Marvel Comics September 2016 Solicitations Highlights
Marvel Comics have released details of all of their September comic book releases. Here are the highlights:
Civil War II continues with its penultimate issue.
CIVIL WAR II #6 (OF 7)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • DAVID MARQUEZ (A)
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by Michael Cho
OLD MAN LOGAN VARIANT BY PHIL NOTO
B&W VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT G COVER BY KIM JONG GI
Sides have been drawn, battles have been fought, but it all comes down to this. Captain Marvel versus Iron Man over the future of the Marvel Universe, one of the biggest battles in Marvel history!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Elektra appears to be becoming the new leader of the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. #9, which ties into Civil War II.
AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #9
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • GERMAN PERALTA (A)
Cover by MIKE NORTON
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
IT’S COULSON VERSUS HIS TEAMMATES IN THIS EPIC SHOWDOWN!
• PHIL COULSON’s THIRD FACTION is hitting the battlefield of CIVIL WAR II!
• But how will they fare against Coulson’s former teammates and their new leader, ELEKTRA??
• Sides are being chosen and these AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. will never be the same.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The latest James Patterson miniseries, Max Ride: Final Flight, begins with the first of five issues.
MAX RIDE: FINAL FLIGHT #1 (OF 5)
JODY HOUSER (W) • MARCO FAILLA (A)
COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY SIYA OUM
JAMES PATTERSON’S SMASH HIT SERIES RETURNS FOR A TRIUMPHANT CONCLUSION!
• THE FLOCK is tired of running. They’re ready to take the fight directly to JEB and the ERASERS!
• But things get complicated when the line between friend and enemy is blurred.
• And all the while, MAXIMUM RIDE keeps hearing that voice in her head — the voice that says she’s destined to save the world!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
An oversized one-shot titled Captain America: Serpents Unite! will reprint several key issues featuring the Serpent Society.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SERPENTS UNITE! #1
MARK GRUENWALD & STEVE ENGLEHART (W)
PAUL NEARY & SAL BUSCEMA (A)
Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
• Slithering super villains, it’s a syndicate of snake-themed sinners!
• The sinister Sidewinder amasses an army of ophidian offenders — including Cottonmouth, Diamondback and Princess Python — for his mercenary Serpent Society!
• In Captain America’s first brush with the team, he’ll land in the arms of Anaconda! But whose side will he take when the Society targets M.O.D.O.K. for death?
• Look back at the Society’s original incarnation as Cap and the Falcon contend with the Serpent Squad!
• Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #163, #310, #313 and #315.
104 PGS./Rated T …$7.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90316-9
The Marvel Tsum Tsum limited series continues with its second issue.
MARVEL TSUM TSUM #2 (of 4)
JACOB CHABOT (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MARVEL TSUM TSUM CLASSIFIED CONNECTING VARIANT B AVAILABLE
THE VILLAINOUS TSUM TSUMS MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN!
• Still learning about Earth, some of the Tsum Tsums take inspiration fromthe less noble superhumans…and cause about as much mayhem!
32 PGS./ALL AGES …$3.99
Web Warriors will be coming to an end with issue #11.
WEB-WARRIORS #11
MIKE COSTA (w) • DAVID BALDEON (a)
COVER BY JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
LAST ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA
LAST ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE ALLRED
FINAL ISSUE FREE-FOR-ALL!
• AN ASTOUNDING ASSEMBLY OF ARACHNIDS ALL IN ONE PLACE FOR YOU TO ENJOY!
• But will all of them survive?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Howard The Duck’s current series will also be reaching its end in September.
HOWARD THE DUCK #11
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (A/C)
LAST ISSUE VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY Jamal Campbell
• Join Chip (Zdarsky) and Joe (Quinones) as they say goodbye to Howard in a Very Special Issue that is still priced as a Regular Issue!
• Can Howard outwit fate? Can any of us? Or is the concept of predestination just shorthand for the near-infinite factors in play that are guided, at their core, by free will?
• Guest-starring Spider-Man, probably.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Doctor Strange #12 will herald the return of Baron Mordo after some time out of the spotlight.
DOCTOR STRANGE #12
JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)
DEFENDERS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“BLOOD IN THE AETHER” STARTS NOW!
• After the Empirikul destroyed almost all the world’s magic and nearly killed Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme must try and build himself back up.
• Witness the return of BARON MORDO! But what effect did the Empirikul attack have on him?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Doctor Strange will be also getting an annual that features the return of Clea.
DOCTOR STRANGE ANNUAL #1
KATHRYN IMMONEN & ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • LEONARDO ROMERO (A)
Cover by W. Scott Forbes
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY THEOTIS JONES
• Clea comes back into Doctor Strange’s life as he’s picking up the pieces from the worst beating he’s ever taken.
• Clea’s going to make that battle look like a walk in the park.
• Also in this issue… WHO ARE THE SORCERERS SUPREME?!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Also receiving an annual will be Extraordinary X-Men, which will mark the start of a brand new story arc.
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
OLLIE MASTERS & BRANDON MONTCLARE (W)
CARLO BARBERI & ROSI KAMPE (A)
Cover by VICTOR IBANEZ
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
NEW STORY ARC STARTS NOW!
• When the Terrigen Cloud threatens to wash over a prison and the warden refuses to protect its mutant inmates, the Extraordinary X-Men take matters into their own hands…and stage a PRISON BREAK!
• And when Moon Girl takes it upon herself to solve the Terrigen crisis, she may just find an unlikely ally…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Deadpool also gets an annual which looks to be parodying the short-lived Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends animated TV show.
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN (W) • SCOTT KOBLISH & MORE (A)
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
• Discover…the secret, unearthed, never-before-viewed pilot…
• …of DEADPOOL AND HIS INSUFFERABLE PALS!
• Featuring…wait, Iceman and Firestar? This isn’t right…
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
Interestingly, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaptation looks to have been expanded to 6 issues after previously being listed as 5.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #4 (of 6)
CHUCK WENDIG (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• Rey, Finn, Han and Chewie have reached Maz Kanata’s castle…
• …but the Force is calling Rey to Luke’s lightsaber!
• Meanwhile, our heroes have been discovered! The First Order strikes!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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You can check out Marvel’s entire solicitations for September 2016 here.
Which Marvel comics will you be picking up this September? Let us know in the comments.