Ross Hutchinson
Marvel’s galactic crossover event of the year continues in JUNE! Here are the associated EMPYRE solicits for June 2020!
Main cover by Jim Cheung
Kree/Skrull variant by Tony Daniel
EMPYRE #4 (of 6)
AL EWING & DAN SLOTT (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Avengers Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Fantastic Four Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO
Kree/Skrull Variant Cover by TONY DANIEL
2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER…
• Tensions mount as the action heats up!
• As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies — and their allies!
• In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep — as the alien invasion claims its first casualty!
• In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! You’ll want to frame it for your wall, True Believer!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
EMPYRE #5 (of 6)
AL EWING & DAN SLOTT (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Avengers Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Fantastic Four Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO
Kree/Skrull Variant Cover by TONY DANIEL
2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Love and war — in the midst of cosmic cataclysm!
• One fan-favorite Marvel hero reveals their secret — as another faces the ultimate showdown with a monstrous foe!
• Meanwhile, an outer-space jailbreak leads to a trial by combat you’ll have to see to believe…
•…but is it all too late to save Earth from two world-ending threats at once?
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
EMPYRE: SQUADRON SUPREME #2 (OF 2)
MARK WAID (W) • Dio Neves (A) • Cover by PACO MEDINA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• The Squadron Supreme has discovered something that could turn the tide of the invasion!
• But overwhelmed by the invaders, will the Squadron be able to battle their way out in time to make a difference?
• Or will the Squadron Supreme meet their end in this shocking issue???
32 pages/Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 (OF 3)
PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A) • COVER BY Mike Henderson
Variant cover by Luke Ross
• Earth’s defenses are being overrun!
• With his back against the ropes, Captain America reaches out for aid…
• …but is there anyone left to hear the call?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: STORMRANGER #2 (OF 3)
SALADIN AHMED (W) • Danilo S. Beyruth (A)
Cover by Federico Vicentini
VARIANT COVER BY KIM JACINTO
• Stormranger finds herself trapped on a space pirate ship with an unlikely ally — the Guardian of the Galaxy known as GAMORA!
• Can Stormranger work with someone else long enough to stage a daring jailbreak, or will she leave this ship with a lethal new nemesis?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: THOR #2 (OF 3)
RAM V (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS
THE GOD OF THUNDER MEETS HIS MATCH!
Aliens are invading Midgard, longtime Asgardian ally and Agent of Wakanda Roz Solomon has gone missing, and Gaea, Thor’s mother and guardian of the Earth, is dying. Thor, the king of Asgard and the god of the storm, has one singular duty: Save. Everyone. So who is this new god standing in his way — and what does he know about Thor’s birthright?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: THE INVASION OF WAKANDA #2 (OF 3)
Jim Zub (W) • LAN MEDINA (A)
COVER BY Dustin Weaver
VARIANT COVER BY KIM JACINTO
WAKANDA UNDER SIEGE!
• Alien weapons, psychic spirits, ancient magic — T’Challa prepared for war, but not even he could have foreseen the forces now brought to bear against his homeland.
• If the Great Vibranium Mound is lost to these invaders, our planet will follow…
• Yibambe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
LORDS OF EMPYRE: SWORDSMAN #1
ALEX PAKNADEL (W) • THOMAS NACHLIK (A) • Cover by Rod Reis
Variant cover by Jay Anacleto
The swordsman has been resurrected!
But there are more secrets than what lies beyond the grave… Join Swordsman and his son, Quoi, as they embark on a journey of discovery here on Earth – one they can’t walk back from!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Main cover by Paul Renaud
Variant cover by Paco Medina
EMPYRE: AVENGERS #3 (of 3)
Jim Zub (W) • Carlos Magno (A) • COVER BY Paul Renaud
Variant cover by Paco Medina
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are caught in a conflict against nature itself as the soul of the Savage Land hangs in the balance.
Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna the She-Devil and the macabre Man-Thing!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: SPIDER–MAN #3 (of 3)
TARAN KILLAM (W) • DIEGO OLORTEGUI (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Variant Cover by Marco Checchetto
• If there’s one thing you know about Peter Parker it’s that he will sacrifice his personal life for saving people as Spider-Man.
• This time, that sacrifice will change aspects of his relationship with his girlfriend, Mary Jane, but it may save MANY lives. This time from an interstellar invader.
• Maybe his burgeoning friendship with a new, strange, very small Spider-Man-obsessed super hero will help fix things?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
EMPYRE: X-MEN #3 & #4 (OF 4)
Issue #3 – ED BRISSON, VITA AYALA & ZEB WELLS (W)
Issue #4 – JONATHAN HICKMAN & TBA (W)
Issue #3 – TBA (A)
Issue #4 – JORGE MOLINA (A)
Issue #3 – cover by EDUARD PETROVICH
Issue #4 – cover by TBA
ISSUE #3 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ISSUE #4 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ALIENS! PLANT-MEN! MUTANTS! ZOMBIES! OLD WOMEN! DEMONS! EXPLOSIONS!
These issues have more than you ever dreamed to ask for. And then some.
40 PGS.(each)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (each)