Shadow and Flame with Magik

#ButFirst, the DC Solicits for Batman / Deadpool

https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/solicitations/14535/dc-comics-november-2025

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.

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Now, the Marvel Comics of November 2025!

https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/solicitations/14543/marvel-comics-november-2025

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

6 or 7 titles, not a bad month.

What are you buying, dear reader?

Follow along as I see what excites me in October 2025

https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/solicitations/14527/marvel-comics-october-2025

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 :

SDCC 25: X-Men panel unleashes a new wave of mutant mayhem

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.