I’m pretty excited about Midnight X-Men 1, and that Crain variant cover is my favorite thus far.
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Midnight Spider-Man looks cool, is that a giant spider constantly biting his chest? The concept is very intriguing.
Avengers Armageddon 5, be nice once this is over. I type that, the series isn’t effecting me at all, and I’m not even seeing any buzz.
Wolverine Paradise 1, I like Dazzler being part of this.
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Doom All On One 1, I do find myself buying into the Doctor Doom hype, and I think the idea of a story told in gorgeous 50 splash pages is fun, until they do this too much, and Doom is supposed to fight everyone, so I can only imagine Magik will appear in this, right?
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So many covers will be revealed at San Diego Comic Con. I have to get back to that con one of these days, but I really want to go to Emerald City Comic Con, as it is the biggest con near me (near me by like eight hours). One of the not-yet-revealed covers are comics I was tempted to get, thus far.
Fantastic Four 18, is a DNX tie in, but it doesn’t hint of any X-Men in the issue.
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DNX 3, hopefully one of the variant covers as Magik on it.
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X-Men 39, after the Science team was purely them, I have grown confident in not preordering an issue without Magik being on the cover. There’s four covers to still be seen.
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Same for X-Men 40, hopefully I see all of the variant covers before the DCBS cut off date.
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Tomb of Apocalypse 3, I love Ashley Allen, and the cast is good, Logan, Jubilee, Rictor and Shatterstar.
Gambit Gone 2, the sequel to X-Men of Apocalypse. I wonder if the Outliers will be in the first issue?
Uncanny X-Men 37, Logan vs Sarah Grunt, now with some adamantium.
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X-Men United 8, what an interesting series this is going to be as an omnibus. We’ll have to see if Kitty is on one of the three variant covers.
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Inglorious X-Force 10, it isn’t marketed as the final issue, that’s interesting. I really like the team dynamics with this series.
Generation X-23 9, makes sense this continues the Generated mutates.
X-Men 97 Season Two Issue 5, X-Force vs Acolytes.
Bishop 5 ends the mini, and Shard is still around, that’s nice, I like that.
X-Men Outback 5, vs Mojo, I wonder if we’ll get some fun character appearances in this issue?
Gambit Wanted 4, the first issue was pretty solid.
Wade Wilson Deadpool 9 and Punisher 9, I believe we’re still in the midst of their crossover, right? Hidden covers here.
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Alien vs X-Men 2, now with Cable. At least we’re still getting Kitty Pryde back up story, it involving the Phoenix is interesting. Still no reference to Lockheed. Hopefully she’s on one of the three variant covers.
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Amazing Spider-Man 1001, I mean, honestly, I’m happy they are continuing the legacy number. Be proud of getting a thousand issues.
Amazing Venom 2, promises a tour of the Marvel heroes and villains, could the X-Men be in this?
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Captain Britain 50th Anniversary Special, I’m definitely getting that awesome Alan Davis cover.
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Iron Man 10, is a hidden cover. I’m so happy Carmen Carnero is back on art duties again.
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Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 4, the regular cover as Magikhot, so that’s all I needed to see.
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Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 4, Magik was in the first issue, for a panel, and this is my tenth image, so this might have to be on the maybe list.
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October 2026 is looking like a nice month of comics.
Midnight X-Men 1, the Crain cover.
Doom All On One 1
DNX 3, a Magik cover
X-Men 39 & 40, any Magik cover
X-Men United 8, hopefully Kitty is on one cover
Alien vs X-Men 2, hopefully Kitty is on one cover
Captain Britain 50th Anniversary Special, the Alan Davis cover
Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 4, the regular cover
Avengers Armageddon 4, so I guess the temporary Cap isn’t the new character in Avengers 1, that’s interesting.
Amazin Spider-Man 1000, is $10, which makes sense with 104 pages. I’ll be tempted for the historical nature of it, but also, I’m not that guy anymore.
Boomerang is the Amazing Venom?! That’s intersting.
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Aliens vs X-Men 1. They had me at the title. They had me with Kitty Pryde on the main cover. They had me with Chris Claremont writing a Kitty Pryde focus back up in all four issues. This is a comic made for me. I’ll have to check to see if Kitty shows up on any of the other five variant covers. I hope Lockheed appears in the backup as he is the Broods’ worst nightmare.
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I’ve been really enjoying Infernal Hulk, and I’ll gladly buy him vs Wolverine. Hopefully other X-Men appear in this, I imagine Jubilee will, as she was heading off with him at the end of Infernal Hulk 7.
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Muppets Take the Marvel Universe 1. I’m such a sucker for the Muppets, and Wolverine, Storm, and Emma Frost are on the cover, so maybe we’ll get other X-Men in this? There are four more variant covers, so I’ll have to see if we get a X-Men focus one, but the main cover is pretty awesome too.
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White Rabbit is in Spider-Man / Hulk : Fire and Brimstone? That’s pretty cool. Odd Nightcrawler isn’t in this with that title.
Spider-Woman 50th Anniversary, I love that they are making this. I love Ann Nocenti coming back for a story. I imagine we’ll get a Carol Danvers appearance, but maybe an X-Men one too?
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DNX 2, I’ll have to see if Magik appears on one of the unseen five variant covers.
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A real shame X-Men is still double shipping when, with DNX, it is essentially triple shipping. I’ll see if Magik is on one of the other variant covers.
Quintin Quire vs Cassandra Nova could be cool.
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I’ll have to see which cover has Magik for X-Men 38. I like Magneto getting a spotlight.
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Thankfully Fantastic Four isn’t double shipping during DNX. I like issue 17 being a tie in, but I’m going to pass on that. Early September is still pretty tight for us.
Tomb of Apocalypse 2. I love Ashley Allen, and it hints there are other mutants who want the tomb, but they are against the X-Men, so I imagine it isn’t any of my favorites.
Uncanny X-Men 35, are we getting a team shake up?! Double shipping with issue 36.
Generation X-23 8, has all of the Wolverines, and a return of a fan favorite. I wonder who that is? Dr. Celicia Reyes, maybe?
Inglorious X-Force 9 vs Domino’s X-Force of Rictor & Shatterstar, and Pug-Smasher, who I don’t know, but I like this team.
Gambit Wanted 3, written by Chris Claremont, but I’m getting that fix with Aliens vs X-Men.
Bishop 4 still has Shard, so I like that.
X-Men Outback 4 has Madelyne Pryor!
X-Men 97 Season Two 4, I wonder if Kitty is still appearing on Forge’s wall of awesome mutants?
Wolverine 27, I wonder when the other comics start showing him with only one set of claws? Savage Champions is just the Alt-Logans, right? Double shipping with issue 28, which I like that it can just be a simple sentence. It is Wolverine, either you are buying it, or you are not. I usually use solicits to see which covers I want.
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Probably not a great sign that Logan is the main focus of two covers for X-Men United 7. Will Kitty appear in this issue? I’ve liked Brielle Brooks, daughter of Blade, in the other comic of hers that I read. I imagine, one day, she’ll be promoted without needing the “daughter of Blade,” but here I am, typing it myself.
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X-Men Omega Red Dawn 1, I so appreciate them listing the Infinity Comics this collects, X-Men Infinity 1 – 10. Which doesn’t have Kitty, Lockheed, nor Magik in it, according to fandom. But maybe one day, we’ll get Loveable Lockheed printed? If they can print ten issues at 56 pages, for $7, they can print six issues. Plus, I’ll buy all of those variant covers too.
Gambit Gone 1, and they lost me at “From the Pages of X-Men of Apocalypse.” Do we need two Gambit miniseries? Is he going to be in Avengers Doomsday? Actually, he might be, now that I think of it. I’ve been having the thought of how they’ll probably use X-Men 97 Season Two to start giving us hints of what MCU X-Men might be like.
We start the Big Guns crossover of Punisher and Wade Wilson Deadpool, so I think I can stop reading Deadpool as he’s no longer in the X-Office (I imagine).
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I was really hoping for my wallet’s sake, that the Marvel Mangaverse would launch in September, but be spread out over a couple months. We are getting a new version of Magik, so I’m committed to a few of these, starting with Web of Blood 1.
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Passing on Mangaverse : Iron Knight, thought I like Ironheart and Moon Knight getting involved with this.
Ashley Allen is writing Mangaverse : Arcane Avengers. Would she work Magik into this? I can only imagine Magik would have been written into the solicit
I love Alyssa Wong returning to a Psylocke in Mangaverse : Ghostlocke, where she fights Carnage.
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The way these are written, it does seem like all I need are the two bookends. Interesting Magik is now known as Legion here in Web of Destiny. I am getting a bit of a raise in July, so maybe this won’t be so bad on my wallet. Plus, I can always add the other three to my Wishlist.
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Marvel Zombies : War Zone 1, Punisher really is making the most out of his Spider-Man Brand New Day appearance! I like to follow these, as sometimes my favorites show up in them.
Queen in Black 4, a hard pass, but Reed Richards being involved, makes me wonder if we’ll get Secret Wars flashbacks, but I doubt it this far into the event.
Venom 262, We (All) Are Venom!
Black Panther / Namor : Doomed 1, I do love when the Kings of Marvel come together.
Marvel Gold 76 1, Bullseye vs Cosmic Heroes, is an interesting choice for a comic.
Ultimate Impact Reborn 5, I feel burned by both this and Armageddon, but I am happy it is pretty contain between these two events. Unless, of course, it is setting up the big 2027 event. I mean, besides Hulk War.
Sorcerer Supreme 10, I had forgotten that issue ten is usually the final issue of most Marvel Comics. I don’t think that is Madelyne Pryor on the cover. This series really peaked with issue 3.
So great having Carmen Carnero back on Iron Man 9.
Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom : Triumph and Torment 1, when I was buying all of Wizard’s Top 100 Trades, this was one of the hardest for me to buy. Such a great story.
Daredevil is double shipping?! Issues 6 and 7.
aw, Fantastic Four 16 is nowhere near its DNX tie in 17. But also, yep, double shipping.
Civil War Unmasked 5, continues to be missable.
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Jeff the Land Shark : Superstar 3, hopefully ShatterMagik is on one of the four variant covers.
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I might have to make the mistake and not get Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 3, September seems very expensive, and I keep getting burned on these, with Magik showing up every other issue. We’ll see what the covers look like. I do like Emma Frost being on this, and it does promise “and more.”
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Predator vs Planet of the Apes 3, those poor apes.
hey, that Al Ewing Doctor Doom, nothing but splash pages didn’t make the list. That’s nice, I was tempted by that one.
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Okay, let’s see what the damage is here :
Aliens vs X-Men 1, for sure, the main cover, but all the Kitty Pryde covers.
Infernal Hulk vs Wolverine 1, any of the covers.
Muppets Take the Marvel Universe 1, main cover is fine.
DNX 2, a cover with Magik.
X-Men 29, a cover with Magik.
X-Men 30, a cover with Magik. Tempted not to get any of these unless Magik is on a cover.
X-Men United 7, hopefully we get Kitty on one of the covers.
Marvel Mangaverse : Web of Blood 1, the main cover.
Marvel Mangaverse : Web of Destiny 1, the main cover.
Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 3, a cover with ShatterMagikShot.
Maybe Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 3, what is one more comic? But a cover with Magik.
Midnight X-Men 1, the sole X-Men title in the new Midnight Universe. Has 9 variant covers, so hopefully one of those would have Kitty or Magik on it. Nightcrawler, that the fans are calling MidNightcrawler, is hunting Vampire Storm, so that should be an awesome story. Especially brought to us by Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, and Dike Ruan.
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DNX 1 is properly solicited, and DCBS already has it available for preorder, so don’t miss out. I’ll be getting the JeeHyung Lee Variant.
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Mary Jane : Face It, Tiger 1, I am tempted by with both Ann Nocenti and Ashley Allen writing stories. I’m so glad no one had to remind Marvel of Mary Jane’s 60th Birthday, unless how DC had to be reminded about Lois Lane’s milestone birthday. Remember that?
So silly that Marvel doesn’t legacy number Amazing Spider-Man Volume Whatever 36 to 1000. I almost missed it. Back in the day, I would be tempted to get this just for the collector aspect.
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Infernal Hulk 10, I do suspect the X-Men are only in issue 7, but this is the final issue of this series, before we get the final series in the trilogy, then the big Hulk War crossover. So, I believe I have time to read issue 7 (out next week), before having to preorder issue 10.
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Kevin Smith co-writing Spider-Man / Hulk : Fire and Brimstone should be fun.
Fantastic Four 15, the team’s 65th Anniversary. That’s pretty cool.
Mortal Thor 14 is actually Thor 800, pretty cool.
Captain America 14, so Doom is officially back.
Avengers : Armageddon 3, so this really is just One World Under Doom, but with Red Hulk. The World is against the Avengers, again?
Ultimate Impact Reborn 4, the first issue left me pretty cold, so I think I’m done with all things Ultimate (unless it is about the first Ultimate Universe).
Black Cat 13 has the Punisher.
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Venom 261, symbiote vs Reed Richards, a grudge from the original Secret Wars. I’ll have to see if Lockheed appears in the Secret Wars flashback pages.
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Queen in Black : Defenders of Light and Dark 2, I do like Cloak & Dagger have their own miniseries during this event.
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Marvel Tokon First Strike 1, has four variant covers, so I wonder if Magik will be on one of these? Or even be in the series?
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I guess Jeff the Land Shark Superstar is out every other month? I’m getting this for Shattermagik, and the regular cover.
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Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 2, I do appreciate they list the bulk of the guest stars. I am getting a feeling that Magik isn’t going to be in this, but we’ll see.
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Tomb of Apocalypse 1, I do love Ashley Allen, but Apocalypse, Logan, and Jubilee? Those are not characters that get me eXcited to buy a comic.
Bishop 3, with Shark vs Brotherhood.
Gambit Wanted 2, vs Bullseye.
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X-Men Outback 3, apparently the threat is trying to end the Rasputin bloodline, so will we get Magik in this series?
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Wolverine 25 & 26, missing some claws, and his healing factor.
Generation X-23 7, Logan arrives.
Inglorious X-Force 8, MLF are making their move, and whatever is happening to Cable is on the cover.
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X-Men United 6, has six covers, so hopefully Kitty is on one of them.
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X-Men 35, I’m getting the Marvel Tokon variant cover with Magik on it. DNX Prologue, Part 1.
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X-Men 36, I’m getting the Reis variant cover with Magik on it. DNX Prologue, Part 2.
X-Men ’97 : Season Two 3, I’ll have to see if Kitty or Magik appear in this.
What If Runaways 1, have we not done What If Runaways Didn’t Run Away? I imagine it is a concept that can be done a hundred times.
What If Captain America 1, didn’t we do What If Captain America Woke Up in 2099? Wasn’t that 2099 Manifest Destiny? I guess the plot of this is what if he didn’t wake up in “Marvel Present” then slept, then woke up in 2099, this is just straight to 2099.
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What If X-Men 1, What if Cassandra Nova killed Xavier, written by Ashley Allen. Has two variant covers. Sounds interesting. The X-Men on the main cover are Cyclops, Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Rogue, and Logan. I’ll have to see what the other two variant covers look like, and if we see Kitty and Magik in it.
August is usually our tightest month, so I’m trying to see how few comics I can preorder.
Sorcerer Supreme 9, I thought that was Madelyne Pryor on the main cover, but I think that’s just Wanda.
Civil War Unmasked 4, has Tigra in it.
Iron Man 8, I love how they are marketing this as Carmen Carnero back full time. Whiplash is also there.
Fantastic Four : 65 Years of the World’s Greatest Comic Covers, this is something I’ll love to flip through. $6, so it is priced right.
Origins of the Hood : Marvel Rivals 1, is the Hood a big deal in Rivals? Will Magik appear in this?
Marvel is reprinting their classic Indiana Jones comics, that’s pretty cool.
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Okay, what am I committing to?
Buys
Midnight X-Men 1, ideally a variant cover with Kitty or Magik.
DNX 1, that I already have preordered.
Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 2, the main cover.
X-Men United 6, a variant cover with Kitty
X-Men 35, the Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Variant
X-Men 36, the Rod Reis Variant
Maybes
Infernal Hulk 10
Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 2
So, five comics for sure, and maybe two others? That isn’t too horrible.
DNX 1, Marvel’s X-Men event for the summer. Mutants are a disease, X-Men vs 3K, and the Fantastic Four along to help. I want the Checchetto variant cover.
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I’m going to hold out on Armageddon as long as I can.
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X-Men : Hellfire Murder is setting up the other X-Men event of the summer, I guess? Kitty is part of this, and I’m cool with either cover, but I’ll be more interested in a cover that mostly her on it.
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I’m skipping all of Challengers of Doom, and Queen in Black.
Queen in Black : Defenders of Light and Dark is the Cloak and Dagger tie-in. That’s interesting.
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Marvel Swimsuit Special : Brand New Beach Day, is a very fun title. DCBS already has this up for preorder, and as of now, we don’t know all of the variant covers. I would want the main X-Men cover, but had to take a chance on one of them, and went with the Dodson cover. Never a bad choice.
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Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 1, Emma Frost is part of the main team, and Magik has been in most of the previous two miniseries, so I’ll probably commit to this series.
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I’m already dropping Ultimate Impact : Reborn, 3 is the latest issue. I’m done with the Ultimate Universe.
Gambit Wanted, by Chris Claremont, set during the Ro days, so this is a pass from me, as I doubt Kitty will appear in this.
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Infernal Hulk 9, it seems like the X-Men were only in issue 7, and there is no hint of them in the solicit for 9, so I think I’m done. I was tempted to get issues 9 and 10 as those are the last issues, but now I’m unsure.
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Now the original Ultimate Universe, that one, I care about. I want one of the two variant covers for What If Secret Wars 1? Ultimate Shadowcat was a huge deal at the end of the original Ultimate Universe, so here is hoping we see her in this.
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Jeff the Land Shark : Superstar 1, Mojo has Jeff, and we are introduced to Magikhot – a mix of Magik and Longshot. I want the Gonzales variant cover, with the paper doll cut outs. I used to be super fascinated with those pages in magazines in the 90s.
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Moonstar 5, final issue! No variant covers.
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X-Men United 5 has Lourdes coming back! I want the Hetrick variant, and whichever other covers have Kitty on it.
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X-Men 33 has six covers, so I’ll get one with Magik on it. I guess DNX isn’t an event with lots of tie ins?
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X-Men 34, the Juggernaut spotlight issue! I want the Messina cover. I can’t believe this title double ships.
“But on a team of X-Men who have all, at one point, been villains, how does the Juggernaut stay a hero?” What does that even mean? The team isn’t a villain team. So silly.
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Uncanny X-Men 31, are attacked by aliens, and an Outlier goes on a horrible first date. That has to be Deathdream, right?
Uncanny X-Men 32, double shipping?! The heck?!
Wolverine 23, has Taskmaster in it. He’s usually fun.
Wolverine 24, double shipping?! Who wants this many X-Men comics a month?!
Generation X-23 6, hey, getting a sixth issue, that’s cool.
Marvel Zero, I do like how Marvel collects the FCBD comics for anyone who may have missed them. $4.99 is probably better than having to pay for the free comics on eBay, and getting hit with shipping charges.
Iron Man 7 no longer has Carnero nor Wilson on art. Probably three more issues in the run?
Predator vs Planet of the Apes 1, is such a silly concept.
Marvel / DC Dead of Knight collects the Marvel side of the recent crossovers, including digital comics, that’s nice. I’m sure DC is releasing a similar trade. $25 doesn’t seem too bad for a hardcover.
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Okay, let’s see how expensive July 2026 is for me.
DNX 1, the Checcheto variant, with Magik
X-Men : Hellfire Murder 1, any variant cover, ideally one that really spotlights The Cat
Marvel Swimsuit Special : Brand New Beach Day, already have the Dodson cover, so this doesn’t count toward the total, BUT! I do want to keep checking back for a X-Men cover. But unless it is Kitty or Magik related, I’ll pass on even that one.
Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 1, any variant really. Emma is on the main cover.
Maybe Infernal Hulk 9?
What If Secret Wars 1, one of the two variant covers.
Jeff the Land Shark Superstar, the Gonzales variant.
Moonstar 5
X-Men United 5, the Hetrick variant, and any that have Kitty on it
X-Men 33, a variant with Magik on it
X-Men 34, the Messina variant
10 comics, ooof, and the summer is notoriously tight for us, but I’m not buying back issues this summer, so we’ll see. I could always buy Infernal Hulk 9 later.
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What are you interested in, dear reader?
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Update, as I have to do this constantly with DCBS, Jeff the Land Shark Superstar is already up on DCBS to preorder, so don’t miss out!
Avengers Armageddon 1 has Wolverine as part of the team, which makes sense as he’s already had his Armageddon lead up series.
Captain America 12, somehow Doctor Doom is already back, just in time for the first trades of this to be available to the confused general public of Avengers Doomsday.
Queen in Black 1, so Marvel is attempting two crossovers during the summer?!
Spider-Man Long Way Home 1, with Punisher and Incredible Hulk, this makes a lot more sense now that the Brand New Day trailer has come out.
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No mention of the X-Men in Infernal Hulk 8, but I’m under the impression from issue 7 to issue 10, the final issue, this is supposed to have the X-Men in it.
Five variant covers, so maybe one of those would have Magik on it?
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Doomquest 2, Doom finds himself on the Titanic. Ruh oh.
Ultimate Impact Reborn 2, I feel like I already regret buying the first issue. This is a pass for me unless I hear something noteworthy in the next few weeks.
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Lockheed is on the main cover of Jay and Silent Bob : Jays of Future Past 1, so that’s the cover I’m getting. Shame he isn’t on the Noto cover.
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X-Men 97 : Season Two 1, this is supposed to be the official bridge miniseries between the two seasons, but we’ll see about that. If Kitty Pryde or Magik is in this, I’ll get more excited.
X-Men Outback 1, all of these retro series have been leading up to this one. This isn’t my era of the X-Men, but if they ever do an Excalibur retro series, I’ll be all over it.
Bishop 1, I love that we’re getting a Shard appearance. I wonder if he’ll make any Kate Pryde or Marauders references here? I do appreciate that this is set in the now. Well, it is Bishop, so it could be full of time nonsense.
Uncanny X-Men 29, we have confirmation that Cannonball is one of the New Mutants. I hope Calico and the Outliers are okay, wherever they are. We’re also finally heading back to Greymalkin Prison.
Uncanny X-Men 30, aliens are coming to Louisiana. Also, this is double shipping? During the summer time?
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I like X-Men 31 & 32 having the Science Team upfront. I wonder if Magik is seen at all here? She’s not shown on any of the known variant covers, but there is still six unseen variant covers, so I’ll have to keep tracking that. It’ll be nice if more variant covers were shown at the time of the solicitations. Also, X-Men is double shipping as well?! There really should only be the one X-Title double shipping a month.
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Generation X-23 5 seems like a fight issue.
Inglorious X-Force 6, versus the MLF!
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No Kitty reference in X-Men United 4. She’s not on any of the two of six covers, so I’ll have to keep checking for which variant cover I want.
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Storm Earth’s Mightiest Mutant 5, Storm having to fight actual Cyclops is fun.
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I’m going to get the variant cover for Moonstar 4.
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Wade Wilson Deadpool 5, I guess the choice is to have six issues featuring Hammerhead or six issues of any other stories, and we’re sticking with Hammerhead.
Cyclops 5, still fighting Donald Pierce and the Reavers. It would be nice to know if Magik keeps showing up in this series for a panel at the time.
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Does the lack of variant covers mean we’re not getting Moonstar and Magik & Colossus renewed for five additional issues? I’ll be getting the variant cover.
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Civil War Unmasked 2, no reference to Bishop or the X-Men so it looks like I may be done with this series.
Wolverine 21, I love Nightcrawler and Logan together.
Wolverine 22, Logan’s claws are broken. Younger me would buy this issue for the historic moment, but I’m not that young anymore. What is the most valuable recent comic?
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What If Scott Summers Stayed with his wife, and mother of his child, Madelyne Pryor? This has potential to launch its own complete line. I’m buying this as I can only imagine we’ll see Kitty Pryde and Lockheed when they cut to the X-Men. Hopefully they are on one of the unseen four variant covers.
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J. Scott Campbell’s variant cover collection Just Spectacular Collection (get it?) will have a page for his Magik cover. I love the idea of this one shot, and Marvel should do these more often. Once Russell Dauterman does a Kitty Pryde costume gallery cover, they should print all of those issues in a comic.
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Iron Man 6, I got super excited to see Carmen Carnero and Nolan Woodard handle Spider-Man, but we’re getting a guest artist. I wonder if they’re already moved onto another title?
It’s Jeff : Brand New Week, is a clever title. It is a reprint comic, but they don’t list the issues, so we’ll have to wait and see if Lockheed is seen in any of these.
Godzilla Infinity Roar 5, Doctor Doom is involved, as is Mecha-Godzilla (who I love), and I do appreciate them listing actual characters appearing in this – Human Torch, Miles Morales, Man-Thing, Kang, and Ghost Rider. There are two unseen variant covers, so I’ll check those variant covers. I feel like I can take a chance, and not buy this.
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At one point, I thought this was going to be a light month, so let’s see if that really is the case.
Infernal Hulk 8, a variant cover with the X-Men, ideally
Jay and Silent Bob : Jays of Future Past 1, the Marco Checchetto regular cover with Lockheed.
X-Men 30 & 31, any variant cover for either cover.
X-Men United 4, any variant cover with Kitty on it.
Moonstar 4, the variant cover.
Magik & Colossus 5, the variant cover.
What If : Uncanny X-Men 1, ideally a variant cover with Kitty on it.
Just Spectacular Collection 1
Nine comics, so the typical amount of comics.
Check Godzilla Infinity Roar 5 variant covers, and track It’s Jeff : Brand New Week, to see if Lockheed appears at all.
Wolverine : Weapons of Armageddon 4, the first issue didn’t impress me, and the latest promos with Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and Logan isn’t selling me on it. I’m just burnt out with crossovers after the underwhelming One World Under Doom, Ultimate Endgame, and X-Men Age of Revelation.
Doomquest 1, that’s a hard pass.
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Though writing that, I am still buying into the hype with Reborn : Ultimate Impact 1. Now the Ultimate Universe is maybe done, but the 616 universe is now involved, gets my interest. Plus, it promises to reveal some new major characters (that I’m sure we’ll forget all but two of them in three years)
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Civil War Unmasked 1, this was originally a hard pass for me, but Bishop and the Days of Future Past (which isn’t his future) has me interested in the first issue at all.
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Fantastic Four 11 has a back up story by Stan Sakai, so that’s very compelling.
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weird Spider-Man / Superman is being promoted again. If you use DCBS, this is available now to order, so you better hurry! Don’t wait until March. I’m getting the Erik Larsen Cyborg Spider-Man Superman cover, and Walker D is getting the everyone cover.
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JLAvengers 1 is getting reprinted? I read online that DC is printing the second issue. Such a great story. I own the original four issues, and the gorgeous hardcover collection.
X-Men of Apocalypse Omega, is promising a shocking twist ending, but the series has been highly disappointing thus far, I can only imagine it has to end big to worth the printing of it. Of course, if AoA Shadowcat was involved, at all, I would be writing to a different tune right now.
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Not only is X-Men double shipping with issues 29 & 30, but Magik is on two covers (that we know of) for each issue. I doubt I’m going to have the budget for four of these.
If I’m only doing one cover each, which is the idea, I’ll get Martín Cóccolo’s 29, and Germán Peralta’s 30.
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Cyclops 4, the first issue was fantastic. Magik was in it, so I’m tempted to get the last issue, just in case she bookends the miniseries.
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X-Men United 3, I’m getting Andrei Bressan’s variant cover for sure, it has Magik on it.
I really have been apricating that they are showing us more covers this early on.
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Storm : Earth’s Mightiest Mutant 4, has Storm’s daughter, Furaha, officially making an appearance, after being teased in Hellfire Vigil.
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I’m definitely getting Moonstar 3’s regular cover, with Magik on it.
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Magik and Colossus 4, I’m definitely getting the Nogi San cover, all I’ve been wanting is the option to get solo Magik covers from this series.
Also, recognizing how many images I have been saving, I’m only getting one cover each of X-Men 29 & 30, I do resent the double shipping of that title, I’m not rewarding it by buying twice as many covers. To me, double shipping a title means I can’t support another series.
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Psylocke : Ninja 5, now with Jubilee, so that’s fun. Hopefully once we’re done with this retro series, we’ll get Magik & Psylocke, it feels like that’s where we should be heading.
Rogue 5, the first issue was uncanny.
Wade Wilson Deadpool 4, I did not connect with the first issue.
Inglorious X-Force 5, the first issue was pretty x-treme, in the best of ways.
Generation X-23 4, the first issue was awesome, AND had AoA Shadowcat (for some reason).
Wolverine 20, I loved the Silver Sable arc. I did NOT love the Adamantine arc, so that returning, with Hercules, but debuting the Savage Champions, and teasing a Can’t Spoil Cover, still doesn’t get me there.
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Uncanny X-Men 28, states the New Mutants, and I want to know so much which New Mutants? Karma has to be there, right? I imagine Magik & Dani are having their own series, so maybe not those two? Doug is off doing whatever he does, so that leaves Karma naturally leading this group. Right? I need to know!
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Wiccan & Hulking : Raid of Ultron 1, is Marvel’s Pride issue. It has three variant covers, so hopefully Kitty shows up on one of those.
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Wonder Man 3, has a Russell Dauterman costume gallery variant, so there’s still a chance we get a Kitty Pryde cover from him.
Imperial Guardians 3, has Darkhawk as the main focus of the cover. I love that for my pal, Greg.
Sai : Dimensional Rivals 5, the first two issues have been fun.
Sorcerer Supreme 6, has Somnus, so I like that.
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Infernal Hulk 7 kicks off a X-Men arc, so I might be buying this for a while. Magik on the regular cover, so I’m loving that.
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Godzilla Infinity Roar 4, mentions the X-Men appearing in it, with Cyclops and Jean on the cover. Magik was in the last issues of the previous miniseries, so I’ll probably get this, and keep checking for variant covers.
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Okay, let’s see what I’m committing too!
Reborn Ultimate Impact 1, any variant cover
Civil War Unmasked 1, any variant cover
X-Men 29, Martin Cóccolo’s variant
X-Men 30, Germán Peralta’s variant
X-Men United 3, Andrei Bressan’s variant
Moonstar 3, the regular cover by Germán Peralta
Magik & Colossus 4, Nogi San’s variant cover
Infernal Hulk, the regular cover by Nic Klein
Godzilla Infinity Roar 4, any variant cover
and keeping an eye on Wiccan & Hulking : Raid of Ultron for a Kitty Pryde appearance on a variant cover.
Maybe also Uncanny X-Men 28, pending on which New Mutants appear in it. Recognizing that by the time we know which ones, it’ll be too late to preorder.
So, nine comics for sure, which is going to be expensive (thankfully they are at regular cover price, and not double sized, AND the D in DCBS stands for Discount).
Spider-Man / Superman 1, and I’m actually legit interested in a few covers. Walker D wants the Kaare Andrews cover, and I want the Erik Larsen cover. I just love that it is both Cyborg Superman and Cyborg Spider-Man, such a fun concept!
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With me getting two Spider-Man / Superman covers, I’ll have to keep that in mind as I do my order this month, as I do want to try to stay under $50. I definitely want the regular cover of Ultimate Wolverine 16, for Ultimate Sprite, but Hanna’s variant cover has Magik on it, so maybe I’ll get both?
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The Ultimates is ending with 24.
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Ultimate Endgame 5, hopefully Magik is on one of the four variant covers not shown.
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Ultimate Universe Finale 1, be nice if one of the eight variant covers has Sprite & Magik on it.
I wonder how I read Spider-Man solicits is the way some people read X-Men solicits? There’s just so many books, and I have zero interest in them.
Captain Marvel : Dark Past 1, written by Paul Jenkins, sounds interesting.
Wonder Man 2, hard pass.
Sentry 2, hard pass.
Eternals 50th Anniversary, written by Fallout Boy.
Doom 2099 : Rage of Doom 1, versus Ultron. What are we even doing?
Wolverine : Weapons of Armageddon 2, still looks pretty contained.
Jubilee : Deadly Reunion 1, I do like Jubilee getting a one shot finally. She was the last of the X-Ladies who got solos or minis after Blood Hunt. Hopefully her lost family member isn’t a gangster or a ninja.
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X-Men United 2, the cover that showed us that Kitty Pryde was officially on the team! There’s five variant covers, and I’ll probably buy whichever ones have Kitty on them. I believe I’m getting four covers of issue one? That might be right.
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Magik and Colossus 3, the regular cover does look pretty cool, but if one of the four variant covers is purely Illyana, I’ll get that one. I am going to stay committed to getting Magik comics that I am aware of, but I do think I’m going to focus on only ensuring that I’m keeping up with my Kitty Pryde and Lockheed collection.
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Rogue 4, issue one was amazing.
Cyclops 3, sounds cool.
Inglorious X-Force 4, first issue was pretty solid.
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Moonstar 2, I have to support both Dani, and Ashley Allen. Maybe a Magik appearance on one of the three other variant covers?
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Storm : Earth’s Mightiest Mutant 3, she is having a multiverse story, so maybe some cool characters will appear?
Generation X-23 3, this does sound interesting.
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This feels like I’m screen capping so many comics! I wonder if Magik appears on one of the other four variant covers for X-Men 28?
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Wolverine 18 & 19, this title is double shipping?! Why?! 18 ends Silver Sable, which I liked the first part, and 19 starts a Hercules arc, so that’s probably why, but no comic needs to double ship. At least it isn’t a title I’m buying.
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Is that Kitty Pryde on the regular cover of Uncanny X-Men 26? Maybe it is Mutina in a trainee uniform?
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Uncanny X-Men 27, doesn’t hint at who is on the cover of 26. Also, this is double shipping?!
Uncanny X-Men Annual, is dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Artery arc.
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Deadpool : April Pool’s Day, written by Gail Simone, and is hinting at having a slew of guest stars. We’ll have to wait and see if I need this for my collection.
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Imperial Guardians 2, for that sweet Dark Hawk content.
Sorcerer Supreme 5, I completely missed out on knowing Madelyne Pryor was in issue 3, so I have to pay more attention to this title.
Psylocke : Ninja 4, the first issue was okay.
Sai : Dimensional Rivals 4, the first issue was good.
Marvel Rivals : Duel of Kings 1, Namor vs Black Panther, I’ll have to see if Magik appears in this, or on the variant cover.
The End 2099 5, I’ll have to see if any characters I like show up in this.
Iron Man 4, still with Carmen Carnero on art. So, it will look delicious. I man, gorgorous.
Fantastic Four 10, I saw a slew of fallen heroes on the regular cover, but Logan was the only mutant.
Logan : Black, White, and Blood 4, none of the stories seem to guest star any X-Men. Odd this is listed so far away from the X-Titles.
Hulk : Smash Everything 5, two issues have been out, and it has not been a hero cameo fest like I thought it was going to be.
Godzilla : Infinity Roar 3, this does seem committed to only be space based, so I feel like I can skip this.
Planet of the Apes / Fantastic Four 3, one of these days, the X-Men will star in one of these fun crossovers.
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Alright, let’s see how much damage this is.
Spider-Man / Superman, times two! Andrews and Larsen covers, unless one of the other 20 has a mutant on it.
Ultimate Wolverine 16, at least the regular cover, maybe the Hanna cover as well?
Ultimate Endgame 5, one of the variant covers.
Ultimate Universe Finale 1, one of the variant covers.
X-Men United 2, the regular cover for sure, check for Kitty Pryde variant covers.
Magik and Colossus 3, regular cover would be fine, but check variants.
Moonstar 2, check for a variant cover.
X-Men 28, check for a variant cover.
Uncanny X-Men 26, regular cover for sure.
Deadpool : April Pool’s Day 1, probably have to pass on this one as I’m looking a ten comics, with possibly a few more. I know DCBS gives a better discount with more comics, and the shipping goes down, I believe? Maybe?
This is a lot of comics for me, but this is also the last of the announced Marvel DC crossovers, until they announce another one. Hopefully that one would focus on a mutant. That’ll be nice.
Like Batman / Deadpool, there really isn’t a cover that I’m loving, but I’ll probably get the Power Girl and Black Cat cover. Walker D wants the David Nakayama cover.
Wonder Man 1, is a hard pass for me. Written by Gerry Duggan, so it should be good.
Daredevil 1, with Stephanie Phillips? Should be great! I love so much the corner box is back.
Sentry 1, another hard pass. I do like Paul Jenkins back with the character.
Avengers 36, I do like Storm and Captain Britain, the boy one, being on the cover.
Alias : Red Band 1, written by Sam Humphries, sounds interesting.
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I’m already getting both of the Stefano Caselli connecting covers. Also, if you want it through DCBS, you have to preorder it now. Still no Kitty Pryde in any of these solicitations, which I find worrying.
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Ashley Allen writing even more Moonstar?! Yes, please! We’re missing one variant cover, and I was hoping Magik would be on one of them, but I’ll go with the Su cover, of her reading Daredevil 1, that’s fun.
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Generation X-23 2, I need more of a hook for this series, but it does sound like a blast.
Cyclops 2, sounds good too, Scott vs the Reavers.
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I still want a pure Magik variant cover, like the Colossus shown one, but the main cover looks good.
I just love Ashley Allen having two monthly titles.
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Storm : Earth’s Mightiest Mutant 2, with Marvel Rival’s Galacta’s first canon appearance!
Uncanny X-Men 25, vs The Legion of Monsters, sounds like a lot of fun.
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I really wish X-MEN wasn’t shipping twice. Magik is on the main cover to 26, and hopefully is on one of the variants for 27.
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Wolverine 17, now with Silver Sable, who I really like. Be nice if this was one of the issues Nightcrawler shows up in. We must never forget Uncanny Spider-Man!
Ultimate Wolverine 15, I’m tempted to stop preordering this. Ultimate Sprite is dead, and Magik is around? Maybe? I’m sure I can add it to my wishlist later. Two variant covers, so I’ll see if Sprite is on one of them, or Magik.
Ultimate Endgame 4, some heroes will fall, some villains will rise, penultimate issue. Tempted to not preorder this as well. Four variants, so maybe I’ll check for Magik covers?
Ultimates 22, so Bucky is Red Skull? That’s a hard pass for me.
Godzilla Infinity Roar 2, I do like Godzilla chocking out Galactus, that’s a cool cover. I see Fantastic Four will be in this, so maybe Magik will appear? I’ll have to check the covers.
Imperial Guardians 1, my pal Greg, will love Darkhawk being on a major team again. I like Captain Marvel being here as well. And Gamora?!
X-Men Annual 1, so this will be Volume 7 Annual 1? Fandom will have to determine that. I like Ryan Stegman becoming a writer. Three unseen variant covers, so I’ll have to see who appears on those.
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Iceman Omega 1, printing the very fun Luciano Vecchio Iceman Infinity comic, that Magik appears in one panel for, and Kate Pryde is mentioned. So, I’ll be buying this. Also, hopefully this means Lovable Lockheed is close to seeing print.
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Hulk : Smash Everything 4, he goes up against the mightiest heroes, so probably just the Avengers? Or could it be everybody? Issue 1 was okay.
Sorcerer Supreme 4, so they quit putting Magik on these covers, so I’m out. Odd they haven’t rebranded this series to be : Scarlet Witch : Sorcerer Supreme, probably would sell more copies.
Black Cat 8, I do like her teaming up with Venom Mary Jane. That sounds fun.
Phoenix : The Untold Story, is getting facsimiled. Such a good comic.
Planet of the Apes vs Fantastic Four 2, one of these days, the X-Men will be part of these crossovers, and Marvel is going to take so much of my money.
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Comics Giveaway Day 2026 : Armageddon / X-Men 1, odd they are putting a May title in the March solicits. I wonder if I can actually preorder this from DCBS, or do I have to go to Kelly’s Comics in Great Falls? Apparently, Free Comic Book Day, is a copyrighted name, and due to the bankruptcies, two different companies have a right to the name, and they haven’t sorted that out yet, so the industry has to go with : Comics Giveaway Day, which doesn’t have the same ring to it.
It does appear that Marvel has found a way for me to get hyped for Armageddon, by placing it in the X-Men issue. Doom is apparently coming back already?! I guess in time for Doomsday.
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Ultimate X-Men Omnibus V4, if I had omnibus money, even at half off, I would want this! Neither of these covers, but I love this run of Ultimate X-Men so much! Ultimate Shadowcat really becoming one of the key pillars of the Ultimate Universe (well, the first one).
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ooof, none of these Age of Revelation trades sound appealing. Very much a Costco bulk situation, where you get two of what you want, and a third of something you really don’t want.
But I guess they couldn’t put Unbreakable X-Men, Binary, Omega Kids, Book of Revelation, and Expatriate X-Men into one trade as no one would buy the other ones. 😀
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Okay, so my March list is :
Superman / Spider-Man, two covers
X-Men United 1, two covers (already preordered)
Moonstar 1, the Su variant
Magik Colossus 2, keep checking the variants
X-Men 26, main cover
X-Men 27, check for variants
Iceman Omega, either cover, should get the Vecchio cover, as he wrote and drew the comic
See if I can preorder the Comics Giveaway Day 2026 Armageddon / X-Men cover, if not, I’m going to Kelly’s Comics for the event. Get two copies, unless I can get Walker D to come with me.
Check for variant covers for : Ultimate Wolverine 14, Ultimate Endgame 4, X-Men Annual 1, and Godzilla Infinity Roar 2.
Seven comics, not too bad. Thankfully X-Men United is technically on another ship cycle, so I’m saving a few dollars there.
What are you interested in buying in March, dear reader?
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.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 