FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK! Journey back to a time when the public believed Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Colossus, Dazzler, Havok, Psylocke and Longshot were dead. But from the shadows, these X-Men protected humanity from their Australian headquarters! But why did the team choose the Outback as their home base? How did tensions between them almost tear the team apart? And which of their old enemies threatened to expose their secret? Steve Orlando and Stephen Segovia revisit a fan-favorite era in the mighty mutants' past!

WHAT IF…THOR GOT SPIDER-MAN'S SYMBIOTE SUIT? Amid the chaos, there comes a costume - but not to the hero you know! Legend has it that bonding with the symbiote suit made Thor mightier still. But what shadows lurking in the Ten Realms would take interest in such a powerful pairing?

A DARK HOMECOMING AWAITS... It's a world before the Punisher. A world where the existence of the Hulk is but a whisper of a rumor. A world where A.I.M. has just developed a Cosmic Cube in the jungles of South America. Frank Castle, Bruce Banner and Peter Parker are all on a mission to keep the Cube out of the wrong hands - including each other's. In this three-way free-for-all for the power of the cosmos, who will come out on top? Legendary creators Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert team up to tell the grittiest Spider-Man story of the ages!

THE TIME-LOST X-MAN IS BACK! Bishop has always lived by a strict code. But that code will get called into question when his sister, Shard, is sent to the present right before she died! Will Bishop adhere to his principles and protect the timestream? Or will he risk it all to save the most important person in his life? Superstar writer Saladin Ahmed will put the tough-as-nails mutant through the ringer!

DOOM DECREES "THE DIM-WITTED DUO MUST DIE!" Capped, tan American Jay and friendly neighborhood wider-man Silent Bob make a quick stop in the Marvel Universe! But when Doctor Doom decrees these Jersey guys must die, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men and and a whole hoary host of heroes must team up on a joint mission to save the dim-witted duo from a lethal case of super-hero fatigue! "From the moment in Mallrats when they made the very first reference to Wolverine in cinema history, I've always wanted Jay and Silent Bob to meet their Marvel heroes in a comic book crossover - so much so that I pitched it to Stan the Man himself the day he shot his cameo in the movie way back in 1995. Thirty years later, Jays of Future Past represents both a love letter to the magic and mayhem of Marvel as well as giggle-inducing proof that our childhood dreams can still come true, even at age 55." - Kevin Smith

THE ORIGINS OF SHALLA-BAL! Years ago, in order to save her planet, astronomer Shalla-Bal gave up her freedom to become the sustenance-seeking Herald of the intergalactic Devourer of Worlds, Galactus! Now, for the first time, learn the secrets of her transformation, her journey and the horrifying decisions that she had to make!

Extinction-day has come and gone, and your favorite X-Men are lost in time! Spinning out of the X-Men'97 hit TV series, we follow the X-Men left behind in a world that hunts and hates mutantkind! Can they survive? And just where - or when - are the X-Men now?! Leading directly from the end of season one to the start of the upcoming season 2, no X-MEN '97 fan can miss this one!

Your favorite heroes and villains - illustrated by the incomparable J. Scott Campbell across 28 eye-catching variant covers! Featuring Black Cat, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Carnage, Cyclops, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Ghost-Spider, Hulk, Human Torch, Iron Man, Magik, Mary Jane Watson, Nova, Psylocke, Rogue, She-Hulk, both Spider-Men, Storm, Thanos, Thor, Venom and a pair of Wolverines - all rendered in iconic poses in the unmistakable style of one of the greatest cover artists in the biz! Plus: Campbell's crisp pencils and inks are featured in bonus behind-the-scenes artwork - and the comic-book superstar shares insights on his incredible career at Marvel and the process behind assembling these covers into one spectacular montage!

MEET JEFF'S CUTE NEW COMPANION, KEN THE SEPTAPUS! Since he made his debut, Jeff the Land Shark has enjoyed the company of the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes - but all he wants is to be left alone after he runs into a clingy septapus named Ken! When they find themselves stuck together in a tricky predicament, will Jeff put aside his grievances in time to help them both escape? Plus, revisit some of Jeff's earliest encounters with Deadpool and Elsa Bloodstone! Collecting material from JEFF WEEK (2025), DEADPOOL (2019), and MARVEL AGE (2023) #1000.

SWIMSUIT SEASON RETURNS AGAIN! GET YOUR SUPER HERO BEACH BODS READY! • You asked for it, so you’ve got it – the RETURN of the Marvel Swimsuit Special! Don’t worry, we ALSO heard your complaints that allegedly we’ve been “too safe” and “had too many words” so we’re making this one SEXIER THAN EVER! (Pending S&P review.) • PLUS – four fun, zany, half-naked stories from across the Marvel Universe to whet your appetite so you can STILL say you read it for the articles!

BLACK CAT VS. THE PUNISHER! THE UNCATCHABLE THIEF VS. THE KILLER OF KILLERS!

JEFF THE LAND SHARK RETURNS…WITH A WILD NEW CAST! THANKS A LOT, MOJO! JEFF HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED! All-star team Kelly Thompson and Tokitokoro return with a brand new Jeff the Land Shark adventure! Mojo is determined to create the latest hit show…and sends the Marvel Universe into an UPROAR when he KIDNAPS beloved pet-slash-friend of heroes, Jeff the Land Shark – and his klepto companion Ken! But Jeff’s not the only star of the show – prepare to meet the likes of DAZZLESTORM, WOLVERINE-MAN, RAMBIT and MORE!