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Spider-Man & Wolverine #2

By: Marc Guggenheim, Kaare Andrews
Released: Jun 25, 2025

SPIDER-MAN VERSUS WOLVERINE!

You read that right! The inaugural issue's surprise leads to this throwdown for the ages: SPIDER-MAN VERSUS WOLVERINE! But what terrible revelation could possibly pit PETER PARKER against LOGAN for all the marbles? Not mind control, not an illusion - you'll have to read it to experience it!

Rated T+

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Something is Killing the Children #42

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell
Released: Jun 11, 2025

More secrets from Erica Slaughter's past are uncovered in a new mission from her early days as a hunter. As Erica works alongside Jessica to earn her teeth, Jessica's own hidden history may change her perception of the House forever...

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7.5

Emma Frost: The White Queen #1

By: Amy Chu, Andrea Di Vito
Released: Jun 18, 2025

IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE HELLFIRE CLUB!

Before she became a mainstay of the heroic X-MEN, Emma Frost had another role: WHITE QUEEN of the HELLFIRE CLUB! As she grapples for power with the rest of the INNER CIRCLE, witness Emma's ruthless ascent to the top! And when she discovers there is a mole within the Hellfire Club leaking secrets t...

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Ultimate Spider-Man #18

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Jun 25, 2025

WAR RAGES ON IN NEW YORK CITY!

Black Cat enlists Richard Parker's aid in the Sinister Six turf war...and Spider-Man gains a surprising ally!

Rated T

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8.0

Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time #1

By: Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic
Released: Apr 2, 2025

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME #1

THE TRILOGY CONCLUDES! First, Deadpool killed every hero in the Marvel Universe... Then he killed every hero in another Marvel Universe... Well, now, he's back, and this time, slaughtering his way through Earth's Mightiest Heroes won't be enough! He's going after the worst of the w...

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Xavier E Castillo rated Magik #5 Jun 26, 2025
7.5

Magik #5

By: Ashley Allen, German Peralta
Released: May 28, 2025

THE FIFTH SEAL IS OPENED!
•  With Liminal's release on the horizon and Darkchild's power growing, Magik is out of time to save the world.
•  Can Cal and Dani Moonstar turn the tide?
•  Or did Magik know exactly how things would end when she surrounded herself with Demon Slayers?
RATED T+

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8.5

Fantastic Four Fanfare #2

By: Jonathan Hickman, John Tyler Christopher
Released: Jun 18, 2025

The celebration of Marvel's First Family continues, with three all-new tales from Marvel's finest talents! Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver reveal just what happens to the cosmic quartet when Friday the 13th rolls around. John Tyler Christopher spins a tale about Reed Richards receiving messages from himself in the future. And Mark Buckingham tel...

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9.0

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #2

By: Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley
Released: Jun 18, 2025

THE BEST NEW (NOT QUITE A) SUPERHERO SERIES IN THE UNIVERSE CONTINUES! Battle Beast has entered the Blood Games. This is bad news...but not for him.

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Xavier E Castillo rated Bug Wars #5 Jun 24, 2025
10

Bug Wars #5

By: Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar
Released: Jun 18, 2025

BOOK ONE: LOST IN THE YARDTo save his family, Slade Slaymaker must enter Wyrdweb, a mystical, cobwebbed labyrinth full of Spyder Wytches, ancient fate-spinning Weavers, and the deadliest spiders known to man, all of it hidden inside some potted ferns on the side of his house.

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Xavier E Castillo rated Phoenix #12 Jun 23, 2025
7.5

Phoenix #12

By: Stephanie Phillips, Roi Mercado
Released: Jun 11, 2025

THE SECRET ORIGIN OF SARA GREY Protecting the cosmos as PHOENIX, Jean Grey has experienced near-limitless mystery and wonder - a universe of perpetual possibility! But nothing so magnificently unexpected as this: Her sister, SARA GREY, has returned to life. Murdered by the Phalanx many years ago, another in a long line of Greys to lose their lives ...

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8.5

Ultimate Spider-Man #17

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: May 28, 2025

TURF WAR IN NEW YORK! THE SINISTER SIX VS. THE TWO SPIDER-MEN!
•  All is not well in New York with the Sinister Six at war with each other!
•  Fortunately, Spider-Man's not facing this one alone...catch Richard Parker in the BLACK SUIT!
RATED T+

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Xavier E Castillo rated Lost Fantasy #2 Jun 21, 2025
9.0

Lost Fantasy #2

By: Curt Pires, Luca Casalanguida
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Following the shocking events of Issue One, a new hunter is dispatched to get to the bottom of the killings in Montana.Henry fights for his life. Why is it the ones we love that always hurt us the most? Plus: INDIGO CHILDREN EXODUS PART TWO!The startling second chapter of the freshest fantasy on the stands is here!

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8.5

Detective Comics #1096

By: Tom Taylor, Mikel Janin
Released: Apr 16, 2025

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Batman has never particularlyabided by that adage—at least, he didn’t think he did. But now, as his latest caseveers closer and closer into deeply personal territory for Bruce Wayne, he fearsthat he may have been unwittingly keeping an enemy very, very close.Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín’s smash-...

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9.0

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1

By: Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf
Released: Jun 4, 2025

MILES MORALES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNIVERSAL COLLISION! Two of today's most exciting writers, DENIZ CAMP (ULTIMATES) and CODY ZIGLAR (MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN), join forces for an adventure that will change Miles Morales- and the Ultimate Universe - forever! Drawn by rising star JONAS SCHARF, the brilliantly moody artist who brought you ULTIM...

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Xavier E Castillo rated Batgirl #7 Jun 19, 2025
7.5

Batgirl #7

By: Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart
Released: May 7, 2025

Spinning out of “Mother,” the first arc’s world-shattering finale, Lady Shiva unveilsher true, secret origins to Batgirl for the very first time. Courtesy of special guestartist Isaac Goodhart, don’t miss the definitive history of Lady Shiva.

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Xavier E Castillo rated Wonder Woman #21 Jun 19, 2025
7.5

Wonder Woman #21

By: Tom King, Guillem March
Released: May 21, 2025

Fury of the gods! As Batman gets closer to solving the case of Ares’smurder, disaster strikes in the form of a bolt of lightning. With the CapedCrusader sidelined, can the Amazon Princess uncover the truth?

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8.5

Amazing Spider-Man #4

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: May 21, 2025

• The cause of Spider-Man's and Rhino's rampages - and the mastermind behind it - is revealed!
•  Norman Osborn ain't the only GOBLIN back in Peter's so-called life!
RATED T

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7.5

Amazing Spider-Man #3

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: May 7, 2025

PUMPKIN BOMB PROBLEMS!
•  Past and present collide sending Spider-Man spinning OUT OF CONTROL - just when an old foe obsessed with him gets the sword-stabbing jump on Peter and his main squeeze, Shay Marken!
•  Can the last remaining ally still in Spidey's corner, the GREEN GOBLIN, Norman Osborn, cure Peter before his entire life im...

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8.0

Rogue: The Savage Land #3

By: Tim Seeley, Zulema Lavina
Released: Mar 26, 2025

MAGNETO VS. KA-ZAR!
•  Can Rogue keep the peace between them long enough to uncover who is threatening the Savage Land?
•  Or will the Master of Magnetism's sins claim them all?
32 PGS./RATED T+

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8.0

Rogue: The Savage Land #2

By: Tim Seeley, Zulema Lavina
Released: Feb 26, 2025

CUT OFF FROM THE X-MEN?!

Rogue races to rescue Ka-Zar and discover what is happening to the Savage Land. But can she outrun her past, or is this ancient world her perdition? The Savage Land has a new god, but is she merciful?

Rated T+

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8.0

Rogue: The Savage Land #1

By: Tim Seeley, Zulema Lavina
Released: Jan 15, 2025

JOURNEY INTO THE LOST WORLD WITH ROGUE, MAGNETO, KA-ZAR AND MORE! The X-Man called Rogue has always been a survivor, but without her mutant powers, she'll need to prove it like never before! As the Savage Land turns toward war, Rogue will need all her skills to survive dinosaurs, mutates and the Master of Magnetism himself! Writer Tim Seeley (LOCAL...

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Daredevil Vol. 1: Know Fear

By: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto

The next chapter in the ever-surprising saga of Daredevil! After a brush with death, Matt Murdock must piece together his shattered life - and that includes returning to action as Daredevil! But years of trauma have taken their toll, and becoming the guardian of Hell's Kitchen he once was won't be easy. Mistakes will be made along the way - and thi...

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9.5

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2: Learning Curve

By: Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #8-13. Driven by a desire for revenge, Spider-Man sets out to take down Wilson Fisk, the infamous Kingpin of Crime, who employed the man who killed Peter's beloved Uncle Ben.

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9.0

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power & Responsibility

By: Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #1-7. High school student Peter Parker finds himself the recipient of strange and amazing powers. Bullied by his classmates and targeted by the deadly Green Goblin, he learns that with great power, there must also come great responsibility.

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9.5

Spider-Man & Wolverine #1

By: Marc Guggenheim, Kaare Andrews
Released: May 21, 2025

THWIKT!
Did you hear that? That sound can only mean one thing: two of your favorite Marvel heroes doing what they do best! With great power, there must also come... the best there is! SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE team up for the biggest adventure in Marvel comics! Who or what is targeting this unlikely duo, and what can they do to stop it? Get ready ...

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Xavier E Castillo rated Supergirl #1 May 27, 2025
8.5

Supergirl #1

By: Sophie Campbell
Released: May 14, 2025

Kara Zor-El has been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, butwhat happens when she strikes out on her own? Follow Kara as she returnsto her roots in Midvale…home of Supergirl! But how could this be?! Our herohas not been back in years, and the protector of that town has been savingthe day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the impostor befo...

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9.5

Something is Killing the Children #41

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Apr 30, 2025

In this pivotal issue of the bestselling horror saga, the dive into Erica's past continues as we re-enter her younger years being brought up in the House of Slaughter.

What deadly hunts await her and Jessica? And how does Cecilia pose yet another challenge for the young monster hunter?

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Xavier E Castillo rated Bug Wars #4 May 26, 2025
9.5

Bug Wars #4

By: Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar
Released: May 21, 2025

LOST IN THE YARD
Imbued with the power of a mystical amulet, Slade Slaymaker has survived blood-crazed mosquitoes and barbaric Beetle Riders. But as he crosses the wilds of the Yard with the spider witch Wysta, an even greater danger awaits, for they must enter the world of death and utter ruin known as…the Mowed Lands.

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Xavier E Castillo rated Phoenix #11 May 24, 2025
9.0

Phoenix #11

By: Stephanie Phillips, Roi Mercado
Released: May 14, 2025

A BOOMING VOICE SOUNDS ACROSS THE COSMOS...
•  ...the voice of EGO, THE LIVING PLANET - and he speaks in distress: of a great imbalance! A fracturing! A coming death...And the only one who can stand in its way is the PHOENIX! But that's not all...
•  In this all-new arc, JEAN GREY's calling to space and responsibility to the galaxy ...

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9.5

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 8

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell

This "Year Zero" character-defining arc of the hit horror adventure series that has sold over 3 million copies worldwide follows Erica during her years before Archer's Peak to various remote towns in the American countryside, killing monsters before they kill unsuspecting children.

A perfect starting point for new readers and die hard Slau...

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