Predator and a Ghost Rider Anniversary Lead Marvel’s New Releases

Marvel launches a new Predator ongoing series and celebrates Ghost Rider’s 50th anniversary with the Ghost Rider: Vengeance Forever #1 one-shot.

Aliens and demons headline Marvel’s new releases as Predator and Ghost Rider: Vengeance Forever go on sale.

After being announced in March 2021 and undergoing a year of postponement, Marvel’s new Predator ongoing series debuts on Wednesday. Written by Ed Brisson and Kev Walker, the title will revolve around an alien hunter from the Yautja race introduced in 1987’s Predator starring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Coincidentally, the series launches at a time when Predator‘s popularity has reached a high point, being that fans are loving the Predator prequel, Prey, starring Amber Midthunder and streaming on Hulu.

As for Ghost Rider, the Spirit of Vengeance is celebrating his 50th anniversary with a new one-shot, Ghost Rider: Vengeance Forever #1. The issue is written by Benjamin Percy with art by Juan José Ryp, and will explore Ghost Rider’s past, present and future when Johnny Blaze seeks out a new character within the Marvel Universe, named Necro the Tattooist. Aside from Blaze, the one-shot will also feature small stories with Danny Ketch, the Midnight Sons, Ghost Rider 2099 and others.

There are many other titles out from Marvel on Wednesday though, including two team-up one-shots: Ms. Marvel & Wolverine #1 and The Avengers & Moon Girl #1. Spider-Man is getting a new suit from long-time villain Norman Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man #7, while the Giant Size Gwen Stacy one-shot is also out. The oversized book collects all three issues of the Gwen Stacy limited series and finally gives the title an ending. The full list of new issues can be found alphabetically below, covers and solicitations included.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7

ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C)
Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON • Design Variant Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
PREDATOR VARIANT COVER BY CORY SMITH
Norman Osborn is back! But what does he have planned for Spider-Man?!
One of the biggest Spidey status quo changes in years is here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #59

JASON AARON (W) • JAVIER GARRÓN (A/C)
BEYOND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
THE LEGEND OF RENO PHOENIX AND THE STARBRAND KID!
The Avengers’ journey through time brings them to the Old West, where they cross paths with a couple of History’s Mightiest Heroes, whose six-guns are loaded with the greatest powers of the heavens. But is that enough to force a showdown with the forces of Mephisto? Or will the Avengers be lost in time forever?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS & MOON GIRL #1

Mohale Mashigo (W) • Diogenes Neves (A)
Cover by Alitha E. Martinez
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER
BY KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant Cover by Jahnoy Lindsay
Even after a team-up with Miles Morales to scout Brooklyn for her missing T-Rex, Moon Girl is still missing Devil Dinosaur. And now she has a wonky DD clone to try and stabilize for fear of explosive repercussions. But the Avengers have found some rogue dinosaur activity and need her to come with them right away to fix it – from Wakanda to the moon!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER #8

JOHN RIDLEY (W) • STEFANO LANDINI (A) Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
“LONG SHADOW” Concludes!
The battle for Wakanda comes to a head! T’Challa has owned the path his secrets paved for the Hatut Zeraze’s takeover, and ceded command of the resistance to his allies. But doing the right thing doesn’t always lead to the outcomes – or answers – one would prefer. T’Challa’s undue mistrust must face consequences – choices that will alter the fate of Wakanda and its leadership…forever.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #3

COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • CARMEN CARNERO (A/C)
Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
Steve Rogers tracks the mysterious organization known only as the Outer Circle to a lab in the heart of a volcano, where the original creator of the shield left behind a dire message. But the Outer Circle isn’t going to let the information go without a fight. Who — or what — is the Redacted? And will Steve survive long enough to find out?
Meanwhile, Bucky Barnes finds himself in a high-stakes battle with none other than the Dryad herself…Peggy Carter!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GHOST RIDER: VENGEANCE FOREVER #1

BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JUAN JOSÉ RYP (A) • Cover by BJÖRN BARENDS
Variant cover by Pepe Larraz • VARIANT COVER BY ADAM KUBERT & JOE KUBERT
CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF VENGEANCE!
Johnny Blaze, still reeling from his time in Hayden’s Falls, seeks the counsel of a seer — named Necro the Tattooist — who uses his needle to bring dark truths to the surface. What follows is not only a wild tour through Ghost Rider’s lost history, but also a warning about the future and an examination of the troubling weight of legacy.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

GIANT-SIZE GWEN STACY #1

CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • TODD NAUCK (A) • Cover by OLIVIER VATINE
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
• Gwen’s own miniseries finally gets its ending, and we’re putting it all together!
• It’s got everything! Gwen! The Green Goblin! Kingpin! The X-Men!!!
• Re-presenting issues #1-3 of the GWEN STACY limited series (2019)!
120 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$9.99

JANE FOSTER & THE MIGHTY THOR #3 (OF 5)

TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W)
MICHAEL DOWLING (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
JANE VS. S’YM OF LIMBO FOR THE FATE OF ASGARD!
The battle against the Dark Elves and their allies rages on in Asgard, and the warriors of the Golden City are losing – badly. Rúna the Valkyrie has managed to stave off total defeat, but Asgard desperately needs Thor. Can Jane find clues to the Thunder God’s whereabouts in Limbo – or will she lose herself to S’ym’s dark magics?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MS. MARVEL & WOLVERINE #1

JODY HOUSER (W) • ZÉ CARLOS (A)
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
Predator variant COVER by Humberto Ramos
A DIRE THREAT. A DANGEROUS MYSTERY.
AND ONLY THE TOUGHEST HEROES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE CAN SAVE THE DAY!
When a mysterious threat lands in New York City, MS. MARVEL takes matters into her own embiggened hands! But with Krakoan security/tech compromised, you can bet WOLVERINE and the X-MEN won’t be far behind! The best there is at what he does teams up with one of the Marvel Universe’s most lauded heroes in an oversized action-packed adventure for the ages!
Be here for the start of the saga, and follow through August and September as MOON KNIGHT and VENOM join Kamala Khan for the super hero spectacle of the summer!
40 PGS./ ONE-SHOT Rated T+ …$4.99

PREDATOR #1

ED BRISSON (W) • KEV WALKER (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by RYAN BROWNE • Variant Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by INHYUK LEE • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO • Variant Cover by RAHZZAH
Variant Cover by RON LIM • Variant Cover by PHILIP TAN
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG • Camouflage Variant Cover Also Available
HUNT. KILL. REPEAT.
In the near future, a young girl sees her family slaughtered by the deadliest and most feared hunter in the universe: a PREDATOR. Years later, though her ship is barely holding together and food is running short, Theta won’t stop stalking the spaceways until the Yautja monster who killed her family is dead…or she is. Ed Brisson (IRON FIST, GHOST RIDER) and Kev Walker (DR. STRANGE, DOCTOR APHRA) forge a violent, heartbreaking and unforgettable new chapter in the PREDATOR saga not to be missed!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

PUNISHER #5

JASON AARON (W) • JESÚS SAIZ & PAUL AZACETA (A) • Cover by JESÚS SAIZ
Is the Punisher truly the Fist of the Beast and the predestined High Slayer of the Hand? Or is he nothing more than a prisoner of their lies? And if there’s one thing Frank Castle has never been particularly good at being…it’s a prisoner.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #26

ETHAN SACKS (W) • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
VARIANT COVER BY MARC LAMING
CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY VARIANT COVER
BY CHRIS SPROUSE
THE SHOCKING ENDING
TO THE BOUNTY HUNTERS’ RAID ON THE VERMILLION!
• T’onga must face Crimson Dawn on her own to save the girl she seeks.
• Meanwhile, one of her crew may not survive Vukorah’s deadly revenge.
• And Dengar may finally be getting exactly what he deserves.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #5

MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • DAVID MESSINA (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ
CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
“LET’S KEEP A LITTLE OPTIMISM HERE.”
But optimism is hard to come by with the Millennium Falcon gone and Han and Chewie in their toughest spot ever!
Greedo is back and boy, is he mad!
Featuring the returns of Marshal Buck Vancto and Khel Tanna. Which one is going to get their hands on Han first?
All this and more in the rip-roaring conclusion of “The Crystal Run.”
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #5 (OF 5)

DAVID MICHELINIE (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY JONBOY MEYERS
Eddie Brock has been pushed to his limit. The love of his life has found happiness with another, and he’s fought super villain after super villain across New York City as every super-powered criminal in town attempts to take the sinister symbiote’s head. Now VENOM faces down a gauntlet of foes — including TASKMASTER — intent on putting down the wicked web-slinger for good. But Venom has ONE chance to win, but it will take everything he and the symbiote have just to survive!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #2 (OF 6)

KIERON GILLEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS • MEN OF A.X.E. VARIANT COVER BY ASHLEY WITTER
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO • WINDOW SHADES VARIANT COVER BY TOM REILLY
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR. • VARIANT COVER BY LOGAN LUBERA
…THE WICKED WILL BE PUT TO DEATH!
As the world shakes, an unlikely group of heroes and less-than-heroes gather to find a peaceful solution. Sadly, the best laid plans of man, mutant and Eternal oft go awry…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

X-MEN LEGENDS #1

ROY THOMAS (W) • DAVE WACHTER (A) • Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Variant Cover by DAN JURGENS
Variant Cover by NIKO HENRICHON
HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER by TODD NAUCK
AN ALL-NEW TALE SET BEFORE GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1!
Before GIANT-SIZE X-MEN brought STORM, WOLVERINE, COLOSSUS, NIGHTCRAWLER and THUNDERBIRD to the team, Roy Thomas redefined the merry mutants in two seminal runs on the book. Now Roy, at long last, returns to the saga of the X-MEN to take us through the period between his run and GSX, for the first time detailing Wolverine’s government missions before his recruitment by PROFESSOR X (including unrevealed detail on his battle with the green goliath in HULK #181/182), an untold episode involving BEAST and a host of missing mutants, and the secret behind Wolverine’s costume!
Kicking off an all-new volume of X-MEN LEGENDS by a host of legendary creators, this is but the first story in a run of new, in-continuity tales covering the length and breadth of X-Men history from the early eras to fan-favorite latter day sagas!
Face front, True Believers! These are the missing links you’ve been looking for!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

All of these issues go on sale Aug. 10 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel