Top 20 Marvel Comics April 2022 Solicitations With Avengers, X-Men & Fantastic Four! Plus Alternate Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk & More?!

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Top 20 Marvel Comics April 2022 Solicitations With Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four! Plus Alternate Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk and More?!

Among the Marvel Comics full April 2022 solicits we picked out the Top 20 plus a few honourable mentions. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?

The Top 20

AVENGERS #55
JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C) • Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY TBA

THE COMING OF THE NIGHTHAWK

Last seen during the events of HEROES REBORN, Nighthawk of the Squadron Supreme of America returns to the scene with a dark and mysterious purpose. Is he friend or foe to the Avengers? Nobody’s sure. But there are no such questions about the deadly new incarnation of the Serpent Society!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS FOREVER #5
JASON AARON (W) • JIM TOWE (A) • COVER BY AARON KUDER
Spider-Man Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT

THE DOOM OF ALL DOOMS!

All we know about the leader of the new Multiversal Masters of Evil is that he calls himself Doom Supreme and that universe after universe keeps crumbling before him. But in a multiverse filled with world-conquering versions of Victor Von Doom, what makes this one the Doom Above All?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BEN REILLY: SPIDER-MAN #4 (OF 5)
J.M. DEMATTEIS (W) • DAVID BALDEÓN (A) • Cover by STEVE SKROCE
Variant Cover by ALEX GARNER
Variant Cover by DAN JURGENS

THE PAST KILLS!

Ben Reilly has finally come face-to-face with the true villain behind his torment — and you’re not going to believe who it is!

Watch as a failure from Ben and Peter’s past comes to haunt the life of SPIDER-MAN!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #0
TOCHI ONYEBUCHI, COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • MATTIA DE IULIS (A)
STEVE ROGERS COVER BY ALEX ROSS • SAM WILSON COVER BY ALEX ROSS
Wraparound Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS
Variant Cover by ADAM HUGHES • Variant Cover by JIM CHEUNG
SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY TBA

When Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, he meets his match – in Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers! In the explosive battle that follows, two Captain Americas prove better than one, and Sam and Steve decide they might just keep a good thing going…

Tochi Onyebuchi (BLACK PANTHER LEGENDS), Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (KANG THE CONQUEROR) and Mattia De Iulis (THE MIGHTY VALKYRIES, INVISIBLE WOMAN) kick off an incredible new CAPTAIN AMERICA saga – you won’t want to miss what comes next!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

CAPTAIN CARTER #2 (OF 5)
JAMIE MCKELVIE (W) • MARIKA CRESTA (A)
Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Variant Cover by MARC ASPINALL

“WOMAN OUT OF TIME” CONTINUES!

Captain Carter is back, and now the whole world knows it! Reeling from her new celebrity status, Peggy teams up with S.T.R.I.K.E. to investigate the sudden resurgence of Hydra, but something doesn’t feel quite right. Can Peggy trust what she’s being told, or is someone trying to use her as a high-profile pawn in a game she doesn’t yet understand?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL ANNUAL #1
TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • CARLOS GÓMEZ (A) • Cover by LEE GARBETT
Variant Cover by RAHZZAH

Captain Marvel…behind bars?! Carol has gotten herself into an intergalactic scale of trouble with the K’rasky military and now she’s locked up in their city-like prison…with the Starjammers. Will they be able to blast their way out? Or will they be lost to the authoritarian labyrinth of K’rasky law?

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ELEKTRA #100
ANN NOCENTI (W) • PAULO SIQUEIRA, TY TEMPLETON & MORE (A)
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN • VARIANT COVER BY Dike Ruan
VARIANT COVER BY VARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTEL • VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Elektra has been many things – a pawn, a pariah, and even a provocateur. But through it all, she has been one thing above all others: the most dangerous human being in the Marvel Universe! Everything that has happened in her long and storied life has been leading to this: the 100th issue bearing her name, and the starting point of what is to come!

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ETERNALS #11
KIERON GILLEN (W) • Guiu Villanova (A) ESAD RIBIC (C) • Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MACK • FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY TBA

The Avengers are done with secrets and demand the Eternals explain themselves!

But the Eternals have other plans, as Ajak has made contact with her Celestial god!

But will she receive the answers she’s been searching for?

Doesn’t look like it…

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #43
DAN SLOTT (W) • RACHAEL STOTT (A) • Cover by CAFU
VARIANT COVER BY SUPERLOG • Spider-Man Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

THE RECKONING WAR CONTINUES!

“Victor Von Doom: Hero of Earth”

The last time the Cormorant appeared, he destroyed the Baxter Building and the Latverian Embassy, completely overpowered the Fantastic Four, and left without anyone laying a hand on him.

Now, for the sake of the universe, Doctor Doom must face him alone. Hail Doom!

Meanwhile, four of Earth’s greatest heroes are trapped in the toxic wastelands of the Barrens…and there is no way for all of them to make it out alive.

Guest-starring: The Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, and an army of Marvel’s most cosmic champions!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK VS. THOR: BANNER OF WAR ALPHA #1
DONNY CATES (W) • MARTIN COCCOLO (A) • Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Hulk Smash variant by Trevor Von Eeden
Mjolnir Crash variant by Trevor Von Eeden
Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Wraparound Connecting Variant Cover by GEOFF SHAW
Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant — their heated rivalry!

When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage?

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of both characters, this epic five-part crossover between the THOR and HULK series starts here in this oversized Alpha issue, brought to you by creators Donny Cates and Martin Coccolo!

Key mysteries from both series will be revealed, as well as shocking consequences for the future of both characters! (Continued in May’s THOR #25 and HULK #7!)

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

IMMORTAL X-MEN #2
Kieron Gillen (W) • Lucas Werneck (A) • Cover by Mark Brooks
Spider-Man Variant Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
QUIET COUNCIL VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO • VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS

EMERGENCY COUNCIL MEETING!

Magneto leaving the council means big shoes need to be filled. Selene demonstrating her foot size by crushing the whole island beneath it is unorthodox, yet compelling. Can the Quiet Council resist?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN #19
CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • CAFU (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
Stormbreakers Variant Cover by JUANN CABAL
Spider-Man Variant Cover by DAN JURGENS

AT LAST, THE STUNNING CONCLUSION OF THE BOOKS OF KORVAC!

Tony Stark must face Michael Korvac once again, and once and for all. No cosmic powers, no allies or henchmen, and no…armor? This is the very end of a very long and very rocky journey; Tony’s going to have to get by on his own blood, sweat, and tears. For the first time in his life, he’s all out of ideas.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE LAST ANNIHILATION TPB
Written by AL EWING, ANTHONY OLIVEIRA & EVAN NARCISSE
Penciled by JUAN FRIGERI, BOB QUINN, JAN BAZALDUA, GERMÁN PERALTA & STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
ON SALE JUNE 2022 [Advance Solicitation In April 2022 Previews]

A new Annihilation event threatens the cosmos! The war to end all wars is here, and the consequences will be grave for the Guardians of the Galaxy, S.W.O.R.D. and the royal couple of the united Kree/Skrull Empire, Hulkling and Wiccan! Five different planets have simultaneously come under threat, and this foe may be too big for even the new Guardians to handle. So it’s a good thing that Cable is back — locked, loaded and ready to steal the ultimate weapon from the deadliest planet in X-history! Meanwhile, the Black Panther enlists the aid of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda and the legendary M’Baku! But what game is Doctor Doom playing? Not everyone is going to come home. Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2020) #16-18, CABLE: RELOADED #1, THE LAST ANNIHILATION: WICCAN & HULKING, THE LAST ANNIHILATION: WAKANDA and S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #7.

200 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93311-1
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16

MAESTRO: WORLD WAR M #3
PETER DAVID (W) • GERMÁN PERALTA (A)
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Design Variant Cover by GERMÁN PERALTA

Maestro clashes with the Abomination in a showdown for the ages! But Abomination is far from the only person gunning for Maestro, and when Emil Blonsky turns out to be just the opening salvo of a larger attack, can the Maestro continue to out-smash and outwit the forces that want him dead?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW MUTANTS EPIC COLLECTION: THE END OF THE BEGINNING TPB
Volume #8 in the New Mutants Epic Collections
Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, ROB LIEFELD, FABIAN NICIEZA, JUDITH BOGDANOVE & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by ROB LIEFELD, GUANG YAP, JON BOGDANOVE, JIM LEE, MARK BAGLEY, TOM RANEY, TERRY SHOEMAKER & MORE
Cover by ROB LIEFELD

The road to X-Force! The mystery man called Cable continues to train the New Mutants into a fierce fighting force just as the team is targeted — along with the X-Men and X-Factor — by Cameron Hodge and the Genoshan government! Escape will only come at a devastating cost, and two New Mutants will not return home! Then, when Cable’s past catches up to him, the fast-talking Deadpool and the lethal Domino make their debuts! And as Sunspot heads into the sunset, the arrival of two strange new allies — Feral and Shatterstar — will lead to an end…and a beginning! But can the all-new New Mutants survive the resurrection of Proteus? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-100 and ANNUAL #7, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #270-272 and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62 — plus material from NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #1, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #15 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6.

504 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94664-7
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16

VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #2 (OF 5)
DAVID MICHELINIE (W) • IVAN FIORELLI (A) • Cover by Paulo Siqueira
VARIANT COVER BY SCARECROWOVEN

VENOM VS HYDRO-MAN…FOR THE FIRST TIME!

‘NUFF SAID!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE: PATCH #2 (OF 5)
LARRY HAMA (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW
Variant Cover by PHILIP TAN

MUTANT VS. MUTANT IN MADRIPOOR!

What began as simple recon lands PATCH in the midst of a war on multiple fronts!

But who is KRASNY BETH, and how does she figure into the plans of both GENERAL COY and DR. MALHEUR?

I guess Patch will never know, if she DESTROYS him with her MUTANT POWER!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X LIVES & DEATHS OF WOLVERINE HC 
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Penciled by JOSHUA CASSARA & FEDERICO VICENTINI
Covers by ADAM KUBERT & MARK BROOKS

The most expansive Wolverine story of all time! Logan. James Howlett. Weapon X. The mutant known as Wolverine has lived many lives under many identities, but never before has the fate of the future been so entwined with his past! To prevent a terrible tragedy, Logan must travel to various points in time to prevent the death of a key figure in mutant history. But that’s only the beginning — because for every life, there must be a death! Fan-favorite eras are explored anew, along with never-before-seen periods in Wolverine’s century-long life! But while Logan saves the past, his extended family must step up to protect the present! Benjamin Percy presents a time-shredding saga across all of Wolverine history — and futures yet to come! Collecting X LIVES OF WOLVERINE #1-5 and X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE #1-5.

288 PGS./Parental Advisory …$75.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-93122-3
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

X-MEN #10
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • Javier Pina (A) • Cover by Pepe Larraz
Spider-Man Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MANNA
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

DEATH STRIKES SWIFTLY!

The X-Men’s troubles just keep piling one on top of the other and now an old enemy steps forward to cut in on the dance!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN RED #1
AL EWING (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
Teaser Variant Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN • ARAKKO VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
PROMO VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE • DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER
VARIANT COVER BY CHRISTIAN WARD • VARIANT COVER BY TBA

WHO CAN SAVE THE RED PLANET?

The mutants of Arakko spent millennia scarred by war — but on what was once called Mars, they’re learning to live in peace. STORM knows the red planet needs something greater than a queen. But ABIGAIL BRAND has other plans, along with an unstable VULCAN on her side and CABLE keeping his own secrets. Welcome to X-MEN RED. It’s a new world…and someone has to fight for it.

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

X-MEN RED #2
AL EWING (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
ARAKKO VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE • VARIANT COVER BY Giuseppe Camuncoli

WHO CAN TAME THE RED PLANET?

The mutants of Mars spent millennia worshipping war — and on what they now call Arakko, they’re keeping up their violent ways. ABIGAIL BRAND knows the red planet needs a firm ruler in charge. But STORM has other ideas, along with a broken MAGNETO in her corner and ROBERTO DA COSTA making his own moves. Welcome to X-MEN RED. It’s a new world… and someone has to claim it.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Honourable Mentions

In addition to the launch of the Amazing Spider-Man’s sixth volume with a new #1, the debut of a vile new nemesis for the Hulk, plus the the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider’s cool new motorcycle, there is also the below worth considering a pick-up.

THE MARVELS #10
KURT BUSIEK (W) • YILDIRAY CINAR (A)
Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY Leinil Francis Yu

Our heroes thought they’d discovered the source of Lady Lotus’ power – but they’ve found something far greater. They find themselves in another world – a secret universe – full of mystery, unimaginable power, deadly danger and even heartbreak, for one of the Marvels. Plus: Threadneedle takes matters into his own hands, in a very unusual way.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Pulse Taking

That’s out top picks from Marvel Comics’ April 2022 solicitations, but caught your eye from their offerings?

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