Top 25 Marvel Comics July 2022 Solicitations Spoilers With Avengers Vs. X-Men Vs. Eternals, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and More!
Among the Marvel Comics full July 2022 solicits we picked out our Top 25 divide by a Top 10 guaranteed picks and Top 15 honorable mentions and possible picks. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
Top 10 Guaranteed Picks
AVENGERS #58
JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C)
Predator variant by E.M. Gist
DEADPOOL 30TH VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELDTHE AVENGERS’ QUEST THROUGH TIME CONTINUES!
Japan, the Edo Period. They say he walks by night, wielding a blade forged by hellfire. And where he wanders, the penance flows, like fountains of blood. He is the fabled Ghost Ronin, the Samurai of Vengeance. And alongside the Avengers, he will make his final stand against the lightning swords of the devil himself.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS: 1,000,000 B.C. #1
JASON AARON (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by ED McGUINNESS
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX HORLEY
PREHISTORIC HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THOR – REVEALED!
They are the defenders of the dawn of time. Marvel’s first and mightiest legacy heroes. But their greatest secrets have never been revealed. Until now. Witness the dark events that shatter their ranks. See how their lives come to shape the entire future of the Marvel Universe. And be there for the monumental event that reunites them one last time: the true story of Thor’s birth.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #1 (OF 6)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS • WOMEN OX A.X.E. VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK GLEASON
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM • HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY
IN THE LAND OF THE RIGHTEOUS…
The X-Men claim they’re the planets’ new gods. The Eternals know that position is already filled. The Avengers are about to realize exactly how many secrets their so-called friends have kept from them. Years of tension lead to a volcanic eruption as two worlds burn. Who has leaked the X-Men’s secrets to their latest foes? Why is Tony Stark abducting an old friend? And who stands in judgment over the whole world? Judgment Day from Kieron Gillen and Valerio Schiti is the apocalyptic emotional event to define the summer.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #2 (OF 6)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS • MEN OF A.X.E. VARIANT COVER BY ASHLEY WITTER
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • WINDOW SHADES VARIANT COVER BY TOM REILLY
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR. • VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA
…THE WICKED WILL BE PUT TO DEATH!
As the world shakes, an unlikely group of heroes and less-than-heroes gather to find a peaceful solution. Sadly, the best laid plans of man, mutant and Eternal oft go awry…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
GAMBIT #3 (OF 5)
CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • SID KOTIAN (A)
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
Variant Cover by MIRKA ANDOLFOREMY’S RUSE AND WARHAWK’S RETURN!
The problem? GAMBIT and ’RO have become a thorn in the side of mogul SOLARZ…
The solution? The mercenary WARHAWK takes the fight to our heroes!
The rebuttal? Remy gears up in his NEW suit, MARISSA DECASTRO dons the classic armor, and ’Ro joins them for a knock-down, drag-out fight along the Mississippi!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
GENIS-VELL: CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • JUANAN RAMÍREZ (A)
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Predator variant COVER by Chris Sprouse
IN THE EYE OF A TITAN!
The clock is ticking as Rick must find Genis before they both blink out of existence!
Wait…who’s that big face on the cover?
Find out who else is searching for Genis and what DEATH has to do with it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
IMMORTAL X-MEN #5
Kieron Gillen (W) • MICHELE BANDINI (A)
Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Quiet Council Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
THE BOOK OF EXODUS!
Bennet du Paris was born in the 12th century. Exodus marched forth with a sword in his hand and a shield in his heart to protect what he believes. It’s now the 21st century. What’s changed? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And the Eternals who dared attack Krakoa are going to discover what that means.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN 2099: EXODUS OMEGA #1
STEVE ORLANDO (W) • PAUL FRY (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
2099 FRAME VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY RON LIMTHE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 2099 REACHES ITS EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION!
The final battle for the Celestial Garden begins! Spider-Man vs. Norman Osborn! The X-Men vs. the Cabal! Two armies, two deadly enemies…and the keys to 2099’s future up for grabs!
It’s a brawl for all: A brave new tomorrow for 2099 starts here!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99
THUNDERBOLTS #3 (OF 5)
JIM ZUB (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A/C)
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER
BY STEFANO CASELLI
Hawkeye and Spectrum square off, Persuasion has her own perfume and Super Apes conquer Central Park!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
X-MEN RED #5
AL EWING (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A)
Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
ARAKKO VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKEEXCESS DEVIATION!
No one who is not an Omega-level mutant has ever taken one of the nine seats of the Great Ring. Together, they are the greatest power Arakko has ever known – and it’s nine against one. So, if the nine are losing…what does that say about the one? Judgment Day has come to the Red Planet – and it’s Arakko’s greatest test since X OF SWORDS!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Top 15 Honorable Mentions & Possible Picks
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON • Design Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
PREDATOR VARIANT COVER BY CORY SMITH
Norman Osborn is back! But what does he have planned for Spider-Man?!
One of the biggest Spidey status quo changes in years is here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
Predator Variant Cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO
Spider-Man has a new costume and accessories that look vaguely…familiar.
Is that a GLIDER?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS FOREVER #8
JASON AARON (W) • AARON KUDER (A/C)
Predator variant COVER
by Juan Jose Ryp
THE FISTS OF THE UNWORTHY THOR!
Meet the most broken Thor in the Multiverse. One who watched Asgard burn, watched Midgard be defiled and was helpless to stop it, as he’s a Thor who cannot lift his own hammer. In desperation, Thor will turn to another of the Earth’s great powers, becoming a pupil of the Thunderer of mystical K’un-Lun, the guardian of the immortal Iron Fist.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
A.X.E.: DEATH TO THE MUTANTS #1 (OF 3)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • GUIU VILANOVA (A) • Cover by Esad Ribić
VARIANT Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUThe mutants are Deviants. Eternals are coded to correct excess deviation. The mutants are eternal, Mars colonizers, ever-spreading. Eternals know what they should do. Our heroes don’t want to, but can they resist the murderous designs coded into their body as surely as any Sentinel? And if they can’t, can anyone survive the coming judgment?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DEFENDERS: BEYOND #2 (OF 5)
AL EWING (W) • JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ (A/C)
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Predator variant COVER by Ron Lim
The adventure begins – in the path of the Beyonder? When Loki, Blue Marvel, America Chavez, Taaia and Tigra land rather unexpectedly in the Second Cosmos, they find their lives in the hands of its cosmic overseers – unless Loki can figure out the right trick to save them all.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #46
DAN SLOTT (W) • CAFU (A/C)
Predator variant COVER by Superlog
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
“Family First”!
Not a dream. Not a hoax. This is real.
Thanks to the knowledge of the Watchers, the lost daughter of Nathaniel Richards has been found.
It’s time to finally meet the mysterious sister of Reed Richards.
But is it time to welcome her into the family?
It’s a day of amazing adventures both in her world, and in the world of the Fantastic Four.
Guest-starring Namor, King of Atlantis.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
GHOST RIDER #6
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • Brent Peeples (A) • Cover by KAEL NGU
Variant Cover by Björn BarendsThere’s somebody else out there who knows what it means to suffer — to feel sickened by the pain and suffering they’ve inflicted on the world — and his name is Logan. After the motorcycle rally at Hell’s Backbone, Wolverine and Johnny Blaze are brought together, but will they race forward as enemies or allies in the war against the shadow country?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
HULK #9
DONNY CATES (W) • RYAN OTTLEY (A/C) • Predator variant COVER by Dale Keown
VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
New Arc – HULK PLANET!
Thoroughly shaken by his battle with Thor and Titan’s impact on his friends, Bruce Banner decides that his best company is himself – and only himself. As he sets Starship Hulk on a far away course, he begins to reckon with what it means to be healthy – and encounters an alternative to isolation he’d never thought to dream of. But this alternative begs the question – who exactly is Monolith?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
NEW FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (OF 5)
Peter David (W) • Alan Robinson (A)
Cover by Nick Bradshaw
Variant Cover by Marcus To
Chaos erupts in Sin City as Asmodeus’ demonic influence spreads…and the New Fantastic Four are caught in the thick of it! With Ghost Rider M.I.A., it’s up to Wolverine, Hulk and Spider-Man to face off against a demonically possessed Human Torch. But can they defeat him without killing him? Plus: A house call from Dr. Strange!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
PUNISHER #4
JASON AARON (W) • JESÚS SAIZ & PAUL AZACETA (A) • Cover by JESÚS SAIZFrank Castle is determined to use the ninja warriors of the Hand to end his war once and for all. But the world’s newest and deadliest dealers in wildly powerful arms, the Apostles of War, are proving to be the Punisher’s toughest foes yet. And that’s not to mention the assassins Lady Bullseye and Lord Deathstrike who’ve been hired to expose the Punisher as a pretender to the throne of the Beast.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #5 (OF 5)
DAVID MICHELINIE (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY JONBOY MEYERSEddie Brock has been pushed to his limit. The love of his life has found happiness with another, and he’s fought super villain after super villain across New York City as every super-powered criminal in town attempts to take the sinister symbiote’s head. Now VENOM faces down a gauntlet of foes — including TASKMASTER — intent on putting down the wicked web-slinger for good. But Venom has ONE chance to win, but it will take everything he and the symbiote have just to survive!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WOLVERINE: PATCH #5 (OF 5)
LARRY HAMA (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A)
Cover by GEOFF SHAWLAW’S OUT, CLAWS OUT!
S.H.I.E.L.D. makes landfall in MADRIPOOR to put an end to the jungle warfare between COY, NEMIKOVA, and the KRASNYS!
But will even their MANDROID battle suits be enough to quell the conflict?
NICK FURY may lay down the law, but PATCH only plays by his own rules…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
X-FORCE #30
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • ROBERT GILL (A)
Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
Variant Cover by CARLOS MAGNO
DEADPOOL JOINS, AND KRAVEN’S HUNT BEGINS!
X-FORCE has taken some lumps, but a new era begins as old-school X-Forcer WADE WILSON makes his grand return! Well, grand for him, necessary for the team, as X-Force needs all the help it can get in the fallout from the Hellfire Gala and the revelations of A.X.E.! Plus: Find out why KRAVEN THE HUNTER is involved in the start of a landmark storyline!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
X-MEN #13
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • C.F. VILLA (A)
Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Predator Variant COVER by James Stokoe
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER
BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
THE INHERITORS OF THE EARTH?
The mutants are the next stage of evolution. Evolution depends on a mutation of genes – the genes of the offspring deviating from their progenitors. Some would call the X-gene EXCESS deviation. Those people are gonna need to be taken down a few pegs.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: DISSOLUTION & REBIRTH TPB
Volume #17 in the X-Men Epic Collections
NEW PRINTING!
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by JIM LEE, MARC SILVESTRI, RICK LEONARDI, KIERON DWYER, BILL JAASKA & MIKE COLLINS
Cover by JIM LEE
ON SALE AUGUST 2022Outback — and outgunned! The X-Men are brought to their lowest point as the team slowly breaks apart — but who will rise to take their place? When Nanny attacks the X-Men’s Australian base, tragedy strikes for Storm! The cyborg Reavers take their revenge — and they’ve got brutal plans for Wolverine! The mystical Siege Perilous heralds a fresh start for the besieged mutants, but Psylocke will find herself transformed into the Mandarin’s assassin! Can Jubilee and a grievously injured Wolverine bring her back to the light? Meanwhile, a new team forms on Muir Island — but Legion’s secret means tragedy for Freedom Force! Banshee and Forge begin a quest for the missing X-Men, but they’ll encounter more than they expected! And the mutant thief Gambit makes his uncanny entrance! Superstar Jim Lee debuts for an X-citing new era! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #248-267.
488 PGS./Rated T …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-94681-4
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from Marvel Comics’ July 2022 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
