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Marvel Comics Previews: 12/25/24 New Releases

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #64

(W) Justina Ireland (A) Gleb Melnikov (CA) Ed McGuinness

THE 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN CONTINUES!

Cytorrak's most dangerous scion, CALLIX, and his deadly CRIMSON CANINES take their turn to inflict physical pain on Spider-Man. Spidey doesn't have many deaths left to spend...

BLADE RED BAND #3 (OF 5)

(W) Bryan Hill (A) Federica Mancin (A/CA) C.F. Villa

VAN HELSING! As dark magic abounds and the world descends into chaos, BLADE, the Daywalker, finds himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous and deadly ALL-NEW FOE: once on the side of good, the latest in the lineage of VAN HELSING! Witness the first appearance of the next legendary Marvel monster hunter!

EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #4

(W) Eve Ewing (A/CA) Carmen Carnero

LO, THE ICEMAN COMETH! But Kitty Pryde suspects that her old comrade Bobby Drake isn't being entirely honest with her. And our all-new hero BRONZE faces her first big solo battle and also has to interact with a person she has a crush on! Which is worse?!

HELLHUNTERS #1 (OF 5)

(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Jonas Scharf

GHOST RIDER '44! 1944: As U.S. Sergeant Sal Romero is parachuting into Nazi-occupied Europe, young Nazi officer Felix Bruckner becomes the host for an unspeakable evil. In the aftermath of their violent meeting, Romero is reborn as GHOST RIDER '44, who sets out not only to take revenge on Bruckner and the Nazis, but to save mankind from annihilation!
Featuring an ALL-STAR CAST of Marvel's most badass heroes, don't miss the
origin of the INCREDIBLE HULK's GHOST RIDER '44!

IRON MAN #3

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta, Jethro Morales (CA) Yasmine Putri

IRON MAN GOES MEDIEVAL! It's the Iron Swordsman vs. the Iron Monger! Desperate to keep Stark Unlimited out of the hands of Roxxon and A.I.M., Tony's stopped pulling punches. But sabotage attacks are getting him nowhere while the board vote proceeds full speed. And when he finds out who's REALLY behind the acquisition efforts, all hell's gonna break loose. The Iron Monger's dark secret will be revealed in the final chapter of "the Stark-Roxxon War"!

KIDPOOL/SPIDER-BOY #1

(W) Christopher Yost (A) Nathan Stockman, Various, Jed Dougherty (CA) Humberto Ramos

HISTORIC FIRST MEETING! Your favorite foul-mouthed adolescent, KIDPOOL, is back in comic book form starring alongside the biggest debut character in recent memory, SPIDER-BOY!
Will the Adolescent-Arachnid be able to keep the Murderous Middle-Grader from causing the return of the Comics Code? UNLIKELY! But Bailey is going to try! Don't miss the comic that every kid and kid-at-heart in America is going to sneakily read under their sheets with a flashlight!

MOON: KNIGHT FIST OF KHONSHU #3

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Domenico Carbone (CA) Paratore, Davide

SILENT KNIGHT = VIOLENT NIGHT! He may be back from the dead, but Moon Knight is already in the fight of his life, as dangerous operators on both sides of the law target heroes, villains and civilians with callous disregard for safety! Joke's on them, though, because Moon Knight ALSO has a callous disregard for safety... and his is bigger!

MYSTIQUE #3 (OF 5)

(W) Declan Shalvey (A/CA) Declan Shalvey

A strategic stop in Madripoor turns into an international incident as Mystique prepares her endgame against S.H.I.E.L.D.! But what is the mother of mutant terrorism after in Lowtown? And what have her enemies sent to deal with her?

SABRETOOTH: THE DEAD DONT TALK #1 (OF 5)

(W) Tieri, Frank (A) Michael Sta. Maria (CA) Adam Kubert

SABRETOOTH IS DEAD...BUT HIS PAST IS ALIVE AND LETHAL! A person alive in the 1900's seen in a picture on the wall of NYC's oldest tavern? Yes. A feared gangster and murderer who rose to power among the notorious gangs of NY? Yes. And also, perhaps most shockingly of all, none other than...Sabretooth?!? Join us - and Wolverine - as we uncover this secret untold chapter from the life of Logan's greatest foe in a tale of violence, betrayal, shocking reveals and more violence. Sabretooth may be dead...but the secrets from his past - and the ways in which they may affect Wolverine in the present - are very much alive!

SPIDER-BOY #14

(W) Dan Slott (A) Humberto Ramos (A/CA) Paco Medina

THE TOURNAMENT OF THE OPEN MAW CONTINUES! Spider-Boy wasn't supposed to be on this adventure with Daredevil...and now has to fight the toughest of the toughest on planet Earth.
Spider-Boy's rule to only fight villains his speed isn't one these opponents will be abiding by...

STAR WARS: THE BATTLE OF JAKKU — LAST STAND #1 (OF 4)

(W) Alex Segura (A) Jethro Morales, Leonard Kirk (CA) E.M. Gist

A DARK FORCE STRIKES AT THE HEART OF THE JUST-FORMED NEW REPUBLIC AND SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT THE GALAXY IS FAR FROM A SAFE PLACE!

Chandrila - under attack! The rise of a familiar villain - driven to the edge of sanity! LANDO CALRISSIAN and a ragtag team of pilots are attacked by an unexpected fleet! The return of HAN SOLO?!

TIMESLIDE #1

(W) Steve Foxe (A) Ivan Fiorelli (CA) Kael Ngu

WHAT IS THE FATE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE? An X-Man from the future arrives in the present with a dire warning: One of mutantkind's most hyper-advanced foes is eating his way through time, trying to stop the X-Gene from ever evolving in the first place. Only two X-Men can stop this chronal predator from achieving his goal-if they can tolerate working together long enough. Join BISHOP and CABLE on a trip through futures past, present and beyond. Your first look at the most unforgettable stories of 2025 begins here!

ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #11

(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Stefano Caselli

A NEW VILLAIN JOINS THE FRAY! Black Panther's war of attrition against Moon Knight becomes more complicated as Wakanda's defense must become two-pronged! Plus, T'Challa discovers vibranium in his blood, bringing with it even more visions and more mystery...

ULTRAMAN X THE AVENGERS #3 (OF 4)

(W) Matt Groom, Kyle Higgins (A) Francesco Manna (CA) Dike Ruan

It's finally here, the battle to end them all, as the fate of the cosmos hangs in the balance! In one corner - the devourer of worlds, Galactus, AND HIS NEW HERALD, ALIEN ZARAB! In the other, the assembled forces of Captain America's Avengers and Ultraman's Ultra Guard! But can our heroes really hope to take on such an apocalyptic threat...and even if they can, what consequences might that have for multiple universes?

WEST COAST AVENGERS #2

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Danny Kim (CA) Ben Harvey

NEW MEMBER: FIRESTAR FLAMES OUT! Firestar officially joins the West Coast Avengers! But the plan for her to mentor redeemed villains like Ultron and newcomer Blue Bolt collapses when it becomes clear she's seeking redemption of her own. Her time undercover with ORCHIS left scars and made her a pariah. Can the West Coast Avengers stop her downward spiral?

X-MEN #9

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Federico Vicentini (A/CA) Ryan Stegman

"RAID ON GRAYMALKIN" PART THREE! Rogue and Cyclops come to blows as emotions come to a head, pitting the two groups of X-Men against one another in a place where their only chance for survival is to stand together. Xavier's dream lies shattered - and broken edges always draw blood.