Top 20 Marvel Comics May 2023 Solicitations Spoilers With Fantastic Four #700, Amazing Spider-Man #25, Avengers #1, Venom, X-Men and More!
Among the Marvel Comics full May 2023 solicits we picked out our Top 20. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
The Top 20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND • VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL
GWEN STACY VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR.
MARY JANE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR.
BLACK AND WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND
VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS
DISNEY100 VARIANT COVER BY DONALD SOFFRITTI
DISNEY100 BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT COVER BY DONALD SOFFRITTI
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
The past and the present collide in this oversized and monumental 25th issue!
Your heart isn’t ready for this one.
56 PGS./Rated T …$6.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI • VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ • VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER COIPEL
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID TALASKI • SPOILER VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Now fully in the present, the Emissary has returned and his power is so far beyond Spider-Man’s abilities.
The heroes may figure out a way to win, but the cost of victory will be so immense that you may hope they don’t…
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
AVENGERS #1
JED MACKAY (W) • C.F. VILLA (A) • Cover by STUART IMMONEN
CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
VARIANT COVER BY KAEL NGU
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY KAEL NGU
VARIANT COVER BY DANIEL ACUÑA
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY PAUL SMITH
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
SCARLET WITCH VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
SCARLET WITCH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
NEGATIVE SPACE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
ASSEMBLE! JED MACKAY AND STORMBREAKER C.F. VILLA TAKE THE REINS OF EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES!
The Star. The Icon. The Witch. The Construct. The God. The Engineer. The King.
The world is ever in peril, and a new team of Avengers mobilizes to meet any dangers that dare threaten the planet. But when TERMINUS attacks, a new and insidious danger rears its head: one that the Avengers know all too well, and one that comes to them in the most dangerous of guises – that of a friend.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
AVENGERS: WAR ACROSS TIME #5 (Of 5)
PAUL LEVITZ (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)Showdown in the future! Will the original Avengers get a glimpse of what awaits them, or will the swirling madness of time swallow them up?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE #4 (OF 5)
J. Holtham (W)
Sean Damien Hill & Alberto Foche (A) Cover by Ken Lashley
VARIANT COVER BY CORY SMITHNEW FUTURE…SAME PROBLEMS!
When the two Bishops arrive at the Tucker Institute to search for Tempo, they find the facility under attack by the Human Liberation Front – an anti-mutant extremist group made up of this alternate future Earth’s versions of MOIRA MacTAGGERT, FEILONG, TONY STARK and SIMON TRASK. When the fight hits a critical point, a familiar face comes to the Bishop’s aid. Meanwhile, back on Earth-616, Armor, Surge, Cam Long, Aura Charles and Amass are embroiled in battle against Orchis and the Struckers. Blood will be shed and truths will be revealed in this penultimate issue of BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DANNY KETCH: GHOST RIDER #1 (OF 5)
HOWARD MACKIE (W) • DANIEL PICCIOTTO (A)
Cover by BEN HARVEY
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER SALTARES
VARIANT COVER BY MARK TEXERIA
VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI
DANNY KETCH IS BACK!
Flashback to a time when innocent blood was spilled, a Spirit of Vengenace was born, and Danny Ketch found himself transformed into the GHOST RIDER! A gang war is breaking out across New York City, with Ghost Rider caught in the middle! But if it’s just rival gangs killing each other, does Ghost Rider need to get involved?
Join us for an untold tale written by Danny Ketch co-creator HOWARD MACKIE and artist DANIEL PICCIOTTO!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
HALLOWS’ EVE #3 (OF 5)
ERICA SCHULTZ (W)
MICHAEL DOWLING (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
EVE VERSUS SPIDER-MAN!
• ‘Nuff said?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • Andrea Di Vito (A) • Cover by KAEL NGU
VARIANT COVER BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BOB LAYTON
BLAST TO THE PAST!
It’s the untold story of Iron Man vs. the West Coast Avengers! But why is he fighting the likes of Wonder Man and Hawkeye? And how do the events of the past affect Tony’s future?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #7/#700
RYAN NORTH (W) • IBAN COELLO (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND • BLACK AND WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND
HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD • HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY
LINKING 700 CHARACTER WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
COLOSSAL ISSUE #700!
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 is also FANTASTIC FOUR #700, which means we’re ABSOLUTELY going huge.
It’s an over-sized spectacular as the Fantastic Four reach their new home – not knowing that a mysterious threat has made it there first!
As their knowledge of LANGUAGE ITSELF begins to melt from their minds, the Four are in disarray as their existence hangs in the balance…
…and the greatest villain of all time finally seals their DOOM.
56 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
JOE FIXIT #5 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • YILDIRAY ÇINAR (A)
Cover by CULLY HAMNERTHE SMASHING FINALE!
Featuring an amazing, spectacular, you might even say incredible, team-up between Joe Fixit and Spider-Man as they attempt to push Kingpin (and an impressive number of some of Spidey’s toughest foes…) out of Las Vegas once and for all!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #7
NEIL GAIMAN & MARK BUCKINGHAM (W) • MARK BUCKINGHAM (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MIRACLEMAN VS. YOUNG MIRACLEMAN!The cataclysmic showdown is finally here!
32 PGS./Mature …$4.99 (POLYBAGGED)
ATTENTION RETAILERS: MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN AND BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #7 cover was originally solicited for issue #6. The new cover for issue #6 will be revealed at a later date.
PUNISHER #12
JASON AARON (W) • JESÚS SAIZ & PAUL AZACETA (A) • Cover by JESÚS SAIZ
VARIANT COVER BY MICO SUAYAN • SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY
PUNISHER…NO MORE.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
RED GOBLIN #4
ALEX PAKNADEL (W)
JAN BAZALDUA (A)
Cover by InHyuk Lee
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
VARIANT COVER BY SUNGHAN YUNE
FAMILY BUSINESS!
Norman Osborn and his grandson reach a tacit agreement – but as good-natured as Norman may be now, when has an agreement ANYONE has made with him turned out well?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ROGUE & GAMBIT #3 (OF 5)
Stephanie Phillips (W)
Carlos GÓMEZ (A)
Cover by Steve Morris
Variant Cover by Jeff Dekal
WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
BROKEN PROMISES AND BROKEN BONES!
As Manifold’s trail goes cold, tensions between Rogue and Gambit heat up! For months now, they’ve been pulling apart – Rogue busy with her X-Men duties, Gambit risking eternal death in Otherworld… Now, when Gambit discovers Rogue’s been keeping secrets, the couple must face their issues head-on. Orrrr they could split up and tackle the fight solo – that sounds smart, right? But WHO is gathering super-powered humans? And why is Manifold so important anyway? The mystery continues in Stephanie Philips and Carlos Gómez’s explosive romp through the Marvel U!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
STORM #1 (OF 5)
ANN NOCENTI (W) • SID KOTIAN (A) • Cover by ALAN DAVIS
VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN • VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
MARVEL ICON VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
STORM FACES THE BLOWBACK OF HER POWERS!
ORORO MUNROE, A.K.A. STORM, has been a thief, a goddess and a leader of the X-MEN – and she’s just getting started! With her mutant ability to control the weather bolstered by her top-notch fighting skills, she’s a formidable opponent like no other (as CALLISTO of the MORLOCKS can attest)! But when an elemental power emerges near the XAVIER MANSION, it’ll take Storm to the limit of her powers and beyond!
Get ready for an electrifying all-new series showcasing Storm’s days of rocking her mohawk and leading the X-Men, as she faces an ALL-NEW VILLAIN that will threaten to tear her apart from her team…and what she thought she knew about herself!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
THOR #34
Torunn Grønbekk (W) • JUAN GEDEON AND SERGIO DÁVILA (A) • COVER BY NIC KLEIN
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY Javier Garrón • VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
THOR, DOCTOR DOOM, and…THANOS?!
While Thor races Doctor Doom through time before Doom can tear reality itself asunder in his latest grab for power, they find Thanos at the heart of it all, finally revealing the power struggle that brought Thor’s grandfather, Bor, and Thanos to all-out war – the ultimate weapon, hidden away for millennia. But Doom will stop at nothing to control it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
VENOM #19
AL EWING (W) • CAFU (A) • Cover by BRYAN HITCH
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO MASTRAZZO
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN • VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
TRUE ENLIGHTENMENT!
Battered, beaten and brutalized across nearly all of space and time, Eddie Brock’s grit, determination and faith have wavered at times, but never broken. Here he reaches TRUE ENLIGHTENMENT, and you Venomaniacs will meet his most powerful form yet…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II #3 (OF 5)
DAVID MICHELINIE (W) • FARID KARAMI (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MANNA VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN
VENOM – AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.?!
VENOM has joined international super-spy SILVER SABLE’s WILD PACK, but to stop planet-killing tech from falling into the wrong hands – they’ll have to play by Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s rules! But when New York City falls under attack, Venom may be S.H.I.E.L.D.’s only hope! And there’s a new player in the game – DOCTOR DOOM has his own plans for the tech – and for Venom!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WARLOCK: REBIRTH #2 (OF 5)
RON MARZ (W) • RON LIM (A/C) • HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY GIL KANE
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY Lucas Werneck • VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Adam Warlock has been stripped of his Infinity Gem! But who is the new bearer calling herself Eve? As Adam falls into a coma, Gamora, Pip and Genis-Vell must seek the help of Doctor Strange!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
WOLVERINE #33
BENJAMIN PERCY & GENE LUEN YANG (W)
JUAN JOSÉ RYP & PETER NGUYEN (A)
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
SISTER DAGGER AAPI HERITAGE MONTH VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL
WEAPONS OF X!
The landmark Weapons of X storyline continues as BEAST makes a critical move against WOLVERINE. But…who is moving against Beast? Not who you think! And how does MAVERICK play into this conflict?
PLUS: An all-new backup adventure featuring WOLVERINE and SISTER DAGGER, by Gene Luen Yang and Peter Nguyen!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
X-FORCE #40
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • ROBERT GILL (A)
Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
SPIDER-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY BJÖRN BARENDS
VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN
BACK FROM THE FUTURE!
The new team of COLOSSUS, WOLVERINE, DEADPOOL, OMEGA RED, SAGE and DOMINO must contend with BEAST’S plans…and the future! A blast from their past will have readers talking, and sets the stage for the next era of X-FORCE!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from Marvel Comics’ May 2023 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
