The 90’s are back! Today we have the covers and solicitations for June, 2017 – but you would only know that because I just told you so. Otherwise you might think you stepped back in time to a simpler era without touch-screen phones, extra friendly TSA cavity searches, and story plots involving Peter with more than $20 dollars in his pockets – the nineties! At the ripe old nearly terminal age of 27, it makes me smile to look at these solicitations and see Ben Reilly, Stegron the Dinosaur Man, and a huge symbiote-infested Venom event!
But if you prefer new stuff – Mary Jane has a little symbiotic trouble of her own over in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #8, an entirely new series kicks off with PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1, and the critically acclaimed (when it wasn’t on break) Joe Kelly story comes to a close with SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #18. Speaking of MJ – the coolest gal this side of the Coffee Bean has a lot of cool alternate covers this month! Scroll to the bottom to see all of those – excelsior!
SECRET EMPIRE: UPRISING #1
DEREK LANDY (W)
J. CASSARA (A)
Cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
VARIANT COVER BY rafael albuquerque
• A crucial SECRET EMPIRE tie-in that bridges issues #3 and #4! There’s a new order to things in the world, but it’s not one that everybody agrees with! So what is there left to do about it?
• The Black Widow has a dangerous plan—but to carry it out, she’ll need the help of the young heroes of the Marvel Universe—and it may require them to cross a line they never thought they would! THE SECRET EMPIRE WILL CHAMPION YOU!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29
DAN SLOTT (W) • STUART IMMONEN (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
• As revealed in ASM #25, Otto Octavius is back as THE SUPERIOR OCTOPUS!!!
• And Ock has a mission to take down the company that he helped create: PARKER INDUSTRIES!!!
• Does Spider-Man stand a chance?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.9
EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #1 (of 5)
MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • ROLAND BOSCHI (A)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
Variant Cover by RON LIM
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MATTINA
EDGE of VENOM-VERSE starts here!
The series that sets up the epic VENOM EVENT of 2017 STARTS HERE! Each issue introduces another major Venomized character that will feed into VENOMVERSE itself! THIS ISSUE, the young mutant clone designated X-23 collides with a cryogenic tube containing a strange alien symbiote during her frenzied escape from The Facility, . Bonding with the alien enhances her already considerable abilities, and aids in her escape, but it begins to alter her mind! On the run from the very people that made her, can X-23 hold it together or is she doomed to give in to Venom!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • ADAM KUBERT (A/C)
Variant Cover by TBA
Remastered Variant Cover by TBA
YEAR OF THE ROOSTER VARIANT COVER BY ZHANG WANG
Hip-Hop Variant Cover by SAM SPRATT
Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Blank and Movie Variant Covers also available
SPIDER-MAN RETURNS TO THE FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD!
The webslinging, wallcrawling wonder returns to New York City in the all-new PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN. A companion series to the best-selling Amazing Spider-Man series, Peter Parker is going back-to-basics for big heroics in the Big Apple. Featuring adversaries old and new, be there as Spider-Man returns to his friendly neighborhood for his never ending battle against crime and the dreaed “Parker Luck”.
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
AVENGERS #8
MARK WAID & JEREMY WHITLEY (W) • PHIL NOTO (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Mary Jane Variant Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
• Once and for all, the Avengers have to decide whether the Infamous Iron Man is friend or foe! It’s hard to trust an “ally” you’ve been fighting against for years — but the Avengers will have to!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
CHAMPIONS #9
MARK WAID (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)
Mary Jane Variant Cover by HELEN CHEN
• Casting a spotlight on young synthezoid Viv Vision! After what became of her family, she willingly shut down her emotions — but does that come with a price to pay?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER #3 & 4
PETER DAVID (w) • MARK BAGLEY (a/C)
• BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT — Ben’s back in his classic threads!
• We hope it’ll make a difference, because the Scarlet Spider’s at odds with a deeply connected crime lord and her impervious consigliere.
• And will Kaine finally catch up to his clone-brother?!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28
DAN SLOTT (w) • STUART IMMONEN (a)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
OSBORN VS. SPIDER-MAN! NO HOLDS BARRED!
• The outcome of this battle will change both of these men.
• And that’s nothing to say of Osborn’s master plan that Spider-Man is powerless to save! ONLY SILVER SABLE AND MOCKINGBIRD STAND A CHANCE!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-GWEN #21
JASON LATOUR (W) • ROBBI RODRIGUEZ (A/C)
MARY JANE VARIANT COVER BY Kevin Wada
• A new villain has appeared on Earth-65…one with claws and an attitude.
• With Wolverine and Matt Murdock gunning for Harry Osborn, Spider-Gwen will need to step in and save him.
• However, the cost of this rescue might be her own soul!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #8
GERRY CONWAY (w) • RYAN STEGMAN (a/C)
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
• Mary Jane Watson-Parker has been saving the day as Spinneret, but at the cost of some of her husband’s powers. So she’s going to try something new…
• That’s right, MARY JANE VENOM. It’s on!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #18
JOE KELLY (w) • ED MCGUINNESS (a/C)
• The culmination of Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness’s run is here!
• Is it the end of Spider-Man and Deadpool’s friendship?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN #17
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • OSCAR BAZALDUA (a)
Cover by PATRICK BROWN
• Spider-Man and his amazing friends!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #24
PETER DAVID (w) • WILL SLINEY (a)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
• Miguel races the clock to bring down The Fist before they can complete their plan to bring about the apocalypse.
• But with the entire city under some kind of trance, Spidey’s hopes of winning the fight are dwindling…
• Luckily, help has appeared in the form of a mysterious new Spider-Man!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
VENOM #151
MIKE COSTA (w) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (a)
COVER BY Francisco Herrera
Mary Jane Variant Cover by Francesco Mattina
“THE LAND BEFORE CRIME” Starts Here!
• Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote have been reunited at last – and their hatred of Spider-Man is greater than ever!
• While hunting the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, Venom comes face-to-face with none other than STEGRON THE DINOSAUR MAN!
• Can Venom postpone feasting on Spider-Man’s brain long enough to stop Stegron from turning everyone in New York into a bloodthirsty dinosaur?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
KINGPIN #5
MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W)
BEN TORRES (A)
Cover by JEFF DEKAL
THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF WILSON FISK!
• SARAH DEWEY realizes there’s no turning back from the KINGPIN now…
• …but how much MORE is it going to cost her?
• WILSON FISK reestablishes his reputation with his biography…but what is his end game?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WORLDWIDE VOL. 6 TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT, HANNAH BLUMENREICH, CALE ATKINSON & MORE
Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HANNAH BLUMENREICH, CALE ATKINSON & MORE
Cover by ALEX ROSS
An old enemy, a new artist! Stuart Immonen joins the team just in time for the return of none other than Norman Osborn! Silver Sable is back, too — as Peter Parker encounters yet another old face back from the dead! With a goblin army behind him, Osborn has worked his way into a position of power in Sable’s native Symkaria, where any incursion by Spider-Man will be seen as an act of war. Will Spidey risk international infamy to take down his most dangerous foe? Find out in the ultimate action thriller that just had to be called…THE OSBORN IDENTITY! Plus: Amazing bonus stories from creators new and old! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015) #25-28.
160 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90293-3
SPIDER-MAN: WEBSPINNERS — THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, ERIC STEPHENSON, JOE KELLY, PAUL JENKINS, HOWARD MACKIE, RURIK TYLER, TOM DEFALCO, RON FRENZ, MARC ANDREYKO & KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by MICHAEL ZULLI, JOHN ROMITA SR., KEITH GIFFEN, ANDY SMITH, BART SEARS, SEAN PHILLIPS, J.G. JONES, GRAHAM NOLAN, RURIK TYLER, RON FRENZ & JILL THOMPSON
Cover by J.G. JONES
A host of comic-book talents spin yarns across the web of Spidey history! Dive deep inside the goldfish bowl for a look at the early motivations of Mysterio! Solve the decades-old mystery of why the Silver Surfer abandoned his plan to attack mankind! Head back to Midtown High’s senior prom with ladies’ man Peter Parker — but who invited the Sandman? Chameleon spirals out of control, Vulture plots the perfect crime and a black-suited Spider-Man joins Silver Sable on a mission of international intrigue! And there are no positives to a trip to the Negative Zone — particularly when Cletus Kasady is along for the ride and Blastaar the Living Bomb-Burst is the welcoming party! Plus: Two rarely seen black-and-white tales! Collecting WEBSPINNERS: TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #1-18 and material from SHADOWS & LIGHT (1998) #2-3.
480 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-90681-8
Face it, Tiger – you just got some alternate covers!
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