What marvel Comics You ought to read This August

We’re practically at the end of summer, but that just implies it’ll get much hotter before the fall. Fortunately, we have plenty of reasons to stay inside: comic books! marvel has a lot going on, between Empyre and leading into X of Swords. This August is a busy month, with plenty of graphic novels and single issues from marvel Comics to read, but here are some you ought to read best away.

Top three marvel Comics August single issues You ought to Read.

Since we’re putting Empyre into checklists, it’s a bit harder to identify single issues without them all being X-Men (which I am always tempted to do). What August marvel Comics you ought to read comes down to nostalgia, energy, and a momentous development.

Maestro #1

(Marvel Comics)

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Writer: PETER DAVID
Artists: GERMÁN PERALTA & DALE KEOWN
Release Date: August 19th
One of the greatest—and many influential—Incredible Hulk stories is Future Imperfect. It’s akin to the X-Men’s Days of Future Past, but instead of someone in the future going into the past, Hulk goes to the future and meets himself—a ruthless dictator who goes by Maestro. and yet, for thirty years, we’ve learned very little about how Bruce Banner became Maestro. It’s also Peter David returning to his epic story. If you haven’t read Peter David’s epic run on amazing Hulk, you ought to try catching up on as much as possible before August 19th.

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THE story YOU’VE WAITED decades FOR: THE origin OF MAESTRO! practically 30 years after the landmark story Future Imperfect, legendary amazing HULK scribe Peter David returns to the far-future version of the Hulk known as Maestro — the master of what remains of the world. With astounding art from HULK veteran Dale Keown and up-and-comer Germán Peralta, Maestro will answer questions that have haunted Hulk fans for years — and inspire some new ones. how did the world fall and the Maestro rise? What happened to the world’s heroes in between? and where is the Hulk we know and love? find out here!

Wolverine #4

(Marvel Comics)

Writer: BENJAMIN PERCY
Artist: VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
Release Date: August 19th
When Wolverine #1 debuted, his solo introduction into Dawn of X, Percy, Kubert, and Bogdanovic gave us two issues with one cover. now that the first story, Kubert’s story has wrapped, we’re going back to Bogdanovic’s Omega Red/Dracula story. Now, this is just a comment on Percy’s writing, not either artist—they are both phenomenal. The Bogdanovic story felt like it had much much more potential. It’s weird, it’s brutal (well, “brutal” and “Benjamin Percy” is synonymous at this point), and it’s not a common Wolverine story.

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THE RED TAVERN! After getting dressed down by the quiet Council for rogue activity, Wolverine escapes through his own secret gate to the Red Tavern, a snowbound, backwoods watering hole where he only wants to guzzle whiskey in peace. but Logan soon discovers that peace isn’t possible as a twist-and-turn murder mystery unfolds — and at the heart of it all is an enemy from the past.

Marauders #11

(Marvel Comics)

Writer: GERRY DUGGAN
Artist: STEFANO CASELLI
Release Date: August 12th
While mutants have conquer death, there is one they can’t bring back: Kate Pryde. previously in Marauders, Sebastian Shaw murdered Pryde, the one mutant Krakoa won’t allow on the island through the gates. but now, the mutant nation has to face a much more horrific reality: the five can’t resurrect Kitty either. After months of trying, professor X chooses that they need to relocation on. Now, we’re going to have the first, and possibly the only, funeral on Krakoa. need a good cry? Well, then you ought to read this when it comes out August 12th; marvel Comics wants us to weep.

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THE QUEEN IS DEAD! The Marauders…the Hellfire Trading Company…all of Krakoa is reeling from the death of Kate Pryde.

Top three marvel Comics graphic Novels You ought to read This August

A Reality-altering mutant. An Avenger turned heel. and another adventure with a murderous space demon. marvel Comics has been pumping out a lot much more graphic novels lately, and story arcs are reaching trade format even faster than ever before. So, if you feel that you ought to have read Captain marvel before her Empyre tie-in comics, that’s possible now because marvel published Vol 3 on August 5th, just three weeks after the final issue of the last arc came out. now is an outstanding time if you trade-wait your comics.

X-Men epic Collection: Proteus

(Marvel Comics)

Writers: CHRIS CLAREMONT with JOHN BYRNE & ROGER STERN
Artists: JOHN BYRNE with GEORGE PÉREZ, MICHAEL NETZER & rich BUCKLER
Release Date: August 26th
Everyone ought to read the epic Collections that marvel puts out, collecting some of the greatest comics ever produced. With X-Men: Proteus coming out at the end of August,you can read one of the X-Men’s many harrowing stories in their entire library. Currently, Proteus is one of the “Five,” the Resurrection team on Krakoa. He can alter reality, which, when he loses control of his power, turns him into a nightmare for everyone around him. but this is an epic Collection, so while the stories all result in Proteus, we get a lot much more too—440 pages, to be exact.

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Claremont and Byrne’s renowned run continues! Magneto has a score to work out with the X-Men — and when he strikes, they should struggle to hold on to their humanity even as their nemesis strips them to their cores. A narrow escape leads many of the X-Men out of the fire and into the frying pan (A.K.A. the savage Land), where they encounter Sauron! Meanwhile, thinking her teammates killed in the battle, Jean Grey mourns their loss — and heads for Muir Island. As the X-Men take the long road home, they face Moses Magnum and the debut of Alpha Flight! but soon they should deal with the reality-warping mutant horror Proteus! Plus: Arkon and the Hulk — and the first pieces of Wolverine’s past are revealed! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #111-128, X-MEN annual (1970) #3, marvel TEAM-UP (1972) #89 and amazing HULK annual #7.

Captain marvel Vol. 3: The Last Avenger

(Marvel Comics)

Writer: KELLY THOMPSON
Artists: LEE GARBETT and FRANCESCO MANNA
Release Date: available Now!

Captain marvel is possibly the most powerful Avenger—yes, even much more than Thor. Her abilities are unparalleled, and like Superman, she typically has to hold back; otherwise, she might go full Binary. So, when she goes rogue in Last Avenger, setting out to kill her teammates, it’s bad news for everyone. Of course, if you’ve been reading Empyre, it’s apparent that Captain Evil Sash is good again, but this was a fantastic arch for Carol. In fact, every issue of this arch on Comixology has an average five-star rating.

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Collects Captain marvel (2019) #12-17.

Captain marvel takes on the Avengers — to the death! Carol Danvers has fought alien hordes. Rescued the X-Men. Punched Thanos in the face. literally saved the world! but now she faces her greatest challenge: kill her fellow Avengers! and she has 24 hours to do it! but why?! As the nightmare becomes reality and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes begin to fall one by one, what does this imply for Carol — and for the world? When the mastermind behind Carol’s deadly change is revealed, she should finally fix up her human and alien sides — or lose them both. but as a plan begins to form, will the power of the Avengers be enough to save the world? It’s a shocking new direction for Captain marvel — and life on earth will never be the same!

Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider

(Marvel Comics)

Writers: DONNY CATES and DENNIS HOPELESS
Artists: SCOTT HEPBURN and GEOFF SHAW
Release Date: August 19th
It’s like the supreme what-if, but actually part of the marvel Universe. What if the Punisher became the Spirit of Vengeance, otherwise known as Ghost Rider? What if the Punisher became a Herald of Galactus? and what if the Punisher rose from the dead? and what if all three of these what-ifs happened to the same Frank Castle all at once? Cosmic Ghost Rider sounds like something you would roll your eyes at. However, it’s something you absolutely ought to read, whether you start with this August release or go back to the previous comics, don’t miss out on one of the best marvel characters created in years.

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Collects Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) #1-5.

He’s back, baby! With a credibility like Cosmic Ghost Rider’s, it’s only a matter of time before the law catches up to this flame-headed future version of Frank Castle and tries to put him in chains. too bad for the cosmic cops that chains are Castle’s new weapons of choice! On the run with a rogue hitchhiker in tow — the young earth woman named Cammi — Frank should take on one of the most significant crime syndicates in the cosmos! but with his soul hanging in the balance, will he damn the whole galaxy to hell to get what he wants? Plus: A new short story from Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, the crazed minds who kicked off the madness and introduced Cosmic Ghost Rider in the first place!

Next month: the end of Empyre! The start of X of Swords. and who knows what else. Really, who knows? I haven’t read the solicitations yet.

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