Tony Stark will make you feel he’s a cool exec with a heart of steel anew, as Marvel Comics has revealed during their “Next Big Thing” at New York Comic Con that they are relaunching yet again a brand new volume of “Iron Man” - with DC Comics superstar writer Joshua Williamson taking on the writing reigns and Carmen Carnero handling art duties!
The new series will launch this coming January 28, 2026, with Tony sporting a new armor in the Mark 75 and also featuring the returns of Pepper Potts and Madame Masque to the Iron Man mythos. Here’s more of the synopsis of the new ongoing series and issue #1 below c/o Marvel and Bleeding Cool:
“Two of the industry's most celebrated creators join forces for an era of IRON MAN that's engineered to be a hit! The new run kicks off when Iron Man's plan to shape his legacy is twisted into an opportunity to weaponize the next Tony Stark. It's a clash of genius as a new archenemy is born, familiar faces—including a shocking comeback—return, and Marvel's most innovative super hero shines more brilliant than ever! See what's in store by checking out the main cover by Ryan Stegman, a special promotional variant cover by Adam Kubert, AND an advance lettered preview of the debut issue! The unapologetic Iron Man is a once-in-a-lifetime hero – but the beating heart behind the armor is a once-in-a-century genius. Years ago, Tony Stark was knocking on death's door, so he created the Iron Man armor to survive! What happens the next time death comes calling? What weapon does he create then? What if…someone else creates it first? These questions have haunted Tony for years, a ticking time bomb inside of him waiting to explode. Femme fatale Madame Masque has also asked these questions, and with the power of Advanced Idea Mechanics behind her…she's ready to create the next great weapon."
The Best There Is At What He Does is getting a new makeover... For the new Ultimate Universe! As part of the 1st anniversary of the relaunched Ultimate line of comics which in-story is a new universe created by The Maker, Wolverine joins the ranks of the growing line of titles in that new Marvel Multiverse series!
Presented by the creative team of Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio, the new "Ultimate Wolverine" will see the members of the Maker's council unleash the "The Winter Soldier" to do their dirty work - but who is under the mask and what is his story? We'll find out when the series launches this January via Marvel Comics!
After the "Fall of X" and the events of The Krakoa Era end in a few months time, literally "From The Ashes" rises a new beginning for Marvel's Merry Mutants!
As revealed by Marvel during their Future of Marvel Comics panel held at SXSW convention, the House of Ideas will be relaunching new X-Men books under the "X-Men: From The Ashes" initiative - with "Uncanny X-Men", "X-Men", and "Exceptional X-Men" leading the charge as the first three new books coming out this Summer!
You can check out the reveal trailer below:
Captain America fans and Marvel Legends collectors can look forward to a version of the character getting the ML treatment by Hasbro - as the Secret Empire era Cap aka “Hydra Cap” now has a 6” figure being previewed in the In Demand Toys 20th Anniversary Celebration!
As reported by ItsDanWho and MarvelousNews, this Hydra Cap will be a Walmart exclusive - and comes with the new costume and shield he wore first in the “Steve Rogers: Captain America” series that ran during Secret Empire.
December 28 will always hold a special place in the hearts of Marvel Comics fans and True Belivers, as this day would have marked the 101st birthday of the late, great Stan Lee!
Born Stanley Martin Lieber in 1922, the late comic book writer and publisher was responsible for co-creating some of the most iconic characters known in comics today - namely the X-Men, Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Hulk, Iron Man, and of course The Amazing Spider-Man. It’s also been five years since the legend’s passing - and we all miss him dearly as he was always a known presence and figurehead of Marvel and the comic industry in general who yelled “Excelsior” whenever he wanted to shout and cheer about something.
Happy Birthday in heaven Stan Lee!
Marvel's Merry Mutants from the iconic 1990's animated show are returning once more with a sequel series that will debut in 2024 - but before that fans can check out a prelude comic book tie-in series that will be launching in comic book shops this March!
As announced by Marvel Comics and written by Steve Foxe with art by Salva Espin and cover by Todd Nauck, "X-Men '97" will be a 4-part comic book storyline that will address what the team has been up to - with the likes of Storm, Wolverine, and Jubilee getting the spotlight and explaining the events that happened in between the old show and before the new one begins!
The first issue of X-Men '97 will hit comic shops on March 27, 2024.
One of the most daring and ambitious events in Spider-Man history is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and Marvel is celebrating that occasion by reuniting the creative duo that brought the series to the forefront with Doc Ock as the Superior Spider-Man!
Coming this October, “The Superior Spider-Man Returns” will be a special giant sized one-shot that will bring the aggressive webslinging hero back to the forefront. Back in 2013, the Amazing Spider-Man #700 saw Otto Octavios do the impossible - defeat his nemesis Peter Parker by swapping bodies with him and becoming Spider-Man. However he also inherited his nemesis’ sense of power and responsibility, and aimed to become his own version of the wallcrawler by transforming into a “Superior Spider-Man”.
The one-shot will reunite writer Dan Slott with artist Ryan Stegman, and will also see other talents such as Mark Bagley, Humberto Ramos, and Giuseppe Camuncoli join in for the ride. Read more details via Marvel.com!
It didn’t even get to the end of the month yet, and Entertainment Weekly has revealed the “Big Death” happening in the pages of “The Amazing Spider-Man #26” that was teased by Marvel Comics. In many ways, it feels very random and out of nowhere - and this demise will piss off fans of the character a lot.
SPOILERS follow after the jump, so read at your own risk.
After disappearing for almost a decade following the events of the 2015 event "Secret Wars", Marvel Comics is returning to the Ultimate Marvel Universe and teasing a "transformation" of everything else with the four part limited series "Ultimate Invasion" - which will be written by Jonathan Hickman (who wrote Secret Wars) and illustrated by "The Ultimates" artist himself, Bryan Hitch.
Launched in the early 2000's, the Ultimate universe was Marvel's new imprint that allowed creators to tell new stories of the iconic characters that have been long associated with the House of Ideas. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and even the Fantastic Four were all reimagined and made with modern sensibilities in mind, and the universe even dared to introduce new status quos and replacements. - most prominent being Miles Morales as the new Spider-Man and making Reed Richards into a mad interdimensional villain known as The Maker. Those characters will play a part of course in "Ultimate Invasion", which is set to begin this June 2023!
Read more on the upcoming series via Entertainment Weekly!
This year, Marvel Comics will introduce a new creative team handling the adventures of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes - as writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa tackle a new roster and line-up for “The Avengers” with a relaunch of a brand new ongoing series!
Led by Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel herself, the new line-up consists of Sam Wilson Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, Vision, and The Scarlet Witch! As detailed by Comic Book Movie, the new series will arrive this May and will be released just in time for the 60th anniversary celebration of the team’s creation!
The Avengers #1 will be released on May 17.
Today would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary Stanley Martin Lieber - better known as “Stan Lee” to true believers and comic book fans who know his impact and works in the comic industry! Known for co-creating Marvel Comics characters such as Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men, the comic book writer and scribe became a figurehead and icon in popculture himself - and was also featured in a number of cameos and roles in many forms of media based on his works, especially the Marvel Studios films.
HBD and we miss you Stan!
At long last the showdown teased nearly a year ago is finally happening, as a corrupted Ben Reilly returns as his new alter ego Chasm to take on his clone “brother” Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man #16” as part of the “Dark Web” storyline that sees Ben team up with Madelyne Pryor (aka the Goblin Queen) to take on their progenitors Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and Jean Grey and get back what they need to make them whole again.
Preview pages for the issue have been shared by Newsarama, and the book goes on sale this January 4, 2023.
This coming December, Marvel Comics is relaunching Tony Stark's adventures as an industrialist and armored adventurer, as the brand new volume of Invincible Iron Man launches - with Gerry Duggan on writing duties while Juan Frigeri handles the interior artwork.
In the new relaunched series of Ol' Shellhead, someone is out to kill Tony Stark - and Iron Man's got to find a way to save his civilian identity from being silenced for good.
Announced during their “The Next Big Thing” panel at New York Comic-Con, Marvel Comics gears up for their next big crossover chapter during the “Krakoa Era” of the X-Men with the “Sins of Sinister”. Basically described as Mister Sinister’s version of the “Age of Apocalypse”, the villain’s secret plan to remake the Marvel Universe in his image will begin with a one-shot “Sins of Sinister #1” issue this January and will run through April with tie-ins and other connecting issues that will culminate in April’s “Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1”.
More details on the crossover can be found over at Newsarama.
If you’re a Marvel Legends collector and are looking forward to what’s coming next for 2023 onwards - a seemingly interesting list detailing the possible figures for next year has been put up by action figure customizer and news reporter rektangular.
Some of the rumored waves circle around Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and GotG Vol. 3, to a new Spider-Man: No Way Home wave with the three Spideys with unmasked heads and the villains, 60th anniversary Avengers and X-Men centered figures, and even a new comic book themed wave for Spider-Man that includes Miles Morales’ new costume and Chasm.
Again, take this with a grain of salt and it may also lead to possible SPOILERS as MCU and Marvel Comics figures are detailed here. Click the link and view at your own risk!
Following all of the Marvel Studios updates the previous day, more stuff is on the horizon for Disney’s theme park attractions! Fans of the Marvel Universe who are looking to see some new sights coming to Avengers Campus over at Disney California Adventure will get just that pretty soon, as Disney just revealed during their D23 Expo presentation that a new attraction will allow participants to battle alongside other Marvel heroes against “King Thanos” - an alternate version of the Mad Titan and one inspired the character of the same name in the pages of Marvel Comics!
So far only official concept art has been released for this upcoming attraction, so be sure to read more about it via Marvel.com here and stay tuned for updates from them!
Just as they agreed to share the mantle and shields together, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are going to join forces once more alongside their allies for a brand new crossover event that will test and push the legacy of Captain America to its limits.
As announced by Marvel during last weekend's San Diego Comic-Con and fully detailed at their official website, "Captain America: Cold War" is coming and will begin during Spring 2023. Set to crossover with ongoing titles "Captain America: Symbol of Truth" and "Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty"
As reported by CBR and teased by Marvel Comics, here's the synopsis of what to expect with Cold War.
"The secret origin of Steve’s shield, the revenge of White Wolf and Crossbones, and the return of Nomad—but which one? All roads lead to COLD WAR, a new CAPTAIN AMERICA event kicking off in Spring 2023!"
The road to Cold War begins with Captain America: Symbol of Truth #6 and Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5 this October.
Featuring a stellar cast of writers and artists that include names like Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Hickman, Dan Slott, Kurt Busiek, Jim Cheung, Terry Dodson, and more, the issue that commemorates Spidey’s milestone also honors the issue that introduced the webslinger to the world - namely Amazing Fantasy #15 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko!
This will be a monumental issue to get! Read more about the details via Marvel.com!
You didn’t read that wrong - Marvel Comics is returning to the world of the Spider-Verse starting this August, as a brand new “Edge of Spider-Verse” series chronicles new variants and adventures that will lead up to a new event called “The End of Spider-Verse” with Spider-Verse writer and architect Dan Slott back to helm it with a new creative team along with him!
Read more about the future of Spider-Verse via Marvel here.
