Literature

Comic Solicitations: Marvel – July 2023

April 21, 2023, 9:01 PM, BST

Marvel Comics have announced their solicitations for July 2023.

COMIC BOOKS
STAR WARS #36
FOC June 5, 2023; ON-SALE July 5, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) ANDREA DI VITO (A) COVER BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Classic Trade Dress Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
DISASTER LOOMS FOR THE REBEL ALLIANCE! With the discovery that the Empire is building a second DEATH STAR, the Rebels are on the verge of despair. But LEIA ORGANA has devised an impossible mission to remind both the Rebels and the galaxy how to hope. It’s the FALCON’s time to shine, as the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy flies into the belly of the beast!
STAR WARS: YODA #9
FOC June 5, 2023; ON-SALE July 5, 2023 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
WELL, HELLO THERE… The MEGADROID is on the march! And only Jedi Master YODA and ANAKIN SKYWALKER can stop it. But what is the lesson Yoda is trying to impart on young Skywalker? Guest-starring: OBI-WAN KENOBI!
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #36
FOC June 12, 2023; ON-SALE July 12, 2023 ETHAN SACKS (W) LAN MEDINA (A) Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Classic Trade Dress Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Boba Fett & Death Stick Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
BOBA FETT: MARKED FOR DEATH! THE BLACK SUN SYNDICATE wants BOBA FETT’S HEAD! But the new team of BOUNTY HUNTERS has something to say about that! Featuring DURGE, BOSSK, 4-LOM, ZUCKUSS, DEATHSTICK, VALANCE, KHEL and T’ONGA!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #36
FOC June 12, 2023; ON-SALE July 12, 2023 GREG PAK (W) RAFFAELE IENCO (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Classic Trade Dress Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Variant Cover by Luciano Vecchio 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
DEATH BY DROID! With his Force powers still out of control, Darth Vader’s more powerful and vulnerable than ever before… Which makes this the perfect time for him to be BETRAYED by one of his most trusted associates (and astoundingly, it’s not APHRA or OCHI)! Featuring the return of TRIPLE-ZERO and BEE TEE – and the deadliest team up of droids Vader has ever faced!
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #34
FOC June 19, 2023; ON-SALE July 19, 2023 ALYSSA WONG (W) MINKYU JUNG (A) COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Classic Trade Dress Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Variant Cover by KYLE HOTZ 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
ENTER THE STARWEIRD! Long ago, Jedi Masters SHAAK TI and AAYLA SECURA sealed away a GREAT AND TERRIBLE POWER… …a horrifying, ancient creature that RESONATES WITH THE FORCE… • …and DOCTOR APHRA and LUKE SKYWALKER have just released it!
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – THE REBELLION #1
FOC June 19, 2023; ON-SALE July 19, 2023 ALEX SEGURA (W) MATT HORAK (A) Cover by RYAN BROWN CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
MON MOTHMA MUST DIE! ADMIRAL ACKBAR is the only one with the knowledge of THE EMPIRE’s plans to kill Mon Mothma. Enter POE DAMERON’s parents, SHARA BEY and KES DAMERON, to thwart the threat! But do they have what it takes to take down the unknown assassin in time?
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER – BLACK, WHITE AND RED #4
FOC June 26, 2023; ON-SALE July 26, 2023 JASON AARON, STEVE ORLANDO, FRANK TIERI (W) LEONARD KIRK, PAUL DAVIDSON, DANNY EARLS (A) COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN EASTMAN 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
TRAPPED ON THE FROZEN PLANET HOTH! FRANK TIERI sends VADER to HOTH. STEVE ORLANDO goes cerebral with THE CORRUPTION OF DARTH VADER’S MIND! • PLUS: The Final Chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK’s dark tales!
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 #2
FOC June 26, 2023; ON-SALE July 26, 2023 RODNEY BARNES (W) STEVEN CUMMINGS (A) Cover by DIKE RUAN Variant Cover by CASPAR WIJNGAARD Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Concept Art Variant Cover Also Available 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
THE PASSENGER! The Mandalorian must ferry a passenger with precious cargo on a dangerous journey. STEVEN CUMMINGS (CRIMSON REIGN, HIDDEN EMPIRE) joins RODNEY BARNES for issue #2 of this galaxy-spanning series!
STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS #1
FOC June 19, 2023; ON-SALE August 3, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) LUKE ROSS (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER SCOURGED VARIANT COVER BY RACHAEL STOTT FOIL VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
“SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS!“ A STAR WARS EPIC LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Who or what is THE SCOURGE, and why is no droid safe? As a corruption spreads from one droid to the next THE REBELLION and THE EMPIRE face chaos! What role does AJAX SIGMA play in all of this? And whose side is he on? Find out when horror comes to a galaxy far, far away! Charles Soule continues his legendary run on STAR WARS with the most ambitious event in STAR WARS comics history! Joined by his WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS collaborator Luke Ross, the superstar team carves a new path for the future! ON SALE IN AUGUST!
STAR WARS: YODA #10 FOC June 26, 2023; ON-SALE August 2, 2023 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
COLLECTIONS
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE REBELLION OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC EDWARDS COVER
FOC June 5, 2023; ON SALE November 15, 2023 Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, SCOTT ALLIE, JOHN JACKSON MILLER, RANDY STRADLEY, ROB WILLIAMS, BRANDON BADEAUX, JOHN WAGNER, TERRY AUSTIN, BRIAN AUGUSTYN & MORE Penciled by JUNE BRIGMAN, ADRIANA MELO, JOE CORRONEY, MICHEL LACOMBE, BRIAN CHING, DAVIDE FABBRI, BRANDON BADEAUX, COLIN WILSON, DUSTIN WEAVER, FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO, CARLOS EZQUERRA, CHRIS SPROUSE, CHRIS BRUNNER & PACO MEDINA Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS 1024 Pages – Rated T – $125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95393-5
FOC June 5, 2023; ON SALE November 15, 2023 Written by LOUISE SIMONSON, RON MARZ, JEREMY BARLOW, SCOTT ALLIE, JOHN JACKSON MILLER, RANDY STRADLEY, ROB WILLIAMS, BRANDON BADEAUX, JOHN WAGNER, TERRY AUSTIN, BRIAN AUGUSTYN & MORE Penciled by JUNE BRIGMAN, ADRIANA MELO, JOE CORRONEY, MICHEL LACOMBE, BRIAN CHING, DAVIDE FABBRI, BRANDON BADEAUX, COLIN WILSON, DUSTIN WEAVER, FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO, CARLOS EZQUERRA, CHRIS SPROUSE, CHRIS BRUNNER & PACO MEDINA Cover by JOE CORRONEY 1024 Pages – Rated T – $125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-95394-2
Months after the Death Star’s destruction, the Rebel Alliance continues the fight to dismantle the Empire — if they can stay alive! As Darth Vader closes in on the rebels, an old friend of Luke’s is the only one who can stop an Imperial victory — but which side will he choose? Boba Fett takes on a series of deadly assignments — including a seemingly impossible mission — to prove he’s still the best game in town! Luke and Leia are faced with dangerous missions of their own — with Vader himself in pursuit! In these dangerous times, can they trust anyone besides one another? Witness the stories that shaped the Rebellion! Collecting STAR WARS: RIVER OF CHAOS #1-4, STAR WARS: EMPIRE #28-40, STAR WARS: REBELLION #1-16, STAR WARS: BOBA FETT — OVERKILL, STAR WARS: BOBA FETT #1/2 and STAR WARS: SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE #1-4 — plus material from STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC/REBELLION #0; and STAR WARS TALES #3, #15, #17 and #21
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC PHASE II VOL. 2 – BATTLE FOR THE FORCE TPB
FOC June 12, 2023; ON SALE AUGUST 8, 2023 Written by CAVAN SCOTT Penciled by ARIO ANINDITO & ANDREA BROCCARDO Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE 120 Pages – Rated T – $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-94703-3
The battle of Jedha continues! As Tey Sirrek defends the Temple of the Kyber, Vildar Mac is buried alive — with only his belief in the Force to keep him alive. But Vildar is a Jedi beset by doubts, scarred by a past he should’ve forgotten years ago. Who can come to his aid as the Holy City tears itself apart? Vildar, Tey and Matthea Cathley are forced into a corner, with enemies closing in all around, and a secret of the hidden Jedi vault is revealed. As one Jedi lies dying in Jedha’s frozen desert, another is missing. And all the time, the Leveler waits in the shadows, desperate to feed! Can Vildar resist the lure of the dark side? Or must he become what he fears the most to survive! Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC (2022) #6-10