(W) Nick Spencer (A) Patrick Gleason, More (CA) Dustin Weaver The return of one of the most dangerous artifacts in the Marvel Universe! The Lifeline Tablet has plagued Spider-Man's life more than once. Mayor Wilson Fisk wants its secrets, and he'll happily kill Boomerang to get his hands on the stone! But doesn't he know Spidey is Boomerang's roommate? The wall-crawler must pull out all the stops to prevent the Kingpin from wielding nigh-ultimate power, including assembling his street-level allies and donning an all-new costume! Plus: What fate awaits star-crossed lovers Randy Robertson and the Beetle? Find out as the years-old enmity between their fathers - Robbie Robertson and Tombstone - boils over once more! And all-out war erupts as the super-crime lords of the Marvel Universe compete at the whims of the Kingpin! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2018) #61-65 and GIANT SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: KING'S RANSOM. Rated T

(W) Christos Gage (A) Sean Chen, More (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli New students, new teachers, new campus - same life-threatening dangers! The Avengers Academy has moved to California and thrown open its doors to all young adventurers - including X-23, Lightspeed and the new White Tiger! And they're joined by an additional instructor: Hawkeye! But tragedy strikes when a faculty member is murdered, and the killer hides in their midst! Can the old and new students band together to root out the traitor? Plus: When war erupts between the Avengers and the X-Men, that conflict brings the teenage mutants from Utopia to the Academy - but are they guests or prisoners? When Sebastian Shaw strikes, it may not matter! Graduation day draws near for the students - but when a corporate magnate plots to 'cure' the world of super heroes, will any of them make it to their final exams? Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #21-39. Rated T+

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mark Bagley (CA) Brian Michael Bendis The first creator-owned book by Ultimate Spider-Man cocreators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, Brilliant tells the story of a handful of college-age geniuses who challenge each other to solve the mystery of superpowers. Can the best and brightest change science fiction into science fact? And if so, how will the world at large react? Brilliant is a thriller of the highest order. It is a story of how true power can either destroy or protect the strongest of friendships. It is the story of how the world will react when our true potential is finally unlocked. Collecting Brilliant #1-#5.

(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) Alex Ross One last showdown! Captain America has been framed for murder, imprisoned and then made a fugitive - his reputation smeared and his spirit tested - all at the shadowy hands of the manipulative Power Elite. Now, Cap will take his fight straight to the Power Elite. But his greatest enemy awaits, reborn deadlier than ever: the Red Skull! Prepare for an all-out fight to the finish and a climactic conclusion to the saga that has tested the ethics and ideals of the man who embodies America like no other! Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates concludes his extraordinary exploration of Steve Rogers - the man, the myth, the living legend that is Captain America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2018) #26-30. Rated T+

(W) Brian Michael Bendis & Various (A) Mark Bagley & Various (CA) Ron Garney Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - with high-profile stories that sparked a media frenzy in the tumultuous 2000s! The House of Ideas garnered mainstream attention like never before, introducing a new Ultimate universe for the next generation of readers! Telling the story everyone said could never be told: the origin of Wolverine! And revealing hidden secrets of the program that produced Captain America! Red-hot creator Joss Whedon revamped the X-Men, while CIVIL WAR led to Spider-Man's secret identity going public - and Captain America's shocking death! Plus: Living legends meet when Spider-Man teams up with President Barack Obama! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2000) #1; WOLVERINE: THE ORIGIN #2; THE ULTIMATES (2002) #1; TRUTH: RED, WHITE & BLACK #1; ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #1; CIVIL WAR (2006) #2; CAPTAIN AMERICA (2004) #25; and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #583. Rated T+

(W) Peter David (A) Various (CA) Mike Deodato Blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis takes on Marvel's misfit movie stars! Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Groot assemble alongside the Avengers to thwart Thanos' latest scheme - and they take Iron Man back into space with them! They'll face the wrath of the Badoon, Peter Quill's father and - once again - the infinite threat of Thanos! But can anything prepare them for Angela? The Guardians will add new recruits and fight alongside the X-Men, but which team members will end up star-crossed lovers? And when SECRET WARS obliterates the galaxy, what will be left to guard? Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (2012) #1-8, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #0.1 and #1-27, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2014) #1, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS, ALL-NEW X-MEN (2012) #22-24, GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1-4, GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1-2 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY). Rated T+

(W) Gerry Duggan, Monty Nero (A) Mark Bagley, Luke Ross (CA) Alex Ross Writer Gerry Duggan (DEADPOOL) kicks off a shocking new direction for the Hulk! Iron Man saved Bruce Banner's life, but at a strange price. Who or what is Doc Green, aka the Omega Hulk? And why is he targeting - and 'curing' - the Hulk's Gamma-powered extended family? Rick Jones is the first to face the sinister Doc, but he might not survive his prescription! Next, Doc Green takes on Skaar - but when someone else intercedes in the battle, all hell breaks loose! And don't think the Doc has forgotten about the Gamma Corps and Red She-Hulk! But when it comes time for Red Hulk to take his medicine, there'll be mass smashing and widespread destruction! Guest-starring Kitty Pryde and Daredevil! And oh yeah -who shot Bruce Banner to begin with? Plus: Someone close to HULK dies! What impact will this have on one of the most dangerous super beings on the planet? Collecting HULK (2014) #5-10 and ANNUAL #1.

Spider-Man makes history! In 1962's AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man! Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event - so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter? To celebrate Marvel's 80th anniversary, Chip Zdarsky and Spider-Man legend Mark Bagley unite to spin a unique Spidey tale - telling an entire history of Spider-Man from beginning to end, set against the key events of the decades through which he lived! From the Vietnam War to Secret Wars and Civil War, all the way through to what just might be a 72-year-old Spider-Man's final mission, prepare to watch Peter Parker age through 57 years of groundbreaking history - and find out what happens to him and those he loves the most! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #1-6. Rated T

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mark Bagley & Various (CA) Mark Bagley Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley continue their sensational, 21st century reimagining of the world's greatest super hero! As life gets ever more complicated for Peter Parker, Spider-Man faces off against an explosive new teenage villain, has another run-in with the infamous Kingpin of Crime and meets the Black Cat - a jewel thief who will complicate Spidey's career and Peter's love life! But nothing can prepare him for the moment that the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter and Sandman unite. That's five of Spider-Man's deadliest foes - so who will be the final member of the Ultimate Six?! Plus: Peter goes Hollywood for Spider-Man: The Movie! Spidey teams up with Wolverine and the Human Torch! And prepare for the Ultimate Universe's shocking version of Carnage! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2000) #40-71 and ULTIMATE SIX #1-7. Rated T

(W) David Michelinie, More (A) Mark Bagley, More (CA) Alex Saviuk From villain to vigilante! Follow Eddie Brock as he evolves from Spider-Man's deadly foe into a twisted new hero - starting when Spidey recruits Venom to battle his psychopathic offspring, Carnage! But Eddie's still out for blood, and he doesn't care who gets in the way - even Ghost Rider! Can anyone convince him to drop his grudge against Spider-Man? Venom forges a fresh future in San Francisco, targeting those who prey on the weak! But he'll soon find himself judged by the Jury and swarmed by strange new symbiotes! Plus: Venom shares a nightmarish team-up with Wolverine! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #361-363 and #374, SPIDER-MAN: THE TRIAL OF VENOM, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #95-96, GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #5-6 and VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR (1993) #1-6 - plus material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #117-122 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #373 and #375. Rated T

(W) Mike Costa (A/CA) Mark Bagley Before Eddie Brock?before Peter Parker?there was the Venom symbiote's first host! And now, that host has returned in need of the symbiote's help - because only by reuniting can the two prevent cosmic ruin! Meet the Kree soldier named Tel-Kar, and learn a secret chapter in the Venom symbiote's history! And now, as Venom faces down a Skrull ambush and the universe teeters on the brink, the symbiote must choose: allow its newborn offspring to die, or separate from Eddie Brock - forever! But Eddie won't give up his 'other' without a fight?after all, the fate of Earth is at stake! Can Eddie and the symbiote trust one another long enough to save the galaxy - or will the First Host prove to be Venom's undoing?! Collecting VENOM: FIRST HOST #1-5. Rated T+