Top 20 Marvel Comics October 2023 Solicitations Spoilers With Avengers, X-Men, G.O.D.S., Spider-Boy, Ultimate Universe, Star Wars and More!
Among the Marvel Comics full October 2023 solicits we picked out our Top 20 with five of the solicited books coming out in November 2023 for some reason. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
The Top 20
ALPHA FLIGHT #3 (OF 5)
ED BRISSON (W) • SCOTT GODLEWSKI (A)
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
Homage Variant Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
WHO IS NEMESIS?!
You thought ALPHA FLIGHT #1 packed some surprises? Wait until you get a load of issue #3!
As GUARDIAN, PUCK, SNOWBIRD and SHAMAN make a difficult decision about their future, a startling revelation shocks ALPHA FLIGHT and changes the course of FANG, AURORA and NORTHSTAR’s secret mission! Who is the new NEMESIS?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AVENGERS #6
JED MACKAY (W) • IVAN FIORELLI (A) • Cover by STUART IMMONEN
VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE • NEW CHAMPIONS VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
AVENGERS 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY JAMES KERRIGAN
CORNER BOX VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY • COMUNIDADES VARIANT COVER BY TBA
The Avengers’ battle with the Ashen Combine comes to a head — and one will fall. But will the Impossible City fall with them, and what kind of doom might fall upon the Earth as a consequence? Plus: A bonus story celebrating Latin/Latinx heroes and creators!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
AVENGERS #7
JED MACKAY (W) • C.F. VILLA (A) • Cover by STUART IMMONEN • VARIANT COVER BY CORY SMITH
WRAPAROUND AVENGERS 60TH VARIANT COVER BY LEONEL CASTELLANI
KNIGHT’S END VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VARIANT COVER BY EMILIO LAISO
ALL-NEW STORY ARC STARTS HERE!
The Avengers defend the world – but they are beginning not to recognize the world as their own. What has happened to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and…what has happened to the Vision?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!
CHILDREN OF THE VAULT #3 (OF 4)
DENIZ CAMP (W) • LUCA MARESCA (A)
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
THE BOYS BREAK OUT THEIR TOYS!
The time for subterfuge has passed. As the Children of the Vault stand poised to inherit the Earth, Bishop and Cable break out from the shadows guns blazing! But the Children are only one enemy in a world full of them, and now two of the world’s most wanted men have revealed themselves to every watchful eye. Big guns, big action, big attitude — Children of the Vault is a series you can’t miss!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DARK X-MEN #3 (OF 5)
STEVE FOXE (W) • JONAS SCHARF (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FEAR THE FALLEN!
As Gambit tries to save his unruly half of the squad from a watery grave, Madelyne Pryor and Havok confront their nightmares on the other side of the world, leaving Carmen Cruz all alone…aside from the bloodthirsty beast stalking her in the shadows!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
DEADPOOL: BADDER BLOOD #5 (OF 5)
ROB LIEFELD & CHAD BOWERS (W)
ROB LIEFELD (A/C) • Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
New Champions Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
A TITANIC TEAM-UP…TO PROTECT THUMPER?!
THUMPER will stop at nothing to get his hands on DOCTOR VAN STRUTTEN, the man behind the DEPARTMENT H program who made Thumper who he is — and DEADPOOL, CABLE and WOLVERINE reunite to assist their former enemy! Forget what you think you knew, and strap in for the fantastic finale in the baddest issue yet!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
G.O.D.S. #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR • AIKO VARIANT COVER BY EJIKURE
AIKO VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY EJIKURE
JONATHAN HICKMAN RE-INVENTS THE COSMOLOGY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE-POWERS-THAT-BE MEET THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS?
The infinite détente between THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE nears an end. Old acquaintances are reunited during a Babylon Event. The Lion of Wolves throws the worst parties. Don’t look under the table. There’s a John Wilkes Booth penny on the ground.
This ENORMOUS EXTRA-SIZED first issue features DOCTOR STRANGE, who, while not boring at all, is easily the most boring person in the book.64 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99
IMMORTAL X-MEN #16
Kieron Gillen (W) • Lucas Werneck (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS
QUIET COUNCIL VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO • VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS
X-MEN 60TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY DAN VEESENMEYERAPOCALYPSE WHEN?
When everything has already gone wrong, you may think at least you have nothing to worry about. You’d be wrong.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MAGNETO #3 (OF 4)
J.M. DEMATTEIS (W) • TODD NAUCK (A/C)
New Champions Variant Cover by BETSY COLA
IRAE DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
MAGNETO FALLS TO THE SISTERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS!
Meet the ALL-NEW SISTERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS, as MAGNETO must wrestle with the sins of his past! What is the true source of IRAE’s obsession with the Master of Magnetism, and how does it figure into X-MEN history?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
MAGNETO #4 (OF 4)
J.M. DEMATTEIS (W) • TODD NAUCK (A/C)
SISTERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS Design
variant COVER by TODD NAUCK
IS HE EVIL MUTANT, OR IS HE HERO…OR IS HE BOTH?
MAGNETO must come to grips with his past as the Head of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, as well as his present as the Headmaster of the Xavier School’s NEW MUTANTS! What is the TRUE destiny of Erik Lehnsherr? How can these two aspects co-exist in the same man? Don’t miss the astounding final chapter of the character-defining saga by J.M. DeMatteis (SPIDER-MAN: Kraven’s Last Hunt, CAPTAIN AMERICA) and Todd Nauck (X-MEN LEGENDS, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!
MOON KNIGHT: CITY OF THE DEAD #4 (OF 5)
DAVID PEPOSE (W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) • Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ • VARIANT COVER BY AKA
Nothing is more feared in the City of the Dead than the ancient crocodile goddess known as AMMUT THE DEVOURER. Unfortunately for Marc Spector, he is currently being digested inside Ammut’s belly, memory by memory. Can Moon Knight survive the weight of his own horrific past, or will the JACKAL KNIGHT rule triumphant across the realms of both the living and the dead? All hope may be lost… That is unless the SCARLET SCARAB has anything to say about it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
PREDATOR VS WOLVERINE #2 (OF 4)
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • KEN LASHLEY, ANDREA DI VITO & MORE (A)
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO • VARIANT COVER BY SAM DE LA ROSA
VARIANT COVER BY GARY FRANK • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GARY FRANK
VARIANT COVER BY JAVI FERNÁNDEZ“YOU PICKED THE WRONG MUTANT TO HUNT!”
And none knows it better than a Predator! After their first encounter in the Canadian wilderness, Wolverine thought he had moved on — to new fights, worse wounds and tragedies he only wants to forget. But a Yautja does not forget an enemy… At a time when Logan barely knows his own name and is running black ops side by side with Sabretooth and Maverick as “Team X,” how can he make it through round two with a Predator he doesn’t remember fighting?! Plus, the first glimpse at Weapon X!
32 PGS./Rated PARENTAL ADVISORY …$5.99
SPIDER-BOY #1
DAN SLOTT (W) • PACO MEDINA (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
NEGATIVE SPACE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG • HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID AJA • FOIL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SECRETS OF SPIDER-BOY REVEALED!
Spinning out of the pages of DAN SLOTT and MARK BAGLEY’s monumental SPIDER-MAN run — here comes the spectacular SPIDER-BOY! After the events of THE END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE, Spider-Boy’s secret history as Spider-Man’s sidekick was nearly forgotten forever. But now those mysteries will be revealed while they embark on exciting new adventures…TOGETHER!
40 PGS./Rated T …$5.99
ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN RETURNS #1
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS, MARK BAGLEY, RYAN STEGMAN (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS • VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN WEB-SLINGS AGAIN!
The spider-team that redefined the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN returns to celebrate the TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the most monumental and shocking Spidey story in a generation! DAN SLOTT. RYAN STEGMAN. MARK BAGLEY. GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI. HUMBERTO RAMOS. Peter Parker. Doc Ock. Together again for a Spider-Man story SUPERIOR to all others!
48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$6.99
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A) • Cover by BRYAN HITCH
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU • ULTIMATE THOR VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY
ULTIMATE THOR VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
THE SPOILS OF VICTORY!
After the worlds-shaking conclusion of ULTIMATE INVASION, a new team of heroes bands together to save the future! From mastermind Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Stefano Caselli, don’t miss out on this foundational issue for the new line of Ultimate Comics!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$6.99
ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!
UNCANNY AVENGERS #3 (OF 5)
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS
X-MEN 60TH ANNIVERSARY WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A BY NICK BRADSHAW
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER B BY NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
The Unity Squad faces off against the Mutant Liberation Front. Blood will be spilled, and one will fall – TO THEIR DEATH! Plus, Captain America’s been hit with grenades, bullets and bombs, but somebody lobs something at Captain America that we’ve never seen before. ’Nuff said!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 5)
Si Spurrier (W) • Lee Garbett (A) • Cover by Tony Daniel
Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT • Design Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT
Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH • Virgin Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH
THE DEVIL’S HORNS MEET THEIR MATCH!
The Rhino’s on a rampage again – with a different Spidey suit in his sights! Desperate to apprehend the black-clad BAMFer, Orchis is pulling out all the stops. If the Rhino can’t put Kurt Wagner down, surely Silver Sable and her team of elite mercenaries can? But Kurt isn’t just a lawbreaker in the traditional sense…he’s a criminal flirt too. Can Nightcrawler sweet-talk his way outta this one, or is it lights out for our favorite devil?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
THE WHITE WIDOW #1 (OF 4)
Sarah Gailey (W) • Alessandro Miracolo (A) • Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY ADAM HUGHES
WHITE WIDOW VARIANT COVER BY LEIRIX • WHITE WIDOW VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
KNIGHT’S END VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Yelena Belova returns!
Superspy. Rogue agent. Shadow of the Black Widow. Yelena Belova has been many things, but striking out as a hero in her own right is new to her. Now that she’s finally free to choose her own path, who will she become? Sarah Gailey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eat the Rich) joins forces with Alessandro Miracolo (Obi-Wan, Yoda) for a groundbreaking new chapter in the life of one of Marvel’s most enigmatic antiheroes.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY #4 (OF 4)
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • MANUEL GARCÍA (A)
Cover by GEOFF SHAWTHE LAST CHANCE FOR THE X-MEN!
MAGNETO may be mutantkind’s last hope! As the fallout from the Doomsday scenario of the DAYS OF FUTURE PAST reaches its epic climax, witness the never-before-told story of the X-MEN’s last-ditch effort against the Sentinels! Can the mutants reclaim the future?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT #1
CHARLES SOULE (W) • IBRAIM ROBERSON (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT • VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTOWHO LIVED? WHO DIED? ANSWERS TO THE GREATEST CATASTROPHE OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI!
Little has been revealed about the year following the fall of STARLIGHT BEACON and the ultimate triumph of THE NIHIL…until now!
THE JEDI COUNCIL, reeling from its losses, has recalled its JEDI KNIGHTS from across the galaxy and instituted the emergency measures.
MASTER YODA has a plan to save the Order and the galaxy, but he must touch the dark side to achieve it…and the consequences will be grave indeed.
40 PGS./Rated T …$5.99
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Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from Marvel Comics’ October 2023 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
