FEATURE: 10 Of The Best Comic Book Covers From Marvel's January 2015 Solicitations
Marvel released their January 2015 solicitations earlier this week, and we've rounded up 10 of the best covers! These include characters like Ant-Man, Sabretooth, Spider-Man, and the cast of Star Wars along with artists such as Olivier Coipel, Alex Ross, Skottie Young, and more...
10. BLACK WIDOW #14 - PHIL NOTO
• Natasha wants answers about Chaos and how she has a list of people who have them.
• One by one...
• How far can she go and still call herself a hero?
9. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13 - OLIVIER COIPEL
• EVERY SPIDER-MAN EVER MUST FIGHT AND NO SPIDER IS SAFE!
8. FANTASTIC FOUR #642 - JIMMY CHEUNG
• THE INVADERS meet the FANTASTIC FOUR as the hunt for REED RICHARDS and the missing kids of the FUTURE FOUNDATION continues.
• Meanwhile the mastermind behind everything unveils his ultimate plan.
• But how does FRANKLIN RICHARDS factor in?
• Guest starring JIM HAMMOND, NAMOR, THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA and…DOC GREEN?
7. ELEKTRA #10 - MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
• Elektra confronts the Hand and Bullseye to discover the identity of the Assassins Guild leader!
• Will Elektra’s training and expertise be enough to stop the Guild as it hunts her down?
6. ROCKET RACCOON # - SKOTTIE YOUNG
• It’s a cosmic calamity as Rocket tries to fix his past...er... bad calls!
• Next stop: the dreaded WINTER PLANET! Winter all the time? Worst. Planet. Ever.
• Rocket Raccoon rockets into our hearts with the series beloved by Marvel fans everywhere!
5. THE PUNISHER #14 - MITCH GERADS
• The Howling Commandos have Frank Castle’s only remaining family sequestered in a swanky Los Angeles hotel.
• As L.A. erupts in chaos, Frank brings the fight, and most of L.A.’s gangs, to them.
• That hotel is about to get a lot less swanky.
4. ANT-MAN #1 - MARK BROOKS
• Scott Lang has never exactly been the world’s best super hero. Heck, most people don’t even think he’s been the best ANT-MAN -- and the last guy invented Ultron and joined the Masters of Evil, so that’s saying something.
• But when the SUPERIOR IRON MAN calls with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Scott’s going to get a chance to turn it all around and be the hero he’s always dreamed of being.
• Sure he’s been to prison! Sure he’s been through a messy divorce! Sure he’s been, um... dead. But this time is different! This time nothing is gonna stop the astonishing ANT-MAN!
3. THOR #4
• The Odinson is back. And he clearly doesn’t like that someone else is holding his hammer. You know what that means, right?
• THOR VS. THOR!!!
2. WOLVERINES #1 - GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Wolverine may be dead…but what will happen to his mortal remains, encased in something as rare and powerful as Adamantium? The battle for control of this valuable artifact has begun! But why does it matter so much… and why is a war brewing in Logan’s name? Death is on the books for a dozen heroes and villains, and Mystique is playing chess with them all, including X-23, Sabretooth, Daken, Lady Deathstrike and more! Murder, mutilation, betrayal and trauma…none will be spared!
1. STAR WARS #1 - ALEX ROSS
Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet—the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire’s not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO and R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebel Alliance as they strike out for freedom against the evil forces of Darth Vader and his master, the Emperor. Written by Jason Aaron (Original Sin, Thor: God of Thunder) and with art by John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), this is the Star Wars saga as only Marvel Comics could make it!
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