Marvel Comics April 2016 Solicitations Highlights
Earlier this week, Marvel Comics released details of all of their April comic book releases. Here are the highlights:
A new one-shot titled Captain America: Road To War will be releasing that is clearly designed to tie in to the release of Captain America: Civil War. In addition to a brand new story, the comic will also reprint the classic Tales Of Suspense #58 which features a showdown between Captain America and Iron Man.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: ROAD TO WAR #1
WILL CORONA PILGRIM (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A) COVER BY RON LIM
• CAPTAIN AMERICA and BLACK WIDOW must train the new Avengers recruits to work together as a team.
• Their first mission: stop the giant robot, ULTIMO!
• Featuring SCARLET WITCH, VISION, FALCON and WAR MACHINE!
• Bonus TALES OF SUSPENSE #58 included.
48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
The new Black Panther ongoing series will begin in April with an oversized first issue.
BLACK PANTHER #1
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • BRIAN STELFREEZE (A/C)
A new era for the Black Panther starts here!
Written by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award winner TA-NEHISI COATES (Between the World and Me) and illustrated by living legend BRIAN STELFREEZE, “A Nation Under Our Feet” is a story about dramatic upheaval in Wakanda and the Black Panther’s struggle to do right by his people as their ruler. The indomitable will of Wakanda — the famed African nation known for its vast wealth, advanced technology and warrior traditions — has long been reflected in the will of its monarchs, the Black Panthers. But now the current Black Panther, T’Challa, finds that will tested by a superhuman terrorist group called The People that has sparked a violent uprising among the citizens of Wakanda. T’Challa knows the country must change to survive — the question is, will the Black Panther survive the change?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poe Dameron is also getting his own ongoing series.
STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #1
CHARLES SOULE (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)
AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES SPINNING OUT OF STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS!
Poe Dameron, former Republic flyer turned Resistance fighter, is the best pilot in the galaxy. Hand-picked for the resistance by General Leia Organa to lead a squadron on a top secret and vital mission…Poe sets off investigating sites of historical importance to the Force. Revealing backstory leading directly into the holidays’ greatest adventure, follow Poe and his X-Wing squadron on covert missions against the First Order brought to you by writer Charles Soule (Star Wars: Lando, Daredevil) and artist Phil Noto (Star Wars: Chewbacca, Black Widow)!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
The Gwenpool ongoing series also begins this month with an oversized issue. The book will feature the hit character who was first introduced in 2015’s Howard The Duck #1.
GWENPOOL #1
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS (W) • GURIHIRU (A/C)
2015’s overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own ongoing series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you…until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But they can’t be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right? And you know what that means…NO CONSEQUENCES! Could Gwenpool truly be Marvel’s least responsible and least role-modely character to date? She can if she tries!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Moon Knight is also getting a new ongoing series.
MOON KNIGHT #1
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • GREG SMALLWOOD (A/C)
THE BOOK YOU’D BE INSANE TO MISS!
Marc Spector (a.k.a. Moon Knight/Jake Lockley/Steven Grant) has been fighting criminals and keeping New York City safe for years… or has he? When he wakes up in an insane asylum with no powers and a lifetime’s worth of medical records, his whole identity (indentities) are called into question. Something is wrong, but is that something Marc Spector himself? Jeff Lemire (EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN) and rising star Greg Smallwood are calling everything you know about Moon Knight into question.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
The Spider-Women crossover event begins in the Spider-Women Alpha #1 one-shot. You can see below where the story will continue.
SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA #1
Story by JASON LATOUR, DENNIS HOPELESS & ROBBIE THOMPSON
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • VANESA DEL REY (A)
Cover by YASMINE PUTRI
SPIDER-WOMEN PART 1!
The Spider-Event of 2016 is here, bringing SPIDER-GWEN, SILK and SPIDER-WOMAN together for a story too big for any one of their books! Spider-Woman is taking a mentor-role with Silk and Spider-Gwen, and the three spider-heroes take a brunch break on Gwen’s Earth-65. But when the nefarious spy organization S.I.L.K. and their leader (Earth-65’s Cindy Moon) notice the interdimensional interlopers, all of Jessica Drew’s plans go wrong.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
SPIDER-WOMEN CHECKLIST
APRIL:
PART ONE – SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA #1
PART TWO – SPIDER-GWEN #7
PART THREE – SILK #7
PART FOUR – SPIDER-WOMAN #6
MAY:
PART FIVE – SPIDER-GWEN #8
PART SIX – SILK #8
PART SEVEN – SPIDER-WOMAN #7
PART EIGHT – SPIDER-WOMEN OMEGA #1
Speaking of crossovers, the Avengers: Standoff event continues throughout April in the various Avengers comic books before coming to a conclusion in Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega #1.
AVENGERS STANDOFF:
ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL OMEGA #1
NICK SPENCER (W) • DANIEL ACUñA (A/C)
A STANDOFF tie-in!
• This is it! The explosive finale to the spring’s blockbuster Avengers event!
• Lost heroes return, new threats emerge, and the stage is set for major upheavals all throughout the Marvel Universe!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Amadeus Cho (now the Totally Awesome Hulk) is also getting his own one-shot to help readers get to know the character. The comic reprints numerous key issues for the character.
AMADEUS CHO: GENIUS AT WORK
GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE (W) • TAKESHI MIYAZAWA, GARY FRANK & RODNEY BUCHEMI (A)
Cover by GARY FRANK
• Get to know Cho! That’s teen genius Amadeus Cho, the seventh smartest person in the world — but who’s counting?
• When Cho is declared “Mastermind Excello” by an intelligence contest, his life suddenly spins out of control — and now he’ll need all his smarts just to stay alive!
• Luckily, Cho — and his adorable coyote pup, Kirby — quickly meet and befriend two of the Marvel Universe’s strongest powerhouses: Hercules and the Incredible Hulk!
• When Cho investigates his sister’s fate, a complex web begins to unravel. Who has been manipulating him? And why?
• Can the seventh smartest person on the planet solve the riddle of his own past and future?
• Collecting material from AMAZING FANTASY (2004) #15; INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #100; and INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126, #133, #135 and #137.
104 PGS./ One-Shot/Rated T+ …$7.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90101-1
Star-Lord #6 looks to be ending the relationship between Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde.
STAR-LORD #6
SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • JAVIER GARRON (A)
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
STAR-KITTY ‘TIL THE END OF THE UNIVERSE! (OH, WAIT, THAT HAPPENED…)
The engagement of the galaxy is over! But Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde still have to share a ship, and work, and friends, and…yeesh. This is going to get awkward, isn’t it? Well, fortunately they’re surrounded by caring, communicative teammates like…Drax…and Groot…and Rocket…Hoo boy. This is going to be VERY awkward.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
The Doctor Strange series continues with the second part of the ‘Last Days Of Magic’ storyline. A tie-in to the story is also being published titled Doctor Strange: Last Days Of Magic #1.
DOCTOR STRANGE: LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1
JASON AARON, GERRY DUGGAN & JAMES ROBINSON (W)
MIKE PERKINS, DANILO BEYRUTH and AFU CHAN (A)
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
This companion to the “LAST DAYS OF MAGIC” epic! THE EMPIRIKUL, led by The Imperator, are destroying all magic and magic users in the Marvel Universe. Jason Aaron brings you Doctor Strange and Wong’s secret history and the ultimate sacrifice that Wong makes! Gerry Duggan shows Brother Voodoo’s stand against the evil magic-eaters. James Robinson introduces a new magic figure in the Marvel U just in time for her last stand!
56 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
We’re also getting a one-shot titled A Year Of Marvels: The Amazing which looks to be a quite lighthearted affair.
A YEAR OF MARVELS: THE AMAZING #1
RYAN NORTH, AMY CHU (W) • DANILO BEYRUTH, RYAN BROWNE (A)
COVER BY JAMAL CAMPBELL
• Join us in a brand new Marvel comics adventure as your favorite heroes journey through the calendar year one month at a time!
• It’s February and Peter Parker’s got a hot date, but the old Parker luck hits hard…and so does the bank-robbing villain The Vulture! It’s a tale of romance, adventure, and punching! From Ryan North (SQUIRREL GIRL) and Danilo Beyruth!
• When business is down in March, Scott Lang’s Ant-Man Security Solutions will take just about any job offered to them – including stealing back stolen goods! But all is not as it seems! Join writer Amy Chu (Poison Ivy) and artist Ryan Browne (SECRET WARS TOO) as they team together for this Spring Break themed heist!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
A new story arc is starting in Daredevil and it features the return of fan-favourite Elektra, who hasn’t had a major appearance since the conclusion of her last ongoing series in May 2015. A perfect jumping on point for fans of the Netflix show it would seem!
DAREDEVIL #6
CHARLES SOULE (W) • Ron Garney (A)
Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
“PRACTICE TO DECEIVE” STARTS NOW!
• Hell’s Kitchen knows no fury like an assassin scorned. Though Matt Murdock has somehow managed to hide his identity from the entire world, there are parts of his past he cannot escape.
• Elektra Natchios, is back in the Big Apple and she’s got a score to settle with The Man Without Fear!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
And since we’re on Dis Kingdom, we can’t forget to mention the second issue of The Haunted Mansion. That cover looks incredible!
HAUNTED MANSION #2 (of 5)
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (W) • JORGE COELHO (A)
Cover by E. M. GIST
YOU CAN ENTER, BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE…!
• Get ready to meet the 999 happy haunts residing in the mansion…but some of them aren’t quite so happy!
• Madame Leota! The Hatbox ghost! Constance the Bride! The Hitchhiking ghosts! You never know who of the legendary cast from Disney’s world-famous attraction will appear!
• Danny is trapped within the Haunted Mansion, but who is trying to help him, and who is using him for their own ghoulish plot?
• Don’t miss the next chapter in the delightfully chilling story based on the fan-favorite Disney attraction!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Elements based on Haunted Mansion © Disney
You can check out Marvel’s entire solicitations for April 2015 here.
Which Marvel comics will you be picking up this April? Let us know in the comments.