what I’m committing to :
Wolverine by Claremont 1, either cover X-Men 20, the Jeffrey Brown variant cover Magik 8, the Russell Dauterman variant Exceptional X-Men 12, main cover Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 5 Ultimate Wolverine 8, either cover
I’ll commit to Ultimate Wolverine 8, six comics, that sounds pretty reasonable to me.
Six comics is usually $30 at DCBS, with bags & boards, and shipping, so should be fine during a tight summer.
They’re doing a great job of showing plenty of X-Men, just not the two X-Men I care about the most. I’ll probably wait until there is a cover with Kitty Pryde and/or Magik on it before committing to the preorder. July appears to be a very expensive month, so I’ll pick up this series as neccessary. BUT! If Kitty and/or Magik make an appearance, I’ll definitely get those issues as I do love a crossover.
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Godzilla vs Thor so we’ll continue doing one offs as well.
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First comic I’m definitely buying, as Lockheed makes his first of what I thought I saw, three cover appearances! Seriously, all it takes for me to buy a comic guarantee now these days.
Also, all I wanted from House of M originally was more School Teacher Kitty Pryde, and we’re finally getting it!
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The second comic I’m definitely buying, a we get present day Exceptional Kitty Pryde and Lockheed together!
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Bring on the Bad Guys event, has cool covers.
Imperial 2, I’ll wait to have someone tell me how important this is.
Marvel Knights : The World to Come 2, Namor joins the fun.
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The third comic I’m definitely buying. Lockheed is in all but one of the previous four swimsuit specials, and Kitty is in all of them, so I imagine she will make an appearance in this. I’ll let DCBS decide which cover I get, but I’m definitely tempted by either the Mark Brooks cover with Rogue, or Dauterman’s cover with Scott and Jean (the cover with the most mutants on it), or Clarke’s Psylocke cover.
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Wolverine Revenge Red Band Raw : Black & White 1, did people really like this mini that much? The last issue was the best one, and only because it references Old Auntie Illayana. Dani shows up not enough in this too.
Spider-Man vs Sinister Sixteen is a title I just love.
New Thunderbolts* 2, has Laura Kinney, so I’ll be reading. *Dark Avengers
Emma Frost : White Queen 2, retro series set during her Hellfire Club days, my least favorite era for Emma.
Wolverines & Deadpools, 1 of 3, I only care about this for Laura Kinney. Though I do like how silly that title is.
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The fourth comic I’ll be buying. This was part of the Chris Claremont Paragon Collection, being reprinted individually for the first time. Technically, it is Uncanny X-Men 140.5, setting up Days of Future Past, hence the very clever “Prelude to a Future Past” title. Claremont writing Rachel, Sage, and a version of Betsy, and it has Magik on the cover, and I’m a sucker for an Uncanny 141 homage. Reprints 141 & 142 to make it something worth owning.
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Doom’s Division 5, final issue, hopefully Karma moves to another series after this. Issue 1 was pretty fun.
GODS : One World Under Doom 1, interesting to see what Ryan North takes from Hickman’s original GODS series.
Avengers 28, has Storm, so I’ll be reading.
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Frank Tieri getting me interested in 2099 again with Rachel Summers, The Phoenix, plus Bishop, should be fun.
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My fifth comic I’ll be buying. Right as I was thinking about how each Hellfire Gala got worst for our merry mutants, this series was announced. I’ll be getting the regular cover as that has Magik on it, and I can only imagine her and Kitty will be appearing in this. Features Emma, Storm, and Rogue.
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Storm 10, Thunder War kicks off!
Psylocke 9, often my third favorite title that comes out monthly, if not, top five. Such a great series. No reference to Magik.
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My sixth comic I’ll be buying (see how expensive this is getting?!) I want Dani to never leave this title! Either cover works for me, but I rather go with the one with Dani on it.
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Uncanny X-Men 17, we start getting horror in our X-Men.
Uncanny X-Men 18, I was right about how Kurt’s new lady friend was definitely pro-mutant, as we get a Mutant Appreciation Day! Be fun if they have a real world date so we can celebrate it annually.
Laura Kinney : Wolverine 8, Haymaker returns, a character I have no clue about.
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My seventh comic I’m buying! Either cover works for me. Penultimate issue!
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X-Men 19, Doug Ramsey and friends returns, and he isn’t Yellow Apocalypse anymore.
Wolverine 11, vs Sabretooth, ooof.
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My eighth comic! I love so much how the Carnero cover and the Vecchio cover were given the same assignment. Any of the three covers works for me, as I really like the Voon cover too. I also like how LoCG puts the artist name near the image, that’ll help for ordering it. Eve Ewing found a clever way to work Ironheart into the series! Also, I’m super glad Sinister didn’t kill this series off.
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Phoenix 13, now with Cable.
What If Goofy was Spider-Man? Interesting choice.
Savage Wolverine 1, getting a second volume.
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My ninth comic! Lockheed doesn’t show up until issue six, but then is in the rest of the series, plus, on the cover! Ideally, we’re heading toward the Lovable Lockheed print edition.
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Jeff the Land Shark 2, has a variant cover by Gonzales that features Magik, but I’ll have to wait on that.
Marvel Zero 1, which collects all of the FCBD 2025 comics, which is nice.
Spider-Man and Wolverine 3, sitting in a tree in the Savage Land.
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My tenth comic! It states the Opposition, so maybe Katherine is just in this series now? We get Ultimate Darkchild, and she is on the cover, so I’m committing.
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Ultimate Spider-Man : Incursion 2, I’m waiting for when the Ultimate X-Men and Wolverine join this mini before I get too hyped for it.
Ultimate X-Men 17, continues to be amazing.
Ultimates 14, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver debut!
I didn’t see any X-Men on these Spider-Man covers.
West Coast Avengers 9 is really committing to the Ultron of it all.
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe : One Last Time 4, vs Doctor Doom, another series I’ll wait to see if any X-Men I care about shows up in.
Deadpool / Wolverine 7, Stryfe is still in this.
Hellverine 8, still dealing with Hell Hulk. Helk?
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe 1 isn’t shown?! Maybe that starts in August? That’s another series I’ll wait to see if Kitty and/or Magik show up. Kitty was in Predator vs Wolverine 4, and defeated a Predator super easily there, with Dani Moonstar’s help, so ideally, she’ll be in this series at one point.
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Return of Wolverine Omnibus Collectss: WOLVERINES (2015) #1-20; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE (2018) #1; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: WEAPON LOST (2018) #1-4; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: THE ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (2018) #1-4; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: THE CLAWS OF A KILLER (2018) #1-4; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR (2018) #1-4; HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: DEAD ENDS (2018) #1; RETURN OF WOLVERINE (2018) #1-5; WOLVERINE: INFINITY WATCH (2019) #1-5; and material from MARVEL LEGACY (2017) #1, “WHERE IS WOLVERINE ?” subplot pages
Uncanny X-Men : Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #1-14, #15.INH, #16-35, #600 and ANNUAL (2014) #1; ALL-NEW X-MEN #16-17 and ANNUAL #1; WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN (2011) #36-37; X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1-2; and X-MEN (2013) #5-6. Would look great on the shelf, and one of my favorite runs
X-Men by Al Ewing Omnibus Collects S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #1-11; X-MEN RED (2022) #1-15 and #17-18; STORM & THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #1-3; RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #1-4; CABLE: RELOADED; X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL – HERALDS OF APOCALYPSE; and material from X-MEN RED (2022) #16 and MARVEL’S VOICES: X-MEN.
Marvel Team-Up Omnibus 1 Collects MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #1-30, DAREDEVIL (1964) #103, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-HEROES #1, and GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN (1974) #1-2.
Secret Wars : Battleworld Omnibus Collects FUTURE IMPERFECT #1-5, GHOST RACERS #1-4, GIANT-SIZE LITTLE MARVEL: AVX #1-4, GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1-4, HAIL HYDRA #1-4, HANK JOHNSON, AGENT OF HYDRA #1, HOUSE OF M (2015) #1-4, HOWARD THE HUMAN #1, INFERNO (2015) #1-5, INFINITY GAUNTLET (2015) #1-5, INHUMANS: ATTILAN RISING #1-5, KORVAC SAGA #1-4, and M.O.D.O.K.: ASSASSIN #1-5. Giant Size Little Marvel : AvX and Inferno, were my favorites of this batch
Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus 5 Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2009) #150-160; ULTIMATE FALLOUT #1; ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #1-16; ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL #1; and material from ULTIMATE FALLOUT #2, #4, and #6. So many great comics here
Magik Volume 1 Collects MAGIK (2025) #1-5 Five of my favorite modern comics
Ultimate Wolverine Volume 1 Collects ULTIMATE WOLVERINE (2025) #1-6 and material from ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN. Collects Ultimate Katherine Pryde’s first appearance. (and Gambit)
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Okay, so the list my future self is going to need :
Giant Size House of M 1 Giant Size X-Men 2 Marvel Swimsuit Special 2025, any cover besides the Hughes Avengers cover Claremont Prelude to a Future Past X-Men Hellfire Vigil Magik 7, the Dani cover Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 4, either cover Exceptional X-Men 11, any cover (any other month, I may have been tempted by all three) Infinity Paws Ultimate Wolverine 7
Ten comics, ya’ll!
Thankfully, I’m using DCBS, and they have the comics discounted, hence the D, so I can afford these, especially at Giant Size and Special One Shot prices.
X-Men by Gerry Dugan Omnibus for $150, find it half off somewhere, and it is a deal
Collecting X-MEN (2021) #1-34 and ANNUAL (2022) #1, PLANET-SIZE X-MEN #1, X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA (2022) #1, X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA (2023) #1 and X-MEN UNLIMITED: X-MEN GREEN #1-2.
So much Magik content!
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X-Men by Marc Guggenheim Omnibus for $150, now this one I’m more tempted by
Collecting YOUNG X-MEN #1-12, X-MEN (2013) #18-22, X-TINCTION AGENDA #1-4, X-MEN PRIME (2017) #1, X-MEN GOLD (2017) #1-36 and ANNUAL #1, X-MEN BLUE #13-15, X-MEN: THE WEDDING SPECIAL (2018) #1 and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST — DOOMSDAY.
All of X-Men Gold in one book? Yes please. I wish I had money for omnibi.
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Trades
X-Men Hellfire Galas for $50 is a good deal
Collecting MARAUDERS (2019) #21, X-MEN (2019) #21, PLANET-SIZE X-MEN (2021) #1, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #6, X-MEN ELECTION STRIPS, CLASSIC X-MEN (1986) #7 (“OUT WITH THE OLD”), X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA (2022) #1, THE SECRET X-MEN (2022) #1, X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC (2021) #50-55 and #100-105, X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA CONFESSIONALS, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1 (X-MEN STORY), AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #9, X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA 2023 #1, HELLFIRE GALA LAST RITES, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2023: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1 (AVENGERS, X-MEN STORIES), IRON MAN (2022) #8 and HELLFIRE GALA VARIANTS.
Pretty much you can remember the giant moments of Krakoa in one trade.
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Alien vs Avengers Trade for $20, now that the X-Men show up in this, be worth a solid read.
Amazing Spider-Man : The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man for $35, if you can find it discounted, is the way to go, some great Juggernaut content with a side of Magik.
Uncanny X-Men : Gail Simone Trade 2 for $20 is reasonably price. Issues 9 – 16, minus 11.
Mystique : Most Wanted for $18, I really liked it, and it’ll read great in trade.
Namor : Last King of Atlantis for $35, is a bit much for maybe ten pages of Stingray.
West Coast Avengers Trade 1 for $18 is pretty solid for Firestar content.
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Godzilla vs Avengers. Apparently DCBS listed Godzilla vs X-Men as part of the April solicts and not the May ones like these imply, so double check that. If Kitty Pryde shows up in Godzilla vs X-Men, I’ll eBay it. This is circa the Bendis All New Avengers, so this should be fun. It will have Wolverine in it. So maybe the Astonishing X-Men will show up? I doubt it.
Imperial 1 of 4, Hickman doing more space stuff. If the X-Men show up, I’ll be more interested.
Marvel Knights : Words to Come 1 of 6, written by both Joe Quesada and Christopher Priest, so this is heavy on Black Panther EXCEPT! it is a story about T’Challa being dead, and how that changes everything. If the X-Men show up, I’ll be more interested.
New Thunderbolts* 1, I like Laura being on this team. *New Dark Avengers
Giant Size Dark Phoenix Saga 1, Ms. Marvel going back to this story is questionable. Ideally, she’ll go back a tad earlier and see Kitty Pryde, or maybe at least reference her? That’ll be nice.
Giant Size Age of Apocalypse 1, I’ll be tempted to preorder this if I knew AoA Shadowcat was going to be there, but she’s on the cover.
Emma Frost : The White Queen, 1 of 5, back to her Hellfire Club origin days, which I don’t love. There is a mole, so is she going to learn about Sage early? But is cool with it?
Death of the Silver Surfer,1 of 5, killing him off to replace with him a Lady Surfer in time for the Fantastic Four movie?
One World Under Doom, 5 of 9, I wouldn’t mind if this event ends with everyone being cool with Doom ruling, now that he’s saved everyone a few times. Issue 2 was pretty great.
Runaways, 1 of 5, always happy to see a new Runaways project, even if it is Doom related.
Doom’s Division, 4 of 5, a character died last issue?! I hope it wasn’t Karma.
Avengers 27, has the new Masters of Evil, and I love three of those members, so I’m excited to read more with them.
Marvel Rivals : Ignite 1, Peach Momoko writing and on art?! Yes please.
Jeff the Land Shark, 1 of 5, I’ll be checking this out for who guest stars each issue. No Lockheed on any of the covers.
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My first lock purchase of June! Kitty Pryde is on a cover, so that gets me to buy it. I can’t wait to see what her chapter is about. Most likely her and Nina on a date.
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Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion, 1 of 5, Miles is coming to the New Ultimate Universe, and Ultimate Wolverine is on one of the covers. If Miles meets a Kitty Pryde, I’m buying that issue.
Ultimate X-Men 16 deals with a new mutant cult! How many can there be?! At least two.
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Okay, I might regret not buying issue 5, but I’m a lock for that variant cover with Kitty Pryde and Gambit by Sandford Greene. I’m just so happy to know Ultimate Kitty Pryde survived the third issue! It states they are returning faces, so maybe they are not in the fifth issue?
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Ghost Rider vs Galactus 1 is silly.
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X-Men 17 & 18, double shipping still. 18 promises to have a Magik variant cover, so maybe I’ll seek that one out by Corin Howell. 17 has a Pride cover, so maybe I should be keeping an eye out for those as well.
Storm 9 is still dealing with Eternity.
Phoenix 12, we’re getting Sara Grey content, ya’ll!
Weapon X-Men, 5 of 5, going back to when Thunderbird died, it sounds like, and promising some unexpected guest stars.
Laura Kinney : Wolverine 7, or 75 if you’re nasty. Now that NYX is over, this series becomes where we go for Wolverine/Hellion content. or Hellverine as I like to call them.
Uncanny X-Men 16, Louisiana X-Men have to save the Outliers from the darkness, and we learn more about The Endling.
Psylocke 8, seems like Magik is only guesting in 7.
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I’m getting that Dani cover, for sure! Guest Starring The Goblin Queen of Limbo herself, Madelyne Pryor?! Yes please!
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I’ll probably take a chance on the Pride cover being Kitty Pryde focus, as that would be a giant missed opportunity there. Or the Matteo Lolli variant, but I don’t need a Sinister cover. I wonder what Emma will sacrifice?! Probably not great timing we’re getting a villain miniseries from her right now.
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Wolverine 10 promises a classic X-Men villain.
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I wonder who the Dark X-Men consist of? Nice to know we have a Magik variant cover, I’ll see how much that costs.
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X-Men : Demons and Death 1, physically printing X-Men From the Ashes 7 – 12, that is nicely timed with the Magik arc.
Hellverine 7 has Hell Hulk and the Hell Warriors, whoever they are.
West Coast Avengers 8, Ultron vs Ultron, and Flagsmasher has most likely been creating his own Masters of Evil.
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If the Amanda Conner cover is reasonably price, I’m getting that one. Might be my first cover of hers. I don’t need another solo Wolverine cover. I wonder what status quo can Claremont be changing in a retro series?
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Predator vs Spider-Man, 3 of 4, I like Kraven the Hunter being involved. That just makes spider-sense.
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Okay, this feels like June will be a big month for me.
Marvel United : A Pride Special Ultimate Wolverine 6, Kitty Pryde cover Magik 6, Dani cover Exceptional X-Men 10, Pride Variant Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time 3 Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 3, Amanda Connor Variant X-Men 18, Magik Variant
I do have to write, that using DCBS and only really getting one cover per issue, my orders have yet to be over $25, including shipping, so that’s been feeling pretty great.
My Wishlist is down to four comics, and three of those are over $30 variant covers, so I feel like my back issue purchasing is winding down, right when I’m picking up on monthly comics, so that feels right and nice.
Secret Wars, Gallery Collection, sounds amazing. Maybe not at $125.
Phoenix : The Death & Rebirth of Jean Grey Omnibus sounds like everything you would want. $150 Collecting New X-Men (2001) #128, #139-141 and #146-154; X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong #1-5; X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong #1-5; Avengers vs. X-Men #0-12; Jean Grey (2017) #1-11; Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey; Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1-5; and material from Point One (2011) #1.
I would love to have the Krakoa era collected in omnibi format! X-Men : Age of Krakoa – Doawn of X Omnibus Vol 1, $150 Collecting X-Men (2019) #1-7; X-Force (2019) #1-8; Marauders (2019) #1-8; Excalibur (2019) #1-8; Fallen Angels (2019) #1-6; New Mutants (2019) #1-7; Wolverine (2020) #2-3; Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost; and material from Wolverine (2020) #1.
All New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus, $125, is such great reading! Collecting All-New X-Men (2012) #1-15 and #18-41 and Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #11-13.
Wolverine : Revenge is a pass for me
Psylocke Vol 1 – Guardian for $18 is a deal!
Sentinels : Necessary Monsters for $18, has an interesting premise, but ultimately, doesn’t matter.
What If Galactus for $16, I really like the Rogue story, and the Gambit one was okay. Hulk was fine.
Dazzler : World Tour for $18, I had a fun time with it. Don’t take the mystery of the main villain too seriously.
X-Men : Raid on Graymalkin for $16, we’ll see how important this was with X-Manhunt, but it had some good moments.
X-Men : Age of Apocalypse Vol 2 – Reign for $45, doesn’t make sense to me to break up each series by an issue, if I can’t read all of Generation Next in one volume, then what’s the point?
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Godzilla vs X-Men 1, I really wish this was set during the 80s. Since it is the 90s, I doubt Kitty Pryde or Excalibur will be involved. If they are, I’ll buy this on the day it comes out.
Doom Academy, 4 of 5, issue one was fine but I think I’m not going to track this mini anymore.
Doom’s Division, 3 of 5, Karma isn’t referenced, but hopefully she is still involved in this mini.
One World Under Doom, 4 of 9, Doom vs Dormammu, just feels like this is a pass for me.
Avengers 26, still dealing with Doom, no Storm reference nor is she on the cover.
Giant Size X-Men 1, Ms. Marvel goes back to the original Giant Size X-Men 1. Hopefully we see Sway & Petra in this. I’m mostly interested in the Dark Phoenix, Age of Apocalypse, and House of M one-shots, but we’ll see how the bookend events work out.
Spider-Man & Wolverine 1, by Marc Guggeneim and Kaare Andrews, should be a fun time. I’ll see if any X-Men I care about show up in this.
Fantastic Four Fanfare, 1 of 4, I like the Marvel Fanfare logo being reused here.
Vision / Scarlet Witch, 1 of 5, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their wedding, which doesn’t feel right, but that’s just how time works. One of my favorite Marvel couples.
Spider-Verse vs Venom-Verse, 1 of 5, oh dear, I thought this was already started!
Gwenpool, 1 of 5, original Gwen Stacey is back, and she’s killing people. This feels unnecessary. Unless she’s going after Norman Osborn, Mysterio, and Mendal Stromm.
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Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 2, with only three covers, none featuring Lockheed. I’m committing to this series, the first comic I’m buying of the month. Probably get the Alan Davis cover, but none are really jumping out at me.
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Rogue : Savage Land, 5 of 5, only four covers, so that shows some restraint.
Cable : Love and Chrome, 5 of 5, first two issues have been great.
Wolverine 9, new storyarc, with Bad Marauders’ Harpoon and Vertigo coming after Logan. I don’t care for Harpoon.
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Psylocke 7, since this month looks like a lighter week, maybe I’ll get this issue as Magik is on the cover, and the series has been pretty stellar. Plus, they visit Rogue’s team? That should be fun.
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Magik 5, neither cover excites me, so I’ll get the Peach Momoko Design cover. I love Dani Moonstar sticking around for another issue.
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Phoenix 11, who could be Jean’s long lost love?
Laura Kinney 6, Gabby is back!!! Can Jonathan not be too far behind? Please.
Storm 8, the only title to be directly dealing with X-Manhunt fallout. Thor is on the cover, but not referenced. Maggot is creating a tournament, which sounds fun. Involving She-Hulk, Juggernaut, Gentle, Big Bertha, and others.
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Exceptional X-Men 9, we are committing to Mister Sinister for another month! The fourth comic I’m buying in May. There is a variant cover, but Kitty is on the main cover, so that’s good enough for me.
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Uncanny X-Men 14, we learn the secrets of Haven House, and Outliers are still around, so this should be good.
Uncanny X-Men 15, double shipping, and with a Mystique cover for some reason.
Weapon X-Men 4, the first issue was very good, so this should still be good. Still needs a lady on the team.
X-Factor 10, reads like a final issue to me. Looks like NYX and X-Force quietly ended in April. Two titles that were great.
X-Men 16, I’m happy to see Russell Dauterman is still doing his costume gallery covers, this time with Cyclops. I’m hoping he eventually gets to Magik & Kitty Pryde covers, he said they are on his long list to do, he just needs to be asked by Marvel.
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JMS writing a Hulk and Doctor Strange one shot is interesting.
What IF Donald Duck was Iron Man? is a pass for me.
It’s Jeff : Jeff Week 1, reprinting It’s Jeff Infinity Comics 25 – 36, and Jeff Week 1 -5. Lockheed isn’t in 25 – 36, and Week 1-5 seems to start with Spider-Man, then move onto Devil Dinosaur, then Fury Jr, and Lockjaw. Fandom didn’t post any character appearances.
Still waiting for Lovable Lockheed to get a physical printing.
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Ultimate Wolverine 5, we are introduced to Ultimate Sabretooth, and I think I’m done preordering this. If Kitty Pryde shows up, I’ll buy that issue of whichever comic.
Ultimate X-Men 15, Armor is still the central focus, as she should be. I do feel a little detached from the new Ultimate Universe.
Now that I know Kitty Pryde exists, but isn’t being seen, I feel like this isn’t the universe for me. Hopefully she survives issue 3 of Ultimate Wolverine.
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West Coast Avengers 7, featuring Wonder Man, who I have zero interest in.
Deadpool/Wolverine 5, is this the final issue?
Iron Man 8, dealing with Doctor Doom.
Hellverine 6, featuring the first full appearance of Hell Hulk!
Aliens vs Avengers, 4 of 4, now featuring the X-Men, who were in the second issue. Now I’m excited.
Star Wars 1, so Marvel didn’t lose the comic license, I wasn’t sure if Dark Horse offered a competing bid.
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I used DCBS for my April books, and loved how easy it was, so I’ll do the same for May. Titles I’m committing to :
Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 2
Psylocke 7
Magik 5, the Peach Momoko cover
Exceptional X-Men 9, and maybe I get both covers? I’ll see what my total is.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 