Marvel August 2026 Solicitations

THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN AMAZING SPIDER-HISTORY! Spider-Man faces his greatest fear and his most frightening new villain in decades...RAVAGE! Plus, some of the greatest creative minds on Earth honor one thousand issues of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! NOAH HAWLEY (Alien: Earth, Fargo, LEGION) makes his comic book debut, Frank Miller and Peach Momoko collaborate for the first time, Stuart Immonen and Brian Michael Bendis return to Spider-Man together, and some of the best ASM creators return to the title! Don't miss September's PREVIEWS for more art and talent reveals!

DAMAGE CONTROL COMES WITH A COST! With only one issue before AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000, Spidey will be tested like never before...by GHOST-SPIDER?! DAMAGE CONTROL's latest target creates bad blood with the wall-crawler - just how far is Spidey willing to go?!

CLEANUP ON ISLE MANHATTAN! SPIDER-MAN is back in the swing of things thanks to a recent team-up with the all-new, all-different DAMAGE CONTROL - until ELECTRO short-circuits Spidey's big plans!

DNX PROLOGUE! 3K works toward a viable build of the X-Virus, brought back from the Age of Revelation. Until now they have been frustrated - but when the Chairman realizes that the missing piece of the puzzle lies within Magneto, 3K moves on the X-Men's home base in Alaska.

DNX PROLOGUE! Hank McCoy, the bouncing blue Beast, is haunted by a ghost - not of his past, but of his future...and his present. The Chairman of 3K, an older, amoral version of himself, represents one of the greatest threats the X-Men have faced since the fall of Krakoa, and Beast must struggle with his own terrible potential.

"WILD RIDE" continues! In desperation, Rogue takes Gambit for help to an unexpected, unreliable source, and the cure may be far worse than the disease! Meanwhile, the Outliers struggle and act out in the absence of the two people they have come to rely on most, JUST as a voice of malice from the past returns! And who is the terrifying being known only as REPENT?

"WILD RIDE" starts here! Gambit's condition is worsening, causing an unexpected shake-up in the roster of the UNCANNY X-MEN. But is it merely magic that is taking over his form and behavior, or is it something far more sinister? Rogue desperately tries to save her husband in our most disturbing story yet!

WHIPLASH'S REVENGE! Tony Stark's been distracted with his new role as teacher, his new love life, his company and his time as Iron Man hunting for Madame Masque and A.I.M. One of Iron Man's greatest enemies has resurfaced and wants to turn Tony's life into a living hell. Whiplash has amplified his whips to hurt Iron Man in brand-new ways...but to really hurt Tony, Whiplash knows he must target the people Tony loves! Mainstay artist CARMEN CARNERO returns to kick off the next great arc!

A SOUL FOR A SOUL... Bound together in an unfamiliar war zone, Captain America and Victor Von Doom are after the ANTIDIVINE - a sword powerful enough to destroy MEPHISTO. But someone else also has their eyes on the weapon! Can Steve stop Doom's first love from destroying Victor as his own soul hangs in the balance?

...AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER! As the vicious attacks perpetrated by the monstrous and mysterious new figure OMEN hit closer and closer to home, Matt Murdock, A.K.A. DAREDEVIL, is more paranoid than ever - keeping his oldest friends just out of reach and getting up close and personal to finish what Omen started!

THE LAST RITES OF LORD STRANGE! Stephen Strange must find a way to return his soul to his body after his erratic alter ego Lord Strange is maimed by the dark entity DOWNFALL! Can he put himself back together in time to destroy Downfall and find his progenitor?

In the wake of IMPERIAL, T’Challa returns to the stars! Following turmoil in the cosmos, the Black Panther faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and across the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda! Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where T’Challa must fight for his life! He’s trapped off world, face to face with an enemy he’s never encountered before and a technological threat even Wakandan science may not be able to overcome. And his best hope of rescue, his sister Shuri, has been mysteriously abducted as well and faces her own battle for survival while trying to track down T’Challa. To what lengths must they go to discover who sits at the controls of this deadly new threat? And with the king and princess distracted, will someone else seize the title of Emperor of Wakanda?! COLLECTING: Black Panther: Intergalactic (2025) #1-4

Read the stories that created the legend! Blade burst onto the comics scene in the 1970s, a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. He immediately raised the stakes in Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan’s Tomb of Dracula, bringing unstoppable determination as he hunted the vampire who killed his mother — and dispatching a few others along the way. This Epic Collection presents Blade’s complete early adventures — from his influential role in Tomb of Dracula and his 1970s solo stories in Marvel’s black-and-white magazine titles to his final vengeance on Deacon Frost and his 1980s collaboration with Doctor Strange to end the vampire menace once and for all. COLLECTING: Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #51, #58; Fear (1970) #24; Marvel Preview (1975) #3; Doctor Strange (1974) #61-62, #67; material from Tomb of Dracula (1972) #17-19, #21, #44-50, #52-53; Vampire Tales (1973) #8-9; Marvel Preview (1975) #8; Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64 Written by Marv Wolfman with Chris Claremont, Steve Gerber, Roger Stern & Marcus McLaurin Penciled by Gene Colan with Tony Dezuniga, Rico Rival, P. Craig Russell, Steve Leialoha, Dan Green & Malcolm Davis

Carnage is back — more terrifying than ever! Cletus Kasady is behind bars! The Carnage symbiote is in quarantine! But we all know that’s never going to last, right? It’s time to get the band back together — just in time for Carnage to take on Deadpool in ultimate battle of good crazy vs. bad crazy! Then, as the events of AXIS invert Marvel’s heroes and villains, will Carnage emerge as a force for good? If so, why has he kidnapped one of New York City’s most beloved news anchors? The Sin-Eater returns! Carnage discovers Nova’s secret identity and sets out to ruin Sam Alexander’s life! And Cletus Kasady resumes his killing spree, leaving a trail of bodies to follow for the FBI’s Anti-Carnage Task Force — including military hero/astronaut John Jameson and a reformed Eddie Brock! But what does the Darkhold Cult have planned for everybody’s favorite psychopath? COLLECTING: Superior Carnage Annual (2014) #1, Deadpool vs. Carnage (2014) #1-4, Axis: Carnage (2014) #1-3, Nova (2013) #26-27, Carnage (2015) #1-10; All-New, All-Different Point One (2015) #1 (Carnage story) Written by Cullen Bunn, Rick Spears, Gerry Duggan & Gerry Conway Penciled by Mike Henderson, Aaron Kim Jacinto, Sala Espin, Germán Peralta, John Timms Moreira & Michael Perkins

A major chapter in the story of Doug Ramsay — the mutant destined to become Revelation! Family strife calls Nightcrawler back home to Germany, but what awaits him is D’Spayre! And as a full-scale Phalanx invasion looms, Excalibur is reunited with a friend they thought they’d never see again…who they’ve never seen before! What is the shocking truth about Douglock?! Meanwhile, on Muir Island, Professor X and Moira make a startling discovery about the Legacy virus! Mutantkind is rocked by the Phalanx, and the members of Excalibur are no exception. Can they and their allies in X-Factor and X-Force break free? Possessed by the Soul Sword, Kitty Pryde becomes shockingly violent — and she’s not the only one who isn’t themselves! And Psylocke and Britannic search deep inside the fractured mind of their brother, Jamie Braddock! COLLECTING: Excalibur (1988) #76-87, Excalibur Annual (1993) #2, X-Factor (1986) #106, X-Force (1991) #38, material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #174 Written by Richard Ashford, Scott Lobdell, Christian Cooper, Warren Ellis, Todd Dezago, Fabian Nicieza & More Penciled by Ken Lashley, Robert Brown, John Royle, Amanda Conner, Terry Dodson, Daerick Gross, Tony Daniel & More

Ketch and Blaze join their fellow Midnight Sons in the epic Siege of Darkness! Ghost Riders past and present - Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch - unite on the road to vengeance! But even if they can somehow triumph over the demon queen Lilith, they and the other Midnight Sons - including Blade, Morbius and the Nightstalkers - must contend with her hellish spawn, the Lilin! And as the Lilin spread, Lilith returns in an unholy alliance with Zarathos! Morbius is turned against his brethren, and Zarathos commands his ancient followers the Fallen - including Salomé, an evil former Sorcerer Supreme who spells bad news for Doctor Strange! Can the Midnight Sons win the day - or will this be the end of Ketch and Blaze? At least that would leave the road clear for Vengeance! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #41-50 and ANNUAL (1993) #1; GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE (1992) #14-23; NIGHTSTALKERS (1992) #14-15; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #143-146; DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS (1992) #15-16; MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (1992) #16-17; DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME (1988) #60-61; MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED (1993) #4; BLAZE: LEGACY OF BLOOD (1993) #1-4; GHOST RIDER AND THE MIDNIGHT SONS MAGAZINE (1993) #1; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #131-142.

Gwenpool makes hers Marvel as the 21st century's most unbelievable super sensation! Superfan becomes super hero! Gwen Poole was an avid comic-book reader - until she found herself transported into the Marvel Universe! Now, surrounded by characters she knows everything about - including their secret identities! - and fully aware of the tropes of super-hero storytelling, Gwen is determined not to be an "extra" in this brave new world. But her attention-seeking journey from mercenary to Avenger (okay, West Coast, but still...) is complicated when she learns how to manipulate the comic books she herself appears in! As her continuity dramas get ever more convoluted, will Gwen go big...or go home? Collecting THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL (2016) #1-25; ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT (2016) #8-10; CHAMPIONS (2016) #5; EDGE OF VENOMVERSE (2017) #2; WEST COAST AVENGERS (2018) #1-10; SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2018) #7-8; GWENPOOL STRIKES BACK (2019) #1-5; and material from HOWARD THE DUCK (2015B) #1-3, GWENPOOL SPECIAL (2015) #1, GWENPOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL: MERRY MIX-UP (2016) #1, SECRET EMPIRE: BRAVE NEW WORLD (2017) #1 and NOT BRAND ECHH (2018) #14.

Darkness Reigns. Kneel before the lord of the Symbiotes - The King in Black. Darkness reigns in the Marvel Universe! After a campaign of terror across the galaxy, Knull - ancient and malevolent god of symbiotes - reaches Earth with an endless army of symbiote dragons at his command! The King in Black is a force unlike any ever faced by Venom and the rest of the planet's heroes - but now Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the Sub-Mariner and more must battle an endless wave of darkness! Outgunned and badly outnumbered, can anyone possibly survive Knull's symbiotic onslaught? Or will they all be forced to bow to the King in Black? Featuring every epic chapter in one monstrous, black-hearted volume! COLLECTING: King In Black #1-5; King In Black: Immortal Hulk, Iron Man/Doctor Doom, Black Knight, Marauders, Black Panther, Captain America, Wiccan And Hulkling, Spider-Man, Scream And Ghost Rider; King In Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage #1-3; King In Black: Namor #1-5; King In Black: Planet Of The Symbiotes #1-3; King In Black: Return Of The Valkyries #1-4; King In Black: Thunderbolts #1-3; Symbiote Spider-Man: King In Black #1-5; Black Cat (2020) #1-3; Daredevil (2019) #26-27; Deadpool (2019) #10; Fantastic Four (2018) #29-30; Guardians Of The Galaxy (2020) #10; Miles Morales: Spider-Man #23; S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #2-4; Savage Avengers (2019) #17-19; Spider-Woman (2020) #7-8; The Union #1-2; Venom (2018) #31-34; And King In Black Handbook. Written by: Donny Cates, Al Ewing, Christopher Cantwell, Si Spurrier, Gerry Duggan, Geoffrey Thorne, Danny Lore, Tini Howard, Jed MacKay, Clay Mcleod Chapman, Ed Brisson, Seanan McGuire, Kurt Busiek, Jason Aaron, Torunn Grønbekk, Matthew Rosenberg, Peter David, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Dan Slott, Saladin Ahmed, Karla Pacheco, Paul Grist Penciled by: Ryan Stegman, Aaron Kuder, Salvador Larroca, Jesús Saiz, Luke Ross, Germán Peralta, Luciano Vecchio, Michele Bandini, Garry Brown, Juan Frigeri, Flaviano, Benjamin Dewey, Danilo Beyruth, Gerardo Sandoval, Nina Vakueva, Juan Ferreyra, Greg Land, Carlos Villa, Marco Checchetto, Mike Hawthorne, Zé Carlos, Juann Cabal, Carmen Carnero, Valerio Schiti, Kev Walker, Pere Pérez, Andrea Di Vito, Iban Coello

THE WORLD TO COME expands! One of the other pillars of Marvel Knights enters the fray with the Punisher! How did Frank go from the killer of killers you know to the man you met in THE WORLD TO COME?! Marvel Knights co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti and artist extraordinaire Dan Panosian treat you to one of the most savage comics ever! COLLECTING: Marvel Knights: Punisher (2025) #1-4