Namor the Sub-Mariner’s New Series Leads a Massive Week of New Marvel Releases

Ahead of the theatrical release of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, both Namor the Sub-Mariner and Wakanda get new comic miniseries.

Marvel is debuting two new series for Wakanda’s heroes and Namor ahead of the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

With the Black Panther sequel set to come out in November, Marvel Comics is debuting two new miniseries this week — Namor the Sub-Mariner and Wakanda — both of which will be five-issues long. Namor is written by Iron Man scribe Christopher Cantwell with art by Pasqual Ferry, and the book will explore the character a century into a perilous future, serving as the ruler of the entire Earth. Meanwhile, Wakanda #1 is by writers Evan Narcisse, Stephanie Williams, artists Paco Medina and Natacha Bustos, and will delve into the history of the African nation and spotlight T’Challa’s sister, Shuri.

There are also a few #1’s hitting store shelves and digital platforms on Wednesday. A.X.E.: Eternals #1 and A.X.E.: Iron Fist #1 release as new tie-ins to the A.X.E.: Judgment Day crossover event, though the Iron Fist issue will continue Lin Lie’s journey from the 2022 Iron Fist miniseries by writer Alyssa Wong and artist Michael YG. There is also the release of Punisher War Journal: Brother #1, the start of a new Star Wars: The High Republic series and the comic book adaptation and continuation of Disney+’s Star Wars: Visions.

Readers can also pick up Fantastic Four #48, — the final issue of the series — and look out for the debut of «Sleeper Agent» in Venom #11. Wolverine is reaching its 25th issue, and Peter Parker is once again fighting the Hob-Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man, though who is donning the mask remains to be seen. The full list of releases can be found alphabetically below, covers and solicitations included.

A.X.E.: DEATH TO THE MUTANTS #3 (OF 3)

KIERON GILLEN (W) • GUIU VILANOVA (A)
Cover by Esad Ribić
Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
It looks like the end of the world. The world is taking it personally. The Machine That Is Earth is having a very bad day.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

A.X.E.: ETERNALS #1

KIERON GILLEN (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A) • Cover by NIC KLEIN
Connecting Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
THE THIRD & FINAL STORY-CRITICAL A.X.E. ONE-SHOT!
Ajak has come a long way. She’s met her maker. Hell, she’s made her maker. Now can she – or anyone – survive her maker?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

A.X.E.: IRON FIST #1

ALYSSA WONG (W) • MICHAEL YG (A) • Cover by PHILIP TAN
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL YG
IRON FIST FACES HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
• After the clash between Lin Lie and his brother Lin Feng, Lin Lie – the current Iron Fist, protector of the mystical city of K’un-Lun – must reclaim access to K’un-Lun! But not before he faces a trial unlike any other: SHOU-LAO THE UNDYING?!
• Wait, what does LOKI have to do with all of this?
• Find out when IRON FIST and LOKI face JUDGMENT!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

ALL-OUT AVENGERS #2

DEREK LANDY (W) • GREG LAND (A/C) • Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
VARIANT COVER BY Ryan Stegman • GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE
The Avengers are on their knees, in chains and at the mercy of Doctor Doom. Their only hope lies in the one man with the strength, honor and sheer decency to possibly stand against the oncoming darkness: the hero the world knows as…Doctor Doom?
Plunge into the action from page one and hold on for dear life, gentle reader — this tale doesn’t let up for a moment!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11

ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Variant Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
Miracleman Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
THE RETURN OF THE HOBGOBLIN!
• The timing of this goblin’s return with Peter working at Oscorp MUST be a coincidence, right?
• But who is donning the yellow cowl? Roderick Kingsley? Ned Leeds? Flash Thompson? If you know anything about Hobgoblin, you know that you know nothing about Hobgoblin.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #10

JOHN RIDLEY (W) • GERMÁN PERALTA (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE
The devastating finale of «RANGE WARS»!
While the Colonialist keeps the Avengers busy fighting his army, he sends his most dangerous lieutenant, the Buffalo Soldier, to deal with T’Challa. With advanced weaponry that can damage vibranium, T’Challa must think fast if he hopes to survive this fight and keep Earth from becoming the latest acquisition of the Colonialist!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #42

KELLY THOMPSON (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A) • Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
Miracleman Variant Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
JUDGMENT DAY MUST COME FOR US ALL – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Though Carol has had more than enough of being judged lately, there’s no escaping THIS Judgment Day as it determines whether Earth lives or dies. But as Carol and Lauri-Ell give their heroic best to prove their worth an…unexpected new player emerges.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #4

CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • RAFAEL DE LATORRE (A) • Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Promo Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Miracleman Variant Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
RETRO VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
A PERILOUS TREK!
For months, Elektra Natchios has been developing a plan to save the world from the violent and ruthless HAND by rebuilding its opposite equal – the FIST. And with the world at large believing he’s dead, Matt Murdock has become her most trusted ally. But Elektra needs more than just an ally – she needs a partner. And in this issue, Matt and Elektra will grow closer than ever before…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #48

DAVID PEPOSE (W) • JUANN CABAL (A) • Cover by CAFU
Miracleman Variant Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Trapped alone inside the Baxter Building with no backup in sight, the Invisible Woman battles her way up 35 flights of death traps to stop the mad science of OUBLIETTE MIDAS! But with the clock running out on the Celestial’s judgment, can Sue save her husband, Reed, from becoming the latest cog in the Exterminatrix’s interdimensional war machine? Can the Thing and the Human Torch free themselves from Oubliette’s twisted schemes, or will the hijacked Baxter Building prove to be the FF’s ultimate undoing? It’s Judgment Times Four, as the Fantastic Four don’t plan to go down without a fight!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

GAMBIT #4 (OF 5)

CHRIS CLAREMONT (W) • SID KOTIAN (A)
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE
REMY AND RO’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!
• Riverboat heists! Interdimensional battles! And an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD concert with headliner LILA CHENEY!
• But headhunters from beyond the stars threaten to disrupt the festivities, and their actions will change the course of GAMBIT and ’RO’s destinies forever!
• All this, and BOUNTY strikes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GENIS-VELL: CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (OF 5)

PETER DAVID (W) • JUANAN RAMÍREZ (A)
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Miracleman Variant Cover by JIM CHEUNG
SHARING SPACE!
• A bond once forged between GENIS-VELL and RICK JONES forms again!
• Can the [legal said we can’t use this adjective in conjunction with duo] duo work together to build a new future together?
• Or is DEATH once again right around the corner for them both?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GHOST RIDER #7

BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • CORY SMITH (A)
Cover by KAEL NGU
BEYOND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS
VARIANT COVER BY MARIA WOLF
SHADOW HUNTERS!
There’s a new splinter group within the F.B.I. that is charged with quelling the rise in supernatural activity in the country, and it’s helmed by Agent Talia Warroad, who aims to enlist the dangerous power of the drifter named Johnny Blaze!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IMMORTAL X-MEN #7

Kieron Gillen (W) • Lucas Werneck (A)
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Quiet Council Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
Miracleman Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI
A SERIOUS BAMF! — A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Even if you’re the heart of the X-Men, there’re days you want to tear out people’s heart. Judgment day is one of them. What extreme steps will Nightcrawler take in the name of the Spark?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

LEGION OF X #6

SI SPURRIER (W) • RAFAEL PIMENTEL (A)
Cover by DIKE RUAN
DIVINE JUDGMENT OF THE ATTACK ON MARS! – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Judgment Day has arrived…and our very own Legion is on the chopping block! The Eternal Uranos launches a savage attack on Arakko, but it’s not only the planet Mars that’s at stake. Is David Haller a hero, will he succumb to his madness just as everyone – perhaps even the Celestials themselves – predicts?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER #1 (OF 5)

CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
Hidden Gem variant COVER by JACK KIRBY
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE
A century into the future, not much land remains on Earth. A combination of a worsening climate and a devastating war with the Kree has left the surface of the planet mostly inhospitable, with an ever-dwindling population of air-breathers and a profound lack of super heroes to protect them. Enter NAMOR, who these many years on is no longer King of Atlantis…but ruler of the entire world.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL: BROTHER #1

TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • RAFAEL PIMENTEL (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS • Variant Cover by SUPERLOG
OLD FRIENDS DIE HARD!
• Lady Bullseye failed. Lord Deathstrike failed. Every assassin sent to kill Frank fails.
• The leaders of the underworld – crime bosses, heads of terrorist organizations, and even a corrupt government or two come together to solve the growing problem of Frank Castle.
• Sharing intel, resources, and money, a collective underworld puts out a contract to kill Frank – eligible for anyone: assassins, mercenaries or smalltown crooks. The news ripples through the shadows of the world: $500 million to the person who takes down the Punisher. But there’s one face from his past…who’s in this hunt for more than money.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99

STAR WARS #28

CHARLES SOULE (W) • ANDRÉS GENOLET (A) • Cover by E.M. GIST
Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
A NEW HOPE 45TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND
THE CALCULUS OF LOSS!
• The price of freedom is examined, as the Rebel Alliance comes to understand the true scope of the threat against it.
• Threepio enters into aggressive negotiations, and Luke Skywalker embarks upon a desperate mission that will test his growing Jedi skills to the limit.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #1

CAVAN SCOTT (W) • ARIO ANINDITO (A/C)
Variant Cover by JAN DUURSEMA
Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS FOR STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC!
One hundred and fifty years before the fall of Starlight, another beacon burns bright in the galaxy, a beacon of faith and spirituality. Jedha. The Pilgrim Moon. The Kyber Heart. But tensions are rising in the holy city and dark days are to come.
Jedi Vildar Mac, a Jedi safe and secure in who he is and what he could be, arrives as Jedha’s fragile peace begins to crumble.. But a nightmare awaits…a nameless terror that will become the stuff of legend…
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

STAR WARS: VISIONS #1

TAKASHI OKAZAKI (W) • TAKASHI OKAZAKI (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO
FROM THE CREATIVE MIND BEHIND THE STAR WARS: VISIONS EPISODE “THE DUEL” COMES AN ALL-NEW STORY!
TAKASHI OKAZAKI (Afro Samurai) is continuing his storytelling from the acclaimed STAR WARS: VISIONS episode “THE DUEL,” featuring the Ronin!
The mythology of STAR WARS infused with elements of Feudal Japan makes this issue a MUST READ for STAR WARS and MANGA fans alike!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

VENOM #11

AL EWING (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A/C)
VARIANT BY DAVE RAPOZA
“DEMONIFICATION” STARTS HERE!
After the explosive (and GUT-WRENCHING) revelations of VENOM #10, the third terrifying arc of VENOM begins in explosive fashion, with DYLAN BROCK at the mercy of BEDLAM! But where is Dylan’s father, the original Venom? WHERE IS EDDIE BROCK?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WAKANDA #1 (OF 5)

STEPHANIE WILLIAMS & EVAN NARCISSE (W)
PACO MEDINA & NATACHA BUSTOS (A)
Cover by Mateus Manhanini
Variant Cover by NIC KLEIN
Variant Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
GAMES VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE
WINDOWSHADES VARIANT COVER BY Tom Reilly
THE BLACK PANTHER IS NO LONGER WELCOME IN WAKANDA!
Who is this proud nation without its king? This exciting new miniseries answers that question as each issue spotlights a different fan-favorite Wakandan character. First up: Shuri proves that being without the Black Panther doesn’t mean Wakanda is without heroes to protect it – and that there is a reason she too once wielded the power. Plus, part one of the “History of the Black Panthers” backup story, providing for the first time anywhere a definitive overview of every Wakandan who has ever held the mantle of the Black Panther!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

WOLVERINE #25

BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • FEDERICO VICENTINI, ADAM KUBERT, KLAUS JANSON,
EMMA KUBERT, KYLE CHARLES, JUAN FERREYRA & ANDREA DI VITO (A)
Cover by ADAM KUBERT • Miracleman Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Variant Cover by David Nakayama • Variant Cover by Lucio Parillo
Variant Cover by Chrissie Zullo
CELEBRATING 25 ISSUES OF LOGAN’S LATEST RUN! – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
A desperate race to the top of the world forces WOLVERINE to team-up with SOLEM! But will the HAND’S HELLBRIDE bring them to an untimely end, or will the CELESTIAL doom the unlikely team-up? PLUS: BAR BRAWL! A rough and tumble 25th issue celebratory story with an array of artists ready to unleash some adamantium-laced action!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

X-FORCE #32

BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • ROBERT GILL (A)
Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
Miracleman Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
THE HUNT FOR X CONTINUES
ON KRAKOA! – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN!
Kraven takes his hunt to Krakoa, to prove he is the apex predator—and not even the mutants, the so-called dominant species, are a match for his prowess. Will this spell the end of X-FORCE, and mutantdom as we know it?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

All of these issues go on sale Oct. 12 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel