Marvel August 2021 Solicitations

ALWAYS BET ON X! As threats hurtle toward the Earth from all sides, the fearless X-Men fight a seemingly unstoppable wave of annihilation...but even more dangerous threats lurk in the darkness, ready to strike in secret. Rated T+

• We can't tell you a single thing that happens here without spoiling just about every issue that comes out between the time you're reading this and when ASM #73 comes out. Rated T+

• Over in Sinister War, Spider-Man is facing two Sinister Sixes. • But, then, what is he doing HERE? • Just want to say, trying not to spoil - you don't quite understand how intense and impossible this situation is for Peter Parker. Rated T+

After bringing down an Ultimo robot nearly singlehandedly, Iron Man continues to investigate the strange and small colony on the remote planet where he's been marooned. Life here seems perfect...but is it? And who's possibly pulling the strings behind its delicate design? As Tony digs deeper for answers, an astral projection of Hellcat warns him that Korvac is still the biggest threat they all face...unless Tony gives into addiction, this time in the form of pain medication for his many injuries. FEATURING ANOTHER APPEARANCE BY EVERYONE'S FAVORITE ARMORED CANADIAN HERO, AVRO-X! Plus: STILT-MAN! Rated T+

NEW GODS BRING FRESH HEL TO THE VALKYRIES! A new pantheon emerges from the dusty gates of Hel - one that Queen Karnilla thought she could control. She was wrong...and now all the realms must pay the price. Jane and R na fight to save the gods and restore the mortal world! Don't miss the conclusion to Jason Aaron, Torunn Gr nbekk and Mattia de Iulis' realm-shaking epic! Rated T+

WINNER TAKES ALL! • Terrifying, implacable Dark Lord of the Sith DARTH VADER has laid claim to HAN SOLO, who is frozen in carbonite. • But the great, exalted JABBA THE HUTT also believes that Solo is his property. It's the galaxy's baddest gangster versus the Empire's most powerful enforcer, and neither is backing down. • BOBA FETT is caught between a Sith and a Hutt...and it's WINNER TAKE ALL. Rated T

THIS IS THE WAY! • What happens when the third law of Krakoa is broken? • What happens when all other solutions have failed? • What happens when Nightcrawler finally finds the Way? Rated T+

It's man-made Kaiju vs. real-deal Kaiju vs. Ultraman - on a shifting battlefield of ice and fire, with thousands of lives at stake! When the smoke clears, will Ultraman be left standing? And if not, will it be because of the Kaiju battle... or the unexpected betrayal of a trusted friend? Rated T+

VACATION, ALL I NEVER WANTED! Carol and Rhodey have rekindled their relationship (and their vacation plans!) just in time to get a distress call from Carol's half sister - Lauri-ell, the Kree Accuser - that sends the couple on a detour into space, where they find themselves in need of far more than swimsuits. There is a gathering darkness in the galaxy...and it has Captain Marvel's name all over it. Don't miss the kickoff to another exhilarating fight fest for the Multiverse's baddest boss of space! Rated T+

THE LAST ANNIHILATION RAGES ON! • The Guardians are scattered to save five different planets - but it's already too late for Chitauri Prime. • Why those five? What are the true plans of the mysterious enemy targeting our universe? Only DOCTOR DOOM knows... • ...but with the entire Chitauri species out for his blood, he might not survive to stop them! Rated T+

She fought for her past. She chose to discover the truth. And now, with a new mission before her, AMERICA CHAVEZ's life will never be the same. Rated T+

War of the Bounty Hunters: "The Gathering" • Valance and Dengar travel to Canto Bight as a relentless assassin stalks them! • T'onga starts to recruit a bounty hunter crew with some familiar - and fearsome - faces! • Plus Tasu Leech returns! But whose side is he on? Rated T

Trapped in a world he's grown quite accustomed to! Howard the Duck returns, courtesy of the sensational creative team of Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones - they're the duckiest! The furious fowl is taking on weird cases as the Marvel Universe's newest and most feathery private investigator, and his new job will take him everywhere from the Savage Land to across the cosmos! Howie shares offbeat adventures with Rocket Raccoon, Squirrel Girl, Gwenpool, She-Hulk and more - but his strangest case of all may just be the disappearance of Hollywood's Lea Thompson! Plus: What's a duck to do when the Ten Realms go to waugh...sorry, we mean war? Collecting HOWARD THE DUCK (2015A) #1-5, HOWARD THE DUCK (2015B) #1-11, THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #6 and material from WAR OF THE REALMS: WAR SCROLLS #1. Rated T+