May 20, 2021

August 2021 Previews



EXTREME CARNAGE: RIOT #1
ALYSSA WONG (W) • FRAN GALAN (A) • Cover by SKAN
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYMA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JEFF JOHNSON
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
SYMBIOTE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Carnage may be building an army, but his ultimate goal remains shrouded in mystery. What is his endgame? And how many will he massacre to achieve it?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE 8/18/21



EXTREME CARNAGE: LASHER #1
CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN (W) • CHRIS MOONEYHAM (A) • Cover by SKAN
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYMA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JEFF JOHNSON
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
SYMBIOTE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
WITNESS THE BIRTH OF A NEW SYMBIOTE!
Four issues into the Carnage event of the summer and the bodies just keep piling up – including some of the Venomaniacs the Mighty Marveldom know and love! But now is not a time to mourn for fallen heroes (or their symbiotes). CARNAGE is on the loose, and he’s building an army…
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE 8/4/21


SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: CROSSROADS #2 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (W) • GREG LAND (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
While SPIDER-MAN is trapped in the Crossroads Dimension with THE RAMPAGING HULK… BLACK CAT must find her man Spidey with the help of a certain SORCERER SUPREME!
The Symbiote Spider-Man creative team continues to bring you unrevealed tales from Peter Parker and the Symbiote’s past in the Modern Marvel Manner you know and love!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
ON SALE 8/25/21



SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER’S SHADOW #5 (OF 5)
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
WHAT IF PETER PARKER BECAME VENOM?
By choosing to keep the symbiote, Spider-Man let himself become a monster. Now, with the help of Mary Jane and the Fantastic Four, he’s managed to reclaim control. But if the symbiote can’t have Peter, then it will just have to take the rest of the Marvel Universe. The shocking finale of this bold new approach to “What If..?” stories!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE 8/11/21


VENOM BY DONNY CATES VOL. 3 HC
Written by DONNY CATES
Penciled by JUAN GEDEON, IBAN COELLO, LUKE ROSS & RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by IBAN COELLO
ON SALE NOVEMBER 2021
When a dangerous armored foe named Virus erupts into Venom’s life, he threatens to rip away everything Eddie Brock holds dear. His son, his symbiote — even himself! But as their battle spirals out of control, Venom suddenly finds himself somewhere beyond! In a wildly different and highly dangerous world, new allies, familiar faces and shocking enemies await! Eddie must somehow find a way home — but untold horrors await him there. Knull, the terrifying King in Black, has arrived to plunge Earth into darkness with his army of symbiote dragons — and Venom will be the first to fall! After three years of all-out action and suspense, Donny Cates brings his symbiote saga to a staggering close — and nothing will ever be the same for the Lethal Protector! Collecting VENOM (2018) #26-35 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 (SPIDER-MAN/VENOM).
320 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93192-6
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
ON SALE 12/22/21


CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD TREASURY EDITION TPB
Written by TINI HOWARD, BENJAMIN PERCY, AL EWING, DONNY CATES, CHIP ZDARSKY, RAM V, DAN SLOTT, DECLAN SHALVEY, RYAN STEGMAN & MORE
Penciled by KEN LASHLEY, SARA PICHELLI, JOHN MCCREA, KYLE HOTZ, MARCO CHECCHETTO, RAM V, GREG SMALLWOOD, DECLAN SHALVEY, RYAN STEGMAN & MORE
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
Carnage is back, carving a path of chaos crafted by some of Marvel’s greatest creators! Beware, True Believers: These spine-chilling tales are not for the faint of heart — and they are presented in brutally beautiful black, white…and blood! Featuring the serial-killing super villain in savage battle with Spider-Man like you’ve never seen before, a horrifying tale set against the backdrop of the classic Maximum Carnage event and much more! And now the symbiotic slaughter-fest is bigger and badder than ever, collected in the oversized glory of a Treasury Edition! Collecting CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1-4.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-93014-1
Trim size: 8-1/2 x 13
ON SALE 9/1/21


SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER’S SHADOW TPB
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Penciled by PASQUAL FERRY
What if Peter Parker became Venom? Spider-Man once donned an alien suit that nearly destroyed his life, but what if he never took it off? In this shocking new version of the story, Peter ignores every warning and embraces his dark symbiote! Now, haunted by terrible nightmares and exhausted by an endless barrage of villains, he is at the end of his rope — and when Hobgoblin attacks, Spider-Man isn’t so friendly anymore. The rules of engagement are about to change — permanently! Wilson Fisk wants to put an end to this deadly new Spidey once and for all. But with Peter haunted by his past and present more and more each day, can anyone save him from his own mind? Collecting Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow (2021) #1-5
128 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92091-3
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
ON SALE 10/13/21


SAVAGE AVENGERS VOL. 4: KING IN BLACK TPB
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Penciled by KEV WALKER & PATCH ZIRCHER
Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO
ON SALE SEPTEMBER 2021
Conan is imprisoned on Ryker’s Island — but he promptly breaks out with the help of Deadpool! The taciturn barbarian and the Merc with a Mouth make for a very odd couple in the battle against the King in Black and his symbiote hordes! Meanwhile, Conan makes a surprising discovery that may help him overcome another dark threat: the sorcerer Kulan Gath. But what part of the barbarian’s plan involves a heist of the Hellfire Club? Prepare for Conan and Deadpool to set sail…with the Marauders! Then, a riotous team-up between Conan and the Rhino goes wrong when Spider-Man threatens to ruin their good time! And the legendary barbarian meets Johnny Blaze, but this Ghost Rider is nothing compared to the spider-riding Spirit of Vengeance of the Hyborian Age! Collecting SAVAGE AVENGERS #17-22.
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92629-8
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
ON SALE 9/8/21


DAREDEVIL BY CHIP ZDARSKY VOL. 6: DOING TIME PART ONE TPB
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO & MIKE HAWTHORNE
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
A new Daredevil rises to protect Hell’s Kitchen! Matt Murdock is in jail — but while he’s serving his time in his masked guise, his home is left without a guardian devil. That is, until Elektra Natchios takes it upon herself to protect Murdock’s neighborhood — and his legacy! But the new Daredevil has her work cut out for her: Wilson Fisk remains seated as New York’s mayor with Typhoid Mary, the Owl, Hammerhead and other lethal villains at his beck and call — and that’s before Knull, the terrifying King in Black, plunges the world into darkness! Elektra may be in over her head for the first time in her life — while Matt must find the strength to continue the fight as all hell breaks loose in prison! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2019) #26-32.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92609-0
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16
ON SALE 9/1/21