GUARDIANS Goodbye, IVX, Heroic Holidays in MARVEL December Books

The Guardians take Manhattan? Marvel’s outer space heroes face a bold new chapter, fans face a momentous milestone. It’s just one of the big books coming this December.

Guardians of the Galaxy courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy courtesy Marvel

Marvel is wishing you a Marvel-ous holiday with a sleigh full of new number one issues, holiday themed specials, a Guardians milestone and WAR!

Here are highlights of the books coming from Marvel this December.

IVX by Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule and Leinil Yu launches in December. Marvel reveals what incites the rising mutant/Inhuman tensions into full blown war. Beast (who’s been studying the genetic crisis in Medusa’s Uncanny Inhumans) discovers mutants will have only two weeks before the Terrigen Mist make the planet uninhabitable for mutants. IVX will tie in to Uncanny X-Men #16 by Cullen Bunn and Edgar Salazar and Extraordinary X-Men #17 by Lemire and Eric Koda.

Holiday gifts:
Power Man and Iron Fist Sweet Christmas Annual is a holiday themed one-shot starring Luke Cage and Danny Rand by David Walker and Scott Hepburn.
Gwenpool Holiday Special : Merry Mix-Up featuring the return of artist Todd Nauck.
Spider-Man/Deadpool #12 will be a Christmas special.

A long-awaited debut:

Gamora #1 The Guardians of the Galaxy star in her own book by the film’s screenwriter Nicole Perman and Marco Checchetto.

Star Wars? A classified new book by Darth Vader writer Kieron Gillen and Kev Walker.

More new number ones issues:

US Avengers by Al Ewing and Paco Medina featuring members of A.I.M. American Intelligence Mechanics in the fallout of Ewing’s New Avengers.

The Mighty Captain Marvel by Margaret Stohl and Ramon Rosanas featuring Carol Danvers as the world’s biggest hero following Civil War II.

Jennifer Walters in a new Hulk by Mariko Tamaki and Nico Leon.

Hulk #1 courtesy Marvel
Hulk #1 courtesy Marvel

Kate Bishop headlines her own Hawkeye by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero.

Nova by Jeff Loveness and Ramon Perez is Classified? Who is back and what does it mean for Sam Alexander? Is it Richard Rider?

More number ones starring: Slapstick, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets.

Big moments to watch for:

T’Challa is King No More? He’s referred to as “former King” in Black Panther: World of Wakanda #2.

Jeremy Lin guest stars in Totally Awesome Hulk #13.

Infamous Iron Man #3 Doom vs Pepper Potts back in her Rescue armor.

Misty Knight is carrying the shield on the cover of Sam Wilson, Captain America #16 – is this Daughter of the Dragon the next Sentinel of Liberty?

Maria Hill’s trial begins in Steve Rogers, Captain America #8

Grounded – a crossover storyline in Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy as the heroes are stranded on Earth. Marvel is hailing this as the final arc of writer Brian Michael Bendis on the series.

A new Kurse debuts in Mighty Thor#14 and Unworthy Thor #2 marks the return of Beta Ray Bill.

Namor resurrected in Squadrom Supreme #14.

X-Men ’92 comes to an end with issue #10.

By Editor