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The start of summer brings with it a lot more Blood Hunting (including a vampire Hulk?!?), a brand new Goblin to threaten the Spider-Men of New York, the arrival of a familiar face to the Ultimate X-Men, War Machine having had too much (finally!), and far far more — including Skottie Young returning for a new variant line at the publisher, and a special line of Pride Month-themed covers, to boot. Really, June is a very, very busy month at Marvel — and that’s even before we get to the Dazzler Omnibus collection.

It's an especially strange month for Marvel's X-Men line, with the main body of the Krakoa era having ended in May, and the From the Ashes relaunch not taking officially launching until July. What we get instead are some mini-series filling that gap - including a lot of Blood Hunt-related comics - and X-Men #35, an anniversary issue celebrating the history of the characters... and teasing what the future looks like, as well.

Want to know more about the X-Men line in June 2024? Keep reading!

X-MEN #35 (LEGACY #700)

GERRY DUGGAN, KIERON GILLEN, AL EWING, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JED MACKAY & GAIL SIMONE (W)
PHIL NOTO, MARK BROOKS, JOSHUA CASSARA, LUCAS WERNECK, JEROME OPEÑA, STEFANO CASELLI, WALTER SIMONSON, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MORE (A)
WRAPAROUND Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
BIG MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BIG MARVEL SKETCH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA
VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
INSIGNIA VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
INSIGNIA VIRGIN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
THE END OF AN ERA – UNCANNY X-MEN #700! All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind…its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X…they have all come to their end and led to this moment that will change the future of mutantkind for years to come. Written and drawn by an all-star cast of writers and artists who have shaped the Krakoan Age, this is one milestone no X-Fan will want to miss! Also featuring a story of family by X-Men master Chris Claremont…and a glimpse of things to come!
88 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99

WOLVERINE BLOOD HUNT #1 (of 4)

TOM WALTZ (W)
JUAN JOSÉ RYP (A)
Cover by BEN HARVEY
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN EASTMAN
Big Marvel Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Big Marvel Sketch Virgin Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Blood-Red Variant Cover also available
LOGAN FIGHTS BACK THE DARKNESS! WOLVERINE’s the best there is at what he does – and today, fighting vampires is going to have to top that list! Don’t miss the MARVEL DEBUT of scintillating scribe TOM WALTZ (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Last Ronin) as he teams up with daring artistic dynamo JUAN JOSÉ RYP (WOLVERINE, VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT) for a bloody good time! As the sky darkens across the globe and vampires reign, what hidden plot puts LOGAN directly in their crosshairs? Hint: It’s like nothing you’ve seen in BLOOD HUNT yet! Be here as the plot (and blood!) thickens when a secret vampire sect enacts a startling strategy that’ll take Logan – and the world – to the brink! Guest-starring some SURPRISE characters from Wolverine’s past!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINE BLOOD HUNT #2 (of 4)

TOM WALTZ (W)
JUAN JOSÉ RYP (A)
Cover by BEN HARVEY
Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
FIGHTING FANGS WITH FANGS!
WOLVERINE is up to his claws in vampires, but luckily he gets a little help from his friends! LOUISE, the vampire-hunting vampire of the NIGHTGUARD, and LOGAN cut their way through vamps to bring the fight to their leader – and you’ll NEVER GUESS who it is! But can Louise control her vampiric tendencies to save the day, or is every step closer to their enemy a step closer to disaster?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT – JUBILEE #1

PREETI CHHIBBER (W)
ENID BALÁM (A)
Cover by ERICA D’URSO
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
BIG MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BIG MARVEL SKETCH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLOOD-RED VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Running from the past is one race you'll never win – and as darkness suffuses the world, JUBILEE's past as a vampire is back to take a big bite out of her! It's gonna take more than a couple plasma bursts to get out of this one, Jubilation...
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT – MAGIK #1

ASHLEY ALLEN (W)
Jesús Hervás (A)
Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE
MAGIK VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TALAVERA
MAGIK VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TALAVERA
After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next. But how will she protect her first home when a vampire army descends on Russia, seeking to turn it into a living hell? She may have been forged in the fires of Limbo, but has it prepared her for the Blood Hunt?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN: HEIR OF APOCALYPSE #1 (OF 4)

STEVE FOXE (W)
NETHO DIAZ (A)
Cover by DOTUN AKANDE
APOCALYPSE MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
APOCALYPSE MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO
For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on Arakko, another must rise in his place and ensure the mutants of Earth do not grow weak in his absence! Twelve mutants chosen from the X-Men's greatest heroes – and villains – will compete for the honor, but only one can become...the HEIR OF APOCALYPSE!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

X-MEN: HEIR OF APOCALYPSE #2 (OF 4)

STEVE FOXE (W)
NETHO DIAZ (A)
Cover by DOTUN AKANDE
VARIANT COVER BY DIKE RUAN
VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT
Cable, Exodus, Mirage, Wolverine, and more – Apocalypse saw great potential in twelve hand-picked mutants. But when a thirteenth contender crashes the tournament, endangering the lives of thousands in the process, will any survive to carry on in Apocalypse's footsteps? Not if MISTER SINISTER has anything to say about it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN '97 #4 (OF 4)

STEVE FOXE (W)
SALVA ESPÍN (A)
COVER BY TODD NAUCK
BIG MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BIG MARVEL SKETCH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SINISTER SECRETS COME TO LIGHT! As the X-Men gather to celebrate good news, some of their most dangerous foes show up to crash the party – and strike a deadly blow to mutant/human relations in the process! The official prelude to the hit new Disney+ TV show reaches its explosive conclusion here, setting up key plots that will play out in the seasons ahead!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR KNIGHTS #5 (OF 5)

CHRIS CLAREMONT (W)
EDGAR SALAZAR (A)
Cover by PHILIP TAN
INTO THE HEART OF MADRIPOOR’S DARKNESS – FOR THE LAST TIME! THE HAND has finally enacted their decades-long plan for NATASHA ROMANOFF! With the BLACK WIDOW meeting her destiny (as teased in UNCANNY X-MEN #268!!!), will WOLVERINE and CAPTAIN AMERICA be able to save her or succumb to dark forces as this trio team up for the LAST TIME? Chris Claremont’s all-new, in-continuity adventure concludes with the culmination of his story over thirty years in the making!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

MS. MARVEL: MUTANT MENACE #4 (OF 4)

IMAN VELLANI, SABIR PIRZADA (W)
SCOTT GODLEWSKI (A)
Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
OH, THE INHUMANITY! As Ms. Marvel’s powers rebel against her, she turns to her OG superfam – the Inhumans! Medusa, Karnak and (everyone’s favorite) Lockjaw guest-star as being a mutant continues to be no end of trouble to Jersey City’s number-one daughter!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #2 (OF 3)

JOE KELLY (W)
ADAM KUBERT (A/C)
Variant Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST! WOLVERINE and DEADPOOL, caught in a snowy wasteland, with no hope of survival – except each other! If they can fight off the ENHANCED FORCES of THOSE WHO WATCH, only one battle remains – LOGAN VS. WADE WILSON! And it can only end – IN DEATH! You’ll have to read it to believe it! And: The story behind the DELTA revealed!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Presenting another chance to watch the heroes of the Marvel Universe bite the big one as one of the most acclaimed Deadpool stories ever published gets the Facsimile treatment! What if everything you thought was funny about Wade Wilson was really just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be fun for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

DEADPOOL #3

CODY ZIGLAR (W)
ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (A)
COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
DEADPOOL MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
DEADPOOL MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
DEADPOOL VS. CROSSBONES! Deadpool and Taskmaster may be mercs for hire, but someone has hired Crossbones to hunt them down. Plus, Deadpool gets a new hire he is not expecting. Meanwhile Death Grip gets a valuable key to Deadpool’s mortality!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DEADPOOL ROLE-PLAYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN
COVER BY TBA
The first comic-sized, one-shot adventure for the MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME is here! Play as Deadpool and his team – or use your own characters – in a fourth-wall breaking adventure right out of Marvel's comics! Includes a comic story lead-in by Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe), an RPG adventure and new character profiles!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99

HELLVERINE #2 (OF 4)

BENJAMIN PERCY (W)
JULIUS OHTA (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by TONY DANIEL
Variant Cover by SERGIO DÁVILA
THE HELLFIRE WARRIORS UNLEASHED!
PROJECT HELLFIRE has unleashed their HELLFIRE-FUELED WARRIORS! But as HELLVERINE comes into conflict with this renegade team of reanimated fighters, will LOGAN be able to quell their violent mission, or will the clash result in hell on Earth?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC STUART IMMONEN COVER - NEW PRINTING!

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with JOHN BYRNE, MARY JO DUFFY, SCOTT EDELMAN & BOB LAYTON
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE & DAVE COCKRUM with JOHN ROMITA JR., BRENT ANDERSON, MICHAEL GOLDEN, PAUL SMITH, GEORGE PÉREZ, JOHN BUSCEMA, BOB McLEOD, KEN LANDGRAF & JIM SHERMAN
Covers by STUART IMMONEN & JOHN BYRNE
ON SALE OCTOBER 2024
Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new, all-different titan that conquered comicdom. Now, you can experience the thrills and excitement of their classic tales from “The Dark Phoenix Saga” to “Days of Future Past” — and so much more — in this enormous Omnibus! Including the debuts of X-universe mainstays Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde, the threat of Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto’s return, Wolverine’s first solo story, and a rare Savage Land adventure — plus the original ending of “Dark Phoenix” and a host of bonus stories! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #132-141 and ANNUAL (1970) #4-5, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #142-153, AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) #10, MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #1-4, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #100, BIZARRE ADVENTURES (1981) #27, and PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY.
912 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95907-4
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

THE UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC JOHN BYRNE COVER [NEW PRINTING 3, DM ONLY]

912 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95908-1
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

DAZZLER OMNIBUS HC ARTGERM COVER

Written by TOM DeFALCO, DANNY FINGEROTH, JIM SHOOTER, ANN NOCENTI & ARCHIE GOODWIN with CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOHN BYRNE, MARV WOLFMAN, STEVEN GRANT & MIKE CARLIN
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., FRANK SPRINGER, DON PERLIN & PAUL CHADWICK with JOHN BYRNE, KEITH POLLARD, ALAN KUPPERBERG, MARK BRIGHT, MIKE VOSBURG, GEOF ISHERWOOD, TOM MORGAN, AL MILGROM & COLLEEN DORAN
Covers by ARTGERM & BOB LARKIN
Who’s got disco fever? We do! Marvel presents the entire 1980s DAZZLER run in a single, massive, oversized Omnibus. Leaping from the pages of X-MEN and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Alison Blaire, A.K.A. Dazzler, charted one of the comic-book direct market’s first exclusive offerings in her solo series. Equal parts pop star and super hero, Dazzler’s stories feature drama, romance, adventure and action in the mighty Marvel manner. But being the hardest-working mutant in show business isn’t as glamorous as you’d think! She faces prison, family intrigue, the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants, a vengeful Rogue during her villain days and even Galactus! Complete with letters pages and more! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #130-131, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #203, DAZZLER (1981) #1-42, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) #12, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST #1-4, SECRET WARS II #4, and material from WHAT IF (1977) #33 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #38.
1360 PGS./Rated T+ …$150.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95960-9
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

DAZZLER OMNIBUS HC BOB LARKIN COVER [DM ONLY]

1360 PGS./Rated T+ …$150.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95961-6
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

X-MEN: X-TINCTION AGENDA OMNIBUS HC JIM LEE FINAL STRIKE COVER

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, LOUISE SIMONSON, FABIAN NICIEZA, TERRY KAVANAGH, WALTER SIMONSON, ANN NOCENTI, HOWARD MACKIE, SCOTT LOBDELL, ROY THOMAS, DANN THOMAS, MICHAEL HIGGINS & MORE
Penciled by JIM LEE, ROB LIEFELD, JON BOGDANOVE, ARTHUR ADAMS, TOM RANEY, DAVE COCKRUM, BUTCH GUICE, TERRY SHOEMAKER, GUANG YAP, MARK BAGLEY, RICK LEONARDI, RICH BUCKLER, LARRY ALEXANDER, MC WYMAN & MORE
Covers by JIM LEE
The X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! When the island nation of Genosha strikes at the X-Men, the mutants mount a rescue mission that leads to disaster! With old foe Cameron Hodge pulling the strings, the X-teams are captured, brainwashed, stripped of their powers and forced into combat — and at least one among them will die! Plus: In the sequel to “Days of Future Past,” the X-teams and Fantastic Four are shaken when an adult Franklin Richards travels back in time from a horrific future — with the mutant-killing Ahab hot on his heels! Plus: a treasure trove of rare tales from the X-Men’s late-’80s Australian era, including the classic “Colossus: God’s Country”! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #270-272, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97, X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #14-15 and X-MEN: SPOTLIGHT ON STARJAMMERS #1-2 — plus material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963) #23; NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6-7; X-FACTOR ANNUAL #5-6; NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #1; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #10-17, #24-32, #41, #43 and #48-49; MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #2 and #6-8; MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1991) #1; and MARVEL TALES (1964) #262.
984 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-96011-7
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

X-MEN: X-TINCTION AGENDA OMNIBUS HC JIM LEE WANTED COVER [DM ONLY]

984 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-96012-4
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8

X-MEN: REIGN OF X BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 TPB

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, RUSSELL DAUTERMAN & ALAN DAVIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, R.B. SILVA, MATTEO BUFFAGNI, MAHMUD ASRAR, RUSSELL DAUTERMAN & ALAN DAVIS
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
ON SALE JULY 2024
Jonathan Hickman reinvents the X-MEN! In a whole new world of possibility, Cyclops, Jean Grey and their extended clan make a Summer House for themselves – on the moon! But when an island full of unspeakable horrors appears on the horizon, the X-Men have their work cut out for them keeping their new homeland of Krakoa safe! Meanwhile, Earth must come to terms with the new global superpower – and when the New Mutants return from space, they bring intergalactic trouble with them! The Brood! The Starjammers! The Shi'ar Imperial Guard! But what do they all want? Plus: When Storm is in danger, Emma Frost and Jean Grey must ride to the rescue! And an eerie adventure for the swashbuckling Nightcrawler! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #1-9, GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: JEAN GREY AND EMMA FROST and GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: NIGHTCRAWLER.
336 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-95843-5
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16

DEADPOOL & CABLE MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: BALLISTIC BROMANCE TPB

Volume #1 in the Deadpool & Cable Modern Era Epic Collections
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Penciled by PATCH ZIRCHER, MARK BROOKS, SHANE LAW & CHRIS STEVENS
Cover by ROB LIEFELD
Marvel’s mightiest mercs are back – and stuck with each other! Can two grown men armed to the teeth with deadly genetic weaponry live together without driving each other crazy?! Action, adventure, black humor, black ops, face-changing viruses and lots of gunfire mark this legendary pairing of two of Marvel’s fan-favorite antiheroes, Wade Wilson and Nathan Summers! Fabian Nicieza, co-creator of Deadpool and the writer who defined Cable for a generation, returns to the characters he made famous – okay, infamous – in a sweeping and hilarious epic for the ages! Collecting CABLE & DEADPOOL (2004) #1-18.
424 PGS./Rated T+ …$44.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-96090-2
Trim size: 6-5/8 x 10-3/16

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