It’s the 13th new comic book day of the new year! This post covers Marvel Comics March 27 2024 releases. Missed last week’s releases? Check out last week’s post covering Marvel Comics March 20 2024 new releases.
This week in Marvel Comics: Inferno Masterworks, Wonder Man’s modern saga, Daredevil’s theological deep-dive, a new Black Cat & MJ team-up, an official X-Men ’97 tie-in, and more!
This list includes every comic and digital comic out from Marvel this week, plus collected editions in omnibus, hardcover, paperback, and digest-sized formats. For each new release, I’ll point you to the right guide within my Crushing Comics Guide to Marvel Comics to find out how to collect each character in full – and, if a guide is linked from this post, that means it is updated through the present day!
Marvel Comics March 27 2024 Collected Editions
Daredevil By Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Omnibus Vol. 2 HC 2024 Printing
(2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302957575 / digital)
See Guide to Daredevil. This book completes the four-omnibus run of relatively-grounded Daredevil before things get fanciful in Andy Diggle’s Shadowland run. Yet, the seeds of that run are planted here, as Matt descends to perhaps his darkest point to date. I really enjoy this run better than Bendis’s, personally.
Ghost Rider Vol. 4: Rite of Passage
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302952358 / digital)
See Guide to Ghost Rider. This is the last of Benjamin Percy’s 2022 ongoing, though he is rolling into a new series called “Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance” with a new rider.
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen Vol. 4
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302953423 / digital)
See Guide to X-Men – The Age of Krakoa. I wish I could tell you this was an all-time great finish to Gillen’s spectacular run on Immortal X-Men, but it ends in a bit of a fizzle. Gillen is deep into his “plots within plots within plots” bullshit, which can be satisfying when it pays off.
Unfortunately, none of it pays off here, because he’s playing for time prior to the Fall of X mini-series that will wrap up this era. Definitely read this if you’ve been reading all along – or, take this opportunity to start Immortal X-Men (2022) from the beginning to catch up with the Fall of Krakoa.
Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Hulk Gallery Edition
(2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953072 / digital)
See Guide to Hulk – Bruce Banner. This is one of the famous “Color Books” by Loeb & Sale (which Marvel tried to call “Marvel Spectrum,” though it never particularly caught on), which interweaves an origin-era story with present day framing material. Sale’s art will always be eye-catching, and though this story is simplistic it brings a certain emotionality to Hulk that’s different than the original Lee comics.
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 16
(2024 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302955151 / digital)
See Guide to Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont. This is wild to even be saying, but this volume takes the Uncanny Masterworks line to the end of Inferno!!!
That’s right, this collects through Uncanny X-Men (1963) #243, collecting the trio of direct X-Factor crossover issues along the way. That means we’re about to get Jim Lee artwork in next year’s Volume 17!
And, of course, this is the perfect week to release this material, with the X-Men ’97 animated series leaning into its own Inferno adaption. Synergy! You love to see it.
Spider-Girl Modern Era Epic Collection Vo. 1: Legacy
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302957957 / digital)
If you’re not sure who Spider-Girl is, that’s because she isn’t a Marvel-616 hero! May “Mayday” Parker – A.K.A. Spider-Girl was first just the premise of What If? (1989) #105, but she spun off into her own long-running series that is much-beloved by fans.
Marvel has re-collected this before without making it to the end of the series, so it’s very encouraging to seem them re-approach it with Epic Collections.
I believe this is the first ever Marvel hero to get an Epic Collection outside the 616!
Star Wars: Dark Droids
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951481 / digital)
See Guide to Star Wars Expanded Universe comics. This event mini-series occurred concurrently with Volume 7 of the three main Star Wars books – Star Wars, Darth Vader, and Doctor Aphra. It was a bit of a fizzle. An unknown ancient entity can occupy machines, and given the sheer amount of droids in the Star Wars universe that feels like it should lead to some very tense and exciting stuff. However, it never did anything unexpected or especially tense – which wasted a terrific hard sci-fi sort of concept we don’t often get in the fantastical universe of Star Wars.
Ultimate Invasion
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-0785194736 / digital)
See Guide to Ultimate Marvel. If you pay much attention to my musings, first… thank you! And, second, you know I have zero interest in Ultimate Marvel. That’s not only because it is an alternate universe, but because “Marvel-616 but duller and meaner” doesn’t really resonate with me.
Also, you know I don’t much enjoy Jonathan Hickman’s recent writing. Which is why you may be intrigued to know that I loved this comic. I’m not saying it’s the best book ever, but I found the story tracking The Maker from our main Marvel U to his new endeavor to be fascinating not because of some big puzzle box of a mystery, but because of the various dominoes Hickman is clearly setting up to fall.
That’s a different sort of story from Hickman, who typically loves to withhold many key details. For that reason, it really got me hooked on this new Ultimate Marvel universe right from the start!
Wolverine Epic Collection Vol. 14: The Return of Weapon X
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302958114 / digital)
See Guide to Wolverine – Logan. This penultimate Epic Collection of the original 1988 Wolverine series features material that has been collected many times over in trade paperback (and even one omnibus), including a 2013 trade paperback with the same name and contents. This run is notable for a brief late-stage rally in interest in the book under the pen of Frank Tieri, who then spun off the Weapon X (2022) series from this run.
Wolverine vs. Deadpool
(2024 “Deadpool vs.” paperback, ISBN 978-1302953133 / digital)
See Guide to Wolverine – Logan. Speaking of opportunistic Wolverine reprints, here’s a reprinting of a trade paperback that is going to sell a lot of copies this year! All of this material is collected elsewhere, and none of it is especially notable. It’s kind of wild that Logan and Wade haven’t had more memorable throwdowns over the past 30 years!
Wonder Man: The Saga of Simon Williams
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956844 / digital)
Sorry folks, no guide to Wonder Man just yet! Sometimes Marvel’s collection strategy and mapping really puzzles me. On one hand, usually these “Saga of” books try to collect some significant character material, but this one is mostly modern stuff. And, second, Wonder Man has a significant amount of uncollected material from his 1991 series, but this book skirts that with a peculiar map.
It includes Avengers (1963) #9 & 152-153, Wonder Man (1986) #1, Tales of the Marvels: Wonder Years (1995) #1-2, Avengers Two: Wonder Man & The Beast (2000) #1-3, Wonder Man (2006) #1-5, and material from Avengers (1963) Annual 6, The 1995 material is outstanding, the 2000 series has never been collected before, and we haven’t seen the 2006 series collect for 17 years! Given that, I’m surprised to see the older Avengers material here, rather than contemporaneous material from his arc in Avengers (1998) that would make this book feel more like a re-skinned Epic Collection. But, maybe that’s exactly why Marvel didn’t collect that material here – because it would interfere with a solid 4-5 volume Epic line still to come.
Read on for a summary of all of the Marvel Comics March 27 2024 single issue and digital releases!
Marvel Comics March 27 2024 Physical Comic Releases
The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #46 – See Guide t0 Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). I was a staunch defenders of this Zeb Wells run for a full year or more, but after Gang War ending with an unimpressive fizzle I wasn’t sure where else there was to go with this run.
After reading last issue… I’m still not sure there’s anywhere left to go with this run. We tied up a pair of long-running plot-threads involving Norman Osborn and Mary Jane, and the only real new plot was a tease of yet another return of the Sinister Six.
At this point I think all of that villain super-group are considerably more interesting on their own than in one cackling gaggle of villainy. Does this run any gas left to get through what is supposedly a back third before we get a new creative team?
Cable (2024) #3 – See Guide to Cable. Fabian Nicieza is writing an ode to tons of 90s X-Men errata in this Cable series. It’s not exactly electrifying after the past few years of Cable plots from Duggan & Ewing, but it’s well-crafted and methodically plotted.
On a meta-level, I can’t help but feel that Nicieza pitched this story too far from the center of the Fall of Krakoa. Within the story he does a good job of why Cable would be dealing with this struggle while the mutant race fights for survival, but… surely this could’ve tied in more strongly with the mutant race fighting for survivial?
Daredevil (2023) #7 – See Guide to Daredevil. I’m absolutely in love with this Saladin Ahmed Daredevil series. Ahmed is diving deep into Matt Murdock’s Catholicism to give us a plot of religious horror that goes much deeper than Matt reciting a few of his favorite bible verses to illustrate his faith.
Maybe that makes this run too esoteric for some fans, but for me it’s thrilling – it feels like a familiar angle on Daredevil made new. I love the idea that even the most altruistic righteousness always comes with an inherent darker side, which means Daredevil has to battle the literal demons of his better nature.
Edge of Spider-Verse (2024) #2 – See Guide t0 Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). The now-annual exploration of the many corners of the Spider-Verse continues with a Kaare Andrews story, which I’m sure will be something peculiar!
G.O.D.S. (2023) #6 – See Guide to Doctor Strange. Last month, Hickman and Schiti delivered a satisfying one-shot connecting this comic to a familiar Hickman concept – the Black Swans. That felt like a bit of fan service, with Hickman “playing the hits” of past runs to make GODS feel more exciting and connected.
It worked… a little. The brief for this series was about exploring existing corners of the Marvel Universe to show how magic and science connect to universe-spanning entities and concepts. A one-and-done issue on exactly that topic is a good thing.
To me it feels like not much else has happened so far and I fear that three more issues won’t be enough room to drive the concept home.
The Incredible Hulk (2022) #10 – See Guide to Hulk – Brace Banner. The run of Hulk as a full-on horror comic about fighting literal monsters continues.
Jackpot and Black Cat (2024) #1 – See Guide to Black Cat. Writer Celeste Bronfman’s Jackpot one-shot in January was intensely dull and had no handle on Mary Jane’s voice.
Can that rocky start turn into a solid mini-series if Bronfan also has Black Cat for MJ to bump off of, or will this just be two anonymously-voiced heroes having an entirely forgettable adventure?
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #18 – See Guide to Miles Morales. This book has been mired in crossovers for the better part of a year between Carnage Reigns and Gang War, with a brief (bad) Blade arc between them.
That’s a solid year of having to tell Miles’s story through the lens of externally-motivated plots. Now we’re back to focusing on Miles, his emotions, and his internship with Misty Knight in the wake of the anti-superhero act of NYC being lifted.
I think Ziglar shines more when he can focus just on Miles’s voice without the weight of connecting to a bunch of other stories, so I’m hoping we’ll see this book get back to the strength of its first arc.
Predator: The Last Hunt (2024) #2 – Ed Brisson’s newest Predator series about a human who hunts Predators continues!
Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #3 – See Guide to X-Men – The Age of Krakoa. For my money, this Kieron Gillen series is where the most interesting stuff is happening in the X-line right now, because it is the series that gets to pay off the Dominion material teased in Hickman’s original Powers of X. (Also, because Gerry Duggan’s Fall of the House of X (2024) is a steaming pile of garbage.)
Yet, Gillen’s clever plot has been hampered by a third of its action being farmed out to Steve Foxe’s Dead X-Men (2024) and another third to Gillen’s own X-Men Forever (2024). Last week’s first issue of Forever was a delight, but it felt like material from this comic left on the cutting room floor.
Marvel is killing the impact of this big finale with a truly inscrutable publishing plan. But, don’t hold that against this book – or against Gillen – especially if you want a big payoff to Hickman’s biggest looming plot thread.
Spider-Punk: Arms Race (2024) #2 – See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). First: I love Travis Lanham’s letters on this, but there are too many red words in place of using bold. It’s overwhelming.
Second: This directly continues from the prior Spider-Punk series, so while any comic can be someone’s first I think you should read that first to understand the massive cast the first issue of this throws at you.
Third: This has major Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles energy. If all of that in an alternate Spider-verse comic sounds good to you, you might enjoy this. I just found myself drowning in the massive cast – I wanted to spend tim with Hobie Brown!
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (2023) #6 – See Guide to Star Wars Expanded Universe comics. This is the final issue of this adaptation of the Obi-Wan TV show, which has almost entirely been literal freeze-frames from the show with some lines sketched over them. I wish I was joking. At first I enjoyed how Jody Houser was trimming the fat from the show’s edit here and there, but the past two issues have been slavishly devoted to the show’s narrative and they’ve looked dreadful.
Superior Spider-Man (2023) #5 – See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). I just caught up on this book for you all AND IT IS A LIE! The first two issues are a Spider-Man/Spider-Boy team-up. The second two issues are a Spider-Man/DocOck team-up. And the final issue is … all of that again. Really this is just a further arc of Dan Slott’s adjectiveless Spider-Man book from last year repackaged as a new series.
If you like Slott and Bagley and like Doc Ock, then you’ll enjoy this – but, as someone who enjoys the actual Superior Spider-Man, I felt a little bamboozled.
Thunderbolts (2023) #4 – See Guide to Thunderbolts. Yes, this seems like a Winter Soldier vehicle that’s a nakedly-obvious pre-tie-in to the upcoming Thunderbolts film, giving its cast. However, what I didn’t realize until catching up on it this week is it is also the epilogue to Kelly & Lanzing’s Captain America run! This directly flows out of the conclusion of their Cap run.
While you can pick it up cold if you just want some Winter Soldier action. Not only does it read better if you understand the events of that book, but it’s quite divorced from what we’ve recently seen from characters like Kingpin and Shang-Chi. I say you either read this specifically for Kelly & Lanzing’s Winter Soldier or skip it.
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #3 – See Guide t0 Ultimate Marvel. Hickman & Checchetto continue to deliver something truly marvelous on this book. Issue #2 was a pitch-perfect glimpse of a middle-aged Peter figuring out what being Spider-Man means while the world boils around him.
I love how this book is birthed directly from the circumstances of Ultimate Invasion (2023) but it keeps the focus so much tighter and more personal. This is the book with the smallest scope out of all of the new Ultimate titles, and that may be the key to it working the best of them all.
Wolverine (2020) #46 – See Guide to Wolverine – Logan. Now that the brutal first half of the Sabretooth War is over, its shaping up into something a little more intriguing than just a gore-filled mutant massacre. We now have multiple parties all working in similar directions – Sabretooth, other Sabretooths, Sabretooth’s former Exiles, and Wolverine and X-Force.
I think Percy & LaValle are playing a little too loose with Sabretooth’s motivations at the moment, which is making the spine of the plot feel shaky. There’s only so many issues in a comic run you can get away with giving your villain a mysterious motivation before things simply become uninteresting.
X-Force (2019) #50 – See Guide to X-Force. X-Force is finishing with a wimper. Last month’s penultimate issue of a Beast-vs-Beast arc was written poorly. Each dialog balloon was a complete clunker, especially from Logan and Sage. Given how long Benjamin Percy spent bringing this Bad Beast arc to a boil, I’m frustrated to see it ending with so much decompressed wheel-spinning.
X-Men ’97 (2024) #1 – This series from Steve Foxe and Salvador Espin is the “official prelude” to the new season of X-Men ’97, which means it is in the official continuity of the show. The new season picks up pretty cleanly from where the original animated series left off, so it will be interesting to see what developments this inserts and if they have any payoff in the season.
Marvel Comics March 27 2024 Digital-First Comic Releases
This is a list of projected Marvel Comics March 27 2024 Digital-First releases based on the recent digital release schedule. Actual releases are not confirmed until they show up on the Marvel Unlimited app.
These releases have not been quick to be released in print, though we’ve now see print versions of a few of these series trickle out a year or more after they were released.
- Avengers United Infinity Comic (2023) #25 – See Guide to Avengers (2010-Present). This is part of one mega initial arc (which isn’t quite so mega when you realize each of these digital issues is only a quarter of a print issue)
- It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic (2021) #36
- Spider-Man Unlimited Infinity Comic (2023) #30 – Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018-Present)
- X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #132– See Guide to X-Men, The Age of Krakoa
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