Top 20 Marvel Comics October 2022 Solicitations Spoilers With Judgment Day Finale Plus Avengers, X-Men, Miraclemen, Spider-Men and More!
Among the Marvel Comics full October 2022 solicits we picked out our Top 20. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
Some titles from the finale to Judgment Day are noted below, but the full AXE: Judgment Day titles for October 2022 are here.
Top 6 Guaranteed Picks
AVENGERS #61
JASON AARON (W) • IVAN FIORELLI (A) • Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN
Miracleman Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
HISTORY’S MIGHTIEST UNTOLD SECRETS!
If the Avengers hope to survive being lost in time, they’ll need the help of some of history’s greatest heroes, from the Thor of the Viking Age to the T. Rex Starbrand at the dawn of time, plus all the forgotten Avengers of bygone eras whose stories can finally be told.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS FOREVER #10
JASON AARON (W) • JIM TOWE (A) • Cover by AARON KUDER
VARIANT COVER BY Simone Bianchi • GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASEANT IN A BOTTLE!
The pillars are in place. The most important Avengers from throughout the Multiverse have been assembled. All but one. A Tony Stark is needed. But the only one who’s available is a man the size of an ant who comes with a very large problem.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #6 (OF 6)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKSVariant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
Variant Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
Variant Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
Variant cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO
Variant cover by ADI GRANOV
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
The apocalyptic finale of the event of the year.
It’s not that nothing will be the same again – it’s that unless heroes can find a new way to be heroes, everything will be nothing forever.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
IMMORTAL X-MEN #7
Kieron Gillen (W) • Lucas Werneck (A)
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Quiet Council Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
Miracleman Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI
A SERIOUS BAMF! — A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Even if you’re the heart of the X-Men, there’re days you want to tear out people’s heart. Judgment day is one of them. What extreme steps will Nightcrawler take in the name of the Spark?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MIRACLEMAN #0
NEIL GAIMAN, JASON AARON, MIKE CAREY, TY TEMPLETON, PEACH MOMOKO & MORE! (W)
MARK BUCKINGHAM, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, TY TEMPLETON, PEACH MOMOKO & MORE! (A)
Cover by ALAN DAVIS • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
Variant cover by Terry Dodson • Variant cover by Skottie Young
Forty years ago, Miracleman’s modern era began and changed the world of comics as we know it. Now, on the cusp of a new era of Miracleman, we celebrate all things Kimota with a who’s who of the best talent in the industry! Plus, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham set up this issue and their return to MIRACLEMAN: THE SILVER AGE!
56 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Mature …$5.99
X-MEN RED #7
AL EWING (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMANFINAL JUDGMENT FOR THE RED PLANET! — AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
As the dust settles and the costs are counted, change is coming to Arakko — starting at the top. After the catastrophic war with the Eternals, the Great Ring declares that ISCA THE UNBEATEN is no longer fit for the Seat of Victory. But Isca’s power is never to lose. If she won’t step down…is there anyone on Arakko who can make her?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Top 14 Honorable Mentions AKA Possible Picks
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Variant Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
Miracleman Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
THE RETURN OF THE HOBGOBLIN!
The timing of this goblin’s return with Peter working at Oscorp MUST be a coincidence, right?
But who is donning the yellow cowl? Roderick Kingsley? Ned Leeds? Flash Thompson? If you know anything about Hobgoblin, you know that you know nothing about Hobgoblin.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Miracleman Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
WINDOWSHADES VARIANT COVER BY TOM REILLYGLIDER VS. GLIDER, BOMB VS. BOMB, GOBLIN VS. SPIDER?!
Spidey’s new costume is going to be tested in a horrifying crucible.
If you thought the Tombstone and Vulture fights were rough, YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
A.X.E.: X-MEN #1
KIERON GILLEN (W) • FRANCESCO MOBILI (A)
Cover by NIC KLEIN
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Connecting Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
THE SECOND STORY-CRITICAL A.X.E. ONE-SHOT!
It wasn’t her. It wasn’t her. It wasn’t her. It wasn’t her. It wasn’t her. Yet: “I am fire and life incarnate! Now and forever.” Which part of “Now and forever” is confusing to you? As one world burns, can Jean justify her existence after burning another?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
A.X.E.: ETERNALS #1
KIERON GILLEN (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A) • Cover by NIC KLEIN
Connecting Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
THE THIRD & FINAL STORY-CRITICAL A.X.E. ONE-SHOT!
Ajak has come a long way. She’s met her maker. Hell, she’s made her maker. Now can she – or anyone – survive her maker?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL #42
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A) • Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
Miracleman Variant Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
JUDGMENT DAY MUST COME FOR US ALL – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Though Carol has had more than enough of being judged lately, there’s no escaping THIS Judgment Day as it determines whether Earth lives or dies. But as Carol and Lauri-Ell give their heroic best to prove their worth an…unexpected new player emerges.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
DEFENDERS: BEYOND #4 (OF 5)
AL EWING (W) • JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ (A/C)
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASEOn their quest to save reality itself, the Defenders have stared down the Beyonder and survived the scorching flames of the Phoenix, but now Loki and Co. must face their greatest threat yet — themselves! The Defenders find themselves in a plane of possibility, where they are haunted by visions of the lives they wish they could have – if only, the dream weaver warns, they didn’t have the others holding them back! Will they turn against each other? Or accept closing those doors?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #48
DAVID PEPOSE (W) • JUANN CABAL (A) • Cover by CAFU
Miracleman Variant Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Trapped alone inside the Baxter Building with no backup in sight, the Invisible Woman battles her way up 35 flights of death traps to stop the mad science of OUBLIETTE MIDAS! But with the clock running out on the Celestial’s judgment, can Sue save her husband, Reed, from becoming the latest cog in the Exterminatrix’s interdimensional war machine? Can the Thing and the Human Torch free themselves from Oubliette’s twisted schemes, or will the hijacked Baxter Building prove to be the FF’s ultimate undoing? It’s Judgment Times Four, as the Fantastic Four don’t plan to go down without a fight!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
NEW FANTASTIC FOUR #5 (OF 5)
Peter David (W) • ALAN ROBINSON (A) • Cover by Nick Bradshaw
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASEIt’s all been leading up to this – the New FF and the original FF team up for a final battle with a mega-sized monstrosity in this action-packed finale! Will anything be left of Vegas – or the world?!–once the dust settles? Plus one last surprise cameo for the road!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
GAMBIT #4 (OF 5)
CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • SID KOTIAN (A)
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASEREMY AND RO’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!
Riverboat heists! Interdimensional battles! And an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD concert with headliner LILA CHENEY!
But headhunters from beyond the stars threaten to disrupt the festivities, and their actions will change the course of GAMBIT and ‘RO’s destinies forever!
All this, and BOUNTY strikes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
GENIS-VELL: CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • JUANAN RAMÍREZ (A)
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Miracleman Variant Cover by JIM CHEUNGSHARING SPACE!
A bond once forged between GENIS-VELL and RICK JONES forms again!
Can the [legal said we can’t use this adjective in conjunction with duo] duo work together to build a new future together?
Or is DEATH once again right around the corner for them both?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #1
NEIL GAIMAN (W) • MARK BUCKINGHAM (A/C)
Variant cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Variant cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant cover by STEVE McNIVEN
Variant cover by PEACH MOMOKO
Variant cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY TBA
“THE SILVER AGE” BEGINS AGAIN!
After thirty years, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham’s unfinished storyline “The Silver Age” begins again! These legendary creators are remastering the two published issues with brand new artwork and finishing their grand story at long last! Young Miracleman – the lost member of the Miracleman Family – is back! His last memories were of a 1963 world of joy and innocence. Now he’s been thrust into the 21st century, where his best friends have become gods and monsters.
48 PGS./Mature …$4.99
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL: BROTHER #1
TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • RAFAEL PIMENTEL (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS • Variant Cover by SUPERLOGOLD FRIENDS DIE HARD!
Lady Bullseye failed. Lord Deathstrike failed. Every assassin sent to kill Frank fails.
The leaders of the underworld – crime bosses, heads of terrorist organizations, and even a corrupt government or two come together to solve the growing problem of Frank Castle.
Sharing intel, resources, and money, a collective underworld puts out a contract to kill Frank – eligible for anyone: assassins, mercenaries or smalltown crooks. The news ripples through the shadows of the world: $500 million to the person who takes down the Punisher. But there’s one face from his past…who’s in this hunt for more than money.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99
SPIDER-MAN #1
DAN SLOTT (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C)
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG • Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Hidden Gem Variant by STEVE DITKO • Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Connecting Variant Cover by BENGAL • Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY FRANK MILLER • VARIANT COVER BY FRANK MILLER
VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS • BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
“The End of the Spider-Verse” is here!
Morlun is back and he is not alone. Allied with one of the most powerful beings known to the Spider-Verse, the scariest Spider-Villain of all time is making his biggest play and no Spider is safe. Especially not the Chosen Spider himself, Peter Parker. With Peter working for Norman Osborn and using a glider…does he have it coming?
Spidey’s 60th Anniversary is no joke as two of the most legendary Spider-Creators are working together on Spidey for the first time and you know it’s going to be one for the record books!
48 PGS./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
Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from Marvel Comics’ October 2022 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
