From a new Iron Man solo to the next Spider-Man event, change is a-coming for Marvel in 2026.
Another major comics convention means another series of announcements from big comics publishers. For New York Comic Con, Marvel spread out big news for major franchises like X-Men and Spider-Man over the past few days and kept affirming that no, really, the Ultimate Universe will end next year. Let’s take those one at a time, shall we?
First, the larger Marvel universe. During Saturday’s “Next Big Thing” panel, the publisher disclosed what’s coming after Doctor Doom’s reign of the planet ends in November. We already know some characters will fight for the title of Sorcerer Supreme, and the new miniseries Dungeons of Doom from Philip Kennedy Johnson, Ben Percy, Carlos Magno, Robert Gill, Justin Mason, and Georges Jeanty will explore what happens when various factions try to ransack the now unoccuppied Castle Doom for its power and technology. That doesn’t go as planned, and they all wind up in a dungeon labyrinth they now have to survive in. Expect it in January.
At that same panel, a new Iron Man solo book was revealed. The new book comes from DC writer Joshua Willamson and artist Carmen Carnero, and see Tony Stark take on a team of geniuses forced by Madame Masque into recreating his initial success at making an armored suit.
For Spider-Man heads, the big thing to know is that Peter Parker’s heading back to Earth soon, after which he’ll be in the Death Spiral event from Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man), Al Ewing (Venom), Charles Soule (Eddie Brock: Carnage) and Jesús Saiz (Eddie).
