Marvel Comics & October 2021 Solicitations Spoilers: Avengers Assembled Across 22 Titles!

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Marvel Comics and October 2021 Solicitations Spoilers follows.

Avengers Assembled Across 21 Titles!

Solicitations and covers below.

AVENGERS #49
JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C)
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY JUANN CABAL
DEADPOOL 30TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

“WORLD WAR SHE-HULK” Goes Nuclear!

War beneath the waves. The Winter Hulk has been sent to Atlantis with a dark mission. And things will get even darker and bloodier if the Russian super-assassin Red Widow has her way. But no matter who wins, She-Hulk and the Avengers will be changed forever!

And next month, it all explodes in AVENGERS #750!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SAVAGE AVENGERS #25
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PATCH ZIRCHER (A)
Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO
VARIANT COVER BY CORY SMITH

Can the unexpected entrance of an old villain help the Savage Avengers overcome the monstrous Kulan Gath? The entire Earth better hope so!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

MARVEL’S VOICES: COMMUNITY (COMUNIDADES) #1
Daniel José Older, Karla Pacheco, Terry Blas, Juan Ponce, LEONARDO Romero & EDGAR DELGADO (W)
Enid Balám, Vanesa del Rey, Adriana Melo, LEONARDO Romero, NICO LEON & ALITHA E. MARTINEZ (A) • Cover by Joe Quesada

REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE Pérez
VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
VARIANT COVER BY MARIA WOLF
VARIANT COVER BY NABETSE ZITRO
VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY NATACHA BUSTOS

COME JOIN THE FESTIVITIES AS MARVEL CELEBRATES THE MIGHTY

LATIN-X HEROES AND CREATORS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!

Spider-Man! White Tiger! Ghost Rider! And so many more heroes get their moment in the sun as new and fan-favorite creators continue to expand the world outside your window in MARVEL’S VOICES: COMUNIDADES (Community)! Featuring an introduction by renowned scholar Frederick Luis Aldama! PLUS, an all-new hero takes the stage in a whirlwind adventure you won’t want to miss.

96 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99

THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 (OF 5)
CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W)
DALE EAGLESHAM (A)
Cover by GERALD PAREL
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY DALE EAGLESHAM
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU

After the shield thieves free a deadly villain, Bucky Barnes teams up with an air force intelligence officer who might know how to recapture the villain, while John, Sam and Steve give pursuit. When his allies run into trouble, Bucky is forced to face his complicated feelings about taking up the Captain America mantle again. The Captains Network bands together in one last epic battle to keep the shield from being used for nefarious purposes. Don’t miss the pulse-pounding finale of this groundbreaking miniseries!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

IRON MAN #13
CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • Cafu (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

The epic showdown between Iron Man and his allies and Korvac and his cohort continues aboard Galactus’ worldship! Reinforcements have finally arrived, and Tony Stark now stands a better chance of stopping Korvac from accessing the Power Cosmic and becoming a power-crazed god all over again! Can Tony—and War Machine, Hellcat, Scarlet Spider, Frog-Man, Gargoyle, Misty Knight and Halcyon—end this fight once and for all? Or are things about to get a whole lot worse? And if they do, will Tony be forced to make a choice that alters the course of his very human existence forever?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #18
DONNY CATES (W) • Pasqual Ferry (A)
Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

MEET ASGARD’S NEW MASTER OF SPIES – THROG!

After the events of “Revelations,” Thor has a top secret mission that only one trusted ally can carry out: Throg, the Frog of Thunder! Guest artist Pasqual Ferry makes a return trip to Asgard for this unique tale of otherworldly espionage, one that will have a profound impact on the future of the Marvel Universe!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IMMORTAL HULK #50
AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
Homage Variant Cover by JOE BENNETT • VARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTEL
VARIANT COVER BY GARY FRANK • VARIANT COVER BY SANFORD GREENE
VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH • HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY
VARIANT COVER BY ED McGUINNESS • VARIANT COVER BY MR GARCIN
VARIANT COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO • FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM • MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO
VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE • VARiANT COVER BY TBA

THE GIANT-SIZED FINALE!

Down in the Below-Place, the Hulk searches among the ghosts of the past for the answers to all his questions.

The One Below All, the Green Door, Samuel Sterns, Jackie McGee and Bruce Banner. It’s all been leading here.

This is the last issue of THE IMMORTAL HULK.

96 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99

BLACK PANTHER #3
JOHN RIDLEY (W) • JUANN CABAL (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE • MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

T’CHALLA VS. THE X-MEN OF MARS!

With assassins closing in and Wakanda’s faith in him shaken, T’Challa goes to visit Storm on the newly terraformed Mars. But this will not be a happy reunion, as T’Challa has ulterior motives for his visit. And back home, Shuri discovers who is behind the attacks on Wakanda’s secret agents, a revelation that will change everything…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #12
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • ELENA CASAGRAND (A) • Cover by ADAM HUGHES
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

THE BLACK WIDOW FEARS NO MAN BUT HIM!

Thanks to intel from an unexpected source, Black Widow and her team have stumbled into some high-society crime nonsense, which requires formal wear to investigate. Everyone will be looking their best as they deal with the worst. But when a haunting figure from Natasha’s past re-emerges…the game has officially been changed.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #33
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • SERGIO DÁVILA (A) • Cover by IBAN COELLO
TEASER VARIANT COVER BY GERALD PAREL
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

“THE LAST OF THE MARVELS” PART 2

The Marvels are under attack! First they came for the captain…now they’re after the youngest to bear the title. Carol races to save Kamala Khan, but no one knows—least of all Carol—what the Dark Marvels are up to next…or who they’ll target. And this time, not even the dead are off-limits. Kelly Thompson and Sergio Dávila deliver a shocking reveal—the first of many!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE DARKHOLD: BLADE #1
DANIEL KIBBLESMITH (W) • Federico Sabbatini (A) • Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY NATACHA BUSTOS
VARIANT COVER BY MICO SUAYAN • CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY CIAN TORMEY

THE KING OF DEATH!

Are you fanged, or are you food? The world is divided into humans and vampires – and Blade, the one who walks between them both…and kills with equal impunity. After reading from the cursed Darkhold, Blade and a cadre of other heroes were meant to enter Chthon’s dimension and stop the ancient god from destroying the Multiverse. But reading the book has changed all their lives and histories…and for Blade, the consequences are far-reaching. Vampires rule the world, and he rules over them all. But there are some heroes left—and Blade is not as omniscient as he thinks.

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

THE DARKHOLD: IRON MAN #1
RYAN NORTH (W) • GUILLERMO SANNA (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO
VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI • DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY CIAN TORMEY
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS

Ryan North turns his talents to a brand-new genre! Called forth to face the dread god Chthon, Iron Man reads from the ancient ill-fated text the Darkhold…and it changes the course of his entire life. The armor that has saved him countless times is about to become a prison — one whose only escape is a fate worse than death. The brilliant comedic mind behind The

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Dinosaur Comics brings you the body-horror tale of the century!!

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #2 (OF 5)
JED MacKAY (W) • LEE GARBETT (A)
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS • Variant cover by DAN PANOSIAN
HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
MARVEL MASTERPIECES VARIANT COVER BY JOE JUSKO

REST IN PEACE STEPHEN STRANGE!

With the Sorcerer Supreme gone, so too are Earth’s magical defenses!

Now the rest of Earth’s heroes have their hands full with multiple invasions from other dimensions. Some are familiar…but some are new…and frightening! Meet the Three Mothers!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE: AVENGERS #1
ALEX PAKNADEL (W)
RYAN BODENHEIM (A)
Cover by STEVE SKROCE
Variant Cover by CREEES LEE

EARTH’S WEAKEST HEROES!

With Doctor Strange gone, the Avengers are the only ones who can stop a rampaging Juggernaut-like monster from wrecking all of Manhattan!

But what does this mystical creature want?

And how does the magic-skeptical Iron Man hold the answer?

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

STRANGE ACADEMY PRESENTS: DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #1
SKOTTIE YOUNG (W)
MIKE DEL MUNDO (A)
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

Strange Academy is closed until the events surrounding Dr. Strange’s death are resolved, so the students go back to their parents!

Iric and Alvi’s mom happens to be the Enchantress, so you know this isn’t going to go smoothly. We’re going to learn that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and more than just one realm is in trouble.

All this and more!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ETERNALS: CELESTIA #1
KIERON GILLEN (W) • KEI ZAMA (A) • Cover by ESAD RIBIĆ
Variant by NELSON BLAKE II • DEADPOOL 30TH VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD

THERE IS NO GOD FOR THE ETERNALS!

Now that the truth of their existence is revealed, Ajak and Makkari must pick up the pieces and try to find a road forward… no matter how terrifying it will be, or how their choices will irrevocably shock the rest of the Eternals? Also: How do the Avengers of 1,000,000 BCE figure into it?

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

ETERNALS FOREVER #1
RALPH MACCHIO (W) • Ramón Bachs (A) • Cover by TODD NAUCK
Variant Cover by JUAN FRIGERI

IKARIS, AGENT OF THE DEVIANTS?!

The Deviants have captured Ikaris! Now under their control, Ikaris has been brainwashed into assassinating Ajak! It’s up to Gilgamesh and Sprite to stop him and prevent all-out war between the Eternals and the Deviants!

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: CROSSROADS #4 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO

ENTER: THE ETERNALS!

SPIDER-MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK join forces with the DEVIANTS!

Wait, that can’t be right…can it?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

THE MARVELS #6
KURT BUSIEK (W) • YILDIRAY CINAR (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant cover by DUSTIN WEAVER

Who is Lady Lotus? Crime lord, super villain, saboteur…but that’s just scratching the surface. Learn what makes her tick – her loves, her hates, her fears—and learn the startling secrets behind the Siancong War. Why it’s not what it seems, and what’s going on behind the scenes. A tour through a century of Marvel history, involving the Invaders, the Avengers, mayhem, monsters and the deepest mystery of all.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #4
JED MacKAY (W) • ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO (A)
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN • Variant cover by Gabriele DELL’OTTO
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA CASSARA

A NIGHT IN THE LIFE! From waking till midnight, Moon Knight’s life is filled with peril. A mysterious foe attacks from a new and unexpected direction, an old friend comes to visit and Moon Knight finds himself answering the same question over and over again: “Why do you wear the mask?” Featuring a guest appearance from the striped sensation Tigra!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

PHOENIX SONG: ECHO #1 (OF 5)
REBECCA ROANHORSE (W) • LUCA MARESCA (A) • Cover by CORY SMITH
Variant cover by OSCAR VEGA
Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
STORMBREAKERS VENOMIZED VARIANT COVER BY CARMEN CARNERO
HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK

STRAIGHT OUT OF HER TRANSFORMATION IN AVENGERS, ECHO GETS AN EXHILARATING SOLO SERIES FROM BESTSELLER REBECCA ROANHORSE!

Against all odds, one of the most powerful entities in the Marvel Universe chose Maya Lopez, a deaf street fighter, as its new avatar. And the burning question on everyone’s minds is: WHY?! But Echo is the last person to answer. Still learning her new cosmic abilities — and struggling with the Phoenix’s overwhelming personality — Echo strikes out to return to her roots. But the reservation has even fewer answers. And where power goes, evil follows. Someone wants Echo to fail — and unleash a power only the greatest heroes in history have been able to control. Avengers artist Luca Maresca joins superstar writer Rebecca Roanhorse for a story that will light the universe on fire!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SHANG-CHI #5
GENE LUEN YANG (W) • DIKE RUAN (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO

MEET THE NEW IRON MAN…SHANG-CHI?!

A weapons dealer offers up a stolen Iron Man suit to Shang-Chi’s organization.

But will Shang-Chi take it to use in his war against crime?

And what will Tony Stark have to say about it?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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