Top 20 Marvel Comics April 2023 Solicitations Spoilers With X-Men’s Wolverine Clone Saga, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Venom & More!

Top 20 Marvel Comics April 2023 Solicitations Spoilers With X-Men’s Wolverine Clone Saga, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Venom and More!

Among the Marvel Comics full April 2023 solicits we picked out our Top 20. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?

The Top 20

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)

Variant Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
TIMELESS MYSTERIO VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS MYSTERIO VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

DISNEY100 INFINITY GAUNTLET VARIANT COVER BY LORENZO PASTROVICCHIO
DISNEY100 INFINITY GAUNTLET BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT COVER BY LORENZO PASTROVICCHIO

WHAT DID PETER DO?!

We opened this series with a question.

The centerpiece of the answer is a flat-out fight.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #24
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)

Variant Cover by GERARDO SANDOVAL
TIMELESS VULTURE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS VULTURE VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

Witness what brought Peter Parker and Norman Osborn together.

Your opinion of who the hero is and who the villain is may end up at least blurred…

32 PGS./Rated T…$3.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE OMEGA #1
JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRON, AARON KUDER, JIM TOWE, IVAN FIORELLI AND MORE! (A) COVER BY AARON KUDER • Variant Cover by STEVE SKROCEMARVEL ICON VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLITIMELESS GALACTUS VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSSTIMELESS GALACTUS VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX RO

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: THE FINAL CHAPTER!

The grand, oversized finale of the most epic battle in the history of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Along with being the final issue of Jason Aaron’s five-year AVENGERS run, this features an all-star cavalcade of artists, a veritable smorgasbord of Avengers and a few last emotional gut punches in the Mighty Marvel Manner.

72 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$7.99

AVENGERS: WAR ACROSS TIME #4 (Of 5)
PAUL LEVITZ (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)
Stormbreakers Variant Cover by CHRIS ALLEN
Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

The king of the dwarfs has Mjolnir and the Lava Men are ready to erupt from beneath the earth! While the Avengers are all that stand between Earth and a fiery doom, Kang is picking the perfect moment to strike again.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA #1
COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING & TOCHI ONYEBUCHI (W) • Carlos Magno (A)
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON • VARIANT COVER BY DANIEL ACUÑA
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
INFINITY SAGA PHASE 3 VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
TIMELESS BARON ZEMO VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS BARON ZEMO VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
MARVEL ICON VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI

THE REVOLUTION STARTS HERE: COLD WAR – PART ONE!

Bucky Barnes is the Outer Circle’s New Revolution, and he has enacted his deadliest move yet — an alliance with Sam Wilson’s nemesis, the White Wolf. When Steve Rogers’ adopted son, Ian, A.K.A. Nomad, is abducted by someone Steve thought was a friend, he suspects Bucky’s hand at work and calls upon the people who know Ian best — Sam Wilson, Sharon Carter and Misty Knight — to help him get to the bottom of the attack. Has Bucky finally gone too far? Why has Nomad been taken, and what does it have to do with a portal to Dimension Z opening over a secret battleground in Alaska? The Symbol of Truth and the Sentinel of Liberty reunite for a pulse-pounding crossover event that will make them question everything they believe in…and each other.

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE #3 (OF 5)
J. Holtham (W)
Sean Damien Hill & Alberto Foche (A) Cover by Ken Lashley
VARIANT COVER BY CARLOS GOMEZ

TWO BISHOPS, TWO PASTS — AND ONLY ONE LEADS TO THE FUTURE!

Back on Krakoa, Blights will is sweeping the island, poisoning mutantkind’s sentient paradise.

The trainees Bishop left behind are outnumbered and outpowered. Trapped underground and leaderless, can they band together to save their home, or is Orchis’ long game finally about to pay off?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #10
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A) • COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN EASTMAN
A TURNING POINT!
With Elektra at his side, Matt Murdock has launched his most ambitious campaign against injustice EVER, but as recent explosive and destructive events have unfolded, he has found himself more and more isolated — and with fewer allies than ever before…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #6
RYAN NORTH (W) • IVAN FIORELLI (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS
TIMELESS ANNIHILUS VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS ANNIHILUS VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

The Fantastic Four have been restored to their correct dimension and orientation, but they don’t know that some microscopic invaders, immune to all predators on Earth, have come along for the ride!

What happens when the Fantastic Four accidentally threaten all life on the planet? Well, they try to fix it. But what happens when they can’t?

I’ll tell you what happens: Sue and Johnny team up to pull off their most audacious stunt yet and maybe, just maybe, save us all. Meanwhile, Ben, Alicia and Reed have to convince a skeptical world that what they’re doing is worth it…

Plus: Doctor Octopus is in this one! Only for a little bit, because, come on — he’s going up against the FANTASTIC FOUR. It’s gonna be a short fight.

OR IS IT???

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HALLOWS’ EVE #2 (OF 5)
ERICA SCHULTZ (W) • MICHAEL DOWLING (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON
VARIANT COVER BY TBA

Like most of her life, every step forward for Hallows’ Eve leads to five steps back.

Her mystical masks give her abilities like you’ve never seen, but power on this level attracts all kinds of people hunting it down.

Don’t miss the coolest new character in comics and the book that will shock you and keep you guessing!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #14
RYAN OTTLEY (W) • RYAN OTTLEY (A/C)
Variant Cover by NIC KLEIN • Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
TIMELESS ABOMINATION VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS ABOMINATION VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

“HULK PLANET” FINALE — TITAN IS UNLEASHED!

Titan is now in control, and his endless rage will lead to the destruction of Hulk Planet. Within the remaining fragments of the Mind Palace, Bruce Banner must reckon with the harm he has inflicted on the Hulk if either of them are to have any chance of regaining control and saving the planet.

But Bruce knows better than anyone that once a part of the Hulk has unlocked itself, there’s no closing that door ever again…

Surprise revelations and shocking twists abound in Ryan Ottley’s mind-blowing “Hulk Planet” finale!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JOE FIXIT #4 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • YILDIRAY ÇINAR (A)
Cover by CULLY HAMNER
Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES

The fan-favorite Hulk persona known as Joe Fixit faces off against some of the most deadly villains in Spider-Man’s history!

Kingpin has put the “force” back in “enforcer” now that Joe Fixit is under his control. And after calling in a cavalry of New York troublemakers to threaten casino owners all across the Vegas Strip, it seems like Kingpin will be able to take over Las Vegas after all. It’s up to Spider-Man to drag Bruce Banner back to his senses — and stop the parade of his worst enemies from New York from leveling Vegas to the ground!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MIRACLEMAN: MARVEL TALES #1
MICK ANGLO & THE ORIGINAL WRITER (W)
DON LAWRENCE, GARRY LEACH, STEVE DILLON, ALAN DAVIS & PAUL NEARY (A)
Cover by ALAN DAVIS • VIRGIN VARIANT Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS

One of the most celebrated characters in comic book history takes center stage! In classic British tales from MIRACLEMAN (1985) #1, WARRIOR #1-11, MARVELMAN SPECIAL #1 and A1 (1989) #1 — restored and refreshed in the pages of MIRACLEMAN (2014) #1-4 — a long-forgotten legend lives again with the magic word KIMOTA! Middle-aged reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more. When an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny, the heroic Miracleman is reborn! But Miracleman’s return threatens to unravel Moran’s life! Pushing the concept of the super hero to its logical conclusion, MIRACLEMAN is nothing short of a revelation and forty years later stands as one of the influential works in the comic book artform. Now, relive the first groundbreaking 1980s adventures that captured lightning in a bottle — or experience them for the first time!

120 PGS./Mature …$9.99 (POLYBAGGED)

PUNISHER #11
JASON AARON (W)
JESÚS SAIZ & PAUL AZACETA (A)
Cover by JESÚS SAIZ
Variant Cover by MATTEO SCALERA
Frank Castle has finally embraced the role of Fist of the Beast, the High Slayer of the world’s most powerful clan of murderers, the Hand. And the rest of the Marvel Universe has taken notice. If Frank really wants to end his war once and for all, he’s going to have to fight his way through some old familiar faces.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

RED GOBLIN #3
ALEX PAKNADEL (W) • JAN BAZALDUA (A) • Cover by InHyuk Lee
TIMELESS SANDMAN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS SANDMAN VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY…

Norman Osborn has been targeted by a resurgent and terrifying GOBLIN KING for the precious GOBLIN FORMULA running through his veins – but why?! And with the emboldened remnants of the GOBLIN NATION at the undead King’s command, will Normie Osborn be able to save his grandfather, or will the RED GOBLIN be the new King’s latest victim?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SHE-HULK #12 / SHE-HULK #175
RAINBOW ROWELL (W) • ANDRÉS GENOLET (A) • Cover by JEN BARTEL
Variant Cover by ADAM HUGHES
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE
VARIANT COVER BY JEEHYUNG LEE • VIRIGN VARIANT COVER BY JEEHYUNG LEE

She-Hulk reaches the landmark 175th issue!

Not only does She-Hulk find herself face-to-face with the brand-new villain, Scoundrel, but she also puts her whole law practice in danger!

All this, plus bonus stories that will have people talking!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN #7
DAN SLOTT (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY CARLOS GOMEZ
TOP SECRET SPOILER VAIRANT COVER BY TBA
TIMELESS DOCTOR OCTOPUS VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS DOCTOR OCTOPUS VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

“The End of the Spider-Verse” is here!

Friends became enemies, enemies became friends and now all of the Spider-Verse ENDS!

Jessica Drew? Gone. Peter Parker? Gone. And they aren’t the only ones erased by the sacred Sting-Knife.

How can Silk and the rest of the Spiders win this Spider-War?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR #33
Torunn Grønbekk (W) • NIC KLEIN (A/C)

Variant Cover by JEFFREY BROWN
MARVEL ICON VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
TIMELESS LOKI VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS LOKI VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

All roads lead to…Doom!

The time storm threatens all of existence past, present and future! While Doctor Doom hunts for Bor’s weapon, which will allow him to claim Latveria, Earth and the whole of the universe as his own, Thor and Jane Foster hunt for Doom — deep in the past. But what IS the weapon Bor created? And with Doom hell-bent on controlling free will itself, what does that spell for Thor’s sister Laussa, trapped in time between the present and the future?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENOM #18
AL EWING (W) • CAFU (A) • Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG • Variant Cover by TBA
TIMELESS LIZARD VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS LIZARD VIRGIN SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

“ILLUMINATION” STARTS HERE!

As Dylan Brock builds an army, his father and the original Venom, EDDIE BROCK, finds himself more alone than ever before, working through a change unlike any he’s been through ever before! But the real question is: what will Eddie become once he’s on the other side?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II #2 (OF 5)
DAVID MICHELINIE (W) • FARID KARAMI (A) • Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Variant Cover by SKAN
VARIANT COVER BY DIKE RUAN

VENOM GOES WILD!

VENOM and international super-spy SILVER SABLE have formed an unsteady alliance to stop a doomsday weapon from falling into the wrong hands. But they’re not the only players in the game – Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are recruiting…and why does DOCTOR DOOM have his eye on the prize, and what does he want from the Venom symbiote?!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #32
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JUAN JOSÉ RYP (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS
TIMELESS RHINO VIRGIN VARIANT COVER by ALEX ROSS
TIMELESS RHINO VIRGIN SKETCH
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

WOLVERINE may be the best there is at what he does…but which Wolverine is the best? BEAST’S last-ditch effort to save mutantdom involves a veritable CLONE SAGA for LOGAN! Which Wolverine will be left standing? WEAPONS OF X Part Two!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99